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TriE OMAITA DAILY REE: TUESDAY. MAY 30, IMS.
BUILDING DEPENDS UN TAXES
Mn. Manchester Says Woodmen Circle Will
Await State Board's Aotion.
CANNOT STAND LEVY ON SURPLUS
r 0hr Cities Are Soliciting Head
qaarters of Order and ton.
slderatlaa Will Be
Cjlren Them.
'NO headquarters butdtng for the Wood
men Circle will be built In Omaha If the
State Board of Equalization persists In Us
determination to assess moneys belonging;
to the fratcrnals," said Mrs. Emma H.
Manchester, supremo guardian of the
Woodmen Circle, who lias Just returned
from the south.
"At oOr national meeting at Chattanooga
we decided to use some of our surplus In
the erection of a large building In Omaha,
and 100,000 was voted for the purpose. A
committee was appointed to take charge of
the matter, and I am chairman of that
committee.
"After our meeting had adjourned the
news came to me of the action of the State
Board of Equalisation, and I immediately
wrote to each member of the committee.
They answered and placed the matter en
tirely In my hands.
"No step will be taken toward the erection
of a building until the question of taxation
Is settled. We may rind it necessary to
leave the state, and In fact we are de
termined to leave the state If we are made
to pay taxes. on our surplus. In that event,
the Woodmen of the World will leave also,
and this order, being the Woodmen's
auxllary, will go to the same place where
tt goes. Commercial bodies in several
states, among them Ohio, Illinois, Missouri
and Iowa, are anxious to get our head
quarters and have assured us that we will
always be free from taxation. A represen
tative Of the Million club of St. Louis will
be with us today to see what he can do
to Induca the order to select his city as
a home.
"The plans for building here were definite
and we expected to go to work at once. We
had some good property in view, but will
be In no hurry to secure it now.
"The new order of things as outlined
would mean a matter of $10,000 yearly to us
In taxes and It cannnt be tolerated. Our
surplus belongs to the policy holders and
It Is an Injustice to tax It. I was In Lincoln
Saturday to see State Insurance Auditor
Pierce and he told me the best way to bring
matters to a settlement wss to stand a
suit on this year's taxes. Our attorneys
are preparing to resist payment. As soon
as we find that we cannot get the status of
things changed In some way, we are ready
to leave the state.
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OLD BLACKBIRDJSLAND CASE
Litigation Revived by Indictments
Against Georgia F, Phillips and
William L. Johnson.
Among the additional Indictments found
by the federal grand Jury last week, were
those against George F. Phillips and Wil
liam X Johnson for cutting timber off
government lands in violation of law.
The trespass in question was on the lands
known as Blackbird Island, a part of the
Omaha Indian reservation, which Phillips
and Johnson filed upon for alleged home
stead purposes, maintaining that the lands
were subject to entry and immediately pro
ceeded to denude the lands of valuable
timber. The entry subsequently was can
celled, as it was found upon survey that
the. lands belonged to the Omaha Indian
reservation, and that the alleged Island,
was not In fact an Island at all, but part
of the mainland of Nebraska.
The case was heard last fall before a
special master commissioner here In
Omaha, ocoapying several weeks, and dur
ing which a transcript of over 1,000 pages
Of testimony was taken. Notwithstanding
the cancellation of the enrty Phillips and
Johnson, so the evidence showed, continued
to denude the land of timber, which com
prised the finest bunch of timber along the
Missouri valley. They not only cut down
a large quantity of the timber, but girdled
a large number of valuable hard wood
timber trees, thus ruining them.
It Is for this offense that Johnson and
Phillips tiave been indicted. Both parties
hare given bond for their appearance be
fore the United States district court, and
the case will be tried immediately upon
conclusion of the land fencing cases.
LOCAL JAP SHOWS PROWESS
Restanrant Keeper Kmnlates His
Vletorloas Conntryraen by Pat
tins American Off Watch.
Henry Endo, a Japanese who conducts
a restaurant near tho Webster street de
pot, evidently had got some advance in
formation concerning the victory of his
countrymen In the Corean waters, and In
order to celebrate the victory of the fa
mous Togo, and In order to manifest his
desire to emulate the little brown fighters,
he is said to have made a vicious assault
on one William Manser, an American, be
cause the latter did not pay fur a meal
which he had partaken of In the Jap
restaurant as quickly as Endo would have
liked him to..
Endo ai'd his antagonist were arrested
"ay Officer Ryan and Monday morning was
arraigned before Judge Berka and pleaded
not guilty. The fight occurred Saturday
night and the Jap will have a hearing
Wednesday morning.
FORCED TO FIGHT FOR CHILD
Father tart Writ Aaalnst His Sister
' tar Custody ef Former's
' Own Daughter.
Frank Brandt, father of Pearl Brandt,
aged 14, has sued out a writ of habeas
corpus before Judge Day for the production
tn court of the girl. She is said to be
restrained of her liberty and unlawfully
detained In Sarpr county, near Gretna, by
Emma Becker, a sister of Mr. Brandt.
Brandt alleges that he allowed his
daughter to go with his sister to ssslst her
about her bouse In July, Uot and that
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after he had married a second time and
demanded possession of the child his slstor
refused to let him have her. The writ la
made 'returnable, June 5. i
TRIAL OF THE LAND FENCERS
Impart nient of Jnstlre Appoints
Special Aarents to Assist In
the Prosecution.
The Department of Justice has just ap
pointed M. R. Chambers and E. H. Nixon
as assistant special agents to assist Special
Agent F. D. DeFrees, of the land depart
ment and Special Assistant Attorney Rush
to prosecute the trial of the illegal fencing
of public land cases under the supervision
of United States District Attorney Baxter,
which will begin In the United States dis
trict court Wednesday morning, with the
hearing of the case against the Krause
brothers, for Illegally fencing 7,200 or mors
acres of public lands In the Alliance dis
trict. Many of the witnesses already are
here to give their testimony.
It is The intention of the government to
give the prosecution of these cases every
possible support, a letter to that effect hav
ing been received from the Department of
Justice and land headquarters, Monday.
The trial of the Krause brothers case
will occupy several days, and will be fol
lowed immediately by the trial of the eases
against Bartlett Richards, Comstock and
Jamison, for the illegal fencing of ap
proximately SO.000 acres of public hinds.
RANDOLPH-PETERSON AFFAIR
A. W. Jefferls, Attorney for Former,
Says His Client Waa Not
to niame.
A. W. Jefferls, attorney for Dr. Frank
Randolph, who was discharged In police
court Monday morning, after a complaint
eharglng him with shooting with Intent to
wound John Peterson, a painter, was with
drawn, says:
"The published account of the difficulty
between Dr. Randolph and Peterson waa
exaggerated and did not reflect the true
status of the affair. Dr. Randolph at no
time did other than act In self-defense
and had no Intention of doing anyone any
Injury- He was not to blame for what
occurred. The two men have talked
the matter over and concluded to be
friends."
The case was dismissed in police court on
motion of Assistant County Attorney Fos
ter.
Bnralars on Cumin street.
Burglars were operating in the vicinity
of Twenty-third and Cuming streets Satur
day night. L. A. Hounta, ,vho conducts a
grocery store at " Ci'mins. reports that
his place was entered Saturday after clos
ing lime ana iwo onxes or cigars and a
lartte twig of tobacco stolen. Charles
Plrhelman, another grocer at Cumin
street, says his place was entered about
the same tlrae and forty pennies and some
lonacro taKen.
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FIGHT FOR FULL WEIGHTS
nspector Mahammitt Determined Cream
eries Must Come to Taw.
WANTS ORDINANCE ENABLING HIM TO ACT
Falls Back on Result of Former In
vestigation that Shoratgre Ex
isted, in Every Pound
Package.
Inspector of Weights and Measures Ma
hammitt is not satisfied to permit agita
tion started last winter against under
weight package butter to die away with
out the passage of an ordinance which
will give him authority to insist upon a
pound of product being contained In a
carton, signifying that amount of goods.
At the time the Investigation was made
by him and the legal department last win
ter It was found that not a single cream
ery selling butter In- Omaha put sixteen
ounces ot butter Into what were sold and
known as "pound packages." The defi
ciency ran from one-half to two ounces.
The facta caused something of a sensation
among consumers at the time and an ordi
nance was prepared forbidding deception
of this character and demanding that all
food sold in packages have the amount
expressed in weight alleged to be contained
stampeS plainly on the outside.
Not only butter, but various kinds of
foodstuffs, such as crackers, wafers, bis
cuits and breakfast foods, were embraced
In the proposed law. Its sweeping char
acter killed it, as manufacturers and job
bers rushed In without delay to head off
any such measure.
Position of Creameries.
The creamery people at that time stated
they did not attempt or wish It under
stood they attempted to put a pound of
butter In the packages, but rather they
endeavored to have the package complete
weigh an exact pound, the Idea being that
the consumer should pay for the pro tec
tion and cleanliness assured to the butter
by the wrapping. They , said, also, that If
they were required to stamp the weight
and to live up to the representations
thereby made, they would Insist upon the
same attitude toward other package foods.
'The abuse still goes on unchecked,"
said the Inspector of weights and measures.
'1 cun't conceive why the American people
will submit to practical robbery of this
character. Butter la more or less a luxury
and a costly manufactured article. It can
not be made for anything like the valuo of
paper and paper cartons, weight for weight,
and yet the consumer la asked to pay lor
the wrappings by weight at the price paid
for butter. The creameries cannot get out
of the matter by saying they don't market
the packages for a pound of butter, for
that Is the way It Is billed to the grocer,
who is not in any way responsible for the
condition of affairs. I should like to .see
an ordinance passed that would give me
some power In the matter."
Peck Measure Problem.
The "peck that does not hold a peck"
problem reported last week Is still con
cernlng the Inspector and the legal depart'
ment. The former Is confiscating all such
made to order measures that he can find
and the legal department has prepared an
ordinance, not only denning how many
cubic Inches a peck measure shall contain
but prescribing its general dimensions so
as to conform to the city standard. In the
made-to-order measures, a full peck ot
potatoes, apples or large slsed fruits or
vegetables cannot be held, owing to the fact
that they are' high and slender. They hold
a peck of water or grain, but give too much
opportunity for voids for objects of large
slse. They have been used by wagon
hucksters and under the present ordinances
the Inspector of weights snd measures says
he can hardly Interfere.
OMAHA WRATIIRH REPORT
Fair and Warmer Tuesday.
We Close
Memorial Day
at 1 o'clock
Wednesday is Red Letter Day
Bring books and get ten ($1.00)
Green Trading Stamps free to each.
Must bring books. No books no stamps
WATCH TUESDAY EVENINO'S SPECIAL ADS
See Our
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THI RRI.UIIS STORK.
Do Your Shop
ping Early.
We Close at
Noon Tuesday
TUESDAY A BARGAIN DAY
Our ppooial wilt s Tuesday have brconio one of 1 ho most ocon'
omicnlly iuteivstinj; features of the week's selling. You should
not miss this opportunity.
IN OUR LADIES' SUIT DEPARTMENT
Wo nrp oflVrliiir for Tucsdiiy:
$2.00 WASH Sl'ITS, In shi'p'.icnl checks, piped
with red, stylish, well ni;id" suits, 1 AA
1m renin tiny price l.UU
$5.00 ACCOHIMCON PLKATKI) SKIRTS, shirred
yokes, nil colors, bnrunlu Inv f Q
price JL.JO
$3.00 WAISTS In I-lnrns. l.nwns. Pongees f M f
and Voiles, nil colors. Imi'KHin 1ny price. lart)
7rc imKssiNu sahji i:s ani kimonas. m
liftht ninl dnrk colors, very special
value nt JZG
MAIN WASH GOODS DEPARTMENT
LOW RATES
VIA
UNION PACIFIC
FROM
OMAHA
$15.00 To Color"do nd Raturn
June 30. July 1, 2, 3. 4.
$17.50 To Colorado and Raturn
Every day, June 1 to September 30.
eon Kf To Salt Laka City and Ogden and
JU,OU Raturn
Every day, June 1 to September 30.
$45.00 To Portland Oragon, and Raturn
Every day, to September 30.
ftEA on To San Franclaco or Loa Anelea
3ou.uu andReturn
May 80, 81. June 1.
ccg no To California, returning via Portland
illy 30. 31, June 1, 2. 6. 13. 14. 15, 19 23. 24, 27. 28. 29. 80.
Innulre at
CITY TICKET OFFICE, 1324 FARNAM ST
'Phone bio.
Best Decoration Hunting,
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Best 10c Shirtwaist Suiting, Grvcotlne
Crepe, yard
Best 10c Voiles
made
Hoe Persian
Lawns
5c
12k
15e India
I. Incus. . . . ,
lOe Voiles,
fast colors.
Ten other specials for Tuesday.
2'M
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THREE INTERESTING HOUR SPECIALS
FROM 9 TILL 10 A. M firte Ladles'
Silk Oloves wllh double tinner tips
and pearl clasps, ronie In nil slr.es
and colors, choice Tuesday, 1Qr
pair
FROM 10 TILL. 11 A. M.-I-adles1 Cor
set Covers In newest htylrs snd trim
med with fine laces and embroideries,
come in all sizes, slightly
soiled but worth up to fl, t...Ow
FROM 11 A. M. TILL 12 M 15c Todies' Hose, fast black with double sola
and high spliced heel, great snap for one hour, at pair
5c
PINEAPPLES
We received our car of Pineapples shipped
to us direct. In tine condition. They ore
very choice and Just rtKht for canning,
Wa will sell regular 10c size every- Cp
where for
Regular 12Vic size everywhere, 7iC
Per dozen, 60c and Kic.
No dealers supplied.
DECORATION DAY
FLOWERS
We have Just received by erpress a larga
consignment of Heautlful Jasmine Buds,
these are the most fragrant flower that
grows. As long as they last, 1flr
tier dozen Iw
Three dozen
for .,
.25c
HAYDERj BROS.
Mortality Statistics.
The following births and deaths have
l,baa reported to Uia Bbaxd ot UssJUi dur
OUR. STORE
Will be closed at noon Decoration day. Do your
trading early. Step In and select your graduation gift
we have so many pieces suitable for the occasion.
Look for the name.
..S. W. LINDSAY, Jeweler,
1516 Douglas Street.
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F. K. RICH MRjU CIOAJB, CO., llsaaffifs
TRUSSES
Elastic
Stockings
Batteries
Supporters
Rubber
..v Goods
j Deformity
Braces
We bave our
own laciory ana
felve personal at-
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FITTING
TRUSSES
For Men,
Women and
Children.
&e H. J.
Penfold
Company
UOS Farnam St.
OMAHA. '
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NATURAL
MINERAL WATER,
BETTER THAN IMPORTED
Tlighty effervescent, delicious, heslthful,
with thst -Ts.te Thi Tempts." Its
nstures tonic for body snd brum. Blends
perfectly with wines and Uquurs. Ak lor
It at Ui club.
OMAHA BOTTMNQ CO.,
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Ing the forty-eight hours ending st noon
Hondo V :
Kliths A. D. Fetterman, Twenty-seventh
and Woolworth avenue, boy; Donald
Uroati'lile, 6il6 Florence Boulevard, lKyi
John E. Silencer, HtV South Twenty-first,
boy; Roy ampliell. 2?'1 Dodge, girl; Fred
Pulver. 101K North Twenty-ninth, girl.
DeuthH Merle Tait, 1 2:i Houth Four
teenth, t; Wary rrlborsUy, l-'l South Thir
teenth. 35; Thomas Peterson. US; C.
Hwansnn, 701 South Thirty-ninth, 4'.; Frank
O. Hansjn, l'A9 South eighteenth, 69.
Harry B. Davis, undsrtaasr, TsL 122.
All Misses Shoes
Are not alike years of experience In
buying fitting shoes has enabled us to
place before you for this spring a line
of Misses' and Children's shoes that
have a value In them that we will
guarantee genuine. Goodyear welt
soles and selected leather uppers.
Sizes 5 to S... fl.50
Sizes h'i to 11 ft. 75
Sizes 11H to 2 $2.25
AVe make a specialty of young
women s shoes with the spring or low
heel, tioodvear welt soles
s'8 2 3.00
All these shoes are made on the foot-
form last, the most comfortable shoe
ever made.
DrexelShoe Co.
1419 Farnam Si.
Omaha's I'p-to-Data Shoe Honie.
ASK FOR OUR FREE CATALOGUE.
PAINTS
Hare you 11 . i out what that
cheap Job" of paint really costf
The paint for your house will not cost
much If you buy the BEST and the paint
ing will cost no more for a good Job than
a poor one.
GET THE BEST PAINT
Lowe Bros
High Standard Paint
Put It on well and save ona-third over
"cheap" paint, because It will outwear ft
two to onu.
48 Beautiful Colors
pkr f;ii.o a i. no
I'KH KIVK-riAIXO ftl ST.T3
Myers-Dillon drug Co.,
(Paint Department.)
141$ Harney. Telephone 3425.
A HUNDRED YEARS
MAY COME AND
GO AND STILL THE
COLUMBIA
GRAPHOPHONE
win repeat the sayings, the songs and the music of today as sweet as the vole
Itself as strong and Impressive as the very words out ef the mouths of pow
erful speakers -as rich and enchanting as the music direct from the Instru
ments In the bands of the great masters. Bo does a Columbia Orapbophone re
peattone for tone and strain for strain. Do you want entertainment la yoot
home? Ifa mighty nice to know that you can have It at any hour In the day
or night and with no expense or exertion. Have you a baby In your hone!
If you hare It will be worth $50 to let that baby hear a Columbia Grupho
phone. It is a whole little world of music and fun all in itself.
The fact of lta winning the Grand Highest Award at the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition is argument enough to make you want one. Tou can get ona
practically free.
Under the Special Arrangement with th
COLUMBIA ORAPHOPHONB CO. at 1621
Farnam Street we are enabled to offer
A $12.50 Columbia
Disc Graph opKone
With a Year's Subscription to The
Evenina and Sunday Be FREE.
Thta to ths Columbia rcvUr $15?. BO Dlae Grayphophoo av4
aanoot h bought anywhere, for ). 0!n FREE to our rwadara.
Tba Columbia. Orsgphophona rval tlja Gran Hlgbeat Award
tth S4. Lule BxpoalUoo; V04. It lai youra with a aubscrtptioo
to thia papar FRHH ef ail eoel
Mall this today not tomorrow
Coupon of Inquiry
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sns sililrsss M tl siw ta Shaw
tha OHAPHOKRONB r offer w"h
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supply :nail aukwesttwn with ths
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Are You Going Abroad?
If you ar, 1ft us nt you out with h "rttrsmpr" Trunk. Wi have
Just what you want, urst least ax good at tan be had. Wa males
them ourselves anil they are manufacturer! of ths hest material.
Tlis workmanship unil aeslKn ar uiiui'" w.anl. Vou will no
ilouht 1 suiiiilHed ai th low prices asked for these trunks. Wa
ilmi have a lartte Unw of traveling tiaus and suit rases,
Omaha. Trunk Factory, 1209 Fa.rnam Street
BEE WANT ADS
PRODUCE RESULTS.