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Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19
Railroad Officials
Held for Deaths Of
Twenty-Six Persons

WASHINGTON. May B.-officials OF
the Galveston. Harrisburg q San Antonio
railroad were held 10 have been at fault
for the explosion OF locomotive boiler
at San Antonio last March, when twenty
six persons were killed and thirty-two
injured, In a report made to the Inter-
state Commerce commission today by in
spectors who conducted an inquiry. The
explosion was due TO excessive steam.
said the inspectors. caused by an mex
perienccd employe Tightening the screws
of the safety valve.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

wead, J. W. Robbins and W. T. Graham
The officers Of the first exchange were;
7. s. Garrison. president; w. II. Green.
vice president. and p. B. Woodleaf, sec-
retary-treasurer. The original roll fol-
lows: -,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19
Kinkaid Takes Nap
as Mondell Speaks

WASHINGTON, May ls-The house de-
bated the Panama canal administration
bill yesterday and at the night session
until II O'Clock. There viii be three hours
OF debate tomorrow and the bin then viii
be taken up for amendment under the
fiye-minute rule. The debate today cen
tered about the proposal TO give TO Amer,-
can ships free passage or very low tolls
Some commended the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty prevented that
The night session was slow. At enc
juncture Representative MondeIl OF wyo-
ming. who was making a speech. dis
covered Representative Kinkaid Of Ne
braska asleep and awoke him
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

Burd r. Miller. the architect, has just
issued a book containing some bnnsalow
and house plans he and his designers
have drawn. There are designs for
bungalow homes and fine residences.
ranging In price from s1eoo to more than
$1,000.
The book IL unusually attractive. The
engravines were made by the Baker
Bros. company and A. l. Root did the
printing.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

J. T. Mcvittie, whose cigar store In
the orpheum Is known 70 everyone ID
Omaha, has leased a place. In the Board.
OF Trade building. Sos South Sixteenth
street. Candy and special lines viii be
carried in stock in the new place and
flowers will be sold there.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19
NINE M00RS IMPLICATED
IN MASSACRE CONDEMNED

FEz. Morocco. May 1s-A eourt-mar-
tial today condemned nine Moors to death
for participating in the massacre in the
middle Of April. when fifteen French Of
ficers and forty soldiers were killed
and twelve French civilians mastered.
while four French officers and seventy
soldiers were wounded and over 100 He
brews we're slain and large number
wounded and mutlllated.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19
DISCOVERY OF cHARRED BODY
LEADS TO TWO INDICTMENTS

RAPID cTTY. q D.. May lS-Ths grand
jury today returned indictments aesins.
F. n Gage and Henry Andrews ehsrs-
ing them with the murder Of. Bert Nor.
risen In Novemher MI. Morrison's body
was found In burned claim sback near
Canyon Lake last January. The body
was mass Of ehsrred bones Clothing
found under the armpits served 70
idenfify the man.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19
MARTIN FAYORS CANAL BILL
Congressman Would Bar Free Use to
Railroad Owned Ships,
SUGAR BILL UP
Measure Reported Out of Senate
Committee on Finance and Cham
pions Home. sugar Industry
In No Uncertain Way.

F'rom staff correspsndent.)
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May B-tspe-
clal Telegram. THE sweeping provision
In the Panama canal bill prohibiting the
use OF the canal to railroad owned ves-
sells. now before the house for debate was
supported yesterday by Representative
Martin Of South Dakota. II such vessels
were admitted II was almost sure, In Mr..
Martins opinion. TO lead to the sitting
Of competition and lessen the benefits
that would otherwise be conferred upon
American Industries by the opening Of
tho great waterway
Mr.. Martin also opposed the admission
free to the canal Of ships engaged In the
coastwise trade. Declaring that the Pa
elfic coast steamship companies were en-
deavoring to secure free tolls. Mr.. Mar
tin said that they already had monop-
oily and that 1t should not D- -urther rec
ognizcd by government sanction OF free
tolls.
s"The coastwise states will reap the
largest benefits anyway from the Pan
anna icanal. because Of their large ship
ping interests" said Mr.. Martin. IF
their vessels are to be admitted free, It
will result in increased taxation. which
must be borne by interior states in a
,fpeasure entirely out OF proportion TO the
,heneflts accruihg to them. II is esti-
mated that II will cost 900 annually
10 maintain the canal. and to that must
be added slooooooo for the interest on
bonds. II would not be fair to allow
free use Of the canal and then tax the
increased burden on those who do not
reap the benefits"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19


this for full fifteen
minutes. 3 en- Il y
rubbing the sore
parts The effect
Is really wonder
ful All soreness
goes Instantly: the
feet feel 50 good
you could sing for
Joy. c orn Q and
callouses can b
peeled right eff. 1t
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19
sub.titute sugar BiiI.

The senate committee on finance today
reported out substitute on free sugar
bill which recently passed the democratic
house. The senate bill eliminates the
duties, standard of color test and the
refiners differentlal and leaves the duty
on raw sugar as II Is at present. The
senate report champions the cause of
the home sugar industry as unequivocally
as the house report chsmploned the cause
Of the American reflners of imported raw
sugar, II cites the fact that the refiners
marked up the price OF refined sugar
last fall regardless OF the low price Of
raw sugar. and that the coming onto
the market of the home beet sugar crop
brought down the price nearly cents
pound and thereby saved the consumers
Of the country many millions OF dollars.
The report goes into the indirect agricul-
tural benefits OF sugar beet culture and
shows that the sugar beet farmers of
both Germany and the United states have
doubled their yields Of other crops
through growing sugar beets on their
fields one year In four
Gurdon w. wattles OF Omaha was In
Washington today. Business in New York
City has brought him east and while
awaiting development OF certain affairs
in which he Is interested he came over
from Gotham TO try the golf links Of
the Columbia club with Senators Hitch
cock and Brown.
Protest against the passage Of the Old
field patent bill has been made by the
North Platte Business and Professional
Mems association. They fear that It will
damage merchants by leaving the price Of
patented articles open TO mail order
houses, chain stores and other like con-
Germs. and that they may use their
patented articles as leaders and thereby
make II impossible for local merchants
to realize legitimate profits. They say
also that It would retard the movement Of
people from the larger cities to the smaller
towns. Both senators are asked to work
against II. likewise Representative Kin
kaid % the Sixth district
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

Architect II. A. Raspke seems to have
special liking for drawing plans for
physicians. In the last week he has COM
pleted drawings for two homes, to be
built at Thirty-second and Creighton
avenues by Drs. A. A. ,crandell and. L.
w. Morseman. They win be pretty resi-
dences and face beautiful Hanscom
park.
For DR.. A. F. Jonas, Raapke1 s making
plans for q private museum and library.
II viii be built as a conservatory on the
first avenue.
But the architect does not confine him
self to physicians only. Recently he fin.
ished plans for $4,000 apartment house
to be built by Edward Johnson at Thirty
sixth and Poppleton avenues. The house
win contain twelve apartments Of five
rooms each.
Its bedrooms and kitchen will be fin
ished In gum wood. while other rooms
will be finished in hard oak A beauti-
ful balcony and two canopied entrances
will be among other features Of the
building.
Machinery ofsthe T. r. Stroud COM
pany will start again tomorrow. The
amount OF floor space in the rebuilt fac
tory win be double that Of the fire de-
stroyed structure In width.
The new Scottish Rite cathedral win
be started within few weeks by Gould
q Son. who were awarded the contract
Friday. The building viii be completed
BY next year.
II will face the Omaha club and stand
on the southwest corner Of Twentieth
and Douglas streets. The edifice is to
be three stories high and measure ssx12i
feat Inhn Iafenser. drew thu plana
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

givees immediate relief for sore nunions.
Iweafy. smelly and aching feet A
twenty-five cent box Of calocide IL said
(-o be sufficient TO: cure the worst feet
the cause Of the trouble. Don't waste
time on uncertain remedies. Any drug
gfst has Caiocide compound In stock or
be can get II in q few hours frpn his
wholesale house II IL not Q patent
medicfne but Is al ethical preparation
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-10
Ninht Iohs For the IemeIer.

Under the jewelers. letter box and
door bell was a second bell labeled
"JeWelcr,s night beIl.r "Kindly ex-
platn." snid the visitor 'Is the cray
ing for diamonds and wedding rings
50 Unsuitable that YOU have to get up
ut night 70 meet the demand2"
1T Ia not the prospect OF making q
sale that gets me out or bed after mid
hight" said the jewelcr. but the mis-
fortunes Of my fellow man. Abont the
only people who ring me up after
working hours are those who have a
piece OF jewelry on that they can't get
OF ana don't dare to wear until morn
ing for fear OF blood poisoning. These
accidents happen often. Every doctor
in town knows | n he routed out
In an emergency case. so all rings that
must be filed of swollen fingers. NIL
earrings that must be removed from
in6amed ears. all necklaces and brace
lets that must he taken from bruised
necks and wrists without delay are
brought TO me,"-New York Press.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-10
The Fiddle Drill.

The ''fddle drill' is one OF the Oldest
stonecutting tools In existence. Ii Is
said to antedate Greek sculpture and
IL in use today In about the same form
as 1t was 1000 years ago. AS its name
implies. It's action resembles a iddle
The drill Is OF two pieces. In one hand
a carver holds the drill stock. which l.
like a carpenters brace. except that II
is straight instead Of having a crank.
In the other hand~h he holds the bow"
which is strung with a brass wire and
which is given a turn around the drill
stock. To use the drill the carver
places the drill stock against his breast.
boiling 1t with his left hand. and with
his right he draws the bow back and
forth. fiddle fashion This imparts q
rotary motion 70 the drill stock. and
the drill is ground to cut IN either way
IL turns. The eddie drill IL used IN the
finest work. in crevices where the
sculptor cotIld not reach with his chisel
and hammer without endangering the
carving.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-10
How 10 Boil Water.

To boil water would seem TO be a
very simple thing. and yet the late
Charles Delmonico used TO shy That
very few people knew how to do, It.
THE secret is." he said. 'in putting
good fresh water into q clean kettle AZ
ready quite warm and setting the wa
ter to boiling quickly and then taking
II right OF for use In ten. coffee or
other drinks before II IS spoiled. To let
II steam and simmer and evaporate I'm
I'll the good wafer n IN the atmosphere
and the lime and iron and dregS only
left IN the kettle IL what makes a great
many people sick, and II ~ worse than
no water ut all" For water boiled like
this and favored with q few drops OF
lemon Juice Mr.. DeImonico use to
charge ms much rs for his best liquors.
and he often recommended II To his
customers and friends who complained
OF loss OF appetite.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-10
SAVING A WORK or ART.
Ingenious Scheme Of 4 Restorer OF
Damaged Masterpieces.

An instance OF the ingenuity exe4-
cised by ~restorers Of damaged master
pieces OF painting IS afforded by TIE
rescue OF a famous painting now OWL
ed by the widow of the late John Hay.
secretary Of state.
Mr.. Hay had q Madonna by Botticel-
II which was painted on a wooden
panel at least 400 years < The
wood bad begun to crack. and Ii was
feared that the painting would be
ruined. but n r~estorer vas found who
said he could save IL
The first step was to paste thin strips
Of tissue paper on the face Of the pic
ture. pressing the paper into the I'M
even surface Of the paint. Layers were
added until O thick body Of paper con-
'ealed the picture.
Then the picture was turned over.
md the restorer began to %sandpaper
the board away. After many months
IL careful work be had all the wood
eu,oved. and nothing but the paint adj
lercd 10 the paper. A piece Of linen
unvas was then glued to the paint,
nd the work OF removing the paper
rom tbe front OF the picture was an
iertAken. II required nearly q year 20
.Omplete the work. but when Il was
zone the painting vas left IN shape to
ast another four ccnturies.-Chicago
Record Herald.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-10
a Bold but unproftabIe Rctort.

Il passed that woman In the second
floor apartment downtown this after
noon with a wonderful new French hat
on. md she had her chin up so high In
the air she couldn't see any one She
knew said Mrs. Knox. with n tinGe OF
resentment IN her voice, as she began
to pave the way 10 inform her husband
that her own old awning was looking
disgracefuIly shabby and ready for
the church rummage sale.
'That's nothing" retorted Mr.. Knox
boldly. when q woman gets a new
Paris hat it generally goes to her
head"
Then be suddenly remembered that
he bad an engagement and decided
this was az good u time Is any to keep
it.-Kansas City Star.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-10
SLEEPING IN U
u Used to BE Rudely interrupted In
OIden Times In England.


One John Rudge is on record rs hav-
ing bequeathed. TO the parish OF Try
suIl. IN Shropshire. England. 20 shil-
lings a year to be paid 10 in poor man
employed to 80 about church in sum
mer to keep people awake.
AT another English church. that OF
Acton. in Cheshire. II was the practice
during the middle OF the last century
for one Of the churchwardens 10 pro
coed through the church during service
with q huge wand in his hand where
with IL any u OF the congregation
were observed to be asleep he was in
stantly awakened by q tap on the head
In Warwickshire n similar custom
prevailed. A warden bearing n stout
wand shaped like q hay fork MT the end
stepped stealthily up and down the
nav and the aisles, and whenever be
saw an individual asleep he touched
him so effectively that the nap was
broken. this being sometimes accom-
plished by the application OF the fork
10 the nape Of the neck.
4 more playful method obtained in
another church. The beadle went about
during service carrying a long stan. to
one end OF which was attached a fox's
brush and 70 the other u knob. With
the former he gently tickled the faces
of the women sleepers. while with the
knob he bestowed q sharp rap on the
heads OF male MISUNDERSTANDING.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-10
(seal)
The Specd
City Secretary.

Mr.. Ne wear (about to start on bis
first trip In his recently purchased mo
torcar. to his chauffeur)-Now. Will
liam. | wan it thoroughly understood
I will not have fast driving. Always
keep well under the legal limit. 0 as
close TO 1t as you car. Ten miles an
hour Is fast enough for me. What 1
want is comfort. not excitement. Do
you understand?
Three days later. "Er-er- William.
I must be back to the house by z
o'clock. This road seems very straight
and wide. l think you might 60 just q
little faster without dangerT'
Two days later. William, this dust
In very unpleasant. IL you could pass
that car nhead-it seems to be going
rather slowly"
Next day. Put on a little more
speed. William. There's no use In be-
ing q crank. This road Is too good TO
lose the chance" i'"i 'l
A week later. open her up. Will
liam. There are no police within five
miles, IN bet. and II there are who
cares! I'm out for fun. Let her rip
Let her rip. This Is no steam roller,
Let's have some speed."-Phnadelphia
Ledger. ffAi' ff.ttt til
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-10
The First Fiction.

The tale OF Two Brothers" written
1900 years ago by the Theban scribe.
Ennana, librarian Of the palace To
King Merenptah. the supposed Pha-
rnoh OF the Exodus. f. the Oldest work
Of fiction extant. The tale was writ
ten apparently for the entertainment
Of the crown prince. who subsequently,
reigned as Seti III. His name appears
in two places on the manuScript-prob
ably the only surviving autograph sig
natures OF m Egyptian king. This
piece OF antique fiction. written on
nineteen sheets Of pnpyrus In a bold
hierntic hand. was purchased IN Italy
by Nine. d'Orhiney. who sold il IN
1857 to the authorities OF the British
museum. where IL Is now known as
the D'Orbiney papyrus.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-10
A Wonderf,iI Child.

Zerah Colburn when a child had the
most wonderful memory for figures
ever known. He performed operations
Of addition. subtraction. multiplication
eleven q twenty places Of figures with
out setting one down OF paper. Being
once asked to raise eight 10 the six
teenth power. lie almost instantly re
sponded. The answer is 2S1.474.9T6.-
TO gyf."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-10
He SAW THINGS.
The Soy Obeyed His Dad and Learned
to Use His Eyes.


In the daily half hour confidential
talk with his boy an ambitious London
father tried 10 give some advice.
BE Observing. my son." said the
father on one occasion. Cultivate
the habit OF seeing. ana you Will be
A successful man. Study things and
remember them. Don't 20 through the
world blindly. Learn to use your eyes.
Boys who are observant know Il great
deal more than those who are not"
Willie listened In silence.
Several days later. when the entire
family. consisting Of his mother, aunt
and uncle, were present. his father
said:
We'll. Willie. have YOU kept using
your eyes. as | advised you 10 doT"
Willie nodded and after a moments
hesitation said:
II have seen q few things about the
house. Uncle Jim's got a bottle OF
hair dye hid under his bed. Aunt Jen-
MES got an extra set Of teeth and q
lot OF false hair IN her dresser. mas
got some curls sewed I'm her hat. and
pms got a pack Of cards and n box OF
dice and a leather covered flask behind
the bookcase. "-London Tit Bits
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-10
Some Butchersr Names.

A butcher who had some spare time
made Il study OF the New York tele-
phone directory for butchers whose
names are out Of the ordinary or at
the business. Sam Frankerfurter has
q shop at 30 East Seventh street and
A. WeiDer II at l4+3 avenue A. John
Now Is on Third avenue and Frank
Then on Amsterdam venue If they
formed a partnership Now & Then
would sound familiar. Wing Sang Is
IN the poultry business and A. Fox Is
a game dealer. Louis Rich ia on
Third avenue and John Richer IS In
the Bronx. Emil Half is on Amster-
dam avenue. George Idler hustles In
a market on Webster avenne John
Grab is taking things easy In his shop
Second Max Warm Is on
East Houston street. Max Lent Of
Norfolk street never keeps H. Joseph
Hug Of West Fifteenth street should
be a favorite with che For
the finish how about Julius Goodby Of
ayepue A?-Butchers' Advocate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-10
0RlENTALS APT PUPILS.
II Doesn't Take Them Long to Get the
Swing OF Our Ways.

0WhN9 W wv "0I
About the time the japanese or Sia-
mese student at Harvard has come to
know his way about the campus he
has forgotten 10 prefix honorable" 10
the names Of professors. he remembers
only dlmly that he used TO salaam 10
his elders. and he wears q cap with as
careless grace and comfort as any
other freshman.
If six weeks will make such trans
formation In the oriental six months
will so change him that even his
father would have difficulty IN recog-
nlzing him nj first glance. And he
can say, You get me. Harold. don't
you, old boy?" and Lets beat IT," as
readily rs though he were Boston born.
A tutor over In Cambridge takes
oriental students In charge as 500
as they arrive at the university and
Instructs them I'm the ways and neal
OF acquiring n working knowledge OF
English. IL makes no difference
whether the youngsters had any edu-
cation In the English language or not
before they left home.
The Chluese or the japanese student.
the tntor says, IS invariably quick. de-
termIned AMI eager TO learn. Also. &C
cordlng 10 this tutor. nc unlearns n lot
OF oriental things.-Boston Herald.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-10
Didn't Sound Riuht.

"Ma, what does d q stand fOr?"
Doctor Of divinity. my dear. Don't
they teach you the common abbrevIa-
tons I'm schOol?"
'Oh. yes. but that doesn't seem to
sound right here"
Read II out loud. my dear"
My Dear Geading) Witness = I
heard the defendant say. I'll make you
suffer for this: TIL be doctor of divinity
II | dont'"-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-10

pany for paving same and has By
said ordinance declared that one-third
t1-3) Of the cost of said paving OF
said District shall be paid by the own
ers OF property abutting upon said
portions or said streets, respectively,
and by the owners OF railroads and
street railroads occupying or using
or have a franchise to use or occupy
such streets or any portion thereof
and that one-third (1-3) OF the cost
OF said paving shall be assessed
against all abutting property and the
owners thereof. and that the total
cost Of said paving OF a strip nine
90 feet in width through such
streets or portions OF streets or use
shall be assessed against the owners
Of railroads occupying or using or
having a franchise to use or occupy
such streets or any portion thereof:
and
Whereas, since the passage and
taking effect Of said ordinance the
City Engineer OF said City of Browns
Vile has filed with this city council
his written statement relative to said
paving and improvement in said Paw
ing District No. Three go all in man
ner and form as provided and requir-
sd by Section /, subdivisions az,
(2), 80, (4) and go Of the general
paving ordinance Of said City Of
Brownsville, which was adopted by
the city council OF said city on Octo-
Der 23rd, 1911, and Is now Of ercord
in Book 4, pages 514 ct seq. Of the
minutes Of said city council, which
engineers statement is in words and
ngures as follows, viz:
Brownsville, Tex, Nov. It'll, 1912.
TO The Honorable City Council Of
the City OF Brownsville, Texas.
Gentlemen:
], j. w. Davis, your City Engineer,
hereby beg leave to report that in
compliance with the Paving Ordin-
ance, | herewith submit the follow
ing report assessing the cost of paw
ing in Paving District Number Three
80, on the AUDITING property in
said District and owners thereof.
Said assessment is based on a ba-
sis Of one-third Of the total cost per
front foot as required by said Paw
Ing Ordinance.
Said list contains a list OF persons,
firms, estates OF corporations, owning
property abutting on the streets or
portions thereof to be paved, with a
description OF the property by lots
and block numbers, and by number
Of front feet abutting on the streets,
or portions thereof to be paved be-
to each OF the owners, an ea-
Of the cost Of improvements
lying between the rails OF Railroads
and Street Railroads and two CD
feet on The outside thereof, and total
cost OF the improvements, and an es-
Of the benefit that will be re-
by abutting property or by the
owners thereof resulting from the
proposed Improvements, separately
for each abutting lot or
part OF a lot, and set against each lot
in the aforesaid lots or lots and their .
owners.
Respectfully Submitted,
F4 J. w. DAVIS,
City Engineer.