Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, March 23, 1913, PART ONE NEWS SECTION, Page 5-A, Image 5
THE OMAHA SrNDAY HKK: MAWII 23, 1011 5- WATER BILLS ARE JUGGLED Patrons Complain to Water Board Without Gaining Satisfaction. HOWELL DODGES THE KICKS' I mvs l cafe CE TO GET ME F THE BARGAINS FROM OUR Spends 111" Time nt Lincoln o an Sot to llnthrrril wltli the Com pin I it U of Patrons of thi llonril. No wondor Wnter Commissioner Hourll prefers to stay In Lincoln while drawing Ills K'.OJO rather than remain at hlj ,.o.t of duty In -the water office, for there Is one continuous succession of protests against Water board outrages. Among sample cases that came to llsht are those of Mrs. Mary V. Ball. HU North Nineteenth street, who exhibited her re ceipts to show how much better off she was before the city bought tho water works. "We have lived here In Omaha .iluce and have been taxpayers, and we have had tho same water meter for nearly twenty years." said Mrs. Bail. "Last year for three months, from No vember 21 to February 21. 1 paid ilie wnter company S) cents; now my bill for one month, from February 7 to March T. Is W cents, with tho meter registering only tW feet. For the two months before hU It reKlstered 200 feet and they charwd me 55 cents. I have to earn the moncv myself, yet I want to pay for everything I Bet, but 1 object to belnc compelled in pay for water 1 do not use. When I complained to Mr. Hunt all he could say was. "The Water board, the Water board this, the Water board that,' and 'You have been reading The Bee." And I paid, 'Of course, I read The Bee and I wish we never had a Water board, and I hope wo'Il soon get rid ol them." " Another woman who sought an x planatlon of overcharge was Mrs. K. D. Glenn, 2SU Bristol, whoso meter was put In November 1 last. "This bill covering November 4 to February 11," said nhf, "registers SCO feet, for which 1 nni charged tl. Then they Jump ths February reading from 300 feet up to I.7C0 feet, ,vul chargo me on March 7 for 4C0 feet for less than, a month at 95 cents with the dis count. When I pointed out the discrep ancy In tho meter reading they couldn't explain It nt nil, nnd at that I have to pay more for the 20) feel than I do for the 40J feet. Tho way the bills aro Jug gled, you can't tell anything nbout It. ' Woman Tries to Kill Self and Daughter Mrs. Martin Velno. 11R4 Fowler uvenun. tried to exterminate herself and fomlly Friday night in a fit of temporary in sanity. Sho attacked her husband In bed with a club. After she had bruised his arm and he had fled to the neighbors sin attacked her daughter' with a- butcher knife and an Indian club. Sho beat tho girl's head in a brutal manner with tho club and Inflicted a number of severe Blashes over the scalp with the knife. When she had thoroughly subdued tho daughter and had her sitting In a chair before her she began forcing her to take a poisonous mixture she had concocted. It consisted of rat poison, carbolic acid, chloroform llnament and dried currants. When the neighbors alarmed by the husband rushed Into the house the de mented woman was standing over tho blood bespattered daughter feeding her tnaspoonfuls of tho noxious dope and taking alternate spoonfuls herself. At the first alarm Dr. Alex W. Fitzslmmons was called. The stomach pump was ef fectively used and both are alive. The mother was taken to St. Bernard's hos pltal at Council Bluffs and the daughter to Nicholas Senn hospital In Omaha. It Is thought both will recover. Domestic troubles are said to be responsible In a measure for the violent outbreak. Mar tin Velno Is the stepfather of the daugh ter who was Injured. II lllJMtir.TTV M. IlKUS. Tup, toil of some twenty-five yeilm ago. u Utile piexlous lo the lime when the pletui-e of Tllil.y I'nthi'diut choir whl-h aPlK'aied lust week wns taken, musical Intel est was divided A DIRECTOR OF MUSIC IN OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. last mm ffH fill! isa American Law Wins Over Scottish Ideas When ancient Scottish law clashed with modern American Ideas In Judge Troup's court, America came off victorious. The Judge refused to enforce a penalty for nonpayment of debt. The encounter occurred In the suit which John Duff, credit man for the Hayward Shoe company, had brought against his wife at Alloe. Scotland, for a divorce. The Judge decided against the plaintiff and held that a contract of fparate maintenance, Intu which the couple lrad entered before Mr. Duff came to America, must be carried out. Under this he must send 1200 a year to Mrs, Duff, payable -weekly. Mr. Duff Is back In his payments more than u year. By the contract, under Scotch law, apenulty of about $50 was to be exacted from htm. Judge Troup refused to enforce this provision, Mr. Duff must pay the costs "of the suit. Fined for Laughing in the Police Court It cost C. If. Boey, n driver for the Highland I'ark Dairy company. J12.60 for laughing In police court. Bowley was ar lested for cruelty to animals. Judge Fos ter gave him a long talk and then fined him $25 and costs and suspended the sen tence, at which Bowley laughed. Judge Foster then changed his decision and fined the driver 510 and costs, saying, "You can't make a Joke of this court." Lillian Russell's Warning. Sore Feet: Bad Health Lillian Russell la a nlivslcal wonder Now In mature years, but having pre served the fresh beauty of youth. In the Chicago Tribune Bhe says. "Care of tho feet hardest worked members of tho body, Is abso lutely essential to health. irritation irom sere reel otten causes serious nerV' ous disorders, and i.olhlng brlngi face wrinsies quicker Mere Is the best treatment known to -clence for all foot ailments. II works 'hrouxh the nores ana renuvts i;ie rause: -uissoive iwo tubleipcoiifuU of Culoclde compound in a basin of warm water. Soak the feet In this for full fifteen minutes, gently rubbing tKe sore parts." The effect 's magUal. All roreness disappears In Htamly Corns and callouses can on peeled right off It gives Instant relief lor bunions, aching and BWeaty tmelly feet. Any drugjUrt has Caloctde In stock or will quickly get It from IiIh wholesale house. A twenty-five cent box usually cures the worst feet. Calo clde It not a patent medicine. Don't waste money on uncertain remedies. Insist on getting what you want from OroKclflt. i-dvrtUenient. between the work done there and the musical services given by St l'hllomena s choir. St. l'hllomena cathedral stood at that time on Ninth nnd Harney, where the Joiin Deere Flow company's big wnrohouse now Is. Miss Fannie Arnold, the director of the mush In the Omaha public schools, was the director of tho choir at that time and succeeded Prof Hoffman The rhotr numbered about i lorty o.- fifty members, and In plare of u hoy choir a choir of twenty-five young girls was substituted. Pope Plus X. thc prevent pope, has declnred In favor of the plain chant, nnd very little of the florid music Is sung anywhere In the Catholic chuich of today, but Pope 10 Kill was very' liberal In regard to this style of music, and at that time many brilliant musical masses were sung. One of the most florid of these that was - great favorite In Omnlia wns by Mercadnnte A great many notable masses were In the repertoire of this choir, among them Mo zart's Twtlfth Mass. sung in full; Beetho ven's Mass In C, Haydn's Imperial Mass In D, Weber's Mas In C. as well as sev eral other Haydn masses. Jules I.um bard sang here for several years before hn Joined tho choir at Trinity, and even after he became a member of that choir he would often assist at the 9 o'clock mass and take the car and reach Trinity in tlmo for the niornlnK service. At tho 9 o'clock service the chtli of twenty-five girls sang and upon one occasion pre sontid .i "Laudato Pucrl." with a tenor obllsnto by Captain Klnzie. that a young priest brought to them direct from the Vatican, and which had been written for and performed ut the Slstlne chapel In Komo. Captain Klnzie was the principal tenor at this time. Harry Blair and Ed Mc Creary. who has since died, were among the other tenors. Mr. Lumbard was tho leading bas. Miss Arnold sang soprano an occasionally presided at the organ. Mrs. Rltter was the principal alto. Her husband sang bass. Miss Klla Kennedy was a prominent member, and among others were Mrs. Coffman, Mrs. Downey. Mrs. Fltzmorrls. Mrs. McCaf frey. Mrs. Dugdale (at that time Miss Phllomena Swift), James Swift, Thomas F. Swift. Harry Burkley. who often sang solo parts, and John McCrcary. At that time Mr. McCreary was one of the prin cipal baritones, but since then he has come up In the world and Is now well known In Omaha musical circles as a tenor singer. A great many of the mem bers of this choir of at least twenty years ago are still in Omaha. Captain Klnzie was In the army and is said to bo at present In Portland. Ore. A sort of choir romance culminated In the marriage of Miss Fannie McNaugh ton, one of the young lady singers, and Harry Blair. They afterward moved to Sacramento. Many of the pr.'esti hid good singing voices, and one whiie in tonation of the preface was (.specially beautiful was Father Byerdon, now a bishop In California. There was always an orchestrn for Christmas and Kaitor, usually from the Boyd theater. In which Len Salisbury, Mr. Nordln, Mr. I,e tovsky and Mr. Pederson, Nutht, were usually present. Miss Arnold started a series of evenings of sacred music, which were given each year during the month of May. at which many notables in the city took part, as well as many from away. Miss Mnry Munchhoff sing at these and Mrs. Cudahy and Mrs. At water. At one time Miss Rachel Fruni;o sang Gounod's "Ave Maria" with violin obllgato played by her brother, Nahnn Franko. Miss Franko afterward mar ried Prof. Walthers. a teacher of piano In Omaha for many years. Mr. Franko Is now director of one of the leading orchestras In tho city of New York. His wife, who was a singer, nlso sang occa sionally at these affairs. Tom Knrl of the Bostonlans, Marie Stone nni Jessio Burtlctt Davis were among others who were remembered as having assisted. One of the choir recalled a rather amusing Incident of this period. Miss Arnold hnd prepared tho beautiful "Twelfth Mass" of Mozart, to be sung at some special celebration. Usually tho Henedlctus." where the blshon kneels throughouT the singing was cut. She sent to tho bishop to ask If he wished the usual cut made at this time. Through some misunderstanding word was re turned to sing the entire service. The "Benedlctus" In this particular case was very elaborate, and took some ten or twelve minutes to sing, and the bis hop. retaining his kneeling posture nil that time, could not Imagine why the choir did not get ( through. a very spienam organist played at St. Phllomena s the greater part of this time. a man whose life held much tragedy. This was Prof. Knopffcl, who had had a publishing house hi Chicago previous to tho terrible Chicago fire. In this he lest everything, not only his publishing house, but hlB wife and entire family, never finding a trace of them afterward. Ho was a very quiet man. and one morn- j Ihis Fine Piano Ordered If the li PIANOS surance Companies Last Batch of Pianos Marked Lower Than Ever for Quick Clearance. They MUT Go Now at Any Price Take Your Choice and Name Your Price! fi or JvlViTra i 0D wicof, Frco Scarf, Frco Life Insuranco HUIJII..M.I.I1 Mil IF YOUR OFFER IS WITHIN REASON AT ALL, YOU CAN DO BUSINESS QUICK LY. TWO DOLLARS SENDS A PIANO HOME! Your own terms after that! We've sold a lot of Piano Bargains in our timo, but nothing that ever equalled these. Seeing is believing! Tho lusiirnnco Conipanlos nfe Crowding l's for Klitnl Net t lenient! Como tomorrow nntl Rot your xhnrv of tlita Hn.rKHln Kenst of I'lunos. 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Upright S155 $400 Weber, Upright S158 $200 Kurtxmnn, Upright S105 $400 Steger & Son, Upright S175 15 20 75 85 110 Now. $400 Art Stylo, Upright S195 $300 Davla & Son, Upright 8175 $375 Crown, Upright ' 8225 $450 Mohlln & Son, Upright &2450 $550 Knabo. Upright S310 $S00 Stolnway, Upright t 8JC25 $800 Mohlln & Son, Grnnd S450 SCARF FREE LIFE INSURANCE YOUR OWN TERMS! SC ROLLER & MUELLER Piano Co. 1311-13 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA BUYERS AND BELLBS8 OF 7HX WOULD'B 54 Yenri of Honaat BualUMB BEST PIANOS. DMllntf With th Publlo. ing several years ago ne was found deail from exposure before his front door, where ho ImtJ evidently fallen through some mlBstcp, or sudden Illness and beetl unable to arouse help. Miss Margaret Swift sang with tho choir for a short time during MIsb Ar nold's directorship and succeeded Miss Arnold in tho directorship of the choir. After learning to many rather Inter, estlng points about these two choirs, tlio writer thought It might be a good idea to look I11 the history of Omaha, and see what could be found of music there, hut In two different histories of the city itself, and In a history of Nebraska l.uuushtd by J. Sterling Morton, there was no mention made of It, nor of any of the people devoting themselves to it as a profession. One of the histories, how,er, had a chapter devoted to paint ing and art. In connection with St Phllomena, It was mentioned that In this church the first plpo organ in Omaha was installed. This was in 1868, and the organ was brought from St. Louis by steamboat up tho Missouri river. It haq about twenty-four stops, nnd a most mel low dulclana stop, that was highly praised by Mr. Whiting of rjoston, dur ing a visit to this city. At one time In the early days Dudley Duck gave an organ recital upon this organ. It Is now In the now St. Phllomena church on South Tenth street. Through a misunderstanding the date of Mr. Kelly's brief association with Trinity choir was mixed In the article of last Sunday. Mr. Kelly came to Omaha, a professional organist, and wan engaged to play tho orgnn In the new St. Mat thias church. This was not quite com pleted, and one duy scarcely a month after his ni rival he was called upon to play at Trinity cathedral, one Sunday owing to tho Illness of Mr. Dutler. After this he sung In the choir u couple of months until St. Matthias' was opened. This was In tho year 1S89, sometime be fore the picture of Trinity was taken lather than after. Only a few years after this ho was engaged to direct the music at the First Methodist church, and by a curious coincidence, accord ing to John Mellen. the only present member of the choir, who was In It at that time, the anthem chosen to be sung this morning at the Methodist church Is the sumo one that they sung the first Ea&ter Mr. Kelly was there, twenty-one years ago. This week the announcement of a rather unusual musical Is presented. This Is the musical given by Mrs. Axtell on next Saturday afternoon, when the par ticipants are not well known muilclnns ol much experience, but rather, younx school girls who are studying music, and all of whom are friends, and not neces sarily the pupils of any one teacher. Much nioro active interest could be stimulated among tle young people who study music, If more affairs of this sort were given. The younger girls have olubs of other sorts, why not have a number of musical clubs, where perhaps one hour would bo devoted to a program and : after that an hour to n social time, or I to musical guessing games or car-tests ' and tests of musical knowledge? They ' are as much fun In a crowd as any other games. Clubs of this sort where each member Is studying would Inspire each one to do better, nnd If the club member ship was limited to from ten to sixteen and the meetings were held once a month every member could take part every time. Ftallure to take part could pre 1 vent the person being present at the good time afterward, and If the players did not find themselves playing to fame they would find themselves playing their way to the fun after each program, and at the end of the season they might look back and see how much besides the regu lar work with the teacher thoy had done. A certain ease In playing n p parlor at any tlmo would bo one result If there was nothing else In favor of Christianity except the beautiful music that It lias Inspired, that In Itself would bo sufficient to commend It to the world, All of the churches have prepared spe cial music In honor of this Easter morn ing, and those who attend cannot help but be uplifted by the music as much as by tho words nnd sentiments ex pressed by tho pastor. Miss Arnold, In talking about Mr. Xum bard nnd St, Phllomena's choir the other day, told an amusing story about tnis popular singer. A short time before ho left Omaha to make his home In Chicago a number of school children sang In some open-air entertainment at '.he park. Mr. Lumbard assisted and sang 'Tont Ing Tonight," with the chorus of chil dren. After It was over Miss Arnold said: "Now, Mr. l.umbard, I want you to give me that copy of this song witn your autogruph upon it." "All right, ho replied, and taking a pen from hi pocket he wrote on the cover, "Stolen from Jules I.umbard by Kannle Arnold. ' Ioulso 'Janscn-Wylle has Just returnod from a concert tour, singing In Ottawa, Oswego and leaven worth, Kan. Mrs. Wylle was the recipient of a greut many oompllmentury prers notices as a result of this tour, among which was the fol lowing: "Mrs. 'Wylle was the concluding number of the artists' course of the Ot tawa Conservatory of Muslo and was the best attraction of the year. ' j .Mtialcul .Noli'". 1 The musical department of the .' Woman's club, under the leadership 01 Miss Ruth Ganson, will meet Thursday, March 27, at 1:30 p, in. Bhari Instead ofl , 2:15 as usual. All members are cordially Invited to attend tho art department ttti 10 a. 111., bring their lunches and stay over for the musical department, Cot fee will be served at tho club. Eacti member Is entitled to one guest. Tnej program for the afternoon will bo a Hcharwenka program. In charge of Miss, Helen Sndllek. Those assisting will be Leon YYU'ltman, violinist; Mrs. B, J. llorton, soprano, and Mrs. Waller blt ver, pianist. Uesldos a puper on 8char-i wenka by .Miss Sadllek, the following of his compositions will be presented: Sonata for piano and violin, 13 minor;! opus 18, "Prairie Flowers;" opus W, No. 1, "Prairie Ilosa;" No. 3. "Western Daisy:" "Waltx Caprioe," "Four Bongs" una tne iniermexxo irom concerto in i minor, opus W, with orchestral accom paniment on second piano. On Wednesday evening, March 20. August Mothe-Ilorglum will give the first ofa Berles of piano recitals, pre senting Albert P. Heck of Counall Bluffs In an Individual recital. Mr. Deck's program will contain Iltethoven'n Moonlight Sonata, selections from liach, Mendelssohn, llachmanlnoff, Ixrsohe tlsiky, Rubcnsteln, a group of Chopin, and the Hungarian Fantaxy of Unit, with orchestral accompaniment on secona piano. The remaining rocltals will be given by Miss Irene Trumble of Papllllon on Wednesday evening, April 2, by Mrs. J, W. l.augley, formerly Miss Anna Cun ningham, on Wednesday evening, April 10, and Miss Florence Peterson on Wednesday evening, April 30. These, re citals will be held at 3111 Douglas street and admission will be by Invitation, On' Saturday evening, March 29, Mr. and Mrs. August llorglum will present soma of their Intermediate and Junior pupils In. a piano recital at 2CU1 Douglas street The following pupils will appear on the program: Josephine Platner, Ann Axtell, Winifred llrandt, Blanche Frank, May Hamilton, Dorothy Darlow, 1319a Mc Farland, MUlan Preston, Helen nucknell, lteglna Council, Alice Portcrtleld, Marie O'Connor, Eleanor I.oar, Miss Elsie JJuwson Mrs. U. p. Hillings. Admission will bo by Invitation. Mra. Axtell hjis Issued Invitations for a number of her young girl friends to bo present and take part In a musical at her home next Saturday afternoon. Those taking part will be Charlotte ltosewater, Winifred llrandt, Lillian Head, Jose phlno Stone, Josephine Platne, Ann Axtell, Dorothy Darlow, Elsie Schmidt, Mary Doud, Virginia White, and Phyllis Hunter. Miss Alice Virginia Davis will give a piano recital on Tuesday evening. April 8, at the Young Women's Christian as- Watch Repairing ALSO JKWKTittY By exports. All -work guaranteed. Albert Edhoim loth & Xaxaar Want a Ring- or Scarf Pin? Get It at. one-half prloe at Orkin Bros.' Jewelry Bale Wednesday. soclatlon auditorium, assisted by Mrs. Beulah Dale Turntr. Tickets are now on aale at Rchmoller & Mueller's and Hay don's music department Miss Alloo Farrell haa given a number of Interesting studio affairs recently. The first was an afternoon musicals given by a large number of her pupils. The next, a Joint recital In whloh Mis Fawcett and Mis Lillian Fitch presented thotr pupils, Mr. Paul Johnston, baritone, and Mr. Alfred Hanna, reader. Follow ing that came a piano and voice recital by Miss Ilroughton, pianist, of Boston and Mrs. Orover Long, soprano, of Co lumbus, Neb. Misses Fltoh, Fawcett, Allen and Mr, Jones are planning a Peer Oynt program to bo given right after Easter. Sale of Pretty Trimmed Hats rffir , Values up to $10.00 $HQO HundredB of tho moat charralnir of orettv trimmed hat. nlsnV tailored hats, made up In every now spring design, hardly any two alike; you'll be surprised at tho wonderful offerings; on sale at 84.013 and FLOWKRH Pretty clusters of roses, I Willow and Ostrich Plumes specially worth to 76c. at 2od ' priced. 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I All the newest modeln -9- -AS Ao S J3T OMAHA I i" pretty lingerie no. waisis, at . v wu SHE Views of Nebraska Clothing Company Opening The shower of congratulations that new storo Is unusually well cquippe 1, , Swanson and Holiman. the new ownero poured in on the new owners of the Ne- , new fixtures having been Installed . of Th6 Nebraska, have added nnotbor , . . attraotlon to Omaha as a retail center braska Clothing company Is reflected in throughout The Nebraka Is OmahVs i,v re.o.leliiu. the interior ,.r n,i- ,,mi. tne riorn display pictured ubove. The ( longtbt established apparel housv. Messrs. neiit store building. " am A rs you want, It's "custdme: Mr. Merchant, not shoppers If you aro to build up u big, steady, permanent trade, you have to lmvo customers - as well as bargain hunt ers. The bargain servos its pur pose, but you'll go out of busi ness if you soil nothing' but bargains. The customer comes to you because he believes in you because ho knows who and what and where you aro. The only way to make people beliovo in The Omaha Bee gocN to the homes whero Ithn.e is money to spend. you to know who and-wlmt nnd where you aro is fo tell them and then keep on telling- them as long as you are in business. Many good merchants spend a lot of time on the floor talking to their customers. Thoy aro wise. The cus tomers like it. How many can, they talk to in a dayf Not many. Through The Bee you can talk to practically every one of them every day. To get the greatest good out of your adver tising you should never be out of any issue of Tho Bee. It's continuous advertising that pays