Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-23

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There will be no meeting OF the city
council this evening. owing 10 the fact
that there is nothing OF Importance TO
be considered. Mayor Maloney Will re-
main in the east during the week, but
will be home In time to preside at the
regular meeting on the following Monday
night. ..t v
II. Leslie Smith,. who has been work.
ing through the Commercial club for the
purpose Of ironing a local branch OF the
American Automobile association. has
called a meeting Of all interested auto
owners at the club rooms for Wednesday
evening. The purpose is TO perfect the
organization by approving the national
rules and electing officers. Mr.. Smith
Is Iowa state organizer for the national
society and Is engaged IN forming
branches in every county In the state.
A congregation that filled the audi
torium OF the First Congregational church
yesterday at the morning services lis
tened to the sermon Of Rev. Newton W..
Wilson. who has come here from Ply
mouth, N. H., to consider a call TO the
vacant pastorship OF the church. All who
heard him yesterday were very favorably
impressed and the hearty greeting that
was given him left no room for doubt
that he Will be welcomed cordially
II he concludes to accept the call. He will
sp1nd the next fortnight at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. III. w. Hazeiton on Oak
land avenue During the next few days
he will meet personally all Of the mem
bers of the large congregation.
c. A. Atkins, former manager Of the
Nebraska Telephone company. here and
now spending the winter In the vicinity
OF Los Angeles. writes most enthusiaetic-
ally Of the pleasant phases OF his en-
vironment there. To make Il still more
pleasant he is in frequent contact with
members of the large Council Bluff
colony there. On Sunday he was out with
DIR. J. II. Cleaver. who went down there
TO spend few weeks and forgot 10 re-
turn. The Thermometers registered "a De.
Erees in the shade and they were going
about IN their shirt sleeves, frequently
using their handkerchiefs TO DRY their
perspiring hro@s. hr. Atkins has also
found many old friends from Seward and
Lincoln and other Nebraska towns who
have become addicted to the habit OF
staying In southern California all winter
and many of them all the time. Mr.. At
kins contemplated returning early In
February. but since being advised OF tho
3adegree-beIow-Eero weather that has
been prevailing here he has ceased to
think Of train schedules and return tick-
cts and has planned series OF deep
sea fishing cruises with q. party OF ami
able friends. ~
Council Bluffs cigar dealers say they
are slowly recovering from the effects
Of the enforcement OF the drastic order
OF Attorney General Coeson for the re-
movsl OF all forms Of slot mschinss from
their places Of business. They say the
FIRST week after the machines were. re-
moved the business indicated loss Of
about ; per cent II remained station
AIRY at that figure for several weeks and
then began TO gradually pull up until
there was q general loss Of nearly 50
per cent. oecasioned by the men in the
habit OF regularly PLAYING ths machines
abandoning hope Of their reinstallation
and ceaSing to come to the old places
Oddly as Il may appear. cigar man, say
the bulk OF the slot machine trade came
from men who smoked leskt. hut VINO
played the machines largely for the
amusement involved and gave away 70
whsever happened 70 Be present the baIk
OF the cigars won After the low tide
Of trade was reached II bexsn TO turn
the other way and. has been steadily
flowing back until the original stage e
reached The occasional Use OF the lit
tie leather box which disappeared with
the machines at the start may ACCENT
for some Of the increase