Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 7, 1910, Page 3

AT FOR PURE WATER| . John L. Leal, Eastern Expert, to Instell Lime Process System DEATH RATE 18 NORMAL Fatalities o Says, Are Not Proportion: ) —Durt from Typhold Feve Street Shape. Station Dest Omaha wate by the new as Dr. John L the Jersey City chlorination process as soon Leal, water expert for Water Supply company, the East Jersey Water company and th Newport, R. 1., Water company can re- turn home, drawn plans and specifica- tion, send them to Omaha and have the plant built. The water company will build the tanks and build as soon as they recelve the plans Leal will then return to install the process. Dr. Leal has been muking examination of the water and ditfons of the city of Omaha mede his report to the water company and that comupany has decided to Install the process. In his report, Dr. Leal declares the defects In the Qmaha water system can be easly remedied by the use of the chioride of 1imé process. He also finds the deaths from typhotd fever in Omaha have not materially Increased over those of the last four years. Work will begin im- mediatly on the new plant 1 Dr. m thorouzn He Water Well Aerlated, Says Leal. In reporting findings after a can- vass of the situation and a close examina- tion of the reports of Dr. Millard S. Lan feld, city bacterlologist, and the water company's plant, Dr. Leal said “I find that ‘the water supply taken from the Missour! river drains an area pf 323000000 square miles and that the nean flow or discharge s 80,000 feet per second.. The waiter supply for Omaha Is taken fromi two points, Florence and the Burt strést pimping station. At Florence there i3 a pumping station and settling | basins, whieh' have a capacity of 79,110,00 gallons. The water is pumped from the Intake to the first of the settiing basins and from this flows through seven more, discharging from one to :the other by means of weirs. By this means the water 1s ofticiently meriated. “The water is treated with sulphate aluminum to_ald in sedimentation. This was originally applied at the point of dis- charge from the suction main. This is the proper place, as the heavier matters are allowed to settie first and the alumni- num assists In settling the finer sedi- ment. The average amount of water delivered from this station s 1500000 gallons a day with a maximum of 16,300,000 gallons and a minimum of 14,000,000, “Apother point of intake is the Burt stregt plant. The water is pumped into the first of a series of six basins flowing from one to the other through kix pipes and is delivered to the surface through pumps, Sulphate of aluminum s used at the point of discharge from a suction plpe. The ca- pacity of thede basins is 26950,00 gallons and the average water delivered daily is 3,260,000 gallons, Burt Station Water Best. ““The records from the health department show that the water dellvered from the Burt street station Is slightly better than that from the Florence plant, in. spite of the fact that the location is not as good. The river recelves the drainage of 2,500 acres within “the city limits through the Omahd ¢reér ot Horié alstanice above. the intake. “I have gone carefully over.the chemical and bacteriological jreports of the health department and tiey give no evidence of typhoid infection of the city supply, but as is always the &mse in all water drawn from rivers running through populated sec- tions, receiving the drain and sewage and not purified, there is a possibiity of typhoid infection. “The amount of water In the Missour! is s0 great that it Is practically impossible, unless due to some specific conditions, for an epldemic to be caused. Typhold infec- tion would show in an increasing ratio, but not in an epidemic outbreak. “In the case of the Missourl above Omaha a comparatively small amount of sewage is discharged and the dilution is & great safe- guard. Infection from Ou ources. “As to the typhold fever now existing in the city, I find that in the year 1909 thei were but thirty-seven deaths from typho! the present increase having started in the menth of December. I find that from Janu- ary 1 to the present time, March & there have beeh fwent It has been positively ascertained that five of these were recelved from outside the city and that was probably the case with some of the others. This leaves twenty-two Silly bees to bumble Allaround my head - Whvnonlkelmmhle To ra.»-l 's Soups insteadi For the dainty house- keeper of a small family Campbell’s Soups are a most particular blessing. There’s no drudg- ery about them; no time lost; no waste. Boiling water, one kettle, and —three minutes, : are all you need for And you have exactly the ~ soup for the occasion—a clear delicate soup for a regular dinner; arichheavy soup—almost a meal in it- self—when that is what you want; or any kind between. And the quality could be no better if you employed an expensive chef, \ 21 kinds Just add hot water, M‘( a boil, serve.s. 10c a can Camden N J “~ | 1zation or disinfection of this water. | my | purified, either by filtration or sterilization. ipply (s to be treated | | with it has | health shall be able to vouch for its heaith- | | make to the east, deaths in two months and five 4 This, It continued, would mean a large rate for 1910, but sueh a sporat rease for a | month or two often happens with but an | ordinary showing at the end of the year ‘I find that in the year 1907 there were cighty-seven deaths from typhold, and In 195 there were sixty-four. In all probabil- the developmes of cases will gradually decrense and there ls no reason to beileve 1910 will exceed that of previous years. 1 shall, however, recommend the steril- It is opinion that all such water should be “In the case of the Missouri river water red to Omaha 1 do not feel that is necessary, as the water is ac- to the eye and taste. Even If fil- tration Is used It is my opinion that steril- ization should be used in conjunction ( Work for Health Department. have already recommended that this | ess be used under the tomplete super- vision of the health department, that the bacterfological and chemical examinations | A be made by the officers of this de- | regularly constituted au- oy { ehou | partment so the fulness. | “I have already recommended to Dr. Con- | neil, health commissioner, that Dr. Millard Langfeld, on a trip which he is about to spend some time at the plant of the Jersey City Water Supply com- pany that he may become conversant with the methods used and the results attained at the first plant In which the process was put In use. This process was installed in | September, 1908, and since that time be- tween 40,000000 and 00,000,000 gallons of | water have been used dally, with daily tests, with the most satisfactory results. The typhold death rate has been between 9 and 10 per 100,000, the lowest rate of any city of that size In the United Sta Process to Purify Water. ““The process used at Boonton and other [ places conststs in adding to the water the Imr-flllld bleach, which & really oxychloride | of llme. On the addition of this to the water it breaks into a loosely formed comb and breaks Into chloride of lime, which s harmless and alert and is naturally in water and Into the hypochlorite of lime. The hypoohlorite of lime is acted upon by car- bonic acid either free or half bound in the water and is broken Into more chlorites of lime and hypochlerous acid. This acid is | represented by the symbol, H. C. L. O. In the presence of organic matter this acld | glves off the atom O. The H. C. L. left, which is hydrochloric acid, dralns off the weaker carbonic acld, united with lme, forming carbonate of lime uniting itself with lime to form more chloride of lime, the H. golng off as gas. “The atom O. given off from the H. C. L. O. I have named potential oxygen. It is nascent or active oxygen similar to osone. It attacks and oxydises or destroys or- ganic matter, having a selective action upon the bacteria. The entire action of the so- lution of bleach added to the water is due to the action of this atom O. So the en- tire prccess is simply one of oxydation or the combustion of organic matter by means of active oxygen. “The only difference In the water so trested 1s a slight increase in hardness due to the Increase of the chloride of lime, the amount used is from 1 to 1% parts per million, which is negligible, a decrease in the carbonie acld, which is desirable and a destruction of bacteria, especially those of disease, which is more desirable. “It Is an ascertained fact that the action of the process ls first to destroy these germs of disease and then the more hardy by harmiess water and sofl bacterfa in the water. he process has been studied and ap- proved by leading scientists in this coun- try and abroad and is in use in more than 200 places in this country, Germany, Russia and Belgfum." YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL BOY KILLED BY STREET CAR Riding Between Rails at Fortieth and 'Cass When He is Thrown Under Wheels. John Edmunds, a l4-year-old high school boy, lost his life Saturday afternoon when the bicycle he was riding skidded and he was thrown under the wheels of a swiftly moving north-bound street car. The accldent occurred at Fortleth and Cass streets. Edmunds was on his way to his home in Benson after a visit to Omaha and was riding his wheel along Fortieth street In front of a street car. The motor- man sounded an alarm and the youth at- tempted to turn out. The pavement was slippery and as the front wheel struck a rail it skidded and he was thrown under the car. Edmunds is the son of W. D. Ed- munds of Benson. The body was taken to the coroner's morgue after the accident and was not identified until after the parents of the un- fortunate boy became alarmed at his ab- sence from home. Inquiries were made by the father, and four hours after the ac- cident the mutllated body was found at the coroner's office. The car was in charge of Motorman A. Bennet, 2421 Seward street, and Conductor H. N. Acker, 1612 Laird street. ECHOES OF THE ANTE-ROOM Royal Achates to Hold Big Class Initiation, with Special Literary and Musical Program. Omaha lodge No. 1. Royal Achates, ex- pects to have rge class initiation at its meeting Tuesday night. A literary and musical entertainment will' be given after the regular order of business. Supreme President Baright was present and presided at the meeting of this lodge fast Tuesday night. Unton lodge No. 110 will entertain its | members and friends with a dance at its next meeting. Refreshments will orved A Mumber of candidates il also be balioted upon at this meeting. Mrs. R. Beal entertained the Kensington of the Pythian Sisters at her home Wednes- day afternoon. The members present were | Mesdames C. Schnauber, ngler, Gesmann, F. Janda, J. H. Schuett and J. R. Stine. | Clan Gordon, No. 63, Order of Scottis! | Clans, entertained its members Tuesd | evening with & program of songs, |and sentiment. One new member |initlated and preparations were made to | entortain the women of the suxiliary and | their immediate relatives the evening of March 15 The annual mecting of the grand coun- cll, Royal Arcanum of Nebraska, will be heid in Omaha, April 26 | The Omaha (counclls are making glaborate | preparations for the event. An effort will be made to secure the presence of Supreme Regent Bowen at the meeting. | State lodge No. 10, Odd Fellows, will ! confer the Initiatory degree on six' csudi- dates tomorrow evening. Beacon lodge No. 20 will have ndi- dato tor the first degree Tussday evening. Omaha lodge No. & candidate on { whom it will confer the First dégres Friday | even Benson lodge No, 21 will eonfer the initlatory degres on four candidates to- morrow _evening. Hesperian ens mnm-l No. 2 held its last night. The Royal regular meet! Was conterfed on two candi- Purple degre an oyster supper concluded the George Crook Woman's Rellef corps No, 88 will hold Its kensington Thursday’ atter- noon. March 10, at the @ of Mrs. Addle E. Hough, 314 North teenth street. A Ton of Gold ' | ministration of Dr. Storm: | effected in recent years In that the ealth con- | 1,5,ities having Jurisdiction over the public | "oy ™= LOW GRADE STUDENTS ouT Sub Freshmen to Be Eliminated Entirely from Ames School. STATE IS FREE FROM Report of Attorney Gemeral Law is Reasonably Well forced——Politieal Comve: tions This Week. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Ia, March 8.—(Special.)— One of the most gratifying of the actions of the State Educational Board at its meet- Ing last week, 50 the friends of the colleges say, was that of approving and increas- ing the policy which has been consistently followed for several years, of raising the standard at both the State college and the State university. At Ames, under the ad- a great change students of what might be called the pre- paratory classes, were not listed In the college catalogue and were not regarded as regular college students. Previously stu- dents had been admitted to the coMege di- rect from the rural schools, or from grades below the high school. All this was changed, with a view to finally refusing entrance at all by anyone not ooming from the high schools. Now the state board by formal action last week, has approved this policy of raising the standard and cutting out the low grade students, and next year there will be no sub-freshmen classes at all at Ames. It has been largely because of the cutting out of these lower classes, which are preparatory in nature, that the increase of student enrolment at the col lege has been kept down in recent years 50 that all could be cared for. Because of this change in pelicy it is now also proposed that the state board shall have some better supervision over the high schools of the state. Prof. I. C. Ensign, who is attached to the State university, has been a state inspector of the high schools somewhat under the direction of the State Board of Education, an entirely | ditferent board having jurisdiction over high schools, but now the educational board has directed that he shall work under this board and mot have connection with the university. He will work among the high schools and aid them In preparing students to enter either of the state edu- cational institutions. It was also decided by the state board that there should be a complete shake-up at the law school at Iowa City and strengthening of the faculty to make the school what it should be. With a new bullding it was believed there was oppor- tunity for much better work at this school. What changes are-in contemplation was not made known, but the board will direct a complete revision of currieulum. A member of the board stated, following the meeting last week that while there was some discussion of the seiection of a suc- cessor to Dr. Storms at Ames, no conclus- lon was reached and probably there-would be no serious effort made to secure & new president until another year. State Free from Vice. That the state of lowa is now under a remarkable era of law enforcement and is reasonably free from every form of law breaking is said to be shown by the re- ports received from the county mttorneys by the attorney general. ““The reports of the county attorneys so far . received,” Attorney General Byers says, “Indicate that the Sunday salodn, the all-night saloon, the open gambling house and the redlight district have been ban- ished from the state; that the total num- ber of saloons, legal and {llegal, have been greatly reduced in number; that there are over 100 fewer druggists’ permits now than there was this time last year; that the liquor solicitor In dry territory has been put out of business, and the bootlegger is being* hard pressed—in fact, there never was a time before In the history of the state when the war on vice was making greater headway than now, a record of which the good people of the state, the county attorneys and the members of the attorney general's force may be justly proud." Big Week for Polities. It is expected that this week will be a big one in lowa politics. Two important conventions are to be held here and those who attend are largely the politicians of the state. One is & good roads conference and the other a meeting of prohibitory amendment advocates. Both have extensive programs, both deal with state affairs not entirely political in nature, and.yet both have fmmense political importance in the state. It is known that among the dele- gates to these conventions are & great many of them leading men of the state. Too Many Deer in Iowa. The attention of the state game depart- ment has been called to the large number of deer that are found roaming about in western Iows and it 1s probable that the state game warden will give the matter some attention. The hunters are not per- mitted to kill deer, and yet it is repre- sented that deer have becoms 80 numerous that they are causing a great deal, of damage to crops, and the farmers com- plain. They run principally along the Botna valley and no way has been devised of herding them or making use of them. Starting State Campaign, It is expected that Attorney General Byers will start his campaign for congress within a few days. Judge Prouty, In the | Seventh district, has a series of speaking dates for this week. In the Eighth both Darrah and Towner are devoting them- selves to the campalgn. In no other dis- trict has mnything been done as yet. But now it is planned that there shall be con- siderable activity all along the line, Reward for Oratory. As a reward for his diligence as a stu- dent at Cornell college and his final honor as winner of the state intercoilegiate con- test in Cedar Rapids, Henry Coleman, a negro, will receive a high position next fall as instructor in & southern college for negroes, probably in the Booker T. Wash- ington school at Tuskegee, Ala. Capt. Bogardus Again Hits the Bull By This world famous rifle shot who holds the champlonship record of 100 pigeons in 100 consecutive shots, Is Uving in Lincoin, Il Recently Interviewed, he says: “I have suffered a long time with kidney and bladder trouble and have used several well known kidney medicines, all of which gave me no relief until I started taking Foley's Kidney Pills. Before I used Foley's Kid- ney Plils I was subjected to severe back- ache and pains in my kidneys, with sup- pression and sometimes a cloudy volding. ‘While upon arising in the morning I would got dull headaches. Now I have taken three bottles of Foley's Kidney Pills and feol 100 per cent better. I am never both- ered with my kidneys or bladder and once more feel like my own self. All this I owe solely to Foley's Kidney Pills and always recommend them to my fellow sufferers.” 8414 by all druggists. could buy nothing better for female weak- nesses, Inme back and kidney troubie than Pisotrio Biiters, K. For sais by Beaton Drug Co When you want what you want when you want It, say e through The Bee Want Ad columns OMAHA, MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1910. Wage Settlement For Traiamen Seems Probable Fact that Mediators Are to Hold Another Conference Sunday Re- garded as Favorable. BALTIMORE, Mr., March &—Confer- ences, and, so far as the public is com cerned, sflence. This sums up the day’s work of Chair- man Knapp of the Interstate Commerce commission and Commissioner of Labor Nelll, acting as mediators between the | ofticlals of the Baltimore & Ohio rallros and the conductors and trainmen of that road In their differences as to wages and working conditions. The mediators returned here from Wash- ington this morning and conferred with the representatives of the conductors and train- men. Then they had an extended t with President Willard and other raliroad officlals and again conferred with the men. What transpired at these meetings no one ‘would tell Perhaps the most significant event of the day is the announcement that the mediators will return here tomerrow for another oconference with the employes' committes. It is understood that such action on a Sunday m almost unprece- dented, Insofar as Chairman Knapp and Commissioner Neill are econcerned. That this Sunday conference is to be held is, however, taken as a hopeful sign. There sesms to be & feeling that the sit- uation is constantly improving and that the prospect of an amicable agreement is, At any rate, not more remote than it was twenty-four hours ago. At the same time, it is realised that this whole condition may change In a moment and that such change might be brought about by a seemingly small matter, It is refterated that the men will press the Board of Mediation unduly the matter of time. I Iowa Winds Up Season, Beating Northwestern Hawkeyes Prove Superior at Basket Ball to Quintet from Evans- ton—Soore 35 to 6. IOWA CITY, Ia, March €—(Special)— Towa finished the basket ball season with an overwhelming defeat of Northwestern here tonight, % to 6. Playing a fast of- tensive game, the Hawkeye five made basket after basket, while the defense held the purple players helpless when the ball was rushed near the lowa goal. Captain Heren was injured in a collision with Ryden and was compelled to retire. Lam- ket starred for the visitors, while the team work and pretty basket throwing of the not in A The llneug Hawkeye quintet were the features. Fol- lowing is the lineup: 10WA. Sehmidt Thomaa Murphy R lowing is the lneup lnd Nm - tmn ndfl' b.ll'(l-) ot (4). Sioux City Five, . After Hard Game, Defeats Omaha Local High School Team Meets Reverse at Iowa City by Soore of 23 to 12. ; Stewart (1), Ral.r.c Hwn of Drake. SIOUX CITY, la, March 6.—(Special Tel- egram.)—In & hard fought battle Sloux City High school defeated Omaha High school basket ball team here tonight by a score of 23 to 13. The score at the end of the first half was 14 to 8 In Sloux City's favor. The game was rough and replete with fouls. In the last half Dodds, one of Omaha's guards, crashed into one of the Young Men's Christian assoclation gymnasium posts with terrific force, striking himself Just above the heart. He was forced to leave the game, but has recovered. -Sioux City’s viciory s attributed to better team- work. The lineup follows: res: Backmeyer. mpire: Larsen. Eufblutuul Omaha, Finley and Kul ofsky. LOGAN FIVE SNOWED UNDER Woodbine Defeats Basket Ball Play- ers by Score of 5O to 5. WOODBINE, Ia, March 6.—(Special)— ‘Woodbine's fast basket ball team defeated the Logan High school team by the over- whelming score of 9 to 5 The features of the game were the team work of Woodbine and the basket shooting of Unmach, who got nineteen goals from fleld. Woodbine meets the Counc!l Bluffs High school team on their floor March 7. The lineup: WOODBINE. ‘Unmach (19), Bweet (1), Par- sons (1), Dunleavy (1). Fouls: Unmach (7), Norman (3). Referee: Sturtevant of Ml sourl Valley. Umplire: Moyle. De Vall. Timer: Hardy. Wilber Beats Sophomvres. WILBER, Neb, March 6—(Special)—In the most interesting game of basket ball ever scen on the home floor, the Wilber High school five defeated the L'nlvlllll) Sophomores by a score of 3 to 2. It was anybody’ jame until the last whistle was blown, 80 close was the scors. When it plays the Un:versity Freshm SOPHOMORES. 2 Wake Harlan in Whist Tourmey. HARLAN, Ia., Mncn 6.—(Speeial.)—The annual ‘meeting of Harlan Whist elub was held last night. The offoers slecios for the ensul L. resident; A. V. Bwift, s treasurer. Plans we. two teams from Harlan in lhc onnlrll whist tournament at Bt. Joseph, Mo. Arrang :!\lnu were l;:c made for & whist tour: 0 re teams from Fort Dodge and Coflncfl Bluffs In the latter days of March, Shaunon for Muscatine Téam. GMUBCATINE, 1o March $-(Svecial. u. 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Every watch-making device and invention of importance in use has originated in the Waltham Watch factory. WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY, WALTHAM, MASS. Send for the ** Perfected American Watch,” our book about watchies. e ——————————————— FIND OF HISTORIC LETTERS Documents Unearthed in Capitol that Throw Light on Early Days. MRS, WASHINGTON, MRS. LINCOLN Widow of First President Writes Concerning Propos¢d Removal of Body—Widow of Martyr Asks Pension. WASHINGTON, March S~In an un- Ighted and cobwebbed corner of the house of representatives, covered with dust, and falling to pleces, the house committes on acccunts has rescued a large number of let- ters and documents of the early days of the republic which are of great historic value. Among them are letters from Wash- ington, Jefferson, Lafuyette, Jay, Monroe and many others. To two of ‘hem a peculiar sentimental Interest attaches. These are letters written by Martha Washington and Mary Todd Lincoln, the former concerning the pro- posed removal of the body of her husband from Mount Vernon to & erypt In the capitol and the other applying to the gov- ernment for a pension. Both are addressed to the speaker of the house. The house today voted an appropriation of 32,600 to have these historic papers cared for and deposited in the library of congress at “House of Representatives' Collection.” Letter of Mrs. Washingts The two letters read as follow “To the Honorable Speaker of the House of Representatives—Sir: While I feel the keenest anguish over the late dispensation of divine providence, I cannot be Insensible of the mournful tributes, respect and ven ation which are pald the memory of my dear deceased husband. And as his best services and most anxious wishes always were devoted to the weltare and happiness of the country, to know that they were truly appreciated and gratefully remem- bered, affords me no unconsiderable conso- lation. “Taught by the greatest example, which I hed so long before me, never to oppose my private wishes to the public will, I must |corsent to the request mado by congress, which you have the good wishes to trans- mit to me in doing this I need not—I can- not say what a sacrifice of Individual feel- ing 1 make to a sense of public duty. “With grateful acknowledgement and un- felgned thanks for the personal respect and evidences of condolences expressed by con- gress and yourselt, I remain very respect- fully sir, your most obedient servant, “MARTHA WASHINGTON, “Mount Vernon, Va., 1790." Letter of Mrs. Lincoln. The letter from Mrs. Lincoln follows: ‘“To the Honorable Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir: I herewith most rerpectfully present to the honorahle house of representatives an application for a pension. I am a widow of & president of the United States, whose life was sacrificed in his country’s service. That sad calamity has very greatly impaired my health and by the advice of my physiclan, I have come over to Germany to try the mineral waters and during the winter to go to Italy. But my financial means do not permit me to take advantage of the urgent advice given me nor ean I live in a style becoming a widow of the chief magistrate of a nation. In consideration of the great services my dearly beloved husband has rendered to the United States and of the fearful loss I have sustained by his untimely death, his martyrdom I may say, I respecttully sub- mit to your honorable body this petition, hoping that .a yearly pension may be granted me so that I may have less peeun- iary care. I remain most respectfully, “MRS. A. LINCOLN, “Frankfort, Germany." ! —_— ' No Bubstitute. Accept no substitute for Foley's Honey and Tar. It is the best and safest remedy for coughs, colds, throat and lung troubles. Contains no oplates and no harmful drugs. Remember the name, Foley's Honey and nall; the | Tar, and accept no substitutes. Boid by -ndrun!-u nm;m.um.mm Chamber'an’ Remedy, NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS BUSY WITH RIFLE PRACTICE Best Fiv Compan: Shots from Three Omaha Will Attend Camp in July. Rifle practice s the chlef topic of in- terest. among the members of the Omaha Guards, the Thurston Rifies and the Dahl- man Rifles at the new Nebraska National Guard armory, 1814 Harney street. Each company - is well equipped with sub- calfber rifles, each rifle being of the regu- lation type. By the use of a “Winder" target, upon which electric light is thrown from a re- flector, practically the same resuits are secured by the use of the sub-caliber rifie at teh: yards as would be secured by the ‘regulation rifle at 200 yards. All scores are otffolally recorded, and the best five men from each company, averaging these scores with past target records, will be in- vited to attend a rifle practice camp to be held in July. At this camp will be picked the team that will compete for Nebraska in the national rifle tournament. In addition, company pride is encouraged by cash prizes that hdve been hung up by the adjutant general for the companies making the best showing at rifle prac- tice, Company G, Second regiment, the Omaha Guards, won a $0 cash prise of- tered by the adjutant general to each company, making a 100 per cent showing of attendance at the late inspection con- ducted by Captain Heavey of the Eleventh United States infantry for the War depart- ment. This company will hold an elec- tion Monday evening to elect a first lleu- tenant to succeed Lieutenant Andrew Clark, who resighed a few weeks ago. Company I, Second regiment, the Dahl- man Rifles, is organizing an orchestra, with which to enliven the soclal evenings, and in Company L, First regiment, the Thurston Rifies, a quartet is already prac- ticing for similar stunts. Lieutenant Colonel E. E. Baehr, the commander of the provisional battalion, and Captain H. F. Elsasser of the Thurs- ton Rifles have nearly completed their present year's course of military instruc- tion at the Fort Crook army school, this being Colonel Baehr's first year and Cap- tain Elsasser's second year. CROWDER CHOSEN DELEGATE sioners to Buenos Ayres. Colonel Enoch H. Crowder, U. B. A., who was stationed at Omaha for several years as a staff officer at Headquarters Department of the Missourl, has been selected by President Taft as one of the commissioners to represent the United States at the fourth International American conference, which meets &t Buenos Alres in July of the present year. Colonel Crowder ‘s assistant judge advo- cate general of the Uuited States army and has recently returned from Cuba, where he | served as secretary of state and attorney general during the American Intervention, | He revised the laws of Cuba, reorganized the judiclary and modernized the municipal and provincial governments. Colonel Crow- der has also done similar work in the Phil- ippine Islands, and has a high reputation as an authority on military law. He speaks Spanish fluently and his knowledge of Latin-American affairs makes him an important member of the delegation. 1 DEPARTMENT OF MISSOURI LARGEST .IN THE COUNTRY =ty Nearly Ome-Sixth of Regular Army u r Command of Omaha Otticers, The new roster of the Department of th Missourt shows that 13,000 troops of the several branches of the regular army are stationed within jts limits, constituting the greatest department In the ceuntry. Nearly one sixth of the entire regular army of the United States is thus sta- tioned within the limite of the Depart- ment of the Missouri and under the di- rect command of the commandant of this department with its great nnflqurur- in Omaha. The following of the regular army are serving In the Department of the Mis- souri at the present time: Engineers—Third battalion, Fort Leaven- worth, Kan. Hospital Corps—Company A, Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming. Signal Corps—Confpanies B, D, and H, Fort Omaha, company I, Fort D. A. Rus- sell, Wyo. Cavalry—Fourth r.lllnont. headquarters band, and first.and second squardrons, Fort Meade, 8. D.; Bixth regiment, Fort Des Moines, Ia.; Seventh regiment, Fort Riley, Kam; Eighth regiment headquar- ters band and first and third squadrons, Fort Robinson, Neb.; Ninth regiment, Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo.; Fifteenth regiment, second squadron, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Flold Artillery—Second regiment, Battery C, Fort D, A. Russell; Fourth regiment, Fort D. A. Russell; Fifth regiment, Bat- tery E, Fort Leavenworth; Sixth regi- ment, Fort Riley, Kan, Infantry—Eleventh regiment, Fort D. A. Russell; Thirteenth regiment, Fort Leaven- worth; Sixteenth regiment, headquarters, band and second and third - battalions, Fort Crook, Neb.; Eighteenth regiment, headquarters, band, and second and third battilions, Fort Mackenzie, Wyo. The Sixteenth infantry will depart In June for station in Alaska, and will be relleved by the Fourth infantry, which Is shortly to return from ‘the Philippines. TWENTY YOUNG MEN CAUGHT Police Arrest A. Jeftries on Charge of Conducting Disorderly Place. A. Jeftries and some twenty young men are held for the police court Monday morn- Ing, Jetfries on the charge of keeping a disorderly house and the otbers with be- ing inmates. o/ The arrests were the result of a raid Sat- urday night on a pool room in the ‘pame of Jeffries at Twenty-fourth and Clark streets. When the polies, Sergeants Sam. uelson and Madsen and Officer Morrison ot to the place the allegation is that in a cellar underneath the poolroom & erap game was in progress. It Is sald that arising out of the arrests charges will be filed in the juvenile court against Jeffri .msl SEALED Boxes! BEST SUGAR FOR TEA AND COFFEE! BY GROGERS EVERYWHERE!