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Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
JEALOUSY AT GOLDEN HORN
Smaller Powers object to Being For
gotten in New Deal
with Turkey.

CoNsTANTINoPI4E May 11Stspecial.)
"A certain amount Of jealousy has arisen
amongst the diplomats belonging 10 the
smaller powers In Constantinople over the
question 81 raising the customs duties from
TO II per cent
The great powers have been carrying on
the negotiations and settled the whole
question 20 suit themselves, but they have
quite ignored the smaller powers as having
any rights TO be heard in the matter at ALL
As a matter OF fact the terms the powers
are making are applicable 10 all nations
and there will be no difference In the treat
ment OF any nation, and they will all
benefit by the reforms, but the smaller
ones felt themselves sighted and consid-
cred that they had a right TO be consulted.
They therefore delegated the Dutch charge
d'anaires 70 lay their grievances before the
German ambassador, who IL the dean.
and ask that they should give their con-
sent in the final note 20 the porte accept
ing raising OF the customs Baron Mar
schall Won Bisberstein did not fall In with
theig views and refused. 9hen they -.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
HARTMAN SUSTAINS LOSS
Pacific Lines Have Two Of Worst Operating
Months in March and April.
LITTLE WORK THIS YEAR-KRUTTsCHNITT
DOubIe-Tracking An Nebraska and
wyoming VIII BE Done, but No
improvements Not Aotu-
ally Necessary.

Hartman Pacific lines had two OF their
worst operating months In March and
April. The principal causes OF the trouble
were removed during April, but the effect
will be felt on a narrowing scale Tor a
couple OF weeks to come Trafho is rapidly
resumlng It's normal basis
julius Kruttschnitt. director OF mainten-
ance and operation, says little new work
Is being undertaken this year that can be
avoided, but that dOuble-tracking will be
pushed In Nebraska and Wyoming, espe-
cially In Nebraska. There are l75 miles Of
doub!s-tracking authorized for 1901 Last
year about 100 miles were put through in
various sections, principally around the
coal mines Of Wyoming. Much extension
work is projected in the far west. but lit
tie viii be done until conditions change,
according to the Wall Street Journal
Appropriations Of this year and last In
elude 2754 miles of road TO be equipped
with automatic block signals. which will
bring the total mileage 80 equipped TO 400
and include the four main lines Of the
system While II Is less than one-third OF
the entire mileage. It represents fully two
thirds OF the franc.
The latest proposition 70 lengthen time
schedules across the continent includes the
fouoWinGi chiOaEO- t0-DsRVsr tast trains,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
TOTS INGENIOUS BEGGARS
Three Little Boys Ask Money to Bury
Dead Sister and Are
Trapped.

Lady, win you give me a dime to help
buy a comm to bury my little baby sister. I"
asked q little boy at the door Of boarding
house on Twenty-afth and Dodge streets
Saturday morning. The boy was accom-
panied by two other boys. one Of whom
was crying bitterly.
Come In, boys" said the woman and the
THO came In to wait until the money
should be forthcoming But the woman
telephoned to Probation omcer Bernstein
and in a few moments he was on the spot.
The boys cried in real earnest when they
found they were In the hands Of the law.
They confessed that the dead baby sister
existed only in their resouroeful minds and
that the money they were getting was
meant 70 be used In the purchase OF balls.
bats and uniforms
The boys had . large sum IN niclxols,
dimes and quarters, The probation ofhcey
has been on the watch for boys who have
been operating in this manner.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
RACE FOR QUEEN OF THE MAY
Contest is Getting Coed Already, with
Several Young Women
Running Wen.

The contest for the selection Of 'rQueen
Of the May to be crowned at 1.-THE Streets
Of Paris" at the Auditorium lie IN full
swing and numerous ballots are being cast
at the different polling places. Miss Ethel
Robertson 10 the leader at present with S5s
votes, as against the S12 votes cast for her
nearest competitor. Miss Myrtle Noses.
The Streets Of Paris" win open at the
Auditorium for two weeks, beginning May
-, and the promoters, who are the lead
ing business men Of Omaha. have offered
q prize OF a diamond ring TO be given to
the choice for the Queen of the May
who viii be crowned with elaborate cere-
monies during the second week OF the
carnival.
The following is the list Of candidates
for queen" and their present standing in
the competition:
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12

ductor Bsebe. who was In charge OF the
Shore line train. gave him the "highball, ="
the sign TO so ahead, the engineer started
on.
When he got to Cedarhill he found that
he was on the wrong track and stopped
his train Conductor Beebe insisted that
he go on with the train. but the engineer
refused, saying that he had never been
over that route, and. unhitching his en-
CINE ana leaving the train stalled, he put
back 70 the Union station for his own
train. II took an hour 70 straiRhten out
things ana get both trains under way.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
DELEGATES TO THE ASSEMBLY
SIX Hen win co from Omaha and vi
oinity 10 PFeEbyteriaR
Council.

Six men win represent thu Presbyterian
church In Omaha and vicinity at the gen.
sral assembly OF the Presbyterian church
in the United States, which oonvenes at
Columbus o.. May ID The session will
consume about ten days. The six men are
Rev. Dr. A. s. @. Clarke, pastor OF the
Lowe Avenue Presbyterian church. Omaha
Rev. b. +. Pearson. Lyons, Neb.; e. II.
WOsterheld. Dundee; Fred Rocker OF the
First German Presbyterian church, Omaha;
Rev. DIR. Samuel r. Jenkins, professor OF
theology in the Omaha seminary. and Rev.
DR.. Guy w. Wadsworth. president OF Belle
vue college. The first four are sent by the
presbytery. DR.. Wadsworth viii represent
Bellevue college and DR.. jenkins the The
illogical seminary. This WIN be the first
general assembly in which the Cumber-
land branch. which united last year with
the other Presbytsrians, meets with them
lGanRum a Co. LETTER aPHCIAIIara
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
ENDLESS CHAIN NUISANcES
Attempts to Stay the Progress of
senseleSs scheme Prove In
eRectual.

Although the fraud has been exposed
many times within the last three years,
the prayer chain incorrectly attributed to
the Protestant Episcopal bishop Of Massa-
ohusetts Is still In being, frightening some
persons and bothering a good many. News
paper appeals, personal letters and every
other effort made by Bishop Lawrence to
stay its progress have proved Intellectual
The gullible and timorous religious public
is sufficiently large to keep the letters go
ing. So far no hope of money gain for
anyone has seemed to animate the perpet-
uation Of this senseless enterprise, and for
that reason its persistence 4 all the more
interesting.
A somewhat Similar but far more seri-
Gus chain, or. as the English term It.
''snowbalr' Letter, is causing great injury
TO the Bernardo Homes, one of the no.
table charities OF London. Some time prior
to DR.. Barnardo's death. in 1905, q Miss
Robertson. being sincerely interested in
the welfare Of his philanthropic work. sent
out an appeal for aid without consulting
the management OF the homes. The Srig-
inal letters contained the usual request
that copies be mailed to friends of the
recipients. In its first form the letter was
not entirely unobjectionabls. but since Dr.
Barnardo's death the phraseology has been
changed. and now. in the words Of the
managers Of the homes. It IL 'highly mis-
leading and actually doing harm" One
OF the allegations in the letter now circu-
lating Is that the homes must close their
doors, which Is directly contrary to the
fact
So serious has been the eject Of this
chain letter that the homes have been
obliged to advertise to counterfeit It. Re
Gently In the London Times the council
OF the charity declares its desire to put
the letter out Of circulation entirely and
says It will take It as a favor II all
readers OF the Times will aid In the en-
deavor." While the missive has had wide
circulation. its results seem to have been
scant for the council says. support Is
urgently needed" The work OF the homes
Is very great. 5000 boys and girls being
cared for in them and the daily food bin
alone being $500
The Bernardo letter was not inspired by
malice or III will, but It's originator hoped
to accomplish much good by this agency.
The prayer chain may have been the work
OF Joker OF OF q religious enthusiast It
win be interesting to watch the progress
OF the English effort 20 END a nuisance.
Judging from the experience OF Bishop
Lawrence. It is likely TO be a long time
before the council OF the Bernardo Homes
hears the last OF Miss Robertson's well
meant, but M advised attempt to MI the
treasury.-New York Sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
CItrus FruIt Movement.

This seasons California movement Of
citrus fruit will total about 5000 carloads,
of which Hartman lines, including the San
Pedro, get 90 PEE cent, Atchison getting
20 per cent Last seasons movement is
expected to reach 1000 cars, as many new
orchards will be bearing The movement
begins In November and lasts until June,
reaching its climax In February. This year
the movement was delayed i've OF six Vteeks
and the RAILROAD are In their fourth week
Of the big rush. The deciduous fruit move
ment begins about the end OF the other
movement and averages nearly one-third
as much, last season being 5000 cars. As
the fruit industry of California grows the
dsciduous tonnage becomes relatively less.
Trafic managers have great faith In the
new grating processes whereby oranges are
cultivated successfully the year round.
They say many Of the best varieties are
thus obtained In months that formerly
were out OF season. The shipping period
Is gradually extending and ultimately viii
cover the twelve months Of the year.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
BaIIed In nv HiEhbnIIs.

A Sunday "highball,' signal OF the New
Haven road. caused the worst railroad
tangie at New Haven, Conn. that the New
Haven officials have had to straighten out
for years.
An engineer who was scheduled to take
out the s:O5 accommodation train for Hart
ford hitched by mistake on 70 the Shore
line accommodation for Providence. which
was scheduled to leave at ALL When Con-
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12

from twenty-seven and a half hours to
thirty-two: from Chicago to Missouri river,
from sixteen and a half hours to twenty
average Of through limited sastbound
coast trains, from sixty-Rine and half to
seventy-one and one-fourth hours. Through
limited westbound trains will be changed
very little. No final agreement has been
reached on new schedules, but the man
ayers are giving the matter earnest atten-
tiOu.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
Human HAIR Imbedded IB OAK.

After four tWo-inch boards had beer
taken on an oak log at James Webb'l
saWmill. a walnut peg. an inch in diane
ter and foot long, was found. which
reached the heart of the big log where, 4
Is estimated. Il had been driven probably
seventy-hve years ago. At the end OF the
peg was a coil OF black hair long and
silken.
ola people OF the neighborhoOd are OF
the opinion that the coil Of hair was placed
there In accordance with q prevalent Gus.
tom n pioneer times. This custom pro
vided that when a man and wife could NOT
get along or agree. instead Of Separating
as IN these days. the neighbors cut q lock
Of hair from the head OF each. hole
locks OF hair were driven 70 the heart by
q walnut pin. After that 81 was believed
the couple would live happily ever aftsr.-
New York HsralA
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12

piled to Sir Nicholas o'Conor. who found
they had a reason 70 compAain and who
undertook 70 arrange the matter. Russia
and France quickly agreed TO the insertion
OF clause In the note 10 the effect that
the consent OF the smaller powers had been
obtained. However, the national eomplicA-
tions growing out OF this unique condition
OF affairs have net as yet been settled.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
one Mayor would ResIRn.

YEKATERINOSLAV, Russia, May H.
The mayor OF this city, NJ Aleu-. having
received second warning that he has been
sentenced TO death by the reactionary or
ganization on account of his liberal opin-
ions, has determined 10 resign.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12

"A sPBOLAL PRICEs on
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12

II you have Anything TO trade advertise
It in the For Exchange columns OF Ths
Bee Want Ad page
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29

people, not for so years but for 5000
years.
The soil in this irrigated tract is
black gravely loan, being extreme
ly fertile. The soil in the Spokane
valley has won great distinction in
recent years, surprising no one more
than the old settler who looked upon
1t as simply valuable fer grazing
land, a portion of the year, and CON
sidered So to $40 an exorbltant figure.
Irrigation has wrought maIvels In
the valley, which a few years ago
travellers considered while passing
through on trains, as practically
worthless Six years ago young
man, on his way east, passed through
the valley over the n. p. X. X.
Three years later, after irrigation had
been Introduced and successfully
tried, he was urged to purchase a
small tract, at 800 to $3.50 per acre.
he was astonished and ridiculed the
idea that 1t would yield any thing ex-
cept grass, wheat and oats. The
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29
IRRIGATION
A SUCCESS
Such Lands Produce Well and
Bring Good Prices

The subject of irrigation is a new
one to Occur d'Alene people, hav-
ing recently been brought to their
direct attent lon by the Irrigation OF
: large tract of land, comprising
about 5000 acres in the neiRhborhood
Of Hayden lake, and extending south
to within two mile or less, OF the CO
operate limits Of Occur d'Alene.
In relating the unlimited resources
and advantages of Occur d'Alene, ono
is likely 20 unconsciously pass over
this element of never failing perman-
ence. Too often the stranger be
lieves that Occur d'Alene stands
upon one, or at most, two props, viz;
the lumber industry and the resort
feature. Time itself will prove the
falsity Of this assumption.
Heretofore these 5000 acres have
had settlers, on an average. upon each
quarter section, the whole of which
was titled or cared for by one man,
or at most, one family. While these
individuals we're source of revenue
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29
Successful Rifle Club.

The German Rifle Club is a new
organization for our city, having
been organized this spring.
Besides shooting, many other
amusements and pleasures are COM
bined to make the organization q
favorite one. 1t holds regular bust
ness meetings on the first and third
Wednesdays Of the month. The
shoots are held about once a week on
Its grounds which 1t owns and has al
ready arranged near Fernan lake.
The membership has reached 40.
Each member Is required to pay 60
on admission and % cents thereafter
In monthly dues. Prizes are reg
ularly given TO the winners. The
club members take great interest 10
the organization and are making
numerous improvements in the
grounds. 1t 10 Offered by men who
enjoy q good shoot and will do their
utmost to make the organization a
success. They are:F president, John
Nob6s, vice president, Peter Del.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29
EXCELLENT CLIMATE
Appreciated by Those who Live
Here.

The climate Of Occur d'Alene il
excellent and most even throughout
the year. The winters are mild, the
thermometer never falling much be,
low zero. The snow fall is limited,
the snow usually remaining on but a
short time. The cold weather 10 gem
orally crisp. The heavy rains fall
during the early spring and late
fall, there remaining several weeks of
clear, pleasant weather, reaching the
highest expectations of any one.
The hot weather of the eastern
summer Is unknown at Occur d.
Alene. A hot wave, which the east
erner would never term such, never
continues more than two or three
days. The lake is particularly be-
ne6oial in effects. 1t tempers the
cold days of winter by giving of
heat and cools the hot days of sum
mer by sending a sea breeze sho-e-
ward, The summers are usually
clear and dry with an occasional
shower There are no hot nights.
Upon retiring blanket Is most &C.
ceptable. There is no need of fans
or scantly covers in Occur d'Alene.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29
noteI FOR Cats.

A large number of prominent society
women in Washington have banded to,
gether to provide a suitable and at
tractive home for cats, says Wash
ington special to the Philadelphia Rec
ord. 1t is intended to purchase a tract
of land and build handsome home If
this is found possible, but If not a
house fitted for the purpose will be
bought. The chief use of the proposed
villa will be for boarding handsome
and expensive cats belonging to per-
sons who regularly leave Washington,
who at present either have TO cake
their pets along on long journeys or
stay at home.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29

The location of the tract 's along
the electric line which, runs to Hay
den lake and west of the lake itself.
Several school houses are within the
tract, although Occur d'Alene itself
may be reached by the train, allow
ing the children to attend school
every day in our city.
This land will produce anything
that can be grown in a temperate
climate. Potatoes grow in vast
quantities and thrive as no where
else in the northwest. Melons,
squash, pumpkins, tomatoes, berries,
apples, pears, ounce, cherries are
all success. Corn does fairly we'll.
The quick growth varieties do excel
lently.
However, this is the land of the
sugar beet. ID. c. Corbin, the
promoter and builder of the Inter
national railroad, and the proprietor
of the Waverly sugar beet factory,
claims this locality is the best in
the northwest for sugar beet raising
Under irrigation the land will yield
Is tons to the acre. For this reason,
MIR. Corbin will remove his sugar
beet factory from Waverly, Wash. !,
to the locality adjacent Occur d.
Aleue, At WaverIy the land yields
about six toms ner apre
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29
OUR CEMETERIES
Cities of the Dead Are Nicely
Kent.

Not many places can pride them
selves upon the beautiful environ
ments of the city of the dead. -
However Occur dAlene may Justly
have the distinction Of possessing a
cemetery in which even man may be
proud to rest for svermore.
The government gave the city 90
acres for cemetery purposes. Almost
In the center Of these 90 acres, les
the old post graveyard where blue
coats have been sleeping over 80
years. In this silent spot the mind
wanders back to the bitter Indian
wars or the awful riots of the Coeur
d'Alenes. Many of the old soldiers
who came TO Fort Sherman as regu.
lars and later, became citizens OF our
city, are Numbering beneath these
waving pines. While Occur d'Alene
comparatively speaking lie a new town
OF but one-half decade, yet the post
ourying grounds are an exception.
They date back to the establishment
OF the post in 1876.
These grounds are regularly and
systematically cared for. The CITY
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29

Impressed with these trees.
However, the parks are the beauti-
full features Of the place. The city
has 90 acre tract which was given it
by the national government when the
Fort Sherman reserve was put upon
the market. These 30 acres are to be
used exclusively for park purposes.
Thousands Of dollars have been ex-
pended in transforming the WiId
grounds with under brush into park
with flowers and shrubbery, dotting
acres Of green lawn, broken here and
there by a gigantic pine. The city
park has several hundred feet of
water front, giving the visitor an ex-
| quisite view Of the lake and the
mountains beyond.
The Electric line has large area Of
land parked in close proximity to
the lake and adjacent the city's park.
The two combined constitute the most
beautiful spot in the northwest. A
large pavilion stands In the midst
covered with clinglng roses and twin
ing vines. Let the mind run riot in
painting flower garden and compaIa-
tivley the production will be most
defective. Hundreds of people are
In these parks during the not summer
days or stroll around the paths dur
ing the cool of the evening. These
parks must be seen to be appreciated.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29

20 the city, both from to standpoint
Of production aud consumption; how
ever perhaps not more than % families
handled the entrie tract. Very rapidly
these 20 families, comprising perhaps
1a5 people, are being supplan,ed by
900 or 600 families and from $500
20 1000 people. Instead OF q few
tors Of hay, several horses and cows,
being = revenue from this large tract,
the yield will be almost limitless.
We pride ourselves upon a mill cup.
plying employment for 600 men and
supporting 5000 people for so years
20 come, but here IL resource that
will support at present, as many
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29
Haven of Rest

1t is desirable that each sex should
occasionally escape from the other. Il
is restful to the nerves to do so; it Is
good for men to be with men only and
for women to be alone with women
now and then, and the club is essen.
TALLY the place for each sex to find
rest from the other and enjoy it's own
society.-London Lady's Pictorial.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29

employs a sexton to look after them.
The cemetery is we'll fenced and
plated, the latter with an especial
care for beauty and convenience.
The Grand Army of the Republic and
the Woman's Relief Corps are arrang-
ing in patriotic way, a portion
which the city donated them some
time ago.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29

same land nov Is paying for itself
almost annually. What was done In
the Spokane valley may be more
easily doue la the district lying
north of our city, for the land is
much richer lis absolutely free from
rock aud retains moisture better.
This large tract receives its water
supply from Hayden lake, the size of
which insures limitelss amount.
Some portions are supplied with
domestic water aside from that for ir-
rlagtion purposes. The water is
much better than where the users
must depend upon storage capacity
OF reservoirs.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29
A CITY OF PARKS
Occur d'Alene's Attractive
PLAY Grounds.

Occur d'Alene is a city of natural
parks. Throughout the town in va
cant lots and along streets may be
found pine, fir, poplar and mountain
ash. The stranger is Immediately
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29
Welcome Home.

Peddler = Wouldn't you like Sons
notices for your house, mum? Its
very cheering to a husband to see
nice motto on the wall when he CONES
home. Mrs. Dagg-You might sell me
one If you've got one that says, "Bet'
ter late than never"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29

trich, secretary, Frank FIuokl and
treasurer, Louis Donart. Il is the
ambition of the memb RS to make the
organization a credit to the commun-
ity,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29

The kangaroo readily jumps from sir,
~ to seventy feet. The highest recor&
ed leap of horse is thirty-seven feet