s THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1912. .DAMAGE WROUGHT BY STORM trorreatial Rains Flood Nebraska and Delay Train Service. tllGHTNING HITS SKYSCRAPER Taion Pacific Bonding la Damaged mm Otkcr Prankare Played by the Electrically Charged Air. A rain storm of rather violent propor tions swept over Nebraska during Mon day night, damaging trees, crops in some places, and making streets and roads al most impassable. Lightning accompanied the storm and many reports are made of damage by thunderous bolts. The rains extended all over the state of Nebraska and into Colorado and Wyom ing. The precipitation varied from one to three inches. Hastings got three Inches, Aurora two and Columbus and .Central City two inches. Lincoln, Kear ney, Tekatn&h, Broken Bow and Orleans peported one inch. ; At t am. Tuesday, with a ter rific downpour of rain flooding the town, half a doien fire companies in the north jpart of the city battled against the heavy Toads to get their parapharna.Ha to the bcene of a small blaze at Thirty-eighth land Fowler streets. At Thirty-sixth and Ames a huge auto fire truck pulling against great odds, gay up the struggle (when the drive chains snapped, and 'at Thirty-fifth and Ames another truck got stuck Jn the mud. The firemen carried chemicals and hose to the fire and extinguished it Return ing to their wagons 'they worked until idawn In a steady downpour, trying to extricate the trucks from the deep mud. Street Like River. At I o'clock all - streets running east And west were veritable rivers, and the streets and avenues crossing were tributaries that swelled them. Douglas totreet at Seventeenth was curb high 'with water for several hours, and Dodge was Impassable. At 2 o'clock a pole at Thirteenth and Farnam streets, In front of the Pope Id rug store, was struck by lightning, and thalf an hour later anotner bolt struck jthe sidewalk a few inches from the same bole. A path 'of smoke and a smell of brimstone followed In its wake, and soon ft crowd of curious night owls gathered t see where the lightning hit. Albert eioiiij, sight clerk at Pope's, was mors curttros than the rest and stooped to touch the place. An instant later he was laying flat on bis back, thrown there by an energetic dose of electricity. iThe wet pavement tor a dozen feet sur rounding the spot was heavily charged with electricity and, after Smith's ex perience, no one ventured near the spot V, P. Boildlna- Damaged. During the storm lightning struck the Stone ooplng on the extreme top of the northwest corner of the Union Pacific building. An instant later a section of stone some six feet long and two feet thick came tumbling down, crushing a hole In the pavement in the alley ani the sidewalk abutting.. The stone torn out by the lightning is estimated to weigh about one ton and falling from the height of almost 200 feet crushed the sidewalk and pavement as if It had been the shell of an egg. , i Owing to the heavy rains passenger trains from the south were one and two 'hours late. There were no washouts, put (trainmen, say that down along the Mis souri river bottoms the whole country is flooded. The low lands are lakes and all iof the small streams are out of their 'banks. " ' , . Up to T o'clock this morning the rain in the Omaha gauge registered 2.65 inches. jAfter that time, another heavy rain 'poured over half an hour between 7 and ;8 o'clock." There was perhaps not 'a spot in the state ' that did not share in the general downpour. Reports from the var ious stations of the weather bureau In the state showed that 'Omaha, Ashland, Hastings, Columbus, Tekamah, Culbert- json, Grand Island, ail received consider ably over an inch of rain, while Omaha ,and Ashland were among those receiving over two inches. Inches of rainfall from the various sta tions, up to 7 o'clock yesterday morning were officially reported as follows: . iOmaha . .....2.55Llncoln .80 Ashland a.lOHOldrege . Hasting 1.40Fairbury ......... .67 Columbus 1.37Hartington 54 Culbertson 1.27Valentine .44 ITekamah ..........USNorth Platte ......44 Grand Island. ....UOFairmont .16 bakdale .90 Heavy Downpour i Delays Westgard Owing to the heavy rains of last night It is uncertain whether A L. Westgard will not arrive In Omaha tonight as he had planned. Mr. Westgard is laying out the transcontinental route for the govern ment; and the American Automobile as sociation. LasThlght he stoped at Cen tral City, but telephoned H. B. Fredrlck- sonr this morning that the roads were in bad shape. Hoops, My Dear, Would Be Killjoy to Brash Mashers govs mil ? L J. "THE PIACZ OF THE feat jtfX? how? Wt vol" .7 ADAlf WAS TH FIRST KAl FLASHER 8$, . J 1 I : "Smash the masher." says Police Mag istrate Foster. "I'll see that smash and I" raise you a couple more," replies Chief of Police Henry Dunn. "My hat's in the ring. . I call those three smasher smashes. What have you two got." This last by Police Matron Gibbons. x Dear readers, 'tis not a dictagraph re port of a poker game conversation. Each of those remarks Is the sentiment of the . police officials Interested In the "smash the smasher campaign."' Judge Foster and Chief Dunn prove traitorous to their sex and It remains for Mrs. Gibbons to haul m4re man out of the mire.' Here is the wheeze. Now see if the matron is right, but look out for the steam roller. v. Judge Foster: "The next fellow; to spring that "Woman, lovely woman, you're the cause of all our sins" stuff In .my court gets the coop for the big sit. That old stuff that Adam pulled "She smiled at me" don't go either. 1 maintain that a masher don't know enough to pour water out of a boot It the directions were printed on the heel. Chief Dunn: "Adam was the first real masher, but he had a reason to hand Eve the high sign. She had his rib. Then too, the styles in women's clothing were somewhat different from what they are nowadays. I think short skirts are all right, but really the girls ought to wear heavy woolen hose like grandmother used to wear. Mashing Is all the fault of the r'slng generation . of .boys. The place of the male person Is home in the kitchen washing the dishes or recking the cradle, and not gaduing around out In the streets. Why Just think how I should feel if some bold young hussy would stick her finger in my ribs and exclaim, "Oh? you bah-bee doll, Oht-yoa chicken! My goodness!" Police Matron Gibbons: "Mashing ts the fault of the girl to a great degree, although I know of cases where; a good thrashing would teach some: youths common decency. If a girl known to be working belnd a counter wears flimsy silk hose worth $3 a pair; a short, tight fitting skirt and a peek-a-boo waist, she need not think that the male popula tion is gofng to Injure Its eyesight by wearing blinders. Lots of perfectly re spectable girls make . up like burlesque chorus kickers, and Invite the men to make remarks. Let a girl fix up her hair In paper curls, wear a hoop skirt and a long sleeve waist and see how many mashers come near. 'Hoops, my dear, that's it!'" Despite Mrs. Gibbons noble effort in behalf of the sterner sex, the quality of mercy is sure going to be strained in the police court unless mashing on the streets ceases. ATTENDANCE- SHOWS GAD) WATER MAIN CASE ARGUED Last Year's Enrollment Exceeded in' Judge Troup Hears Contention in the Public Schools by 788. Application for Injunction. SCHOOLS ABE OVERCEOWDED 1 RUUNG LOUISE!) BY THTOSDAY Central and Lothrop Bnlldlnar Are Filled Far Beyond Capacity and ' Drastic Measure Will Be Takea. An Increased enrollment of 788 In the city schools over-the enrollment last year has crowded Central and Lothrop build ings far beyond capacity and the board of education is In a dilemma, being un able to distribute the extra pupils In ad jacent schools, which are also filled to capacity. - . , .. In - Central school 590 have enrolled. This building has twelve rooms and each room has a capacity of forty pupils,, the enroiiieent therefore being 100 above ca pacity. : A similar condition exists at Lothrop, which Is an eighteen room building. On the first day of school 856 pupils en rolled and more will enroll before the first semester Is gone. The Increase is principally in the kin dergarten and the lower grades. The ad ditional pupils this year are distributed among all the schools. President , Holovtchlner and Superin tendent Graff , are today -Investigating conditions at Central and Lothrop and will attempt to alleviate the situation in some manner. High School Falls Off. The enrollment at the hjgh school this year is 36S below the enrollment last year, which Is accounted for by thi large en rollment at the high school of commerce, rwhere many high school pupils will at tend. ,. The total enrollment in all school the first day of school this year was M,8i.. against 16,108 last year. 1 Following is the- enrollment in each Bchool: High school of Kellom ..827 commerce 527 iko .. 749 High school l.8 Lincoln 413 Bancroft Long T91 Weals fJfLotnrop 858 uass J" Mason 83S Castellar 5l? Miller Park...... 199 (SHORTEN VACATIONS AND . END SCHOOL YEAR EARLIER President E. Holovtchlner of the board of education believes the Easter season vacation ought to be eliminated ' and the : Christmas vacation shortened so that schools could dismiss June 1 each year Instead of June 1!. .-"'' Dr.r Holovtchlner may bring this pro- position up to the board and ask some 'action. He says . when school reaches over to June 15 the weather becomes so hot that students are restless, the . effU Icleney of the -work 'Is impaired and the health of students often threatened.- ! ASSIGNMENTS CHECKED . BY EARLY PAYMENT Registrars who served at th first regis tration day this year "will be paid at the offl of tha .city comptrollt- today. ! Their warrants have been prepared. Such i warrants as these and all others Issued by th city will hereafter be prepared as 'soon as. possible. Any assignment of warrants, it Is believed, will be fore stalled In this manner, but if an assign ment is made the comptroller will refuse . its honor it- . - . GREAT WESTERN TRACKS x PARTLY UNDER WATER .'; Water axle-deep on th Great Western tracks out of Coondi Bluffs I reported ky travelers from Harlan, who reached Omaha yesterday. Thetr.iln crew. in! rubber boots, went ahead of the train. tecum the track to make sure It would bear engine and cam Seventeen miles iriwj''Cincn Bmffs a small .washout was encountered, bat 'after some little delay it was posatfele far th train to Central Central Park. Clifton Hill 590 , Monmouth Park 436 356 381 Pacific 431 T I- CJ viuw ram vrt rnlumblan ...... 801 &.... am Comenius Saunders 322 Druid Miu ""Sherman Dupont 8 Train Edw. Bosewater lyinton Farnam 4 Walnut Hill .. Frar.klln Webster ...... How'rd Kennedy "4 Windsor ....... Superintendent Graf J expects to start night schools about the last of October. Last year these night schools were con ducted at Kellom and Comenius. This year it is planned to open them at other buildings. . Children between the ages of i4 and'18 years are compelled to attend night school if they do not attend tue day session. Those above It may attend. Effort of Twenty-Ela-nth Avenue Property Owners to Prevent the Laying- of Hl Water Pipe on That Street. Arguments in the suit of Michael J. Ney and other Twenty-eighth avenue property owners to restrain the city ; from laying the new 48-lnch water main on Twenty-eighth avenue were heard by Judge A. C. Troup of the equity di vision of the district court Jude Troup took the matter under advisement, saying he would rule within forty-eight hours on the matter of a temporary restraining order. If the ol der is granted, time will be get for hearings on temporary injunction and permanent injunction applications. Contention of Attorneys. A. W. Jefferis, attorney for Twenty-i eighth avenue people, argued that after having once exercised its discretion and ordered the, main on Twenty-seventh street, the Water board had no authority to be Influenced by the city council and supplement its order by changing to Twenty-eighth avenue, especially when the new route would cost about $17,000 more than the original, and. would be so circuitous and angular as to reduce the value of the main, diminishing the pressure and necessitating increased fuel oost at the Jumping station. Corporation Counsel Ben S. Baker for the city contended that the city council has A legal right to withhold or grant permits for the use of streets, even when the Water board" is the applicant, and the council, therefore, has' absolute right to deny a permit to lay the main in Twenty-seventh street and grant one for Twenty-eight avenue. Water Board's Position. John L. Webster, attorney- for tho Water board, said all the plans for lay In? the main in Twenty-eighth avenue now have been made. Water Commis sioner Howell haq told him, and he be lieved that if the court should make any order necessitating changing of these plans. It would necessitate un avoidable delay that would prevent the completion of the main before next sum mer, working great hardship to all the people. Fall and winter ara coming on and the work must be done with no de lay if It is to be finished before cold weather stops work on the Improvement. VOTERS TIMING. TO TAFT President's Strength in Nebraska is Daily Growing Greater. FARMERS SHY OF BULL MOOSE asCTBSjpasaMWsaM f f jjJ'SJlMHLl -gfcfWI HfflJW'BffM8 Prosperity a Factor and Uncertainty of Ckana-e of Administration Make Republicans lnwiU laa- to Switch, J. H. Culver of Milford, who was acting chairman of the republican state central committee, was In Omaha yesterday for the meeting of the committee at' the Hotel Rome. Mr. Culver says the republicans changed their headquarter from Lincoln to Omaha this year on ac count of the unfriendly attitude and per sistent misrepresentation of the papers In Lincoln. Speaking of the work the committee did at the state fair, Mr. Cul ver said: , "At headquarters at the fair grounds we came in contact with the farmers, country merchants and business men gen erally. Many said they had besn In doubt. but now felt the only safe plan Is the re election of President Taft. ' They could see no reason for changing prosperous times for an " uncertainty, especially to satisfy the ambition of one man. The farmers are looking for Improved stock and better prices than ever before, and believe it their duty to themselves as well as to their country to stay by the regular nominees of the republican party. "The main effort of the state committee Is now directed I toward giving the voter an opportunity o exercise his choice for president through electors that shall ap pear on the ticket under their proper head. "Some of our leading republicans have been quoted as saying that If they were obliged to choose between Roosevelt and Wilson they Would choose the latter as being the safer , man to vote for.. But there ts no necessity of that for the rea son that the gain has been at least 25 per cent In favor of Taft since the' or ganization of the third party, and changes are being rapidly made throughout the country with flattering Indications that the president will be re-elected with a large majority. Vermont and certainly Maine returns indicate that, but there are many other and greater reasons why I feel confident that he will be safely elected." I ggait 'H! "iff tsf Br ji rH j if m yi ;0 i sra liast week we closed four more of our Branch Houses, located at Grand Island, Lexington, Kearney and Central 7ity, Nob. Each one f these houses carried a large stock of Pianos, which we have shipped to our Omaha salesroom, where we can give the sale our personal attention for quick disposal. Never before have prices been so low. We hope they never will be again. But necessity compels it. Our floors are crowded. You reap the benefits. Make It a pleasant winter for the children. This sale is the final word. Are you going to fake. advantage of It? ENTIRE STCOK OF FOUR JOSSES UJENT Oil SALE MAY MIPS jh lj . . n . - Here Are Some of the High Grade Pianos That will Be &oia During . a r XS.M Th All PrtOt Thl9 sale ax a rracuun ui suu wwt $5125 Steck Upright, now. . .'.$.W $230 Kstey Upright, now. . . .$05 $275 Mendelssohn Upright, now $75 $275 Norrls & Hyde Upright, now . . ... ,m $85 $S(W Eo ithe Bifis. Upright, now ...., ....... .$95 $325 F.lcctrova Upr'ght, now $120 $S25 Gaylord Upright, nw..$180 $350 7 Demonstrating Up rights, now $135 $325 Fstey Upright, now . . .$140 $400 Vose & Son Upright, now 4R $350 Davis & Son Upright, now jj0 $325 Cote Upright, now . . . .$155 $350 Strauss & Son Upright, now fi6J $375 Jepson Upright, now. .$105 $400 Behning Upright, now. $170 $400 Chlckering Upright, . now ...... ' BO $400 Steger & Son Upright, now ...... ......$18 $350 Kurtzman Upright, now 1W $350 J. C. Fisher Uorlaht, now .... ............. $1.05 $450 8 Art Style Uprights, now .$105 $375 Steger & Son Upright, now Y $235 $125 Emerson Upright, now $275 $5O0 Hnrdnian Upright, now $330 $000 Knabe Upright, now. . .$320 $750 Steinway Upright, now $355 $700 Weber Upright, now. .$440 $500 Steger & Son Art Style Upright, now ....$275 $00 Hardman Grapd, cow. .$495 $1,000 Weber Grand, now. .$685 No Agreement Yet Between County and i Caldwell & Drake After a three-hour conference with the ; county building" general contractors and j their bondsmen, represented by counsel,! the Board of County Commissioners took j an adjournment without adjusting the 1 details of occupancy of the new build-1 lng. Adjournment was taken until this i morning, when, It Is' believed, satlsfac- Vry adjustments will be made. 1 The oounty wants to occupy the build- ; lng by October 1, but does not wish to j jeopardize any of the county's rights, such as rejection of unsatisfactory parts of the work and exacting penalties from I the general contractors tor failure ,to complete the work In contract time. Lester Drake of Caldwell & Drake, general contractors, wants the county to accept all of the building thus far com pleted ' and make payment for all ac cepted. If the county does this It will necessitate breaking Into tbe 15 per cent reserve to protect the county until the very last finishing touch is placed on the structure. Commissioner Harte proposed that the board go over the building and examine it, room by room, accepting such parts as are satisfactory. J. A. C. Kennedy of Mahoney & Ken nedy, counsel for the Fidelity and Deposit company of Maryland, the contractors' bondsmen, proposed that an arbitration board fix the terms upon which the county shall .occupy the building before final settlement with the contractors. He said be believed this plan would result In an arrangement which would protect the Interests of all. ,k lead These Terms 5lo liloney Down 30 Days' Free Trial FREE STOOL FREE SCARFFREE LIFE INSURANCE FREE SET OF SILVER ' PURCHASED THIS MONTH. """if " - l j RAILROAL FARE FREE rSTSur it & mi Manufacturers -Wholesalers and Retailers. y . 1311-1313 FARNAM ST., OMHA, NEB. aiawwaBgasar. mm uraie "yiiTWffiiitiia Don't waste your money 1 buying strengthening plasters. Chamberlain's Liniment Is cheaper and better. Dampen a piece of flannel with It and bind it over the affected parts and it will re lieve the pain and soreness. For sale by sll dealers. A Swell Affair Toothache Gam STOPS TOOTHACHE Instantly Ud by Million! th World Over., All drug More or by mail, (So C. S. DINT CO.. DETROIT, MICH. ""rummmkit m Moat Wonderful Healing. After suffering many years with a sore, Amos King, Port Byron, N. T., was cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 25c. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. Albert Law Cuts Some Figure in a ' Real Estate Deal ; Action to annul a contract to purchase a rooming house on the ground that it is a place of questionable character was started by Wllbert L. Baily of Los An geles, against Jacob and Sarah Slosberg, also of Los Angeles, in the Douglas county district court yesterday. The prop erty lri question is located on the second lot west of Seventeenth street, on the north side of Cass street Bally alleges that he contracted : to purchase the building and lot for $10,000, making a cash payment of $300. Alto gether be had paid $2,(35 when the place was raided as a place of resort for im moral purposes, and Baily aa owner was mada defendant In an Albert law prose cution. He asserts that when the sale was negotiated the defendants gave htm to understand that the building was ; helps used as a repctable rooming house. and had ?ie known there was any possi bility of ich developments as came he would 'jot have contracted ' to buy " It He wants his money . returned and the ! contract annulled. ' ' I Some Sensible Advice on Womanly Beauty Healthy hair adds much to womanly beauty, and it Is such an easy matter to have a glorious mass of lovely hair that , the dull, "Btringly' kind is lnexousable. A ;teaspoonful canuirox dissolved In a cup : ho: water removes every particle of dust I dandruff and excess oil, and after rins ing, the hair dries quickly and evenly. Canthrox shampoos promote hair-health ana insure a weaitn of lustrous, even colored young-looking hair. 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