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THE BEE: OMAITA, TTTTRSTDAY, JF?sTK 5", 1913. PROGRESS ONCITY CHARTER unaptcr of New Code of Laws. PENALTIES AND PUNISHMENTS ProTlitp Method of DenllnK ttHH Those Who Misuse Pnbllo Fund or Knlfttf- the necoriln. President Victor Rosewater of the city charter convention, as chairman of the general committee of five which will draft the charter, at the meeting of the convention yesterday afternoon sub mitted the first chapter of the new char ter. It is a chapter on "Penalties" and (irovides for the punishment of offenders with a fine of 11,000, or less, and a Jail term of not more than one year for vio lating the following provisions: Misuse of public funds: To fall to re port to the city treasurer, or to convert to private use, any moneys collected from any source for performing any service as an official; to conceal any personal Interest to the detriment of the olty; to mutilate or falsify any public record; to be Interested In any contract with the city, or to havo any Inte'rcst In the wages of a city employe; to ac cept money from 'itractors; to solicit political contrlbutloi ; to make threats of reprisal; to attempt to brlbb officials, purchase of petition signatures, to sign false signatures to petitions. This chapter of the charter, If adopted, strikes a new note In prohibiting the acceptancs of fees for services performed as public officials. In procuring false signatures to paving petitions. Initiative and other petitions, In signing falBe names to such petitions, and In prohibit ing combinations of bidders, if Over One AVeelf. The report of the committee, at the re quest of the chairman, was laid over for a week. In tho meantime each member of the committee will be given a copy of It. Members will be permitted to suggest amendments. John Reagan, chairman of the com mittee on publlo affairs, submitted, as the report of his committee, a compre hensive plan for municipal civil service, the report being referred to the general committee. Reagan's report calls for the appoint ment of a civil service commission of three, to serve for six years at a salary of $1,000 each per year. The commis sion Bhall be appointed by the mayor. The examinations shall bo open and free and competitive, nonpartisan and non-sectarian. The following officers are excepted from tho civil service: City attorney and his assistants, chief of police, chief of fire department, city physician and library trustees. The city commission Is given power to extend Uie civil service to other officers. Chairman Harry J. Hackett, of the committee on police and sanitation, made a report for his committee In which It was recommended that the city physi cian be thosen at the same election at which commissioners were elected, In stead of appointed. It gives the com mission power to Issue certain bonds for Improvements and emergencies and fixes tho maximum amount which the police department may spend at $100,000 a year and the maximum Annual expenditure lor garbage removal at $50,000 a year. Chairman Dan Horrlsnn of the com mittee on public Improvements recom mended that tho larger' part of the present charter relating to publics lm-r provements be "Incorporated In -the -new charter, with tho following changes: Power to City Council. Giving the city council power to order; Improvements, providing" there Is no pro test from a majority of the property owners. This power Is to be exercised within a circle the radius of which is 7,000 feet from the city hall. The council Is given power to tax cost (of Improvements to the property bene fited, exclusive of street and alley Inter. -sections, and excepting repavlng, when not 'more than half of the cost can be bo taxed. The present plan Is de nounced -as an 'Intolerable burden upon property owners." Abolishing tho paving promoter by the creation of the office of city paving agent, whose duty it is to help property owners select paving material they de Eire. "Open" paving specifications, giving all bidders on any kind of material an equal chance. Power is given the city council to issue bonds for the purpose of paying the cost of extending tho systems of main sewers. Cost of opening and extending streets Is borne by the whole city under the plan submitted by the committee. At tho conclusion of the reading of tho report. Member C. U Shamp wanted to know what had become of some of ! Iho propositions he had advocated. Hor- j rigan told him the committee had been unfavorable to them. Then arose a dis cussion whether the several committees Bhould report on all matters, for, or against, and the sentiment was against such procedure. Another meeting Is to be held next Tuesday, when It is probable all reports of subcommittees will be submitted Within the two or three weeks following, the general committee will harmonize these reports and submit them to the whole committee of fifteen for approval. Children Supply is , JNotLquaUo Demand SPRINGFIELD, III., June .The com mlttee Investigating home finding insti tutions In Illinois, reported to the lower house of the legislature today. The re port says In part: "In most of the home finding institu tions, the demand for children has been greater than the supply. The societies started out to find homes for homeless children, but they now are seeking chil dren for childless homes." Learning to Drive Oar KiUs Man; Held For Manslaughter BRIDGEPORT. Conn., June 4.-Charged with homicide. Mrs. S. I Woodford, wife of the former United States ambas sador to Spain, was arrested today and placed under $2,(00 bonds, because the automobile she was learning to drive, ran down and killed William Stanhouser, a laborer In Fairfield, near here, Mrs. Woodford and her chauffeur will be given a hearing Juno 9. EXPLAINS ELECTION LAWS Harley 0. Moorhead Tells About New Voting Methods. SAYS HE'S FOR SQUARE DEAL In Address Before Uconomlc IjenKne New CommUstoner Promises lie Will Conduct Office Ile Knrillcnn of rnrtlsanahlp. ANSWER FM HITCHCOCK j Former Postmaster General Declares Treasury Figures Are Correct. ACTION OF CONGRESS CITED o. on K. of Democratic. House IMnccd Conduct of 11 1 Dcpnrtment UourlioiiM Are n Mnr to Kroiiomy. Harley G. Moorhead, newly appointed election commissioner, spoke last night to an assembly of twenty-two members of the Economic league presided over by Chairman C. O. Cunningham on "A Square Election Deal." An explanation of the relief the state legislature hoped to accomplish with the laws recently In stituted was given. He told briefly of redlstrlctlng the precincts, limiting each to not moro than 300 voters, making eighty-six In Omaha where there were sixty-four and soventeen In South Omaha where there were fourteen. In hlB opinion he believed tho cost of the office of commissioner would be moro Khan Baved In ten years' time and that after that It would be a source of economy. Knch Voter Tnhneil. According to the new laws each voter will be registered with a detailed descrip tion of himself, Including physical ap pearances and data regarding birth. Duplicates will be kept, ono In tho gen eral office at, the court house and an other In the precinct where tho voter casts his ballot. He will thus be Identi fied at the time of voting and ho may register at any time In the year. The registration books will be open on any legal business day, but new registration will have to be made ton days prior to any election. Only one registration Is necessary, however, and unless a man should move Into another precinct will hold contlnously. It will fall upon the new commissioner's lot to appoint the Inspectors' judges and clerks, some 600 In all, for the election places and In choosing these he Is not restricted to any particular party of the county, but may pick men according to his discretion, All will bo under oath and will be subject to prosecution If they do not follow the letter of the law. Preserving Order. In any place he may see fit, he may appoint not to exceed two peace officers to keep order. The old election laws prevail whero they are not over-ruled by the new ones and In the event of Illiterate voters, a voter can be helped If he states the man hu wishes to vote for. In such cases a Judge and a clerk of opposite party will assist the Illiterate. Mr. Moorhead said ho stood for a square deal, regardless of partisanship. The charter committee report of the Economic league was continued under the order of unfinished business and was ap proved by the league to be presented by the committee to the charter convention. South Omaha Given Second Night at Den Next Monday night will bo South Omaha night at the Ak-Sar-Ben Den. A big time Is being planned, and South Omaha p expected to turn out In great numbers to see the big show. SILVER CITY, N. M., June S.-On ar riving at Sliver City today from tho Mogollon mountains, where ho has bcon spending some weeks, former Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock was shown for the first time tho statement Issued a few days ago by Postmaster General Durleson attacking his administration of tho Postofflco department. After read Ing the charges Mr. Hitchcock Issued the following statement: "A committee, composed In the main of newly appointed assistants, having less than three months' experience In postofflce business, attempts In a re port to the present head of tho depart ment to discredit the financial showing made by tho postal scrvlco under Presi dent Taft's administration. After re porting alleged discrepancies that arc Insignificant when compared with the great sums known to have been saved by their predecessors, this committee of novitiates proceeds In Its published state ment to enlighten the American people, as to tho character of .the postal scrvlco they have been receiving. Declared Mtntement Innccurnte. "Their statement Is as Inaccurate as It Is gratuitous, for the publlo well knows that never was tho postal service con ducted moro efficiently, or mall handled with greater precision and despatch, than In tho closing years of . tho Taft administration. In that administration nearly 5,000 new postoftlces wero estab lished, delivery letter carriers were pro vided In about 300 additional cities, and over 3,000 new rural routes, aggregating about 7B.000 miles, wero authorized. "Notwithstanding these great exten sions of service and the heavy Increase In expenditures they required, the Post office department was placed on a self sustaining basis, and that was Its con dition when, on the fourth of March, It passed Into the hands of newly appointed officers, who seem thus far to have been exhausting their time and their energy In a vain attempt to detract from the record mado by the devoted publlo servants they succeeded. "The postal committee of a democratic house of congress endeavored last year In a similar manner to attack the audited accounts of the postal service, but after Investigation that committee was fair enough to admit that tho department had become self-sustaining. Tho returns as to surplus or deficit arc made up not by the Postofflce department, but by the Treasury department, where all postal income Is received and all postal accounts finally audited. Treasury Ileportcd Deficit Gone. "The secretary of tho treasury reported the wiping out of the postal deficit and the record thus certified to In his fiscal report Is likely to stand In history. If the Postofflce department could havo re ceived a proper allownnco for tho cost of carrying franked mall, tho postal surplus would havo been much larger than that recorded, and this Is true after deducting the expense incurred on account of the postal service by the Treasury depart ment for the free quartering of certain postofflce.") In federal buildings, an ex pense that Is less than half' .the cost of tho franking privilege. In tho fiscal year 1812 more than 300,000,000 pieces of mall, having an aggregate weight of about 61,000,000 pounds, wero carried free of charge under tho franks of congressmen and of the various government establish ments. If postage at tho usual rates had been paid on this matter It Is estimated that tho postal revenues would hava in creased by moro than fc,C00.000. "In tho last administration we appealed In vain to a democratic house for legisla tion abolishing tho franking abuse. It is a subject that tho present postal manage ment might well consider for It affords an opportunity to save tho department millions of dollars a year Rut Judging from the committee's report, as published In tho press, tho gentlemen now In charge of postal destinies seem moro Interested In disclosing the fact that during the four years preceding March I an average of thirty-four clerkships per annum re mained vacant In tho department. Ulnar at Illinium Omnnlintlnn. "The United Slate postal scrvlco com prises altogether more than 300,000 offices and men. It Is tho largest business or ganisation In the world. It exponds an nually about $350,000,000 and now takes In approximately that amount In postal re ceipts. It requires a high order of bust ness ability and tho closest kind of ap plication on the part of tho various offi cers In charge to conduct successfully a public service so extensive and so Intricate. "The question very nnturally may pre sent Itself In the publlo mind as to why the present officers of tho department In stead of consuming all this time In an endeavor to discredit tho good work of the men they succeeded, nro not devoting themselves more attentively to the Im portant branches of the service entrusted to their care, oven If they aro thus ttir unable In their inexperience to map out and execute a constructive postal pro gram so an. to broaden still further the usefulness of tho postofflco. They doubt less will find It a considerable task and ono requiring their strict attention to maintain throughout our vast country tho efficiency of tho postal service aa de veloped and extended by their predeces sors and particularly of those great branches of tho scrvlcu recently estab lished for tho benefit of tho people by n republican administration, the postal av- j Ings bank and tho parcel post. 12 IHiHlSSaS!iHiIQH.KiiOHHHSi The Entire Surplus Stocks of RUGS From two well known eastern mills will go on sale next Monday at Brandeis Stores AUTO BULLETINS AS TO THE CONDITION OF THE ROADS "The Nebraska State Automobile as sociation with headquarters at the notel Rome will In the future have bulletins posted relative to the condition' of the roads leading out of Omaha to the north, south and west," says Harry Lawrle, secretary. "For tho Information and guidance of automoblllsts the association is prepared to furnish to the members additional In formation regarding road conditions on special Inquiry. Any communications to ! telephone Douglas 2376 will receive prompt atontion In regard to tho fore going matters." W. E. JOHNSON INJURED BY PASSING AUTOMOBILE W. E. Johnson, traveling salesman re siding at B023 Davenport street, was run over by nn automobllo Tuesday evening at Carroll, la. Ho was standing on the curbing at tho sldo of tho street when the car, driven by Mr. Pond of Ralston, la., ran Into him, knocked him down and two wheels passed over his hips. The In jured man was resting enslly at his hotel and It Is thought that nothing more seri ous than bruises will result. jPijre Wool Blue Serge Ask to sco No. 1502 It's a medium t.1. -1 L MADE to ORDER WClglll, Cieitr CUt, pure wool, noa-indiug Blue Serge. Drossy, Serviceable and Economical The sort of fabric that will anchor your trado to Nicoll permanently. Modestly Priced at $25 NICOLL The Tailor . WD Jen-ems' Sons . 209-11 South 15th Btrset. At Just About Half the Prices These Rugs Would Sell For At Regular Prices Watch Daily Papers for Particulars. See Our Window Displaye r5 a HOSPE DOLLAR WINDOW" THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 5TH Savo money on graduation nrosonU. wedding gifts, club prizes and art objects for the homo. Somo competitor has. kindly stated that early comers can get good bargains at the "Hospo Dollar Window" sales, but that after tho first half hour, tho bargains run out. Our friend, tho competitor, is partially in error and let us asBuro you that you can get JuBt as good bargains any tlmo during tho day as you can tho first thing In tho morning. Attend this sale and boo. Read tho bargain list. Why not havo your dollar graduation proaonts, club prlxes, etc., amount to something. 3 Electric Library Lamps, 112.00 valuo, at $1.00 25 16x20 Gold Frames that usually boII from $5.00 to $7.00 $1.00 18 Solid Dross Jardinieres, $2.50 valuo, at 91.00 85 Imported Japaneso Mahogany Bas kets, the snnip kind that caused so much excltoment last week, valim to $7.00 ;.$1.00 10 Large Mahogany Trays, Just tho thing for tho dining room, worth $3.60, at 91.00 17 Gold Trayia for my ladles boudoir, worth $3.50, at $1.00 18 Lovo Lamps, nice on banquot tables, at $1.00 19 Largo Solid Brass Baskets, tho $2.50 kind, at $1.00 21 Carbon Plcturos of old mostors, with antique gold frames, big values at $3.50 $1.00 14 Pramors Craft Shop Standard Frames. You know tho kind that stand up on mantels, dressers, pi anos or tables, rogular $4.50 valuos, at $1.00 12 Largo Landscapes, In heavy gold frames, value $4,00 .....$1.00 Hundreds of nrtlclos that any ono would bo glad to have will bo placed In tho window as fast as theao articles are sold. Stores oponB at 8 A. M salo starts at 9 A. M. store (llko in a barber shop). No goodB laid aBldo, articles aro purchased. Numbers given out to early comers, as you enter tho no tolephone orders, no deliveries, except whero tiro Framers Craft Shop jj HOSPE CO. 1513"15 Douglas St. If you don't got "Framers Craft Shop" frames on your pictures you aro not getting tho best. Concentrate your advertising in The Bee. There is a Bee in almost every home. You're never at a loss for entertainment when there is a Victrola in your home. The following Omaha and Council Waffs dealers carry com plete lines of VICTOK VICTROLAS, and all of the Into Victor Records as fast as issued. You are cordially Invited to Inspect the stocks at any of these establishments: Schmoller6l Mueller 311-1315 Farnam St. Omaha, Neb. Victor Department on Plain Floor Any Victor dealer in any city in the world will gladly play any music you wish to hear. Victor-Victrolaa $15 to $200 Victors, $10 to $100 Victor Talking Machine Co. Camden, N. J. Industrial Workers On "Hunger Strike" 1?' ni" Juna 4-A "mrawr strike Is the latest weapon to bo used by the Industrial Workers of the World, a number of whom are In the city Jail on charges of disorderly conduct and Inciting a riot. Since Monday at breakfast the prisoners have refused to eat, breaking their dishes by striking them against the toars. A Cruel UliiiL-n Is to neglect a cold or courh. Dr. Kln- uiscuvery ourea mem and may pre Tent consumption. SCo and JL For sale by Beaton Drug- Co. Adrertisement The Persistent and Jumcious Ub at Newspaper Advertising Is the Road to Slg Re turns. Branch at 334 BROADWAY Council Bluffs Nebraska Cor. 15th and f 1 fi Harney, Omaha vO. Geo. E. Nickel, Mgr. Brandeis Stores Talking Machine Department in the Pompeian Room . nospe Co. 1S13-15 Douglas St., Omaha, and 497 West Broadway, .... Council Bluffs Orkin Bros. Victor Department Third Floor Cor. 16th and Harney Sts. Victor-Vkfarola X Mahogany or oak With Victor record albums, $85 Without albums, $75