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Tire BEE: OMAMA, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1912. 3 Nebraska. PATTERSON APPEALS ' CASE Shallenberger Appointee Seeks Coin for Services Not Kendered. MAGGI GOES TO CONVENTION Lincoln Man Gets Appointment aa AnMatant Sergeant-at-Arma for National Mrftim at Chicago. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, June 7. (Special.) Samuel Patterson, who was appointed secretary of the banking board by ex-Governor Shallenberger and never had a chance to serve, has appealed from a decision uf the district court of Lancaster county, wherein he filed suit to compel the state uuditor to pay him 16.000 for two years' salary as clerk of the board, and now asks the supreme court to listen to his tale of voe. The case was tried in district court of Lancaster county and that court found that the present secretary, Ed Royse, had been filling the office as defacto or dejure during the time that plaintiff claimed salary under the law and that therefnrn Air. Pfrttprsnn Vinrt nnthlntr coming to him, consequently he asks the supreme court to look into the matter. Maggl to See Convention. Ed G. Maggi, he of -the pardoning board, is exhibiting an appointment as assistant sergeant-at-arms of the na tional republican convention, done in silver and gold and blue ribbons. The ap pointment was made on the recommenda tion ff Secretary William Hayward and will entitle the holder to see all the fun all the time and no one dare say him Kay. The governor may have to take a peep from a skylight on the roof or a broken window on the side,Jut the little gold and silver done in blue ribbon appointment will fix things for his ap pointee. Is it possible that Mr. Maggl has been a Taft man all the time, nowith standing his close association with the governor and John O. Yeiser? - Chaira by Prison Labor. Donald McEwan of Chicago is here . coniernng w.tn tne eoara or ruDilo Lands and Buildings and getting a little more information regarding the estab lishment of a chair manufactary at the the. penitentiary and what will be re quired. It is the intention now, should the company decide to locate, to incorporate under the laws of the state of Nebraska before beginning operations. Special Rate Granted. The railway commission has notified the Nebraska Telephone company that its application for a special rate to all commercial telegraph companies to han dle business partly telephone and partly telegraph will be granted. Under the terms of the agreement If a telephone message is 10 cents or less the telephone company will keep all of the charge and retain 80 per cent if the telephone charge i from 15 to a0 cents; 70 per cent if the. charge is from 20 to 25 cents, and 60 per cent if the chareg is 30 cents or more. The telephone company will handle bust ness of this kind only when other busl ness is out of the way. Th Oconto Telephone company will be allowed to Increase Its rates for business phones from $1.50 a month to $2, and the switching rates on farm phones from 20 to 30 cents. - ':' - ' Kearney, will have the,, same, freight rate bais as Grand Island and Hastings over the Burlington road on hides and tallow in less than carload lots. Kanert Seeks ew Trial. The case of Kred Kanert, a Grand Is land business man, who was convicted of statutory assault on Mary Waddick, a 34-year-old girl, was up for hearing before the supreme court today. Kanert was found guilty in the Hall county district court and sentenced to a term of seven years in the penitentiary. He appealed to the supreme court. One of the reasons for an appeal fas that testimony was allowed showing that Kanert's wife died last September In Macon, 111., and that he ' did not attend the funeral, which testi mony prejudiced the jury and was not proper evidence. He sets forth again that the court room was filled during the trial with men and women who were allowed to laugh and sneer at the evidence and that such acts prejudiced and influenced the jury against him. Two BIk Bridge. State Engineer Price has returned from Wahoo, where a contract was let for the construction of two bridges by the state, one at North Bend for $58,000 and , the other at Fremont for $59,072. Stupp Bros, of St. Louis were the successful bidders on both bridges. o Waterway Through Grade. Assistant Engineer C. H. Gerber of the railway commission has reported ad versely on the application of the Burling ton railway to reconstruct a waterway under their tracks at the end of the Fre mont bridge. During the floods this spring a hole was made in the grade by the use of dynamite, but land owners In terested claim that less danger will re- COAT AND PANTS .T0 ORDER.... m REDUCED FROM $25 Saturday, June 8th, we continue our big clean-up sale. Every garment guaranteed pertect in fit and style. MacCarthy-Wilson TAILORIMG GO. 304-306 South 16th St. Nebraska suit from a solid grade than if a water way should be constructed. Mr. Gerber claims In his report that if the water is allowed to pass through there is danger that the river would change its channel to the detriment of land owners along its banks. The commission ac cepted the report and ordered that the waterway be not put in. Enforcing Law aa to F.rk. Food Commissioner Hansen is sending out today about 3.000 permits to sell creani testers throughout the state. The per mit is good for a year and goes into ef fect July 1. Mr. Hansen also issues th following regarding the sale of ancient eggs: By arrangement of Food Commissioner Hansen a meeting was held at the Lin coln 1 otel of. the egg dealers of the state for the purpose of discussing the hand ling of eggs. Commissioner Hansen in his talk to the egg dealers said that he would vigorously prosecute buying And selling of rotten eggs, that candling would have to be done by buyers and that he expected to be kept informed of the condition of eggs received; that his inspectors had been instructed to be busy in looking up bad egg shipments, and If found the shippers would be presocuted for intent to sell rotten eggs. He also stated that producers, merchants and egg buyers must candle eggs and reject the spoiled ones. Rotten eggs shipped have placed Nebraska eggs In bad repute on the eastern market, and the producers are losing large amounts or money, as they are compelled to accept low quota tions on Nebraska eggs. Building Condemned. Assistant Deputy Fire Warden J. C Trouton returned" today from an inspec tion trip. He condemned twenty build' ings in Red Cloud, fifteen in Holdrege and fifteen in Minden. News of Beatrice and Gage County BEATRICE, Neb.. June ".-(Special.)- E. A. Bullock, owner of the Beatrice electric plant, announced yesterday that the company would soon begin the erec tion of a new brick building here. New machinery is to be installed, and tho lines in the residence and business dis tricts are to be rebuilt. The proposed Improvements will cost about $30,000. Richard Bailey Bratton, a pioneer of Gage county, died Wednesday at his home south of Beatrice, aged 0$ years. The funeral was held Thursday. While trying to extract a loaded shell which had stuck In the breech of a shot gun, F. W. Kuhl. who operates a gun re pair shoty on lower Court street, was se verely burned in the face and eves yts- terday by the explosion of the shell. It is thought his sight can be saved. . John McCree, a farmer- living south east of the city, came near losing his life yesterday when a load of alfalfa, which, he was hoisting with a stacker. fell upon him. Mr. McCrea was buried under the load for some time, ind when taken out It was found that he had suf fered a severe injury to his spine. It will be some time before he recovers from his injuries. At a meeting of the county board of supervisors yesterday if was decided to build four more new bridges in the county; It was voted to place wire fenc ing on the piling, which is now being placed,, to protect the river bank near Blue Springs. Bills amounting io ap proximately $2,000 were allowed t'.ie Stand ard Bridge company of Omaha. Half-Minute Store Talk Just to show how attached to our shoes most fellows become, well re late an incident that has come to our attention. A man thought a pair of shoes and he said at the thr.e they Wfra the most comfortable he ever J put on nis reel. Arter ne a worn tnem over a year they began to show signs of wear and he came in and insisteu on another pair just like them. Un fortunately, we were out of his size in that particular kind and he wouldn't have anything else. ' He looked all over town but was unsuc cessful. What do you suppose he did buy another kind? No, sir! He said "These are the first shoes I ever had that were wholly comfort able and I'm going to have some shoe maker make me a pair Just like them. They'll cost me more than double but It's worth twice your price to have your feet say thank you' every time you put your shoes on." J x OMAHA'S OSLY MODERN CLOTH INC STORE THE HOME OF QUALITY CLOTHES Harken, Gentlemen Always the best at each price. the mid-west's greatest clothes store would speak to you for a moment Von want Summer Clothes your comfort demands it. You want them to look right and to keep up their good appearance. You want to pay the lowest possible price consistent with quality. You want to be practically unrestricted iu yonr choice. You w ant to buy under pleasant conditions and in a store that pleases the eye as well as the feelings. You want to be attended by polite salesmen and feel that what they tell you is indorsed by the management. In other words, you want to do your level best. This Is your store mark that. Everything you want is here. Come, be one of those who will help to make Saturday one of the Red letter Days in our history. ST'Swellest suits you ever set your eyes upon, $10 and up TXI True Blue Serges Guaranteed to be fadeless and to eliminate all "kicks" $10.00 to S35.00 Slip-ons, the essen tial spring over garment $7.50 Up Two-Piece Suits Light, airy and shape-retaining and dressy, too, as any one could wish $10.00 to $35.00 Buy a pair of our ox fords and your shoe troubles will vanish as if by magic $23?? $450$S About our Priestly Cravenetted Mohair Coat & Pants Suits Mohair is admittedly the ideal hot weather suit fabric. Heretofore they have merited one serious objection. Moisture would soften the threads and cause them to droop and become "baggy" and otherwise loso their "Mohair look." That objection is now overcome. Our 1912 line is water proofed by the great Priestly Co., the originators of the Crave netting process. Therefore, you can buy a King-Swanson Mohair Suit with full assurance of its perfect behavior. $15-$18-$20 Every sign post points to a big straw hat season-' and the wise fellows will come here at their earliest conveni ence and be prepared when tor rid days arrive. $1.00 up. Real Panamas $3 to $10. Bangkoks $6.00. A man should pay lots of attention to his furnish' ings in the summer time They're so eonspicious, you know, and it's so easy to get poor kinds. Best way is to come here, Swell Soft Shirts $1 up. Splendid Hosiery 2 pairs Nifty Wash Ties 50c up. for 25c. Good Underwear 50c up. Night Shirts or Pajamas Athletics 50c up. 50c up. Continuing the Boys ' Suit and Knickerbocker Sale Great Bargain doings here last Saturday, but lots of good suits left enough to justify advertising them. If you want the best bargain your boy ever put on his back. come. Suits, all sizes, that sold up to $3.00 $1.65 Suits, all sizes, that sold up to $5.00 $2.70 Knickerbockers, that sold up to 7Sc at 45c Wash or Play Suits make a Boy's vacation worth while and our prices make it worth while to buy them here. CompUta Offlelal Boout Wash Rulta $1.00. Cowboy Outfit S1.00 and Si. 33. Indian Baits $1.00 and $1.60. rull Polio Outfit $1.00. Baseball Outfit $1.00. Oomplat Official Boout Out fit $3.75. Kompars 60o and 75a. Bring- your boy hire for nl Bat and ruraUhlng-a, BANKERS WILL TALK SH0P AT CENTRAL C,TY CENTRAL CITY, Neb., June 7.-Group Five of the Nebraska Bankers' associa tion will hold its annual convention in Central City next Wednesday, June 12. The convention will convene in Hord's hall at 10:30 in the forenoon and the bal ance of the morning will be given up to the reports and appointment of cotnmit teps. In the afternoon there will be an address by Judge J. R. Hanna of Greeley. This will be followed by an address by Murray S. Wlldman of the Northwestern university, Chicago, and also an address by Ross L. Hammond, internal revenue collector, of Fremont. An Interesting feature on the afternoon's program will be a' question box and dlscusision led by E. F. Folda, vice president of the Stock Yards National bank of South Omaha. In the evening there will be a banquet at the Cuddington hall with an appropriate toast list. The meetings here will be presided over by G. H. Gray of this city, district president of the association. In observance of the occasion, the banks will be closed next Wednesday afternoon. TECUMSEH REVbKfS icLtrnuNt rriANUrllbt TECUMSEH. Neb.. June 7.-(SneeiaI.l- The Tecumseh city council has revoked the franchise of the Johnson County Home Telephone company (independent! and the Bell Telephona company in this city. The two companies were recently merged, the interests having been boufrht by the Lincoln Telegraph & Telephone Co. If this action will stand It leaves the company now operating here without a franchise. A telephone man here says the council cannot strip the Lincoln com pany of its frachise. He savs that In each of the respective franchises issued to the preceding companies they were Issued to the company, and then "to Its assigns." EXETER CITIZENS PLANNING SEVERAL NEW BUILDINGS " KXETER. Neb.. June 7.-(SDectaI 1 eter is enjoying a building boom this year, even better than last year. TTn to the present ten new residences have been built and five more are contracted for as soon as the carpenters can get to them. Several other residences have been enlarged and otherwise improved. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows will build a fine brick business house. The corner room will be occupied by the new banking house recently established here. Kebekah Degjree Meeting. CENTRAL CITY, Neb., June 7.-(Sne- cial.) The ninth annual district assembly of the Rebckah Degree lodge will con vene in Central City next Wednesday, June 12. There will be a large number of delegates present and local members of the order are preparing for suitable en tertainment. Quite an extensive program is also arranged. Mrs. Margaret Hol eomb, state president, will be present. Epworth League at Sutton. SUTTON, Neb., June 7.-(8pecial.)- Rev. W. H. Jackson of Bladen was elected president of the west district of the Ep worth league, now in session here. Yes terday afternoon the delegates were given au automobile ride over the city and in the evening Chancellor Fulmer of Ne braska Wesleyan university delivered an address. Key tu the Situation Lee Advertising. WELCOME TO ROAD BOOSTERS Omaha Commercial Club Men Are Greeted Along Boute. BIG CE0WD AT FALLS CITY Marker to Be Placed A Ion Seenlc Route from Gate City to Hanaaa City Knthusiamu Displayed ' . by Many.' .... assessor, Al Hanff. The work of the different precinct assessors was found to he very equal, all the assessments being taken. The valuation of land in Stanton county has been raised to in averge of $10 per acre over the last as sessment, five years ago. County As sessor Hanff Is very much pleased at the work of his assessors. FALLS CITY, Neb.. June ".-(Special Telegram.) A rousing "good .roads" meeting- was held here tonight in honor of the coming of the "Good Road Boosters" of the Omaha Commercial hlnb. The meeting was presided over hy Lieutenant Governor J. II. Morehead, ard plans were made to have the road for twenty miles either side of this city marked with the Omaha-Kansas City tencll. Escorted by an honor guard of f'fteen motor cars, the good roads boosters from Omaha were welcomed into this city hy a hand and a large gathering of citizens. The after dinner meeting at which J. A. Sunderland, chairman of the Com mercial club good roads committee, and Governor Morehead spoke, was held in the park and the good roads speechs were enthusiastically received. The trip from Omaha to Falls City to day has been a continuous round of re ceptions. At every stop sermons on good roads have been delivered from the ton neau of the big Chalmers Six that is carrying the tourists through to Kansas City. There has been no difficulty so far to get volunteers to take upon their shoul ders the burden of marking the road with stencils provided by H. B. Fredrlckson. and everywhere the good roads boosters have left in their wake a growing enthusi asm to make the scenic route from Omaha to Kansas City unmlstakeable. The good roads car has been on schedule all day and the boosters expect to be in Kansas City tomorrow evening at 6 o'clock. The good roads meeting here tonight closed the doors of a carnival company for a while. The mass meeting held In the park attracted such a large audience that not until after the band concert and the speeches made by J. A. Sunderland and Lieutenant Govorenor Morehead were delivered was the show able to do any business. Hailstorm Kills Pigs and Damages Wheat and Fruit FA1UBURY, Neb.; June 7.-(Speeial.) A disastrous hailstorm Wednesday re suited In thousands of dollars' damage to crops in the western part of this county. The storm took a course south through the, western part of the county and hail stones as large as walnuts fell and prac tically ruined the wheat crop and fruit trees. In the vicinity of Rose creek southwest of Fairbury, W. C. Drake stated ' that his ninety acres of wheat, valued at $1,501), was totally destroyed. George Smith, another farmer in his vi cinity, reported his wheat crop gone at a loss of $1,000. A mail carrier who sought Hhelter In a barn at Thompson stated that hail washed down and piled up against the building three feet deep. Chickens, young pigs, pigeons and birds met death by the hundred. The trees were stripped as destitute of leaves as In the winter time. A local freight train enroute from Belleville, Kan., to Fair bury was struck near Thompson and tin roofs of five cars were taken off. lSieter to Celebrate Fonrth. EXETER, Neb., June 7.-Kpeclal.)-Blxeter will celebrate the Fourth. The business men who are boosting the mat ter have held several meetings and now have-things well in hand. The 'several committees have been appointed and are already hard at work getting the plans perfected. If their plans work out Ex eter will hold the biggest Fourth of July celebration ever held here. J. 11. More head, democratic candidate for governor, will bo the orator of the day. Injured in n Fire or bruised by a fall, apply Bucklon's Ar nica Salve. Cures burns, cuts, wounds, bolls, sores, eczema, piles. Guaranteed. 2."ic. For sale hy Beaton IMug Co. Persistent Advertising Is the Road to Big Returns. , Visitor is Much Impressed With the Omaha Parks AV. s. Gould, park commissioner of Oakland, Cal., visited the Omaha parks with Commissioner Hummel and Super intendent Adams yesterday afternoon and declared at the conclusion of the trip that Oakland, where every flower or shrub of a tropical climate can be grown, has nothing on Omaha as a city of beau tiful and well-arranjfed' parks. "1 think your commissioner ought to have more money," said Mr. Gould. "We appropriate $142,000 In Oakland to main tain and improve 4fi0 acres of park land. Mere you have nearly three times thnt acreage and only appropriate one-third that amount." Mr. Gould was especially pleased with the prospects at Carter lake. The boule vards, he said, were Inferior to none he had seen. He believes that In time Omaha will have one o the finest system of parks and boulevards In the United States. ' "Through the courtesy of your park commissioner and superintendent I've' had the pleasure of seeing Omaha's dtf- ferent parks and boulevards," concluded : Mr. Gould. "They explained the work to date and gave me a glimpse of pro jected plans. After an absence of seven- ; teen years It is gratifying to see through the eyes of the park commissioner of , Oakland your city's progress . toward a park and boulevard system. It Indicates an advanced position for your citizenship and shows that you are thoroughly allvo to the needs and necessities of a,' modern city." . v- , - . Mr. Gould is . vlsltln; his brother, C. Z. Gould, who is general agent of the Perm Mutual Life Insurance company of Philadelphia. He believes Oakland will have much better parks in the future and could apply some of Omaha's ar rangements and Ideas to good advantage. Illot at Middle too, Conn. MIDDLETOWN, Conn., Juno 7. Sev eral strikers and police officers were in jured in a riot today at the South Farms mills of the Russell Manufacturing com. pany, about 400 hundred of whose em ployes are on strike ur an advance In wages and readjustment of working con ditions. j..ree arrests were made. Hovenna Party Leavea for Bohemia. RAVENNA, Neb., June 7. (Special. ) Joseph Smaha, pioneer meat market man of Ravenna, left today, accompanied by his son and two daughters, for a visit with his aged mother at the old home In Bohemia. Mr. Smaha came to America thirty-four years ago and has not seen Ms mother since. In his younger day? he was an athlete of considerable ability and was a member, of the .Bohemian Turner society, and will attend the world's meeting of Bohemian athletes to be held at Prague, Bohemia, next month.- Anton JeJinek. a Bohemian farmer living near Ravenna, accompanied the party. otea from Hebron. HEBRON, Neb., Juni; 7.-(Suecial.) Hail did considerable damage northeast of Hebron Wednesday. Fred Brown, rural carrier on Route 4, gathered a sack full of hailstones and froze Ice cream after the trip. Cal Hancock, landlord of the Palaclne hotel, was knocked downstairs by an unknown party and had his collar bone dislocated. Sheriff Byrne and Deputy Albert Pike took the two men charged with robbing C. McLeese's drug store at Davenport, to the state jienitentlary yesterday for safe keeping, they having been bound over to the October term of the district court. Stnaluii l.antl Anwiniiirnl Halved. "STANTON. Neb., June ".(Special.) The precinct assessors of Stanton county lift yesterday afternoon at the county court houe In Stanton with' the county Terms to Suit Your Convenience L Li Sale Includes Both New and Used Pianos MY ' This Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Piano Sale will go down in the history of this department as a "Record Breaker." We expected heavy selling con sidering the standard makes pianos we offered at such low prices but the results have exceeded even our greatest expectations. New bargains are brought on the floor each day every one a make you know. If you ever expect to buy a piano, comd Saturday and share in this Bargain Festival. Observe the Name THEN THE PRICE Then the Terms fJm. Knabe $175 Chickering & ion $125 Steger & Son . . $175 Schirmer .... $139 Mil 5) Eaiaaaa "J Kranich& Bach. $239 Peerless . . . . . $100 I'Jylie . $149 Ebersole . . . . , $175 MAGI i it 1L m i It 3 u "! '; . it 5 i -.