Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18
Nebraska
BABY SHOW ENDS
Police Close Exhibit at Kentucky
State Fair at Louisville.
TWO INFANTS DEAD, ONE DYING
Doctor I'm Charge says Deaths of Lit
tie Ones is Due TO Exhaustion
Caused by Ions Trip
on Train.

LOUISVILLE, KY. Sept I7.-The baby
Incubator show at the state fair was or
dered closed by the police last night.
This action followed the death OF two
infants who were brought TO this city by
a Chicago physician They came from a
charities hospital in Pittsburg. One of
the infants a boy. was weeks old. and
the other, girl. weeks old Both died
of inanition.
DIR. E. J. Meyer. in charge Of the medical
department of the fair says that the
deaths were caused by lack of nourishment
and improper feeding. Or. Douglas Snyder
Of Chicago who had charge of the babies
Incubator, says the deaths were caused by
exhaustion incident to the long train trip.
A third infant, a girl, 2 weeks old is in
a serious condition, and II is believed she
will also die.
The third baby died during the morn
ing and a short time later Colonel Scott
Bullet, y ordered an investigation The
babies. Il is understood. were taken from
an asylum in st. Paul, MINI. and the
incubator exhibit was a part of a show
company which goes from place TO place
for the purpose of exhibiting.
Although the electric current at the fair
grounds was kept up during last night
IL was smut oAl Lilb lWV pTtNlOuS nlBnIA ana
the heat was cut off from the incubators.
Burkett Returns.
Senator Burkett returned Saturday
evening from his first speaking tour of
the present campaign. The trip was
made for the most part by automobile.
His first speech was delivered at the
MDdern Woodmen picnic at Fontanelle
on Wednesday, where a large crowd
greeted him in the afternoon In the
evening he spoke a ia republican banquet
at Blair. on the Afternoon of the 18th
he again addressed a large crowd at the
live stock show at Scribner, and in the
evening addressed a very large number
of voters at North Bend On the after
noon of the 18th he spoke at the fair at
Clarks and from there was taken to Full
lerton, where he spoke to a good crowd
In the opera house In the evening. His
appearance at each place was marked
by the size of the crowds and the evident
interest taken in his addresses.
This week Senator Burkett will make
trip TO the northwestern portion of the
state, where there has been a demand for
him for some time. On Wednesday he
will address the voters at Morrill, ait
o'clock in the afternoon. and from there
will go to Scottsbuff for a speech in
the evening. Thursday afternoon he will
make three addresses? the first at Nina
tare at o'clock, the second at Bayard
at 1880 and the evening address at Bridge
port. Friday will be devoted to the people
of Alliance, where the fair is in progress
and where the senator will speak Sat
uruay will be another busy day when he
will address a public meeting at st. Paul
at $3.50 in the afternoon, and then go to
| Grand Island for a big political meeting
in the evening, returning home over SUM-
day.
Schuyler Firm Loses.
The state railway commission has dis
missed the application of the Wells-Ab-
| bott-Neiman company of Schuyler for an
| order to compel the Union Pacific and
] the Burlington railroads to install a
transfer switch at that place, This is
t..e second time this application has been
passed upon. The railroads won in the
| first instance and then a re-hearinE was
granted. The second decision is like the