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THE OMAHA DAILY REE: TUESDAY. FEKRUAKY 14. 1005. COAL SUPPLY RCSKBC LIGHT Packers Shntting Down Partially to Oon Berre What Bunkers Bold. mb.. ' SCHOOLS STILL OPEN AND KEPT WARM Contractor) llotnat Their Bent to Fill Order, traf lmmrn Cvtrm ( anniptlon ftecfnlr (nnaual Kffortn All Aroutiti. Cuflhy,, Armour' and fcwtfr are be ginning a tentative rlnelriK down they cannot got Biifflelpnt ateum foul to run their plant. Prrbily thoy vlll not really clnn down, bb they have an abun dnnre of enal on the road, but the cold weather hae 'caueed delay in receipt which has reduced the panders to the point where thoy are beginning to cut down the uneenetitlal ertpenlltur of coal ao as to save their limited supply for the refrigera tion and other necennary line. The over weather has cut Into the re aerve Block of ateam coal provided In the fall by the local coal dealers i.nd leaves Omaha without any reserve at present. Houses which -handle steam coal, are re ceiving Bomethlni like twenty-five cars a day, and if the weather continues such that coal can be brought In nobody need fear any famine, for the dally arrivals will supply the demand. A bllssard of two or three days, however, which would Btop all trains would put some of the largest consumers In trouble. The hotols and office btilldlugn and other places which use coal only for heating purposes arc In no difficulties, because at the worst they can fall back on yard screenings. It Is the producers of steam for mechanical ower who would be Btruck by a tie-up. All kinds of coal are about IB cents a ton less than last year. The threatened short age of Meam coal has not caused a raise In price, to the level of last year. Coal men have on band now ample supplies of everything but the steam article. Schools Ran ftfreadily. No schools have yt been closed for lack of coal, tout It has required much effort by Secretary Burgess of th Board of Edu cation for several weeks to keep an as suring quantity of fuel In the bins. The firms holding contracts with the scbool district have "not responded to all demands made upon them for coal, but they have succeeded In keeping every building sup plied. At the beginning of the fifth week of excessive cold nearly every building has from five to twelve tons of fuel or hand. Borne have more and some less, but Secre tary Burgess Is confident that unlchs freight fralns are blooked altogether On the railroads no school building will have to -close. No complaints have reached trie school district officers regarding Insufficient heat ing. "Fronvall T can learn the heating Is being well done," said the secretary. "The continued cold snap has been ery hard on the Janitors. They have to begin firing tip about 4 In the morning In. order to have a temperature of 70 in the rooms by 8:30, and work on Sundays besides. The doors of the schools are thrown open Just as soon as the first child appears, so that none may suffer. An enormous quantity of coal has been burned Just how much has not been calculated, but probably more than during any other winter by far. With most of the schools using the Indirect steam and radiation method, It means that the air has to be taken constantly from the out- eide and heated so It Is comfortable In the rooms. In cold weather the operation la ex tremely expensive. Coal Contractors HaBtllnsr. . "The coal contractors, 1 am satisfied, are . doing everything they eatt to protect the schools. Borne of them complain that they cannot make better deliveries because they ran't get the teams and teamsters. The latter are having things pretty nearly their own way this weather, for they have the situation In tht-ir own hands. I tried to have deliveries made on Sunday, but did not succeed, the 'teamsters declaring that both themselves and their horses needed rest after weeks of extra hard work." At the High school and In the grades the attendance has kept up remarkably well during the period of extreme cold, accord Ing to Information given out from the su perintendent's office., The percentage In the lower grades has dropped oft some from the normal winter Attendance, but not much In the classes having the older boys and girls. The TlgM atmosphere has devas tated the klmurgartens, however, and from three-fourth" to one-half of the tots In the better tesldence and suburban districts are staying home. In the poorer districts Su pervisor Chittenden Bays that Very nearly the full -vber belonging are attending the kindergarten, (his being accounted for by two reasons that the children do not have to walk as far and that many' of them are warmer In school than they would be In their homes. Orders have been given for the first time for morning sepglona only In the kindergar tens In the outty'ng districts. This means that the little ones are dismissed at noon for the-day and do not have to return In the afternoon. In one of these schools only four out of eighteen klndergartnera at tended lust week. In many cases the chit dren have to come long distances to these schools and It was for that reason It waa thought the Blnsrle eMnrm would help snrhe In preventing frostbites. . OBJECTION TO GAS PLANT eeand Word Iietesrntlnn Appears Before Cnanell vrlth formal Complaint. Attorney W. K Chambers and a d"Iega- tlon of home-owners from the Second wnrd ppeared before the 'council committee yes terday afternoon to support a petition de manding action towards removing the gas manufacturing end storage tanks of the Omaha Oas company at Twentieth and Center streets. It was represented that the presence of the gas plant has depre ciated property. Is a constant menace to the health, life and comfort of the neigh borhood and that the gas company has re fused to buy up the property at fair prices Ithln a radius of l.Offl "feet, which the property-owners Ihlnk should be done. The plant Was established about eight year go, after the courts had denied an In unction restraining the same. Action by the committee was deferred ntll next Monday, when both parties to the controversy and the city attorney will be asked to be present. The proposition of the Electric Develop ment and 8curltles company of New Jer sey, signed by A. K. Bonta, president for n electric light, heat and power fninchlae and ten-year street lighting contract, was placed on file. No one was present to ad vocate the acceptance of the offer, which would demand l.fOO arc lamps at Pf a year each, and a perpetual franchise for $W.f0 nd annual royalties. City Electrician Mlchaelsen, after telling of the needs of a $C0 stenographer and lerk In his office, was given authority to retain nuch an employe, despite the fact that the council did not make an allowance for the purpose when the le-y was made. Acting Mayor Zlmman was Instructed to combine old and proposed new ordinances Into an effective measure to prevent the sale and use of large firecrackers, tm-no-dos, firearms of every kind and explosives In the city, the regulation being advocated by the doctors who are willing to forfeit considerable revenue rather than have the usual Hat of Fourth of July caHiialtlca again. Councilman O'Brien talked about reducing the wages of city tax collectors, but find ing no support dropped the subject. He wanted to pay them $2 a day. Some are now receiving as high as $90 a month. Courage ! n natter of the Dlood v f Without ' food red uiooa a man haaa weak ' heart and txjor ntrvts. Atifmii means trill ess of blood. It la coniBiaa in men and ?ounr women and alt h r,m wVtn work Indoors. who do not gtt enough outdoor air and food oxTftn In their lung. There ar too many whit blood corpuscles in such cases, nd there is often a peculiar sound in the heart, called a murmur, in case of anemia. This aeart murmur is canted by thinnes of th blood passing through the heart. The murmur of anemia disappeara when the blood regains it natural conalatencjr and richness. It ia not heart disease. 8umetima people Buffer intense pain tlie heart, which ia not heart disease, but caused by the stomach. It Is the occssioa of much anslcty. alarm and suffering, for which its victim I dependent upon re fie disturbance! from the stomach caused by indigestion. In th nam way many bad cough ar dependent ttpon these rcfiea disturbance of what is called th pnenmo- rastric niv. To enrich th blood and ncreaa th ted blood corpuscle thereby fradlog- the nrvee on rich red blood and doing away with nerron irritability, Uk Ir. Fie res' Golden Medical Macoery, which promote digestion snd assimilation Of frxxf o that th blood get its proper npply of nor.rishment from th stomach. Get aar to natnr' way a yon can. A medicine mad entirely of botanical B tract sad which doe not contain alcohol i the safest If. Pierce' Co1.!tj Med leal IHcovry contain no alcohol at narcotic. I. fierce s Fleasaa J-sUl af thn beat sir JiU. PRINTERS' MINSTREL SHOW Omaha Vnton Give Knceessfnl Ex hibition to Aid Oimmlnara Memorial Fan. One of the best amateur minstrel enter tainments given In Omaha for many a day was witnessed Inst evening at Washington hall by a large crowd. The show was under the auspices of the Omaha Typographical union No. 190, the proceeds to be sent to a fund to build the Cummlngs' Memorial hos pital, which will be an annex to the Union Printers' Home at Colorado Springs. The typographical unions all over the country are contributing to the fund. The manage ment last evening netted a neat sum for a worthy cause. A dance followed the min strel show. Charles T. Johnson assumed the managerial burdens last evening, and 5udg1ng by the ginger and tabasco with which the event was given the production was in capable hands. The first part went off with alacrity and frequent bursts of applause and laughter. Joe Morrow performed the holy office of In terlocutor acceptably and sang "Clone Tour Dreamy Kyea" In a manner that brought a well merited encore. Messrs. Sylvester, Paynter, Frank Johnson and Dan Keating wore the end men and were much In evi dence. Sylvester's song, "Thankful for That," made a hit and the singer gave a Chinese song that went strong. Billy Payn ter rendered "The Nigger and the Bee" and cam under the wire a winner. R. t. Davis made one of the vocal hits of the evening with "Asleep In the Deep," which selection showed his fine bass voice to advantage. 8. 8. Hamilton's "The Song Of My Heart" was appreciated. In the olio Frank John son gave an old maid characterisation thai would make good should Mr. Johnson try the professional boards. O. I Sutherland sang "You're an Welcome as the Flowers In May" In a ympathetlc manner. Charlie Johnson' laughing song was ably sup ported by Keating and the chorus. "My Old Kentucky Home," by the sextette, was roundly applauded. In the olio Dotlds and Baxter and Trice and Klrchner did well. The music was In charge of Prof. Olaon. The Moor waa cleared for the dancers after the entertainment. ' FIVE NEW STARS TO SHINE Police Hoard Fills Vneanelee oi nnd ltnntea One Nertr Fireman. Force Five policemen were appointed by the Board of Fire and Police Commlsxlonere at the regular weekly meeting. D. J. tieahey, who waa laid off the force about three year ago, when a reduction waa made, was retnatated. B. A. Heller, F. II. Murphy, C. H. Van t'usen and J. W, Dibble were ap pointed on probation. The five men will fill vacancies caused by deathB and resigna tions. C. It. Smith, colored, waa appointed aa fireman to aerve with the colored com pnny on probation. After a hearing Fireman James O Brlen was nned thirty daye "offa" and ten day' pay and Fireman Patrick El 11 gut was fined llilrty daya "offa" and three Uaya' pay for drinking while on duty. Commissioner Uroatch read litem a vigorous lecture. A check for 160 for the firemen's fund for wldowe and orphan was received from Mrs. Eugenia Woolworth Howard of New Turk,, with thanks to the department for the efforta that saved her building on How ard street in the recent commission district fire. SOME WONDERS OF SCIENCE Popular Lsottire on Radium, Wireless Tel egraph and the X-Bays. TRIUMPH OF MODERN RESEARCH EXPLAINED W. J. Clarke of Wen- YorV. City "how STeml Interesting Fxperlment to n lr(i Andlence nt the Boyd Theater. THM t. fl. OnyBBKMBST BAVSi Th Hot Springs of Arkansas will cur rheumatism, gout, blood, skin, stomach and liver troubles, and many others, lno hotels for all classes. Write Bureau of Informa tion, Hot Springs, Ark., for complete Information. Mr. W. J. Clarke of New York City en tertained a large gathering nt the Pryd theater last night with a popular lecture on some of the wonders of modern science. It was one of the reirular numbers of the Young Men's Christian association winter course. Mr. Clarke had with him suf ficient apparatus to exhibit a number of Interesting experiments during the evening, mainly with eloctrlclty. The lecturer showed the origin of the Herxian waves, the utilization of which has made wireless telegraphy possible. He gnvo some entertaining Illustrations of their qualities, nnd also explained the origin and present adantnhlllty of nullum and other radio-active substances. The use of fluo rescent paint was explained, and Illus trated by a pretty experiment. In closing this phase of his lecture and In explain ing the use of radium as a curative agent In certain diseases, the lecturer remarked: "It requires S.ooo tons of urnnlum to pro-due- two pounds of radium, nnd It costs I?) a ton to reduce the uranium." Thla Is why radium la not more extensively dealt In at the ordinary supply stores, but the lecturer comforted his hearers with the further explanation thnt a very little ra dium will go a long ways. l.lsrht nnd Sotind. "The human ear Is Incapable of hearing soundtt whose vibrations are above 4n,0X) to the second. The cry of tho bat as It whleaea by us lias SO.noO vibrations to the second, and thnt Is why we catch so little of It. Above 40,000 vibrations the ear gets nothing. The eye does not distinguish vi brations until 4!V) trillions per second are reached. When the light appears. Between these two points, the sensitiveness of the eye and ear, 1W an Immense range of wave activity. Part of this has been cau'gTit by the wireless telegraph. We hope to make a machine which will ennble us to see the vibrations of the wireless telegraph, which are at the rate of only 230,000.000 per second. If we can do thrs. what may we not discover? We may lw- able to see rew countries, for we can then roe as 'far as we can telegraph." The difference between an ordinary alter nating Current, In which the direction la changed 7,200 times a minute, and a cur rent from a Tesla oscillator, In which the direction Is changed millions of times ft second, and In which the potentiality Is In creased to a tremendous voltage, was ex hibited. To show that this current Is harm less to the human body, the lecturer al lowed ft to pass through him from the oscillator to the floor. He then took a Moore tube end illuminated it by allowing the current to rass through his body first. The experiment was repeated with two gentlemen from the audience. The Cooper Hewitt mercurial vapor light was ex plained, but the tube was not illuminated, as It requires a direct current, and the only current available was the alternating sup ply. The operation of wireless telegraphy was exhibited In a most practical and in teresting way. Applied to Coast nefense. Explaining the allenlum cell, which Is delicately sensitive to light, and which operates much as does the wireless tele graph, he said: ' "Our coast defense bat teries will be equipped with a silenlum cell on each a-un, and when the enemy appears off the shore, spying about with his searchlights, a ray will fall on the sensitive cell, and the ship will commit suicide." Showing that gunpowder can be exploded by the Impulse from the wireless trans mitter, he said: "When the enemy's fleet appears, we will send out a tug boat, equipped with a powerful transmitter, and deliver the Impulse. The fleet will disappear." The coherer, by which the messages are received, w-as explained, and a three-horse power spark whs emitted to give something of t notion of what the thirty horse power spark needed for transmit ting a message across the Atlnntlo Is like. The X-ray was also eb'blted and ex plained. Thla la rather paradoxical, for the X-ray Is Invisible, being outside the Crocker tube In wWch the light appeare, but thla waa made clear to all. . Hoyhl Arcannm Banquet. I nion rni niu ...,,!, v ... . i,m Boyal Arranum Initiated six candidates last evening at their hall at sixteenth and ISrney SIIPPIS. ht inn nimnui'il IIHH hwn compieten a imfi'iuci r-,i m Z. J I 1 - f .ti- IrwtwM iUnl 1 ,Vl I lie (1IIIU1S I, Mil, I ... nrr n.-..,... ,., members sat don to the banquet. There WIIS B large IIHIcuninrii ,iv,m (lUll- CtI Bluffs and South Omaha. LOCAL BREVITIES. The Sholes against Tenfold personal In juries case is still on trial b fore a Jury In Judge Hedltk a court. Frank Bwlttala, charged with- shooting with Intent to wound, went befere- Judge Iy on Monday and pleaded guilty to the chariie. He was sentenced io one year In the atal penitentiary, .t Judge Estelle and a Jury are hearing testimony In the ease of Mrs. Sul ( ot t roll against the city of Omaha i'lalntlff is suing for llO'ufl damtgrs for Injuries alleged to have been sustained by falllag on a slippery walk at Sixteenth and Itndas, , Mary Oreen la anxious to secure a dl vorc from Anthonv, her husband and ha appealed to the district enjrt. While' the suit is pending l desire that Anthony should he made to put up money tor her attorney's fee and also terrtr-orary alimony for her support. Hbe alleges cossidersMe 111 truatment and failure to support. They wrre mi rued at Council Bluff In ecem t,er, llfJi. , ' Announcement ot the Theaters. On Thursday night last at the rooms of the Tress club over thirty of the par ticipants in "Toodlea In Posterland" or ganlied "The Omaha Operatic association," having for its object the periodical produc tion of the lighter operas by local talent. Buch an organisation haa long been needed In Omaha and the chance of securing a director whose whole life has been spent in operatic singing and tuition Impressed these singers with the thought that the present waa a most ausplcloua time to launch such an organlaatlon. The associa tion will make Its Initial appearance In "The Mikado," which will be given by the Omaha Guards aa soon after Faster aa the necessary dates can be secured at the theater. It la confidently expected that a large number of other singers will take part and Mr. Kinross feels satisfied that the performance will equal If not surpass any professional production of the "Mik ado" ever given In Omaha. The Board of Education has granted the guards the use ot the assembly room on the fifth floor of the city hall for rehearsals and the first rehearsal will take place tonight at 8 o'clock. Thla evening one of the merriest of musical comedies will be offered at the Boyd theater, the second Visit of "The Isle of Bplce" to this theater. Is comes practlcnlly as a new piece, for It has been completely worked over since It was last seen here and la now Just newly equipped with scenery and costumes. The song hits have not been changed, and "Pretty Teggy Brady," "The Qoo-Qoo Man" and Others are Just as tuneful and entertaining aa ever. "The Isle of Bplre" contain more good songs than any of the list and Mr. Whitney haa provided an encellent cast to sing them. Then the cast Is backed up by a Whitney chorus, ao that the whole pro duction la sure to please. The company will be here Tuesday and Wednesday hlghts and a matinee on Wednesday. Harry B. Davia. undertaker, 411 S. 15th. Invest Constant Oil aiecx. wi N. Y. LI fa 1. etar foe Hnvvorta I. lender th auspices of the F.pworth leagues of ttils city and for the purpose of creating and promoting Interest In the sev enth International convention of the Fp. worth league, which will he held In Ien. vr July 5 to , Mr. snd Mrs. Ollhert Me- WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY C'lurg of Colorado fprlngs will he at the First Method's!, ehurch, Twentieth and fiavenport streets, with their new Illus trated lecture, "panoramic Colorado: The Fmf'lre of Peak. TsKSsnd Plain " This lecture Is historical, descriptive and pictorial, and Illustrated by o rare and r-'-n tit i fill lantern projections. Mr. and Mrs. Mct'lurit hve given this lecture In the leading cities of the wotld and held tha .at tention of the most Intelligent audience. Thev describe the. cliff dwellers, their origin, homes, occupation, etc. Camera shots at mountain Hons. bear, elk and coyotes, aa well as view of the Harden cf the Oods. f'heyanne aprlngs snd fnanv other places are shown. Fverv one who esn At so shnuld attend this lecture a ft Is fstnietli' and entertaining. The ad mission I trt. A fnlr slied representation r( the niern bershlp of the eoelal science department of the Woman's club came out yesterday afternoon to hear Mrs. Harriet Heller tnlk on "Public Playgemtmts." After some ex planation of vacation schools, public play grounds and like Institutions for keeping the children of the poorer districts during the summer, as operated In o'her cities, she told some of the conditions existing In the Third ward in Omaha, and how they might be Improved by a public playground maintained by the city or some ether or ganisation thnt would make It entirely non sectarian. Phe advocated such a piny ground aa a self-protective measure; as one of the necessary Influences n the life of the child during the formulatlve period, thnt would contribute to his flnul gcod cltl aenshlp, nrgulng that play Is one of the main and valuable sources of development In the child and thnt Tvhlle he plays as the normal child should, he Is Immune to his surroundings, whatever they may be. While many people ngrep as to the bene fits of a public playground there Is a wlih; difference of opinion ns to the neighbor hoods where they should be located. Miinv argue thnt they should be located nwny from the bnd parts of the city, but Mrs. Heller advocated saving the child In his own neighborhood. "The uptown neigh borhoods have other uplifting Influences, htit the lower end of town has few; the children that need this help ore chlctly fotind there and should be helped there," sh said. Pwlngs, sand piles, blocks and like Inexpensive things she advocated for the children, to bo used under the super vision of a custodlnn and klndergartner, who should have charge of the playground! Some effort has already been made toward securing such a playground In Omaha and the property at Eleventh and Pnvenport streets and that occupied by the old Ex position building on Capitol nvenue were discussed. The civics committee of the department was appointed to make further Investigation and consider plans for se curing a rubllc playground in Omaha nnd will report to the department at Its next meeting. The Chicago Woman's club has extended Invitations to two representatives of every federated club In the state of Illinois to at tend a lecture with practical illustration of first aid to the Injured, to be held at Music hall, Pine -Arte building, Monday Evening, February S7. The demonstration will be given by a honpltal corps of the First regi ment. In full uniform, nnd will be con ducted by Fr. Nicholas Senn, surgeon gen eral of Illinois, and rr. H. W. Gentles. This occasion fs Intended to Inaugurate the work of the woman's national auxili ary to the American White Cross First Aid society. The Women's Domestic guild of Amer ica of New York Is helping to meet the domestic problem in an altogether prac tical and satisfactory way. The guild Is prepared to furnish servants on a 'mo ment's notice for one meal or for any length of time, and the efficiency of those provided is vouched for by tho guild. The privilege is open only to subscribers to the guild and orders will be filled until 9 o'clock at night. It is said that this is the first attempt along this line in Amer ica and should prove as great a boon to the woman who does not keep a servant as to the one temporarily without. During the two weeks following Labor day the guild found places for, 1,700 eervants. ' The Ladles' Benevolent society of Charleston.. B. C, held its ninety-second annual meeting in thnt- city January 18. The character of the -aHMety work Is in dicated by its name and two years ago the women added the services of a Visiting trained nurse to their work. The work of the visiting nurse Is too vi-ell under stood to need explanation; she rtust give cheer as well as bodlfy relief to the sick poor. There can be but few organizations of women In this country that antedate this one. at Charleston-. Thomas F. Guthrie, for some time con nected with the Rertington Typewriter company, has accepted a position with the Underwood Typewriter company as city salesman. Mr. Guthrie is convinced of the fact that the public In general Is de manding a typewriter of visible Inscription, which Is one of the strong features of the Underwood, and he Says he proposes to keep abreast of the tithes. He will be glad to meet his friends at the Under wood office, 1617 Faraam street. AuditoriumMarch T that.' all. SEASONABLE MSHIONS. NO. BUI MBN'fl NIGHTSHIRT. 82 to 48-Inch breast. For the accommodation of reader of Th Bee these pattern, whlcb usually retail at from V to B0 cents each, will be furnished at th nominal price of 10 cent. A supply la now kept at our office, o thos who wish any pattern may gvt It either by call ing or enclosing iv oem. addressed "Fat-' Urn Department, Bee, Omaha." AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Gtmrtor AmenclmentJ Drawn and Bent to the Members of Legislature. CITY HALl, VIADUCTS AND NEW PAVING Several Important Points Covered by the Proposed Legislation Which Has Been Prepared by the Revision Committee. The charter revision committee has com pleted its labors and the completed report Is now in the hands of City Attorney Iim bcrt. A large number of revisions are sugc-ested. Among the most rromlnent Is ono providing that the mayor nnd coun cil may purchase the necessary grounds and erect thereon n city hall building and other building needed for the city's use nt a cot not to exceed Jioo.nro. Pond's for this purpose are to be Issued by a majority vote of the electors of the city. Such n, vote shall be at a special election and be called fifteen days previous to the holding of the election. In order to call such nn election at least 1W) resident taxpayers of the city must sign the pe tition to be presented to the mayor and council. Another provision of the sug gested revised charter Is one thnt per tains to viaducts. It provides thnt tho mnyor and council shall have power to require any railroad company owning or opemting tracks across nny rubllc street to construct, reconstruct, complete nnd keep In repair nny viaduct or vliducts that may be deemed necessary by the city au thorities. An amendment to Section 77 provides thnt tho mayor and three councllmen shall hnve power to call special meetings of the coun cil. Such cnlls must bo In writing nnd state the object of the meeting. Only such business na stated in the cnll shall be trnnsactcd nt such meetings. The assist ant city attorney Is to be appointed by the city attorney and removed nt his pleasure. He shall be active and Vigilant In the enforcement of city ordinances nnd will not be permitted to appear In police court in defense of any cases brought be fore the police Judge. Provisions are made in these charter amendments to repnve Twenty-fourth street with a two thirds tax to the property owners. The city pays for the Intersections nnd the tnx payers at large pay the bnlnnce. These nnd a number of other amendments have been put In share to send to Pouglns county representatives In the legislature. St. Agnes' Kntertatnmenr. Thla evening an entertainment will bo given at Workmen temple for the benefit of St. Agnes' parish. An entertainment consisting of music and recitations will be given and from the sale of tickets reported yesterday the hnll will be crowded. Slgnor Martina, a well known magician, will per form fenta of maglo in addition to the en tertainment provided by tho pupils of St. Agnes' school. tloh Mceta Wednesday. The Northeast Improvement club will meet on Wednesday evening nt rooms north of Twenty-fourth and F streets. Some matters of considerable Importance pertaining to Improvements in tho district are to come up and every member Is in vited to attend and bring a friend. Theso Improvement clubs, established all over the city, are doing a gTcat deal to bring about A friendly feeling among property owners and some good is expected to come from the meetipga. 1 Bcpnbltcnn Vote Light. Republican primaries for tho selection of delegates to a convention this afternoon for the selection of three members 'of the Board of Education were held yesterday. There was only one delegation In the field nnd on account of no contest the vote was light. This afternoon the eighteen dele gates elected yesterday will meet at Work man temple and nominate Jay Laverty, Dana Morrill and Dr. W. L. Curtis for the school board. Special Taxes Coming Die, On March 7 special Improvement taxes bn the grading of B atreet from Twenty fourth to Twenty-eighth street, the paving of Thirtieth street, the grading of Twelfth street and a couple of unimportant alley districts will become delinquent. The dep uty city treasurer desires to call the at tention Of property owners to these taxes. , The Coal Situation. Last night the South Omaha packers did not appear to be at all worried about the shortage of steam coal. While they ad mitted that the visible supply was getting low they felt confident that receipts today would plnce them on the easy list. M. R. Murphy, general manager of the Cudahy plant, said last night that he had enough Bteam coal to Inst until Thursday and he had advices from the railroads that a supply would be here before that time. Managers of the Swift, Omaha and Ar mour plants had the same thing to say. They are all depending on the railroads to get the coal here. Mr. Swift snld that If the weather did not get any worse be tween now and Thursday the plants here could be kept on the move, No Slaughtering Monday. On account of light receipts of live stock Saturday and Mondny the packers did not call out their killing gangs yesterday. Re ceipts yesterday were so small that the chances are that the gangs will only work a few hours today. The storm In all sec tions of the country prevents the shipment of live stock to this or any other market. With an Increase In temperature the live stock dealers here look for a big increase In receipts. F.stlmnte Missouri Avenue Paving. At a meeting last night the city council decided to pnve Missouri avenue from Thir teenth to Twenty-fourth street at a cost of about tw,fl"0. The avenue Is to be paved with Oaleshurg vitrified brick nnd the city clerk was directed to advertise for bids to be opened Monday night, Februnry . Six bids for a site for a fire hall were opened, but all bids were held over for a week In order to allow the council to confer with members of the Fire and Police hoard. The money held back on Ian Hannon's paving contract is to be invested so that It will draw a reasonable rate of Interest. No bids were; in evidence for the grading bonds of I! and Twelfth street, and the finance committee was authorised to sell the bonds at the best price that Can he obtained. Th grading contractor will take the bonds, s It Is understood. Retail Merchants Sapper. Last night the retail merchants to the number of about 100 met at Ragles' hall and enjoyed a supper. There were talks from a number of outside business men and quite a number of local merehnnt spoke In favor of hustling for South Omaha and mnklng fThqy act like Exercise. X-fbr the Bowels 1 VI '"ii.iim mil m " ' - Oetits r9 Mil Druggists j Wednesday the general barpaln day here. Owing to the severe cold tho numtior In nt tendnnce was not as large ns expected, bill those who attended enjoyed the supper and the speeches. Magic City nosslp. Property owners ore still slow about at tempting to remove snow from sidewalks. A business meeting of the Kpworth le.wic will be held Wednesday evening at the Methodist church. At the Hnwthorne school yesterday the pupils were sent home on account of the freeilng of the heating rlpes. Robert fl Jones, who lived at Tweuty flrst and N streets, died yesterday at the South Omaha hospital of pneumonia. An effort is being made now by East Side property owners to have the Burlington erect a depot at the foot of Mit.uri a venue. The rollce were not called upon to make any arrests yesterday, but a number of homeless sought sleeping berths at the City Jail last night. On nerount of the slippery condition of the sidewalks some of the people here are trying to turrcliRse some of the old time lee creepers, but none are to be found here. The street car service still remains the same and officials of the company say that nothing can b done to expedite the speed of cars until there Is a change in temperature. TECHNICALITY LITTLE GOOD One Information Qunahed nnd An other Svrorn Ont In Tlonhte Quick Trine. At the opcn!K of the trial of James M. Peck, accused of forgery In having Indorsed the name of Martin Lynch on a cashier's check Issued to Lynch nt Sioux City. At torney Klgutter questioned the sufficiency of the information. This set out the char acter of the certificate all right, but It did not Include the word "cashier" after tho nnmo of that official. As tho word was a part of the signature the eountyittornry saw thnt tho court would probably hnvo to hold "the rolnt well taken. The Jury had been excused while the Inw point was ar gued and the court granted the state a re cess to reach a determination ns to what It would do w hile he heard some pending mo tions. At 4 o'clock In the afternoon the county attorney enme Into court and moved the court to nolle the case against Peck for for gery. Tills was done nnd the Jury dis charged. Immediately peck was rearrested by the. constable from Justice Long's court nnd handcuffed to the latter In the court-, room. This nrrest wns made on a now In formation filed by the county attorney. In which the charge Is changed to tittering n cheek bearing a forged endorsement. Tn the Justice court Beck waived a preliminary examination and wan -Kimd over again to the district court. He will hnve to face a trlnl on the new chnrge within n few days. County Attorney Slnbnugh received the complaint in this case with the other papers pertaining to the office when he took charge, so was not responsible for the omission. Attorney Flgntter, appointed by the court to defend, entered Into the ense w'th xcal. but his successful nttaclt on the Information failel to profit his client. n Q pi II of iiiiu MORS . Masonic. Special meeting Nebraska lodge No. 1 Tuesday evening, February 14, at 7:30. Work In E. A. degree. C. K SHOOK. Master. Bootlegger In Jnll. Fd Larson was brought down from De catur, Neb., Mondny nfternoon by Deputy t nitea states .-uarpnai jonn nines to an swer to a chnrge of selling llauox to In dians at Decatur. Larson wns arraigned before United States Commissioner Ander son and pleaded guilty to tno cnarge. no was bound over In the sum of $500 to the federal grand iury. which assembles here In May. In default of ball he was re-ei mnnded to the Douglas county jail. 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Itedecoruted anil Itef urnlHhed tbrouahout On Minute to Elevated and Subway Htutluua. Tufie nearest enr nt stuf Itallroad or Steamboat Terminal, tliey allliaas or trnnafrr to tlie II nip I re Within easy wnlklnir distance ot all Theatres end licptirtinent Striren. Restaurant noted tor Excellent Cooklnf, tffl dent Service and Moderate Charges Rooms (with use of bath) $! .50 per day up " " private " tl M) " Suites " " " I3.M V. JOHNSON OUINN Bsjjn Steam COAL Domestic ROCK SPKINGS, the people's COAL We always have it. BONANZA King among furnace coals always on hand. CENTRAL COAL H COKE CO. 'PHONES 1221-1693. 4718. 13th and llarny Sts.