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Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
Old Omaha Landmark that is Passing Away

After almost half a century OF se-vi,e
the old frame building on the southwes.
corner of Dodge and Twelfth streets &,
to be torn down. II will be replaced by a
new one-story brick building. TO be cree
ted by Edward Bexten and occupled by
his as a drug store. The new building will
be 40xl0O feet and will be built stronv
enough 10 carry additional stories later
on.
A. d. Jones, the first postmaster OF
Omaha, conducted Uncle Sans mall
business in this structure In the early
days. Il was surprised one day by
visit from a woman" said Mr. Bexten.
She came in quietly and ! wers to wail
on her. She told me she wanted nothing.
but had just come in TO take look ove-
the place. She was a niece of A. y. ,Jcnes,
and told me she used TO live mere with hs-
uncle when he was postmaster the liv-
ing room being in the b3cl rSrt a. thas
time. She had many interesting Incidents
70 relate, but I have forgotten the par
teulars. The building hes been used as a
drug store for aimost forty years, and
before that it was occupied as q grocery
store by William Gentleman ard Edward
Fearon, both weii-known Old sctuers.'
The original material is still In the
building, the lumber having been cas az
sawnliH In Florence ami hauled to
Omaha, ore load day. No foundation
was dug, the structure being erected fiat
on the ground, Afterward Gentleman d
Fearon had a small cellar dug about the
middle, in which 10 store vegetables, No
change was made in the interior arrange
ment over a long spell OF years. until a
partition was put in running east and
west down the center. with living rooms
on the south side. When he became the
owner Of the property Mr.. Bexten had
this partition torn out, at the same time
closing a door formerly opening onto
Dodge street.
When we came 10 remodeling the old
building few years ago said Nj.
BexteD, I'VE found that It. was innocent
OF plaster, except in the chimney. The
old boards on the inside walls were as
good almost as when first put on, and
over them were several layers OF wall
paper, New floors had been laid on top
OF the cid ones as necessity required.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
Afternoon Callers
Carry Away Plunder

The residence OF ]. P. Byrne, 81 North
Thirty-first street, was ransRckod by a
sneak thief Friday afternoon and all
the silverware and Jewelry in the house
were stolen. The value of the goods is
estimated at $500 Mrs. F.. w. Wallace, a
neighbor, saw man go TO the house at
1 o'clock Friday afternoon and ring
the door bell. When he did not receive
an answer, he went away and returned
in a short while to repeat the perform
ance. When Mrs. Byrne returned from a
shopping tour at o'clock she found the
house In a topsy turvy condition.
Bert sorenson reported to the police
chat his home at 1924 Davenport street
was entered by burglars Friday after
noon and over 500 worth OF Jewelry and
s!lyervare taken. No one saw the burglar
enter the house, but clock on the
floor stopped at 2:45. and It is thought
the burglar did his work about that time.
AZ in the Byrne home the contents of
al Che drawers and desks were scattered
over the floor
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
BRIEF CITY NEWS
Have Root Print It.

Have Root Print It.
Omaha General hospital, Doug. s5S.
Egyptian Ohocolr tes 30c. Myers-Dillon
Gas, Elsc. Flxtursa, Bur=oss-Grandsn
oliver Plating. ON. Plating Co D.2685
Keep Your Money and Valuablss in the
American Safe Deposit vaults In the Bee
building. Boxes rent for 81 per year
Vernon in Critical Condition-Frank
Vernon of Gidon, OSl. the tramp who re-
celved a broken back In n lumber car
when four Union Pacific freight cars were
derailed near Lane Cutoff is still lv-
ing. He is at st. Josephs hospital and It
is reported that he cannot live much
longer.
Commissioners no Not Meet-Because
there was no important business to
transact the Board of County Commis-
sioners did not hold their regular Sat-
urday meeting. Commissioners Elsasser
AMI Pickard are in Colorado, trying to
end the delays in shipment of marble for
the new county building. The board
passed the salary sheets Friday, so the
county employees could get their half
months pay.
Bankruptcy Petition Filod--A petition
has been filed, in the office of the clerk
OF the federal district court by Herman
Cohen, Abe Perlstein, Simpson Levor,
Sam Arnhoff. Meyer Edelman and Sam
Edelman, asking that Joseph Friedman. a
cloak dealer on South Sixteenth street.
be adjudged bankrupt The petitioners
state that Friedman is indebted to them
to the extent of several thousand dollars
and that ne is insolvent. All of the
parties live in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
BABIES GIVEN AWAY HERE
Thirty Eight Arrive from New York
for Western Homes,
ONE YoUNGsTER LOSES SELF
But After COunt Search ts Made and
He IL Found Asleep Under
the seat of the Rail-
road Car.

Yesterday was the day they gave babies
away at the Union station. When the
morning train over the Illinois Central
arrived, attached was an extra coach
in which there were thirty eight New
Workers, ranging from to years OF
age. They were in charge of six attend
ants and were Eiet by Manager Nc
Pheeley, who has charge of the central
western work OF the New York Found
ling institute. q Catholic institution that
looks after the rSacing Of children in
suitable homes.
While the Illinois Central train made its
stop at Council Bluffs. eight children
were disposed OF there and the others
brought on to this city. Here, six were
given away and the remainder sert to
Fremont. Schuyler, Columbus and Grand
Island, where homes have been provided
for them.
At the Union station. after the young
sters had been taken out OF the coach
and herded up in the station waiting
room considerable CONSERVATION was
caused by the fact that No go was miss
ing. The records showed that No. S6 was
with the others, but just the same, No
Sc was not visible when the count was
made.
Again the youngsters were counted. but
there was no No. sS among them. An at
tendant hurried back to the coach, and
there, under one of the seats, No. 36 was
found, fast asleep.
With one exception the children sent
out from New York at this time are all
white. This exception is a colored girl,
about years OF age. She was consigned
to Grand Island, where she is to be
adopted into a well-to-do colored family.
Manager MoPheeley has headquarters
in Omaha and travels over Nebraska,
Iowa, South Dakota and portions OF Kan.
sas. Thus he gets in communication
with families where children are vel
coined. When a man and his wife make
application for O child, Manager Me-
Phesley begins an Investigation. He
visits the home and looks into the condi-
tions. lie satisfies himself that the ap.
plicants are people OF good moral char
acter, able to take care Of a child and
provide Il good home. The applicants
designate the kind OF a child they want,
deciding upon the sex. age, color OF hair
and eyes. This having been doue Man
ager McPheeley gives them certain
number and the application Is sent on TO
New York. There is Is kept on file until
a shipment OF children Is made. When
this occurs, one answering the descIip-
tion OF the applicants, as near as possible,
is given a number anu sO to speak. laid
aside.
When the consignment reaches Omaha.
applicant No, %, for instance, is at the
Union station, where child bearing a
corresponding number is ready for de-
livery. The adoption papers having been
previously prepared and signed, No 20
is turned over to its foster parents.
Farther than the number the foster
parents never know anything concerning
No. % Its past IS a sealed book to
everybody except the home officers Of
The institute.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
Kellar Pleads Not
Guilty to Stealing
a Five-Cent Piece

on charge Of stealing cents Thomas
J. Kellar was arraigned in the criminal
division Of the district court. lie pleaded
not guilty. II convicted he will be SEN
fenced to the penltentlary fol-. one to ten
years. Kellar Is the man who is said to
have snatched a handful of change from
the pocket of Maurice Carroll street
car conductor, the night of November a.
Larceny from the person is the statutory
charge against him. No one knows just
how much money the pickpocket got, so
in preparing the information against Kel-
lar the county attorneys office named
the smallest amount that could have been
taken from the conductors pocket. He
Mad no pennies The amount stolen is
lmmaterial in larceny from the person
case sf
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
U. P. GIVES EMPLOYEES
SOME CHRISTMAS MONEY

Pay day with the Union Pacific en-
ployes Is on the first of each month. but
this month there will be two pay days.
The company officers realizing that the
employees Of the road have desire to
buy Christmas presents gave them
pleasant surprise yesterday b. paying off
for the first half of the present month";
Almost 600 Union Pacific clerks yes
terday drew salaries for the half OF
december that has expired. The Sums
ranged from $50 up.
Key 20 the S,tuauon-Bes Want Ads.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17

and now there are four thicknesses Of
flooring. The ceiling is also boarded, but
l put in a steel ceiling. An old carpenter
told us, at the time OF remodeling, we
would find cottonwood joists, and we
did To saw through them, after they
had been seasoned for nearly half
century. was like saving through iron
The saws had to be sharpened every
few minutes, Those joists would ap-
parently last for ever If left in place"
Jack Nugent had a theater, the ST.
Elmo, on the lot south Of the old drug
store. for a good many years. This play
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17

house was famous all over the land in
its day, and as one old-timer put It, Got
so hot is couldn't stand itself" so Il
burnt down to cool off. The drug store
weathered the fire, and Mr., Bexten be-
lleves 1t was because the cottonwood
boards wouldn't burn. The scorched
boards still remain on the south wall,
and one of the steel truss rods Of the
st. Elmo gallery is now holding together
the front OF this relic OF old Omaha.
After Postmaster Jones and the gro
cery firm had used and moved out OF the
building, someone, now forgotten, opened
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
Robbers Disarrange
Geo. Wilcox Home

The residence Of George A Wilcox at
121 South Thirty-thrd street was entered
by burglars Friday afternoon. Moth
ing of value was stolen, as il is the Gus
tom Of Mr.. Wilcox to keep his vslusbles
in a safety deposit vault. Entrance was
gained through window in the rear of
The house The burglary occurred be-
tween 2 and 5 o'clock while Mrs. Wilcox
was down town shopping. Fifteen or
twenty drawers were turned upside down
In the house.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
Going to Galveston?

II you lose your pooketbook, umbrella,
watch or some other article OF value, the thing
TO do is to follow the example OF many other
people and advertise without delay in the Lost
and Found column of The Bee
That is what most people do when they lose
articles of value Telephone us and tell your
loss to all Omaha in a single afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17

Building Permits.
n. II. Nelson, 1905 Pacific street, frame
warehouse, $1,000
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
Salvation Army
Will Feed the Poor

The Salvation Army is laying plans for
the distribution OF 1000 Christmas din
ners. Catherine Thomas, adjutsnt OF the
army, has issued a circular. appealing to
the people OF the city. asking them to
send their contributions to corps head
quarters. iii Davenport street From
. this point the dinners will be sent out In
baskets TO the needy ones.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
Defendant on stand.

Kemp, the defendant, took the witness
stand to recite that I'm the spring of 1910
he found Mrs. Tighe cry:ns on the street,
and she told him her husband had not
been home in several days and had cut
off her grocery supply. He said he told
the grocery store proprietor to furnish
her groceries and stood good for them,
and then apprlsed the county attorneys
office OF the situation.
A deposition of Miss Naomi Remission
OF Cleveland, o.. formerly stenographer
for Kemp, related that Miss Remission
witnessed a quarrel between Tighe aud
a man named Middleton the latter ac-
cusing the former Of breaking up ms
home.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17

a drug store therein. In few years the
late BILLY" Gladish took possession and
held forth there for over a quarter Of n
century. living in one side The location
was handy to a section OF the population
that made drugs "a large part OF its
daily and nightly diet and the old drug
store was a money maker. Now 1t Is
counted as part OF the Wholesale district
and has been in demand by shrewd in
vestors. but Mr.. Bexten. who has owned
tho property for five years, has decided
to hold n and continue his business there
in a new and modern building,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
Armour & Co. Buy Up
All the Fat Sheep

All the prize winning stock in the fat
classes at the Sheep show has been
bought by Armour & Co, who will deco
rate the carcasses and exhibit them.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
Hellwig Swanson
Has a Good Chance

The condition OF IieliwiE Swanson. who
was injured IN an automobile wreck near
Elkhorn, Neb,, last Friday night, is re-
ported TO have been slightly improYsd.
He is slowly recovering from his injuries
and the physician attending him says he
now will in all probability recover en-
tirely,
The Washington herald., 1911-04-26
WESTERN VICTOR
OYER TECHNICAL
Manual Trainers Beaten in
Opening School Game.
Standing nF The TEAMS.

Won Lost Pct Won. Lost Pct
Ts;3sIP S:ss:sI: iss FssSsss: Fs1'Giss :SS :SS'
Western High School opened the inter-
scholastic baseball season on the George
town field yesterday afternoon by up
setting all dope and trouncing Technical
TO the tune of to 3, outplaying the
manual trainers in every department.
batting, fielding, and baserunning.
Not since the days of Virgil Michael
has Western trimmed Tech, and the VIC
tory is particularly gratifying to the fol-
lowers of the West Side boys for the
reason that with a dangerous customer
like Technical out of the way fine
chance remains to win the champion
ship
Coach Curley Byrd had an ace in the
hole when he pitched a slender little
southpaw named Holden. who allowed
the Maroon and Gray but three hits ana
struck out fifteen. Techs heavy hltters
we're powerless before Holden's quick
breaking curves, and after the game the
Western rooters swarmed on the field
and carried the little boxman back 10
school on their shoulders
Tech Team Weak.
Technicals team looked weaker than
any previous aggregation in the history
of the school. The boys have evidently
not had the proper coaching and showed
lack of batting practice. The team rs
sure to come back because OF the aouno-
ance of natural talent. but it was far
from right yesterday.
Bir Chief Myers, Westerns captain,
pulled off a stunt seldom seen In a hlgh
school game, that of smashing out
home run with men on bases. This feat
was performed in Westerns opening IN
ming after II. Fuller and Howard had
drawn bases on balls. The ball Myers
hit cleared the bank in center field.
Despite the fact that he was suffering
with a lame arm. George Garland, the
crack sand lot twirler, was sent In 10
pitch for Tech. He was wild, his curve
ball refused to break and four runs were
gathered by Western during the two in
nines Garland was allowed to stay IN
the box. Austin, who succeeded Garland
pitched good ball, and only allowed four
scattered hits.
Southpaw Holden got away to bad
start, filling the bases with pass, batter
hit, and a scratch single by Lynch. Inc
next batter famed, but two more bases
on balls scored as many runs. After
that Technical could not touch him ex-
cept in the fifth, when a base on balls
stolen base, and a wild throw by A.
Fuller let in tally.
For a youngster who scarcely tips the
beam at 125 pounds to hold team like
Technical down is something out of the
ordinary. The Manual Trainers really
gathered but one clean hit. single to
right by Colley in the eighth. The other
two credited to the Machinists were very
much on the scratch order. Score:
The Washington herald., 1911-04-26
VIRGINIA NINE
SCORESSHUT0UI
Rixey's Pitching Breaks G..
US String of Victories.
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
Charlottesville, Va, April S.-George-
towns long string of victories, including
those over Pennsylvania and Yale and a
fifteen-inning tie with Princeton. was
broken by a defeat of s to 0 at the hands
of Virginia this afternoon. Rixey, the
great twirler of the Orange and Blue,
was in superb form and besides holding
the Hilltoppers to three hits and striking
out ten men, he drove in three runs with
single. a two-bagger, and a triple.
Virginia had no trouble knocking Fienli
all over the lot, and errors of the visl-
tors contributed to the large score. Three
runs were made in the first inning when
hits by Carter and Blakeney. coupled
with errors, sent over three runs. There
was no more scoring until the fifth.
wh1n Hume beat out bunt on Cogan's
error, Carter sacrificed him to second,
and Neff drove a liner to center field that
was just beyond the reach of Hunt
Hume scored in the sixth with two down.
Lille drove hard liner to right. Driver
doubled and Rixey followed suit, two
runs.
In the eighth, after two were out again,
Lille walked, Driver was hit by pitched
ball, and Rixey cleared the sacks with
triple that a faster man could have
stretched into home run. Several times
Georgetown got as far as second, but
RiXey retired the side by compelling
weak lnfield attempts at hits Score:
The Washington herald., 1911-04-26
NORTH CAROLINA
LOSES TO C. U.
Greenein FOrm-Capt. Tobin
Plays Well.
The
Avenue

Catholic University defeated the Uni
versity of North Carolina in a fast and
interesting game yesterday at University
Field, 1 TO l.
The Tar Heels played a remarkably fine
game. but simply could not solve the
delivery of "Chief'' Greene. who was in
the box for the BrOoklanders. Greene
twirled in fine form. allowing two hits
and striking out ten. But for errors in
the second inning, he would have had
a shut-out
Capt TObin was in the c. L. lineup
for the first time this season. and his
work at the keystone sack and at the
bat was of high order. Widmayer had
a good day at third. accepting seven
chances without an error.
North Carolina started the scoring in
the second. Lindsay hit safely. going
to third on ClanCy's error OF a throw
to catch him off the bag. Clancy made
another error on Greene's assist of Hack
neys grounder. and Lindsay scored with
the visitors only run.
c. L. Went them one better in its half
Tobin singled. went to third on Ruiz's hit
and scored when Widmayer hit TO left.
After Ruiz was caught mapping by the
shortstop, Widmayer stole second and
came home on Hasty's tumble of Nc
Geady's grounder.
Two more runs We're annexed in the
third, Pember, who succeeded Sloane,
holding the Catholics safe at all tirnes.
Marsden, first up. was hit by pitched
ball Both were safe when Sloane FUN
bled ZaChary's attempted sacrifice Nc
Donnell flied out, and Tobin followed
with a single. Marsden scoring Zachary
took third on the play and scored when
Sloane threw Ruiz out at first
The Score.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-26
By WILLIAM PEET.

1t was Just as Manager McAleer and
Others had feared. The Athletics. cham
pions of the world for 1910, beaten to a
frazzle this season by both New York and
Boston, pulled themselves together and
got started right when the Nationals hit
the Quaker City.
There was no f1uke about yesterday s
victory. Connie Mack's White Elephants
aided materially by the gilt-edge twirl-
ing of 'Ironman" Jack Coombs.
There is one consolation in the fact that
Pitcher Fred Sherry was given a chance
to show what he could do. and if reports
are to be credited the youngster managed
to make a good impression.
To put a young twirler in the box
against a team hitting like the Athletics
were yesterday Is a ticklish proposition,
and Sherry did whole lot better than
either Gray or Hughes.
John Henry's weak hitting, If IL con-
tinues, may mean a sudden shift one
of these days in favor of Long John
Somerlot The collegian started out in
great shape here. but since the club has
taken to the road the youngster has
failed TO get a safe hit, and McAleer IS
bound 10 make a change as a matter Of
experiment.
Hundreds of loyal Washington rooters
the rast few days have been asking the
question, What is the matter with Wal
ter Joi.nson?"
) There is nothing in the world the mat
te- with Johnson He is simply getting
away to a bad start-things have not
been breaking well for him. but the worm
will turn almost any day.
Eve. .ytody knows that johnson can de-
liver the goods. II has not been his good
fortune to start the season properly. but
II Is not because he is laying down or
not uying TO Go his level best.
1t has been limited that the great twirl-
er Is not satisfied with conditions, and
refuses to give the club his best efforts.
Such rumor IL lie, pure and simple.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-26
ATHLETICS GET STARTED
AT NATIONALS EXPENSE
Just Our Luck to Meet Worlds Champions at This
Stage of Game-Walter Johnsons Case,
and Other Gossip.

Nobody in the world wants to win a ball
game more than does Johnson. When
he pitches he pitches to win, first, last,
| and all the time.
The afternoon before the club left for
New York. the writer spent a couple of
hours in Johnson's company. and, dur
Ing the conversation. asked him II he
was perfectly satisfied with present con-
ditions. viz, salary and otherwise. John
son declared emphatically that he was
satisfied. He said he would rather play
in Washington than in any other city
in the American League. that everybody,
from Manager McAleer down, had treat
ed him white. and that the club would
get the hest he had in him.
Johnson's word is his bond. He has
never yet been known to tell a falsehood
or misrepresent things.
There Is nothing the matter with Wal
ter johnson. While ne has just lost two
ball games, he will soon start winning,
and when the 1911 season draws to a
close 1t will be found that none of the
other American League twirlers can show
better records, all things considered.
Big Chief Swain. the Vancouver masto-
don, who was tried out and found want
ing down in Atlanta. and returned to the
vancouver club, Is hitting the ball like
fiend way out West. In the opening
game of the season In Seattle last week
Swain cracked out a couple of two
baggers and made one sensational catch
in the outfield.
1t was pity Swain could not have
shown some of that same clouting ability
In the Southern training camp.
Here's an unkind cut from GrantlanS
Rice. of the New York Mail:
JOHNSON vs.. 500
Five runs
-Four bases on balls
One hit batsmen-
Two Wild pitches
-Four triples and two doubles
All told, II hits for q bases.
Compile this total, subtract the result
from 5000 and you get the Idaho Phe-
nom's rake OF In his late argument with
Owner Noyes Of the Washington. outfit.
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The Washington herald., 1911-04-26
BOSTON RED SOX
WHIPHIGHLANDERS
Joe Wood in FOrm-Fans
Ten Yankees.

Boston. April 25-Batting rallies in two
innings gave Boston the decision over the
Yankees to-day, to 3. In the third in
ming the Red Sox cut Fishers hopes.
and for good measure Lewis drove a
liner to the twirler's shins that forced
his retirement at the end OF the inning.
The Red SOx went after Warhop almost
as hard in the fifth. adding two more to
the trio CLEANED in the third. Wood
pitched in his best vein. keeping seven
hits effectively scattered and tanning ten
Eanks. Score:
The Washington herald., 1911-04-26

Runs-Jones. Bush. Cobb (3l. Crawford. Delehanty
o. MOriarty. Gainor. Coyington, Hoffman. Austin
o. Clark, Newman. Sweitzer Wallace (2). Mitchell
Two-base Eits-Austin, Newman, Murray Three
base hit-Austn. Home Hn-Delehanty. Sacrifice
hits-NIuTay Lake, Gainor Sacrifice fly-Hofman
Stolen bascs-Cobb. Crawford. First base on balls
Of Lake, 3; of George, 3; of Caret, !: off Cow
inGton. 5; off Mitchell 2: of WiIlett l. Hit by
pitched ball-By Mitchell. Cobb First base on
crrcrs-S.. Louis. 8; Detroit. 2 Left on bases-St
Louis. s; Detroit, s. Struck out-By Lake, /; by
Mitchell. /; by Cavet. L; By CoFington. s. by
Willctt. T. Double plays-Clarke TO Austin: Bush
10 Moriarty; Delshanty - Bush Delehanty to Bush
to Gainor Wild pitch-Willett. Umpires-O 'Lough
lin and Sheridan. Time Of game hours and ls
minutes. Attendance+,537.