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Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-29
Nebraska
OMAHA TRACTION REFUSES
Declines to Make Report of Physical
Valuation to Rail Board.
STREET LINES NOT INTERURBANs
erning Street Railways is Not
Same as that Covering
Common Carriers.

, LINCOLN. May 2S-(Speciall-An an.
swer to the petition OF the State Railway
commission requiring the Omaha & Coun,
ell Bluffs Street railway to make report
of physical valuation to the commission
was filed this morning in the supreme
court OF the state. The answer sets forth
that the act governing street railways
does not come under the same act as rail.
roads; that the statutes of the state defin-
ing public service corporations does not
include street railways; that none of the
lines of the company are operated as
iinterurban lines: that no power has been
conferred upon the State Railway COM
mission to require the street railway conf
pany to furnish any information of any
kind or nature regarding physical valua-
ton of the property and sets forth that
the commission has no right to call for
anything whatever along the line Of the
complaint filed by them.
Mitchell Bonds Refused.
The state auditor has refused to &C
cept the bonds of the town of Mitchell
voted some time since for the purpose Of
sewerage system. The grounds for the
action are based upon the fact that the
bonds were voted by an act covering tn
ternal improvements, but does not include
sewerage. The auditor claims that spe-
cial act provides for sewers but provides
that the bonds shall not exceed 5 per
cent. The Mitchell bonds call for per
cent and on that provision the bonds were
refused by the auditor.
state Bridge Mt McGrew.
State Engineer Price and his assistant.
Mr.. Roberts. have gone to SCOTS Bluff
county to assist In the letting OF a con-
tract for the building OF a state bridge
at McGrew.
Major Penn and Captain Kesterson Of
the adjutant generals department left
this morning for the rifle camp at Beaver
City, where rifle practice will be INDUCED
in by the Beaver City company for a
week. From there they will go to Alma,
where that COMPANY will practice shoot
Ing next week.
Fire Commissioner Dandall and h's
Deputy C. e. kelso from Grand Island
are in Fremont today to inspect a num-
Der of buildings reported as not up to
regulations.
Wm.' G. korub. sentenced from Boyd
county for stealing a bale of hay, has
applied for hearing before the supreme
court His sentence was from one to seven
years. His bond has been fled for two
thousand dollars.
A surprise WITS sprung before the state
board of irrigation which meet in the
governors office today by Judge A. NJ.
Post of Columbus in the Koenig- Babcock
water power case, appearing with an in
junction from the district court Of
Platte county, restraining A. c. Koenig,
his agents and others from prose
cutting a contest against the Bah
cock claims for water from the Loup
river. The Injunction runs against
Koenig. his attorney, Ricketts, and
Flansburg, and also W. e. Sharp. presi-
dent of the Lincoln Traction company A.
W. Field. c. 7. Boggs and II, e. Heiner.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-29
Eurnas County Eighth
Grade Have Exercises

BEAVER CITY, Neb.. May 2S.-(special
Telegram1-The Furnss county eighth
grade graduation exercises were held in
the Presbyterian church here this after
noon. r. V. Clark of Harvard. candidate
Tor state superintendent of schools. de-
hTered the address of the day to large
audience composed Of loo eighth grade
graduates and their friends and relatives.
This is new thing in the way Of eighth
grade exercises. all of the towns and
many Of the country districts being
represented, After the exercises at the
church, the visiting .-sduates were given
reception by the Beaver City graduates.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-29
JAMES CERNECK KILLED
BY TRAIN AT FAIRBURY

FAIRBURY. Neb., May 2s.-tspeciall-
James Cerneck. a Bohemian laborer OF
this city, was struck and killed by the
Fairbury-Nelson local passenger train
Sunday evening near the Seventh and A
street crossing. The locomotive and bag
gage car passed over the body before the
train came to a standstill. The limbs
were severed from the body and II was
frightfully mangled. Coroner Dodge will
hold an inquest. Mr.. cerneck is sur
vived by a widow and several children.
He was Is years of age and had been
working for a nursery firm in this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-29
POURING RAIN DELAYS
THE QUALIFICATION TRlALS

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. May 2s.-rouring
rain delayed remaining qualification
trials for the Memorial day 800 mile rate
at the Indianapolis Speedway today, II
the weather clears and the track drlef
before night II is expected that Edd.,
Hearn and his Case, milford and his
Knox and ormsby and his opel viii -
against the test of two miles and hall
in two minutes late in the afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-29

SALEM. Neb.. May 8.-tSpecial.l =
Lawrence Ledbetter was drowned in tbs
north fork of the Nemaha river above
the mill dam near the ice house Ht
was II years old and the son of farmer
living near town. Lawrence was sent By
his mother to town for groceries and OF
the way met two other boys and they de
cided to go swimming. The body was re
covered by some Salem men diving for IL
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-29
Youthful coupIe Married.

sHUBERT, Neb.. May 2s.-tSpecial.)-
Clarence Henika and Miss Nellie Harmon
were married at Falls City Saturday.
Mr.. Hanika was one of this years gradu-
yet 10 years Of age. His bride was
graduated from the shubert school with
the class of 1911, and recently finished
teaching a term of school in the country.
She is 10 years old. Mr.. Hanika is "a
farmer.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-29

ished the beautiful structure. The cloud
apparently struck the building and did
no other damage. This was an expensive
building and was erected several years
ago. The church was so badly damaged
that it will be necessary to overhaul the
entire structure.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-29

WEEPING WATER Neb.., May o.
tspecial.)-wyle. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George L. Colbert living five miles south
west of town, met with serious ae-
cident Monday afternoon. He had climbed
tall tree and fell to the ground. Both
arms were broken and he struck on the
hack Of his head in such manner as 70
crush in ths chest. Two physicians re-
port his case critical. -#
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-29
Langford Hammers
Flynn in Australia

MELBOURNE. Australia, MAY &-sam
Langford. the heavyweight negro boxor
Of Boston, defeated Perky Flynn also Of
Boston here today. Flynn was being -
badly hammered that the referee stopped
the fight in the fourteenth round,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-29
Church Damaged by Storm.

FAIRBuRY, Neb.. May 2s.-(Speciall-
The vicinity near Gladstone. six miles
northwest OF Fairhury, was visited BY
small tornado Sunday night, which struck
the German Lutheran church and demol.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-29
IOWA MAN AWARDED $1,000
FOR WINNING SkAT TOURNEY

CHICAGO. May 2s.-H. N. MangeIson Of
Clinton, Ia, tonight was declared the
winner Of the twelfth annual skst tourna.
ment. He won thirty-one games and lost
five. As the champion for the year he
was awarded 1900 prize. August Thies
Of Chicago was second with total of
LOLA points. f., Kreuter of sheboygan,
Wis, was third with spade solo against
ten matadors, while II, NJ. Fellenz of
Fond du Lac. Wis. secured fourth posi-.
ton T. C. closse OF Cleveland was elected
president.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-29
Doniphan Takes Tn nae.

PRossER, Neb, May 2S,-tspecial
score: r. II
Dominican - 000s ala I ia Is
Prosser ...,..al 0 | o %
Batteries Richmond and King. Prosser
Phipps, Conkrin and Plaster. Home runs
Richmond and spellman Three base hit
Spelman. Twn-base hits: Luhy ~. Rich
mond, king. orr. Monroe. stolen bases
Doniphan, 1e: Proser. l. Struck out: BY
Richmond, III by phipps, :. by Conklln, :,
Base on balls; off Conklin, &, OF Rich.
mond ? Hit hy pitched ball. BY Rich
mond, 2. by Conklin, :. Double plays.
spellman 10 Sadeler to Monroe ScuddeI
10 Speliman to Monroe
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-29
orioIe. Looking for "a came.

The orioles would like 10 get game toi
NAV 20 ana June ,, Teams wanting II
book games call for Henry at south sbA9-
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-10
nAsrENEp 70 MAKE ms wlr


The dyspeptic who gives pfayseful
thought to every Bite he eets glanced
dubiously over the French dinner card
on which dozen items were marked
with cross In red ink. ITO my I'M
tutored mind" said he. those things
look all right. Some other fellow with
. stomach has been here ahead Of me
and has marked Oh few things that
Christian can eat without inviting
sudden death"
In his delight at finding tho dinner
problem solved the dyspeptic ordered
SIX Of the red-cross dishes. They were
unpronounceable and unrecognisable.
but they tasted good and he liked
them. When the crumb Of the last
course had disappeared the dyspeptio
said genially to the waiter: Rum old
chap that must have been who ate At
this table ahead of me-"
"Yes, SIR" assented the waiter. He
was one Of them diet cranks that
drive restaurant people crazy by mark
ting up the bill Of fare with red dan
ger signals before the dishes that no.
body that amt got a sound digestion
can afford to tribe with"
'-0ood Lord" moaned the dyspepdc.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-10

Noted Teacher fer &ummer Nernal.
President e. l. 0teRhens. Of the
Southwestern Industrial Institute
has announced that Miss Ethel Nor.
thern, Supervisor Of Primary Schools
for the city Of Nashville, Tenn. has
been secured for the faculty Of the
Summer Normal School to be held
here this summer. Miss Northern
has q national reputation in her de-
partment of achool work and is rec
commended as his first choice in the
whole country for the teaching OF
primary methods by Commissioner P.
r. Claxton, of the United States Bu-
rean Of Education. Miss Northern's
work each year at the Summer
School of the South in Knoxville,
Tenn, and in various University
Summer Schools of the North and
East, has been the most popular of
all courses in those schools, and her
classroom has been invariably crowd
ed and packed with enthusiastic
learners. A detailed announcement
of the faculty and courses of study
of the Southwestern Summer Nor
NAL School will be sent out this
week.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-10

New Roads is threatened by water
from the Torras crevasse and fields
in the outskirts of town are SUBJ
merged.
Many citizens are corralling their
live stock and shipping them, while
others are driving them down the
levee toward Baton Rouge. Boats
are being built for use in the event
that he streets are submerged. This
section of the parish being thickly
populated, much rescue work will be
required If the water becomes very
deep. The government is preparing
for serious business in this territory
by concentrating motor boats and
skiffs at New Roads. Boats also are
being confiscated by the government
and held for use if needed The Fed
eral supply depot at Baton Rouge
Wednesday shipped q large quantity
of gasoline to New Roads.
Expecting a deluge in this vicinity,
Lieut.. Weeks will make his head
quarters at New Roads as soon as
the territory around Bachelor is
cleared Of its population. The situa-
tion at Bachelor and Lettsworth was
greatly relieved yesterday. Practical
ly all of the marooned people remain
ing around those towns will be res
cued. The negroes who were maroon
ed in a gin near Lettsworth have
been rescued. They were in a starv-
ing condition when the boatmen
reached them.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-10
Friohtened Some Ladies.

A white man giving his name as
Robert Bracken from Pittsburgh,
Penn. was arrested Tuesday by Chief
Chargois and Marshal Felix Latiolais.
He had called at a home In town
and asked for food and when given
some tomatoes with other things be.
gan to act and talk wildly and fright
ened the ladies. He told the officers
that there was a woman who was
trying to poison him and had used
tomatoes and that he wouldn't touch
them. That the woman was after
him. The last time he had seen her
was in Eagle Lake, Texas, and her
name was Mrs. Graham. He didn't
know why she wanted to poison him.
He rambled on q good deal about
how he tried to get work and how
somebody was all the time trying to
keep him from working, and how
hard . time he had to live. He was
put on the road q day and then or
dered out Of town.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-10
NEVER FORGOT IFS ENM'T'
Il included Every Species of
the Bovine.

On = stock farm near Syracuse, \
same day. So soon as it was old
enough to run about the calf reso,ute.
y repudiated its Jersey mother anG
insisted on being fed by the mare
Regularly every morning the cat
would watch its chance for breakfas'
when the colt was kicking up it,
heels at the other end of the pasture
and would hurry to the good-natured
mare, who seemed to develop a real
affection for her foster baby and was
quite willing to mother it. To this
however. her own offspring strenuous
" objected. So soon as it observe.
the calf enjoying the nourishment
which it considered its own exclusive
right. the colt would charge on the In.
terloper and. grabbing it firmly by TIE
back of the neck, would yank 1t away
from the maternal fount ard take i'll
place.
So. far from forgetting its youthful.
enmity for the calf. the colt has grown
up hating everything bovine. The
farmer has had to erect high fence
dividing the pasture, and to keep cows
and horses separated. The colt other.
wise tractable in every way. goes
wild with rage at sight Of a COW. and
attacks her with hoofs and teeth. For
this reason It is impossible to drive
him In the country. and his owner is
even obliged to stable him in build
ing remote from sight and sound Of
the coward.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-10
Browning Centennial.

The celebration of the Browning
Centennial at Moss Music Hall Tues
day night was well attended and an
interesting musical and literary pro
gram was rendered. A sketch of the
poets biography, outlines of mum
Der of his most notable poems, and
estimates of his place in literature
made up the literary program, con.
tributed by members of the Lafay'
cite Woman's Club and of the Insti.
tute faculty, including Mrs. F. E.
Davis, Mrs. ]. e. Nusz, Mrs. A. B.
Denbo, Miss Edith Garland Dupre
Mrs. Fanny C. Farinholt, and DR.. E.
l.. Stephens. Mrs. w. A. Montgom-
cry and Miss Ruth Mouton rendered
piano selections, and Mrs. Vavasseur
Mouton and Miss E. Shackford sang.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-10
P|LETTE REFINERY
Board of Directors Elect Treasurer
and Secretary-To Break Ground
In Ten Days.

A meeting of the board Of directors
OF the Pilette Refinery Company was
held last Tuesday. c. O. Mouton
was elected treasurer and Fred Voor
hies, who is now with a bank at
Welsh, secretary. Mr.. Gordinnier OF
the engineers department OF the
Southern Pacific was present and
looked over the ground for the pur-
pose Of locating a switch. The re.
0nery will be built at the J. o. Brous
sard derrick and ground will be
broken in about ten days. +. =.
voorhies, of this city, is the general
unanager, and he says that they will
have the factory ready to handle this
gears cane crop.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-10

che00ssoA - otU0o0e1I
1AGGv aso today IN sotne q IL -
veFslties q America ana Hu1upe O.
nooo students Who In labog0toeY WuHo.
n physies and other natu5al ss3saeo0
ase disttnOulshing themselves svsa -
comparisoa with western s&nde6eA
TIE Chinese have . power of apr
cation and patience and . eapacitv
tor deeau tAAt Il destined % beinQ
success n seSsntt1c inqulSy wneo
oaos tAsy ct tAs background, a1e0e
The method and make Tie s1nSks IAo
iTrssistibls progress dsstiAs1 o -
made by western sc1eaoe = ~ c.
ness empire WIN sursly undsrm1no
Chinese faith n tie Beck q
ChAnges," which II q ~ booo a Co.
ness philosophy. Whatsvse = pernAp
neatly true Win rema1n IN tmpeeiGnp
able blocks, but the structure % .
whole WIN fan IN ruins. with Chinese
ideals pitilsssly and irrevoesbly shA1r.
tered. At this critical period a. tho
disinte0ration u outworn forces, wAa1
new moral and spiritual ideas are -
replace the old in order that ~ ~
state OF these people may not -
worse than the flrst!-Dr. c. X. r.
munds IN The Popular Science Noothe
y. :
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-10
How eernhardt Keeps Young.

How eernhardt Keeps Young.
Sarah Bernhardt often has said it
= her enthusiasm and continued In
terest in life and work to which she
ascribes her youthful appearance.
Now she has new enthusiasm-the
moving pictures. For years she re-
fused to pose before the moving pic
utre camera. Then she gave her
consent and acted Camille" before
. long string Of film recently in
Paris. She could hardly restrain
her eagerness to see the finished pic
lures, and when they were shown to
her she insisted the whole play be
repeated several times. Edmond
Restand accompanied her to the ex-
hibftion, and when she had delighted
" watched the films run OF several
umes she turned to him with all the
enthusiasm of chorus girl, saying:
Nov. what next Is there for me to
do?"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-10
City Council.

Lafayette, La, May 3, 1912.
A special meeting of the City
Council was held this day with May
or Trahan Presiding, Messrs. Mont
gomery, Krauss, Jeanmard, Boud
reaux and Caffery, present, and Mou
ton and Jagou absent.
The Mayor stated that the purpose
of this meeting was to consider the
following telegram received by him
on the evening Of the 3rd:
please organize relief committee
for your town and vicinity-be pre-
pared to receive refugees from Mel
vile or other points east. Will come
to Lafayette tonight; confer with
Breaux Bridge as to duties commit
tees. Make estimate rations requir
ed for refugees your vicinity. Ben
net, Capt. U. s. Army"
After discussion of theAsubject or
motion duly seconded and carried.
the Mayor appointed the following
committee to take charge Of the sit
uation, with full power 10 act:
A. M. Martin, chairman; Chas. De
Daillon, J. J. Fournet. Gus Schmulen,
Albert Trahan. M. Rosenfield, Robt
H. Broussard, E. d. Pellerin, Jr.. c. C.
Bryant, Tom Ryan, Albert Boud.
reaux, Geo. Gauthier, C. o. Theriot
Tom Rogers; Joe e. Mouton, whole
City Council and whole police force.
There being no further business,
the Council, on motion duly seconded
and carried, the meeting adjourned.
A. r. TRAHAN,
Mayor.
DAN DEBAILLON,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-10

Rich women who are ever on he
watch for antique bits Of silver or pev.
ter, says the New York Tribune, have
taken to carrying small silver-mountr
ed microscopes, so that the hallmarks
can be examined with ease and the
accuracy Of the date be determined
Dealers in antiques are very apt to
talk glibly of George II. silver or o.
George III, and even Of William aud
Mary, pieces Of those Of good Quee, !.
Anne. and this prattle is bound t.
make an impression with those wh2
do not know, and can also fool th
near-sighted customer. Hence tn
microscope and . little folded pape
(not mentioned to the dealer), where
by the memory 10 refreshed.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-10
Arrested and Taken to Franklin.

Arrested and Taken to Franklin.
The officers here being notified to
arrest George Gates, alias Miller
wanted in Franklin on the charge OF
obtaining money on false pretenses
found him stopping at the Gordon
with his wife and locked him in the
city Jail. The chief of police of Nor
gan City came for him Tuesday and
took him to Franklin. 1t is stated
that Gates got SIT from Frank Price
livery stable man in Franklin, on
the pretense that he wanted to get
some baggage out of the express Of
flee, saying that he would do bust
ness in Franklin several days and
would need to rent some teams. In
stead of getting out his baggage he
took the next train for Lafayette.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-10
S. r. BIOSSAT,
At BIoSeAT'o JGWGlNV STORE
PHONE ST.
Finally Excused.

A Juror summoned to serve IN ~
court OF Judge Gates asked to be -
cused because Of pressing business
that he must attend to. The Judge -
fused to excuse him and went q
with the examination Of other jurors.
Every once in . while this juror would
interrupt and ask to be excused ~
cause OF the pressing needs OF ~
business and tbe Judge would Co..
mand him to sit down. At last Ju1Oo
Gates, losing patience. demanded:
And what II your business. -
that is 20 pressing?"
II am . guard at the smallpox hoop
pital and l have left six smallpox -
uents there this morning who nee1'
my attention" he answered.
There was . stampede from -
court room and the Judge, holding -
handkerchief to his nose, nodded -
he Juror 70 go.-ExcAAnCe.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-10
levees Still Holding.

Baton Rouge, La. May 8.-The
Pontchartrain protection levee at the
southern limits of the city. running
from the river back to the hills, was
completed early this morning and
the low country south of Baton
Rouge. along the east banks of the
Mississippi river, rests easy today.
II break should occur in the front
levee along the river here. the damage
would be confined to q small section
Of the city on the river front.
Another clear day has encouraged
those who are fighting to Aold the
front levee. At this critical period
much depends. upon the weather con-
ditions.
An additional 500 negro refugees
from the section flooded by the Tor
ras crevasse were brought in from
across the river today. Some of them
had been without food for three
days. and were SO weak they could
not walk up the hill.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-10
FLOOD CONDITIONS
levee Breaks at Long Bridge and at
MoreauviIIe-Lives lost-Dls-
tress and Suffering.

Morganza, La, May 8.-Stories OF
distress and suffering that would
touch the hardest heart are heard
everywhere as the flood-stricken in.
habitants Of the Torras crevasse are
brought in. Each party arriving has
some new experience to relate OF
how they escaped the foods fury,
and how they we're finally rescued,
but practically all of them tell OF
having lost everything but the cloth
ing they wear.
Most of those rescued near Nor.
ganza yesterday and during last night
were negroes, but number of white
families were brought in. Among
these was Mrs. Edmond Beauvais,
the wife of a well-to-do farmer, who
was compelled to desert her home on
Bayou Fordoche, several miles west
of here. Mrs. Beauvais is the moth
or of ten daughters and one son, who
is a mechanical engineer in Califor-
MIA. Eight of the daughters, the
youngest three years old, lived with
her. They lost practically every
thing. The smaller children we're
barefooted, and were clad in slips
hurriedly picked up as they were
hurriedly rescued from their home.
Mrs. Beauvais was almost crazed
from her experience and grief over
the loss of all the savings of a life
time.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-10
sheritr Has Blood Hounds.

Sheriff Lacoste has received twelve
1ne bred and well trained blood
hounds. He will keep two, the city
two, and the rest he will place at
different points in the parish.
Wednesday evening and yesterday
morning the dogs were tried and
gave excellent satisfaction. taking
the trail Of the negro who consented
70 give the dogs run, and follow
ing unerringly over pastures through
woods and fields and making the ne
gro climb q tree near the Pest House.
Blood hounds may not be often
seeded, but when they are needed,
they are needed at once and Sheriff
Lacoste will now be ready when the
occasion comes.