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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-06-01
Minor Mention

The Council bluffs Office Of
The Omaha Bee 10 81 10
Scott Street. rslsphons ~.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-06-01

Frank Peterson. candidate for county
treasurer upon the republican ucket. has
always been republican and has been
resident Of Council Bluffs for thirty
two years. He has been member Of the
park board during the last twelve years.
He has taken pleasure in serving the
people as a park board member and will
be pleased to serve as treasurer and will
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
ALAM0GORDO HAS
SCHOOL CONTESTS
Otero County Schools Par
ticipate in OratOry; New
Engine Is Tried.

AlamOgOrdO, y. NJ. Dec. THE an
nual contest between the schools Of
Otero county. opened last night at the
Christian church with a spelling con-
test in which all the schools of the
county participated. Preliminary con-
tests were held in the various schools
during the past two weeks and those
who were successful in these contests
represented the schools in the county
contest saturday morning and after
noon the games and athletic sports viii
be the attractions
The program for Saturday evening
at 80 Will consist of declarations in
which the following contestants will
croft, Coochie LOckney. OrOgrande:
Eugene Funk, Three Rivers. Ray Funk
Inree rivers The recitation contest
viii be contested by the following.
Florence Johnson. AlamOgOTdO, Fred
kronenberg. TularOsa: Julia Johnson,
AlamOgordO- Ellen Osby. TularOsa The
oratorlcal contest viii conclude the eN-
erctses There are two contestants
both from this city Chalmers Bowers
and Lee Walker.
open to all the schools of the county
All OF these viii be on exhibit at the
once OF county superintendent r. S.
I1pton- In all of the contests prizes
and medals VIII be awarded.
. A preliminary spelling match was
held at the high school building Thurs
DAY night for the purpose Of selecting
represent tlEeS IN the county contest
me contest lasted for over two hours
resulting with the following as vic
Od4lrdii. seventh grade. Laura Pace
eignth grade Florence Johnson and
J ul1e Johnson viii represent this
scnool IN the county recitation contest.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07

Mrs. Homer L Magee, superintendent
The communion service will be held i'm
mediately following the Sunday school
session In the evening at 1880 Willard
Patterson viii conduct the services.
Trinity Methodist.
Trinity Methodist church, Boulevard
and Mesa Rev. c. Wesley Webdeu,
pastor. Sunday services viii be: Sab
bath school, $50 a. n EpwOrth League,
$50 p. m Preaching 1898 a. m and
Morning theme: Duty Of the Church
Toward the NOn-Christian People Of
Evening: a Prescription for Hap
piness.'
Special music Morning anthem:
THE Lord God Omnpiotent Reigneth."
(Blumenschein) quartet.
Solo, ''The Ninety-firEt Psalm" CAfac-
Dermid) Mrs. W ". Evans.
Anthem: 20 Beautiful Blossom Of
Pity" (GeibeD
Solo, s'The Great Beyond" CCorring-
toni Mrs. W. D. Howe.
Special: Does God Need Ne" Cwil-
There were II additions to the church
last Sabbath and 81 additions since the
beginning of the conference year.
East FL PasO Presbyterian.
East FL Paso Presbyterian church,
corner Poplar and Texas streets. Lev.
school 9:45 a. m. Junior Christian En-
deavOr society 2:3O p. m. Divine wor-
ship II a m. and 1880 .. NJ. Sermon by
the pastor. Subject Of morning ser
mon: "a Swarm of Bes, the Used-to
Bes, the Ought-to-Bes, the Can-Bes,
Who Won't, the WoUld-Bes. Who Can't.
the GOing-to-Bes and the WilI-Bes"
Text, James 1922. Night subject "Rea-
sons, Pro and Con"
First Presbyterian Church.
First DrasbvFariaD church oorre-
Boulevard and Stanton, Rev. c. L
Overstreet, pastor. Morning worship
with sermon at 1855: sermon: Form
and Substance in Religion" Anthem:
Glory in Excelsis." Schneider; solo,
by Mrs. Leila Moore.
Evening worship with sermon at 7:3G
sermon: THE Conclusion of the Whole
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07

and Chalmers Bowers and Lee Walker
in the OratOrical contest
A step toward solving the problem
of water for irriga ton BY pumping in
the Sacramento valley has been taken
by Geo. Carl. of this city. in the in
StalatiOn of a new type of crude oil
engine. Mr.. Carl is owner and man
ager Of the ice plant here. He has
recently installed this engine and he
claims that he develops about Is
horsepower with one and One-half gal
Ions Of crude oil per hour This with
his rotary pump from a well IS feet
deep produces a flow Of about So 600
SALONS per hour. Mr.. Carts wen is
located in the city limits near the &
P. & 5. ". depot, and so far has shown
no decrease in the water supply.
AlamOgOrdO chapter No. z, Order Of
the Eastern star. has elected officers
for the ensuing year as follows. Mrs.
Callie Bemis. worthy matrOn: j. r
Yale. worthy patron. Mrs ]. R de
Mier, associate matrOn. Mrs Brandon.
cOnductress. Mrs J. r. Yale, associate
cOnductress- Mrs. Fred Crosby. treas
urer. Miss Alice Jordan. secretary. The
installation viii take place some time
during the holidays.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
HERALD EDITORIAL
SUGGESTS 4 THEME
Subject Of Rev. R. T. Hanks s
Sermon Sunday VIII
Be "'The Cross. "

an editorial in the II PasO Herald
suggested the subject which Rev. r. T..
Hanks viii use for a theme for his
morning sermon Sunday at Calvary
EIo-lston Square Baptist church The
subject OF Mr.. Hanks's morning SER
mon viii be The Cross In the even
ing he viii speak upon Salvation"
The preaching hours are II a m. and
1880 D. m Sunday school is at $3.50 a.
m. c. Y. Nafe is superintendent Jun
Tor and Senior Unions meet at 6-45 p.
m.
Personal Testimony Meetings.
At the First Christian church, cor
ner North oregon and Franklin streets,
two blocks north of the Sheldon. Perry
7 Rice, pastor. services viii be held
Sunday as follows Sunday school at
$50 a. m. Preaching by the pastor at
1915 a m. Christian EndeavOr at $3.50
o. m. Evangelistic service conducted
by the pastor assisted by laymen at
be: t4The way into the Spiritual Life"
tirnc-y meeting viii be held The sub
iect will be. What the Bible is to
me" Several Iaymen will present three
minute answers to the question and
the pastor will follow with a brief
sermon on the SAME subject Special
music at both services
Austin Park Christian.
The Austin Park Christian church
corner Montana and Cabada streets, one
block from the Fort Bliss car line.
Services viii be held Sunday as fol-
lows: Sunday school at $50 a. m.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
THREE new
RAILWAYS
III TEXAS
During the Year 615 Miles
of New Main Track Is
Constructed.
ACCIDENTS AND
DEATHS INCREASE

austin, Tex, Dec. 1t is shown BY
lhe annual report of the state rail-
road commission for the fiscal year
endlng June 80. 1912, just issued, that
there was constructed during that
year, 6l5 miles of new main track.
making total of 1881 miles OF rail-
way IN Texas. There was an increase
during the year of S3S miles of siding
track bringing up the total OF this
character OF track to 3,75S miles
The Pecos & Northwestern Texas.
with 248.SS miles; the Kansas Citv.
mexico q Orient with 1886 miles. and
me Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe with
1zo-oS miles. lead the increases
Three New Roads.
Ihree new lines, the Brownwood
North & South, with 1916 miles. lief
IeIson q Northwestern, with 4OOl
miles, and Port Bolivar & Iron ore
railway, with 1886 miles, were placed
IN operation with 1888 miles of track
between them.
other roads with increases are. Ar
hansaS Harbor Terminal company.
9,SOi Angelina & Neches River, IL AZ:
6arIeJt western. 1860; Houston 4
Brazos Valley, $40; San Antonio N
YaIde q Gulf, PISS: StephenviIIe
Nofth q South Texas. $3.50: sugar
Iand Railway. 1888; Texas &, Gulf. S5I
The total liabilities of the 100 rail-
roads in Texas, according to the rail-
road commissions report, are S54S 49,
S45, as follows.
IoIal passenger earnings We're $50
S5S,lSS; freight earnings. S7I.5I9,gS0:
miscellaneous earnings, S423.3I2: gross
earnings, $1027S1, $50
Passenger revenue decreased S15S-
I05 and freight revenue increased s3-
6lO, SS2, gross earnings increasing SS
80 when all other classes are con
sidered
operating expenses are given at ISL
tIS'l2Z, an increase of $5,411,7IS; items
are; maintenance of way and struc-
lures Sl5,633,OSS: maintenance OF
equipment, S15,421.231: traffic eT-
penses, S2.4l1,16S, transportation ex-
penSes, S43,95S,S25; general expenses.
S3,933,S67
Increase in - Years.
In p years track mileage has in
creased from S65S to 1891 or 7264
percent; number of tons Of freight
handled year from 1O.944.Ig6 TO 40 -
oSG,oS4- or 354.O1 percent; gross earn
lngs from s35,666, 49S to $1O2.7SI.
or 1887 percent; operating expenses
rom S2S,762, S36.35 to $SL71Sl22 or
1871 percent; income from operation
from S6,903,66 TO s27O63, 40S. or 2O5.IO
percent
From railroad reports a net cor
porate loss for the year is shown of
55.2S2,493 and the deficit is placed at
$S.243,S2G
Employees numbered 64,53S. an in
crease of 2.S13
Number Killed Was 80
Total number of persons killed was
552, and persons injured were 1852;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
BELEN ICE PLANT HAS
BEEN TEMPORARILY CLOS

Belen. n NJ, Dec THE local
plant Of the Kansas Ice company.
which was completed last spring, and
which has been working to its fun
capacity ever since that time. has re-
Gently shut down for a period of SIX
weeks. on account of q lun in business.
and a large quantity of ice being on
hand.
The fruit trade over the santa Fe
lines to the eastern markets during
the past summer months has all been
stopped in Belen and iced this being
the source of most of the local bust
ness for the ice plant
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
Increase of So deaths and 1853 acct

Rolling stock: locomotives, 2O73; in
crease, 1S4; cars in passenger service,
1875: increase, 1O9; cars in freight ser
vice, 49,S73; increase, 1865; cars IN
company service, 389S; increase, 10.
Total, 55.146; increase, 3.492.
Free passes We're ridden 143, $3.50. $50
miles, or 1137 percent of the entire
travel against 1857 percent for the
previous year. Pai& travel this year
was 1,117,497568 miles, or SS.6S percent.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
A CURIOUS CALENDAR.

An Australian publisher some years
ago brought out a calendar, probably
the most complete publication of its
kind in the world The date of the day
occupied the center Of each leaf and
was surrounded on the left by the
name OF the saint to whom the day is
dedicated and on the right by some
golden maxim. The lower part of the
tablet was divided into two columns.
From January to June the left hand
column contained a course of lessons
in six modern languages, while on the
right hand were printed SchilIer's
poems.
For the other half of the year one
column was filled with a novel of Jules
Verne's and the other by a translation
of the foreign words used most Ire
quently in German and an epitome Of
history from Charlemagne up to the
present time. At the back of the leaves
were notes on mythology, geography
law. arithmetic. cooking and house
keeping recipes. The leaves were also
so prepared that during the summer
they could be stepped in water as fly
killers. and from October to April they
could be made into cigarets.-New York
Herald
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
MEN, IT'S FREE!
ELECTRA VITA DRY CELL BATTERY

Builds up broken down men,
restores youth and vigor and
makes men look and feel
strong. 1t viii cure every case
Of rheumatism, Nervous De-
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and Liver Troubles, Lame
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07

Back. Sciatica. VaricoceIe. Loss
of Power and every evidence
Of weakness in men and
women. It will not fail; it
cannot fail; as it infuses in the
weakened parts the force Of life
and strength.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
WHY HE OBJECTED.

Wruyter-What objection did you
find to my poem on Eternity
Magazine EditOr-Well IL was de-
cidedly TOO realistic.
WrUyter-I do not understand you,
sir
Magazine Editor-I mean that the
length Of the poem was much too IL
Illustrative Of the titles literal meanin..
Baltimore American.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07

FL Paso's stores are now exhibiting
complete stocks for the Christmas
trade. Shop early and avoid the
Christmas week rush
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07

According to the Atlanta Constitution,
the following has been carved on the
tombstone of a North Carolina noon
sinner
killed by the Government
For Making Whisky
Out of Corn
Grown from Seed
Furnished by a Congressman.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07

Need lumber, fencing. roofing paper
pOsts2 Phone Lander, 2S2.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07

The ordinary cost Of a Want Ad in
The FL PasO Herald is % cents. tt
reaches an average Of about 10000
readers each issue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07

Do your Christmas shopping early.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07

In the absence of the pastor. Rev. A.
+, Miller of Van Horn viii preach at
u a. m and at $50 p. IN. The theme of
the morning sermon viii be "The call
of Noses In the evening. the sermon
viii be on Critical hypocrites" sun
day school Will be held at Gas a. m:
Junior EndeavOr society at $3.50 p. m
and Senior EndeaVOr at $50 D. m.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-20
BREEDERS OF STATE ELECT
Three Associations Name Officers
for Ensuing Year at Meeting
Held in Madison.

Madison.-L. p. Martin, Chippewa
Falls, was elected president of the
Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders as
ISOLATION at the closing session here.
Other officers chosen were: Vice
president, C. F. Wilson, Waukesha;
secretary, r. W Rowlands, Wauke-
sha; treasurer, E. ]. Jones, Rocklapd.
The Wisconsin Horse Breeders as
ISOLATION elected officers as follows:
President, James G. Boyd, Milwau-
kee; vice-president, w. X. Caldwell,
GAINESVILLE; secretary-treasurer Prof
James G. Fuller, Madison; member of
the executive committee, James z.
McClay, GAINESVILLE.
Arthur Brontheron, Albany, was
elected president of the Wisconsin
Sheep Breeders association. OTHER
officers elected wer> Vice-p-esident,
William Smiley, Albany; secretary,
William S. Renk, Sun Prairie; treas
urer, A. " Kleinheinz, Madison. Di-
rectors named were: w. A. McKer-
rev, Pewaukee; H. w Meekin, Fond
du Lac; S. L. Grail, Evansville; S. e.
Ebert, Thomas and O. C. Jones, Ev.
ansville.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-20
OSHKOSH TEACHERS MEET
Northeastern State Association Gives
Approval of Retirement Fund Law
-McIver Elected President.

Oshkosh The Northeastern Wis
consin Teachers association closed
its annual convention here with the
election of the following officers:
President, Supt. NJ N ,McIver, Osh
kosh; vice president, M. r. Stanley,
Oconto: secretary, Lydia Holman,
Green Bay; treasurer, H. B. Patch,
Oshkosh, county superintendent.
The resolutions, among other
things, extends to the legislature of
the state, vote of appreciation for
it's passage of the teachers retire
ment fund Another resolution de-
clares in favor of woman's suffrage
Wisconsin gives a complete ele-
mentary education to a greater pro-
portion of her children than does any
of the neighboring states, according
to figures presented before the con
vention by DR.. Leonard P. Ayres, di-
rector of the divisions of education
and statistics of the Russell Sage
Foundation, New York.
He said that among six states stud
led, Wisconsin ranks first in the pro-
portion of pupils who are carried
through TO the eighth grade. In Wis
consin the proportion completing the
grades is 61; in Massachusetts, 60;
Iowa and Illinois come next with SO
each; in Michigan the percentage is
sc and in New York state 5
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-20
MAINE is AGAIN FL0ATED
Historic Battleship In Havana Harbor
Still Lists to Port, But No Big
Leaks Discovered.

Havana.-The wreck OF the Maine
fioated free of the mud when water
was turned into the dam surrounding
the wreck.
Water was forced into the dam
through a system of pipes fixed at the
bottom of the ship, the power being
supplied ny pump which had been
recovered from the wreck.
The ship began to rise almost I'M
mediately. The midship section,
which had been furnished with a
bulkhead, rose more rapidly on &C
count of superior buoyancy than the
heavily weighted. sharp pointed stern,
so that the Maine is somewhat down
by the stern The hun still lists to
port. which is being corrected by the
use of ballast No leaks OF any I'M
portance have been discovered.
AS the water slowly rose until II
covered the whole floor of the Golfer
dam, nearly twenty feet of moorine
lines were run out fore and aft on
both sides to hold the ship fast and
prevent the possibility of its being
blown against the sides of the dam.
Major Ferguson, who has had
charge of the work. has received many
CONGRATULATIONS on his success.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-20
CHURCHILL is JEERED
DEFlES BELFAST RIOTERS AND
URGES HOME RULE.
Bad Feeling Develops but Meeting
Ends Without Vio-
ence.

Belfast, Ireland Winston Churchill
came here to the heart off the Orange
mans country made an address and
left safely for home minus the broken
head which his opponents had predict
ed for him.
The first lord of the admiralty and
John E. Redmond, leader of the Irish
Nationalist, spoke from the same
platform on the home rule bill. Mr..
Churchill outlined the intentions of
the government with respect to self
government for Ireland and declared
no greater boon could come to the
empire than the settlement of the
long and bitter quarrel between the
British government and the Irish peo-
pie.
When Mr. Churchill, with his wife,
arrived at the Central station his
party was given somewhat mixed
reception. A number of Orangemen
who had gathered at the station greet
ed them with groans and boos. but
these were drowned in the hearty
cheers of the large crowd of Liberals
and Nationalists
The essential feature of the Liberal
governments home rule bill to be In
troduced into the British parliament
were set forth by Mr.. Churchill.
The bill is to contain provisions for
fair representation in the two
houses of the Irish parliament OF all
classes Of the Irish people and restric-
tons will be placed on the passing OF
laws or the imposition Of taxes which
might DE unjust to any party, while
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-20
u. S. AND HONDURAS CLASH
American Marines Are Landed When
Congress Declares Valentine Syn
dictate Contracts Are Cancelled.

Puerto Cortez. Honduras-A clash
has occurred between United States
and Honduras authorities over en-
forcement of a government decree d.
recting representatives of w S. Val
entine to surrender to the government
authorities the railroad. wharf and
other properties held under lease by
the Valentine syndicate.
Seventy-five marines from the Uni
ted States gunboat Petrol landed and
seized the wharf and railroad. Hon
duran troops then were ordered to
stop all trains. The governor has filed
a protest.
The congress of Honduras has de
clared that all contracts made with
Valentine are Cancelled. The congress
directs the president of the republic
to take possession of all the property
Immediately on behalf of the govern
ment.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-20
Saved bv a Snake.

> Count Zinzen9orf, the founder of the
Moravians, visited North American in
1742. and for a short time labored as
a missionary among the Shawanoe In
dams. When he first same to them
they received him with coldness and
a plot was formed to assassinate him.
The count was sitting one evening
IN his wigwam upon a bundle of dry
weeds which had been gathered for
his bed. While he was writing by the
light of small fire a rattlesnake.
warmed into activity. crawled over
one of his legs.
Just then the murderous savages
lifted the blanket that served for a
door and looked in
They stood motionless for some
minutes watching the aged man. and
then. gliding from the scene, fled into
the forest From that night the mis-
sionary found them friends an0 listen.
ers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-20
.R|PON YOUTH HELD
FOR KILLING MAN
18-Year-0ld WOodcutier Con-
fesses to Brutal Staying.
SELF-DEFENSE is CLAIMED
Robert Prnl. Aged 10. Admits Club
hing Edward Schm dr. to Death
With Shotgun-Pair Lived in Hut
on Shore of Green Lake.

Fond du Lac.-Robert Prill,
youth of Is, is in the county jail here
facing charge of murder, and a con-
fession of the killing of Edward
Schmidt, fellow woodcutter, has
been made public by Sheriff Smacien-
SKI. Prill's arrest and confession
comes after the finding of Schmidt's
body. with the skull crushed. on the
south shore of Green lake.
In his confession Prill denies that
he had murderous motive. The
crime, he asserts, was committed in
self-defense when Schmidt had
threatened him. Schmidt, who was
a stranger in the community. came
to Fond du Lac a few weeks ago. At
that time he was given work with
Prill, cutting timber from tract
seven miles from town.
The men lived in a shack on the
lake shore that had been built by
Prill. In that lonely spot the murder
is said to have occurred. Schmidt
had nov beer home for days, accord
ing to TIE reported confession of
Prill. When he came in the cabin an
argument was started. and as Prill
was going hunting it continued after
the men left the shack. Once out
side, Prill says, Schmidt started for
him, and he raised his shotgun and
fired twice, both shots merely graz
ing Schmidt's face.
AT this Schmidtslaughed, ne says,
and continued toward Prill, carrying
his ak, Since the loads of both bar
rels of the gun had been used, Prill
says, he though his death was an
easy matter
Il swung with all my force with
the gun barrel and fetched him
down, explained the boy. telling his
story in his cell Schmidt dropped,
and dragged him some distance to
the lake and there left him. 1t was
either him or me, and l got him first,
and that is all there is to it,"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-20
BUTTERFAT LAW is SCORED
Creamery Men Say enforcement of
Wisconsin Statute viii Force
Plants TO Close.

Green Bay.-The law requiring
butter to contain S21a per cent but
terfat was declared unjust and a
great disadvantage to Wisconsin S
creamery owners by buttermakers at
the convention here, and action will
be taken to have the state law done
away With and a national law passed
providing for butter to contain but
so per cent butterfat. 1t was said if
the Wisconsin law is enforced It will
be the means of closing all Wisconsin
creameries, as buttermakers in near
by states are paying less for cream
and making butter containing but so
per cent butter fat The following
were prize winners in the state con-
test: |. w. Stryker, Nashota, first;
Il. H. Whiting, Cedarburg, second;
Harry d. Nichols, Elkhorn, third; G.
P. Sauer, Cedarburg, fourth; John
Schiller, New Hoistein, fifth; H. E.
Griffith, Mount Horeb, sixth; f. c.
Thompson. East Troy, seventh; F. "
Merryfeld, Troy Center, eighth; w
r. Nichols, Amery, ninth; r. o. Brye,
Readstown, tenth.