Til REE VICTIMS OF FROST
ThomM Jeffanon Bjnd Ricotkj Whn
Fnnd Ljiaf Bidewalk.
TWO OTHERS ARE, IN BAD CONDITION
Taken to lite I'on.e Million IIIM
TlintTi-tl (Mil Ilnth MmiiiI (iiinu
WIipii I)nio itciI ly
I'lmcmli)-,
One man wns frozen to death Monday
eight and two others only escaped death by
froczlnt; because thoy wero found before tho
ork of the frost was too far advanced.
Tho dead man was Thomas Jefferson, col
ored, who worked as porter In a saloon at
Twentieth and Castollar streets. Thfe other
two are Ooorgo II. Illiodcs and Krlt. Hcltz,
both of whom aro now suffcrlnR Intense
pain from numerous frost bites, but are out
of danger. Doth Hhodes and HelU were
unconscluus when found.
At G yesterday morning Desk Sergeant
Tatsy Havey received at the police station
a telephone call to tho effect that a man
was lying senseless on tho sidewalk In
front of a saloon at Twentieth and Cas
tollar streets. Tho patrol wagon was sent
to that nddrcsa Immediately. When It ar
rived a fow minutes later the victim of
ero weather was still unconscious, though
ho had been carried Into the saloon and
several men wcro vigorously massaging htm.
It was learned that his name was
Thomas Jefferson, a negro who worked at
his trado as a barber at H21 South Twen
tieth street, but who, during the last few
months, had served as porter In the saloon
In front of which he had been found. The
men who found him, Kd Mattes and Fred
liiindcen, say ho was lying on his back on
tho sidewalk within twenty feet of tho front
door. In his right hand, which was frozen
solid, van a ring of keys, one of which was
tho key to tho saloon.
Not Able In I nloek tlx- Hour.
"I suppose," said Mattes, "that ho had
been wandering about in the early morning
until lio got, numb, and then thought hu'd
go Into the saloon to get warm, but his
hands were so stiff he couldn't turn the koy
In tho lock. Then he turned about to walk
away, but bolHg drowsy with tho cold, sunk
to Urn sidewalk and fell asleep."
Jefferson's employers say hu was not nil-
dieted to drink and they scoff tho theory
that he was Intoxicated when ho fell on thy
h'.dcunlk.
Ho was taken to the police station In tho
patrol wagon Immediately, whero tho pollco j
curKeon. )r. llorir urn. worteit ovnr mm ror I
nearly an hour, but die was so far gone that
he died without regaining consciousness.
Tho body was taken in chnrgo by tho cor
oner. If liu has any relatives living In tho
city tho pollco have learned nothing con
cerning them m yet.
Until lliiniN anil 1'cot Frozen.
(leorgo II, Hhodes, a collector for the
Singer Manufacturing conipnuy, 1311 Chi
cago street, wph found stupefied by the cold
In RIvcTvlnw park yeslerdny morning.
Charles Anderson, keeper of tho park, att
ested by his wife, carried Hhodes Into their
house, whero thoy did what they could to
rctuscltato him, and then sent a message to
the pollco station.
When Hhodes was turned over to tho
police surgeon nn hour later It wan found
that both hands and both feet were frozen.
Theso wero poulticed and bandaged. It
was evident that the victim had been
drinking heavily. Ho was unablo to glvo
any explanation of how he came to bo In
thu park. Later In the forenoon his team
and delivery wagon wero found nenr Six
teenth and Mnrcy streets. The team evi
dently had been wnnderlng about for sov
eral hours.
Krltz Hel'tz, a laborer, was found In a
drunken stupor nt 3 o'clock In the morning
under tho Douglas street bridge. HIh hands,
tars and noso wero frozen and ho would
probably have frozen to death In nnother
hour. He had evidently been lying there
only n short tlmo when found, lie was
taken to tho pollco station In tho wagon
and after being trcntcd by the surgeon
was sent to his home.
LOOKING INTO WANTS OF POOR
Police IletnlU InereiiHeil mill livery
Cum- lleiiiirteil U Promptly
in o'llmitoil.
Tho pollco department Is devoting con
siderable attention to charity cases theso
days. Since Monday the charity squad,
which originally comprised Sergeant Demp
tiey and Detective Heolan, has been rein
forced by tho addition of three other offi
cers, Wooldrldgo, (ilbbons nnd Flyuu. These
are now giving their entire time to tho
needs of tho worthy poor. Arrangements
have been mado with tho keepers of tho
county store on St. .Mary's avenue to honor
tho requisitions of Sergeant Dempscy, who
Is In charge of the squad, and tho result Is
thnt urgent casea are now attended to with
tho least possible delay.
Dean Campbell Pulr, at tho head of tho
nowly organizud City Charities, sent yi
tcrday for a list of distltuto made up by the
police. Hereafter the City CharltkM will
work In connection with tho pollco and
county authorities.
Tho pollco aro taking grcnt pnlns that no
aid shall be meted out to any save those
who are deserving, and to thla end every
application tor alms Is being carefully In
vestigated, Ono appeal for help came from
a man who owns three houses, two of which
ho rents for $14 a month, occupying tho
third one. HcsldeH this comparative optt
lenco, tho mun has steady employment at
good wages, Tho police told him ho should
soil what ho hath and give to tho poor.
Two cash contributions of 5 each, have
been received tdnco Monday. Iloth were
trom women of tho halt world.
PROFESSOR ELY IS COMING
Notiit Political Kfiiniiniixt Will lie in
Omnliii Thurmlny of Till
WtU to I, colore.
Tnf. Richard r. Ely, the noted political
economist who Is head of tho Department
of Economics at the University of Wlscon
Bln, will bo In Omaha Thursday nnd will
dollver n lecturo bore that evening. Prof.
Ely has been making a tour of recreation
and Instruction through tho west an far as
California and favoring a fow of the oitles
visited with locturrs on present day sub
jects. Ho will tnlk In Omaha undor tho
nusplces of the Economic league at tho
Plist Congregational church, but the general
public Is Invited to avail themsolvcs of the
For Galfors.
Sportsmen , and
all who travel
'''r-W.Ti-r'1
much sustenance
In little bulk.
ilEBIG
COMPANY S
EXTRACT
Signed
OF
IEEF
in Blue
opportunity to hmr him Ti ti.. i- ...
author of wido reputation. He was, before
..: cui 10 Wisconsin, the principal pro
fessor of economics at Johns Hopkins uni
versity and was tho prime mover In th
organization of the American Economic as
sociation, for which ho has served as oc
retary and president.
COMMERCIAL ClUB GETS IN
('"Mimlllpr i, mud n I'rrarnl Tin
lti-.tlon ( (,. Coiiiiell-riro
Ur purl men t llrroiiiiurriiliitloiin.
Taxation and Insurance were tho princi
pal themes discussed by the executive com
mltteo of the Commercial club Tuesday. Tho
former matter was sprung by a motion of
John Steel asking for the appointment of
a committee to present to tho city council
the protest of tho club against the as
sessment of the chartered corporations as
fixed by tho Hoard of He-view. This motion
was amended by V. S. Poppleton, who de
sired that the committee be clothed with
power to take up the matter of the tax
rate- with tho council and Hoard of Educa
tion. The amendment of Mr. I'oppleton was
agreed to and considerable discussion fol
lowed on tho motion, John Steel and J. II.
Dumont taking opposite sides of tho ques
tion. Mr. Dumont said thut having been
silent before the Hoard of Hevlow tho club
should remain out of tho council, where
persons Injured by the Inequalities should
be heard and not those who desired to raise
assessments. Tho motion as amended
prevailed. After tho adjournment of thu
meeting the committee was mado up of O.
E. McOllton, clialrnmni I.uthcr Kountze,
Euclid Martin, John Steel and V. S.
Wright.
Tho Insurance committee mado the fol
lowing report:
Your committee on Insurance, to whom
was reform the question of Insurant
rate, ilonlrcH to report thnt v ry satis
factory tirogresii Is being mnilo In the mut
Iff of Investigating rates and tho com
mit teu feels confident that when Html re
sults uro obtained thnt an appreciable re
duction will bo made In the rule demanded
tinder tho new system of schedulo rating.
lour commlttie ho fur lias considered
only that part of tho schedule relating to
"water supply" ami "flro protection.'' upon
which tho "koy rule" for the city Is based.
Wo have tiled our protest ngnlnxt novon
of tlio thirteen points ebargud against
Omaha, with the governing committee In
Chicago, mid have asked that they send
their civil engineer here to determine the
Jtistlco of our claims, The committee has
every reason to believe that u material
modlllcatlon will bo made upon these points
and hopes to secure their removal en
tirely. Knur of the remaining polntH the com
mittee expects to remedy by Improvements
In tho lire department, and to that end
have asked for the addition of nine men
to the department at once. Also tho pur
"1" ."f'SsJ.Ji'lfw'nn1!
ladder truck, to be stationed at or near
ri 'vuiiui mm jiicbscim nireum, m uii; inr
sale and Jobbing district, and that two
cotnpntiles be organized and equipped to
nuniiie trie now apparatus as soon as 1110
same I received. We nlso recommend tin
purchase of from B,.) to 7,ew feet of now
tlllHP.
These expenditure! nro deemed n neces
sity by the committee, owing to the rnpld
growth and development of tho wholesale
and Jobbing Interest of tho city, the erec
tion of large and high storied buildings,
and the rapid Increase In quantity mid
values of wnres and merchandise In that
part of the city.
At a meeting of the committee, held In
the club rooms yesterday, to which Mayor
Moores was Invited, the whole question of
the needs of the (lro department was care
fully corMUdcted, and the mayor Informed
the committee thnt tho desired increase In
the department would be made tit once
nnd tlwt-tho new apparatus would be mtr
cbase'l by tho board Just as soon as uids
for tho sumo could be received and acted
upon, nnd that It would ho put Into service
without needless delay.
Other additions and Improvements nro In
contemplation and will undoubtedly bo
made In tho near future, In order that
Omaha's lire department may bo placed
upon a par v it li the rapid growth and de
velopment of her business Interests, and
that It ma" be ns well equipped In thu
matter of lire protection as any city of Its
Class In the west.
Tho committee believes that tlie.-e ex
penditures and Increased maintenance ex
pense in t no lire iieiiariiiioni in u goon mun-
lions proposition nun mat inu reuucuuii u
ItiHiiranee rates that wilt follow .will far
moro than cntnpenmti the extra expense,
to snv notntng or tne uutien security in
tho business Interests and the lessening of
the lire wnjte of the city.
This report was supplemented by the
following resolution, which was reported
from tho committee and unanimously
adopted:
Whereas.
It tlevelopes on Investigation
that .the equltim
inent of the lire department
or tne city or
respects.
Umalia Is tlcllcleut in many
Hesoivod. That the Commercial club of
Omaha urge the mayor and Hoard of Plro
and Police Commissioners to take such ac
tion as will result In tile purennse or euuip
mcnt and tlio employment of additional
llremnn as follows'
One llrst class steam lire engine; one
hose wagon, with stamlplpe attachment;
ono hook and ladder track: t.eOO feet of new
hose; nine men, to place all engine com
panies on tho bnsls of nine men each,
hose eoiminiiles of six men each and hook
and ladder companies on basis of eight
men each; the organization of new com
panies to hnndle the equipment when pur-
cousco mill 111111) mi use.
In the discussion upon the question of In
surance It was said that the companies had
made no promise of a reduction of rates
upon the Improvement of tho flro dopart
mcnt, but as they based the rate upon tho
deficiencies pointed out In the resolution
tho reduction would follow as a matter of
course,
It was stated that tho Creamery Package
Manufacturing company, which was burned
out, had secured quarters In thu Steolo-
Smlth building,
A wheelwright who desires to locato In
Omaha wns placed In tho hands of the com
mlsslnner.
A letter was received from the managing
editor of tho Chicago Tribune admitting
that the r.rticle In regard to the financial
condition of Omaha which was printed last
week and which cnuscd unfavorable com
ment in tills city had been prepared In tho
Chicago olflce and that It had been done
without tho approval of tho manager. An
offer of that publication to glvo equal prom
Inenco to a l.GOO-word report upon tho con
dition of Omaha was ncccpted with thanks
A letter wns received from Wu Tlngrang
saying that It would bo Impossible for lilm
to visit Omaha on his trip to Kansas City.
A commlttco on nominations for tho com
Ing annual election wns appointed, bcln;
composed of J. II Dumont, II. S. Wollcr and
Daniel Puller
I ii for mil tie li "Vim ted.
Tho manufacturers of Hanner Salvo hav
Ing always believed that no doctor or medi
cine can euro in every cnBo, but never
having heard where Hanner Salvo failed to
euro ulcers, sores, tetter, eczema, or plies
as a matter of curiosity would llko to know
It there tiro such cases. If so they will
gladly refund tho money.
Iti'Ncueil from ii SlineU,
A police ofllcer passing near tho Sixteenth
street viaduct about y o'clock last night
heard cries for help. Upon Investigation
It was found the cries came from Prank
O. Carver, who for several years Iibb lived
in a little shanty under the viaduct. Carver
is iu ou i tw yours or live ami is minering
from chronic Illness, The pollco station
wns not HUM and the tick man was removed
In the police ambulance to tho Clurksnu
hospital. Todny he will be removed to the
county hospltni. Carver's shack Is a poor
place of residence for winter weather.
Mirge cracks aro In tho sides and roof and
the door could not bo fastened. Tin Are
In tho hack had gono out and Carver was
untune, to start it.
.More Jlo no)- for Hie Poor.
The pollco received nnother unsigned note
last night enclosing J5, from ill North
Ninth street, with the request to ueo tho
money uir uie pour, uuring tno nay t liter
unnamio received io from a liusiness man
with the request that bis name bo not men.
tinned. Several bundles of elothlmr mnl
bedding were received Inst night and aro
being distributed to worthy poor, Sergeant
Dempsey and Detective lleelau aro devot
ing their time to Investigating the appeals
iur neip uou seuriiiiiiK mr iie.iuiuie peoni
ana are unning many cases wormy of hel
TUB OMAHA DA1JA'
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
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STORY OF THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD
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Innrler I'lru for .Mm pie
I.lfp .1 ii vrnllc.
"Lincoln's IMan of Heconstructlon," by
Charles 11. McCarthy, Is a book that will
o received with pleasure- by students of
American history, as It covers a period that
as been but lightly touched upon by other
writers. Much of the material Included In
tho volurtio was collected several years ago,
while the writer was a graduate student at
tho University of Pennsylvania. Tho re
searches then commenced were suggested
by tho lack In political literature of an ani
le and Interesting account of the return of
tho states. To supply this want the author
began the collection of material, which has
ecn carried on until ho has been ablo to
wrlto an exhaustive history on tho period
covering the reconstruction of. tho old slave
states. That tho author has been most
painstaking In his research no ono will
doubt who will take tho troublo to examine
Into tho vast amount of fact collected from
II available sources, Tho plan adopted for
tho work Is most comprehensive, as will bo
readily seen from a glance at the different
ub-illvlslons. Chapter I relates tho most
Important political events In tho history of
Tennessee from Its attempted secession to
tho restoration. Chapters II and III bring
tho affairs of Louisiana and Arkansas down
to about tho same time. Chapter IV Is con
cerned with tho secession, restoration and
Ismomhcrmcnt of Virginia. Chapter V dis
cusses anti-slavery legislation and shows
President Lincoln's position. Chapters VIII.
IX ami X trace the progress of tho con-
rovcrsy between the legislative and execu
Ivo branches of government, culminating In
the Impeachment of President Johnson. Tho
last chapters bring every part of tho narra
tive up to December 4, lSGfi. McClure, Phil
lips & Co., New York.
Everyone who ts fond of an occasional
excursion Into the realms of history will
be pleased to learn of tho publication of the
long-promised "The True History of Cap-
aln John Smith," by Katharine Pearson
Woods. When the printing presses of the
world nro working oVortlme grinding cut
historical fiction, most of It tho worst kind
of rot, It Is a relief to seo a book of real
history. Miss Woods lias made an exhaust
ive study of the career of the foromcat nd-
enturer of tho most adventurous era of
human history, and from historical sources
on both sides of the ocean has undertaken
o construct the first scientific biography
of Captain Smith. He has been a subject
of fierce historical - contention nnd Miss
Woods' effort has been to weigh tho evi
dence In every case and to present the facts.
Tho most adventurous nnd romantic chap-
er In Atncrlcnn and English history Is
told In nn animated and straightforward
stylo. Doubleday, Page fi Co., Now York.
The pictorial possibilities of photography
arc treateil from a sane and dignified stand
point for tho first tlmo In "Photography ns
a Pino Art," by Charles II. Cnnin. What
can be done with tho enmcra Is shown, not
by theorizing, but by actual examples of
tho work of tho greatest American pho
tographers, lucidly explained ami com
mented upon by the nuthor. Tho book lays
little emphasis upon the mechanics of pho
tography. Mr. Callln'a Idea Is to show tho
ambitious worker In this new art what la
worth striving for and how the masters of
tho camera attain It. 'The hundred pictures
aro In themselves nn Inspiration to tho stu
dent, showing the work of such expert pho
tographers as Alfred Stloglltz, Oertrudo
Kaeblur, James T. Kelley, Prank Eugene.
W. H. Dyer, Clarence H. White and others.
Doublcdny, Pago & Co., Now York.
"Dream Children" Is n beautifully bound
nnd Illustrated llttln volume edited by
Elizabeth II. Hrownell. An Introduction
has been furnished by Clara E. Laughlln.
It Is mado up of little sketches of child llfo
taken from tho writings of a large num
ber of authors. Among those from whose
writings selections have been mado aro
Charles Lamb, John (1. Whlttlcr, Hans An
tlorson. James Whltcnmb Rlloy, Nnthanlol
Hawthorne, Henry W. Longfellow, Victor
Hugo, Eugene Field. Lewis, Carroll, Eliza
beth Hnrrett Hrownlng, Charles Dickens,
Oeorge Eliot, Robert Louis Stovcnson and
others. Howen-Merrlll company, Indianap
olis, v
There nre translations in nhundanco of
the works of tho older and perhaps tho
hotter known French masters, but of those
who have ably maintained lato French
literature, for some unnceountnblo reason,
translators have been sadly neglectful. Rec
ognizing this fact, Doubleday, Pago & Co.
aro preparing to bring out n number of
French novels of tho nineteenth century
under the editorship of A. It. Waller. The
llrst book offered undor this plnn was
"Salatninbo," by Oustnvo Flaubert. To
this they have added "The Latin Quarter,"
by Henry Murger, translated by Ellen Mar
riage. "Hohemln." says Murger, "Is tho
prefaco to tho academy, the hospital or
tho morgue." Murger died In a hospital
and If ho did not roach tho academy on his
way thero he has had to suffer tho praise
of academicians. Murger writes of a life
which Is Itself a tragic comedy In fancy
dresses, a life wholly In exaggeration. As
a novel It Is o out of the ordlnnry that It
would attract attention oven If It did not
poBHexs, ns It does, Intrinsic merit of a
high ordor. Dotlblodny, Pago & Co., Now
York.
Tho Elizabeths are certainly getting more
than their share of representation In fiction
thoso days, for "The Ordeal of Elizabeth" Is
tho fourth book of recent Issuo with nn
Elizabeth In the title. Tho present novel
anonymous by tho way Is an nil round good
one; that la it charms ono through a well
drawn heroine of more thnn common char
acter, yot essentially feminine; through n
suitable environment, a slmplo yot well
moiinged plot and a thrilling episode, out of
which Elizabeth emerges triumphant. It
Is a tale of tho ever interesting order In
which a woman wins the sympathy of tho
rendtr. Tho frontispiece ts a portrait of
the heroine as Imagined by C. Allen Gil
bert. J. P. Taylor & Co., Now York.
Adalnldo Puller Hell has written n story
for boys and grU which sho calls "Tho
King's Rubles."' It" narrates tho doings
of natural, healthy children, with a llttlo
mystery centering around "the rubles," how
they camo to America and tholr fortune
hero. The book Is Illustrated and at
tractive In appearance. HenryiT. Coates
& Co., Philadelphia.
"Tho Simple Llfo" Is tho title of a
volume of rtsaa by Chnrlea Wagner.
While particularly applicable In France,
especially In Paris, "tho world's heart of
sophistication," where Charles Wagner Is
carrying out his Bplendld life work, theso
essays, wo believe, should have a reading
In every language. As tho tltlo and
preface Indicate, thoy aro a plea for sim
plicity In life, for "slmplo thoughts, slmplo
words, slmplo needs, slmplo pleasures, slm
plo beauty." An excellent description of
WEE: WlilA liSDAV. UECK5IHBII IS, lflOI.
the nature of tho work will be found In the
Introduction by Orace King, while the
biographical sketch of the author, which It
Includes, will prove of Interest and value,
showing as It doei that the author pleads
for no Utopia, but that he himself has
tasted the sweets of the simple life. In
the preface he has stated briefly and ear
nestly his purpose nnd his entire belief In
the value of simplicity as a present good.
McClure, Phillips & Co., New York.
An argument on "Commercial Trusts,"
delivered before the Industrial commission
nt Washington tvu ycas ago this month,
revised nnd corrected by the nuthor, John
H. Dos Passes of the New York bar. Is
added by the Putnnms to their
"Questions of tho Hour Series.'' Thin
monograph, considering tho growth and ,
rights of aggregated capital, Is a cou
else and clear Interpretation of a .
much discussed question nnd a brief for ,
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the men of smnll means, tho conservative
men. the widow, the Infant, the trustee,
the executor, who havo Invested their money
In them. Legislation ngaltiBt corporations
will never strip millionaires of their wealth,
hut will deprive theso peoplo of limited In- ,
comes of their means. Mr. Dos Passes ecr-
talnly makes a logical argument and pro-
sents statements It Is dlltlcult to meet with :
equal logic Upon tho other Bide. (5. P. j
Putnam's Sons, Now York.
"Lester's Luck," by Horatio Alger, Jr..
Is a book for boys that may bo highly com-
mended. The hero, nn orphan boy. who ;
wns badly treated by wealthy relatives,
starts out for himself, determined not to
bo a burden upon anyone. Tho book tells ,
the story of his experiences In New York
and Montana and of his rapid rlso to a
position of wealth nnd Influence through
his sterling qualities and close attention to
business. It Is n book that would nave a
good, wholesome Influence upon any boy.
Henry T. Contes & Co.. Philadelphia.
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The Macmlllnn company announces n
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edges, gilt top, light paper, elear type In a
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FOR THE M'KINLEY MEMORIAL
ArrnnneinrnlN In I'murenn for llrnellt
Theiitrloiil I'crfoMiiiinop liy Ml an
I'ouIiIiiii mnl Co in i m ii -.
Arrangements aro being rapidly com
pleted for tho big benefit In nld of tho Wil
liam McKlnley Memorial fund, for which
Miss tlcrtrude Coghlnn has tendered tho
services of herself and company nt lloyd's
theater Thrusday, December 28. Sulscrlp
tlon lists nre already In circulation nnd the
ready responses obtained Indicate that the
citizens of Omnha are thoroughly In accord
with this effort lo glvo tho fund a sub
stantial aid. Mr. Charles T. Manderson
yesterday aubscrlbcd J25 for one of tho
lower boxes.
The management of the theater, Messrs.
Woodward and Ilurgess, will take orders nt
nny tlmo for seats, n departure from the
ubuoI policy, mado In accordance with
their expressed Intention of doing every.
thlng possible townrd the brilliant success
of the afTalr.
The mcmborH of the committee add to the 1
generous well wishes and substantial re-,
sponscs obtained, a personal request that I
all citizens of Omaha Join In the enterprise, i
not only by subscribing for tickets, but In ,
reminding their friends of HiIb opportunity
to contribute to n worthy and patriotic oh- ;
Ject nnd at the samo tlmo enjoy a good en-1
tertnlnmcnt.
H. S. Daniels, acting manager for Miss
Coghlan, arrived In the city Monday and
nnwmi hi services for whatever prelim
inary work Is necessary. Tho play selected
for tho occasion Is "Collnotte." tho latest
effort of Henry Guy Carlcton.
PLUMBERS HAVE PLENTY TO DO
MnnlerN Are nt Tlielr AVIls 13ml lo
1'iiriilNli Men 1" Anstter
l'mcrKoiiey Culls.
"Every man who knows a stopcock from
a steam gaugo and which end of a monkey
wrench to take hold of Is busy today," aald
said a leading Omahn plumber yesterday
afternoon. "I now havo six men Just chasing
around from house to house answering
emergency calls, and I could uso more If I
cortlil get them.
"ThlB cold snap camo so suddenly nnd
after weeks ot such assuring moderation
that It caught pretty nearly everybody imp
plnn nnd wator pipes went popping like
cork at a stag lunch. Tho hteam heating
plants suffered some, too, but most
of tho troublo hns been with tho wator
pipes. Had thero been' a season of cold
wenther sufficiently prolonged to get tho
ground well frozen nnd then a drop such as
wo have Just had tho damago would havo
been grcnter than It Is. Under the circum
stances tho freezes and burstings wcro con
fined largely to tho exposed parts.
"And thnt reminds mo that peoplo now
aro putting in their plumbing with more
caution and better Judgment than they used
to exercise. Thero was a tlmo when tho
builders of oven shell frame houses fre
quently put their bath rooms In tho north
west corners of Hie buildings, which was a
very foolish thing to do. aa It Is tho'ro
that a houso catches the brunt of most of
Nebraska's winter stormp. Another pre
caution they have learned to tnko Is to
expose pipes less, hut some of thorn still
do this nnd much of the damago done dur
ing this present cold snnp resulted from
such carelessness as leaving cellar windows
open."
Alwuys M,iietlilii4 jf
Each One a Work of Art.
Wa have tha most artlstlo dlsolav
I of calendars ever ihown In Omaha.
Society Stattonars, 1808 Farnum flt.
Our Great Christmas Slipper Offerings
Comprising nil tho popular styles and creations! In fact, our Slipper Depart
ment contains moro styles than all tho shoe houses put together In Omaha,
MEN'S SUPPERS -The fancy klnd-ln wine, ox blood, tan atyl black all
styles and shapes, Including Opera, Everett and Romeo cut In all leaflicra and felts
every pair a bargalu prices, from $2.00 down as cheap as SOc,
ALFRED DODGE'S FAMOUS FELT SLIPPERS FOR LADIES The fancy kind
fur trimmed with pretty buckles and rosettes tho new velvots, wltl Louis beelB
Sllppora to keep the feet warm and make the put so glad.
HOYS' AND LITTLE GENTS' SLIPPERS-You will find them here-red and
tans wo would be pleased to havo you look through our Slipper Dupartmonti It will
bo n saving of tlnio--also In dollara and cents.
The Rochester Shoe Co.,
1515 Douglas Street. ' qhen mveninob untjl qhhistma3
INCREASE IN FIRE FORCE
Nisi Mi aid Much Additional Apparttni
to Ei Addid to DoptrtmtQt.
MEETING DEMANDS F INSURANCE MEN
In Addition In Glvlnn Wlmlnnle !
Irlel Heller I'rolretlon, lnerene
In llntr la Mkrty In He
llrndeil Off.
Nino new firemen will bo employed by
the Hoard of Fire and Pollco Commission
ers January 1. Tho members of tho board
have decided to make this Increase In the .
flro department In acordanco with the wish J
of tho Insurance committee of the Commer-'
clal club.
Monday noon Mayor Moores was the guest ,
of tho committee at lunch nnd discussed
Improvements In tho flro department. Under
the now schedule of rates, which Is In
preparation by the Insurance companies, tho
Insurance rates of Omaha threaten to bo
Increased materially. Inadequate fire pro
tection wns one of the points upon which
the Insurance peoplo have been basing their
claim for on increase in rates. The Insur
ance commlttco called this matter to tho
attention of the mayor and explained that
tho companies feel that Omnha has neither
enough firemen nor sufficient flro fighting
equipment.
Mayor Moores assured the committee that
It is his Intention to Increase the numbor
of firemen and to Improve the equipment of
the department. Ho stated that he has de
termined to do his utmost to make this Im
provement In the flro department and that
all tho members of the Honrd of Flro and
Police Commissioners nre noxious (o put the,
department up to the standard of the de
partments of other cities the size of Omaha
In numbers and equipment.
A brief meeting of tho Hoard of Flro and
Pollco Commissioners wns called Monday
nftcrnoon to consider n protest against a
liquor license. As the attorneys for the
liquor dealer were not ready to defend their
case, tho tunyor announced -thnt the board
would consider the facts which had been
laid before him by the Commercial club
committee. He cxplntncd the lire Insurance I
companies desire that nil hose compnnlcs
shall be Inci eased to six men each and that ;
all engine companies have at least nlno meu
ench, Nino additional men aro necessary
to bring the Omaha companies up to this
standard and the board Immediately de
cided to employ theso men.
It was also explained to the honrd that
the department needs an additional fire
engine, some hose wagons and additional
hoo to bring It up to the standard desired
by the Insurance companies, Tho (secre
tary of tho Hoard of Fire and Pollco Com
missioners hnd already bceTi Instructed by
tho mayor to seek bids on this additional
apparatus, so r.o action concerning the new
equipment can bo taken until the prices are
learned.
Thirteen points were charged against
Omnha ns a basis for an Increase In rates.
Tho Insurance commlttco of the Commer
cial club hap protested against se,ven of
tho points nnd feels sure that they will
bo removed If the companies will send Inn
aexpert here to examine conditions. The
commlttco expects to remove four of the
other points by the Improvement which
Is to bo mndo In tho flro department.
Vour Fnvurllp f initio
of cauls for social entertainments can be
made most enjoyable by getting tho now
Washburn Ellto playing rnrds. High qual
ity, low price; 2,1 "cents In money or stamps.
Lyon & Healy, Chicago.
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Ik undoubtedly Home small musical In
strument Thoy enjoy tliem nntl-lenrn
by them It Kots tliem started. to love
music and It will lie easy for them Inter
on to take tip piano or some other prin
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ileous llfes horns ilrinns Jewsharps
toy trombones zolnis toy violins etc.
None of tliem cost over l.r0 ItrliiK the
children to our store.
A. HOSPE,
Hull! and Art. 1613-1515 DiukIii.
We Would Be Pleased
To show you our line of nnttenburRs
all tho now novelties of tho season nnd
nt nny prlco you wish to pay and nil
hnnd inndo goods Como In nnd tnko a
look nt tlitm. Wo also ltnvo a very
lnro lino of Ilnnd Crochet Circular
Shawls Just tlio thing for n Clirlstinns
Klft also tho liifKrst lines of Kancy
ICnlt poods. Our Cardlp;nn Jackets for
men are tho very best that aro mndo
and tho prices are rlpht on them. Golf
Gloves for everybody In tho latest
shades and stripes. Como early to avoid
tlio ruuli,
Jos. F. Bilz
The most complete yarn store In the nest.
Tel. 1993. 322 So, 16th St,
Mall orders promptly tilled.
SantaClaus-
Is a Jolly itood fellow of rnro uood JudK
ment as Is shown by the elenant lino
of Clirlstinns slippers ho has sent In ad
vance to Drex L, Sliooman there aro all
kinds of ClirlstintiH sllppers-cuto llttlo
slippers for tho ohlldron-olopint slip,
pors for inainma comfortable slippers
for papa and warm slippers for Brand
ma slippers In all the popular shapes
too ninny different kinds to descrlbo
(hem and tpioto prices' but you can seo
tlnim all on our sample table and It will
be easy to pick out what you wantwo
will exchaiiKo tliem to sl.o to lit lifter
Christmas.
Drexel Shoe Co,,
tv I'll 11 Cataliictie Nnn llentlr.
Omalin'a Dii-lo-dnto Mliot) Mottle.
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than one of our beautiful Christmas boxes
or baskets tilled with our pure and whole
nomo inndy These boxea am mado for
either 1, P, fl, 6 or 10 pounds and yon can
select Hi)' kind nf candy she llkea best
Wn'H send It by express If you desire
Just m.nember ui for Christmas randies
we've Rot overy kind you can Imaxlno and
wtj nmko It fresh every day and It's all
pura candy,
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