THH OMAHA. SATUIJDAV. FKBIU7AUY '2:, V I i V r V '4 V i 1 .' PLAN FOR COLIIIISSIQN FORI! E. E. Sonderland TelU Witt Hai Been Done by the Ad Club. CLUB IS BACK OF THE-NEW BILL All C Itles af tr PIt TkMi res. alatlaa Will Be Affeetea If th Omaha Plan la Malt tat Law. Th Omh A club has worked tin con edersble Interest hi tha commission form of government, at Ita recent meetlnuB and that the publie may know Just what ha ben dona In tli matter Ralph E. Sunder land, chairman of tha publicity commlilM, ha lued tha following formal statement regarding the Omaha Ad club bill for tba rommtraloner form of government, via.: "Tha Omaha Ad club originally presented the subject for public dlscuaalon and con sideration because It waa thought that Omaha might thereby secure tha sam eort of nstlon-wld advertising that Dea Moines received while the commissioner form Idea waa belns; worked out for that city. "As a result the club engaged apeakers fully competent to preaent arguments In favor of tha plan and then tried, wltbout success, to find apeakers who would under take to publicly opp i "Two months' cone .a ' " 'V, growing sentlmsnt take to publicly oppoee It. consideration of the sub- n embers has resulted In favoring the plaa and an Insistent demand that tbs club take the Initiative Id preparing a suitable bill for presentation to tha legislature now In ses sion. "At tha last meeting of the club, by an almost unanimous vots. tbs esecutlv com mutes was Instructed to bars such a bill prepared, and this has been dons. "Tbs bill to bs Introduced will. If passed by tha legislature, enabla any and all cltiea f 1,000 r mora Inhabitants to adopt ths commissioner form of government. Ths bill provides sliding seal of salaries for councilman according to the size of ths elty. Tba bill avan provides a sliding seals with refersao to the number of councilman for eitla of different sis, ranging from tire to as-ren. "Th U do not Undertake to change afldntlBC Wars asaapt with reference to tbs encasing n4 basin management of OaatneUae t Sere a. mjLm atpUa4 t ottis of ths metropolitan eflaaa, fa which Omaha, Is alone, tha bfn prorldas tat sarren councilman, who, upon alsrOoa. sbsJI pewaeed to asset from their w uember sm who shall bs tha mayor aa4 rsrsslrlant ( ths council, but hs shall kra ae e power, Ths salaries provided by tha XA slab Mil are year for cenaoQmsa and tor tha mayor. In ettles af ths snstropcJlt&n alas. "Tbs feni prs-rlde for ths recall, but hi view si ponding legislation, ths Initiative and rsfsrskdom has been omitted for ths present. "8 even departments ars created by ths proposed bill, vlst "Department cf publlo affairs. "Department ef accounting and finance. "Department cf police. 1 "Departmsnt of firs and water. "Department of street cleaning and main tenance, "Department of publlo works. "Department of publlo property, parks and boulsvarda. To earn councilman will bs ssslgned a single department, the mayor having charge of ths department of publlo af fairs, with general oversight of all de partments. ; The Ad olub bill provides for ths aboil tkon of ward boundaries and alt elections are to bs at large. Candidates for. office aek election upoa, a non-partiaaa beats, at least, there la no legal recognition of party. Ths ballots used in both, primary snd final elections bear no party design nations, each candldats standing upbn his ow n personal merit. "Cnder the Ad club bill no' officer nor employs of ths city Is permitted to use hla Influence or hla money nor to render any service whetsoever to favor any can dldats for offlcs upon penalty . of jail sentence. ,. V "This Is ststewlde bl v aery city of ,0W people w "If, In event of Its pa ,ciiles ahduld elect to ad plan, aa this bill will "This Is state Ids bill, of Interest to very city of ,0W people or more. passage, any city or adopt the 'Omaha' undoubtedly be called. It am be found that very few of ths existing laws will have been affected, except those with reference to the man agsment of the affairs of such cities, sub stituting a modern business-like plan for one fifty years outgrown and entirely In adequate for present purposes and require ments." COMMISSIONERS CUT BILL OF . LAWYERS DEFENDING WOMAN Think Altawaae Is Taa Large, Cea. slderlaar tbs Tim Istat sa ths Case. At ths committee meeting of the county commissioners Friday, among other bills submitted was on of MJO for ths services of two sttorneva In ileteniltnir r.,..i. Watte, charged with murder. Aa only a few days were consumed In ths trial It was thought this bill wss too high, although ths usual one In such cases. motion to at 50 from esch attorney carried with ns dissenting vote. The commissioners de clars there must be a limit put upon such fees. A bill la now pending In the legis lature for the creation of the office of rounty defender in Douglas county whose duty It would be to dffnd all prisoners befors the bar. The salary matter was also tsken up Friday. SIXTEENTH STREET STORE IS BEING REMODELED first Plaa aad Haaeateat far w Camaaay aad taper Flea re B Rested. . Wrk on th construction of a nsw ele vator In the building formerly occupied by the Peoples' Outfitting company on Sixteenth atreet between Farnam and Doug'aa atreta. wss begun Friday. W. Farnam Smith, who has -hare of the butldli g, announced that tha J. a. Mc Clur coporetion. which has i and, lucent tores to ths number of over sixty sround ths country, will occupy ths firat floor and basement with such a stors by April 1. Ths upper floors wll be let out to dif ferent concerns. A new stairway and a long halt will bs constructed, opening on sixteenth street. BOSSIE SPEAKS WELL OF ( THE OMAHA MILK DAIRIES Oa ills Retara to City Ha Says They Will Csaipar with Thaaa af Us I a. Claud Poaeto. city dairy Inspector, re turned this week from a tour of investiga tion of the Kgn dairies, considered ts be among the beet In the country. "The Omaha dairies compare favorably with the Elgtn dairies." said Borste There are some details In which tha E'.gla airlea show Improvement eer Omaha dairies snd some In which ths local dairies show aunrlorlt. So all In all. Omaha tan feel quite proud of Ita dairies." TV Key t the ttuuoa-Be Wast Ads? Rock Island Absorbs . St. Paul & Des Moines Subsidiary Boad Acquire. Substanti ally All Stocki and Bonds of Iowa Line. NEW TOHK, Ib. J4.-It was announced her today that the St. Paul at Kanoaa City Short Lin, recently organised under the laws of Iowa, as a subsidiary of the Rock Island, has acquired substantially all of ths stocks and bonds outatsndlng of tha PL Paul Dee Moines railroad, which operates a line from Des Moines to Ma .on City. la. At th latter point connection la mad with ths Chlrao-St. Paul lins of ths Rock Inland and It Is proposed to construct a new line from Allerton. on ths Chicago Kansas City Una of ths Rock Island, north erly to Carlisle, near Des Moines. It Is said also to have obtained ths right to operate from there Into Des Moines as a terminal. A New Tork bond house has purchased 1HMW.0OO of the new short line's first mort eg H per cent bold bonds due February t 1M. principal and Interest being uncon ditionally guaranteed by the Rock Inland company. Th bonds are a part of a total authorised !sue of J-TO.Ono.OOO. rivs million dollars of ths Issus hsvs been reserved for public subscription la London and an equal amount will bs offered sinrultsneously In Kw Tork and Chicago. Public Buildings Provided in Bill Sundry Civil Ueaaurt Beported to Home Contains Money for Nebraska. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON', Feb. 24.-(Speclal Tele gram.) Appropriations for publlo works in Nebraska and other northwestern states ars authorised In the sundry civil bill, which was reported to tKs houss today. Publio building ars provided for ss fol lows: Nsbraska Lincoln. K).O0O; Aurora. 16,000; Beatrice. SIXOOO; Chsdron. $16,000; Falls City, H.000; Holdrege, lin.ons. Iowa Council Bluffs, $19,300. Bouth Dakota Huron. tM.OQO; Lead, 000; Madison, $10,000; Redflsld, $10,000; Sioux Falls. $60,000. For maintenance and improvement of Hot Bprtngs 8. D., sanltortum ths sura of n.o is allowed. An appropriation of $3,500 is mads avall abls for land surveys la Minnesota and th Dakota. HOUSE PASSES GAME BILL UPON RECONSIDERATION oath Dakets Beast Aapravvs Meas ure Aballea Kree Aaaa- ia Stat. PIERRE, 8. D., Feb. 2- (Special Tele gram.) Trdtible In ths houss started today on reconsideration of tha gams bill and aftsr numerous amendments it was on vots declared lost with but one vots lacking to carry. Ons member announced that hs voted for th bill and was not recorded, and on verification ths bill wss declared passed. Next cams ths bill to create a Stat immigration department, which went down yesterday and was being pushsd for reconsideration. Ths fight was short but warm and th reconsideration was detested. - Stroup attempted to secure an indefinite postponement of ths Whiting criminal prac tice act While Whiting wa out of th houss and. this brought on a lot of warm talk In which chargss ss th conduct were numer ous, resulting la th blU yet staying at Its plac on th calendar. Teets attempted to get th Richards primary bill out of com mittee of ths whols and at ths head of ths calendar. Hs did not" expect success, but wanted a record, and demanded a call of the house, which resulted In th defest of his motion so far as any further result than a record was concerned. He secured fifty-six votes, a majority, but not ths re quired two-thirds, and Blgelow will attempt to get It out again this evening, his own primary bill having been defeated. Rich ards wss on ths ground to watch progress on his bill. Ths senats discussion only warmed up on ons proposition, that being on ths bill to abolish free range In th state. Henault and Perkins opposed ths bill, with Bartlns and Morgan for it. and it want through with but flv opposing votes. Ths bill to provide for a stats tax commission wsnt down in ths senats after a short discussion of th purpose of th bill by Norbeck, who Introduced it. Curtis attempted to get back at hi news paper critics by Introducing a sensts Joint resolution in which h wanta a commission appointed t find ut how much th stats owes th press for free advertising and re port ths amounts to th people to be voted on at ths next general election for payment if they approve. NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE LADIES OF THE G. A. R. HERE Mrs. Kmsaa E. Pierre ef fart egf Iel4 ta B Uaest at the Omaha Meat he re. Th naUonal president of the Ladles of ths Orand Army of ths Republic. Mrs. Emma E. Plerc of Springfield. Mass., will arrive in Omaha Saturday to be the guest of th Ladies of the Grand Army of Nebraska. A reception will be held for her by th members of Oarfleld circle No. 11 and Gettysburg clrcls No. eS of Omaha and a clrele from Lincoln, on Sunday aft ernoon from t to 4 o'clock at tha home of Silas Orae Berger. KC4 North Nineteenth street, president of the O.rfleld circle. stars 1'iaei Mark Beer la bottles, now ready. A piquant appetiser; a delightful tonic. Phone Chsrlss Stors, Webster M or Independent B-US1 for a rase. Culled from the Wire The reichetag passed ths second read. Ing of the five-y ar militaa y bill, designed to strengthen the army gradually by more than 10.U.S) soldiers. Hrousntoa Brsndenburg. the magatns writer, ass e ill thai tils trial, set fur Thursday vn a charge of having forged a ITS el:evk on a local bank, waa indefinitely postponed. Attorney Ueneral VYickershara declared that final Vepoita of the naiicn-wlde raia tmtsn ssJrit bucket snops enow that mors tliaa 4.im oiflcea of that character were put out of bumes. A concimein resolution to "take appro priate aition" toward the annexation by Oklahoma of the Texas 'PBnharlJl tri.i. w mVh Ites between Oklahoma and New- Mexico, waa lmr.,du .1 i, the lower house of the Oklahoma legislature. , The boiler a.-cljnt on the battleship net aware on January K. aa a reult of which nine nieu were kilted, waa caused bv low water In the affrcieri nil?r. acconlir.g to Ilia findlns of tu 'ouit of Inuuirv ap pointed b- the eecreiary of the iay. Raymond P. Msv snd H. g-yder who were to heie b-gon serving u sentence jeeterday f a ar in th federal penl trotiary for using the majis to defraud in ooraevtion with Ine "Two Quwr.a ' mining deal, were (ranted a temporary respite Hirers t a Irlrgia.u from Attorney General N Uaere ham TO RESUME ELECTION PROBE Ltffiilatire Committee Call Witnesses to Lincoln Monday. AFTER THE THIRD WARD A GATS Meeahers af Eleetlaa Boars) Hard t Pled Baaeey Is Haaa Veler Nat lavlted. hat Will Attead. Investigation of Omaha's last election with reference to charge , of corruption mad by Governor Aldrich will be resumed by ths leglslstur investigating committee In Lincoln Monday. John O. Teiser, th lawyer, who repre sented the governor in th "prosecution" of th ess will attend the Lincoln session, although ths chairman has not thus far sent him official notics of ths resumption of the hearing. Again officials of th Fifth precinct of th Third ward, th center of many charges of Irregularity, ars missing. These of ficials, of lection In th Fifth precinct of th Third ward srs sought by th members of th committee. William F. Manning, bailiff. Is experiencing th sams difficulty It) locating thoss Judges and clerks that hs met whlls th committee was In session In Omaha, Claud Bossey. an aoiploy of th health department, a Judge of election In th Fifth precinct of th Third Ward, Is th only member of th election board who has beea found by th bailiff. Others for whom supoenss hav been is sued ars Louis Trossler, clerk; Lew Unger, clerk; Oeorge W.' Brown, clerk, and Herman Kohn, Judge. Mr. Bossey, at tha tlm of th hearing in Omaha, was In tbs east on a mission for th health department. Herman Kohn ap peared before th committee a reluctant wltneas. I'nger, Trossler and Brown did not appear aftsr supoeana had been served on them. Bench warrants for these men wer Issued. Caaaot Flad Kaha. Blnce the issusncs of th second subpoena for Kohn ths bailiff has been unable to find him. "Are you to attend ths sessions of ths committee In Lincoln?" John Teiser was asked Friday morning. "I hsvs not been notified of ths meeting, but I will be there. I do not need a nolle of their meeting to go there," he replied. Subpoena for W. R. Harper, whone name appears twice on th poll books as having voted twtcs on election day a few hours apart, hsa been Issued at th Instanc of ths commute. "I have seen Harper, who is sick In bed, snd he says that he neither registered or voted at all In either th election or ths primary," said Manning. This statement was a repetition of th testimony of th bailiff at th clos of the session of ths committee in Omaha. A missing poll book for ths Third pre cinct of th Fifth ward, which was In the possession of Mr. Bossey, hss been delivered to the bailiff and will be pre sented at the hearing In Lincoln. This poll book wss the subJectof animated discus sion at the sessions held here. The evi dence which may be gained from this book is not expected to add anything to tbs svidenc but corroboration. WILL COMPARB THE POLL BOOKS Committee ta Exaaalae Boaeey's Rec ards af Eieetlaa. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Nsb., Feb. 24.-8pecial Tels gram.) A subpoena for Clauds Bossey, election official for th fifth prsclnct of th Third wsrd In th Isst Omaha election, has been Issued at the request of ths houss Investigation Committee. This com mittee will have Claude Bossle and County Clerk Haverly In Lincoln probably Mon day evening, and the poll books of th two will be compared, it is said that tha book of ths election officials is not notice ably different from the book In th hands of th county clerk. The committee is showing an Inclination to run this mattsr down. If ther is anything to be learned from It, It will not decide upon the nature of ita report until tha poll books In this precinct have been examined. Tha senate committee has taken co further steps toward a decision snd ths committee seems to be fairly well divided, with Lee and Kemp Inclined to a minority opinion la favor of the governor's asser tions, and Ttbbets somewhat undecided. W. J. BRYAN MADE MEMBER OF PRESBYTERIAN COUNCIL Negleet af Family Warshla la Maar Chrlstlaa Hemes Babjeet at Resolatleas. ST. LOUIS. Feb. .-Neglect of fsmily worship In many Christian homea was made ths subject of resolutions by the Presbyterian Brotherhood of America be fors ths closs today of the fourth annual convention, which opened hers Tuesday, Th closing of postoffices generally throughout th country on Sunday was advocated in another set of resolutions. Governor Chase 8. Osborn of Michigan addressed th delegates tonight on "Chris tian Civilisation." Following ars ths names of members added by th convention to the national council: Charles 8. Holt. Chicago, who was re-elected president; J. H. Jeffries, I'hlla delphla; M. Brokaw, Kansas City, Kan.; Foster Copelsnd, Columbus. O. ; Hugh H. Hanna, Indianapolis, Ind.; Ralph W, Harbi son, Pittsburg. Pa.; A. B. T. Moors, Cedar Rapids, la.; William Jennings Bryan. Lin coln, Nsb.; Livingston P. Moore, Chicago, and H. P. Crowell. Chicago. Other officers will be elected later by the national council. COMPLAINT FROM SIOUX CITY Commercial t lab Alleges that Omaha la Favored la Rates aa I. am her. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24Freight charges on lumber from southern and southwestern territory to Sioux City. Ia., are made the baaia of a complaint filed with the Inter state Commerce conimtxxlon today by the traffic bureau of the toux City Com mercial club. The complaint la directed against the Santa Fe railway and 11j other Interstate carriers, principally Vte.steru and aouthwesern lines. It Is alleged thst the rates on lumber from points of origin in the south and southwest to 8ioux City are dlsclminatory against Ploux l'!ty and in favor of De Moinea, la.. Council Bluffs snd Omsha. The existing rste to Sioux City Is SO cents a hundred pound, while the rate to the other cities named from ths ssms points of origin is only 23 cart. A Uaaarraas Maaad rendered antiseptic by Hucklen s Arnica fatve, the healing wonder for soies. burns, piles, eczema snd salt rheum. Sc. For sale by talon lrug Co. Mailaliaa Permits. Andrew Tliomt aon. JST Maple, frame dweMlrg. Loots g. Mo'z. Un Frank- lln. porch. .; J.'H. Wc.,rath. feo Ida frame dwelling. I1-S0: Peter godenberg tvouth Eighteenth. addition. i ,4 Mrs. J. H Marrow. North Twenty.' etith addition. 1 t. Anna J. Jau.ieeuo Alt Otaa, frame building, l.j. Jjj vuiu Prices to Clean Oat Every Winter Suit and Overcoat in the Store We have shown no mercy. They must be sold to give way for the new Spring Goods soon to come while the very air is vibrating with the cry of ,,SaleI" "Sale!" "Sale!" We call attention to one important factImportant to you Everything entering into THIS sale is of the HIGHEST CHARACTER. "The reputation of the store"-"the service you receive" "The guarantee of excellence and the garments themselves" "Kuppenheimor" "Stein-Bloch"-Schloss Bros."-"Hirsch.Wickwire" and "Society" Brand Tha hightest type of ready-to-wear made in the world Conie to THE MAN WHO KNOWS CLOTHES WILL FIND A AT THIS SALE He can verify quality satisfy his highest ideals in fine fabrics and prove for him self every detail of tailoring and fit No matter how exacting you'll find just what you want for we have every extreme and you '11 be surprised to see what stylish, well WE MAKE UNIFORMS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION DONAHUE HEARING EXTENDED Adjournment to Be Taken Saturday , Until Monday. STILL TRY TO- PROBE SALES Boekoff Is Agrala tailed ta th Staaa ta Effort ta Make a (' Svla r kl.f m.t Sn11.. " A Daaahae. Attorneys for the state in the Donahue ouster hearing devoted their time Friday morning to trying to prove the sale of beer In the red light district. William F.ork hoff, who claltna to be an Independent re tail dealer, waa placed on the stand and asked to Identify certain entries In nis books, which the state's attorneys think will prove their contentions. Lengthy arguments between the opposing counsels were offered to grt the evidence In and to keep It out. In the main part of the contentions. Attorney Connell for Chief Donahue carried his point. Following th session of the hearing (hla morning, an adjournment until next week will be taken. PLAN TO TRANSFER THE MAIL Caafereaee Betweea Paetmastrr aa Barllaa-toB Officials ta Be liela Maaday. Postmaster Thomas and Burlington rail; road officials will holt) a conference Mon day with a view of reaching an aKreement concerning the tranafer cf mall from the Burlington depot to the new postofflca to be opened on March 1. In order to meet th requtrment of rapid delivery some means must be provided for transferring th mall under the Tenth street viaduct from ths Burlington deiot to the postof fice. and It has been suggested that a de vice be Installed to make the transfers automatically. HEREDITV Caa Be Overoom la Cases. Th Influence of heredity cannot, of course, be successfully disputed, but It can be minimized or entirely overcome In aom cases by correct food anj urlnk. A Conn, lady says: 'lor years whlls I was a coffee drinker I suffered from bilious attacks of great severity, from which 1 tseJ lu emerge a whit as a gnosi and tery weak. Our family physician gave me arious pie acilptlons for Improving the digestion and stimulating th liver, which 1 tried faith fully but without perceptible result. "He wss acquainted wttii my family his tory for several generation.' 1 a k, and once when I vialted lilm he said: 'If you hav Inherited one of those torpid liver you may always suffer more oi les from Its lnsction. V can't dodge our inheri tance, you know.' "I waa not so strong a believer In hered ity aa he was, however, and, beginning to think for myself. I c"nclinled to stop drinking coffee, and see what effert that would have. I feared it would te a severe trial to give It up, but when 1 took Poituin and had It well made. It completely filled my need for a hot beverage and I grew very fond of It. "I have ued Toaium for tl ree years, using no medicine. During all that time I hav had absolutely none of the bilious attacka that I uaed to auffer from, and I have been entirely free from the pain and debilitating effects thai uxej to ' result from them. "Ths change Is surely itiv great, ai:d 1 am ce in pel led (3 giv Piatuiu the exu u slv credit for it." Nauis given iy Ho tum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich. Rsd "Th Kusd to Vellvill," In pkgs. "There s a Rtaou." Zver read th abas lettert A aw s sppears from Urns ta subs. Tkey are gsr soae, rw a4 fail f aa.ua a tutors. ERG mm n. CO) Oar Great Troiiser Sale uooikjr uuuscu you am get nere ai ims sale Ieg than half what other stores laSiory's Crawnctfed Mais for Spring YouVe seen hats, but never the beautiful shades and shapes we're showing in this fam dus make Never such greys such rich tans -such stunning mixtures and many of these styles are made-up following our own ideas-And every one guaranteed to shed water to wear and look weU up to the very last minute you wear them and the price is only- ,t'. jras'vffty "y Ii;;irV;iCAX'-t v .. ws r The Thins To Do SUITS MC LOT OF SATISFACTION for tne extremely low prices of would axk you See the window hen Don't fail to look SO, The life-saving boat, tossed like a cork on the wave, may seem small enough to the poor ship-wrecked passengers waiting to be rescued. But we know that it is k sturdy craft and will, bring A mended diet may seem a small thing to those whose digestion troubles them, whose nerves are on edge, but we know that GROUND CHOCOLATE the most delicious, nutritive and satisfying of all beverages will do wonders in building up your system. It does so without undue stimulation. It is abso lutely pure and relished alike by old and young, by delicate and strong. D. Ghirardelli Co. Since 1852 If you los your pockhtbook. gmhrelia watch r soma other artlcl of value, th thin, U do la to follow th xampl of many othf peopl and advertise without delsy la U Lost aad Found column of Th B. That Is what moat peopl do wtti thy !o rtfcles of value. TeJphoo us and M1 youf loss to all Omaha la a. cin(ls afuraooo. afVsaWj! a . rVQ L A a a V-"" ii r jj come In tor your at our great case display. Everwear Guaranteed Hos iery for Women and Children them safely to shore. Put It III The Bee