Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 17, 1909, Page 3

President of Auditorium Company Had Close Call for Life, STORM WATER UPSETS HIS WAGON Lond of Supplies Was Lost in Friday Night—Sunday Not te Be B sht to the City. Torrent ¢ Stupfel, a prominent farmer and Lot of the Counefl Bluffs Auditorium upuny, had an exciting time of it while ng to bis home, a few miles east of city, durlng the heavy storm Friday night. He had just crossed the bridge over Mosquito creek. when the dway was transformed Into a veritable torrent, the water raging over twp feet d A big log carried along by the force of the water #truck the wagon and the next thing Mr. Btupfel knew he was floundering about in the torrent, while his wagon Was upside down and the horses were struggling io keep their feet. A wire fence saved Mr. Stupfel from being washed into the creek, and the team, after some trouble, suceeded in reaching dry land. The wagon load of supplies which Mr. Btupfel was taking nome was lost in the flood. Pony creek was reported to have gone over its banks about five miles southwest of the city and a considerable area land lately planied with qorn was said (o be under water. The heavy rain did not do much damage | in the city. Bome of the hill streets were more or less badly washed and several cul- verts were reported avashed out. For a while it looked as if basements in the vi- cinity of First strect would be. flooded from the water which poured In a perfect torrent down First street, but the storm sewers did good work. Indian creek be- haved Itself and at no time was there any danger of its pverflowing its banks. il re Weeds nnd Grass Growing Fast. We have the hardware to keep them down. Lawn mowers, $219 to $13; gr catcher, #c; Climax lawn weeder, 56c; dan- delion spud, 1ic; etc. Also ovens, Sc to $4; gasoline stoves, 8 to $12; oil stoves, $8 to $15; ateel hoe, 19c; garden rake, 19c to 7bc; steel spading fork, 49c; steel spades, 6%; hammocks, $1.25 to $; garden hose, foot, 7e; hose reel, 78c; adjustable window screens, 20c; screen doors, 79c: pumps, all kinds, up feom $1.90; step ladders, 2c to §3; the one-minute wash machine, $10 (let us send you one pn trial). We will save you money on groceries, weats, feed, hardware, housefurnishings and pumps. J. Zoller Mercantile Co., 100-102-104-106 Broadway. Phones 820, .{ mday Not Comi Sunday, the base ball whose sensational revival meetings Bllly evangelist methods of conducting bave given him much notoriety, will not be Invited to come to Council Bluffs, as had been contemplated by the pastors of several of the churches. Sunday, according to Rev. James M. W tams. pastor of Broadway Methodist church, absolutely will not consider a call when the local pastors are not unanimous. The Councll Bluffs, pastors, it has de- veloped, were not unanimous about inviting Sunday to come here. f Dr. W.W. Magarell, optometrist, moved 208 City National bank building. Real Estate Tranafers. the | ceed to the First Baptist church These transfers were reported to The Bee May 15 by the Pottawattamie County Ab- stract company of Council Bluffs: W. 8. Cooper and_wife to Willlam H. Willlams, lot 13, Roes place in Council T TR e sasoob Willlam A. Breninger and wife to First National bank of Council Blutfs, lot 3, block 2%, Ferry add. to Council Bluffs, » 2% w. d 5 Total el The Weather — . cperature ai Umaha yesterday Deg, ] . 51 3 [ EECPEET 3344 Lol Record. © THE WEATHER BUREAU. 16.—Offiolal record of tem: recipitation, compared with ng day of the three 199, 1308, 1907 1908, W OB % W &1 3 41 Lo R 81 ® 0 05 .0 Temperature and precipitation departyres from the normal a¢ a since March 1, and compared with the last two years Normal temperature Deficiency for the day . Total deficiency sce M Normal precipitation Deficiency for the day.. Total rainfall since March_ 1 Deficiency since March 1. Deficiency for cor. period 198 Deficlency for cor. period 1807 FICE O UMAHA, M & crature’ and Kie " correspon ey Maximum temperature.... Minimum temperature Mean temperature . Precipitation A | 3 arch 1, 1908 198 18inch 16 inch 4.14 inches 2.49 inches 185 inches | 4.53 inches lain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets you can improve both. They cleanse and in- | | i | HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA Approved by Nation and State Best Climate, and Medicinal Springs n America. First Class Hotels, Hospi- tals and Bath Houses Write to | ™ha | Treasurer | tion ar { park before returning | the | in | m | and kensington of the Flower m | avenue, Council Bluffs Minor Mention The Council Bluffs Office of the Omahia Bes is at 15 Scott Sireet Both "Phones 43. Davie, drugs. CORRIGANS, Undertakers ‘Phones 148 Lewis Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone 31. Woodring Undertaking company. Tel. 33, FAUST BEER AT ROGERS BUFFET. Stock pastured. 'Phone Pinney, Bell 21483, | When you want reliable want ad adver- tising, use The Bee. On sale, sheet pictures Main St. Expert Plano Tuning, Hospe. 29 Pear! Street; 2% South Main. BAIRD, LONGENECKER & BOLAND, Undertakers. 'Phone 123, 14 N. Main St Dr. W. W. Magarell, optometrist, moved Lo un-08 Cliy National bank building. Wail paper. bargains going fast your oraer In now at J. D, Crockwell's Pictures and Art Novelties Gradua- tion gifts, C. K. Alexander, 3 Broadway. Great reduction on mid-summer hats for the next 30 aay $10 hats at §5, Mrs. Minnie Pfeiffer, 319 Broadway Lawn Mowers—We have the largest line of good lawn mowers shown In the city Bee our line, & 10 $16. P. C. DeVol Haw o. The members of the Pottawattamie Gun club will shoot for the Jacquemin and Smith trophles today at the ciub grounds at Lake Manaws. The body of Miss Lottie M. Sankey, who died Friday evel & at St. Bernard's hos pital, aged 3 years, was taken yesterday to ner former home at Walnut, la. bert J. Emery and Mabel Pear! Wil- i youthful couple from Beatrice. Neb were married in this city yesterduy morn ing, the ceremony being performed by Rev Henry Delong. The First Preshyterian church has pur chased the Hicks property, adjoining the church on the east and facing on Willow as a site for a parsonage. It is undersiood t parsonage will not be bullt until next - yeas All members of Oak Leaf camp, Royal Nelghbors of America, are requested to meet Monday morning at 9 o'clock at the postoffice to attend in a body th funeral of Nelghbor May Ingram at the First Bap- tist chureh, Rev. Edgar Price, pastor of the First Christtan church, will speak at the Young Men's Christian association meeting at the First Baptist ‘church this afternoon at 4 o'elock. is subject will be “Purpose Life.” " All men are invited to these meet ings. South First Street chapter of ihe an's gulld of St. Paul's Episcopil will_meet Monday afternoon at t! of Mr: Bert Green, 200 Grahan Morningside chapter will meet Mond ernoon t the residence of Mrs. Roberts, 513 Vorhis street County Attorney Hess yesferday filed original notice of an injunction suit against Martin_Mortenson, a saloon keeper at 1528 South Eighth street. This place had es- caped the county attorney's eye when he filed the few days: ago. Mayor Thomas Maloney yesterday {1 .m Rev. ton, Ta. former Borwick, 211 So Phone 544, Get W nue aft- George received word James O May o Cres. pastor of the Broadway Methodist church of this clty, that he would gladly accept the invitation to de- liver the address at the public exercises on emorial day in Fairmount park, on Sun- day afternoon, May . b The funeral of the lata Mrs. May In , 213 Bouth Thirteentn sireer, will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock from the First Baptist church. Rev. F. A. Case. the pastor, will conduct the services, and burfal will'be in Walnut Hill cemetery. Th. alibearers will include three members the Tribe of Ben Hur and Roy ." The members of the Rellef corps will meet . Monday morning at 9:3) o'clock at the postoffi building to attend the funeral in a body. The members of Winner court, Tribe of Ben Hur, will meet at 9:3 o'clock at the corner of Pearl street and First avenue, op- posite the Grand hotel. and from there pro and at- tend the funeral tn & body. All members of the order im the eity are:invited to:ate tend. t Past Week in Biuffs Soclety, Miss Loretta Evers is visiting friends in Cresco, Ia Mrs. C. A. Wiley of Stoux Falls, 8. D., is the guest of Mrs. A. V. Frush. Miss Minne A. Emarine fs visitin sister, Mrs. T. A. Twynan, in K.m..‘m'lf' Miss Eilzabetn McMillan of Onawa, Ia., was the guest last week of Miss Frances | Keeline. Mrs. C. 8 Lawson of Gien avenue will entertain ihe Kensington club Thursday afternoon The Jolly Nelghhors will be entertained reday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Lou Kramer, 1531 Avenue F, The Philo club will bhe entertained Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs Charles E. Tyson on Harrison street The members of the Jolly Jokers' Card club will be entertained Wednesdny ever- ing at the home of Mrs. Hermsen on Bluff street, The Council Bluffs Pink and Blue clyb was entertaired Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. F. Mathis, 1011 Sixth venue Announcement is made of the engage- ment_of Miss Ethyl Thomas, daughter of Mrs. F. 8. Thomas, 127 South Eighth street and Mr. Edson 8. Damon x Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Phillips left Thurs- day for New York from where they will sail for Glasgow. Scotland. wmere they will visit with reiatives for the summer. Mrs. Frank Rolinson entertained the L. C. “800" club Tuesday afternoon at her home on Fourth street. A course luncheon was served at the close of the game Announcement of the engagement of Miss Georgia Mitchell, daughter _of ~ County and Mra. James W. Mitchell and Mr. Willlam Roy DeVol was made yes- terda. Invitations are out for the Miss Edna Stoneman and Mr n Wednesday bride's mother, Curtls street Dr. and Mrs O. W. Gordon of Wheaton Il were the guests last week of daughter, Mrs. J. H. Clark, jr. They were enroute home from Los Angeles, where they spent the winter Mr. and Mrs. G. J wedding of Willlam Rice «vening at the home of the Mra.« Brosius, 313 Little Hanson left Wednes- day for_an extended trip to the Pacific coast. They will visit the Seattle exposi- take a trip through Yellowstone Mrs. M J. Melton, who was visiting at home of ‘her brother, Rev. Otterbein O. Smith, left last_evening for her home Mackey, Tda. Enroute she will visit friends in Denver for & few days. Miss Jomephine Jennings entertained uesday afterncon the monthly meeting fon the close of the business meeting a social time was enjoyed and refreshments were served Miss Ellen Organ entertained day evening for Mr. and Mrs Robinson and Miss Trigg of Fort Worth, Tex. Prizes at 50 were awarded Miss Trigg and Mrs. McCully of Omaha. At the close of the game & two-course luncheon was served. Miss Helen Robinson Miss Ellen Organ Wednes- George Mrs. Bert Pinney, Miss Georgia Mitchell Slinor Brown and Miss Trigg Fort Worth, Kan, who is visiting tives here, were guests at a preitily s pointed luncheon given Thursday after- noon by Mrs. D. E. McCulley at her home fn Omaha. Mrs. H. A. Quinn entertained informaily Monday afternoon in | f her guest Lysaght of Cher i Five hun dred was enjoyed. Mrs. 1. Walker re- ceiving the “cut-f prize and Miss Packard of Ottumwa the first prize A course luncheon was served at the close of the game f la- The Wurn Optical Co. have added to their lens grinding shop the serviees of a man who is an expert on repairing and sdjusting all kinds of surveyors, engin- eers and. field instruments. We would like a trial st your repair work. Right op _the & W Corner 16th and Fernam Sts” Tel Doug’ 3863 Leffert’s % Lenses Grestest Comtert Known 1o Wearers of Glasses Wty mmante el | [ — - gt Opocsan | 17 - g X~ A in | ge batch of Injunction suits a | their | At | lowa {HARLAN OR VAN HOUTEN State Library Beard Has Not Agreed on Curator Yet. GOVERNOR TO NAME THE MAN | Smatiness of Cow ¢ State Agricnlt Surprise Bliss. Iture Class at College Prof. (From a Staff Corre DES MOINES, la, May Another g of the State Library toard a held without the selecs for historical depart- made, The board will hold meeting Mbout June 1. It is sald differences regarding :he appoint- r have finaily been disposed of by leaving the appointment in the hands of Governor Carroll. It Is bel | soon make the appointment #ald 1o be going srge H. Van H Cow Cu Bliss of the husbandry rtment he State Agricultural college at Ames was disappointed here yesterday when he came to organize a “cow culture’ Bgt two or three dairymen put in an ap- pearance at the city library, where he was to hold the meeting. Undaunted, he gave his message to these men and says he will return later in the season when the dairy- nen are not so busy and interest them in the new movement for better lowa cows. Plans for Balloon Test. dent.) 16.—(Rpecial. )— meet has tion of curator | ment being { another { that the | ment of ¢ by the he place is R. Harlan or unty P dep United States Seprember, at maneuvers which time there army here will be a airships heavier than will be held from the where the maneuvers air ships will compete Roy Knabenshue, who when years ago drove his airship from the fair | grounds a mile east, ecircled the golden | dome of the state capitol, alighted on the | green before the building, arose, circled | the dome again and returned to his balloon tent at the fair grounds. This is probably the course that wiill be used for wshort ! distance nd control tests of the machine. Insurance School, The insurance school which has been or- | ganized here to educate free of charge young men who desire to go into the so- liciting of insurance is making & success, if Interesting large numbers counts as suc- cess. Saturday over forty-five young men | attended. The school was organized by a | | local insurance company, but no mention | |18 made of any particular company during | the discussion and no restriction is made | to those desiring to hear the lectures. lowa Girl Held in Captivity Note Found in Bottle, and Handwrit- ing Said to Be Recogmized by Friends. air. The contests state fair grounds re to be held here a few MUSCATINE, la., May 16.—Psyche Klotz, a Columbus Junction young woman, who has been missing for a year, is believed to be held fn captivity at 4 point about ten miles above the city on the Cedar river A note found in a bottle by Willlam Fre- donla, which is signed by the girl, says she is being held in a lonely lodge by two me and that unless she is rescued she will drown herself. The handwriting of the note is recognized as that of the missing girl, | | who says she has a daughter living in Co- | lumbus Junction. Sheriff Renham left this | afternoon to search the Cedar river bottom | lands. More Carnegie Money. CEDAR RAPIRS, Ia., May 16.—Ground | | was broken yesterday on the campus of | | Coe college, of this city, for the new sci- | { ence hall, donated by Andrew Carnegie and | friends of the college. The entire day was | given over to the ceremontes, a musical | and literary program in the morning and a Jubilee in the afternoon. T.ae structure, | which 1= to cost $65.000, will be three stories |in height and will be similar in appear- ance to the main building Dean Currfer Dying. | TOWA CITY, Ia. May 16.—(Bpeeial' Tele- | | gram.)—Dean Amos N. Currier, for forty years a member of the University of lowa | facuity and once acting president. is at the point of death from pneumonia and attend- | ing physiclans tonight state he cannot live. | State High School Inspector Forest C.| | Ensign announced today that he will not | | accept the prosidency of Buena Vista col- lege at Storm Lake, Ia. | | lowa News Notes. BOONE—Some out of town parties have been figuring on building & flour mill here { The place that will probably be selected for building, is sald to be the finest mill site on the Beaver | BOONE—There been some anxiety among growers in this vicinity in regard to ved he will | class. | borateMlans are being made for the | The | with the record of |he sald, all the Towa | mereial clubs, supervisors and others the | progressive farmers. members of com | work may be successfully accomplished with hands dewn. much o the credit of | the county and especially to the ad- | vantage of the farmer, Who uses the pub. | lic highway in excess of any other class | of individuals. Democrats Have More Influence Than Ever Before | | |Bryan Says His Party Has Been Dominant Force in Nation: Life for Twelve Years, | COLUMBLUS, O., May 16.~Under the aus | pices of the Jefferson club last night | banquet by 16® men and women by Willlam Jennings Rryan. wus ““Watchmen, What of a waus ad dressed His | subject Night?" vernor Harmon was present of the world had a political party exercised a greater Influence on national affairs than years since his first nomination. “In defent ' he sald, “the democratic party has been the dominant force in the | nation.” |office to which a man could strive, but he preferred defeat rather than ‘election at the hands of the forces which supported | Tate. Referring to | Bryan declared the last organization, Mr. the republican national committee spent $1,600,000, as against $600,- in 1% by the democrats, while the local cam- | | patgn funds of the democrats were also governmental test of dirigible balloons and | much smaller than those of their opponents. | §, {In some states, he said, the number of pa- | pers favoring the republican candidate was six to one for the democrats. federal |all the trusts and bankers were I him. “And yet,” sald Mr. change of seventy-five votes given us the electoral college. Eighteen years ago,”” sald the speaker, the people In general had no conception of the possibilities of evil and the great menace of private monoroly. Now they are better educated. Only recently, the coun- try witnessed the spectacle of a great trust taking the president by the throat and com- pelling him to acquiese in its absorption of its most active competitor.” against Bryan, “a would have Disgraceful Conduct quickly remedied with Dr. King's New Life Pills. 2%c. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. MUSKOGEE GRAND JURY IS DISMISSED urt Finds that Land Fraud Panel Had Been Subjected to Improper Influences. (¥ TULSA, Okl. May 16.—Upon motion of the government, Judge John A. Marshall of Utah, in the United States circult court Saturday dismissed the grand jury em- ranelled last Tuesday to reinvestigate the Muskogee town lot fraud cases. Judge Marshall upheld the government's conten- tion that the jury had been subjected to improper influences. Tha.motion to dis- miss the jury was made. bscause it falled to find indictments against C. W. Turner | and W. T. Hutchings. Following the dis- missal Judge Marshall ordered another grand jury of sixteen men to report Tues- day next. Judge Marshall also ordered all witnesses subject to the call of the court. It you want to fee! wew, look well and | be well, take Foley's Kidney Remedy. It | tones up the kidneys and bladder, purifies | the blood and restores health and atrength. Pleasant to take and contains no harmful Why not commence today? For sale by all druj FOLKS URGES LOCAL CONTROL New Yorker Holds This to Be Effective in White Plague Fight. Most WASHINGTON, May 16.—The National | Assoclation for the Study'and Prevention of Tuberculosis brought its meeting to a close today. Homer Folks of New York | in A paper sald that the most effective | work, to control tuberculoais which can be | done by organizations is to follow the ex- ample of the national association in form- ing local organizations or committees to take the responsibility of securing county and municipal control of the disease. TEN DOLLARS AND BABE'S BODY of tease Found Women's Waiting Room New York, JAMESTOWN, N. W. May 16—A suit- case which was left In the women's waiting room at the Erie station here a week or the wheat crop owing to the dry weather and terrific winds of the last few dayi The good raln last night, however, has | benefited all crops o that there is no cause | to worry any for some time. | LOGAN—In the engineering work in the | new addition of Logan the graders un- | | covered the skeleton of a large animal | whieh may have roamed this locality cen- | | turies ago. The skeleton was ten or twelva | feet_below the surface of the ground im- | bedded in clay deposits. It is thought the | skeleton may have been that of a buffaio of huge proportions | 10WA FALLS—Instead of supplying the town of Dows with ofl from this city | as has been the custom for years, the Standard Oil company will install a dis- | tributing station at that place and run | | several routes by wagon to nearby towns It is sald that competition from the in- | depend: forces has compelied the Standard to make this move. | | 10WA FALLS-The annual observance of | Ascension aDy. when the beautiful tribute is paid to the Templar dead. will be form- ally observed here May %. by 8t. Elmo | commandery No. 4. Knights Templar, of this ecity. Not only will the graves of de- parted knights burled here be decorated, but those burled elsewhere will be decor- ated with floral tributes I0WA FALLS—Probably ever constructed for land stream in lowa | under the direction the largest boat navigation on an_ in- Is now under way of Commodore C. C Bartlett of this city. This big launch is thirty feet long and eleven feet wide and wil ensed by the state to carry from 100 le although the boat will | of 160, and cannot be | operated has & passenger list of | fifty people. It will be utilized for carrying | plenie and excursion parties up rna down | the river 10WA FALLS—The college who recently _presented “The College Widow" successfully in this | | city went to Clarion Thursday, where a performance of the same play was given. The students of the graduating class of the high school will present Tennyson's Princess.” This will make the fourth amateur performance given in this eity n & month. the others being en by the | military band and the Columblan soclety | The band minstrels is one of the best lo- | cal productions ever presented in this | some splendid talent being dis- students George Ade's | N—J. C. McCabe, engineer and ioneer good roads advoeate of western owa, has begun 3 moven to place and to keep the public roads of 'Harrison ounty in particular in as perfect a con- dition as possible during the time occu- | pled by the Glidden tourists in passing | Phrough Harrison county. Mr. McCabe be- | lieves by the combined efforts of | | as a nurse. while on night duty | stimulated | me to leave 1 more ago, and which had remained without a claimant, was opened today by the sta- | tionmaster and found to contain the partly | decomposed remains of a 3 or 4 days' old baby. The body was well dressed and a $10 bill was pinned to the clothing Kemper, Hemphill & Buckingham, All Kinds of Plating. LIGHT BOOZE Do You Drink It? A minister's wife had quite a tussle with coffee and her experience is inter- | esting. She says “During the two years of my training 1 became addicted to coffee drinking. Between midnight and four in the morning, when the patients were asieep, there was little to do except make the rounds, and it was quite natural that I should want a good hot cup of coffee about that time me and I could keep awake better “After three or four vears of coffee the | Bryan declared that never in the history | had the democratic party during the twelve The presidency was the greatest | In addition, | officeholders and | % of lMver and bowels, in refusing to act, is | 1909 | Dated May 1, 1900 | \‘ Interest paya Callable as a whole or for | | Mr. | nking Fand 3% per The Cudahy Packing Company, organized in 1887 under the laws of Illinois, is now one of the | Ihoule concerns in the country, having plants in South Omaha, Kansas City, Sioux City, Wichita and Los Angeles. Coupon or Registered Interchangeable i Anthorized BAN Ca ok Outstanding (now offered) $4,000,000 ble May 1 and November 1 in Chicago r sinking fund, at 102% and annum of bonds issued, interest, beginning November The Cudahy Packing Company First Mortgage Five Per Cent Gold Bonds Due May 1, 1084 and Boston on any Interest date ILLINOIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BA CHICAGO, Trustee Bonds. 85,000,000 4,000,000 1, 1vio. Application will be made to list these bonds on the Chicago and Boston Stock Exchanges. 'gest packing- | From letters of the Vice President of the Company and Messers. Price, Waterhouse & Co., Chartered Accountants, which will be forwarded on request, we summarize as follows: First mortgage. Profitable business under same management since formation of Company 22 years ago. {8, Annu |5 Gross sales last five years: 1004 . 1905 .. 1906 1907 .. 1908 .. STATE STREET, BOSTON THE ROOKERY CHICAGO net earnings last five years averaged more than nine times interest on these bonds. Value of physical properties subject to this mortgage 89,100,000, over double the outstanding bonds, $4,000,000. Net current assets more than $11,000,000, making total assets more than $20,000,000, or five times this issue. Sinking Fund will retire at least 68 per cent of this issue before maturity. 62,722,755 60,319,158 70,886,479 71,088,213 Average losses from bad debts during last five years less than one-tenth of one per cent of gross sales. Temporary negotiable receipts will be furnished pending delivery of actual bomnds. Price 99 and interest, yielding 5.10 per cent’ LEE, HIGGINSON & COMPANY 43 EXOHANGE PLACE NEW YORK PARIS STRIKERS ~DEFIANT| Speakers Declare Movement is Now Purely Revolutionary. CALL FOR GENERAL WALKOUT‘ . | Street Digmers | More Post- Dis- Workers a Strike- Buildin Vote to men - Are PARIS, May 16.—A tone of defiance and desperation marked the meeting of strik- ers last night, which, despite the steady re- turn of the postal employes to work, voted to keep up the struggle to the bitter end. | at the same time calling on all comrades | in France to strike on Monday Beveral speakers boldly declared that the move- | ment was now purely revolutionary. The meeting ended with an accompaniment of | many shouts of “Long live the revolution- | ary strike.” M. Pauron, one of the postal leaders, | issued & warning that all postal employes | who refuse to stop work on Monday would later pay dearly for it. | The federation of building workmen and street diggers tonight voted a general | strike, leaving the date to the committee, | Notwithstanding the support promiced from this and other quarters, the general opin- jon is that the situation will be normal | on Monday, unless the various labor or- ganizgations enter upon sympathetic strikes. The cabinet today considered the strike of the postmen and approved the dismissal | of 313 additional employes accused of in- | citing to revolt. The text of a new bill definitely regula ing the right of state employes to form | associations, but specifically excluding the right to strike, will be submitted to par- )iament. Moreover, the cabinet has agreed to ask the senate to procsed to the con- slderation of the workmen's pension bill early In June. According to official sta- tisties 331 postmen in Paris returned to work today. This leaves 1137 still on atrike. There are fewer than 30 men out in the provinces Jap Strikers Still Out. HONOLULU, May 15.—A determined ef- Japaness plantation laborers, of whom more than 50,000 have walked out to en- force demands for increased wages. 8ix hundred strike breakers, composed of Ha- wailans, Portuguese, Porto Ricans and | Chinese, have been put to work in the large mill in Honolulu plantation grinding cane which already had been cut when the | Japanese went on strike. The mills. on the Iwa and Oahu planta- tions are still idle, but it s expected that the latter will resume grinding next Mon- day. So far no disorder nas marked the strike and the Japanese have conducted themselves peaceably. Two fires broke out on the Iwa plantations Friday night, but It |there was no'hing to indicate that they | were incendiary. In botn instances the | fire was extinguished before any damage was done. The Japanese merchants will drinking 1 became a thought that I simply could not live with out my coffee. All this time I was sub- ject to frequent bilious attacks nervous wrec veral days “After being married ff coffee for he feared that it had already hurt me almost beyond re- pair I resolved to make an effort to release myself from the hurtful habit “1 began taking Postum and for a few | days felt the languld. tired feeling from | the lack of the stimulant, but liked the | taste of Postum, and that answered for the breakfast beverage all right “Finally | began to feel clearer headed and had steadier nerves. After a year's use of Postum | now feel like a new weman-—nave not had any bilious attacks since 1 left off coffee “There's a Reason to Wellville” in pkgs Bver read the above lstter. A new ome | appears from time to time. They are gen- 50 Read “The Road some- | times so severe as to keep me in bed for } Husband begged | ragua, and the gunb | Porto Cortes. Honduras. Kk and | ask the planters (0 make some concessions to the striking laporers and grant an In- crease in their wages. Rioting in Banana Fiel WASHINGT( May 16.—Trouble exists at Bluefields the east coast of Nica- t Marletta, now at has bewn directed to proceed to the scene. The Aifficulty. which has been attended with serions Ais | turbances, apparently has been betwosn | the laharers on the banana plantations and | the interesta controliing the export of the | | frutt, and from nuch reports as are at hand is helieved to have had its ineoption over the queation of wages. Plantetions containing several hundred acres of fruit have besn destroyed and the Bluefields Sieamship company, with headquarters at | | New Orleans. which operates a line to Biue- fieldw. has heen prevented from gerting ius cargoes Through Clancy at Bluefields on martial law has uine, true, and full of humas interest. In-uumly been established but appsrently |Jap Inventor of not sufficient extent to control the aitua- tion in a satisfactory manner. There has been no injury to Americans so far as the reports show The Marietta will stop at Ceiba. Hon- duras, and take aboard Consul Drew Lin- ard at that place, who will proceed to Blue- fields to assist Vice Consul Clancy In his efforts to obrain fuli information touching the actual damages to American interests. Makes Safe and Free Airship! Man from Mikado's Realm Prepares to Startle World with New Flying Machine. | | TOKIO, May 16—Without any of trumpets Japan has made considerable strides in matter of alrship building, and while the utmost secrecy is main- | tained, there is reason to believe that an | inventor of some repute has recently patented improvements that are calculated | to startle aeroists all over the world. Mr. | Yamada was some time ago entrusted by flourisn | | the commander in chief with the work of | the Investigation of airships for use for | the army. The fact that he had made im- provements on what he had Invented dur- | ling the Russo-Japanese war leaked out! when the improvements were patented a few di ago. The latest improvement has been patented under the name of “The ' safe and free air ship.” | Mr. Yamada has also patented an air-| ship destroyer. Experiments, it is under- | stood, are to be conducted this summer at a point in the Interlor some distance from Rikio and a few prominent people have been invited to witness the tests, Bee Want Ads stimulate trade moves. TEN THOUSAND MURDERED Earlier Estimates of Victims at Mas- sacre in Adana Too High. FIFTY THOUSAND ARE DESTITUTE Evidence Accumulates that Wholes ghter Was Ordered from Sources at Co: stantinople. ADANA. 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