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Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-11
FARM HOUSE NEAR
EXETER DESTROYED BY FIRE

EXETER, Neb., Jan. lO.-(SpeeiaL)-A
house on a farm owned by W. II. Wallace
and occupied by A. F. Ingels was burned
Tuesday night. y lamp was accidentally
knocked from sewing machine, broken
and saturated the carpet with kerosene.
The flames spread so rapidly that 1t was
with difficulty that Mr.. lngels succeeded
in rescuing two OF his children, who were
in small bedroom. He finally got 10
them by breaking through a window from
the outside. Both are badly burned ABOUT
the face and hands. There was no time
to save a thing. and all they had left was
the clothing they had on. The household
goods were insured for si25 The people OF
Exeter. who esteem Mr.. Ingels and his
motherless family highly, made up purse
II $500 and presented to him.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-11
GAGE COUNTY NEWS NOTES
Mrs. Nellie Foss IL Granted Divorce
Three Banks Elect
Officers.

BEATRICE. Ncb.. Jan. lo.--(Special)- -
Nellie Foss was granted a divorce YES
lerday IN the district court by Judge
Pembcrton from John Foss. she was
given the custody 81 their child. 500 all.
mony and so for attorney fees.
The stockholders Of the Blue Springs
bank held meeting yesterday and
elected the following as a board Of direct
ors: o. Il. Bishop. George Harris. W. &,
Black, jr: W. w. Black and r. l.. Green.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-11

The directors elected W. w. Black presi-
dent, and T. l.. Green cashier OF the
bank.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
Of the Beatrice National bank was held
yesterday when the following were
elected as board OF directors. II, j.
Fitzpatrick. IT, 7. Weston. 4. q. Drake,
Wallace Robertson, u. w. Cook, d. w.
Cook. ir. The officers elected are d. W.
Cook. president; Wallace Robertson. vice
president; d. W, Cook. jr. cashier.
John Lem. n local wrestler. win meet
Farmer" Kersenback OF Crete in this
city January ~.
Don MeColery and II. NJ. lIepperlen
have disposed Of their interests In tho
Beatrice Brick works to W.. y. Farlow-
and Paul Bros.
At u meeting OF the officers OF tho
First National bank yesterday +. II.
Ilowey was elected president to succeed
his brother. r. II. HoWey. who was re-
Gently made president Of tho City Ma
tional hank OF Lincoln. Mr.. lIowey has
been cashier for some time aud W. W.
Black was elected as his successor.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-11
ARE YOU FREE
FROM

Headaches. Colds. Indigestion.
Pains, Constipation, Sour Stomach,
Dz1ness3 lfyou are not, the most
effective, prompt and pleasant
method Of getting nd Of them is to
take, now and then. desertspoon-
full Of the ever refreshing and truly
beneficial laxative remedy-Syrup
Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA. 1t is
well known throughout the world
as the best Of family laxative reno
dies, because it acts so gently and
Strengthens naturally without I'M
ahng the system in any way.
To get its beneficial effects it is
always necessary to buy the genu-
inc, manufactur d by the California
Fig Syrup Co.. bearing the name
Of the Company, plainly printed on
the front Of every package. !,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-11

pEATRICE, Neb., Jan. lo'-'specla'
Te,erram)-At meeting Of the city
council last evening. the Matthews Con-
s,ruction company of Kansas City, pro-
duced the necessary bills and Invoice OIL
the stock used in the work on the new
water works plant as requested by tue
council last week and the claim OF N'vVO
was allowed. The city decided to pur-
chase meters to be used by water con-
surners when the new plant is put into
,anrat,on which will be in few months.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-11
70TILE MAKES TRIP FROM
FAIRBURY TO FLORIDA

-AIRBURY. Neb-. Jan. 0-(speciaL)-
O place his name and address in a glass
ortle and toss same in swollen stream
r. this county and then TO receive an an
,wer four years after from Passagrille,
Fla. was the experience Of Will II. Nider.
who lives northeast Of Fairbury eight or
ten miles near Cub Greek. In 1876. during
the high water IN Cub creek, Mr.. Nider
placed his name and address in glass
bottle. also a request that the finder
write to him. and threw it into Cub creek.
Just recently he received a letter from
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-11

stealing a team of horses from the Ellis
livery stable at Lincoln. The officers at
Lincoln notified Sheriff schlek Of this
city that the team had been stolen aud
he drove o the vicinity OF Cortland in
his auto ne he placed Ballenger under
He was taken to Lincoln last night.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-11
NEBRASKA CITY NEWS NOTES
John { Watson, who Is Danger
ousIy III In Omaha, VIII he
Brought Home.

NEBRASKA CITY. Jan. l1.-(Special.) ROB
Nord was received from Omaha last
evening that the condition Of John C..
\, atson of this city. who was taken to
one Of the hospitals at that place. is not
as good as II had been hoped for, and the
physicians refuse TO operate upon him.
.io will be brought home as soon as he Is
able to travel. His condition is consid-
red dangerous.
d.. i. ". Hershey, perhaps one OF the
,ldest physicians in this state. and one Of
no pIoneers Of this city. is quite Ill at
Is home in this city and fears are enter
aimed for his recovery. lie is s. years
Of age and came TO this city in 1851 and
has been 10 active practice until few
years ago.
John StansbuTy. a government inspec
cor, has been here several days gatherin7
data regarding a claim that the heirs OF
Daniel Shaw have filed against the gov
eminent for so.o1 for property destroyed
Tor their father. who wa resident o.
his city In l>sl. IsgG and Tvs, and startca
across the plains and was killed by In
dams in Arizona in lSS. when they took
all his property.
The case Of AXE ITelmerichs against
John Caspers has been on trial in the
district court for the last two days, The
plaintiff claims that the defendant is the
father Of her 5-year-OId son This case
mas been tired twice before in the court
here and each time resulted in "A dis
agreed jury. The case has been in the
courts for five years. Mat Harrington Of
O'NeiI is here defending the case in COM
panr with County Attorney ", F. Moran
The parents Of both litigants are quite
wealthy and have spared no money in
the matter Of prosecution or defense.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-11
YOU CAN NOW REPLACE a POOR
STOMACH WITH A BRAND
NEW ONE FREE.

II takes certain
unvarying ingredi-
ents to digest
food. After each
meal a healthy
stomach pours out
these ingredients
from its lining
food is promptly
md thoroughly d.
gested. The un-
healthy stomach
lacks some or all
OF these agents
lood I e T m e II { s,
sours, lies as a
doughty lump in
vn,ir stomach II
you could supply
these lacking d.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-11

The key to success in business is the
judicious and persistent use Of newspaper
advertising. .s
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-11

Man Charged with Stealing Team.
BEATRICE. Seb-. Jan. l0-lspecial
TeIegram.D-A. c. BaIIenger Of Arcadia,
Nsb.. was arrested at Cortland. this
county, this evening on q charge II
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
river COMMISSION
HERE ON annual
! SPR|Nc|NSPECT|ON
Members Of Body are Taken
Around the City in
Automobiles
LEAVE FOR LOWER RIVER
First Trip Ever Made by Com.
mission at Such High
Water Stage
LEAVE FOR LOWER RIVER

Members of the Mississippi River
Commission were here several hours
yesterday on their annual Spring in
spection of the river, aboard their
boat the Mississippi. The party
left st. Louis a few days ago for the
trip down stream. A number of
women were in the party.
This is the first time the trip has
ever been made at such high water
and members OF the Commission
found conditions along the river
better than they expected. They
found many places to be congratu-
lated because of the fights against
the flood.
While in the city the members of
the party were driven around the
city In automobiles. Cairoites who
went down on the boat and accom-
panied them in their trip around the
city were Thomas w. Cannon,
George Parsons, H. S. Antrim, Il. a..
Smith, j. B. Greaney. H. S. Candee
James e. Galligan and j. S. Ais
thorpe.
The members Of the Commission
are: Col. G. Med. Townsend of De-
troit, Mich, president, Col. William
T. Rossell of New York, Robert s.
Taylor of Fort Wayne, Ind, j. A.
Oekerson of st. Louis, Mo-, Homer P.
Ritter of st. Louis, Col. James G..
Warren of Buffalo, N. Y, Charles H..
West of Greenville, Miss, and Lieut..
Col. Charles l.. Potter of st. Louis,
Mo
The Mississippi with the Commits
sion left at 3 O'Clock for the lower
river The first stop will be made at
Columbus, KY.
When the party left St. Louis Sat-
Iurday, committee from Point
Pleasant, Mo-. Joined 1t. They are
comforting with the commission in
regard to revetment work. High
water conditions and the high wa
ters' effect on levees will be OBJ
served.
Col James G. Warren of the COM
mission is quoted as saying, eve
| shall endeavoT to devise some extra
/ means of levee protection and to find
something that will Withstand long
usage.
The boat left the Cairo wharfboat
at 2:30 p. IN.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22

Washington, April 21.-Presi-
dent Taft was deeply. grieved at the
news that Major Archibald Butt was
probably lost on the Titanic, and SO
long as there was hope that he
would be reported as saved the
president was eager for the latest
information concerning survivors.
When 1t became known that the
wireless apparatus on the Carpatflia
was unable to send messages to a
great distance President Taft order
ed the scout cruisers Chester and Sa-
ilem to proceed eastward to meet the
Cunard liner bringing In the hum
dreds rescued from the Titanie's
boats The Chester and Salem were
at sea, but were reached by wireless
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
SMALL VILLAGES
WIPED OUT BY
fierce STORMS
Thousands d Dollars d Damage
% Farm, According y
/ Reports
CONFIRMATION IS IMPOSSIBLE,
Morocco, Ind, Reports Nine Kill
ed and Six Injured BY Fly
ing Debris

Chicago, April 2l.-At least seven
teen persons were killed, many in
jured, small villages were wiped out
and thousands Of dollars Of damage
done to farms with traffic stopped,
by a tornado which formed over
northern Illinois tonight.
Wauponsc, a village near Coal
Jity ID reported demolished, but the
wires are down and it is impossible
ii confirm this tonight.
Information as to the known dead
being received here by telephone
inemen, sent to repair broken con
lections.
Nelson Hulse Of Reddick, ILL.,, was
crushed under his home when II was
blown down. Mrs. Hyslow and d
laughter, and Mrs. Charles Rice and
four young children Of Morocco, Ind.
Mr. and Mrs, Frank Rice, married
son, and Miss Cassie Smart, an in
fant sister, were also killed at that
place. +
Five others are reported killed at
Grant Park, near Kankakee.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
FLOOD DANGER
IN LOWER river
IS MORE GRAVE
Thousands Compelled to Flee from
Homes are Being Cared
For

New Orleans, La, April 21.--News
from the food area of the Missis-
sippi valley in Arkansas, Misses
sippi and Louisiana, continued today
increasingly grave. Thousands who
were compelled to fee to higher
places when the yellow food invaded
homes, have been cared for, but
there are still many more who are In
imperative need of aid.
1t is estimated that fifty towns
and villages have felt the effects OF
the food Some places are under
from two to fifteen feet of water,
with little prospects of an early re.
ccssion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
MISSING MAN RETURNS
LAUNCH WAS DISABLED

Peg Martin. who has been missing
since last Monday, has returned to
the bosom Of his family. He was
last seen Monday evening In his
gasoline launch In the Drainage
District where be had been employ
ed by the Chicago Mil and Lumber
Co to assist with his launch In NOV
ing lumber. He states that after he
made his exit from the drainage
district through the break In the
Big Four levee to the Ohio river, the
steering gearing of his launch was
placed out OF commission and he
floated down the river all night and
was carried long distance down
the Mississippi He was finally as
sisted In making landing and it
was some time before he could fix
the steering apparatus. 1t was slow
work to return to Cairo in the stiff
current which was the principal
cause OF his delay in getting home.
Martin is ferry-man and fisher
man on the Mississippi river and
lives with his family on a boat at
the head of Thirty-sixth street
where he has been q number OF
years
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22

ELECTRICITY WILL OPERATE IT
With Proper Power 600, 900 Gall.
ons May be Discharged by Il
Per Hour

The new pump purchased by the
city to assist the Twenty-eighth
street pump in getting rid of the
seep water north Of Fourteenth
street arrived yesterday afternoon
by express from Chicago. 1t Is a
centrifugal pump. The diameter OF
the drainage pipe is 15 inches 1t Il
guaranteed, with the proper powe,
behind 1t, to develop capacity q
100000 gallons Of water per hour
This capacity Is hardly exceeded BY
the Menge pump at Twenty-eighth
street. now In operation.
The pump will be placed at .
point inside the Ohio levee opposltt
the Singer plant. There is good
foundation for the machinery AL
ready at this place, which will be
utilized. A trough will be
built under the Illinois Central
tracks for the outlet into the river,
The Cairo Electric and Tractiou
Company will furnish the electric
motor and power to operate the
pump. 1t is expected that 1t will be
pouring water over the levee within
"a hours. The necessity for this
pump was urged by the vast amount
of seep water that has accumulated
In the upper part of the city and the
inability OF the Twenty-eighth street
pump to handle 1t, as the Tenth
street pump, owing to the breaks In
the sewer between Thirteenth and
Fifteenth streets cannot assist In
relieving the situation north ol
Fourteenth street. Alderman vii.
liam Magner, former city engineer
Wilbur Thistlewood and Sheriff
Alex. s. Fraser, practical mechanics
were members of the committee ap
pointed by the mayor to purchase
the pump. They went to Chicago
for the purpose Thursday night ant
returned home Saturday night The
Menge pump at Twenty-elghth street
has thus far been able to KEEP thu
water from rising further, but no
able to reduce it. very much below
the present level.
The new pump is expected to d.
such good work that the inconven
ience caused by the accumulated wa
ter in the manufacturing district o
the city will soon b. obviated.
The rivers at Cairo are fallint
very rapidly, but before the sewers
| can be opened another rise may
come which may give stage of seel
water that would be intolerablc.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
SIXTY-F0UR BODIES
RECOVERED FROM SCENE

st. Johns, n. F., April 21.-Sixty-
four bodies were recovered from the
scene of the Titanic disaster, by the
cable ship Mackay Bennett which Is
searching in the vicinity of the ca
tastrophe according to report here
tonight. 1t is reported that a num-
Der of the bodies recovered were sunk
again because there were no identi-
fication marks. The names of those
identified could not be obtained
through the Cape Race wireless sta
tion. The cable ship will remain at
the scene at least a week.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
BIG CONGRESS
OF NAVIGATION
ATTRACTS MANY
Twenty-Five Nations to be Rep.
resented at international Meet
in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, April 2t.--The un-
usual interest which is being mani
tested by engineers throughout the
world In the coming sessions of the
18th International Congress of Navi-
CATION Is shown by the fact that al
ready greater number of govern
ments have appointed official dele
gates than. were represented at the
last Congress, held three years ago
In St Petersburg. 1853
The deliberations of the last great
gathering of navigation experts
were participated in by representa-
tives of % nationalities. Already
| 29 nations have named their official
delegates to the coming Congress
When it is borne in mind that in the
last Congress the greater number OF
the delegates had but few hours
travel from various European coun.
tries while, in this case, by far The
greater number, will travel thou.
sands of miles across the ocean. thu
Importance of the Congress will BIZ
realized 1t will also be realized
how keen an interest there is among
foreign Engineers in American en-
gineering works, completed or II
progress.
Germany will send the larges
number of official delegates of al
the countries. There will, of course
be many German engineers In addi
tion to the government delegates
but the official list alone will mum
ber 20 and among these Will be tn,
leading authorities of Germany OIL
navigation problems. France is sec
on1 IN the list with 10 and tn,
United States third with IA. Th1
Concluded from Page Six.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
FEDERAL PROBE WILL
BE CONTINUED TODAY

Washington. April 21.--The fed
eral investigation of the sinking OF
the Titanic will be continued here
tomorrow. Ismay, franklin and 27
OF their crew arrived tonight to tes.
tify before the subcommittee.
Ismay denied that he was holding
the members of the crew as wit
nesses, charged by Ambassador Bryce
of England. and announced they hat
volunteered to come to aid the com
mittee. He denied having talked
about the matter with the actinf
secretary of state.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
Waterfalls Under l. G. Tracks.

The water in the west side of the
Drainage District is pouring like Il
mill race into the east side OF the
district under the Illinois Central
subway north of Cairo Junction.
Nearly all the water west of the
Illinois Central tracks, with the ex-
ception of that which goes through
the sewer outlets, finds an egress
principally through the two hun
dred feet break in the Big Four en-
bankment. into the Ohio river.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
LITEB0ATS ENOUGH TO
SAVE EVERY SOUL
ORDERED BY IsMAY

New York. April 21.-J. Bruce Is
may, managing director of the Inter-
national Mercantile Marine Com
pany, which includes the White
Star Line, owner of the ill-fated IT.
tanic, announced today that he had
issued orders for every steamship on
every line of the International Com
pany to be equipped with lifeboat
and RATS enough to save the life OF
every human being in case of any
other accident in midocean.
Mr.. Ismay, accompanied by Vice
President Franklin, of the White
Star Line, left his hotel at shortly
before 10 o'clock this morning and
went direct to the Waldorf Astoria
hotel, where the investigation of the
United States Senatorial Commit
tee Is being held to determine what
action the authorities should take in
the matter of the Titanic disaster.
When he reached the hotel Mr.. Is
may said he was there to give any
additional help he could to the In
vetigating committee. While wait
ing to be called as witness. Mr.. Is
may was asked If he cared to say
anything for publication as result
Of his experiences In connection
with the accident, and he said:
Everybody learns by experience
Que thing | learned from my expert
ence is that the laws relating to the
preservation of life in case of just
such an accident are not adequate
They we're based no. doubt upon the
assumption that these great steel
ocean liners were unsinkable with
their highly developed system oi
bulkheads. But experience has
taught us that in certain circum.
stances there at present no such
things as unsuitable ships.
~ have, therefore, issued orders
that every one of the liners of the
International Mercantile Marine
Company shall in the future bt
equipped with enough lifeboats ant
life RATS to save every soul aboard
The lines affected by this order in
clude not only the White Star bu
also the American Line, the Allan
tic Transport, the Red Star, thu
Leyland Line and the Dominion
Line. / issued this order as a result
of my own observations. I am can
did to admit that until had had ac
tual experience in wreck ! neve
fully realized the inadequacy of tn
rules of our and other lines will
reference to the preservation of lif
in case of an accident at midocean
had gone along like the rest of tn
steamship men, on the theory tha
our ships were unsuitable.
81 determined to do this, irrespec
tive OF any present or future laws Of
the subject, either in this country
fConcluded nm Pare Two.1
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
Senate investigating Committee to
Proceed With Work Of Titan.
ic Inquiry
SMAY ORDERS LIFEBoATs
viii! Have All Boats Of White
S'ar Line Properly Equipped
Now

New York, April 21.-J. Brice Is
may, managing director, and Vice
President Franklin OF the White
Star line, owner of the ill-fated TT.
tanic, with 81 members of the crew
of that vessel, left today for Wash
ington to appear before the Senate
investigating committee
The committee will re-convene to-
day and push the work of the inves-
tigation. Scores of witnesses are to
be called.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
LABORERS NEEDED
IN DRAINAGE DISTRICT

There Is an urgent demand for
labor in the drainage district by all
the institutions that have been dam
aged by the recent food. There
will be work for hundreds of men
for several months to get things In
shape to begin business after the
water has left the ground. The
manager of one of the plants said
yesterday he could use 100 men II
he could get them,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
Launched the Launch.

General superintendent ", F.
Crossley has purchased and put In
commission for the Cairo Electric
Light and Traction Co. gasoline
launch. This will be used In the
work of reconstructing the line be-
tween Cairo and Mound City. The
boat was launched a few days ago
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
All Are Busy.

A prominent citizen remarks;
The screen men are getting busy
ais the busy mosquitoes are building
their RATS by the million, entirely
oblivicus to the fact that their ex-
termination Is threatened by the
proposed OH route suggested by the
committee who will put 1t up to the
city Council for action next month. !"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
Advises Boiling of Water

The United States Marine Hos
pital service is advising the people
of the Mississippi valley to boil the
water used for drinking purposes in
order to secure immunity from ty-
phoid fever which is expected to fol-
low the foods,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
TOURISTS SAFE
IN COLLISION
Mallory Liner Hits Freighter but
Boats Harbor Under
Own Steam

Galveston, Tex. April 21.---A cost
ly but not disastrous collision be.
tween the Mallory liner Denver,
seven days out of New York, and the
freighter Ell Sud, prevented a pos
sible repetition of the Titanic catas-
trophe.
Both boats harbored under their
own steam and discharged their pas
sengers. .....
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
Workman Caught by Belt.

A workman, known as slim" was
badly injured at the Mississippi Box
Co. Saturday, being caught by belt
and pulley while at work repairing
a machine. The flesh Of one of his
legs was badly lacerated before he
was extricated.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22

]. F, Gaines of Truman, Ark, Is In
the city visiting friends. He is EN-.
'gineer at the Singer plant at Tru.
man. He was formerly resident oi
this city. N A
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
NINE KILLED AND SIX
INJURED AT MOROCCO.

Kentland, Ind, April 2l.--Nine
were killed and six probably fatally
injured by flying debris, and prop
Ierty valued at thousands of dollars
destroyed, in and around Morocco,
Newton county, by tornado from
the west at nightfall.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
Use Sand Bags for Filling.

Many of the sand bags have been
given to citizens, who use them for
filling the low ground around their
premises. The city authorities find
It good way of removing them
without expense.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
Hamilton College Resumes.

The Hamilton College. conducted
by Miles s. Gilbert will meet to-
night at 7:45 for examinations and
studies. This will be the first meet
ing for several weeks and q large
attendance is desired.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22
rrennh Goes "a Frankfort,

WIN. French, who has been In the
city on d visit to relatives left Sst-
urday for Louisville, KY, en- route
to Frankfort where he plays this
season in the Blue Grass league.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22

Mrs. II. w. Darnall of 626 Thirty
seventh street has returned from
Kattawa, KY, where she has been
the past two weeks on a visit.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22

Illinois Rain in the south fol-
lowed BY clearing in the north;
Tuesday fair.
Missouri-Fair Monday and Tues
day.
Kentucky Showers BY clearing;
Tuesday probably fair.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-22

CONCLUDED on Page Two.)