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Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
Bourke to Quit the
Board and Try for
Burgess Position

W. T. Borrke. chairman Of the teachers
committee OF the Board OF Education,
viii resign at the first OF second meeting
OF the Board in June. His term expires
January L Immediately upon his restgns-
ton will begin q merry war over the
election Of a member TO mi the vacancy,
Upon the outcome OF this election will
depend the position OF secretary to which
Mr. Bourke aspires.
j. F. Burgess. present secretary. has al
least five members OF the board who will
support him for reelection. others hav-
ing as yet expressed no preference. James
Richardson, chairman Of the finance
committee. is slated for the leader In the
fight to retain Burgess.
Or. Z. Holovtchiner. chairman OF the
buildings and grounds committee. has
been accredited with supporting Bourke,
but he asserts that he is taking no part
in the campaign. % believe Burgess is a
good, competent man" he said. and also
] think Bourke could FIN the position"
Election will be held about the first
OF July. ]. W. Maynard. custodian Of
supplies. and Duncan Finlayson. superin-
tendent Of buildings. will probably retain
their offices. The fight for the secre-
taryship. however, is gradually becoming
bitter as the issue remains In doubt and
while the members Of the board are reti-
cent they are scheduled for q warm
scrap before the case is settled.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
Rourke to Be Host
to 10000 School
Children Friday

Pa Rourke expects fully 1000 kids at
the ball park this afternoon when
the Omaha team will play the last game
of the series with the Antsiopes. The day
has been set aside as school kids day
and every boy and siri OF school age will
be admitted 10 the grounds free Of
charge,
Ladies' day will not be in effect to-
day and all women who appear ct thu
park without money enough for . ticket
will be turned away as every available
seat will be turned over to the kids" and
the paid admissions. Pas plan is TO let
all the school children from the grade
schools. high schools. universities. coli
leges. parochial school and private
schools of Omaha and South Omaha into
the stands. free sratis.
In order that he may tell lust what
the attendance Is Mr., Rourke will put
everyone through the turnstile. Teachers
will also be allowed in the stands free.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
GROCERIES, ARE GOING DOWN
Butter Drops Three Cents, but is Six
Higher Than Year Ago.
GREEN SUITS MUCH CHEAPER
Carload of PineappIes Expected
to Arrive IN Omaha Soon for
the csanins and Preserv-
inG season.

Butter on the local market is @ cents.
cents cheaper than 9 week ago. But
the price is cents higher than year
ago.
Cheese. which usually is as strong as
butter. is tagging behind In the aero
nautio capers. having fallen a couple OF
pennies Brick cheese tamhled > cents and
is now retailed at . cents. American
cheese is dispensed az quarter a pound.
Vegetables are coming to the rescue Of
the common people. While cabbage was
nickel. II has declined 10 cents a
pound. Spinach has felt the press OF
dandelion competition and has gone down
to q nickel a peck. AL the things that
the grocer puts in punches are coming
down. Radishes are selling eight lunches
for cents onions six punches for the
same price. lettuce three heads for 5
cents. rhubsrb four punches for cents.
asparagus two for and cucumbers three
for dime.
New potatoes are limited three pounds
for 10 cents. while they did sell at 5 cents
pound. csuliflower is selling at III
cents a pound.
Pinesppiss are expected to 60 down. A
carload will arrive In Omaha Friday
ready for the canning and preserving sea-
son. They are expected to sell At $50 and
$50 9 case.
A. King. manager Of the grocery de-
partment at Hayden's. says the housewife
did not take advantage Of the low price
Of strawberries. They are now solng up.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
Chief Jump Believes
Omaha Lively Town

When Chief Of Police Jump Of Absr-
deem, .. D.. dropped Oft In Omaha to pay
bis respects to the Omaha police he did
not expect to be forced TO do what his
name implied-to jump and jump lively.
But he did.
There were numerous raids calls for
DRINKS, fights, suicides and would-be-
suicides. and to all Of these Chief jump
was taken along AZ midnight while try
Ing TO catch q quiet breath. he leaned over
to Sergeant Cook and exclaimed;
DO you know. sergeant. that think
Omaha Is the livslisst plsos have ever
visited. have been treated royalty. And,
DO you know. had believed omahs 9
very quiet place. Why you have more
excitement here IN night than we have
in a year up at Aberdeen"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
Bancroft School
Children Enjoy a
Lively Field Day

Field day was held yesterday by
the students OF the Bancroft school at
Riverview park. Games, running and
jumping contests, singing and folk dances
comprised the days program. Besides the
children and teachers a large number Of
relatives and friends Of the pupils enjoyed
the outing.
The boys Of the firth, sixth, seventh and
eighth grades took part In the followins
contents: Running broad jump. running
high Jump. fifty-yard dash. relay race.
one-eighth mile race and tug OF war.
"A Partner Sweet" was given by
Helen NJ. Hitte. and THE Muffin Man .
by Maris r. Hopper. Meeting and Greet
Ing" folk dance. was ably presented
by the children OF the kindersarten.
The Clap dance" German. and the
Dance OF Greeting" Danish. were rem
dered by the pupils of the first grade, and
n See You" and Coming Through the
Rye" by the children Of the second grade.
Annie Went to the Cabbage Patch" was
given by the third grade. and ACE Of
Diamonds. BY the fourth grade pupils-
Circus" was danced BY the fifth srade
students, and the Norwegian Mountain
March" by the sixth grade was also
very good, as was the May pole dance BY
tho seventh grade students. The days
exercises were brought to a close BY tina
Swedish Weaving Came" by the stu-
dents Of the eighth grade.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
National Convention
Of Musicians is to
Open Here Monday

The National convention OF musicians
will open In Omaha Monday. when 800
delegates representing nearly every city
and town In the United States will have
arrived.
There will be big band to escort the
delegates from the Paxton hotel. the head
quarters, to Washington hall, where the
business sessions VIII be held. The visitors
win be entertained at q banquet az WASH
inxton hall Tuesday evening. and all day
Wednesday at Manawa Thursday after
noon the Llninger Art gallery will be In
spscted by the women. who will also
have a reception at the Paxton Monday.
shopping tour Tuesday afternoon.
an automobile ride over the city Friday.
ending at the Grand Central hotel in
Council Bluffs, where refreshments will
be served.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
WATER SETTLEMENT DELAY
Absence of Attorney Stout Puts the
Hearing Off Another Day.
STILL HOPE FOR AGREEMENT
Judge Munger Has Returned and
All the Attorneys Are Expected
to Re In Court Friday
for the Hearing.

Fixing Of supersedeas bond or settle
nent Of the suit brought by the Omaha
Water company is rlrther delayed until
John r. Stout. attorney for the water
company. returns from Pspilhon. where
b. Is attending a case IN the Sarpy
county court. His return was looked fol
Thursday and all the attorneys in the
water case are expected to appear before
Judge Munger.
Judge Munger returned from North
Platte Thursday and WAS ready TO hear
arguments concerning the supersedeas
bond required OF the company in It's ap.
peal to the circuit court Of appeals. The
matter has been put off repeatedly since
Saturday because Of absence Of attorneys
or the court.
Rumor of Further Court Action.
II has been rumored that the water
company intends TO apply for a writ OF
certiorari from the appellate court and
take its appeal direct to the supreme
court Of the United States for earlier set
Element. The city, II lie said. is prepared
to file exceptions TO this application.
Another rumor has II that the city
and water company will drop all litiga.
ton and come to q settlement out of the
courts II is believed the amount claimed
by the company of some $4,000 and the
claim Of the city on the matter of de-
probation, disallowed by Judge Munger,
OF a half million dollars, could balance
the respective claims. The interest on
the bond required Of the company and
the interest the city is now paying on lis
water bond issue are items which may
hasten this settlement and a subsequent
taking over OF the plant BY the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
UNI or OMAHA STUDENTS
READY FOR THEIR GALA DAY

All 10 In readiness at the University Of
Omaha for the annual Gala day exer-
rises. The last rehearsal was held last
night Though that Is only the second
year that the fete day has been In exis-
tence. there 10 every indication that the
attendanee Friday afternoon and eve
ming will far exceed that Of last year.
So far the ticket sale has been very
heavy, the different classes together have
already sold more tickets than were sold
last year in ticket sale and at the door.
The browning Of the queen Of May.
which viii be the most elaborate fea-
ture OF the festivities will be performed
both afternoon and evening on the uni
varsity campus. Miss Gladys solomon
will be the queen and Miss Lottis Under
hin. as maid of honor. win placs the
crown upon the head Of Miss Solomon.
Immediately after the installation the
students will put on an amateur vsude-
Vile In which every class and two Of the
student organizations will DO ''turns.''
The dramatic society viii give q one act
comedy entitled Mise pouIton's Or
chids" The Utoplon society will give .
musical flower drill The freshmen ciass
viii bring to light all Of the domestic
intrigues which arise In many happs
families in thar play An Obstinate Fam.
ny" The sophomore class win furnish
the most gorgeous act In presenting q
beautiful minust. in the minust there VIII
be eight couples wearing the dress Of
the colonial forefsthers. The Junior elss'
win complete the program In an Original
musical comedy entitled AT the End o.
the Piez"
The money realized on the entertain
msnt win 90 to make up the deficit n
the treasury of the Athletic associations
incident to athletics Last year the fss-
tivsl nstts6 over enc hundred dollars
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
SHIPPERS GO TO KANSAS
CITY TO PROTEST RULE 10

TO protest against the application Of
Rnls 10 10 any part Of western elassi-
fication. q. body Of Omaha 3obbers and
attorneys left last night for Kansas
City to attend the hearing Of the Inter
state Commerce commission
Henry T. Clark. st.. representing the
Nebraska STATE Railway commission. and
u. J. Novann. repressntiny the Omaha
Commercial club. are n the party.
Other members VIII be: Commission Guilc
Of the Commercial club. w. 3. Wright d
the wrssaf q WaAelEny eonDany. y. J.
Hosi Of the Nccord-Brady company. John
xshhop .r. Of me Fsirmont Creamery
company; walter 8. Written. secretary
q the Lincoln Commercial club. and W.
n 9iEss % the observation-disclosures
courany.
Western classification 81 has bean s1s-
psncst until Decsmber "a
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
vANN USES SICK MANS
MONEY TO ACQUIRE A JAG

Tom vsnn proved himself to be friend
in need when William Hutchinson be-
came IN and had to be taken to a hospital
for an operation. Hutchinson was desti.
tute and calling vsnn to him. requested
his friend to so out and collect $50 that
was due him In small sums from sew.
ersl persons. vann did 90 he was hidden,
but instead Of turning the money over 70
the sick man. he proceeded to take aboard
q cargo Of liquor that required the en-
tire amount collected.
Hutchinson told the police about this
infideiity OF vann. and Thursday nigh,
Detectives Duns and Fleming arrested
him while he lay slssping off his In
toxication In jefferson square
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
BRIEF CITY NEWS


nave Boof Pint n
lighting Ftxturss-Burgsss-Gr
y. - chrk. nzns. 18th and Douglas
chas. Z. Thomas, Room Az, Bee Bldg.
has the official blanks for application for
increase Of pensions under late law Nay
II. 49,
pefiss Sanitation Laws-w. H. Rus
sell OF SIS Poppleton avenue. was fined
IS and costs for failure to connect with
the sewers near his house. He appealed
the case. ccntending that be need not
connect with the sewers unless he so
desired.
Drunk, Pals Down stairs-Too many
drinks caused Fred Evans. an employe
Of the Paxton hotel. to fall down stairs
He told Judge Aitstadt that the heat
caused his fall. but the officers said fl
was too much booze. Five days were given
Evans for NOT admitting the truth.
Thomas Dies Of Heart rreuhls-Myron
e. Thomas, the circulation agent for The
Bee and Twentieth Century Farmer. who
died Sunday afternoon In jefferson
Square park. came to his death from or
ganic heart trouble. according to q cor
oner's jury. The funeral arrangements are
yet uncompleted
wealthy Drunk. Broke sohsr--Hallu-
cinations cause many to believe they are
wealthy and vice versa. Yesterday
George Percell had John Davis, colored,
arrested. He told the officers Davis had
robbed him of $50 Both men were in
toxicsted. When sober Perceli could not
remember having so much money and
Davis was discharged.
Burned Building Ordered Dewn-Fire-
warden Ed Morris has ordered the old
frame tin-shop at Eighteenth and Csss
streets torn down, and Mrs. X. Nelson.
owner OF the lot, will erect in the place
thereof modern brick structure. Fire
recently partially destroyed the tinshop
and residents have complained that 1t
was unsafe and ought to be torn down.
Mrs. Nelson has agreed to erect brick
business house to replace It and work Of
demolishing the half-burned building will
be started shortly.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
WRIGHT is ARRESTED AGAIN
FOR FOSTERING MRS. CARR

Almost all the troubles that George
Wright. a plumber and ex-street car
conductor. has experienced while in
Omaha can be laid TO his infatustion for
Mrs. Julia Carr. married woman. who
refuses his attentions.
on March q Wright assaulted Mrs.
Carr because she would not commit sui.
eide with him. She had him forcibly ar
rested and he was fined SIS and costs.
wednesday he foreibly took gold watch
from her neck, and again he was ar
rested He told the court that he took
the watch 10 force her to meet him At
Nineteenth and Chicago streets. For his
offense Judge Altstadt gave him ten days
IN Jail
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
That's Why Women Should
Abolish Dandrun and End
Scalp Itch.

one noted authority says that there are
flvs ealdhsaAsd women 70 svsry -four
hsidhsadsd men. and loss a hair among
wsunsn 10 rapidiy inoressins. this 10 the
startling statement puhfishsd In one Of
the standard msxaEines.
This would indeed b distrsssins news
for woman were It not Cor the fast thst
PARIsrAN SAGE will surely prevent
loss Of hair from sithsr man or women.
Ladies. don't worry; this great au-
thority may be hight and may be wrong.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
New-Pangled
Alarm is Stolen
by Slick Burglar

Fearing that someone might break into
their establishment some night and carry
off a coffin. corpse or bottle Of EN-
ealming fluid. Bradley 4 Dcrrsnee In
stalled new tangled burglar alarm
known as q protectcgrsph.
But there was one eulprit who refused
10 be frightened BY t. He eSered the
place, hynotised the ecntrivanee and car
RED II away,
Morris Nicholson Book has been ar
rested on suspicion Of having taken the
alarm. but he says he does not know any
thing about O..
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

pr. and Nrs- D u. Brookneid Of Idaho
Falls II n the city visiting his father,
Ben Brockfield. Ct the Union Pacific.
Prssi1enf eteokey. Of Bellevue. vii De-
liver the commencement address for the
Ariington Hssh school Friday evening.
Q. A. e<arie, vice Chairman Of the gocd
rozdn co-1<zit-ee OF the Commsrelsi club.
win rp&ak Frsday night AZ wakefsei1
Nen.. On .'Frzctical Itsas IN TIE Malanr
q Coed Roadz-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
Society Girls Will
Root at Ball Game

Instead Of holding their regular semi.
monthly program meeting, the girls who
are msmbers OF the Pleaidss society Of
the Omaha high school will attend the
ball game this aftsrcnon and use thsir
yocifsrous efforts for the Rourkes. The
society has membership OF thirty and
everyone OF that number is a staurch
fanette
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
Two Nebraskans Get
Degrees from Iowa

IOWA CITY. Ia. May 22.-tspecial Tel
egram.)-The University of lowas 1914
graduation list issued today, contains the
name OF Charles Motifs. Omaha dentistry.
and Iona Trott. Lincoln. medicine.
Ksy 70 tha Situaffnn--RaA AAysrtlxinr
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24
MORE BALDHEADED WOMEN Than
men, SAYS AUTHORITY

Just put your faith In rARf6lAN GAGE.
I vii kesp for you al the hair ysu
have nov and grow for you An abunc-
snes Of nsv hair.
PARiG1AN AA0p u TIE most dstiEht-
ful and invigorsunE hair drsssing In the
world, 10 ysu DO not We u daily you are
nsissing q glorious treat n "a not Q dye
and does not contain . particle OF
DANGEROUS sugar Of Iced or sulphur.
II viii bsnish 'dsn4rHff. I'LL tho dan
druff ssrns tcsuss Of esldnsssD. stop fall
ING hair snd sesip itch 10 to weeks
PARfsIAN SAGE also puts iustre and
radiance into dun. fadsd hair. Large
bottle 90 cents at Ill drug and Depart
msnt stores and q oeuntesv vhsrs teiiss
sosds are sold R@fuss substitutes. ASH
for PAaIsfAE sAdE-the siri with Az
,.rn hair On every carton and bottle.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24

Ths Persistent ana Judicious Use Of
Newspaper Advertising Is the Road to
Business Success.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-24

Key to the sitaation--see Advertising
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-01
Oairt Iit.lc Boz.

taf,n" NJ IS H''N''h AMY o"i
ccis are NJ" lar los common thah II
the 'socH old days
Ia a rcSimont2' hrl'laF BOOK o' thf
carry 6eS can SIN ne read me eh''F
Nj Nrursh'on btfs IF lnlinS orc
bottle of Ut iant Nj. Johns NH he
drunk before iiHe h'gA'f From this
d3ir. To 'alH tier" IS tn" S'2fllnri'H'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-01
Sized Things Up.

his actions nor had he jumped to con
CluSiGns He had stood al the gate
and sized things up as be chew his
! esd lie had recognized the tact r. :
. IN auto was bigger than he was. and
/ that II kicked up far more dust. Int
goat, and he had never yet met an =
: thing that colld stand hcad-nn co..
! Ii jon with hln lie would Lpiiy tor
! awhile aal then 10 business. Spiar
OF those who lelicyed they could read
III; thoughts said he was pictulir3 ~
/ ifu.o.i a mile OF highway filled Wii1
, y,,a he'd aato3 ard groa, ing f9cn
( O;ters warned Mis- Cherl;r tlat -,
la;al day woa'i d.rn foi aim. .
she refused to fence oiM ~.
Oae sunday ho;i.i. : t. au1,
reads iog Las.e IS ~ ~ M
usually bca:'s mt 80 j. ~
fence hall d; tic 10 81 - .
kinks out OF his !-gs Then D. I -
ted OF 10 the public rqpare ana yp
ed Alter a quarter Of an hour. diI
Ing which interval he paid rot H.,
least attention to the insulting re-
marks of the half dozen iGlers ON The
tavern steps, he espied an auto. There
were three men In 1t, and they had no
cause for haste
Plutarch walked to the middle OF
the street and posed himself ms
heart did not beat one faster. The
auto horn walled at him, but he did
not bat an eve. The coming vehic.e
might have swerved from its course.
but IL did not. The goat might have
sidestepred and saved his bacon. but
he was no such goat Head down ard
his tail jerking. and the collision
cane.
The auto did not rise thirty feet
into tho mir and come down with a
kerchunk, 1t vas the goat. But tor
a young man In the tonneau of t.c
machine the alto would have paced
on with digaiiied indifference. He or
dcred a stop ard got down. Be.rcs
him lay the hudd.ed remains CT whaj
had once been goat in his halcec1 |
days lie was now smashed, ir3zz pf, !
trosen-pgiped. Never again fer hI..l' .
Some ren would have dropped a
silent tear and passed On 70 Hill deg /
in another VII. &c. but not Fred G.ea- :
son. Ills INQUIRIES as 10 the owner 81 !
the victim were answered. ara IL t
stTaigi.t~2y proceeded to TIE regi
dcIce c: Broker Vale and sent t.s /
card in 10 Miss Chorrie. She car.-
into the parlor prepared TO frd BOOK
agent and make short work OF h,al,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-01
RufQrch'S
Mission
BY Donald Allen
(CopyE:ght 1911. BY Associated Iiteran
Press.l

Copyright 1911. BY Associated Literary
Press.)
Miss Cherrie Vale. almost twenty
years old. had decided ideas about
suburban life. Ore OF them was TO
Keep goat as pet. cOmrade and
friend. She had no care for canary,
parrot. dog or cat. but she did want
goat. and she wanted a name for
him. Just why she called him Plutarcn
she never explained. but that cogn0.
men was bestowed upon the animal
generally referred to as Billy. the day
she bought him in the Oi'y and had
him shipped out to the village.
Miss Cherrie hid plenty OF friends.
Among themselves they said a goat
was queer pet for a girl to keep
around. but when any one was asked
Why a goat shouldn't be coddled.
combed, petted and fed on the best OF
the land he could put forward no good
objection. That the Vale goat appre
cia'ed his position in society was to be
noted in his walk: that the bad boys
In the village had better let him alone
was shown when Miss Cherrie went
for them with a horscwhip and the
village constable afterwards hight
ened them With threats OF chains and
DUNGEONS.
Three months AFTER his arrival
from the ,i;y Put1rch owned the vii.
lag. |, WAS his privilege TO wander
whtl he won'd and he rrro!ested by
man IN hc2>, Ilr took on the dignity
OF governor and the cXeusivencss
OF tx president OF a butter trust. and
hi DAYS We're full ~ complaccncy
I'll, " ta.lr the SHADOW oil trouble. and
il soon developed into Il solid sub.
stance.
A new hri'9e WAS built across a
creek, a s,c,p hall Gt2d d down and
n;c2fam ieaa hrCG9At HE autos
chtgc!.s throuSh a village which had
hitherto been ayni,itd
Thr deg rau ont. 10 be knocked
down ami loi.ed sor Some were
killcl AMI others went hmplng away
to bc wiser nest tine After a few
weeks Pnlaioh Vale Was ahOut the
only living thing in the village who
hadn't come TO The conclusion that an
auto had the right OF way over every.
thing He hadn't been impuIsive In