Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 9, 1915, Page 1

Call Tyler 1000 If You Want to Talk to The Bee with The Bee. THIRTY-TWO ARE KILLED BY STORM AT GINGINNATI Railroad Bervice is Partially Par- alyzed and Wire Communica- tion is Nearly Suspended After Tornado. MANY PEBBON! ARE MISSING Captain of Towboat unl Eighteen of Crew Drowned When Boat is Upset. PROPERTY L0SS ABOUT MILLION According to figures compiled early today, more than seventy persons were killed and several score injurad by the violent wind and rainstorm, which extended from Nebraska to Ohio last night. The property damage is estimated at several million dollars. The greatest loss of life occurred in Cincinnati and vicinity, where thirty- two persons are known to be dead and fifteen miseing, eighteen of the| dead there being were drowned by the capsizing of the towboat Convoy in the Ohio river. In eastern Missouri the storm as- sumed the proportions of a tornado, demolishing many buildings in St Charles, a town of about 11,000 ‘pgo- ple. St. Peters, a town of 300 ,in- habitants, and Gilmore, a vlllnge of 100 people, were almost wiped out by the tornado. In St. Charles and St. Peters there was no loss of iife, while in Gilmore only one person was killed- In Lincoln and Custer counties, Ne- braska, wind and hail caused heavy damage to crops, and in the village of Callaway several buildings were unroofed. There had been no loss of life reported early today. In southern Illinois the storm was gevere, causing heavy damage in many localities. At Mound City the bustness part of the town was flooded. In central and southern Indiana three persons were killed and many injured. Telegraph and telephone gervice was demoralized, buildings awere unroofed and crops damaged by the heavy wind and rain. CINCINNATI, 0., July 8.—Thirty- two persons are known to have lost their lives in the terrible wind and rainstorm that swept this portion of the Ohio valley last night. That this total of fatalities will be increased within the next few hours appears certain, as at least ten of those re-|' ported as missing are believed to be under the ruins of five buildings that collapsed in Sixth street, west of Mound. The property damage, it is estimated, will be more than $1,000,000. The list of dead includes twelve men of a crew of eighteen of the towboat Convoy, which went down during the storm. None of the bodles had been recovered The storm was equally ere over northern Kentucky and the property damage there will almost equal that suf- fered by this city. Only one death has been reported from the Kentucky side of the river today. The crop damage was beavy. raflroad service partially paralyzed, wire communication with the outside world hampered to such &n extent that only press wires were avallable, its streets littered with fallen trees, signs, roofs of houses and other wreckage that had been tossed there by the wind. Numerous church spires were blown (Continued on Page Two. Column Two.) The Weather For Omaha, Council Blufts and Vicin- jty—Cloudy; pot much change in tem- ‘e at Omaha Yesterday. Hours. Dex. 5a m. m m. m ot seer N3338222EIA 0 0 1 n wamormestsi3E Comparative Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday . Mean temperal Precipitation ay iclency since March 1 Normal precipitation . Deflolency for the day \: :n(h Total rainfall since Mlnh 1..10.81 inches Deficiency since March 1...... 2.3 inches Deficlency for or. period, 19i4. .61 inch Deficiency for cor. period, 1913. .98 inch Reports from Stations at 7 P, M. Station and State Temp High- Rain- of Weather. 7p. m. est Cheyenne, clear ...... it % ‘.“W Dubuque, partly “ Lt] .00 Denver, clear » 50 T Des Moines, cl 7 " .00 Lander, partly clou ™ .00 North Platte, “cloudy * T Omaha, partly cloudy n n 0 Pueblo, partly cloudy.... 8 - 0 Rapid Cily, rtly cloudy % ~ 00 Salt Lake City, cloudy... 8% &8 o Santa Fe, partly cloudy.. £ o © Sheridan, clear . T b 0 Sloux Cily, partly cloudy 10 1 o0 Valentine. ' cloudy . i s ® indicates trace of Pr.«“vltllton L. A. WELSH, Forecaster. deck hands who [ all over the city. 5 |the relic is making its cross-country trip THE OMAHA DAILY B THE WEATHER. Unsettled OMAHA, I“RIU.\Y 'OWANS ARRESTED, ARE CHARGED WITH | MURDERS IN 1868 Bates Huntsman and Henry Scheib- ner Held at Bedford for Alleged Killing of Cattlemen and Son. BURIED TREASURE IS DUG UP Finding of Treasury Note for $90,000 Said to Have Resulted in This Action. JAMES BOYS SOUGHT MONEY BEDFORD, 1la., July 8.-——Bates Huntsman, aged 70 years, a mem- ber of a prominent family in this section, was arrested here today on a charge of murder growing out of the recent uhearthing on a farm near Siam, la., of a treasure chest sald to contain $90,000. The al- {leged murder is said to have oc- curred in 1868, when a wealthy cat- |tleman and his son were killed. The murder warrants are the direct result of the plans of Samuel Anderson | of Lucas, Ta., to file suit against Hunts- man and hie alleged accomplices to re- cover a fourth part of the buried treas- ure. Hired to Dig Up Money. Anderson claims to have been cmployed to dig up the money abcut twelve years ago, and told his attorney, W. W. Bul- man of Chariton, that he had kept silent agreement with the three men regarding a division. In preparing for the trial the attorney disclosed facts in connection with operations 8f a notorious counterfeiters’ gang which in 188 Is supposed to have been responsible for the death of the cattleman. was never disclosed The evidence secured was placed be- fore the attorney’general's office in Des Moines, and it was the latter who or- dered the arrest of Huntsman (his aft- ernoon. The warrant was served by State Policeman Bronson The money taken from the cattleman was burled on the farm, and in_ after years it was sald by officials today Frank and Jesse James made several visits to the scene of the crime in an effort to locate the treasure. Henry Scribner, a wealthy farmer, was arrested late today in connection with the murder charge against Huntsman He was released on bond of $,000. Hunts- man, unable to give bond, went to jail. A third warrant yet remained to be served, Assigns Man to Case. DES MOINES, Ia, July 8—Attorney General Cosson today assigned C. A. Robbins of his office to take personal charge of the Investigation at Bedford, Ia., of the alleged murder of a wealthy cattleman and his son by a gang of counterfeiters in 1868, which resuited to- day in the issuance of warrants for three men, prominent in the vicinity. {Continued on Page Two, Column Four.) Three Alienists Watch Harry Thaw As He Testifies NEW YORK, July 8.—With therse alien- {sts studying his every movement, Harry K. Thaw sat on the witness stand for severa] hours today whils Deputy Attor- ney General Cook put him ‘through a grilling eross-examination. Thaw was asked questions designed to let the jury, which is to determine his sanity, observe whether he was suffer- ing from a delusion that “ich men were Dehind an effort to keep his in Mattea< wan. The witness persisted that he had good Teason to belleve that such was the case. He denied the truth of various alleged eptsodes in his life deseribed by previous witnesses. That often spent from five to ten min- {utes in Answering a question. | That admitted at the afternoea session that while 1n Harvard he had threatened a cabman with a stotgun, but declared the gun was not loaded. Questions in- tended o bring out why Thaw left Har- vard were ruled out by the court. ILiberty Bell Leaves St. Joe for Omaha ST. JOSEPH, Mo, July 8.—~Thousands {of school children each ‘carrying a flag, marched through the business streets this evening and viewed the Liberty bell. The bell arrived from Kansas City early to- night. Large crowds turned out at Leavenworth and Atchison, where stops were made In the afternoon.’ The party accompanying the relic was entertained st dinner at the Country club this evening. The bell left late tonight for Omaha KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 8.—The Lib- erty bell arrived here today, its coming belng announced by blowing of whistles The car upon which | | | | | was drawn into the business district on & slding, where ceremonles in its honor were held. Governor Major of Missouri s |and Mayor Jost of Kaneas City partici- pated in the exercises with many others, prominent among whom were descend- ants of signers of the Declaration of In- dependence. Berlin Reports the Italians Defeated BERLIN, July 8.—(By Wireless to Say- wville.)—The battle between the Austrians and ItaMans on the Isonszo front ended. according to dispatches to the Overseas News agency, with a great defeat and enormous losses for the Itallans, who outnumbered the Austrians four to one. The Italians kept up an incessant bom- bardment with their heavy artillery, the | advices say, but without effect, and the waste of ammunition wes tremendous. about it because of inability to reach an | the | | The identity of the victims | wxmw vomxk, on | 'LIBERTY BELL T0 BE HERE TODAY Plans All Complete for the Coming of Historic Relic to Omaha This Morning. The Liberty Bell will be parked immediately upoon its arrival this morning and will be on view at a sidetrack on Jackson street, between Ninth and Tenth streets. It i8 be- lleved the bell may be seen as early as 6 o'clock, as it is the desire of the committee to accommodate early workers. The bell will be taken from the parking space at 10:30 and will proceed on its westward jouraey at 11 a. m, Chairman Kugel of the general com- mittee went to Des Moines to observe the reception of the bell in that city and to profit by the experience of the lowans. He was told by the Philadelphians in charge of the bell that the Omaha com- mittee may take charge of the special car with the bell as soon as it arrives here. The work of parking this car will be hurried. To Keep Crowd Moving. Under the direction of the police depart- ment, plans have been made for keeping the crowd moving and to avold con- gestion. Traffic will be suspended for several blocks in the vicinity of Tenth and Jackson streets. Those viewing the bell will enter Jackson street from Tenth and proceed to Ninth street and thence north on Ninth. Four companies of Ne- braska National guard will serve as a guard of homor. Four of the largest policemen of Philadelphia will stand be- side the bell on the car ana Will answer questions as well as guard the famous plece of metal. The Watertown baad of seventy-six (Gohtinued on Page Five, Columin Three.) Capitalist is Shot by Former Employe SAN FRANCISCO, July 8—C. F. Cum- berson, a capitalist of Redwood City, was shot in the shoulder’ after his home had been set on fire early today by Carl Am- erswald, a discharged employe. A crowd threatened to lynch the assailant, but police rushed him to the city jail, where bie died in convulsions, belleved by phy- siclans to have been caused by poison. Cumberson's wound is not considered serjous. Before setting fire to the house Amers- wald cut the water pipes. Then he shot a watchdog. As the house burst into flames a horse in the barn broke its halter and rushed into the yard, where it was killed by Amerswald. Cumberson, awakened by the shots, ran from the door of his burning home and Amerswald fired twice at him. One bullet went wild, FRANCE PLACES LIMIT ON EXPORT OF GOLD PARIS, July 8.—A decree has been pub- lished prohibiting the export of gold ex- cept by the Bank of France. This is a precautionary measure taken at the sug- gestion of Minister of Finance Ribot. It has been found that exported gold has not been destined always for a neutral country in settlement ' of counts. A free outfiow might result in & dangerous traffic, according to M. Ribot. The gold in the Bank of France has this week been Increased 32,700,000 as the result of the government's appeal that the gold supply of the country be ex- changed for bank notes. ./J D ROCKEFELLER IS SEVENTY-SIX YEARS OLD July 8.~Johhn D. Rocke- feller celabrated the seventy-sixth anni- versary of his birth today on his estate at Pocantico Hills, Tarrytown, N, Y | Mr. Rockefeller planned to play a round | of golf on his own links, dine with his children and grandchildren and spepd & quiet day with his family and friends, ALL OMAHA TO CELEBRATE \1()“\"\(- JULY 9, 1915—-TWELVE PAGES. 52 ;* 76 STARTING ON ITS LONG TRIP ACROSS CONTINENT--This photograph shows 0y ’hmermm independence being conveyed from its home in Independence hall, Philadelphia, on which it will be carried across the continent. ' Why Churches, Schools and Corporations Should Advertise SAN FRANCISCO, should advertise; July 8.—Churches | tions should openly fight their battles in so should educational ' the advertisement, a freer, more efficent, | foundation in Columbia university, told dejegates to the International Prees con Great improvement, he said, was shown In the class of advertising handled by newspaper should glve free publication to these and like objectz, but only ae the state remits taxes, where there s no financial return. As the state does not support or ald the aggressive growth of these agencies, 80 then' agencies, causes and corpora- W.0.LARSEN KILLED WHEN UT0 UPSETS Was Riding wfl.h His Mother-in* Law on Sherman Avenue When I would not print today, and nnr.:-o\ QGreeley publicly wrangied over official advertising which = carrled with it political subservience.” The moral advance begun, he said, with | efforts three-quarters of a century ago to exclude lottery notices, | BRUNER IS CHOSEN FOR STATE HONORS, Noted Entomologist Selected to Be Crowned as Nebraska's Most Machine Turns Turtle. WOMAN 18 BADLY INJURED | CEREMONIES AT SAN FRANCIS00 | r -in-| v r ram, ) —Willi; J Olat Larsen, of 1917 Cuming street, iy At Jenuings Brysh.ie - ¥ sl o not Nebraska's ‘“most distinguished were dliscovered underneath an over-| man v gecording to the verdiet of turned automobile, a mile and a the committee selected by Governor half north of the Municipal beach, Morehead to select the man most on the Sherman avenue road. MF.|,,¢e4 in the state. The distinguished | | Larsen was found dead and | the | man is Prof, Lawrence Bruner of | woman was i a critical condition Lincoln, for many years state ento-! when extricated and taken to a hos-| mologist at the University of Ne pital. braska. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harris, colored, of 531 Bherman avenue, noticed the ac- "?::.:::n'::‘u:"c'u?\l:::‘;nfl:;:n_ cldent at 5:45-a. m. They called the po-|mont; K. E. Correll. Hebron; W. F. licy, who hastened out and freed Mrs.|Bryant, Hartington; 8. C. Bassett, Gib- Peterson, who told them she had been | hon; W, H. Dech, Ithaca; ¥. M. Broome, :nwvhm'h.t:: ‘::ofln::‘ 0:90 Wod:; Alliance; C. H. Cornell, Valentine; A. J. y evening. Larsen sy e 1 i N i ol oo S el B B pired to take care of his five children. | Thres ballots were taken, the firet bal- Mr. Harrls reported that when he |jot showing votes for J. Sterling Mo; A rtor found the upturned automobile Mrs. [ Jjohn A, Crelghton, Edward “:,“.-.u':-., Peterson's legs were held to the ground |ex.Governor Furnas and ex-Governor by the welght of the car. Thayer, Lawrence Bruner, Dr. E. E. Mrs. Petersen's injuries consist of a | Bessey, ePter Youngers, W. J. Bryan. On | , fractured left hip and elbow, a dislocated | the third ballot Mr. Bruner was selected | right hip and internal injuries. 8he is 47 | unanimously. Prof. Bruner will be | years of age and Larsen was 3 years old. | crowned as Nebraska's most distinguished | Top of Them. citizen at the Panama-Pacific exposition | Brief Message from Captain Says| causes of various sorts, and corpora- more manly and more honest method | ia | tions, Talcott Willams director of the | than begging publicity, getting it by in Blase is in Hold No. 8 and He is School of Journalism on the Vulitzer | fluence, or maintaining & lobby.’ | Returning to Halifax. | s in an address here today newspaper since those ‘‘poverty stricken 2 s the state remits taxation on|days when leading newspapers freely BULLETIN, church and school,” he said, “so the accepted advertisements which the worst NEW YORK, July §.-—~The White The car, Mrs. Peterson asserts, was go- | September 10 ing at a pretty good rate around a turn in His Work In Argenti for knowledge of Insect life and was chosen by the government of Argentina In 188 to pay an extemded visit to that country and study the locust pest and devise a way to combat the plague that was devastating the flelds at that time. In Nebraska and all over the entire | weat Prof. Bruner has made an especial stugy of Insects that affct farm growths. He' found a parasite that preyed on the | AT THE MOMENT when the Te toniec march through southern Po- land was beginning to threaten first Lublin and then Warsaw 1t has bel t to m halt. Tt chinch bugs, enemy of wheat, and at mow appears that Grand Duke| ., gforded rellet from the pest Nichola forces are holding their Native of Peunsylvani Prof. Bruner is 59 years of age, a native | of Pennsylvania. He lived at West Point, Neb., for several years and in 150 was arvound all along front. APPARENTLY THERE s a lull in extended ing alons the |appointed sssistant to the United States |2C10TN00R—the ship was 570 miles south front. Entomological commission; in 1888 he was | *1°t 0f Halifax. Apparently it had mads ITALIAN ARMORED CRUISER |fleld agent of the entomologist of the | L2)/fax and was on ita way to London. | Amalft has heen sunk in th: Adriatie by = Austrian Most of the crew were Nebraska Experiment station until 189, and instructor in entomology until 189 since which which time he has had the rank of professor at the state institution He is the author of numerous books | and monographs relating to his studies. | NEPHEW OF IDA GROVE MAN KILLED NEAR YPRES The Historic {20. 1t was in ity pler atout the road, when striking & rut it tursd | Prof. Bruner has dovoted his emtire | . n 4, when strivtas o rut 1t Ul ite to the study of entomolosy and | Yook taking on jcargo. beford 1t saied | {Continued on Page Two, Column TWo.) | ornithalogy. He early made & recorq 0F London last Sunday, July & Holt | package or parcel aboard, |ing of bombs aboard our ships." | proximately | were sixty-five packages of p-m,xeum,! LINER MINNEHAHA SET AFIRE AT SEA MAY BE BOMB PLACED BY HOLT | Star line announced shortly before, |6 o'clock tonight that the steamer | Adriatic arrived at Liverpool this afternoon. | | BULLETIN, NEW YORK, July 8.-—The fire, | aboard the Minnehaha was caused by an explosion, according to a wire-| less message recelved at 12:40 p. m. today from Captain Claret. At that time the fire was said o have beén mastered. Captain Claret's follows: messagd read as . p - ““Fire caused by explosion. Now Distinguished Oitizen. under control by suffocation and [ Much smoke in holds, ' eemed it expedient to make for Halifax, Due off Chebusto Head 9 a. m. Friday. Advise agenti The message came by way of Cape Race. NEW YORK, July 8.—As If in an- swer to Frank Holt's last warning that a ship at sea “should sink, God willing, on the 7th,” there came last |0 = v night a wireless message, made pub-' | lie tod Atlantic transport line steamer Min- | | nehaba, telling that his ship was set | from Captain Claret of the a-fire at sea 570 miles southeast of Halifax, The ship had sufficient ammuni- tion aboard, by the line's admission, to sink it, should the flames reach it, but whether the blaze in its hold, was started by a bomb which Holt |sage on belligerent ships carrying con- SINGLE | dent's decision that there will | reply to the tentative draft of the Ger- | {tieally agrecd COPY TWO CENTS. ' GERMAN REPLY ~MAY BE GIVEN THE U. §. TODAY Berlin Government's Answer to American Note Probably Will Be Delivered Saturday, if Not Before Then. WILSON TO MAINTAIN SILENCE Washington Not to Make Any Re- sponse to Tentative Draft Already Submitted. CANNOT COH;iOmSE AT ALL BERLIN (Via London), July 8.— The German reply to the American note regarding the Lusitania and submarine warfare, according to in- formation obtained here, probably be delivered Saturday, July 10, or possibly even tomorrow, The general tenor and motive of the government behind these pro- posals may be communicated con- fidentially to the leding representa- tives of the press tomorrow, but it is understood the publication of the text in Berlin will be deferred until the afternoon of the day on which it is presented at Washington. Wilson Wo Reply, WASHINGTON, July R—Ambassador Gerard has been informed of the presi- be no man note on submarine warfare and that no comment will be made by the United States untll German's formal reply is delivered. Ambassador Gerard's message trans- mitting the draft of the German note wis of such character as not to require an answer, and the American government has determined that it canmot enter into any discussion or negotiations until ‘fl-rmlnv'l proposals arc fully submitted. It is now known definitely that Ger- many offered to permit Americans to travel on unarmed belligerent merchant ships provided guarantees were given in sdvance that they carried no contraband and that the German government was | notified of their time of departure and thely character, The same suggestion /n another form— that Americans rofrain from taking pas- traband while negotiations on the prin- ciples involved were in progress, was made by former Secretary Bryan and ejected by Presi ( and since then it became ki a pro- | posal. 1a regarded by the Washington government as surrendering important rishts which, if granted to one bellig- orent, it would Dbe necessary to give other belligerents, thus imperilling the en~ tire fabric of American rights O ot Compromine. With that view in mind high officlals of the Washington government sre prac- that inasmuch as the United States stated its position on the |law and facts in its last note no coms promises can now be made. No discussion can be begum, in the officlal view, until Germany answers the last American note. There were evidences in officlal quar- ters that the situation was regarded as far from agreeable, but officials main- tained reserve, pointing out that nothing officia) had n recelved on which the rament could make any announcement. It 1s now believed the German reply will be recelved during the first part of next weel and that President Wilson will ment {s here to confer with members of his cabinet on the next step. ATLANTIC MAN SECRETARY OF IOWA SHOE DEALERS \ DAVENPORT, Ta, July 8.—The con- bad placed there was a matter ol| pure conjecture. Captain Claret's message sald that the fire was in No. 3 hold and was not! serfous. The ammunition aboard vessel was stored aft at an appreciable distance from this hold No pasengers were aboard the Minne- {haha. Its crew numbered approximately made his attempt on the life of J. P. Morgan at Glen Oove last Saturday, ! July 3.~He would have had ample time it was pointed out to have pl & bomb aboard (he Minnehaha while the vessel was taking on cargo, The Minnehaha should reach it was sald tomorrow forenoon ‘We do not open and examine every an officlal of the line sald, “but wa exercise all rea- eonablo precautions to prevent the plac- Halifax, The Minnchaha's ecargo totalled ap- 15,000 tons. At the time the message was sent-5 o'clock yesterday The captain said he way putting back to Hallfax Large Quantity of Ammunition. | The Minnehaha's manifest ahows that it had aboard 1000 cases of Cordite, 2,80 | cases of loaded shrapnel shells, 1,40 cases of trinite tuleuol, 148 cases of cartridges and 175 cases of safety car- tridges. Among the Inflammable materials aboard | vention of the Towa Shoe Retaflers’ as- i soclation will be held next year at Water- the ! | lantic, secretary; | cello, | Des Moines, director for two years. Liberty Bell on its way across the conti- nent with its official escort will *Stop Off in Omaha” and hold a reception at Ninth and Jackson streets 1 || Frog 7:00 to 10:30 A. M. Today pveryhody Invited, 2,990 barrels of ofl and 1941 barrels of | wax. The chemicals included elghty-| | three barrels of formaldehyde and ninety- | five barrels of boracic acid. There were ! also aboard 230 horses, 223 cases of auto-| mobiles and a large quantity of sinc and | copper plate; nd products. IDA GROVE, Ta., July 8- (Special)— Hugh Nicol has learned of the death of his nephew, John Nicol, aged %, an offi- cer In the Forty-second Highlanders, wha | lost his life & few weeks ago in the he- role but ineffectual charge on the Ger- man positions south of Ypres. Because | this Highland regiment was ordered to| Boy Killed by Ac | charge five minutes before its artfllery| STURGIS, 8. D, July §.—(8 etal Totoe| support was ready all but seven members gram.)—Percy, 1l-year-old son of Mr. and | were killed or captured, this number' Mrs. Charies Reed of this city, acel- alone returning to the British trenches. | dentally shot and killed himself this His brother, James Nicol, was severely | afternoon at his home while handling wounded in the same engagement. .Bo-caliber rifle. 100. The following officers were elected today: W. Hal Stewart of Towa City, presi- dent; W. C. Littlefohn of Independence, vice president; Frank M. Nebe of At- F. P. Stubler of Mont!- treasurer, and J. K. Elwell of THE WANT-AD. WAY A As up th:d-tmt he chased, ptMuon n't need to i If a Lost Ad he hldmm For a Bee Lost Ad would find him Even if he'd di-bol a tree, S0, when your horse is lost-ed Put a Lost Ad in The Bee. i Your lost articles will be returned t )'ouc l; finder whel your Lost Ad in 'ho Bee, can do thi Tyler 1000, and o PUT IT IN THE OMANS SN, | leave Cornish, N. H., as soon as the docu-,