The Beatrice Daily Express from Beatrice, Nebraska • 1

THE BEATRICE DAILY EXPRESS ALL THE NEWS OF GAGE COUNTY. TWENTY-NINTH YEAR. BEATRICE, NEBRASKA. SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1914. NUMBER 139.

NAME SELECTED FOR PARK. "RIVERSIDE" Seven people send in same name to secretary of Commercial Club, and committee makes decision on the name for the park During the past three weeks a committee consisting of C. E. Hogate, J. C.

Wheaton and T. R. Allen received the letters suggesting a name for the park which is to be opened tomorrow in what has formerly been known as Grove. The committee after giving each and every name suggested due consideration, decided that the most appropriate name for this beautiful spot would be "Riverside." Out of fourteen letters received there were of them suggesting that the park be called Riverside, which the mittee after considering the beauty of the river at that point and the fact that there is 800 feet of river frontage that is provided with most excellent shade, decided that this delightful and pleasant recreation spot would be properly named to be known as "Riverside The name in itself is significant of natural beauty, simplicity and peaceful quietude and the endowments of nature at this point are worthy of abundance of praise. The committee in deciding who Miss Coulter Weds Y.

M. C. A. Secretary At Wymore Home Miss Laura Gale went to. Wymore today to attend the wedding of Miss Clara Coulter of that city to Wolfe of Lincoln.

The ceremony took place at 11 o'clock, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Coulter, Dr.

Brightman of University Place officiating. Miss Gale and the bride attended Wesleyan at the same time and have always been steadfast friends. Miss Coulter has for the past three years been secretary of the Y. W. C.

A. at Wesleyan. Mr. Wolfe is secretary of the Y. M.

C. A. at Lincoln, and the couple will make their home in that city. MAY TRY STOUT COMING WEEK County Attorney May Allow Prisoner to Receive Life Sentence on Murder Charge. Lincoln, June 20.

Harry M. Stout confined in the county jail without bond on a charge of killing his Ida Stout, May 28, may appear before Judge Cosgrace of the Lancaster county distret court during the coming week to answer to a charge of first degree murder. Stout possibly may be allowed to plead gulity to the charge and receive a life sentence in the state penitentiary. Relatives of Stout are endeavoring to obtain the consent of the county attorney's office in order that he may escape with his life. The Carmichael family of Dewitt, reletves of the murderd woman have given a partial consent to this atrangement.

"There has been no definite decison in the case," Deputy County Attorney Hager. said yesterday morning. We are of course attempting to determine just where our duty lies. in this case. There is a possibility that the jury might disagree and that the case would 80 over to another term of court.

There also the possibility of an insanity plea, in which case there is no way to determine just what the jury would do. "Of course one dislikes to think of a man responsible for so deliberate and cold-blooded a crime as this escaping with a sentence of from ten to fifteen years in state THE MORE PROSPEROUS BEATRICE, THE MORE PROSPEROUS FARMERS. Think Wild Women Won Asquith Over By Making Threats (By United Press.) London, June -Suggestions that the sudden decision of Premier Asquith to receive a delegation of working women from the east end tomorrow and to discuss with them the suffrage question, was influenced by threats of personal violence by the "wild women," is the theory most generally advanced today. Anti -suffragist authorities are I astounded and the inexplicable change of front on the part of the premier who has repeatedly refused to confer with the same delegation of women, but who last- night declared that he would meet and talk with them. The victory is a distinct one, because Sylvia Pankhurst was arrested about a week ago for attempting to lead a procession of east end women, to Westminister to demand the audience which Mr.

Asquith has now promised. Holloway jail opened its doors last night to release Miss Pankhurst who was weak and pale after her eighth successive hunger strike, but still determined. She drove to Westminister immediately in a motor car with a woman chauffeur and rebuffed Kier Hardy's efforts to persuade her to go home. She was sitting. on the steps of the central entrance to house.

propped up with cushions and supported in the arms of friends, when Mr. Lansbury came out with the news that Premier Asquith had surrendered. Capital City is Using Crude Oil in War on Mosquitoes Lincoln. June 19. War on mosquitos is to be the battle cry during the next week or two.

Following the frequent rains during the past several weeks, numerous pools of water are standing in the low places, and these pools are dangerous as breeding places for the mosquitos. Health Officer Spealman will co conduct the campaign. A large number of complaints have been received by him concerning puddles of water that have been standing in various parts of the city. Some of these have dried up, but others have not, and these latter will be given a coat of crude oil. Several years ago Health Officer Rohde used oil on the pools of stagnant water standing in pools in the vicinity of the city.

The work proved a success 80 this method of, fighting the pests has been continued whenever the rains have. made it necessary. The oil which coats the water either kills the eggs of the mosquitos laid there, or else kills the young as soon as they are Some of the owners of lots which have low places in them which fill with water have been asked by the city to fill such places, thus guarding against stagnant pools. The city commissioners have power to order the property owners to make such fills and if the order is not complied with the city may order the work done and levy an assessment against the property to meet the expenses. Leon Davis Begins Life Sentence for Murder Mrs.

Cook (By United Press.) Lincoln, June -Leon Davis, the nineteen-year-old erate, who murdered Mrs. B. F. Cook at. Falls City, is now in the penitentiary, sentenced for life 88 the result of his confession and plea of guilty.

FAIRBURY DISTRICT GETS THREE OFFICES Two Beatrice women elected by missionary conference at Norfolk---National organizer addresses delegates to convention INSURGENTS ARE DEFEATED was entitled to the free passage on the boat during the summer found that the following parties had suggested the name of "Riverside:" Miss Augusta Stump, Mrs. J. R. Johnson, Mrs. O.

P. Liston, Adolph Schmitt, R. L. Kirby and Miss Mary Fuller. The committee finally decided upon the name of Mrs.

J. R. Johnson, who on application to Mr. I Garrett will be provided with the free pass. The following is a list of the names suggested for the new park: Riverside, Riverview, The West Riverside Park, The Northwest Riverside Park, The Garrett Amusement park, Riverview Park, Paradise Park, Idle Hour Park, Idlewilde Park, Idlewilde.

Park, St. Garrett's Park, Park Beautiful, Riverside Park, Forest Park, Beatrice Military Park, Queen City of the Blue, Great Salt Lake, Blue National, Leaflet Avenue, Maple Grove, Riverside, Grand Central, Mountain View, Sunny Side, Garrett's, Dream-, land, Riverside, Idlewilde, Glen Cove, Happy Dale, Elmburst, Riverside, People's Park, Greendale. prison, but such, I am sorry to say, is what most life sentences in this state mean, if there was a certainty Stout could live out his days behind prison walls I am sure that the relatives of the murdered woman would remove their objection to his pleading guilty and re- ceiving sentence. "The Carmichaels are willing to. assist this office in any way that they can and will enter no objection I am sure, to Stout's plea of guilty.

Judge Cosgrave stated that he was ready to try the case at any time and that should the county attorney's office decide to accept the plea of guilty the hearing might take place on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Christian Pastor To Spend Vacation At Chicago Uni. Rev. C. F.

Stevens will leave the first of next week for Chicago where he will attend the universi-1 ty of Chicago during his summer vacation. He expects to attend some of the sessions of the International Sunday school conventon which meets in that city June 23 to 30 inclusive. Mr. Dry, a Cotner student, will All the pulpit here June 28, and the board of elders of the church will arrange for morning services thereafter, while the evening services will be given over to the union meetings being planned by the ministerial union for the months of July and August. Moving Picture Machine Added to Gale Gallery C.

W. Gale, proprietor of the Sixth street photograph gallery has ordered a moving picture machine which will be added to the equipment of his gallery. In connection with this machine he will also equip his place of business with a portable projecting machine which will reproduce the pictures on the canvass. There has been quite a demand this year for moving pictures of local events and also for advertising purposes, and Mr. Gale will be the first tobe in line for this line of work.

The machine is the same as those used by high class artists in taking the films and will make the Gale gallery one of the most complete in the state. Talbot Men Make Clean Sweep of Ticket and Opposing Woodmen Lose at Every Turn, (By United Press.) Toledo, 0., June -Defeated at every turn, even to the sweeping into office of Head Consul Talbot and his officers, the insurgents in the Modern Woodmen convention I today directed their attacks on the committee on laws, demanding the repeal of the Chicago insurance rate of 1911. With the re-election of Head Consul A. R. Talbot of Lincoln, and other officers of the administration ticket, the predominant forces today claimed the utter rout of the insurgent cohorts who threatened militant tactics at the beginning of the convention.

By a majority vote of Talbot was chosen for the twelfth consecutive term and his state was elected as follows: Head cleark, Jas. McNamara, Rock Island, head banker, John D. Vollse, Indianapolis; head adviser, Daniel B. Horne, Davenport, head escort, R. F.

McCracken, Boise, head gentry, Frank L. Bennett, Hagerstown, head watchman, J. L. Mafield, Granada. chaplain, Rev.

Henry E. Dunneck, Augusta, Me. The following directors were reelected: A. N. Bort, chairman, Be.

loit, E. J. Murphy, Leavenworth, R. R. Smith, Brookfield, S.

S. Tanner, Minora, F. R. Korns, Des Moines, Ia. Each director receives $5,000 per year.

Miss Rose Owens Is New President Of P. E. O. Society Lincoln, June state officers for the year were elected yesterday at the afternoon session of the P. E.

convention. Miss Rose M. Owens of Bloomington was elected president; Mrs. Lulah T. Andrews of Holdrege, first vice president; Mrs.

Elizabeth H. Travis of Plattsmouth, second vice president; Abbie Burns of University Place, recording secretary; Mrs. Minnie M. Stuff of chapter Lincoln, corresponding, secretary; Mrs. Lue R.

Spencer of Lexington, treasurer; Mrs. Sarah Reuling of Wymore organizer. At four o'clock two hundred and fifty of the ladies enjoyed an auto ride about the city as guests of the Commercial club. The last session of the convention was held last evening at 8 o'- clock. During the story hour talks were given by the Nebraska Grand chapter past presidents.

Amous, these was Mrs. Helen M. Beatrice, now supreme organizer. Superior Council Discards Plea Of Dry Forces (By United Press.) Superior, June The five days' hearing before the city council on remonstrance against the operation of saloons in this city was concluded at 11.30 last night. The council voted 5, to 1 to overrule the remonstrance and grant licenses to three saloons.

-WEATHER FORECAST. Partly cloudy and unsettled weather tonight and Sun- day, probably with showers. Not much change in ature. Temperature at 8 o'clock 73 Temperature at 3 o'clock 97. For the first time in the bistory of the Fairbury district of the Nebraska conference of the, Methodist Woman's Home Missionery society, this district secured three officers at the convention which has just closed at.

Norfolk. These are three of the most 1m- portant offices of the the honors were, conferred, upon Mrs. A. W. Nickell of Beatrice who was elected vice-president of the conference, Mrs.

J. P. Post of Chester, conference, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. C. G.

Taylor of Beatrice who was elected conference treasurer. Mrs. M. V. Lewis and Mrs.

Nickell were delegates from the local society, The former returned home today. Mrs. Nickell remained to visit her sister for a few days. She Friends are Given Big Surprise when C. L.

Westcott Weds The Diller Record gives the following account of the wedding of C. L. Westcott, formerly of Beatrice: "Supt. C. E.

Westcott, of the Dillen public schools. surprised his many friends by quietly slipping out of town Tuesday evening on a west bound freight train, leaving the impression that he was going to Endicott on a fishing expedition. Endicott he transferred to the evening passenger and went Naponee, where he was married at evening to Miss Mabel. Britton, A couple, of hours later they boarded No. 14 and he was back in Diller with his bride on the early Wednesday morning train.

While it was yet dawn they were able to get to their home, in one of Dr. Powell's cottages, which the groom had surreptitiously furnished under the guise of getting the house ready for his mother and sister who" were coming to live with him, without being noticed. The professor was down town during the forenoon but he never cheeped, even to his most intimate acquaintances, and -it was not till towards evening, when mysterious movements around their home were noticed, that the real situation dawned upon astonished neighbors. Of course the news spread and at an early hour that night they were waited upon by a crowd of young people, and some older ones, bent on giving them an old fashioned charivari, to get even with the professor for the secretive manner in which he had beguiled them." Three Members of County Central Committee Resign The republican county central committee convened at the court house at 2 o'clock this afternoon pursuant to the call of Chairman W. S.

Bourne. Immediately after the meeting was called to order, Mr. Bourne and Messrs. Pickett and Jeffreys of Odell tendered their resignations as members of the committee, and they were accepted. The committee then elected W.

W. Scott to the vacancy in the chairmanship caused by the resignation of Mrt. Bourne. Mr. Scott is absent from the city and R.

R. Kyd was made temporary chairman, after which the business of arranging for the primaries and the selection of delegates will be attended to before adjournment. A farmer who grumbles a lot about taxes usually does a poor job of cultivating corn. da president of the Fairbury district and Mrs. Lewis is correspondIng secretary.

The convention was well attended and the entire program was of espectal value. One of the most interesting addresses was that given by Mrs. Dobson, national organizer. en the mountaneers of the Appalachian section, the reason for their suspicious reticence and their clannish rejection of strangers, their rapid strides toward civilization following the influence cast by the mission and the work. that is being done toward, educating them.

Mrs. Dobson told also of the work of remodeling now being carried out at the national Mothers' Jewels home at York. Spurlock hall will cost $35,000, about. half of which has already been subscribed. New Major League May Cause Changes In Western Clubs (By United Press.) New York, June 20.

"It is practically certain that a new maror league wil lbe formed from four teams from the International Leag ue and four from the American Adsociation," said Ben Johnson presIdent of the American league, today after a meeting of the National connission. Lincoln, June The proposed formation of the new major. league may result in changing the complexion of the Western league crowding out four teams of the Western league and adding the remaining four teams of the Amertcan Association. FLAMES STOP RESCUE WORK Only Fifty-two Bodies Recoered Before Workers Forced to Leave Mine. Forty-one Alive.

(By United Press.) Hillcrest, Alberta, June 20. Working heroically, the rescuers in the tunnel of Mine No. 20 brought the fire under partial control today and at noon had taken out ninety-five bodies leaving one hundred others in the mine. Hillerest, Alberta, June Flames broke out early this morning in the tunnel of mine No. 20 of the Hillcrest Colliers company, limited, in which nearly 200 miners were entombed yesterday bya terrifle explosion, and all rescue work had to be abandoned.

Men working in the debris and carrying out bodies, rushed from the wreck at the beginning of the fire, and barely escaped with their lives. Revised figures on the explosion today estimated that of the 236 miners employed in the mine, only forty-one came out alive. The death list reaches 195, and fifty-two lifeless bodies were recovered this morning before the flames broke out. The explosion which "occurred yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, shook the countryside for miles. lifted the roofs of many miners' cabins and demolished numerous small buildings.

The explosion believed to have been caused by the formation of gases. The explosion tore out both ends of the pit and blocked the interior of the workings making it almost impossible to gain entrance. Most of the men were working about 400 feet inside the mine..