1914.
8
THE BEE; OMAHA. KATT KDA.Y. APRIL 125,
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SEEK TO ENJOIN ORDINANGE
Bondholders of Street Car Company
Ask Court to Stop Law.
DECLARE ELECTION ILLEGAL
QtmrnnO Trnst Comrtanr ' New
York Petitions thnt Pnre Utile
l tip -to thri State hall
way Comtnlmilon.
T"
Th United Statss court have been
asked to issuo an Injunction to restrain
the city ot Omaha, from enforcing the
even - for a - tjuarter fare ordinance,
through a petition filed by John- tc
Webster, solicitor for the Guaranty Trust
company of Ner York, holders of 10,O00,
TOO first consolidated mortgage, sold
bond, of whlfih the Omaha St Council
Bluffs Street nallway company are the
mortgagors. 'The petition also asks that
the ordinance be decreed unconstitu
tional, null and void.
The petition In equity declares tlrat the
power of regulation of rates M common
carriers Is held expressly by the State
Railway commission and that the city
hi no power to pass legislation affect'
liitr the rates of the street railway com
pany here.
It Is further alleged that- the referen
dum and Initiative statute Is null and
void oh the ground' th'at Uio constltutjon
does not give the legislature authority
to grant such power to the city, to the
tnaydr and council, or to the voter's of
the city
Attacks the .Petitions.
The petitions ror the passage of the
rdlnnnce are attacked by the plaintiff
tn the case, they alleging that of the 4,077
ttameji attached to the .petitions, there
were less than the required IS, per cent
of the total number of votes cast at the
last preceding; city election, 'on the In
itiative and referendum petitions, who
were qualified to sign the petitions. They
assert that Investigation ot the addresses
given on the petitions Include the high
school grounds, saloons, parks, tlio Site-,
eouri river and oncstory business build
Ings.
Name Sat Investigated.
It IS further alleged that the mayor
and cbuncll accepted the petitions for ho
referendum of the ordinance without In
vestigating and verifying the correctness
of the signatures and addresses given dn
the petitions, and referred themrdlnanse
to the election rommteiWner without
directing whether the f ordinance should
be submitted to the Voters nta spedal
or general election.
The plaintiff contends that the t-lecUon
commissioner had no Jurisdiction or
authority to submit the ordinance, be
cause the petitions did not Include the re
quired number of proper signature, and
for the sahe reason the election Is nl
legtd to have been null and void. The
form of the ballot Is characterized as
misleading to the votors and tho ordin
ance Itself Is asserted to be so unreason
able and Indefinite, vague ind unfair,
that It Is unconstitutional.
The plaintiff further allege that ihe
referendum petitions did not have tho
signatures of 8 per cent of tho total
number of voters at the last ,rccadlng
city election, required, if ordinance Is
to be submitted at a special clectUm.
BISHOP FRANK BRISTOL
RETURNS FROM CHICAGO
Bishop Frank 11. Bristol's condition Is
so much Improved that ho was able o
be brought home from Chicago yester
day. Ho Is now.-gradually regaining his
healtlt and strength. Mrs. Bristol and a
eon, Dr.. I IX Bristol, accompanied tho
bishop .from Chicago, where he was
stricken with acute stomach and heart
trouble over a month ago. lie Is now
at his home, UAi Harney street. ' Al
though still confined to his bed, he Is
much bettor, Mrs. Bristol said yesterday,
and his recovery Is certain; -
MISS LILLIAN STUFF TO
ADDRESSPHILOSOPHISTS
Mis Lillian Stuff, president of the
Vir.ltlntf Nurse association", will ad.
dress-the Omaha. Philosophical society
Sunday afternoon .at 3 o'clock In the- so
ciety's , hall, Nineteenth and Farnam
streets,' the subject being "Tjie .Nurse and
the Public," After the principal address
tho subject will be thrown open to gen
eral dlectissidn. A cordial Invitation has
been extended to the public.
WAR NEWS AFFECTS MARKET
Stocks Go Down and All Grains
Show a Raise.
OMAHA MEN ARE BIO BUYERS
Take On Heavy Lines In Anticipa
tion of a Continuance of Hostil
ities In Mexico Same Con
dition Klsewhcre, '
It was a war rifarket with nil stoeks
and grain Friday, the former going down
and the lultur UUvniKtuft tuwy. . ,c
all tho local commission houses snecu-
? In tors In large mirrtber were In evidence
and during the entire session, trading
was active.
From the time of the starting of the
tickers, stocks on tho New York market
continued to decline and largo selling or
der came In. Thuupdity night on the
New York exchange; fynlori Pacific closed
at 152. tho low point of the day and
Immediately upon the opening In the
morning the raid commenced. The open
ing was ft 'clean point below the close,
but the decflne did not stop there. The
downward movement continued until 151
was reached, when there was a slight
reaction, but the loss of the day was not
gained. ;
Other stocks followed In, the wake of
Union Pacific and many ot them touched
the low point of the year.
Under ordinary circumstances and dur
ing ordinary times, a general rain such
as fell Thursday night would have driven
the .grain market off a cent, or more,
but this morning it opened firm and
strong at ft traction of a cent, above
Thursdays closo. of 87V4 for the July
option on wheat and ft'o for the corn.
Chicago.- reported that the rain was
general over Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas
and' the - Dakotas, practically all of the
winder and spring wheat belt. It also
reported that buying for future was
heavy. Thl had a tendency to hold
prices strong and steady.
Omaha gfalri speculators took on heavy
lln.es In anticipation of a contlnuence of
hostilities. In Mexico, following the lead
ot buyers In Ctilcago and the other grain
centers.
Three Wagners,
Each One Great
Hans, Richard and Frederick Won
Fnme In Thrlr Varied Lines
of Kffort.
Three member ot the house of Wagner
achieved distinction and have Justly
earned positions in the Hall of Fame.
Han Wagner of Tnttsburgh, becausejhc
Is one of the best base baft players " on
this or any other earth; Richard Wagner
of Hflvretith. because he wrote ten. great
grand oporas, and Frederick Wagner of
Butfato, because he Invented me improved
sfccplng car.
Concerning Ho" of Plitbur8h. ,ct
.,.,. i"ir. 'ntiH other hands his tale of
glory' tell, In language whose cxeessjni
part the power they know so well;"
and Frederick of Buffalo, let him snore
ort In the sweet sleep over the wucks;
but as long a the night follows the day
the" musical tribute which nichard oi
Bayreulh paid "To the Evening star ,
wilt "enjoy a distinctive place among mc
"Songs That Never Grow Old."
Tn nc Wairner'M nnerns are In the an
nual repertoire of the Metropolitan Opera
company of New York and the Metropoli
tan Is the greatest opera organisation In
the world-Mta singers are incomparable.
The ten' Wagner 'operas are: "The Fly
ing Dutchman," "Tannhauser," "Lohen
grin," "nhetngold." "Walkure," "Bieg
frlod," "Qotterdammerunir." "Tristan,"
"Melsterslnger" and "Parsifal."
In The Beo's collection Cf "Songs That
Never Grow Old" will be found the words
and music of nichard Wagner's "To the
Evening Star.V Read the., display an
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llrenklna a Lease.
One owner1 of a big apartment house In
New York City learned a new. trick to his
sorrow. He did not rnlnd the money loss
as much as the neat way he "fell for It
lease on an apartment n.trVa place bought
a nouss ai ino uihhi """ "
wanted to rmve.lnto It. but knew that
the landlord could hold him to his con
tract If the flat Was vacated. So he said
nothing, but went td work effectively.
One Sunday morning about 5. Just when
every one was enjoying his best nap. a
huso machine for canned music began
operations in this wlrkcd man's flat. Coon
eonKs, ragtime. Irish rows, everything
which et the nerve on edge grouna out
In an ear-splitting nclse that vibrated
through tiie tiuuuing. Tenants turned over,
swore. Rot up and went to the telephone
to call tho landlord. Hot and heavy came
In tho complaints and the poor man
rushed down to the apartment
jk Dashing up to the roum, from which
reams the avalanche of sound, h was ad
mitted.
"What In the name of the sacred cod
fnh do you mean by kicking up all this
racket on Sunday morning and rousing
every one from sleep?" he demanded of
the tenant of the offending flat.
-Well." replied the flat man with a
provoking smlie, "I guess It Is my flat arid
the law says I can do as 1 wish In my
own house." - i
"This Is not (four house." roared tho
landlord, "and I wish you to clear out at
once."
"Certainly." renlled the flat man. "I
will move tomorrow. You are breaklncr
the contract yourself. Jlanv thanks I
have Just bducht a homo In the suburbs."
Pfftcc In llontcm.
A Hv I'i'VI (1 I . t US. HUIIU v -
fleM caDtalncv of the Boston Braves in
dicates absolute harmony between the
fofemr Cub and Manager mailings, fevers
is bubbling over with enthusiasm. He has
trained faithfully and believes that the
Braves will finish hlgfrer than the Cubs,
fitalllngs predicts that he has a first divi
sion team made up ot youngsters who
know how to fight to every advantage.
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