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4—A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: WORKING OUT THE GARDEN PROJECT Four Schools Selected by Civic League Where the Grounds Will Be Touched Un COMMITTEES FOR PEONY DAY Plans for a garden project of development than has existed in the past were made at & meeting of more centralized the garden committee of the Omaha Civie league yesterday. According to Stanley M. Rosewater, secretary of the lengue, the demonstrative idea will be tried out this yoar If the present plans materialize It has been suggested that tour schools be plcked in different portions of the city, Saunders, Castellar, Lako and ¥arnam have been suggesied, as they are widely separated, Through the proper workers, including the children, under the supervision of an expert, the schools will be beautified without encroaching, however, on the playgrounds. The present pian s through beautifying of a few schools and the work of the puplls of those schools in thelr home gardens to lllustrate what can be done in this way, rather than to spread the work all over the city and accomplish very Iittle, After a good sturt this year, it is hoped then to use the work dons as a model to be fol Jowed in ull the schools, Baths for the Birds, Thomas Kimball, president of the league, reported on a plan for bird baths to be distributed among the schools Little cement troughs of an artistic de slgn filled with water, are to be placed &t a8 many schools as possible, Mrw, George E. Pring guaranteed that her hus band wovid furnish desgns for the win- dow boxes to be filled with flowers and pluced 1n the specified schools, K. U, Graff, superintendont of schools, told of the work Franklin school did last year, where there were about 7100 puplis and each ovne planted & tullp, making a beautiful tullp bed, He commended the principal of this school, Miss Anna Hutehins, and sald that If the princl- pals of the various schools became in- terested the garden plan suggested would be successful, The garden committee of the league has & finance committes which ratses all funds for the work proposed trom mem- bers of the league and others who are Interested in the development work about the city which the organization is Loost- ing. It 1s planned to raise several hun- drer dollars for the work outlined this year Mrs. George B, Pring was made chair- man of the peony button commities Mrs, Lawrio Childs s chalrman of the peony contest committes, Mra, Charles Offutt and Mre. C. M, Wilhelm were appointed 48 & committes on arrangements for peony day, and Mrs, Milton T. Barlow, chairman of the recording commities, which tugs all peonles brought in for the contest Last year thers wers thousands of peonies brought in and the court house und stops were literully coveied with pink peoni Mrs, Joslyn and Mrs. Kirkendall were appointed as a distribution committee to #06 that the hospitals received their share of the (lowers after the exhibition. C, H, Engllsh was made the chalrman of the committes on education, He made #ome suggestions along practical work to be carried out. He has named as mem- bers of that committes: Mesdames C. M, Wilhelm, Lawrle Childs, Charles Offutt, Willlam . Baxter, Warren 8, Blackwell and Miss Mona Cowell, The garden committee will meet again May 19, Stormy Debate in Senate Over Naming 0f Louis D. Brandeis WASHINGTON, D. O, April B-A stormy debate over the nomination of Louis D, Brandels for the supreme court broke in the sénate late today and be- fore it was o predictions were made by two members of the judiclary com mittee, one of them a demoerat, that an unfavorable report on the appointment would follow whea the committes reachod & vote, Wilson Tired Shaking Hands with 10,000 WASHINGTON, Aprll 2.—President Wilson was #o tired out by shaking hands with more than 10,000 people this week and attending to publie business that he announced his intentlon tonight of tak- Ing a complete rest tomorrow and Sun day, The callers with whom he shook hands included school teachers, students from New England states, and delegatos 1o geveral conventions. Texas Senator Sees Farm Landlm d Evil » Texan, | WARHINGTON, Sheppard, a demoocrat, o the souate today that the United States by & rapidly Increasing aris d A A,.rn Senator I in WAS e of Jand owners and pr natitutional ocracy amandement 1o a5 10 by land, hold, tmprove, su ans for the and soll 1t and make purpess of sncouraging farm home owr ship. The amendment, he sald. wa siallae 1o one adepted I the sta Massachusetts and approved by than (hres (o one by & popsinr vots IMPROVERS WOUI N MOVE THE SMITH BRICKYARD A meeling of \he . vala provement club ot 13 . 1 fovrih sresl last nig war tak Wi dlesunaion of petiieas v senind 10 the oit bl aeking b e ) of Ahe Buih bebohyn Ba pressnl leastion st Tweniy se sirsst and Peppioten arenue te . ek el oF e Twonty-fours ires wiadust” Dust and Gt fram the v A% Eea an reasend Bup Lhe wndesive My of i w Srvaa s ’ T. R, DECLARES FOR "mz SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT NEW TORK, Apd Bodn » Patement prepared here aiey aitten of wanan rprasniing I songrenstonal unlum who apieaied b of e Bt hand ol Ahe el party tormmer Foeslent Theadare Nogaeals e whared 1hal Whe question of enfran cia Boman Dad Mracine nalons) and » Whe wwpenst o7 1h8 properet o ) e Bedernl comatiutbon s Ben Eg]i:h r | Y ko Creighton Men Present Biblical | Drama "King Saul”| of the professional [\tsr-l formance the of ‘King Saul,” the Biblic | drama given by students of the Crelghton university at w the Brandels ¥riday, Kivery member of the large cast showed Wimself an actor, spoke with precision, feoling and distinotness and bore him- Kvery mark was on presentation solf in correct necord with his part. The performance moved through its five acts and nine scenes with smoothness and promptness, It wan “amateur’ In name only, It was the more remarkable because “King Baul” s not a drama provided with any of the modern tricks for calching the publie, ‘There s no “triangle” of for- bidden love, no slap-stick comedy, no daneing, clog, castle, tango or other, There aren't even any women oharacters, Yet w0 splondidly did the Crelghton players present it that the large audi- was held Interested to the very end; every mcens waa greeted with great ap- plause, and frequently applause burst forth in the midst of a pcene when some dramatio pitch had aroused the peo- ple beyond the posaibility of sllence, Benediot M, English, who took the part of Baul, king of Israel, was really so fine that he s beyond praise. He por- trayed the character of the weak, ambi- tious, envious, jealous king with never a flaw in his work. Especlally fine he was In the palace scene in which he attemptas to kill David; In the scens In which he ord 11 the pri killed and in the final scene, where, all lost, his acn killed, the curse of the Tord ful. filled he falls upon his sword and ends the troubled drama of his life, The part of David was very well por- trayed by Paul V., Duffy, Bspecially ef- fective was the scene where he comes forward, a slight shepherd boy and stands bofore the armed soldiers of King Saul, who are trembling before the taunts of the Philistine Gallath, and asks to be allowed to glve combat to the glant The Mst of actors is too long to give mention to all, but they were fine, every one, Counting the chorus and the soldiers. thers were nearly 100 in the cast waned The special muslc to g0 with each seone was rendered by the Mozart or Tommie Mills coached the Saul, king of lsrael. . Benedict M, Englisl Johnathan, favorite son of Saul Elmer L. Barr Hamel, high priest. Waido 8. Shillington David, son of lsal Paul V, Duffy Dosg, the Idumean.....R. Leo Beveridge Hadoo, an old warrior Joe Borenson Abner, commander of Joseph A. Stanko Achimelech, prieat of Nobe Charles . Rongardt Miphiboseth, son of Jonathan Hdward 1. Walker Juda, 80 of Jonathan Allen D, Ryan Wich Endor Valentine J, Hoohe Ellah, brother of David Franols H. MeDonald Samma, brother of David Michae! 8 Ge | Bansa, & wart & warrlor... ¥ ClLLI:S LEAVES DOUGLAS FOR EL PASO ON ORDERS TWO TARS RE-ENLIST FOR SERVICE IN U, & NAVY \Presidents of the Graduating Classes of Creighton University SINN FEIN REBELS I‘I|-||r|'.|' OF CLASSE LAW, MOR B, MEDICINE, 15, 8, MURPUY; | A"Y, H, A, WINN, + Literary Societies GUNBOAT SHELLS Liberty Hal]l in Dublin, Headquar- ters of Insurgents, Bombarded by Vessel’s Cannon, THIS STORY IS FROM BELFAST BELFABT, April 27.—(Via Lon- don, April 29.-—Liberty Hall, the | headquarters of the S8inn Fein society | In Dublin, was shelled by a gunboat during the rioting early this week in the Irish capital, according to officlal statements given out here, Tho first officlal intimation of the out- break in Dublin was received yeste:- day, Telegraphic and telephonic communication between Belfast and Dublin is still interrupted serfously The Belfast's news letter today says 1t understands the postoffice at Dublin has been retaken by the mili- tary The also publishes the following statement forces newspaper ! iy Hall Shelled, “The police authorities desire the widest publleity in your dlatrict of the follow ing During the night (Wednesday) a royal naval reserve gunboat shelled Lib erty hall, the headquarters of the Hinn Pein force, and it was substantially occu pled, Meanwhile, large reinforcements have arrived in Dublin. In other por- tions of the city the situation is well In hand and repalrs to the rallway line are being effected rapidly News has been received here of the safo return to Dublin of Lord Hasil Blackwood, secretary to the Lord Lieu tenant and Lleutenant Murray Graham. who came to Belfast before the outbreak fl of Da//am GAN 1. DOYLE: ARTS, BEN ENG. |©f the disorders in Dublin JENTISTRY, W, O, DALLAM, PHARM | The news of the shelling and capture | of Liberty hall, a remshackle bullding, W - “ the rear of which Is toward the Liffey caused the greatest satisfuction Normal Conditions Prevall, An officlal statement from the head | quarters of the Irish command in Dublin 0f High 8chool in Joint Program recelved at the Victoria barracks here Wednesday morning, said | “Reports from the provinces indicate ‘The Iast joint program of the Central!that normal conditions prevail. The sit- uation in Dublin has improved, and ade- quate forces are at the disposal of the military authorities to copé with It.” Germans Making A Lasgt Desperate Effort, Matin Says PARIS, Thursday, April 20,—(Delayed.) ~That the German military and naval staffs are preparing a great offens! s, both against the combined Anglo-French | High school Wterary societies was given | yesterday afternoon, the Margaret Fuller, Browning, Demosthenian Debating, Web- wster Debating and Art socleties and the Garden und Lininger Trave) clubs par- ticlpating. | Frances Cleland of the Margaret Fuller | soclety wang & solo, "“The Land of the Bky-Blue Water,” by Cadman, A violin duet, “Traum der Bennerin,’ by Labit- #ky, was rendered by Ruth Knapp and Kathleen Giveen. % Dorothy Kdwards of the Browning so- cloty gave a reading, “Let Us Smile,” by W, D, Nesbit, The second number by this soclety was entitled, “"A Composite Record,” in which the life of Browning was glven by Dorothy Arter; American folk music by Martha . Clark, dramatic rending by Pauline Crane and a recita- tion by Dorothy Barnard, In a debate on, "Resolved, That the United States should immediately and substantially Increase Its ~mrmament,” the affirmative was upheld by Sol Rosen- blatt and Birney Miller of the Demos- thenian Debating soclety, and the nega- tive by Albert Pederson and Daniel Longwell of the W er Deobating - clety, No decislon was rendered, A mandolin and guitar duet was ren- dered by the Brand slsters, Nola and Beulah, and & recitation by Izma Tucker, The Garden club gave a playlet, en- L with the cast the comst of Gireat Hritain In a last des perate bid for victory, is the conclusion arrived at by Major De Civrieux, the military ertie of the Matin, after a close study of the military factors of the sit- uation. The simultaneous occurrence, he adds, of the Zeppelin raids, the risky North Bea naval expedition and the unexpected outbreak in Dublin are not mere colnci- dences, At the same time he points out, the Swiss frontler has been closed for three wceks, while on the French front in Lorraine and in the Vosges, the Ger- mans are ronewing demonstrations in the hope of dividing the attention of the | French staff, There 18 one principle that the German | sity, strategio initiative, It is aware of the allies’ common designs and is exerting all its energle '+ forestall them. June .. Ruth Bwenson .. Ruby Bwenson Nadene Thompson farguerite Dean Alice Dean May .. Maud (optimistic one) Marguerite ... Bonnle Rosalind . o Kendall | #ns of a 85-centimeter type, and the Hf{tf" i 8s rulllr;nnlk« Dutch gunners in charge are sald to| o i . “""I“'”" ”;;‘:'{N"fi e among the most expert in their line Miss Follow tions.... Bess Townsend | In all Europe Omaha Homefurnishing Headquurler:. 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BERLIN, April #@.—(By Wireless to|left Russia for political reason or be Hettinger 1s alleged to have admitted cause they were persecuted by the po-|that he killed the woman t'e night of Sayville.)—-"'A prominent Jew living In | G000 Tl ount of race or creed. They |Aprl ¢ in her flat, first striking her on Holland, states that the estradition of |1 afraid that when they return to|the head with a hammer and then siash Russian refugees in England has been | Russia they will be used as ‘food for ing her throat with a razor. Robber |arranged. The Overseas news agency sa) annon.’ " was the motive. 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