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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1912)
If THE BEE: OMAHA. TIIIHSTUY. MAY 2. lf12. WHITE CHERRIES IN MARKET Citizens' Union States Its Position on Chief Donahue Twenty-Fire Dollars is Asked for a Ten-Pound Box. DaiMinglMa' Absolutely Pure The only Baking Powder madejrom Royal Grape Cream of Tartar Don't be Deceived Read the Label Alum Baking Powder will not r II I II III m .HUMiiri'. 'V. BRIEF CITY NEWS Mara Boot Mat I. BlectrM hw-BuriM Orutm. BaUwaj Xslsffrapher to Baacer At Chambers' hall, Thursday evening, the annual ball of the Omaha Railway Tele tTaphora association will be held. Invita tions' have been sent to all of 'he open tors on tlrVllr.es centering in Omaha ana a large a tendance Is anticipated. Haw Balldl&r-.oa Tin ton treet A bulldlnc to contain a moving picture theater, a public hall and store rooms, will be erected at Twenty-fourth and Vin ton streets, by Ired Armbrust. The bulldlnc will be of brick, 40x101 feet and cost tUOUO. BnUdlnf remits akow Peeress, Building permits this month numbered 173. of a total value of $6i)4.32u. which is lees than during- the same month of 1811. Total bulldlnc operations In the city for the! first four months of this year have resetted the total of $1,111,766. For the first four months of last year the build ings erected surpassed In cost those erected this year by $400,000. T. W . C. A- to mm Kay Farty Trie Toung Women's Christian association will have a May party with a May pole dance on Monday, May 11. In the gymnasium. The association chorus under the direc tion of Miss A. M. Karbach will civs a concert May 2b. alt Cualtaotois George R. Weaver has started suit In the district court against the Belden-Bredi Construc tion company, for damages to the extent of C715 for personal- Injuries received when he slipped and fell on some Ice n the new Woodmen of the World building, where he was employed as a carpenter. FOUR MATCHES PUYE0 IN H. S. TENNIS TOURNEY Flay In the last few matches of the first round of the Omaha High school print; boys' single tennis tournament was marked by slow work, on .the part of the contestants. None of the matches went more than two sets. Results of Tuesdays play: FIRST ROT'ND. Edwin Busch defeated Morris Ogle $-4X - Clifford Pax ton defeated Harry OMeon -t t-t Edward Undeland defeated Harold Nor man -4. -i Junior Wootey defeated Donald KJplln-ger-. BABY'S BODY EXHUMED AFTER FORTY-TWO YEARS Forth-two years ago, July 11, 1870, a little child died and was burled la Pros pect Hill cemetery. This child waa 2 months old and It had died of Inanition. He was Bonnie Homan. son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Homan. Yesterday the body of the little child was exhumed and will be sent to Cleve land where It will be buried after a lapse of time d-irlng which the child, had It lived, would fcve become a bearded man. jsrniu to smoke, i essta. All dealers. make healthful rood Clerk and Judge Do a Detective Stunt on the Deaf Juror C. It. E. Ohlman of 550 Davenport street, has come to the conclusion that It is not an easy matter to get out of serving as Juror even If he has an alleged good excuse. Ohlman was summoned to appear ns a Juror. He showed up, but when he was taken before Judge Hears h professed to be very herd of hearing and managed to get excused from duty. Robert Smith, clerk of the district court, thought things did not look right so he made Inquiries snd found that the deaf Juror was employed as a salesman with the Rldgley Merchandise company. Louis Grebe, bailiff, was sent down to the store and after getting Mr. Ohlman to wait on him, began plying questions as to the purchase of a suit of clothes. Mr. Ohlman had no trouble whatever to hear Grebe and waxed enthusiastic over the probable sale. Grebe, however, took his departure, promising to coma back. He reported his findings to Mr. Smith and then to Judge Bears. Judge Sears then donned his hat and top coat and walked In on Ohlman. The latter did not recognise the Judge and was soon telling him of the merits of a certain piece of cloth. Ohlman had no trouble with his hearing apparatus and Judge Sears took advantage of an op portune minute and gave Mr. Ohlman a severe lecture and ended his talk with a summons for the excused Juror to appear in court Monday morning. May s, to act ss a Juror. Omaha Nurse Killed by a Runaway Team Mrs. Mary Anna Schurx. S&! Cuming street, a professional nurse, was acci dentally killed Monday afternoon by a runaway team while being driven from the station of Harrison, Neb., to the ranch of John Coffey, where she was Colng to nurse Mrs. Coffey. The body arrived here yesterday afternoon. Mass will be said Thursday at 7:30 a. m. and funeral services st X p. m. at ft. Mary Magdalen church. Nineteenth and Dodge streets. Rev Father Sinne officiating. Interment will be in Holy Sepulcher. Mrs. Schurx waa born In RheindorftV near Bonn. Germany, sixty-four years ago, and came as a bride with her husband. Christian .Schurs, to the United States and located in Chicago. Her husband was a first eousia to the late Carl Schurx, secretary of the Interior la President Hayes' cabinet. Mr. Schurx died in MM. leaving aa his survivors Mrs. Schurx and their daughter Anna of this city, who Is now the only Hvlng member of the family. Mrs. Schurx. was a most faithful and competent nurse and has been actively sngaged in her profession In Omaha since locating here in IBM. aikO numbers among her patrons and friends a targe number of the leading families of Omaha, who will deeply mount her sad and tragic death. Syndicate's Offer for Water Bonds is Ignored by Board For the last three weeks representatives of a syndicate comprised of a number of the largest bond houses tn the United States have been In Omaha endeavoring to get recognition from the Omaha Vt ate r board for the purpose of submitting a bid for the 7,M0,tf 44 per cent water works purchase bonds. They came with a clean bona fide bid offering a premium of 2.bm for the bonds snd accompanied the proposal with a certified national bank check for 975,000 as evidence of good faith. Nothing was said In the bid about the Shields suit, and they Indicated their willingness to accept the approving opinion of the Water board' own attorney, Hon. John F. Dillon of New York. This bid was filed on or about April IS and the representatives have been unable to get the Water board to take any action or even have a meeting and open the bid It Is rumored that a bid of from 114.000 to fis.ono less la receiving favorable con sideration. Members of the syndicate feel that their bid should be considered If they offer the most money and that It la only fair to them and also the the Interest of the city of Omaha. THIEF IS CAPTURED SOON AFTER STEALING RINGS Within two hours titer Tom O Brln bad been employed by Mrs. Fred L. gar gent of 414 South Twenty-ninth street, to ssuxt in the sprl.ig houe t'enlng a, the Sargent home. O'Brien had disap peared; two valuable diamond rings worth flat were slso missing. One of the Sargent children saw O'Brien rummaging about the cblni closet where Mrs. Sargent kept her valuables and told her mother. Falling to find the lings Mra Sargent notified the police. De tectives Dunn and Fleming were sent on the esse. Dunn chased O'Brien to the alley on Twenty-ninth between Jackson and Dewey streets, and captured him after firing two shots Into the air. O'Brien told Dunn where he had cached the diamonds beneath manure pile. The lings were recovered and O'Brien arrested. He waa arraigned before Magis trate Foster on a charge of grand larceny, and pleaded not guilty. He was bound over to the district court under 11,400 bond. W. C.A. IS TO OPEN CAMP AT CARTER LAKE THIS YEAR If the water which Is bow tn Carter lake remains there the members of the Yourur Women's Christian association will have their camp, Gymwocka, open June L j Lsun year the camp had to be doeed be cause of the low water. Prospeeta are brighter this season and the week-end parties at Gymwocka, with rowing aod swimming, will probably bo resumed. BUTTER STILL SOAKS IK PRICE Mae Oats His her Than Tbla Time Last Ynr gB Ala Htsaer Maay Caaiaat PHrea by Plaaitaa l.irdru. The first carload of pineapples of tt season will arrive In Omaha Friday from Cuba. May begin the season for canning pineapple and stores will prepare for the rush. They will sell from 74 cents to -V cents each. A ten-pound box of California white cherries, shipped by Teter Itocco to the Davla 6 Baudo company, Sll South Kiev nth street, has arrived and was placed on the market at 5. The cherries are beautiful the company probably will place them on display for a few duvs before disposing- of them. These luxuries, may distract the atten tion of the consumer from the price de manded for epgs and butter, which may be listed In the same class. Butter still remains 9 cents hip her than the price of a year ago 34 cents a pound for th creamery or country variety. l-Vgs also are standing; at the same level. A. Klntr. ma naer of Hay den Bros.' grocery department. says that because of the heavy storing now being done eggs are selling at 3 cents a dosen and prob ably will remain there, despite the heavy shipments of the farmers and poultrv producers. "Although good grass la coming on and dairymen are taking advantage of It, th price of butter stands without good rea son at the same cost to the consumer,' he declares. This la the season for planting tomMJ and cabbage plants. They are soiling at ;S cents dosen, and many wno are anilous to reduce their cost of living are doing extensive planting. Romance of Decade Has Joyous Climax in Church Wedding Romance of the mst mmantlc nature and mutual love no leva unusual found a joyous climax yesterday morning at , when Miss Delia Brer nan of llarwood. Pa., and Rodney C. Jewell of Omaha were united In maniajte. The nuptials were celebrated In 8U John's church. Rev. Father Rrongeest officiating. The cere mony was simple and according to the Out hollo rite. Though they had carried on a warm courtship for ten years, the young people had never seen one another until Tuesday, when Miss H ten nan arrived from the east to be claimed. It was a decade ago thnt Jewell found tucked In a shirt he had bought a note asking the finder to write to Delia Bren nan. He did, and then there came a rapid fire of correspoi.de nee which never lagged until all was complete for the wed ding ceremony. SEASON IS CONCLUDED BY TOPICS DEPARTMENT Humanity to dumb animals was the subject of papers at the meeting of the current topics depsrtment of the Omsha Woman's club Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Emmanuel Ochrle read a paper on "Tlje History of the Humane Movement In the I'nlted States;" Mrs. lnnkoy Smith gave current notes on the movement In dif ferent foreign countries: Mrs. W. A. Challis read from Itlchard Harding Davis' "Bar Sinister" and Miss Alice ami Gladys Chandler sang. It was the dppsrtmrni's lat meeting of the season. Mis. '. Vincent, leader, was re-elected ss was also Mrs. Karl Stanfield, secretary snd treasurer. Mrs. Charles Hemple was chosen chairman of the entertainment committee, to lie as slsted by Mrs. J. I,. Adsma, Mrs. C. K. Hutchlns and Mrs. Hess. Mrs. Benjamin Hrookflcld was re-elected chairman of the courtesies committee. The deiiartment decided to give a luncheon next summer st one of the country clubs at the time Baroness von Suttner from Austria Is here on her tour of this country In the Interests of the peace movement JUDGE NAMES REPORTERS TO SETTLE LEGAL PUZZLE The judgment of Solomon In deciding which woman was the real mother of a baby wilt be Imitated this morning when Police Judge Foster will decide which of three boys owns a bicycle re covered by the police. About a year ago Frank I In ma no, Wal ter Conners and Robert Stivers, mes senger boys, had their machines stolen. Yesterday all three positively Iden tified a certain bicycle as belonging to them. As each was very positive. Judge Foster was thrown Into a quandary. "If I cannot satisfy all three of the boys. I can at least give each a portion of the bicycle," said the court. After studying over the complicated ease a few moments he announced that the three police reporters present would be appointed an arbitration committee to determine to whom the bicycle should be awarded. MISS MACKIN COLLECTS GREEK ILLUSTRATONS Miss Kugenle Mackln of the Depart ment of History of the Omaha High school Is preparing her paper on "Mater ial for Teaching Greek lltntory" which she will give before the Btate History association at the High school library Saturday morning. She has collected many beautiful paint ings and drawings of Greek architecture to use In Illustrating her psper. The members of the sssodsrton will be In vited to inspect this collection, a num ber of the pictures being the valuable private property of Oraahans. COUNTY BOARD ORDERS CONTRACTORS TO HURRY The Board of County Commissioners has sent a communication to Caldwell A Drake, contractors, for the erection of the new county court house. Instructing them to proceed without delay in finishing sev eral small Jobs on the new building. The commissioners took this action that the contractors cannot get from under the work on the pretext of not having re ceived Instructions. Losing Hair? Co To Your Doctor Ayers HairVigor is composed of sulphur, glycerin, quinin, sodium chlorid, capsicum, sage, alcohol, water, perfume. Not a single injurious ingredient in this list Ask your doctor if this is not so. Ahairtonk. A hair dressing. Promptly checks falling hair. Com pletely destroys all dandruff. Does not color the hair. t.ftw In answer to Mayor lahl man's demand that they state their position In reoird to the Omaha police force, the seven candidate for counrllmea on the Oti sens' I'nion slate altmed ttie following statement yesterday morning: "Falsely garbed constructions hare ap peared In the public press and haje gained circulation by word of mouth, as to the position of the Citixens" t'nion candidates with reference, to the police department. 'We therefore deem it proper to state that It Is not our pur, .one to waste the time and money of the city In Investi gating past charges of dereliction of duty on the part of any member of the police department from the chief down, "The positions In this department are held during good behavior and no one can he removed except upon charges regu larly made and proved after proper notice and hearing. The Citizens' union candidates will take the force as fhey find it and If the or ders of the commission for the enforce ment of the law are obeyed, neither the chief nor any subordinate need have any fear of removal. '"If. however, such orders are not obeyed, we will punish the offender to the limit of our power under the law." Birth Rate Gains While Death Rate Shows a Decrease The birth rate last mouth Increased by four over the record of the same month of the previous year, according to the rvixjrt of the vital atatislkiiw. There were thirty less deaths la't month llira In April, lsll. anil each one of the four months of this year have shown a gradu ally decreasing death rate. In April 1T7 children were born: ninety two males and eighty-five females and two iwlrs of twins. In the same month of 1911 ninety-one males snd eighty three female children were born. Deaths this month were !. compared with ItiO for April. 1911. H. S. Lad Dismissed from Regj,ment for Smoking in Ranks The first offender of the clgareiie smok ing ban of the Omaha lllgli school cadet regiment was dismissed from the drill corps yesterday by a genenil order Issued by Captain Arthur H. Cowan, command ant. Prof. Nathan Hernr'telu, faculty su pervisor of the cadets, saw the lad puffing the forbidden weed In ranks and promptly took the rase up, making it an eiamiUe for future offenders. Fred Klewlt, '13. a private, la named in the dismissal orders. Emil Brandeis' Body Enroute for Omaha; to Arrive Friday At 3 yesterday afternoon the body of Kmll Rrandela wss sent from Halifax by American express, bound for Omaha. The express company has not been In formed of the route to he. taken and can mil say when the body will arrive, it Is rxtct-ted. though, that It will not be later than Friday, Army Notes Caiitali. .'esse V. Craig, First Infantry, of Wymote, and First Lieutenant Edwin K, Newbold, First Infantry, of York, of the Nebraska National guard are directed to attend and continue the court of in struction during the next garrison school term at Fort Crook. First Lieutenant Alexander W. Maiim, ordinance department, It Is assigned to the Fourth Infantry to take effect on June 20. Herneant Arthur Nagle. Company 1. and quarter master Ferg.ant Jamea I. Wootlaid, Company K, of the Fourth Infantry, now In Washington and having performed the duties assigned them April 22, are directed to return to Fort Crook, with permission to dflay ten days enroute for their own convenience. Key to the (Situation He Advertising. Sure, Safe Way To Cure Corns "Blnj- loatt llM.y rUztr ani All Coro-frssl Carefree Fuss no more with bloody knives and razors with nil my salves and sticky ticking plasters Mother no more with bulky straits, cotton wads, cloth dough nuts and similar nuisances: No more need adding lnult to Injury. 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Free Land Information The Twentieth Century Farmer, to meet the demand of its readers for laid information, has gathered and compiled data on soils', climate and farming conditions in all parts of the lountry. It is willing to give out this information, free if postage is sent with inquiry. Do You Want to Know About government land laws, location of land of fices, etc. How to get irrigation lands, location of projects, laws governing same, etc Best sections for fruit growing, general farming, stock raising or dairying. Tour questions will get prompt attention. State plainly and specifically what you want to know. JYrite, Land Information Bureau The Twentieth Century Farmer Omaha, Nebraska m i it i MssM PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS P. A. Yeter of PanvlUe, K. Is visit- ' Ing with his covin in, John O. Velser of this city. T J. Flynn. manager of the women's cloak and suit department at Haxden Hro., has returned from lSew Vork, whem he tin been buying an additional f supply of summer goods, K. It. Huller, former traveling agent of ; the Northvu-atern and in charus nf bual nefts In local territory, has been appointed 1 traveling agent, vice John Mellen, pro moted to (tie Misl(on of general ngent of (he freinht and passenger offices In Omaha. I,ne H M-'tt atfe. Bund ay editor of the ( Chicago Trihune, popped In Omaha with j his wife on a vacation trip to the cast. ; Mr. Metcalfe. In an expertsnctd newsnatmr ; nmn ami a relative of H. U Metcalfe, asaireluio editor of Mr. Bryan's Coin- ' mutter.