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TIIK IJEK: OMAHA, FTttDAY, DECEMBER 31, IDOf). n Scmi-Annual Discount Clearing Sale Still in Progress Come at Once Men who nim nt distinction in dress need no introduc tion to our clothes. Our clearing wiles nre proverbial for big valuefl, and this one will be no exception, as we must have the room for our Spring and Summer Stock. We Are Selling: at the following; Prices: All $27.50 Suits 5 18 All $25 Suits. $16 91.45 05 All $35 Suits . $24 All $30 Suits. $20 All $20 Suits. . $14 Neckwear 334 Discount ISSSirf0.! Odd Trousers 25 Discount All alterations will be charged for. This Is I Bona Fide Cash Sale. Pease Bros. Company 1417 Farnarn Street MEN WANT DYERS' PLACE Senator Canon and Speaker Feeley Will Try for Attorney Qeneral. BYEES TO TAKE STUMP AT ONCE Governor Carroll Asks Rrmmnnia lion on Parol of W, A. Richards General James B. Weaver In New Role. zmsmaasemann President Goes to Niece s Wedding Nuptials in New York Will Be Quiet, Owing to Recent Death in Family. WASHINGTON. Dec. 30.-rresldont Taft. accompanied by his daughter Helen, his on Robert, and Captain Archibald Butt, his military aide, left here today at 9 O'clock over the Pennsylvania railroad for New York to attend the wedding of his niece, Miss Louise W. Taft, daughter of his brother, Henry W. Taft, to George H. Snowden of Seattle. The party will ro turn here tomorrow morning. NEW YORK, Pec. 30. With the presl 4ent as a guest. Miss Louise W. Taft, his niece, will be married totluy to George H. Snowden of Seattle ut the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry W, Taft, in- west Forty-eighth street. The wedding, which Is to take place late this afternoon, will be quietly celebrated because of the recent death of Mrs. Horace Taft, the bride's aunt, only .relatives and a few Intimate, friends attending. The only attendant of the bride will be Miss Mar garet Lowe, and Reeso A I sop will act as beat man. The ushers Include Walbridge and Howard Taft, the bride's brothers. There will be nt reccntlon. . The bride and bridegroom, will tour Eu rope for several months "on th"lr honey moon trip. They will reside In Seattle. January 10 to a new charge in Kansas. He Is 76 years of age. MOVE TO C0MBAT TRUSTS LeagTtie Formed for I'uritnse of Hrlng x Inn- Down Prices of Neces sities. ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. To combat the trusts and attempt to bring down the prices of the necessaries of life to a rea sonable figure Is the purpose of a move ment which was Inaugurated here tonight by the organization of a National Antl Trust league. The proposed league has the support of a dozen congressmen and many of these wlll.be present and take part In the form ation of the association. In the opinion of leaders of the movement more can be accomplished by such an association than by legislation. A similar movement In Germany a few years ago Is pointed to as an Illustration of the successful outcome of such an organization. BYERS WILL RESIGN TO RUN FOR CONGRESS AGAINST SMITH Iowa Attorney General Offers to De bate Issoea of the Day with Rival. DES MOINESJ, la.. Dec. SO. -Attorney General II. W. Uyors, who has authorised the announcement of his candidacy for congress In the Ninth Iowa district In op position to Congressman Walter I. Smith, today says he will resign as attorney gen eral at once and dubate tho lsxues of the flay with Judge Smith on the tamo plat form if the latter . will meet him. Guy Ke.ly of Waterloo, speaker at the last loaa assembly and State Senator George Cosson, assistant In the office of Mr. Byers, today announced their candidacy for attorney general. A rd Hector Injured. WTATERLOO, la., 'Doc. 30. -(Special Tel egram. y--TU'V. H. I.. Anderson, rrctor of St. Luke's Episcopal church, fell on a doorstep, lust evening and broke both bones In his left I-.g. He was to have gone on A Life Problem Solved by that gTeat hearth tonic. Electric Bitters, Is the enrichment of poor, thin blood, and strengthening the weak. 50c. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. FRISCO GETS A LIMITED San Francisco Limited la the Name of the Old Train After "January T. After January 1 the old Overland Lim ited will be known as the San Francisco Overland Limited. 't This ' Is the pioneer limited train of the west; the one that has "blazed the way of civilization" along the Union Pacific. This change, which will entail , a vast expense In the readjustment of all adver tising matter wherever the name appears, comes about at the persistent demand of San Francisco, which Is actuated by com )mr,3z(3) moUh h he bo hchcchhhhhh x mercial motives. Los Angeles has a lim ited and there la a Washington-Oregon Limited. San Francisco, the mteropolts of the Pacific coast, cannot be outdone by smaller cities. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DE8 MOINKS. Dec. 30. (Special Tele gramsThe announcement that Attorney General Byers will not be a candidate for renonilnatlon, but will run for congress In the Ninth district started the candidates for attorney general today. Senator George Cosson of Audubon county announced him self first. He has been special counsel In the office of the attorney general and consplclous In the law enforcement program. He made a remarkable record In the state senato In his first session, getting through the most important bills of the session. Speaker Guy Feoley of Waterloo also an nounced his candidacy for the place. It Is believed the situation means that several others will come out and that there will also be candidates for governor. Attorney General H. W. Byers says he will resign as attorney general at once and debate the Issues of the day with with Judge Smith on the same platform if the latter will meet him. Parole Likely for Richards. Governor Carroll today asked the State Board of Parole to consider and recom- Lmend to him in the matter of the parole of William A. Richards, under sentence of eighteen years for complicity In a robbery In Marlon county five years ago. Richards' accomplice was released two years ago. Richards had been for years a deputy United States marshal. Weaver on Divine Healing. General James B. Weaver, twice candi date for president on the populist ticket, has been made chairman of a general com mittee to arrange a program for a state meeting In the Interest of divine or faith healing to be held In Des Moines at an early day. He has been delivering a series of lectures In a local church 'upon the sub ject and has become enthusiastic. Heoraranlae Board of Health. ' The governor has appointed Dr. Ji W. Richardson of Webster City to be member of the State Board of Health in the north ern Iowa district. Dr. McBlrney of Bol inond and Dr. Coffman of Lake City were candidates. The appointee Is a homoepath phjslcian and succeeds Dr. Sams In the northern Iowa district. The president of the board. Dr. Linn, rehed the last of January. Dr. Thomas, the secretary, retires this week and will be succeeded by Dr. Summers of Waterloo. Postpones Classification Hearing. The Iowa Railroad commission was to have bad a general hearing In regard to reclassification of freight under the Iowa rules on January 12 next, but on the re quest of the Iowa Manufacturers' associ ation it has been postponed until March 8 on account of conflict with a similar hear ing in JSan Antonio, Tex. Corporation Blanks Received. Iowa corporations today received from H. O. Weaver, collector of the southern Iowa district, the blanks for making cor poration reports under the new federal taxation laws. The reports were delayed because the federal authorities were not sooner Informed of the names of Iowa cor porations. , Temporary Injunction granted. Judge ..Ladd of the supreme court has issued a temporary restraining order to prevent the Fort Dodge Interurban railroad from effecting a crossing over the Illinois Central near Fort Dodge until the matter of damages could be adjusted. The in terurban plans to make some extensions. John Hardy. John Hardy, a moulder employed at the Union Pacific shops, died at his home, 123 North Twenty-fifth street, Wednesday night. Funeral arrangements have not been made. DIED. HARTY John, Wednesday, December 29. a Ted 70 years. Funeral 10 o'clook Thursday morning from St. John's church, Twenty-fifth nnd California. Interment. St. Mary's ceme tery. South Omaha. Friends Invited. To Reduce Stock Previous to Inventory Any Suit or Overcoat in the except blue or black: store. Iowa. Newa Rotes. COLFAX Mrs. Curl Mulcahty of Denlse, formerly Miss 11a Pengrl.l, is here to visit liar parents and attend the marriage of her brother, Harry, to Alias Huzel Owens on January 12. This is Mrs. Mulcutiey's ilrst visit to her home since her elope ment and marriage In October. COLFAX Mr. and Mrs. Wijiara Boyd entertained a family gathering numbering thirty-three Wednesday. They have five sons and six daughters, with sons-in-law and daughters-in-law , grandchildren and great grandchildren, making a remarkable party. Mr. Boyd is an old settler In this vicinity and is a member of the city council. MONTICELLC Dr. J. E. Gllmore of Montlcello was toduy found guilty by a Jury in the district court at Anainosa jf performing a criminal outration which caused the death of Miss Gertrude Jack son. The caue has been hotly contested, due principally to the prominence of Dr. Gllmore. and It has attracted a great deal of attention through central Iowa. CHAHLKS CITY The four banks of this city having refuted to pay 2 per cent for county money deposited with them, -the county trc-aaurer fs making arrangements to place the county money in banks out side cf the county. The supervisors put into effect last year the rule that banks that become depositories for county funds must pay 2 per cent on the average daliy balance. M1LFORD Before he had even had time to glvo his name. W. Rulck of Lemurs, loan agent fur the Aetna Life Insurance company, sank dead in the Perry Rlcka baugh home, eight ml'.eu wtst of here. Just after he had entered yesterday after noon. Mr. Rulck came to the farm to In veHtiirate a farm loan, and had lust strnned Into the house and seated himself before $22.50 Suits now.. ...$15.00 1 $25.00 Suits now $16.65 : $27.50 Suits now $18.35 $31.00 Suits now $20.65 $35.00 Suits now;.... $23.35 New Location, 318 South 15th St. Have you rotvi tha Ford "ad in this weeks ialurday Evening Post? Road it, and then call on us, and see tha Frd Cars. Ford Motor Co. Tcmporarj Location, .St8.Fevrn.tTt St, Fremont Man May Be Victim morning It was drawn by a ponderous new locomotive. This Is the first of the new engines to be Installed by the Chicago A Northwestern railroad for the new year. Thirty of the big mogu'a have been pur 'chased by tha road from the America) Locomotive works. To engineers they have proved somewhat of a puzxle In hand ling, owing to many new devices, and they will be put Into use gradually. A number of the new engines are now In the shops for trial purposes. Trains Nos. L 21 and 7. running between Omaha And'Chlcago, will be drawn by the new mogctls. They are of the Psclflc type and specially constructed for heavy passenger traffic. I Peary Frosts Ears in Maryland -a-----. Arctio Explorer Hai Hard Experience in Snow Storm When Auto Breaki Sown. WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. Long experi ence In tha frozen Arctio stood Commander R. E. Peary In good stead last night when his automobile stranded in a snowbank In a remote section ' of Maryland while he was enroute to a friend's houce for dinner and he was compelled to face a bitter wind In light evening clothes and wade through deep snowdrifts In low shoes for a mile or more to obtain assistance. Mr. Peary's cars were frost-bitten and it was necessary to give the members vig orous snow treatment before they became normal. Veterans urge van husen' Omaha G. A. R. Men Will Present His Name for Commander of De partment Catherine As the years roll on and the old vet erans of the civil war begin to approach the sear and yellow leaf, the yearning to head the departments of the Grand Army of the Republic In becoming the honorable ambition of the old veterans. Omaha will present the name of N. K. Vamlleusen for the honor of department commander at the state encampment next year, nd it begins to look as if he Is about the most formidable candidate now In the lists. Colonel VanHausen is a member of Grant post of Omaha, and was thlce Its com mander. At the last meeting of the post he was unanimously endorsed for the of fice of department commander and his Omaha friends are using every endeavor to assist him in reaching that goal. LOW CITY BIDDERS FIGURED Klopp A Bartlett, and C. W. Hull Will Get Printing; and Conl Con tracts, Respectively. Tabulation of bids tendered for supp'y Ing the city of Omaha with printing and stationery' and coal has been completed by the special council committee. Klopp A Bartlett are the low bidders on 95 per cent of the printing and stationery, while the C. W. Hull company will get the con tract for coal. Their figures are IS.20 for steam coal and $4.1S for screened lump. The contract to supply drugs and pre scriptions will probably be divided between Shorman ft McConnell and the Myers Dillon Drug company. Dr. Connell, health commissioner, is wrestling with the drug gists' figures anif will report later. DEATH RECORD. ' Mrs. Mary Buckley. Mrs. Mary Buckley, wife of' John Buck ley, an employe of the Union Pacific shops, died at her home, 937 North Twenty-eighth street, Wednesday night. Mrs. Buckley was 63 years of age. She is survived by her husband and two daughters, Miss Anna Buckley" and Mrs. Fred Hurley of Omaha. The funeral Is to be held Friday morning from St. John's church. Twenty-fifth and California streets. Burial will be in Holy Sepulcher cemetery. Herman C. Raker. FALLS CITY, Neb., Dec. 30. (Special.) The funeral of Herman C. Raker was held here today. Mr. Raker was born in Wis consin, coming to Mllford some years ago, where he married Miss Harriet Oberholts In August, 1838. He came to this town with his wife and son and made his home here. He leaves a wife and a son 10 years old. Rev. M. C. Brooks of the Methodist Episcopal church conducted the services. Lee Rlcketta. The body of Lee Ricketts, 43 years old, who died at tha county hospital Wednes day, is to be taken to his former home in Bloomlngton, 111., where his parents now live. Mr. Ricketts was a lather. He be longed to the lather's union and was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, camp 120. Rev. Robert A. Holland. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30.-The Rev. Dr. Rob ert A. Holland, clergyman and author, died today, aged 66 years. For thirty years he was rector emeritus of St. George's Epis copal church of St. Louis. His "Common wealth of Man" was a reply to "The Man With the Hoe." Mrs. Ellsa Williams. Mrtt TTlt.a W ilium. rnlnrAjl D t ine nre wnen ne was stricken. Coroner ia.,kj1o, ,.-.,,.. i h.a, ur. r'rltz pronounced death due to heart dls-T -'" case. The body will be sent to Lemars for burial. MARSHALLTOWN The latest move In the sa oon war, w hich hus been Intermlt tlngly waged here for the lant six months, came today, when applications were filed by the attorneys representing three sa loons against which Injunctions were Is sued, to have the decrees carrying the In junctions set aside. Fraud and misrepre sentation on the part of County Attorney J. H. Kgermayer In securing the decrees Is alleged to be the reasons why the court should now hold these decrees void. The cases Involved are at present In the su preme court, where they will soon come up on hearings growing out of the Issu ance of writs of certiorari, by which the decrees are brought under fire by the higher court. night. The funeral was held from Hulse & Relpen's chapel at t o'clock Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Willi ms Is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Smith of Omaha. Genlvleve West. Genlvleve West. S years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles West of Papllllon, died Wednesday night. The funeral is to be held from the home Friday morning at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery. Body round at Kama. -City May Be That of Frank M. Cav ender. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 30.-J. T. O Donnell of this city today viewed the body of the unknown man found dead in Kansas City, Kan., last Sunday, and said he believed it to be that of Frank M. Cavender. a section foreman of Fremont, Neb. Cavender had been on a month's vaca tion. He was in Kansas City last week either Tuesday or Wednesday and stopped at O'Donnell's house for a visit. Then ha left, saying that he was going to St. Joseph to visit his mother there. Inquiries in St. Joseph failed to find a Mrs. Cavender who had a son answering the description sent from here. NEW ENGINE ON LIMITED Ponderous Locomotive Draws Catenae and Northwestern Train lata I'nlun Mrtlan. When the "Overlrjul Limited" from Chi cago pu l.i-d into Union station jisterJay HYMENEAL. Randall-tirant. BEATRICE, Neb,, Dec. 20. Speelal.) Last evening at 8 o'clock, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Grant, in the presence of about 10 guest, was solemnized the marriage of the r daughter. Miss Mary Olive, to Henry M. Randall of Bridgeport, Neb., formerly of this city. Rev. H. H. Harmon of Lincoln officiating. The bride and groom were reared in Beatrice, where they attended the high school together. They will make their home on a ranch near Bridgeport. Ktock-lteoagle. FALLS CITY, Neb.. Dec. 30. Speo al.) Id Stock and Miss Mlna Reuggle were married toduy at the residence of the bride by the Rev. Mr. Harts of the German Lutheran church. Mr. Stock Is well known throughout the state, where he has been traveling salesman for the Armour Pack ing company and la now In the employ of the Helnse Pickling company. Blevlns-MeQneen. Miss Llszle McQueen, daughter of Theo done McQueen, of St. Edward. Neb., and Albert Blevtns were married by Rev. Charles W. Bavidge at 607 North Eight eenth street, Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. Goala-Rlchardsoa. M!sa Fannie Richardson, daughter of John Richardson and George Oould, of Florence, were married by Rev. Charles W. Savldge at but reaideuoe Wednesday evening at 1 MISSION WORK BY STUDENTS Volunteer Movement Recruiting; Agency for Foreign Field. OVER F0UB THOUSAND TO CREDIT Increase la Mlsslonarr (ilvlaa; An other Resnlt at Organisation, Aeeordl o Report at In centive Committee. ROCHESTER, N. Y.. Deo. SO. The report of the executive committee of the Student Volunteer Movement of Foreign Missions, at present In session In this city, sets forth that the primary and permanent function of tha movement Is that of a recruiting agency seeking to enroll a sufficient num ber of well-qualified volunteers to meet the requirements of the mission boards of North America. The best evidence of the efficiency and power of the Student Volunteer Movement Is the number of sailed volunteers. At the Toronto convention In 190J it was reported that 780 volunteers had sailed during the preceding four years. In the quadrennlutn following the Toronto convention and end ing with the Nashville convention In 190 1,000 volunteers sailed. During the four years which have since elapsed, ending with the Rochester convention. 1,283 volun teers have sailed, or nearly 800 more than for the quadrennium ending with the Nash ville convention. The total number of volunteers who have sailed since the be ginning of the movement In 1886 Is 4.JM6. Students Mora Liberal Givers. Another test of the rising tide "Ef prac tical missionary Interest among students Is the Increase in their missionary giving. At Nashville It was reported that the stu dents of North America were contributing ISO.000 a year to missionary objects. They are now giving $127,000 a year toward such objects, or an Increase In four years of nearly 60 per cent. There are literally scores of colleges and schools each sup porting entirely or In large part Its own representative on the foreign field. The students of Yale head the list at present with their contribution last year of fully 210.000 ' to missionary objects. Among women's colleges the students of Vassal made the largest contribution, having given last year 33,386. The last four years havs been a record breaking period In the promotion of mis sion study among students. In the year preoedlng the Nashville convention there were 1,049 mission study classes In institu tions of higher learning in tha United States and Canada. Last year there were 2,084. In the year before the Nashville con vention the total number engaged In mis sion study was 12,629. During the last year it was 25,208. The number has doubled in four years. Volunteers for Mission Fields. "The most Important concern of the Volunteer Movement and Its friends," says the report, "la to augment greatly, probably to double, the number of well equipped volunteers whd can in the Im mediate or near future press out to the mission fields. Today throughout the entire Far East, In all the principal parts of the Near Hast, such as Turkey and Russia) in Southern Asia, In the East Indies, throughout the larger part of the African continent, and even in parts of Latin America, the Christian Church faces nothing less than an acute and momentous crisis. This crisis can be met only by the sending out of a larger number than are now , forthcoming of thoroughly capable and well furnished missionaries. JOn the home side ,we are subject to the growing' 'pressure of the expanding ability of the church to send forth an army Of workers, primarily as a result of the uprising of Christian lay men in tha Laymen's Missionary Move ment, not to speak of the various For ward Movements in so-rie of the Christian commlulons and of the very effective work of the Young People's Missionary Movement in the Sunday Schools and among the large numbers of other young people." 1 c ; r ! islikc Pollock Order Dr. Susan La Flesohe Picotte Says ' Department is Merely Tempor izing with Indians. WALfrHILL, Neb., Dec. 30. (Special Telegram.) The latest decision of Assist ant Commissioner of Indian Affairs Fred H. Abbott to return A. G. Pollock, the Omaha Indian superintendent, temporarily until the situation on the Omaha reserva tion quiets, has served to enliven mature considerably more here. Whun seen in regard to this latest move ment, Dr. Susan LaFlesche Plccotte, on behalf of the Indians, made the following statement: "The Omaha Indians have had insult added to injury and naturally feel more resentful than ever over the receipt of the latest special from Washington. They connot see wherein the Indian office has acceded to their demands for a separate superintendent and the retention of A. G. Pollock. The Indian department should be beyond the dignity of a ruse and plainly shows It docs not understand the Intel lectual status of the Omahas. Such an affront only increases the determination to cut loose from all departmental restrictions." BRIEF IN TOBACCO APPEAL (Continued from First Page.) were expended in this way in the single year of 1KKJ. The attorney general Interprets the com plaint as not merely directed to the ao qMlultion and ownership of Blocks or other property, but as against the company's operations In commerce. Monopoly A'early Complete. "Competition has been persistently de stroy id, scores of contracts have retired skilled men from the trade, many have been forced out and the necessary result of the plan long followed has given de fendants power to exclude others and exer cise monopoly." He seems inclined to the view that a reciever should be appointed for the busi ness of the parties to the combination and he adds: "The very existence of certain defen dants is criminal and certainly they can not rightfully complain because restrained from carrying out the unlawful purposes of their creation, they are willfully In posi tions where every act Is a transgression. FIRE LOSSES IN UNITED STATES AND EUROPE Destruction of Property Here Over Vive Times aa Great on Per Capita Basis. NEW YORK, Deo. 30. Every person In America, practically, sustained a fire loss of 12.58 In 1907, wheroas the per capita loss in Europe for the same year was only 48 cants. This contrast was brought out by William H. Tolman, director of the New York Museum of Pafety and Sanitary Ap pliances, at a banquet of the directors and their friends tonight. The total fire lost In America In 1907, said Mr. Tolman, wa( $216,000,000, and Including the cost of up keep of fire departments the loss in this country might be estimated at $MOO0O0U0 If safety devices were used here as gen erally as In Europe there would be an an nual saving of $.WO,000.090, enough, as Mr. Tolman put It, "to build a Panama canal every year." What it Takes to Feed Wards of Nebraska Tables Showing Average Amount of Sugar, FlQur and Coffee Con sumed Annually. (From a Staff Ccrreepondent.) LINCOLN. -Neb., Dec. 30.-(Specil. Ac cording to the reports of the various state Institutions filed with the governor nnd compared with the contracts on file with the Board of Purchase and Supplies, there Vs a total of 221,935 pounds of sugar, 1.113, 770 pounds of flour nnd 42,860 pounds. of coffee consumed by the 3,802 Inmates. The Institutions represented In the computation are those Institutions only which are under the control of the State Board of Tubllc Lands and Buildings. .The average amount of sugar consumed by an inmate or employe of one of theRP Institutions Is 63.38 pounds per year; flour 318.12 pounds and coffee 12.23 pounds. The following, table shows the average number of pounds per person consumed in each Institution per year: k., . Sugar. Flour.Coffen. Asylum, Lincoln 70 12 290.51 m.47 Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Grand Island.. fi2 36 Indian school, Geneva. 67.44 Asylum, Norfolk 2.1. Ind. school, Kearnev... 126.30 Institute Feeble Minded 47 96 Asylum, Hastings 66 18 Jnd. Home. Mllford 72.94 8. ft 8. Home, Mllford. 9s 15 Penitentiary 13.71 Average.., 63 3S 318 12 12.23 The following table shows the total con sumption, in pounds, of the three staples mentioned, by each institution, together with the number of persons In each: Per- Sugar. Flour. Coffee.sons. Asylum, Lincoln.. 42,100 174. Son g.ioo 6t" a. s., Gd. island 21.800 Indian S., Geneva 4.655 Asylum, Norfolk. 21.400 Ind. 8., Kearney. 17.0M) Institute F. M.... 21.100 Asylum, Hastings 63.t00 Ind. H., Mllford 4.230 S. S.. Mllford 10.3(10 Penitentiary 6.000 221 !W 276.33 273.66 554. 65 271.69 826.45 1R6.57 176.28 434.29 24 62 940 lfi.Bl 2O.0O 5.67 6 7S 2.17 19.60 13.71 77,50 20. 200 79.9(10 74.900 119.490 349.000 9.000 18,400 190.200 8.&J0 626 4.850 2.700 2.600 7.2.0 125 t.i-no 6.000 330 69 292 13S 440 L069 68 106 438 Totals... ..221,935 1,113.770 42,850 3.503 WEST ENDERS WILL APPEAL Connell Bluffs Men May Pnsh Organ isation of -New Street Rail way Company. Members of the West Council Bluffs Im provement club deolare their intention of appealing to the federal court from the ruling of the Interstate Commerce com mission on the 6-cent fare question. A Joint meeting of the West End and West Council Bluffs Improvement clubs is to be called In the near future for the purpose of taking action In this matter. A. C. Keller, president of the West Coun cil Bluffs Improvement club is authority for the statement that the organisation of another street railway company, which will be in the field for a franchise Is likely. Mr. Keller expresses- belief that a new company could use the Illllnois Central bridge be tween the two cities by paying a reason able toll. Little If anything was accomplished at the conference between the city officials and the officers of the Omaha ft Council Bluffs Street Railway company Tuesday. As soon as the weather conditions permit the officials of the street railway will visit Council Bluffs and go over the routes of the extensions proposed by the council men. The franchise question was not touched upon at the conference. The street railway officials were. It is said, non committal regarding the continuance or dis continuance of the present commutation books. M'CLELLAND'S CLOSE CALL. FIRE D0ESMUCH DAMAGE Call for Aid, Sent Council Bluffs, But Not Needed Building; Torn. Down. M'CLELLAND, la., Dec. SO. (Special Telegram). Fire hero early last even ing totally destroyed three business build ings, and for a time threatened the destruc tion of the entire town. So serious was the outlook for a time that a call for help wu sent to Council Bluffs, but this appeal for assistance was later cancelled when the flames were brought under con trol. The blare originated In the harness store of Hendrlx brothers. The building was de stroyed and with It the R. E. Lloyd hotel, the photograph gallery of 11 C. Meneiay, and the office building of K. K. IVnl.l. The total Iuks to thes biilldinga, 1 at them ono-story affairs, will reach iiMut $6,000. ' ' ' ' The cigar store of T. Clevenger was torn down to prevent spread of the flames. 1 111. KS riHKI) I 'I" 14 IIAYI, Paso Ointment Is guaranteed lo cure nnv ca.s of Itching. Hilnil. lilredinar or Pro truding Piles In t to 14 days or nwney -fnml.'d Cafe Loyal Will Remain Open on New Years Eve Special New Year's Eve Menu (Service a la Carte). Music From 11 P. M. to 1 A. M. By Hotel Loyal Orchestra, Emil Hof mann, Director. Tables May Be Reserved Hotel Loyal "At tha Sign ef the Rod Arrow." nf-A-W-F Wtil Che Beit Kemeciy or CougiJ.i, Colds, Throat and Lung .Trou bles is HOWELL'S ANTl-KA'AF Get a bottle toduy, 30c and 6uc, at your druggists or HoweU Drug Co., 907. S0 N. lSth U Omaha. A M I' SK MIC NTS, BOYD'S TONIGHT X.AST SAT TOM03EOW MATUfXB AND XtXOHT Henry W. Savage Offers the mm xmwi Bunday TIM KURPHI Beats Vow. THEATER -FKICFS. 150. 95c. EOo. 7SO. Tonight, .Mutini'o Ttxlny MATIITIE SATURDAY ALL SEATS 86c. jri ST. EL.VIO SUNDAY IS OLD KEXTl'IKY. ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE SaUy Matinee, 3:13 Every Xvening, 8:15 Tnis week Valerie Bergere, Tuscany Troubadours, Sleliing and Revell, Town Hall Minstrels, Churleue ami Ciiarlene, Mian Violet King, Meyers and R'obu, Tha Klnodrome anil The Orpheutn Concert Orchestra. rloea 10c, Bbo ai4 foe. A V P"T V .Ef 15-85iiMUjr6o V-k au-i 'Dally Mat.l J-21i-80o 1WIOE DAILY, ALL WillK, COSISU TKIDAY AlUfll', KICK fc BAHTOX g BIG GAikiTY CU. Kxtravaganza and Vaudeville.' Just the Show for Holiday Week. LaUieH' Dime Mat. Dally at 2:15. v IText Bun. (8 Days) Clark'a Runaway Girls NEW TEAB'S MIGHT Wrestling, Cor Aa vs. Barney. SCHOOLS. LINCOLN Business College Write tor lite free boob ind know why roa tbould equip for buiinni life at Lincoln. Nouloont here. A workinc Klioo( that turnioiu li,e graduates who dxterve and t: the bl varini poiltiona. 900 ttudenti laat yrar. We are constantly placing our t rad mica la tool paying ahuatJona, 1 borough, prac tical. Choice of ootiraea, EalabUibed liio. AaldresM Llaoala Bualnoas Oollsa SO North ThlrMflt trl LISMlr, Nobr. RGSOHTB. ,., ' AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. I8HLC GOLF COURSE AUTOMOBILE ROADS Has the romance of old Spanish days. The mis sions add to its charm. There every month is June. On the way are quaint Indian pueblos and the rainbow-hued Grand Canyon , ' of Arizona with a Fred Harvey hotel, El Tovar, on the rim. A Pullman to the Canyon on The California Limited Only Southern California train, via tny line, excliuively for first class travel. All others carry tourist sleepers and tecoad-cliM passenger. Rum daily between Chicago Kantat City and Lot Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, rred Harvey dining cars. lt ana rive voa oar de luxe book 1 eta about the train and trip. r-mm m m? 1 V iL. Samuel LsrinM, Cm. Aft., a. t. a g. r. H.. 0 Bulb A.snus, 1ms Jioiaaa, Iwa. i i vrsi jj a. i a i. i. it - .. .. J . "sui it ! ',arTi.sji