THE OMAHA DAILY 1JEE: THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1909.
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NOUS ON OMAHA SOCIETY
Ash Wednesday Finds Practically
Nothing on Social Calendar.
SEWING CLUB HOLDS MEETING
r'ashloeable Folk Mill IH-vete Their
Dare o t harltr. tadr and Prep
aratlua for the Spring:
and Kummer.
Society in martin Lent well. While but
fsw are faxtlng. nearly everyone la at least
resting. Several clubs Have been formed to
aew for charity. Home of these clubs re
sumed their meetings last week, not wait
Ins; for Ann Wednesday. Perhaps the real
secret of Lenten quiet la simply that nearly
everyone Is tired of bridge and formal par
ties, but knowing; that Lent would soon ba
here, the pace of the last few days has been
strenuous. I
'Mrs. George Peck was hostess yesterday
of the Lenton Sewing; club, which resumed
Us meetings last week. The articles made
will be given to the Visiting Nurse asso
ciation. . The new members of the club
are Mrs. O. T. Eastman and Mrs. E. M.
Morseman, jr., and the other members
Include Mrs. Luther Kountse, Mrs. Herbert
Wheeler, Mrs. Mosher ColpeUer, Mrs.
Harry Wllklna, Mrs. Charlea Kountte, Mrs.
George Peek. Mrs. Joeeph Barker, Mrs. F.
S. Cowglll, Mrs Ward Burgess, Mrs. W. A.
Paxton, Jr.; Mrs. George Palmer, Mrs.
George Print and Mrs. Joseph Cuduhy. ,
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Pioneer Historical Society Gives
Washington and Lincoln Program.
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL
Our Letter Box
A proa Shower.
Miss Isabel Mllroy was guent of honor at
an apron shower yesterday given by
Miss Grace Lloyd and Miss Elizabeth
Lloyd'. They were assisted by Mrs! W. F
Mllroy and Mrs. 11. W. Lloyd. For lunch.
eohi the guests were seated at a large ! with red,- white and blue ribbon
round tablu. which had pretty centerpiece ! were placed for twelve guests.
laformal Affairs.
or American Beauty roses. The aprons
were attached to the celling and tied with
little red .ribbons which reached to Mlas
Mllroy's place and which fell In a shower
when the bride-to-be pulled the ribbons.
The guests included Miss Isabel Mllroy,
Miss Florence Powers, Miss Eloise Jenks,
Miss M.Uile Micks, Miss Nan Cunningham,
Miss Katherlne Mllroy, Miss Ruth Itobln
son, Miss Mildred Cooper,' Miss 'Mary Fenn, '
Miss Mable Mould. Miss Harriet Mould,
Mlxs Mabel Fenn, Mlsw Mary Murray, Mrs.
Edward Slater Hnd Mrs. Harry Putnam,
laformal' I.ndcheon,
Mrs. John L. Itincs was hostess yester
day at a small and Informal luncheon party
complimentary to Miss Luclle Kittson, who
la the guest of Captain and Mrs. George E.
Ball at Fort Crook. The table was bright
with red and yellow tulips and covers were
placet for Miss Kittson, Miss Marlon Con
nell, Miss Katherlne Moorliead, Mr. Rob
ert Lee Hamilton, Mrs. William C. Bennett,
Mrs. Jack Hayes, Mrs. George E. Ball and
the hostess.
I.ee-Kj-arht.
Cards were Issued for the marriage of
Miss Carolyn Kracht, daughter of Mr.
Frederick W. Krachtt to Mr. La el Charles
Lee of Arizona, which will take place Sat
urday, March 6, at the bride's home, 124
North Thirtieth street, at 1 o'clock. Rev.
John E. Hummon of the Kauntxe Memorial
church officiating. The bride's sister Miss
Bophio Kracht, will be maid of honor and
a reception will be given from 2 to 4
o'clock.
The engagement was formally announced
to a number of her girl friends at a beau
tifully appointed luncheon at the home
of Miss Maude F. Burnell on North Twen-
i ty-fourth street, Monday afternoon. The
decorations were carried out In the national
colors and favors suggestive of Washing
ton's birthday were used, a miniature
cherry tree forming an appropriate center
piece. To each of the place cards was at
tached a nutshell filled with rice and tied
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Miss Lore Stspenhorst entertained a few
friends at whist Tuesday evening for Miss
Carolyn Kracht and Mr. L. C. Lee. Those
present besides the honor guests were Mr.
and Mrs. F. J. Hauner. Miss Sophie
Kracht, Miss Maud Burnell, Miss Stapen
hoist. Mr. J. M. Gerhard and Mr. Frank
Gerhard.
The Apollo club gave a dancing partv
Tuesday evening at the new Turner hall)
Thirteenth and Dorcas streets.
Mi&s Lulu Haynea . gave a delightful
Oeorge Washington -party at her home
Monday. The evening waa devoted to cards
and guessing contests. Those present were
Mist Grace Miles. Miss Eff le Glennan, Miss
May Carns, Miss Helen Daxon. Miss 1x3
ret to Glennan, Mies Louis Shields, Miss
May Weber, Mist Margaret Crane, Mist
Alice Meyers, Miss Margaret Comstock,
Miss Bess Pierce and Miss Jean Meyers.
Refreshments in the form of George Wash
ington favors were served. . .
- Theater Parties.
Among the theater parties Tuesday even
ing at Boyd's was one given by Captain and
Mrs. James J. Hornbrook. Their guests
were Captain and Mrt. R. L. Hamilton and
Mr. and Mrs. Smyth. In another party
were Mr. and Mrt. Ward Burgett and two
small torn and Mr. and Mrt. Charlea
Kountte and small son. Mr. and Mra. Fred
Hamilton had alx guetta. '
Several small Orpheum parties were given
Tuesday afternoon. Mist Miriam Patterton
wta hostess of one and her guests Included
Miss Lucille Klttqon, Mrs. Martin Crlm
mlns and Mrt. George E. Ball of Fort
Mt Howard.
Mitt Anna McCarthy entertained Monday
In honor of Miss Cynthia Howard a class
mate from'Bryn Mawr. Games and musk)
afforded the amusements. The guests were
dressed In George and Martha Washington
costumes.- A large bust of Washington
decorated with silk flags and roses, served
as the centerpiece for the dining room
table. Among tha guests present were Mhss
Alice Welch, Miss Levlnla Jackson of St.
Louis, Miss Helen Devlin Miss Cynthia
Howard of Boston, Miss Louise Thomten,
Mies Florence Beeaon. Miss Marl pik!
ards. Miss Mae Kelley, Mies Anna McCar
thy, Mr. Howard Gordon, Mr. Bob Bennett,
Mr. Billy Rlcharda. Mr. Phil Tremont, Mr
Mlltop Tray nor. Mr. Dick Smith. Mr. Hal
Davis, Mr. Denuls Ahearn and Mr. Charles
McCarthy.
Caret Party.
Mra. Julius Furth and Mrs. Rose Drlefuss
gave a large card party Tuesday at Metro
politan club. The rooms were effectively
decorated in red, white and blue and
favors were in hatchet design. The tables
were decorated with minature cherry trees.
Prises for the- card game were won by
Mra. J. Klten. Mrs. David Degen. Mrs.
Ioult Wolf, Miss Minnie Rosenthal and
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oucud. aduui eignty guests were
present.
fa Inter-Mot Has. ,
i ne announcement . or the marriage of
Miss Bessie Nutting, daughter of Mr. and
Mrt. Stephen Nutting. J-J5 North Twenty-
fifth street, to Dr. C. David Palmer, which
took pla. e January a at Platismouth, Neb.
conies as a surprise to many of their
friends. Sines the wedding thoy have each
been living at their own homes, but re-
ccntly they told the bride' parents and a
lew friends.
low aad Go Gossip.
Miss Nathalie Meyers of Dubuque. Ia
who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Louis
C. Nash, experts to return "home Thursday.
Mrs. John A. Munroe aud Miss Clara
Elder have gone to southern Calif ami
shore resorts for the months of March
and April.
Mrt. C. N. Dow r and Mist Kva Dow
leave this evening for an extended a'ay In
Los Angelet and other California points
First of Damage Claims Arlslog Oat
of Ststif'i Riot la Hied aad
le Referred the City
Attorney.
The Pioneer Historical society gave Itt
Lincoln and Washington memorial in lienor
of old soldiers last night at the auditorium
of the South Omaha High school. About
300 guests attended. They were entertained
by a program of music and spcechmaking.
Among the treats of the evening was the
work of the quartet of the society, which
rendered several patriotic selections. A fife
and drum coips consisting ot E. W. Mo
Intoth, Judge Ksstman and John Foley
developed mt-ch enthusiasm by the stirring
music. Mr. Mcintosh Is the proud possessor
of a drum given him by Abraham Lincoln
who saw nlm one day pounding a tin pan
and playing soldier. Mr. Lincoln' looked
over the high board fence and said to hlra,
"that's right, learn to be a good soldier.
Work hard, be honest, we may have need
lor you soma day." The next Christmas he
got the drum and It now is loaned to the
society having charge of the belongings
of Abraham Lincoln at Springfield, III. It
is there among the relict.
Miss Adel Davit and Mist Frances Tan
ner gav. a Dutch dance In costume which
delighted the audience. Miss Mae Lovely
played a stirring patriotic medley in the
concluding .number of which J. C. Carley
sang the "Star Spangled Banner." i
Rev. Frank L. "Loveland spoke briefly
On the theme of the occasion. He praised
the music, especially the drum corps, which
delighted his fancy and took him back to
his earllst recollections. Ho touched briefly
of the battles to save the union as opposed
to state's rights, subordinating the freeing
of the slaves to the two opfoeed principles.
Ho said it was always good In a way to
the defeated tide of any great question al
though hidden for the moment, that the
right of the Issue should prevail. The great
good of the civil war was that It broko
down the barriers so that the north could
love the south and the south the north, for
they had become estranged. Today all men
everywhere love the whole country equally
well.
The 'speaker touched distantly on the
recent ilot of South Omaha and declared It
was an Incident and had no significance as
a measure of the civilisation of title coun
try. It wag actuated by no vital principle.
The program did not conclude until 10:30
p. m., after which many expressions of
pleasure were extended to the chairman
and the committees which prepared the
treat.
Chance In Car Service.
The cars on the line making use of
Twenty-fourth street to reach Omaha,
which were formerly large cars, have been
temporarily exchanged for the small ones,
such as are In use on the Farnam line.
the reason-Is that the heavy cars have
Injured the roadbed north" of Vinton street
nd lighter cars will be run until the sea
son moderates enough to permit the re
ballasting of the road. , While the running
of heavy cars was not a source of any
danger to passengers the damage to the
tracks through the' defects developed
would be that much the greater from this
time on. The cars on" this line now go
around the loop to Twenty-sixth and Q in
stead of turning at Twenty-fourth and N
streets as formerly.
City Coonrtl Proceedings.
The first claim for damages on account
of the recent riot was filed yesterday by
Myer ' M. Lopofsky, the owner of the
frame building back of the Miller hotel
at Twenty-sixth and O streets. The
owner, through his attorney, J. D. Ringer,
served notice that damage to the amount
of $100 was done by the rioters, specify
ing glass broken, furniture wrecked, cur
tains torn down and a fire of Incendiary
origin. The claim was referred to the
city attorney.
The city council took no further cog
nizance of the disturbance last Sunday.
Action on a recommendation of the Board
of Fire and Police Commissioners to pay
each of the patrolmen of the city S10
additional for services during the riot was
deferred for one week.
councilman awan parson introduced a
resolution ordering 'the city clerk to ad
vertise for bids for a contract to furnish
lights for the city of South Omaha for a
term of five or ten years, bids to be
opened one month from date. Electrlo
light or gas lights will be considered la
the competition. The contract of the
Omaha Electric Light and Power company
expires In October of this year.
A' Junk dealer's license was Introduced
requiring all Junk men having an estab
lishment to pay a license and to furnish
lists of property purchased to the pollco
daily, as the pawnbrokers do. They are
forbidden to purchase brass, lead pipe,
plumbers' Implements or materials, rail
road brass, rubber hose and similar articles
from minors under any consideration, and
from adults only under certain restrictions,
making It difficult to sell stolen property.
The object of the ordinance is to prwent
Junkmen from acting as "fences" for petty
thieves. Junkmen with wagonr. ar afoot
will be subjected to similar license restric
tions.
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and kidney ditaaes. for which bleed tc
Bittria is the (guaranteed remedy.. -
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All the world lores a baby and everyone
it more or lees interested ia their health and
happiness. There probable never waa a
baby that did not kick off the covert and
take cold; in fact, babiee are particularly
susceptible to colds and croup, and the favor
ite remedy for these ailment it Chamber
Iain t Cough Remedy. It always gives quick
relief and it pleasant and safe to take, ia
fact, it contains nothing Injurious. Mother
have become acquainted with this fact and
do not hesitate to give it to their babies
when such a preparation it required. Mra,
John D. Harmon, of Melfa but ion, V.,
aavai AhAut two WMka sm one hahv hmA
a dreadful cold, and at on time I feared it
would have pneumonia, but on of our
neighbor told bow Chamberlain' Cough
itemed bad cured her little boy, aad 1 be
gan giving it to our baby at once and it toon
cured her. I bad tried other ramedta and
they all failed to do ber any good. Oar
baby it now well and wo heartily thank
Chamberlain' Couch Kerned t. for it cured
her. 1 cannot recommend it too highly or
ay too much in its favor. I hope all who
read this win try it aad bo conTiiwea a t
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.mil The Bee to their endorsement.
Tho Water Wsrki.
OMAHA. Feb. Il-To the Editor of The
Bee: Please publish in your correspon
dence column this which I address to the
honorable Water Board of the City of
Omaha: The press, in publishing your no
tice In relation to the question of voting
H.800.000 bonds for purchatlng the plant of
the Omaha Water company, took occasion
to quote your honorable body as saying
that you desired to have the people of
Omaha settle this question.
It occurs to the writer that you should
have gone further and allowed the voters
of the city to choose between a proposition
for purchasing the plant or, In the event
the voters refused to authorise the Issuance
of the ts.600.000 bonds, to allow them to vote
on the question of whether or not to mske
a new contract with the preeent company
or make a contract with some other com
pany to that If, for Instance, the bond
question should be defeated, as I believe It
will be, then we would not' have to go to
the expense of having another election in
order to determine whether or not the peo
ple wished to make a contract with some
private corporation.
When this question . came up originally
six years ago, 90 per cent of the cltlxens
of Omaha were then In favcr of havlns the
municipality own Itt own water plant. Since
that time the exposition of graft which has
been revealed In ao many cities of this
country, and the disappointment which cit
ies have experienced In handling municipal
affairs, has changed the minds ot the
voters of thlt city to that now I believe a
large majority of the people of this city
would look upon It as a public calamity to
hava the city be compelled to take over
the water works at any price. Bo that In
the opinion of the writer, your honorable
body should Incorporate In the question to
be submitted to the voters whether or not
the voters prefer to make a contract for
the supplying of water through a copora
tlon not owned by the city or the munici
pality Itself operating the plant.
JOHN C. MILLER.
Just Halslnar Dost.
OMAHA, Feb. a.-To the Editor of The
Bee: Enclosed herewith find podv of
letter which I sent to the World-Herald,
but failed to get space In that paper:
Editor World-Herald: Your eedltorlal In
Saturday's Issue under the head, "The
Banner of Rosewater," is one ot the
choicest bits of demagoguerv that ever
appeared in the World-Herald.
Victor Rosewater's appearance before
the house commltee on cities and towns in
behalf of an 'appointive Board of Fire and
Police commissioners for Omaha Is made
the text of a harangue that would do credit
to a cart-tall orator on the eve of election.
Rusty tom-toms are beaten and mildewed
fetishes brandished In token that the
monster has at last been tracked to hit
lair. Victor Rosewater. renubllcsn na
tional committeeman from Nebraska, edi
tor of The Bee, and otherwise infamous.
favor an appointive board! .Erro. an an.
polntlve board le bad, vicious, execrable,
and his motive for taking this position
subtly purposeful and hellish. And having
laid this substantial foundation, having
pointed out the awful peril, you reach a
thriUing climax In the question: "Is a
democratic legls'ature ready to do the
Rosewater bidding? .' t '. '
It Is to be regretted that the morit. nt
an appointive versus an elective board can
not be discussed without confusing the
issue with personalities and Irrelevant
buncombe. It Is an Important queetlon,
pressing hard for solution now; also a de
batable question, notwithstanding that
the World-Herald has bratenly attumed
otherwise and attempted to discredit the
motivee of those who dared differ with it.
It Is not only debatable but the "great
weight of authority." as the lawyers aav.
is favorable to centralisation of power In
administrative affaire.
Your attempt to distort the nn.it inn nt
the members of the house from Douglas
county, who favor an appointive board
into violation of their -pledge- to stand
for home rule la character! atlo of vmie
handling of thla subject throughout. No
one knows better than tha editor of the
world-Herald that tbe pledge waa to vote
and work for home rule for Omaha and
South Omaha and that there was no
pledge' or semblance of pledge at to how
me policy or home rule was to be worked
out. That was considered m h ..n..
of detail to be settled later. And so we
have these difference now amonr tha
members of the Douglas county delegation
honest differences which tbe writer be
lieve will bo satisfactorily settled In due
lime, DUt. It would be Inconsistent with
this belief to feel that the final decision
of the members was likely to be influenced
in any way by the cheao claD-tra.n nrf
generally contemptible policy of the World-
neraio in this matter. DAN HORRIQAN.
A Deep-Laid Scheme.
HASTINGS. Neb., Feb. 20. To the Edi
tor of The Bee: Ae your paper hat al
ways stood for the good of the people
of thle state and has alwaya been ready
to help find out and expose legislation
that seemed to be agalnat the people and
in favor of a few designing ones, I write
this to you.
I want to refer to 8. F. 138 to-give the
villages and small cities the right to vote
bonde by a majority Vote for waterworks
and lighting plants, the present law being
a two-thirds majority. I
Now ae to the people behind thla and
their reasons. There Is a firm manufac
turing waterworks plants that lias been
going Into several of the small towns or
this state, and their agents are smooth
fellows, getting In with the town board,
and when things are ready they have the
board meet and paaa an ordinance call
ing an election to vote bonds for tho
waterworks, they having tha plant to sell.
This agent has the ordinances already
drawn and all resolutions, and. in fact,
everything necessary and all ready and
the papere and all actions taken by the
board are carefully watched by tnis
agent so that everything is always strictly
in accordance with the law. Then the
gent call a public meeting and tries to
rouse public sentiment aud tiles to carry
the election for the bonds with a great
rush. The ordinance always specifies the
kind of a plant that Is to be put In. and it
Is the kind this company handles a kind
of an air pressure affair that is not worth
ona-flfth of the cost. It is a cut and
dried scheme all through. Tha company
offers to take the bonds at par. How
ever, they don't agree -to put down a well
nor do they let anyone dwell long on that
feature of it, for If the people knew what
that part of It costs they would not go
Into it. The company has previously
found out how much the levy, or, rather,
the amount that the villsge can vote,
and fix the price ef thrlr plant on the
amount that the village can raise by law.
Where they .have put In these plants they
have found that the first expense waa
only one-half enough to make the plant
work at all. The present lew I so the
village can vote bonds for additions end
repair to finish the plant by a majority
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company ia at the bottom of thie proposed
law, for the people can vote now under
the present law to have waterworks or
eloctrto lights, but the companies find
that It Is not so easy to carry their
schemes as It would be with a majority
vote. These people can generally get
enough of the non-taxpayers to carry their
plans by a majority vote, and thie wee the
reason the law waa changed to a two
thirds majority vote. Now these people
expect this to slip through by olalmtng
It is demanded by municipal leagues and
by attaching the lighting part to It, when
the real scheme contemplates their being
able "to put in their water plant that
are worthless. Tour good paper might
be able to find out why there Is a demand
for euch a change in the law and give
tt publicity, and then others will get to
thinking and ferret out the real scheme
O. H. D.
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Holes In tke Bklsnaaer.
OMAHA, Feb. 2S. To the Editor of The
Bee: If the taxpayers of Omaha could
realise what the proposed changes In the
city charter mean they would charter a
big train of cars and go down to Lincoln
and scare the devil out of their mlsrep
resentatlves. The changes relative to the
duties and responsibilities of the city en
gineer must be prompted either by apite
or a determination to put the control Of
the public works. In the hands of the con
tractors.
Is there an engineer of any corporation
on earth that would undertake any great
enterprise If he did not have a right to
select' the men to carry on that enter
prise? It he did not have the right to
discharge the man whom he found witl
ing to wreck the enterprise for a bribe,
and yet thle Is what our so-called rep
resentatives are trying to do with
Omaha's olty engineer. To tbe taxpayer
of Omaha our public works are a great
enterprise, and If they are done right
they will be a benefit to our property, but
If they are done wrong they must be done
over again, and that means confiscation
of the poor man'e property. Whether
Andrew Rosewater Is engineer or not
ought not to enter fnto thle question. Be
cause the engineer le related to the editor
of The Bee, the- World'Herald and Us
democratic senator want to show their
followere how bravely they can fight the
Rosewaters. And yet it 1 a fact that
the editor of The Bee ha no more In
fluence with Engineer Rosewater than
the editor of the World-Herald. So It le
the taxpayer the World-Herald and Its
senators are fighting and not the Rose
waters. .The asphalt repair plant had better be
put up at auction and aold to the con
tractor that bid most for It than have
It run as the Howell charter would run
it. The inspection of publlo works Is
what hurts the contractors. No con
tractor bids on public works with th
idea that the specifications are going to
be carried out to the letter. The farther
be can keep from the letter of th law
the greater his profits. Th Inspector Is
supposed to make a dally report of the
work done, of the material that went
into the work and the time It takes with
the men employed. Thie le the way the
engineer keepe posted on the cost of
work, so that he can reject all the bide
If they are too high, or If he thinks there
Is a consplraoy between the contractors.
Bo it Is easy to be seen that If the coun
cil controls the Inspectors and the eon
tractors control the council, the con
tractor will have the whole buelneaa in
their hands. And if there Is no pro
vision put in the charter to prohibit
nepotism the coundlmen may force all
their poor relations on to the city en
gineer es inspector. TAXPAYER.
The Blsasle Uesael.
OMAHA, feb. 24.-TO the fcdttor of The
Bee: In every part of the United Steles
we have men preaching the "simple gos
pel" of Jesus Christ to large end growing
audiences. There Is more magic In the
simple gospel then anything to which in
telligent man has ever given a thought.
The little giant of the New Testament
Paul tells us that "it Is ths power or Ood
unto salvation to every one that belleveth."
If this, the gresteet theologlcan of the flret
century of the Chrlstisn era. Is correct,
then the simple gospel bae not lost Its at
tractiveness. -If the goer) is the only
"power unto salvation." then woo betide
the one who "shall add unto these thing."
and woe betide the one who "shall take
swsy from the words of the book of this
prophesy."
I am sincere in the conviction that the
times demand Intelligent Christians. But
of what shall this intelligence consist?
Should we not be versed In the hymnology
and in the doctrines and polity of ow
Church? Do these not voice the sentiment
of the essence of scriptural truth? Bo
after all we find that the church, the age,
and the Christian Ufa must have a scrip
tural basl. Therefore, w must be es
pecially fimillar with the gospel of the
holy Bible. There never will be a time when
Paul' admonition to Timothy will cease t-
be applicable to all Christian people. He
says: "Study to show thyself approved
unto Ood, O workman that needeth not to
be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of
truth." ' . , .
This I the simple gospel, a style of
preaching which characterize Robert Me
Intyr. Matt S. Hughes, William Quayle.
James 8. Montgomery. Newell ' Dwlg-ht
HllUs, Frank DeWltt Talmage, Charles M.
Sheldon. Frank M. Bristol, Charles B.
Mitchell, Naplitall I.uccock, Wallace Mc-
Mullen, Jesse Bowman Toung, Polemue H
Swift, Hber . D. Ketcham. Lewis Albert
Bank, Washington Oladden, Fayette I..
Thompson, Frank W. Ounsolus. This
by no means exhaust the list of pulpiters
who adhere to the simple gospel as the
only means of getting a public hearing.
They preach constantly, tq large., growing
audiences, all of whom are gospelfed peo
ple. These people feed upon -the simple
gospel of Christ and ever hunger for more.
The simple gospel ha been and Is being
preached with power, nd Is accompanied
by the largest Immagtnabie success. If
every professed Christian would give the
simple gospel of Christ expression in their
llvee we would give our present Christian
civilisation g push centuries Into the future.
The gospel of Jesus is the one great re
forming agency of the times. Thank heaven.
"God's truth la marching on." "So mote
it be." JOHN A. BPTKER,
SHEER FROCKS FOR EVENING
Empires Are "till flood, Thoagte
They Are Not tho
Neneat.
, Evening frocke show considerable variety,
but a majority are In sheer stufts rathei
than in the satin, which has been -almost
a uniform thle winter, and drapery. nd
tunic effect predominate rather than the
simpler empire lines which have been so
pretty snd so popular. One girlish little
empire frock was shown built upon simple
empire lines which wss really delightful.
It waa of rose color tulle, and from the
short waist line In front to the hem of
the skirt ran a wide band or panel of fine
lace. A aimilar band ran down the middle
of the back. Tl.a skirt sides were finely
pulled to the waist band, and at intervals
down the length the fullness was held In
by fine picked up shirring following double
festoon lines. There were four of thes'l p
shirred linos before the tulle was left to'
fall full to a satin hem, and midway be
tween the shirs double garlands ot the
tiniest pink roses ; were festooned from
lace panel to buck pane), following the
two-loop festoon line of the shirs.
The short, fulled decollete bodloe . hsd
a front panel of lace like that on the skirt
and garlands of roBos were looped over
the shoulders and caught up In the front.
A Sarsaparilla Free from Alcohol
Is alcohol a tonic? No! Does it make the blood pure? No! Does
it strengthen the nerves? No! Is Aycr's Sarsaparilla a tonic?
Yes! Does tt make the blood pure? Yes! Does it strengthen
the nerves? Yes! . By asking your doctor you can learn more
about this family medicine. Follow 'his advice
4 C as-srCe..
HOTELS.
CALIFORNIA
Santa Barbara
THE POTTER
f j
AMERICAN PLAN
Rates SLnl
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00
$7.0n
Rates Double
$7.00
Has
Its Own
Squab Ranch, . $3.00
Live Stock Farm, $9.00
Poultry Ranches. Vegetable $10.00
Gardens, Private Country Club, $11.00
Race Track and Polo Grounds,
Private Livery, Wireless Telegraph,
Art Gallery and Picturesque Golf Links,
Good Table, Good Living, Cheerful Service,
Rales Graduated to All, Reasonable Requirements.
Accommodations for One Thousand Guests.'
Artesian Well and Refrigerating Plant,
Conservatories, Green Houses, A
Whole Mile of Geraniums. Open
All the Year Round. 80.000
Tine Rosebushes, Child
ren's Grove, Zoo,
60,000 Pigeons
, and
Would be Pleased to Send Tou Booklet
MLLO 11 POTTER, Manage?