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Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
ElkS Conclude
Fair with Profit
Ten Days Event at Auditorium Ends
and Building Fund substan-
tally Increased.

The Elks' fair has clossd. For ten days
and nights Il has been going at full blast
and has sdded 10 the n1erriment Of the
many thousands who have passed through
the vide-swunR doors Of the Auditorium,
and has. incidentally. added handsomely TO
the building fund Of the lodge, but all
things must ave an end. even Efks' fairs.
and at midnight last night the band ceased
playing. the Iiahts went out. the last be-
lated visitors ran for the doors and the
big event was over.
II viii be some time this week before all
the contests are decided, as the rseultx
could not be ascertained last night. Mayor
James c. Dahlmsn becomes the possessor
of the $500 split-second chronometer. This
valuable timepiece was formerly the prop
crty Of J. W. EDDY. a well known Elk,
now deceased. Before he died he gave Il
to r. NJ. philips Of Brownies. Neh. who
in turn presented IL 10 the omaha lodge.
That II would stay within the lodEs was q
foreg0ne conclusion. an both Mr.. Dahlunan
and Mr.. Breen are Eiks.
Thomas McGovern received the largest
vote among the councilmanie candidates
and gets the fraternity cooler. Lee Bridges
received the next highest number Of votes
Miss Jorgensen was first IN the contest
for the\ most popular working girl. receiv'
ing 2e42 votes. Miss Mehen was second
with Ass votes.
h coupe which entities the holder d
claim the sec Boston bull pup is numbered
1sAs, and IL said TO have passed through
several hands into the POSSESSION OF
travelling man named Fowler, whose home
thus far. is not known. He IL said to hav,
made the remark that he was going to siv,
1t to q woman friend. The young woman
has fifteen days IN which TO claim the blue
FLOODED canine.
No statement could be secured last nigh
as to the profits the lodge will realize from
the fair, but II 10 thought by those In {
position to make a close estimate II vii
be between $500 and $40. O00.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
Educational Notes.

DR.. A. A. Murphree. president OF the
State College for Women at Tallahassee,
has been elected president of the University
of Florida and has accepted. He succeeds
DR.. Sledd, who resigned.
The University OF Illinois announces the
appointment OF DR.. e.. Il. Lyle as secretary
OF the committee on teachers appointments
M the university. This new office is made
necessary by reason of the growing de-
mands upon the time OF the high school
visitor, who, as chairman of the committee.
has heretofore attended to the correspond
ence.
Members OF high school fraternities in
Columbus. both boys and girls, are refus-
ing TO obey the Ohio law against belonging
some older people. the rebels are asserting
that the statute Is unconstitutional. At
torney General Grant Denman holdS the
Z contrary view. He has announced that a
! similar enactment was upheld I'm the state
OF Illinois. and In his opinion the suprerre
court Of Ohio would take the same ground.
DR.. Draper has shown in his public ad-
dresses q keen appreciation OF the need OF
trade schools which should really ut boys
living. saws the Brooklyn Easle. He IL
nne OF the few educators OF distinction who
believe IN making trade training Of equal
| importance with book teachinR. That would
mean a read admiration of the public
school 20 the needs of the children who at
tend them. At present those schools are
mart ef a procrustean system which has
student. That Is eminently right for the
minority who can or will no to college.
but II IL cruel injustice to the great ma
iOrity who must leave school In their teens
IN force their teaching along the lines OF
the needs OF the college minority.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY.
New Catalogue shows Big Gain In
Number of Students.

The new catalogue of the University of
Wisconsin for the academic year 1863,
just off the press, shows rapid development
in all departments of the institution in
the last year. An addition of 800 copies
OF the catalogue, containing 62I pages each.
has been issued this year. requiring four
teen tons of paper.
The number of students enrolled has
Increased this year from 4,Ol3 to 4,52.
with the number Of courses Of study Of
fered In different departments increased
to 1.@0 by the addition OF eighty-three new
ones this year, II was necessary 10 add
nineteen professors and fourteen instruc-
tors and assistants to the faculty. making
a total of Ssl in the faculty this year.
In the college OF letters and science
thirty-six departments OF instruction are
now offering a total OF s3l courses. com
pared with 81 offered. in the same col
Iege last year. The catalogue also shows
twenty-six departments In the college of
engineering, offering l6 courses, nine more
than last year. The college OF Law has
forty courses, The five departments in
the school OF medicine offer forty-five
courses. In the agricultural college eighty
seven courses are given in ten depart
ments OF instruction in the long and mid
die courses. In addition the catalogue
announces nine other special courses and
departments In agriculture.
The department OF university extension
has made particularly rapid growth dur
ing the last year. The number OF stu
dents enrolled in the correspondence study
courses has reached 1884, and the courses
offered are as In tw~enty-seven DEPART
ments. in addition to the ass lectures In
seventeen different branches. Some thirty
five OF the courses OF study are new this
year. including thirteen courses in the de-
pertinent OF pharmacy. in which no corre-
spondence work was offered last year.
An interesting contrast Is shown be-
tween this latest catalogue and the first
one Issued by the university in 1855. dur
ing the administration OF Chancellor J.
H. LAthrop. There were but ten pages
in the first catalogue; the faculty mum
bered i've professors and one tutor, and
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
SCHOOL and COLLEGE WORK
Happenings Of Interest to Educators
and Students.
STATE UNIVERSITIES EXPANDING
PPo@rsa. 81 Schools In the
south-AsSfvtties Inesaeat 70
CIsstng weeks Of sehooI
Year.
Fremont College No,e..

Mr.. J. Harvey Kemp. a graduate Of the
scientific class OF '7. has been elected to
the SUPPLEMENTARY OF the Wayne city
schools. Mr.. Kemp was a strong student in
college and viii always make good.
A number Of delegates attending the
bankers convention visited the coIIese.
among them Messrs. William webster.
president, and H.. J Hill. cashier. OF the
Monroe bank OF Monroe; o. II. Ffory,
president OF the First National bank. ST.
Edwards; J. ". wcipton. president OF the
Exchange bank. Ogalalla, and John TuIly.
cashier Of the Farmers bank. Madison. Mr..
FULLY is a scientific graduate Of %. lie
was most heartily welcomed In chapel and
made an interesting talk 10 the students.
Mr.. A. r. Nichols, 90, has a two years
contract at Elm Creek. Neb., at 500 a
month. He is one Of our strong scientific
men this year.
Miss Mary Kelly and Miss Marie Poiteyin,
both scientifics. have been elected for the
coming year. Miss Kelly to the fifth grade
at Merna and Miss Poitevin to the third
and fourth grades at Alliance.
The college concert orchestra Of thirty
members, under the direction of Prof. J.
W. swihart, viii give it's annual May festi.
val May IS and IT, with chiidren's matinee.
Among out-of-town soloists and entertain
ers who will appear on the program arc
Miss Gehevieve Fodrea, violinist, Lincoln
Mr.. Charles TuBeys. celist. Council Bluffs;
Master Edwin Fuller. soprano. and Master
James Leverett, ~contrsito and violinist,
Council Bluffs; also Mrs. Julia Leverett In
Illustrations, pictures and variations.
Mr.. =. e.. johnson. private secretary "a
thA ~ nHtNa - +oA4a.a O.. NF.~tz IA a..
he likes his work we'll and that he speak,
the Spanish language fiuently Mr.. John
son completed the stenosraphic course -four
years ago.
We are pleased to note the rapid ad.
vancement OF our old friend and student
Mr.. A. Baker. who is in the employ Of the
government land department. Mr.. Baker
has been promoted to chief OF the division
which includes Nebraska, Wyoming snt
South Dakota. He was formerly privat,
stenographer in the college office.
Prof. Weeks OF tina voice department wal
elected president OF the music section Of
T. N. T.. A. for the ensuing year.
Prof, Boeeess was III Chicago recently
interviewing manufacturers Of pipe organs
with q view to placing one in the new
auditorium.
Miss Estefe Bates OF Peru is one of thu
new members Of the music department.
Mr.. o. E. Newell, graduate OF the com
mercial department, has a good position
with the Observation-Disclosures Grain com
pany. 30
Mr.. r. A. Edwards is doing office worl
for his father, who is county clerk o
Perkins county.
Mr.. A L. Nichols, srsduate OF 'os, ha
opened a real estate, office in Presho, 8. Q
The elocution class, under the direction
Of Mrs. C. w. Wallis. presented The coun
try Ministsr' in tbs, college auditorium
and a large and ~enthusiastic audience test
fled to the merits of the performers.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
Mis~csIlaneOus.

The Royal H~ishlandeTs gave a ball at
Fraternity han Friday evening
The LOYAL Order OF Moose gave a stag
party and smoker Thursday evening.
Garfield circle No. n, Ladies Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic. held q well attended
meeting Friday evening.
omaha court No. no. Tribe Of Ben Hur,
will give = dance and cara parry for its
friends and member Monnay evening.
The entertainment coramittee OF Alph1
camp No. 4, Woodmen ~ the Word, has
completed all a~rrangeDfiits for the bis
open meeting Wednesday evening The pro-
gram will comprise musical literary and
other enjoyable special features.
Omaha lodge No. I and Union lodge No.
10, Royal AehRtes. united In a joint mu-
steal and literary entertainment al their
lodge rooms Tuesday night Refreshments
we're served ~ more than 800 Of the mem
bers and their friends omaha No. I will
give the comic opera Of the jolly Farm
- and Merry Milkmaids" next Thursday
nigat,
Benson camp No. -. woodmen OF the
World. held g meeting Monday evening. In
itlatine one rev member and passing upon
five new applications. The organization III
a ompsny In the uniform rank is under
| way and when enough members are secured
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
H. j. HUGHES COMPANY
distributor of Bulte's BestFlour

the student enrolment was but sixty-six,
OF whom twenty-three were In the prepara-
tory department.
In twenty-seven different cities of the
state the tuberculosis exhibit prepared by
Prof. W. ID. Frost of the bacteriolosy
department of the university to show
methods of prevention and cure of the
disease, will be shown. Seven cities have
already been visited, and twenty more are
on the itinerary up to September s. w.
o. Gloyer and Harvey Dee Brown are
accompanying the exhibit, demonstrating
the methods used and lecturing on phases
Of the fight against the plague. Lee
lures are also given by DR.. Frost and by
DR.. ]. NJ. Beffel and DR.. H.. Il. Dearholt
Of Milwaukee and Or. Thomas Hay of
Stevens Point.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
REGISTRATION LIGHT, BUT
MANY REMOVALS ARE MADE
Large NumbeP of Voters Who Moved
Qualify 10 Cast Ballots Mt
CttY E1eetiOa.

Registration was comparatively light
Saturday. but many removal certificates
were issued. this in itself showing the in
tsrsst all parties have In the campaign.
To be able 10 vote. all qualified electors
who have moved since the last election
into another ward OF precinct. had to so
TO their former polling place. and secure
certificates OF removal. take these 20 the
polling places in the precinct where they
now live and register.
For the first time in several years. ae-
eordins to the city clerk. all registration
booths in the fifty-four precincts opened
ON time at 9 o'clock in the morning, ana
with full forces OF judges ana clerks. Here
tofore policemen had to be called 10 get
judges and clerks 10 some OF the booths
and several OF them were not opend until
late in the forenoon.
The registration booths remained open
until . o'clock last evening. The returns
will be made tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
COLLINS HELD FOR FORGERY
Cashes Had Check and FRtls to Make
His Getaway In Time to Pre-
vent Arrest.

James Collins. whose address is at pres
ent unknown to the police. was arrested
Saturday night by Officers Connolly and
Borto and is booked at the police station
on a charge of forgery.
It is alleged that yesterday afternoon he
went into the grocery store Of Fred Arm
burst, Twenty-third and Vinton streets
and after purchasing a pound of butter.
rendered a check for $500 in payment.
Armburst cashed the check but discov-
cred the fraud within a-,few minutes and
Collins was found by the officers near the
ball park.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
MISS MEHAFFEY COMES HERE
soprano WuI Sing at the omaha
Electrical Exposition at
Auditorium.

Miss Blanche b. Mehaffey of Cincinnati,
who made such a hit at the Chicago
Electrical show in 1908, has been secured
by the management Of the Omaha Elec-
trical Exposition to present her solos here
during the exposition and visitors TO the
auditorium when the electricians take
charge will be given a treat.
Miss Mehaffey has a very sweet and I'M
usually powerful soprano voice and wond-
erfu,ly carrying power and holds her audi.
ences despite other attractions.
Omaha men who heard the singer In
Chicago were unanimous that Miss Me.
hafeey should be engaged for the Omaha
exposition and The engagement followed
Hes first appearance will be on the open.
Ing night, May g.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Eavs Root Txint n.
Pstsk PHILIPPE watohes-Edholm. jeweler.
nuaoiph =. swoboda Public Accoaatant
AineharA photegrapher, 18th 4 FurAArA
Wslkup Real Hststs Co. eos FaxteA nih
asyn, photo. remove to Is and Howard.
Aauitsbie L~ifs-Policiss. sight drafts ~
maturity. H. ID. Nicely, manager Omaha
vote for 0ooalsy r. brueter for council
man Of the Filth ward on the democratic
ticket. s-.
W. 4. Tiomsa, sos first National Banx
Bldg, lends money on omaha real estate
In sums -of $500 to 10000. Prompt service.
stock subscriptions in the NEBRASKA saw
ing a Loan Assn from 10000 TO Ss,Ooo.0O
earn dividends OF s per cent. Board Of
Trade Bldg
Cedar Rapids minister Esre-Rev. W. A.
Pratt of Cedar Rapids. la. will preach at
the Unitarian church this morning. The
subject of his discourse will be Religion
OF the Common Man"
oolored Republicans At 0sthoff's xali-
a colored republican mass meeting will
be held at Osthoffs hall on North six
tenth street tomorrow night. Many
prominent republicans win attend and
speak.
Fontanslis Club Mssting-A republican
meeting, at which prominent republicans
of Omaha VIII speak, will be held Tues
day. evening at the FontaneIle club rooms
The Breen Boosters auartet Will furnish
the music,
County Agr4eulturtstS offer Rrizss-rh'
Douglas County Agricultural society yes
terday appropriated $500 for prizes to b'
awarded at the National Corn exposition
or this $500 goes to senior exhibitors ant
500 TO boys '1'iN
Ths N. p. Byrd Nursery company 81
Sixteenth and Harvey streets, donated thu
cut leaf birch tree to the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union for planting a
the Young woman's Christian association
grounds on Arbor day.
Burglar steals ot1ver-The residence o
Allen Koch, 2s33 Harvey, was burglar
lied Friday night and silver plate to tn
value of $3.50 or more was taken. Tn
articles lost Include a large coffee pot
a teapot, sugar bowl, creamer, fruit disl
and syrup cup. all of solid silver. Tn
loss was not reported to the police unit
yesterday and no trace Of the missint
Yaluables has yet been found.
Marcus Rose Seriously ni-Marcu
Rose. 1Is Arthur street. night foremal
at the smelter, is seriously Ill with drops
at his home, He has been sick for abou
four weeks and wac steadily improvinI
until last nlght. when he became sud
denly much worse and his family ar
greatly alarmed over his condition. he /
an old. resident OF Omaha, having mad
this city his home for more than thirt,
years.
swift zmployss Get nsnefits-A state
ment issued by the Swift and -Compan
Employees Benefit association shows tina
within the last twenty-one months tn
association has paid out in death bene
fits the sum OF s42.526 and In benefits o
account OF sickness and accident the sur
OF 35s.27i.65. a total or 500. 1855. Tn
association is said to be in q most flour
ishing condition and the membership !
nov .crowding the $4,000 mark.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
Another Operation Avoided.

Another Operation Avoided. :
Chicago, HI want women TO
know what that wonderful medicine.
Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. has done for me. Two of the
best doctors in Chicago said I would
die IL I did not have an operation, and
/ never thought of seeing a well day
again. had q small tumor and female
troubles so that l suffered day and
night. A friend recommended Lydia
Z. Pipkham's Vegetable Compound,
and IL made me a well woman .'--Mrs.
ALvENA sPERLNe, IL LAnedon st.,
Chicago, Ill.
Lydia E. PinkhAm's Vegetable Com
pound. made. from roots and herbs,
has proved to be the most successful
remedy for curing the worst forms Of
female ills. including displacements.
Inflammation, hbro!d tumoTs, irregu-
iArtes, periodic pains. hackRehe lear
ing-down feeling. fafu's'." if9HrsS
ton. and nervous pr0stISas~. .LSsts
but q tribe TO try II. and the result
been worth millions 10 many
suffering women
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26

During the spring every one would be
benefited by taking Foley's Kidney Rem.
edy. It furnishes a needed tonic to tbs
kidneys after the extra strain of winter,
and II ~purifies the blood by stimulating
the kidneys. and causing them eliminate
the impurities from IL. Fcley's Kidney
Remedy inparts new life and vigor. Pleas.
ant to take. Sold by all druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
Recitation. Miss Robertson.

People past middle life usually nave some
kidney or bladder disorder that saps the
vitality, which 10 naturally lower in old
age. Foley's Kidney Remedy correots
urinary troubles. stimulates the kidneyA
and restores strength and viGor. 1t cures
uric acid troubles by strengthening the kid
neys so they will strain out the uric aeia
that settles in the muscles and joints. eaus-
ms rheumatism. Sold by all drutSistA
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
mo Rnhonic PIaEue

destroys fewer lives than stomach, liver
and kidney diseases, for which Electric Bit
ters is the guaranteed remedy. ooc. Fol
sale by Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
RoyAl NelGhbors OF America.

Golden Rod camp No, 3S6 will entertain
NsiEhbors OF omaha South Omaha. Flor
snce, Bellevue and Fort Crook Tuesday
temple. Fourteenth and Dodge streets.
Ivy camp No. Z celebrated tie eighteenth
birthday anniversary at Its hall Nednes-
daV evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
order of seottiah CLANS.

Clan Gordon No. So received and acted
upon one new application At It's last
and story. At the meeting OF May a
delegate TO the Royal chan win be
elected. On May is a social will be held,
members of the clan
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
Odd Fellows.

Omaha lodge No. 2 conferred the sec
end degree ON two candidates Frida even
ine. concluding the meeting with refresh
ments. The third degree will be given
Inc same Candidates next Friday.
Beacon lodge No. 20 will nave work In
the third dsGfee next Tuesday evening.
Benson lodge No. 22l Will work in the
first degree tomorrow evening,
Hesperian -encampment VIII nave three
candidates for the patriaIchial degree
next Saturday evening.
Tomorrow evening Omaha, State. Bea-
con and Wata lodges will hold a joint
celebration OF the ninetieth anniversary
OF the order at d Fellows hall. Harry
Il, Burnam. n IA Benson will make
speeches and Judge Paul lessen Of Ne
braska City will make the principa! al
dress. Refreshments will be served. A
mandolin orchestra will furnish muslc
for dancing. odd Fellows. their wives
and Rebekahs are invited
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
Grand Army of the nspuSiic.

The annual encampntent of the Nebraska
department of the Grand Army of the
Republic, the annual conventions OF tlri
Woman's Relief corps and Ladies of the
Grand Army of the Republic win be held
at York on May. II to IS,
The York people are making preparations
for the entertainment of the veterans ard
their atfiliating organizations over SO
school children will participate in the well
come to the veterans. The high school
cadets will act as aides to the committee
on reception and details will be at all the
trains ~ greet the Visitors.
Department Commander Eli Barnes has
delegated Past Department Commander
John Lett to see that all the preliminary
arrangements 60 off right. II 10 expected
that National Commander Nevius and the
national presidents Of the Woman's Relief
corps and Ladies Of the Grand Army wil
Among the candidates for department
commander are /. d. Richards of Fremont
Rev. l. c. Johnson OF Lincoln DR.. Fera
Brother OF Beatrice and Andy Traynor OF
Omaha
u, g. Grant woman's Relief corps No. 1O
will give a musical and ice cream soeia'
Tuesday evening at the home OF the presi'
dent, Mrs. M. J. Matthews, roe Dewey
avenue. Members of Grant and other posti
are invited. The proceeds will be devoted
10, the purchase hof n flag for the Xouna
Wpman's Christian association .
Thursday evening the women OF Gran
corps will meet with Mrs. Hunter, ~
Miami street.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26

blyfrom female Ills,
Including inham-
nation and eonges-
ton. for several
years. Ny doctor
said there was no
hope for me but an
operation. / began
taking Lydia Z.
Ptnkhanh's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
can now say / am
. well woman"
EAHA nAAPRH
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
snani.h War veterans.

The second annual reunion OF the spanish
War Veterans Of Nebraska will meet IN
Omaha Monday. An informal meeting will
be held Sunday at the Willard hotel, which
has been chosen as headquarters. The
business session will begin Monday forenoon
In Fraternity hall, Eighteenth and Harvey
streets. The afternoon session will begin
with a smoker at 2 o'clock with an address
OF welcome by Mayor pahlman and snort
talks and stories by General j. VI. Culver
of Milford, Colonel II. L. Archer of Mtnno-
apolIs, Captain Emil Placek OF Wahoo.
Captain A. G. Fisher OF Chadron, Judge
Paul lessen of Nebraska City, Colonel J.
II. Storch OF Fullerton. General j. G.. HART.
gan OF Fairbury, Colonel J. w. Mcdonnell
OF FairbuIy, p. J. Ham of Nebraska City,
Colonel J. III. Brown of Kansas City, Cap
tain A. A. Underwood OF Cheyenne, Cap
ain A. L Rollin of Columbus, Commander
b. II. McC'Ague OF Camp Lee Forby No. l.
Omaha, and a whole company OF privates
on the way to be colonies. Smoke and
music will prevail. Resipental meetings
will follow.
ing Colonel William Hayward of Nebraska
City will be POSTMASTER. Toasts by the
newly elected department commander Of
United States War Veterans, oeneral p. HI
| Barry OF Greeley; Captain p. James Cos
grave OF Lincoln. Major Harry 3. DunBar
OF Hastings. Major DeDsld Macrae OF
/ Council Bluffs end General Charles Morton
Of Omaha.