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Western Kansas world., 1915-02-06

The big prize voting contest an
-nounced in these columns is creating
more interest than we imagined it
would in the beginning. Nomin-
ations of contestants are being sent
to this office daily and soon there will
be many who would be willing recip-
tents of fine s4OO Obermeyer s. Sons
piano or other valuable prizes enum-
Grated in this list.
All of these handsome prizes are
enumerated in the announcement on
another page and will be given to
some of the young ladies of this VIC
unity.
The question is how can / do it2
All that is necessary is to get yeur
relatives and friends to trade with
the merchants who are donating
prizes in this popular voting contest.
For every dollar spent with the
merchants you will receive 25 votes
which can be voted for any of the
contestants. Also to get your friends
to subscribe for this paper. For each
one year new subscription you will
receive 600 votes; for each one year
renewal 500 votes; for each year back
subscription 400 votes. OF course, it
is to be understood that under no
circumstances are coupons issued ex
cept upon cash purchases
We have been asked if the wife or
daughter of merchants who cooper
ate with this paper in this voting
contest may compete for any prize,
e. Inr
any of the merchants who are cooper
ating with this paper in this contest
enter the competition.
The reasons for this are obvious,
and we are very sure that all the
merchants will feel just as we do in
regard to the matter. We want this
TO be conducted with the greatest
possible fairness, with no occasion or
for anybody to criticise-
The ballot box is now at our office,
ready to receive votes. The box will
not be open until the first count is
made on Friday, FEBRUARY 26th- The
Judges will be absolutely disinterest-
ed peo lie, in whom everybody will
have confidence. There will be no
The lady who secures
the largest number of votes will win
the piano and so on down for the rest
of the prizes. We wish their we're
pianos enough for all the girls, but
there are not, and all but one of the
girls will have TO be content with one
of the many other beautiful prizes
offered.
Voting may commence at any time
in ballot box now in this Office and
the keys to the box will be given to
the awarding committee whose nam
IS will be announce in an other issue
Of this paper.
Use the free vote coupon in this is
sue. If you know of any lady who has
not been nominated and whom you
think would make a good race use the
blank in the announce
nent and send her name to this pap
sr or bring it in person and her name
will be entered. 1t matters not if
she be married or single.
Read the rules in the large ad in
last weeks issue or we will mail them
upon request. Inspect the offerings
of the merchants and learn how you
may secure votes for yourself or
friend. Be sure to ask these mer-
chants for coupons.
Those who do not understand the
rules and regulations of this contest
can cali at this Office and we will be
pleased to go over the proposition
with you.
Extra Prize SO in Gold
Western Kansas world., 1915-02-06

A Michigan editor says that people
in cities sneer at life in q small town,
but he prefers the small town where
your neighbors viii sympathize with
you if you are in trouble, and if you
haven't any trouble they will go out
and hunt some for you.-Cawker City
Ledger.
Western Kansas world., 1915-02-06

Monday evening with MIR. and Mrs.
Jas. Benisch.
Ora Lyons stated he saw his
shadow Tuesday morning and said,
no hreshing boys.
The grand ball that was given at
Grekel's was largely attended and a
good time reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Reppshire
are the proud parents of brand new
boy, which arrived last Friday.
The wedding bells surely rang lond
for three days In succession in honor
of Theodore Dietz and Lizzie Fabri
Gus.
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Western Kansas world., 1915-02-06

Many Nominations of Popular Young Ladies Already
Made. Still More To Follow. Get In The Race.
First Count Friday, February 26th
Read the Announcements and Particulars This Paper
And Get in the Game Immediately

The first count in the contest will
be made February %, at which time
SO in gold will be awarded to the
contestant having the highest num-
ber of votes at that time. This prize
is extra, in addition TO the other
prizes offered, and its winning will
: not bar the winner from securing the
piano or any of the merchants prizes
Do it now and help someone reap
the benefits of this liberal offer
Remember that many of the mer-
chants of this town are interested in
this contest and give 25-vote coup
on with every 81 cash purchase
This contest is between individuals
and no lodge or other organization
will be permitted to stand as the can
didate of any particular organization
with the understanding if she wins
the piano or other prizes it is to go to
go to the organization. Such an
agreement would be manifestly un-
fair to the other contestants. Any
candidate so detected will be disoual-
ified. Remember to have your
friends trade with the merchants
who are giving coupons. The names
of the merchants who are giving
handsome prizes and helping to make
this contest big success are:
Wa-Keeney Hardware Co.
Trego Mercantile Co.
E. A. Courtney.
Mrs. T., E. Moore
Farmers Cooperative Association
A. S. Treger.
We want new. subscribers ana lot
of them, and these girls will get them
for us for us by seeing their friends
and inducing them TO subscribe or re-
make the paper we'll worth the money
of every. subscriber, and we expect to
hold all these new subscribers for
many years to come. That is the
only way we can make this contest
make money for US.
The following young ladies have
been nominated in this contest.
Florence Spitsnaugle
Mabel McAtee
Hattie DeBoer
Vivian Owens
Xepha Harlan
Grace Hancock
Agnes North
Eliza Mong
Floy Christie
Ethel Carpenter
Bertha Rogers
Minnie Bryant
Nellie Bell
Western Kansas world., 1915-02-06

For Sale
Extra fine, Thorough bred Duroc
Jersey Bears. $500 EACH
Ad 4s 2t. H. C. Bryant, phone s66- {
Western Kansas world., 1915-02-06

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Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28
Ice Water on Tap
In Every Room Of
The FOntenelle

Goodbye 10 buttons" who used TO
come pussyfooting through the halls Of
hotels at all hours Of the night and day
carrying his tinklinE pitcher OF ice water
TO distant guests.
lie Is a back number. together with
the stage coach and the dodo bird.
The distilled. refrigerated. circulating
ice water OF the Fontenelle hotel makes
him not only unnecessary. but ineffic-
lent. He was slow and he was not al
ways too clean The new system IL In
stantaneous and absolutely clean and
sanitary.
On every fIS0r there VIII - q foaA-
tain OF fresh, cool. pure water and every
room has It's amply supply separate
and distinct from the water for washing
There Will be such a constant circu-
iation through the pipes that Il will keep
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

the business affairs Of the Braves
Slightly more than a year ago Gsffney
had stalllngs elected a director Of the
Boston National league club. and since
that time a certain amount OF the stock
has been transferred to Stallings' name.
stallings apparently is setting out on a
path like that Travelled by Jimmy Gala
han in Chicago and Connie Mack in Phil
adelphia. Mack is now half owner OF the
Athletics, and Callahan, who has been
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

retired from tho position as manager oe
the White soK. is now the right hand man
post Of business manager. Whenever
stallings gets ready to retire from at
tending to the PLAYING OF the team
which. however. won't be for another
five or ten years or more-Gaffney will
take him into the business office. perhaps
himself retiring as president and placlng
the big chief on the throne.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

at It's original GOODNESS as it came from
the refrigerating machine. Tho first
drop that comes from the faucets ia
fresh and ice cold.
The water is drawn from the city mains
In the basement and undergoes a double
filterlng before Il is cooled TO a tempera-
ture Of forty degrees by the ammonia
coils.
An engine pumps It after II IL puri-
fled and cooled to a tank at the top Of
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

the building and thence 1t enters the
distributing pipes
All this piping for ice water Is COW
cred with thick insulation 20 protect II
from the heating influence OF the out
side air.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28
WICHITA TEAM IN SEARCH
OF A NEW AND PERT NAME

Nearly every name under the sun is
being suggested for the Wichita team.
me club IL TO have a new monicker and
whoever L lucky enough 10 suggest a
suitable name b entitled 10 a season pass
90 local games. One man suggested they
BE called the sasnaks. which he admitted
he got BY spelllng Kansas backward and
ADDING "a"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28
Life Job for George
in Dear Old Boston

They say George stallings has a life
job in Boston. James f. Gaffney. presi-
dent Of the club and owner Of majority
Of its stock, now takes the big chief into
his confidence and asks his advice on
every matter OF Importance pertaining to
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28
BAGGAGE CHUTE STOPS ALL
CHANCE OF SMASHING TRUNKS

A baggage chute at the rear OF the
FonteneIle building win eliminate pos
sihility Of baggage SMASHING" and also
avoids the slowDess and cumbrousness
e an elevator.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

wford-How do you get your wife
10 believe what YOU say, when you come
ZONE late2
Crabshaw-I first listen TO what she
accuses me Of doing, and then ! own
up 90 i.-Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28
Special Trunk LInea,

In addition TO the switchboard men
toned above with lite possible 60 stations
ana its two operators In constant attend
ahee' there are fifteen special trunk lines
that VIII not 30 through the hotel switch
board.
These are 20 be for the taxicab com.
pany. the florist the newsstand and
others who wish TO be in communlca-
ton with the outside In a business wav
and who will be equipped precisely al
though their business were entirely sen
arRts from the hotel.
And-'further-in addition TO all thia
which surely seems quite sufficient. there
VIII be special long distance switch
board and eight booths. supplied by eight
special toll trunks running direct 70 the
central station OF the Nebraska Telephone
company.
Six OF these booths VIII be on the main
lobby floor and two on the ground floor,
Even these booths are OF a special type
being specially ventilated by a mechani-
cal plant.
IL would seem that Improvement ana "a.
flnements OF telephone service could 20
no farther.
But they have gone farther. Every
telephone set or receiving and trans
hitting apparatus has been finished to
match the woodwork OF it's surroundings.
The wood and the granting are matched
perfectly.
And there IL a new invention with re-
gard to the transmitter, which makes the
transmitter sit back one and a half
inches closer TO the apparatus, thus saw
Ing Just that much space and making thu
instrument that much more compact. The
INSTRUMENTS In all rooms facing on the
street are OF the portable or desk type
OF telephone. Those in the rooms facing
the other way are wall telephones.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

in the mattresses is long cured horse hair of the
quality known drawings and in the construction of
both box springs and mattresses utmost has been
taken to combine comfort and great durability
The L. 6. Doup Co. is one of the largest and best
equipped mattress factories in the United States The
Company employs seVenty-five people Their product
is in the front rank both as to quality and moderate
price This claim is substantiated by the fact of their
having secured for five successive years the contract
to furnish the United States Governme mt with from
1000 to 5000 mattresses annuallyThese are shipped
to all parts of the United States
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

In no place in the Quitting of modern hotel can
experienced judgment prove more efficient than in
the selection of the box springs and mattresses for the
hundreds of bedrooms Here must be considered first
the comfort of prospective gueststhe necessity of
minimum of future requirements and repairs and a
practical first cost
Omahas big mattress factory the L. G. Doup Co.
with its large capacity and efficient equipment met
every requirement and landed the big order for 1856
box springs and hair mattresses for The Fontenelle"
These are Of the very best quality--the hair used
n.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28
All of the Box Springs and Mattresses
for "The Fontenelle"
WereM anufactu dfOrO chard helm Co by
L. 6. DOUP co.

Manufacturers of Box Springs and all grades of Mattresses in
Guiding Cured Hair and the justly popular Layer Cotton Felt
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

Buy ''Mods in Omaha" Mattresses and
Box Springs and You Buy the Best
Evening star., 1915-02-08
FLOOD WATER Of OHIO
RECED|NG At CINCINNATI
River Slowly Rising at Louisville,
But Little Damage Is
Expected.

CINCINNATI. February s.-The flood
water OF the Ohio river began to recede
here early today and the officials of
the Central Union railway station an
nounced 1t was more than probable the
station would be reoccupied by the rail-
roads before, night.
The stage at Z am. was 55.5 feet
four-tenths Of foot lower than the
crest which was reached yesterday
It is falling at the rate OF one-tenth
Of foot an hour. According to
Weather Forecaster Devereaux, the
fall will be slow today. but the water
will recede rapidly beginning tonight
River Rising at Louisville.
LOUISVILLE. KY, February s.-The
Ohio river at Louisville today reached
a stage in the canal of 29.s, one and
eight-tenths feet above food, and was
slowly rising. At the Office of the
local weather bureau a stage not to
exceed thirty feet was forecast.
Little damage from the flood is ex-
pected here. A few families have
moved from low-lying sections. and
goods in a number Of warehouses on
the levee have been taken from base
ments.
Evening star., 1915-02-08
FOR ENDING THE BIG WAR
Senator La Toilette Offers Resolu-
tion Proposing World
Tribunal.

An international conference of rep
resentatives of neutral nations to dis
cuss means of ending the European
war, to establish neutral trade routes
at sea and propose ultimate creation of
an international tribunal for establish
ment Of world peace was proposed in a
resolution today by Senator La Fol-
lette.
The resolution would direct the
President OF the United States to con-
vey to all neutral nations the desir-
ability OF a conference to bring about
the cessation of European hostilities;
to extend offers OF mediation to war
ring nations; to consider rules for the
general Limitation OF armaments: rules
for prohibition Of exportation Of muni-
tions of war: the creation OF a feuera-
ton of neutral nations to provide for
neutrality of ocean trade routes; con-
sideration of the rights of neutral
commerce and all other matters that
may tend to esta blish permanent world
The President would be empowered to
appoint commissioners of the United
states at such conference whether call
ed by this country or any other nation.
The Resolution was received by unani-
nous consent and allowed to lie on
the table for future consideration.
Evening star., 1915-02-08
COURT TO DECIDE.
WEDDING GIFT OWNER
Wife Pawns Silver, Husband Re-
deems; She Gets Judgment
Pawnbroker Appeals.

NEW YORK, February S.-Whether
wedding gifts are the joint property OF
husband and wife, or can be claimed by
either as a personal belonging, is ques-
ton which the appellate term of the su-
preme court has been called upon to de-
eide. At the same time the court will
have to rule on whether the wife has q
right to pawn such articl 8 and the hus-
band has the right to rec eem the pieose
and retain them.
These perplexing questions arise IN the
matrimonial differences that exist between
Mrs. Edith w. Knowlton aid Robert Tart
Knowlton. This affair Of the pawned we'd
ding presents now also inv Dives Thomas
Sinpson. a pawnbroker. Tie knowltons
were married in 1905 and separated in
1911, the wife obtaining a decree OF
separation.
mother gave his bride the choice of eev-
sral wedding gifts. She preferred chest
fn,tisIs IN slaset: :E. D. w." Mrs. Knowltons
maiden name being Edith Dupree Walton
Later some other pieces were aoded 10 the
collection of silver.
Before the final separation Of the couple
Mrs Knowlton had q friend pawn the
silver with Simpson for 500. It was
pledged in the name Of E. Walton
Learning that the silver was with
saying that the ticket was lost. and. de-
cIarin9 that he was Robert Walton, owner
OF the silver, to which effect he made an
affidavit, redeemed It
This il where Simpson comes into the
litiaation. Mrs. Knowiton sued the pawn.
broker for the value OF the silver, say
ing that her husband was not the owner
az the silver, and that in redeeming 1t he
was not acting as her agent Mrs. Knowl-
ton obtained q verdict for $783 against
Simpson, from which he has appealed to
the appellate term.
Evening star., 1915-02-08
WILL SAIL NEXT SUMMER.
]. Foster Stackhouse, British Ex.
plorer. to Journey $50, 900 Miles.

NEW YORK, February S.-J. Foster
Stackhouse. the British explorer. who
Will lead the international geographic
expedition on a voyage for scientific
research, is in New York arranging the
details of the expedition. Mr.. Stack.
house expects to sail early next sum-
mer on a voyage of about 100000 miles.
extending over a period of seven years.
The Discovery, the ship used by the
national antarctic expedition. has been
chartered.
The purpose of the expedition is pri-
mArily oceanographic. and the many
thousands of islands. rocks and reefs
now uncharted. or the position of which
is shown only approximately, will be
definitely charted. The expedition aims
further to make comprehensive obser-
vations in many branches of science.
Many distinguished scientists have
volunteered their services, according to
Mr. Stackhouse. or have been appointed
to accompany the expedition.
Evening star., 1915-02-08
ALLEGED ATROCITIES
UNDER INVESTIGATION
Coroner Probing the Charges Re
garding Deaths of Aged In
mates of Home.

YONKERS, y. Y, February S.-To
the story that eight feeble inmates
of the German Odd Fellows Home hero
had been put to death because they
were aged and required much atten-
ton was added today the suggestion
that two other inmates might have
heen buried alive while still under the
influence Of an anesthetic. 1t was be-
Iieyed that at least two Of the bodies
would be exhumed.
The coroner today began an investi-
cation of this suggestion. There was
little tangible for him to work on eN-
cent reports founded on the fears OF
the present inmates, with whom he
held a long talk yesterday. The New
York undertakers who took charge OF
the bodies were to be questioned as to
what steps they had taken to make
sure that life was extinct before burial.
Statement by Embalmer.
Henry Blum. an embalmer questioned
today by the coroner. confirmed a state
ment imputed to Fred Mors. former
nurse. who told the district attorney he
had caused the death of three inmates.
In relation to the death OF Henry Horn,
December 90, Blum told the coroner, il
was said, that when he took charge OF
Horns body lie noticed burn on the
mouth and asked Mors about it, and that
Mors explained it had been made by a
cloth saturated with anesthetic tied
about the dead mans face to hold his
mouth shut.
The bodies of all eight inmates who
Nors said were put to death were en-
baImed before burial. Blum said.
Evening star., 1915-02-08
REJECTS PLAN FOR PEACE
0bregon, Carranza Adherent, De.
clines Invitation to Confer.
ence of Mexican Leaders.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, February s.
Gen. Alvaro Obregon has declined peace
overtures offered by the Mexican con-
vention held here Saturday. which
asked the warning leaders Of Mexico to
consider a plan for the cessation OF
hostilities. Obregon. who holds Mexico
City for the Carranza faction, was the
first leader to reply.
His telegraphic message. received by
Federico Gamboa, former minister In
Huerta's cabinet, who was named
chairman Of the permanent committee
of the convention. follows:
Mexico City. February z.
Federico Gamboa, Son Tntonio. Tex;
ct have received the message which
was sent inviting US. in the name OF =
group of Mexican refugees there. 70
drop our arms. Those who have the
valor to offer blood for the republic
do not put down their arms. We VIII not
put down our arms while there yet
have not disappeared from our sacred
soil the traitors who look to the reac-
tionary party to sink our revolutionary
principles If each of you In place OF
being refugees in foreign country
would take a rife and apply IL for your
party your labor would be more enec-
tive and you would have at least the
honor of being called citizens.
Evening star., 1915-02-08
INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYED.
Eight Per Cent More Out of Work
in New York Than Year Ago.

NEW YORK, February s.-Unem-
ployment conditions in this city and
the progress of plans for remedying
them were outlined in a report which
has been submitted by subcommittees
of the mayors committee on unem-
ployment. Of which Ebert H. Gary Is
chairman
There was an increase of about per
cent in unemployment in December,
1914. over the same period In 1918, ac-
cording to the report. Slightly under
100000 more persons were without
work in New York city in December
last year than during the same period
In 1913, the committee estimates.
More than s125.000 has already been
raised as A nucleus to be used In financ-
ing emergency workshops which have
been established in various parts of
the city. Money is also being raised to
finance a central loan fund for use of
the poor
Evening star., 1915-02-08
ADVOCATES TWILIGHT SLEEP.
Association Formed in New York
Will Extend Scope Nationally.

NEW YORK, February S.-The Ma
tional Twilight Sleep Association. just
organized. with Offices in New York. is
the latest move to extend the easy
child birth propaganda all over the ma
tion.- It's organizers are women of
Manhattan and Brooklyn, and their i'm
mediate objects are to send lecturers
into all large cities to organize branch
associations and to found a twilight
sleep clinic In Brooklyn.
TT is our ambition" said Mrs. Fran
els X Carmody of Brooklyn. one of the
promoters of the movement, ''to MAIN
tain clinic similar to that at Freiburg
in connection with the postgraduate
course at Caledonian Hospital of
Brooklyn"
The managers Of the Caledonian Hos
pftal have agreed to give the land for
the proposed clinic. Mrs. c. Temple
Emmett Is the president Of the associa-
tiou.
Evening star., 1915-02-08
SAY SENATE DEBATE MAY
CAUSE EXTRA SESSION
View of Democratic Leaders Of tho
House, Following Discussion
Of the Situation.

Speaker Clark. Democratic Leader
Underwood and Democratic Leader-elect
Kitchin. at q conference over the con-
gressional legislative business situation
today, agreed that II the present con-
gestion of business in the Senate con-
tinues a few days longer. say a week,
1t would be no longer merely question
OF expediency of an extra session OF
Congress. but the virtual certainty OF
an extra session.
1t was also stated at the conference
that the ship purchase bill now hoid-
ing up the Senate, could command a
majority OF from Is to 20 In the House
The plan is that IL the bill should
finally succeed of passage in the SEN
ate II will be taken up In the House
under special rule to permit ITS I'M
mediate consideration, with probably
two or three days OF debate.
House Business Well Advanced.
The House. the conferees found. is In
excellent shape. The pending sundry
civil appropriation bill is expected to
be put through the House by the end of
this week by the setting aside of the
calendar business of Wednesday. SO as
to give the sundry civil bill right Of
way. The fortihcations bill Is the only
other measure to come into the House
with prospect OF any considerable de-
bate, and the pensions. general de-
ficiency, Military Academy and other
bills will not occupy much time IN the
House.