THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, APRIL 1. 1903.
THE FAVORITE SUITS FOR SPRING
FASHIONABLE CLOTHING THAT SATISFIES OMAHA'S WELL DRESSED MEN
l:'t$M'-&
The Famous Rogers, Peet Co. Clothing
The best, most stylish, and altogether the most sensible clothing a well dressed man can buy. Tor years
the Rogers - Peet clothing has been recognized by Omaha men of taste as the highest class clothing obtain
able. All the elegance of workmanship, all the refined style and all the most
favored fabrics. As a special Saturday attraction Ave offer hundreds of the
finest Rogers, Peet & Co. new Spring Suits Some of the finest garments
that ever came out of the Rogers-Peet tailoring establishment
at
$
Incomparable Values in Men's Suits and Top Coats at $10
All the latest styles Suits, Cravenettes and Top Coats made by expert tailors hand
worked and hand finished the best linings all the new ideas suits that will hold their
shape and smart appearance throughout the season at
A Stylish, Well Made Spring: Suit at $7.50
These are all sample suits that is why we can sell stylish, well made, up-to-date spring!
suits at ?7.50 you Lave soon scores or ?12.r0 suits that could not equal these In style, fit or the high
class materials hundreds of newest patterns to suit every taste today, in the greatest clothing
store in Omaha
Mens $3.50 White and
Fancy Vests at 98c
A recent purchase enables us to make this
great offer for Saturday only these vests are
latest spring patterns all fresh and new
made of the most Rtylish materials just the
fine vests that will top off a smart spring
suit the newest and most elegant patterns
these vests wouiu sell in a
regular way up to $3.50 each
an extraordinary special,
Saturday your choice at, each,
Spring Shirts
All of them new styles some
thing different iD spring pat-
terns pleated bosoms
ssaUS0-2
Men's $1.50 negligee shirts neat and
49c-75c
J. L. BRANDEIS & SONS
Boys' Spring Suits
In our boys' and children's clothing de
partment on the 3d floor we show hundreds of ab
solutely new little suits made of all wool mate-rials-the
new Russians, sailors, Buster PA
Brown effects, etc., with knickerbocker IfDKf
trousers the prettiest styles imagina-.
ble actual $4 values, at
Boys' Buster Brown Suits The acknowledged style
leaders for spring. See that your boy looks his beat
In one of these attractive now styles X QQ j n Cft
this spring at f.JO IO I.JU
Boys' Long Pants Suits Ages 14 to 20 made to
suit the tastes of the growing boy becoming E ffl
manly stylos, at kpCJ. JJ
Boys' Spring Reefer Coats All newest styles finest
qunUty materials a specially attrac- Q QQ Aq (Jg
FREE Base ball and bat or catcher's
mitt with every boys suit.
as ?m
SQUARE LUsyii
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BMade by the
idJ mmmm We8t r"tW hero ksSsO.
JUS E30BE SHHES
wmmm l
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p7 riOk mi mt in rr
J LL$ & 8 uvuwuu
ON
BARGAIN
SQUARE
Tlie very best
Leathers
and the
Finest Fitting
Patterns that
money can buy.
TODAY
Men'' S5$5.oo Paivts $2.98
New spring pants suitable for
business and dress made of
excellent materials, late pat
terns, well made and tailored-
will tinish out your win. 9$
icruiuuuag ana neip save
your Bpringsuit a wide variety
to choose from, xat , . . . .
Street Car Uniforms Regulation double
breasted uniforms very wsll made and
durable equal to any uniform 150
ever sold for $l-4. at 11
Company's orders accepted.
The extraordinary great bargains in shoes wo are offering
every day now, from tho
F. P. KIRKENDALL & CO.'S
Omaha Wholesale Shoe Stock,
from 11th and Harney sts., which wo
BOUGHT FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY
Fill both of our' Shoe Department on Iho Mnin Floor nnd in the Basement.
1 lie interest which tills sale has developed amongst every class of
shoe buyers, especially those who are accustomed to really good
shews, has never abated or varied from the moment the sale started.
OMAHA MADE
Custom Work
BLACK AN J TAN SHOES
made to retail for
not less than 83.50
and up to $5.00 a
pair, go at
This shoe sale is a triumph of modern up-to-dute buying and selling-giving
our customers more value in shoes for the money than over was given before.
ON BARGAIN SQUARE
J
ON MAIN FL03R
ON
BARGAIN
SQUARE
Brandeis Special Hats for Men
ind Hoft
$2
The most popular and up-to-date spring styles stiff and soft
blocks correct spring shades the new browns are
very popular Hats like these are priced at $3 else
where at Itrnndeis they cost
New Styles for Men Stiff hats in black and brown; new 50050 $
style soft hats the greatest variety possible, at
J. B. Stetson Hats The standard of excellence for fk Q
years always right at. JtHfJ
All tho undamaged $2.50 and $3.00 I All ths bovs' and children's caps-in
' hnU from th Mar- M ft C 1 Tama, trnit. . '
tin-Cott Hat Co. "lP-l yacht shapes. JC-A Ur-
I etc. at.." I UW
at.
Liweight Underwear
nan wants
75c
Just the weight a man wants
for spring made
of light wool cashmere,
regularly sells at
tl. 25 a garment, at. . . .
Men's derby ribbed medium
weight underwear
blue, tan fc ecru
75c values, at. .
L. BRANDEIS & SONS
3a uicuium
45c
MEN'S $2.50 patent
leathers ,
Men's tan vici ehoea.
Men's k shoes
Men's Calfskin Shoes
Double Soles
Men's Vici Shoes
Single Soles
IN
BASEMENT
1.59
Wonderful Values
Tremendous Bargains
In
Ladies' Shoes
Troni tho Klrkendall Wholesale Shoe Stock
$1.59 and $1.98
This gives you the choice of every pair of ladies' shoes in the entire pn
chase. Welt soles or turn soles or McKay sowed, and includes nil the patent
kid and colt skin shoes and all the fine vici kid shoes.
Those at $l..r! are in the Basement and all the others are on the Main floor
on bargain squares ns well as those in their regular cases uml cartons in
the aisles.
STILL MORE BARGAINS in CHILDREN'S SHOES
GIRLS9 AND BOYS' SHOES
25c, 39c, 59c, 75c, 98c
At these prices we offer hundreds of splendid wearing ami first-class, ui-to-date
shoes. Every pnli" made to sell at almost double the price.
INHERITANCE TAX ATTACKED
Attorney for Wotd Estate Insists the Law
Contravenes Constitution.
ISSUE RAISED BEFORE JUDGE VINS0NHALER
Settlement of KMnte Complete with
Kxoeptlon of l'aiiicnt to State,
and to Till, (lie Adminis
trator lukra Kveeption.
In the matter of the limit settlement of
the estate of tho lato lttn B. Wood of
Omaha the question of the conntltuttnaUty
of the Inheritance tax law of Ncbraoka has
been directly raided. All of the bills against
the estate have been paid and everything
settled so far ub the administration of the
estate is concerned except that there is no
receipt from the county treasurer to show
that the state inheritance tax has been
paid. Judge VlnBoniiuler refuses to dis
charge the administrator and order final
settlement of the Wood estate until this tax
has been paid or some higher authority de
clares that It need not be.
The question first arose In the Levi Carter
estate and at that time the county court
called the attention of the attorneys to tho
law passed In 1901 providing for a graduated
Inheritance tax. The Wood cuse Is the
first, however, in which the point has been
directly raised.
Contention of the Katat.
Friday morning Attorney George K.
Prltchctt appeared in the county court and
argued flatly against the constitutionality
of the law. of 1901. lie contended that It
contravenes section 1 of article ix of the
state constitution. This 'section provides
that all taxes must be uniform as to valua
tion and rate, and Mr. Prltchett argued
that the law In question, because of its
graduation of the rate of taxation on col
lateral legacies and exemption from tax of
bequests under a certain amount, is clearly
unconstitutional.
County Attorney Slabaugh questioned
the correctness of Mr. Prltchetfs deduc
tions and cited authorities In suport of his
position that the law 1h within the pro
visions of the conxtltution and should
therefore be enforced.
State Has lleen Keftligrnt.
Judge Vlnsonhaler took thu case under
advisement and will examine the law and
the authorities before rendering a decision.
He said at the1 conclusion of the hearing
that the state authorities have not paid
any attention to the law since its pas
sage. It provides that the secretary of
state Is to provide the county courts with
books ond blanks for the purpose of car
rying out Its provisions, but this has never
been done. The Douglas county court has
sevoral times requested that these be pro
vided, but without avail. Now the ques
tion of enforcement or nonenforcement
seems to be squarely raised, and whatever
the decision here the valua of the law
requiring an Inheritance tax will very
likely be passed on by the supreme court
of the state.
REPLEVIN MISSED FIRE ONCE
Constable Ilensel Has a Real Pleasant
Time with a Bunch of
Stork. ,
Coat
Shirts
are tutted to every figure
and every (unction, lliey
are made on modern
methods. In' colored
shirt the colon stay,
ti.jo and pi or
' CLUITT. PtAfeODY CO.,
Now cometh certain persons purporting to
have been witnesses and depose that one,
Ilensel, a constable, better known to those
of the present day and generation as
"Shorty" Ilensel, was chased madly by a
bull and failed in an earnest effort to take
possession of or replevin a bunch of cows
in the name- of law, good order and a paper
Issued by a court of Justice. It is told that
It Is the first and only time that Constable
Ilensel full down on serving and executing
a writ of replevin, but his fall was a most
grievous one, beginning early and taking
its linal thud of awful dulnesa late in the
day.
So the tale runneth: Mr.' Ilensel went out
to Forty-flrst and Grant streets with the
document In his pockot and peace in his
mind and Intellect busied with the descrip
tions of sundry cattle. He found the cat
tle and a right well behaved chorus, too.
liut leading and defending the chorus of
nice lady bovlnes was a bull Inspired with
all the ardor and electric energy even of
Caruso or a liurgstaller. Whereupon on
l attempting to kidnap the cows the Inspired
bull objected and. chased "Shorty" from
the field. Again and again was this exciting
scene repeated, and as a toreador Mr. Ilen
sel was not altogether a success. Other per
sons came and went among the cows and
the bull objected not, but no witchery of
Toreador Ilensel won his mighty heart.
Soothingly and with gentle mien did Tor
eador Ilensel approach the beast again and
again and quite as often was there the wild
sprint for fences, tree trunks, the broad
Side of buildings and anything to put be
tween him and the bull. This Interesting
performance was repeated as often as the
Indomitable Kernel got his breath. Finully,
as the merry crowds were flocking in
gaiety and carelessness to "lucla," some
of "Shorty's" best friends came out and
gently, half supporting Ills exhausted
frame, and hulf insisting, led him uwny
And the bull was adjudged the victor.
Woodmen Promoters ltasy.
The promoters' committee of the Modern
Woodmen of Omaha and South Omaha met
I entertainment Beech ramp No. 1564 acted
n host nd the entertainment committee
appointed by the promoters' committee was
W. W. Mare. Imrney Hunts and Jesse
Btrlnaer. Almost JO woodmen were present
and (uiteoed to a musical and literary pro-
?ram and partook of a nice little set of re
reshments. J. V. King cf iieecb camp
opened the affair with an address of wel
come to which Judge Magney responded.
C. O. Saunders of Council Bluffs was the
orator of the evening and poke at some
length. TngrRert. Baxter and Gould helped
entertain with the hanjo, guitar and piano;
JesHle and Klmer Sutton played the violin
and the piano; Ilavld K. Anderson sang;
Smith brothers and Frost did a trio and
Mervyn Mice played the violin.
MONEY BRINGS ONLY MISERY
City Klectrlclan Mlcliaelaen Discovers
the llollowneas of Wealth nud
Sordldnesa' of Life.
City Electrician Michaelsen has had his
theory confirmed that It Is bad business
to find purses nicely lined with good money.
He has not yet been able to dispose of the
one he found In front of the Boston Store
Tuesday, although he has been threatened
with arrest and exposure If he did not do
so and has been entertaining a constant
stream of men and women who have lost
something. Some of the women cried and
made Mr. Michaelsen feel very bad, but
none succeeded in describing the purse and
Its contents, which repose safely In a
lucked drawer. One, the wife of a boiler
maker In the Union Pacific shops, had lost
$150 which she had saved up to make a
payment on their home. Another had 5
lost by her little girl and as the family
had Just arrived In the city and the hus
band had not yet drawn his first salary
for his employment here, the cash is badly
needed. Other women had other state
ments to make just as much calculated
to arouse the electrician's sympathies and
make him wish he might hand over the
pocketbook to them. He discovered that
the woman who put the ad. In the paper
about the person who took the purse In the
Boston Store being well known and liable
to arrest if he did not. return it, did
o on the advice of her landlady and. as a
simple "bluff." This incident did not re
cover the property, but it caused headlines
In a local paper suggesting that Mr.
Mlchalesen had returned the property under
duress. One man asked him why he did
not sue the paper for $10,000 damages. Thus
are his troubles multiplied and his large
and charitable heart wounded In many
ways.
FUNERAL OF DAN WHEELER, JR.
Services at All Saints Attended by a
Large Concourse of Friends
and Business Associates.
The funeral of 'the late Daniel II.
Wheeler, Jr., took place Friday morning at
All Saints' church, Rev. T. J. Mackay
officiating. The rector spoke of the de
ceased's services with the choir of the
church, with which he had been connected
for many years, and referred with feeling
to his devotion to that part of the services
of the church.
There were present, in addition to a large
concourse of friends of the deceased, the
members of the Omaha Underwriters' as
sociation, who, with others, sent large
floral tributes, which banked the chancel
and covered the casket.
At the close of the services the body was
followed to the Burlington depot, whence it
was taken to Vlattsmouth. where Inter
ment took place yesterday afternoon.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The MoKlnley club has its regular meet,
lng Monday evening. The time Is S o'clock
and the place the Millard hotel. The meet
ing Is for the purpose of the annual elec
tion of officers.
JudKe lleu 8. Baker hus been appointed
to and bus ucrepied the pom i Ion i f guard
ian ad liu-iu fur Bayard sud Ida Ur,
minora.
CHANGES MADE BY CHARTER
Some Offices Abolished and Some Jobs
Kecdered Useless.
WHO AND WHAT WILL BE AFFECTED
Treasurer and Tns Commissioner to
Go and Advisory Board and'
Board of Public Works
Disappear from List.
Copies of the revised charter bill as
passed by the legislature and which the
governor Is expected to sign Immediately
are awaited at the city hall, as the
emergency clauhc makes the law take effect
three days after it Is approved, but In gen
eral the terms of the bill are well known
and preparations are being made to act
under them.
The law will eventually displace Just two
elective officers, the city treasurer and tax
commissioner, and twenty-four employes.
The officers will serve out their terms, ex
piring In May, 1906, but the others are to
go at various times between now and then,
unless given employment In different forms.
The total monthly salary roll to be cut off
is $2,689.16, based on the forces now actu
ally at work.
"The Board of Public Works and the
Advisory board become extinct the minute
the emergency clause takes effect," Bald
Assistant City Attorney Ilerdman. The
members of both boards are so ex-offlclo
and hold other city offices and will lose
no pay, but William Coburn, secretary to
both boards for the lost eight years at $100
a month, and W. E. Stockham, assistant
secretary and clerk for about ten years
at $83.33, will no longer have these posi
tions. Both are desirous of remaining in
the city's service and it Is likely efforts
will be made to make berths for them.
Clerks Given Notice.
Tax CommiBHloner Fleming has told his
six clerks, drawing aggregnte monthly sala
ries of $4ii0, that they ore expected to leivve
May 1, or as soon as the 1905 assessment
rolls are completed and sent to the city
treasurer. Mr. Fleming, himself, remains,
and will devote his time to perfecting plana
of assessments and the Investigation of real
and personal property values so as to assist
the county assessor as much as possible.
The offlae has made Its last assessment and
BABY ONEJOLID SORE
Could Not Shut Eyes to Sleep. Forty
Boils on Head Spent $100 on
Doctors. Baby Crew Worse.
CURED BY CUTICURA FOR $5
" A scab formed on my babj's face,
Spreading until it completely covered
her from head to foot, followed by
boils, having forty on her head at one
time, and more on her body. Then
her skin started to dry up and it be
came so bad she could not shut her
ryes to sleep. One month's treatment
with Cuticnra Soap and Ointment
made a complete cure. Doctors and
medicines had cost over $ too, with
baby growing- worse. Then we spent
lesa than f$ for Cuticura and cured
her. (signed) Mrs. G. H. Tucker, Jr.,
HJ Greenfield Are., Milwaukee, Wis.'
no work, except that outlined for the com
missioner, remains. The clerks affected are
Silas Robblns. R. 11. Wallace, George
Holmes, K. M. Donee, E. E. French and
J. J. Mahoney. gome are looking to the
county assessor for Jobs under the merger
scheme.
In the city treasurer's office the decrease
of force will be more gradual. Sixteen
persons are employed here at an aggre
gate monthly salary of $1,462.50. This office
is to make the tax collections for 1905 and
get the books In first-class shape for turn
ing over to the county treasurer under
the consolidation. It is pointed out that
In view of the current tax payments
beginning May 1 tho whole force
will be required until at least Au
gust 1 to take care of them. Issue
receipts and make the proper records.
After that it is planned to drop the em
ployes gradually as the records are made
complete. Many expect to find work in
the county treasurer's office. Those af
fected are J. L. Iieisel, deputy; J. W. F.ead.
bond clerk; J. C. Hotorf, bookkeeper; J.
S. Helgren, Joel Johnson, T. 8. Lamb,
Helen M. HIgby. L. C. Hutchinson. Ger
trude Smith, C. F. Hopper, tax clerks; and
F. W. Anderson, G. M. Swlgert, E. T.
Morris, Peter Kiewlz, F. Schamel and J.
E. Van Gilder, personal tax collectors.
Changes Control of Departments.
Under the charter the departments of
street cleaning and street repair grading
are taken out of the hands of the engineer
and vested In tho mayor and council. It is
expected that the council will by ordinance
provide for a street commissioner, to have
churgo under its direction. Joseph Hum
mel, present general foremon of this work,
will probably be selected, as lie has given
thorough satisfaction and is the only candi
date. In the creation of this separate de
partment William Coburn and W. E. Stock
ham of the public works department are
hopeful of finding places.
City Engineer Hosewater declines to dis
cuss tho paving features of the charter,
which puts the matter in Joint control of
himself and the mayor and council. "As
soon as 1 obtuln a revised copy of the law
I shall ask for a conference with the mayor
and council in order to talk paving Bpecl
llcation, etc., over and get In position so
this kind of Improvement can go forward."
Acting Mayor Zimmnn Is expressing sat
isfaction over a section of the new charter
which will Miake it obligatory upon the
council to make contracts with public
service corporations by ordinance only,
wl.'ch will give the people a chance to be
heard and prevent snap methods.
Comptroller Law Killed.
The law ubolishlng the city comptroller
and creating the oftlce of county comptrol
ler, which would combine the former place
aud that of county auditor, failed ut Lin
coln. Some of the expectants were not sat
isfied with the bill as prepared providing
for a two-year term for the new officer.
They thought the term might as well bu'
made four years. An amendment was
drawn to this effect, but It contained the
incongruity that a four-year term officer
was to be elected "every two years." The
blunder delayed and killed the bill.
The Increase In salaries In the new char
ter are: Mayor, from :',&jo to $:i,000; city
clerk, from $2.0u0 to $.',5uO; city attorney,
from $-,Do0 to KMO; assistant city attorney,
from $l,l00 to $--',000; city engineer, from
$i5uo to $3.u00; assistant city engineer, from
$1,800 to -'.00o, and each councilman, from
$9W( to $1,M0. The changes become effec
tive at once.
day morning on the chnrgp of vagrancy
and sentenced to seventy-live days in the
coUnty Jail. McFarlund was knocked down
and captured by It. H. !. Bron, who saw
him putting his hand into the safe.
ADJUST ELECTRIC LIGHT BILL
Comity and Company Kflect Settle
ment on Hosts of Big- He
bute to County.
The eounty officers having the matter In
chargo succeeded In coming to an agree
ment with the electric light company on tile
overcharges In the bills for lighting the
county hospital for the eight months pre
ceding March of this year.
The total amount to be deducted from the
county's bills for the eight months Is $4M.f0.
This Is distributed over the tiiffo.ent months
as follows: July, $4.12; August, $3.40; Sep
tember, $27.60; October,' $.15.88; November,
$71.46; December, $82.98; January, $97.20; Feb
ruary, $92.16.
After the claim of 'the county was pre
sented in proper shape there was little
difficulty In arriving at a settlement. The
company has promised to have its young
men exercise more care In computing the
bills against the county In future.
in tuxes had been collected but not turned
over to the school district. This money has
In en lying Idle with no claimant i;xcopt tlie
school district, which would like to get the
money. A special act by the legislature was
necessary and It Is now expected that ths
cash will bo forthcoming In a short time.
CASH FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT
Thomas Dill Will Enable County
Treasurer to Nettle with
Omaha Hoard.
Senator Thomas has had passed by the
legislature ft law enabling the Omaha
school district to gain possession of an
amount reaching nearly $mm) held by the
county treasurer. The monty accrued some
years ago after a law was immml arrang
ing so that Douglas county school districts
having no high schools might send children
to Omnhn, to be paid for at the rate of 75
cents apiece per week. The funds were to be
raised by taxation and fuite a number of
districts took advnntnge of the law. Liti
gation resulted, ami two years after Its en
actment the law was declared unconstitu
tional by the supreme court. Nearly $.u
STATIONARY ENGINEERS MEET
PapeVa Head, Ottieers Klrcted and aa
K venlnu; of Pleumure Knjojeil
by Meinhera.
The annual meeting of tho Nebraska As
sociation of Stationary Engineers convened
yesterday afternoon in Washington hull.
Officers were elected, committee reports
read and other business transacted. Follow
ing Is a list of the officers elected for ths
ensuing year: William Masher of Nebraska
City, president; Glenn Deyo of tho Hooth
Packing company, Omaha, vice president;
J. II. Swartz, Omaha, secretary; C. E. Rus
sell, Falrbury, treasurer; J. II. Mathess,
Fremont, conductor; T. H. WIITnirs, Kear
ney, doorkeeper.
At the close of tho business session ths
members of the association took dinner at
tho Her Grand. In the evening the dele
gates attended a smoker at Washington
hall and a miscellaneous program of muslo
and addresses was given.
The object of the association Is to edu
cate the members In the art and science
of steam engineering and to procure by
legal enactment laws for the greater safety
of the operation of steam plants.
The association will meet next year In
Lincoln at a time to be set by tho presi
dent and secretary.
Marrlase l.lpenaes.
The following marriage licenses hnvs
been issued:
Nsnie and Residence.
Harry Pnlsall, Portsmouth. Neb
Maude Hidden, South Omaha 22
Thomas Aylsworth, Albright 2?
Lena Johnson, South Omaha 24
George A. Johnson, Omaha 27
Alice A. Hramlen, Omaha 2l
John Morgan. Wayne, Neb m
Estella Harrison, Springfield J)
18 K. wedding rings. Edholm, Jeweler.
STILL A CHANCE I
A few of those Art Webers (the most beautiful jiianoH
ever shown iu Omaha) k ill left in Room 148 at the Her
Grand Hotel.
livery lady that called yesterday expressed surprise and
amazement at the exquisitely beautiful tone and casings
of these
Sentenced as a Vagrant.
A. H. McFarland, who attempted to rob
the safe of the Mi-rchants' drug store, Six
teenth and Howard streets. Wednesday
veiling, was arraigned in police court Frl-
WEBER PIANOS
The very instruments used byCAMJKO, I'UK.MSTADT and
others in their private apartments while iu Omaha.
TODAY IS YOUK LAST. ( 1IA 'i: to own one of
these real, genuine Art 1'ianos at a marvelous reduction.
SALT CLOSES AT 5 V. M.
E. IL MATTHEWS, General Agent.
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