THE BEE; OMAHA, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1913.
COAD SUCCEEDS O'BRIEN
Chairman of Water Board Resigns
and Successor is Named.
PLANS TO 'HOLD ONTO MONEY
Attorney Will AiTvWe thnt Cltr
Treitunrcr Ee Instructed to
Torn 6ver CnnJi to Xtvr
District.
The Water board, at a meeting yester
day afternoon accepted the. resignation
of Chairman r. J. O'Brien and elected
W. 3. Coad'to tHj, vaoawcy, after II. W.
Yates had turned, ijown. an offer of the
Job. This done tho" board adjourned to
wrestle with its financial problems today.
John 1 Webster, attorney for the
Water board, pointed out that O'Brien's
resignation left a .question ns (o whether
his successor could qualify If etedted "after
July 23, when the Metropolitan Water dis
trlct bill becomes -effective.
Water Commissioner Howell sus;sested
that O'Brien' resignation be but partially
accepted, .the same not preventing him.
from casting; a vote, should the need of'
this ballot arise. This plan did not meat
with general favor, was abandoned and
Coad was elected.
piapontnir of the 9Ionry.
When the Water board meets to.dsy.
General Webster wlU have the tlddla of
what will become of the water Want's1
surplus earnings' when tho 'metropolitan;
district bill bec6mes effective all reononed'
out He's working on It, The plan will
be Intricate, complex, astonishing. In
substance it will be:
"That the Water board Instruct Treas
urer W. O. Ure to turn over the accounts
of the Omaha water plant, to the credit
of the new district, which Is a corpora
tion distinct and separate from the city
of Omaha."
Treasurer W. O. Ure had already noti
fied the Water board that under the ad
vice of very competent attorneys he will
keep this money, acting , on the suppo
sition that it does not belong to the Met
ropolitan Water district, but to tho city,
of Omaha, which, paid for the plant and
assumed the responsibility' or running .It.,
Arrangements Were made for the chSngp
from the city id Metropolitan Water dis- i
trlct as far is office, dispositions and
fcrmalltles run. The Water board 'num
bers will become "directors'' under the
new law and the' Water comniltistonar
will go right oh drawing, his same old
salary, although Ms title will be slightly
altered- ' i:
O'tlrlen'a Fond FnrrwclL
O'Brien bide his colleagues an affec
tionate adieu. lie praised the water com
missioner and the entire board, and When
he had finished declared ha wroto the
letter of resignation himself, although h
did go to Howell's office for somo facts'.
Tho letter follows:
X hereby tender 6u my resignation lis
chairman of your honorable body and
also ju a member of tho Water board of
thetlty of Omaha, to-take effect Imme
diately, i
I talcs this action with regret, as I deem
a membership lof the Water board not
only an honor, but ait opportunity tor Im
portant public service, and further, bo
cause my associations upon the board
have been without exception during the
nearly seven years I have served, of the
Pleasanteet nnd moat- agreeable char
acter. However, the duties of a member
of the board require much time and
thought and as my private affafra are
now demanding my constant attention, I
feel that In Justice to myseir. and to the
Interests which, the TVatcr board repre
sents, that I should ttoniasldri. '
I cannot close without congratulating
the. Water Board, tipon' Its splendid rec
ord. Although tho first year of municipal
Ownership has scarcely ended the Water
board's treasury shows an excess above
expenses and interest of a quarter of a
"Vi'll dollars and yet the people have
CLd SJ ,eM tor water during tho year
Juhe SO, u, than for the previous year,
SSiw,t4JJ!-t,l5S,,l ? ,n"""a At 4.2M serv
ices. The "Water board has provided for
Per cent decrease In water rates. If
me gas i company would do as much, 'gas
would b furnished hereafter at 01 oenta
her l.AM suhlc feet, and If the street rail
way and the CJmaho. ifflpctnc Lhfht art it
Power company would do the Mme, f be
lleve the people of Omaha would havd
lime to enmpiain or.
My one criticism of tho Water board Is
that facts like these are not presented
and constantly before the public so that
the people may know what i municipal
ownership Is, and can do for Omaha.
I take this opportunity to thnhk the
members of the board for the many kind
nesses and you can rest assured while ,1
wilt not be with you Ip persdn, I will still
be Interested In the welfarcof flifctOrhah
"i uuuiu mm fiiuiiiuipiu uwpersnip.
Also want to thank the press for the
many courtesies extended while a mem
ber of this tjpord. , . ,
Bailey Waggener..
Gives Sis Annual '
Picnic on Friday
Bailey Waggener, former general attor
ney -for, the Missouri Pacific, but now re
tired, gives "lifs annual pjcnlo ,at At
chison, Koa. Friday, whero n number of
Omaha railroad men will be his guests.
The Uallei' WaRgendr pjcnlcs, Inaug
urated nearly twenty years ago, have
become, ono of - tho annual features at
Atchletin. Down thare Waggener owns
the park, the street railway and a large
portion of the town. Annually, upon the
occasion of the picnic, he becomes the
host of .tho whole state of Kansas, west
ern Missouri and a part of the southern
portion of Nebraska, often entertaining
,000 to 10,000 people In addition to those
of the, town. He runs special trains, pav
ing all tho bills. When the people come
to town, he hauls them to the park,
gives them a big dinner, hires a band for
a concert and arranges ball games and a
enrd ,of athletlo sports.
It Is sold that each plcnlo costs Wag-
geper In excess of 15,(00, but he docs
not core, as he Is several times a mil
lionaire, .having made most of the money
hlrhself out of his .law-business and his
subsequent lucky Investments.
Criticise Bryan
For Deserting Post
" (From a Staff. Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. July 16.-(BpeclarTele- I
gram.) "Secretary Bryan iught to bo In
Washlngt6rr all tho time just nw,',.' said
Benator Norrls today. Secretary' Bryan
has been severely criticised -not only by
republicans, but by members' of his own
party, wio'f ire not satisfied- 'with his 1
explanation , oh to tho necessity for his
'givlng' leeturos to eke out hlit 'income.
"The Mexican situation Is admittedly
critical, just now," continued Senator
'Norrls, "and the Japaneso affair Is In
heed of close Attention. Both of these
matters are directly under Secretary
Bryan's supervision. I think it unfor
tunate that he should deem It advisable
to go off pn a Chautauqua while they re
main unsettled. Any . man . In . an ordi
nary occupation ought to live on, 112,000
a yesrj antlU Mr. Bryan lives' up more
than thai he ought,' In my opinion, to
devotd his attehtlon to decreasing his
expenditures rather than Increase his Income."
Lords Defeat Home
Eule Bill Motion
LONDON, July 18.-A motion for the
second reading of tho home rule for Iro-v
land 1HI was dofeated in the house of
lords tonight by a majority of sixty-two.
The voto was 302 to Mi.
The motion of. Lord Lansdowne, leader
of the opposition in the upper house,
Which declared, "that this house declines
to proceed nlth tho consideration of the
bill until it has been submitted to tho
judgment of the country," ,'th'ea was
adopted Without a division. , '
Favorite1 Recipes of favorite Stage Stars
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Crystallised Fruit by
This recipe, which Is original with mo,- has brought on0 prophetow
honor In her town company, at any rate. All my follow member of -Tho
Poor Little Rich. Olrr: company hayo .tho ba,b!t. and I hope my little gum-
mcr auu wmier coniocuon win mane friends In and out of tho "profesBlori'
For summer dainties, cherries, currants or strawberries may be used,
ana men tno largest snouid he chosen and the4 stems left on. Peaches and
pears snouio do cut m.naives, care being taken to leave on tho stems, which
should bo leed together with tho fruit ttaelf. Pineapple should be sliced
and then cut In halt circles. Qraoofrult mnv h
and when the summer fruita fall, lemonB and orangeg may be used,'cro
oeins lacen tq pegi caroiuuy ana remove all tho. white Inner skin.
Kpw for my crystallizing process: Beat the whites of three eggs to a
stiff froth. ... . i
Plactj fruit In this froth, stems upward; drain and heat the part that
drips off and use again for the rest .of the fruit.'
Take the fruit from the froth of egg piece by piece and dip into a cup
powdarad sugar.
Now place a pleco of flno paper in a pan. On this place the prepared
fruit and put Into a-moderately warm oven. When the Icing on fruit bo
comes firm, pile the fruit la a dish arid set In a cool place.
With "glace fruit" at 4 dollar a pound-and weighing heavily, with
few pieces to the pound, seo If my recjpo does not afford joy to palate and
urr Hke, .
MIMALL CONTINUES STORY
Tells How He Broke Up Strike of
Shoe Workers in St Louis.
T
XNEW BE VERM GE VERY WELL
Home Committee Iles;lns to Look
Orer Correspondence of "Lobby- .
lts" Ovrrmnn Una Confer-
rnce irltlt Wilson.
WASHINGTON, July 18,-The senate
lobb Investigating; committee made fair
progress t()dayoyor the sea of the Mar
tin JI. Mulhall correspondence. Mulhal)
was In the witness chajr and Senator
nd at the helm of the Investigating;
bark. Mulhall Identified 410 letters, tele
grams and memoranda put In the record
by the committee, with only a bit more
hesitancy lhan he .evinced before, , al
though he was cautioned by Senator Reed
to look closely at the slips handed to him.
Mulhall's attention was dlrectod today
almost exclusively to the last half of
tho year 1W and the first halt of 1008.
Jle was jumped from Maine to Missouri:
from Baltlmoro to Indianapolis and up
to Cleveland In those few months. He
told, or his letters did, of his strike
breaking activities In St. Louis, of an
effort to aid former Congressman James
IS. Watson of Indiana politically, and of
how well he knew former Senator BeV-
erldge of that state
Mentions Tuft.
He gave dotalls of another visit to
Malno and another effort to give political
asslstanoa to former Congressman Little-
field of that state. He mentioned again
former President Taft, tho late Vice
President Sherman, the late James W.
Vsn Cleave of the National Association
of Manufacturers and other men prom
inently connected at one time or another
with that organisation.
The witness thought about 222,000 had
been raised In, Indiana for the Watson
compalgn and k letter read just before
adjournment fold of "three millionaires"
In the state, one of whom was willing
to spend $100,000 to defeat Watson. The
letter did not identify the millionaires
and the commltte didn't ask who they
were. -
Mulhall told todaV ft t)QW hebroke'a
strike of shoe workers In St LodJs. He
swore that 12,000 had" been turned 'S?er
to him by V. fe. Hchwodtman,- BrtcreUry
to Van Cleave, to pay to the strike leaden
to end the dlfrlcrulty.' Bohwedtman, Who;
was In the room, will be allowed to-take
tho stand when Mulhall has finished.
Many time In the course of the da'
there were passages that brought smiles;
to the members of the committed and .the
spectators. Mulhall. himself, usually
close lipped and curt, caUsdd many of
the laughs and the letters read partlcr
ulsrly those from Dr, George Li, Crockett
of Thomaston, Me., were followed closelyl '
While the Overman committee sailed
along with Mulhall, Chairman Garrett
and the house investigators began to
look over tho "lobbyists' correspondence.
James A. Emery, local counsel for tho
National association has not turned over
the papers -.under subpoena today, de
clining to do so until he was assured
that they could be kept In a fire and
burglar proof safe. The Garrett com
mittee probably will rent a deposit box
for them.' T . i .'I.. ,
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Man and Woman Eob
Jeweler of Gems
LOS ANOBLES. Ca... July 16.-A man
and woman entered the Jowelry storo of
C. J. B. .Carson, on an outlying business
street today, knocked him senseless,
bound and. gagged him, and escaped
with diamonds valued at between four
and five thousands' dollars. Carson', un
conscious, wag found In his establish
ment some time' after the two robbers
escaped. 1
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July Clothing Sale Thousands of Suits
All from our regular lines All sizes for Hen and Young Men.
, dHoosfi From these three great special lots:
Men's and Young:
Men's and Young:
Mcn'a $15
and $18
SUITS . ,
49.75
Men's and Young
Mon's $20
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Men's $80
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SUITS. ,
:S17.75
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STORE
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5. P. M.
EXCEPT
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Ilia Shipments frcjm Fairfield.
FAIRFIELD, 'Neb., July I8,-(Spcclal.)
Threshing has been In full swing here
lately and most fields going from eighteen
to twenty-five bushels an acre. The Clay
County Grain company at this place took
In 62,763 bushels Of wheat during- the
week ending July 12, and shipped thirty
six cars out. i
Jewelers Viotims
of Diamond Thieves;
Arrested in Omaha
Two successful attempts were. made
yesterday to steal diamonds frum .Council
Dluffs Jewelers by a man nnd woman
giving the names of Mr. and Mrs. Mycr
Harris who have been following the Buf
falo Bill show and against, whom the
show managers cautioned Chtcf Froom.
The first attempt was' made at the Lcf
ferts Jewelry store, where, the man and
woman, examining a tray of diamonds
on the pretense that .they wanted to buy
a stone, succeeded in stealing a diamond.
It- was missed Immediately afterward and
tho pair were told they must, either pro
duce-It, pay for It or go-to;. fall. It' was
quickly produced ' and the r couple were
permitted to leave the store.
No report of tho Incident was made to"
the police and a few minutes -laterward
- a,.,u went Into the store of Clar
ence Cunningham on tho opposite side
of Broadway, near Bryant street, and
nrked to do shown some diamonds. They
selected and paid for a i chlld'B ring.
Soon after the y left the store Cunning
ham discovered the loss of a MS' diamond
ring. He reported the theft to the police.;.
Policeman Arthur Cunningham found'
the couple later In front of, an Omaha
hotel and placod them under arrest. The
victimized Bluffs Jeweler Identified the
pair as the thieves, but the stolen ring
could not be found.
Tho Omaha police learned that Harris
and tho woman visited several Jewelry
stores' lii Omaha," but; whether they stolo
anything could not be learned. If no
Omahans were robbed the Bhopllfters wilt
be turned over to the Iowa police.
When Chief of Detectives Maloncy, foU
lowing out the usual methods of the Ber
tlllon system, brought them to his private
office for the purposo of securing meas
urements and photographs of the pair
for .the - "gallery," both promptly
"fainted." Another attempt was mado
latter in the day with the result that
both fainted again. j
f The detective department Is bound to
securt the descriptions, and the two will
not be turned over to the Council Bluff
authorities until they are properly re
corded for" reference.
Persistent Advertising ts the noad to
Big Returns.
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Electric Light Rates
Haare Been Reduced
51.
4
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On July 1st the cost for electric light
Aras reduced from 14c to 12c per K.iW.
H. for the first thirty hours ,use. In
excess of that amount monthly, the rate
- will be 6c per K. W.,,H- This reduc
tion of nearly 15 makes electric light
the most economical illuminant you can
. have. If you are not; using electricity
m present,, yuu siiuuiu nave your nouse
wired at once.
I
Electric Light is Best for
Every Member of the Family
Considered solely iib an illuminant, electric
light i&.ono of tho prime essentials of right
livjng,- It prevents eye-strain, oliroinating
tlid possibility of injury to eyesight that
clos'o sewingnind night reading, are apt to
invoke. , Electric light, .too; opnsUmea no
oxygen, 'liecavjgp.t burns'iin n. sealed glass,
bulb. It is not only healthful, but decora
tivo as vcllhl)ocauBo by the use of electrio
light"you can secure any number of protty
decorative effects that "will add to the at
tractiveness of your homo. And, best of all,
MtTjoHy i& n'd.w within tho reach of overy
oriwi Tip JoTo-aos for eleotrio. current al
.loFpibjigB. electricity for light, heat
and tpberniako it possib'lo to ehjpy tliq
comfort and convenience of any number of
handy electrical devices. '
Electricity. In the Home Is
a Hot Weather Necessity
Electricity, at all times, is an enormous
convenience in the home, but it is par
ticularly valuable during tho hot months.
It allows tho use of the number- of electri-
cal appliances that aid in malting life
worth living during the heated season. An
electrio fan is almost a necessity if you are
to enjoy comfortable meals and a qqoI sleep,- .
Eleotrio percolators, chafing dishes, grills
and all tho other handy electrical cooking
"appliances aid you in preparing tasty siinti s
mer dishes without tho necessity of broil
ing over a hot stove. Electric flat-irons,
washing machines and vacuum cleaners' on- J
able you to do your houe work mjjqh bet- ,
ter, in less time and with less effort... -Tho
cost is low, the advantages many5'o"u.
should investigate. - w V
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