IKE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: .TUNE IS. 1911.
Council Bluffs
Minor Mention
Th Consoll Bff Office of
Th Ouhi Be Is at IS Soot
tret. Both Phones 43.
Davis, drugs.
, Wedding silver at Leffert's.
Corrlgan, undertaker, Phones 141
FAL'BT BEER AT ROGERS' BUFFET.
( Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. Ml.
Lewis Cutler, funeral dirjctor. Phone 97,
Pl'RK GOLD WKDDiNU KING3 LEF
FERT'S. LlOFFFERT'g dollar window la the talk
of the town.
See the new 1911 wall paper patterns at
Berwick', ill South Main street.
Call 142 for a cue of Gund'n Peerless
beer. J. J. KJ.-'n Co., distributors.
The place to buy wedding gifts. See our
window dutpiay. raiibie Art shop, as)
broad way.
Ladles, look In our window and see the
II bargains for fauiMay. I', i'. DeVol
Hardware ctmipan), 6m l!rnaiwa.v.
Bessie Ratcllff, the Inrnt asughter of
Mr. and Mr. Thomas Katcliff. died nt an
early hour yesterday at their home. ,s:
Avenue F.
Freeh channel rat flh, lio per lh; hall
but, 12c per lb.; lake trout,. IVic per lb..
Ice cream, 26o per quart; milk, be per quart.
V I IB lllirKfl.
.JZ 7 8ohut. the Infant daughter of Mr.
fnLewl. fow.Kelfl"!
Uimach trouble. The lun.ial uhl be held
from the residence thin afternoon.
Sunday afternoon the council Bluffs
Merchants play the Townscnds of Omahn
at their ball park, Hioumvu.- and "lhinv
fourth street, Council bluff's. The Aler
cliants w.ll be strengthened with a few of
the invincible team for ml game.
John Lahey. with not an enemv In the
World except an appetite for strong drink,
was sent to the city Jail tor ten d.vs
yesterday morning bv I'oll.-e Judge Hnvder.
iHi mn hlranfli axk.vl to he eni there
as the only method l.kely to Interrupt the
himself lndul8,n ,n ln P" oi
Qeorglana-Graham, daughter of Mr. and
rs. R. H. Graham of Carson, lu., died
yesterday at the Kdmundsnn hospital after
two weeks' Illness from brain trouble. The
body waa taken to Cutler's to be prepared
for removal to the home of the parents,
where the funeral will be held on Sunday
afternoon.
The deaf mutes of Council Bluffs and
Omaha have arranged to give an original
j.-..iU.i.,u,c .now at tne i.yrtc theater In
Omaha thla evening. The adaptation of the
Play has been Isrgcly prepared by Prof, and
Mis. Schuyler Long of this city. Pome of
origniesi talent ln the two cities will
bo in the cast.
Sheriff McCaffery yesterday appointed
the appraisers to condemn the property
required for the opening of Hyde avenue.
In accordance with the action of the city
coaficll at the meeting on Monday evening.
hy are William Arnd, 11. W. Binder, J.
P. Hess, Thomas O. Green, Wallace Benja
min and H. U. McOee. , . .
Elijah Perkins, aged CI years, died yester
day at the home ot his daughter, ' Mrs.
George Sanderson,' 3021 Avenue B, after
two weeks' linens, from paralysis.' The
body will be taken to Silver City" this
afternoon for burial. The services will be
held in the Methodist church there. Rev.
Mr. Wright of Hastings officiating.
William Rawls. the negio ai rested Thurs
day, charged wit it attempting to assault
tha 10-year-old daughur of Mr. and Mrs.
John L. Hathaway, Thlrtv-fourth and Ave
nue B, was sent to the county Jail yester
day morning to await indictment by the
grand Jury. The evidence of six witnesses
waa taken In pollee court, and thev told
atorlos that did not conflict, and made It
fietty certain that the neicro will face a
wenty-year sentence to the state jenl
tentiary. Rawls had no dcf-r. to make
nd practically admitted the t ' li ot the
charge.
Brick Kuhn, well known In t . 1 Bluffs
nd Omaha as an automobile aa.u.iaun, died
In Twin Falls, Idaho, on Wednesday, after
n illness of only , a few days from pneu
monia. The body waa returned here for
burial, arriving over the Union I clflc at
S:0 o'clock last evening. W. H. Kuhn, a
brother, accompanied 1 the remains. Mr,
Kuhn left Omaha last autumn and went to
the Idaho city, for the purpose of engag
ing .In the real estate bualness. He was
making a brilliant success of it until he
waa stricken by his fatal Illness. The body
was taken to Woodrtng'a undertaking room.
It will be taken today to the former home
In Garner township where the funeral will
be held on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mr. Kuhn Is survived by his widow, who
waa at his bedside. when he died. and. who
will also accompany the body home.
Cauliflower at fOo per head. Try our B. M.
blend coffee at 30c, nothing better in the
elty. Bartel ft Miller. Telephone 369.
NELSON G0EST0 COPENHAGEN
Castodlaa ( Library Balldlns; Will
. " - Par Visit to Boyhood
Home.
Bartel Kelson, custodian of the public
library, will leave tomorrow evening for
a visit to his old home at Copenhagen,
which he has not seen since he left it as
a boy twenty-eight years ago. He has not
een his mother, who Is now S7 years old,
tor more than twenty years, and he la
looking forward to the moment when he
can again throw his arms around her neck
with the mast eager expectation. Mr. Nel
son has been prevented from revisiting
his native land for the reason that he
took trench- leave of the Punish army,
neglecting to finish four months of his
term of compulsory service.
Ur. Nelson's home-coming Is going to be
omethlng of an event: He has timed his
departure so that he will. reach Copenhagen
on July 4. and he will be -greeted at the
pier by a number1 of Council Bluffs people,
who are visiting there. lie will carry a
beautiful silk American flag, which has
been presented to him .for . the purpose
by Mrs. Bessie K. Black, assistant librar
ian.' The Council -Bluffs colony has, been
advised of his coming and he presentation
of ths flag, and the waving of that banner
from the deck of the vessel will be the
signal for some rousing American cheers.
He will be greeted by . Max Olson, the
North Main street grocer; Mr, and Mrs.
Martin Jensen, James Hansen and Mr.
and, Mra Vigo Anderson. The whole town
DBS been advised of the event and It Is
expected that there will be hundreds of
enthusiastic Danes ready to Join in the
demonstration welcome of Nelson and his
silken flag, which the Danes love aa well
as, they do their own tri color.
STERLING silver little finger rings.
Turquoise, coral and all birth atones, fl
each Dollar day at Leffert's.
LINEMAN hYrYBY FALL
Pole Breaks While Joe Smith la
Ckmaartag Wire aad Re Is Deri
aslr lajoredi
Joe Smith, a lineman in 'the employ of
the electric light company, sustained seri
ous Injuries yesterday afternoon while at
work on Nicholas street near the Pierce
street echool. He was engaged in chang
ing lines and a- pole which was being
removed broke while he was near the top
tf It. lie fell to ths brick pavement with
great force. The city ambuUroe waa called
and he waa Immediately taken to the
Edmundson hospital, where Dr. Treynor
was called to attend him. An examination
showed a fracture of the head of the
femur and other pelvtu Injuries that will
confine hi n to the hoapl a' for many wxks.
Mr. Smith has only been in the city a
abort time and had been working for the
company but a few days.
Fresh .channel cat fish, l&c per lb; hali
but, lie per lb.; lake trout. I2ic per lb,;
lea cream, 3& per quart; milk, to per quart.
Orris market
R T. Plumbing Co. TeL ISO. Night F-1701
Council Bluffs.
TAX ASSESSMENTS REVISED
boll A ox iqaAiuUoa jUises Acreage
in Ckxaicii ttlaiii.
I AE.M LANDS ALSO . RAISED
Table ef Aucut4 Vtlit lor Each
Taivaahlp ttmmbet at haagres
la Returns on Live
rioric, . . .
The Board of ijuervtsors yester
day put In a large purt uf tho day at the
work of equalling1 the lax' assessments In
the Various townships and towns at re
turned by the asscHsors. Assetsments of
both real and personal property were made
this year and the task of equalization Is
generally a large one. but thla year, on
account of the excellent condition of the
books returnud by the assessors, the work
was greatly lightened: Some of the mem
bers Who have "been on the board for a
number of years nay the books' are the
L st they have s:en.
.' nl mlu- r o. angeg.?j the returns were
made, lowering the returns. In a few ln-
... j ...., i.irf thorn in others. While
all of the MliiervlFora flt that there should
lu n.lur asscn.-m..-.- or farm lands
throughout the country, they realised the
lul'''ty ui taismg tue values to u. proper
point for the reason that the state board
would follow Its old established precedent
and cut them down. There waa a slight
rale. however, bringing the value per
acre up to J51.80. The returns show that
there are 6t,;62 acres of farm land In the
county.
Acreage Property Changed.
The board ra'sed acreage property in
Council Bluffs 123 per acre and decreased
It In Kane township, outside the city, from
SUM to tlCO an acre. The assessed valua
tlons of the land in each township returned
by the assessors and the changes made by
the board are shown in the following state
ment: ' '
District
Belknap
Oakland town
Huonier
Carson
Assessed
Equalised.
$ 62 75 f 63.76
63 00 (40U
44. Sa 446s
57 96 54. UU
160.U) 12U.0O
(AGO MOO
. 86 00
..64.40 64.00
66.74 62 00
6S 32 (400
47 00 . 99.00
6190 64.0)
67.92 54.00
47 00 54 00
64.00 80.00
61.20 ' 66.00
72 00 10000
4S.92 60.40
v 47.77 65.0)
64.70' 55 00
12400 100.00
52.24 64.00
63.00 100.00
63 46 63 46
600, . M.OO
64 48 64.48
70.00 64 00
65.40 . 55 40
42.77 42.77
61 M 64.00
61.66 64 0J
53 44 65.00
53 66 64 00
65.22 64.00
64 W 64 00
66 68 64 00
16800 10000
106.00 . 128.00
Carson town
Center
Crescent
Garner
Grove
Hardin
Hazel Dell
James
Keg Creek ....
Knox
Avoca town,..i.,.,
Layton
V alnut town.-..'..
Lewis
IJncoln ;
Mar don la
Macedonia town.;
Mmden ,
Mlnden town
Neola
Neola town
Norwalk
I'nderwood town.
Pleasant
Rockford
Silver Creek.......
Valley ,
Hancock town....
Washington
Waveland
Wright
York
Kane (outside)...
Council Bluffs....
than ares Jn Live Stork V aloes.
. Live stock assessments were equalised
by- making the taxes upon the same grades
of. stock exactly the same In all parts of
the county. In doing this part of ' their
work the assessors used considerable dis
ci etion and put a taxable valuation -upon
the farm animals after personal examina
tion that generally gave the real value.
This occasioned a wide difference In the
figures, often as much as 25 per cent This
table shows ths average of the returns
and the assessments as equalised by the
board:
Slock.
Colts, 1 year
Horses
Stallions
Mules .-
Heifers, 1 year..
Heifers, 1 years.
Cows
. No. 'Ass'd.i
. . 1,79.) t 66.00
..16,680 F9.00
.. 119 222.00
.. 1.900 93 50
.. 6,000 15 80
.. 4.089 20 00
..17,991 24.00
.. 8.6T7 20 80
.. 3.132 27.00
,. 606 37.00
..11.847 39.00
.. 1.176 32 00
..12,861 2.70
Kauai
t 66.00
90 00
22-3.00
toco
16.00
20.00
200
20 00
28 0)
1 40.00
Steers. 1 year.....
Mier, z years...
Hlecr. S years...
Cattle, feeding...
Bulls
Sheep ,
40.00
. . 82.00
3.00
The board adjourned last evening until
June 28, when an extra session will be held
to receive the reports of the 'accountants,
Freeman L. Reed and Charles F. Patchel,
who have been engaged In tNe work of
checking up the county officers for the
last . seven months. The work haa been
done, in an unusual manner. Heretofore
only the footings have been examined ln
all of the county accounts., but this year
every bill has been checked and the
minutest error disclosed. The work In
volved the examination of ' accounts . ex
ceeding 32.000,000 for. the last two years.
MONEY FOR PROPERTY OWNERS
Street .', Railway Company Pars - Its
' Share for Mala, Elarktk aad
First Street Par! a.
City Engineer Stluison has completed his
schedule fhowlng the amount of the re
fund to be made by the street railway
company to the property owners on North
Eighth street, Main street and First ave
nue " for th. cost of the paving appro
priated when the extensions of the car
lines were made. The total amount ts
$10,225. The money waa paid Into th city
treasury by the company some time ago,
but by an oversight the Incidentals on
North Eighth street were not included,
amounting to nearly 1200. This sum ha
also been paid and the whole amount is
now ready for distribution.
The schedules were turned over to City
Auditor McAneney yesterday, with the
amount due each property owner figured
out. The work of distributing the amount
will be commenced next Tuesday morning,
when the property owner may get tholr
money by calling at - the audltor'a office
and signing the receipt
The utmost care haa been taken by City
Auditor McAneney to safeguard each
claimant. A special receipt haa been pre
pared and the whole number from one te
300 are bound In a book. Property owner
will only require Identification where they
are not personally known, and eachmuM
sign a receipt ' .
The money for the Benton street rfce
inent ha also been paid by th company,
but the city engineer' department caDnot
make out the schedule until the work of
track laying Is completed, for upon the
exact location of tha tract depends th
amount that la coming to each owner.
Where the track lie !a th center of th
street the .amount la equally distributed
to the lot owner on each side of th
street but where curves occur that throws
the greater part of the track area on one
id th land owner at that point gets a
larger hai of the refund for a larger
amount .of the paving for which he haa
paid Is appropriated. It may be a month
or two yet before th Benton street prop
erty owners get th amount that is coal
ing to them.
Cfcee-rf Seeders.
Ooodall toe, Rollman 75c. Enterprise JSc
P. C. DC VOL HARDWARE CO.
tot Broadway.
Council Bluffs Girl Wins Honors
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Dautrhtr of Mayor M!ony of Council B
SI Wflnrla aoa Am s rr liVanaaau
Charles W. Thatcher,
the Apostle of Good
Roads, Makes Address
Famoui Advocate of Better Highway!
Xalki Two Hottrt to Commercial
Club Speaki Again Today.
Charles W. Thatcher, th famous good
roads advocate, who 1 going about after
th manner of the prophet of old, preach
ing hi gospel with fiery eloquence, ar
rived In Council Bluffs last evening about
( o'clock. He was driving his famous team
of diminutive mules, wtilch have carried
him over nearly 10,000 mile of the good
and bad road of this country, hitched to
the light road wagon In which he haa
ridden more than 17,000 mile within the
last five year. ' Th sudden shower late
yesterday afternoon which caught Mr.
Thatcher several miles south of town and
led to the Impression that he could not
get here In time ' for the big meeting
scheduled for the Dohany theater at 8
o'clock, caused the meeting to be called
off. ..,'
The Commercial club, whose guests Mr.
Thatcher is, did not fully comprehend the
quality of the ' man or understand the
mettle of his mulea, and when he appeared
on South Main street and attracted as
much attention as a circus parade, the
Commercial club got busy and arranged
for an informal meeting at the club room
between 8 and 10 ' o'clock. Mr. Thatcher
was dressed In khaki and wore a big white
sombrero hat, while a huge revolver
protruded from the holster attached to
a heavy leather belt stuffed full of large
sized cartridges. His old wagon bears as
many famous autographs aa a king's
album. It shows the hard usage to which
It haa been subjected. Numerous pieces
of wire, barbed and plain, hold together
parts that manifest a disposition to
separate. The complete camping outfit
which comprises its load, also gives in
dications of extended use. The wagon and
team were placed In the Kiel barns and
Mr. Thatcher was given a room with bath
at the Grand hotel. Arrangements were
made last night for a public meeting at the
Dohany theater this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
There will be no admission fee exacted and
no collection will be taken. The Com
mercial club wants everybody interested
In good roads to attend this meeting, con
fident that the dullest persons will become.
Inspired with some of Thatcher's vitalizing
enftiuslaam.
Mr. Thatcher taiked for two hours In
the club rooms last night, relating his ex
perience and outlining his purposes. H
Is a polished and educated Virginia gen
tleman, in the prime of life, who (s de
voting all of hi time and talents to the
arousing of a nation-wide movement for
good roads. It Is the only subject he talks
uron, the only thing he thinks of, ar.d he
can become thrllllngly eloquent over a
mud puddle. He Is now engaged In awak
ening a public sentiment favorable to two
great highways, one national and the other
International. One la to extend from New
Tork to Pan Francisco, through Ohio, In
diana, via Chicago and across Iowa and
Nebraska. The other Is to reach from
Winnipeg to the gulf and eventually
through Mexico and Central America to
Panama. Council Bluffs and Omaha are
to be near the point where these roads
crofs each other; In fact, the line aa now
planned includes . the Douglass street
bridge. Nearly 1,000 miles of this' ocean-to-ooean
road has been built and Its west
ern terminus Is now close to Chicago. It
has been constructed chiefly by the. use
of state funds, and a Mil was Introduced
In congress two weeks ago providing for
government aid. The roadway now built
Is of a permanent character, largely upon
plans provided by Mr. Thatcher. L'ftsn
Ing to him talk for a few minutes one Is
Inclined to believe that the world's road
builders can go to school to him. He Is
rft coming from the south after two
year of irlsslonary work :n Lou alana anl
Alabama, which has resulted in new high
ways that havs added millions of dollars
to the value of farm and village prnperty.
He Is now following the proposed line
northward to Manitoba, and goes from
Council Bluffs to Bloux City, thercs to
Eioux Falls, ' Mandan and Blemarck.
Thatcher is at hem before any audience
and la just as eloquent and convincing
when d reefed In full evening clothe as he
Is when clothed In bis cowboy regalia. He
ha been th guest of governors, legisla
tures, commercial club and religious or
ganisations, always proclaiming th trut!)
a coord lag to tha gospel of good roads.
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luffs, who was graduated with honor at
Urt '
City and County
Base Ball Game
Teams from Court House and City
Hall Will Play at Athletic
, Park Today.
i ne famous ball game between th
county and th city official will be played
this afternoon at Athletic park.. Th best
there Is ln brain and brawn ' ln th two
forces has been chosen for the battle, and
It is going to be one of the most exciting
oan games ever played in the city. Th
proceeds are to be used for the purchasa
or a new -set of racing hames for th
Council Bluffs fire team, which Is scheduled
to win first honors at the firemen's tourna
ment at Des Moines next month.
The big ball game originated from fre
quent exhibits of a spirit of superiority
felt by the employes of the county court
house, baaed upon the presumption that
they must be superior ball ptayers because
nearly all of the officers of the Athletic
Park associations are members of the
county fore of employes. They did not
Intend to be unkind, but could not help
showing the confidence they felt. This
galled the city hall crowd and some warm
defiance waa hurled In the direction of the
county building. It was sent back with
added Interest and wagers for a game were
proposed, reaching all the way from- the
cigars for the crowd to $100,000. Finally
the respectable and harmless wager of tha
new hames was agreed upon. . But the
Interest, is just as keen as if the money
was the prise. The city hall buflTh, which
also includes the police force, haa some
of the best all round athletes in town, and
numbers some high grade ball players.
They have been practicing assiduously
every minute, for the last two weeks and
have two pitchers, Etnyre and Hodge, who
deliver some balls that the court house
fellows will hunt In vain for.
Both the , court house and ths city de
partments will be closed this afternoon
and all of the attaches and thousands of
their friends will be on the ball grounds
all afternoon. It will be Impossible to find
anybody but Desk Sergeant Nicoll and a
few envious policemen about either build
ing this afternoon.- The bets are two to
one that the city will win. - Following Is
the line lip:
City Catch, Peterson: pitchers, Hodge,
Etnyre: first. Evans. Harrttt Keellne- ..'.
ond. Day, Cnthank; third. Hanna, Hough;
short, Walters, captain: left. Houuh.
Hanna: center. Unthank. Bennett, rrnv
right, Parks, McKlnley, Crum; substitute
rjearut, city nail reporter.
County Catch. Cavne: nltch. rvnw
first Children: second. Bargflausein; third,
Brewlngton; short, Rod well; left, Messner;
center, Andrews; right Blnkley.
SEE THE wonderful bargain In Lef
fert's dollar window. No old, out of style
articles. Every piece a genuine bargain.
We just received a large shipment of
extra ripe tomatoes. . We are cutting the
price to make them move, S5e per baskst.
First of the season for Hood River, Ore
gon, berries, 20c ' box. Home-grown red
raspberries In pint boxes at 12Hc. Black
raspberries ln quarts at 20c box. Extra
large pineapples at 31.60 per dozen. Cher
ries are going higher, 30 cents per basket
Gooseberries, 10c box. Home-grown wax
beans at 12Hc. Cucumbers, two for 16c.
Home-grown cabbages at tc and 10c.
Real Estate Traasfer.
Real estate transfers as reported to The
Bee June 16 by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company of Council Bluffs:
Richard Hackett and wife to Fred
Hackett eH iK of 10-76-39. w. d...SC000
Clark W. Clingman and wife to W. L,
Spencer. seVe. new of 26-76-42, w. d....
W. L. Spencer and wife to Clark W.
Clingman, lot 17. block 12. Bentley,
la., w. d
George Oroneweg and wife to Gotlleb
W. Sehwenn. lota 8 and t, block 3,
Great Western add. to Mlnden, la.,
w. d.
Jessica J. Sledentopf et al. to Russell
1600
1.S0O
300
J. straight, lots 6. s, 11. 11, 13 and 14,
block 23, in Central subd. In Council
Bluffs, la., q. o. d i
Matthew W. German to Mary C. Ger
man, lot t, block 3. in Bunny side"
add. to Council Bluffs, la., w. d... 1
Six transfers, total ..311,602
. Carpenters, look In our -window, you will
see some SI bargains for Saturday. P. C.
DeVol Hardware company, 604 Broadway.
Prink Budweiser, King of Bottled Beers.
BUT FOR 31 at Leffert's on Saturday,
articles thst usually cost from 32 to 36.
GENUINE Ptckard hand painted plates
31 each In Leffert's dollar window.
Tha Key to ths Situation Ba Want Ada.
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Annual Commencement Held Last
Night at the Brandeis.
REPRIMAND FOE SIX STUDENTS
Prlaelpal of High Bebonl, Who I
Be Isteristesdest ext Year, I
latrodared Me, Kenaedy
Preseats Diplomas.
Looking out th door of grsduatlon from
th Omaha High school Into the next stag
of life, 202 boy and, girls were presented
with diplomas Indicating completion of the
four-year course of study In the school
Friday night at the Frandeis theater. Dr.
W. M. Davidson, superintendent of the
Omaha schools, was In charge of the exer
cises. It being his last appearance offi
ciating publicly as superintendent before
his leaving for Wsshlngton. The theater
was crowded when the curtain raised and
Dr. Davidson opened the evening's exer
ckes. Intense In Its deipth of feeling and filled
with a dramatic personality for each one
of the six boys who broke disciplinary
rules st Camp Penn, Harlan, la., a week
ago. Dr. Davidson administered a publlo
reprimand to those six lads. . Entirely un
known as ever before a part of commence
ment exercises, the scene of the six offend
ers standing bravely on a stage before 202
schoolmates and the big seating capacity
of th Brandeis .theater packed with Omahs
citizens will undoubtedly live forever In the
memories of those who saw It
Boys Take Their MHIrlne,
Arraigned severely by Dr. Davidson fot
their acts of mob violence, the six boys.
Cheater Baker, Kwlng Forbes, Howard
Delameter, George Howell, Clifton Searles
and James Gardner were nevertheless given
a word of praise for their manly bravery
In taking their medicine. Just as the
superintendent called them out a hiss wss
heard In the audience, which sound brought
out a stream of praise for the lads In
trouble compared to the man who would
hiss any part of their attempt to make it
right.
"Discipline must be kept 1n school or w
will never have It In citizenship." declared
Dr. Davidson In closing. "You have
promised me you would never be guilty
again of such a misdemeanor and I think
you will kp It" he told, each boy. "And
now that you have made amends I assure
you that you have again the respect of
your classmates, the school authorities snd
the citizenship of Omaha."
It waa the last Omaha High school com
mencement last night for another than
Dr. Davidson. Lieutenant W. N. Haskell,
as he gave the order to the forty-four
officers, who received cadet diplomas for
their four years' work In drill, waa alto
officiating for the last time, as he leaves
for the Philippines soon, and it Is not
likely that he will ever again be In a
position to be able to be commandant of
cadets. The cadet officers were In full
uniform and each stepped forward and
saluted as he received his certificate. And
not a step was missed as with steady
tramp, tramp, they marched off the stage,
graduated from the cadet battalion. Al
bert Cahn, jr., the captain who won th)
competitive drill thla year aa head ot
Company D, received rounds of applause
as . his name was called. Diplomas were
presented by Stanley P. Bostwick.
"Back to the Soli."
Edwin Partridge opened the exercises of
th student with an essay, "Back to the
Boll," advocating a return to farming by
more of the people crowded ln th modern
cities.
"A few years ago the cry of the age was
scientific engineering, now It Is scientific
farming," he said. "And, indeed, the farmer
will, without doubt, be ultimately tha great
est factor ln the Industrial world. Hi life
Is no longer hard drudgery, but even more
pleasant than working ln a city, as modern
conveniences and appliances make living
and work on the farm up to the standard
of today in other lines of toll."
Miss Mamie and Miss Hortense Sptesber-
ger, twin sisters, graduating ln the 1911
class, performed the piano duet of Mlss
kowskl's "Value Brillante" in a manner
that showed them both to be musicians of
no small talent. The performance of so dif
ficult a piece received much applause.
Plea for Orgaalsed Play.
A plea for playgrounds and organized
play for children was the contribution of
Miss Emily Bridges.
"Good citizenship and clean characters
are more the result of th kind of play of
tha children than of anything else ln their
training," she declared. "As echool work
build up individuality and force of the
brain, so organised ,play develops a healthy
nation and a nation of real character."
Miss Bridges covered the various kinds
of orgsntsed play, asking that t them
chivalry and morals be made Inherent
Picturing the old high school building
that Is now almost down to the ground.
Miss Blanche Brother-ton brought back
many a pleasant school wnur to th older
people of Omaha who had attended It The
sentiment of its old places where all had
gone to school were brought out ln her
essay, "In Memoriam," even the worn
stairs, th dark hallways and the scratches
of the old walla seeming dear to those
who had spent happy years of school life
thcr. Th 1911 clas Is the last class grad
uating who used the old school house in
Its senior year.
Decay of Imagination.
"Imagination has brought the world to
Its present point of great success," said
Miss Agnes Nielsen In her essay. "Amuse
ments, such as the American of today Is
demanding, are constantly robbing him of
his Imagination because of their, complete
ness, and with imagination gone, progress
stops."
Miss Nielsen pointed out the workings
of newspapers that with their cartoons and
other illustrations robbed the reader of his
r
Our Pre-Inventory Sale
The first two daj-s of our semi-annual clean np sale of broken lota of men's and hoys'
suits was very successful, but there is still a good assortment in all sizes to make your
selection from.
These'suits are all made by Browning, King & Co. (a guarantee that they are right)
and are not a lot of left overs bought for sale purposes.
Men's suits that sold from
in two lots, at
Boys long pant suits that
in two lots, at
Boys' Knickerbocker suits
in two lots, at
In our furnishing goods department you will find many
to close out small lines before stock taking.
atOEBsH
'"agination, magazine with pictures and
jshort superfluous stores of no thought yet
j complete, that left no thought for Imagina
tion, tne modern stage and drama, with th
complete scenery and coetum, that left
the sudlenoe dull and with no thought cf
how th charscter relly looked, snd
other things were taken as examples.
Attractions that dletract are what all
these might be called," she said. "Into
what will th next generation tp?"
Grac Ildy proved herself talented with
the violin and presented Carl Bohm'a
"Legende" as her part of the exercises
A Factor la Kaalaa.
"A Factor In Fusion" was the subejto
of Miss Ella Fleishman's essay. In per
haps the deepeet thought of th evening.
The great work of the modern school house
in bringing th Immigrant father to
American citizenship ways were brought
out.
"On the playgrounds. In the room, and
with dally association with children of dif
ferent nations, race prejudices are broken
down and as the children grow up the ways
of America are brought by them Into the
home. The child Is resllly destroyed, as far
as he Is foreign, when he enters the school
and goes out rebuilt an American," she
said.
"The whole municipal department comes
ln touch with the Immigrant .father by
means of the child, and he Is forced to
Americanize himself by hia children.'
William Roe furnished the third musical
number of the program, a vocal solo, "A
Message From the King."
Edwin Alderson closed the exercises of
the student with his oration, "Th Triumph
of Peace."
"Conquests of peace, disease to be stamped
out, protection of our growing children in
citizenship, are triumph that are greater
than the conquests of war. Not only to
save life, but to give It value, should be
considered," declared Alderson.
Victor Rosewater presented to Theodore
Kiene, the Edward Rosewater four-year
scholarship in one of the technical schools
of America. Kiene was selected as th win
ner of the scholarship by th Board of
Education a week ago.
In presenting him with a four years'
course such as this Dr. Rosewater urged
him to make the most of it and be a credit
to the splendid class of which he was a
graduate.
Kennedy Preeentr Diplomas.
Superintendent Davldsot then presented
the class to Alfred C. Kennedy,' president
of the Board of Education. Mr. Kennedy
wished them success in the work they were
to meet after completing a twelve years'
schooling In the Omaha schools. In which
they had learned much that they could
apply In later years. He then presented
the class with Its dlplomaa.
Dr. Davidson In closing the exercises
thanked all the school board and parents
for their co-operation with him ln his eight
years here.
"I have an abiding love for ' children
he said, "and, anything I have done has
been for them. I have suscribed. my name
to 2,000 diplomas In my work here and have
been proud to be able to do it In leaving
I wish to express my love for , Omaha
people and to pay tribute to the genius of
my successor, Prof. Ellis U. Graff."
Short Talk ky Mr. Graff.
Mr. Graff In a short Ulk paid th high
est compliments to Dr. Davidson as an
educator, declaring himself .glad to hav
been able to work under such a superin
tendent and glad to have stayed his sub
ordinate If Mr. Davidson would have re
mained. On tha stage with th students were:
Superintendent W. M. Davidson, Principal
B. U. Graft Alfred C. Kennedy, president
of th Board of Education; Dean James A.
Tancock of Trinity cathedral, who gave
the benediction before th exercises; Victor
Rosewater, Stanley P. Bostwick. Miss Kate
McHugh, Lieutenant W. N. Haskell, Prof.
J. F. Woolery.
Claaa of 111.
GIRLS.
Elisabeth H. AldersonMildred 8, Walker
Hajxlet Arms Gertrud Weltsell,'
Muriel V. T. Baldwin, Alice West
Louise Bed well, Ethel M. Whitely.
Eva G. Begley. Bather K. KareL
Frances I. Bell. Mabel Kelley,
Bernlce I. Border. Mabel K. kiii
T I T, 11--.. , . . . .
Effle V. Kllly,
Blanche Brotherton,
Margharetta Burke,
Eleanor J. Cahlll,
Grace M. Campbell,
Dorothy Carlisle,
Inez Caatberg,
Fay Chamberlain,
Ruth L. Cowgill,
Eula Crawford,
Llora M. Crew,
Mildred Cronk.
Dorothy W. Dale, .
Wllma W. Damon,
Grace V. Day,
Hazel M. Day,
Alice O. Del lone,
Luclle Dodder,
Harriett M. Duke,
Ruth Edwards,
Mildred I. Eller,
Jessie M. Etnblen,
Anna M. Evans,
Ruth F. Evans.
Anna Fell,
Kate Field.
Ella Fleishman,
Marjorie B. Foots,
Louise H. Fuerst,
Eleanor M. Gilian,
J. W. Goettache,
F. A. Goodland,
Helen Goodrich,
Leola B. Granden,
Gertrude M. Green,
Lilly A. Hamaan,
Cordula Haverly,
Julia M. Hermann,
Neta D. Hlnman,
Theresla H ok an son,
rteien King.
VedaM. Kleor,
Grace Leidy,
Margaret Logan,
Kathro Luak,
Mary M. McCabe,
Orpha J. McCartney
Beulah L. McCaw,
Helen T. McCoy,
Clare M. McGovern.
I. M. MacAJUster,
Hazel Mahannah,
A. M. Mengedoht,
Elizabeth Merit g,
Helen L. Miller,
Martbena M. Moure,
Mabel L. Morrow,
Margaret R. Murphy
Josephine Nelson,
Agnes M. Nielsen,
Leah H. Olsen.
Harriet Parmalea,
Eleanor Patrick,
Glenna M. Peaka,
Elinor J. Peeka,
Hulda S. Peterson,
Luclle T. Peterson,
E. 8. Pettenglll,
Mildred M. Planck,
Irene B. Prawits,
Nellie Proebstlng,
Julia B. Qulnby,
Lillian Rabin,
Catherine A. Regan,
Dorcas A. Roman,
Anna J. Ruppert
Nelle M. Rvan,
Dorothy B. Hcott.
Minnie B. Seymour,
Loa J. Howard,
r.isie nneDai,
Margaret E. Howard Lucy L. Shields,
Marjorie H. Howlund, Isabel C. Shukert,
Vera K. Hudson
Marie Slovack.
Queen E. James,
Madeline Jaskalek,
Irene E. Johnson,
Emily Bridges,
Margaret Matthtes,
Bessie E. Turlnek,
Gladys H. Walker,
Agnes M. Sollars,
H. D. Splesberger,
M. M. Splesberger,
Agnes J. Stltt.
Mary Van Zandt
Bertha F. Vaughan.
BOTS.
C. A. Abraham son, E. W. K ram pert,
w. m. Amquist,
Edwin L. Alderson,
Hugh G. Armstrong,
Chester A. Baker,
W. H. Baumann,
Guy H. Beckett
Wyman C. Beebe.
John L. Bergqulst.
W. A. Breckenridge,
Harold G. Larimer,
Park J. Larmon,
L. A. Levidge.
George D. Iessel,
Harry E. Llndherg,
Gilbert C. Loomla.
John U. Iioomla.
Ralph O. Ludwlg,
Carl C. I.umry,
$18 to $40,
,
were $12.50 to $25.00,
that were $6.00 to $15,
R. S. WILCOX, Manager.
Walter H. t.ycke.
James H. McKinnon.
I.. T. Mamhell,
Alvtn P. Main,
Donald F. Mattwwi,
Herbert C. Mayer,
larl (' Montgomery
W. II Moon
Fdwsrd J Morey,
Kdrar 8. Mor ns.
Wayne I.. Murphy,
Fred Nelson..
Paul Ohman,
Hov O. Palslev,
R. McK. Psrklnson.
Vldwln M. Partridge,
I Mck Pa ne.
Vovle iv Hector.
John W. Heel,
Ray F. Reel.
M. H. ltobinsnn.
William P. Roe.
George K . Hoes,
Pennon H. Rowley,
Almet K. Solomon,
Frank Hwohorts,
Charles M Valutas
Klhert R Wade.
Louis J. Wavrin.
Roswell S Weeks.
Knill Wlllrodt.
Obrev T. Wolfe.
Leland V. Wvkert
MAINE MAY N0TBE FLOATED
Deterioration of Steel Structure Im
perils Project of Raisin? Vessel.
MUD FILLS INTERIOR SPACE
General Blibr Kays No Farther
Development of Importance Will
Oresr for Next Ten er
Twelve Days.
HAVANA, June 17. "No further de
velopment of Importance In connection wljh
the uncovering of the wreck of (he battle
ship Maine is probably within the next
ten or twelve days," said General W. If.
Blxby tonight following the complete cir
cumnavigation of th wreck In a launch
by the board of American officers who are
supervising the work. A minute exmlna
tlon was made of all portions of the ship
now exposed to view.
This survey convinced tho board that be
fore further exploration is possible It will
be necessary to remove manses of mud,
aggregating hundreds of tons, on the deck
and almost completely filling the Interior
space of the vessel. The great portion of
the mud la a tenacious tar-llke muss, ex
tremely difficult of disintegration and re
moval, and completely prevents satis
factory examination.
In many places the mud is five to six
feet thick and can only be removed by the
use of streams of water projected by
powerful pumps. This is especially to be
observed on the starboard side of the
quarterdeck of the Maine, which is com
pletely buried In mud.
The water level ln the cofferdam tonight
stood at ten feet below normal, which Is
somewhat higher than this morning owing
to a cessation of pumping and consequent
slight percolation of water. This leaking
will necessitate the calking of some sec
tions of the cofferdam.
General Blxby says, however, that con
stant observations by delicate instruments
do not reveal the least indication of In
stability ln the cofferdam, but that the of
ficers axe determined not to take th least
risk, their policy being to continue work
with th utmost deliberation.
Th principal result of the Investigation
of th wreck was th discovery that th
deterioration of th steal structure ts so '
great as gravely to Imperil the project of
placing bulkheads in and floating out th
rear sections of th Main. It is impossi
ble, however, to determine positively -whether
this can be done until the water
1 further lowered, which probably will
b a weak hence.
REV. MR. CURRY ELECTED TO
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OsaaSua Paatar Haaored kr Convention
f lfxrtkra Baptists at
Pklladelpkia.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 17,-Presldent
Taft la asked to Intercede for the Baptists
in Russia in a resolution adbpted today" by
the Northern Baptists' convention. Wide
spread Interest had been aroused among
the delegates by the accounts of persecu
tion told by members of the delegation
from that country and it is hoped to win
greater freedom for Russian Baptist.
Rev. HL R Curry, pastor of Calvary
Baptist church, Omaha,' was elected a mem
ber of the executive oommittee for one year.
Among other officer elected were: Presi
dent Rev. Emery W. Hunt of Ohio: vie
presidents, Rev. Harry Bond of Massa
chusetts and Fred Drasted of Oklahoma;
corresponding secretary. Rev. William C.
Bitting of Missouri; recording secretary,
Rev. J. H. Franklin of Colorado, and
treasurer, Rev. William E. Lincoln of
Pennsylvania.
' Delegates voted to meet next year ln D-a
Moines, la.
Tha American Baptist Foreign Mission
society today selected these offlaerat
President Cornelius Woelfkin, New York;
vie president, Isaac W. Carpenter, Omaha
TWO WEDDINGS AT WEST POINT
Conrad Brneatt and Bertha llelmann
aad Adolpk Brock man and Vers
Niemann Married.
WEST POINT .Neb.. June 17. (Special.)
Conrad Ernestl and Miss Bertha llelmann
were united ln marriage at St. Boniface
church at Monterey on Thursday, Rev. II.
Behoof, rector, performing the ceremony.
The bridal pair were attended by , Miss
Mary Heimann and Casper Ernestl. They
are members of prominent and wealthy
families of the township and will reside
on their own farm at Monterey.
Adolph Brockman and Miss Verna Nie
mann were married at the Rock Creek
German Lutheran church on Thursday,
Rev. M. Letmer, pastor, officiating. Th
young couple are the children of pioneer
settlers of Elk horn township snd will com
mence housekeeping at once on their re
cently purchased farm at Plalnvlew, Knox
county.
A. A. Cahn. jr..
I W. Carpenter. Jr.,
Warren B. Carey.
Krtwln V. Cr!n.
A thin W. Cecha,
lvl B Cohn.
Iexfer W. Corson,
Frank J. Dalev.
Morton L. I'egen,
Andrew Imiw,
Clarence 10. Kddv.
Marten B. Kdrmlst,
Olln K Kllsworth.
M Kngnlmsn,
Burrell k. Evens,
Rav Fee.
W. A. Fellers,
Kwlng H. Forbes.
Donald T. Fox,
M. L. Fraaer,
Edward I!. Oever,
Rov H Oreollng,
Herbert E. Hsrrls.
Clifford V. Harrow,
lx Vie Hart.
Andres V. lllslop,
lavld F. Hosman,
Donald K. Howe.
Henry Howes.
Irvine Y.. Hughes,
Hiinsell W. Isrsel,
W. A. Jorgensen,
Theodore J. Kiene,
Walter C. Klopp.
$12.50 and $18.50
$10.00 and $15.00
.$4.75 and $7.75
interesting price reductions