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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-17
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WV 1t is. indeed, not always she
Whose fingers with rare jewels shine.
Whose gowns are ultra-hne.
\ lady true with heart fond. kind.
Will hesitate at length to find
A fault BIZ etiquettes restrict.
She will not contradict.
\ lady. in discretion wide,
Rude. awkward questions never plies;
She will not criticlse friend,
Nor willingly attend
To catch the evil gosslps fling
Abroad on SANDERS dark-tipped wing:
To those beneath her socially
She dares polite to be.
A ladv has the greatest care
To ever shield and gently spare
The feelings OF the lowliest
From sting OF scorn or jest;
InseIhshlv she plans and strives
To Glad and brighten other lives:
Aims high. with cheerful. sunny zest.
To make Of things the best.
4 ladv. BY her ease and grace.
+ known at any time or place.
Tn lawn or lace. her taste and tact
Due courtesy exact.
Oft cultivated roses know
Less sweetness than the Wayside blow;
The queen may lack civility
The maid lady be.
Kathleen kavanash in New Orleans Times Democrat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-17

The weekly meetings OF the Washing
ton Primary Union will be resumed
next Friday at p.m at the ". c. I. L.
building. 5e2 9Th street northwest. AL
teachers of children are invited
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-13
Mitchell TO STAY
AT Devils lake

AIinot, N. D.. April 13-Devils Lake
people interested in the Devils Lake
World, the new paper of which H. z
Mitchell is editor. say that the report
that l.. d. McGahaD as editor is in
the nature of a hoax and was pub
lished in the Devils Lake 1nter-Ocean
for the purpose of injuring Mr. Mitch
ell.
A Devils Lake man today said:
"EditCr Mitchell, in opposing GER
tain interests in the satanic city has
been a trifle> careless in treading on
certain toes, and the story of his re-
signatiOn was started by several gen
tlemen anxious to see him take up his
residence elsewhere.
"Mr. Mitchell is getting out a splon-
did paper, which is being widely read
Believing in the innocence of Judge
Cowan, however. and therefore defend
ing him with virile pen. he has been
to clash with certain forces
and make enemies In the language
of the street, these enemies have
started out to get Mitchell's goat"
and clean both him and Judge Cowan
up at the same time"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-13
EMBEzZELEO FUNDS
Of The A. 0. j. v.

Fargo, N. D., April 13.-Scott Hall,
wanted on a charge of embezzlement,
was picked up in the city by Chief
of Police Bowers and Detective Over
by of this city, and Sheriff l. J. Foster
of Pembina. He is charged with hav-
ing embezzled funds of the st. Thorn
as, Pembina county, lodge of the A..
o. U. W., to the extent of $500.
The Northern Trust Co. of this city
was on his bond and will prosecute
the case. Last November, according
to Sheriff Foster, Hall skipped away
from home, leaving his wife and child
rem and they have been providing for
themselves ever since. He told the
officers when he was arrested that
he had just secured position with
the Great Northern and expected to
pay back what he had tak41.
When he welt away from his home
he was wearing mOustache, but is
now clean shaven. He was treasurer
of the lodge from which he is charg-
ed with taking the money. 1t was
stated by the officer from Pembina
county that he was short with another
lodge, the Yeomen, to which he be-
longed and was an officer. He will
be taken to St. Thomas tomorrow.
Hall says when he went away from
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-13
CALL 10S

CA11 1U9
When you want ris-eaII lost will
be At your door.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-13
TEXAS CITY HAS
GREAT PLANS
SAN ANTONIO COMES UNDER IN.
FLuENCE OF CIVIC IMPROVE.
MENT LEAGUE.
MANY PARKS lOBE IMPROVED
City Has Still Many Reminders Of the
Old Spanish Rule - River Banks to
BE Made Most Beautiful Part Of the
City - Quaint and Picturesque Give
Way to the Truly Beautiful.
Especial To The Tribune.)

San Antonio, Texas, April 12.-1n
many respects San Antonio is quaint,
presenting in many parts of the city
those appearances which cause one to
revert in memory to the days when
Spanish civilization dominated. Crook
ed and narrow streets are numerous
in the Spanish and Mexican portions
of the town, adobe houses, some of
them more than 100 years old, are
still tenanted and on every hand
there are many reminders of the old
days when Spain was using the sup
erstition Of the people as one Of the
QUESTION. These winding streets and
adobe houses are quaint but are in
no sense beautiful. Recently an effort
to beautify the city has taken deep
root in this community and out OF
this has grown what is known as the
Civic improvement League. Under
the influence of this organization
much has been done to beautify the
city. Streets have been widened and
Strengthened, cumbersome fences and
stone walls removed, and lawns beauti
fed. This movement has deepened
hold, and now the association has I'M
der consideration a continuous boule-
ward connecting the many parks of
the city. While cumbersome quaint
ness marked the efforts of the early
days, it must be said with credit to
the pioneers that much interest was
shown in the matter of parks and
breathing places. The most promi-
nent of these is Breckenridge Park,
containing almost 200 acres of land
through which winds the San Antonio
river, Madison Park, Travis Park,
Maverick Park, San Pedro Park, con.
tanning more than forty acres, Crock
EFT Square, Milan Square, the arsenal
grounds, Hot Wells Park, Alamo. Main
and Military Plazas, and number of
smaller parks in various parts of the
residential section are also Of note.
The Civic Improvement Association
has under consideration identifying
the banks of the river in such a man.
ner as to make it one of the real
beauty places of the city. 1t can be
said that under the influence of the
Civic Improvement Association hun.
dreds of homes to which little atten.
tion had been paid have most beauti-
full lawns and that the spirit of real
civic beauty has become general to
such an extent that San Antonio will
ultimately blend the quaint with the
beautiful in most pleasing manner.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-13
big Contract
IS UNDERTAKEN
RAILROAD BUILDING IN WEST
ENCOUNTERS SOME Diff.
CUL1IES,
500 men TO Be EMPLOYED
Distance Of Eighteen Miles Through
Canyon Will Be Especially Difficult
Part Of Construction Engineers
Now Working on Plans - Shops to
Be in Spokane.
Especial To The Tribune.)

Spokane, Wash. April IA most
difficult feat of engineering construc
ton will be attempted in the Marshall
canyon when the 100000 contract,
let by the North Coast Railroad COM
pany to Watson, Flagg & Standifer
company Of Portland, Ore, is under
taken. 1t is proposed to build an en-
tire line through the canyon, involv-
ing great amount of rock work and
feature of the contract is the stipu-
lation that the present Northern Paci-
fic tracks and the Spokane, Portland
& Seattle rails, which traverse the
canyon. shall not be disturbed while
the new work is under way.
The contract calls for work through
the Marshal canyon, including IS miles
of roadbed building from the west city
limits of Spokane to Cheney, Wash.
Robert E. Strahorn, vice president
Of the Washington-O Oregon Railroad &
Navigation company, had many con.
ferences with high officials of the
Northern Pacific and Spokane, Port
land & Seattle Railroad companies to
gain the right of way through the Mar.
shall canyon, which was we'll taken
up by the two roads.
G. NJ. Standifer, who negotiated the
deal for his firm, said the contract
called for most ditticnult work for the
entire distance OF IS miles, this being
especially so through the Marshall
pass. adding:
I'VE will Establish an Office in Spo-
kane at once and the entire work will
be handled from here. We will have
five steam shovels at work besides
many dinky trains and other equip
ment. Our company will establish a
shop somewhere along the line OF con-
struction where all tools will be sharp
ened. cars built and general repairs
made. ! expect 500 men will be put
at work on this undertaking"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-13
PECULIAR Combination
HAS near FATAL Result.

FERGUS FALLS, April 13-Dr. H.
J. Lafitte met with remarkable and
extraordinary accident in his home
He had an electric light hanging over
the brass bed in which he slept, the
wire being wound around a portion
of the brass work of the bed. and
as he was about to retire he placed
his hand on the bed and stepped on
an iron register in the floor. The
electric wire had apparently come in
contact at some outside point with
wire carrying a heavier current, and
it was also in direct contact with the
brass bed. The register in the floor
had a great metal connection with
the furnace below and this in turn
was built into the ground, when the
doctor touched the bed and at the
same time stepped on the register. a
circuit was formed and a heavy cur
rent passed through his body. The
shock was instantaneous and he fell
heavily to the floor.
A physician was summoned and re-
storatives were applied but for some
little time fears were entertained
for his recovery. He was unconscious
for nearly an hour. ->er this, he
rallied gradually and is now comming
out all right, but is still confined to
his bed.
The shock was so great that the
current burned the bottoms of his feet
quite severely and also burned his
back to some extent. Had he no fall
len and thus broken the connection,
death would have resulted in few
seconds.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-13
home he went to Montana and drifted
from place to place, and that he want
ed to get back home again.
PROPOSAL.

Sealed bids will be received by the
board of trustees for the completion
of the Masonic Temple at Bismarck,
North Dakota.
Plans and specifications can be seen
at the office of c. T. DeLamere, archi-
tect. in City National Bank Building.
All bids must be left at the Office of
c. B. Little, chairman, before twelve
o'clock noon, April %, 1911.
The board reserves the right to re.
ject any or all bids.
J. A. GRAHAM,
Secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-13
BRIOE FROM ENGLAND
GROOM IS FROM n. D,

Minot, April 13-Traveling some
1000 to get a good husband, Miss
Alice Taylor, of Tunbridge Wells,
London, was married to James L.
Shaw of Logan, by Judge William
Murray.
The marriage was the climax of
pretty romance covering a long period
Of years. Shaw, who is a college
bred fellow. and he corresponded
for the Minot papers, was born in
Australia and he went through the
Boer war;
He has seen most of the world and
during all his travels ever kept in
mind his London sweetheart. She re-
NAMED faithful to him, and about ten
days ago started on her long journey.
They were married at the home of
Earle Stredwick at Logan. Shaw has
a farm near Logan and is prospecting.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-13
farmers INSTITUTES
ARE SHORT ON Cash

Agricultural College, N. D.. April IL
I'm reply to numerous questions as
to what will be done with farmers in
stitute work the next two years,
will first state the change in condi-
! lions which confront us. The farm
ers institute has been getting an ap-
preparation of $4,000. During the earl
| Ter years the sum was more than was
required and the balance was carried
over. The winter of the heavy snow
little money was spent and nearly
the whole sum was carried forward
and two years ago we had nearly $12,-
900 surplus.
Institutes have grown popular, how
ever. and during the last year we have
spent $4,000 in holding them, and at
that have only reached one place in
four of those that called for the
meetings.
A bill was introduced in the legis-
lature at the last session apropriat-
ing fourteen thousand dollars additi-
onal for this work in order that it
might be doubled so as to reach at
least one-half the communities call.
ing for it.
This additional sum was vetoed by
the governor, presume without know
ing that we would be left without as
much funds to cary on the work as we
had used last year.
We have only about three thousand
dollars in the treasury to go on with
until January 1, 1913. That sum will
not reach far on a $4,000 per year
schedule and a $4,000 per year de.
mand for work.
! do not need to discuss how vital
the institute is to the farmer. the &C.
tive producing class. 1t is his only
means of schooling aside from books
and periodicals.
Personally l have plan of proceed
ure in mind which expect to pro-
pose to the superintendent and insti-
tute board. It is to put out a volun-
teer corps Of two men with the super
intendent-if they can be had-for
three months next winter, and have
them hold meetings wherever local
club will pay their travelling expenses
and entertain them. The railroads
will furnish the transportation so that
the travelling expense will be MIMI
mum.
One firm proposes to raise a fund
for the work and If enough money
should be collected to carry it we
could proceed as before. I am anx-
ious to carry the work along until
the legislature is again in session so
that as little break may occur in the
work as possible.
J. H. SHEPHERD.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-13

SEED OATS AND FEED CORN
Last cars of seed oats and feed corn
now on 500 track. Phone 570R. Hol-
land Nursery.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-16
SCHOOL BOARD SELLS BONDS
Gets a Premium of $6,S97 from
Boston Firm.
BANKERs RESERVE BUYS. noe
Secures SSi 200 Of the same Issue
bids Arc Accepted at the Meet
inR of the Hoard of Educa-
ton at Noon,

The Board OF Education met yesterday,
opened the bids for the $25O,OJO school
bonds offered for sale and accepted the
bid Of Merrill, Oldham 4 CO. of Boston.
who offered a premium Of So, S9I 50, nearly
5000 in excess Of any other premium Of
fered. The bidders offered the following
premium:
Curtis 4 Sanger, Boston...........s S32.JO
Morrill,, Oldham & Co, Boston. 63y1
katabrook ~ Co, CniCago........,. 1850
~ w. Halsey Co. Chicago. ..... S5Q.V0
,, Wln. a, Read x 60, New York, lt55.W
Woodmen Of the World .....No premium
Bankers Reserve Life..........No premium
The Bankers Reserve Life presented
bids on only $4,000 worth of bonds.
j. F. Burgess, secretary OF the Board of
Education, received two other bids after
II O'Clock Wednesday, when the bids were
closed These came from banking firm
of Chicago and from r.. II. Rollins X
Sons Of Chicago.
The Bankers Reserve Life of Omaha.
through a letter from President Robson,
offered to assume SSl,O In bonds OF the
same issue at AZ per cent interest pay
able semi-annuaIy. and to pay all ac-
crued interest to December 20 and interest
thereafter. Upon motion of Chairman
Cole Of the finance committee the bid
was accepted.
Secretary Burgess was formally in
structed by the board TO turn the $3.50 600
bonds over to the city treasurer with
orders to complete arrangements for clos
ing up the transaction. These bonds were
a portion OF The $375,OOO school district of,
Omaha issue, are in denomination OF 81, 900
each and are TO run for twenty years
without option at 4Ia per cent interest
payable semi-annuany.
The bonds were printed in Lincoln and
we're brought to the city by Secretary
Burgess, because" said the secretary,
'ftw would have been too expensive to have
sent them by express. At fun valuation
It would have cost more than $3.50 to have
brought them here from Lincoln"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-16
Young Yeiser Had
to Swim or Drown

II was either swim or drown with Jack
Yeiser in polict court yesterday when
he was hailed before the municipal tribunal
TO plead 70 a charge Of ripping up the
speed ordinance. Jack aspires TO become
a great lawyer like his daddy. and IN
order TO give him the necessary zsx-
perlenco dad refused 20 appear IN the
sons defense. Jack was compelled to
plead his own case, and that he was
successful Is shown IN the fact that he
was discharged by Police Judge Craw-
ford.
Young Yelser was arrested by the fly
Ing squadron Tuesday. afternoon. When
brought TO headquarters he was badly
scared and was afterward released on
his fathers word.
What am going TO do. father" asked
the son. win you come down and de-
fond ns2'
Now SEQ here, Jack" said the at
torney. some day you intend 70 be a
lawyer; you defend your own case. You
got into the serape now get yourself
out Of IT, won't appear for you"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-16
ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY
IS TO MOVE ITS OFFICES

AS soon as the room is ready for oc-
cupancy, the city office of the Omaha
Electric Light and Power company will
be moved into the new Union Pacific
headquarters building. The room that
will be occupied is the one on the Dodge
street side first floor just to the east
of the main entrance. Entrance will be
through the court in front 70 the eleva-
tors,
Besides the room on the ground floor.
the light company will occupy a suite
higher up. probably on the seventh floor,
where the bookkeepers win be employed.
The contract department will continue to
occupy rooms i'm the Young Mems Chris
tian association building.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-16
Would Hold Junk
Dealers Responsible

| In an effort to stop thefts of plumbing,
fixtures from vacant houses, the Real
Estate exchange has instructed its legls-
lative committee TO investigate the laws
governing junk dealers and II there is
no law to compel them to report to the
police on their purchases to suggest a
bill on the subject for the consideration
of the city council or If need be the
legislature
The realty men believe that the stolen
plumbing fixtures, which are usually
brass coated with nickel. are bought
from the thieves by the junk dealers.
They think the junk dealers should be
subjected to regulations similar to those
which govern pawnbrokers.
The exchange offers a reward of, so
for the apprehension OF plumbing thieves
and has had printed placards to be
posted on vacant houses announcing the
reward.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-16
MANY RESERVE SEATS
FOR SUFFRAGETTE LECTURE

The patronesses for the lecture of Mrs.
Emmeline Psnkhurst Friday evening. to-
gether with their families, have planned
TO sit In a body in the fifth. sixth and
seventh rows at the Boyd. Some OF them
have reserved boxes.
The executive committee Of the Com
mercial club passed resolution Tuesday
to attend with their wives the luncheon
TO be given for Mrs. Pankhurst at the
Rome hotel Saturday. Other organlza-
tiOns to whom Mrs. George Tilden, chair
man OF the invitation committee, has sent
notices of The affair are the mayor and
city council, Board Of Education and the
teachers Of Omaha, Public library board
and park board.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-16
ANOTHER PLATTE RIVER
BRIDGE ABOUT COMPLETED

The wagon bridge across the Platte
river near Ashland north of the Burling-
ton railroad bridge and between Saun-
ders and Sarpy counties, is about com
pleted. 1t will be thrown open to travel
about December 1.
The completion of the wagon bridge on
the route to Lincoln viii be hailed with
JOY by the automobilsts, The new route
cuts the distance between Omaha and
Lincoln to about sixty miles, but five
miles more than the shortest railroad line
Most Of the disagreeable features OF
automobile trips between the two cities
will be done away with as the new road
VII be known as high line" and will
keep off the Platte river bottoms The
new bridge also shortens the distance by
seven miles.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-16
Marriage Licsnses.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Duff Of Nebraska
City are ia Omaha.
a new nne-pound son Is reported at
the home OF H. B. Michka. 1890 Ontario
street.
Bishop r. J. Scannell and Father
Gleason have gone 20 Alliance to assist
in the dedication OF a church at that
place.
Judge r. G. Hamer Of Keamev IL In
the city, stopping at the Hotel Millard.
Judge Hamer Will return 10 his home
Friday
Roy c. Pattison OF Peoria. H. formerly
secretary TO James Patten the wheat
king is IN Omaha at the Hotel Rome.
Mr.. PattiBon Is en- route to Denver.
Colonel Wallace G. Tavlor OF the Philip.
nine ConEtabulary service will sail fOI
Manila from San Francisco next week.
has been IN the Philippine service for
several years.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-16
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE MEETS
Delegates to Third Annual Conven-
ton Hold First Session.
RICHMOND WIRES GREETINGS
National League, Assembled in Old
virginia, Wishes the Nebraska
League Success in Work for
Good Government.

The third annual convention of the Ne
Lraska League of Municipalities opened
at the city hall yesterday afternoon with
representatives present from over two
thirds of the cities holding membership in
the league. Registration of delegates con-
tinued all forenoon in the council
chamber where the members of the
Omaha city council and city officials were
gathered to welcome the visitors.
President Robert p. Starr of Loup City
arrived early in the day and officials
IRON the other cities in the league came,
many bringing delegates from outside
cities to the meeting Schuyler, McCook
and Beatrice were represented and the
delegates expressed their intention OF be-
coming members Of the league.
The following towns are members and
each will be represented at the three days
convention: Alliance, Arlington, Aurora,
Axtell, Chadron, Clarkson, Diller, Falls
City Franklin, Fremont, Geneva, Graf
ton, Grand Island, Harvard, Havelock,
IIowells, l<earney, Lincoln, Loup City,
Madison, Minden, Nelson, North Bend,
Omaha, Plainview, st. Edwards. Seward
SUPERIOR sutton. University Place and
Wahoo.
4 telegram was received by Secretary
Ozman from the National Municipal
league, in session in Richmond, Va,
signed by the secretary Of the National
Municipal league, Clinton Rodgers Wood
ruff as follows:
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 15.-To the Ne
braska Municipal League, in Session at
city Hall, Council Chamber Omaha
Neb.: Cordial greetings and best wishes
from the National Municipal league, in
session in Richmond"
All delegates visited the laboratory OF
Prof. Crowley, gas commissioner OF
Omaha, during the forenoon, where gas
testing was conducted for their benefit
The work OF the third annual session
was begun with enthusiasm, many OF the
delegates declaring that during the last
year the league had been of incalculablt
benefit to their towns and villages in
furnishing information which helped K
solve difficult municipal problems.