TTfE BFF.: OMATTA. FRIDAY. .TAXT'AKV fl. 1P11.
DEN NEEDS ROOF AND FLOOR
Innutvl Meeting of Board of Govern
or! at American Friday.
!EW GOVERNORS NOMINATED
I rear it Has om r r'anrla nil Hnarl
Wafra Mlikt Be trill" e
I im r n r m r fi 1 a f a - f "
rrnnri on tlna4.
Hint of a pw roof anrl nw floor for
be "pen" In (ttvrn In the notice of the
annual meetln of the Knlphte of Ak-8ar-Rn
hlrh Panicon I cndlnn out. The
notion mv:
"A In former )fr all mrmhttl who
rjr their Initiation fe hofor the annual
iretln will he entitled tn receive their
tnemherehlp rarrl and hutton without arolnn
thrnuah the Initiation ceremony. Your
Ten' I erratly In need of repairs a new
roof and new floor. Hence your prompt
remlttiir.ee will be appreciated."
The, Boaid of Oovernirs has the Bum of
2.n0 In the treasury, which can' be ap
plied to these needed repairs. Hut this
um I not at all sufficient for the rt-paln.
Indicated.
The new floor will be a ereat boon, par
ticularly for the annual b.. .1, mjoyraent of
clanclnn of which haa been hindered some
what by the corduroy nature of the danc
ing floor.
Three member of the Board of Gover
nor are to bo elected to aueceed C. E.
Klerk, J. C. Hoot and H. J. Penfold. Nine
Kamea will be, nominated at the annual
mcttlnjt at the American theater Friday
nlg-nt and the board will aelecte three from
these nine. It Is altoicether likely that
Messrs. Black, Root and Tenfold will be
re-elected to aueceed themselves.
The lower boxes of the theater will be
reserved for former members of the board.
Annual reports will be read.
SENATOR ELKINS DIES AT HOME
West Virginian's Sadden Death Dae to
Blood Polsoalasr- and
Tfatewortbr Career.
WARHINOTON. Jan. 5.-Senator Stephen
B, Elklns of West Virginia died, at mid
night yesterday. At his bedside were his
wife, his daughter. Katherlns; four sons.
Pavtd, Richard, Stephen and Blaine, and
the physicians. Death was due to septicae
mia, or blood polsonlns;. He was consolous
until within a half hour of death.
In the early evening there were persis
tent rumors In Washington that the sena
tor's condition had beoome grave and fears
were expressed that he might not live
through the night The Elklns family, how
ever, were hopeful to the last and to the
numerous Inquiries which poured In at the
Elklns home, encouraging responses were
given.
Senator Elklns became nl In the early
summer at his home In Elklns. W. Va. He
was kept In strict confinement there and
only the members of his Immediate family
were allowed to see him. On November ,
when he was removed to Washington In a
private car, he was reported considerably
Improved. Physicians declared that he might
possibly be able to take his seat In the
senate at the opening of congress.
Aliment C'omplvrated.
Venator Elklns' ailment had never be
om definitely known. In the summer he
was reported to oe suffering from Intesti
nal trouble in many respects similar to
acute Indigestion. At other times physi
cians are said to have believed him af
flicted with a nervous malady. . , .
Laat week It waa resorted that open air
treatment had been advised and that a
room on - the roof of his home would be
arranged for him.
According to the physiolana in attend
ance tonight, the senator died from a com
plication of diseases arising from septic
aemia. Though . no funeral arrangements
have been announced, It is probable that
the senator will be . burled at , Elklns,
W. Va,
Man ft Vast Affairs.
'Geniality and practicability were the
predominating traits In Senator Elklns'
character. He seldom was without a
smile and his prevailing manner waa cour
teous and sympathetic. A man of vast af
fairs outside the senate and responsibility
there for important legislation, he al
ways had time to give attention to the
wants of his constituents or his friends.
During a large part of the time of his
service in the senate, Mr. Elklns was
chairman of the Important committee on
Interstate commerce. As the head of this
committee he had charge of the bill of
1M0. A railroad builder and owner himself,
Mr. Elklns had Intimate knowledge of all
the questions affected by this legislation.
He was the outspoken champion of the
bill of 1910 and as such fought for Its pas
sage Bight and day for many months.
Probably the longest speech ever deliv
ered by the West Virginia senator waa
made In Its support.
Cast af LlTlaaj laveatlarated.
Ha waa one of the first movers for an
investigation Into the high cost of living,
which waa Inaugurated in the second ses
sion of the Sixty-first congress and when
the controlling powers in the senate de
creed he ' should . not be chairman of the
special committee appointed to make the
Inquiry, he was deeply chagrined. He as
pired te a place on the committee on ft.
nance and his failure to attain such poai
tlon probably was the greatest disappoint
ment that came to him during his senato
rial career.
The committee on finance deals with the
tariff and MT. Elklns made open protest
against the action of ths senate In over
looking the republicans of the south In
filling tne committee.
Among the achlevamenta standing to
Senator Elklns' credit are the passage of
the Elklns anti-trust bill, soon after he
entered the senate, legislation providing
tor many Important Improvements of the
Ohio, Kanawha and Rig Handy rivers; In
numeral amendments to the railroad bills
f 1WT and 1810 and many modification
at the tariff. He was the first to suggest
the use of the army engtneers In building
the Panama canal.
Uara la Oala.
Mr. Elklns was bom In Ohio In 1M1.
While atlll very young he went with b(ji
father's family to Missouri He 'was one
- if the first graduates from the University
f Missouri and as early as 164 went to
New Mexloo where he lived for several
years, becoming In succession attorney
general. I'nlted States district attorney,
territorial senator and delegate In congresa
from that territory.
While serving aa delegate In congrees
Mr. Elklns married the eldest daughter of
Henry Oaasaway lavla, then senator from
West Virginia, Soon after his marrla.se he
Miabllshed his home In that state and there
built up a great fortune, largely through
the development of the natural resources
f the state. He came Into posseaalon of
extensive coal and timber areaa and was
srtoet active In putting their products on
the market.
The republican party In West Virginia
iwes much te Mr. Klklna. He became chair
men, of the republican national committee
whUh elected Benjamin Harrison to the
presidency and became Mr. Harrison's sec
retary of war. His first election to the
mate took place In is.
Narrow baeaaa froas QeaetrelL.
While residing In Missouri. Mr. Elklns
taught school, and to this circumstance
awed . his escape from one of the nuoet
t'Tllllna situations of h's even'f'il life
Rldlna one day toward the close .f tho
rlvll war along a lonely rosd In the western
fart of the state, he was a-lrd hy a su'iad
from the hand of the Confederate guerilla.
Wuantrelt. He Has charged with being a
spy and the penalty was rtMh. Fortunately
for him. he was placed In the care of two
brothers, who recognized the young man
as their former teacher.
Appreciating bis peril, thry contrived his
escape. The senator's newfound frlrnls
were Jim and Cole Y (Dinger. a ho after
ward became notorious the must daring
of the band of outlaw led hy the James
hrnthr-rn. When after the clone of the
war the Toiingera were captured and sent
to prison on a life sentence for robhlng
a bank In Minnesota. Mr. F.lklna recalled
their klncnes to him. fie exerted bl In
fluence to procure their release and ulti
mately succeeded.
Pnator Elklns' frlrnds believe that the
recent gossln connecting the name of his
dauKhter, Mis Kotherln Elkln, with
that of duke of the Abnir.zl was a source
of much embarrassment to him. but If such
was the cae, he never Indicated It by his
manner. He discussed all the rumors of
marrlaV between the two young people
with frankness, but while expressing nd-
mlratlon for the young Italian, always de
nied any knou ledge of any understanding
between him and his daughter.
UNIVERSITY ROOMS GET WARM
Higher Temperature Permit Resump
tion af tinea Work at
Lincoln.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Jan. ft. -(Special. )
Wanner wcathPr Wednesday assisted the
university authorities from climbing out
of a tight hole and permitted a resumption
of school work.
Although the Christmas holidays closed
Monday evening, no attempt was made
to hold classes until Wednesday morning,
when the weather had moderated. The cold
blast found the heating system of the uni
versity Inadequate and roams were so cold
Tuesday that It was Impossible to use
them. Professors excused their classes for
the day and students were given an addi
tional vacation.
Incoming trains were late, ao that many
of the undergraduate members are still to
arrive and the claas work haa been greatly
interrupted by tho cold weather.
ISIDOR ZIEGLER IS MARRIED
Omaha Lawyer Joined In Marriage to
Mlsa rearl Klprr of
C'hleaaco.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6. (Special Telegram.)
The marralge of Miss Pearl Klper, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Julius S. Klper. S00
Grand Boulevard, to Isldor Zelgler of
Omaha, was celebrated this evening at
:S0 o'clock In the Florentine room of Con
gresa hotel. Rabbi Merrltt of Evansvllle.,
Ind.. officiated. Archibald Kuhn of Vlcks-
burg. Miss., was best man.
Cloth from Sea Weed.
Cloth made from seaweed Is the very
latest thing. This seems to Infringe on
mermaid monopoly. The seaweed used
Is found on the southern coast of. youth
Australia. It grows on a limestone bot
tom, but the action of the tide through
many centuries, so Vice Consul Maker re
ports, has sifted over Its masses of shells
and sand, until the plant, forcing its way
upward, lies oh a deposit of it own fiber.
Intermixed with sand and shells and vary
ing In thickness from four to twenty-four
feet. This fiber has neen used lor bedding
and upholstering purposes, for rppe, mat,
linoleum, army blanket and paper. Mixed
with wool It weaves Into an excellent
cloth. The present difficulty Is the expense
of raising the fiber, ninety-nine tons of
rand, shells and debris coming up with
every ton of pure fiber. New York Mall.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Mrs. W. W. Keen, wife of Statlonmaster
Keen of the Union station, Is very sick of
ptomaine poisoning at her home In Council
Biutrs.
C. It. Vance, advertising manager for
Hayden Bros., left Thursday for Los An
geles on receipt of a telegram from his
mother, that his father waa In a most
critical condition. "
K II. Daniels, at present the assistant
city ticket agent of the Chicago Oreat
Western in Omaha, will leave that road
January 11 to take a position in the Flak
Rubber company in their Omaha offioe.
George presher, uncle to the Dresner
Brothers and also engaged in the dry
cleaning business with them, Is at the
Methodist hospital for an operation for
mastoids. He lives at 8410 Lincoln boule
vard. George A. Hoagland and W. W. Hoag
land left for Texas Thursday for a little
winter shooting there. The two men will
be gone only a short time, but they expect
to be able to get some game while oa
their trip.
When You Buy
A Cooking or
Heating Stove
you want to know exactly what
you are getting. You want to
be positive that you are getting
your money's worth. You
should feel that every dollar
you exchange for a stove will
come back to you in service
heat and low fuel consumption.
Charter Oali
Stoves and Ranges
have stood the teat for sixty-three rear.
Today aa yeateiday nd the day before
they are working in ten of thousands of
homes, doing; better service than you ever
thought possible of a stove. Nowhere
will you find a gtove or rang that haa the
back-bone of a Charter Oak. Look where
you will, none waa ever made that equal)
by half the value you can get out of any
Charter Oak.
The Charter Oak has a Firs Back that
is guaranteed for five years if coal is used;
whereas in the consumption of wood it
carries a guarantee of Twenty Years.
Charter Oak Stoves and Ranges are
well and thoroughly mads by ths most
skilled men known to ths trade. No
skimping or low grade metals no light
linings -no scarcity of tivets and bolts.
They are the best stovta that sea be made for
they're tne work of the pioneer atov ma is
America, constructed of tne wrongest and high.
et giade malarial obtainable.
A Charter Oak Heating Stove adds comfort,
cheer and dignity liter room you place It. They
give every e.t ot kut nqumd with im fuel con
sumptiua thaa any otl.v stave and require Uae
attention. A Charter Oak kant la the moat aa.
tufactory and economic! cooking and sailing ap
paratus known, you're not everlasting ly chock
ing cither the Move or trie ranrc with fuel. You're
Sot forever paymf repair bills to ktto them
worluns. They will not as Unaa or fail to alecae.
They are made to last and to five the acme of
service in every direction. They are (as proof.
You can (o to bed and ftad your Are ie food con
dition the next morninf end there will be Da toul
eoors in your ream.
We want yo to eaamine Charter Oaka. If la.
convenient to (a to ue dealer in your town, write
na for eurfrce booaa. You can't arlord te buy a
atove or rants aatil yau have louad out ail about
tne Charter Oak.
Charter O&k Stove & Range Co.
St. Louie - i k D ?L.- Mo.
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AND FURNACES.
GAS HEN PRESENTING FIGURES
Company Makei Showing in Effort t
Support $272,000 Claim.
CROWLEY ESTIMATING SERVICE
Calrnlatlnna Will ilve Caanctl Com.
nlllfr Ileal t aide of lllnmloaat
tn It; 'Next aeaslon "et
for Jaanary 19.
Figures and detailed statements were
presented hv the gas company at a con-
' ferenco with th members of the council
; gas committee In the Investlgat'rn of th
claim for I'JTJ A for service rendered tn
city since January 1, W, at a session held
Thursday morning.
Statements covered the cost of operation
of the plant and the city lllum'nntlng sys
tem, cost maintenance and depreciation.
These statements were presented and will
be used hy the gas committee In a com
parlson with estimates and calculations to
be presented by lr. Charles Crowley. g:is
I rnmmltnr. Dr. Crowley's calculations
protmblv will be completed In time for
presentation at a meeting to be it'll on
week hence.
The gas conference was held In the of
fice of the city attorney. I. J. Dunn, as
sistant rlty attorney, was present. The
ga company-was represented by O. W.
Ciahaugh, general manager; F. W. Hamil
ton, president, and Attorneys W. J. Con
nell and W. H. Herdman. Cotincilmen
Rerka and Sheldon represented , the gas
committee of the council.
The ultimate settlement of the gas con
troversy la yet In the distance. The work
which Dr. Crowley Is prosecuting requires
long and tedious calculations. It Is, in
brief, an attempt to arrive at an exaot
figure on the value of the service ren
dered the city.
niasrraeefal t'nndoet
(if llvrr and howrla. In refiiKlna; to art. Is
quickly remedied with Dr. KlnK'S New Life
1111s. . Kor ssle bv Benton Drut Co.
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Kemeinber the
Omaha Land Show
The visit will show how to make this and many other years both happy prosperous
mi will show you the possibilities of the New West
. It will 6how you how to farm in the New West and the Old West.
It will furnish accurate data regarding investment opportunities.
It will provide entertainment and amusement as well as information.
. There will be exhibits from Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah, California,
Oregon and Washington.
There will be displays showing the wonderful work of Iiurbank with fruits and vegetables; of Hansen
with alfalfa.'and Buffum with grains, of silos, of corn breeding and of barley improvement and of force crops.
There wl be fish hatcheries in operation. Band concerts. Hawaiian singers. Two lecture halls with
free moving pictures and illustrated lectures. Special days with addresses by governors and prominent citizens
of western states.
The Omaha Bee and The Twentieth Century Farmer
wish to convince tbe people about the wonderful possibilities of the west, and tbey are backing up the Western Land-Products
Exhibit because they realize that an exhibit of this kind will show people more of the real truth about this wonderful section than
any amount of pure talk; and their real Interent in the upbuilding of this empire Is due to the fact that they realize that It is upon
the west that Omaha must depeud for Its future progress and greatness.
LAND INFORMATION BUREAU
So many of our readers have written us from time to time, asking us for reliable Information as to soil, climate and value
t land la localities in which they were thinking of locating or buying for Investment, that we have decided to establish a Land
Information Bureau.
This bureau will make investigations and gatherNlata, so that It will be able to either answer inquiries direct, or give par
ties wanting Information the names of reliable persons to whom they can write.
When writing, address Land Information Bureau, The Twentieth Century Farmer, Omaha, Neb.
Price of Admission 25 Cents takes you all through the show.
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were selling as high as $35. $40 and
$45 each.
SATURDAY One day only...
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This is the best known sale of Men's Clothes that is held in tho western
countrj'. Last January every "suit and overcoat in our stock was sold in one
day. This year the stock is bigger and tho bargains even greater. The Cloth
ing Chance of a Lifetime.
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