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10 A THE OMAHA 8tNDAY Jil'JkJ: JANTAKj - - - A liJl.i. J, AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMHA Hootor's Charter Committee Calls Mass Meeting. TO PROMULGATE AMENDMENTS Propose in Ont riinnwe the Officials Desire nml SceU Com menttntlnn f t : ueir Own Slcr.- -- . Mayor Thomas Hoclor and 111 chartir committee have Issued ahrttlier ukare th vltlng the public to meet nt the e!U council chamber next Moi day night when the committee "win irMte known to tiu cltliefl Such ami-ndmprH ni It :eem ndvlskble and ncrrs-.ary.-' It appeared fiom the remarks of '.me member ot the committee that a "hum. meeting" was not dcerivd advisable n-i-necessary for the ommittee. hut noirle of the papers have made uc:i a "holler ' that "we had to do .r melhltiB." It was undfretood that the c imu:t"t"r decided upon four amendments to the city charter yctteiday behlrd the cloned doorr of the mayor pruato office one affeetn the Uhlon labor c.au-e. Which Is to ho expurgated so thai the paving contractor may trt to work. With the paving men 1 ing nothing the mayor and council . have had hard sledding Another ametid' ment la that the committee and the mayor ant more monei fi.r the maintenance! of the lighting department. Some motlths ago tnrthy light were taken out and I le iltltens complained. They wctc arsurel that the lights would be put back without I delay after the new levy. Now It would seem that the need of more lights la to be mide a reason for getting more irthtl y and Incidentally Increasing the city taxes. In onler to get around the Interpreta tion of District Judxe Kennedy upon ma-' terlal designated by the city council i where abutting property owners have t failed to agree, an amendment will be madeby which the council will have the power to designate the material and tho contractor. Another amendment agreed j , , . i. bodc1 ,ndeb,fd,;e", nPprVTa?J JI0.0W. Tho money Is to lie spept In the repair or bu.M.n, o, f.re hall No. 2 Will I'nrk XrfllitK. It l understood that the word wa i passed that all friends of the admlnls- ..... .... .... tration were expecieu to oe prefeni at me uircuiiH iivai iuunuiij iiikhi. tiujn uiu.irici iiume iniHsuin necreiary 01 inn nnp avtfr&ife taxpayer rffartls tho situaUon tlt church, jvlll tell of hln ChriBtmafl vai VOIped yesterday noon by John ltnl- stotu one of the heavy business men of couili Qinalia, who declared that under ! W. A. Pollocks mldresa will lit- on ' in the clroumstarces It was uselesn to at-! dividual or Personal KvanBcllsm." Krl . . . . .,i . ,. . . 1 da ovenlnK, January 10, Christian church: .. ,.,u....n .. ... next tfundny tiletit. Ualston Is a business man and not a politician. "Somn day the oolnmon taxpayers will Ket a chance to leKlslnto for themselves, and then there will be n few of theso fcllowa out of a Job," aald Mr. Raston. AasUtOtit City Attorney' Samuel U Wirt tera, who la a member of tho charter ;om inlttee, Indicated that If the pcojile ex. petted to have things changed they mtier attend the mcetlnc next Monday nlKht. "Attcr all," aid Winters, "It docs tut do any Rood for peoplo to howl 3C3 dflys out of the y.'nr If they do not excrcUe their rliht of howling effectively with a ballot. They have always been compollM to resort to one of theso mass meeting, which hfcvo never proved satisfactory, be cause the bettor cl(ia o( pepplo have hut been present to take a 'hand In tho 'do ings." Winters Is anxious for some rc.il changes In the charter, but he' 'Will be in the minority If he endeavors to effect any radical measures. Cnll for Mcetlnir. The following Is ukase No. 2; To the Cltlicns of South Omaha-The contmlttee appointed by the mayor and cortflrmed by the council on December i3 for the purpoo of drafting needed ameill ments to our charter and receiving sug gestion from our citizens for that pur pose will meet at the council chamber IP thn City ball Monday livening. January fi,' at S o'clock, and will then mid there make Known to our citizens such amendments as they tlcem advisable and necessary. Each and all of our citizens are Invited by the committee and myself to be pres nt at that meeting, discuss the amend ment proposed by the committee and of. fer any uggctlons they have In mind tor the charter. That Will be the time and place , at which 'these mattera should bo discussed nd fully gone Into by our people. THOMAH A. HOCTOIt, Mayor Firms C'ousollcntr. W B. Tagg of the firm of Tagg ro Commission company at the Ltvp rftock exchange became manager of the. takg Hros. & Smith Ilros. Commission ebrh jiaity yesterday, when the union ot Ihi two companies went Into effect. Th Hmltli brothers are of Chicago and form wly operated In South Omaha under .Ihjilr owii title. Tagg Hros. were also ifliUi pendent The first of the year marked the cobsotldutlon of the two companies under one management, with W. U. f ARK us local inanhger of the comhlhatloii. Tie new manager la one of the voungcr !0ht inlsfclon men and Is retarded hsVly 'by 'Jealtra and commlsilon men alike. CUuroli Scrvlern. IlllUdale Uaptlst Illble school at rorU'. third, and I streets, tiunday scnoolnt 2.30 p. m. K. M. Uubhell. superintendent Firs; Uaptlst church. Twent-fitm ana lb. streets. Rev. C. T. Ililey. pastor. Ulble achoel at 9:1 a. m. Mor.iliut welt ship at It. Kaptlst union at C:o p. In I'nloa services at tho Christian church at r.w i. m. Iirown Park Uaptlst Ulblx school at Twentieth and B ureeii. Riblc study at ?:4i A. in. Miss Clara. Krwln, .ilerlli-' kertdsht Mtsa lllunche i.' tr. Walte, mission. Writ Iresbyterlan church. Twenti'-llllrd and tJ streets. Dr. WbeUo's mornlns topic, ;Tiie unearned incremtnt hven- Jnj tpfvlces at Hub First Chr.stian cliurcb, 1 Twenti-third and I streets. Dr. Whee"I()r's , subject, "Sanctify YourseUcs." , "Sanctify YourseUcs." , First Methodut fht.reii --te..Miv.fiiirh . twetity-fourth , Bfliiuil nt . . and M streets. Bunday school at , 9'M i Service lllbe . iy a brte,f HI-- . I' 3 Mt 1 iism ri uus time, io:ioweu , course by the pastor. Rev by the children's choir. Epworth league at 7 p. m. The pastors uubject at li'JJ p. irt. ). 'The Black of the Flock. , United Presbyterian church. Twenty third, and L streets. Rev. W. A. Pollock, pastor. Bible study at 8:45 a- m. PUbllc wOrihlu at U; subject The Second Mlliy" Young People's Christian Union at iI5. Mill Olfiu Madson will uae for the lesion topic, "The Ideal Christian." Union tefV. Icea at the Christian church at 7:30 p, m. St. Luke's Lutheran church. Twenty fifth and K streets. Rev. a II. Yerlan, pastor. Sunday school at a. m. Bub. JeotfOf the morning sermon at 11. "A NeA Year's 'Message. ' MUsion band at 3 p. ni, Confirmation class at 4 p. m. 1 litre wl.l be a.mtetlng ot the men of the ohurtli Tucaday evening at 7:30 o'clock ui tlt church. ' FINt Christian churcli. Twenty-tHd and I Streets, Rev. W. J. llastle. pato,r, Hible study at 10 a. m. Communion, and sermon at 11 a. m. Tho pastor's subject Is 'Tne'-Whole Life " Christian Endeavor at 1: p. m Rev. Wheeler of the First Prttabytertan church will give tha address which is the beginning of the week of PWr. a cordlarhvltatioii Is extendeu to all. , Tha " Prpteslant churche of South Omaha. wlI observa the "Week f Prayflr"; In a erles 'of union services, at tb different churches as follows: Sab bath averting. January 6. First Christian hiirnh. Twenty-third and I streets; Rev. S !M n iii u " ruM 'T0'01 . "cmbeis to this point, and during these ling tho holl.lays with relatives at Btelia, Mlf v.ml.,i.i .ii .-. ,i . um fBW daVB '" heen some lN't'b" -eturnU the last of tho week. MionM.meettirT: TfZ.Z&$ -rateh.ng of the enacting clause of t-A!; Young Men Enter Business 1 Mil I im v i mmmmnm i i bbbbbbbk abbbbbw. HHB'HH BBBBBBBBBBBBBH jbbbbbbbbbbb M r . . NEW PROPRIETORS OF THE WESTERN AITO KITPM' COM PAN V Ms7-hfeD : ' "n"'n iuih; milium. Wlllii'll, ' "ucmluft1"' tu"8 Jr"v, V. , IV ' fteuaj enini,, January nn1i Keyel,e,?tavC,J"r I rick; subject of theme. The Church of Jcsun Christ." Wednesday evenlnu, Junu- . 'Tt ri m church, Twenty-thlrd land J strtrcts: Itcv. C. T. lis ey will bo , CMnrBe: Uev, u, u. Proper. 1). V., dlsv I spent niiionc ttc Indians. Th'irsday even ! InK. Jamlary 9. Ht. hukn's Lutheran ' church. Twentv.flfth and IC streets! llnv. ,,, h. II. Ver ail's sullied will lie "What Think Ye of tho Christ?" AH set vices will heKtn promptly ot 7:30. 3lnurlc' City llitvtllnir I.rnnue. PUTKILHON'S CANHY KID8. 1 .2 A Tot. .Hunt 1W 139 1!3 i.:u l'"agerhiTK 170 ISO J4S KU I Peterson 131 118 ll i Winters 157 140 182 t& MoUonald 17U Hrt ISO W2 Totals m 762 Sl! S.IH CUUCIN'8 CUI1S. 1 3 Tot. Cavanaugli 154 1H ICS 5 Cun an 135 15T 133 iti'i Culkln 141 117 1... Miller 173 137 176 4SS Nolan i 144 IM lffi m Totaui 77S 730 fta Hundlcap 33 33 33 2,32 W Totals..... ,. SOS 703 htt 3lnirtrt City tiiisslp. Postal fluiwrlntendcnt how Utter was "muck up" yesteiday white unloading u ciin of molasses vout hyi parcels post. Evidently tho nuyor did not recall tho charter pmvtslou dealing with city print ing when by "eft off 1 the charter pro vision committee a number of "peoplo who have axm to gT.nd;" Albln Kctitat, 4-montbs-old son of Mr, and Mrs. Albln Kostal, died at the home of: ills parenti this morning. The funeral will ho held Minmiy i.furnoon at .' ucljcW. lhulal will be nmuo in l.rtuiel lllll ceme tery. A surprise party vim tendered Krlday evening to Kdward Kcllcy at his home. Twenty-eighth and K Ktuetn. on tho occa sion ot his departure for Spauldtng, Neb. l'ltoso piosent wcie: Misses Allien lllg gins, Ann Warren, Until Ooddatd. Kthel lieilngton, Oerti udo I urks. I' lla Gibbons, I .ii die Callahnn, Sudte Rotholtt, Florence Parks, Mildred Ilrlggs and Messrs, Mur ray Taylor. Michael Hlgglns. Dewey Rar rett. Edward Kelloy, Earl Russell. Pat onnors, John O bbons, Robe-rt Kelley. Hugh Ilonnon. Matthlaa Hannon, Abbott Mnlth and Jack Hlgglns, Citizens dUsatlsfUJ with Hoctnr's char ter revision comni ttee have tailed a meet ing at tho offices of h. C. Gibson. Twenty-fourth and M streets, for the, purpose of choosing a charter revision committee that will represent tho voters and tax paters of the city 'at large ns distin guished from the Interest of office hold ers nlone. Tho new charter committee. It Is said, will he made up ot U. C. Olb son. J. J, Ilreen. John Kirson, Jerry Ken ton. John McMillan. A. II. Murdock, V'rcd Schmidt. J. II. K.iplota, Rev. T A. Ilagf shaw. Joseph Schultz, Uenlamln I.ust garten. Albert Dent ""J Charles dim mlngs. The meeting will be hold Thurs day night at 8 o'clock. FORMS OF NEW BILLS ARE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE Many of those who .have been drafting bills which they hope to lhtroduce In the legislature thin winter have neglected one llttlo technicality that, unless rem edled, will be the meatis of throwlnk tlulr bill out ot the legislature unl H Is styled In accordance with the require, ment made In a constitutional amentt. ment adopted last fall. The stile nf All i.m. .... i.. . . . . . " ' 7"T " u ."l,v "u"1 n 11 cnncieu uy uie people or tin; stnte of Nebraska." Many -not belnc fumll'ar with this new provision, have headed their tfhtatlve bills In accord. anco wit ,,, ... actrd " vlth the old provision, "D It en- aclra u lno les'siature or tho mate of Nebraska." within the last few dava 'braskr Rnbert f Robert C. Druesedow. mcmW elect of , , u . Douglas conntv "' rr "auK lrpm' "J"Kia count i .bHn bU,.sr. Ca"nK th ait,Mlon ' constitutional amendment which provides for the Initiative and referendum. Gulls from .the Wire Mile. Marie Denlzard Ainleus. a well known suffragist, announces litnelf as a candldato for the presidency of tho French republic. Senator Robert Ij. Owen of Oklahoma presented to President-elect Wilson the name of Robert Rosers, an Oklahoma lawyer, for the pot ot secretury of too Interior. Discussion of Plana to place Hlblea In I every hotel of the country was the chW , topic ot discussion at the first of a three i .lays' seflon ot northwestern dldeons In i XTInnanrwillB I Resolutions regretting that congress did not Include books as mailable by par cels post were adopted at a meeting of the council ot the American Library asso-1 elation In Chtcaifo. ' Uuls Cabrera, leader of the admlnUtra. UUU a iii ma iiiiiiii,pf- Ueputles aeciareti tne Mexican mnt was attemntlnK to decelv - ...... i. u vuiiuiiiuii. ui Mexico, which country, he said, would be face to face with civil war for at least thref. years to come. J wm i." ( V. rarl t Iia mamII..m - . ' . - - ' ' I ...ii.it t.nui ii liuwe. wno nni nen iiaiiii. uiimiin. i iir MiuYiniiiii Hpwiirn in inn I NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTORS Club Committee Names . , 136. Mcmb"S fr Bard' . SIXTY TO BE ELECTED From I he 1,1st of Nominees the llonrcl Is to He Selected ,h' Members of the Weil iirsday. Clnli The nom:nitlng commiltte of the Omahl Commercial club has nominated 136 active members for the boai'd of directors. Hlxty dlrcotora will bo elected at the election to be held Wednesday. Following are' the nominees: W. R, Adair 0car Allen L)r. C. C. Allison W. A. AUBtln J. Ii. Baker li. IT. Ualdrlgo Otto H. Uanncttlcr J. E. Ilaum Irving F. JJaxter lllin.ni F. Haxter Charles D. Ronton Jeff W. Redford C. C. Heldeu O. F. Ucrkey A. 8. Rorglum W. J. Rradbury J. S. Hrady R. K. Iliowu F. A Rrogan E. B. Hruce W. Ifi lluchoU E. nucklnghiiin W. C. Rullard W. Ii RuraetiM II. IC. Rurket fnmuel Rurns, Jr. R. R. Riisch Thomas C. Hyrne Colt a, Cumplwll A, W. Carpenter, O. W. Clabaugh W. II. Clarke David Colo T. U. Coleman T. 1A Combs nuy II. Cramer T. Ij. Davis W. A, D. Hold ttotild Diets Ilenrj' Doorly L. O. Doup U Drake U. M. Durkeo A. J, Eggerss F. I. Elllck John F. Flack K. F. Folda H. B. Fredrlckson John C. French Thotnas A. Fry J. E. Oeorge Oeorgo F. Ollmoro W. M. Olass A. W, Oordon C harlca. A. Qoks Arthur P. Qulou F. I.. Haller Charles .Harding RS'ron It. llustlncs F. W. Judson tleorge H. Kelly J. A. C. Kennedy J. 1 Kennedy Frank 3. Keogh F. 8. King F. 8. Kuapp Harry lawiie 7s. T. l.lndBey J. P.'Ihd John I.. MnCague II. M. McCIanahan C. F. MeUrew F. T. R. Martin Nathan Merrlam fleorge E. Mlckel Rome Miller A. U Mohler Oeorgo T, Morton F. A. Nash a. W. Noble D. J. O'Urleti J. U Orkln Fred Paffeiiruth Walter T. Page F. D. Parmer M. C. Potor . C. II. Pickens Clarke O. Powell J. It. Rahm T. P. Redmond A. I Reed tarn Reos. Jr. llel licit M. Rogcin . J. C. lUiot C. C. .Rosowatcr E. 8. Ullbel . C. W. Russell Harry E. Ryan F. E. Sanborn hherman Saunders A. C. Scott Charlea R. Sherman Sidney W. Smith N. A. Hpleaberger John Steel Adolph Btorx T. F. StrouJ F. J. Tnggart J. A. Sunderland John. W. Towlo RoUrt B.. Trimble 11. A. Tukey N. R. t'pdlko A. J. Vlerllng C, H. Walratlt Fnuik Walters Q. W. Wattlca F. D. Wead II. P. Weller R. S. Wilcox C. M. Wllhelm Walter E. Wood W. R. Wood J. II. Wright. Jr. V. 8. Wright H. W. Yates, Jr. C, E. Yost ' Q. E. Haverstlck Joseph Hayden C. 8. Haywanl (I. Y. Holdroge J. W. Holmqulst W, D. Hoaford R. C. Howe W. H. Jordlno .. A. W. Jefferls ' Florence. i Mr. Ray Petersen spept Sunday In Lin coln The Eagles Installed their officers Tuesday evening., Chris J'acobso'n of Atlantic. Ia.. waa 'a guest at the Jensen home this week.' Miss Thermo- Morgan spent, the .holi days with relatlyea In Tekamah, rob. Mljs Klrkpatrlck, who went to Iexlng ton for the holidays, returned Satunla;. .Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott from north of town spent the holidays With Omaha t datives. , . The Pouca Improvement club willjhold their tegular meeting nt the Ponca hall, Morality evening. Miss Moyers of Heatrloo returned Bal uiu.u' evtnlng to reaumo hor teaching In the Florence school, . Mr. and Mrs. J. F. MCIne retUrliad the last of tho week from Ceresco. where they spent the holidays. Mfks Meyer; who has been siiendlilg (lie holidays with her parents Ineutton, re turned the last of the week. Rev. and Mrs. Wedge and son, Hugh, (-V,r. yn?0,n "Pent the holidays With Mrs Wodge's mother, rs. Sarah Tracy. Miss Naomi t-we. who has (been spehil. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Jansen entertained Sunday in honor of MIsh Florence wolt of Kedmey. Neb.who Is their guest for a few. days. f Misses Alice and Elizabeth Plata re turned frm Mncoln Mondny, where thqy upent part ot tho holidays with their grandmother. .Ch,SU A,eten"n' the " of J'"- and Mrs, P. H. Petersen, who has been very III with pleura-pneumonla. has had his lUng tapped twice and Is Improving rapidly. Mr. Und Mrs. E. L. Platx entertained Now dear's day at dinner, when their icuesta ,were Mr. Edith Johnson and Mlssea Helen and Marion Johnson. Master Wallace Johnson of Omaha: Mr. W It. reeland and Mr, Richard Reynolds ot I'malia. Miss Fay Pratt entertained nt a watch I-arty Tuesday evening. Thole nresint ,i... I M . .. . . , . T . . 1 ' 1 r" 1 were Aiisses Jenni .i.rnn u.i... i"'.fnV,Tt.a ,.1,llB' t-'urrlo Parks. Mau hratt. Nathalla Orossman; Messrs. aim ner Anderson, llrnrv Woiirth tnhn Dik bllnc. Herman Orossman. Carl Thornthh Clyde Pratt of Omaha. . A number of tho wives of the Eagle's hamber -f , met at the horns of Mrs. V. H. Thomas I ii govern- Friday afternoon to form plans and ma2 1 vh forelfciilarrangemenu for the baiar to be hew at iiiv vfdiiii ui mo iiBiw iian aunnK tlie first of February The next meeting will be held In the ereen room of the Foniu' nell bulldlnr Thursday afternoon. WOOD FOR ARMY oANTEEN Chief of Stiff Say! Its Restoration Would Imurove Efficiency, WArtiS" PROMOTIONS BY MERIT, Mnjnr tlrnernt Demnndn Legislation fdr tillmlnnilnn from Army of tnflt Officers In III Annnnl Itepor.l. WASHINGTON. Jan. .-Ttw restoru tlon of thy at my canteen And enactment of ietLlatlon or tho elimination from the j I'rlt.d fttiltas nnny of unfit officer are atnoti'; tho principal recommendations Mrtiil Jtfhernl Wood, ehfef Ot staff. his vl.-Jnl report Mad public today. ( en-t.il V'oofl likewise recommends th com c i .it'oh nf urn army on strategic lint i m l In areas wliei'e It can bf mbrc nlK ihl. ully malnintr.etli ahfl would transfer all the psrsnrinel of the staff j carp, e.xc-ptlng engineers, medical offi cer and chaplains, to tho line.' Increasing VI accordingly the-number of tho general jr ofiiceta and line oiflcors In tho different l t Mut. ' ' Tha trahster of the porsonpel of thn j staff corps to tile line, 111 dencritl Wood' i 5 opinion, "would tennltirtto ,the constant ; J sttuggle between ) no and staff, a struggle t X whleh U a old aa tlc arm? ami on! which l ronilsta to continue. There wotit3 ! 7t. he l.o Interoreiice with n6inotlou. nof would the ninmbers of the present stitff . Corps loso aliy of their- piesent adi-an- Jtagec. There w,ould be mre'co-oietatl6n .arid greater efficiency." 1 , , Discussing means for the cllm'natlon of union officers, tho chief of Htatr r,nyi , "The f Jll efficiency of an otcanlfcatldn of man cannot bo wecurcd without a sys teni by which the merits' of tho Individ, uttta shall havo some effect updn their ad anticoment. "The army has long suffered from the lack of such a system' tho.getinrhl oon- j tlndee. "Up to the grade Of colonet pro motion Is entirely b' Bsnlortly In eac1( branch, and there Is, no way 4under tho law by which an officer, no ma'tter.v.hat his merit, can be advanced a single num ber except by making htm' a general of ficer , Si Dnnaer of Favoritism. . "Conservative opposltloh Is most to bt lookod for In the army, where thfre Is Jealous fear of the effects olt tavdrltlsnt, but this would disappear .uhder thd In fluericto of a proposition of law to place the oleotldna where they belong, Ih the hands of the service ltsetf, which adrcly Is worthi' of the trust, hy lodging It With boards of 6fflcem so chos'en a8 not, t6 be pcriwrlally affected by Jhelr )eelslons and sworn to act In accordance 4'Rh the best Interests ot the service. "Tlie great majority -of the otfleera or the army." said General WoddY dlscussi Ing the chnteen question, "aro of the opinion that tho re-establlshment of the canteen Uhder proper supervision would tend tb Improve the health, discipline and of.fhMency of. the service by leiselUng In temperance and Immorality. fconcifr'I'n this opinion." General Wood encounters an old dlffl cultyln . trying, to sovn . the question of tho fluctuation In the number of deser tions from yoar to year. Last year the desertions numbered 3,401. an Increase rif 697 over tho yd4r preceding. v'Jt Is prob able',", rife observes, -"that miny young meh enlisted last .year-wun an expecia-tlon-of field service, whloh was not grat ified." t Hhortntte of Artillery. For the first time Major General Wood 111 his report Is able to present to congies a detailed plan of the organization t tlcld artillery In connection, wjth the gen eral army reorganization. This general plan, provides-that the first Increment ot ihe skeleton flejd army shall dJO two regP mehta 6f Ihfantry, alx battalions of field arllllery( one field company ot signal triops, five tteld hospitals and fve.am tulanoo, companiea. Ry; this, standard there Ih at present a vast shortage t field artillery, not only for the Army, but. fdr'the militia. The proper, proportion .of field, gtin Is Lit per 1,000 cavalo .amj ln tantfy, ahd on this basis there Is at pres ent a deficit ot 213 guns or the material for- these regiments in the rtgular ,at;my, while the mllltln la short 617 guns. Moreover, theri Is no' provision for ef fective service of ammunition, and many ot the gunk would In a single day's, fight uih alt the ammunition which can now be ciirrled for them. Therefore, General Woodj- referring1 to the military, niaxlm that superiority of fire Is 'needed before tfobpS cap advance oVef the fteld, adds that If we do not have this additional arllllerj' 'tho armies are destined to ultl mite defeat. Ho also calls attention to the' fact that many states refuse to In- ciadef-pr6p'r proportion ' 6f field artillery ahd caValry lrf their mliltia because1 of th expense, ahd he -suggests that, here after congress' definitely appropriate rrioney which can only -be used by 'tho states' tor the o'rganlatlon ot .these arms. Italian Minister Wins Long Battle IlOMQ,sJan. 4. The-supremo court has reversed the .decision ot the court of ap -ais'of Palermo, whloh held) that Nunxlo Nasi, former minister of public instruc tion, waa ineligible to alt In tho Chamber of- Deputies. The decision ordered a new .trial of the1 caso by the appeal court at Catania. . . tt is now . believed that Nasi, whose Strugs:! his partisans liken to thoeof John Wiles against OeorRo ill's minister for the seat from whltli he was expelle.l from Parliament, Is -certain to take his nlacd In the Chamber ot Jeputles. The senate, stttlncr as a Itlgrh court. In IKS, convicted .Nasi o lelnbestlement tt tho funds ot tho state treasury. MEAbfe COUNTY &ANK PAYS ANOTHfeH DIVIDEND DBAUWOOD, v S. D.. Jan. S.-(8pectal Telegram ) A belated New Tear'a present tor the depositors of the Meade County bank, which olosed Its doors Just a year ago at fiturtjls. came with the arrival of divldehd checks for 10 per cent ot their holdings. The total deposits, were over ii&,0QO, and this Is the second 10 per cent 'payment since the bank closed. The failure ruined many farmers and resultod In one murder and suicide. Potiitrd rnrrtKruphii. Singers seldom sing the praises of each other. Borne men haven't sense enough to 'ills, tlngliih between friends and acquaint- tt Is nevnr saf to tell a newlv married hian a secret Unless yuil wish his wife "V.".?1?" ,t- , . PoMlb'' '1 tlnaT h.A.ro.,lcf,1 "!at manr JinK ". VXl' ,n "r M hier handkerchief, somo slflr young man s anxious to find out whnt tha wild v at saying. Chicago News. '?"H t fc U. S. PARCEL POST Bratideis . x FREE 1 , 1 ' By United States Parcel Post Any Parte! of Merchandi$e Putcksed in Oiir Store aid Weighing Less Than ii Pounds Will be Delivered by Us Absolutely Free to atty Placfe in the United States ' Parcels must conform in size and character to Parcel Post regulations Merchandise 'Not Mailable by Parcel Post Will be Delivered Free By Express or freight Anywhere in the United States, Providian the Purchase From Brandeis Stores is $5 or More Goods dejivfcred by Parcel Post are returnable only when return charges are'prepaicl by the purchaser. Fragile articles will be carefully packed, but as Parcel Post does not guarantee'safe delivery, Brandeis Stores cannot be held responsible tor breakage. Goods sent C. O. D. are not delivered free outside - our own wagon delivery limits. jjV 4. jr , j- ,T U. S. PARCEL POSt, STATION NO. is Now Oaerated in Brandeis Stores, Main Floor The-Bratideis station does everything that cSlTPbsrStation can mailed by Parcel Post received here. cerningthfc new-Service on request. BRANDEIS YIOLENT STORMS -IN- 'FAST Disturbances 'Pursue Erratlo Course Through' Entire Country. GALE SWEEPS ATLANTIC SHORE Both Coasts and Parts of Middle West anil Sonh Snffr torn Most I?etrnctlTe Storm of the Season. . . . NEW YOI1K, Jan. 4. The first severe storm of the new year ' and the most destructive one' of thojasdn swept along the Atlantic coast yesterday, causing great property loss. Simultaneously came reports of storms of equal violence In por tions ot the south and middle west and along , a part' of" the Pacific coast. Wire communication In all sections of ihe coun try was crippled. Damage caused to shipping on sea, ' lakeland harbor can only bo estimated tonight. One death had been reported here up to a lato hour, that'o'f a' Dfobklyn man blown from a scaffold ' In this city rain early today wai fol lowed by a, gale that reached a maxi mum velbclty of eighty miles an hour, working ' havoo on land and" water. Re ports from up-state. and suburban points told of suffering and damage 'oaUsed by the wind. ' Tho hurrlcano-llke storm ' lashed up high waves from Sanely ' Hook to the river's entry Into Tfew Yorkv harbor, sink ing tugs and barges arid driving other craft Into perilous positions. ' From cap slxed small craft scores bf persons were rescued. " ' An unidentified three-masted jschooncr was anchored tonight five miles off the Uttlo Egg life saving afatlon-flying dis tress signals. Wind Causes Domnarr. PHiLiAbmtiPHlA. Pa.. Jan. 4. Wind which at times attained a velocity of fifty-six miles an hour caused heavy damages throughout Pennsylvania. Dela ware and New Jersey today. Buildings. tres and poles were blown down In all sections ot the three states and numerous persons' were Injured. Vessels, mostly small craft, anchored In the Delaware river and along the At lantic coast dragged their anchors and were driven ilahore. , FJeven persons were Injured In the collapse of a foUr-stpry factory In this city and a score of others were burled under the ruins of a. sited at Westmore land street wharf -on tha Delaware river, but escaped serious Injury- Many freak accidents due to the high wind occurred dtere. A woman's handbag was torn front her grasp aa sho walked at Broad ahd Chestnut streets and US In bills was btoWn In all (directions. The driver of a heaVy motor truck waa blown from Ilia seat while crossing Wal nut, street bridge and the heavy machine was dashed through the Iron railing and hung suspended" above, the rtVer until re moved with a block and tackle. (inlr Slicnt til Sou'tliufnl. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Tlie southwest gale which swept the Atlantic coast states lth great fury today had by to night spent most ot its force In that sec tion of the country. In Its path, however, the storm had leh much damage to ship ping and property and crippled wire com-1 STATION NO. Announce DELIVERY do. Parcel Post stamps Full munlcatlon. Up to a. late hour tonight no loss of llfo had been reported. The storm whloh struck Virginia with especial fury latfer passed up the Atlantic coast and was tonignt central over inc lower St. Lawrence valley. The stbrm Is remarkable, according to weather' bu reau officials, for both rapidity . of Its development and for Its abnormally low barometer readings. liato advices indicate that Newport News, Norfolk and Richmond suffered the heaviest damage. , Six Prraonh Drowned. WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 4. Six per sons are believed to haVo been drowned by the sinking of two oyetcr boats In the Laurel river during the storm today, ao cording to reports received here late to. night from Laurel, Deb The reports were brought to this city by passengers arriv ing on a lute iruin. SnovrslldeS In Mountains. SBATLLE ,Waah Jan. 4. Snow slides In the mountains, resulting from yester day's rains and warm' wenther. Inter fered with train operations again today and tied up the Great Nortehn's trans continental line to such- an- extent that overland trains are being routed between Seattle and Spokane over iho Northern Pacific- tracks. At Northern Pacific offices It was said colder weather had set In on the moun tains and the dangerous thaw which -was flooding streams and causing slides had been stopped. Three feet of snow fell In the moun tains today and It waa still snowing at the summit tonight. Warships Arrive In. Snfetr. NORFOLK. Va., Jan. 4. Seven battle ships otter several hours-battle with the storm arrived In Hampton Roads today. They were the Utah, Ohio, Virginia, Georgia, Nebraska,, Minnesota and Idaho. Waves were beating, over tho ships aa they passed Cape Henry and . the wind here attained a velocity of Ixty miles an hour. Several launches were started ashore but the high wind tossed them about like corks and- most ot them put back for safety. The tin roof on. the receiving ship Franklin was blown off by the storm and the old frigate Jamestown was burned to tho water's edge. ED. WILdOX WILL 00 INTO BUSINESS FOft HIMSELF lid Wilcox, who has been assistant manager ot the Browning-King Clothing company for twenty years, with his brother-in-law, Thomas Allen, have leased a store room on the Fifteenth street side of the Karb&Ch block. Where they will open an exclusive men's cloth ing shop March 1. Thomas Allen formerly waa with, the Browning-King company and recently has been In the clothing business In St. Louts. The new stbre will be stocked with men's suits of two prices exclusively 116 and S3. EARLING MAY BE MOVED INTO MILLER'S PLACE , I quickest blood and skin purifier In the Local railroad men aro of tbe opinion ' world, and don't rest contented until you that the death or Roswell Miller, chair-1 have"bought a Mc box at your druggist's man of the executive board of the Mil- Do this at once anil In a tew days the vp"kee road, at his home in Chicago, transformation wl 1 be a delightful aar wIU mean the promotion ot A. J. Earllng, J prise to you.-Advertisement. 17 Stores 17 any other official Par- sold here articles to be information given con- STORES president, to tho vacancy, and his prob able removal from Chicago to New York. In the event of tho election of Presl dent Earllng to tho chairmanship of tho board, railroad men, think, with a new president coming In it would not make any change In tho official family here. Nelirnsknna ut the Hotclx. J. M. Flannlgan ot Stuart, William T. 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