„ sEcoNFDiswpsjroN) The Omaha Sunday Dee p^^™7 PART TWO OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1925. 1—B __ Wholesalers Are Ready for Big Market Week Theater Is Found to Be Fi re Trap State Marshal and City In spectors Report Ramshackle Building in Flagrant Violation of Law. Hearing Monday Morning fltate and city officials have started an Investigation of the Princess thea ter, 1317 Douglas afreet, where a fire occurred Saturday morning at 11 ^^^■hen a film became Ignited. This theater 1* operated by Harry and Sam Goldberg, who are elan Identified with the World Realty company In the operation of the World, Moon, Sun, Empress and Muse theaters. State Eire Marshal John C. Trou ton started his Investigation Satur day afternoon, accompanied by E. E. Hayduk, one of his deputies, and also John T. Dunn, local fire lnsepctor. R. E. Edgecninb, city building In apector and chief engineer of the elty building department, directed City Electricial Israel Lovett to examine the film booth and the wiring at the Princess and to report Monday morn ing at 10, when a hearing will he held as to the circumstances of the Saturday fire. Film Operator Summoned. Ed Gregory, film operator at the time of the fire, has been summoned by Edgeeomh to appear at the city hall Monday before the hoard of ex aminers of motion picture machine operators. The inspection of the Princess Saturday afternoon by Fire Marshal Trouton with Hayduk and Dunn dls closed conditions which surprised these officials. One of the flagrant violations of the city ordinances at this theater Is the condition of the floor at the east exit, which leads to the alley. The officials walked through the theater and out of the west exit Into the alley, and then returned Into the theater through the east exit. While passing over -wtfcls east exit Dunn nearly went through the floor to the basement. Potential Tragedy Scene. "Just contemplate what would have occurred If this east exit should have been used before we made this dis covery," Inspector Dunn said. "This Is one theater that surely Is In had condition. The hulldlng should not he used for motion picture theater purposes at all," said Deputy State Fire Marshal Hayduk. "The film booth is too small and that east exit Is In had condition," as serted Stat Fire Marshal Trouton. Hayduk added that the fllm booth does not meet the requirements of the state and elty laws as to Its size, and tt also lacks ventilation. "The place Is a Are trap," aald Fire Chief M. J. Dlneen. Chief’s Report. The following report on the Prin cess theater was submitted by Fire Inspector Dunn to City Commissioner D. B. Butler last January: "Inspected the Princess theater January 10 and found only one fire extinguisher and that was hanging on west front door. The stage has no fire buckets. Sam Goldberg has charge of the the ater and T will see that they have right kind of fire protection." The fire inspection officials believe the burning of the reel of film Satur day morning was due to Ihe failure of the operator to close the magazine in which the film travels. "It. Is my belief that there Is not i sufficient inspection of theaters. ^ qPSfcurchee and schools,” said City Com * mlssloner Butler, who has charge of th firs department. "The stats fire maMtial states that Omaha should hM> three Inspectors attached to the ffe* department and now the city oouncll Is trying to deprive ns of ths one we had. There should he closer co-operation between the city building Inspection department anil the fire Inspection officers.” Building 50 Years Old. City Electrician lajvett visited the Princess .Saturday afternoon and re served his comment for the hearing Monday morning In the city hall. The hulldlng In which the Princess Is located Is one of the oldest struc tures slong Douglas. It was erected about 50 years ago. "We will put. In a new floor our selves," aald Harry Goldberg. "The owners won t do anything.” The consensus of opinion of the Inspectors was that ths place Is not suitable for a motion picture theater. They also observed that carh of the alley exits has eight steps from the ater floor level to the alley level. Hundred Thousand New York Women Classed as Illiterate By International News Service. New York. March 7.—Justices In about 100,000 Illiterate women In the city of New York, according to s statement mads recently by Mrs. Nathan Straus, Jr., chairman of the committee on Immigrant education of the National Council of Jewish | ;;>unen In suftmilng up the work done by the organization during the Inst, year she said SO,000 women and girls had ettended claasee end rluhs conducted by the committee. She added: "We are proud that many of those enrolled In our English cIsbs ere grandmother#, enxious to keep nbreant of ths younger generate*." I m Golden Wedding ' —■ ■■■ Auburn, Neb., March 7.—Mr. and Mrs. \V. >1. Kessler of this city cele brated their golden wedding anniversary at their home on the evening of Tuesday, February 24. A number of relatives and friends were present to make the occasion a memorable one. A program was carried out and Mr. Kessler told of his early experiences in Nemaha county and how he and his i bride met and overcame the difficulties that beset them. Mr. and Mrs. Kessler were married near Upton, Pa., February 24, 1S75. and came to Nemaha county. Nebraska, in 1882. They located on a farm three miles south and one mile west of Auburn, and here they lived until 1907, when they moved to their present home in Auburn. In this home they live in peace, looking back over the years that have in so many ways been kind to them, and forward to the years that will bring to them further frui tion of the dreams that were theirs when they assumed the marriage vows. Governor McMullen and Baggage Are Lost at Coolidge Inaugural; Adam and Cal Exchange Smiles By JACK LEE. \\ AMhlngton ( nrri'ftpondtMit, Otnnlm !!«•«* Washington, March 7.—Running true to form, the weather man had predicted Tain for March 4 and tlie weather was beautiful. This makes up for the prediction made previous to the inauguration of President Taft, when good weather was predicted, and on® of the worst blizzards in its history' bit Washington. Thousands lined the historic streets of Washington this year and watched the inaugural parade in comfort, cheering the various units as they passed. There were more than 25 governors present and the eastern governors, being near the scene of action, brought along uniformed escorts and companies of military, while the west ern governors contented themselves with but few of their staff. At the reception in honor of Gov ernor Adam McMullen of Nebraska and his staff by the members of the Nebraska State association. Governor McMullen made it possible for me to ride in the inaugural parade with his party. Following the ceremonies at the capitol Wednesday morning the parade passed in review. The gover nor and his staff were separated at the entrance to the senate wing of the capitol. Tickets for the ceremonie in front of the capitol had been sup plied to Gen. H. J.« Paul and his staff, but, like true soldiers, they had given them to friends, thinking they would go In with the governor. When they became separated from the gov ernor they were without tickets. Every entrance to the capital was guarded with marine^ and 1 couldn't get in t«» send out an H. O. S. signal. Finally I located the face of a Nebraska boy, Joe Ryons, peering out of a window and be sneaked me in through a se cret door. Calls to the offices of Senator Norris, Senator Howell and iCongressman Simmons and McLaugh lin brought the needed help and the (staff was supplied with tickets. Governor Ixrst. Following the president's speech Mr Mullen’s staff preceded the governor and his lady to New Jersey avenue and D street, where the Nebraska delegation entered the parade. There was a pause. No one seemed to know where the governor and Mrs. McMullen had gone. I ran into a neighboring house and telephoned the capitol and told various members of the Nebraska dele gatlon where the governor's party was waiting. Tn a few moments here came th# governor and Mrs. McMullen, all smiles, even though they had be come engulfed In a typical Washing ton traffic Jam, but they bad followed the advice and counsel of J. C. Klnsler, Cnlted States district attorney at Omaha, and got into the subway lead ing from the capitol to the house of fice building and arrived In time to get. In the parade. In the governor's party In the pn rade were Governor and Mrs. McMul len; Genera! and Mrs. Paul and Colonel Orr. In the second automobile were Major Pot set. Major Stein, Captain and Mrs. Grainger nnd myself, oc cupying the seat with the chauffeur. Two oars ahead of us was Gov. Nellie Ross of Wyoming. Governors of the west os well as east came to her auto mobile and doffed their high hats nnd congratulated her. Immediately ahead of us was Governor Hammlll of Iowa and General Jjisher. Picture of Color. Washington was decorated for the inauguration and as the parsde moved along the streets there was a picture of color nnd animation. One thing the Washington police know' well and that Is how tn handle a crowd during a parsde. No one gets Into the streets, Hie crowd being kept back by win* i opes, and if one gets ton ambit imie and goes under the ropes, he’s apt to find himself In the Jail house. As a conse • Itiertce, there are no accidents during a parade. I never saw so many high hats. Even Governor McMullen wore one, and looked swagger In It, McMullen Rmlles. In front of the White House • re uitwla* »tand with glaas panel*, and profusely decorated with flowers from the botanic gardens, contained the president and his party. As we passed in review. Governor McMullen took off his hat. bowed nnd smiled. The staff pulled a snappy salute, a battery nf cameras clicked and we had passed on. By reason of the president’s eco nomical proclivities, the parade was small this fim* and lasted little more than an hour. During the rid* down the avenue we watched the crowd, pointed out places of historic Interest such as Ford's theater, the old B. & O. station where Garfield was shot, and others. Following the parade the governor and his party were guests at the White House reception and that evening attended the inaugural hall at the Washington auditorium. All balls previous to this had been held in the old pension office, the scene of many a brilliant gathering. Governor's Baggage I.nst. On* of th* amusing incidents of Governor McMullen’s visit to W ash j ington occurred in the Pennsylvania station. This station will hold 50.000 or fto.nOfl. Th* morning the governor and Mrs. McMullen arrived, the gtn tion se*med packed. A gracious red cap asked permission to earn* the governor's two grips to a waiting automobile. “No, I’m a good traveler,” the gov ernor replied, “I’ll carry them my self.” lie sat his grips down to greet the reception committee, and when he looked for them they were gone. Then there was a wild scramble on the part of everyone in the party to find the governor’s grips. That evening, a Washington paper came out with a picture of Governor McMullen and Congressman Mc Laughlin of York. Under the con gressman's picture was the caption “Governor McMullen of Nebraska.” The inspired compositor bad mixed th* cut lines. Governor McMullen said the captions should have been ‘The nnn without two grips l« Gov ernor M< Mullen.” j This was the first trip tn Washing j ton Mrs. McMullen had made since she came here to become the bride of Adam McMullen, then secretary to Congressman Strode of the First die trlet. They were married in the beauti ful old Christ church at Alexandria where Washington and Fee wor shiped. At that time he was a law student at Columbia college of law nnd after completing his law course he went back to Nebraska and hung cut his shingle. Both the governor nnd Mrs. Mc Mullen met many old friends A%hlle here. The re eptlon tendered by the Nebraska Stato association was an enjoyable occasion to them. The re i fption had been arranged by the assoclntlo’n officers, Miss Kdith Fathrop, president, former bend of 1 he Children's bureau nnd a figure In Nebraska educational circles; If. A. Hording, formerly of Oakland, s newspaper man, but for 30 years in the Treasury department; Miss Bertha Henderson of the Agriculture depart ment nnd myself. 2 PROMINENT 10WANS DEAD Harlan, la., March 7. Brice Bowen. 80. retired farmer, died her* today after n long lllne**. II* wan a proml pent Maaon nnd th* Mnaonlc lodge will hav* charge nf th* funeral. Jaapor Oroat. prominent lunlneaa man of Irwin, Neb., died auddenty of heart ftillur* thla morning, lie lenvea a wife and five children. New AmrrirHii Kii|iiin* Ih ( ailed World’* BfM Itelfnat, Mhrrh Kfforta ate lie liik1 made to form a Itrltlali corpnra tlon to work th* Whaley marine oil engine, an American Invention whieh la claimed to h* th* moat per fect oil engine ever brought nut. A prominent Brlflah ahlpbulld*r la endeavoring to ralaa capital fee th* anterprU*. I Referee in Bankruptcy Has Fat Job Earnings of Once-Despised Post in Federal Court Here Expected to Reaeh SI00,000 This Year. Gets 1 Per Cent of Assets The nnce despised Job of referee In bankruptcy Is this year the “fattest" job in Omaha and will yield its holder, B. H. Dunham, an Income of close to $100,000, according to figures In the federal bankruptcy court. The law provides that the referee ho paid a fee of $15 for each bank ruptcy case and one per cent of the assets of the bankrupt when the case Is finally adjudicated. Most bankrupts have little In as sets. But, so far this year, there have been several with large asets. M. E. Smith company had near $2,000,000; Burgess Nash company, $1,500,000; Barton Millard close to $500,000, a*id nearly 100 other cases In which the assets range from nothing to several hundred thousand dollars. Dunham has charge of the bank ruptcy cases in 12 counties. He was appointed in 1916 by Judge XVood rough. Besides the fees, the referee is al lowed operating expenses for his of fice. Herbert S. Daniel preceded him in the position. Bank Clearings Cain $20,000,000 March Turnovers Given as Cause for Advance Over La«t Week. March turnovers In banking circles are given as the cause of an advance of more than $20,000,000 in bank clear ings over last week, according to the Omaha Clearing House association. The Hearings ended at noon Satur day amounted to $58,830,494. The Hearings for last week totaled $38. 176.186. A year ago the total amount of clearing* amounted to $48,612,459. '1 he bank Hearings for the March turnover* amounted to more thnn $10,000,000 this week over a year ago. FARMER IS HURT BLASTING STUMPS Special Dispatch u> The Omaha Bee. Dunbar. N»b., March 7.—George MrFadden, farmer living north of Dunbar, narrowly escaped death yes terday while blow-inn up etumpa with dynamite. A fuse did not function properly, lie (topped to examine It, and there was an explosion. Ills hand was badly mangled, face lacerated, scalp mutilated and his eyesight may he permanently In jured. He was rushed to the hospital at Nebraska City, where he Is be Ing cared for. TROUT PLACED IN LODGEPOLE CREEK Bridgeport, Neb . March 7 Fifteen rnns of trout from the state fish hateherv, that were requested by the Ixaak Walton league of Kimball coun ty have just been released In Iaadge pole creek and other streams In that county. Hast year, a number of blark bass and catfish wer# put Into the same atreams, but many of them were lost and did not matyre. Paymaster Robbed. Paterson, N. J., March 7— Three men struck John Vreeland, paymaster of the Manhattan Shirt company, over the head with a revolver In front of the company's plant here today, seized a satchel containing $17.000, and escaped. I Woman Ready to Die for Murder J iffr npry | T IDA HTTGUE.-J. The appeal of Mr*. Ida lint;lira. roil rioted of the murder of her husband's mother, for a new frlal ha* Itpen refused hy the supreme court of llcorgla. She I* pictured In her cell In the Atlanta llta.l .tail toner with a Rlhle and photograph* of her stepson* sent to her hr her husband, who ha* been her staunchest supporter. Mbs. Hughes has said that aha U "ready to dlo." Chicago Pastor Seeks to Clear Reputation Kev, Joseph Lycell of Chicago, hav ing Just learned that he was named corespondent In the suit which won John P. IJndstedt a ijvorce a year ago, has brought suit to have the decree set aside and a new hearing held, so that he can clear his name. Trust Companies Now Heir Farmers to Borrow. Claim Prosperity Seen in I.arpe Number of Farm Mort gages Being Paid Off; Farm Priees Higher. Trust companies and other farm loan agencies had noVel experiences last week. They were surprised by the num ber of farm mortgages paid off by farmers from their earnings. While a large number of farm mortgages are always paid off on i March 1, these payments for the last five years were usually In the nature of refinancing. Several of the farm loan Institu tions say the chief difficulty now 1** to place al It he available farm mort gage money. "We are going to the farmers no'w asking them to take loans; a short time ago they were begging for them." declared one trust officer. The farm loan activity Is continu Ing throughout the state Farm Prices Higher Three Douglas county farms were sold last week for a total of $32.€00. The prices range from $1*7.50 to $250 per acre. These sales were: Eighty acres north of Elkhorn. $230 per acre: 80 acres south of Bennington, $137.50 per acre. 80 acres north of Benning ton. $220 per acre. Three Sarpy county farms were sold for a total of $4S,800t the price per acre ranging from $125 to *200. One of them was five miles south east of Gretna and sold for $125 per acre; another was five miles north west of Gretna, price $200 per acre; another was five miles southwest of Millard, price $160 per acre, accord ing to Frank Graham of Springfield. Neb. I.and continues to bring good prices throughout the state. The sale of a quarter section near Clarkson for $100 an sere was reported. A 200 sere farm seven miles from Cook, Neb., was sold for $155 per arte. Prices generally are somewhat higher than they were a year ago. according to member* of the Omaha Real Estate hoard who are dealing In farm lands. Host for Carrier Boy*. Manager Hansen of the Crescent and Empress theaters at Kearney, Neb., was host to the carrier boys for The Omaha Bee In Kearney. Mr. Hansen had the boys as his guests at a showing of the feature film, "A Man Fights Alone " Big Window Show to Be Rare Treat Week of Wonderful Windows Elaborate Affair1; Curtains Go I p Monday Night. Cash Prizes in Contest Omaha business district will be In gala attire Monday night at 7:30 when the department and specialty store will formally open the “Week of Wonderful Windows," with elab orate window displays and lively music rendered hy three bands, which will be augumented by several or chestras. Fred T,. Haas, general chairman of the Week of Wonderful Windows committee, returned from New York to take an active part In the Mon day night program. Haas Is elated with the progress that has been made, and asserts that Omaha merchants will have the opportunity of enter taining the greatest crowds ever as sembled In the retail district. Contest Open to All. Twenty eight stores will participate In this contest. The plan Is to have 2S cards containing the letters w hich compose the sl'igan, “Omaha's Wrek of Wonderful Windows," the cards to be displayed in the show windows of various stores. Contestants should clip from The Omaha Sunday Ree the contest blank which appears on page 5 of the socl ety eeotion and take It with them Monday evening. The contest blank contains all the rules. Three cash prizes will he award ed hy the retailers, first prize $75, second $50 and third $25. Visit the various stores, fill In the store's name after the proper letter on the blank, when complete take It to the lobby of the City National bank build ing Monday evening, where the staff of the Associated Retailers' office will stamp them In the order received and award the prizes to the first three correct answers filed. This con test is open to everyone. living Models. Nebraska Clothing Co., Hans Brothers, Brandels. Haydens, Thomp sen-Belden, Barker Clothes Shop. Orkln Brothers, Schmoller and Muel ler, Mickles. Hospe, Goldstein Chap man. Orchard and Wilhelm. Harris Goar, and many other stores will have living models In the windows H»rzbergs will Introduce In their show windows the new vogue In wax figures which are made to the like ness of famous movie stars Barker Clothes shop will have a lively Jazz orchestra and feature singers In front of their place of business The I'nlon Outfitting company will stage a novel contest In thetr windows. Three Rands to Play. Dan Dusdunes' famous players, the Central High and Tech High bands will play on the streets from 7:10 to 0:30 p. m. Police and retailers request motor l«ts to assist In keeping the down town district free from parking Mon day evening. Great crowds are an ticipated. and parking will prove a serious handicap. PRIZES OFFERED FOR BIGGEST FISH S|»ecl»l TMspnteh to The finish* flee. Columbus, Neb, March 7.—The Columbus chapter of th* Isaak Wal ton league, organised recently with 700 charier members, will glv* 'prises to th* member* who catch th* blgges; bass and tha biggest pika In waters In this vicinity this year. As the prises are being given for lh« biggest fish, and not th# biggest fish stories. It Is required thst mem bers competing for the trophies must submit the sctual evidence to th# com mittee for weighing and measuring be fore the evidence goes Into the frying pan. --> President Ebbets i- i i|tmiatum Clearwater. Fla., Mart h K—In charging today that "Dartj” 1 ante, leading major league pitcher In l$I4, had repudiated an agreement to sign a rnntiart with Hie Brooklyn Nationals for three .teal's, Charles II. Fhhot* divulged Hie terms today. The rluh president ws* thought to have agreed to $.10,000. hut *atd lotlay It was $47,500, a compromise between 111* otter of $45,000 and lance's di>iiiand for $.10,000. He ■letdared 1 ante lisd demanded a paragraph lie Inserted vvlilrh would prevent tint rluh from suspending, trailing or selling him, and said Hie h.v law* or baseball prevented this. I'lihrts slated his lawyer* said the paper lance signed agreeing In sign a contract was binding, anil that unless the pitcher lives up to it, he will not pitch si all. I ’It s hers Itmdelgh lit lines and Hill lliiak ar* th* only other hold outs. Tiler* Is a report !*oak ha* gon* Into huslnoss In fhadentown, Fla. n - • General Chairman of Big Window Displays — State Irrigation Bill Dies in Rush of Adjournment Nebraska Reclamation Project for 500.000 Acres Must Now Wait for Next Session. H>- JACK I.FF. Washington C orrespomlent The Omaha Hee. Washlngton, I). C-, March 7.—After passing tho senate without a dissent ing vote and cutting to the speakers; table in the house, th® hill which provided for the reclamation of 500.-j ooo acres of gemi-arid and arid lands in Nebraska, was smothered in the last minute ru*h of legislation. This hill had been introduced In the senate several weeks ago by Senator j Norris. Later it was introduced In the house by Congressman Shallen berger. After it had been reported out favorable by the house committee on Irrigation and reclamation it soon got on the calendar. During a night session of the sen ate last week, when Senator Norris was absent, the bill, which had been previously passed by the senate, was recalled. Kfforts werg made to get the bill re established by Eenator Norris in the senate while action was taken to get the MU before the speaker. Ijist Minute Rush. After several days of hard work the hill was in satisfactory position for ^assance when the last-minute rush shopped *he progre«n of every thing C. \V MoPonaughy. president of the central Nebraska Supplement |al Wc.'er association of Tfoldrege. and T. M Kingsley, Minden, vice presi dent of the association, had been in A'*ashington since the first of De cember. working for the hill. During their stay here they have interv;ewed many high government off* !a)s and have described the pro ve* m them and have shown the need of supplementing the scanty rainfall of of central Nebraska in order to prevent father crop fail ures. Thev have made many friends both on the house And senate side of the upitol They expect to return j to Washington for the next congress and «?art activities 'gain for the hill N« \pi»* ipi istion \shed. The hill, did no* ask for an ap propriation of funds such as is re orired hv many irrigation projects.. The hill asked that the government do *he necessary building of dams ditches, etc . and then those who took water, hv paving a small fee each rear, could par the interest of 4 per cent on the monev invested. Scattered over a long period from 40 to GO vears. the expense Incurred hv the government would have been wiped out and the project owned bv the state There was also a provision far legislation by the state legislature for final settlement of the project Tl*e hill carried so many new fea tures and was so far from the l^eateni path of Irrigation activities that those who came in contact with it. [ had to he convinced thoroughly, and | needless to Mv thev were and there !* e\ rrv rc ’s«->n to believe now that when the hill Is presented in the ( bouse and senate during the n-V ses s|r»n. it will hive a host of heart* « lipp W*er«. Poanr College Notes. V h interest » •'"*1 on the rami'-* fn thk of * student fhtifrh I n*v Harold Ceer* atudert I* ea • ettng th* roMege student* in the.r proj ect Ther# was a «tac H*nqu*t *1 f5*v!e-d hall Fr'dav night under th* au*nlce* of •he Men • round’ The i '»«1» d**:t m.A’n. \r with the subject of beautifying the campus president Penn *nek* to a larc* and1. • ore lit the Poo c ret at lonal church ;»•? Surds* evening The eervtca * «t in charge of the college T M C. A. Dr Ward dean of the Chicago Theo | logical **m'nar* spoke at the college ohanel Monda* and spent the remainder of the day vtetMng atudenta. Se\er*l meiubot« of the faculty and atudent* attended the Hoes Donee!!* con cert at Lincoln Pvula* nlcht lloane dominants hel.l their rearutor meeting Wednesday nieht end Initiated fi\r members, Mar' F. Htd* t averne Fltton. |r-«ne Parrish llttma Sk-atmnan and Ida Keene*. \t cb»'»e! N\'e»|n**da** the atudenta It* tened 'n on the CnePda* Inauciirat epeci h t» nee radio ae| having been !» cent tv metalled tn the ropaervstnrv. The or*onne| <*f the ladies' prano« t i Fltton, Mabte Sone v»!'« IPm* ' lolin Xtra H <’ K '* -a <*•' Oft*) Oreoa tPano B*adar tad,* Cory. pjtfft or. 14. C. Refer*. Omaha to Fete 1,000 Merchants 6") Wliouesale Houses to Wet come Buyers Here for Big Market ^ eek Festivities. Big Program Planned With more than 1.000 merchant* “xpeeted In Omaha from all parts of Omaha trade teritory during this week to attend Merchants Market week, Omaha wholesalers have an nounced that all arrangement* have completed for the entertainment of the visiting merchants. The wholesalers and manufacturers contend that the recent purchase of the M K. Smith company bv the Byrne Hammer company will In no way effect the attendance. They say the M. K. Smith organiza tion will be ready to meet all the old-time trade, in the sar>e old way, the organization has always done business. The 65 Omaha wholesalers and manufacturers also say the bridges at Plattsmouth, Louisville and at Valley will be ready for the large number of merchants expected to ar rive hy auto. Bridges Repaired. The Pollack bridge is completed at Plattsmouth giving entrance Into Omaha once more from the south west part of the state. The Valley bridge is also completed, according to John Briggs, county commissioner. Kvery wholesale and manufactur ing house In Omaha will hold open house during the week and special ar rangements have been made for the merehants to see the best of the ma terials at first hand. While marketing conditions during the last few year* were not ideal, present Indications are for a steady improvement, those in charge of Mar ket week say. This is reflected In the livestock receipts, bank clearings and in other industries. Reduced Rail Fare. All visitors to the spring Market week can come to Omaha on re duced railroad fares, according to Percv Powell, chairman of the com mittee. He said the merchant must buy a one-way ticket and ask for a certificate. The certificate Is good for a half fare for return to original des tination. Tickets for the visitor* will be vali dated at the Chamber of Commerce hy a representative of the Western Passenger association, who will be In Omaha this week. Vtsltlng merchants can purchase railroad tickets between Mar-h * and 14. and the reduced fare can b» ob tained on the tickets presented as late a« March 17 for the return trir. Week’s Program. Monday night la "educational night" on the week s entertainment program. Stanley Krebs, on* of the greatest salesmanship and merchan dising experts of the country, will be the principal speaker at the meeting to be held at the Klks club, lbs ad dress will be followed by a round table discussion involving all angles of merchandising, salesmanship, etc., giving the visiting merchants a rare ‘ opportunity to obtain new Ideas Those not taking part in the business discussion will be entertained at a dam * in the Klks splendid new ball room, with Randall's Royal orchestra furnishing the music. Tuesday's entertainment will In elude a dinner at Hotel Rome, early in the evening, followed by an Or pheum thea'er party for which the en tire first floor of the Orpheum has been reserved for the visiting mer chant*. After th* Orpheum perform anew, the visitors will return to Hotel Rome, where a midnight dance will he given. Hugo Hern * darso* on ohestra will furnish the music. Musical Night, Wednesday evening, March 11. will be known as "Musical Night" for Halting merchants, when they will be entertained at the Municipal audi torium by the Omaha Symphony er hestra Miss Frances Nash, cele Ibrated pianist and a former Omaha girl, will be the concert soloist. A block of several hundred posts has been reserved for Omaha s guests Thursday esentng, March 1*. the entertainment to be given at Hotel Fontenelle Is known as "Gift and Ha nee Night .At th.* time upward f ft 5nn worth of valuable e'f-s will be distributed to the v * ' - g mer chants In addition to the regular list of g.f’s the, e a- e spe-i*| c-'-s to S'* donated by the a ariou* house*, making the gift list practically double that of any previous year This fea ture t* alwa'a Interesting a* every one of the Hattor* has a chance to take home one of these gift*. In ad dition. th* hall room of t'e Fontenell* i has been engaged for a lam'* and en tertalnment. Thl* closing night * en tertainment Is the btg feat e of the week. Family Haa .’».*> \ oles. Vif-wor to t'hallrngr Mar h 7 The family of M mitt Mr* John '\W.vl* furmshej &*' votes At ill* recent rlMl'n, it t*e t\im* Known v hen a eorrespomfent rtpIN to the ttew*iia|wr rheUm c# of l W Mao Arthur* of Oft min Ms*, who*# mother yl.ilmhi J\ votes for President OtoIMjt* The W.vhI*#* have elsht «tftufh