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Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-04
SHOE SHINE SAVES MANS LIFE
Desire to Save Polish Keeps Miner
from PlunginR Into Deep
Cavein.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. April 3.-(Special,)
Suddenly remembering tnat he had just
had his shoes shined, and not wishing to
spoil the polish, Jack Thomas. resi-
dent of one Of the small mining camps in
the Black Hills. while enroute home quite
late lat night on foot, decided not to walk
through what he supposed was a puddle
Of water and mud, and thereby saved his
life,
IS The supposed puddle was a hole In the
grolind nearly 100 feet In eepth, caused by
the caving in Of a tunnel which a mining
company had constructed at that depth
under the highway along which Thomas
was walking. When he approached the
supposed puddle in the dim light, Thomas
for a moment intended to walk through
II. as he was tired and did not care to
take the extra steps necessary to walk
around the large dark spot in the road.
But recollectins the polish which had been
placed on his shoes a short time before he
decided to walk around the spot and save
the shine.
The next morning, when informed OF
the nature OF the mud hole" and realizing
how narrow an escape he had had from
being dashed to death In the hole, his hair
nearly turned gray.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-04
CAPITALIST HATES PENNIES
Finding He Had One I'm His Pocket
He Takes and Gives it
Merry FlinE.

. William Smith Mason OF Chicago, who
passed through Omaha Saturday with a
party 5'of SIX men, travelling IN the private
car Sunset" has no use for copper coins.
P,S'happened to find penny in his pocket
while looking over his change and threw 1t
{ quite violently upon the paved platform
of the Burlington station. a .+s a
Mr.. Mason that ne was Just out on
pleasure trip with a few of his New York
and London friends and was showing them
Ibe sights. The party left Chicago two
weeks ago and after visiting the Grand
Canyon returned home by way OF Denver.
'The train reached Omaha at s:45 ana
waited about half an hour, during which
tine the party played catch with base
oall and amused themselves until the train
started on its way to Chicago.
Mr.. Mason was quite reticent about the
members OF his party saying that they
were not seeking publicity but good time.
s.At sbout this stage OF his conversation
he happened to dig down In his trousers
pocket and pulled out a handful OF silver
Coins, Ths one copper semed TO be dis
tasteful to him and he picked Il out from
the other coins and threw It away. Among
these in theAparty were his secretary. A.
Boyer, e. Thomas, r, Il. Clement and two
young boys.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-04
! spring Bulletin
Attracts Children
Chil5ren's Leaflet Full Of Useful In.
Formation for Those Using
Public Library.

he Omaha public library has issued
p nm the children's department leaflet
caied the Spring Bulletin" This bulle-
builetin is IN the form OF the synopsis OF
the annual report, and Is an announcement
q of the nature OF the work done in the chill
dren's room.
over LEGO OF the books read are taken
from the children's room and the large in
crease IN the circulation In the adult de-
partment Is no doubt due to the careful at
tention given to the boys and girls while
taking books from the childrens room
This Spring Bulletin" tells the children
w to- draw books, how TO use the cata-
!! We, when the story Hour is held, how
70 osn the Vacation Reading club" how
q sAlect subjects for debate where to find
liz stereograph pictures. which are always
~ ular, and many other things that the
: aiy wants the boys and girls to know.
lists Of Arbor day stories and poems and
list of stories about birds are given for
use for programs on Arbor day. Many
thousands Of copies OF this bulletin were
distributed in the schools and already the
children are responding to the invitation to
come and see the library.
Announcement OF the new collection of
birds eggs should be sufficient to attract
the attention of the normal boy An invita-
tion has been sent to all OF the members OF
last years Vacation Reading club to attend
a stereopticon talk on next Wednesday at
4 O'Clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-04
Ben Franklin Club
In South Dakota
Employing Printers Will Meet in
Mitchell Next Friday to form
Organization.

MITCHELL, S. D., April 3.-(special.)-
On next Friday, April g. some 200 master
printers of this state Will assemble in
Mitchell for the purpose OF finding out
how much It costs them to do business
This gathering will be unique. not only
in that It will be probably the largest
meeting OF newspaper men and printers
ever held in the state. but also in the
peculiar object for which they kin meet
Butchers, clothiers, butter makers, busl-
ness men Of every kind know exactly what
their wares cost them, but not one printer
IN a hundred knows what 1t costs him per
hour 10 do printing. At the Mitchell meet
ing the printers win listen TO talks by
experts from Minneapolis and Chicago and
will themselves go into the subject. II
win in short, be a sort Of school Of In
struction.
permanent organization will be formed
TO be called the South Dakota State Ben
Franklin club, and the question will be
considered Of employing an organizer to
carry on the work of the club. The COM
mlttee which called this meeting was
named at the January meeting OF the
South Dakota Press association in Sioux
Falls, and consists Of W. r. Roanld Of
Mitchell Mark d. Scott OF Sioux Falls
and E L. Sem OF Dsadwood.
The printers OF Sioux City will also
be invited to attend. because OF that eity's
proximity 20 the state. The session will
begin promptly at $50 a. m on April g.
and all attending should be in Mitchell by
the night previous, as the preliminary
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-04
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN.
Dedication Of New Club House and
Gymnasium for Girls.

Dedication Of New Club House and
Gymnasium for Girls.
Friday afternoon April /. the women
OF the university held the formal dedica-
ton exercises in Lathrop hall, the new
club house and gymnasium for the girls
Of the University OF Wisconsin. Mrs Anna
Garlin Spencer OF the New York school
Of Philanthropy delivered the principal ad-
dress OF the day, speaking on The Per-
sonal Development and Social Response
bilities Of Women" Lathrop hall is a four
story buff sandstone structure, 65x24O feet
rooted with red tile. II faces south on
University avenue directly west OF Chad
bourne hall, the present women's DOR
mitory. This site was chosen that the
building might form q part OF the pro-
posed womens quadrangle, the center OF
all the interests OF the women on the
campus. Additional dormitories are to be
built about 1t in the near future. The new
building includes, besides a large gym
nasium and a swimming pool, with show
ers, lockers, dressing rooms and hair-dry-
ing facilities, dining hall accommodating
fifty at a time, which will be open all day
long, kitchen. large reception hall for
social entertainments, an auditorium and
music hall, offices for the various wom-
ems organizations, headviser OF women
and members of the department of phys
zeal training for women, reading, writing
and rest rooms, bowling alleys, rooms for
the physical training OF detectives, and
the class rooms and laboratories of the
department of home economics. A special
guest of the university on this occasion
was Mr.. Gardiner Lathrop of Chicago,
solicitor for the santa Fe railroad, who is
a son Of Chancellor Lathrop, the first
head OF the institution, for whom the
building Is named.
A thorough inspection OF all rooming
and boarding houses for students at the
university has been begun under the aus
pices Of the hygiene committee Of the
family, TO determine the hygienic and
sanitary condition OF each. The score
card system OF regulation Of living con-
ditions for students at the university is
here adopted for the first time, on the
basis Of the score-card for dwellings orisl-
mated by Prof. John r. Commons Of tho
department Of political economy, and used
in the Pittsburg survey. A full report of
the ventilation, plumbing, cleanliness,
lighting, heating and general surroundings
is being made out by the inspector and
kept in the office of the committee chair
man. Defective conditions found are re-
steps will be taken to compel all offering
accommodations for students to maintain
a reasonable standard OF living conditions
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-04
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Wavs Root Print II.
swobods--oertifisd Public Accountants.
Lightihg FiEturss-RurEsss-o -orandsn 90.
ls5o--Hationhl Life Insurance oo.--islo
Charles T. Ady, General Agent. Omaha.
Home Ownership is ~. ,,vps OF every
fanny. Nebraska Savings ana loan Assn
win SHOW you the way. iOs Board Of Trade
Bldg, 18th and Fafnan.
W. Kssth Injurod-The fall Of a disc
which he was handling at the Omaha
Implemnnt and Transfer companys ware
house injured W. Keeth. 61s South Six
teenth street yesterday. He suffered q
cut on one limb from the knee 10 the
ankle. He was ESattended by Dr. A. A.
Hoffman
Tools Sua ClotAss 1ons-A set OF tools
was missing Saturday from the home Of
Thomas May at 24lB sherman avenue.
rhey eonsiSted of auger bits. crosscut
saw and other articles valued at $50. The
police are investigating the euse and
also reported thed OF clothes valued
n SIS from the room Of Ernest Johnson
i722 Dodge street
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-04
WANT SPECIALLY TRAINED MEs
Demand Exceeds Supply, is Testimony y
of President James.

Demand Exceeds Supply, is Testimony y
of President James.
After the diatribe recently delivered
against higher education by Richard 7.
Crane Of Chicago, 1t is refreshing TO hear
the testimony of President James OF the
University Of Illinois, who says that the
demand made upon his institution for COL
-lege trained men has been falO III excess Of
the supply since courses I'M basinass ad-
ministTation were established there seven
years ago. These courses aim to provide
liberal education with training In some
special business field. Men who take these
courses enter mercantile houses, trust com
panies, insurance concerns and railway Of
fices. About eighty men have had this Kind
Of special training from the Illinois lnsti.
tuition, and most ON them have good busi-
ness positions or have gone into business
for themselves. President James says that
man ytimes this number could easily have
found favorable openings in business estab-
lishrnents, comments the Springfield Union,
One testimonial Of this character iS worth
more than any amount OF criticism. The in
stance serves to bring to mind the steadily
broadening sphere OF university nedeavors
The University OF Illinois has a school Of
WIN zoo TO It's credit.
canvass has revealed that 81 per cent
Of the living graduates Of this department
are actively engaged in the profession for
which they we're trained These are merely
suggestions Of what 1t is possible for
higher education to do In aid Of commerce
and industry, combining q general cultural
education with special training. The truth
is that the college man becomes an able
factor In business, II ne has the right stuff
in him TO begin with, while the college
man with special training to go along with
the general development obtained at college
has the kind of equipment that will make
him winner IL any sort Of preparation
will aval to make success out Of him,
As the advantage OF such education he
comes better understood large business and
technical concerns will look more and
more TO the universities for men to fiji re-
sponsible places, and Mr.. Cranes narrow
view Of what constitutes proper trainnlne
for business success will steadily lost favor
Thus far the vast has done more than
the east in the way of adapting university
courses to the varied needs OF modern life
Our eastern institutions can we'll afford 70
study the example of the newer univsrsitiss
of the west and thereby be aided in putting
their work more fully in touch with the
times
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-04
NOTES FROM KEARNEY NORMAL
Manager Dunlap LOAns school Fine
Collection of Relics.

Dr. w. A. Clark, Prof. o. w. Neale,
Miss Maion Smith, Prof. George N. Porter
and President Thomas attended the Cen
trail Nebraska Educational association at
Hastings Thursday and Friday. Miss Smith
took part on the art program Of the
grammar grade section. President Thomas
gave an address Friday evening. Prof. Por-
ter acted as judge at the debating con-
test
Manager N c. Dunlap of Watson's
ranch Is loaning to the school for its
use a very fine collection of relics. These
relics include $50 swords representing prac-
tically all Of the wars since the fourteenth
century A cabinet will be arranged and
the relics placed therein for the use of the
school. The swords have been collected
from all parts of the world, the later ad-
ditions being from an English collection
which Mr. Dunlap has secured. Mr. Dun
lap has the finest collection OF relics in
the country Prof c. N. Anderson OF the
department OF hlstoryy is furnishing data
for cataloguing the collection. The school
appreciates the courtesy Of Mr.. Dunlap
very much
The brick work on the new building is
being pushed with great rapldity and every
thing indicates an early completion Of the
building Members OF the faculty and stu
dents are watching with great interest the
progress being made. The school hopes to
occupy the new wing by January 1. 1911.
large number Of bulletins announcing
the summer session of 1910 and also the
general catalogue are being sent out. The
catalogue represents the school colors, is
finely Illustrated and contains valuable in
formation relative to the school. great
many compliments are being received at
the office on the splendid showing made
by the bulletin. II is we'll gotten up and
Is exceedingly attractive.
Quite number Of new students are ex-
peeted to enter the school Monday and
Tuesday. A number arrived Friday and
Saturday and several have written their
intention to be in by Tuesday. These stu
dents will enter the review classes in com
mon branches and prepare for teachers
examinations at the close OF the term.
The correspondence concerning the sum
met and fall terms Is unusually large. The
summer sessions in the past have been
exceedingly popular and the coming term
will be as large or larger than any OF the
preceding terms. The school opens on June
and viii continue eight weeks Many
attractive features have been planned. The
Kearney chautauquA will be In session in
July and the students VIII be given an
opportunity to hear some of the best tai
ent in the country. The regular faculty,
Mrs. Sarah Brindley, preceptress. is
spending the vacation at her old home In
Columbus. Mrs. Margaret West, formerly
county superintendent OF Hayes county,
who will graduate with the class this
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-04
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE WORK
Happenings in Various Home and
Distant Institutions.
PLANS FOR SUMMER SCHOOLS
Diligence shown in Preparations for
Examinations and Commence
ments-Demand for spe-
ciaIIy Trained Men.

Members OF the Board OF Regents OF the
University OF Nebraska have expressed
their satisfaction over the many laudatory
articles that have been appearing In for
slgn and home publications regarding the
Shakesperian research OF Dr. and Mrs.
Wallace. Or. wallace being assistant pro-
fssor in English at the state university.
Last summer, when DIR. Wallace made
the announcement OF his discovery OF i'm
portant papers bearing on the life Of
Shakespeare, and locating without doubt
the Globe theater in which the immortal
poet owned stock. the regents promptly
granted him leave OF absence to continue
his work. Recently many foreign students
have expressed their great appreciation Of
the work being done by the wallaces, and
in each interview given out and in each
article written the University Of Nebraska
comes in for a portion OF the credit for the
work done.
Or. and Mrs. wallace are expected to re-
main in London, digging into the old, musty
papers OF the record house for the re-
malnder OF the year. and Information has
already been received that he will have
something of sensational character to
make public when ne returns to his home.
Registrar Harrison OF the state university
has just completed the compilation OF sta
tlstcs on the dellnquences among the
Students His report shows that the fall
ures and conditions among the fraternity
men OF the school was Is per cent last sea-
son and only IL per cent this year, The de-
linouency for all the students last year was
II per cent, and this year it has been cut
down to per cent.
Registrar Harrison says that the de-
Ilnquency 70 rthis year is really less than
per cent In making his statistics he ig-
nored the grades made by the co-eds and
simply compiled list Of the failures among
the male students The girls Of the school
are better students than the boys and II
their grades were averaged with those OF
the males the per cent Of delinquency
would be placed at much lower level,
probably per cent
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-04
NOTABLE FRESH AIR SCHOOL.
How the Youngsters Are Cared for
During Winter.

How the Youngsters Are Cared for
During Winter.
Nothing more thoroughly back to ma
ture' can be imagined than the new out
dor school for boys and girls now being
conducted successfully in Mount Airy, Pa,
by an enthusiastic fresh air advocate Of
that locality.
Do not be mistaken. The school is not
anything like fresh air schools that have
been started before. 1t Is not hospital
tent place for sick children not new
tangled method of treating incipient tuber-
culosis, or a fad, born In a fanciful wo-
mans brain and liable to die out at any
moment, but an up-to-date, well-appointed
place of instruction where live. able bodied
boys and girls are taught the traditional
three RS and the rest of a primary schools
curriculum
When Miss Ellen stanney Mills first
started the outdoor school" she was met
with a storm of opposition. Parents in the
neighborhood said she was crazy and would
not permit their little ones to attend
why wait for the tuberculosis germ to
enter the lungs and start work before be-
coming a disciple Of the rresh-air theory7''
she reasoned. "If oxygen is good after the
disease has taken hold IT'S better before.
No one evr contracted consumption out
doors"
With arguments like these the woman
pounded at the doubling ears OF the few
who would listen to her, and finally a
year or two ago started her first class.
That class has grown 80 remarkably that
five assistants are needed to help her in
struct the big gathering she now has in
charge. Miss Nils school Is the only one
In the entire world that has on it's ron
none but absolutely healthy and perfectly
normal children
youngsters, during winter, calmly seated,
ensconeed In their clumsy, Eskimo-Iike
garments, on benches before the little
school house on Boyer street, created lots
OF excitement in the quiet neighborhood,
particularly when the mercury IN the ther-
mometer took rapid downward course
and registered somewhere near the zero
mark.
Several times passersby with over-sus-
ceptlble nerves muttered threats to In
form the society and force that misguided
teacher TO bring those little dears in by
the fire" but nothing ever came OF them.
Miss Mis- went right ahead. turned up her
collar when a furry OF snow fell ana
stuck to her theory.
Catch cold8 Not a bit OF Il. Every young
ster Is tuck feet first in a woolen.lined
canvas bag fitted with q strong drawing
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-04
EducationaI Notes.

The Woman's College of Illinois. re-
eelved during the year just passed gifts IN
money aggregating nearly 10000 Miss
Mary Kellogg gave s., 900 OF this sum MS
Mary Green OF Jacksonvile, the same
amount ana woman In Jacksonville VINO
stipulated that her name was not to be
given, 5000 ~
kate Douglas wiggin kindersarten
Was dedicated In Denver, Col, last week
The Corona school, where this new kinder
sarten Is established, is one OF the finest
and best equipped in Denver The didfca-
ton exercises were participated in by ali
ol the scholars, VINO gave dramatized
scenes and readings from Mrs. WiERin's
books. ss
Miss Knox, principal OF HeveTSeI Col.
1ege, Toronto. and Miss Keys, sister Of
Frot. Keys, now on the staff OF VaSsaT
coilege, are the two women being con-
sldered by the governors OF Toronto univer-
slty Tor appointments as dean OF the uni
Nerslty' II either Is appointed she wifi be
the Ilrst woman on the staff OF the Uni
versity OF Toronto.
Arthur NewcOmb assistant pIperlntend
ent OF buildings Of Chicago. has accom-
pilshed the task of graduating in the DI-
vlnfty school, after eighteen years Of terri
nc struggle. Newcomb appeared at the uni
Versity In 1889 with an ambition to be A
preacher. He was then % years old HIS
early education had bee neglected and he
could not pass the examinations, but de-
termined to Stick around" az he put n
ana become a man-of- all work
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-04
RAILROAD TUNNEL OPENED
Costly Bore of Pennsylvania Lines
Ready for Public Inspection.
NOTABLE ENGINEERING EFFORT
Brooklyn ana 0ueens VIII Now Have
Direct Rail .COnAectiOns south aud
West-Total Cost ts
SI0O,OOO,O 900.

NEW YORK, April S,-The Pennsylvania
railroad opened to public inspection for
the first time yesterday sixteen and half
miles OF the most expensive construction
work. foot for foot ever attempted, namely,
It's tunnel and terminal improvements from
Harrison. N. j., TO sunnyslde. Long Island.
The average cost Of a mile Of steam rail-
road Is about S25 900; the cost per mile Of
the tunnel and terminal Improvement has
been more than e9. 600. 900. The company has
thus far expended SlO2 900 600, and will ex-
pend $50 100000 before the Improvement is
completed. Train service is due to begin
late in June, or early in July with an in
tial card OF 1000 trains daily.
The boroughs OF Brooklyn and Queens,
with population Of 100000. will then have
direct connection by rail for the first time
with the south and west.
For many years New York City has been
accessible by rail over the tracks of only
one systematic New York Central--which
had the only terminal within the city. All
other trunk lines had to set down their
passengers from the west on the further
shore OF the Hudson, where they were
brought to New York by ferries. Three
roads In 1906. carried to the ferries about
no 10000 passengers, and served a suburban
district which enclosed b,4O463s souls five
years ago. In 1920 II is estimated this pop
ulation will be 100000.
The tunnel division Is electrically oper-
ated and the third rail carrying the current
Is the heaviest ever roled-l50 pounds to
the yard. The cars are built Of steel; the
tunnel itself is Of concrete. The trains run
in slot between solid concrete benches
and In event Of a collision or a deraflnent
the cars could not burn. and the train
could neither ram the walls Of the tunnel
nor even upset, becasue Of the benches at
either side.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-04
Words of Praise

For the several ingredients d which Dr. Peress nedi-
snea are composed eyen By leaders in all the several
schools Of medicine should have far weight than any
amount Of nonprOfsssiona testimonials. Booklet made
no q these sent free. Address below. DR.. PeFce's
FaVOrte Prescription has bApoB HONESTY every
bottewrappof in full Ist Of all its Ingredients printed
In pain Engish and sworn to as correct.
II you are an invalid woman and SudeE from frequent
he Idahe baekache gnawng dsrsss In stomach, period
ca pains, disaereeable draae down Distress perhaps
and kindred symptoms eaused by female weakness or
other deranaement OF the fomnino ORGANS, you
do halter than take
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-04

spring, is in charge during Mrs. Brindley's
absence.
with the exception Of Misses Gardner. Miss
Jennings and Miss OConnell, will be in
charge Of the school The three women
mentioned will spend the summer in Eu-
rope.
Dr. Fred Keens, janitor, and Guy Sam
son, assistant have taken occasion during
vacation to give the building a thorough
cleaning; the building Is now splck and
span as new.
a number Of the members OF the faculty
have taken the occasion TO put their gar
dens in shape during the spring vacation.
DR.. Clark became especially active and
put up fine grape arbor