THK rbK: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. XOVKMKKR 1?. 1014.
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LIGHT COMPANY
'- WITHDRAWS OFFER
rroposed Thrre-Year Contract with
City it No Longer an Issue
with City Dads.
1 COMPANY GIVES ITS REASONS
bays that Flnanrtal Conditions !
Hot Warrant the KiitrxHlarc
" ef Soch a Largr 9mm at
Thla Time.
The proposed three-year contract for
lighting the, city streets and calling t-ir
, an Increased number of lamps has betm
withdrawn by the electric lighting com-
. puny.
In Jantary the contract for street Unlit
Iiik exiires. The withdrawal of the pro-
. posed contract leaves the question un
settled. City commissioners are unde
ci'li'd as to what will be done next
Following Is the letter of the electric
lighting company withdrawing the pro-
posal: '
"Tlio Omaha Electric Light and iovr
. company desires to withdraw the propo-
aitinn now befoto you looking to a new
contract for Jreatly Increased illumlna
2. tlon of the city streets, and asks that
you' consent to such withdrawal.
"Hcaaons for our request are:
3 "First Financial conditions at this
time are discouraging with respect to
such an Investment as we would have to
2 make In new materials, involving but lit.
tie less- than. 1100,000.
"Second Installation of the proposed
lighting equipment in time for use dur---
ing the nearby winter months (when it
would be most, valuable) is not'prac-
tioable." '
The ' proposed ' contract,' had It been
2! adopted, woild have made It possible .for
the city council to provide a large num
ber of additional lights for . portions ' of
J the city now unlighted. It Would have
also Increased the annual cost of atreul
M lighting. v '
Because the afreet lighting fund Is cx-
hausted and the annual appropriation' is,
inadequate, it Is probable that the Ieg1s4
lature will be asked to strike - out the
charter limitation and permit a larger
JJ apportionment for street lighting pur-
poses. '
HBailroaders Will
Observe Birthdays
1 With Fine Spread
2 In the Rock Island offices birthdays
appear to be the fad at this time. Tues-
2 Cay F. P. Rutherford. C. H. llubbell and
Jj J. P. Klsasser observed theirs. To
- day Tom Houlihan will have a birth
JJ day of his own, but he will Join with
J his associates 'and Saturday night the
. four will give a ball, a big supper and
JJ hold a reception in the new club house
at Fort McConnell.
The Fort McConnell club house some
J weeks ago was destroyed by fire, ut it
has been rebuilt bigger and more artistic
t than the old one.
The Fort McCpnnell club house la on
the banks of the Platte river, near Val-
ley, and for the opening It Is planned to
2 take the members and guests out on a
special train over the Union Pacific.
Wyoming Visitor isv.
: Twice Misled by One
Woman's Nice Smile
SenorDominquez
May Be Speaker at
Farmen Congress
Snor Leterino Dominique, fonner sec
retaVy or agriculture of Mexico, will po-
slhly be one of the principal speakers at
the Nebraska Farm congress to conven
In Omaha December , and 10. The
management Is seeking an eugagement
with him. lie Is a noted speaker on
agricultural subjects, and haa some In
teresting sidelights on Mexico and the
Mexican, agriculture. It la not certain
yet whether he tan be had for these
dates, but the officers of the congress
are working on the matter.
. George Copeland of Elgin, president of
the congress, was In Omaha yesterday
going over the plan and program of ths
congress with E. V. Parrlsh, manager
of the bureau of publicity, who la look
ing after some of the local arrange
ments Horace Plunkett, the noted Irish land
lord, who holds extensive tracts of farra
land and sections of city property In
Omaha and throughout America, Is also
likely to be here at the meeting of the
congress. He attended the meeting for a
day or two last year, but It la not yet
quite certain whether he can get here for
the meeting this year. -
Dr. B. H. Hibbard. professor of rural
economics of Uie University of Wiscon
sin, Is - to be made one of the principal
speakers of the convention. He Is to
speak on co-opera ttve creameries.
A. E. Sheldon, haad of the legislative
reference bureau at the capital In Lin
coln, is to be here to address the farm
era on the Torrens system of land regis
tration, "-which haa caused some consid
erable commt-nt among farmers, aa well
as among real estate, men and ab
stracters.
Charles Norman of Ccdy, Wyo., who
it stopping at a local lodging house, tells
j this story to the police. In - a cafe
Thursday night, a woman smiled upon
him. Before the evening-was-over,, he
mid, she had extracted 30 from his
pockets. Thenhe turned detective and
went out Monday night to flrid her and
. 1 ..... - ,K ll ' -V .
memory of the face wu good, but her
bmiles again enraptured him, and in
JJ sted of calling a policeman he again
capitulated. When ho uweke in a strange
"room he says' he mUucd 190-more.
Little Boy Sends
Pennies as Xmas
Present to Poor
f
The first . Christmas package of , tha
year has been checked in at the Omaha
postofflce. The package Is addressed to
the Santa Claua Association of Omaha
and la from Pool, Neb. The package
contains. It Is Judged, about 12.60 In pen
nies. The card attached reads: "Thebe
pennies are sent by a little hoy. who
when I told htm that aome little boya and
girls did not get anything for Christmas
wanted me to send these pennies to
them."
The pennies have evidently been taken
from some penny bank by a sympathetic
youngster who wants to make his broth
ers and sisters happy. Postmaster Whar
ton, in view of the fact that no Sasta
Claus association exists in Omaha, has
taken charge of the package and will
distribute lta contents, according to the
laws of the Postofflce department
Grain Receipts on v
Omaha Mart Light,
but Prices Are Firm
Grain receipts on the Omaha market
were not heavy, but prices were firm and
all offerings In good demand. There were
fifty-nine cars of wheat, twentv-oisht of
corn and twenty of oata. Wheat prices
ruled from 11.04 to $1.0V4 and oorn from
60 to 614 cents per bushel. -
-Durum wheat continued strong and at
a premium over the winter variety, the
prices ranging from Sl.liyfc to S1.I2H. There
were five carloads on sale.
BOSY DAYSJflTH MASONS
Scottish Rite Branch of Fraternity
Initiates Large Class.
REUNION ATTENDANCE LARGE
Sprite Xamfcer ef Visitors Are Her
from Over the d Iowa
aa All lire Fleaee with
Their Hoevptleia.
TuVsday was a busy day with Scottish
Rite Masons at tholr new cathedral.
Twentieth and Douglas strreta. During
the morning hour the claaa that yester
day commenced treading the burning
sands In search for the higher degrees
of Masonry assembled at 1:30 o'clock,
and with T. Lv Combs piesldlng as wis
master, the 800 or so novices were pre
pared for tha fifteenth degree, the Knight
of the East, tha Sword of the. Eagle, that
w as-tonferred at 1:30 o'clock.
In the meantime the noon hour atrlred
and more than tot members of the order
were served at lunch In the big dining
room In the basement of tha ca?hdral.
There all the diners were the guests of
the local lodge. The meal was In charge
of Mra Hcott, who for years has been
the official caterer at the Masonic
temple.
In conferring the fifteenth degree- dur
ing the afternoon, Ed U Hoag presided
as worshipful rultr. Charles Wilson, high
priest; Frank Stein, Frank W. Boyer,
Fagon Serial and Chartea L Shook,
Zorobabel, prSnce of the house of Soto
mon. The setting for the occasions wis
Apartment of the West. Ruins at Jeru
salem. Ths final portion of tha degree took for
Its setting the Apartment of the East,
Court of Cyrus, the King of Babylon,
with Avington A. Ed ring ton aa Cyrus,
king of Persia, and Fred W. Fitch mas
ter of the palace. John R. Bteln mastar
In chancery, and T. U Combs master of
finance. -
Later in the day, and the last thing be
fore the evening session, the seventh de
gree. Knight of the East and West, was
conferred.- with Fred C. Rogera as ven
erable p-oceptor. ; . . .
v Atteaehasic Is Lars.
The attendance at the reuntoa is ex
ceeding the? fondest expectations of ths
members of the local lodge. Largs num
bers of visitors are hers from Iowa and
Nebraska, while the attendance from the
city is enormous. Everybody Is pleased
with the work, the cathedral and the re
ception accorded them by the members
of the lodge.
-While the Scottish Rite Masons do not
desire to appear discourteous, they have
found that It Is Impossible to show vis
itors through the cathedral this week.
The crowds of Masons are so great
and the class keeking degrees so large
that visitors who are not Masons cannot
be received or even admitted to the
rooms.
Probably, however, Saturday evening
the cathedral will be thrown open to In
spection. This Is being considered, but
haa not been finally decided upon.
Bowes Asks Heavy
Damages of Crane
&"Tuttle, Lawyers
t
A suit for toCOft) for dainasea allevod
to have accrued to the good name and
standing of Harrison H. Bowes as a rit
laen and attorney are asked In a ult
Just filed in district court against U.
Marry TutUe and Thomas V. Crano.
Bowes alleges that although he has prac
ticed law here for thirty-four years, the
defendants filed suit against him. one as
guardian and the other as guardian's at
torney ror Theodore Qalllgher. an Incom
petent, and that they alleged In their
petition against him that he hd ho..n
guilty of fraud and forgery in connection
wun a win made by Qalllghec. He y
he la not guilty of the fraud alleged
against him, but that the allegations
have damaged his reputstlon to the ex
tent of 160.000.
METCALFE AND RANGER
BUY RICHMOND'S PAPER
Belgian Relief
ShouldBe Faster
OMAHA, Nov. 17. To the Editor of
The Bee: I notice your list In aid of
the . Belgians is not growing very fast.
Permit me to suggest that you, atir up
the good, people of Omaha. t At this time
of tho' year the cold Winds of the North
sea are awaya very chilling to the poor
hungry people of Belgium, and it la really
our duty to help them, we that live
where there ts peace and plenty. I see
other cities are gathering in much money,
for them. No braver. Industrious, wor
thy .people , live anywhere. If you get
pelp wblle It is so sorely needed.
', . E. M. F. LEFLANQ.
TWENTY-FIVE CARS OF TEA
PASSING THROUGH OMAHA
, ThB Union Pacific-Milwaukee is han
dling through Omaha a train of twenty
five carloads of tea, each car carrying a
minimum of bO.OO pounds. The tea' is
from Japan and Is consigned to New York
brokers, going through on practically pas
senger train schedule. . .
Figured into cups this means that in
tit shlpmsnt there is enough' tea to
wrve euinc lu.OOO.OOu persona with one
cup of tea each -at an equal number of
meals. The dining car rule for making
tea Is at the rate of about 100 cups per
pounds.
ALPIRN RESTRAINED FROM
.., RE-ENTERING JUNK TRADE
By order of the district court, after a
week of court contest, Abraham B. AI--pirn
bas been restrained from buying
rubi-r, rags or scrap metal other tlwh
iron or steel during the next ten yearr In
territory west oT the Mississippi river.
II.. was formerly partner of Aaron and
Fain Ferer In the Omaha Metal and Rub
ber company. The I'erers bought out
Mlplrn. vho agreed not to .re-enter the
Junk business. The former brought suit
in equity when Alptrn committed an fcl
legd breach of the contract.
FOUR HUNTERS CHARGED
WITH LAW VIOLATIONS
Four hunters, charged with violation
of the. federal law prohibiting hunting
nfter sunset, will be given hearings be
fore United Ktates Commissioner !anhi
Friday, The accused are Frank Tiro,
lt North sixteenth street; Crons Ileitis.
iT Houth fcixili street; Kohert Orayson,
KM; saloon, ai.d Arnold JaKr, a Uk-hI
broker. K. C llir.slns, fe-1?ral inspector,
will tiBilfy against tlio shooteis.
The Omaha t Nebraskan, the weekly
newspaper edited by Henry C. Rich
mond, haa been bought by Richard L.
Metcalfe and Sidney J. Rangur, an ad
vertising man well known in Omaha.
The first Issue" of tha paper under the
new management will be December 3.
In the meantime the paper will be con
tinued under the present management.
MrMetcalfe will be editor and Mr.
Ranger will be business manager. Henry
C. Richmond will become a member of
the editorial staff of tha new paper, and
John Foley, formerly editor of the
Schuyler Nebraska Sun, and Lee Met
calfe, will also be connected with- the'
publication. "
, In a statement Richard Lv, Metcalfe
said: "The-Nebraskan will be devoted
to the upbuilding of Omaha and Nebraska
generally.- It will strive particularly to
create a better feeling between ths me
tropolis and other sections of the state.
Every possible effort wilt be - given to
make it an- Interesting paper as well as
to make it of notable service to the pub
lic Interests.- In politics Ths Nebraskan
will be democratic, but it will be Inde
pendent enough at all times to voles the
editor's views on public questions as they
arise. It will not represent any faotlona,
but If its advice. Is heeded petty party
quarrels will be avoided and the leader
ship in Nebraska will be exerted to ths
building up of tlio party Into an at
fectlve Instrument for ths public good."
TEMPERATURES RISING
IN THE NORTHWEST
All through the northwest and in Ne
braska, according' to reports to tha rail
roads, the cold weather is disappearing
and Indian summer conditions are return
ing.. , . -
Out In Nebraska 'there were a few points
reporting 18 to 20 above, but generally
tha temperatures were much higher. At
many of the railroad stations tempera
tures of 36 to 45 above scro were recorded.
BOYD SCHOOL TO GIVE
PROGRAM THURSDAY
A program will be given by ths Boyd
School of Expression, with the Omaha
Conservatory of Fine Arts, In ths Metro
politan building, 1301 Harney street.
Thursday afternoon at 4:1 o'clock. Tha
program will be as follows: -Violin
(a) Souvenir poetlque Fiblch
(o) Hejre Katl Hubay
Will Hetheiington.
Reading (a) Second' act from "Serv
ant In the House" Kennedy
(b) In the Morning ..Anonymous
P. E. Dawson. -
Bong ...... Selected
William Hunt.
A Play Thank Goodness, for the Table
ts Hpread
Produced by Mis Petty, with Misses
Gaines. Hughes McLyman and
Messrs. Fadden, Kessler and Mangan
in tha characters.
INSANE CHINAMAN PROBLEM
FOR OMAHA AUTHORITIES
The problem of an alien Chinaman, or
one at least not a citlsen of Nebraska,
alleged to be Insane and now confined In
Jail because of his actions, has been re
ferred to the insanity board for solution.
Wong Men is supposed to be the celes
tial's name, and he Is said to have been
on his way from Duluth to San Francisco,
when taken Into custody at tho Union
depot,' because he Insisted upon kneeling
before officials and pray ing. to them In
cessantly.' '' ' - '
The authorities have reason to believe
he was born In this country, and If so
hs cannot be deported. One suggested so
lution of the case Is that he might be
plsced on 4 'train and sent back to Du
luth, for the Omaha authorities sar they
bavs no desire to tske care of an Insane
cltlxen of another state.
' A' Bitter Toale
aids digestion. Electric Bitters wiU In
crease yeura appetite, 'help digest your
food and tone up your system, too and SI.
All druggists. Advertisement.
SCHOOL AGENT HERE IN
BEHALF OF HIS INSTITUTE
Rev. J. W ; McDanlels, financial field
agent for the Enterprise Institute , of
Chicago, a trade training school for
young colored people, is In the city In the
Interest of his school,' formerly located
at 8pringfleld, III. It Is one of. several
similar institutes . conducted by . and for
colored people, which while, teaching
trades, especially emphasizes the re
ligious sspects of education. To many
Omaha people, wlilte and colored. Mr.
McDanlels will be remembered as the
conductor of an entetia'nment years ago
In the old Kountse Memorial church at
Sixteenth and Harney streets, when hs
took a number of children to his school.
Smoko Nuisance is
Brought to Notice
of Commissioners
Al ITil III?- I - . TV
This is rity commissioner J. J. Ryder
suggestion of a solution of the "smoke
nuisance." -
"New. arrest the mayor and the smoke
Inspector." sal) City Commissioner ln
B. Butler.
Put It Is probable that neither of those
courses will he followed, but the smoke
Inspector will he again urged to "en
force the ordinance."
Complaint of the smoke nuisance from
the Coloplal apartments have been nadc
to the city council by the Coad Realty
company.
Several complaints against the "smoko
nuisance" In numerous nubile bulldinsa.
manufacturing plants an! other estab
lishments have been mado to the city
council.
Ths smoks Inspector is still under or
ders to "clean up."
GRANT HAMILTON SPEAKS
AT LABORJEMPLE FRIDAY
tSrant ItamlMnn. member of the oii
latlx'e committee of the American Fed
eration of Labor, will sposk Friday nUht
at the fentrsl Labor unlun meeting at
Labor Temple on the hlftory of events
leading up to tho adoption of the polit
ical polity of tho federation, the election
of the labor group In congress snd Irs.
lation seritrcd as a result of the !ifv.
CIGAR MEN OF STATE HERE
TO FORM AN ORGANIZATION
Cigar maniiiacttirets trout various parts
of the stnte re gntherlng nt the IMcl
Rome wtlh a view to forming a clear
manufacturers' association. There Is
some talk of formlnK an association which
shall be affiliated with the State Manu
facturers' Association, which is to meet
In convention In Omaha beginning Mnlity
for a three days' session. "
New Grain Tariff
is Postponed When
Grain Men Protest
On protests filed by grnln exchsnRes
and hosrris of trade In central grain ter
tltoty, the railroads are aV.i.'ivl that the
Interstate Commerce eontmleslou list
suspended the grain tariff proposed to
become effective to gulf and Atlantic
ports December 1.
The tariff aa proposed would have In
creased the freight charges I cent per
ft pounds from Omaha and all other
grain markets. The hearing before the
commission is set for some dato In
Murch, lo be announced Ister. In the
meantlmn the rends will operate, under
the old tnrlff.
Railroad officials assert that ut the
time of publishing the. propone! tariff.
October 3. the understanding with the
grain men wns that If the advance was
uniform from all markets, ther would
be no protest. Grain men assert thsi
there wss no r en eon for tha belief, and
that they never Intimated that they
would not protest the proposed Increase.
SOUTH OMAHA LAD MAY
DIE FROM HIS INJURIES
Wslter Korlsko, lw-year-old son of Alois
Korlnko, South Omaha undertaker, will
die as the result of the Injuries sustained
Hunday afternoon when a Ralstt east
bound car ran- Into his buggy at Thirty
sixth and W streets. Korlsko and hi
father were directing a' funeral, when
tho Ralston car came down the hill,
striking the buggy In which the two wore
leated. Young Korlsko suffered a frac
tal of the ribs and Injuries to his heed.
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JOHN A. SWANSON, Pres. gEckfotufiq
WM; L. HOLZMAN, Treas.
Tnrn
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Gentlemen, Your Opportunity 1
W c announce
for Wednesday
Most Extraordinary Sale
America's Finest Silk and Satin Lined
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XS' HOLtMMI
Special Train to ,
Nebraska-Iowa Game
The Rock Island nas completed ar
rangements for running a special train
to Iowa City for the Nebraska-Iowa foot
ball game to be played thore Saturday
afternoon.
The Rock Island will handle the foot
ball team to and from Iowa City. The
members will go over Friday. The special
will start from Lincoln, but acSTtional
cars, both dsy coaches and sleepers, will
be attached here for the Omaha people.
The train will leave Omaha at 11:30 Fri
day night and reach Iowa City at 7:30
Saturday morning. Returning It will leave
Iowa City at 10 o'clock Saturday- night
and reach Omaha at Sunday morning.
Both ways it will run without stops, ex
cept for coal and water.
ANIMAL OWNERS MUST FIX
BARNS FOR THE WINTER
Hans Nellsen. humans officer, states
that all cltlsens who have not fixed up
the sheds and barns which house their
animals and have not provided blankets
for their horses by next week, will re
ceive an official visit from him.. Hans,
now that oold weather Is coming on, in
tends to make a house to house canvass
to see that all animals are cared for In
a proper manner. ,
Chesterfield Overcoats
These Overcoats are the premier productions of Rochester, N. Y.'s, rriost celebrate i
1 wholesale tailors. The models represent the highest achievement in design. Tha
fabrics are genuine French Montegnacs, St. Oeorge Kersey, Carr's XXX Melton, Eng
lish Vicuna and German Unfinished Worsteds Black and Oxford. Silk linings guar
anteed for two seasons' wear. All sizes from 34 to 60. No tailor ctfn equal them nt
double our original prices. Six wonderful lots for Wednesday.
$60.00 Chesterfield Overcoats $35.00 Chesterfie'd Overcoats
Anniversary Sale Price
Wednesday, at
$40
$50 00 Chesterfield Overcoats
Anniversary Sale Price '(J p"
Wednesday, at
$40 00 Chesterfield Overcoat
Anniversary Rale Price
Wednesday,, at
.$25
$30.00 Chesterfield Overcoats
Anniversary Snlo Prico tttOaft
Wednesday, at P. U
$25.00 Chesterfield Overcoats
Anniversary Sale Price
Wednesday, at
$30
Anniversary Sale Price
Wednesday, at
$20
$50.00 and $33.00 Dal mat cans. Wednesday at $23.00
$23.00 Dalmacaans at $20.00 $20.00 Balmaccan at $13.00
$7.50 and $10.00 Mackinaw Coats Qr AA rt(i 7 CA
Genuine 3G and 38-ounce fabrics, Wednesday at .pdsUU Bnu Pi OU
SEE OUR
SHOW
WINDOWS
COKRECT APPAREL FOIt MEN AND WOMEN.
MAIL
ORDERS
FILLED
3E
When the System Is all run down:
Time Honored Pernna
Is the Remedy
Mr. L. A. Richardson, Marine.
Illinois, writes: "I have been an
gaged in the retail drug business
here for the past forty years.
During this time 1 bavs seen many
uatent medicines
into use s i t j i'in rn rv t
come into use.
flourish for one
.sit two yearsl
and then rrad
ualjy disappear.
There are very
TaYTsV
i ii 4
spoonful doses by adults It will
break up the worst cold m two or
three days time. I taks pleasure
In urging my brother druggists to
recommend It for these two ail
ments." A vast number of people are
troubled with
tiabltuai const!-
nation, which is
J likely to compli
cate any little
few of .thees
remedies that possess enough real
merit to Insure them longT life.
Peruna has always been a good
seller with us. with a marked In
crease from year to year. The
change In the formula some yesri
Wu. by the a'tatiiuu of the sllgiuly
laxa'lve properties, haa ma.le it a
reliable remedy for roiivrlpatlnn
a.ij for tu:d. If taken lit tutile-
aliment they may
acquire. . If they catch cold, consti
pation adds an element of difficulty.-
If they have an attack of
the nip. their old enemy constl
pstloA fnay appear.
Ttm laxative element In Psruna.
together w(th Its tonic qualities,
makes it a spKndld remedy In all
suohj conditions.
Those whs object ts liquid msdl
sines csn now erasure Peruna
I Tablets. .
Ue Uill Be the Judges! Vou CTII le the Jury!
We are conducting a series of experiments
Testing Oat the Value of the Public Press
Trying Out the Value of Window Display.
Thomas Kilpatrick & Co.'s Two-Hour Sale Wednesday
Should Attract Hundreds of the Readers of this Paper :
We displayed in one of our windows on Saturday a big assortment of ALL SILK CREPES--plain ;
brocaded, printed and woven! With them a lot of tho FOULARDS mado by America's best maker. Goods ;
measured from 40 to 44 inches wide. Sale is on today. Tonight we will know the value of a window AS A
PULLER. , v ; .
Now Let's See What, Publicity
Wednesday Morning at 10 p'Cl'ock we will offer
for Two Hours a lot of similar goods, priced pre
viously at $1.95 and $2.25, from 10 till 12 noon
; wonderful , val ue . , . ..
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At thie Same Time.... i
' About 10 pieces of ull wool MELROSE, 56 inches wide. One of the very late fabrics.
Colors navy, Cojxnhagen, plum, wine, brown, tan, wisteria, blackfor 2 hours only.
08 Cents a yard up to to time of Kale and after this sale is over priced at $1.73 a yard.
. We Will Publish the Verdit in Due Course
Now Let Us See What We Will Sell
Will Do!
9(D Per
C-Yard
The
nient
lie Ad Club's recent manifesto is a &ort of Magna Charta. In other words a great charter, a doeu-
1- ! -1. J t: 1 i 111 r... . (..nlniil I n ..rnaci f..v oil 4 li ' r, T c ..tl. C U A'
nient which 11 nvt?u up n vium-uu mnium vi jfii-.-).T uuiii n m BiiiBU'i vi uig uusiuess xnsn-
tutions, with their faking, falsehood nnd fraud und freedom of the ivople from the seductive wiles of the
circus merchant. Keep it up Ad Men more iower to your elbow, your pn, your purse and your voice.
Looks as if we were going to get a little winter, don't it!