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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-13
WHITEWASH FOR THOMAS,
WOE FOR THE WITNESSES
nmDloyes at the POstoffice Begin to
Feel the Heavy Hand OF the
Postmaster.

Relying on his information from wash
ington that the Civil Service commission
finding Is a whitewash for him, POST
master Ben Thomas is telling around the
offise what is to befall those who failed
70 testify AZ he wanted them to. The re-
cent promotion OF his friends is pointed
at ~ an example OF reward for loyalty,
and moves are already forshadowed
against those in disfavor.
Miss Viola Coffin. the civil service score
tary.. who told about the use OF the civil
sgervics room for the political meeting of
postmasters, has been notified that the
second class mail business, Of which she
has had charge for years. is to be taken
away from her July /. and transferred to
Al Swift. one Of the new recruits to the
force.
A charwoman, Mrs Brennan, who gave
testimony damaging to Thomas, has also
been moved TO another floor where the
work u much heavier. The charwoman Is
under the custodian. Cadet Taylor, who
has thus accommodates the postmaster.
Postmaster Thomas goes to York this
week for the meeting OF the State Post.
masters association. OF which he is pres
ident.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-13
Several Are Injured
in Storm at New York
Three Lives Lost and Heavy Property
Damage as Result of High
Wind.

NEW YORK, June IA survey today Of
the nearby territory swept by a storm last
night showed that three lives were lost
and that the havoc wrought by water,
lightning, wind and fire amounted to many
thousands OF dollars. Losses aggregating
more than 10000 were caused by fires set
by lightning strokes. It is estimated $4,000
damage was done at Flushing. L. l., where
5000 men and women were within a big
enclosure Witnessing a society circus
Twelve large tents were levelled by the
wind and in the stampede six women were
trampled and taken to the hospital At
Coney Island tents and shacks erected on
the site of the recent fire were blown down
and some whirled out TO sea.
At Paterson, N. j., 200 big trees were up
rooted. carrying down with them electric
light and trolley wires, leaving the city
without light or car service for several
hours.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-13
Hartman Shopmenl
Form Federation
Plans to Secure Eight-Hour Day for
Six Days Week and Against
VA Piece Work. s,r

SALT LAKE CITY, June R.-Delegates
representing the different crafts OF shop
men employed by the Hartman railroads
today completed the organization of sys-
tenn federation. adopted a constitution and
bylaws and elected officers. e. l. Reguin
Of San Francisco was elected president
The next convention will be held in Denver
in 1918
The federation will deal with the COM
panies on all questions affecting the shop
employees. The organization stands for
eight-hour days and six days a week, the
abolition Of the physical examination and
personal record keeping. and opposes piece
work and bonus systems.
The crafts represented are the maehin-
lists. pipemen. boilermakers. carmen and
blacksniths.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-13
An Auto CoIIlsion

means many bad bruises. which Bucklen's
Arnica saive heals quickly, as II does sores
and burns. Csc. For sale by Beaton Drug
Co
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-13
COMPETITIVE DRILL TUESDAY
High School Cadets in Annual Con.
test at Fort Omaha.
BATTAIIONs AVID COMPANIES
Interest ~ Most Keen and There Are
Several Prises for which the
Cadets Vie Each Year at
the Close Of school.

Final plans for tho annual competitive
drill OF the Omaha High school regiment
have been completed. and the drill will be
held at Fort Omaha this afternoon.
Nine companies including the three battal-
ions will be represented in this drill and
the band will also render various selections
which they have mastered throughout the
year.
Tickets are on sale and may be procured
from any Of the cadets. and also from
several Of the downtown drug stores, in
GLIDING Sherman e. McConnell's, Beaton's
and Myers Dillon's. Prices OF these tick
cts range in price from q cents TO 81. a
grandstand with a seating capacity of over
800 will be erected on the east slope of
the parade grounds. On the south side
the regular base ball stand will be used
and these seast viii also be reserved
Interest this year among the battalions
and companies is keener than In previous
years. Competition among the companies
is no keener than among the three bat
talions, This is only the second year that
the battalions have been properly organ
ICED and have had officers ranked as ma
jors. Up to the present time the batalions
stand about even and each has a splendid
chance of winning the Davidson battalion
cup
Highest Averages at Camp.
Company b OF the First battalion won
first place while at camp for having the
highest average throughout the week for
the neatest company street. For six days
this company had an average Of over s5
per cent which was several ahead of its
nearest competitor.
Harvey Fisher, quartermaster sergeant
in Company c., has won the gold medal
which was offered by the sponsor, Miss
Nell Ryan, several weeks ago. Miss Ryan
offered this medal the day that she was
presented to the company.
Fifty-iour Of the best drillers in the en-
tire regiment win enter the individual
drill Tuesday. Immediately after the COM
pany drill. Six of the best drillers are
chosen from each company Lieutenant
w. N. Haskell. the retiring commandment,
will give the commands, but will not be
one Of the judges. These judges are not
announced yet. but will probably consist
OF three officers from the fort
Battalion drill will be given Immediately
after the Individual drill, when nine COM
panies will be represented. This drill
which was held for the first time last
year, makes pretty drill. Immediately
after the battalion drill, all of the COM
panies and the band are formed in three
battallons, when Lieutenant Haskell will
take command. Dress parade will then be
given. At this parade the results of the
various drills will be read.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-13
Good Pair of Pants
Wrenched from Him
John Findlayson Might Have Gone
Home in Barrel Following
His Accident.

John Findlayson lost a good pair of
trousers and cut his hand in an accident at
Burlington headquarters. He was oper-
ating the paper cutter used to cut the
tickets into the size the traveller finds
them when he slipped a hand into a part
Of the continuance and the next instant
found the leg of his trousers caught in an
other part.
He managed to get the hand out without
much injury, but the trousers were torn
completely from him. But for another
employe who had an extra pair on hand
John would have gone home in = barrel.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-13
Four Picnickers
Drown in Sight of
Party Upon Shore
Party in Sailbost Meets Death When
Squall Strikes the Craft, Cap
sizing II.

APPLETON, wis. June 12-Four girls
were drowned and five other occupants Of
a small sail boat narrowly escaped near
here Sunday afternoon when a squall struck
the craft on Little Lake Butte Des Morris
and capsized II. The victims were members
Of a picnic party given by a dry goods
store.
The rest OF the party were obliged TO
stand helplessly on the shore Of Stroebe's
Island. only a short distance away and
witness the drowning. The dead are:
MISS ELIZABETH GEENEN. Kimberly
MISS GERTRUDE KUSCHEL, Appleton
MISS MADGE BRILL, Buchanan.
MISS RUTH POLLOCK, Appleton.
Those who narrowly escaped drowning
are:
Miss Rose Schmidt. her girl chum, John
and Christ Mullen OF Appleton. and A. r.
Strange of Neenah.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-13
PARK BOARD DECIDES TO
ADVERTISE FOR SUPPLIES
VIII Comply with the Resolution
Passed by the City Council
Last Week.


The Board OF Park Commissioners viii
comply with the resolution passed by the
city council last week directing the mem
beers to advertise for supplies through the
city council This decision has been reached
and the city comptroller so notified.
For while the members OF the Park
board considered the advisability OF resist
Ing the order of the council, contendlng
that It had absolute Jurisdiction over its
funds.
Members Of the Park board say that the
new order Of things will seriously handicap
them in their work. as delay will attend
the advertising for bids. Heretofore they
have been buying supplies and sending the
bills to the comptroller for approval.
Among the last batch sent through was a
claim for 1850 for an automobile which
was purchased last month
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-13
FOR STATE WELL COMMISSION
Prof. 9. E COndTa Tells Health Asso-
citation Of Needs of Farmer.
CONDITIONS GENERALLY BAD
Only enc sturdy Consultation of the
Farmer saves Hin from More
Sickness Than ne Now
Meets with.


The boasted healthfuiness of the farm
lie myth. according TO Prof George e.
Condra, member of the Nebraska rural
life commission and Of the faculty OF the
University Of Nebraska
Before the meeting Of the Nebraska State
Health association, which began a two
days convention Monday morning, Prof
Condra spoke about water supply condi-
lions In small towns and farms, where
wells are used, and the substance OF his
observations through years OF investigation
leads him ~ commend a state well COM
mission that win condemn the water sup
ply in all unhealthy places.
The farmer can stand the unhealthy
condition in which he lives because his
body has been fortified against germs
through hard exercise. The city man who
Is used to protected water goes to the farm
and tries TO live under the same circum-
stances. He is likely to contract typhoid.
know Of many cases OF just that kind.
FARMERS should be taught two general
rules II they are on slope outhouses and
yards for animals should be put below the
wells, not above them, and II they are
living on A. stream the we'll must be some
, distance up stream from the buildings and
yards. Farmers everywhere neglect these
conditions and the only reason that they
survive is the natural vigor Of their out
door life. City people on a farm had better
drink beer than the bad well water that
is usually found
In small towns we'll and an clubhouse
should never be put on the same lot and
health would prevail much more generally
II all towns had common water supply
that could be watched and all shallow wells
be abolished"
Some Arrive Late.
Many OF the delegates to the convention
OF doctors, health inspectors and others
Interested in the conservation Of public
health were not present at the morning
meetings, but made a round Of the hospi-
tails Tor interesting clinics Mayor Dahl
man opened proceedings with an address
Of welcome. DR.. d. T. ouigley OF North
Platte, president Of the association, intro
duced Prof Condra, who made the only
address OF the morning.
A plan for an inventory of health in small
places I'm Nebraska was submitted by Prof.
Condra. 1--WE want every country and
small town physician" he said, TO hslp
Us during the next year to make a thor
ough and complete report Of all the condI-
tons sanitary and in regard to health OF
farm life in Nebraska. We want to know
all about eating and sleeping conditions.
ventilation, and wells. Then we can pro-
coed with our work on surer basis of
i knowledge"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-13
BETTER Service to Colorado Provtasa
By the Rock Island for Omaha


In order 70 meet the needs OF TIA Colorado
patrons from Omaha, the Rock island has
added TO the equipment OF its fanous
/ Rocky Mountain Limited" an electric
lighted sleeping car. which starts from
Omaha.
The new car. which has three state
rooms and ten. sections, will be open at
the Union station for occupancy every
evening AZ $50, and win be picked up by
the Rocky Mountain Limited" which
leaves Omaha az l0;l7 p M. reaching Dem
yer az p. m. next day
The car will leave Denver. returning on
the 'Mountaineer'' at $50 D. m. reach
ins Omaha az $50 a. m. where Il win be
cut out, leaving passengers undisturbed
until a suitable hour.
This service Is marked acquisition for
Omaha. as Il makes available uithout al.
comfort OF another Of the crack tralnu OF
the country.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-13
Forest Fire Starts
in Hills at Nahant
Special Train Bears Fifty Fire
Fighters to Scene from
Deadwood.

DEADwOOD. s. d. June IA bad fol-
est fire which started Sunday afternoon. is
raging just west OF Nahant. twenty miles
south Of here. and the forestry department
this evening rushed train with fifty fire
fighters to the scene. Several ranches are
In danger.
Associate Forester Potter OF Washington,
who is here investigating the grazing con-
ditions, is assisting the local officials.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-13

TAs t0ll0wlRs llosnsea to vel were l..use
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

A. n Daniels. dean OF the engineering
school og South Dakota. 10 the guest OF
George W. Craig, city engineer. Mr.. Nc
Daniels win remain for three OF four days
during which he will inspect the workings
OF tho city department.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-16

be a unique lire. in that It will be one
of the best equipped on the conu-
nent so far as roadbed and rolling
stock are concerned, and yet It Is not
likely to be in operation. for longer
than four mouths In each year. It's
mission win be TO carry out from 12O,-
600, 900 to 100000 900 bushels Of
wheat during the season of navigation
through Hudson straits, and II II sue
ceeds in doing this at saving OF two
cents bushel to western producers
II will justify the expenditure OF $25,-
0O0,000 for construction and equip
ment by the government. Canada has
entered upon a period of commercial
expansion which must lead to a cor
responding development of railway In
terests. The year 1910 created q new.
record In volume Of traffic ana value
of earnings; but the figures in these
regards will inevitably swell with the
growth OF production. 1t is Known
that $4,000 settlers came into the do
minion during the year just closed
and in that fact alone lies an inesti-
mable potentlality. The decennial
census will be taken in April next. and
1t Is confidentlally expected to reveal
an increase in population Of at least
80 per cent. That will signify a ma
ton of nearly 5000, 900.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-16
HYDE RETURNS WITH
CHIP ON SHOULDER
New York City Chamberlain Ready
TO Face Music.

New York, Jan. 16.--City Chamber.
lain Charles ii. Hyde. who had been
missing from his Office since Dec. q,
and latterly much sought, arrived in
New York on the New York and
Florida special wearing woolep
hunting shirt and with shotgun un-
der his arm. Mr. Hyde said that II
anybody was looking for trouble he
would like to say that Trouble was
his family name.
The city chamberlain told the re-
porters who boarded his train at
Washington and North Philadelphia
that he was very sick man and tnat
his doctors had warned him that he
would have to undergo at least two
operations for kidney stone In the
near future. His health had been the
cause of his going away on his house
boat. Mr.. Hyde added.
The returning chamberlain was
very bronzed and looked as II he
weighed about 1870. He did not seem
to move with any pain nor was the
emphasis that he put in some OF his
statements that OF convalescent
Chamberlain's frame OF mind was
succinctly outlined by him In his talh
he had with the newspaper men whe
had met him en- route. He Is thor
oughly conscious of his rectitude; hs
has no intention OF reslgning; he IL
not worrying about any attempt tha
may have been made to hang up hii
pay. He expects to face charges
growing out of the matter of his re
sponsibility in the depositing OF cit.
money in the Carnegie Trust com
pany and the Northern bank. AS t'
the committee on graft investigation
Of the alleged racetrack bills bribery
Hyde says that he positively did no
run away from them.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-16

Bottom Falls Out Of Market and Cold
Storage Men Disporqc.

Chicago, Jan. is. Millions OF
pounds of cold storage butter, eggs,
cheese and poultry. some OF II five
years old. according to estimates OF
dealers, are about to be thrown on
the market and sacrificed at what
ever price they will bring. as the re-
suit OF the collapse within the last
few days Of the food trust" which
by steady aggresslons has piled
prices OF provisions up to their pres
ent figures
Chicago wholesalers admit the bot
tom has fallen out of prices for dairy
products and poultry and that big
slump is due as soon as the contents
of the cold storage warehouses can
be put on the market. They claim an
attempt is being made by retailers
to keep prices up to an abnormal
level by buying small stocks at low
figures and selling them to the public
at the old high levels.
Just how much food is In storage
in and around Chicago there is no
means of ascertaining. Only the
wholesalers know, and they won't
tell A few days ago one frm con.
trolling 32 warehouses admitted 1t
had in storage 44,000,000 pounds Of
butter that must be gott n rid Of be.
fore MAY l.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-16

Alarm Is growing in Chicago at the
inadequdcy of the water supply In
many parts of the city. Since the re-
cent catastrophe in the stock yards
fire in which Chief Horan and his
men lost their lives, there have been
number of threatening fires, that in
terra Gotta plant having disclosed
the fact that Lake View, which com
prises a part of the best residence dis
trict In the 'ity Is without water in
quantities en-. under pressure to put
out fires. Municipal operation OF wat
er works does not gain In prestige by
the situation. For years politics has
prevented an appropriation for in
creasing facilities. Commissioners Of
Public Works Mullaney. has laid the
blame upon the finance committee of
the city council. Marshall Seyferlich
said: The streams played In the fire
at the terra Gotta works were so weak
that they would not reach the blaZ-
ing structure. If 1t had not been for
wet night God only knows where
that fire would have stopped" Hyde
park has complained for years, also
the district about the stock yards. but
the cumbersome position of munici.
pal politics has prevented action.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-16

Tallow--Stendy city : ZIG; coun-
try 767 j-S.
Hay-Steady; prime liz f-2; No.
3 S5Q90; clover 55q1.00.
Dressed poultry-Quiet; turkeys lG
925 chickens 11m22; fowls ia
l6 1-2; ducks 12d20.
Live poultry-Dull; geese l4m 16;
ducks 16 fowls II l-2m1S; turkeys
l5I1S; roosters 70.
Cheese-Dull, steady; state milk,
common to specials, 10@17 skins.
common to specials, 3 l-2m12; full
Skins 2GI2 1-2.
Butter-Dull; receipts 4,5GS; cream
cry extra 20; receiptsSH SHRDLUSHR
cry extra &c; state dairy tubs lSGI2 ;
imitation creamery flrsts 2l@22.
Eggs--Lower receipts 1881;
nearby white fancy 34Q35; nearby
mixed fancy S0d3l; fresh firsts 2>
I29.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-16
EAST BUFFALO.

East Buffalo, n. Y, Jan. 1G.-Cat-
tle-Receipts 3,125; market active.
strong; prime steers 6.50M 6.75:
butcher grades 6@6.75; cows $500
5.25.
Calves-Receipts $50; market ac'
tive steady; cul to choice 6@10.76.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts $4,000;
market active, firm; choice lambs
6.5OG6.75 Gull to fair 5.50d6; year
lings 5O5.5O; sheep 3d4.75.
Hogs-Receipts 10000; market ac
tive firm; yorkers S.35 $40; pigs
SIS; mixed S.2O@S.75; heavy $50,
roughs 7.25N7.40; stays 6@7.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-16
Sow Rnlc T,or college AthIetes.

New York. Jan. 16.-Members OF
the executive committee of the Inter-
collegiate Association of Amateur
Athletes expressed the opinion today
that the new rule that it has suggest
ed, to the effect that no student may
compete for his college for more than
three years. will be adopted without
any trouble. The rule will bar all
freshmen from participation in inter-
collegiate meets as it provides, also,
that a years student residence Is re-
quired before participation in ath-
letlcS
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-16
No Prospect Of comnromisc.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 16.-The
deadlock in the senate continues to-
day with no immediate prospect of
compromise. The Democratic mem.
bers met in the senate chamber al
noon and decided they would not con.
cede anything from their original de-
mands and adjourned to meet again
at o'clock when the Republicans will
be given an opportunity to meet with
them. The Republican members at Il
meeting in the governors office de.
cided to stand pat and will not accept
the Democrats invitation to meet
them in the senate chamber this aft
ernoon.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-16
PTT1,s uRG LIVESTOCK.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. I6.-CattIe-
Receipts l3 cars; market active and
steady; choice G.6OM 6,S5; prime Gao
1850; common 4.25q5; veal calve'
10M1l.
sheep and lambs-Receipt 20 dou
bledecks; market higher; prime weth-
crs 4,40mA,60; good iM4,35; good
mixed 4@4,35 fair mixed $40 3.S5,
lambs 5@6.65.
Hogs-Receipts 60 doubledecks;
market slow; prime heavy hags s;
mediums $40; heavy yorkers S,30@
S.35; light yorkers sac dpS,60; pig
S.55 a $50; roughs G.75@7,A0; stag
& a ESQ
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-16
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

Chicago Jan. HOgs-ReceIpts
$1,000; market slow; mixed and
butchers 7.7OM 1876; good heavy 40
@7.95; rough heavy 7.7O@7.SO; light
7.7OG7.95; pigs 7.50d sos.
Cattle-Receipts $4,000; market is
steady to Toe lower; beeves 4,S0@ Z,
COWS and heifers 2.60O6,40; stockers
and feeders 3.SOm5.90; Texans 4.20
@5.4O; calves 7.5Om9.50.
Sheep-Receipts $4,000; market Is
1Oc lower; native 2.5OM 4.45; western
2.6Om4.4O; lambs. native, AS a 6.45;
Mestern. n 40.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-16
SAFEGUARDING


ed this instruction. passed the meet
ing point, met the passing car with
the result that thirty-six passengers
were instantly snuffed out OF exis-
tence and number of other serious
ly injured. II was hard to determine
what was passing in the minds of
these two men to willfully violate
positive instructions within eighteen
minutes after having received them,
so that / believe that the only remedy
for conditions of this kind is that the
human factor be entirely removed and
that an automatic device be INSTALL
ed which will absolutely prevent oc-
currences of this kind. The devise,
whatever It might be. should be one
which would err upon the side of safe
ty, that is. should there be fail
ure in the mechanism 1t would result
In showing a danger signal and would
lead to the repairing of the plant
FThls, of course. In this day of high
speed might result in unnecessary de-
lays, but to my mind the delay that
might occur from cauTs of this kind
would be of very little consequence as
against the loss of life under other
cir,umsta noes"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-16
JUNGLE JOE
| GETS II
In the Neck Today When
The Insurgents and Demo
Gratis Join Their Forces
For Battle.
BY United Press Wire.
(BULLETIND

Washington. Jan. l6-The Demo-
Gratis and insurgents joined hands
once more in a rules fight this after
noon and in a test of strength show
ed n vote Of l55 against Speaker Can
non to 124 TOR him. This vote was
on motion TO lay upon the table
an appeal by Fitzgerald, Democrat,
New York, from q ruling by Cannon
the motion being lost. Twenty-one
insurgents voted with the Democrats.
The fight involved practically the
same issues as that of last Monday
when Cannon was upheld.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-16
k.rss Gives Damaging testimony.

Wheeling. w. Va, Jan. 16,-Testi'
mony to the effect that Mrs. Laura
Fansworth Schenk had offered her
81 900 to administer q poisonous pill
to John o. Schenk while he lay Ill at
the North Wheeling hospital last
November was given by Eleanor
Zoeckler, q detective nurse, who had
heretofore appeared in the public
print as MRS. Klein. q professional
nurse"