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Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29

city had a very narrow escape from q fire
which would have laid waste a large part
Of the business section OF the city. The
miracle Is that under all circumstance the
fire department kept the fire under control
II started near Sixth and Locust In the
Body block about . o'clock at night.
There was a fierce gale blowing In the
direction OF a business section completely
covered with old buildings. The Body
block was eight stories high and very mar
row. II had recently been occupied by a
paint and wall paper house and there was
p large mount OF oil In the upper stories.
Soon after the fire started this oil ex-
ploded. producing several fearful shocks
which completely blew off the top Of the
building The burning walls fell upon sur.
rounding buildings and soon there was n
great fire raging In almost all of a com
pletely covered business block.
II was good luck that soon thereafter
the wind slowed down so that It was pos
sible to confine the fire to the half dozen
buildings in the vicinity Of the Body
block.
A number OF persons living in an adjoin.
ing block narrowly escaped before the
falling walls crulhed in the roof over
their heads, one fireman, Marlin Pew.
was injured rescuiIg n young woman from
the building.
The total losS is about $3.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29
philippine veterans, Reunion.

CRESTON, Ia. April 8-(Special)-
The Fffty-first regiment of the Iowa Ma
tional guard was in session here yester-
day, over 100 veterans being present. The
reunion was held in the court house and
the business meeting in the afternoon
was presided over by Captain Heating,
commander of the Army of the Philip
pines. The Fifty-first was the only Iowa
regiment that took part in the real fight
during the Spanish-American war, and
many "reminiscences were recalled that
made the reunion particularly gratifying
to the members.
kilograms from absent members who
could not be present were received and
read and the evening was given over to
a mi fire and smoker.
A committee was appointed to compile
a roster and history Of the Fifty-first
organization, composed of Adjutant Gen
eral Guy F.. LogfL Or. Wilbur Conklin
and Captain Brewer Of Corning.
Red Oak was selected for the next re-
union meeting place and Major Dan
Turner of Corning was elected com
maRder; Guy S. Brewer of Des Moines,
vice commander; Ed okey OF Corning,
corresponding secretary; Frank Grounds
Of Greenfield, recording secretary; W. s.
Conklin of Des Moines, treasurer; Ed
Merritt of Emerson, surgeon general, and
II. II. Hubbell of Oskaloosa, chaplain.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29
Students Forced
to Cut Cartoons
Drake University Annual Expurgated
by Order Of Faculty for Some
Caustic Art.

DIES MONIES, Ia, April S.-rhe annual
edition of the 'Quax." Drake UNIVERSITIES
student publication. was confiscated tonight
by the faculty and It's editors threatened
with possible expulsion unless two objec-
tionable cartoons were Withdrawn. The
edition was published at a cost of $500
and the student board of editors finally
agreed to expurgate the edition and to-
night the offensive cartoons OF Dean
Frederick Norton OF College OF Liberal
Arts and Miss Bessie Gringrad, a student
In the medical department, were cut out Of
1880 copies.
The cartoons reflected upon Dean Nor-
toms methods in class and Miss Grlns-
RAIDS criticism Of certain members of her
class.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29
Florida House
Endorses Bryan
Lower Branch of Legislature Re-
Dukes Congressman Clark for
Criticising Nebraskan.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, April 8.-The
Florida house of representatives today
adopting a resolution endorsing the demo
cracy OF the matchless and peerless leader
of the democratic party. William Jennings
Bryan" This was considered a rebuke to
Congressman Clark OF Florida. who recently
criticised Mr.. Bryan in a speech in con-
gress. -.n.
Governor Gilchrist will entertain Mr.
Bryan on the occasion OF the Nebraskan's
visit to Florida to make answer to the
criticisms of Representative Clark. Mr..
Bryan has accepted the invitation Of the
general assembly to address that body. but
has not yet fixed a date.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29
NEW ACADEMY ron CLINTON
Franciscan sisters VIII Build Large
Addition 60 Present Property.

Franciscan Sisters VIII Build Large
Addition to Present Property.
CLINTON, Ia, April 2S-(Speclal.)-A
new 10000 academy will probably be
erected here this fall for the Sisters Of
st. Francis, commonly known as the Fran
ciscan Sisters, on beautiful Mt. Alverno, a
large hall which overlooks this city. The
constant increase in the number of board
ing pupils has made the erection Uf the
building necessary and permission 20 con-
struct the academy was recently given by
Archbishop Keane of Dubuque. When the
structure is completed, which will be this
fall or early next spring. the present
academy will be converted into a mother
house and the new building will take the
place of the present convent. The order,
for which Clinton is the headquarters, has
converts in Vail, Tama, Hawarden, Rock
Valley. Akron, Denison. Anthem, LourJes,
Cresco. Petersville aud Epworth, Ia ster-
ling. Rochelle. Taluca and Macomb, ILL.,;
Dixon, Neb., and New Straitsville, o.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29
Denn of Women Re.IEnn.

IOWA CITY, Ia, April 2S.-(Special)-
Mrs. Mable NJ. Volland. acting dean OF
women of the University of Iowa, has re-
signed. the resignation to take effect next
September. The act came as a surprise to
the many friends of Mrs. Volland. Many
rumors have been circulated on The campus
OF changes in the college faculty this year.
and II has been predicted that several OF
the prominent professors would leave the
university this year. Until Mrs. Volland's
action. there was no notification Of the
numerous reports circulated since the MAX
ing out of the budget by the Board OF Re
gents.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29
FIVE PERSONS ARE DROWNED
Fool Rocks Launch Near Oakland
CAL, and Three Lives Are Lost.
TUG RUN DOWN SMALL BOAT
Fisherman Fall Asleep and Two More
Are Observation-Disclosures AutOmO-
bile strikes Dog and IL
overturned.

OAKLAND. Cal, April 2s.-Ffve persons
were drowned near Black Diamond. ac-
cording to advices' received here tonight.
A party of twenty-five excursIonists was
returning from a nearby resort when one
of the party began rocking the launch and
three were drowned. Later two men in
another boat were fishing and fell asleep.
They we're run down by a tug and drowned.
The excursionists drowned were:
STEVE CROPPS, p years old.
JACK LATIMER. aged g.
FRED SHAPANA, engineer of launch.
Those run down and drowned:
LOUIS GRILLAUD.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29

BONNIE TERRE. Mo-, April 2S.-Herne
Hoblitzell was killed and two other men
were badly injured when a railroad auto
mobile struck a dog on the tracks of the
Mississippi River & Bonnie Terre railway
q mile south OF Plattin this afternoon. The
automobile was overturned and the occu-
pants buried under the machine.
r. r. S. Parsons. superintendent OF the
ST. Joseph Lead company and second vice
president of the railroad, and H. NJ. Fau-
quier. trainmaster, were the injured. The
chauffeur and a guest of Mr.. Parsons were
uninjured. Hoblitzell was a brother-in-law
of Parsons, who owned the automobile.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29
COLORADO TO PAY
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES
Governor signs Bill Requiring state
TO Contribute to All PO-
Htical Parties.

DENVER. Colo, April Ex-Governor
Shafroth today signed the expenses bill
passed by the recent legislature and the
unique measure become a law In ninety
days. The bill provides the state shall
contribute for campaign expenses every
two years, Is cents for each vote cast at
the preceding general election, the sum TO
be divided among the political parties ac-
cording to the vote cast for their respec-
tive candidates for governor.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29
IOWA w. c. T. U. WORKER DEAD

Mrs. Mary AIdrich, for Many Years
Head of Union In state, succumbs.
FORT DODGE. Ia. April 2~s.-(Special
Telegram)-Mrs. Mary Aldrich, aged rs.
died Wednesday at 6 o'clock at Sidney,
N. Y. after many months illness due
to a general breakdown. She was one OF
the brightest women ever in lows and
for many years was state president OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance
union. she was a sister of Captain W.
II. Johnston of Fort Dodge.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29
PEACE IN HARD COAL FIELDS
Miners and Operators Expect 60 sign
Three-Hear Contract Thurs
day Afternoon.

SCRANTON, Pa, April 2s.-The tri-dis-
trict convention of the anthracite mine
workers, which will tomorrow ratify the
proposed agreement that Is expected to be
signed by the representatives of the men
and the mine operators in Philadelphia on
Thursday. met this afternoon, organized
and adjourned until tomorrow morning,
when the COMMITTEES of seven will lay the
agreement before the delegates.
The leaders OF the union fully expect the
agreement will be signed by both sides
on Thursday, then ensurlng industrial
peace in the hard coal fields of Pennsyl-
vania for another three years.
Bee want ads are business boosters.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29
ALLEGED SWINDLERS
ARRESTED IN SEATTLE
Directory Gang IL Charged with
swindlinE Business Men Ont
of Million Dollars.

SEATTLE. Wash, April 2.-The Chicago
police say George B. Kerth and N. Law
renee. under arrest here, charged with
swindling. are members Of a band that has
robbed eastern business men of S1,OoO,O 900 by
a fake directory scheme in the last ten
years. Detectives sauAman and zImmer
Of Chicago. arrived here today to take the
prisoners back 10 that city.
According to sausmsn and thinner the
men pretended to publish a business al.
rectory, solicited merchants to sign an
agreement to pay express charges on a
complimentary copy of the book, changed
this agreement by inserting lines which
made II an advertising contract and then
collected the amount named in the con-
tract. the merchant generally submitting
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29
AutomobIIe strikes DOG.

LOUIS GRILLAUD.
SALVADOR GRILLAUD.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-19

scheme ls tbs construction Of hnss froul
funds raised by sssessment OF coft W W 80, pas'
or in whole upon the property eehehs-'l
:, has been sisted that ,he ineresse - "a
The P-ohx. due 20 The constipation o. We
present subway, would net only nave
built the entire line. but wopla naNt.
equipped ~. provided rolling st0c N- pull,
power houses ana paid every etaer "a s.'-
expense, and ieft margin. ~ y n't Ia a.
and Just that tna property directly nsne- n
fitted by the construction OF rapio iran
sit line should bear at least = paIt OF % VI
cost ot constructing That hne - H'i,i Hls
ciple has been applied 20 a muiftuoe OF
pubic improvements. such as sewers
streets. parks, waterwOrks and paving.
why should II not be applied 70 an M,
prOvement which more Immediately sna
directly benehts property than any one
OF those Just amed9 An Increase 10 trans
portsti1n facilities inevitably increases tle
value Of real estate and brings popu ten.
Let no one think for = moment Thar me
land owner is burdened W any way Cr
he is entitIsd by rapid transit assess
msnt- III The city builds a line or permits
It's streets 20 be used for It's c@nstrVction'
and thereby Increases the value OF the az.
value less ths cost Of making The increase
IL the land owner gets all OF the net Tslh
he has obtained not only all there ls 20
munity or from others. b1t ne has OBJ
tamed a proht which he. has IN no way
sidad in making, sny more than have other
eiizens, and certainly not more man those
e., sho are 70 use US line aHe 'hgs ~ mae NAE
ing tne land owner 70 have al the net
increase the community has not deprived
him os anything. but has made him a
present of sOrnething 10 which he ts not
entitled as a matter Of legal right or
edrftv
New-York tribune., 1909-11-19
PETL FOR P4L4DINO
8anagey, DocrmHg Publicity,
SpeGks Final Word.

Ecrev--c Car gton, manager o. Euss-
pia Faiae--o. TIE Itslan medium. IN
sts-e-1e-r iast night desired lie Newspaper
TloGciry g!veL her ~-ork r. sAis country.
sac ssiE tlst Tho press -rou'5 receive 10
f--thsg matter IRON L.rn he zais that
tae publiciry was G-Plessart 70 -the s>ieu-
-iec men iItegeste1 in ne Fs-slino seanoes
snd tkst tue of them cave 6scliIed 70
serve Is Investigator q th4 mediums
claims
IN reply a. question regarding his ar
Management Vgtn = r Mcclure, ~ Car
r.ngroZ ssid
] have & cortTsc- with NJ Mcclure 20
vrlte a ssriss % srticl=s after The ssancss
s-e ended. The contract states that II the
srticles aYs q s-hlcient news interest 10
warrant magazine publication he vii puv-
c-sEs rAel-- -Er. Mcclure also said -he
otne- evening that z rhs invest gators
could rot come 10 e @nal agreement st-er
fhs present series of ssances was finished.
~ wou.d tnen contribute toward The eZ-
pense O. additional sitlincE"
II speEl.r- ~ ths l1ancicI arrange
UeEts for The Psladino seances Mr. car
rirgton sa-1-
y nave received 10 dave not c1e cent
f-cn Mr Mcclure nor from any other
ir1.-1dual or corporation rcwarc s!gncra
Pa-s1tDc's expenses. win the exception Il
vie sdrnittares tees. 2Eaolntiag % e little
moro thai ,3 20. from q limited group a
persone Interested Ia his suoiecJ. who
really lnst.Eatsd this whole movement. All
rh.s mo-ey. and more. win ls spent N the
tss1oes. ard T. rcyse1 aasu probably ho
ol; ~ pc-Eet. in-ire-tlr. a. tie result 4
-cc ss2nces
p eKp-aiEins ris objection 70 publicity
ar. CGTrinE-on said
some eminent sclenri&c men who have
c,lss-tsd ID ps-uclpara b. t1e irvesusA-
r.0- o. ssuCra PaiadE7 have pr5te Tel
against the newspaper publicity. ny CHIEF
seer b. bringing Sieaora Pals4lno ~
ar1s;lcz was - Interest au1 corvert tL-s1
men II mus be obvioUs mat 50 faI
frcH. courtlng LIS pulI1lty. I have every
reason 70 avoid 80. and 7 she'll try 20 90
60 lE ever way possi7'e."
New-York tribune., 1909-11-19
MAY PICK EPSTEIN
Prendergast Sad TO FGyor
Him for First Deputy.

Major r. H. r. E6s;eln VIII. 10 is under
stood succeed John n NcCO0ey as Tirst
Deputy Controller after the first OF ths
YEAR. Major Ehstsin has been closely az
rocIat~d with c'ontrolier-eiect william r.
Frendereast a. first deputy under The Iat-
ter IN The Registers ofics IN Brooklyn
Mr.. PrenIergsst intends ~ have thor
ough hOlIsecIesninE m the Controller
once. All places tnar are not on ths
Civil Service ust viii be aied with men
IN whom he can place th4 greatest eou-
hdsncs Fe holds tnst the place Of hrst
deputy Is IN great measure confidential.
ss the fret deputy frequently acts for m.
Controller IN matters Of great importance
Major Eostsin .s an Old cffcer IN 80
regular army Tr~ served m the Civil Var
and in the Spanish American war Tndsr
Mayor Iow hs made a good record as
usputy Police Cornnaissionsr n charge ~
Brooklyn and Queens FJur vsars $50 .
was a esndisate scr Boreugh President -
BROOKLYN. pat vas defeatsd. Hs staads
well with the Rspg5liean organization and
% Is not expected tasrs Fil be an opPo-
sition 10 his appointment
II is not 20 se understood that NJ. Prs1-
dsrgast VII appoint new men % evsry
exempt place in ths Coutroliers Once At
once az ne redizes tI1 ea''7 % 7AS7tF
sncs But every man viii be on Wal
from the start
The Civ1 Service law vas never IN
tended % shield incompetent men, said 1ir
Prendersast yesterday. If I ind any ran
vino Is not N OF who is trying % shirs
his work charges viii - preferred against
him and he will have % 90. No man n t1s
Civil Service cass who is honestly and
conscientiousIy trying 70 d. BIS WORK need
have anything 20 fear"
AZ tor IRE exempt places IN ths sfhcs.
Mr.. Prendergsst safd that Re would con
sidsr rscomniendaticns from the SganiSa-
ton. hut the appointments veuld be en-
tireIv personal I am o, the opinion. -
declared, that when important worK 8
given 70 man 70 do he sAould select Ms
own associates"
New-York tribune., 1909-11-19
CONTRACTS NOT THE SAME.
Nance o'Neil's Lawyers Say Salary
Alone Does Not Suffice

Attorneys sor Miss Nance O'NeH. the
actress. in an action brought against her
by the Shuberts 70 prevent her from ap-
pesrins under the nnan5ssment OF David
Belasco. maintained Yesterday m tfleft
argument before Justice Seabury. IN ths
Supreme Court, that the eontraet of a per
former difeTed from ths usual agreement
between the employer and employed. In
that the latter remained in force as long
as the employer paid the salary stipulated
in the contract
Former Judge 4. 7 Dittenhosfer and
David Gerber. counsel for the actress. In
sisted that the payment Of = salary was
lot sufficient, ss one OF fhe main asssss
ct an actor or actress was his or her
standing with the thsatreaoins public. and
argued that failure on the part % che
shuberts 70 keep the actress before the
public sbrogated the contract
Max Steuer ana William Klein. vino ap-
pAaTed for the Shuberts said that Miss
O'Neifs services were special, extraor-
dinafy and unique" and asked that the
court should make pefnlanent the temDor-
aTy iniuncJ,uf already granted. as their
clients were paving her the salary agreed
upon Justice Seabriry gave Ar. Steuer
until Tomorrow to fife answering af1davits
to the new matter SEE dp by counsel sor
the actress. and promised = speedy decision
IN tho ease Miss SsnI has been re-
hesrsins In new play 20 he p55duceI
Shortly by Mr. Belasco
New-York tribune., 1909-11-19
NEH OPERA HOUSE.
Hammerstein to Erect 81 ,25O,-
900 Building in BROOKLYN.

oscar Hammerstein filed plans yesterday
with the Building Bureau, Brooklyn, for
his new opera house. in Grant Square.
which is 10 cost sl.25o.e0e. The Hammer
stein Brooklyn Opera House Company Is
named in the specifications as owner. The
officers Of the company are oscar Ham
merstein. president: Edwin b. Root. seere-
tary. and Arthur Hammerstein, treasurer.
W H McElfatriok. the architect. lives IN
Brooklyn.
The plet In Bedford avenue. between
Bergen and Dean streets, which has been
selected. is unimprcved. 50 that work on
the foundation can begin as room as the
plans are approved
The general scheme Of the new opera
house will be the same as that of the
Hammerstein Philadelphia opera house.
according TO William Guard. one of the
impressrio's representatives. The build
ing VIII be eighty-ive feet high. There
will be five stories. The main entrance
will be on Dean street. with side en-
trance on Bedford avenue. and the stage
entrance will be on Bergen street The
building viii extend the full length of the
DtoCht SEv ltft dionE trdnL EiuaTe.
The structure will Re of brick. stone and
ttrre Gotta. The foundations are 20 extend
only ten feet below ground and will be
constructed of brick and concrete. The
auditorium will seat s.oI4. s74 more than
the Academy OF Music The orchestra will
have goo seats, the grand tier boxes. I50:
the balcony, seo; the gallery. esa. and the
prbscsnium boxes I4t. The orchestra will
be practically At the street leveI There
viii he extra wide vestibuIes and foyers
and large coat rooms.
The grand tier boxes will he Q feature.
There will be twenty-five Of these ar
ranged in semi-eircIe above the orehes-
ira seats, each box seating slx. Besides
there Will be twenty four proscenium boxes.
each with the same capacity. Provision
viii be made for unusually large or
Cucstra.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-19
ELECTION EXPENSES FILED.
Brooklyn Republican Committee Paid
Out sS2.lls92.

Albany. Nov. lS-Charles 7. Tesle, treas
urer OF the Republican Committee Of
Brocklvn. fled to-day with the Secretary
Of State statement OF election expenses,
IN which he csrtihes that he received
S4l45 IS ana spent sS2l4s 90 The New York
State Republican Committee contributed
s2s5lA. ana otto T. Barnard. Republican
candidate for Mayor. gave $500
The Committee of One Hundred. which
supported the fusion candidates in New
York. hied a statement showing II received
Sss25s - end spent s25.su IA The receipts
were made up Of contributions ranging
from E. 20 80
George Mesneny, fusion candidate for
President OF tine Borough n Msnhattan'
svore ne received g.ls0 through SUBSCRIPTION
IN ala ~ his election, and That he dis
burseC similar amount for messenger ser
vice, printing and pcstsge.
The otto i. Barnard Campaign Commit
tee oertihed that IL received and spent
8 sse -. All Of the money was contributed
lv Mr. Barnard.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-19
CAMPAIGN LESSONS.
Parsons and Leaders Discuss
Fusion TictOry.

40 business was transacted 10y The Re
publican county Committee. which held hs
monthly meeting in tho Murray lih Ay-
ceum last night. After the minutes had
been read. John Gunner moved that the
committee adjourn cut OF respect for the
memory OF Frank Raymond Mr.. Raymond
az the time Of his death was tax com
missioner. and was for many years Re-
publican district leader.
Representative Parsons came over from
Washington To attend the meeting OF the
executive committee IN the afternoon. lie
said II would be a good thing tor the
leaders to talk over the last campaign
while II was SIN fresh in their minds. with
a view 20 ascertaininc just where mistakes
had been made. 80 that in future cam
paigns the leaders might proht BY the les
sons 81 this one. The election returns we're
discussed in detail. but there was no dis
position. 81 was said, 70 sugsest that every
leader had not done his duty.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-19

cislist deputy. described the mining disas-
ter at cherry H., and urged that the gov
ernmeAt request the government Of the
United States 20 afford better protection
10 foreign workmen. Foreign Minister Tit
toni. replying. said thst he had Instructed
the Italian C9ysul in that district TO make
p report of the names Of the victims, and
also 20 inquire into the matter Of respon-
sibility for the accident. The President OF
the Chamber expressed the wish that the
United States would extend TO Italian
workmen at least the same protection that
these men enjoy IN Italy.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-19
SING SONGS OF TEMPERANCE
Chinese, Italians and French Children
in W. G. 7. U. Demonstration

songs or temperance sung by chinese.
Italian and French children Vera Included
last night in the demonstration of work
among foreign speaking people. conducted
By Mrs. Fl. s. Allen, state ana county
superintendent of the Womsn's Christian
Temperance Jnien. st No Second avenue
Mrs Helen J. Andruss presided az the
evening session. The Rev. ". T. Cook. OF
Middleheld. Conn. formerly OF Kansss
CITY, vas the principal speske After re-
latlng how prohibitioh was enforced N
Kansas. and telling the audience that the
United States drink bill" for three months
would pay all the expenses of the govern
ment for that time and that the drink
OIL for twenty DAYS would paw the ex-
penses Of all the public schools, he said:
Your substitute for the saloon here is 2
good thing. The respectable saloon is the
pecT mans club. where he goes TO spend
an hour or so and where he sees the base
bah scores. 1t is better for us 10 be a
lighthouse than "a wrecxiur crew. Take
care of The boys while You are reforming
the fathers. Make the home right for the
boy and he won't get the drink habit
New-York tribune., 1909-11-19
CONTROLLER ELECT HoNoRED.
Prendergast Tells Credit Men That the
Tiger is Tanned

t.ontroller-eIect william 4. Frsnasr-
cast vas the guest % honor of ~ View
YORK credit MeHs Association ~ their
fourresnth annual dinner. held last nisht
a. the Hotel Astor M PTendeTsssf.
who was the first secretary Of the assccis-
ton. received a large gold badge frou1
Howard Marshall president o. the asso-
ciation.
President Marshall presided. and otnor
sneakers we're =. IT. MeAdOV. cf Chicago.
rrs.,lsnt of the National Associati6n ~
credit Men. Lee M Hutehins, @ Grsnd
Rapids. Mich. Enocn Eauh. OF FittsoErs'
J. ". spangier Of seattle; a. G. Fostsr.
of Denver. and the Rev. pr. Nehemiah
Boyntdn. os Brccklvn
The Controller r-slsot. who vas sHthi-
slsssicalIy eheered. tntroduesd his remarks
~ seyinz We have tanned the Tiger
He added that The association IlsrnDers
have been preaching fer years iaeals aha
rrlncipIes and trying % get men 70 Tscoz-
niE- those IDEAS throughout the country