THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1912.
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1510 Douglas St.
OMA HA'S GREATEST CLOTHING HOUSE
Thousands of Suits at
CHOICE OF OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF
rjomeii'sand Hisses' Boats and Suits
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Sold up to $35.00;
Saturday at . . .
In order to reduce our stock of over 500 women's and
misses' coats and suits we will offer you our entire stock at a great sacrifice.
Think of what it' means over 500 high class tailored
coats and suits to choose from: not one sold under $15.00 and from that
price to $35.00. Every garment in this extraordinary offer is a late model
and all are beautifully tailored of the finest materialssuch as French
serge, fine whip cord, wool back satin and guaranteed Taffeta, in all col
ors and sizes. H
We still have about 75 Lingerie Dresses that sold up to $25.00
n which we will also place in this sale at $7.50.
to Choose
Over 500 garments " K
197 Cloth Suits . . . . , . , .
50 Linon Suits
150 Coats . .
75 Lingerie Dressos
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DENIAL OF LAW VIOLATIONS
Saloonmen, Policemen and Firemen
Witnesses in Ouster Case.
OTHERS TESTIFY FOE DEFENSE
Evidence of Saloons Being Open
. After Eight - O'clock nd on ,
Sunday Is Contradicted by
Several.
Further testimony in denial of the
state's charges of wholesale liquor law
violations was offered by the defense In
the Ryan-Pivonka ouster suit.
. John Kubat and Louis Sandwich, South
' XJmaha city firemen stationed in the fire
station near John Irranelt's saloon, and
Robert Stares, a Btrawboss in the Morris
packing house, who lives near Franek's
saloon, testified that they have been in
position to observe the snnduct of the
saloon and never have seen the law vio
lated there. John Zaloudek, a South
Omaha detective, testified there has been
little violation of the liquor laws by South
Omaha , saloonkeeper. John Scott, a
police officer, contradicted the state's
testimony of John Urbansky that San
dusky's saloon was open on last primary
day.
The policemen, the firemen and the de
tective testified that for their living they
are dependent upon their' positions.
Ed Pivonka, bookkeeper for the Pivonka
Coal company and brother of Fire and
Police Commissioner Pivonka, denied the
testimony of the state that one Sunday
he worked as a bartender , in Kerbel's
saloon. Ed. Bolz. bartender for William
Jetter, swore the law never, has been
violated in Jetter's saloon.
John F. O'Leary,- a- shoe dealer, testi
fied he had been on the streets of South
Omaha more or less and has not seen
saloons operating after 8 o'clock p. m.
and before 7 o'clock a., m., nor on Sun
days. He admitted that they may have
operated without his knowing it
Fuel and Iron Co.
Accused of Trying
to Evade Its Taxes
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Aug.. 9.-Certa!h
officials of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company are accused either of misrepre
senting to stockholders the property hold
ings of the corporation hi this Btate or of
attempting to deprive the state of $103,52i
in taxes in 1910, in a report to the State
Board of Equalization Just issued.
The report et forth that a reappraise
ment' was made in 1910 whereby more
than-il,000,000 was added to the valua
tion of the property holdings of foe
Colorado Fuel and Iron company in
Wyoming; that this valuation was used
in making a report to the stockholders,
and continues:
"When the company came to list its
property for taxation we did not get an
increase of 19,000,X. On the contrary
counsel for the company appeared before
the equalization board and asked that
the output for 1910 be placed at a figure
14 per cent lower than the preceding
year."
From Our Near Neighbors
Tong War in Frisco
Will Be Renewed
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug.. 9. Because
, Lee Seem, a Chinese slave girl, valued
at $4,500 was rescued from a den in
a raid by the police Wednesday evening
and taken to a Mission home there is
portent of strife in San Francisco's
Chinatown. The tongs are muttering, and
the Hatchet and gunmen are arming,
while the police squad - is seeking the
Tong leader who is supposed to have
been the owner of the girl.
S The Four Families tongs, of which the
girl's former master was a member, ac
cused two "others of the Tong of having
Informed the mission of the girl's plight
and the accused men have been served
with . notice to appear and exculpate
themselves or prepare for death.
Persistent Advertising is the Road to
Big Return.
Waterloo. ' .,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Undquest are home
from their vacation trip.
Mies Minnie Coates was home Sunday
for the day visiting her folks.
Miss Kate Shea was home for the usual
week-end visit, returning Sunday after
noon. John Deardon and sister, Esther, went
to Fremont Monday, returning Wednes
day afternoon.
Mildred Waldron and Miss Johnson went
to Omaha Saturday afternoon, returning
Sunday evening. ' .
Miss Mabel Johnson of Valley was the
guest Sunday of Miss Delia Robinson,
returning home that evening.
" Miss ' . Llzade ;VMcWhorter ''' returned
I Wednesday morning from a visit of sev
eral days at Leshara with friends.
Miss Minnie Brooks came out Friday
last for a visit at the J. 0. Herrington
home and with other friends and rela
tives. .
The Masonic lodge met In special ses.
slon Tuesday evening, following which
those present had refreshments at trie
Wilklns confectionery.
Ellen Kellet left Tuesday for Monett,
Mo., to visit relatives.' Her father ac
companied her to Omaha antf some of
the folks met her at Kansas City.
Miss Faye Martin of the schools was
here from Fremont Tuesday afternoon to
see Superintendent Burkholder about
some of the coming year's work, and to
call on a few friends. She returned home
on the evening train.
It was a pretty home wedding that took
place at the C. H. Maynard home in
Waterloo Wednesday evening when the
daughter. Miss Myrtle A. Maynard, was
united in marriage to Vernle Decker, son
of Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Decker, Rev. K.
Aston officiating.
Rev. E. Aston was called to Elk City
Wednesday to officiate at the funeral of
a Mrs. Plckard, who died at Salt Lake
City, Sunday. She was the daughter of
Mrs. Brock and wife of a brother of
Oscar Plckard, former commissioner.
Service was at the Methodist church and
burial at the Elk City cemetery.
David Helvin, a resident of this local
ity in the early - days, accompanied by
Mrs. Helvin, took dinner and visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sibert Wednes.
day. .' They homesteaded an eighty .on the
bottom, just across the road east of
George Ennis'. in 1866 and left here thirty
nine years ago for Kansas, later going to
UKianoma.
G. E. Neafus of the telephone exchange
is enjoying a visit this week from two of
his sisters. Mrs. T. H. Scolns and Mrs. C.
A. Priestly of Billings, Mont, who came
Monday from the west. Miss Winifred
Marshall of Omaha, a friend of Mrs.
Neafus, Is also visiting there this week.
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I Valley.
Mrs. Harry Smith is seriously ill with
blood poisoning.
Mrs. John Fitzgerald returned Friday
from her trip to Salt Lake City and
Ogden.
Rev. B. E. Zimmerman of Walthlll
joined lii family Wednesday and will
spend a part of his vacation here.
Mr. V. S. Ramsey joined Mrs. Ramsey
Sunday.. They both returned to their
home at North Bend in- the evening.
Dr. H. E. Byars will leaYe Sunday for
Denver, where he will Join Mrs. Byars,
who has been there -for some time.
Forty-five Valley citizens and business
men went to Omaha Monday evening to
become subjects of Samson at the den,
Rev. and Mrs. Taylor and Miss Helen
returned Wednesday from a three weeks'
vacation, a part of which was spent in
Arkansas..
. A surprise party wai given at the home
of Mrs. E. Burk Tuesday afternoon In
honor of the sixteenth birthday of Mil
dred Weekly.
About 150 tickets were sold to Fiemont
Tuesday on account of the circus. A spe
cial train brought them home after the
afternoon performance.,
Mrs. Jane God so returned to Ormha
Saturday after an extended visit with
her sister and brother, Mrs. Frank Whtt
more and Alex Gardiner.
Rev. S. G. Carlson, who has been pas
tor of the Second BaptWt church at Val
ley and the First c lurch at Byarjvillc,
has i eigne! both charges.
Miss Cordelia Lulkhart of Omaha was
elected assistant principal of the Valley
public school to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Miss Spangler.
The Misses Alma Bergstrom, May Cald
well and Oertrude Saunders will give a
miscellaneous shower for Miss Pearl
Yeaxer at the home of Miss Gertrude
Faunders Friday afternoon.
Hon. and Mrs. W. G. Whltmore. Misses
Ruth and France are expected home
Saturday. They have spent two months
in the east visiting in Maine. Massachu
setts, New York and Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Giudiuer went to
Omaha Wednesday morning. Mrs. Gar
diner was joined by Mrs. Hempsted and
Dorothy Campbell of Tllden and they
left for a month's visit in Canada with
their mother and brothers.
Mr. T. J. Crawford has returned from
his fishing trip to Valhalla lakes, Minne
sota. Mrs. Crawford and family will re
turn some time in August. Mr. Craw
lord says seventy-five good-sized fish in
a single forenoon Is his record.
Nehavrka.
Miss Evelyn Wolph spent a day or two
thia week in Lincoln.
Dr. J. W. Thomas made a business trip
to Plattsmouth Tuesday.
Mrs. Delesdernier of Zlon City, III., is
visiting relatives here this week.
Mrs. J. M. Palmer fs back from the
hospital, feel.ng lalrly well again.
Mrs. McDaniel of Fairfax, Mo., Is
visiting Aunt uney Carper this week.
Mrs. Vlall entertained her father. Em
met Case of Tekamah, the first of the
week.
Mrs.' Nuckolls of Nebraska City has
been the guest of Miss Fiona Kime till.-!
week.
Mrs. Lyle and children of Weeping
Water visited Nehawka friends the first
of the week.
Mrs. Stella Mitchell and children of
Wildorado, Tex., is here for a month's
visit with relatives,
; Uncle William Carroll, who has been
visiting with his son, Theodore, at York
this summer, returned home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Sheldon and
their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Shelters of
New York, autoed to Lincoln for the
closing days of the Epworth League as
sembly. Dr. R. A. Dodge and wife and Miss
Irma Hunt of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs.
George Dodge and daughter, Violet, and
Will Egenberger of Plattsmouth spent
Sunday at the Kirkpatrick home.
Charles Kellberg, who has been In the
United States navy for four years, came
home this week. He was discharged in
the line of duty because of rheumatism.
He made the trip around the world in the
battleship Nebraska.
Paplllion.
Mrs. E. N. Secord Is visiting Mrs. C.
B. Slothower this week.
; Frank Duse was stricken with paralysis
Monday and died Wednesday forenoon.
; Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Langdon of Gretna
were tailing on Paplllion friends Tuesday.
C. S. Wykoff, superintendent of schools
at Springileid, was in Paplllion Wednes
day. M.s Nell Nolan has been suffering
from a severe case of Ivy poisoning this
last week.
' Earl Travis of Plattsmouth was trans
acting business at the court house on
Wednesday.
' Misses Gretchen and Ilda Langdon of
Omaha spent Sunday with their father,
A. E. Langdon.
MI?s Mina Shipley of Omaha and Miss
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but come here today and ask our salesman to "show you." We can fit you, no matter what
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Kuppenheimer, Stein-Bloch, Schloss Bros., and Society Brand makes included.
10 to '40 ss now 5 10 '20
ALL STRAW HATS divided
into two lots. The high grade
Straws,
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Medium grade Straws,
fOwine. for
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UNDERWEAR SALE-25 discount on all Union Suits.
Silkateen and featherweight lisle underwear, $1.50 quality,
now, per garment, 98c; Sea Island cotton underwear, 75c
quality, now, per garment, 50c; Nainsook Athletic under
wear, special, per garment, 25c. 50c Silk Hose, pair, 29c
$2.50 Shirts, now,
at ...... $1.15
$1.50 Shirts,
now .. 79c
$1.00 Shirts
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Ida Ship' e' f Blair were Sunday guests
at the Fred Shipley home.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil McBvoy and family
of South Omaha were Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lesleur.
Mrs. Fred Shipley is enjoying a visit
from her 'sister, Mrs. Rebecca Sheely,
and her nelce, Mrs. Edith Blum, of una
Angeles, Cal.
Invitations are out for the wedding of
Miss Elizabeth Kline and Mr. Charles
Smasal on Tuesday, August 13, at the
Catho'lc church.
Mr. and Afrs. J. O. Pflug celebrated their
twenty-mth wedding anniversary by en
tertaining their many friends at the
Platte river Sunday.
Sunday evening a few of the young peo
ple met at ttie Presbyterian church to
organize a Christian Endeavor society,
with Mrs. Nickerson as leader. The sec
ond meeting will be held next Sunday
evening at 8 o'clock.
Blair.
Dr. C, R. Mead left for Canada Tues
day. Ed Carver and wife returned from their
wedding trip last Saturday.
Miss Ethel Kelly Is in Naper this week
visiting at the Krickson home.
Dr. R. J. Murdoch is spending his vaca
tion in a fishing trip to the Black Hills.
Mrs. Ralph Jennings of Fremont was
a guest at the J. S. Roberts' home on
Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. 'J. V. Hlnchman have gone
for a month's visit to Denver and Colo
rado Springs. ...
Miss Ida Ottenstein of-North Platte is
here for a month's visit with Miss Mar
garet Ware.
Mrs. Glen Blgsby of Thomas, Okl., is
here for a month's stay with her mother,
Mrs. Alroa.Claar. ...,, . . . ..i.t
Mrs. .. wr J. Cook Will spend several
weeks with E. F. Cook and family at
Beaver Dam, Wis.
John Moore. Frank Gray and Will Mc
Cann are in Pender, where they will in
stall a school heating plant.
Mrs. R. R. Hammond and daughter of
Cherokee. Ta., are visitors at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. W, D. Hammond.
The Misses Ruth and Elma, dn lighters
of Rev. Sturdevant, left Wednesday to
visit tneir Drotner at uenoa, Neb.
Mrs. F. . W. Kenny and daughter,
Maude, are on a. vacation trip to Minne
apolis and some summer resorts near
there.
Judge I. C. Eller of the county court
and daughter, Pauline, are spending a
week at Farson, la., with Mr. Ellcr's
bisters.
Misses Meta Matthlesen and Abie' Stew
art were in attendance at a house party
this week given by Mrs. W. 8. Rothery
at Omaha.
Nate Foster,, an old Blair resident, is
enjoying a stopover on Ills trip from
Boston to California to shake hands with
his old friends.
Denna Allberry, a one-time Blair edi
tor, left Tuesday for Denver, where he
will be located with a branch office of
the Western Newspaper Union.
Rev. C. P. Lang of the Methodist Epis
copal church is in Lincoln this week,
where he Is booked for an Epworth as
sembly lecture on Tuesday, and Harvest
Home talk on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Matthlesen. Mr. and
Mrs. F. H. Matthlesen, Mr. and Mrs.
Clark O'Hanlon and Mr. and Mrs, Tom
Osterman formed an auto party to Lake
Qulnnebaugh last Sunday.
Walt Hopewell of Tekamah, recently
hurt In an automobile accident near this
city, was found to have been more seri
ously injured than was thought at first,
having two ribs broken. He .was taken
home last week. .
Tekamah.
B. F. Ward went to Claremont, S. D
last Friday to look after his crops near
Aberdeen.
John Cameron, S. E. McCurdy, M. W.
Blue and Wulter Hancock have pur
chased automobiles.
Mr. and Mrs. Asa McMulltn are, re
joicing over the safe arrival of a IfUle
girl buby at their home last week.
Rev. Mr. Warren of the Methodist
church was called to Belgrade, la., this
week to preach the funeral service of a
Mr. W. H. Anderson.
County Superintendent W. T., Poucher
has called the County Teachers' Institute
to meet In Tekamah the week of August
19. The town expects to be filled with
good-looking schoolma'ams.
Tekamah is enjoying a week of chau.
tauqua entertainments. The chautaunua
opened last Saturday and will close Sun
day. The attendance has been excellent
anu tne entertainment pleasing to all.
Over 100 Tekamah men have signified
their Intention to attend the bin ini
tiatory service of the Ak-Sar-Ben knights
aukubi iv, mat nignt naving been desig
nated as Tekamah night. They will go
in a Hpcclal train unit nrA n nflflrtn tint
having a great time.
Mrs. Mathenv and on nra hr frnm
Emerson attending the chautaunua nnri
are guests at the home of Superintendent
A. 11. Dixon and wife. Mr. Matheny Is
the superlntendnent of the Emerson
schools and he came Friday to be here
the remainder of the week.
Springfield.
W. II. Davidson is In Kansas City this
week.
Al Anson of Wayne, Neb., is visiting
relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ryron Say re have gone to
North Dakota on a visit.
L. C, Johnson Is at Salem, Mo., visiting
the I. L. Freeman family.
Station Agent Foster of Meadow has
moved his family to Springfield.
E. N. Chrlstianson and sister. Helen,
are attending the Epworth assembly.
Mrs. Thomas Nelson and son, Lawrence,
are visiting friends at Dlller, Neb.
Mres. C. E. Smith and daughter, Ger
trude, have gone to Sheridan, Wyo.. on-a
visit.
John Fuller, who has been here a year,
left Friday for his home in St. Francis,
Kan.
Mrs. Samantha Johnson was taken to
St. Joseph's hospltul in Omaha for treat
ment. John Munford and wife attended, the
Grand Army reunion at Ashland this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Swain and family
of Chicago are the guests of the W. E.
Bate family.
J. C, Miller, editor of the Monitor, re
turned from a throe weeks' outing trip
in Wyoming.
H. H. Baldrige and Rev. Edward Hys
lop hav! been secured as speakers for the
picnic August 29.
The 8. L. Heacock family leave this
week for San Diego, Cal., where they
will make their future home.
ROsn Bates returned . Thursday from
Chicago, where he has been attending the
law department of the Chicago university.
A forty-acre farm six miles west of
Springfield was sold for $135 an acre at
auotlon. Julius Ruff was the purchaser.
Alois Elwell, who has been in the em
ploy of the International Harvester com
pany in South Dakota, Is home for a few
days.
her homo at Wahoo after a week's visit
with her sister, Mrs. Fate.
Miss Anna Aye was , on the sick list
two days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Belts are the
parents of a baby boy.
Mrs. Charles Betts of Benson vlsitei
here two days with relatives. .
Mrs. J. A. Gibbons visited her parents
at Benson Wednesday and Thursday..
Miss Mina Nolte left Sunday for a
ranch near Bridgeport, Neb., where sh
will remain with her parents for some
time.
English Lutheran services were held
'Sunday in the Methodist church by Rev.
Mr. Yerlan. There will be services every
two weeks.
John C. Mangold a family visited over
'Saturday night with Mrs. Mangold's sister,
Mrs. R. J. McCormlck, going on to Ben
nington Sunday to visit Jlr.t Mangold's
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Fate left Tuesday.
Mr. Fate will do Institute work In sev
eral southern counties, while Mrs. Fats
will visit friends at Crab Orchard, Weep
ing Water, Wahoo and other places. :
Klkhnrn.
Mrs. Anna McGrew was at Omaha
Thursdav.
John Bendlxen Is visiting friends in
South Dakota.
Edward Shultg visited In Iowa several
days last week.
Miss Josephine Art left Tuesday for
- IrvlnRton.
Mrs. Gus Sundall went to Fremont
Thursday to visit her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Rasmussen and Mr. and
Mrs. Dein visited in Bennington Thurs
day. The Ladies' Aid society met at Mrs.
Ote's Thursday for supper. About fifty
were present. '
Mr. and Mrs. Paulsen. Pete Lund and
Mary Meachnm of Council Bluffs visited
at the Deln home Sunday.
TWO MEN ARE CRUSHED TO
v . , DEATH BY BIG BOULDER
, NEW YORK, Aug. 9. Two workmen
were mangled to death and ' five others
seriously injured at the bottom of V 200
foot shaft leading out of the new aque- ;
duct at Oone Hundred and Sixth street
and Central Park West early today, when I
a big steel drill struck an old charge of ,!
powder. The explosion dislodged a boul- !
der from above which crushed two men
to death and pinned eight men in a cor
ner. Rescuing parties were lowered into
the shaft and the surviving workmen
were finally freed, five of them uncon
scious, j
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