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THE BUFFALO COMMERCIAL, SATURDAY EYE NING, JANUARY 17, 1914. ID 'The A UTOMA TICPuU the Town At Your Finger-iipo' Adam, Meldrum Anderson Co. 12 TO MS One of Four Entertaining Talkers at Methodist Banquet. Change in Store Hours Beginning Monday, January 19th, the business hours of this store will be 9 a. m.

to 6 p. m. AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE REVOLUTIONIZES SHOPPING When the "William Hengerer Company arranged with the Federal Telephone Company for its own private Automatic Telephone system the transaction marked the greatest advance in retail mer- IS EPIGRAMMATIC. Cnmina MONDA VjUllllI ly JANUAR 19th OUR ANNUAL JANUARY yenandising that has come to. pass in a decade.

It means the end of the arduous shopping tour; it means the 5 dawn of a new day tor the, house wile tne -Personally Conducted Shopping Tour. iiiu roar ale off Silks Telephone Your Own v000 Escort. Your Own Clerk. "All By Telephone." Overshadowing in Magnitude and Importance, the Great-; est Efforts of Past Years. IT STARTS ON MOtfDA Adam, Meldrum Anderson Go.

For some time the William Hengerer 'Company, the great department store, has maintained a "telephone order system" worked out in finest detail by them. The system as devised by the officials of the Company was perfect in every phase EXCEPT THOSE PHASES DEPENDENT UPON THE HUMAN FACTOR. Now, the Automatic Telephone overcomes every one of those deficiencies and perfection is assured. MRS. JONES' SHOPPING TOUR By the new Automatic arrangement Mrs.

Jones may call the Hengerer Company from her own home and the operator who STATE CONTROL. West Side Business Men Favor Governor's Stand on Niagara Power Question. answers is a "directing clerk." She remains-with Mrs. Jones throughout the trip, conducting her from one department to another, until all her purchases are made, then to the delivery and office departments for final details, finally bidding Mrs. Jones good-bye at the very threshold of the store, precisely as though she were there in person.

All By Telephone. Note this innovation well. It marks the highest degree of efficiency ever attained in retail merchandising and the Automatic Telephone alone makes it possible. The system will be installed as soon as possible and its completion will be further announced by the Hengerer Company. ORPHEUS BALL.

innual Event, the Date Being Feb. 23d, to Be laid in Colonial Times. A tentative plan for the general idea of tlie Orpheus Carnival Ball has been outlined by the performance committee of ler Klelne Kath and will be presented for discussion and amplification at a meeting to be held by that body Sunday afternoon at the Orpheus club rooms. Action will he taken then determining finally on the plan so that the committee can give Us attention to carrying if into execution. The Orpheus ball will be held at the Broadway Auditorium Monday evening, Keb.

23, that being the day of celebrating Washington's birthday. The committee purposes to request maskers to secure, if they conveniently can, costumes of the Colonial period and of about a century ago. Elaborate plans for decorating the hall are being worked out by Messrs. Albert Hutter and Charles F. of the decorations committee.

The members of the performance committee are It. H. Heussler, Her ma Bernhardt, Howard 1). Herr, George I. Urban and William F.

Ehmann. William F. Hasting is chairman of th rath and the rath's officers are Albert Hutter, vice-chairman; Fred Schntz, secretary, and William P. Luedeke, The Federal Telephone 8i Telegraph Compai The Automatic The Greatest Efficiency Expert CLQSIRC DRY OF POULTRY SALAMANCA. Switchman Abers Seriously Hurt While on Duty Boy Succumbs to His Injuries.

Fully 250 Men of Plymouth M. Church Have Evening of Bare Entertainment. The Men's Club of Plymouth M. E. Church held a banquet last night In the parlors of the church and listened to some rare speeches by four of the' men who are In the van of municipal effort foe a bigger, better morally, better educationally and busier iii every way Buffalo.

The speakers were Police Chief Regan, Supt. Henry P. Emerson. Capt. George H.

Norton and Judge Thomas H. Noonan of city court. Rev. Ernest Lynn Waldorf, pastor of' the church, was toast-master. Chief Regan declared that Buffalo has a grist of seme of.the most unscrupulous politIclan in the country, men who care nothing for truth or the reputation of their fellow citizens.

Some of the chief's tay-Ings were eplgrammatical. Among them these: "Some fellows think there ought to be a policeman passing their houses every ten minutes. That would be stretching 150 patrolmen some. "It's a foolish idea to think we can watch everybody. We have our hands full watching the very bad ones.

Soma think I ought to do that personally, since I got an automobile. "You've got to have a thick skin to be policeman; a thickerone to be a politician. "This church business is all right. I don't care what church it is, they are all good. The man that goes to church regularly Is a good fellow and doesn't bother the police much.

"There are about 1,600 saloons in this city, and that's 1,000 too many. Toronto hasn't got half the number and I never heard of auyone dying of thirst there." Supt. Emerson said It was part of the business of bis department to bring about conditions that would give the police as little to do as possible. He suggested that the school system ought to be taken out of politics and the superintendent be appointed- by a commission. ('apt.

Norton spoke of the Immensity of the job the department of public works has in' hand with upwards of $50,000,000 worth of city property to look after. He talked of some of the big problems of the department, such as'the city's water supply, the disposal of sewage, etc. The work of the city courts was graphically described byudge Noonan. who taik- eti entertainiy or me proDauon system ana the great work it Is doing for the city and county. DISMISSED FROM THE POLICE FORCE.

The police commissioners yesterday dismissed from the police force Frank McDermott, a patrolman of the eleventh precinct, on the charge of being drunk. Joseph McClure, of the second precinct, was fined $10 for neglect of duty, it being charged that he witness ed a fight and failed to make arrests. Patrolman Charles P. Kenney was given a fine of $10 for failing to register at a patrol box. Lawrence G.

Hallman, an extra desk sergeant, was -appointed a permanent substitute, hi name being at the top of the eligible list. The following shifts were made: lieutenant Dianded C. Foley of the sixth precinct was shifted to the thirteenth precinct, changing with Lieutenant Chaun-cey W. Reed. Patrolman Richard Tobin was taken from the twelfth to the fifth precinct.

Patrolman William Kenney from the fifth to the sixth and Patrolman Elmer W. Richards from the sixth to the twelfth. BOY'S ARM BROKEN. While crossing Washington street' near Eagle street early last evening, Clarence Smith, fourteen years old, of 230 Long-necker street, was struck by a street car and had his arm broken. He was taken to the Emergency Hospital.

OFFICERS ELECTED. The Erie County Prisoners' Aid Association elected the following officers at a meeting of the association held at the Central Y. M. President. H.

J. Simons; first vice-president. Dr. G. A.

Nell; second vice-president, Frank I'otter; secretary and assistant treasurer, V. M. Stone; corresponding secretary, Dr. G. A.

Nell; treasurer, George B. Burd. The popularity of LIBERTY FLOUR Increases. Popularity is founded on merit, and In this instance merit means best wheat, scientifically milled and sold at an affordable price. Get the popular flour today by ordering Liberty Flour from your grocer.

Thm Best Evr George Urban Milling Co. MAKERS Your Own Orders. that the whole community is wiser thaa a part of the community. Inasmuch as women are folly oa-haIC of the population; aad if all the men iro wiser than half the men, men and -women, together must be wiser than the men alone. But if we are not wise at first we will become so by a closer companionship, and by the interchanging of thought with our stronger brother we will make better mothers, wives and sisters.

Woman has rarely asked earnest ly for anything that has not been given to her, and we expect the good and brave men of New York stats to invit us to go to the polls with, them in 1915. HaUie Mathewson. NIAGARA FALLS. New Officers For the Board of Trade Stricken With Heart Disease Notes. Special to The Commercial: Niagara Falls, Jan.

17. Joseph E. Montague has beeu elected president of the local board of trade, the other officers being Fred Mason, vice-president; John C. Level, secood vice-president; A. H.

Hooker, treasurer, and Charles Woodward, secretary- The above officers with F. II. Salt. William Laughlin and X)r. Craveth form the board of directors.

The election of Mr. Montague as president asurs a continuance of the progressive policy which his predecessor, Georve F. Nye, inaugurated. While croxniug Pierce avenue bridge Thursday uicht. Albert B.

Hastings of Willow avenue was stricken with heart disease and died before he could be taken home. Hi' was 5o years old, a member of the Kit and Knights of Pythias. He Itaves a widow, three daughters and one son. Despite the danger signs erected along the shores, three young men, said to be from Buffalo, crossed the forbidden ico bridge Thursday afternoon. The fact that they were not arrested indicates that, if people so will and are venturesome, they will be permitted to make the trip over the white span.

Mrs. Charlotte Pfeiffer of Ferry avenue suffered a stroke of apoplexy yesterday morning at the corner of Falls and Second street and was taken home In a critical cnudition. She is one of the oldest residents. Mrs. Carrie Percy, wife of William Per cy of Willow avenue, died afteh an extended illness.

She was a sister of Mrs. B. Kciman. Charhs, George and Edward Protlich of Buffalo. The funeral will be iield Sunday afternoon at 230 o'clock.

Aldred Conner, a boy while going to school, Raw the feet of a man sticking from a snowbank, and the investigation that followed resulted in the finding of the body of James Lockhardt of Niagara Falls. Ont-, who disappeared early last Tuesday. Lockhardt had wandered fully half a mile, slightly clad. The citizens' health commission ester-' iIhv ivnnrfpH ft total rf (1M mim ftf small pox under quarantine regulation here, an increase of 17 cases during 24 hoars. since their previous report A bouse to house campaign by doctors is now pro-poed in orde rto search out the persona who may have it and do not make the fact known, Tlolets.

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New Evaniae Class Naw Formlsj Pace Standardized Courses recognised In twenty-flve large cities aa giving est business credentials Accounts, law, appUed economics, scientific business aaaaageotent. No knowledge book-, keeping Becassary. BUFFALO SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY Y. M. a A-.

Mohawk Street. The West Side Business Men Taxpayers' Association at its meeting in Mlz-pah Hall last evening adopted a resolution favoring the attitude taen by Governor Martin 11. Glynn, who wants the state and not the federal government to have control of the diversion of water from the Niagara river for hydro electric power development purposes. The street car service was scored in another resolution which was adopted and referred to the Central CouncU for action. The Bird Island Pier of which H.

B. Anderson is chairman, reported upon the. progress of the pier-park plans now being worked out by the department of public works. Ladies' night will be featured at the association's February meeting. SAENGERBUND 'S ANNUAL MASQUE.

Annual Affair to Be -Held Feb. 2d Promises to Eclipse All Predecessors. The 61st annual masquerade of the Buffalo Saengerbund, one of the oldest of Buffalo organizations, will be held at Elmwood Music Hall on Monday evening, February 2d. This masquerade is one of the closing events of Buffalo's fray season and the Saengerbund plans to produce a marvelous spectacle. Der Kleine Rath, now busy arranging the details, is composed of'Albert R.

Pankow, chairman; G. Edward Koch, secretary; Louis P. Fuhrmann, Dr. Gustave A. Hitzel, Dr.

Carl Winning, Henry E. Juengling, Louis J. Heintz, Joseph A. DeLonge, William Miller, Ottomar Reinecke, John C. Betz, W.

J. J. Kun-zie, Dr. Felix Hinta, president ex-of-ficio, and Bernard Voelker. This year the Saengerbund will present a gorgeous and scintillating pageant, entitled "A Night in Dreamland." Several elaborate floats are now being prepared for the masquerade.

One hundred young ladies are now being instructed in several fancy dances which will be staged during the evening. The boxes will be auctioned on January 25th at the Saengerbund rooms in the Teck Theatre building. Music will be furnished by the entire 74th regiment band under the direction of John W. Bolton and the 65th regiment orchestra. The following chairmen of 'the" various committees have been appointed by General Chairman Pankow: Reception, Henry F.

Jerge; entertainment, Fred J. Peterson; floor, William M. Klehm; box and reserved seats, Charles Ulrich; decoration, August L. Dorries: refreshment, John Q-. Becker; music, John Roehrer; door, N.

J. Miller; tickets, Charles Witt-hob; wardrobe, Charles Kriess; finance, George H. Hoefheins; membership, John A. Braun. PRESBYTERIAL MEETING.

At the home of the president, Miss Kate E. Pntnam, Franklin street, the executive committee of the Women's Missionary Society of the Presbytery of Buffalo met yesterday afternoon to make plans for the annual meeting to be held on Tuesday, April; 7, in Calvary Presbyterian Church. There were representatives present from the churches' at Portvllle, Springvllle, Tonawanda. Gowanda and Westfield, as well as Buffalo. A program will be prepared which will include addresses by foreign missionaries, a special hour devoted to the Young Women's societies, a period devoted to the work of the Hungarian kindergarten at Lackawanna and an exhibition by the children.

There will be the usual box luncheon, but as an innovation wives of the ministers of the forty churches In the Presbytery will be entertained at luncheon at a special table. G. A. R. OFFICERS.

With Samuel C. Pierce of Rochester as installing officer, and Henry S. Redman of Rochester, asistant adjutant general, as officer of the day, the newly elected officers of Chapin Post. No. 2, G.

A- R-, were installed last evening in G.A.R. Hall. These officers were installed: Charles A. Orr, commander; George H. senior vice-commonder; George Wander, junior vice, commander; Z.

A. TldbaU, adjutant; Albert Schoenwald, quartermaster; Richard R. tittle, surgeon; William Rankin, chaplain; William A. Filslnger, officer of the day; Lyman A. Dietrich, patriotic Instructor; Conrad Egloff, officer of the guard; Adam ScbeU.

trustee; Nelson Simmons, sergeant major; Gustave R. Waldow, quartermaster sergeant; Fred Erfllng, musician. GAELL.IC LEAGUE TO MEET. The. Gaelic League of Western New York whl have Its Installation of officers on Tuesday evening.

January 20th, In the new school building of Holy Angels' parish. Very Rev. 'William Klrwln, rector of the parish, will conduct-tbe ceremonies, following which there will be an entertainment of Irish dancing and songs. HEV. R.

J. 'ALPINE INSTALLED PASTOR. Called From Boulevard Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, to Central Presbyterian Church. Rev. Robert J.

MacAlpine, a minister possessing youth, energy, eloquence and the attainments of an organiser, formerly pastor of the Boulevard Presbyterian Church of Cleveland, Ohio, was installed aa pasto of the Central Pres byterian Church last evening, before- a congregation that taxed the capacity 'of the new and beautiful church edifice at the corner of Main street and Jewett avenue. The service of installation was pre sided over by -Moderator Rev. George 8. Swezey, and was very impressive. Central Church which stood for generations at the corner of Genesee and Pearl streets has long been a factor in the church life of this city and lta-meinbers and their friends gathered in large numbers to take part in the installation of the new pastor who is to guide the des tinies of this historic congregation.

Following an organ voluntary and the hymn, "The -Church's One Foundation." the Scripture lesson was pread by Rev. Dr. Andrew V. V. Raymond, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.

The prayer was offered by Rev. William E. McLennan, director of Welcome Hall; the installation sermon was preached by Rev. Murray Shipley Howland, pastor of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church and the constitutional questions asked by Moderator Swezey. The installation and prayer was conducted by Rev.

John D. Campbell, pastor of the Church of the Covenant. Then followed the charge to the new pastor by Rev. John W. Ross, pastor of Calvary Presbyterian Church.

The charge to the people was by Rev. Henry H. Stebbins, who has been acting pastor of Central Church. Following the hymn, "Come Dearest Ixrd and Dwell," Kev. McAlpine pronounced the benediction.

WOMAN NOT MAN'S EQUAL. Unique Argument For Equal Suffrage Advanced By a Correspondent of the Commercial. Editor of The Buffalo Commercial: The average woman is not the equal of the average man! Why? First, from inheritance; second, from environment; third, from training and thinking. And then, too, sex plays some part. But all these reasons should not bar woman from going hand in hand with her husband, brother or sweetheart to cast her vote.

There was a time (long ago) when woman had not the educational advantages she enjoys today. We have been emancipated. We are no longer the household drudge, or simply a means of enlarging the population we have advanced several steps from the silly woman, and the clinging vines, so to spenk. We are serious working and thinking women and want to help the good men of New York state. The men who have made better laws for the protection of women than those of any other state in the Union.

We want them to a little farther, and let us take part in the making of these laws. The claim that suffrage is an integral part of democracy ia based on the irrefutable argument of Jefferson and Jack-eon; that the whole community should participate in the governing; because the whole community is Never was the reason advanced that all men mvu6av nwc irv j. enoogh to rule the state, for if an un- urii.uuiDg or actual ponucai couujuods was the lest required surely not more than one per cent of the men could be iwmuuea to ltness is not now, and never has been the test for suffrage. American democracy is not based- upon the assumption, that individuals are wise or virtnons, bnt upon the idea that two heads are better than one;" that the whole is greater than any of its parts; IS But That's as Far as it Gets With Councilmen at Present. SAVING CITY MONEY.

Committee of Nine to Report Favorably on New Plan of Assessment Ten New Men Needed. Councilman Allan I. Holloway's committee of the councilmen considered a proposed smoke ordinance at a hearing In the common council chambers yesterday afternoon. After some was at times aa heated as the chimneys from which pours the city's smoke, the matter was adjourned until about February 1st. As proposed, the smoke ordinance would permit the Issuance of smoke from chimneys, stacks and funnels only six minutes in an hour, and would, among other things, create the position of inspector of plans for new plants to learn whether they are being built In accordance with the requirements of the ordinance.

George E. Zeller of the Central Council of Business Men's Associations appeared In protest against the ordinance as framed, claiming that too much authority would be vested in the Inspector who must be a mechanical engineer. He believed that a manufacturer should he permitted to build the kind of a plant he deems best. Afterwards, sad i.Mr. Zeiler, the manufacturer or other business man could be prosecuted If he did not live up to the city's requirements with regard to excess smoke.

Delay was asked for by the marine interests untl they can have an opportunity to present their views. Charles F. Strasmer appeared for the Anchor Line and Council man Coad read a letter from Boland Cornelius who said that Chicago lost consider ate ousiness because of a drastic smoke ordinance affecting steamboats. J. H.

Martin, who was understood to represent a smoke-consuming device- of some kind, started trouble when he objected vigorously to the powers given to the mechanical engineer inspector under the ordinance. He told of instances where he wa held-up, as he claims, in Chicago by grafting officeholders. He was asked by Councilman Hol-loway to confine himself to the cRy of Buffalo. Commissioner Ward said that It is time the cityhad a drastic ordinance, one that would put -an end to the smoke nuisance. He did not desire, however, he said, to force business men to install any particular kind of boiler or smoke-consuming apparatus.

The councilnianlc committee of nine decided to report favorably on the reorganization of the city department of assessment under the plans proposed by the assessors some time ago. Under this plan It is believed the city' revenue will be increased materially. The result of the action of the council men will be that there will be added to staff of the assessors seven deputy assessors, one local tax deputy, one personal tax deputy, a draughtsman and stenographer. A depnty will be assigned to each of the fourteen tax districts of the city, and be will be able to give personal attention to the valuation of property in his district. Another Innovation in the new system is that tne tax rolls will be published annual- I ly.

Every property owner then will know exactly what is being paid by bis neighbor and others, and false swearing will disappear, it is thought The matter will be reported out at next week's meeting of the board. 1)1111 1111 Special to The Commercial: Salamanca, Jan. 17. Ernest Abers, employed ail a switchman in the Erie yards met with an accident while at work Wednesday that cost him bis right arm and one finger on the left hand. He was also badly bruised about the right side.

Abers was hurried to the Salamanca hospital, where Dr. J. A. Taggert and Dr. O.

A. Lawter attended him. The man la also suffering considerably from shock, but It hi thought that he will recover. Abets is a man about 29 years old, Is married and has one child. Loston Franklin Wymer, the 15-year-old boy who was terribly burned in an explosion of hot metal at the plant of the Engine-Iron Co.

on Rochester street, Wednesday evening, died at the Bradford hospital Thursday. A heavy ladle of molten iron which two molders were carrying from the furnace to a caBtlng box. suddenly exploded, throwing the metal in all directions, some of it striking the boy in the left eye. The eyeball was completely destroyed and in its place was deposited a ball of iron. He also Inhaled some of the flames and was burned internally.

He 1 survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Wymer of 8 Pine street, two sisters, Evelyn and Beu-lah, and by six brothers. Walter, Hermus, fieorge, Charles, Raymond and Chester, all residing at home. The funeral will be held Suudny.

The first meeting of the-committee of supervisors appointed to have chairge of the construction of the new county tuberculosis hospital, was held here Friday. Hon. T. J. Cheney of Freedom, C.

B. Nichols of Ishua, C. S. Regan of Lyndon, James De-vine of Humphrey and Verne Seeber compose the committee. Fire caused by an 'overheated stove started In the Van Gorden hat store at 4.

Main street, south side, at 7.45 Thursday evening, the flami being discovered by Ed. Cran-dall and Alfred Lamb who were passing the stare. An alarm was at once turned in and the chemical and hose 2 responded promptly extinguishing the flames they had gained headway. The Van Gorden stock suffered considerable damage, the exact loss has not been obtained. The building is owned by Charles Nies.

LAUNCH CLUB ELECTION. The Buffalo Launch Club will hold its annual election of officers this evening in its Squaw Island clubhouse at the foot of Bridge street. Following the election lunch and refreshments will be served. The single ticket in the field is made up as follows: F. J.

Gunnell, commodore; vice-commodore, Dal H. Lewis: treasurer. L. A. Fiseh- er; fleet- captain.

Harry J. Elliott; secretary, Ralph H. Pllklngton; directors, William Blair. W. W.

Ebbs, Dr. John Fenster and Robert H. Wilson. MERCHANTS' ELECTION. The Retail Merchants' Association of the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce is to have Its election of members of the executive committee on Tuesday next- Six are to be elected.

The polls will be open from 12.30 until 2 o'clock. Special Sale of Cloth Hats Caps "Keiifc" iMdoi bp $3.50 for $2.50 "Christy" London Caps $2.50 for $1.50 FIRST UNDER NEW REDUCED 'V TARIFF! New Shipment Just Here Directors Greatly Pleased at Interest Taken By the Public. Tonight will witness the closing of the International Poultry, Pigeon and ret Stock show which has been In progress all week at the Broadway Auditorium. It is said by the management that the exhibition just closing has been the most successful ever held by the association, the number of exhibits having been larger, their variety greater and their caliber higher. The attendance has far exceeded the hopes of ths directors.

The esrg race again creatd much amusement yesterday, the contestants being required to carry eggs on teaspoons, while racing, and leap over hurdles. This egg race has been a feature of each evening at the show. Tonight the flual heat of the egg race will be run. The outlook is that the attendance at the show this evening will be tremendously big, many having decided to wait and attend the big exhibition on Its closing evening. Thousands of entries were received in the word contest.

In which those who took part soughrto see how many words they could make out of the letters In the word "International." The winners were as follows: First prize, George M. Swanx, 803; second prize, Allan .1. Gnrner (address not given), 784; third prize. Miss Anna Kramer, 276 Strauss street, 738. Tonight children accompanied by adults will be admitted free.

GIDEONS TO MEET. 'Sunshine' Hawks of Baltimore, a well-known lecturer, will speak at the regular meeting of the Buffalo Camp of Gideons tomorrow afternoon at the Hotel Statler. C. F. Louthaln of Grand Rapids.

will sing. In the evening Mr. Louthaln and William M. Farnham will have charge of services at the Lackawanna Congregational Church. Mr.

Hawks spoke last evening at the Union Rescue Mission in Broadway. About 3i0 men were present. ETHICS AT FAULT. Rabbi Louis J. Kopald delivered a vigorous sermon against the toleration of a double standard of morality in our society.

He said our code of ethics, not our morals, is at fault. READING CLASS. Next Monday afternoon the English American Reading Class will be entertained by -Mrs. Julie S. Flske at the home of Mrs.

W. W. Terry on Russell avenue. The Educational System in the School nd Nation will be discussed. FELL ON ICY SIDEWALK.

Mrs. John Elsaesser of 282 Peach street sustained severe injuries to her left leg yesterday when she slipped and fell on a sidewalk in High street. Her injuries were attended to by a physician. A Teaspoonful of "Sal An a Makes two cups of delicious tea A pound of 'SALADA- makes 240 cups. Trial Package 10 cents TEA 'All Grocer.