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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
SOCIETY LEADERS
PLACED ON GRILL


washington, March 24.-Iilimois vice
crusaders. the senatorial COMMITTEES
headed by Lieut.. Gov. Barrett O'Hara
is In Washington today seeking to =
tionalize the scope Of their inquiry.
70 that n the commission 1rst
with whom they conferred at the White
House. After outlining to the president
y results OF the inquiry In linois.
which revealed In many instances that
young girls and young working women
were paid less than q living wage. and
that many of them led double lives,
the commissioners requested the preSi-
dent to call a national conference OF
state governors to start a Systematic
and state campaign to better working
conditions OF Ome throughout the
nation.
III Ask Federal Aid.
Federal cooperation was sought In
the movement already begun in many
states for the appointm ,nt OF state
commissions. similar to that from nli-
nois, to conduct inquiries into h wage
situation and into organized vice con-
ditions in The various states. At the
White House conference the question
Of federal inquiry through the depart
ment OF Justice into the white slave
traffic also was discussed.
Want Minimum Wage.
One OF the means proposed as basic
relief for women was the enactment
of the federal minimum wage law.
Later today the Illinois commission
conducted a hearing to which were in-
vited several hundred prominent well
fare workers, clergymen, officials and
many prominent women In Washington
social and club life. Lieut.. Gov.
O'Hara sought to learn the opinions
Of women who move in high social
circles concerning the influence upon
working girls OF the ex~travagance of
women of wealth.
Among prominent women who ac-
cepted invitations to the conferences
were Mrs. Edison Bradley, Mrs. Hennen
Jennings, wife of a South African dia-
mond millionaire; Mrs. Christian Hem
mick, Madame Havenith, wife of the
Belgian minister; Sonora Rinano, wife
of the Spanish minister; Mrs. HtHss-
ington Wilson and Mrs. w. M. Crane
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
WEATHER BUREAU
Chief QUITS JOB
Resignation Accepted BY Secre.
tary Houston to Take Effect
On July 81.

Washington, March 24.-Wiilis l..
Moore. chief of the weather bureau,
resigned Saturday. Secretary Houston
accepted the resignation, after Il talk
with President Wilson. to become eff
fective July 81. Prof. Moore is a dem
ocrat and was a candidate for p
pointment as secretary of agriculture.
Washington, March 24.-Secretary
Houston explained that the office Of
chief of the weather bureau was not
covered by civil service and was a pres
Dental appointment. I'VE have no one
in mind now" said the secretary. but
will try to get the best man we a
of scientific ability and administrative
faIanf
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27

or some such humble thing, and to let
the furniture career take care of itself.
Consequently, when l was a child T
kept quiet in school, minded" my par
ents-sometimes with the persuasion
of a cat switch that hung by the kitch-
en- mantel-and did such chores as
watching he turkey eggs picking up
rotten apples INC scrubbing the kitch-
en- chairs. This work didn't hurt me
n bit, and when I played I had the
best time in the world. AS for my h
and precious Individuality you can
just believe there was nobody standing
round to take it out Of its wrapptngs
before it was ready to come.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
CAPITALS YOUTHS
TO SET new PACE
Washington Mothers Forbid
New Dances and Late Hours
for Children.

Washington, March ~24.--Children Of
Ibis city are to be models OF correct
department, and. by example, lead so
ciety here n elsewhere to abandon
the turkey trot' and similar dances,
according to the hopes of the District
OF Columbia members of the national
mothers congress. who at their meet
ing here drafted the following rules.
That the "nameless' dances be
not only discouraged but forbidden
in u homes and to our children.
When objectionable dancing is
commenced. that the music cease
at once.
The orchestra leader may an
nounc that he has been sc in
structed.
That simplicity and modcsty in
dress distinguish" our girls.
That we teach our sons that
smoking during an entertainment
planned for their pleasure is a dis
courtesy to their hostess and her
other guests.
Would End Dances Early.
That all entertainments in our
homes, including dances stop at
~ midnight or earlier and that 1t
be SO on the cards OF
invitation.
That we instruct our boys TO end
a social call at 10 or 1890 p. m.
That no invitation be given for
school night.
That we help check the tendency
toward Sunday entertainments.
That we do not have less on
hdence in our children but more
in ourselves as mothers with au-
thority.
The delegates to the mothers con.
gress met with those of the House
keepers Alliance, the district congress
Of mothers, and planned a campaign
for the retention of Miss Juln C.
Lathrop OF Chicago as director Of the
children's bureau. Mrs. Harvey w.
Wiley introduced the resolution in
dorsjng Miss Lathrop and denounced
the efforts that are being made to GUST
har
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
Troops Called Out to Police
Tornado Zone; Fire Breaks Out

the fact that heavy rain fell for
halt an hour after the tornado
saved the mass of wrcckaee and
many dead bodies from being
burned.
The Webster street telephone
station, containing a score or more
OF girls, was one of the buildings
struck by the storm, and in a mo-
ment was twisted and tern. Sew
eral girls were killed outright and
many others injured.
Mayor Dahlman, of Omaha, wired
Governor Morehead shortly after
midnight for several militia COM
psnies to prevent residences and
dead bodies from being looted. Tho
governor left on a special train for
the cone of the disaster shortly
after 2 a. m.
Omaha's suburbs suffered heav-
lily from the storm. Raiston, south
west of Omaha. was RACED to tho
ground and half a score or moro
are dead. East Omaha, which felt
the tail of the twister, reported
houses demolished but no lives lost.
Council Bluffs, la, suffered nine
dead. or injured and
great damage to property.
The illinois Central bridge over
the Missouri river was destroyed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27

Between 140 and 24O persons lost
their liyes-the list may increase when
debris is removed in several sections Of
the storm belt.
Three hundred and fifty persons were
injured. n he injury list will be in
creased.
Three hundred and fifty homes were
utterly demolished.
Eleven churches were wrecked.
Eight school houses were topped and
otherwise damaged.
Twelve hundred and fifty residences
We're so damaged that occupation will
be impossible for days or weeks.
Appalled, at the loss, the city does
not sit idly by. While the grim militia
musket in the hands Of the soldierboys
forbids trespass by vandals, the city
council has held a mass meeting and
has started a subscription fund with a
$4,000 donation. Governor Morehead
has already promised hat the state Of
Nebraska will create a $780, 900 fund to
care for the suffering.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27

Lincoln, Neb., March 25.-(Via
ST. Paul).-Nearly 200 persons were
killed, twice is many more were
injured, some fatally, by a tornado
which devastated Omaha and N
virons Sunday night. 1t democrat
lied telegraph and telephone SER
vice and cut Omaha from, com-
munication with outside world.
Property damage at Omaha. will
amount up to hundreds of thou
sands.
The tornado swept in from the
southwest and ~ziezaseed to the
northeast over residence portion
of the city, leaving in its wake
destruction and carnage from two
to four blocks wide. Fire sprang
up all over this area and added to
the horror Of the tWister. Fire.
men were unable to respond to
the numerous fires and they were
allowed to burn. The police were
unable to properly police the
stricken district and soldiers from
Fort Omaha were called out. The
tornado zone practically is under
martial law.
VILLAGES WIPED OUT.
The villages of Benson, Dundee
and Florence, suburbs of Omaha,
were practically wiped out. Only
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27

me section traversed by the storm is
the residential portion of the city, as
well as a number of outlying business
thoroughfares in the destroyed area.
The greater part of the damage was in
TWenty-fourth street, a north and
south cross own street extending the
entire length of the city. Numerous
streets with retail stores criss-cross
this section with the residence portion
OF the city scattered IN Intervening
sections. Many Of the best parks of
the city are located within the district
covered.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
BEST RESIDENCE SECTION
WAS STRUCK BY TWISTER

Lincoln, Neb.. March 25.-The stretch
of Omaha covered by the tornado
reaches from the southern limits to the
suburb of Florence, six miles north of
the point of origin. The storm swept
entire length, following the west side
Of the valley extending along the Mis-
souri, river bluffs. The eastern half
OF the city generally composing the
business section. was out of the path
Of h twister. but suffered greatly.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
Americas Best Landlord Found.

Cincinnati possesses the landlord
with the golden heart, the model tene-
ment house owner of all America, in
Michael Mullen, city councilman n
chief 1ie,tenant of the republican boss,
George b.. Cox, said Lawrence Viliiers,
New Yorker, secretary of the National
Housing association, in an address mere
in a nationwide movement for better
tenements for the poor.
yilhers says Mullen ren1s ha.s VIII VIII
water. down town, for So a month. fur
uishen his tenants collectively with a
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
IS F|REMEN CAUGHT
UNDER FALLING WALL
Union Abattoir Burns Down
Five Men Are Known to
Have Died.

Baltimore, Md, March 25.-Fire this
morning in the plant of the Union
section of the city, caused a loss Of
about $500, 900. Sixteen flremen We're
caught under a falling wall. Eleven
more or less seriously injured, were
dragged out by their companions, but
it is feared the other five have lost
their lives.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
BONlLLA, HONDURAN
PRESIDENT, Is DEAD

Washington, March 24.--Presidens
Manuel Bonilla, of Honduras, died at
Tegucigalpa yesterday of kidney trou-
bic. according to a private telegram re-
ceived here.
Francisco Bertrand, vice president of
Honduras. Immediately succeeded to
the presidency, the message said.
DR.. Bonilla a been afflicted with
Bright disease for about a year and a
hSif
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
REMSEN FOOD BOARD
SLATED FOR DISCARD

washington, March 24-Conferences
today between DR.. Ira E. Remsen.
president of the "Remsen pure food
board committee" Secretary Houston,
of the department of agriculture and
President Wilson led to reports that
the Remsen board soon would be dis
solved. Neither Secretary Houston nor
DR.. Remsen YOU make speculative
statements.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
Those Boxes.

Wills-How are the new cigarets?
Gills-Fine! This last box I bought
contained a flag. two pictures of ball
players, a cardboard paper knife, q
toy balloon and a puzzle.
Wills-But how do the cigarets them
selves smoke?
Gils-I don't know. You see. I had
to cut each nj to pieces to see whether
it contained the great grand free cou-
pom which would entitle me to the next
box free.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
MANY PERSONS INJuREp.

Greencastle, Ind, March 25.-Perth, a
mining town 10 miles west of here, was
practically wiped out by tornado last
night. Many persons were injured but
no loss of life has been reported. The
property loss is estimated at $50, 900.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
GO WEST.

Boston, March 24.-Nearly 100 Bos-
ton and Gloucester fishermen left to-
day for Seattle, Wash, where they are
to obtain berths on vessels operating
in the halibut fisheries of the Pacific
ocean.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27

flower garden and playground, and
each Christmas day presents to the fe-
male tenants a box of cut lowers, a
box of candy n a turkey, besides
consulting the women tenants collec-
lively before he accepted new tenants.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
Methods Of tho Schools.

Methods of the Schools.
MY doctor ordered two weeks at the
seashore.''
Hes a homeopath, isn't hep"
Eyes. Why"
Two weeks is a small dose. I'd 60
to an allcpath and see If / couldn't get
q trip to Europe"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27

Miss Mary Coleman is a prominent
lawyer and suffraget of New York.
She led the recent graft fight in Har-
lem and was instrumental in disclos-
ing conditions in the upper section of
the city. Her reputation as a civic
improvement fighter is well known.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
MRS. scHoFF.

MRS. FREDERICK q
Union Of home n church. with a
oncerted effort to work for better
ment of children and their education
along religious lines. was urged by
Mrs. Frederick Schoff, president of the
National Congress of Mothers, in an
address before the Religious Education
association, which has just held it's
annual convention at Cleveland.
The evening world., 1913-12-13

There will he reception to Charles
Wakefield Ca,iman. the composer, ~
the Musi clans Club next "Wednesday
Afternoon.
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bungs tarter. The hard part of musical
comedy is that you have to drag others
after you. In vaudeville re simply =
matter OF yourself, and you set bet
ter chance TO express yourself because
YOU choose your own material. SINGING
a dialect song in vaudeville 10 Ike
eating pie. Another joy of vaudeville
Is to watch the Iegit who Gomez In 10
elevate It."
Miss Murray lifted her top hair With
a lofty gesture. and. holding the PIC
tire" for n moment, remarked:
They say | look like Marie Tempest
The first time 7 went on the stage
Emma said 7 looked 'skeered.' Emma
was the colored cook OF tho family, and
she watched my career with great mis-
giving had no idea at the start Of
following the stage. Phil Nash knew
our family in Philadelphia. and as ]
had sung at little entertainments in
Washington during President Cleve-
lands Illustration Mr.. Nash asked
me to go on at keith's IN Philadelphia
to do the solo part in big musical
number. The next day I asked Emma
how she liked tho singing. She shook
her head aud said 'Mehbe YOU all calls
that slng'n'. but kant see no use
IN them songs nohow. Give me Throw
Out the Life Line or I'VE Anchored
Mai Soul In Haven % Rcst'--that's
what ! calls regular sngin',' When
Mr.. Nash proposed that should go
to Boston the following week Emma
threw up both hands, Look heAh.
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"Tannhauser''
IndiferenIy
Sung Last Night
Jacques Urlus Not in
Good Voice, Eleventh
Hour Changes in the
Cast, and Mr.. Hertz In.
disposed.
By Sylvester RaUiing.

uTAM Nm Ll.sSI;.. was put , on at
the Metropolitan opera House
last night for tho first time
thi. season. To say the best OF Il. the
performance was an Indifferent one.
Eleventh hour changes In the cast were
not wholly responsible for this. II
was unfortunate that the continued III
ness OF Geraldine Farrar made neces-
sary the withdrawal OF Emmy Destinn
~ Elisabeth no that she might sing
In ''Madama Butterfly" this afternoon:
that Olive Fretnstad. an ideal Venus.
was required to sinG Elisabeth. a part
she has never presented In New York.
and that Margarete Matsenauer was
called upon to sing Venus. both without
rehearsal. But jacques Urtus. the
ITannhauser. was In poor voice. and
his characterization lacked distinction:
Hermann Well was not at his best as
Wolfram. and Mr.. Hertz. who conduct.
81. got out Of SICK bed to save the
performance.
| Nina. Fremstad's "Dich therirt
Halle" at the moment OF her first ap.
pearance. lacked something OF exalta.
ton. but her impersonation grew
steadily and her saving OF Tannhausei
from the fury Of the mobiles was splon.
didly done. Later she sang the prayer
very beautifully. NINE. Matzonauer'i
voice proved rather heavy for the venu'
music. Carl Braun was tho fAndGrNf
Pau, Althouse was Walther and Car
Schlexel. Julius Bayer and Basil Rugs
dael were tho other NIinstre! Knights
L q AA NJ,
delightfully."-. ~ she always docs, and
! the great chorus In the Hall OF SOM
was wet, sung.
| Mr.. Urlus has accepted an invita- dor
from Siegfrted Wagner TO sinS all the
SieEfrieds at tho Wagner Festival II
Bayreuth next summer.
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Will continue at the Forty-fourth street
Music Hail.
Luian Lorraine will head the bill At
lIammerstein's. where others will be
l.iane Carrera. Anna Helds daagh ter
ltalph Herr. MaSgis Cline ana S,lyers.
the clown.
The Colonial VII have Blossom seeiey
and Rubs Marquagd. wellington Cross
and Lois Josephine. Charles Ross and
Mabel Fenton. Belle Blanche. Joseph
Jenersom and others.
At the Aihansbra will be THE Euro
paan Mystsriss." Cecil Lean In sonSs.
Jack Gardner. the uirl From MilwAu.
kee," and Miss Norton and Paul Nichol-
son IN "A Dramatic Cartoon"
Jack Norworth viii head the bill at
tho Union Square Theatre whore hters
will also b W. 81. James IN '~rhe Come
On" Meredith and snooxer and MAJ
and Mabel Ford
Fritxi Schen will be the headliner a.
Proctor's Fitch Avenue Theatre The
bfli will also include Bert French and
Alics Els the Empire Comedy Four. and
Mary Elizabeth. Ginger. "Consy Island
to the North Pole" will be the feature
ut ths Twsnty-thtrd Street Theatre. The
Offering a the y1fty-eishth Street Thea
ire Will bs ''rhirtesn Girls IN Blue" The
Conroy LemaAre Players will be the
main attraction At the Ono Hundred and
Twenty NTH Street Theatre.
BRONX IheATREs.
Baby Mine comes to the Royal The
atre.
THE Old Homestead" Will be the at
traction at the Bronx Opera House.
At Miners win be The Rosey Posey
0irls.''
The bill At Ksith's win include Jesse
LAaskys "Clownland," John c. Rice
and Sally Cohen in MARY and John"
Gertrude vanderbilt and George Moore
In songs and dances. and the Doris
Wilson Trio in Through the Looking
GLASS;
IN BROOKLYN.
THE star and Garter show" viii be
seen at the Empire.
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FOrbes-RObertsOn
To Play 'OtheLl0'
First Time Here
.oNRns-RoBBRrsoN Win make b

NRNs-RoBBRT6ON viii make his
fret American APPEARANCE ~
= Othelio At the hubert Theatre on
Monday night with Gertrude Elliott A.
DeadsmonA. The English actor-kni1ht
first played tho role In Manchester In
1897. ''Othelio' viii os repeated on
Tuesday night and saturday afternoon.
Tho Merchant Of Venice" wAl be given
on Wednesday afternoon with reduced
prices for school children and again on
Friday night. mice and Men" viii be
the hill on Wednesday night. Hamlet"
on Thursday night and The Light That
Failed" on Saturday night
On Monday night at the LyGeum The
atrs The Cassihs Engagement" u
comedy by st, John IIankin. will be
presented by the Stage Society. Rosa
lind Ivan Alison Skipworth. Annie
Esnond aai others will bs In the cast.
Tom Robertson's old ENGLISH comedy
school" Will be presented by Ruth
Shepley, w aid OF 81. Eixabeth's Col
lcse. at the Playhouse on Tuesday
Afternoon Among others In the cast will
Nv ava so cHopASy' TsaCV Api&Ays NhhIJuIy
Blossom. Margaret vrylinS, Charles
Cherry, Ernest 0lsndinning and Wallace
Erskine.
Mutt and JEFF In Panama" will be
the attraction At the Grand Opera
House.
The stock company At the Harlem
Opera House WV offer Pierre OF the
Plains"
''0ir,s Of the White Way win b
seen 81 the CokHuh1A.
The Murray 1iAl Thotrs vii have
Rooi$s "Beauty 6aov.'
Hurt1S 4 6sasnon opsn their NV the.
atrs IN One Hundred and Tvsnty.nfth
street, near Etshth avenue. ~tsn the
Behman show.
tho Girls From stariand" come to
Minsr's Peoples Theatre.
At the Olympic viii be Tho Girls
From the Folliss."
VAUDEVILLE ATTRACTIONS.
Henrietta Crosman will appear In
Dolly Madison at tho Palace Theatre
Others will be Adelaide and J. ]. Hughe
In classic dances. Cruikshank. the Eng
ush caoYn; Chris Richards. comedian,
and ths'AasTvsllous Mirlsrv.
Eve Tsn6ueV an1 her ora sameany
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concert tomorrow. Al well a. arias BY
Morgan kinxsson. John Bar<isicy. Hsr.
bert Watsrous. Lpis Ewcii. Mary Jor.
dan and Mary Carson.
Guetaf Bergman OF the Century Opera
Company 10 In Chicago to sinW Fauat
tonight At the Auditorium. with the
Chicago Opera Company.
Tho Peoples symphony Orchestra, I'M
der Franz y. Arens. will give Its second
concert In Carnegie Hall tomorrow at
fernoon. The soioists will he IIoretio
Council, baritone. and Or. William G,
Carl. Organist Tho former will s,nx
iIanders 20 Ruddier Than tho Cherry"
and the latter will play a Guiimant
work. The symphony Is to bs Schu-
mann's nrvt. In u HAT. op So
Anna Pavlowa and her forty dancers
Win make a farewell appearances At the
Metropolitan Opera House next Friday
afternoon for the beneft Of the Music
School settlement In East Third street,
OF which David Names Is 1.-THE director.
The date was chosen because II Ia the
Cars birthday and members OF the
Russian Embassy at Washington have
promised to attend. There will he Q
tho dansant In the foyer after tho per-
formance and Nine. Pavlowa will show
the proper way to dance the tango.
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woman Dies - Thestve.

Mrs. Wllism Henry Norman las
Right isN her home. No. 100 Brook,
avenue. I-akevisw. n. j.. and. accom-
panied by her daughter. Mrs. Ann,
Davidson. went to performance II q
PaSssic theatre. During the hrst &C
Mrs Normsn was taken w and wa
taken to the lobby. where she died
shs was hfty-four years old and aout,
indigestion 10 said to have caused death
Her husband Is one of the proprietorI
g he CaiSton Papee NiliA
The evening world., 1913-12-13

John c. Freund. odator OF Muss"s
America, will lecture ~ the Van End
School OF Music next Tuesday evenini
on The rplift IN MuAo in Ams'$oA"
The evening world., 1913-12-13

Samuel A. Baldwin viii xdvs Tree
organ recitals at the city coile9e on
tomorrow and Wednesday afternoons
At 4 o'clock
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Woman Must Be Born
With a Sense Of Humor,
but a Man Can Guilt
vafe One and Become a
Conedion-TeU This to
Your Wife at Dinner
Just to Start a Happy
EUening Then Try
Your Dialect on That
Story About Emma, the
Coloved Cook.

By Charles Darnt0n.
+ ~~s ~ good as a variety
show. and during the course
Of her remarks Elizabeth
= Murray looked like
The evening world., 1913-12-13

There viii ba . free organ rscstel On
Monday evening At the Old First Prss'
hytertan Church by r. Scott BuhrnAn.
The evening world., 1913-12-13

Miss Christina Rounds. a brooklyn
educator, died yesterday in her home,
No. 525 Clinton avenue. She was sew
cnty-two years old. Miss Rounds
cams 10 Brooklyn In 1868. She Joined
the stan OF Polytschnic Institute. and
eight years later founded Q school for
girls on Clinton avOnus