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THTI BEE: OMAHA, TTIUKSDAY, XOVKMMKK 17, 1910.
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Tha ValucGlvInn ClotHcsi -Store?
OFFICERS PUT UPON GRILL
Court-Martial Brings Out Where
Kilitia Methods Are Lax.
CNLISTMEUT PAPERS ABE FAULTY
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Wara Aoooptcd Wt Thar
Wewa Ifot Bllaibl .Maltoa
WHtra Brief.
CPYom a Btaff CorrjOTjdnt.)
LINCOLN. Not. 18. (Special. ) The court
Biartlal which hi been hearing charges
tsalnat members of the National Guard
In ay extend Ita scope, or at leant sunirest
court-martial for the lnveiitisatlon of
several captain and even the adjutant
general himself.
The evidence that haa so far been brourht
ant shows that In many companies the
aaptAlna have been lax not only In en
forcing discipline, but vary carelsss In
oceptlnc young men aa members of the
guard who are Ineligible to ba members.
Kor Instance, several accused guardsmen
this morning submitted for their defense
that they were not members of the guard
legally, even though they had been ao
oepted as such by tha officials. These
accused showed that they were under age
end had not secured the consent of their
parents to Join. One guardsman showed by
tha records that though his mother had
written out a statement giving her oonsent
(or him to join she had not signed It
Another showed that his father and mother
bad separated whan ha was young and ha
waa given to tha eustody of tha mother.
Ills enlistment papers showed that tha
father, who had no Jurisdiction over the
boy, had signed the permit allowing his
boy to Join.
Officers Bear Brum.
These easea have been called to tha at
tention of tha adjutant general, who told
tha court to get all tha Information along
these lines "possible. Ha Is one of tha of
fendsra, for the reason that his office
passed on all tha enlistment papers, and
thoaa about which there la doubt passed
through his hands.
The captains of the various companies
are being grilled so hard by tha court that
tha young men whl are charged with dis
obedience of orders have almost been lost
tight of.
General Hartlgan believes that already
tha court-martial haa dona a work which
jtriu be of Ineetlmabla value to tha guard
In that It will maka tha oaptalns mora
careful about enlistments, and Inspire
them to maintain better discipline. In
tnany of the companies It has been brought
out that tha officers have bean on such
familiar terms with the enlisted mon that
discipline of the kind demanded In the
avrmy cannot be maintained unless radical
tap are taken by the officers.
Brief on Osarsstr Uw.
Arthur Mullen,' attorney general, has re
ceived from the printers copies of his brief
to be filed hi tha United States supreme
court In support of the constitutionality of
the guaranty bank' law enacted by tha late
democratic lerrtslatura-i Mr- Mullen sums
tip his objections to the decision of the
Circuit court that the law Is unconstitu
tional by saying the court erred.
In discussing this guaranty feature of tha
law, the attorney general said:
Here we may call attention to what we
conceive to ba the fundamental fallaoy In
the conclusion reached by the learned cir
cuit court, and that Is, proceeding on the
assumption that' these assessments are In
the nature of taxes levied against banks,
for the benefit f private Individuals. The
very title xt th act shows that it had for
Its object, not revenue, but regulation. The
same may be said of its several provisions.
It Is not an attempted exorcise of the tax
ing power, but of the polloe power by the
state. While the guaranty feature of the
act operates a a guaranty to depositors,
such result Is merely eubsld:ary to the real
purpose af the act, which Is, to protect the
public against the dlRastrous consequences
of bank failures, often precipitated by un
founded apprehensions on the part of de
positors as to the safety of their deposits.
The guaranty feature does not appear to
differ in principle from the acts to be found
on the statute books of almost all the
States, providing for a system of examina
tions of banks, and assexfllng a portion, at
least, of the expense of the examination to
the respective banks. The only conceivable
object of bank examinations la that they
operate as an assurance to the publlo of
the solvency of the banks. When a bank
examiner InvestlKates and passe upon the
aolvenry of a bank and pronounces It
solvent, that la In the nature of a guaranty
to depositors that thair money Is safe. The
bunk charged, with the expense of such
Investigation, to the extent thereof, as cer
vivlnly makes an involuntary contribution
as a guaranty to depositors, as would those
operating under the act in question. In
both cases, the benefit to the ratrons of
the banks is incidental to the benefit of
tha public.
la discussing the section of the law
.filch limits the banking business to cor
porations Mr. Mullen says the provision Is
Dot so arbitrary, unjust or oppressive that
reasonable minds cannot differ . In that
reOpect After discussing the closing of a
private bank by the death of the banker,
tha brief says of the Incorporated bank:
It also Insures a combination of capital,
nerKV and ability, and analnnt tTie Indis
cretions and weaknenxes of a single Indi
vidual, and guards against the Investment
of the atM-ts of the bank In outside ven
tured. It Insures a publicity with respect
to tha operations of the bank that would
pot be possible were natural persons per
mitted to riiiujie in banking.
'rx'allng With the Question of the right of
a state to restrict tne Diixinesg or nanKing
to corporations the supreme court of VVIs
connln, In Weed et al. against lie mo et al.,
11 N. W.,, said:
There are at least two well de
fined dangers to the public which aie and
must be present In private bunking whlcn
are eliminated In corporate banking. The
first of these Is the HatiKer mat tne prt
fate banker, by engaKlnK In outside bust
Dens Ventures, may subject his banking as
sets to the claims of business creditors, and
thus greatly prejudice, if not destroy, the
emedtna of bank depositors and the second
s the danger and inconvenience which is
ikely to result when a private banker dies
and the business has to be temporarily
supended for the purpose of probating the
estate. Involving, perhaps, deHtruction of
public confidence and a run on the Institu
tion." Tha act restricting the business to cor
porate bodies was there suntalned as a
Valid exertise of the power of the state to
regulate the business. A like conclusion
was reached by the Mipreme court of North
I'akota In Mate ex rel. against Woodmaiise,
supra.
Serves Notice tin Senator Hrown.
The IJncoln Star has practically served
riotke on Senator Norrls Brown that he
may expect competition' for the nomination
two years hence In the person of Congress
man Norrls. This Is what the Star says
editorially:
The chief result of the flu lit made by
the Insurgents is that it haa ilc utouKirated
that there are some nun In public life
lioi hearts really beat In sympathy w til
the uittfcsca. and who are ready to d-fy. for
the common good, the manipulators of
party machinery for ,he advantage of
special Interest. . These men have 'ion
that Ihey would rattier face possible defeat
at the hands of their party than stand .n
tha attitude of self-conscious betrayers of
the masses.
Acqiher result Is that these men must
eoiue to the front as the iul hitlers of
their party. The approval given to the
Insurgent." of George Norrs by the people
f his dtsti'ut, and symiathetlt ally by the
feople of the whole state, umrka him as a
eader of his lxvrty in this state. He was
the ne con k re una n who won nation. il
Celebrity In the insurgent movement. Ills
a intuits In conn re la notice to fv-natur
Norrls Brown t tin t tne latter s re-election
is challenged, and that (.'omsiessinan Norris
la going to be very much l. the public mind
about the time another senatorial election
comes around.
ben that time comes It Is not going to
Pa &y for everyone to fvrgov the Incident
that occurred In the recent republican state
convention when an expression of Nebras
ka's sdherenoe to Insurgency was smoth
ered by the arb.trary rulings of Senator
Hrown as chairman of the convention, so
that the sentiment that was throbb.ng in
the hearts of Nebraska republicans, which
ought to have found expression In their
platform, only found a volo in that pitiable
tal-end resolution ao much derided by
standpat leaders.
taprema Coar-t Derision.
State against John Allen, arPllant, Polk
county, affirmed, opinion by Weaver.
Iavid A. Collier, appellant, against J. O.
flmalts and the Iowa Railroad Land com
pany against David D. Collier, et al., ap
pellants, I'lymouth county, affirmed, opin
ion by I.add.
Noland A Colllgan, appellants, against
ranlel 8lckler and tha town of ogden,
Boone county, affirmed, op.nlon by Kvans.
In the matter of tha will of Thomas
Walker, Hardin county, affirmed, opinion
by Sherwln.
Filiate of Thomas Walker, C. M. Purand,
administrator; against J. M. Rlnehart,
guardian; appellant. Hardin county, re
versed, opinion by Ieemer.
Cora Ox ah and Norah Druse against T.
J. Howard and Jane Gordon, et al., ap
pellants. Polk county, modified and af
firmed, opinion by MoLaln.
MAGUIRE IS PROGRESSIVE
First Dtstrlet Catagro ana lay) Ha
Will Not Ba Boast by tha
Party Caaews.
LINCOLN, Neb., Not. H Without re
gard to party Congressman John Magulre
of tha First Nebraska district will vote to
bring about a revision of rules of pro
cedure tn the next house. He so declared
In a statement issued today. He also as
serts that he will not be bound by his
party oauoua. Ha said t
"I will not ba governed by party caucus
in anything whloh may appear detri
mental to my constituents." He also
pledges his support to any progressive
movement In the bouse.
CX'ITBH FAIR HOLDS MCETDIO
Xew Officers Ave E leeted sal r
rairrnenti Brian for Next Year.
BROKEN BOW, Neb., Nor. 18. (Spe
cial.) Tha Custer County Agricultural
and Fair association held Its annual
meeting this afternoon In the Cus
ter olub rooms. .The meeting was
presided over by President Walter
A Oeorgo. A list of the premiums and
expenses Incurred at the last fair was
given out, tha total amounting to about
$0,000. In retiring. President George highly
praised the excellent standing of the asso
ciation and considered his services so much
In tha light of publlo duty that he re
fused to acoept the salary that accom
panied the office. After outlining gener
ally the features of next fall's program,
the following new officers ware elected for
the ensuing yean
George Turner, president: Judge H. M.
Sullivan, vice president: Joseph Plfman,
secretary and L. H. Jewett. treasurer.
The board of directors Is composed of J.
O. Taylor, Samuel Haines and Q. J. Dady.
It Is the Intention of the association to
pay particular attention to all the features
that go toward making a big fair. Sub
committees have already been appointed
who will at once commence work of pav
ing the way to a successful eounty fair in
1911.
STOLEN GOODS ARB RF3 COVERED
Three Boys Are Charged with Series
of Robberies at Anbnra.
AUBURN, Neb., Nov. !. (Special.) Sev
eral burglaries have recently been com
mitted In the village of Johnson and for a
while no clue to the same could be found.
On November 1 the drug, store of Thomas
W. Radinsky was entered and a consider
able amount of cigars, pipes and tobaoco
was taken. On November I the store of
George 8. Stone was entered and about
tOO worth of his goods taken. Previous to
that the store of Volker Bros, had been
entered and an attempt had been made to
enter the hardware store. Last week a de
tective was brought to Johnson and given
such clues as the local parties had, which
resulted In the arrest of William Smith, a
boy 19 years old; Alfred Cassen, 19, and
Thomas Clarke, 22. ' Cassen and Smith
waived their f ' "mlnary and Clarke had
his preliminary today. A greater part of
the goods was found stored away In a
back room in the opera house. Among the
articles found with the goods was a box
containing 150 keys of all kinds and de
scriptions. The boys belong to good fami
lies and the community was greatly sur
prised at their arrest.
Gapen Mad County Jadgte.
SIDNEY, Neb., Nov. 16. (Special Tele
gramsThe county commissioners today
appointed Henry E. Gapen county Judge
succeeding James Tucker, deceased. Not
withstanding a large number of applica
tions for the position the appointment came
to Mr. Gapen entirely unsolicited on his
part. Mr. Gapen is a prominent lawyer of
western Nebraska and served as county at
torney for nearly .ten years and la a roan
of excellent legal attainments. The ap
pointment Is received with general satis
faction.
THURSDAY A It-
DRINK HABIT
New Rlackstone Treatment Cure In
Thrre Days and Haves More Than
$110 to Drinker's Family.
I desire to tell every wife, mother.
father, relative, frlenr or employer about
the new Blackstone Cure for alcoholism
the drink habit. How It does away with
the publicity and notoriety of Institute
treatment by curing tha patient In the
vVY'n.'.-V
privacy of his own home in three days
and why it saves at lsatt one hundred
and ten dollars In the cost of a cure,
I will explain to you why the Black-
stone Cure Is better and quicker than
other met hods and why It is sold under
plain contract to cure In three days or
the small fee paid refunded. Don't think
of institute treatment until you have
railed upon or written to ma - Arthur G.
Morgan, manager, Blackstone Company,
107 to SU Brandels Theater Bldg, On
aha. Neb. Take elevator to third floor
Cornerstone of
Chadron Normal Laid
Exercisei Are in Charge of Grand
Lodge of Nebraska Masons Led
by Tast Grand Master Crites.
CHADRON. Neb., Nov. 11 (Special.)
The laying of tha cornerstone of the new
State Normal building was witnessed Tues
day by MO publlo school children, their
teachers and 1,000 citizens. The exercises
were in charge of the Nebraska State
Masonlo lodge, whose grand master, not
being able to be present, deputised A. W.
Crites, past grand master, to oonduot tha
ceremonies. Messrs. Shellhorn. Brian,
Tooley and Ludden of tha state board were
present and assisted.
The Chadron band led the mareh from
the Masonlo hall, and at the grounds ren
dered In a most acoeptable manner patrlotlo
airs both before and after the var
ious parts of the program, which consisted
of Masonlo ritual, speeches by Robert Mo
Fadon. grand master of Chadron lodge;
Hon. W. Weston of Hay Springs, former
member of the Chadron academy board,
whose building and eighty acres of ground
are now turned over to the state for a
normal school, and Rev. Ludden of the
state board, all of which were exoellent
and thoroughly enjoyed by the audience.
The Normal board unites with Chadron
in regret that some way oould not be
found to have the normal open last Septem
ber and not throw the more than 100 Chad
ron academy pupils out of a home school.
Thirty of these students have gone to
Crete, a few to the State university and
other schools, but the majority are work
ing and waiting for the opening of the
Btate Normal school at Chadron.
stable P. C. Nelson and Anton J en son
were tied, each receiving one vote. It will
ba noticed that the name of P. O. Nelson
appears In each group, so that he has the
unique distinction of being tied In the
vote on four offices at the same election
In the same township.
George Vlasen Ends Life,
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Nov. IS. (Spe
cial Telegram.) George Vinson, aged 29,
with suloldal Intent, took two ounces of a
mixture of carbollo acid, corrosive subli
mate and wood alcohol and died several
hours later at the hospital to which he was
removed when his condition was discovered.
He was a Union Paclflo switchman. He
was married seven years age at SL Joseph
and had trouble with his wife, who recently
secured a divorce. He had sent for his
mother and sister at fit. Joseph previous
to taking the poison and they name an
hour after he passed away. He made ef
forts to effect a reconciliation with his
wife, failed and declared that with her
gone be had nothing alee to lire for.
Binlvr at Pastille.
PAPILLION, Neb Nov. 1, (Spedal.V-
Burglars entered tha general merchandise
store of Hajhow St aft last night and
stole SXM In oaah and outlery amounting in
all to $K0.
The postofflea waa also entered, but only
$2 of private funds af Postmaster C a
West were stolen. x
MORE TIES IN MERRICK COXTJfTT
Five Township Officers Are to Ba
Selected by Lot,
CENTRAL CITY, Neb., Nov. l.-8pe-
eial.) Following the awarding of the office
of supervisor from Lone Tree by the flip
of a coin last Saturday, when C A, Wll-
loughby called "heads" and lost out to A.
J. Parker, It haa been found there are
some other ties from the recent elootion
which It will be necessary to decide by lot
before any one of the candidates can read
their title clear. The principal tie Is up In
Loup township, where H. A. Wells and
D. B. Brannaman each received lot votes
for the office of township treasurer. There
were four more ties recorded. In Prairie
Island township, ths smallest voting pre'
clnct In the county, and In each lnstanoe
whoever wins the toss will have been
elected to office by receiving one vote. In
the Prairie Island count, Krlstopher Nell-
son, P. C. Nelson and O. J. McCullough
each received one vote for township treas
urer; Anton Jen son, Ellis Walden and P.
C. Nelson eaoh received one vote for town
ship clerk; one vote was cast on Justloe of
the peace each for H. A. Erb, O. J. Mo
Cul lough and P. C Nelson, and for con-
Nebraska If ewe Notes.
NEBRASKA CITY William Wilson and
Miss Grace Bauer of Cass county were
united In marriage In, this city yesterday.
LYONS Frank Thlbault, who died In a
Llnooln sanitarium, was a resident of this
vicinity and was burled In tha oemetery at
Bancroft Wednesday.
LYONS Mrs. Charles Southwell, an early
resident In this community, died at the
Omaha hospital Wednesday morning, after
an operation. The body will ba burled
here.
NEBRASKA CITY Tha Knights and
Ladies of Security celebrated the fifteenth
anniversary of their order last night and
addresses were made by A. E. Perry and
other prominent speakers.
BEATRICE The Degree of Honor of this
dty yesterday entertained the Bine Springs
lodge at the court house. A sumptuous
dinner was served and all spent the day
most pleasantly. About forty were present
from Blue Springs.
NEBRASKA CITY William Conkltn, who
has been in the Ice and transfer business
here for years, haa traded the business.
Ice houses and home for a section and a
half of land In North Dakota and will
move up there and go to farming In the
spring.
NEBRASKA CITY The cltlsens voted
180,000 In 4H per cent bonds last summer
to erect a new high schol building and the
Board of Education has experienced con
siderable difficulty In selling the same be
cause of the advance In the money market.
They are trying to sell them to the state.
NEBRASKA CITY The November term
of the district court convened here this
morning with Judge H. D. Travis presiding
and the Jury was called to try a damage
s"' s rains' the Morton-Oreson Packing
company. The suit was brought by one of
the former employes, who fell Into an open
hatchway.
NEBRASKA CITY-John J. H. Tot en,
one of the old residents of this county and
one of the wealthiest farmers in the south
ern part of the county, died at his home
near Talmage yesterday, aged ST. He came
to this eounty in imsi and had alnoe made
Ftimed Oak Buffets
Solid Oak Buffet (like cut) rich, nut brown fumed
finish top 25 by 60 inches, with Frenchr1Q .aa
plate mirror 46 by 12 inches; for tjTI VUU
Same Buffet with top 25 by 66 inches and French plate
mirror 52 by 12 inches 00
Solid Oak China Cabinets, toJry- -J 1,3'5
match above..... aUU tJeJJ
Suites and odd pieces reduced as much aa one-half
in this sale.
Orchard & Wilhelm
NEAPOLITAN ICE
CREAM ROLLS
Quarts. 40c- Pints. HOC. If delivered.
SOo and 10c. W hate had So many calls
lr our own make of strictly Pure ICK
I'llEAU, e have equipped ourelvee to
furnish as above. Take home a roll
with you You will find It delicious.
MYEKS-DII.X.OBT DK0Q C04
leva aae. g araaaa fcueeta.
lets, at OOuotAiST
"Y OU are requested to attend our
Fall openi7tg Wednesday,
Thursday Friday and Saturday
November 16, 17 18 a?id 19.
0 UR Holiday stock of Rich Jew
elry, Diamonds, Sterling Sil
ver, Crystal Glass, Leather Goods,
etc., is complete.
QUR new department of fate
English and French China
Dinnerware will attract you.
Ryan Jewelry Co.
Souvenir t for the Ladies.
it his home. He leaves a widow, a son '
and a daughter. i
BEATRICE The dty council held a spe
cial meeting last evening to receive bids
from paiyes desiring to construct the new
waterworns station. About a doaen bids
read, but definite action In the matter
was deterred until Wednesday night.
TAT LOR Rev. A. W. Johnson and wife
w. . attending a course of lectures
at the Moody Institute, Chicago, narrowly
escaped death by suffocation from sewer
aaa a few days ago. They were disco vsred
unconscious on the floor of their room in
a boarding house by the Janitor and after
several hours' hard work were, restored to
consciousness.
BEATRICE The Beatrice Hlh school
foot ball team met last night with Coach
Hithbun and a number of business men to
lay plans for the big game between IJncoln
and iteatrlce to be played here on Thanks
giving. A number of the business men are
very enthusiastic over the coining contest
and aa the game is to be played on a holi
day and effort will be made to make It
the biggest foot ball event of the year.
VALLET-The Platte river bridge at
Valley which was taken out by the high
water laal March, and which the county
commissioners have been rebuilding all
summer. Is completed and opened for travel
this week. The new bridge is an entire
steel structure across the main channel
from the Saunders countv side to the
Island. The county commissioners of (Saun
ders county have a newly graded road us
to the bridge,
NEBRASKA CITY -There la a lively fight
on here Just at thle time as to who will
secure the appointment of postmaster. The
commission of Postmaster Frank McCart
ney expires ths 17th of next month and he
Is a candidate to succeed himself, and has
eeoured several petitions with the signa
tures of the majojrity of the business men
thereon, and also is endorsed by a number
of leading republicans. Charles Johnson,
deputy county treasurer. Is slso after the
position and has some strong backers. Both
have held offices for some time, and It la
thnnvht lh... w4ii - . . . , . . .
,,, ours norse
sprung in the raoe. because there are a
v.i yinw prominent republicans
who really des.re the office.
A rirrM A ttmr
of malaria, liver deranremant an vtA.
trouble Is easily cured by Electrlo Bitters,
tne guaranteed remedy. JOo. Tor sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
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Til BOMS or QUALITY CLOTSSW
We don't ask
yon to favor na over onr competitors,
bnt w do ask rota to favor ns as
r. much and look at oar clothe as trell
as the-lre. t know our clothe are
brtter for the money than any in the
(rountry. We know we bare more of
them than any store hereabout. AVe
know yon will prefer ours once yon
sen them will you favor oa by look
tng? ,
Suits and Overcoats
$10 and up
Wonderful Garments for
510, $20, $25
iV,.W, 1 .'
Arc you hard to fit
Don't Imagine became ordinary store
re unable to properly fit you that
such would be the case here. A very
important part of our business 1 the
fitting of men who have failed to be
fitted at other store. If you're too big
too fat, too short for ordinary slaeg,
come here. We've more suits and over,
coat for you than any three store
in town. We'll fit you perfectly and
please you immensely.
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Elderly Men
find our stock aa attractive
to them aa young fellows
find it to them.
FREE
$7,650
ublicitif Contest
FREE
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THIG $400 UPRIGHT GRAND PIANO
a. aft 1
The Winner of the First Prise in this Great Publicity Contest will receive the $400 llano Free, or, If
they prefer they can have their choice of either of the other two by paying the difference aa above. Other
Special Prize to be awarded In Order of Merit.
The Diamond Puizle. iNnlanaalasia C l . . A - f I. .
iiiDiruwiiuiiu now iu ouivu
This Puzzlo
Take any number from one to fourteen Inclusive; do not use any
number more than twice. Place one number in each of the nine
squares so that when they are added perpendicularly or horizontally
the total will make twenty-seven.
Do not buy a piano now; put your money In the bank, solve this
rebus, win a piano free, or one of the other big prizes.
For the neatest, correct answer we will give absolutely free the
above prizes In order of merit. All prize winners will be notified by
mall and all prizes must be called for within ten days from closing of
contest.
These checks are good at any one ot our stores, Including St. Joseph,
Mo., Minneapolis, Minn., Omaha, Neb., and Rockford, 111., and will ap
ply toward the purchase of any new piano Just the same as so much
money.
THINK OF IT!
If you solve this puzzzle you will receive, IN ADDITION to one of
the above elegant prizes which you get ABSOLUTELY FREE, a bona
fide check, as explained in the last partgraib.
These pianos have an enviable reputation in New York, Boston and all the Eastern States, and the
manufacturers believe they can Introduce them in this market more quickly and satisfactorily by giving the
people THE SAVING of the enormous expense of an introduction through ordinary methods. Any thinking
person will readily appreciate that any manufacturer of any good piano can well afford to make the above
liberal offer. If by so doing he can make his Instruments as well known In the vicinity during the next three
or four weeks as would take three or four years by ordinary methods of advertising.
This Is the age of co-operation, and the manufacturer of these pianos correctly believes that the best way
to introduce them in this market is to spend the advertising money in making 8PECIAL OFFERS TO THE
PEOPLE rather than by employing world-famous demonstrators at a fabulous expense, nd making the people
pay for such methods by asking a heavily Inflated price for the piano.
In the event of a tie for any of the prizes, the cash value of the prize will bo divided equally between
those tyiDg.
ALL CONTESTANTS will receive a valuable prize for their efforts.
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FREE 100 copies of sheet music;
100 song books with music.
RUSH YOUR ANSWER TODAY.
Send by mall or bring to our store.
In Addition to tho Prizos Hamod Abovo
every prize winner wll receive, according to the merit of the solution, a bona fide manufacturers' purchase
check for an amount varying from $25 to $137. These checks will be accepted by us for their full face value
to apply on the purchase of any new piano that we are Introducing to the plano-lovlng imMlc through this
mammoth advertising plan. The above mentioned checks will be given in denomination as follows: Three
at $137.50; three at $135; three at $130; three at $125; three at $120; three at $110; ttm-e at $100; ten at
$75; ten at $50; and all correct solutions will receive a check for $25.
Write your answer plainly and enclose a self-addressed envelope so as to assure afaii .v. your award be
ing misdirected. Every contestant will be notified by mall.
Thia Contest will close on December 1st.
Segersifrom Piano Pfg. o.
1808 Farnam St. Omaha, Nebraska
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Free, Fom rand Prises
For the first, neatest, correct answer, a $400.00 Piano.
For the Second, neatest, correct answer, a Gent's Gold Watch and a manufacturers' check
for $125.00.
For the Third, neatest, correct answer, Ladies' Gold Watch and manufacturers' purchase
check for $125.00.
For the Fourth, neatest, correct answer, Ladies' Diamond Ring and a manufacturers' pur.
chase check for $125.00.
CONDITIONS No one connected in any way with the piano business Is allowed to compete. No one
owning a piano less than eight years old or anyone having been awarded a prise in any of our former con
testa will be eligible. Otherwise this contest is free and open to every man, woman and child In the
United States. .
Your opportunity to vrtn one of the large prises la as good aa anyone's.
