12 THE BlfiE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, APRTL 2G, 191.S KFHhre o o i e j FIND NO WAY TO GET WATER Residents of Thickly Populated District "Up Against It." COMMISSION SCORES HOWELL By MELLIFICIA. Friday, April 25, 1913. " It. AND MltS. GEORGE A. J08LYN are enjoying a rnro musical l l trcat at nelr home, LynhurnL I VI Archer Gibson, the well known organist, of New York City, and Mrs. Gibson have arrived, to spend ten days as the guests of Sir. and Mrs. Joslyn. Owing to the extensive damage done by the tor . undo to all excepting the music room of the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Joslyn, the entertainment are very Informal. The last time Mr. and Mrs, Gibson wcro guests at Lynhurat several recitals were given, and Mrs. Gibson, who is the possessor of a pleasing so prano voice, assisted Mr. Gibson. Mr. Gibson will play each evening for Mr. and Mrs. Joslyn and their friends excepting Saturday, Monday and Tuesday evenings. ' The Joslyn organ was scarcely damaged at all, although the house and gardens were so badly hit by the tornado. Ualrer-Doty Wedding. The wedding of Miss Jeaste K. Doty. I'ftauRhter of Mr. and Mrs. S. t Doty, and J ltr. .frederick A. B&lzer was celebrated Wednesday evening at 8:30 o'clock at the Wiome of bride's parents. Hov. Fred erick W. iXvItt of the Plymouth Con gregational church officiated. Mrs. H. drorsman played the Iohengrln wed Vdlng march. The brldo wore white voile over white chnrmeug. trimmed with princess laco, Rhe wore a wreath of lilies of the valley In her hair and carried an arm bouquet of Bride's roses. Miss Mabel Doty, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid, and her Kown was of pink chiffon over pink charmeuse, with trimmings of shadow Isce. She curried an arm bouquet of pink roses. Mr. James at. Martin was best man. Following; the ceremony there was a reception. Assist ing In tho dining room were Miss Vlda and MJss Alta Huger, Miss Clair CowbIII tuid Miss Hattle Weeks. ,Mr. and Mrs. Balier will be at home after May 1 with tho bride's parents at 3416 Bhcrmau avenue. They expect to leave later In the summer for an ex tended wedding trip through the east, - Among the out-of-town guests were Miss hy m unva urton mm mma jmua vi w ui Adel, la. Wednesday Bridge Club. Mrs. W. F. Truclsen entertained the members of tho Wednesday Bridge club this week. Four tables were placed for the game and prlres were won by Mrs. J. J. Oafford and Mrs. Wllllnm Bldney. Mrs. A. A. Avery will be the next hostess. to attack the policy of the board In the matter and force abandonment of n course Assistant City Attorney Lambert defines as "discriminatory and there fore Illegal " All the ninmr la Plnrril on lllm When Fifty Knmlllra Are Jiot Able to Met Whet They WonliI Pnr Fr. -Wert I iik that for sixty days he has vainly tried to person ic or compel the City is Willing to Fill the Big Ditch for Water Board The firm of Jackson McKenzle. con- i tractors who secured the Job of building tlm south hnlf of the big water main to Florence, arc disgusted with the treat-1 WittfT hnnrH tn fnrtilnh t It ra hmiaoa nfi l harlmoro avenue, between Thlrty-foufth mnt the' received from Water Commls Hnd Thirty-sixth streets, with water serv-1 "'on" Howell and have applied to City Ice. and that Water Commlslsoner Commissioner Thomas McOovcrn and Howell has refused to heed the pleas of strect Commissioner Kugel and asked fifty families living on a paved and I '" to Persuade the atcr board to thickly populated street, who have asked "" the Jb oVcr to thc ,or complc- fnr WfllfP. W. II- Ahmntiann ntmnrrrl hp. ' tlofl. Theater Party. Miss Mary Alice lingers and Mr. Frank Keogh will entertain at a theater party this evening at tho Ilrandels to see Francos Htar In "The Case of Becky." Miss Grace Murphy or Milwaukee wilt be the honor guest. Those present will be Misses Grace Murphy. Mildred lingers, Mary Alice Ilogers, Messrs. Paul Gal lagher, C. J. Iord nnd Frank Keogh. Aabel-Auitin Wedding. The wedding of Miss Ida Mae Austin of Beatrice, Neb., and Mr. Hans Aabel of this city, took place Monday evening t the home of Mr. Aabel's sister, Mrs. George A. Brooks and Mr. Brooks, at Baxlle Mills, Neb., Rev. F. O. Wlngles of that city officiating. Mr. A. O. Car mack of Center. Neb., played the wed ding march. The bride wore white hand-embroidered mull and carried a bouquet of brido's roses. Miss Cora' Austin, sister of the bride, was maid of honor and woro pink charmeuse with overdrnpo of light blue ehlffon. She carried pink roses. George A. Brooks waa best man and the ring bearer was Master Georgo A. Brooks, Jr. t Following the ceremony a wedding din iler was served. Mr. and Mrs. Aabel left for an extended rastcrn wedding trip and will make their . home In Omaha. Sans Souci Club. Tho Bans Souci club was entertained Tuesday evening at the home o( Miss Adda Long, Forty-first and Page streets. Prizes were won by Mrs. Altktadt, Mrs. Grieves and Mrs. Long. Those present i were: Girls Sell Tickets. The Commercial club ban put aside an Ironclad rule today and a number of young women will sell tickets during the luncheon hours for thc benefit perfor mance, Saturday, "Tlio Sleeping Beauty," which will hf given' at the Brnndrls tor tho tornado relief fund, Mrs. A. D, Iine will have charge of the sale of tickets and will bo nsslsted es Elizabeth Lane, Margaret Lane, Marjorlo Howland, Mae Kinder, Reglna Conned, Katherlno McClanahan, Claire Helene Woodard and Daphne Peters. Miscellaneous Shower. Miss Nina Kmbreo entertained at a miscellaneous shower Thursday In honor of Besa Bogart, who will bo a June bride, Those present were: Misses- Bess Bogart. Bertha Miller, Misses Kdna Altstadt, Genevieve Dross, Grace Dross, Adda Long. Meadatnes Long. ' Misses Ada Ham, Luclla Bassett, ..Hmlth, Burke, Delia O'Leary, Mcsdames Grieves. Altstadt, Entertains Triangle Club. Miss Esther Bennett entertained the Triangle club Thursday afternoon. Tho guests were: Misses Misses l.uclle Brown. Helen Brandels, Aurcatha Pickering, Pcnelopo Hamilton, Goldye Alplrn. Margaret Hoffman, Clara Hoffman, Oneida Moran, Margaret McCartney Helen Peycke. Gladys Allen, Annabel Hlnclalr, Florence Andrus, Margaret Bennett, Iluby Anderson. Eureka Whist Club. Wednesday afternoon Mrs. J. B. Crttes was hoatess at a meeting of the Eureka Whist club. Scores were won by Mrs, iLoveJoy. Mrs. Klein and Mr. Wandell. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Frank W. Greenman. fore thc city commission and asked for help. "I hnve offered to pay for a private main." said Ahmanson, "nnd this. Water board hnB refused to permit me to se cure water In such manner. I have no fight with the Water bonnl. All I want Is water, and they tell me I can't get It for ninety days, or until (ho metropolitan water district bill becomes effective. I can't wait thnt long, do?" Now, what can I "I have no objection to completing the work," said Commissioner McGovern. "If the Water board Is hesitating becnuso they have no man who' can do tho work wo will furnish such a man." Htreet Commissioner Kugel Bald numer ous applications had been mado to him ftom residents who naked him to use his Influence In trying to force the Water board to clean up Its streets. Tho con tractors, ho snld, were willing to have j him finish' the work. j "If the Water bonrd wants mf to finish this work and will pay my department out of the funds being withheld from the AVIml Kxeiixr In There f 'What's the Watet board', excuse?' nnKen l'oi rp i:nmm HRinticr icvnrr. "Howell, who If tho' came of nil this contractor, i win go in mcro ami im trouble, says tho cltv must authorize the 1" streets cuareu in tnrce uns. saiu SO-cent per front foot assessment to pay Kugel. for tho cost of the main," answered The VVnter hoard is considering urn an- Ahmsnson. vlsahiuty or iitiisiung the worn useii. And Howell knows ns well as we do mit the advisability of this courso has Helen LHIlebej-ir. Allle White, llcna White, Kulth .Kharne. Barbara- Bharpe, Misses Clara Baldwin, Cora Baldwin, Grace Bogart, Alice Htulnton, Anno Swanson. Helen Hailing. Grace Olmstead. Mesdnmes Louts fleger and Carl Terrlll, Orpheum Party. Sirs. J, E. Bchlank entertained at an Orpheum nmtlnce party Wednesday. In tho party were: Mesdanies J. IC. Schlank. Mesdames Ilrandels. M. L. Marks. Misses- Helen BrandnUi Pearl Ilockofcllow, Misses Adn Glllnikr of Council Bluffs. Lunoheon at the Loyal. Mrs. Tt. II. Olmsted entertained at luncheon Thursday at the Hotel Loyal for Miss Anna Louise Knoedler arid Miss Margaret Lee of Chicago, the gnostt of Miss Lorrta Ilogers nnd Mrs. Olmsted. A basket of plhk roses was used for .the centerpiece. Covers were laid for ten. In and Out of the Bee Hive. Mr. Arthur D. Ilrandels has returned from a trip to New York. Miss Fannie Ilosonstock will leave this evening for Chicago to visit friends. Dr, F. J. Wearne returned Wednesday from Chicago, whero he made a stay of three- weeks. Mr. Jack Baldwin has returned from Seattle, where he bus been In business for several months. Miss May McGovern will entertain In formally this evening nt her home for Miss Florence Dcnn, who Is a well known teacher In tho public schools. Mrs. Homer Bostwlck of Butte, Mont., Is expected within the next few days to be tho guest of Mrs, CInrenco Fa rn ha in of Fort Crook. Mr. nnd Mrs. F. P. Klrkendall nnd Mrs. Glen Wharton are visiting In California, They will return home In tho near fu ture. Mr. Klrkendall went for the bene fit of his health. thnt our legal department has advised us thnt wo can't do It under the law," snld Mayor Dnhlman, angrily. "There's no excuse In the world for such an ac tlon. ' They have money on hand for that very purpose. Why don't they do It themselves." "Same old excuse," snld Commissioner Butler. "They want the council to do the things they nro afraid to do," Willing- (n Pn'r. "I don't rnro nnythlng about thnt," continued Ahmnnson. "All I want is water. We are willing to pay for It. Everybody signed the 60-ccnt per front foot petition, nlthough several didn't wnnt to, hut simply had to do It to get water. Wo are willing to pay for wntcr. We wnnt It. We 'nro supposed to bo owners of this water plant we. thc people- nnd yet we can't get water when wo want to pay for It." "It's Howell's plant," snld McGovern. ' It's no Joke to me," snapped Ahman son, "And neither was that a Joke," Mc Govern enme back. Ahmnnson snld fifty families were rep. rcsented'6u the petition sent to the Water board, nnd that these families, living on a paved street In a densely populated district, were compelled to use well water. "A'nd these wells ought to be con demned," ho asserted. "And I understand some of them have been," Worse ThniW iKiiored. Theso residents, willing to pay nnd de sirous of securing wnter thnt does not endanger their health, sincerely petitioned the Wnter bourd, and according to Ah mnnson huve. been worse than Ignored. "The plumbing Is In my houses. It Is ready to bo connected. Those houses are useless to inc until I have wnter In them. I'm not u promoter of cofnflrlds, nnd am not asking for something to which I hnve been frequently considered before, there Is no certainty ns to what will bo done. Want Women to Vote in New City Charter Representatives of the locnl woman suffrage organizations will nsk that votes for women ho Incorporated Into the new homo rule city, charter. Inquiry has nl ready been made of the charter conven tion officers as to opportunity for u public hearing on tho question of municipal woman suffrage without waiting for tho submission of n state-wide suffrage nirendment. Tho presentation of tho re quest has been delegated to n committee of which Mrs. Ada I. Atkinson Is thu head, nnd it Is Intimated that tho con vention will be asked to make a special older for tho discussion of suffrngo at next week's meeting. I.BEBUILDERSJBEIHG HELPED Up to Present Time 135 Cases Have Been Assisted, $42,728 Spent. HOLDING MEETINGS EVERY DAY Committee In Charge of Work As sembles Kach Afternoon to Pass . Upon Hequlsltloua thnt llare Been Bent In. For the rehabilitation work of the re lief committee 141,728 has been expended up tu the present time. This was used on US cases shown on the records up to Thursday night. Averages In this case however, mean very little, as In some In stances not more than $25, or perhaps JJO, is .appropriated, while In others sev eral hundred dollars are necessary to repair the home properly. The amount appropriated for each case has been gradually rising, Instead of de creasing, since the first fifty that were handled. This Is taken to mean that more difficult problems are now being taken up by them while the first ones decided upon were cases In which the damage was so slight that they were taslly disposed of. Meets Uach Afternoon. The committee holdr meetings every afternoon at the Commercial club room from 3 to S o'clock, at which time the new Issues for rehabilitation are taken up and passed upon. The committee is especially ahxIoUs that requests be pre sented to. them -while they are still dally holding these meetings In prder that all may be properly disposed of. They have asked that anyone having a case In mind that should be Investigated present the facts to the committee so that It may be considered at one of the meetings. The average number of regulations a. ued at the relief sfatlon dally at present (s about 113. These are requisitions for clothing, groceries and furniture. The requisitions or clothing are the smallest 'tem now. , Omaha-Kansas City Automobile Route to Be Given a Boost The first automobile run conducted by the Kansas Btate Automobile association will start from Kansas City.. Kan., at 7 o'clock, the morning of May 9, 1913, and will arrlvo In Omaha at 3:30 p. m May 10, If on schedule time. Twenty-five cars have ulready been pledged Secretary Watklns to mako tho trip. The purpose of the run Is to boost the Omaha-Kansas City scenic route and to Bee that It Is properly murked and maintained. Charles W. Barnes, president of the Kansas State Automobllo association, of Topeka; Neal A, Pickett, president of the Automobile club of Arkansas City, and William Kennedy, secretary of the Com mercial club of Arkansas City, formerly of Omaha, will be In the party, Mr Barnes and Mr. Kennedy are good speakers and will, no doubt, create a great deal of enthusiasm along the route, Thnt's whrtt CHICAGO GRAIN JOURNAL COMPLIMENTARY TO OMAHA In the April number of the American Co-Operntlvo Journal, thc official organ of tho Farmers' Grain Dealers' associa tion of the northwestern States, printed In Chicago, Omaha Is commended for the remarkable spirit displayed by Its citizens In rehabilitating tho wrecked area. Bxccrpts of the article follow: "Again we nre called upon ta witness a disastrous storm nt Omaha, und again Omaha rises out of tho wreck tofctcstlfy to her own strength. Omaha rofused aid from tho outsldo nnd rose. In her might and magnificence, to isay. 'We will undertnke' the rebuilding of our city without charity.' "We admire tho co-opcrutlvo spirit of Omaha for n city Is great in proportion to the spirit of development nnd promo. right. What can I do7 want to know." Assistant City Attorney tambert snld mfkridnmUH proceedings was probably tho only recourse. Ahmnnson said he i tjon t)mt characterizes Its citizens." imiwi v iime 10 go tnrougn nny period of extended litigation. ,,,., It was suggested that Ahmnnson col. i Dtf U I WUrlltn5 I HUUCU lect money from thc property owners and tender It to liuwoll for the cost of the main. Ths, It was pointed out by Ah manson. would be Impossible because ho would bo obtaining money under false pretenses, "I would -have no assurance of getting the main any curlier." he said "or of getting It nt all," Mr. Hoyden of Hastings & Heydcn signed the petition nlong with seventy five othcis, Ahmnnson. ttulleltotis for Hoard. 'Hastings Is high In the councils of tho Heal Kstnte exchange," Commissioner Butler remarked. "Thn exchange has seemed very solicitous nbout the welfare of the Water board. Hastings, therefore, ought to bo able to get this main for you," Mayor Dahlman wnnted to know where thc Water board got Its authority to resolute Howell Into power to Instal water mains wherever he pleased unless thoy were operating under the inctropotl. tun water district bill now. To this there was no answer. Ahmnnson went away without redress. He says he Is simply "up against It," and doesn't know which way to go nor what to do. Neither do the other signers of, the petition, nor does anybody else know except attorneys who ndvlse legal action WHEN NOT IN SERVICE Scrub men and other helpers nVound the Union station hnve been tagged so that they will not bo nnnoyed by in- cpilsltlvo travelers, especially when not on duty On the front doors of elevators In tho buildings uround town, when tho cars arc not being used, placards bearing the woids, "Not In Service," nre nttoched. Thc same rule has been applied to the depot kcrub men while they nro about the building und arc not nt work. Now, If you see a colored man at tho Union stntlon nnd to him Is attached a large card, on which Is printed, "Not In Kerv Ive," you may know that ho Is not nt work. FUGITIVE FROM LAW GIVES HIMSELF UP TO POLICE John Blackwell, a fugitive from law, gave himself up to tho police, advising them that he was wanted In Kansas City for stealing two suits of clothes. Ho Is about 35 years old and hunger probably had some effect upon his delivering him self to the authorities. Serfons Lacerations. and wounds are healed, without danger of blood poisoning, by Hucklen's Arnica Salve, the healing, wonder. Only Kc. For sate by Beaton Drug Co. Advertisement. Shoes and Teeth Need Fixing at 'Smithfield, Neh Smtthfleld, Neb.. Is badly in need or a dentist and a cobbler. C, X Ironside, editor of the Smithfield Enterprise, has written to the publicity bureau of the Commercial club seeking a way out of the difficulties now confronting the town. There are many persons suffering from toothuche and two or three who need new sets of false teeth, but the expense of coming to the city Is too much for these victims. A dentist Is badly needed. Many citizens, too, are wearing out their shies. 'They say the uppers are in flrit class condition, and to throw away tho shoes Just because there I not a cobbler In the town to fix them would be wanton waste The requirements for the two needed professional men Is that they be "sober competent and reliable." SPECIAL SATURDAY MILLINERY SALE Of strictly now nnd up-to-date Hats of tho most seasonable styles, $8.00 to .$r().00 values; about 100 hats &4 to choose from, nt this price W " MRS. S. RICHARDS ROOM 4 WEAD BLDG. i 1 Cor. IHtlt nnd Parnam. 18th Street Kntrance. I Save $20 on Every Hundred If you are living on a moderate income you cannot ajforci to close your eyes to the fact that you can make your dollars buy from 20 to 25 more furniture here than at any other store in all Omaha. The store that saves you money We're causing the people of this city to realize that this big store, with its great Minneapolis branch both working with a definite idea of con troling market conditions and forcing prices of furniture dowmvard is wor thy and deserving of their patronage. If we can't easily convince you that we can save you money we'll not ask you to buy. But our prices speak for themselves and show very clearly that a savingjof 20 to 25 is possible. Easiest Credit Terms We nre now making by far the easiest credit terms of any store in Omaha, allowing the smallest payments and i!'imr tlm mruf HKnrnl ti'O.'lt. meat at all times. Get acquaint ed with this .new and better homefurnishing institution it will pay you. DRESSER A handsome Dresser, large bevel mirror, two ton draw ers, regular value ?1G, sale price iui ugiui 88.95 REFRIGERATORS Tho famoUn "Whlto Moun tain," solid luidwood, cabinet, rounded corners, extra ntro:i ieo rack, all metal parts removable. very economical, now at i 87.95 9x12 BRUSSELS RUG New l'attern Brussels Rugs, one of sev eral lots on sale hero this week. This lot now priced at 10.75 A hlRli Rrude buffet, heavy and substantial, quartered onk In Kuincd or Karly KiikHhIi finish, lined drawers, French bevel mirror, real val ue, $35, price . . j'jmkuhii rinisn, $24.75 1513-1515 Howard Street Rubers 1513-1515 Howard Street HHHHHCHNHHHnHMH Every-Oay Needs in Drugs and Toilet Articles Specially Priced for Saturday PAINTING TI.MK IS IIKKK Shorwln WIUiamB' Paints have no equal. A special paint for each purpose. Call for color card. 1 pint Family Paint 13c l-gallon can Outsldo Paint IjKi.Ol) 1 pint good Varnish ."n 1 quart Inside Floor Paint ."Oc 1 quart Mar-Not Floor Varnish 85c The MARK CROSS SAFETY RAZOR Wo consider this an excellent rustor nnd Kindly Imck up tho munui'iictu'' er's guarantee that the "Mark Tosh"' will rIvo you a smooth, easy shave equal to any $5.00 razor. The handlo nnd frnnio arc triple silver plaud and the blaJes nro certainly miracles of steel. Kach ruzor Is furnished with one hlndo In an attrnctlvc box, at the introductory price of 25c H RUBBER GOODS Oood Hulb SyrliiRc 39e Household Hubbcr Gloves ..39o 2 - qt. Koun- tulu rlngo 3-nt. tain rl litre S y ...49o y -. . .590 Itubber Ice Hags 2-qt, Water lings Nipples, best kind ... 5o Atomizers, 35o to 91.35 .350 to $1.35 o ToiBef Goods Ilexall Toovh Paste at 190 Harmony Toilet Wuter 35o, 500, 75o 60c Pebeco Toot 1. ... - j. .. t ...... . m '... . . . i ami; m j : frftTSg'- 50c Pompetnn Mas- POMPElAh 2rarteTen-t MASSAGE I I'rKim 14o CREAM ' 10c Qraham's Olive uream Soon ... .40 50c Hind's Honey and Almond Creuni 39o Fairbanks' Fairy Soap 3V4o 25o Sanltol Tooth Paste lao 25o Holmes' Frastella, for ....13o 25c Packer's Tar Soap llo $1 Vloletta Loulsette Powder 59o 25c Victor's Tooth Powder Mo Patent Medicines $1 Oray's Glycerine Tonic ....39o $1 Wine of Cardul for 89o Dr. Cooper's Medicine ...45c, 89o $1 Hostetter's Bitters 89o $1 Squlbbs' Sursnparilla 75a Ozomulslou 45c, 89a Rexull Orderlies ....10c, 35o 50a Scott's Kmulslon 45o B9o Hays' Hair .Health 45o, 89c Llsterlne 15c, 35c, 45c, 89o nexall Kidney Cure 45c, 39o Uorden's Malted Milk 45c, 89o $1 I,ydia Pinkham's Compound for 890 Olycothymollne 35c, 45c, 89o Itexnll 93 Hair Tonic . 50o, 31.00 Fellows' Syrup for 89c, 81.34 Spruce Pepsin Tablets 50c, 31.00 $1 Guertln's Nervo Syrup 89o FREE 56c BOTTLE OF PALMOLIVE SHAMPOO 49c SIX CAKES OF PALM OLIVE TOILET SOAP Regular price 15c a cake and a bottle of Palm Olive Shampoo Saturday, all for Sherman & McConnell Drug Co. FBOFBIITOBS Or THE rOUB OlffAHA BZSXJLXiIj BTOBS Sherman tc McConnell Drag1 Co., Corner 16th and Dodge. Owl Drug Co., Corner 16th and Barney. toyal Pharmacy. Hotel Loyal Block. The Harvard Pharmacy, Corner 34th and rarnam. The Perilitent and Judlclouii l ae of Newspaper dvertltlng la tho Road to Buslnes Burccsi, ARRIVED! Our coupon holders will please call (or 14k Gold Initialed China Wishes, vfMch were delayed on the way from Europe. A largo shipment of this exquisite service Is now on hand for free distribution among regular customers, and requests for any Initial can be met. AT THE SIGN OF W CROWN UP THE GOLDIH STAIRS From one-fifth to one-third of the business of the bigger Omaha stores comes from out of town Thnt is the statement mnde in reply to the question nsked ten of our lead ing merchants. Thnt doctor's The Omaha Bee has Ifs own carrier de liver)' In tlie larger towns near Omaha. wife from Co lumbus who cnine to town the other day nnd spent $85 in our stores where did she spend it? Why in the stores she knew, of ' course. But she had never been in an Omnhn store before whnt does she know nbout Omaha stores? She rends The Bee every day nnd she knows nil about our stores. She knows those thnt ndvertise regu larly the others she enn't possibly know about. These nre nqt all "big stores either. It's "the regular adver. tiser that gets this immense volume of out-of-town trade. It's continuous advertising that pays i