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111b UVjV: OMAHA, TUESDAY, MAHCH 31, lM. STATE GETS A SOAKING RMN:ENT1re STATE PROSPEROUS j ....... . Burlington Man Finds Farmers and Heavy Precipitation General Over Mcrohftnts Most optimistic. Whole of Nebraska. MORE ACRES BEING PLANTED TARMERS ARE MADE JUBILANT Moisture Will Keep Ground In flood Condition for Snnm Time t Come, Helping All the Spring; Crop". Nebraska got a soaking Saturday night and. according to report to railroad, the soaking continued at Intervals Sun day Station rrports sent to the railroad headquarters here indicate that with the. exception of a very wnall and limited area In the extreme southwest part of the state the rain was genet al and one of the heaviest In years, ranging from one half to four and one-half Inches Blnce Saturday morning. Beaver Crossing, on the Northwestern, In Seward county holds the record for precipitation, for there the rainfall from Saturday morning to Sunday night was four and one-hair Inches. Shlckley In Fillmore county reported two and one half inches, while O'Neill, Nebraska City. Geneva and Superior got two Inches, with an Inch or moro at Omaha, Platts mouth, llandolph, Palmer, Erlcaon, St. Paul, I.oup City, Ord, Grand Island, Wood River, Hastings, Crete, Ashland, Harvard, Clay Center, Schuyler, Ulalr. Tekamah. rtulo, rirownvllle, Peru, Weep ing Water. Louisville, Lincoln, Fremont, West Tolnt, Wlsner, 8tanton, Madison, Norfolk. "Wayne. Tender, Walthlll. Co lumbus, Holdrege. Broken Bow, Leigh and a score of other points. Until la General. The, towns named are scattered In all portions of Nebraska, thus Indicating that the heavy rain covered practically all of the state. Orer In Iowa and down In Kansas ro- ports to the railroads Indicate that the ' rain wan heavier than In Nebraska. In ' Iowa, from tho Missouri river entirely across the state, ruin continued from I Saturday night well Into Sunday. In Kansas along the Union Pacific the , precipitation was general from the Mis- tour I river to tho Colorado state line, t 'with five inches reported at several sta ' Hons between Kllsworth and Junction JCity in the western part of Kansas. Owing to the excellent condition of their roadbed the Nebraska railroads sus tained but little damage on account of the torrential rains. There were some washouts reported, but they were slight and were quickly repaired by the section men a soon as the heaviest of the rain ceased. The only seriousdamage was wtong the Burlington, between Atchison and Leavenworth, where on the low lands a stretch of 200 feet or so was under mined. This delayed trains and they had to be detoured over the Missouri Pacific. Railroad and grain men feel Jubilant over the rains of Saturday and Sunday and assert that If there was any possible danger of drouth throughout the win ter wheat and corn belt of Nebraska and Xnnsan it has disappeared. They declare that the ground la so wet at this time that the crop could be carried along until into May without nnother drop of rnln, Suit in Federal Court Against E, P, M6lady Withdrawn The suit recently started In the federal court here against K, P. Melady, a promi nent South Omaha live stock commission merchant, by Thuet Bros, of St. Paul, lias been dismissed. All the sensational charge and claims made by Thuet llro. wi to Irregular bookkeeping and conver sion of partnership property have been fully withdrawn. The history of this litigation, because of tho prominence ot the litigants, 1 quite interesting. The parties had been co partner since 190J, K. P. Melady being tho active member of tho firm at South Omaha. December 10 last Thuet Bros. no to Omaha, and without making any demand upon Mi. Melady for their Inter est In the business, nttfmpted to attach his bank account. He Immediately thwarted the attompt by transferring tho account to another bank. Thl led to a charge c conversion ot partnership prop erty by Mr. Melady. Thuet Bros, claimed that Mr. Melady "was Indebted to them In the sum of about WO.CW. Mr. Melady gave a surety bond In the sum of la.wo for the payment of any find all money that an auditing of the book might show he was Indebted to Thuet Bros. The book were audited Tid they Were found to be correct. Set tlement wa made upon the amount found llue' Thuet Bros, as shown by the book. 3t waa considerably less than one-third of the amount claimed by Thuet Bros. The partnership has been dissolved. Thuet Bros, will no longer have any connection whh the business. Mr. Melady has tnken over all the assets and the good will of the business, and he and hi brother J.arry will continue the business under Jthe name of Melady Bros. All Urclnrc Tit cry Indlcntlon la for n rtfluntltnl Crop Alt Mork Una Wintered Itest In Venn. 7S i Assistant Immigration Agent Howard of the Burlington has returned from a trip of two weeks through the agricul tural sections of Nebraska and Wyoming, tributary to the llnee. Mr. Howard i stopped at many of the Nebraska towns' ana mere met memuors or the com mercial organizations and merchant and grain men generally. It was the tamo story wherever he stopped. They all re ported the best business In years and all took a most optlmtstle view ot the future, predicting a bountiful crop nnd u con tinuation of the prosperity that they as sert is general In all the towns of the state. In all of the farming sections ot tht slate visited Mr. Howard found farmers busy In their fields, putting In tho largest crop they have ever planted, all anticipate Over 'In Wyoming .Mr. Howard found the same optimistic feeling prevails. An early spring, preceded by a mild winter hH enabled the cattle and sheep men to bring their herds and flocks through In good condition and nt less than the normal expense. Cattle are In such good flesh at this time that owner express the oplnl6n that itlioy will be able to market the "grassers" at least a month earlier than usual. C nirr Is nnnnilnff. In the oil produolng sections of Wyo ming Mr. Howard found the slttiatlpn rapidly nearlng tho boom period. People ore talking oil, dreaming oil, buying oil, and somo or them ure so enthuslastla that they are pretty near ready to eat oil. Casper is tho big boom city, say Mr. Howard. 'J here even the rcwaboys on tho streets are oil speculators. The town Is growing by leaps and bounds, and scarcely a weok passes that the bringing In of n new well In thu Sand creek dis trict Is not announced. Many buildings are bolng erected In tho town, the' largest of which Is a hotel, four stories high and covering a quarter of " block. It Is ot stono and brick and will bo us modern as any hotel In Omaha. In the Cowley oil fields, along tho Uur llngton, a doKen or more wells are being drilled, and enormous quantities of capital are coming Into tho district for Invest ment. This ! one ot tho few fields In the oil zona of Wyoming not controlled by Uie Standard oil, It Is said, Walters Says Of op Acreage Will Show Decided Increase General Manager Walter of the North western Is in from his. annual Inspection1 ot tho north Nebraska and Wyoming lines ot the company. Ho found the road In good condition and Is of the opinion that the expense t keeping It so during the coming spring and summer will bo below the normal. The present good con dition Is In a measure duo to the large amount ot work that was done on the roadbed and track last fall. On the trip Mr. Wulters took nolo ot where stock yards, now station house nnd passing tracks will have to bo put In during the summer. He says consid erable work ot this character will have to be done during tho summer, but at thl time he Is not ready to give out the details. Mr. Walters feels very optimistic over tho crop outlook In northern Nebraska, asserting that condition never seemed moro favorable for a bumper yield than now. Kvertywhero thcro has been Hn abundance ot moisture and the farmer are preparing to plant a larger acreage than ever before. Thoy will sow a larger acreage ot oats than last year and In many Instances the corn acreage will be increased from 10 to t per cent. GROCERS TO HOLD MONTHLY MEETING EARLY IN APRIL Inasmuch as the regular monthly meet. ,Jnc for April of the Omaha Retail Gro cers' association will be held Wednesday the Uth, and that being the night before the opening of the IwCost-ot Living fthow, the date ha been changed to the evening of April I. At this special meet ing the grocer will receive their badges and credentials entitling them to admis sion to the Auditorium at the tlmo of their show. They will also receive the final report ot the management on the various details pertaining to the opera tion ot that affair. Color will be se lf ted for the decoration of the windows. CITY MAY BUY DOG CATCHER SECOND-HAND AUTOMOBILE Thf pin-chase of an automobile for the city dog catcher wa deferred for two weeks at the meeting of the city com mission In committee of the whole. It is probable a second-hand machine will be bought and repaired. MRS. CRUMPACKER TALKS TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Mrs. J. W. Crumpacker addressed the student body of the University ot Omaha Monday, presenting an argument In oppo sition to woman suffrage. Her remarks were well received, She said In part; "There never was a time In the history of the world when the right and property of woman have been so safeguarded. Bhe not only stand before the law as equal In position and Influence to man, but she I jk preferential subject. She enjoys more privileges and ranxs higher before the law and tn society than man, but It Is said, 'This la based upon senti ment, and we wish equality by statute.' "The women of America, without a vote, abolished slavery. They secured to themselves nnd their descendants all the advantage ot education along the broad est lines, which (fulminated when almost every college opened Its doors to young women on the same terms on which It admits and Instructs young men. "The women of America, without a vote, have entered, or can enter without restriction of fear of adverse criticism, every profession, trade or occupation open to men. except a few by which they aro barred by. their own physical limita tions. "The women teaehcr of New York City, without a vole, won their fight for equal wath with the male teachers." At the conclusion of'lier remarks, Mrs. Crumparker Invited the students to at tend the meeting Thursday night to listen to Miss Ilronson. FRED l BAKER. OMAHAN. DROPS DEAD IN ALASKA l'red J. Baker, formerly a well known Union Pacific employe In Omaha, and brother of Guy R. liaker, 3117 Wirt street, dropped dead of heart trouble at Pull banks. Alaska, last Tuesday. Record ing to a telegiaut received In Omaha Sunday. The message was received by Mrs. Kd I. Baker, 119 South Twenty fourth avenue, wife of another brother. Good nr.ali. .follow ir.- .,r .,!-. ' a ' nlun l-M engineer, now on la igpr.Hnii u f lint Ctrtt-Jticv.. JL l. V .i If I1 tit V Dill. I - "i"' uc When run down with kidney trouble.1" ofJhe. M.10 are linown- 15ur,' wl Kclherod with backache, rheumatism, svolltn joints, or bladder weakness, you will find good results follow theiuse of Toley Kidney Pills. Mr. Mary Wilson, Lynn, Mass.. says: "My feet, ankle and Jlpsb were swollen. I used Foley Kidney (Pills and tha pain Is gone from my back and the swelling ha disappeared." Chaa. IN. Pox. Himrod, N. Y., write-. "Foley Kidney Pill have done me more good than I1M.0OO worth of medicine." Try them. For sale by all dealeru eery--where Sdvertliement, be at Fairbanks Mr. Baker had been a railroad man all hi life and was agent of the lino line at Fairbanks. He was year of ate and a bachelor. He was the son of W. I. Baker, formerly Omaha councilman from the Sixth watd. and lived here twenty seven years. Clean llindnura Don't have to be used very often when you use Itucklen's Arnica lte-arr. sure and heals ijulikly All UiucgWta -Advrtlsireni ONG BOOKS IN ONE The 13ee has arranged to distribute a beautiful, big song book called "Songs That Never Grow Old," as there is n great wave of interest in the revival of these dear old melodies. Here are all the beloved favorites, including Bongs of home college, patriotic and lovo songs songs that wiJl brighten the homes and gladden the hearts of all renders. These are all contained in one volume, which is elaborately illus trated with a galaxy of noted artists, many in their favorite costumes, and these portraits alone aro worth more than tho small price named. For a short time this splendid book will be presented to readers of this paper on the popular juoupon plan explained below. Clip this SONG BOOK COUPON printed in another column of this issue and learn how you may come into possession of all these old favorites. i Rare Illustrations Among tho innny portrait of favorite artJsU In this volume are tho following. Many of these aro portrayed In costume In their best kuoivn char acters, the5 complete list comprising 00 beauti ful pictures. Mme. IJe Clsnero. Mme. Frances Atda. Mine. Mutzenaur. tmc. Marie Rappold. Alesssndro fioncl. Leo Slczak. Maurice ltenaud. (1. Mario SaminMco. Oeraldlne Farrar. Antonio Scottl. Alary Garden. Mme. Llna CavsJierl. Otto (lorlU. Audreu of Sugurola. Alborl Reins. Mme. Olive Frenistad. Mme, Louise Homer. Mine. I'rleda Hempel. Mme. Uervllle-lleache. orvlllo Harrold Itlcardo Martin. Amadeo Dassl. Florence Constantino. Mine. 15 nun a Calve. Unrlco Caruso, F.mma Fames. Charles Ualmores, Pii nq tile Amato, John McCormack Tlta Ruffo. Itlta Rornlo. Herbert Wltherspoon Mme. Adeina Fattl. Bessie Abbot Mme. lOmma Trentlnl. Mme. Nellie Melba, Mine. Carmen-Mclls. l.ucrela Bon. Mme- do Pssquall American Songs, Irish Songs, German Songs As well as many na tional favorites in cluding Austria, C a n n 1 n, Denmark, England, Holland, F ranee, Italy, Pol n ml, Hun sin, Scotland, Spain, Sweden and AVales. Songs that have fairly burned a way into the very heart of you recalling the joyous dreams ot youth and love and taking you back through me m o r y'B paths to the happy hours of childhood at the homo fireside. Maggie Teyte. Alma Qluck. Mme. Schumann- Ilelnk. Mme. Sembrich. Mme. Louisa Tetrazzlni. Mme. Johanna Gadskl. Charlie Gilbert. Marcel Journet. Tol t'lancon, Edmond Clement. Mine. Lillian Nordics. Kmmy Iestlnn. PRESENTATION BY THE BEE AS EXPLAINED BELOW Newspapers throughout tho entire country have long been Hooded with requests for the old-time songs showing that there is a desire for a revival of these dearly beloved fav orites, tho sweet melodies of the long ago. ENGLISH CLOTH BINDING Partial Contents See if one of your old favorites is in this list if not, it's in the book there isn't room here for all of them. America. Annie Laurie. Auld Lang Sync. Aura Lec. Austrian National Hymn. Rattle Cry of Freedom. Beauty's liyes. Ren Holt, lllngo. Blua Alsatian Mountains. Blue Bella of Scotland. Bohunkus. Bonnie Doon. Bride, The. Campbells Are Coming-. Canadian National Hymn. Cheer, Boys, Cheer. Clochette. Columbia. Come All Ye Faithful Come Back to Krln. Come, Holy Spirit. Comln' Through the Ryo. Come, Yc Disconsolate. Danish Hymn. Danubo River. Darby ami Joan. Darllnjr Nellie Gray.' Dearest Spot Is Home. Dear Kvallna. Dixie Land. Douglas, Tender and True. Di cam faces. Drifting , , Drina io Mo Only Mtli Thine Kics. Du, Du Licust Mir lm llerzcn Kvcnlng: Star. Kver or Thee. . Floe of uur Union Forever. Flag of the Free. Flow Gently, Sweet Afton. Forsaken. Forty-nine Bottes. French National Sonc. Funiculi. Funtcula. Future Mrs. 'Awklns. German National Song. 3lrl I Left Behind Mc. Glory, Glory, Hallelujah. Good-bye, Sweetheart. Good Nlifht. Ladles. Hall I Columbia. Hallelujah Chonis. Hark! Hark! My Soul. Harp That Once Through Tara'o Halls. Heart Bowed Down. Holland's National Hymn. Holy Nlcht. Home Can I Forget Th.ee? Home. Sweet Home. Hours That Were. How Can I Leave Thee? I Cannot Sine the Old Songs. I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls. In Old Madrid. Irish National Song. In the aioamlnir. Italian National Hymn, it a Dream. I Was Seeing Nellie Home. Jerusalem, the Golden. Jingle Bells. John Anderson, Mj Jo. Juanlta. Kathlen Mavourneen. Kerry Dance. ICIUarney. King Christian. Lost Night. Last Rose of Summer. Lead. Kindly Light. Life On the Ocean Wave. Listen To the Mocking Bird. Little Brown Jug. Lonir. Long Ago." Loreley. T.or.t Chord. Love's Old Sweet Song. Low-Racked Chair. Lullaby (Ermine,) My Jiy My My Lov A r the Maid of Athens. Maple Leaf Forever. Marching Through Georgia. Marsctllats'e. Maryland, My Maryland. Massa's In the Cold, Cold Ground. Meerschaum Pipe. Mcrmuld, The. Minstrel Roy. My Bonnie. Country 'Tls of Thee. Last Cigar. Old Dutch. Od Kentucky Home. Nancy Lee. Ninety and Nine. No. Sir. Now the Day Is Over. Nut-Brown Maiden. Off in the Stilly Night. Old Arm Chair. Old Black Joe. Old Cabin Home. Old Folks at Home. Old Oaken Bucket. Ope Sweetly Solemn Thought, Ony a Face in the Window. O Paradise. O the Land That We A Thou Joyful Day. Our Banner. J'aloma, La. Polish Hymn. Polly Wooly Doodle. Portugecse Hymn. Red. White and Blue. Rlg-a-Jlg. Robin Adair. Rocked in the Cradle of 1 tttAtl Rock Me to-Hleop, Mother. Rock or Ages. Roll On, Silver Moon. Rosalie. Rule! Brittsnla. Russian National Hymn, b'alllng. flally in Our Ally. Scaret Sarafan. Scotch National SonR. Serenade (Schubert) Sleep, Gentlo Mother. Soldier's Farewell. Soldier's Life. Solomon Levi. Some Day. Spanish National Hymn. Spring, Gentle Spring. Stars of the Summer Nights. Star-Spangled Banner. 8,'. Patrick's Day. Strangers Yet. Sun of Mv Soul. Suwanee River. Swedish National Song. Sweet and Low. Tajte Back the Heart. Then You'll Remember There is a Happy Land. There's Mucin in Uie Air. Thine Eyes So Blue and Dreaming. Three Fishers. Through the Leaves. Tom-Big Bee River. Walt for the Wagon, Warrior Bold. A. Watch on tha. Rhine. Wearing of the Green. Weary. We'd Better Bide a Wee. Wesh National Song. We Sat by the River Tou and I. When Jack Comes Home Again. When the Corn Is Waving. When the Swallows, Home ward Flv. Where Is Mv Llttlo Dog Gone? Within a Mile of Edlnbora Woman Is Fickle. Woodman.Spare That Tree. Me. Greatly Reduced Illustration of the $2.50 Volume 7V&xlO Ins. No Other Song Book Like This Mail Orders As explained in tho cou pon printed elsewhere in this issue, out-of-town readers may have either book by mail if they include the amount named to cover postage. Address THE BEE Omaha, Neb. Seven Books in One Volume Tho well known Syndicate Publishing Go., of New York was in duced to issue this splendid song collection so that daily newspapers throughout the entire country may distribute it for the benefit of their 1 is readers. No expense or pains'have been spared to make it complete in every respect, and it also embraces many special features unknown to any other book of a similar charactor. Not only the choice selections of songs, but tho grand array oi-portraits of renowned-1 artists make this volume unique. Read the printed list of songs; seo the roster of great artists; 'hotter still, call and see the book itself, take it home with you, and if you are not satisfied, return it and get your money back. Clip the Song Book Coupon from another page of this issue How To Get It All You Need To Do Is to Present Six Coupons (One printed dally on another page.) Which entitles the bearer to a choice of either of the beautiful song hooks described below when accompanied by the expense amount set opposite the style selected, which covers tho Items of Uie cost of packing, ex press from tlie factory, checking, clerk hire, and other necehsnry expense Items. "Songs That Never Grow Old" (Illustrated) A grand collection of all the old favorite songs compiled and Selected with the utmost care by the most competent authorities, illustrated with a rare galaxy of 69 wondorful portraits of the world's greatost vocal artists, many tn favorite costumes. The big book contains songs of Home and Love; Patriotic, Sacred and Collego Songs; Operatic and National songs SEVEN complete song lwoks In ONE volume. Present SIX coupons to show you are a reader of this paper and jrgc for the heavy English cloth style. for the same contents bound in art paper. We strongly recommend this splendid big book, bound in heavy English cloth, which would readily sell for $2.C0 any place, and will last forever. Marked Auto Eoad -to St, Joseph May Soon Be Realization A marked road from Bt Joseph. Mo., to Omaha Ullkeiy anon to be a realization The kooJ roads committee ot the Com mercial club lia held its tint meetlnK and decided to co-oiWate with the St. Joseph Auto club tn marking- such an auto lilchnay. The committee lecommenda that th road come up on the Nebraska tide ot the Mlevouri river and alao favors some nysUni of a graduated automobile tax that would Increase the revenue for the good roads fund In tha state. It was de cided to co-operate with the Omaha Auto club In securing some such a system. Marking of the Omaha-Unooln & Ufn er transo. nlinental road was also con sidered Whrre it branches from the Un coir, highway, at Thlrty-sljtU and Far r.an struts, the committee talk of putting a larjre post sign, marking the directions j and distances. Auto excursions Into the atate during the summer are another feature under consideration. The Auto club, Ak-Sar- 3ien, trade extension committee of me Commercial club and various other hustling and business organizations of the city will be asked to enlist their aid. MRS. GETSCHMANN LAUDS PLAYING OF OLD MUSIC While Mrs. Paul Hctschmann. Social Service board worker, was making a trip ot Investigation about the olty looking for the Irregularities that the board Is seeking to control, she oame aoross a local store and a theater where they were playing old time operas and melo dies. It came over Mrs. Oetsehmann as a pleasant surprise and in speaking of it she said. "H certainly m k relief to hear some thing different than the monotonous tom tom of the tango ami other rattle that la used for. the nev dances that are so prevalent today, if there Is any music. and themo or rhythm m these popular so called rags It must certainly take a long stretch of imagination to it. Some day many are going to look back at present day popular song productions as a sheer farce." MRS. H. B. B0YLES DIES AT HOSPITAL FROM INFECTION Mrs, II. U. Boy lea, 4M Kamtton apart ments, who has been seriously til at a local hospital from an Infection following a surgical operation the middle of last week, Is dead. liestdes her 'husband, II. II. Uoylea, president of Doylcs Business college, one son, C. II. lloyles, survive her. STREET WASHOUTS ARE BEING RAPIDLY REPAIRED street Commissioner i. J. Ryder is re pairing v,a shouts caused by the heavy rains of Saturday and Sunday. No serious damage waa done, but several streets were made Impassable by the rains. Complaint Filed Against Peterson Protests against the notion ot Police Officer O. P. Peterson and representa tions that he Is not a proper person to serve on the police force, are made by Chris Greenhagen, 2106 Harney street, In a petition filed with the city oierk asking the city commission to give him a hear ing. Removal of Peterson is sought. Peterson is the special officer who has trailed down druggists who have been violating liquor laws. Greenhagen says that his wife was ar rested by Peterson Saturday afternoon ' without cause. Ho says he arranged to meet his wife at the Blite cafe at 4:J0 o'clock7, and that In the meantime alw was sitting at ay table and was not drink ing when the police raided the place and eight women were arrested. Greenhagen continues: Peterson jsald to my wife. " 'What are you doing here, little girl? " The petition says further that Peterson told his wife that "all the girls say they aro married." and that "you are too gcod looking a girl to be arrested;" that ho refused to listen to the proprietor of the place, who told him Mrs. Ureenbageti was a respectable married woman and ought not be arrested. City commissioner will decide Tuesday whether Greenhagen Is entitled to a hearr ing INTERRUPTED BURGLAR BITES THOMAS ON CHEEK When George Thomas entered his shon at 2CS South Thirteenth street and dl ccvered a burglar ransacking he place he Immediately pounced upon the man and In the ensuing struggle was severely bitten on the right cheek by the fellow, who made his escapev Thomas hurried to the police station nnd reported the affair and receive! medical attention from Dr. Idoyd Pocht mali. Nothing was carried off by the tholf. . Key to the Situation Dee Advertising. ) i