TIIE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY. APRIL 22. 1012. ( ( BRIEF CITY NEWS Ut Boot tttat It. Elactrle Xros Burgess-Granden. U T. Ckarcalll, Dsn tut, 4?( Brand!. Strictly fraah off. 3 down for 35c: ( down fur ll.iw. S. 11. ISutfett. 3U So. Hth. oa Bora at Fan Xoms A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Grant Pegs last sight. Oala to BalWw Addrasa A. L. Gale, president of the Omaha Ad rlub. will address the club Tuescay at the weekly dinner at the Paxton on "Advertising Copy from the Agency Man's Viewpoint." Sagagaawat Aaaoaaoaa Mra Francoj Redmond announces the engagement nf her daughter. Miss Lola Frances Red mond. to WtnCeld Tyler Hayden of Brooklyn. The wedding will be early In June. Thiaf Xitfta Cots tad Article A negro walked down the aisles of the Huyden Bros, store at o'clock last night, was tempted by a woman's yellow handbag and fell. He was chased by a policeman to Seventeenth and Harney, but made his escape. Dm Koines QLrl Bar for Wadding MlM Ida Thompson of Des Moines ar rived here yesterday afternoon. Slie will be bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin. Miss Cecil Thompson to Harry A. Cotthoff next Wednesday at St. John's church. Mrs. John H. Cotthoff. 152 Blnney street, will give a dinner for the bridal party Monday evening. Andy Kantioa Burt la fall Andy Knutzon. a cripple linns at 217 1'opple ton, fell ahile stepping from a street car at Sixteenth and Harney last night an! broke his right leg. Ills crutch slipped when he placed It on the wet pavement. He had broken the same leg a short tlrrv; aco. He was treated at the police sta tion and later transferred to St. Joseph's hospital. Mra. LawTensoa Arrives Mra Ernest Lawrenson, accompanied by Misses Margaret and Edna, have arrived in Omaha to live permanently. They Join their husband and father, who has been employed In Ihe linen department of the Ilrandcls stores during the last year. He prepared a home for his family at J7 Burt street. Mrs. Lawrenson Is a sister of Mrs. Fred Rogerson. 3017 Chi cago street, and Mrs. Andrew Hartt, who recently came from Kurope to cast her lot In the western part of the United States. SCHOOL ANDCOLLEGE WORK Brief Record of Happening at the Various Institutions. STUDENT LUTE AT THE NORMALS Fredrickson Will Make Maps and Plat of Good State Roads H. E. Fredrickson. chairman of the good rosds committee of the Commercial club, has returned from Detroit, where he bought a fifty-four horsepower Chal mers, which he expects to put to good use this summer In touring the state n behalf of the good roads movement. Mr. Fredrickson expects to devote his time between now and June 15 covering both the Overland route along the Union Pa cific and the vmaha-Denter route along the Burlington. He win take with him good road boosters who are members of the committee. Including E. H. Rprague. On these trips it Is the purpose of Mr. Fredrickson to plat the best roads and to erect signs for the use of motorists. He will make aide trips to Sioux City on the Nebraska side and will also run to Kansas City on the Nebraska side. After platting the Nebraska roads Mr Fredrickson proposes to make a trip to the Pacific coast. The new car will be used on all these trips to demonstrate Its efficiency. Ad Club to Give Beefsteak Dinner A regular "hot old time" Is what i promised by the arrangements commit tee of the Ad club for next Monday night, when the annual beefsteak dinner and vaudeville show Is to be given. The af fair will be held In the Brandeis Pompeilan room and the show and din ner will be served there. All of the talent will be furnished by Ad club mem bers and an extra attraction will be the fourteen candidates for the commissioner ship. These men will be given much prominence, but they will not be allowed to utter one word about their candidacy. This state of affairs Is expected to af ford much amusement. The Brandeis Pompeilan room will ac commodate only 256 persons, so the re duest la made that all seats be reserved early. Admission will be SI 59 and the money will be used by the Ad club to defray expenses at the Dallas, Tex., convention. DR. CARR ON WAY EAST TO MEDICAL CONFERENCE It. E. Arthur Carr. secretary to the Nebraska State Board of Health and a member of the standing committee of the American confederation of reciprocat ing, examining' and licensing medical boards, on college Inspection and rent ing, stopped over In Omaha for a short time yesterday. The doctor Is on his way to Chlcsgo to Inspect the medical colleges of that city and will then go to Columbus, O.. to the annual meeting of the American Confed eration. Dr. Carr has personally In spected every medical institute west of the Mississippi river and many of the eastern schools. "I feel very proud of the advancement made by the western and southern medi cal Institutions," said Dr. Carr. ' 'Fre quent Inspections and criticisms have worked to the advantage of the schools, as a result of which more money has ben secured sad better equipment pro vided. "I anticipate on -amalgamation of the American and national confederations at this meeting. "1 am serving on a 'ont .conference committee which will meet at Columbus, O.. the object of which It Is unite the twr. confederations. "We will also make our final report to the confederation on college inspection and the rerating of all colleges will be published after this meeting." Eatertninmrnta Kevrallne tke Dra asatlr, M astral sal Oratorical .eenntpllshniena General EJnentloaal Iteaas. A new society has been organised amons the girlsvof the Wayne Normal, the "Pramatic Club of the Northwest Normal. ' The object of this organisation is the stimulating and fostering of dra matic ability, the study of the higher forms of literature of a dramatic type and general efficiency In all forms of oral expression. Miss Hopkins is the chosen sponsor for the society, and the following officers hsve been elected: President, Catherine Hennessy; vice president. Kl mlra Scovel; secretary, Edna Conn; treas urer, Martha Hickman; sergcant-at-arms, Miriam Robinson. The colors of the club are gold, silver and black; the flower, the marguerite. From the covert glances and whispers of the young ladles, we learn that something mysterious Is brewing for chapel. The glee clubs of the normal have fur nished music on several occasions re cently, the Northwest Nebraska Teach ers' association and the llstrict Federa tion of Women's Clubs being among the number of organisations on whose pro grants the clubs have appeared. They have been received with enthusiasm at each appearance and are counted among the most promising organisations of the school. At the Women's rluh meeting held In the normal building, they gave several numbers, one of which was the song. "Our Nebraska Home." composed by Mrs. tiist. president of the state fed eration, who was present and on the platform during the evening. President Sparks had secured the copies of the song at Lincoln recently, with the in tention of having the surprise for the author at this time. A. 1 8torkilale, who wsa a student in the summer school of the normal last year and will be again this year, has been unanimously re-elected as princli-al at Union at an increased salary. ! Clark running second. The election was carried on in exactly the same manner as a general election and was very instruc tive. Friday night occurred the annual Gay lord hall girls' party to their gentlemen friends. This year it took the form of a theater party. The Gaylord hall parlor was tastily arranged and decorated to represent a theater. An orchestra, play ing such Instruments as mouth harps, tin whistles and cantos, gave such selections as "They've llotta Quit Kickln' My Dog Around" and other c'aswieil pieces. An excellent little play was put on. followed with dainty refreshments. All Judged it an entire succej-s. Much interest is being taken in the Nebraska Imlian base ball squad that Is working out on Ce loane field. They are putting in two stiff workouts every day and furnish a very Interesting sight for those indisposed to study. KHKMONT tOI.I.Kt.K. Brief Xritkia nf tke Week's llappeains. The college has now passed the third week of the spring term and the work Is progressing nicely. Many short term teachers are now coming in to finish up the year in school and many who have passed the year In school are engaging schools for the coming year. Rev. W. II. Buss addressed the college students Saturday morning on "Education in the Light of Today." He was listened to with intense Interest, for It was a rare treat. Prof. Mc Dill's residence now being built on Ninth street is nearlng completion. It la a modern, commodious and convenient house and is ornamental in structure. The plans were projected in the mechanical drawing room by Nels Hammer of Fre mont, who has shown considerable genius In that line. Julius F. Zastera. a graduate of the teachers and commercial classes. Is em ployed In a bank at I'tlca and Is well pleased with his work. Clarence D. Vosseller of White Hall. III., scientific of I'll and a commercial of m:. Is engaged In the printing and stationery business with his father at present. His brother. Gilbert 8. Vosseller, also a commercial graduate of 1912. Is now employed by the City National bank of Kansas City. ' Miss Nancy l.lnke. a commercial gradu ate of 1S09 and now assistant cashier of the State Bank of Bassett. was voted an increase of salary by the directors at the beginning of the year. Claude E. Thompson of Fremont took the civil service examination and has just received an appointment In the Depart ment of the interior at Cheyenne River. S. D. He was the only one from Fre mont college and the only one of ten that passed. NEBRASKA MII.IT.tRV AC A DEM V Why Kr Was l.aie. "What made jiu so late?" "1 met Smithson. "Weil, that Is no reason why you should be an hour late getting home to supper." "I know, bat I asked him how he was feeling, and he Insisted on telling me about hts stomach trouble." "Did you tell him to take Chamber lain's Tablets?" "Sure, that la what he needs." Sold by all dealers. fecaaiu to smoke, k cents. All dealers. Athletic Events and Exercises for Fsaasera' Day. The cadets are busy getting ready for the field day and track meet to be held on Founders' day. April S. The Ash land High school team and the Nebraska Military academy team will compete in the usual athletic events on the academy grounds. The program will begin at 2 p. m. Thursday. As both teams are un usually strong It Is expected that some good records will be made. The debating team of the University Place High s. hool and the Nebraska Military academy team debated the "Open Shop Question" in the academy auditorium Friday evening. The Univer sity Place school was represented by Miss Flood. Miss Prewitt and Mr. Em bree; the academy was represented by Cadets Brown. Thomas and Northup. The contest was spirited and the argu ments on both sides were well presented. Mr. Goldstein was "referee" and gave the close decision to the visiting team. Another debate will be held soon. Last Sunday Dr. Putney gave a very interesting and Instructive reading to the cadets. The doctor having been a bugler during the civil war gave a history of his "old army bugle," which he used during that time, blew the different "calls" and gave the songs that accom panied them. Hon. Will Maupln will address the ca dets on 8unday evening and Superintend ent Delxeil will talk to them In the morn ing. The freshman class organised last week and elected the following officers; Pres ident, Hoyt; vice president. Barber; sec retary. Welton; treasurer. Klfe, and ser geant at arms. Knothe. Founders' day will be celebrated Thurs day and a hop will be given In the even ing In the armory. NEBRASKA HKSI.EV1X OTK. Educational Part of Campaign for Endowment Fnnd Ends. The educational campaign for meeting Wesieyan's endowment Is over. During this week, April H to April 30. subscrip tions are being taken all over the state and such enthusiasm In the cause of Christian education is everywhere being manifested that It Is not unlikely that the 1,00.009 asked for will be exi'eeded. Advance contributions have already been received as follows: Rev. Adrianee. Fre mont. .000; Rev. Burch. University rlaee, $.'.0W; Mrs. Dewey Chester. S10.O0O; Chancellor Emeritus Huntington by will. 11.000: .State Journal, S1.000, O. N. Mage. Lincoln. S'.OOO. The usual program was prepared this Tear for Arbor day. After a convocation hour with addresses and special music the classes go to their assigned places to plant trees and rare shrubs. Several thou and cannas and other flowering plants will be set out as soon as the weather permits. The alumni have elected officers for the coming year as follows: President. L. A. Wlnship; first vice president. J. C. Jen sen; second vice president, W. E. Atkins, secretary-treasurer. Fern Atkins Slm monds: historian. Bertha Walts; trustees. E. M. Kendall. O. E. Currier. A. O. lllu son. Work on the senior gift to the univer sity, a concrete bandstand of hexagonal form, will begin next week. The frame bandstand formerly used was destroyed by fire about a year ago. Walter Johnson, brother of George II. Johnson of the board of trustees, is In stalling a steam generator using oil as ful In the heating plant. The machine Is of Mr. Johnson's own Invention and Is is yet In the experimental stage. Mr. John son also has Invented a rotary valve re ciprocating engine which promises to be a success. Pern alma I Kates. Richard L. Metcalfe addressed an audi ence of Peru cltixcns last night at K. of P. hall. A delegation of seventeen young women from Peru atlend.il the Young Women's Christian association conference held In Lincoln park April 1M4. This was the second largest delegation In the state. Two hundred delegates were In attend ance. The annual banquet of the Junior class to the seniors occurred Friday night. The chapel period was occupied on Tuesday of this week by a concert by the various sight reading clasaea under Miss Carpenter. The event was especially Interesting. In that the clssses showed marked Improvement In expression and In harmony. Peru defeated the Tarklo base ball team here Thursday in a sensational ganie, re sulting In a score of i to 0. Peru excelled In base running. toil with the means of worit'ng Ms a at throusrh colirge. President Thwlns of Western Reserve university says that graduates of west ern universities are worth $l.v a eek as agaiust a week for graduates tiom easteru college, because they work harder. William J. Dugan. who graduitcd from Cornell In 17 and was for two yars graduate manager f alhlclUs, has teen matte universitv eecr't:iry. He com.s front Puchlo. Colo., and during his under graduate davs was manager of ba-e ball. The recent official report of the uni versity of Paris shows that acV'HK lv 000 registered students in the va.t-.ia -IciMrt ments or colleges there are r. tcwer than foreigners, cr one-tif'h of the tl.t. The foreigners are said to ni.e ti.pltd il number within tin ye.irs. Edmund t'oggsweli Converse, s New York banker, has given Hsrvaid nnix.r sltv SlVOW to endow a professorshio of j banking In the tlraduate School l I'.csi- ness Administration. .Many or ma ence tors were graduates of llarvai 1, out he did not attend the college hims-if. Raymond A. Pearson, ex state commis sioner of agriculture of Near York, has been elected president nf ih Stat- Ac---cultural and Mechanical eollev of Iowa, lie Is about at years old and is -t native of Indiana. He got h s fir it cr'riene as laborer on a stock farm. Then he went to Cornell and after s"r iilc.itSm en tered the mtlk business. The sweet girl graduates of Muncie have decided to cut di wn the - oat of Ihelt graduating costumes. Among tiie otu.er economics it has been aitreed that whitt silk gloves. Instead of white aid shall be worn. Hut inasmuch as the ivremo :al will take place durtiiK llle plta-snt weather of June, it would scm t -:it stiii further economy might be achieved and additional charm lent to the occ.if '.on b) omitting gloves entirely. Holdup is Pulled Off Before Crowd White hundreds of shop.wrn wer paus ing on all ildi of them two tiegtofs stopped William KriwardK at ritxtfvmh and I'tHlfcr streets S-tmdHV evening about 8:30 o'clock mid while one pushed Kd ward.. against tho temiwsry wood four.' there the other pnv-erded to rifle hi pocket!. IMHce rhauffeuin Warner nnd Ford were paiwlng at the time In an automobile. They took In the cene at a gin nee and wtopptnK the machine ruthed to Kdward'9 asl!tance. One of the negn.es made hi owape by running Into the crowd, while the other waa. caught wtlh one hand In I :d ward's coat iorki?(. He gave the numc of Jim IavIh. In his h ind wit $7.W. Kdard wai too Intoxicated to know anything about th attempted robbery. He waa taken to the pollre station for safe keeping, while I avla was booked as a suspicious character. Kit Neatloaal Notes. President Jnhn fli-lor UlhKan n j ton university announces that a faim has been opened at Princeton whicn will provide any student who Is iwt ad 'M of OMAHA HIGH TO DEBATE WITH LINCOLN FRIDAY Omaha High school will cliwe 'its 9Z debating season Friday evening, when a picked team of three lads will compete against a U:id of nrguera from the Lincoln High school at the t'rclghtou auditorium. The que n( ion for discutlon in a? fol lows: "Resolved, That our present Immi gration lawn should b so a no tided AS to debar all Immigrants over twenty-one years if age are unable to re.d and write." Omaha will uphold the negative and will be represented by Kdwln lati- dale, Barney Kulukofrtky, George (.rimes and Carson Hathaway, alternate. Tha Lincoln team has not yet been announced. The school superintendents who have 11. Invited to act as Judges of the do bate are Superintendent Kdward Kvans of Pla t turnout h, Superintendent Jeorge K. Martin of Nehraaka City and Superin tendent Morgan of Glen wood, la. Ho Alcohol No I Harcotics Remedial Formula OUttFN-J ROOT - ratmintHa (rhrartcal. TONS BOOT fCellinaonia Canadensis). BLACK CHKRKT HARK IPrunoa Vlrglmaoa). GOLDEN SEAL ROOT IHrdrastia CanaoenaU). OREGON GRAPE ROOT tBetbena Aquitoiium). BLOODROOT - tSansuinsrla Canadensis) MANDRAKE ROOT (PoJophrllum PrttatunJ. CHEMICALLY PURS GLYCERINE, On every wrapper of every bottle of Br. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is printed, in plain English, a full list of the ingredients com prising it and in addition, accompanying is a booklet, compiled from many standard medical works of various schools of prac tice, containing extracts from the writings of leading practitioners of medicine, endorsing in the strongest possible terms, each and every ingredient of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Dr. Pierce's Medical Discovery has been recommended for forty v years for strengthening weak stomach, whipping into life a torpid liver and overcoming biliousness as well as catarrhal diseases wherever located. Through its use Dr. Pierce has found in his professional experience that the blood is purified and enriched, disease-producing bacteria destroyed and expelled from the body, thus catarrhal, scrofulous and kindred affections are overcome, and sound, vigorous health established. You can learn all about hygiene, anatomy, medicine, etc., from the People's Common Sense Medical Adviser, by Dr. R. V. Pierce, a newly revised, up-to-date edition of which is now offered, in cloth covers, post-paid, for 31 cents in one-cent stamps, to cover cost of wrapping and mailing only. Address: Book Dept. World's Dispensary Medical Association, R. V. Pierce, M. D, Pres., 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. Spring Exposition at Miller, Stewart & Beaton Co. Store Miller. Stewart k lleaton are holdlnK their flrat annual eprliuc home furnish er' exiKiltloti thlt wek. The atnre ha lien dorora t etl a nd eepevla 1 1 y a franc etl for thin big room. All the newest home furnlKhliiKA are displayed here. The Mr atore hum made special plant to entertain hundreds of v Is) torn during the vterk. and han extended an Invitation to all of Omaha and Nebraska to visit the ator. "Summerland," a beautiful haven, ha be-n er"tcd on the ilrat floor, and here birds alitg and vemal things twine around pi Mara. All through th etore there li a nplrtt of aprlngtlme. Horn of the mont beautiful furniture in the went la on exhibition. NEGRO ATTEMPTS SUICIDE WITH DILUTED POISON Ous Smith, a negro of 150 Hurt, arreated on suspicion and sentenced to thirty days for vagrancy, attempted to end his trou bles laRt night by swallowing a small bottle of diluted ratboHr arid. He was treated immediately and will recover, tt In believed the add waa aniuggh-d In by the chain gang. SOCIALISTS TRY TO FILE, BUT ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL I P1KRRK. 8. P . April 21.-rlprUt Tel-(ram.)-Th socialists attraiptnl to Ills primary nomination for lh stats tlrket today, but thr-tr Hat has tw.n rejected for the reason thai thef haf no renre. sentRtlnn on Ihe ballot at the last elec tion. They fulleil In file fur lh primary two years ago and only got on the gen eral ballot as InaViiendent candidates at the November election. The primary law In this state makes no provisions what, ever for tha organisation of new parties, snd as tt now stands no new party or ganisation ever tan get upon the primary ballots. Xaten frwna Donne. About twenty-five young women from Doane attended the Young Women's Christian association conference at Un coln last Saturday and Sunday, and an excellent program waa reported. On Monday last occurred the freshman sophomore Olympics. This took the- piace of the time-honored flag scrap and war far tamer. The events consisted of javelin throwing, a sack race, relay rcc, log tying, cross country run. girls' con test and a tug-of-war. The sophomores won by a small margin, the score being 'X to 19 at the finish. In the afternoon the various classes had picnics of dif ferent kinds, there being no school all day. Last Thursday a mock primary elec tion was pulled off at Doane. and much Interest was taken In It by both men and womfn, Regular sample ballots were ustd, and the results on the republican ticket gve Koosevelt the lead, with La Folietts second. The democrats gave Wilson a comfortable majority, with Keep Your Nerve! That's the "go-ahead" part of you! The best f us now and then feel the wear and tear of every day action. Sometimes its the stress of business; often the ww ry of household care; occasionally the penalty of social duty. r But whatever the cause, when fhe nerve Ik-kIo to cry, Its lime to think of recruit ing nerve strength. q Some seek medicine and medicine sometimes helps; but the natural way to recruit nerve strength Is by supplying the missing elements of true nerve nourishment which are lacking In one's every-day diet. , Grape-Nuts EGOD Is recommended to your notice because It is rich In abundance of brain- and nerve building material, especially Phosphate of Potash, the vital tissue salt of the gray nerve cells. q Scientists know that nerve strength rests upon nutrltion-a nutrition that supplies water, albumin, and organic phosphate of potash the three vital elements that, according to their supply or lack, make nerves strung or weak. q Ordinary food provides water and albumin in plentiful amount but organic phosphate of potash is frequently lacking in the usual diet. q Grape-N'uts provides it. This food is made from Nature's field grains, preserving the natural organic salts of wheat and barley (which the miller of white bread flour re jects) for building, brain, blood, bone and brawn as Nature intended. Grocers sell GrapoN'ata. an economical food that answers every purpose of providing rich, true nutrition for body, brain aad nerves. "There's a Reason" TIIE BASE-BOARD OUTLET This term means a great deal to the home maker; The base-board outlet it a provision in the base-board of a room for elec trial connections. It offers the simp lest and most convenient way for con necting Electric Flat Irons, Vacuum Cleaners, Washing Machines, Electric Toasters, Disc Stoves, Chafing Dishes and Coffee Percolators! When wiring your home spend just a little more and provide a way to use these devices ia the eflsiebt way. Ask our Contract Department for advice. Omaha Electric Li&li, & Power Co. Postum Cereal Company, Limited, Battle Creek, Michigan. ei -.-. ) a,,"i4ii? j - in Emm n 1 K. 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