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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1905)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEK: SATrHDAV. PECEMHER 30. lf03 Two Bi4 CI Annual S&.Ie of Linens Begins Tuesday Tuesday is the Annual ' Sale of Embr'denes let- Choice of entire surplus stock David son & Finklebrand (New York) $10 and $12.50 Men's Suits, at- Any Pease Bros. Mens Suit or Overcoat left in stock, worth $20, $25 and 530, at Children's Dresses g Worth 50 en H7 othmg So I $5 $10 up i v x a- f e' Sff SDNS I Saturday we offer two of the most' attractive elothiujj bar gains ever announced in years. "We want to reduce our stock way down to the limit before stock taking. This is our offer: Men's Winter Suits and Overcoats From purplus stock of Davidson fc Fin kelbrand, G32 Broadway, New York Worth $10 and $12.50, at These winter overcoats and suits are pood, stylish, and bound to outlast the season and hold their nice appear ance. They are made to fit well and give good reason able wear. Just such clothes as you usually buy at Bran deis at $10 you know what that means. An immense assortment with hundreds of remarkable bai gains in it. These children's dresses are neatly and pret tily made in late styles. Samples, odd sizes and broken lots which we must clear away quickly Plain Cashmeres, Serges, Cheviots and Plaids checked and Cl Cfl fancy striped wool materials in all pretty P J U colors many of these pretty dresses go at less than cost of materials Saturday at. . Children's School Dresses 85c These dresses are In all sizes and many new and pretty styles they ""have been priced as high as $3. Mothers will find they make very """nice, serviceable school dresses. A wide variety of ""colors and mixtures. On sale Saturday in our ""Children's Department on Second Floor, at Great Price Reduction in Children's Cloaks A I 85c Men's $2 Psuvts at 98c All new, strongly made and stylish pants irom me surplus stockfor every day f business wear giro good satisfactory j) wear all sizes, worth $2 a pair, at.. Your choice of any Pease Bros. Suits and Overcoats that are left in stock Worth $20, $25 and $30, at To clear away all this matchless band tailored stock of men's clothes Saturday we give you free choice of any overcoat or suit the "Good Clothes" brand at K. All the Rogers-Peet . Co's. Men s Suits and Overcoats at 20 Per Cent Discount W1 JF! J. ma in i fed iff! Children Warm Winter Cloaks Worth as high as $2.00 during this special sale, at Q5lf each.... JO Children's Pretty Little School Cloaks Excellent materials worth up to $4.00 QO during this sale, at I0 Children's Cloaks made of Zibellnes, heavy cloakings, etc., etc., worth up to $0.00, (Jg Children's High Grade Dressy Cloaks that are worth as hlph as $8.00 during QO this sale, at J JO EXTRA SPECIAL SALE LADIES' CLOAKS AND SUITS Reducing Stocks Before Invoicing Prices Sharply Cut r n 422 9 98 Men's Neckwear and Shirts at kxd-ok-thk-si:ason KKniCTIOXS. We Will Sell All the Men's Fine $1.00 Neck- A r wear at :H?DC All the Men's 50c Neckwear goes in one lot, at.... DC Men's $1.50 and $2 Negligee and Stiff Bosom, (1 also pleated front Shirts, at H Men's Good Quality Negligee Shirts Worth PA 75c and $1.00, at JUC ill 11 J" V fiA if! I V A brt MEN'S UNDERWEAR AT KNIJ-OF-THK-KKASON HKIirt'TIOXS. Men's Fine Wool Underwear that sold up to f Q L to $1.25, at ...OZC 35c-45c Men's Wool and Cotton Fleece Un derwear, worth up to 75c, at Men's and Boys' Fine Wool Sweaters, worth rA as hicrh as $1.50 each, at V; . . . . J"C Men's Silk Suspenders, worth as high as $3.50, will go at. .986-1.50 1411 M Ladies' Stylish Long Coats, in the newest tourist and em pire styles nicely tailored and well finished, regular $7 and $8 values, at Ladies' Fashionable Winter Cloaks coverts, novelties and broadcloths 50-inch lengths, handsomely finished and worth as jT high as $20 each, at Prices are greatly reduced on all our higher class ultra fash ionable cloaks. Special prices on'all winter apparel." B41lIlIlIllllIBBlInr'iE' !! 98 Ladies' Dress and Walking Suits Handsome long and short coat styles plain and fancy mixtures made by ex pert man tailors and worth up to $22.50, at Ladies' Stunning Suits, in Ches terfield's, Hussars and blouso effects highest class walking and dress suits worth up to $35, to clear away broken lines we offer them at. . . . Ladies' Walking Skirts Sid and hip pleated, just the right winter weight, worth up to $4, at Ladies' Walking Skirts, in the new circular ideas, also the fine pleated styles, worth up to $7, at 122 32 LONE LICENSE IS DENIED OneOit f Two Hundred Protests Against 8aloons Sustained by Beard. E. E. THOMAS WILL APPEAL TO COURT Aka for Immediate Tramacrlpt of Prorvedlnsa, bat Attorney Object t nlraa font U Palil bjr Civic Federation. Out of some 20r protects filed by Elmer E. Thomas agatri8t the Issuance of liquor li cences to saloon keepers the Board ot Fire and Toltre Commissioners sustained one, that which referred to the saloon of An drew Euiick at KDS Douglas street, and Mr. Eurlck will not .operate a saloon In Omaha during; 1X4. All of the other saloons against which Mr. Thomas protested were granted li censes late Friday afternoon and when the long list was rend Mr. Thomas notified the board that he would at o:ce appeal to the district court and he requested that the board would order a transcript of the pro ceedings be made and filed with the clerk of the court. This the allied attorneys tor the saloon men objected to unless Mr. Thomas would pay the bill, and this mat ter will be discussed at the board meeting Tuesday night, at which 4ime about a half dnsen applications which have not yet been completed will he passed upon. Statement of Hoard. In overruling the protests aminnt Sun day opening the board harked back to the Illegal agreement mude between the Civic Federation and the brewers a year ago, and inasmuch as the question of whether the Civic. Federation waived the Sunday closing feature of the Blocumb law was dis puted, the board holds that Elmer E. Thomas acted In bad faith In filing his protests on these grounds. After setting out these things at length the opinion con cludes as follows' Accordingly the hoard finds that the pro tests of the uld Klmer R. Thomas, as at torney for the Civic Federation, are not made In good faith so fur as afTectlng the Sunday closing issue, and the protests are hereby overruled and dismissed without prejudice to any action that may be taken Wouldn't you like Every body's for a Christmas present ? wouldn't your friends ? Send us $1.50, and give your friends a year's subscription to the magazine that is turn ing insurance-graft and all other kinds of graft inside out also showing the people, in brilliant fact-stories, what can be done by all working for the common good keeping its readers amused and enter tained with fiction-stories and art of the highest order. Ecrvhodyt MafaxiM 15 crnti 1 1. 50 jrear aerial wnra etsil s mtmtM for Sn'jMH vs lews kr lasrs i a after December SI, 19Xi. 80 far as objec tions upon the ground of obstructions of view through duurs and windows aro con cerned the board tinds that the same are not sustained by the evidence, and the pro tests on that ground are hereby overruled and dismissed. In the special protests filed by Mr. Thomas the board held the evidence was not sufficient to warrant the refusal of a license. While only one of the special pro tests was sustained, these parties withdrew their applications before the protests came up for hearing: Meadlmber & Col well. 902 Capitol avenue; Broomfleld & Crutchfleld, Twelfth street and Capitol avenue; Billy Garrlty. KB North Tenth; Pat Moran, 1123 Douglas; Frank Dlnuzzo, 21S-218 South Sev enteenth; John Boyle, Eleventh and Doug lus. Other parties, however, were granted licenses to run saloons In the same loca tions. At the conclusion of the proceedings Chairman Broatch announced a few rule to govern the saloon keepers during 1906. These rules provided that all who receive licenses must conduct their saloons them selves; all proprietors will be held re sponsible for the acts of their employes who "habitually" break the rules for the regulation of the business; all connections between saloons and houses of assignation or prostitution must be permanently closed; delivery of Intoxicants to minors for other parties will be considered as a snle to minors. Kvldence Suppressed Feutnre, The feature of the meeting of the board Friday morning was the evidence which the board refused to hear rather than testi mony which was brought out by questions asked by Elmer E. Thomas In support of his protests. In a number of the protests Mr. Thomas attempted to show that tne party applying for the license was not the real party In Interest, but was acting for someone else. i The caxes of Mike Handall and Charles Hamilton, each of whom applied for a license to run the Midway talnon and hotel at Twelfth and Capitol avenue, gave the board a splendid opportunity to shut out evidence, and the chairman of the board. W. J. Broatch, took advantage of his op portunity and sustained every objection made by the attorneys for the saloon men on whatever ground was suggested. To all of these objections, of course, Mr. Thomas excepted. l'amllton, who la now the bartender fur Crutchfleld and Broomfleld, who run the place, had not completed his application and this was not considered. Crutchfleld and Broomfleld, who did apply for the li cense, withdrew their application some dnys ago and Mr. Thomas endeavored to show Friday morning that the applicant, Mike Kandall, was not tha party In Interest. Tboraaa Is Kkut Of. John Crutchfleld was placed on the stand. Mr. Thomas offered to show by the witness that Hamilton hud applied for the license in the Interest of Crutchtield and Broomfleld. Attorney Parish objected and Chairman Broatch sustained the objection. Crutch fleld then testified that he expected to sell out to Randall provided the latter should secure a license. Thomas then offered to prove that no rash had been offered for the saloon and the objections to the offer were sustained. His offer to prove that no written agree ment had been made by the parties was objected to and the objection sustained. The same ruling was made when the offer was made to prove that 110 rerbul agree ment had been reached. "Is Randall going to pay you anything for the saloon?" asked Mr. Thomas. "I object." salil Attorney dallies. "Objection sustained," auid Chairman Broatch. When Mike Rupdall ws pl.iced on the stand Thomas offered to show l the Wit ness that he had made arrangements with Hamilton to run the hotel part of the saloon as a resort for colored prostitutes, white men and negroes. Parish objected and Broatch sustained the objections. Answer Is Not Allowed. Rar-'all then testified he had made ar-rapi-oments with JIamilton to run the ho el first-class, but as to what he meant by first-class Mr. Broatch would not let hi n answer. When John Bnomfleld was called to the stand he was asked if he knew what the terms of the sale to Randall were. "Yes. sir, I do." "What wera those terms?" asked Thomas. "I object," said Gaines. "It rgakes no difference " "Objection sustained," said Broatch. "We offer to show by the witness that he Intends to run this place for Broom fleld and Crutchfleld," said Mr. Thomas. "Objections sustained," said Broatch as soon as Gaines could get the objection stated. The ean.e procedure was the order when Oeorgo W. Tlerney was called to the stand. He testified that he knew the terms of the proposed transfers nnd was present when the agreement was made. Thomas offered to show by the witness that no agreement had been made between the Storz brewery except an agreement with Broomfleld and Crutchfleld. The objections were sustained. I.lqnnr old to Minors. Mike Brunskl, who wanted license to sell liquor at 1214-16 South Thirteenth street, was protested because It was alleged ti had sold liquor to minors. Mat Gregovlch and his son, John Gregovlch, 13 years tt age, testified that the boy had frequently bought beer at the saloon for a boarder t the Gregovlch home contrary to the orders of the father. Brunskl denied the charge absolutely, 1 ltejolnder from Parish. OMAHA, Dec. 29. To Editor of The Bee: My attention has been called to a letter which appeared In your paper of the 27th Instant, signed by the members of the ex ecutive committee of the Civic Federation relative to the agreement entered Into be tween the Civic Fderaftlon and the saloon keepers a year ago, concerning certain protests which the Civic Federation had filed and were pending at that time against the granting of licenses to certain saloon keepers in this city. The letter states: "There was no agreement, either expressed or implied, to refrain from prosecution of any saloon keepers who would violate tha Sur.duy closing or any other provision of the Blocumb law." Prior to the confer ence In Mr. Mahoney's office over which the controversy arose a number of protests bad been filed by the Civic Federation. Each of said protests Included the Sunday eliiaini? fpntnre nf the lorunib law. tiome j of the protests contained nothing else ex cept the Sunday closing feature. For In stance, In the case of William A. Suther land. Iu3 North Ninth street, the protest of the Civic Federation was upon the sole and only ground of Sunday closing and I contained this language: "Said William A. Sutherland sold malt, spirituous and vinous liquors on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, on the 14th day of August. 1SM. the 21st day of August. ISM. and the 2Mh day of August. ISM." It is most ridlculuus for the Civic Federa tion members to now say that the Sunday closing feature of the Slocumb law was not discuxsed or was not seriously considered or that the agreement made was without reference to the Sunday closing feature of the Slocumb law. But for that feature there would have been no conference and no occasion for the conference. Mr. Car penter, who signs the letter, was not even present at any time during the conference.. Mr. David Cole, who al signs the letter, was not even a member of the committee at the time of the conference, yet they address the public nnd attempt to say what was nnd what was not agreed to in that conference. At the close of said confer ence and at the request of the Civic Fed eration, Mr. Thomas, together with tho writer, appeared before the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners while In session and stated to the board, that a conference had been held; that he had obtained all that he wanted: that they were satisfied; and thereupon ho dismissed thP protests which he had filed, all of which Included the Sundny closing feature. If there was no agreement, "expressed or Implied," with regard to Sunday closing, why was It that the prittesls on the ground of Sun day closing were dismissed by Mr. Thomas? Men may differ In opinion as to what has occurred; they may forget what was said; but the written evidence does not change. This written evidence Is among the files of the Board of Fire and Police. They are public documents, subject to the Inspection of anyone. They are In evidence in the cases now being tried be fore the board. Among the protests in evidence and which were filed by the Civic Federation and dismissed by the Civic Federation are those against John Wright, 105 South Twelfth street; William Garrlty, 123 North Tenth street; John A. Tuthill, 1612 Douglas street: L. A. Goldsmith, m Capitol avenue, nnd William A. Suther land, 103 North Ninth street. It Is not denied by the Civic Federation that the purpose of the conference was to discuss the question of the protests they had flled. It is admitted by the Civic Federa tion and in evidence that the protests re ferred to were dismissed pursuant to the agreement had at said conference. It Is admitted by them that they agreed to the withdrawal of said protests and that they authorized and directed Mr. Thomas to withdraw same. No other Inference can be drawn from such admitted facts and conduct except that the Sunday closing grounds of the protests were discussed and waived at the conference in Mr. Mahoney's office and the protests iccordlngly with drawn. The letter of the Chic Federation above referred to contains this language: "Be fore filing these protests (meaning tho ones now under consideration) we met the representatives of the brewers and In formed them th?t we had determined to try to bring about, Sunday closing and insist upon its enforcement during the coming year." Is It not plain to any one that this language contradicts the asser tion that there was no agreement, "ex pressed or implied," entered into a year ago with respect to Sunday closing for 19u6? If there was no such agreement one year ago why do they propose now to In sist upon the same, or is their present po sition as to what occurred one ye r ago a mere quibble on words? In other words, they propose now to Insist upon Sunday closing, but one year ago wh"n their ,ri tests were flled upon that ground, they did not so Insist, but directed their attor ney to withdraw such protests. The truth of the inattr is that there was such an agreement entered Into a year ago with the Civic Federation to the effect that they would not insist upon Sunday dosing dur ing the year 1905. They admit that the agreement on the part of the saloon keep ers, In the main, has been strictly com plied with. They admit further that the saloons of Omaha were conducted better and more orderly in 1905 than at any time heretofore. This iact Is well known to the public and has been frequently com mented upon. It being admitted that the saloon keepers having kept their part of the agreement, and it being now known that the Civic Federation has repudiated Its part of said agreement, In view of the fact that the letter of the Civic Federa tion was addressed to the public, let the public now decide which is to be the more believed the side which has kept Its agree ment or the one which has repudiated its agreement. JOHN W. PARISH. How to Cur a Cold. The question of how to cure a cold with out unnecessary loss of time Is one In which we are all more or less Interested, for the quicker a cold Is gotten rid of the less the danger of pneumonia and other serious diseases. Mr. B. W. L. Hall ot Wavetly, Va., has used Chamberlain' Cough Remedy for years and says: "I firmly believe Chamberlain's Couh Rem edy to be absolutely the best preparation on the market for colds. I have recom mended It to my friends and they all agree with me." Cut Glass Frenzer, 15th and Dodge. HOME FOR HOMELESS BOYS Captain Bradley Telli of Work Accom plished at Allandala farm. SETTLEMENT SELF-GOVERNING COLONY JGive effective relief in bron chial and lung troubles. Contain nothing injurious. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fair Today and Tomorrow In e. Iiraska, and Kansas Part Cloudy In Ions Tomorrow. WASHINGTON. Dec. 29. Forecast of the weather for Saturday and Sunday: For Nebraska and Kansas Fair Saturday and Sunday. For Missouri Fair Saturday, rain or snow at night or Sunday. For Iowa Fair Saturday; Sunday, partly cloudy. For South Dakota Fair Saturday; Sun day, fair, warmer In east portion. For Colorado and Wyoming Fair Satur day and Sunday. For Montana Fair Saturday and Sunday, except snow in northwest portion; warmer Sunday in southeast portion. Loral Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER Bl'REAU, OMAHA, Dec. 29. Official record of tem perature and precipitation, compared with the corresponding day of the last three years: lfrtt. 1904. 1903. Ifrc Maximum temperature 41 41 32 ?.l Minimum temperature .... 3r 11 17 1:) Mean temperature 30 2H ;4 22 Precipitation fw .00 . ou Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Onuihu -I tub March 1 and comparison wlt ii the ia. : two yea.s: Normal temperature 20 Excess for the dny 10 Total excess since March 1 GSri Normal precipitation OS Inch Deficiency for the day 03 inch Total rMnfall since March 1 27. 89 Inches Dehvle jcy since March 1 2.7 inches Deficiency for cor. period 19o4 5 39 Inches Excess for cor. period 1903 2. ott Inches Reports from stations at T P. M. Station and State Tern. Max. Itain- of Weather. T p. in. Tern fall. Bismarck, clear 14 14 V Chevenne, cloudy as ki Chicagu. partly cloudy 1 U Davenport, clear 24 : T Iienver, cloudy 24 34 .10 Havre, clear 12 Ou Helena, cUrar : 22 2s .00 Huron, clear 'J 4 .00 Kansas City, clear 40 44 .00 North Platte, cloudy o 4 .' Omaha, clear 37 41 .00 Rapid City, clear 30 3 Oil 8t. Iiuls, clear 3. 4l' .00 St. Paul, clear 1 30 T Salt Ixke City, clear j) 22 Valentine, partly cloudy Jt 4o "1 Willistnn. clear 14 24 i T indicates trarr of precipitation. i A. WELSH. Local fvrvtiia'.er. Members Are Paid Wattes and Amount Over Price of Board Is Plaeed to Their Credit I mil They Leave the Farm. Captain E. I Bradley of Chicago, founder and the present head of the Allaiulale farm, a school for homeless boys, deliv ered an Interesting address Friday even ing at Crelghton Law school under the auspices of the social science department of the Woman's club on the "History, Ob ject and Purposes of Allandale Farm." Captain Bradley was introduced by Judge Day of the Omaha Juvenile court, who gave a short outline of the work of the court sinco its Institution In this city dur ing the past year. Speaking of the de tention home, Judge Day said that it did not meet all the requirements desired, and that the one great need for the home was some means of employment for the boys. Captain Bradly had not yet began to apeak when a delegation of three newsboys appeared ar.d presented him with a hand some bouquet of roses. Captain Bradley acknowledged the gift by kissing the boy who made the presentation, with the re mark: "Thank you, boys, I am one of you." On the subject of the Allandale farm he said: It was first established ten years ago as the result of a choir boys' summer en campment. There was a small fund left over from that encampment, and It wait agreed by the hoys to appropriate the bal ance to the benefit of an outing for poor, homeless boys for a few days. The experi ment was so alpiial a success that Allan dale farm is the result, which now com prises a colony of sixty-five boys. The colony consists of six cottages, with about ten boys to the family, which Is presided over by a mother, who has been especially selected for her qualifications for earing for and Interesting children. The colony is located on the Wisconsin Central rail way, about fifty miles from Chicago. The cottages were built by the boys themselves and the colony Is governed 111 the com munity form by the boys themselves, who form a municipality, with council, courts, officials, etc., with the speaker as mayor. Pas to be Uood. The institution started out with forty acres and now comprises a farm of 1JU acres. It Is equipped with a dairy farm 1 costing 1 1. ("1. and is sustained by volun . tary contributions and is under the con i trof of a board of iiihiihk' th living in t'iil j cago. The wholn enterprise is a private 1 affair, without state aid or being subjected to state supervision. The boys are paid S3 Dcr week and iav IJ.SO Her week for board. The remaining E) cents Is placed to their credit, but for Infrucuons of the niuiikipul ordinances of the polony they are fined, and if falling below the i cents, become paupers and are required to do extra work to bring them back t "citizen ship" again. Corpoieal punishment is not practiced, and the hoys are put on their honor, be ing rigidly subject to the municipal ordi nances of their own creation. The col lages are about lri feet apart, to give the family as much of a distinct individuality as possible. The boys are taught to re spect and love animals and birds. A boy who leaves the home fur twelve hours loses his citizenship. A good school is pro vided for elementary education under competent teachers, and the school day lasts six hours, with evening ! lures. The boys are kept there until they become of a self-supporting age and a supervisory In terest is held over them until they are married. The Allandale house In Chicago Is a part of the institution, and the boys have access to It when In Chicago. een after they have left the farm. The re cruits for the school are derived from the chari'able assiciai 10ns of the Itv or are ptcsed up on the streets, especially from liie Kin11y ul News alley, gome of the boys are from other states, and they are Invariably surrounded with the best of Influences and every effort Is made to make them self-respecting and self-supporting. The farm has been a success from tho start. Asked In reference to the best method of I starting such ft colony, Captain Bradley said that It was advisable to start In 11 small way and let the colony grow of Itself. By this means It gave the hoys a proprie tary interest in the colony that would never languish. DRY GOODS MEN HAVE BANQUET Traveling; Men and Heads of Depart ments of M. K. Smith A Co. Are Entertained. M. E. Smith & Co. entertained tho Arm's traveling salesmen, heads of departments and assistants at a banquet given at the Commercial club rooms last night. Covers were laid for sixty. At the conclusion of the material feast Mr. Arthur Smith licf .in the speechmaklng and In turn he railed upon fifty-nine well filled young and old men, and fifty-nine young ami old men re sponded nnd fifty-nine old and young men said they were glad to be there. This IS an annual affair with the firm of M. B. Smith & Co. Krensled nllh Fear are many who develop lung trouble. Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption will cure them. 50 cents and 11.00. For sale by Sherman & McConnell Drug Co. Civil Service Chances. The I'nlted States Civil Scr Ice commis sion announces an examination to secure elittlhlcs for the following vacancies: Janu- I ary 21-Si, for the position of computer at I the 1'nltrd States naval observatory; sal ary from $suO to l,' per annum; age limit, I 10 'years or over, but preference In appoint ment will lie given 10 eilglliles uiuler lift years of age. More Pa for Transit F.mployes. VFW YORK. Dec. '3. The Interborouah Raild Transit company, which operates tho . 1 ,.. ... K'..... I. 1. SUOWay umi ricoinil lumin 01 .t- 'in City, announced today an Increase In the pay of employes, to take effect January 1. The Increase ranges from 15 to 15 cents a day. with two days off with pay each month for employes wljo work twelve hours a day. l1 jjT Coat Shirt and the ordinary shirt in tha differ. euco between Uie two pictures I etwee n remfort and discomfort. T!i duett goes "no and off likt a rout." Fast color fabrics and white. ftO and more at best stores. C1XTTT, PIAB0DY A CO, Tray, N. Y. Lrgt UmM9r of fthlrtt tui4 Collan la