Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, February 14, 1915, NEWS SECTION, Image 11
THE OMAHA SUNDAY FKE: KKBUUAUY U, 1913. . - A Council Bluffs Minor Mention. ouca a ram of no f - la at 1. aTorth Mai . Tatepkoa 4. Davie, Dn.il Vlctrole. fit, A. Hoap Co. Woodrlng Undertaking Co. Tel. 13. Gardner Press, printing. Ml let Av, HARNESS and saddlea. A. A. Wlehert. VlCTROLAg at Mlckel'a, J34 Broadway. lwls Cutler, 'antral director. Phone VU t!?-'. a 1W' McCa". dentist, fifth floor, Baldwin block. Phone 21. AND JTIXTURta. Phone tos. 1 9,R SALB-Larg rollertop office desk. K. Omaha Bee. Council Kiuffa. 1 Pl.1!- Toodtoury. dentist, moved to S0&-808 Sspp block. Phone Black U4. TO BAVK OR TO BORROW, BEE C. B. Mutual Bldg. and Loan Aaa n; UJ Penri. -J BALE-A few used car In good conation. Council Bluffa Auto. Co., 010 Peart street. Phone iiSHl. - Hail safe for - sale cheap, weighing about l.ouu or 1 left pounde. ir. MeCall. Baldwin block. lPhone 314. -Two teana for aale at 1011 South Main Street, Council Blutfs, la. One team if rnarea In foal, one team horaea. Muat lull at once. Excelsior lodge 'No. JB9, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, will meet In spe cial communication Saturday at 7 p. in. for work on the third degree. All Master Mason are cordially Invited to attend. The announcement haa been made that the. 'daily evening services at the First Christian church will be continued dur ing the remainder of the month. The services have been held each evening dur ing the last week. Rev. Edgar Price expect to bo assisted by other pastors, f the ciur.- Oounoil Bluffs and Omaha detectives were yesterday given another false clue in the search for the murderers of De tective Ring. They made a hurried trip to a residence in the south western part of the ait to find only soma Mexican railroad laborers. Curt tiudwlg Frederick Meuhlenbeln, 'a former subject of the kaiser, yesterday applied for his first naturalisation papers. He left Germany in time to avoid the sus picion that he waa fleeing from military services and reached America April 19 last He la residing at 61 Mill street. Mr. Meuhlenbeln Is 26 years old. I TThe body of Mrs. Christine Graeder. who died at Bellegrade, Neb., arrived here last evening for burial. Her hua-' band. Otto, and her son and daughter accompanied the casket. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at a o'clock at the residence of August Dunmrow at Treynor. The casket will be burled in the West cemetery, near Treynor. letters from Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Wick ham, received yesterday, announced that they were thoroughly enjoying themselves -at Palm Beach, Fla. Roses growing in the open air, all kinds of spring and summer vegetables, and sea bathing, are among the attractions referred to that have caused them to pause several daya in their journey to Cuba and the Panama canal sons. . Joseph Brown and Harry ffpavak were In police court yesterday morning, charged with the theft of 1U0 bushels of wheat from a Northwestern railway car. The information -upon which the war rant for their Arrest waa issued waa signed by W. D. Matthews, special agent of the railway company. No evidence , was taken la the case and the hearing ' waa continued until this morning. Both men were liberated on $200 bonds, signed by friends. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Unger are rejoicing over the birth of a baby- daughter, who arrived at their noma. yesterday morning. Dr. Mary Tin Icy was called Upon. ye-t terday to provide surgical enr for Will iam Underwood, stuck dealer, who waa Injured by a fall in the Houth ! Omaha stock yards Thursday afternoon. ... He.' tripped over a wire, both ends of which had been frozen into the Ice.' Hist tight' knee was badly injured. He was brought to the house of E. H. Benton.- Sow Ftuuii avenue, wnere ha makes his home. Telephone girls are grateful to Miss Nell ' Wickham for her thougbtfulnesa,.. that made it possible for them to receive Im mediate shelter when they were driven out of the telephone building by Tuesday night's fire. Miss Wickham happened to be downtown when she beard of the fire, and realizing that the girls weuld he without i nearby places of Blunter, hurried to the El A- Wickham tt Co office across the street and opened it. She then tnr vlted a number of the girls who had Just , emerged from the smoke-filled building. to aeek shelter in the office. , Notice of appeal to the supreme court has been filed by H. F. Haar, In the suit that was decided, against him on September 22. last. - In the local district court. . It Involves his claim against the Iowa & .Omaha Short lAnn, .which be ought to make a preferred claim. The lower court held that inasmuch as he waa director of the road, hts claim should not have precedence over those of the bond holders. Mr. rtaar came Into ootirt as an Intervener in a suit brought by J. J. Splndler and August Dimmiow, trustees of the road. . . , The annual memorial services of the Woman's Christian association .will be - held tomorrow evening at the- First Con gregational church. The memorial ad dress will be delivered by Rev. J. T. Jones,' pastor of the church. The choir will be assisted in providing special music The services are to commemorate the memory of Mrs. Jennie. Kdmundson, whose husband, J. D, Kdtnunuson, Ifounded the hospital and dedicated it to her memory. February 12, la thu anni versary of Mrs. Edmundson's death, and ' the aervioea are annually held on the Sabbath following that. day. . Only one person so far haV refused to receive the telephone books damaged by ' the fir in the central exchange building Tuesday night This man' yesterday walked about twenty-five blocks In 'the slush and snow to return a book that had been left the previous afternoon at hla. reaidenue. The book had bean dampfclud all the- way through, but was not other wise even soiled. lie refused to accept the explanations made by Local Manager Madden. He waa offered a clean book from the reeurve stock of about - JO) copies, but waa too much ruffled In his feellnge to permit hla dignity to relent sufficiently to receive ft. and stalked out of the office expressing his Indignation. Manager Madden salmly apologized and yesterday made a mile and one-half trip to deliver the book the man had refused to carry- away, - . ,. I , ! ' MAY BE A CASE OF HOOF AfiD MOUTjH tflSEASE Dr. t. H. Miller, deputy stats Tetsrin artan. received a telephone message yes terday from' Dr. J. I, Gibson, . stats 'veterinarian, stating that a suspicious case of cattle disease haa developed near Fans City In- Winnebago county. Dr, Gibson stated that ' there were reasons for believing it might be the hoof and month disease, and directed Dr. Miller to 'watch It carefully and take th usual precaution It is the first case of the disease. If tt should prove to be the contagion, that has developed In that part of the state. Dr. Mqier atatel that tt would not ,b aeoeaaary for him to go there at the present Urns, but that he had taaen the necessary precaution to Isolate the Infected herd. The stata veterinary department is tak ing unusual steps now to trace the origin of each case, and especially cases that appear In ae territory. Methods of d terBulnlng the means of spreading the oontaglon are now receiving the greatest ' attention In the hope of ascertaining new facts that will be of material benefit in pro-venting the apread of th disease. CARD OST THANKS W wish to thank our many friends. and neighbors, th 1 A. of a. V.. employe of the C. B. Q and p. B 8. for th kindness aad sympathy show arid many floral offer tags during our recent bereavement. ' I. T OLEMJNfJON i,ND VAMILT. Council Bluffs AMES KEN GATHER AT FEAST Former Grad nates Are to Meet Around the Banquet Board at Ogden Hotel Tonight. STANTON THE " CHIEF SPEAKER The annual banquet of the Antes col lage aluninl will be spread at the Ogden hotel this evening. Nearly .100 reserva tions were made bv o'clock yesterday afternoon and the expectation la that It will he the largest Catherine of .hs srrad- uates that Mas been held In thla vicinity.! Thoed present this evening will repre sent' nearly mil of the grr-duatlng classes since the first commencement of the col lege In 1ST?. One of the principal speak ers aV, the. banquet '. wltj be E. W. Stan ton, who graduated 'In the first class in 171. He Is now . dean of the Junior college. He will head the apeakers' list No especial theme tiaa -been assigned him and ' ha will devote his time to pleasant remlnlscensei of hla college days, covering the full period of the col lege life; making it certain that each Incident related will be found alive In the memory .of some of those present He .will especially urge the organisation of an alumni association here, where so many graduates of tha college reside. .The meeting tonight la under the au spices of the Omaha association, which contain a large number, of tho Amea graduates' residing in the city and throughout the state. Senator Clem F. Kimball will drop hla legislative ' duties In time to reach Coun cil Bluffa n an evening train. He will be- another speaker, . The parlors, of the Ogdon , hotel win be ured for reception purpose. The fcall to' dinner will - be sounded about 7:8) o'clock after one hour has been devoted to. tho reunion.- .- ' - New Plan ctf Levy ; ; ; ; :lvTprtHe:Paving'Tax- Several .problem have arisen In connec tion with the-assessment of paving taxes that , the tilty council will now havi to solve.VAU of'trie assessment-must now be mads UnderVhe new law that Went Into effect January 1. This provides that the cost must be assessed to the property within a district extending 800 feet from each -side of the paved street. . .Upon recommendation of City Engineer SpeU man, the council has divided the 300-foot trip Into three aonea, the first, 100 feet represents tho first sons and muat bear 70 -per cent of the total coat; tha second 100 feet, the second, tone, and will bear 20 per cent, and the last 100 feet will bear the remaining 10 par cent '- -' i This arrangement It Is asserted, la easy and equitable where the tonus do not conflict with other at reels. If the city blocks Are 800 feet wide aad an alley, separata them, the law directs that the alley be regarded, as tho dividing Una and tha, three sonea will be correspondingly emaller. The probem ta presented, when mere is aa unbroken 100-foot atrip on n side aad only KO feet on the other; If, the Wo-foot atrip Is made tot bear .its full sone ratio, the owner of the property's wlll.be assessed more than half of thai coet of -navma both aMM vf h .t., ., Tnore .than he would, have-beet obliged to pay tinder tha.'oU law? wrirre all of the distWaa assessed -to anUUlng property. '"TTiere are numerous, -casen such as this en 'South avenue and several of h other street recehtJy paved with concrete whloh i navOito ba solved by; the council at the meeting Monday night 7V; v Enter .Cottagei and V: Thenilnter Jail Albert GUxon'and James Oannfc, two young tmaa, were sent to th oourfy Jail yesterday charged with breaking and en tering, after a .hearing before Justice Coopes, Th order holds, them to await the action of the grand Jury. One of the young men said , his home was in Chi cago and th other In St. Loula, and that they were seeking some place where they could obtain employment. ' They had gathered up some uncooked food given Ithem by farmers In th vicin ity of Lake Manawa and while seeking a place to cook it, found the vacant sum mer cottage of William Roper, owner of th lioper " theater. Tho cottage U' lo cated on the north aid of Ik .Manawa and en the young men found K waa unoccupied they pried off a shutter from few window and entered. They built a fire In the kitchen stove and cooked tha food. Then after washing the cooking Otenalla and replacing them left the cot tage. t A lew moment later they were taken, Into cuatody by Manawa residents and brought to the county Jail and yes terday were arraigned before the Justice, Both frankly admitted the charge against them. and stated tho circumstance, but the Justice had. no discretion tv1er the U-yr and was otilged to hold them to the grand Jury. . . .;' DRIVE SLOWiSIGN ' V , - MAKES HIT IN NEW YORK Btymest Stevenson, founder of the Fathers', club movement, yesterday aent to New Tork an of the "drive low" signs whloh tho Father' clue. . used to ba posted In the; vicinity of all the local achool buildings. Th form of the aign and its Uttering wer suggested by the Fathers trub,' but not .fully executed by the city when the signs were constructed. A square board of about two feet dimen sions bearing the word. "Public School, Drive Flow," waa substituted. Tht sign augeested was aa oval w feet wide sni four feet long, bearing the words, "Public School Drive Blow. What Kind of a Father Are You?" Educational Journals noted tho recommendation of the form and th legend and Now. Tork maga xlna called for photographa to be tised In' Illustrating a magaslne article. Tha offi cers of the Federated Fathers' club were disinclined to seed the 'picture of the In complete sign and notified the magazine that a full aixod, fully lettered aign would be made and forwarded. A response cam announcing that the publication of the contemplated inagufne artlrl would be delayed one month to penult th receipt f th proper 'picture. The Father' club promoters got busy and had a Pattefn mad and aa Iron casting mad from it t th Kimball foundry la this city. Tho casting was painted and th raised letters properly gtlded.' This completed and nearly InduxuttrutUhl slfa th en that was forwarded to New Trk. Th publicity given tha matter makes it pos sible that Council Bluffs may furnish east Iron signs that will h erected In tha vicinity of thousand of publlo school buildings tn th cities of th United State ' Council Bluffs Retail Merchants -At Commercial Club A meeting of the Retail Merchants' as sociation waa held last evening at the Commercial club. Nearly forty members of ' the association were present. The entire evening was devoted to listening to the reports made tjy the representatives of the association, Jullua Keppner, Ueorge Oerner an! Chaflea Peno, who went ts Pes Molnea to urge the passage of the exemption bill Introduced by Senator Kimball at the request of the local com mercial association. Kach expressed the conviction that Sen ator Kimball's bill would .be favorably reported by the senate committee. The bin was drawn along the llnea suggested by Council Bluffa merchants and naturally fully meet their approval. It provides for the exemption of 10 per cent above K of monthly wages, making that amount subject to execution under court proceedings where debtors refuse to pay their Just bills. Another bni Introduces at the request of other cltlea In the atate waa declared to, be completely dead and would never get out of 4he committee room. fi'ehearsal Given : Of "Ahasuerus" Unusual Interest was aroused among th hundreds of - young men and women who are ' preparing to present "Ahsauerun," which la to-be given for the benefit of th Jennie Edrriundeon, Memorial' hospital. In Which Yhere will.be. a chorus . of ,1,01)0 children." At the rehearsal in. the Armory last evening the Interest waa heightened by the explanation -of the dramatic situa tion in various scenes of th opera, . The cjiairt rerr removed, and th floor ar ranged as a stage and Jhre of the .scenes nfere enacted. . v- v The -finalr of the first net ' show the massive entrance to tho king's palace. Th multitude of' Persians and Babylon lana bow In homage before llaman (W. T Jenkins), but Mordecal Earle Vf. Swan son) refuses to bend the knee and In rage Haman enters th palaca to ask the de struction of th Hebrews. Then follows 'a prayer for deliverance, aung by Hegal (Ward H. Pound) and hla daughters! Ara (Mra. Katherlne More house), Leah XMrs. Holland Baker) and MyrA (ills Mildred Bussa). The banlehed. queen, VaahtU appeal to them for protection In an exquisite aolo, "Oh, for tho Wins' of a Dove," sung last night with especial taste and feeling by Mr. J. W. Beardsley. ' ' In th ensuing court erne, where the king grant Haman's wicked petition, the roles of the king and queen were spirit edly enacted by Xcnophon W. Kyaett and j Mra. Cutler. r Bankers Trim Up the Council Bluffs Cubs Th Omaha National Bank basket ball team copped a Commercial league battle from the Council Bluff Cub at tho Young Men's .Christian, association last irht, m tn M Kurhart nf th Bank and fnlght; 38 to 29. fWorrlsori. of the Cubs were th leading f ltpirs , of the evenlfTg.. each scoring seven times.' Hawkins, by his close and careful guarding Was a largo factor In the victory 1 . , , ' . , . .- OMAHA NATIONAL. Busing t.F.II.F'. Hucnart ....'... .R.F.I R.P Torreil C.IC... Bender R.a.lR.a Uawktna ....... .LO.la. , tJertaon ...Deffenbaugh ....... Morrison Wise Smith- Substitute: Maher mr Oertson. Boyne fnr Smith, Ieo for Bender. Beck for Hawkins. Goals: Busing, 6; Suchart. 7: Torrell, Bender, J: Gertson, Deffenbaugh, 3; Morrison, 7: Wise, . Foul goals: Vel-fenbugh,-4: Busing. 4. A SNOW 8LJDE, a slump, a roller, ooaater. anything you want to call It; If s 'hero. We can't stop It. We have to day as eases of hominy, only I cents a can ; Sun-Klst oranges f extra fin qual ity and good site,' only 18 oent per dexen; Grimes Golden apples, tb finest ws hav had In th store this year, $1.36 per box; extra good sauerkraut, 10 cents a quart; cabbage,,!! osnts, 10 cents. It cent a head; carrots, M cents a peck; onions,' 30 cents;' oelery, 10 cents; sweet potatoes, 8 cents pound; green onions, 5 cents; rad1 Ishes, f cents; grape fruit, ( for 36 oent; extra fin prunes, 12 cents pound; dried peachea, 124 cents. r W hav salt whit fish In pails at 60 eents; smoked whit fish, 20 cents pound; codfish, at 30 cents; Swiss oheese, SO cants; llmburger, 23 cents; brick cheese, cents. Bartel at Miller. ti. tea. ; . ..;, Th element of cost didn't enfr Into tha deaignlng and oonatrucUon of te Vlo-J wr tyiruia. in oniy onject was to pro duo 4 musical Instrument of perfection. Tou will' find a complete stock T at A. Hotrpe "Co., 10' West Broadway . Keen Competition ; . - 'In Swimming Meet A . ' . -.. I The annual Toung Men's Christian as sociation swimming meet; open to all members of the association, was held last evening in th big tnk of the institution. Th meet was decidedly Interesting to the crowd; owing to the' fact that each 'event waa closely contested. Rudolph Ander son carried off the honor with eighteen points followed by Kredolph Engstrom with .seveateen- and Owen Comp With eight - , - -v.. - The officials conducting trie affair were R. A. Xake? starter; John Hedelunii, scorekeepe; G.' U Whltraor aitd A. liedelunt timekeepers; Dennis'' Ryan, William Westluud, N. M. Miles and Jo ha Filler, Judges. , ' Tha vent flashed a follows: , 40 yards (aeninrar), R. Anderson, first; F'.Ju",rom' ,ond; F. Hunter, third. 40 yards (.tuniorsi, II. Uiuiley, first; X). Comp, second. . f. .lOJ-yarJ swim open. It. , An.lerson. !r,"V 'ngstroin, second; I'. Chase, thirl. - . . . ' Diving (open). O. Comp. first; F. Eng strom. second; F. Hunter, tnlrd 5 yards 00 back. F. Knustrom, first; It. Anderson, second; F. Hunter, third. 4o-yard swim. M. Andarsun. first; F. Kcjsironi, second, and R. Uurgess, third. ''BILL" JAMES VVAYTS . , MORE PAY; MAY STRIKE BOSTON, Feb. ,lt-"BIU" James, one of th men who pitched tho Boston Na tionals to a world's championship last allr wrote to a friend .her today that he waa negotiating for an increase In salary. t July xns iniwwr w,twii, mant Ml 4Uiy j when tn craves were still low In th league standing, calls for 34.000 a year. It Is understood h wants X.OjO. 1 "Announcement ads bring good re sult. ' GERIIAHSWHIPRUSS FROM-FATHERLAND Muscovite! Forced to Retire Before . Teuton Offentiie from Positions . East of' Macnrian. , BACK ON CZAR'S TERRITORY LONDON! Feb. 18. All yg now ara. turned upon East Pruosla, whore the German army under the observa tion but not the. command of Em peror William has taken the offens ive and compelled the Russian to evacuate their positions east of the Masurian lakes and retire to their own territory. v '' Call It Strategic Move. 1 Tbo Russians refer to this at a strategical retirement, bnt the Ger man official communication intimates that the appearance In thla district of ha strong new German force waa a sur prise to the Russians and that the Germans captured 26,000. prisoners, 1,200 cannon and thirty machine guns and a lot of war material, Itass, Position Brtow. ) If the German statement la cor rect, the Russian position la appar ently as serious as Jthat when the Muscovite forces were In the game place early In the war. Before the German official statement waa re ceived In London, military men were Inclined, to look upon the Russian re tirement as a wise move, declaring that it "would compel the Germans to fight the' battle on 'Russian territory and away from their strategical rail ways... ;.. , '','' '' ' .... . , Army of Veterans. The army-whleh the Germans flung so auddnly into East .Prussia la believed to have, - numbered, 800,000 , man and to hav been made up of soldier who hav bean fighting on the Btura and western fronts and of units of. th pew army 'which has lust completed training in central Ger many. The Germans ' have resumed ,th of fensive in Russian Poland on th bank of the ( lower Vistula, and hav occupied the town of Sierpec which lies a short distance to th northwest of th border, - . - . . t Scene Transferred. The chief battle fought In the east has been transferred from the line west and southwest of Warsaw to th north. The battle in th Carpathian moun tains continue,, but th general staff of neither of the contending forces gives much Information concerning tb fight ing. , " . ' Stage Hands Give . , Dance and Variety ' . Show' at Brahdeis Eleven red-hot vaudevfll acta, pnt on with a sest seldom equalled at a "reg ular" performance In a showahep, and a grand, ball t which two orchestras fur nlMad music, waa the combined lur that pstcked h Brande1s Ibeatar hut night when tBs'loesr todg the TheatrlccJ Mechanical Association gave K first taai fat..''" : .;;','.' ';. . lot orily were lodg members aad their Immediate ifriends present, but ( a publlo curious to see Jiow performers would act before their harshest erfyjes was also in attendance in large number. - ' At the cK of thw vaudeville program. Mayor James- C, tth!man. an honorary member-ef 'the order,, was called on for an address. Th mayor immediately mad himself popular by telling a coupla of hts tellable storlea and then he led th Eraiul march. Nearly 300 couple danced on tha big stage. . .. ' The performers who made th enter tainment a success follow: : Marshall and Moore. Dave Clifford, Fields, Wlnehlll and Green, Faber and Claire. Hal Oeer, Walker and Kroner, North and Emery, Kay Shriber and Frank Lan,,, Oomie Movies. Dan Trent and the chorus from the Gayety, Emll Hoffman's Gayety or chestra, Edyth Wlrflcld and Alma Hunt IV. . . ''.'.' - The officers of th lodg aret ' n . L. Johnson. Ray Ryan, 0 J. H. Harris, Charles Dickson. Q. C. Oarke, EknU Hoffmah. Charles Boonej Ed l, Huntlay, Chaile Stewart and George Moore, . . HEMPSTEAD OPPOSES MOVE ' TO PUT I. L CLUB IN BRflMY NEW, TORK. Feb. 12.-Pr.mM.r, ward O. Barrow of. the International league nem another conferenc today with President .Hemoatcad of the New Tork National on the 'prelect of placing an international leagne club la th Bronx, bnt Hempstead continued' to oppose th proJct 1 . Glass otSaita : "V , Cleans Kidneys If your IW k Ms arhliig' or Bladder Dotners, anus: lota of water and e less mrat. 1 1 11 When your kidneys hurt and your back f Pt.l n ' . . . . I- - - Btaico ana proeeeo t load your stomach with a lot of drugs that excit th kidneys and Irritate th cuura urinary iracu Kep your kldnaya dean like yu keep your bowels' clean, by flushing them with a mild, harmloaa salta which remove the body's urinous 'wasto and stimulates them to their nor mal activity. The (unction of tho kid ney Is to filter the blood. In H hours they -strain, from It. (00 grains of add and wast so we can readily nnderetand the vital Importance of keeping the kid neys active. . Drink lota of water you can't drink too much; also get from any pharmaolst about four ounoa of Jad Bait; take tahlespoonful tn a glass of water before breakfast each morning for a few daya and your kldnays will act fine. Tbla famous salts made from the acid of grapes and lemon Juice, combined wtth lithia, and has been uaol for genratlona to clean an "nulat clogged kidney; also to neutra'lM tha acids in urino so It no longer la a souros of irritation, thus ending bladder weakness. ! ' Tlu 'ts is Inexpensive; eannot Injure; J raaW a delightful effervewsent lithla- waier anna wnica everyone should lake now and then to keep their kidneys clean Sad artiv. Try tbla, also heap, up the water drinking, , and no doubt yon will wonder what becama of your kidney trou ble and backaoha- Advert I gnC RAP UGHTINGPLANT BILL' Charter Meetinf Resoltei Itelf Into Conference oa Howell JJeaiure. 01TE3 TOWER TO MANAGER meeting tn the city council chamber yesterday evening, railed oettnslbiy to dlaeuas proposed charter amendments for Omtiha, resolved tlMr.v into a spirited and 'humorous debet on th Howall bill 'or tl establishment of an electric light ng plant under th supervision of th Metropolitan Water dtotrlct A large majority of tha audience ex pressed disapproval ef th bill, and op ponent of tho bill who took th floor said they favored municipal ownership of an elect rl of light plant If managed a a municipal proposition, but they pro tested agamst giving tnor power to th Water board which, they said, ts man aged by R. B. HowelV - Mast Keep Control. 3. J. Foy argued vigorously against senate file No. 1 In part, he said: "This Is not a monarchlal form of government. W must keep th reins In oar own bands. Mr. Howell knows that If th bill passe h will b csar. Flac th power la th hands of on man and you have despot ism. Mr. Howell's word I now law In matter pertaining to th water plant, and It , will be law . again if thla bill should b passed. I am In favor of municipal ownership of a water plant, and I would hav the employe on a basis of effi ciency .rather than retained as a matter of political expediency. If you doat like Mr. Howell., tell him so to his face. I believe In being fair In this matter. Th ueatlon really I whether w want th Metropolitan Water district toTrobbl up all of th power. My Idea of government la not government by .en man. . W do not have home rule here. In tha of th water plant w have on man serving aa general manager, bookkeeper. secretary, auditor and treasurer.'.' ( ' 1 1 Politics Shoald Not Rale. & A. Sear! asked Mr. roy if he be lieve tn municipal ownership of a light plant, to which Mr. roy replied by say. Ing. "Tes, If pet governed by a political power." . II. B. Fleharty placed stress on th point that Omaha , at this time has th power to build a municipal electric light and power plant, and he objected to con ferring this power on the Water board, or rather on B, B. Howell. Stat Representative Henry Richmond said he has a personal liking for R. B. Howell, general , manager, secretary. treasurer and auditor of the Metropolitan WaUr district f 1 A to Tasatloa. City Attorney J. A. Rta admitted that there are faults in tha bill. H took ex ception to thea federal atatlstlca, showing that Omaha has a high rat of taxation, and he quoted figure already given In Th Be to prove hla contention. Ha was given a generous round or applause. , jamea Ktcnaroson, former member ef th Board of Education and proponent of th suffrag movement, said ha Is In favor of th Howell tight plant bill. Attorney Bin also explained some of th proposed charter amendments relating to Increase of thefjnda. ! ' Giaata Waist Maraar4, New Tork Giant officials laht we.V '- Mared Run 'Marquard, who' signed with i;n r ens ana was xnen orrered back to the. Giants by Owner Ward, would be sent a notice ta renurt H- Giants' training camp at Marlln. Tex., at th same time as the other players. aVVjafaTrafav ar k m a m The .assurance of long ; ; service, their smqbtli, steady "flow of power for which they, are known,' the four full elliptic springs, front, and rear, give a riding ease un-" surpassed by even the highest' piriced ' cars. Durability, sturdi riess, good workmanship, style t and finish, Command your con sideration. 7 ' -Jackson .Automobile 1000 Main Street t SrlasAsJlsV KINGDOM OF POLAND APPEARS OH SCENE Germany tni Austria Have Declared the Independence1 ef Dismem bered Nation. SOVEREIGN WILL BE- ELECTED FETROORAD (Via London), Fob. 18. Nsws haa reached bar from ap parently authentic acmroea that Ger many and Austria hav declared tho lndrpondenos of Poland to become operative February 14, whan It la planned to hold a convention at Cra cow, Oallcla, for tha purpose of choosing kin a". It Is stated that Archduke Karl Stephen of Austria is a likely candidate tor the throne. The convention will eloct by ballot. The population In such parts of Po land and Oallcla as are now In the possession of the Austrian and Ger mans, It Is said, will vote. Oermany has fielded German Si lesia to the proposed klncdom. Fend ing the holding; of the convention the temporary government la headed by Icnata Daachinsky, socialist member af the Austrian Reichstag. Holborn Lectures On tlio Greek Art frof. I. B. Btooghton Holborn, extension board lecturer fO(t Oxford and Cambridge universities, gave th last of a series of als lectures on "Th Inspiration of Greek Art," Friday afternoon at th Toung Women's Christian association. Th lectures War given under th aus pices of th Omaha Society ct Fin Arts. Prof. Holborn compared th art of th fourth century with th art of the fifth. Which was th subject of hts talk last week. He characterised th art of th fourth century as being pervaded by th spirit of rrogres of striving toward Ah unattainable. "Th art! of th fifth century waa fin ished, perfect, finite eo that th fourth century artists could, not Improve upon that. 60 they want a step farther and suggested possibilities In their art. Thla waa transcendental susgestlon and is on of the methods employed by all good artists. . Th poet uses ' xtravagant metaphor, th artist ctpreaaea It trt his colors. Th' art of tha fifth ' century reached a certain goal, while th art of "th fourth century ta characterised by Its continuing In a certain direction. Incom pleteness Is Its essential characteristic," he said. , Th goeaker , advanced , the Idea that Scopes ', should claim honor with Praxi teles .as th greatest of Ork sculptors becaua of hla great Influence on. Greek art Th lecture 'was Illustrated with silde of this period la th history of art . 'Merer I Painted Desert. Chief Meyers t th New Tork Olents and Mrs. Meyers spent aa afternoon last week with the Indiana atr the Painted Desert, at the fun Diego, Cel., exposi tion grounds." They .met' Carlisle and Hhermen students with the leas civlllsod men from Arlaona, . Meyers U a Mission Indian. T" any inra T. J. DOLAND. Mflr. J fl It For Grip, Influenza, Conghff, 8oro Throat Twenty per cent Ton person la five) die from the e Meets of a par -tlally cured Cold. 'This danger la averted by using . 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