Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 11, 1909, Page 6

N\ Women'’s Suits and Topcoats ON SALE AT LESS THAN COST! We have a limited number of beautifully tallored saits, odd eizes, broken lots and some of which we discontinued because of the mills being unable to duplicate the cloths, which have accumul the season’s business and which we Intend to dispose of. these at less than cost price. And just before the holidays, when prices naturally are high, we place on sale— FOR TOMORROW ONLY $25.00 and $30.00 Women’s Fashionable $ 75 Suits and Topcoats, in a big variety of Ehtes and MNakes, dt. . Vi Adedrier s ol —_— $18.00 and $22.50 Women’s Suits and Topcoats in newest styles, well made and made to fit perfect, at To insure quick selling, we have marked all of Do Not Be Mistaken in the Address. PRINCESS CLOAK @ SUIT CO. Under Management of Goodyear Raincoat Co., 16th and Davenport 8ts. Hotel Loyal. ed daring 1022 Some Things You Want to Know ‘The American Congress—Noted Speakership Fights. When no one' political party controls a majority of the votes in the house of rep- reseniatives the niatter of electig o spoakier becomes & Vital question’ of na- tlonal moment. ‘Of couirse, no such condl- tfon 1s possible when there are but two porties, as is usually the case, both cluim- ipE and. recetving the loyal support of every subseriber to their respective polit- ieal ereeds. In such cases the question of Who Wil be speaker Is decided In the caucus of ‘the .majority party, and the minority cauecus selects its leader and af- fern bim for'the empty honor of the rinor- ity candidate for the speakership. Bvery speaker since, the beginning of the civil war has been named in caucus, and there Has been no apectacular fight for the chair in the house Itself. The party caucuses bave been the scene of some pitched ba tles and they oftem have been préceded by & season of wire pulling, patronage prom- tsing and political chicanery. Usually, however, the tmajority has chosen ! the “logieal” candldate for speaker, aithough notable excoptions' are . the preference given in 1591 to Charles ¥, Crisp over Foger Q. Mills and in 188 to David B. Hender- aon over Joseph.G. Cannon. Mr. Cannon has been four times elgoted speaker, equal- ing the highest record for successive el tions to-that office, held by Andrew Stev- enson of Virginia. At each of these four elections Mr.- Caanon has beerl the “log-/ ical” choice of the majority of the majority party. But when there are three parties In the house, or when any party eapnot control its owp membsrs and disintegrates, and when ' this derangement of bi-party lines €0bs 1o the extent that no ong faction hab an shsplute majority, then the house ltself must stlect Its speaker. For the first time In many years there is & prospect of such a situation in the house. ''he “‘insur- gent” or antl-Cannon republicans and the Fitzgerald facuon of the democrats, hold the balance of power between the two parties In this congress. The regular dem. ocrats must depend for every atom of hope uporl / the’ “Insurgent” republicans, the Cunnon or regular republicans must ;d pend for - thelr. control of the house upon the continued support of the tiventy- three demograts Who follow the leadership of Representative Fitzgerald. Representatives for the Sixty-second .congress will be cnoven &t ‘the polls next fall ‘and it is within: the realm’ of probability that the uext house Will have nelther a straight republican nor a regular democratio major- ity. .In that event, the succeasor to, Hpeaker Cannon wiil be chosen in an open fight In the house. The Thirtyfirst congress met on De- cembgr 3, 1M, the slavery question had begun “to destroy party lines by forming geographical groups. The whigs were In the majority, but the party disvipline was lax, the souiherners being deflant and the northerners aut (nolined to ‘yfeld their views eyen for the sake of orgapizing the house. Robert ‘Winthrep of, Massachusetts, speaker in the preceding congress, was the regular whig nominee. Howell Cobb ot Georgla. was the demotratic. candldate. Thirteen “free soll” Whigs held the balance of power. Under the leadership ot Joshua Giddings elght of these refused to support Winthrop beeauss he had fgnored the anti- slavery sentiment in appointing the com- mittees 3t the Thirtfeth congress. They de- manded from him a pledge that he would constitute the committees on judiciary. ter- ritorles and the Distriet of Columbia to sult them.. Winthrop declined. Another taction of “Insurgents” was led by Alex- ander H. Stephens ahd Robert Toombs ot Geurgia, seeking to prevent. the align- ment of the whigs and anti-slavery parties, On_ the thirty-sixth bgllot Winthrop de- clined to permit the further use of his name, The democrats, belleving Cobb could not be elected, formed a eoalition with the free sollers to eledt Willlam J. Brown of Indiana, and on the fortisth ballot Brown lacked but two. votes. of clection. But Is whs exposed that Brown Had bartered the control of important com- mittees for the free soil dupport, the demo- crats left him and pandemoniurn reigned. The house was the" scene of the wildest disorder and théte was fear of bloodshed. Aftor three weeks of wrangling the house adopted a resolution providing for a plural- ity selection and on the sixty-third ballot Howel Cobb was elected. In ‘the mext two congresses the demo- crats had everything their own way, but when the thirty-fourth congress met in December, 1865, the Irrepressible conflict had begun. The whig party was in ex- tremls, the democrats were torn to pleces, and there was an almost complete oblitera, tion of party lines. There were northern whigs and northern democrats, southern democrats and southiern whigs, free 30.lers, know-nothings and s few republicans—the first of that mighty organization which has had piactically entlre control of the repub- lic for the ldst fifty years. The anti- Nebraska ‘men, ,composed of free soflers, republicans, know-nothings @nd anii-ad- ministration democrats, had a safe plu- rality over the administration democrals, but @ third section made up of whigs and southern know-nothings, held the balance of power. On the tirst ballot five candl- dates appeared: Willlam A. Richardsen of lllinois, democrat, 74 votes; Lewis D. Campbell of Ohlo, antj-Nebraska, §3; Hum- phrey Marshall of Kentucky, democrat and know-nothing, 3; Nathantel P. Banks of Massachusetts, antl-Nebraska, 21; Henry Fuller of Pennsylvania, national know- nothing, 17; and twenty-nine scatterin votes. The “Immortal seventy-four of the admintstration ‘minority was loyal fo Rich- ardson, but the majority was unable to agree upon a candidate. For two months the house was deadiocked. Men slept In the echamber, the: sectional strife began to show its ugly-features and the whole coun- try was in an uproar. Finally (he demo- cpats, In the belfef that the southern whigs ahd Americans would' rafly to their sup- port of Atken of South Carolina, passed a resolution providing for a plurality elec- tion.. The slip ocourred betwixt cup and lip and on the 134 bpilot Banks received 103 votes, Alken 100, with 1l scattering. Precedent requifed that a plurality elec- tion be ratified by 'résolution. The clerk of the house, John W. Forney, fearsd that another vote, such as would have to be taken on the resolution, would defeat the question, 80 he resalved upon the herolc ac- tion of declaring “Banks elected. ~Governor Alken immediately aequiesced and escorted Mr. Banks to the chalr. Thus ended the two-months struggle. Its chief result was not the electlon of Banks, but the actual organisation of the republican party. In the next congress the deinocrats again Tomerrow—The American Cengress—The Rad a clear majority and elected James L. Orr speaker without difficulty by a vote of 128 to 84 cast for Calusha A. Grow, re- publican. But {t was but a temporary truce and when the thirty-sixth congress met on December 5, 1859, the clouds of the great storm of civil war were hanging low. For the first time A& new ocOngr met in the hall of the house of repressntatives now in use. The membership was com- posed of 109 republicans, 88 administration democrats, 28 southérn Americans and 4 northern Americans. No party had a ma- Jority. The republicans did not agree upon a candidate at first and on the initial bals lot the votes were divided among sixteer candidates. Grow and John Sherman were the leading republican candidates, but Grow withdrew after the first ballot and the republicans rallled to:the support of Sherman. Then came the reading in the house of the en- dorsement. of, the book by Hinton Rowan Helper, “The Impending Crisis in the South—How to Meet It.” Both Sherman’s and Grow's names were signed to the doc- ument. Sherman explained that his was placed there only by proxy, but his ex- planation could not win him the necessary number of votes from the American con- tingent to bring about his election., The contest was the most bitter ever waged. Members of congr were armed with plstols and bowle knives and everybody feared that any moment might see the new hall disgraced by a pitched battle. Only With the greatest difficuity was even the semblanco of peace maintained, Viclent threatd were made in almost every sperch and all hope of a compromise and a plurality election was destroyed by a combination which agreed to prevent such a change in the rules. Finally the republicans brought forwaid William Pen- nington,, a former governor o' New Jersey, who had just been elected to the house and who had no record to make him enemies. He gained a few votes and Briggs of New York promised that when one vote would assure his_ eledtion he would cast it. On tho forty-third: baliot, on January 81, Henry Winter Davis, a southern American from Maryland, cast his vote for Penning- ton. The clerk cajled Davis' name three times and he dld not reply. He was walk- ing to and fro at the back of the chamber ,Wtih his hands behind him. ~ After the roll was completed ' he askea the clerk to calf 'his name &nd he voted for Pennington. That gave the New Jersey man 116 votes, only one less tha&n & majority. On the next’ day, February 1, 184, Briggs' vote olected Pennington by one majority: But # was Henry Winter Davis, who made history by deserting his political com. panions and making the election of a speaker possible. Despite the handicap of ignorance of pariiamentary forms, Speaker Pennington was ‘an impartial presiding of- ficer. He was In thé speaker's chalr at the time of the secession of the southern states, at the most critical period of the national history, yet he was the last of 'the speakers of the house of representa- \lves who refused to ‘use the power of his office ‘for either personal or political pur- poses. Since the election of Pennington there has been no contest for speaker in the house, the party candidate of the majority Raving been elected on the first baliot at the beginniing of every congress from the Thirty-geventh to the Sixty-first. If the Sixty-second shali witness the continua- tion of the factlons now quarreling at Washington there may be ‘something. new to tell sbout eleoting speakers. FREDERIC J. MASKIN, Weed Rules Controversy. (.CHEAPER GAS.. Long evenings consume much GAS. The wise man eyuips his home and office with latest GAS burners, which consume only about one-half the quantity used by inferior styles. - SPECIAL SALE e / Saturday Only Inverted Gas Burners, complete, that sell in the regular way for 6 CoSoo i » $1.25—our price sba " Omaha 1 417 5. 15th s 85¢ Inverted Mantles, at...............vu.e. 25¢ Inverted Mantles, at...................... 15¢; two for 25¢ 10¢ Inverted Mantles, at...........0o00uu.... &h\wh U&right 'Mnntlu, 4 for 25¢ | 25¢c Welsbach Upright Mantles. .20¢ , Wel Upright Mantles. . 10¢ | 30c Welsbach Upright Mantles. .25¢ Ng Welsbach Upright Mantles..18¢ | 35¢ Junior Burners, complete. .. .25¢ ighting Fixture Co. W. 0. W. ’ . 20¢; three for 50¢ 73c ,..three for 25¢ Building | 1ature, | tacturers of “ijgiers’ to” pay” a' graduat:d lot mi m Hence this sale. they are greatest bargains of the season. Women'’s $25 to $30 Coats | Ma dla gray, black, green and garnet. *| ORDER BY WAL “GOODYEAR RAINCOATS REIGN SUPAENME AT THE “GOODYBAR STORE" AT LESS THAN COST Cravenetted Overcoats, Rain- coats and Silk Coats Of Broken and Discontinued Lots and Odd Sizes We have too many odd sizes, also discontinued lines which we intend to sell orft at once. These odd sizes accumulate to such an extent during the course of a season's business that we are glad to sell them at less than cost to make room for new lots. We have these grouped into two lots and they will not last long for Men’s $26 to $30 Coats $14.75 Cholce of a lot of handsome §ilk Waterproof Coats and OCOATS JUST LIKE CUT. thij Waterproof Cloths e in onal in blue, brow: durin 18 salo $14.7 rials, Oo0OD particular style from handsome Any coat in the and many others de the same style as cut, from cravenetted GRAINCOAT CO. “THE RAINCOAT STORE." ‘8. E. Conner {6th and Davenport Sts.— Hotel Loyal Bidg. $14.75 Cholce of a lot of all-woal Waterproof Garments héavy enough for cold weather wear, also OOATS JUST LIXE OUT. Made from Seotches, Black Thibets, fancy Wor. and all Any coat in this wteds, plain and fancy Cassimeres, stylds af cravenetted cloths, special lot worth $25 to $30, at 914. YEAR Regents: Want More Serious Atlll_c_tic Work Dismiss Informally Plan to Have Department Set Apart as in Michigan University. To bring the Nebraske university in:ath- letics to a levels with Michigan and other universities, is the desire of the Board of Regents of the institution. It is the desire of the members of the busrd and Chantel- lor Samuel Avery to employ a permanent coach to take charge of all athletics at the university and to have charge of the teams In"the différent lines of the work. The board {nformally discussed the propo- sition at a meeting held In'the city' on Thursday, but fook no'action. At this time, they do not believe .t “will ;be. possible . to employ & coach and pay him a salary. from funds that are derived' by taxation, but in- timated that other plans are being dis- cussed. ancellor Avery sald, after'the meeting closed yesterday: ‘‘We ‘employ a coach for the foot ball team for th months each year and his salary is much greater /in proportyipn to; what his yearly salary would amopnt to. We wish to em- ploy an athletic coach by the year, but are unable, ‘at this time to say how we will faise the funds. to pay him. No person has yet been named for the position.” F. L. Haller, who was elected a member of the Board of Regents, in the. place. of larvey Newbranch, at the eléction last' fall; attended. tip mesting yestorday which was the f{rst one that has been held since his election. Mr. Haller was appointed & member of the property and Industrial edu- cation ecommittees ‘of which- Mr. New- branch was a member. The organization of the boatd goes over until January 15 The best, or an improved form of audit- ing the accounts, was discussed at the meetinig and & special committee composed of Regents George Coupland, C. B. An- derson and F. L. Haller was appointed to Investigate the different systems :and rec- commend ‘one to ‘the ‘board for adoption. The admission tees.were reduced about 25 per cent. This makes the fees of the insti- tution about ofe-half of the amount of the fees of the University of Wiscorisin and & number of other univeraities. 1t is belleved that this' will tend to ia- crease the enraliment. Dean L. B: Sherman and Chancellor Av- ery will represent the. University of Ne- oraska at the Association of Universities, First Cash Payment which will .deet in’ Mawison, Wis., on Jan- uary 4 and 6. Appointments made by Chancellor Avery since the last' meeting of the board were contirmed, as follows: G."H, Coons, to ex- perimental staff as aksistant In agricultural botany; B. F. Schramm, to féllowship in goology, ‘and 'A.' R. Blgélow, as assistant in the lbrary, * A New appolrtmients were made as follows Miss Florencé McGee, as assistant regis trar, to ‘Sucéeed Miss' Alice Ensign, who was appointed adviser to women. The following s the list of those who at- tended ‘the meeting: Chancellor Avery, Re- gents C. 8. Allen, W. @ Whitemore, George Coupland, V, O: Lyford and Secre- tary J. 8. Dales. ‘Watches—~FRENZER—15th and Dodge. LIQUOR DEALERS INDICTED Fifty Are Held in Kansas Olty for Failure to. Pay - Graduated Tax te State, \ KANSAS * CITY, ' Dec. 10—PFifty indlct- ments were retufned by tha grand jury against wholesdle liquor dealers for alleged violation of & 1a% passed by the last lexls- requiring wholesalers &nd manu- tax to_fhe #iaté, the amount of the tax depending upol' the'amount of liquor sold or distilled. The Hquor' men have refused to pay this tax with the inténtion of sub- mitting to indistment end prosecution to test the constitutiondlity of the law. Great Sale of Coats Saturday. The Parisian Cloak Co., 113 8o. 16th St., offer you the choice of over 40 women's new coats, indluding black and *colored brodcloth, tan:covert and ‘novelty coats; there is not on¢ worth less than $19.50, most of them are regular $25.00 values, on sale Saturdey, at $10.75. See their ad on page 9. Our Candy Special for Saturday Our 40c Black Walnut Taffy, 25¢ Per Pound Box. Next week we begin to paek our Christmas candles. Leave your order early so we can give It proper atten- tion. You will find our;candy department the best place in Omaha to buy fresh, home-made candies. Our own manu- tacture, packed in fancy boxes, as well as Huy!nr's famous New York éandies and Allegretti. chocolate cresma. " Myers-Dillon Drug ’C‘o.i 16th and Farnwa 86 | company. Join and You o “The Fighting Hepe” at the Boyd. lanche Bates and company In “The Fight- ing Hope, piay of modern times, in three acts, by William Hurlburt; under direction of David Belasco. The cast: Burten Temple, president of the Gotham Trust company _Miiton Sills Marsnfield Craven, adviser . .Jonn W. Cope Robert Grapger ex-treasurer of the Othem 'ATUSt COINPANY......... 3 » wood Nowell Anna, his wite. lanche Bates Mrs, Mason, Temple's housekeeper. Al Loretta Wells Blanche Bates faced a rather critical atdlence at the Boyd last night; fojks who had come out in the coid to the theater because they expected a great deal from the star and her company. For this rea- son, perhaps, the curtain went down on the first act to a rather Indifferent patter of applause. But it went down on the second with an audience sitting up and taking no- tice, and ‘the curtain cails must have con- vinced the actreés that she had at least enlisted the sympathy of her listeners, Il she had not fully convinoed ‘them. And that the audience sat after the final curtain while Miss Bates and Mr. Sllls were being called out to bow thelr thanks ls as good evidence as can be offered that she had won. “The Fighting Hope" Is so weil known in its story form that it seems a waste of effort to outline the story. For fear some may not have chanced to read it, & word or two may be permitted. Robert Granger Is convioted of & crime in con- nection with the funds of a trust company of which he Is treasurer. His wife be- ileves him unocent, and so do & large number of others, who think the real cul- prit is Burton Temple, president of the Mrs. Granger, under guise of & stenographer and secretary, seeks employ- ment with Temple, that she may sedure proof of her husband's Innocence. This is not so much because of her devotion to him as because she worships her boys and wants to clear their father's name for their sakes, But she finds Temple to be the ideal man of girlhood dreams, and he naturally falls in love with her. Temple is indicted, and the only thing that will save him is the convincing proof of Gran- ger's guit. This ix zound in the form of & letter. in the fressurer's own handwriting. The wite destroys this letter, and then realises that she is sending sn innocent man te prison to save a gulity onme. To the situstion stronger, Temple, sure of clearing his name, confesses his love fgr his secretary and asks her to become hip wite. She then tells him all the truth. The case seems hopeless, but Granger turns D as an egeaped {rusty, and seeks to force his wite to sccompany him. < She learns that he stole for another woman, and turns aguinst him. Then he threatens to sxpose her and Temple, ‘when the prison gusrds arrive 1o search of him. s wite -.»u- Vs him to escape from the house, and the guards kill him as he runs through the grounds. Thig, naturally leaves the way open for the “happy ending." Miss Bates is not always convinoing, many times she s too plainly acting, but this {s mainly during the lighter moments of the play. At the end, when she is called upon for tense, earnest effort, she meeis the situation most effectively, and with force enough to .carry the point and yet leave fue impression that she has not exhausted her powers of expression. Mr. Sllls shows very well the stress under which Burton Temple moved till his name was cleared, and also the nobliity of the man who would willingly go to prison for the woman he loves. In the closing scenes of the play he measures up well to Miss Bates' lead, Mr. Cope is finely situated as Craven, confidential adviser to Temple, and confirmed and crusty old bachelor. Miss Wells dossn't quite realize the role of Mrs. Mason, whose stern old New Eng- land conscience wouldn't let her do some things, and yet was quite willing to let her do a lot of others. It is a much better part than she makes it Mr. Nowell is so good as Granger that one wants to get up over the footlights and kick him, To say that the plece is perfectly staged and as perfectly presented merely endorses the general verdict of the Belasco work The audience was large, and evinced much enthusiasm after once the ice had been Forming Now Piano for Christmas of the best known makes of pianos in SEVENTY distinct styles. Your Selection Held for Secure Your have the choice of FIFTEEN First Cash Payment PER MONTH Christmas Delivery if Desired. broken. “Ice” 1s here used figuratively, for the theater was delightfully cozy. “Montana” st the Krug. “Montana,” & play of the west wWaS pre- {sented at the Krug last night, for the first of four performances. It is a little better than the typical melodrama having the mountains and plains for & posedly western characters for its people. The story 18 a good one, and mingl comedy and serious work with such liberal skill that the audience is always kept on the tiptoe of expectancy. The company s a goud one, and the whole affair is enter- tairing to a high degree. ) Member of Mabray Gang & vietea of Swindling at Denver. DENVER, Dec. 10.—The jury in the case of Ernest L. Powers, accused of swindling J. C. Bowman by means of.an alleged, faka race at Council Bluffs, Ia., this afterncon returned a verdict of guilty. Powers, who is a Denver University graduate, is allegod to be a member of the Mabray group of, alleged swindlers. Cone The Yellow Pe Jaundice—malaria—biliousne: vanistes when Dr. King's New Life Pills aré taken. Guaranteed. 2%c. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. Buy Christmas Children’s Umbrellas .. Women’s Umbrellas ... Men’s Umbrellas Umbrellas Now utiful, Practical Gifts for Each Member of the F: mily ceeeen.. 500 to $2.25 ... $1.00 to $22.00 .....81.00 to $18.00 Engraving and packing for safe shipment without charge. , ED. F. PICKERING 105 §.16th 8§ tting and sup- ERNEST L. POWERS GUILTY ; a2