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TIIE BEE: OMAITA, MONPAY, JANUARY 24, 1910.
BALLINCER STRIKES BACK
Secretary, in Address to Students of
College He Replies to Critics.
FUNCTION OF THE EXECUTIVE
Ofrirers Who Disregard. Them la
Attempt to Play to OnNerlea
Are Meaare to Popular
(lotrrniufntc
Wir.MAMSTOWN. Man., Jan. 23. De
fending himself In Krniral torms attaint
the charge of blnjf too strlrt a stickler for
the obncrvnnce of the law In the adminis
tration of public affair. In an address de
livered hre Inst nlRht. Secretary UnUlnger
struck back at his accusors In lanRiinge as
pointed as the occasion would permit.
His remarks were rendered especially
significant because of the fact that they
wen made on the eve of the proposed con-gr-BKlonl
nvestlp:atln Into their author's
conduct of the Interior department. He
mentioned no names, but made free use of
the term "muck raker" as connected with
politicians and the press.
The address was delivered before the
Oo.id Oovernment club of Williams college.
The subj'-ct was "The Executive Function
Under the Constitution," a subject to
Which Mr. Ualllnper declared at the out
set he did not Intend strictly to adhere.
Mr. UalllnRer plactd himself squarely on
the proposition that when the public of
ficer trncends tho powers with which the
constitution and tho law clothe him, he
' becomes a menace to popular tights and to
ail the safeguards surrounding thorn, and
declared that "constitutional and legal re
atralnts are to some people Inconvenient
and often obnoxious, especially when they
obstruct tho pathway of selfish ambition."
Disregard of Law,
Dwelling somewhat upon the danger of
disregarding constitutional and legal re
straints that good may be accomplished,
Mr. Bulllnger. added:
"When this seductive method of exercis
ing power falls Into the hands of clever pol
iticians, tho unthinking people flock to
their standards, along with the 'muck
rakers' and 'penny-a-liners.' We have been
xurfeited for a long time with this kind of
public men, and in a measure their vagaries
have been seized upon by the fadist and
sentimentalist for exploitation, so that on
many public Questions the public mind is
in a ferment of uncertainty' and alarm.
"These persons, playing the part of Don
Quixote In their chlvalrlc absurdity, see
visions of great crimes about to be perpe
trated on the dear people, and they herald
the supposed machinations of tho vicious
enemies of popular rights in all serious
ness. Those who do not become hysterical
over their tales of dire calamity and calmly
ask for facts, are charged with being in
league with or accomplices of these imag
inary criminals.
..-"The most vicious demagogue is he who
sounds a false alarm which arouses preju
dices which strike at the foundations of our
covernment and disturb the public mind
aa to tho necessity for observance of the
laws of tho land. ,
"Again, some public officers moke the
mistake of assuming that they have been
commissioned by a, higher authority than
the people, that Is, by their own assumed
. indispensable qualities of rltness to govern.
They usually become political autocrats
and do more mischief than good. Public
servants of this class are the least amen
able to the constitution or the law, for they
aro generally harder to get at from the
standpoint of popular disfavor."
Discussing the policy of the administra
tion, the secretary said that the answer
must bo understood to Imply that there can
be no policy that docs not keep within tho
law and undertake to administer It with
Intelligent vigor and fidelity.
Amendment of l,am.
"The activities of an executive officer
which .sock to Improve and correct imper
fections of administration is one thing, but
It Is quite a different thing when he un
dertakes to correct what he believes) the
Bhort comings of the law without legal
warrant therefor. This Is a legislative
function and rot executive, " he said and
added: "No one will say that the execu
tive cun regulate or control Interstate com
merce without tho authority of congress
In laws defining tho extent to which the
executive power may be exercised and in
the administration of the public domain
tho Issuance of pensions or patents tho In-
trrior department possesses no authority
which does not flow from the acts of con
gress prescribing tho manner and moans
of the salo and the disposition of the pub
lic lands, the granting of pensions or pa
, tents. There Is not an acre of the public
lands can be sold or otherwise disposed of
contrary to the express declaration of the
law-maklnjf power.
"The executive cannot at will lmprovo
the wild lands or mine the minerals, loj;
the timber or watr the arid wastes. 'He
cunnot give even qualified rights 'or priv
ileges to any of the public domains unless
the law-making power affirmatively so de
clares. There is no discretion or super
visory power or executive control, except
lu the execution of specific or general laws.
This Is plain to any person who considers
the nature of our institutions and the
powirs lodged in executive officers.
lie declared boldly that "those who are
unfamiliar with the west, and who because
of a want of knowledge of conditions which
make: life and progress on the frontier pos
ilble, are poorly qualified to place limita
tions on those who are struggling with
nature in the building of homes and settle
ments on the plains and in the reaches
of the mountains ' far beyond the Mlssis-
siypl."
Purpose of Administration.
' As going to show that the present ad-
n.Ir.lstratton is striving to meet these con
ditions within the law and with due regard
to all 'interests, he said: "Insofar as the
Constitution and the laws will permit,
executive activities are being pursued so
as to secure the increase of soil production,
tho preservation of the forests and fuel
supply, the use and control of stream flow,
tho preservation of national parks and
monuments of historic ruins and scenic
grandeur. All theso things and others are
desirable to attain and they appeal to the
' American people, as within the functions
of the government to secure. When the
federal authority mav not properly control
and supervise this work of conserving our
natural resources, the state governments
1 can, and after all it is a matter th the
oople can and will control and regulate."
MIXED QUARTJT OF BABIES
Murk Urluara Two Bora and Two
t.lrls to Homo of Mr. and Mrs.
IVllaou of Loa Aaarlra.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Jan. tl.-A mixed
quartet of babies, two girls and two
boys, arrived early today at the home of
i!r. and Mrs. W. W. Wilson. In this city,
making twelve children born to this
. couple in nine years. The Wltaori were
married in Chicago twenty-five years ago.
Two sets of triplets and pair of twins
bava previously been born to the couple,
'. seven of whom, Iih-1 ullnir the last four,
survive.
Chamberlain's Cough Ucimdy la cheapest
- VaujtuSS It Is bes
Some Things You Want to Know
The English Elections The Lloyd-George Budget.
This revolutionary election campaign.
Involving the fate of the House
of Lords and the character of the
British constitution. In the result of sev
eral radical Innovations In the methods
of taxation In CJreut Britain as provided
for In the budget Introduced In the House
of Commons on April 29, last. It Is com
monly known as the Lloyd-George budget,
taking the name of the chancellor of the
exchequer who prepared and submitted It
In the campaign the tories called It the
"socialistic budget," and the radicals
boasted of it as "the people's budget." It
contained many new and progressive fea
tures, such as a bureau of employment, a
housing and town-planning measure and
other provisions for social reform. But
the chief feature, and the one which caused
Its rejection by the House of Lords, was
the proposition to put a tax on land. That
was denounced as socialism and robbery,
and it caused the lords and the landlords
to precipitate this great political battle.
In the I'nited States, where the tax on
land Is n gerriilly accepted and never
questioned method of obtaining revenues
by and for the several states, this Issue Is
difficult to understand. In the first place,
Kngland hns never taxed land. The
revenue derived from real estate in known
as "the rates." and Is calculated at so
much per cent on the rent produced by
leasing the land. If the land Is not rented,
no taxes are paid. In every case the lessee
or tenant, and never the owner, pays the
rates. This system was arranged by the
peers, who are the principal land owners.
21S years ago when they exchanged to Kins;
William this money revenue, to be paid ,
by their tenants, in lieu of all service,
tenures and levies of soldiers due to the
crown from the peers under the remaining
rules of the feudal system.
Kow comes Mr. Lloyd-George with a
scheme for the taxation of land values. It
is a complicated affair which at first could
produce but little revenue, but It was
looked upon as an entering wedge. The
principal proposals of the budget with re
spect to land values are 'three-fold: The
Increment diity, the reveiMun duty and the
undeveloped land duty. The first provides
that, in the future, the increase In the
value of land due to the efforts of society
ua a whole, and In nowise to tho Industry
or Ingenuity of the owner, shall be re
garded as unearned increment and that 20
per cent, or one-fifth, of such Increase
shall be paid to the treasury.
Exceptions to this rule omit all purely
agricultural land, all land worth less than
$230 an acre, all property occupied by the
ow ner as a home and many other detailed
exemptions. The first 10 per cent increment
is also exempted. The amount of the un
earned Increment Is to be determined by
commlsrlonars, who will take the total
value of the land at the general assess
ment to be made at once under the budget,
and from that they will deduct the value
of all. Improvements added by the owner
or lessee, the value added by advertising
or by other effort of the owner, and the'
10 per cent exemption. Of the remainder,
one-fifth would be the tax due. This tax
is to be paid when the land is sold, or
when it changes hands by reason of the
death of tho owner. In case it is owned
by a corporation not liable to death duties,
then the tax la to be paid in 1914 and in
each seventh year thereafter.
The second feature, the reversion duty,
is a tax of 10 per cent upon the value of
tho benefit accruing to land owners at the
expiration of leases of longer than twenty
one year's duration from Improvements
made by the lessees. In Kngland, where
nearly all improvement are mad upon
upon leased land, it is not unusual for a
landlord, by tho expiration of lease, to
become possessed of valuable bullfllpgs and.
other improvements for which hi was In
no way responsible. The government wants
10 per cent of the increase In the values'
of his property thus created.
Tho third feature Is the tax on unde
veloped land a direct tax of a half-penny
on the pound, a trifle over 2 per cent,
payable annually; the land to be re-as-r.e.,sed
every five years. This attacks those
owners who keep land idle waiting for the
community to Increase its value, and,
horror of horrors, it proposes a tax on the
game preserves!
Important as are these Innovations to
the English people, they pale Into insig
nificance when contrasted with the ma
chinery provided for the purpose of en
forcing them. The land owners and" the
lords were n t so much frightened at
these taxes, for they are very lbjht, as
they were by the provision for the assess
ment and valuation of the land of the
Kingdom.,
The last land assessment in England was
made by William the Conqueror Immedi
ately after his conquest of England in
1006. The recordB were then compiled in
the Doomsday book and that has stood for
844 years as the only land survey In Eng
land, In the United States, where land
Lady Lytton
Breaks Into
LiverpooUail
Titled Suffragist Released by Home
Secretary Disguises Herself and'
Smashes, Windows.
LIVEIti'OOL, Jan. 23. That Lady Con
Stance Lytton, sister of Lord Lytton, is
serving a sentence in Walton Jail here,
under the namo of Jane Warton, for
smashing the Jail windows has Just leaked
out and has caused a sensation among the
supporters of woman's suffrage.
xLady Lytton adopted the dlsguite of a
workwoman and ret about to force the au
thorities to Imprison her for the purpose
of proving her assertion that Home Secre
tary Gladstone's recent action in releasing
her from New Castle Jail on the official
ground that she had a weak heart was
re.Uly on account of her social position' and
tho agitation which was exerted by the
forcible feodlng of the prisoners who re
fused to take food.
It Is said that she Is starving herself
again and is submitting to forcible feeding
to prove that Mr. Gladstone's statement
with reference to her "weak heart" was
what she called it, "simply liberal snob
bishness." Lady Lytton came to Liverpool January
14. She proceeded deliberately to smash
the Jail windows with stones. When ar
rested stfb gave the namo of Jane War
ton and said she broke the windows as a
protest against certain of the Jail regula
tions. I.iuly Constance was sentenced to
a fortnight's imprisonment, on week of
which she has served.
Odar Falls Wins Debate.
CF.DAR FALLW, la. Jan. 23. (Special
Telegram.) The Cedar Falls-Oelweln
High school debate lust night resulted
unanimously for Cedar Falls, which had
the negative on the question of the "Coin
mission form of Government." The
Judges were Superintendent Oldt of
assessments are made at frequent Inter
vals and where. In most of the states, the
land survey Is kept continually running,
thla proposal for an assessment may not
seem to be a terrible thing. But hero the
landlords, especially the peers who hold
the great estates, regard such a survey aa
a most dangerous approach to Social lam.
Their fears are riot altogether without
foundation, for thtre Is a considerable
party In England which favors the nation
alization of all the land. The Lloyd-George
scheme of taxation, although now very
light, would yield, as the chancellor says,
a constantly Increasing revenue, and would
make the ownership of unimproved land
and of large quantities of land. Increas
ingly burdensome. In other words, the
budget proposes a land tax based upon
. the theory or the single tax, as expounded
' by Henry George.
The charge mode by the conservatives
that this Is the single tax. and that It
Inspired by Henry George, and that it
alms at the breaking up of large holdings,
Is not denied by the liberals. Many liberal
candidates for Parliament have bodly pro
claimed their faith In Henry George and
the doctrine that the land ought to - be
owned by the natldn. All of them ' de
clared that a tax on Improvements and
Industry Is wrong, and that a tax on the
idler who does nothing to Improve his
property but waits for the community to
add to its value and to his wealth, is
right.
Next to the posters, the most remarkable
feature of the campaign' Is the universal
singing, by liberals, of "The Land Song."
It is set to the stirring air of "Marching
Through Georgia" and part of It is:
Bound a blast for Freedon, boys, and
send It far and wldel
March along to Victory, for God Is on our
side;
While the voice of Nature thunders o'er
the rising tide
God made the land for the people!
The land! the land!
'Twae God who gave the land!
The land! the landl -The
ground on which we stand!
Why should we be beggars wltii the ballot
In our hand?
God gave the land to the people!
This song was distributed In sheet music
form and every copy bore on the back
a portrait of an American Henry George,
the single taxer.
The opposition all through the campaign
worked to divert attention from the land
question and the budget by attacking the
liberal policy on the navy. ' by predicting
war with Germany, and by offering tariff
reform as a means for getting revenue
and protection aa a means of making Jobs
for the unemployed. This led to the liberal
retort that the peers wanted to tax the
poor man's loaf Instead of their own land.
Home of the landlords were unwise enough
to declare that the new land taxes were
so onerous that they must cut off their
subscriptions to' charities and the like.
This course of action was condemned even
by the tory leaders. '
Another feature of the budget which had
a powerful effect In the campaign, al
though before the election returns are all In
no one can estimate how much Is the new
taxes on the liquor trade. The budget pro
vided for heavy increases in license taxes,
especially on the. brewers. This forced a
partnership of the peerage and the "beer
age," and was productive of much of the
scandal which disgraced the conduct of the
campaign.
Lloyd-George and 'other leaders of his
Ilk, who are working strenuously for social
reform, are Inclined to.be severe on the
liquor traffic as It Is carried on in this
country. There is nothing approaching the
prohibition movement as It Is known in
parts of the United States, but there Is
a distinct public opinion in favor of
higher license and more strict regulations.
One ol the latter' Is that children under
4 shall not be permitted In public houses.
This regulation has created a very furore
of protest in some quarters, and no doubt
lost many votes to the liberals: The budget
did not contain an' education bill, such as
was passed by the liberal house and re
jected by the lords, but It hinted at a
system of schools which would be free
from control of the established church.
This brought ' many churchmen Into the
flCht.
The result of the Lloyd-George budget
was, f first, the dissolution of the Parlia
ment by the action of the lords; second,
the arraying of the Kingdom into two
political camps one composed of the peers,
the land owners, the churchmen, the liquor
trade and those conservatives who fear the
red flag of socialism; the other containing
the liberals, the "progressives," the social
ists and the laborltes. This division of
the people Is in more or less permanent
form, and upon the Parliament now chosen
rests the burden of choosing between land
taxation and, tariff reform in either case,
a radical departure from the accepted fiscal
policy of Great Britain.
BY raXDESZO J. KASXUf.
Tomorrow Too English Election The
Heckling "Tolos."
Dubuque, State's Attorney Charles ' W.
Lyons of Des Moines and Prof. G. S. Dick
of Cedar Falls.
Road Must Accept
Liquor Shipments
Judge Philips Issues Temporary
Order in Case of Kansas City Dis
tiller Against "Katy" line. '
KANSAS CITT, Jan. It-Judge John F.
Philips' Issued an order In the United States
circuit couit yesterday temporarily enjoin
ing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad
from refusing shipments of liquor con
signed to points In Oklahoma and Kansas,
"dry" states. The order Is Issued In favor
of a Kansas City distilling company. '
The order Is a victory for the distillers
In a fight which has waged between them
and the railroad for several months. The
railroad officials Issued an order to refuse
all liquor shipments consigned to tho two
states. The action originally started In a
state court and was transferred to the
federal court.
As soon as a 13,000 bond Is filed by the
company and approved by the court the
order will become effective.
I
JAMES O'NEILL TO HANG
Soldier Who Killed Hla Sweetheart
at Fort Leavenworth, Sentenced
to Death.,
KANSAS CITT. Mo., Jan. 23 -Judge Pol
lock today sentenced James O'Neill, a
member of the Thirteenth United States
Infantry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth,
to hang on March 29. O'Neill shot and
killed his sweetheart, Minnie Sharplno, at
the fort May 20, UNO. A legal hanging will
be an unusual thing In Kansaa aa tho
death penalty never la' Inflicted by the
state. The federal authorities have charge
of O NelU s case, however.
I ,
Paeaaaoaia tulmwt m Cold,
but never follows the use of Foley' Honey
and Tar, which stops the cough, heals the
lungs and expels cold from your system.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Baids Made to Stop Practice of
"Crap" Shooting. k
PIONEERS TO HOLD MEETING
Gay Klddno Mode Bnslaeaa Mannarer
of Dally NrknMksa at Lincoln
Secretary for Government
Leaaae.
. Chief John Brlggs, Captain James Hhee-
han and Nels Turnqkulst raided the negro
Jlnts Saturday and as a result thirty or
more habitues were lodged behind the bars.
Three places on Railroad avenue and M
streets were visited and gambling devices
were captured. Most of the outfits were
Simple, consisting of a table and a cloth
and a few sets of dice. The men were busy
at sll places nhootlng craps. Each of the
officers took a place which was under sus
picion and no resistance was attempted.
Chief- Brlggs said it was usually neces
snry to raid these places three or four
times In a season to keep the colored popu
lation from spending all the time there. He
said that the. raids would continue as long;
as the negroes persisted In gambling.
Among the thirty-one arrested were two
Greeks or Roumanians. The city Jail, .with
a capacity' of forty, was pretty well tested
last night,: es five' or six other prisoners
were pIcKpd'up In the course of the even
ing;.'. . ', ""n,.;
One-of the-latter waa John W. Wolnlck
wanted on a charge of wife desertion and
another .was Charles Czeh, who was ar
rested on suspicion and found to be carry
ing concealed weapons. ...
Pioneer's Program.
The Pioneer Historical society Will hold
a special session Tuesday evening at Li
brary hall. A good program has been pre
pared and the special object Is to mako
preparation by discussion for the anni
versary of the founding of the city, which
will be celebrated In February.
The high school orchestra, a rising organ
ization of twenty-seven pieces, has been
secured to furnish the music. Judge W.
W. . Slabaugh will be one of the principal
speakers and he is a man well acquainted
with the early history of tho city.
David Anderson will give a short sketch
of pioneer, life on . the Platte In the early
'70s. Miss Katherln Rowley has consented
to give one of her acceptable readings,
The Pioneer quintet has agreed to supply
every complement necessary to make the
program a . "howling" success. The num
bers by the quintet are unexcelled. The
program will begin at 7:30 o'clock.
' Gay Klddoo - Honored.
Guy C. ' Klddoo, who Is, attending the
University of Nebraska, has been chosen
business manager of the Nebraskan, the
official college newspaper. He Is a South
Omaha boy, the son of H. G. Klddoo, and
a graduate of the class of 1907 at the local
high school. His selection as business
manager of the Nebraskan Is counted a
distinct honor at the university and It will
be welcome .news to his many friends In
South Omaha. It is unusual for a young
man In Ma Junior year to gain ao prominent
a position. . . '
Y. M. C. A. Notes.
The grade school boys have been prac
ticing In the, gymnasium for the indoor
athletic , meet, which comes off February
3, 4 and 6.r .Each school has had ten boys
on the floor, , trying the high Jump, broad
Jump, fifteen-yard dash, relay and tug-of-
war. , Theschools have their specialists
and It , will ..be, difficult to Judge the winner
In advance. rThe coaches for the different
schools a,rv follows: John Collins,
Shirley Wenefee. Fern Roberts, Edwin
PtlaV George Rapp, Waldo Lour, Hlrd
Stryksr, Russell Phelp and Paul Shields.
Pioturea of the teams will be taken next
week. ., -
The employed boys enjoyed a good game
of Indoor base ball last night The score
WIS 29 to SS In favor of tho small boys.
The young men's class will take up In
door bfso ball next week. This game has
not been played In the gymnasium for
several years. 1
The South Omaha men are Invited to at
tend the meeting addressed by Rabbi
Fredrick Cohn at the Omaha Young Men's
Christian association at 4 o'clock Sunday.
Secretary for Leslie, x-
At a meeting of tho Good Oovernment
league, hold Friday evening, January 21,
the members determined to take an active
part In "the spring campaign. In order,
thoroughly to systematise the work of the
league it,. .waa decided by those present
that the work formerly delegated to 'vari
ous committees be placed In the hands of
a salaried secretary, whose duty it should
be to report In writing to the executive
comltteo of the league on all matters of
public Interest, and thus permit of such
action being taken by the membership of
the league as it may deem necessary or
beneficial to the interests of taxpayer of
the city. .
Maennerrhor Concert.
The Omaha Maennerchor. the German
male chorus, consisting of thirty singers
from Omaha and South Omaha, will give
a concert at the auditorium of the South.
Omaha High achool, Thursday evening. As
soloists have been engaged Mrs. A. I.
Root, the contralto, and' the cornestlet, Mr.
fcrnest G. Fisher, conductor of the Six
teenth Infantry regiment band of Fort
Crook. It is the first concert that will be
given under the direction of Prof. Th. Rud.
Reese, th new director of the Maenner
ohor and th conductor of th coming Ger
man ; National Saengerfest. The program
follows r
"Maroht deaj. Phantoms" (two pianos,
. eight hands) ....Ed Holdst
Angelus Bieen, Helen Rahn, Olive
Ijehmer, Prof. T. R. Reese.
Chorus Hymne an die Muslk Bllleter
Piano accompaniment by Helen Rahn, .
organ accompaniment by J. Stumpp.
Solo Uood Bye Tostl
Mrs. A. I. Root.
Ballad The Minstrel and His Child
(duet for two baritones). Weldt
Mr. Val J. Peter and Mr. Carl Gloe.
Cornet olo Polka de Concert, from
"Addah" Losy
Mr. Ernest O. Fischer, conductor Six
teenth Infsntry Regiment Band,- Fort
Crook, Neb.
Chorus My Song Angerer
Omaha Maennerchor.
Elaine Grand Valse de Cuncert( two
pianos, eight hands) Hoist
Aneglus Creen. Helen Rahn. Olive Leh
mer. Prof. T. R. Iteese,
Chorus Wi Hab' Ich SI Gellebt
Moehring
Omaha Maennerchor.
Solo The Rosary Nevln
Mrs. A. I. Root.
Cornet Solo Serenade .-Schubert
Mr. Ernest U. Fischer, Conductor Hlx
teenth Infantry Regiment Uajitif Fort
Crook. Neb.
Chorus A Sunday In the Alps Koschat
Omaha Maennerchor. ,
Piano accompaniment by Helen Rahn.
Tickets for th concert can be secured at
all of th music stores at South Omaha and
Omaha.
Masle City Goasla.
P. T. Thompson, 200 North Twenty-sixth
street. Is critically 111.
Judge J aeon Levy has returned from a
visit of two weeks at Pes Moines.
Mrs. Gsorg French entertained th P.
E. O. sisterhood yesterday afternoon. .
Jetter's Gold Top Beer, delivered to any
partofoity. Fred Heff linger. Tel. touih 1649
Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Lorlg are entertaining
Mr. Bowers of Costa Rica, Central Amer
ica. Telephone S8 to get a caa of Jetter's
Gold Top bottled beer delivered at your
residence. Henry J. Jetter.
We wish ' to thank sincerely our kind
frlf - "v1 neighbors for beautiful floral
tributes, for kindness and sympathy shown
during th recenl Illness and death of our
dear wife and mother. P. H. Meohan and
family.
Th Board of Fir and Polte Commis
sioner has granted a license to Henry J.
Jetter at Twenty-sixth and O streets.
Th American Federation of Labor No.
7113 will meet at Labor Tempi at I p. m.
today.. Important business Is on hand.
Miss Eva Thompson has been appointed
stenographer in the office of th city clerk,
to take the place of Miss Doris Hashurg.
Superior lodge No. 193. Degre of Honor,
will glv a prise masquerade Wednesday
evening, January 28, at the Workmen Tem
ple. Members of Carpenters' local union No.
279 are requewted to meet at th hall at 1
p. m. today to attend the funeral of Charles
Nelson.
Th Women's Christian Temperance
union will meet Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Miss Lottie Schroeder, Twenty
third and J streets. .
Edward, the Infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Woods, died yesterday. The funeral
will be from the residence. Twenty-second
and W streets, at 2 p. m. today.
The Women's Auxiliary to St. Martin's
church will have a social afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Fred G. Etter, Twenty-second
and H streets, Wednesday afternoon.
Henry Carlson, one of the timekeepers
for the Cudahy Packing company at Sey
mour lake. Is to be married January 26 to
a young woman of Ralston. They will visit
New York City on their wedding trip.
I desire to Inform the public that I have
this day opened a liquor store at 300 N.
2Cth St., South Omaha. I also purchased
the bottle beer wagons and horses of Jet
ter Brewing Co., and will give the public
the same prompt service In delivering bot
tle beer that they formerly received from
the Jetter Brewing Co., as well as sam
prices. Phone South SOS. Henry J. Jetter.
ECHOES OF, THE ANTE-ROOM
Modern Woodmen Carapa and 'other
Fraternities Install Officer .
for the Year.
Omaha camp' No. 130, Modern Woodmen
of America,, and Ivy camp No. 2, Royal
Neighbors of America, held a Joint installa
tion of officers , Wednesday evening in
Woodmen hall. Four hundred members
were In attendance.
Past Consuls . V. Wilson and H H
Nye of the Woodmen and Mrs. Edith Lake
of the Royal Neighbors were presented
with past offlcora' Jewels. Past Consul F
C. Ochsenbeln and Captain H. C. Martens
were the Installing officers for the Modern
Woodmen and Past Oracles Elizabeth Dane
and Susl Llndberg for the Royal Neigh
bors, assisted by the drill team of camp
Past Supreme Oracle Ellsa D. Watt and
State Supreme Deputy Oracle Mrs. Kate
Remington addressed the meetlna-.
tne omcera installed for camp No. 12)
were:
Consul. Nathan Bernstein l adviser. C H
Schncssler: banker. H.--D. Stone: clerk. C.
H. T. Rlepen; escort, Thomas Broadhurst;
watchman, J. G. Edmundson; sentry, Louis
Johnson; board of managers, J. W. Good
hard, T. H. Miller and J. C. Snyder; physi
cians, Drs. C. F. Clark, Charles Lleber,
L. W. Morsman, L. A. Merriam, R. E.
Marble, R. 8. Hart, . H. H. Blodgett and
N. F. Stelnert
Those Installed for Ivy camp Included:
Oracle. Mrs. Fannie Cownr: vtcn nranle
Mrs. Mamie Cook; chancellor, Mrs. Pauline
Aieionior; recorder, Mrs. Saddle Edmund
son; rece'ver, Mrs. Ellen Baker; marshal,
Mrs. Louise McLarnan; Inner sentinel. Mrs.
Francis Moore: outer sentinel. Miss Fannie
Jensen; board of managers, Mrs. Lena
Miller, Mrs. Jennie Dukes and Mrs. Mary
Allen: physicians. Drs. Martha Clark nri
C. F. Clark.
Beech faitro No. 1454. Modern W1 men
of America, Installed Its new officers Fri
day evening. Following the installation
ceremonies supper was served by the wo
men of Fern camp No. 316R, Royal Neigh
bor of America. 'The ewenlng's program
was varied by vocal and Instrumental music
and dancing.
Woodmen of the World.
A 1 nVi a nnmn Vn 1 mm.1v.J
F f - ' . ..... . t u incillf.uilQ
new ftnnlirntlnnfl tnr mamh.Mhln , I -
meeting Wednesday evening and con
ferred the protection degree on five
candidates and expects a class of forty
ior vreunesoay evening, ireoruary z.
v 1 de d an athletic program for Wedneaday
- o . j . , i j " 1 1 1 k, 1 1 ckuii mem
ber Is expected to bring a probable
i-auumHie. i ins win ds tnc rirst or a
series of entertainments to be given' dur
ing the first three months' of the new
year, in the campaign for new members.
Odd Fellows. ' ' '
f.n-.Ah., lnM XT n Q T v.-..-. & ," .
....... u ,uiKo a, a uucy emu-Mi V WUCI
of Odd Fellows', will have a candidate for
me intra aegree iriaay evening.
State lodge No. 10 ftvfll confer the sec
ond degree team this 'evening.
Fraternal Union of America.
Banner lodge No. 11 has Installed these
officers for the ensuing year:
. Fraternal' master, T. M. Standard;' sec
retary, J. B. Mason: treasurer, Mrs. Cor ft
m. tjarnngton; justice, Mrs. Nellie P.
Wolf; truth. Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell:
mercy, Mrs. Clara Curtis; guide. John C.
Kent; guard, James Cox: sentinel, Mrs.
Alice Backensen; steward, B. B. Coons;
musician, Mrs. E. M. Gorr; assistant
musician, Mrs. F. M. Green; captain of
drill team, Mrs. B. L. Waidellch. For the
open meeting February 8 the committee
haa planned a masquerade ball.
Royal Achate.
Omaha lodge No. 1 Initiated a rlnsi
Tuesday night. D. C. Mitten of Tekamah,
who was among the visitors, made a short
address. iDr. Merriam of Union lodc-e
delivered a short address.
Union lodge No. 10 held an onen meet
ing Friday evening and Installed their
Officers for the comlnsr term. Rmmii I.
I
Grlnnell, supreme secretary, was installing
officer. She was assisted by Captain McDonnell-
and the degree staff.
This lodge will give two dances each
month for the balance of the winter on
the second and last Friday of each month.
, Order of Scottish Clana.
Clan Gordon met Tuesday evenlnar. snnirs.
dancing, recitations aad piping being In
evidence. The Burns anniversary celebra
tion to be held at Chambers' academy on
Tuesday evening gives promise of being a
big success.
panlah-Amertcan War Auxiliary.
General Lawton Auxiliary No l win s-lvn
a card party Monday evening In Baright
MARH,'::GRA
New Orleans
Mobile and Fensacola
February 3-8
LOW ROUND TRIP FARES
Dates of Sale February 1-7. Liberal Return Limit
THROUGH SLEEPERS FROM CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS
hall. Nineteenth and Farnam streets.
Ladle of the Grand Army.
These officers were Installed at the lsst
meeting of Gettysburg circle No. 4 by Mrs.
Clara Lyons, department president: Mrs.
Tafke. president; Mrs. Sarah Brown, senior
vice president; Mrs., footer, Junior vice
president; Mrs. Mary Veks, chaplain;
Mrs. Hattla Ferris, treasurer; Mrs. Kva
Mason, secretary; Mrs. Susan Hwartz. con
ductor;. Mis. Bride, guard; Mrs. Dibble,
assistant guard, and Mrs. Alice Schleh,
musician.
At the meeting of Garfield circle No. 11.
to be held next Friday evening, delegates
to the department convention will b
lected, 1
M lace I la neon.
Gate Cttv hive. Ladles of the Maccabees,
will Install it new officers next Thursday
venlntt. The state commander of the order
will be present, and all members are asked
to be on hand.
. Nebraska lodge! Knights of Pythias, will
give a dance Mondav evening In Myrtle
hall, Fifteenth and Douglas streets, for the
Pythian Knights and Pythian Sisters. All
members are asked to be present.
William McKlnlev lodge No. &21, Inde
pendent Order of H'nal Urlth, will give a
social hop Tuesday night at I O'clock at
the Rom hotel. The committee In charge
1: Herman P, Marowltt, Meyer Koln and
BAm Cohen. '
YOUNG MAN SERIOUSLY
" HURT WHILE INTOXICATED
James Peechal May Die a Hesalt of
Fall Theodore 9 avert Held
' Awaiting- Oatcome.
James Perchal. 919 Homer street, was
found In front of the saloon at th corner
of Thirteenth and Harney street last night
hi an unconscious condition. He was taken
to the city Jail, where he waa attended by
the ' Jail surgeon. Dr. T. T. Harris, as
sistant jail physician! at one declared th
man Inav' erlous condition and likely to
die In a few hours. Afterward Perchal was
taken to St Joseph's hospital, He haa two
concussions of tho brain, on on th right
side and one at the base. At midnight Dr.
R, B. Harris, . Jail physician, said he had
little hope of Perchal living till morning.
Theodore Sagert, proprietor of the saloon.
was arrested by Emergenoy Officer Rlegrel
man and locked in the dtv Jail to await th
result of the injuries to Perchal. Sagert
dented he had thrown Perchal out of the
saloon and claim that he can prove by wit
nesses that he did not touch th man. He
says Perchal and two other cam Into his
place In an Intoxicated" condition and
wanted brandy and other strong drinks.
They were ret used the drinks and becam
disorderly. H ordered them out and went
to the dpor and held it open while they
passed out of the saloon. He says h knows
nothing of the manner In whloh Perchal
waa Injured, but believe he fell and struck
his head on one of the stone steps.
On the other 'hand three witnesses,
Charles E). Pennlnger, 509 South Thirteenth
street; A- L. Steers of the same location,
and Jacob Jacobs of 428 Walnut street, de
clare Perchal waa forcibly ejected from th
saioon by Sagert and that he was Injured
In the fall aa he struck th pavement.
Perchal Is 21 years of age and ltv with
his mother and stepfather at their horn
on Homer street, south of Rlvervtew park-
He works In the sausage room at th Cud
ahy Packing company's plant In South
Omaha. He quit work yesterday afternoon
about S o'clook and came to Omaha.
OMAHA TRAVELERS' CARD
PARTY AT METROPOLITAN
Goodly Fnnd Secured to AsaUt Sick
Mem her of Post at
Fremont.
Omaha Post A, Travelers' Protective as
soclation, held a card party at the Metro
politan 1 club Saturday. Tlier were 17J
guests. 'Mrs. J. M.' Plnkerton' won first
honors and waa presented with a piece
of hand-painted china. Mrs. Grant Cobb
was the second In the winning list and
also received a piece of hand-painted china.
C. L. Grant was high man In the gen
tlemen' class and was given a handsome
leather wallet. Grant Cobb was second In
the men's class and haa an elegant leather
card case as a souvenir of the occasion.
G. M. Klrby . waa the fortunate man In
the gift enterprise promoted by the mem
bers of Post A to raise funds to asitst their
fellow member, Harry Moss of Fremont,
who Is a victim of locomotor ataxia and
will be sent south, by the traveling men
In an effort to help his condition. Over
J 600 has been raised , to assist Mr. Moss.
Post A will contribute $75 toward thla fund
and last night 140 of the amount was se
cured.
A (Llfe Problem Solved
by that.jgreat health tonic, Electrlo Bit
ters,' is he enrichment of poor, thin blood
and strengthening the weak. 60c. For sale
by Beaton Drug Co.
SCOTCH BROGUE OVER WIRE
Harry Lander, Famous Comedian,
Telearrapha Colonel William Km
nedy that He'a on the Way.
Harry Lauder, the noted Scotch comedian,
who Is to appear In Omaha this week at
the Auditorium, has written enroute from
the Paclflo coast to Colonel William Ken
nedy: "PRIVATE CAR CONOVER, POCA-
TELLO-PORTLAND R. P. O., Jan. 20.
Dear William Kennedy: I arrive In Omaha
26, at what time I dlnna' ken yet. R. R.
WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED FOLDER
J. E. DAVENPORT, D. P. A. St. Louis
P. W. MORROW. N. W. P. A. Chicago
folks will tell you.
. . Yours for auld lii-
"HARRT LAVDER." ' V
syn.
Mr. Lauder will be the guest of his
Omaha friends at dinner at the Henshaw
Wednesday evening.
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TWO HUNDRED MUSICIANS
FOR MASQUE CARNIVAL
Maaquerade of Omaha Melodist at
Auditorium Monday Mht to
It Elaborate.
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Two hundred iruislcluns in the orchestra (
and S In cash prize will be filature of
tho "masque carnival" to bo given Mon- .
day night at th Auditorium.
The ball will be given under the auspice
of th Omaha Musicians association. It
promises to stirpes anything In the Una
of moskery given. In Omaha In many
moons. Members of th organization
havetaken an ' extensive. Interest In the
function and hav "tooted" It sky high
ana promts not to disappoint anyone. A
bras band on the downtown streets Sat
urday was a feature In th publicity work.
For the wearers of the most beautiful,
unique vand fancy ooetumea the associa
tion ha offered $200 In ih awards. The
prize winners will b Judged by Dan R.
Butler, Frank A. Furay, Ous Renie, Pete
Elsaaser and . Thomas 3. Flynn. J. M. Finn
Is th secretary of tho association.
Coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough
are promptly cured by Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy.
Ti love that makes m
shyly droop.
Alas I my cruel fate
To be in love with
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When comDanv
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in the house you are never J
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In three minutes you
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with crisp dainty biscuit or
plain bread., and butter,'
followed perhaps by a bit
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