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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
talns a house Of III rspute at sOs Capitol
avenue.
CUT OFF LAKE IMPROVEMENT
olub Formed 60 Protect and Inerease
the Beauties of the Pretty
Body of water.

The west Side Cut on Lake Improve
ment club was organized Friday evening
last at the Big Five Shack" on the lake.
The club was organized for business and,
Judging from the enthusiasm at last nights
meeting. IL means business. Robert stein
called the meeting to order and stated the
object of the call The following officers
were elected TO serve until the first Tues
day In March next at which time the an
nusl election Of officers takes place: w. q.
shriver. PRESIDENT c. A Peterson, vice
president: Theodore @. Banner, secretary;
Robert Stein, treasurer
After the election of officers bylaws were
adopted.
The object Of the club Is the betterment
of conditions of Cut on lake as TO fishing,
hunting, boating bathing and pleasure; the
Improvement and identifying OF the streets
and shore around the lake and other neces-
sorry improvements, such as boulevard
around the lake. street car facilities, light
ing. police protection and to encourage the
building Of cottages, boat houses and camp
ing on the shore OF the lake; in fact, to
make Cut on lake the most popular pleas
ure resort in the vicinity of Omaha.
Any citizen of Omaha having the interest
Of the lake at heart can become a member
OF the club. No admission fee or dues are
charged: free workers are what the club
wants.
Two subjects Of Importance to the lake
were generally discussed One was the
parking Of Ames avenue from Sixteenth
street to Tenth street; the other was the
taking OF two feet of water out of the
lake. 1t was rumored that some of the
property owners on the east end of the
lake were going to try and have two feet
of water drained out of the lake in order
that some of the low land along the lake
on that side could be farmed. BY a unani-
nous vote the club emphatically put itself
on. record as not standing for that for one
minute. The Rod and Gun club and other
organizations on the lake will be asked to
cooperate with the West End club in pre-
venting any water being taken out of the
lake in the manner proposed.
Membership books will be opened in a
day or two, and 1t is hoped that within
thirty days the club will have 1000 mem.
bers. There are ten or twelve cottages or
| the west side and number of others will
| be built next year. A number of new
| launches and sailboats will be put on this
lake next spring also.
The next meeting OF the club win be helt
| at the Big Five Shack, on the west sid,
of the lake. on Saturday evening Septem
Der l, at o'clock A cordial invitation t.
| all is given to attend this meeting
|
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
EQUAL RIGHTS CLUB PICNIC
Much JOY and Many Servants of the
People Will he mt
Ascot.

Politicians from both sides of the river
in large quantities and many candidates at
the county primaries are expected to swell
the crowd that will attend the Equal
Rights club picnic at Ascot, Ia, to large
numbers Sunday. Special trains will de-
part over the Illinois Central at o'clock
and 1880. and the fare is 81 for the round
trip. Much entertainment has been pro-
vided. but the chief dish is to be the hnal
base ball game between the Cow Punchers
from the city hall and the Cliff Dwellers
from the court house. Each team has
won a game. and $50 cash prize hangs in
the balance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
.MILR MEN RESIST CVNNELL
Through Their Association They Propose
10 Fight Public Inspection.
RAISE PRICE ALSO As RETALIATION
Persistent Enort of Health Commits
sioner 20 Compel Dealers to Sell
Pure MIX Puts Them
ON warpath.

The Omaha MIX Dealers association has
decided to fight Health Commissioner Con-
nell In his attempt to make them deliver
milk not warmer than 30 degrees and TO
advance the wholesale price OF milk and
| cream to retailers. Action toward this end
was taken at a meeting held Friday night
at which an attorney was present. 1t Is
! understood that the dairymen agreed to
chip in s. apiece on a fund to be used for
1.-THE securing OF an injunction seeking to
restrain the health commissioner from
/ confscating milk and cream from wagons
and milk depots. Inasmuch as Commits
I sioner Connel has been proceeding without
any specific ordinance at his back, the
milknen believe they will have but little
trouble In crippling his efforts. During the
last day or two the war on warm milk has
been lessened considerably, both because of
cooler weather and the dissemination Of
sanitary inspectors to throw milk in the
sewer and become liable for damages be-
cause Of the lack Of ordinances seeming
to warrant the action.
Amount of Increase.
The hrst increase In price is to be from
I2it TO is cents a gallon on milk and from
60 to 20 cents q gallon on cream. The
prevailing retail price OF milk at grocery
stores and milk depots has been 8 cents,
cream, according TO rule, being twice as
much. Now It Is said the retailers will
have to Jump TO cents, in order to make
q profitable margin.
Besides this It is understood the associ-
ntlon will raise the retail price Of wagon
deliveries on September /. selling seven
teen quart tickets for q dollar, instead of
from eighteen to twenty. as is now the
custom. The higher class milk purveyors
have had the higher rate in vogue for a
long time, but the others have not.
A marked scarcity in milk and cream and
high ice prices are given as reasons for
the increases decided upon and prospective
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
JAP DESERTS OLD WOMAN
Takes New Companion and Maltreats
One Not So Young and
Pretty.

Frank Fukaye. Jap, was given thirty
days on a vagrancy charge by Police Judge
Crawford. The testimony of police ofncers
was 70 the effect that Fukaye had thrown
out In a back shed to starvo an aged and
infirm Japanese woman. having taken TO
himself q pretty and younger woman of
his own race named josie seyma- The
ofnoers found the old woman had been de-
prived OF all her clothing and had had no
food for two days. Nevertheless. she and
Josie seemed 20 be on fair terms OF friend
ship when they appeared in police court.
xa9ia was fined q and costs. as she main
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
BOARD VEToES CUT IN PAY
County COmmlssiOners Allow Full
Salary TO Engineer who
Serves on Jury.

The county commissioners departed Sat-
urday fro.-- the rule laid down some time
ago providing that county employees who
receive money for jury service must sub
init to- a corresponding cut in their regu-
lar salaries by allowing the claim of AL
bert Swanson. engineer at the court house,
for s42. Several Of the clerical help at the
court house have had their claims cut
down because they were receiving money
from the county for service as jurors, and
in accordance with this rule County Au-
ditor Smith scaled Swanson's salary. Swan
son. who was a Juror at the May term OF
court. put in his bill for the amount. as,
sorting he had done his work mornings and
evenings, and the commissioners voted %
allow II.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
THIEF MAKES A CONFESSION
James Crosby Caught by Detectives
Admits Stealing Freight
from DepOts.

James Crosby. caught by Detectives
Mitchell and Shepard stealing boxes OF
merchandise from around the freight
depots. confessed to Captain Mostyn that
he had been operating for some time. Five
cases of whisky. two cases of rubber shoes
and two more cases OF shirts have beer
recovered from places where he had hic
them. 1t was ascertained that he had sold
s65 Of whisky for SIS. Crosby has beer
working as a driver for transfer company
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
NO HOPE FOR GRACE MOORE
Daughter of Westmister Pastor Sinks
and Parents Defer Return
from Scotland.

Only sad news comes from Rev. and
Mrs T. V. Moore. who are In Scotland with
their sick daughter, Grace. She has been
steadily growing worse and DR.. Moore has
given up hope of ever being able to cross
the ocean with his daughter. DR.. Moore
had made arrangements to sail with his
family August IL, but gave up his ship pas
sage.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
Omaha Girl ms Author.

Miss Elizabeth Higgins. daughter Of Mrs.
street, Omaha, is the author OF a story
entitled ''Pharoah's Daughter" which win
appear In the Sunday maya zine of the
Chicago Record-Herald. In commenting
on this story the Record-Herald says.
Now and again a writer seems to grasp
the real significance OF the romantic side
OF the Indian and border life of this coun-
try. One is spellbound in the perusal when
Il is done skillfully. Such a story is
Pharoahs Daughter" Miss Higgins has
written several stories that have attracted
undue attention. She is now residing in
Chicago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
PART III
MortnIitY statiatIc..

The following births and deaths have
been reported to the Board OF Health dur
ing the twenty-four hours ending at noon
Saturday:
Births-George H B. Hall, slOs Maple
girl; Lars Jensen, pos South Forty second
boy; s. A. Wood. Twenty-first and Man
derson, girl; Thomas Croker, ll6 Jones,
girl; Frank Meyer. 1872 South Fourteenth,
boy; Thomas Patton, 2S0s North Sixteenth,
girl; Harvey j. Weeth, 43B Grant, girl.
Deaths-Mrs. Bentlne M Larsen, SO4
North Twenty-third, az Infant Hamilton,
l4Os North Seventeenth, 10 days; June h
ingram, general hospital 6.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
Very Low Rates T,ue.dax.

Every Tuesday. balance of the year. the
Chicago Great Western railroad will sell
homeseekers' tickets to Minnesota, North
Dakota and Canadian northwest at about
half rate; to other territory. first and third
Tuesdays. Write w. II. Churchill. O. A.
1919 FarnAm street. State number In party
and when going.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
$3.50 to st. Paul and Minneapolis
and Return

From Omaha, via Chicago Great Western
Railway. Tickets on sale daily after May
81 to September 30 Final rteurn limit.
october 81. Equally low rates to other
points in Minnesota, North Dakota, Wis
consin and lower Michigan. For further in
formation apply to II. II. Churchill. general
agent, 1872 Farnam street. Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
CARPENTER GETS HARD FALL
Frank Gibson Drops from Broken
scaroldins apd Breaks
Four Ribs.

Frank Gibson, a carpenter. got hard
fall from the building on which he was at
work at Thirteenth and Jones streets. The
scaffolding broke and threw Gibson TO the
ground. 1t was found that four ribs had
been broken. Gibson was taken to his
home at 2Sl3 Dodge street
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
Make a success of Your TaIents.

The opportunity OF your life IL awaiting
you in the new towns on the Chicago Great
Western railway. Openings in nearly all
lines OF business. Write today to e. b.
Magill Mgr. Townsite Department, Omaha.
Talk .
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

Class in china painting every Saturday
afternoon from to o'clock. Mrs. A.
Neble. studio at 2752 South Tenth street
telephone Douglas ga
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
MUSIC AT the Pnrl<s.
PART ]

with a large orchestra playing Sunday
afternoon at Riverview park. this program
will be rendered by Green's band at Hans
com park:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
Special Sale Boys CIofhing

School time almost here and the boys wardrobe certainly
needs rpenhng We sell only standard makes and prices
quality of offerings considered believe the lowest to be found
anywhere All goods offered from regular stocks
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
Policy King-(Charaeterist

Mareh-Arabia ......'.,.,........ Larry Buck
Poppies-A japanese Romance....... Moret
Czardas-Last Love Hungarian Theme.
.....s....s....s........sss bTdndIn
Policy King-(C Characteristic. ........ Brown
PART H.
Duet for Cornets-(La Belle Creole). .Dalbey
(By DR.. A. ID. Laird and Charles Neopodal)
OyertEre-Celestial (Religious) .Prendiville
Arranged by s. b Letovsky
(By George Green, Jr., " years OF age.)
Musicians Strike-(Comic Tat Tool,.....
Eub no -f,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

Mems. boys, chlldren's. clothing. hats
ladies' suits, skirts. millinery, etc. cash OF
credit. Peoples Store. 18th and Farnam-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

wATcHEs-Fren1er. 18Th and Dodge.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
LAKE MANAWA'S ATTRACTIONS

DIAMANDs-Edholm. 18th and Harvey.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

Inc paint continues dClNa anu
dications are that there will be an exceed
ingiy heavy demand this fall. OIL Is up this
week. being quoted today at 81 cents for
the raw and SO cents for the boiled product
Carter's lead sells for ~ cents. with south
ern quoted at 7Ss cents.
The plate glass market is'the same as al
the last report. Deliveries are now heavy
on old contracts, however; that Is con-
tracts made earlier in the year, bu not
called. The window glass market Is strong
in the United States. both machine and
hand. will come to an agreement not "a
Of September l. as usual. II this occurs
stocks in the hands OF 1obbers will be light
as II takes thirty days to get glass on The
mand for window glass Is now excellent
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1906-12-27

detectives received the report of the
chemists that the candy appeared to
be practically pure, for by the time the
chemical tests were concluded the de-
tectives had become interested in the
stories they had learned regarding
the other sudden deaths in the house
within short time.
The bodies of the two children were
then quietly eXhumed and examined
and 1t was found that large amount
of arsenic was in the stomach of each.
Other investigators had meanwhile
brought to light the fact that all the
persons who had died suddenly were
insured In the same insurance COM
pany.
In looking up the story Of the illness
of the two children 1t was found by
the police that the story that poisoned
candy should be blamed for their
death was made public by the woman
herself before the attendant physician
had expressed an opinion. Then
came the report of other detectives
tending to show that the woman had
purchased rat poison snort time De-
fore the death of her children and her
arrest was determined upon.
Deep Mystery In Auburn Case.
The poisoning at Auburn, N. Y, was
still more wholesale and more deeply
shrouded in mystery.
William F. Wait of the carpet manu-
featuring firm of Nye & Wait, presi-
dent of the Cayuga County Savings
bank and one of the most prominent
and respected citizens of Auburn, is
a patient in the Auburn City hospital,
SO desperately i'll that his recovery is
uncertain.
His son, w. Byron Wait reputed to
be one of the wealthiest young men
in the town, is in the same institution
undergoing treatment based upon
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1906-12-27
SYMPHONIC similar to those Of his

symptoms similar to those OF his
father.
Rev. Harvey Clements, sonin.law
of the elder Wait, graduate OF the
Auburn Theological seminary, one OF
the most noted young Presbyterian
clergymen in the country, Is In Utica
or Schenectady in condition similar
to that of his father-in-law and
brother-in-law.
Frederick Hancock, coachman for
the Wait family; Margaret Hartnett,
the cook; Anna Flynn, the waitress;
Mrs. Josephine Watkins, a colored
washerwoman; Miss McFadden OF All
burn and Miss Harris of Skaneateles,
both trained nurses, are recovering
slowly from an illness precisely simi.
lar in symptoms to that which has
stricken their employers.
Catherine Walsh, an elderly woman,
who helps out when the domestic ser.
vice in the Wait mansion is overtaxed,
Is the only one stricken who has re-
gained her normal condition.
All these persons, together with a
woman guest at the summer cottage
of the Waits at Lake Owasco and a
boy Of all work employed there, are
the victims of arsenic poisoning. In
every instance pulverized or granu-
lated sugar was the medium used.
When sponge cake was baked the
sugar used in the frosting was taken
from box in the pantry where three
boxes of sugar were kept-the pulver-
lied nearest the door, the granulated
next and the brown sugar next to
that.
The old colored woman prepared
some hard sauce for pudding. She
used the pulverized sugar. Margaret
Hartnett, the cook, used the granula.
ted sugar for the frosting which she
beat up with eggs.
After dinner, at l p. M, Josephine
Watkins ate spoonful of the sauce
she had made. At o'clock she was
taken with violent cramps and nausea
She nearly died. The cook ate piece
of the cake she had baked and so did
Anna Flynn, the waitress. Hancock
the coachman, took two mouthfuls OF
the frosting. Ninety minutes later
all three were rolling about in agony
Rev. Mr.. Clements and his wife were
in the same condition upstairs. Mr.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1906-12-27
CoIIeue Influences.

BY those who have watched the
rapid growth of the colleges and uni
versities fears are often expressed
that personal contact between presi
dent and students, between professors
and pupils, will be lost, II 1t has not
been lost already; and that so the
best part of college education will
be forfeited. The definite charge, by
writer in a recent number Of the
Outlook, that in one college at least
this condition has already come tc
pass, brought out some interesting
correspondence. One woman mentions
= professor who not only knew all
"his boys" while they were under his
instruction and helped them by per.
sonal advice and friendly social inter.
course, but has kept in touch with
every one of them since they were
graduated. Once year he sends
them all letter, ard nearly all OF
them reply. The atmosphere Is al
most like that Of one great family.
The misfortune Of one is the concern
of all, and all help to repair it. The
correspondents cite other colleges
and other men to show that inter-
course between faculty and students
Is growing more intimate instead OF
more remote; and no one has consid-
cred it necessary to cite-for every
one knows-the definite system which
most of the colleges have for bringing
III the students under the direct per-
sonal influence of some of the pro-
fessors of other instructors. Candid
graduates of 40 or SO years ago, Ii
they are familiar with present college
conditions, nearly always admit that
the relations to-day are simpler and
more familiar. The old-time professor.
however beneficent his influence, was
too often a man Of austere dignity
which made him unapproachable. His
modern representative may be regard
ed with less awe, but not with les
affection. One thing must be remem
bered, remarks Youths Companion. II
takes two to form friendship as well
as to make a quarrel. The student
must meet advances halfway. If he
does, there is little danger in any col
lege, large or small. that he will &c
through the course friendless or with
out the helpful influence of close con
tact and acquaintance with "praeses
ct professores."
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1906-12-27
THE AU1Hoa-MAN's SURPRISE
Little Story with a Sequel That 10
Hard to Guess.

Upon a certain day there was an
author-man who needed the money;
so he sat down and took up that OBJ
ject which is reputed to be mightier
than the sword and wrote piece.
Having finished his article, he went
to the post office. purchased some
milling stamps and mailed the piece
to the editor. Then he waited for the
child Of his brain to make its way
back to his mantel piece. accompan-
led by warm note from the editor
saying that, owing to redundancy
Of similar matter, he was compelled
to reject the piece. although this &C
tion wrenched his heart strings to
such an extent as to almost drag that
organ from its moorings. However,
this rejection was to be considered as
in nowise a condemnation OF the mer-
1t Of the article, ETC., etc.
The near-author waited spell, but
the letter that he looked for but
dreaded, never came. Now, dear
reader, we give you three guesses az
to the fate of the manuscript. Nope;
all wrong. The piece was accepted.
/ This is it.-Judge.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1906-12-27

no clew has yet been found which
may lead to the discovery of the per.
petrator.
Attention was called to the alleged
wholesale murder here by the death
a short time ago of Mrs. Carey's two
children, Anna and May, the first Of
whom was six years old and the latter
eight years of age. At the time Of
their death the fatality was ascribed
to eating poisonous candy.
1t was quickly discovered that the
woman's husband, two Of the children
and two boarders in the house had
died suddenly and that another child,
little Edward, three years old, had
been critically Ill with stomach pains.
l. Next, according to Captain of De-
tectives Donaghy, came the discovery
that the woman had been buying rat
poison containing a large amount OF
arsenic, just before the sudden illness
of her children and the suspicion be-
came SO strong that her arrest was
| decided upon.
The first to die suddenly in the
household was Mrs. Carey's husband.
The next death in the ill-fated house
was that of Celia Cook, who died on
August IA.
| Then in order came:
Patrick Coyle, 81 years old. on Sep
tember IT.
May Carey, eight years old, died on
| November II.
Anna Carey. six years old, died on
November II.
Edward Carey. three years old. be-
came seriously Ill on November 16,
but was taken away from the house by
an aunt.
Mr.. Carey was insured for $3.50.
4 Celia Cook was insured for 5000.
=! Patrick Coyle was insured for 1915.
| Each of the two children were In
sured for 5000.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1906-12-27

Wait was III in his bedroom and Mrs.
Wait complained of Illness.
The doctors did not agree as to the
cause. The majority thought 1t
ptomaine poisoning. DR.. Trip later
said positively that the case of the
coachman was due to arsenic.
DR.. A. II. Brown, the city health
officer, had DR.. Coe make an analysis
Of the cake. He did not discover
arsenic. By direction of Detective
Graney the cook baked cakes In which
she used sugar taken from the house
hold boxes, which then contained only
few ounces of material These cakes
were fed to dogs and guinea pigs
Some of the dogs showed symptoms of
arsenic poisoning. while others were
not affected. The guinea pigs showed
bodily degeneration.
Expert Toxicolosist Summoned.
The situation became SO alarming
that Horace R. Wait, brother of VIII
liam F. Wait. employed A. H. Hamil-
ton. toxicologist expert, who came into
prominence In New York by his de-
monstration of how contact gunshot
wounds could be determined. He con-
Quoted series OF experiments In
Bellevue, shooting bullets into corpses
at long and short range In illustration.
Hamilton plunged into the investiga-
ton on October 8. He took what
little sugar was left and analysed 1t.
His report was that he had discovered
arsenic. He examined the house from
sleeping rooms to cellar and found
the plumbing in good condition. He
disposed entirely of the ptomaine
poisoning theory by finding the
| arsenic.