tIT3 OMAtIA KU.VDAY l'.Tl'. AUG 37.6. lOli.
Jusl An Inklinfl ol Alteration Reduc
tions at Benson & Thome's
? .Monday will inaugurate another week of rapid-fire
selling which has marked this successful Alteration Sale.
To further emphasize our desire for more fpace before
alterations commence, we have detailed novernl savings
which nhrewd buyers will be quick to appreciate.
For Traveling, Linen b Correct
Linen has long been a favorite with the women wlio
journey,-striking a happy combination of comfort and stylo
which reflects the good judgement of the wearer.
These suits are handsomely tailored of Russian and
English linens in blue, tan, gray and white. Decidelly ap
propriate for early fall wear.
Junior sizes, 13, 15 and 17.
Small "Women's sizes, 32 to 3S. .
You seldom meet such enticing prices:
$9.00, $10.00, $11.50 and $12.50 Suits altered to $5.00
$15.00, $10.50, $1J.75, $22.50, $25.00, $27.50, $29.75 and
$35.00 Suits altered to ..$10.00
Linen Dresses for Small Women
Sizes 82 to 38.
Yon are indeed favored who come within this size
range. Small women are often at a loss for garments suit
ably seized. We lay special stress upon their sizes and styles.
Here are practical, stylish dresses for present or early
fall wear the price tickets express our determination to
move these drosses at once.
Dresses worth to $14.75, now $4.75
Dresses worth to $22.50, now... $10.00
J
if
Dainty Dresses ol Lawn and Dimity
Exquisite little dresses which will instill new life into
your summer wardrobe by their freshness.
None are extreme styles and" they will be good for next
season providing you can resist their charm and insist
once for immediate wear.
Junior size's, 15, 17 and 19.
Small Women's eizes, 32 to 38.
Values to $9.75, now $2.95
15184520 FARNAM STREET
; Store Closes 5:00 P. M.
Saturdays, 9:00 P. M.
before the stock exchange opened, or the
transaction might prove useless."
He eald he wu satisfied that acquire
ment by the steel corporation of the Ten
nesee Coal and lroa company did not
change the legal atatua of the corporation.
"Furthermore, I believed It would be for
the publlo good." continued Mr. Roossvelt.
"I answered Meears. Gary and Prick that
If matters were in such a state, I did not
want to stand In ths way and the results
proved that the act was a good one. be
1 cause the panto was stopped."
Mr. Roosevelt further said that he had
learned that the action was of great bene
fit to the people of the Birmingham dis
trict "I should have proved an unworthy publlo
officer If I had not done a I did."
"If I had not acted at once," he con-
I
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Sale of
Electric
Lamps
This
Week
Only
In the first place
these lamps vera se
cured by ua at a, (Teat
bargain leas than act
oal eost. It wag a
great streak of luck oa
our part to secure thee
and It la a atlll bigger
one for. you. Actually
were you In the fixture
business you couldn't
buy these worka of art
at auch a price) as we
quote.
Omaha
Silver
Co.
814 Bo. 18ttt St,
Electric and Gaa
Iilihtiiig Hrturee.
FOR COUNTY TREASURf R.
. W G. URE
tinued, "in that extraordinary crisis, I
should have been a mere title. If a man
la worth his salt, he will give people
In trouble the benefit of the doubt and
act aa the situation demands. If the law
ts not violated.
"Every atep I took, was as open as the
day." . . - ...
Conference at White Hovee,
Chairman Stanley Inquired of the for
mer president for more details as to the
conference at the White House and
about the trust companies in trouble In
New Tork at the time.
"I think they mentioned only one
trust company. I had personally been
Informed that there were two such
companies and that the assets of a cr.
tain big stock brokerage company was
threatened. They said they were fully
convinced this company would fail, !f
the Tennessee transaction was not com
pleted. They said they were willing and
anxious to take over the property because
they felt It waa the only way to save the
situation that It would put the power
of the ateel corporation behind the com
panies on the firing line and Jn a posi
tion to prevent disaster."
"You spoke of their mentioning trust
companies." Mr. Stanley asked, "did they
mention anyT"
"I think they mentlnnA r.
Roosevelt replied, "and I did not ask them
for the names."
'Did Mr. (Urv nt M - mi - -
- - wiYiif you
that ths stock of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron waa preferred by them more than any
other Industrial stock hfo,- ,t..
Chairman Stanley asked.
inty never spoke of any suoh thing"
Mr. Roosevelt replied.
"Did tbey describe the conditions la re
lation tO this Stock In Wall ntrm . .w.
Tennessee had been kited about like a foot
vevii f
"Mr. Stanley." the former t-M. ...
claimed, emphatically, "you must apply to
someone other than mvulf 1 -h.u
an expert opinion on Wall street."
jar. noosevelt laughed heartily at the
conclusion of this answer: luni.. r
over the tabls In a characteristic way.
"EHd they advise you that nine-tenths of '
this Tennessee stock was locked up In fe
strong boxes of multimillionaires, on ac
count of Its value, and that the stock's !
vaiue naa purposely teen destreysd In
Wall street by nesainsT and that m
per cent of this stock was involved In the
loans that were In troubler
"Nobody talked to me on those lines you
suggest, at all," said Mr. Roosevelt
Rlt4 oat Banker Itntaaminta.
"I ought to say." Mr. Roosevelt added,
"that New Tork banker after banker had In
formed me that Tennessee Coal and Iron
steexs were valueless as securities. Mr.
Gary end Mr. Prick earnestly desired that
the threatened Institution should have the
Tennessee Coal and Iron stock supplemented
In order to save serious crash. They said
they knew of ne way by which the panic
could be stopped except by this transfer."
"Have you seen the report of Herbert
Kaox Bratth. of the bureau of corporations
of the United ikatee Bteet corporation r"
Mr. Stanley continued, "setting forth that
the corporation was worth a boot $7,00o,
000." No."
Mr. Stanley then made a long argument
regarding the actual values of the steel cor
poration, asking Mr. Roosevelt's opinion
thereon.
"X don't wast te answer hypothetical
questions based on Mr. Smith's or any
other's conclusions," Mr, . Roosevelt de
clared. "After Mr. M or ran and the United States
Steel corporation took this panic Into their
hands sad stepped the threatened crash,
waa there any return cf the troubler
"None as serious, though we had te
watch the situation oloaely for several
days."
"Ild Mr, J-rlck or Mr. Gary tell you that
no bank la New Tork or ne stock broker
ever had told them the absorption of the
Tennessee Coal end Irea by the United
mates Bteel was neceeaary for Its aalva-
ttonr
"1 never heard about auch-a matter,"
Mr. Roove!t answered.
"Pid thry tell you that there w.is no
trouble except with a certain stork trokrr
sge firm, who had born selling Tenneee
Coal and Iron In the market in a way
that we call out went by an ugly name?"
"Oh, Mr. Stanley, don't hurt my feel
ing." Mr. Rooaevelt replied with a chuckle.
"Iid they advlne you that a certain wine
agent had been kiting thla Tennessee
stock and that Kessler, the wine agent,
and Grant R. Schley, a stock broker, had
got Into trouble without the knowledge
of their colleagues and that such men as
L. C. Henna, E. Wi. Oglehny snd others,
when they found out the situation, offered
the use of their money and securities to
prevent their failure?"
"Oh, no, I heard nothing of that," said
Mr. Roorevelt.
"Were you not advised that Kessler and
Schley had got In such a condition that If
time stocks were not turned over to the
United States Steel corporation, they," Kess
ler and Schley, would go to the wall, and
that the real fight was not to save the
bankers of New Tork, but to save certain
ctock Jobbers?"
"I never heard the name of Kessler be
fore this moment."
"Colonel Roosevelt, I am neither a
prophet nor the son of a prophet," Stanley
continued, "but more than a year ago
I concluded thnt If you were ever kind
enough to . appear before us you would
say Juct what you have."
"1 hope, Mr. Stanley, that you will not
read Into my statements anything that 1
have not 'aid," Mr. Roosevelt replied.
"Certainly not," raid the chairman.
TEXT OK ItOOSfeVELT STATEMENT
RAIL COMMISSION KEEPS BUSY
(Prom a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Aug. I 8poclal-Ooverner
Dlneen of IlUnole. who was scheduled to
speak before the Epworth assembly at ithls
place today, was unabls to be present, his
failure to attend being attributed to an
Injury which he received when he fell from
a horse while reviewing the First Illinois
regiment at Chicago Thursday afternoon.
According to adrlcee received here, the
executive was riding with bis aides to the
parada ground when his mount became un
manageable and crashed Into a paining
buggy. The le got the Illinois man was
caught between the vehicle and the horse
In such a way that lt was severely
wrenched.
Rales Oeed for Bridge Men.
BEATRICE. Neb., Aug, I. ISseetat Tele-gram.)-'
Because of the great less ef bridges
In Oage county by the recent flood , the
Hoard of Supervisors todav mads' ths
annual levy, which Is 1130.000. Ths levy was
Increased from 11 mills test year to 11.1
mtils this rear.
Members Give Out Statement Showing
Their Activities.
VALUATIONS TAKE MUCH WORK
Important Vmrt of Their rnlee Mae
Do with Determining Three
Klanree At Work on eve
. freight t lnealf leatlon.
Former President Ie'rlbes Business
Conditions at Time.
NEW YORK, Ausr. 5. The text of Colonel
Roosevelt's statement today before tho
congressional commission investigating the
steel corporation is as follows:
"In the fall of 1W7, there were severe
business disturbances and financial strin
gency culminating in a panic, which arose
In New Tork and spread over tho country;
The damage actually done was treat and
damage threatened was, Incalculable.
Thanks largely to the action of tho govern
ment, tho janlc wag stopped before, In
stead of being merely a serious business
check, it became a frightful and nation
wide calamity, a disaster fraught with un
told misery and woe to all our people. For
several days the nation trembled on the
brink of such a calamity, of such a disaster,
as you gentlemen, doubtless remember. '
"During these days, both the secretary
of the treasury and I personally were in
hourly communication with New York, fol
lowing every change In the situation and
trying to anticipate every development. It
was the obvious duty of the administration
to take every step possible to prevent an
appalling disaster by checking the
spread of the panic before It grew
so that nothing could check It, and events
moved with such speed that It was neces
sary to decide and to act on the instant
as each successive crisis arose. The secre
tary of the treasury took vigorous action,
some of his own inltative some on my di
rection. Late one evening, I was Informed
that two representatives of the steel cor
poration wished to see me early the fol
lowing morning, the precise object not
being named. Next morning while at
breakfast I was informed that Messrs.
Frick and Gary were waiting at the office.
I at once went over and as the attorney
general, Mr. Bonaparte, had not yet ar
rived from Baltimore, where he had been
passing the night, I sent a message ask
ing the secretary of state, Mr. Root, to
join us, which he did. Before the close
of the Interview, and In the presence of
the three gentlemen named, : dictated a
note to Mr. Bonaparte setting forth exactly
what Messrs. Frick and Gary bad proposed
and exactly what I had answered so that
there might be no possibility of misunder
standing. . This note was published In a
senate document, while I was still president
and ts already spread on the minutes of
your committee.
Mote to Bonaparte.
"It runs as follows:
WASHINGTON. Nov. 4. Ifl07.-My Dear
Mr. Attorney General: Judge E. H. Gary
and Mr. H. C. Frick, on behalf of the
steel corporation, have Just calle en me.
They state that there Is a certain busi
ness firm (the name of which I have
not been told, but which Is of real Im
portance In New Tork bulness circles),
which will undoubtedly fail this week, If
help Is not given. Among Its assets are
a majority of the securities of the Ten
nessee Coal company. Application has
been urgently made to the steel corpora
tion to purchase the stock as the only
means of avoiding a failure. Judge Gary
and Mr. Frick informed me that as a mere
business transaction they do not care to
purchase the stock; that under ordinary
circumstances, they would not consider
purchasing the stock, because but little
benefit will come to the steel corporation
from the purchase; that they are aware
that the purchase will be used as a handle
for attack upon them on the ground that
they are striving to secure a monopoly
of the business and prevent competition
not that this would represent what could
honestly be said, but what might reck
lessly and untruthfully be said.
They further Informed me that aa a mat
ter of fact the policy of the company has
been to decline to acquire more than 60
per cent of the steel properties and that
this Dumose has been persevered In f-jr
several years post, with the object of pre
venting the accusations, ana. as a matter
of fact, their proportion of steel properties
has slightly decreased, so that It Is below
thla at ner eant. and the acaulsttlon of the
property in question will not raise it above
60 per cent But they feel that It Is Im
mensely to their Interest aa to the Interest
of every responsible business man to try
to prevent a panic ana general moumruu
smahup at this time and that they are
willing to go in this transaction, which
they would not otherwise go into, because
It seems the opinion of those beet fitted
to express Judgment that It may be an
Important factor In preventing a break
that might be ruinous; that this has been
urged on them by the combination of the
most responsible bankers In New York,
who are now thus engaged In endeavoring
to save the situation. But they asserted
they did not wish to do this If I stated
that It ought not to be done. I answered
that while of course could not advise
them to take the action proposed. I felt
It no publlo duty of mine to Interpose any
objections. "0OOBEVEXT.
DENEEN DOES NOT APPEAR
Governs of Illinois by Injnry Kept
frees Keeptnsr Speaking- Date
Date at Lincoln.
Bigger. Belter. Busier That Is what ecn
sistent and persistent advertising W1U do
for legitimate business.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb, Aug. 6.-(Special.)
Though the railway commission has been
In exsistence since January 1, 1108, the Im
portance of that department to the state
Is Just beginning to be felt, and though the
physical valuation department of ths State
Railway commission baa been In exsistencs
a shorter time there are many of the citi
sens out over Nebraska, who still fail to
see therein value received for money spent
by the state to maintain that branch of
the commission.
Some of the Things, which are now con
fronting the commission and some of ths
things it hopes to see through, to the end
that the people of the state may be much
benefited thereby, are denoted In a pros
pectus, which was today given out by the
commission. .This says In part:
The values in detail, as reported by the
engineering deptrtincnt of the railway
commission of all the railroads in Ne
braska, have been In the hands of the
commission for several months, during
which time a careful and exhaustive study
has been made by the commissioners of
tiicse reports, and the elements, which go
to nuke up the values of the physical
properties of the several railroad. Ths
tlnal hearing and the adoption of these
valuations v. Ill be taken up by the com
mission on September S.
The magnitude of this undertaking may
be appreciated, when it is considered that
there are seventeen independent carriers
of freight and passengers within Nebrtska,
with property aggregating In value of more
than tM),m.
Railroads Are Objecting.
The importance of this work may, In a
measure, be realized, when It la remem
bered that the railroads recently appeared
before the state board of assensment, and
insisted upon a much lower valuulion be
ing p.aced upon their proerty for the
purpose of taxation than they were willing
to have adopted by the railway commission
ss a banis of rate-making, liefore the
state bouid of assessment, the railroads as
serted, for Instance, that their right-of-way
should he assessed no higher than
abutting property, but in the determina
tion of the value of this branch of their
property, before the railway commission,
they are asking that for the purpose of
assessing rates, they be given a valuation
of three times the fair market value of
adjoining lands.
The commission Is Just now entering upon
the work of valuing the property of street
railways, express companies, telephone
and telegraph companies snd sleeping car
companies. When this work Is completed
it will be one of the leading factors in
determining the reasonableness of rates of
common carriers, ss well as being of in
estimable value as a basis of assessment
and taxation.
.ew Freight Classification.
The commission is also oreoarlng a new
classification covering freight shipments In
Nebraska, Instead of permitting the rail
roads to make their current classification
tariffs applicable to Nebraska territory.
The conditions with reference to the move
ment of freight In Nebraska are so
widely different from those obtaining east
of the Missouri river, where the western
classification applies, particularly in the
matter of minima, that it would be a hard
ship upon the shippers of this state to
adopt the western classification on the
sole ground of uniformity. Carload freight
from manufacturers Into the lobbing points
along the Missouri river should and ought
to move under a much greater minimum
weight than Is made aDollcable to the
territory served by the Jobbing or dis
tributing centers.
The commission heretofore adopted class
ification No. 44 to applv to Nebraska ter
ritory, while the railroads are urging class
ification No. 50 as a proper basis for as
eesslng freight charges in this state. No.
o0. as compared with No. 44. contains at
least ten advances where there Is one re
duction and out of a total of 1.900 minimum
carload weights classification No. 60 con
tains an Increase over No. 44 on 800 Items.
. Complaint on Conl Rates.
Following a conference with the retail
coal dealers of southwestern Nebraska,
recently held In Hastings, a complaint has
been filed before the Interstate Commerce
commission asking for a reduction of rates
on coal from the Colorado fields Into the
South Platte territory west of Aurora and
Superior, served by the Burlington railroad,
to meet a reduction heretofore secured
affecting the territory west of Grand Ib
land on the Union Pacific. The rates now
In force, in the opinion of the commission,
should be reduced from 2o to 50 cents per
'"til. riuestlon of shortace In weights of
coal entering Nebraska in carload lots Is
receiving the careful attention of the com
mission. Two-Cent Fare Uw.
The 2-cent passenger fare law and the
cases Involving" the validity of the reduc
tions in freight and express rates In Ne
braska are pending In the federal court.
A vast amount of data showing the earn
ings and operating expenses of the car
riers aa well as other factors which must
ultimately determine the reasonableness
of these rates, Is being prepared and pre
sented. In the hope that the legislative
enactments brlngins about these reductions
will be finally upheld.
DES MOINES CAR .
MEN TIE UP CITY
BY STRIKE RIOTS
(Continued from First Page.)
firemen dispersed the crowd by turning
water on them, the mob retaliating with
bricks and stones. Showers of missiles
fell about the firemen and police. The
latter then prepared to charge the mob.
Policemen Wounded.
One policeman was wounded and the line
of police charged the mob with drawn
pistols.
The crowd fell back and the hose carts
were brought Into action again. Policemen
Kelly and Harlan were Injured, the former
with a deep gash In his forehead, caused
by a rock thrown from the mob, and the
latter bruised In the rush.
W. W. Klllen. the street ear inspector
who. by accusing Conductor B. 3. Hyatt of
shortage, waa ths cause of the present
strike, was spirited out of town during last
night. His family accompanied him.
At I o'olook this afternoon Mayor Henna
and Superintendent Roe of the public
safety department Issued an order requir
ing every saloon In the oity to close Its
doors. The saloonkeepers complied with
the order.
No Appeal tor Troepa.
WASHINGTON, Aug. I. No application
Quart bricks of Dal
zell's Ice Cream.
Boies of O'Brien' Candy.
Base Ball Tickets
Hound trip tickets to Lak
Manawa.
All (lren away free to those
no (lad taelr aemee la the sraai
eda.
Read the want ada every day,
your name will appear aometlme,
may be more than enee.
No. punlea to aolve per aue
gcrtptloBS to get Just read the
want ada.
Turn to U want ad pages
now.
hss reached the War dcpartirenl frnm I n 1
authorities for details of troops to protect
the mall cars on the troll, y lines diir'na
the local strike at Ie M.lne.
,
MANY SEEKING JUDGESHIP
(Continued from Page One)
admission to the bar he went beck to
farming for a few years, during which
time he married an Iowa girl, who was
teaching in Indians, snd directed Ms at
tention westward. He came to Omaha In
December, 1(19, and has resided In Ne
braska more than forty years. He prac
ticed In Lincoln two years, snd In l7t
moved to Kearney, where he has resided
since. Appointed Judge of the Tenth
Judicial district by Governor Pawe in
1R8S, he waa twice elected td the same
position, being defeated In 1891 by Judge
Silas A. Holcomb by thlrten votes. Plnce
then Mr. Hamer has held no political
office. Two years ago he was a candidate
for nomination to the supreme Judgeship,
but was beaten out by Judge Fawcett, be
ing a close fourth in the race for the
three places. He Is the only republican
running from the west part of the stats
Ambrose C. Epperson of Clay Center was
born In Illinois and removed with his
parents to Nebraska In 18S0, when 9 years
old. Ths family settled on a farm near
Fairfield, end there young Epperson was
raised. He attended the grade schools at
Fairfield and took a course in the local
college, going from there to the state
university law school. He graduated with
a diploma in 1S12. and Is the first graduate
of the university law department to seek
a place on the supreme bench. He served
as county attorney of Clay county four
terms, and later as a member of the su
preme court commission.
Samuel P. Uavidol) of Tecumseh was
born In Macomb county. Illinois. October S.
1S47. He studied law In the offices of Judire
W. E. Nelson of Decatur and Judge Samuel
O. Parks of Lincoln, 111. He graduated
from Lincoln university at Lincoln, III., In
1869. with the first honors of his class. He
was admitted to the bar in 1870, and began
practice at Lincoln. In December, 1S72, he
removed to Tecunisen, where he has ever
since been actively engaged in the prac
tice of his profession. Mr. Davidson has
occupied many high offices in the Masonic
order.
One t'nmittlnte from Omaha.
John M. Macfarland, the only Omaha
candidate on the republican side. Is a
practicing lawyer. He Is a native of Vir
ginia, being born in January, ISM, In Jef
ferson county, now a part of West Vir
ginia. Mr. Macfarland was admitted to the
bar at Wheeling, W. V., In 1S7S. He mar
ried In the same year Agnes Forrest at
Charleston, W. Va., and they have six
children. Admitted to practice In Nebraska
courts In 1K79. Mr. Macfarland kept his
office at Columbus for ten years. While a
resident there he held the office of city
attorney for a time and was twice elected
mayor of the Platte county metropolis. He
has lived In Omaha twenty years, and has
engaged largely In criminal practice, hav
ing been counsel In twenty-three murder
cases. For many years he was active In
fraternal circles, having been chancellor
commander of the Knights of Pythias of
this state and also supreme representative
of the same order.
Joseph K. Cobbey of Beatrice, Is best
known as the compiler of Cobbey's stat
utes. He Is a native of Missouri, born at
Clarksvllle in November, 1863. His father
removed with his family to Benton county,
Iowa. Here young Cobbey helped to open
a new farm twenty-five miles from a rail
road, In the Intervals attending school.
Later he qualified himself to teach school,
afterward taking the scientific course at
Ames college, from which he went to the
Iowa College of Law at Des Moines, grad
uating with the degree of LL. B. Coming
to Nebraska, Cobbey settled at Beatrice
and was admitted to the bar in 1877, where
he has Btnce resided.
Judge Cobbey has held the office of
United States court commissioner. Also
been county Judge one term, city attorney
of Beatrice one term, city councilman two
terms. For many years he has devoted
practically all his time to editing the state
statutes and writing law text books. He
tried for the same nomination he is now
seeking two years ago, but did not land It.
On the Democratic Hide.
Of the fusion candidates for supreme
Judge, James R. Dean of Broken Bow has
served one year on that bench, by appoint
ment of Governor Sheldon. He was a can
didate for the place at the last election,
but was defeated and was defeated again
last year as democratic nominee for con
gress in the Sixth district. -
William L. Stark of Aurora, is a native
of Connecticut, but was admitted to the
bar In Illinois in 1878. A month later he
moved to Hamilton county. In this state.
He was superintendent of schools in Au
rora two years, later became county Judge
for ten years, and was elected to the con
gress for three terms by the fusion party.
He has been lately farming with Incidental
practice of law In Aurora.
I. L. Albert of Columbus, Is the author of
the Albert law passed. Has served aa su
preme court commissioner and special
counsel for the state in the bank guaranty
cases. He was a member of the state
senate from Platte county In the last legis
lature. He waa a shining light in the
populist party and only of late years a
democrat.
Joel F. West, Omaha, Is a Wisconsin
man by birth, In 1856, but was raised in
Iowa, near Cedar Falls. He graduated
from Iowa college In 1877 and was ad
mitted to the bar at Des Moines In 1879.
He has been a resident of this city since
1887, engaged In the general practice of
law.
John Everson of Alma is a Hooker, born
in 1866. Moving to Iowa for a few years,
the family came to Nebraska In U73.. After
finishing his education, Mr. Kverson taught '
school, then studied law. Admitted to the
bar in U88, be settled down to practice at
Alma. He has been county attorney and
county Judge of Harlan county.
Willis D. Oldham of Kearney, Is the live
platform wire among the fusion candidates.
Born In Missouri, he has retained all the
Bourbon devotion of his native stats for
ths democracy, and has been lp demand
11 1 campaigner for the fuslonlsts In Ne
braska and other - states for many years.
He has held the office of district Judge and
supreme court commissioner, and Is now
making his second try for the supreme
court.
Diamond Values and Diamond Buying
It is oxlreiiifly difficult to tench the public thnt diamond-:
lire increasing in value every year, and thnt during
the nst ten years they have gone up lf0 ier rent. Many
look upon these stones as entirely for display. These are
the people who do not know that diamonds are growing
moro expensive all the while.
But tbat class which reallrea diamonds are
becoming more costly buys them all the time.
There are some m?n who have ten stones.
They do not wear them; they hold them as
an Investment and they are ono of the best
forms of Investment there ta
In the Kdholm store there are diamonds
which, If they were hourht from Importers
at this time, would have to bo priced ten and
fifteen per cent higher than the flgurea
minted here now. For ex.imnle. there la one
krryY fine 'nlte stone on which the price here la
Vll e u $15. If this stone-were bought from an lm-
I'ut hi iwiftj, lur -juiiuuij jniio nuuiu un,r- ivj
be made $200. This Instance shows that dia
monds are Increasing In value and that they
are an excellent form of Investment.
Nenrly everybody thinks, at one time or
another, of buying a diamond. Klght now
there are some young men who expect to
purchase nn engagement ring next winter or
spring. Today they can buy stones for sev
eral per cent less than they will have to pay
If they wait a few months. To this class
this talk Is especially directed. It is just a
warning not to wait. Buy now, and you
will save many dollars. The prices here are
as low as any In the country remember
for the same Quality of goods.
iHin't Merely lluy Invest.
ALBERT EDHOLM
JEWELER
Sixteenth and Harney
'V- 1 v , ' K
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slsftst'ssTyi'fc'lTlfl
BRYAN'S FEIENDS
MUTE AS OYSTERS
(Continued from First Pegs.)
preciatlve constituency relegstsd him to
private Ufa. What Is true cf the esst is
also trus of ths middle west, according
to ' those who are In doss touch with
pollUoal conditions In their home states.
This change of sentiment is traceable
largely te the flrmngas which Taft has
displayed In matters of legislation dur
ing the session cf congress now closing
and is an earnest of whst may be ex
pected of him when congress ones more
la "upon his hands." E. C. 8.
Kaeffold-Littlefer.
Marlon Pearl Llttleford and George
W. Kauffold, both of Omaha, were mar
ried at Council Bluffs Wednesday even-Ins.
The First Trust Company
OF" OMAHA
Capitol, - - $300,000
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
F. H. DAVIS, President. ANTON DREDLA, Sec'y.
C. T. KOUNTZE, Vice Pres. M. W. DIMERY, Ass't Sec'y
L. T. KOUNTZE, Vice Pres. T. L. DAVISTreas.
0. B. ANDERSON, Vice Pres. and Manager.
This Company has deposited with the State Auditor more than
Forty Thousand Dollars worth of Flist Mortgage Farm Loans and s
qualified and authorized to act as Administrator, Executor, Assignee,
Committee, Fiscal Agent, Transfer Agent, OuaNKan, Reglstar, Trustee
or Receiver. We make, buy and sell Farm ai.-4 City Loans on the
most favorable terms. Call and see us. Correspondence invited.
1 Hell, Ikiuglaa 1151.
Telephone Independent A-1715.
. , ( 803-803 South 18th St.
LecMioi Vlnt Nat, Bftnk Bldgi
You will enjoy Sizz at all times
and on all occasions
Cooling, Refreshing, Delightful to Taste
EASILY MADE Just stir two teaepoonfuls of Slzx
Into a glass of Ice cold water and the drink Is prepared.
Make it at home Everybody will like it.
S5o bottle makes 12 drinks.
60c bottle makes 80 drinks.
$1.00 bottle makes 70 drinks.
Orange, Lemon, Celery
Root Beer Flavors.
to at all Soda Fountains.
and
The Greatest Drink On the Market -The One Best Drink
Leo Grotto Mfg. Co.
Omaha, Nebraska
HOTEL ST. FRANCIS
SAN FRANCISCO
Ill A'' 'sw i
llvv.... , ?.VtV '.WL r:
The center of entertainment in the city that entertains
European Plan -:- From $2.00 Up
Under the Management of James Woods.
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