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Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-31
SAFEGUARDS FOR THE GIRLS
Systematic Effort by Travellers and
Society to Kennedy Some of
the Causes.

Fifty thousand young women and girls
are lost In the United states every year.
They simply drop out Of existence" de-
cIared Theodore Bingham. formerly
commissioner Of police in New York.
According to the publication committee
Of the Charities Organization society Of
New York. there Is ample proof OF this
on file IN washington and In the records
OF the United States immigration COM
mission.
A report Of the immigration league OF
Chicago for 1910. says that in one year
i.7o young women disappeared between
New York and Chicago OF whom no trace
could be found. Thousands of ambitious
young women come to the great cities
every year. hoping 10 better their condi-
ton and win an honorable livelihood.
Lacking experience and resources they
fall easy prey TO INSCRIPTIONS men who
are always In search OF unprotected
women and girls.
To remedy this condition. reports the
New York Herald. an effort was made
six years ago 10 guard the railroad ter
minals and steamship piers in New York,
city. sixteen railroads discharge passen-
gers continually at seven terminals In
New York City and across the Hudson.
Eleven lines OF transatlantic steamships
land thousands Of passengers every year.
Ninety lines OF steamships plying between
New York and other ports land thousands
more. Many Of them are young women
who require protection Friends and relz-
tiyes often find IL impossible TO meet
them. In such cases the escort OF an
affable man to a so-called respectable
hotel or boarding house Is innocently ac-
cepted.
To offset these dangers the Travellers
Aid society provides information, advice,
guidance and protection to those needing
assistance. Its agents. who speak DIT.
ferent languages. conduct travellers al
any time. day or night TO their distina.
ton in the city or to train or steamships
This assistance Is continued by agents al
other points. until the traveller Is known
to have reached the proper destination
The society eo-operates with other orga.
nirations between New York and sar
Francisco. and also with aid societies il
foreign countries.
frequently railroad officials eo-operat,
with the society. All Incoming STEAMSHIP
passengers. except the steeraze, which /.
cared for by the government. are met a
the piers BY agents OF the society. Room,
are reserved at headquarters for smer
gencies without charge. Young xomer
frequently come TO this country to b
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-31

married. Many such cases are turned
over to the society by the government.
More than 5000 persons, representing
thirty-two nationalities, and speaking
thirty-nlne languages and dialects, have
been helped In the last six years. In
the last year the number has averaged
more than 1000 month. the majority of
whom were women under %. travelling
alone
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-31
dangerous surgery

In the abdominal region is often pre-
vented by the use Of Dr. Kings New
Life pills, the painless purifiers. 25c.
For sale by Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-31
LIZZIE &zzua ,AAeGsw%

patron established them In dressmaking
business. small, but In an excellent loca-
ton.
At that time the great artists Of fashion
were wont to hold themselves coldly and
mysteriously aloof from their patrons.
The newcomers in the field adopted an
opposite policy Monsieur. poyn diplo-
mat and farslghted business man.
young handsome and suave, and mldame.
charming and tactful were always Access
sible and always courteous.
such qualities. experimenting unques-
toned taste and originality. proved so
compelling that by the end OF dozen
years the annual income of the house OF
Paquin was about 10000. Today 1t is
probably far In excess Of that figure.
Aside from her interest In the establish
ment. Nine. Paquin draws salary OF
$4,000.
The detail Of business Is enormous. A
small army Is employed not only in de-
signing. experimenting and making, but
also In scouting for new ideas to be
modified or exaggerated. Then there are
the mannequins. who exhibit the costumes
In the showrooms. not TO speak OF per-
sons OF far more consequence who wear
the latest creations on the stage or at
the races.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-31

} BoyD's theater. for Thurs
day. Friday and saturday,
April 4. 5 and 6. come Z. II.
sothern and Julia Marlowe.
the leading shakespearean ex-
ponents OF the American the
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-31
IHZW HAJOS AND CHARLES
HaMJEHzW in Aespr1ps Mad IA he Brardeis

Luescher have made in the desire to
make the organization an even more brill
liant one. Charles II. Hart. lyric tenor
Of reputation and dramatic ability. now
sings the stirring music failing TO the
role. OF Baron Rudi.
The group Of waltz songs In THE
Spring Maid have swept the country
with fascinating melodies, and the re-
hearing of Day Dreams. Two IAtti-
Love Bees" How I Love Pretty Face
and THE Fountain Fay win appeal
again to thousands who have welcomed
the coming OF the better things In llgn,
opera presented with a great array Of
singing voices and an unusual orchestra.
Al the orpheum this. week Theodore
Roberts. the famous character actor. will
present THE Sheriff on shasta, west
ern idy Mr. Roberts has won fame
through his remarkable Interpretation OF
such roles as Tabywana in The sauaw
Man." Candy In Arizona and Simon
Legree In "Uncle Toms cabih."s A a
star he appeared 20 advantage In "The
Barrier" and The Right of Way" 'sThe
Sheriff OF shasta is a vivid picture OF
California life in ene early days. Mr..
Roberts is supported by strong cast.
Reynolds 4 Donegan. dancers on roll.
ers," are attired in spectacular costumes
and do their work before an effective
background. Juliet. the young woman who
ia shrouded In mystery. will offer series
OF humorous character studies, George
Carson and Jake willard. two well known
dialect comedians. win present an act en-.
titled Dutch In China" The -Four Ritch.
les win give unique cyeling perform
ance. using . remarkable collection Of
freak machines. The riders are very
skilled and introduce large number Of
daring sfeats. The Farber girls. two
charming young women. viii appear in a
skit called Dainty Bits Of vodevllle."
Ernie and Mildred Potts win offer com.
binaticn noyeitry which is really a bag
punching exhibition.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-31

Presenting two musical burlettas, the
first entitled studio Life and the sec
ond Tho Dashlng Widow" the Merry
Maidens company comes to the Krug
theater for a week commencing with the
usual Sunday matinee. There are plenty
OF song hits. a young and pretty chorus
and a scenic equipment that Is probably
the most elaborate OF any burlesque or
ganlxation. A we'll, defined effort has
been made to take the measure OF the
state of mind OF the average patron OF
the burlesque house-and give him wnss
he wants. Irving Gear and Mike J. Kelly
sustain the principal comedy roles In the
pieces presented and Fern Melrose and
Lila Brennan capably handle the key
stone feminine parts. chooceetA pro-
grained as THE Dancer de Luxe" Is
an announced extra attraction"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-31

For the coming week at the American
Manager Woodward has prepared an
elaborate production Of The Sign OF the
Cross" strong melodramas dealing with
the conditions that surrounded the Chris
tan In Rome under Nero. written by VIII
son Bartlett for his own use. Mr.. Barrett
made . play OF unusual appeal, and pro-
vided two central figures that contrast
most admirably. Marcia. the Christian
maiden. and Marcus superbus. the young
Roman. favortte OF the emperor and popu-
lar with all These roles will be played
BY Miss Lang and. Mr.. Dexter. and they
will have the support Of not only, the
company. but Of a greatly augmented
cast. for the play Is one that calls for
many people. II also requires much seem
cry and most ambitions system OF light
ing. all OF which has been provided BY
Mr.. Woodward. The first performance
will be at the matinee on Sunday. and
the bill viii run all week. with other
matinees on Tuesday. Thursday and sat
urdsy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-04
GIRLS KICK ON SLEEVES
AND COLLAR ORDER
Western Union Employees Are Re-
quired to Wear Them on Duty,
However.

New York, June somebody
posted an order on the bulletin
board in the operating room Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company
\ to the effect that hereafter all OF
/ flee girls Will be required to wear
shirtwaists with collars and sleeve,
that extend below the elbow. Tn,
order was signed by Traffic Super
: intendent T. A. McCammon
About 125 girls viii be affected
by the order Most of them wea
shirtwaists with sleeves that do no,
reach below the elbow Some oil
them don't wear any collars at all
and a few have waists cut in such
way that the collar wouldn t
touch them if they had one on
Samuel Williams, the eompany's
press agent, is said to have said,
that the order did not put the peek
aboo front on the prescribed list.
The girls don't see how the order
ministers to the success of their
efforts to keep cool in the long hot
summer days They don't like i'll
at all
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-04

Daughtry knocked his wife to the
ground twice while she begged him
pitilessly not to strike her again.
Their two little children were
with them at the time of the abuse
and their hysterical cries, mingled
with the cry for help of the mother
threw the neighborhood into fur
ry,
The defendant explained at the
trial that he had been drinking a
little at the time and wished to
apologize to the court, as he had
done to his wife, for the offense,
and asked for his release.
Mrs Daughtry has stated that the
trouble between her and her hus-
band had been settled, but she will
probably follow the wishes of her
relatives and file suit for divorce.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-04
Good Reason.

Daniel Kennedy, New York's IA
nous auctioneer. was talking about
collection of French snuffboxes that
had sold too low.
you ask why the owner sold them
so low?" said Mr.. Kennedy. We'll,
he sold them low because he had to.
Poverty compelled him.
at is like the story of the little
boys with the green ribbon in their
coats. The school teacher interro-
gated these little boys to see what
their knowledge OF Irish history
amounted to.
Patrick she began, why are you
wearing a green ribbon today?'
because it's the anniversary O.
the great and good st. Patrick
ma'am.
Very we'll. And you, Michae
, why are you wearing green ribbon
' because ST. Patrick is Ireland
patron saint, ma am, and green is lr'
lands color
"'Good, And now, Solomon Eel
harstein, tell us why you in you
turn are wearing a green ribbon.
Because, ma'am, Pat and Mix
and Denny said they'd pu'st me snoo
ii didn't"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-04
WEARS OUT Is SUITS
ON JAUNT FOR WAGER
"Oklahoma Ed Sure He'll Win
Twenty Thousand Dollars

Boston, June AFTER walking
1880 miles from Seattle, Wash,
during which he says 5000 young
women offered themselves to him
as life partners, Edward Lambourt,
better known as Oklahoma Ed, -
left here for Portland, Me, on his
way to St Johns N. F.. ED"
wears khaki suit, canvas leggings
and a sombrero that would make
Maypole quite after the first
dance. Then there is Jack, fine
specimen of English bulldog, who
trails along faithfully
Ed" says his father, who lives
in Oklahoma, has promised him
$40, 900 if he walks from Seattle
to the Atlantic coast and return
between January i, 1911. anu
$50 p. m, September 80. 1918,
He will be in debt to pop" $4,000
in case he loses. He says:
\ I've had 5000 chances to get
married since l started. The mos
of the offers came from Virginia
1 shall use 500 pairs of shoes be
fore / get through. These include
those I've used in the last nin'
years, and now l have got ava,
with 451 pairs and covered in tn
i, neighborhood of $4,000 miles il
that time.
J I've worn out ten regular suit
Z of clothes and five suits of KHAKI
; since ! started from Seattle.
2 don't carry any baggage, only m
;. credentials in this little leathe
case. can work and I hav
worked at different places. 'caus
I'm a plumber and gas-fitter an
: | can show you my union carr
> Another way l have of gettin
money is bending nails in to Cd
. Fellows three-link charms | d
+, 1t with my teeth. l eat nothin
but cereals"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-04
ARKANSAS MEN ARE
ACCUSED OF NIGHT RIDING
Forty-Sm Citizens of the Promised
Land Arrested Following
'sWarnings" TO Blacks.

| Jonesboro, Ark, June 4.-Depu-
| ty sheriffs have arrested forty-six
leading citizens of Promised Land,
| in the western part of this coun-
| ty. The prisoners win be given a
preliminary hearing tomorrow on a
charge of might riding" a felony
The warrants were issued on an
affidavit of Deputy Prosecuting At
torney N. F. Lamb, following in
formation filed by Joe Stidham and
J, H. Whipple, farmers, who re-
Gently have imported negro labor
ers to work on their farms in
section of the county where ne
groes never have resided. White
citizens were so angered that they
gave the negroes written notice,
warning them to leave the eoun-
try or suffer serious consequences.
The negroes came to the city
and conferred with the officers as
to what course to take, and were
advised 20 swear out the warrants.
| The names of the citizens were
| attached to the warning paper, it is
I alleged, instead of fictitious names
| as is usual in such cases.
Il The farmers who imported tn
. negroes claim they could not ge
. white labor. 1t is feared that
&c the men arrested are held t
await the action of the grand jur
more trouble will follow
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-04

in show windows of stores and the
printed announcement showed thai
they would go to the best fly swat
tiers, the boys got enthusiastically
busy.
Some youths got tainted meat
Others used molases. Thus fly
breeding establishments were start
ed. Above every breeding place
hangs an improvised fly-trap made
of mosquito netting, which will
bring a catch of pint or more
every day The bay carefully
packs away his catch in pals, and
when the day of fly reckoning and
is at hand he carries
his flies to the headquarters OF
the Housewives league, where the
number of the dead is chalked up
20 his credit.
Members of the Luching associa-
ion were puzzled about the unusu-
II fly pest until D. S. Sandborn
'evealed the truth. The members
If the Housewives league don't
tnow whether to end the cam
,aign or to have a raid made on the
places.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-04
THIEF GOES TO PEN"
CAN'T FIND HIS LOOT
Chafetz's 1904, That Nepprotov.
sky Got by Swindle, Has
Disappeared.

disappeared.
Baltimore. June 4.-Louis Cha
fotz lost $1o34.
That was on Feb. 16.
Benjamin Neprotovsky got two
years in the penitentiary.
That was today in Part of the
criminal court.
Chafetz wanted to mako money.
SO did Neprotovsky.
But there was a difference.
Neprotovsky got nothing but a
pen" sentence.
Chafetz gets visit to the court
house every day, but no promise of
the return of the 1904. 1t can
not be found even by the cleverest
of detectives.
Neprotovsky met Chafetz in Feb
ruary. He told Chafetz he could
make money with two boards
pressed together, piece Of ordin-
airy tissue paper and some money
all jumbled together in the right
way; Chafetz drew in all his money
out Of bank. Neprotovsky took it
and put it in with the boards, the
paper and the water. Then they
went to the theater. When they
came back the money was gone.
Neprotovsky was arrested. He
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-04

siding Judge; George Alderman and
Pat Tempieton, assistant Judges.
Fourth. The said election shall be
held in Ward No. 8, at the City
Hall in the said city of Waxahachie,
Ellis county, Texas, and the follow
ing named persons are hereby APP
pointed managers or said election:
J. M. Hill. presiding Judge; ]. B.
Dunaway and w. D. Ryburn, assist
ant judges.
Said election shall be held under
the provisions Of Chapter 149, Acts
of the Twenty-Fifth Legislature, the
laws of 1899, of the State of Texas,
and only qualified voters who are
property tax payers of said city OF
Waxahachie, Ellis county, Texas,
shall be allowed to vote. and all vo-
tiers desiring to support the propo-
sition to issue bonds shall have
written or printed on their ballots
the words.
ssFor the Issuance OF Bonds"
and those opposed to the proposition
to the issuing OF bonds shall have
written or printed on their ballots
the words,
against the Issuance OF Bonds"
The manner of holding said cleo
ton shall be governed by the laws
of the state of Texas, regulating
regular elections.
A copy Of this order, signed by the
mayor OF the city of Waxahachie,
Ellis county, Texas. shall serve as
proper notice OF said election, and
the mayor Is directed to cause no.
tice OF said election to be posted on
the places designated for holding
said election at least thirty $500
days prior to the date OF holding
said election, and is authorized to
have published in the Waxahachie
Daily Light, newspaper published
In the city of Waxahachie, Ellis
county, Texas, notice of said cleo
tion at least thirty (3o) days prior
to the date of holding said election.
Passed and approved on this, the
7th day OF May, A. D. 1912.
E. B. PRINCE, I
Mayor OF the City Of Waxahachfe,
Ellis County, Texas.
Attest: IL. 81
DAN WILSON,
Secretary City Council, City OF
Waxahachie, Texas. 81
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-04
AUTO A DEADLY WEAPON"
Chicago Judge Finds New Ground
For Prosecuting Speeders.

Chicago, June A chain o
automobile accidents in the las
week, unprecedented in the histor,
of Chicago, has caused city ant
county officers to declare they viii
take drastic measures to stop reek,
less driving.
Municipal Judge Gemmill has
started an active crusade against
"speeders" by filming George S. Scott
who was driving an automobile that
struck and injured Anna Falken-
berg, IA years old, $1,000
The charge was assault with a
deadly weapon, a new ground for
the prosecution of automobile driv-
ers.
Mayor Harrison, in a message to
the city council, urged a revision
Of the city ordinances regulating
he speed of machines. He followed
his with letter to Municipal Judge
olson, protesting against the re-
ease of speeders by the city courts
fter merely nominal fines had been
OF five persons who were drown
d when an automobile plunged into
he Calumet river at Ninety-second
rect Monday morning, the bodies
f three have been recovered. The
ody of Florence Mahoney was TAX
l from the river today Those of
ar sister Annie, and John l.. Boyd
ere recovered yesterday. Two 9TH
victims, John w. Buchanan, a ,
lauffeur, and man thought to be
narles Dumick, a garage employee,
e still in the water.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-04
Election Order.

For $25,000.00 permanent street
and Improvement bonds.
A resolution providing that the
city council shall call an election to
be held on the 18th day OF June, A.
D. 1912, at which election the ques-
ton shall be submitted to the prop
erty tax paying qualified voters OF
the city OF Waxahachie, Ellis coun-
ty, Texas, as to whether or not the
city council OF said city shall issue
twenty-five thousand 1925. 000.00)
dollars in bonds for the purpose OF
permanent street improvements, the
construction and paving the streets
of the city of Waxahachie, Ellis
county, Texas, and providing how
said election shall be held and who
shall hold the same.
Whereas, the city council OF said
city of Waxahachie. Ellis county,
Texas, deems it advisable to issue
bonds Of said city for the purpose
hereinafter mentioned:
Therefore, it Is hereby ordered by
the city council of the said city OF
Waxahachie, Ellis county. Texas,
that an election be held on the 18th
day of June, A. D. 1912, at which
election the following proposition
shall be submitted:
First, shall the city council OF
the said city of Waxahachfe, Ellis
county, Texas, be authorized to is
sue bonds of said city in the sum OF
twenty-five thousand (s25, 100000
dollars, OF the denomination of
81, 100000 each, payable in forty
(40) years and optional after twen-
ty (20) years, said bonds to bear
at the rate of 5 per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually on
the first day of January and the
first day of July each year, and to
levy a tax sufficient to pay the in
terest on said bonds and create a
sinking fund sufficient to redeem
them at maturity, for the purpose Of
permanent street improvements,
The construction and paving the
streets within the said city of Wax
ahachie, Ellis county, Texas.
Second, The said election shall
be held in Ward No. 1 at John F.
WAITS office in the city of Waxa-
hachie, Ellis county, Texas, and the
following named persons are here
by appointed managers of said cleo
ton: j. B. Wilson, presiding judge;
John Wyatt and Charley D. Teutsch.
assistant judges.
Third, The election shall be held
in Ward No. 2 at A. D. Mackoy's BIZ
cycle Repair Shop in the said city
OF Waxahachie, Ellis county, Texas
and the following named persons
are hereby appointed managers o
said election: R. H. Connally. pre-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-04
WclEChosen Words.

The Rev. R. j. Campbell, at a fare
we'll luncheon in New York. said Of
a famous bishop who had married a
tremendously rich widow:
81 suppose he proposed to her In
appropriate and well-chosen terms. l
suppose he said:
Dear madam, will you exchange
the widows mite for the miter?'"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-04
DREAM OF WRECK, HE
WAKES AND PREVENTS 1T.
Foreman Saw in Sleep a Broken
Rail On Pennsylvania Tracks.


Washington, June 4.-Dreaming
that a rail on the main line OF
the Pennsylvania near here was
broken and that through passen-
ger train was about due, Thomas
PYLE a section foreman, early this
morning put his slumber thoughts
into action and hurried to the spot
where his dream told him the rail
was broken, and there found that it
was not all dream.
At the exact spot which he had
seen in his dreams he found large
piece of rail had been broken out.
He heard the rumble of heavy
passenger train coming down the
line at terrific speed and with his
lantern he signalled it, The rail
was repaired and the train went on
westward with some of the passen-
gers grumbling about the delay and
not knowing how near deaths door
they had been,
Pyle had gone to bed after a
hard days work. and some time dur
ing the night he experienced the
dream When he awoke after the
dream he was trembling with fear
so realistic was it. His mind was
so troubled that he could not sleep
before making an investigation, 50
he hurried to the spot. The broken
rail was found just in time to avert
/ wreck, perhaps saving the lives
If hundreds of passengers.