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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-13
RenctionarIes Threaten Jews.

GOMEL, Russia, April IA band of
reactionist rowdies armed with revolvers
and knives paraded the principal streets
here today, entering all the Jewish stores
and ordering the merchants to leave the
town within three days under pain of
death Representative Jews have tele-
graphed to Premier Stolypin and the gov
error Of Mohliev asking for protection.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-13

PIERRE. s. D., April l2-Cspecial Teie-
gramD-The river here shows stage or
eight feet, with enough ice running 10 stop
boats The bridge company rs losing
lot Of material carried out by the high
water.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-13
DIAMoNDs-Frenzer, 18th and Dodge.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair Today and Tomorrow in Ne
braska, Iowa. and south Dakota
warmer Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 12.-Fore-
cast of the weather for Saturday and Sun
day:
For Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas,
Iowa and NIissouri-Fair Saturday and Sun
day. warmer Sunday.
For Wyoming and Colorado-Fair satur-
day and Sunday.
For Montana-Fair Saturday and Sun
day; warmer in east portion Sunday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-13
FIRE RECORD.
Cleveland Tenement.


CLEVELAND, April l2.-Men, women and
children jumped from third-story windows
to escape death In a fire in tenement
building in Columbus Road, N. w, early
today. Nine families were asleep on the
three floors of the building when the
flames broke out. Finding escape cut off
through the lower halls, a panic among the
occupants Of the upper floors followed and
many leaped from the windows. Several
received injuries more or less serious.
Firemen succeeded in rescuing a number
of the tenants with ladders. So far as
known no fatalities resulted. The prop
erty loss is small.
Kentucky Piano Factory.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 12-Fire today
destroyed the piano and music store Of
the Smith g. Nixon Co. on Fouth street.
The loss is about 100000 A number of
persons living on the upper floors were
rescued by iremen. The fire was fought
in the face OF a blizzard.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-13
IIentncLx Pinnn FnctnrN.
DEATH RECORD.
Major Edmond MnIIet.

WASHINGTON, April 12.-Major Ed
mond Mallet, for forty years employed in
the government service during the last
seventeen of which he occupied the posi-
ton Of chief OF the land division Of the
general land Office, died today, aged IS
years He served throughout the civil war,
was an authority on French-Canadian his
tory and a member of several historical
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-13
Local Record,
ATIIER BUREAU.

OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, April 12.-Omcial record Of tenn
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day OF the last three
years: 1871. 1870. 1870. l5ot
Maximum temperature. 80 q 66 AZ
Minimum temperature. 30 % W W
Mean temperature. ........ "a 81 52 40
Precipitation ......,,,....,. 10 Is 10
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March l,
AM comparisons with the last two years;
Normal temperature. .........,....,....,..., ~
Deficiency for the day.. ................ IS
Total excess since March l................24 3
Normal precipitation .............. 10 inch
Deficiency for the day,...,........ 10 inch
Precipitation since March l....... "a inch
Deficiency since March l..,......l.76 inches
Excess for cor period in 1906 49,. .3S inch
Deficiency for cor period in 1905. 81 inches
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-13
Mrs. nettie Ericsson.

Mrs Bette Ericsson Of Holdrege, Neb.,
aged 50 years, died at the Omaha General
hospital Thursday night. The body will be
taken back to Holdrege for burial at 4
o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mrs Ericsson
was the mother of Mrs. Reynolds Barnum
living at 534 South Twenty-ninth avenue
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-13
CannibaIism Reported.

The members of the committee at the
front report that they find the bodies OF
the sufferers bloated and that their faces
turn green or black as the result of starva-
ton. The people are pulling up the grow
ing crops for food. Whole families have
been found dead in their houses and
corpses are seen lying by the roadside.
Probably 5000 persons are dying daily
from starvation.
A few cases Of roting for food have oc-
CURED and cannibalism is beginning to be
reported. Newly made graves have been
rihed of the bodies and parents are ex-
changing their children to be eaten. A
dollar the relief committee reports, will
save one life until the harvest, June %,
and 100000 is needed. The whole amount
cannot be raised in China. The situation
is desperate and Americans are urged to
give $1,000 900 in the next three weeks, not
for Christian, but for humanitarian work.
1t is suggested that 1t would be best to
cable money to the American consul here,
James Linn Rodgers as supplies can be
purchased in Shanghai
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-13

ST. PAUL, April 12-The senate today
passed the bill recently passed by the house
providing a reduction of 10 per cent IN the
railroad freight rates OF Minnesota
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-13
Renorts from statIons nd Z Y. nj.

7 indlCates trace OF Precipitation.
l.. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
Santa Claus Will Give
Away Free Gifts
With Shoe Purchases Today
Annual Distribution of Toys and Cut
Prices in Footwear
At the Mammoth Shoe
House, $40 S. Broadway

1t has been the custom of the Mann
moth Shoe House for the past fifteen
years to distribute Xmas presents. Santa
Claus will be on hand to do the distribut-
ing today. Everybody will get a present
with their shoe purchases. Beside this
annual offering. everybody will get the
benefit of some big reductions in shoe
prices. Thousands upon thousands of
pairs of fine shoes for men. women and
children will be on sale at a fraction of
their real worth Two hundred big bar
gain tables will display these shoes on
sale. There will be shoes for every mem
Der of the family. Xmas slippers in
abundance for men and women. Slippers
that are sold regularly at from $1.50 to 81
will be on sale today for 98 cents; 81 slip
pers in the different kinds, either leather
or velvet, on sale for SO cents. Besides
these there will be hundreds and hundreds
of other styles on sale at big savings in
prices Be on hand today and reap the
benefits of the big reductions in prices as
we'll as the free distribution of presents.
Bring the children to see Santa Claus.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
MAYOR WILL VIEW
NOVEL HOSTELRY
NEIGHBORS COMPLAIN ABOUT
RAMSHAckLE PLACE
Glass, Its Architecture Offends
Some - Lodgings Law
Being Enforced

The health board is drawing the lines
tighter about lodging houses whose
owners fail to strictly observe the sani-
tary laws.
Two cases We're laid before the board
of health yesterday by Lodging House
Inspector Thomas West and as result
it was decided that Mayor Harper and
the inspector shall make personal investi-
cations and report.
The first case was that of the Bright
establishment near Eleventh and Sentous
streets Specific complaint was made
that a rheumatic and lung-troubled
sailor too proud to ask for aid, remained
much of the time bedridden in a shack
built on the roof of this lodging house
The house is built of odds and ends has
rooms for thirty dodgers, Inspector West
said, and the structure seemed to have
been built largely of secondhand ma
terial after no set designs, some of the
rooms having fixed glass fronts. AS there
were no transoms the ventilation was
bad.
Inspector West said that the floors were
dirty, the halls and roof dilapidated and
he considered the structure fire trap.
Commissioner VIM. d. Newell said
he owned property nearby and he re-
garded the premises with disfavor as II
seems to have been patched up of old
houses and fences torn apart and re-
erected.
Another complaint was made against
R. N. Walton of 500 East Second street
that he violated tie air space and other
provisions of the sanitary laws.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
UlNFURL FLAGS IN
HONOR OF FLEET
LOS ANGELES WILL OBSERVE
EVENT PATRIoTIcALLY
Mayor Harper ProcIaims Flag Day as
Good BY and Also as Welcome
to Land of Sunshine and
Flowers

Everybody in Los Angeles is invited
to raise the American flag on MONDAY
as a good by to the departing eet on lts
voyage round the Horn.
Mayor A. c. Harper yesterday issued
a proclamation as follows:
The sailing of the fleet under -Ad
miral Evans from Hampton Roads
on December 16 for the Pacific coast.
comprising in all some twenty vessels.
is an important event in the history
of California and one of international
interest, and the departure of the
most powerful fleet of warships ever
assembled under the flag of the United
States should be sgnalized by such a
display of the Stars and Stripes as Will
convey to the officers and men aboard
an earnest God-speed, safe journey
and hearty welcome to the 'land OF
sunshine and flowers.
| therefore proclaim Monday, De-
cember 16, 1907, as a day for the un-
furling of the American flag in the
city of Los Angeles in honor OF TINS
movement. and urge that business
houses, public buildings and all patri-
otic citizens participate as much ds
possible in the flying of our colors.
City departments will arrange for
the display OF the American flag on
the morning of the 10th.
A. Q. HARPER, Mayor
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
DIV 0RCED, EACH IN COURT
ON Different CHARGE
H. F. Harris Arraigned for Not Paying
for Support of Child; Wife
Retains Custody of
Girl

Mrs. Hattie Harris and II. F. Harris,
divorced, were both in Judge Bordwell s
court yesterday, the man to show why
he should not be punished for not paying
Sc week alimony for the support of their
daughter and the woman on the charge
that she was incompetent to have pos
session and custody of the little girl.
Attorney 4IcKelvey argued that the
husband was unable to comply with the
orders of the court Mrs. Harris, he de-
clared, was not competent to spend the
money he provided and he asked for the
custody of the child.
Judge Rordwell reduced the amount of
the allowance to SO week and Mrs. Har-
ris was allowed to keep the child subject
to properly caring for it.
An interlocutory decree was granted to
Mrs. Agnes Chesser by Judge Hutton.
She accuse Walter H. Chesser of ex-
treme cruelty.
Myrtle Il. Cadwallader yesterday filed
suit for divorce against Noah Cadwal-
lader; Celia L. Booth against George F.
Booth; r. H. Colburn against Catherine
Colburn; Theodore Coe against Judson
H. Coe, and Emma A. Bauic against AL
bert J. Bauic.
Pending trial, Judge Monroe ordered
yesterday II at v. l.. Keith pay Kate
Keith $50 attorneys fees. The case will
be heard Jcnuary 15.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
FOUNDER OF M'KlNLEY
BOYS HOME PASSES AWAY
Rev. Uriah Gregory, Who Entered
Ministry at 40, After Business
Career, Dies at Residence
in Artesia

The funeral of Rev. Uriah Gregory will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O
oclock at the First Baptist church. AL
though Rev. Mr.. Gregory was advanced
in age and had been ailing some time,
the announcement of his death yester-
day morning was a shock to his many
friends. He passed away at his home in
Artesia.
Rev. Mr.. Gregory was a successful
business man and did not enter the
ministry until he was 40 years of age.
He held several important pastorates in
the east and then came to California,
first settling in San Francisco, where he
was pastor of the church made famous
by the Durant case. Later he came to
Southern California.
His work in the Children's Home So
ciety led him to the conclusion that much
Of the difficulty of securing homes for
boys was in the fact that they did not
know how to work, and from that he
opened his home in Artesia to several
boys and gave Christmas present of SIS
for the founding of home for boys,
which resulted in the organization of
what is now the Mckinley home for
boys.
He is survived by his wife and one
daughter, Mrs. Arden B. Clark.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
GARBAGE CAN AGENT SEEKS
JOB AS FREE INSPECTOR
Health Board Promptly Turns Down
Application of Otto Quandt,
Who Wanted to Serve
K City Gratis

Otto Quandt asked the health board
Yesterday to appoint him special gar
bage inspector to serve without pay
Some members at once asked ques-
tions and it developed that Quandt, who
is well known in political circles, was
an agent for garbage cans.
Garbage Inspector Nick Harris told the
hoard that he had 5000 stickers origin
ally to paste on cans which were not up
to the legal standard. Five hundred OF
these stickers had recently disappeared.
He said he feared that he would be sus-
pected of grating, if too many of these
500 stickers were found pasted on cans
around the city, and garbage collectors
will not take a can which is so labeled.
The board turned down Quandt's ap-
plication, after Mayor Harper had ex-
planned that he suggested to ouandt to
make formal application so that the law
on the subject could be looked up.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
BOARD REVOKES
DRUGLESS PERMIT
DECLARES KURPIERs' COURSE
WAS CONTRARY TO LAW
Three Physicians on Health tribunal
Settle Fate of Boyle Heights
"Kneipp Cure" lnsti-
tuition

The board of health by vote of three
to two voted yesterday to revoke the
license of f. S. Kurpiers, who conducts
the German drugless sanitarium on East
Fourth street, opposite Hollenbeck park
Drs. C. B. Dickson, ]. Fl. Seymour
and A. w. Moore, the medical members,
voted for revocation and Mayor A. c.
Harper and William D. Newell, the lay
members, did not want to take such
drastic action, though they admitted that
Kurpiers had transgressed when he took
Mrs A. Wenger as a patient after she
had been pronounced hopeless con-
sumptive.
Commissioner Newell said he did not
see how the board could convict Kur-
piers since it was not proved that med
icine was given to patients.
Drs. Dickson ana Moore responded that
he got his license under misrepresenta-
ton and DR.. Seymour chimed in that
under the law drugs alone do not con-
stitute medical treatment and that cleo
trical applications could be termed prac-
ticing medicine.
DR.. Dickson said that under the law
accepting a fee for treatment constituted
practicing medicine ;.
Mayor Harper said he felt about 1t
like Commissioner Newell, and that some
people at the sanitarium had been ,bene-
fited, according to their testimony.
DR.. Moore said Los Angeles was try
ing to stop fakery of all kinds and 1t
was a shame to let such a place mislead
people.
The fact that Kurpiers had rented a
doctors license served to set the med
ical members against Kurpiers and the
vote was against him.
Kurpiers was tried last week, the prin-
cipal charge being that he got his License
by misrepresentation and that he had
neglected Mrs. Wenger. patient, after
accepting big fee from her. The doc,
tor denied the charges and produced
number of patients who said they had
gained weight on the no-meat diet fhere'
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
PREHISTORIC
CAMEL FOUND
IN OUTFALL
, FIRST OF ITS KIND KNOWN TO
SCIENCE
BONES RECONSTRUCTED BY THE
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Discovery of International interest
Relics Encountered Ninety Feet
Below Surface by Workmen
on Big Sewer

The Smithsonian institution announces
that specimens of bones uncovered IN
digging the outfall sewer were those OF
a prehistoric camel. City Engineer
Homer Hamlin found a letter from
Washington awaiting him yesterday on
his return from the Owens river country;
Local scientists say they never neard
of a prehistoric camel. Inc nno Is ol
international interest.
In the course of the tunneling Tor the
big sewer between Los Angeles and the
Pacific ocean many strange bones were
encountered by the workmen.
Big fragments were saved as souvenirs
and from time to time they were sent
to Washington to ascertain from what
ancient animals they came.
From these scattered identif1ed frag-
ments it is evident that in the path or
the sewer in past ages mastodons, two
toed horses and deer roamed. A COM
plete leg bone of fossil deer was pre-
served out of the finds
But no one suspected that the age OF
the camel was as great as these, anu
doubtless there will be inquiries from
all over the world concerning the arch
aeologic wonders
District Engineer Tuttie's men were
the first to discover bones early in the
year. They were at work in the wet
section near Inglewood, where quick
sands were encountered. At this point
the men worked in great danger, pro-
tected by waterproof shields, and they
could only safely get at such portions
of the bones as were within the radius
of the shields.
Some of the fragments crumbled to
dust Immediately on exposure to the
light and air, but others are fairly well
preserved in the millions of years they
have lain in their marshy, sandy beds.
Some of these bones were found at a
point ninety feet below the surface OF
the earth.
1t is probable that part of the outfall
sewer bone collection will be sent to the
southwestern museum and that search
ing parties may eventually explore this
underground bone mine for the govern
ment
Scientists say that these finds argue
that California is older geologically than
the Mississippi valley region and the
near scientists can now speculate to
their hearts content whence the camels
roamed in the days before the Shriners.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
ICE TRUST CASE READY
FOR SUPERIOR COURT
Prosecution and Defense Agree on
Statement for AppeaI-cartwrieht
Laws constitutionaIity Soon
to Be decided

Deputy Distric. Attorney Frank Blair
and the counsel for the alleged ice trust
met yesterday morning and agreed upon
q, statement of the case on appeal to the
superior court.
: Instice Rose recently sustained the de-
rn,1rrers of the ice companies, thereby
declaring defective the Cartwright law.
The constitutionality of similar acts
has been upheld by courts in Texas and
Ohio. Justice Rose did not give writ
ten opinion.
1--WE want to test this law as fully as
possible," said Attorney Blair yesterday.
1--WE will present practically the same
argument and briefs in the higher court
as in the lower If the law is defective
we want to know it."
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
TWO BREAKDOWNS DELAY
AQUEDUCT OFFICIALS
E.essrs. Anderson, MuIholland and
HamIin See Owens Valley Work
Under Difficulties in Fort
nights Trip

President James "A. Anderson returned
from a two weeks trip to Owens river
valley yesterday reporting that construc-
ton work was going ahead nicely on
the big water project.
With City Engineer Homer Hamlin and
Chief Aqueduct Engineer William Mul,
holland as companions the officials paid
an inspection visit along the aqueduct
route, finding extremes of heat and cold
en- route.
once their machine broke down and
they were forced to wait on the desert
while the chauffeur rode back to MO-
jave, $50 miles by stage. to telegram TO
Los Angeles for new auto parts.
Next time the machine failed they left
the chauffeur with the machine and rode
by stage on the home stretch.
The board values Engineer Hamlin's $
Judgment highly and for that reason he
was invited to go with the party.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE
is KILTlES' CONCERT
Power Displayed by Scotch Musicians.
Angus M. Fraser Dances Reel,
Hornpipe and the Sword
Dance

1t was a memorable performance by
the Kilties band, that given last night.
Although not large company of mu-
sicians, they get remarkable power
rather too much at times-for the wood
winds. The effect, for the most part,
was excellent and shading was good.
The audieno erected them with hearty
applause. After each number a dainty
encore was played-and not a Scotch bal
lad, either, as one might expect
They play with great deal of life,
and there is go to their music which
calls forth instantaneous enthusiasm.
Angus NJ Fraser danced the Scotch
reel, the sailors hornpipe and sword
dance in 1.-THE and graceful manner
The Kiltie choir sang annie Laurie"
and Scotch ballads They sang without
accompaniment
The program closed with the finale of
William Tell" by Rossini, and "The
Star Spanglc Banner"
At Simpson auditorium today at 2:90
the I<iltie band, with it's famous choir
of mems voices, the bagpipe quintet
Highland fling dancers and Angus Nc
Milan will play their farewell program
in Los Angeles. 1t is to be a special pro-
gram and bargain matinee. The num-
bers are as follows
March. "Tho TIlties (NIorris).
Overture, "Zanetta" (Auher).
A bagpipe selection. Fraser's Hishlanders.
(al Valse Lente. 'Amoureuse" (Berger); (b)
'Pizzicato" lStrauss) Sword dance, Angus NJ.
Fraser
Selection. 'Goconda" from Ponchielli's op-
era (TobanD
Robert Bruce" (Bonnsseau); Scotch reel
Scenes from THE Red Mill" (1erbert; Sail
or's hornpipe. Angups NJ. Fraser.
Part song. The Kilties Choir
March. 'tSecon1 Regiment Conn. n. G."
fReeVes).
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
EIy,s Cream Balm has been tried and

EIy's Cream Balm has been tried and
not found wanting in thousands OF
homes. 1t has won place in the fam
lily medicine closet, where 1t is Kept at
hand for use in treating cold in the
head lust as soon as some member of
the house ehold begins sneezing or snuff
ling. 1t gives immediate relief and a
day or twos treatment stops cold
which might become chronic and run
into a bad case of catarrh. Price soc.
If you prefer to use an atomizer. ask
for LIQUID Cream Balm. 1t has all the
good qualities of the solid form of this
remedy and will rid you of catarrh or
hay fever. No cocaine to breed a dread
full habit. No mercury to dry out the
secretion. Price 75c. with spraying
tube. All druggists. or mailed by Ely
Bros, Sc Warren street. New York,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
VANCOUVER COUPLE WED
IN LOS ANGELES HOTEL
Miss Josephine McCord Becomes Mrs.
Jen Marstrandt at the King
Edward-couple OFF for
Catalina

Miss Josephine McCord and Jen Mar
strandt OF Vancouver, b. c., were mar
.ried at the King Edward hotel yester-
day at noon. Rev. Hugh *. Walker per-
formed the ceremony. Miss Lola Coulter
of Berkeley acted as bridesmaid and
William Stevens of Los Angeles was best
man. he chaperon was Mrs. E. Z.
Dunn of Santa Barbara.
Mr.. Marstrandt is a prominent manu-
factlrer ant. his bride is well known in
society circl-I in that city. Immediately
after the ceremony the couple left for
Catalina
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
PUT oUIETUs ON
WoRKHoUsE PROJECT

Nothing will be done by the council
now toward buying a new jail site or
building workhouse this year. The
lands and leasing committee reached
that decision yesterday.
So many demands for city money have
arisen that the city cannot afford the
needed $4,000, especially as $4,000 has
itlsA been voted for Boyle Heights sewer
syste1ns.
was not necessary to lose ones head
over city prisoners. If they did not like
the Jail accommodations they could ar
range to keep out in the first place.
Possibly the basement of the present
iail will be made to do service and some
extra prisoners will be cared for at the
count jail
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
EUTOISTS LEAVE AGED
VICTIM DYING IN ROAD
AxeI AhIrot of East Hollywood Is
Thought to Be Fatally Injured
az Result of ColIision--Mo-
torists Escape

Axel Ahlrot, 60 years of age, resident
of East Hollywood, was run down ana
seriously injured by an automobile driven
bv an unidentified man, a short distance
from his home yesterday afternoon. 1t
is feared the aged man may die as re-
suit of the injuries sustained.
There wers no witnesses to the acci-
dent, and, despite the fact that officers
searched all yesterday afternoon, they so
far have been unable to establish the
identity of those who were in the auto.
Ahlrot wa driving to his home when
the accident occurred. He was in light
wagon, which was demolished in the col
lision. Ahlrot attempted to draw out of
the way VIII n the auto approached from
the rear, but was too late. He suffered
a fracture of the right hip and internal
injuries
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
STRUCK BY CAR, DRIVER
SUFFERS BRAIN CONCLUSION

]. B. McCahill an expressman. while
driving across the tracks of the Pacific
electric railway at Long Beach yester-
day afternoon was struck by an in
bound car. He was thrown from his
rvagon and sustained slight concussion
of the brain and a lacerated wound of
the scalp. He was removed to the Sis
etrs' hospital in this city for treatment.