Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 12, 1915, Page 2

THE BE HA 12, 1915 THURSDAY, AUGUST " R et B T e ey o . TRAINLOAD OF GOLD | REAGHES NEW YORK Bank of England Sends Fifty-Two | Millions on Battleship to Hali- “TEX" ADMITS HE | KILLED KIRKLAND Says He Hit Switchman Over the Head with Pick Handle in | | HARRY THAW IN OMAHA-—He is viewing the attrac- tions of the city under escort of Postmaster John C. Whar. ton, whose nephew is traveling with the Thaw party. ISIX INDICTMENTS | "IN EASTLAND CASE Four Owners Charged with Man- ] | slaughter and Two Employes | | Self-Defense. with Criminal Negligence. ! fax N. 8. WITNESSES' STORIES DIFFER | | CAPTAIN AND ENGINEER NAMED | PUT ON SPECIAL TRAIN THERE Joe Garza, xi;;lc:r|. of San An“ ! CHICAGO, Aug. 11.~—Indictments| NEW YORK, Aug. 11—A 'lND-J tonlo, Tex., known as “Tex,” has con- | charging manslaughter and criminal |cial train, carrylng $562,000,000 worth of gold and securities, which bhad been shipped by the Bank of | England at London by way of Hali-| Eastland disaster. fax, N. 8., to this city, arrived here| | The captain and engineer and four |today. The train was composed ot} officers of the 8t. Joseph-Chicago |®everal steel cars and was guarded Steamship company, owners of the|by forty armed men. " Of the total shipment, $35,000,00 was in g 4 #old and was believed to be in the form Those indicted were: lof American double eagles. The welght “.t;':vrla T. Arnold, president of the com- |of the gold shipment was about seventy- + "Wiililam H. Hull, vice president and five tons. It was sald to be the largest {weneral manager. o eurer rlnsl; lhlfimenl of gold ever sent across 3 ey - _|the Atlantic ocean in one vessel. m W. Davis, assistant secretury-treas- | It Was. brought ove in s Drttish battle- Peodersen, captain of the East- ship, which was convoyed through the \‘a.;l:innh M. Erickson, engineer. War Seme and pietethe ouean by & Bonds were fixed at $3,000 each for the |cruiser and a flotilla of torpedo boat de- $10,000 each for |stroyers, to guard against an attack of The two last |German submarines, The cost of trans- pamed are charged with criminal care- ferring it from London tc New York |lessness, and the officlals With man- ;‘u estimated today to have been $260,- ug! . . | Beparate billa were returned against| It was sald that the British battleship |the captain and the engineer, while the |brought over not only the $52,000,000 in four officlals were named in a Joint in- gold and securites for New York, but | dictment alsc a shipment of gold destined for | Three Causes of Disaster. Canada, whose treasury recently sent ? The report of the grand jury finds that | gold amounting to $135,000,000 to New the disaster was caused by "\MAhIlily'TurlL |umler conditions of loading,” and states ! | that the instability was due to “one of | three main causes, or any two, or all of | them,” as follows; First—The overioading of the | with passengers. Becond—The mishandling of water bul- {carelessness were returned before | Judge Kersten in the criminal court today in connection with the fessed to Chief of Detectives Mulnrwy} that he struck Frank Klrklnnd,} switchman, over the head with a pickhandle at Seventh and Leaven-| worth streets Tuesday night. Kirk- died at St. Joseph's hospital )c-mvr-i day morning. | Garsa, who works on the Union l‘.rllu-l raflrond as a section hand, Accompanied another Mexican In search of Kirkland, | whom, the latter sald, had robbed him.) Finding the fellow, Garza says he saw | Frank Daugherty, 719 Loavenworth st | hand Kirkland a revolver and picking up & pickhandle with which to defend himeelf. | Garza approached and demanded that| J Kirkland give his fellow countryman the | money that had been stolen from him. Garsa says Kirkland reached for his revolver and with that he struck the switchman on the head, knocking him unconsclous: | After the other Mexican had faken the | gun from Kirkiand's pockot the two wem{ back to their bunk car, whiere Garza was found and arrested. Daugherty, who was also taken as a state witness, told Captain Maloney a similar story, as to the | nctual assault, only differing fn the par- | tieuldr that, instead of anding Kirkiand a ) revolver, he had taken one from the fellow | Ha asserts that he knew nothing of nnv’ robbery. The police are searching for the second Mexican. Abbott Kirkiend, brother of the dead | man, who was arrested also, asserts that | he had had trouble with several Mexicans | cartier in the evening and belleves the | fight really arose over this. | company officials and Pederson and Erickson Sale of Steamer Trunks These are some of the most wonderfu] values we have ever offered. Made of fine basswood box, covered with heavy, ofl painted duck, bound with vuican- ized fibre, hardwood slats, and heavy leather straps; good brass- ed hardware and lock, neatly lined and fitted with covered tray. Note these prices and come see the trunks; you couldn’t do better %?..‘:;?Ass.so Toanie $6.00 Teanks $6.50 Freling & Steinle “Omaba’s Best Baggage Builders” 1803 Farnam St. HE WILL | TRUST You” You can get your clothes on easy credit terms. $1.00 a Week BEDDEO, 1417 Douglas HOTELS vessel Third—The construction, of the vessel The report says that the Eastiand be- gan loading passengers without water | ballast, and belated efforts to fill the || | tanks falled of success. “That the instability of the boat was not corrected years befors we regard as | indicating criminal carelessness or in- competence on the part of all persons connected with the design, construction control, operation and Inspection of the, boat,” says the report. It points out that | HARRY THAW. JOHN C. WHARTON. | fected carriers generally throughout in- ISORYS GOy o, federal inspectors have the right to refuse Raflroads Are Disappointed. | a permit to the boat, but that they are CHICAGO, Atg. 11.—The western freight - generally not trained men and falled to rate adjustment by the Interstute Com- inake stability tests. merce commission was largely disappoint- | ‘“The handling of ballast by the officers Ing to the heads of the rallroads affected. | of the boat indicates an emtire lack of ‘“The advances are much less than we understanding of the nature and proper had a right to expect, as Commissioner uses of water ballast and an absolute Danilels, who heard the evidence and disregard of safety after repeated warn- filed @ dissenting opinion, sald,” com- ings and frequent indications of extreme mented E. D. Sewall, vice president of | mstability,” continues the report, which shc Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. ! glso criticlzes the system of water bal- 'Ho'c:or we are thankful for small | Jast employed as not preventing the shift- tavors, ing of the ballast. e 1 [ Auto Falls Fifty At RN Feet; lian is Killed sumers i This Territory. i, CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 11-One man Raflroad greight traffic officlals feel was killed and five were seriously in- that they have sustained a decisive de- jured today when an automobile in which feat In the decision of the Interstate the party was returning from the Grif- i | Commerce commission, just handed down, fiths-S8aylor prize fight at Akron crashed wherelz an increase is denied on the 4own a fifty-foot embankment after leap- principal commodities on which they NS through the rall of a bridge over the asked for more money for the haul. On Ere rallroad tracks, several miles south- TO MEXICO GHIEFS, o rec pcision FAYORS SHIPERS| (Continued from Page One.) West. It affocts, indirectly,. every rall- road tn the United States and the com- mission today served notice of its action upon 2,30 large and small lines. The de- cifisa denles all the more important in- creases. The advances granted are, In the viewpoint of the commission, of relatively little significance. Seven Milllons Increase. ' The commission itself has no final esti- | (Continued from Page Ome.) 1 county & flag bearing the words In Spanish: “Army of Liberation for Mexicans in Texas™ 4 Officers here today, when informed of the Washington report that Carranza sol- vlers bave been crossing Into Texas, sa they have information that for sev- thirty to forty Mexicans dally been crossing into Texas. Some | VICTORY FOR OMAHA INTERESTS 122, with other items, a total of B, the other hand, traffic men of the Omaha 08t of the city. Commercial club are in high glee, con-| 4, Ay P L O T tending that Attorney ann, Dantste aaa Masina Disssnt. . | pecntntetierner MoVasa, who ob: Nine Craft Sunk by Dissenting reports were filod by Com- | victory for Omaha. 3 missionera Daniels and Harlan. Issues were joined and the hearing in German submannes Differing from the attempt of the east-| what has come to bo known as the ——— orn railronds to get a § per cent increass, | “western Advanced Rate Case, was' VMONDON, Aug. 1L—The sinking of nine the western roads, instead of asking .]w in Chicago, March 4, 'and con.| CT8ft Was announced this afternoon. uniforin increase, aingled out partioular | tinued almost constantly until early fn TheY, Were the British steamer Oakwood, commodities, moving malnly In carload | yyne, the Norwegian bark Morna and seven | /By the deciston every point contended ' 'TEWIer. the Young Admiral, the fo 3 George Crabbe, the Ilustrious, the Calm, r by Mr. McVann was won and it ls ¢, rrevire, the Welcome and the Utopla. The crews were saved. A “For Sale” ad will turn second-hand furniture Into cash. Thorne Calls It Vietery. DES MOINES, Ia, Aug. 1L-Clifford Condition of National Banks. WASHINGTON, A 11, —(Bpecial - A i The batratt pt the opndition of Verdun, Bro ALL THESE LOW CUTS ——— ——————— e—— e - IMUST GO THIS WEEK plundered, but held the rate increases [l ~e——— asmiazartment, Ordens. : o ; mAu’. 11.—(Special 'l".o‘l- W, e d, Oscar ) lorson was ‘I;l’pelntod BOGiR Dakots: e Can’t you use another pair of high-grade PERFECT low- cuts, when you can buy them at these clean-up prices? We have weeks and weeks of warm weather ahead of us— you'll get plenty weur out of them. Hurry if you want them, while they are seiling AT ABOUT HALF PRICE FOR WOMEN FOR MEN Commissioner Harlan's dissent brief, merely holding that, aside Pproducts and cotton plece goods. Rome Operating Ratlos Too l.l...' SAN FRANCISCO w‘l.u“-.l.‘ ............. o fié"m“ Geary ot Taylow. et e SRRSO i 5 g || BELLEVUE MOTEL | "It does not appear,” the majority held, Bullt of concrete and bath to every room, ‘\“.ili Rates from §3i 10 E'l‘hr. 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A Trial Can Will Convince You Excursion Fares to New York Boston and Jersey Coast Resorts via Washington Long return limits. Liberal stop- overs, Circle Tours—wide choice of routes, including both rail and water. Tickets on sale until September 30. The Best of Service % over the famous Scemic Route of Eastern America. K. C. STROEM, ;l‘rsvelln‘ Passenger Agent, = Mammoth Tractor Demonstrafion Fremont, Neb., August 9-14 46 manufacturers entered, 80 tractors, 80 plows, 1,000 acres of stubble will be plowed, harrowed, disced, ete., during the week. W. J. Bryan and Governor Morehead will be present at the opening, August 9. Remarkable motion picture scenario will bo staged Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Joe Stecher will wrestle Thursday. Big barbecue dinner Friday. All demon- strations and entertainments are free. 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