TTTE OMAtlA RrXPAY BKK: ArRTL 1H. 1011. ) r AiTAIIiS AT SOUTH OMAHA! C.ty Treasurer Gillin Hustlei in Many Back Taxes. IITTS TWO FUNDS IN GOOD SHAPES Mar Snt Re looser rrrnnmry to Lay off I Irrmm and 1'olirrinra (carina lea lloot I alver oltr Wrk. TIlHt I lit- liartiallv liaii.li.ri fira unit r... tic fund mar he heloeri anil h t-ir. anri Police boa id no tonaer obbsed to lay off f.remen and policemen. City Treasurer .mm iu tni a apprisl' effort to r olled tuck taxoa II haa hnr.n ahla In In ' i0 In 1 and irnw taxes thus far. Thla monev will be turner) ov rr to ttie credit I'f the two fund. OwlnR to the fact that the two funds ! Iier-orr.lna: depleted the board has for ine iat few month heen ohllued to lav 'Tf a number of firemen and policemen eCh month The c'tv treasurer ,1... I.l.I (me weeks ago that If any amount of back taxes could he collected the board would no lonner be compelled thus to crip ple Its two denartments It la n fait that since the treasurer has been able to t In about HcflOO this will put the two fund In such ahape that the laying; off will tR discontinued. (.radiatfi Ilooat I Mlveraltr. A niaaa n;eetlnn was h"ld by the alumni 01 tne Mouth Omaha High school Friday morphia, at the htah school auditorium The nieeilna was attended by the entire may or students f the school and the faculty. it was for the purpose, of In ducing graduate, from the high achool to a I tend the Nebraska Plate university. Miss larlinf, head of the history de partment of the hlKli school, mariu .i,r.rt speech; on -Why lllah School Uraduates Miould Uo to College." This waa followed by a selection from the. Klrls quartet of the claas of '10. Ralph Oramllch spoke on "Medical Kducation." hia talk being fol lowed by a Piano selection bv Karl. Ttalph Curtl mad a ahort talk on the conservation of the foreata. and Harry .-wxon on engineering. Ted Lehmer ren deied a violin nolo, followed by a talk on the teachers' coll eae at tha untvaraltv ktv Catherine l,owry. Karle Page spoke of ' lramatlcs at the University," which was tuiiowea by a vocal solo by Ann Rawley Hlrd tHryker spoke on athletics at college A reading waa given by Katherlne Rawley Miss Laura Peterson rendered a vocal solo and Dana Van fJusen talked on Irmraaium Agnes Fitzgerald talked about the alumni pia, winch la to be given next Monday evening at the hleh achool auditorium a vocal solo by Gcorglna Davis ended the protfram. Marie City (.oaalp. t. A Jn"v ro"1,n'sslon firm, the Donahue I andall company, has been organized at the Block yards. The body of James Gallagher will 'e re moved thla morning at 9:30 to Bpark.i, Kan., for interment. CAM., at our store for appropriate susr Kstlons on men s apparel for faster. M. ulkln & Co. A number of South Omaha aportamen will leave today for various Jack snipe grounds in the state. .Mr. and VI pa T , ....... t. l .. u . ' we"y-o',th street, are rejoicing over u. A uauguier. A regular meeting of the Phil Kearney post and Women a Relief corps will oe held tonight. All members are requested to be present. The KnlKhts and Ladles of Security will f '? VKI1 parlr at he Modern. Woodmen hall Twenty-sixth and N streets. Monday evening. .i.'o'i Vru-i.n will have as his guest duilng Kaster week his slater. Miss Vivian ti.. ul!""l,n;. -r8"on Is a pupil at me na.red Heart academy at Rockwell. .J.1,1" looking for a man whose hams la alleged to be Alfred Miller. He is ! ?. . " nv swindled a number vt Greeks living here out of various aunis of money. City Clerk Frank Good sent away a num ber of bond histories to Toledo. O.. Friday As soon hh the histories are paaxed upon the prtvlntf bonds will be sent on by tha bonding company. On next Wednesday evening the enter tainment committee of Booth Omaha aerie , Jraternal order of F.nglea. will give' its will hi1 Zf, 'he e,ii "' ,,Hm " Th" nce fortnei' dances. .jii '"I'l-1 a,ur: b" lv,n by h local son aerie n th recent Henson fire tha: lodge lost Its home, furniture and prac- i,'.Myw" i".' 'h ,,KUe ""Ptrly. The loTil tl win ,UI.n over ,h. prot.eH,, f the dance to the brother lodge. WEALTHY BRIDEGROOM x LEAVES WIFE AT HOTEL l. J. WrlcL, Who Married Mn. C lara Arialr of Omaha, (.ore Hark a Ilia Bargala. MOCNTAIN CJROVK, Mo., April (Speclal Tclesram.) 1. J. JVyriek, a vealthy bachelor, went from here to omaha two weeks agi and married Mrs. Clara Adair, a grafs widow. Last week he brought her here and took her out to his l.LW-acre ranch. Yesterday he brought her to town and left her at the Palace hotel. An hour later he notified the pro prietor that he would not be responsible for her board. Then she got busy with a lawyer. A warrant for wife abandonment has heen made to the prosecuting attorney by Mrs. Wyrick. Friends say Wyrlck had known the woman three years before Harrying her. Wyrlck refuses to talk about tha matter. M'CCRMICK'S UMBRELLA AEROPLANE IS WRECKED DUeslas Badly Itamaared Oarlaua- Pre. Ilaalaarr Teat at Aatonlo. Tex a. BAN ANTON10t7x.. April IB.-Tne "umbrella aeropiar.e" owned by Cyrus Uo ( oroilck. Jr., of Chicago came to grief to day In Ita initial flight at the army post. After running over the field, but never rising from the ground, the aeroplane struck a depression. At the same time a gust of wind hit the machine. The re sult waa a badly wrecked aeroplane, w. t). Homme, the operator, escaped unhurt. PAVING ORDINANCE REPEALED lltjr Coaarll lleclrlea that Petltlna for Pavlaar Klabteeath Ktreet la Not Rrfilar. Tha ordinance creating the Improvement district for the paving of Eighteenth street from Howard to Charles Ktreet waa ordered repealed at tha special niaotjng of the city council Saturday morning. An opinion from Oty Attorney Rlna stated that the signatures to the original petition waa circulated in blank, leaving tha district to be named later. A protest from three property owners (long Eighteenth street recited that tha siguaures had been obtained upon a state n ent that tha petition was for dealgnaing tha character of paving in case the street was ordered paved. But that when the pe tition waa filed It called for the paving of tha street. Though the protestors appeared at the jesting they were not called on to present facta In substantiation ot their protest. They were Informed that tha ordinance would be repealed. Councilman McOovern Instated that tbey should be heard, but he waa told It was unnecessary, as the peti tion waa irregular, despite the fact that it bad bee approved by tha city attorney. New Officers v. . - -a- 1 I . 4 'Jf A M F " J" f I I. I t f w !- Standing, Jft to Rluht ". 1 1. Stall. Head Manager. Orand Island: L. II. Saunders, Head Escort. Verdlgre; Fred Evmer Ielegate-at-Iree. Lincoln: Jl. ddard. Chairman Hoard of Managers, F.dgtnont, S. D. ; Colonel C. U Mather Head Man ager. Henson; Captain George Novacek. Head ManaKer. Omaha. Sitting. I.eft to Right C. J. Kngstrom. Head Clerk, Kearney; Fdward Walsh. Past Head Consul. Omaha; John Ken nedy, Head Adviser. South Omaha; U. 1.. Howe. Head Hanker. Omaha. vrnvr.ivo r.i.r.v-1 r.u J l tiir, uinmiLT llfc.AU t AMr Mbbll.NU AT tlASTINOS OX Tl ESPAY. APRltj 11, Crane Killed While Training for Auto Races in Omaha Professional Driver Meets Instant Death in Kansas City When Car Throws Two Tires. KANSAS CITY. April 15. Xed Crane, driving a Bulrk racing car In a practice test at Elm Ridge track, was instantly killed this afternoon when his machine threw two tires and turned over. Crane's body was not mangled nor crushed. The nlncty-horse power car was making a turn on 'the west side ot the track when the accident occurred. The front tire buit and the machine turned over three times. Crane was thrown with great force on the hard dirt track. When he was picked up his head was doubled under his chest. A superficial examination- Indicated hi neck was broken. Bert Dodge, a mechanician, who wa rid ing with Crane, was also hurled from the car. He fell In the center ot the track several yards from where Crane's body landed. At first it waa thought Podge waa killed, but after a few minutes he recovered consciousness. Two physicians at the race course took charge f him. It Is believed his Injuries are not dangerous. . Crane waa the holder of five Interna tional motor car racing records. In liiio he established a world's record for a mile on a circular, level track, turning the Flmllco course at Paltimore In 0:504. On half mile unbanked tracks Crana held three records. He made a half mile In 0:X), a mile in 1:30 and two miles In l:i4 at Rochester, N. Y., on August 0 1910. On May 30 last Crane negotiated 100 miles on the famous Indianapolis track In 1.15:00- I.lka many other famous drivers. Crane rose from the ranks of the chauffeurs. Fntll I F. Collier, the New York pub lisher, died in April. 1509. Crane was his driver. He also had charge of Collier's twenty-two machines. It Is not quite two years since he entered the professional ranks, but in that short time he became known as one of the nerviest and fastest drivers that ever turned a steering wheel. Crane drove four machines. His pride was a specially constructed 200-horse power Petrlch. He also had a Simplex, a Velie and the Bulck In which he rode to his death. It was the racer's Intention to enter his cars In a meet which was to he held at Elm Ridge this summer. He came here three weeks aim and has been resting and practicing driving since his arrival. The racer s home was In Philadelphia He had planned to go from here to Omaha where races are to be held the last Satur day in April by the Omaha Motor club THREE ORDINATIONS PROVIDED l-UH OFFICER HIGH PRIEST special Services Provided for Thla Parpoae to lie Held Xeat landar. LA MUX I, la., April 15. iSnecial 'ivi- Krain.)-Among the reports at tha business session or the Latter Day Sainta- ,,... ence today waa one from the Oeneral Sun- aa m nonl association, which showed a membership of 27.K.7 and 63 schools. The first presidency of the church recom mended the following members to be or dained to the office of high priest: Amos Berve. Frank G. Hedrlck. Thomas A. Ivle. George Barraclough. Mark H. Sla-frled and Corner R. Wells. Three ordinations were provided for. President Joseph Smith recommended V. M. Goodrich and Samuel Twombly to be ordained members of the high council to fill vacancies and were so approved. The high council Is a court of last resort In church trials and Is composed of twelve high priests. A special ordination meeting was announced to be held SunHav at which time all those to be ordained wouia be ordained HixiHHotrri BEKOHB HOI UK (rnrral Debate Will Probably (.,. tlaaie for Three !ae. WASHINGTON. April 15,-The l ;,n,di.,n reciprocity bill was formally laid nefore the house Just before adjournment today and after general debate, which probably will continue for three davs. It will k. pasued. That this action will be taken is no Inncer a matter for speculation, as the indicated beyond all douht Its ability to pui inruugn us legislative program. Mr. Underwood announced on the floor that he would yield five hours of his own time to Representative McCuli ,.r i Mldasa,- chusetts. author of the reciprocity measure wnicn passea me house last session and of which the pending democratic Is a counterpart. He also declared In formally that he did not wish tn nn.i. discussion of the measure, but h. kh..-.i It should be concluded within three days. npeaaina- or me opposition. , Mr. Dalsell said he had no desire unduly to protract the debate. The Omaha Hee'a Great Hooklovrrs' Con test Thlrty-nlna prizes. You can enter at any time. of District Head Vt ! Kearney Debaters Win ! in Western District Unanimous Decision of Judges Gives Contest with North Platte to Them. KEARNEY, Neb., April 15. (Special Tel egram.) Hy a unanimous decision of three Jutlyes Kearney High school won the west ern Nebraska district debating contest from North Platte. The question debated was, "Resolved, That the policy of main taining the United States navy at Its pres ent strength is preferable to substantially Increasing it." Kearney upheld the affirmative, Mrss Agnes Frank, Junius Oldham anil Frank Wilcox maintaining that the present navy Is adequate. The negative, upheld by Victor Halligan, Miss Florence hidings and Miss Margaret Junes, asserted ' that "pre paredness for war was the best assurance of peace." This victory gives Kearney a representa tive In the state debating contest to be held In Lincoln. The Judges of the con test were: A. E. Sheldon, Lincoln; W. V. Snyder, North Platte, and M. R. Snod grass, evearney. MINPKX. Neh., April 15. (Special Tele gram.) Trenton High school, represented by Raymond Scott, William Werts and Oscar Carlson, won In the debate with the Mlnden High sc hool, repi evented by Lloyd Hanson. Ray Wait and Lawrence Benson, at the First Presbyterian church in Mlnden, on "the question of an increased naval policy. . . c tilrls Limited to Two tiowns. MAHON CITY, la.. April 15.-1 Special. -"Take no thought of what ye shall wear" Is not at the present time applicable to the graduating class of the Mason City When Miss Lang begins her farewell week In Omaha on Sunday afternoon, she will have the support of two new actors. Eugene Ormonde, a man of much expe rience, has been engaged as leading man for the company, and will take the leading roles In the comedies to be given next week. Earl Mitchell, whose most recent engagement was with the Shubert company playing "Baby Mine." in which he had the role of Jimmy Jinks, has been engaged as principal comedian for Miss I-ang. He will also give his first performance on Sunday afternoon. Mr. Mitchell Is a writer as well as an actor, and owns a typewriting machine which he makes work for its living when he isn't dolni; Stunts on the stage. Peter Donald and his lamp post enter tained an unusual gathering at the Orpheum last night, when Clan Gordon was out In force. Rut all the enthusiasm was not for Peter:. Meta Carson more than shared n the wild applause, and was pre sented with a huge armful of roses at the end of the act. Peter delivered a wee bit talk, expressing his thanks for the cordiality of his welcome to Omaha, and taking a farewell of his friends, for he is going .back to Scotland shortly, and will be In Lunnon when King Oeordie Is crowned, sitting In St. Kav.ds chair on the auld stane. He modestly admits that he must hurry his departure somewhat in order that he may reach the other side in time, so as noUto delay the coronation ceremony. The Clairvoyant" Is the name of a play with music, now accupylng a place In the future production plans of Mr. George Lederer. It Is by Messrs. Edward Peple and Karl Hobchna. Miss Ray Lewis, one of the first vaude ville dancers In the country to attempt harefoot dancing. Is at the American this week In some classical interpretive dancing. Clad in a transparent garment of flimsy silk, with a few beads, she Interprets the famous Xautch dance, one of the most difficult of all dances. Saturday matinee at the American will hereafter be especially designated as chll dun's day and the performers all will make extra efforts to uit the little ones. This week's bill Includes several laughing features to please the little ones, Including that laughing feature of features. "A Jay Cirrus" presented by Sherman Deforest and company. Oeorge SI. Cohan has declared against the chorus girl, and this, ought to Just about settle the fate of the "merry merry." He says she is excess baggage, and that he'd rather put his money into real actors. Still, there's Klo Zlegfeld. and as long as he's afloat the chorus girl will stand a show. Mr. Jameson Lee Finney, an actor In "The I'eop Purple," has withdrawn from the cast of that melodrama because a frame containing photographs of Mr. Rich ard Dennett, also of the cast, was displayed in the lobby of the New Vork City theater wnere they have been playing. Mr. Hennett is to be a star In the autumn, aetlna- Mrs. Burnett a play based on the character Camp, W. 0. W. 3f mil. schools, the directors, the teachers and the parents. Some of the sweet girl graduates want more fussy attire than others and the, board and teachers are anxious to put them all In cap and gown attire. The ukase has gone forth that each girl member of the clans will be limited to two dresses. This helps some. Mrs. Searles Resigns . Office of Registrar High School Official Leaves at Once Board Will Choose Her Suc cessor Today. Mrs. Xettle Searles, registrar at the high school, has resigned. Her resignation Is effective al once. Her successor will he chosen at a meeting of the teachers' com mittee of the Board of Education to be held this afternoon. Mrs. Searles was chosen to succeed Iouis Northrop, who resigned February 3, to take up a course at tne state university. Miss McGaw Is said to be slated for ap pointment to the place made vacant by the resignation of Mrs. Searles. On another page will be round the rules, governing the Booklovers' Contest. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kngel and family and Mr. and Mrs. John Hansen and famllv returned Friday from Spokane, where they went to attend the funeral of Mrs. John Hansen's and John Engel's mother. MOVEMENTS OP OCEABr STEAMSHIPS. Prt Arrlvafl. Sailed. NAPLES Bunnli ROTTERDAM. ...iNteuw Amaterdam OKMOA Cretlc KT. JOHN , Era. ot Britain tSfj : nitatia. HALIFAX Tuatslan EARL MITCHELL. of G. Selden in "The Shuttle." Mr. Finney haa been a star, but nothing is said now as to his again being a star. "Pelllsler's Potted Plays" Is the trade mark of a series of London entertainments that represent a aort of compromise be tween the Zlegfeld "Follies" and the old Weber and Fields extravaganzas. Mr. Weber Is importing the London make, and will put It forward In a fortnight as "Canned Comedies." "The Kiss Wait" is the most recent ef fort In the way of a title of entirely vulgar suggestion. Miss Klsa Ryan, whose role in "Marriage a la Carte" has been given to Misa Gertrude Vanderbilt, Is to be In the new work which is being prepared for the New York Casino. The music Is from Vienna. "Misa Louise Gunning or Miss Crlstine Nielsen In 'The Balkan Princess.' " th, manner of advertising the venture In New York City. Miss Gunnings voice is an un certain quantity. It seems, and, further, she Is a bit restrictive In tha matter of matinees. If "Out of Fix" It may be the food. Try Grape-Nuts "There's a Reason" 4r ' ; a Y L - 1 jMany Are Out Early : to Do Their Part iu j Cleaning Up City i I Twenty Wagons from the Street J Cleaning: Department Kept Busy j Streets Are Flushed. T(kes. gr.iwn rustv from lone disuse, ! were rluu up from their hiihna places, and I .nald citizens of Omaha, lads and laborer Joined In wielding them In bcautlfylns ' Omaha, In response to Mayor Pahlman's proclamation for cleaning up the city Sat I urday. On every corner In the city, where rub j liish had nccuinulateJ, small forces of mn j Httacked the job with a venttenncc- own j crs of property throusliout the cll-. taklnc nuvantace ol a n.iliiiy spring morn nc, were up with the larks, nml by S o'clock the lawns presented a splchand span hp pen ranee. R:lght ard early, twenty-five waenns be longing to th city street commissioner's department, were sent out on their rounds to ga'her the rubbish, In response to re musts from citizens. The city was di vided Into ten districts, two wagons beln nanigned to each. Five wagons were re served for utility purposes. Street Commissioner Flynn personally superintended the collection of the refuse. Thursday and Friday nights the streets of f of "ii ! jj ! " "ii o NEW 1910 STYLES GRANDS AMD UPRIGHTS At Important Reductions ALSO A FEW NEW 1910 STYLES, WEBERS A snrsr vrnvM AMU IVLUilliiiNS . This is the first time during our many years of piano business that we have offered the above three makes of Pianos at reduced prices. Our reason for doing so now is on account of exten sive alterations we anticipate making through out our entire building. In order to facilitate a quick sale of these instruments, we offer them during the week of April, beginning MonUay, the 17th. BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS SPECIAL AND UNHEARD OF SALE WILL ONLY LAST FOR ONE WEEK, ENDING APRIL 22, 1911. ' x Schmoller & Cease Your n? ran n U u (JUL m3 BSSflaVBBBaffl 1 1 JA Starting Sunday, .April 16, The Bee will publish your Domestic Help ad. 1 pi If you need a girl about the house, drop in The Bee office and leave your ad, or telephone Tyler-1000, or let us know what kind of a servant you want and we will write the ad for you and run it absolutely free until you get results. But don't forget to telephone us when to stop the ad. Remember! The Bee always secures the highest class help. LET A the down-town district wcie flush. d by the street ch-anliix department. Faster morning OniHha will present a appearance thnt will compute favorably with any citv In the world More than JO requests were received hy the street comm'sslom rs for vvauons to re move rubbish. Oiisintf the morning thev were pouring In lnN latxe numbir. but those that came after Ihe wamftia started on their rounds had ti be refusal. "Never before have such penerous responses been made to the tnavor's proclamation, ' said Street Commissioner Flvnn "We stnpp'"l hII city work and pu' our waenns HI th" disposal rf iho eliUens as our part of the work." GOAT BUTTS SPEEDING AUTO Hilly Makes Ilia Mark and Hracnta the Scarfs of the ,.tuall Ho. There n i , mi between a hll roat and an automobile iu the boulevard near Twenty-second street, llavonne. Long Island, with the result that the bll!goat smashed one of the lamps of the machine, put a big dent In the hood, and then pro ceeded to butt from the Immediate neigh borhood small hoys who congrei-nied In large numbers near the scene of the unos tiiil accident. The collision was due to the fact that the blllygoat. which Just bad raten an old broom and was devouring paste-laden show posters for dessert. In sisted on using the roadway In the boule vard for his dining table. The driver of the approaching antomo- Mueller Piano Co. ER1IT FORTH Worrying About ILifUlL ME BEE WANT AD DO IT- ! bile bonked bis horn for billv to get out f the way. The beat felt so sure of his ground, however, that be Inei ely honkru hack and took a fresh moot iful of deep red poster and shook the rt.irger signal In the fare of the chauffeur. "All light. Mlll ; Vni sorry for Mu." the chauffeur said and br sent his machine spinning toward the goat j I'.iHy aw the two lamps in fiont. mis- took thrm for the eves of a new and a sttange appearing animal, hunched mm j self and launched forward at the psyebo j logical moment Ills aim w true, af i ' h. struck on- with such force that the chauffeur was showered with spllnteted glass, which would cnH for an explana tion to his employer hiter As the ma chine lifted the belllg- r.itit nn'mal It kicked the hood' of the machine and raved It in Then I'llly gave up for the moment and permltt'd the auto to toss him Into u snow pile at thri side of Hie boulevard. He was In cold storage onlv a few mv unds when be In ant bo s laughing at w hat I hey regarded his bal d lurk. Indignant because of Juvenile misconception of what really bad occurred impelled him to hump hlmsrlf once more. He emerged from the nowptle like w rotarv plow from a drifi on the Northern I'aoific road, and sent the boya scurrying for safety. Th- n Hilly went t i a .billboard, pulled off both tegs and part of the torso of an actress In tights, returned to his old stand in the center of the boulevard, and resumed his Interrupted meal. New York Press. the Servants slMkttiki aB ' ASKWGn