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BANKERS TALKJF THE WAR
Consider IU Effects on the Business
of the Country.
EXCHANGE IS OUT OF GEAR
Bat Hanker Think No ertnn R c-
nltstVlli Follnir VWIted the
i Dea Last Ctfnlnt to Ride
e tioat.
War and Its relation to American
banking was a leading- subject at the
opening session of the eighteenth annual
convention of the Nebraska Hankers' as
sociation at Happy Hollow club yesterday
morning- and afternoon.
President E. R. Uurney of the Flrat
National bank of Fremont. In rrspnndlnrj
to an address of welcome, voiced the
Ideas of the visiting: bankers on the ter
rible world conflict. "Ife said In part:
"Out of the present glpantlc destruction
RIGHT HOI?
Is a Particularly Good Time
to Buy
THAT PIANO
A Particularly Good Place
to Buy It.
Good selling reasons make
the best possible time for
buying and here that time is
Right Now when New Stock
is Crowding In, making it
necessary to clear our floors
of used instruments.
Some of them hare been no
slightly used that you'd find It
difficult to distinguish them from
brand new instruments fresh from
th factory.
.All have, been put In first
class condition and we jruar
antefl every purchaser satis
faction, '
Act quickly if you want to beat
the other fellow to first selection
of the Best Piano Bargains shown
In Omaha. '
Here'Are a Few Bargains '
. Now Shown.
.Steinway, mahogany
case '. . .'
Baldwin,' walnut case,
nearly new
Weber, mahogany
case
Bush & Gflrts, obony
case .
Swlck A Kelso, mahog
any case
Segerstrom, mahogany
case
Smith & Barns, oak .
case
Weiler, oak case,1
for
EsCey, oak case,
for ......
Story & Camp, ebony
case . '
$300
$300
$150
$100
$100
$200
$125
$150
$125
.$75
Ilayden
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BASE BALL
Omaha vs Topcka
ROURKE PARK
Sept. IS, 16, 17, 17.
Two Games Thursday Sept. 17.
First Game Called 2 I. M.
Game Called 3 P. M.
UXVrtllUEilO SAT. MAT and MIOHT.
Dramatization of
KAKOZ.B UCJO. WlIQEIl
"Tha Winning oI:Svoth
Ts Bwtt Story Itii Tcld.- '
rrio. Sat. Mjtt. 2Sc-50o-7Scj Sr. 85o-tl
ooaturq.- Bspt. Sa-a.-Aiaa ' X.aorl
HSE&v MILLION DOLLAR DOLLS
and every en of them -looks ths
Tn uwis&cooy rZt.
(Nut) .'eleon. no Talbot. Walter' John
son. " Marvel C'herie. Olitf Win-man
and Beauty Chorus of 30 Baby Lxjlls in
"The Phoney I xteotlves.'
ULDIS8' SntB MAT. WEEK ' DATS.
PhOB
Bougies
34. '
AflTAjiCrO VACDETiiiLB.
Thl week. "Taking Things Kasy "
Minnie All en. Woodman A Livlngbton
Th Randalls, Harry breen, II 11. ilajiin.
Jack, it i n i. Th ui plieum Tiavel
Weekly, ,. , . - .
Pni. Matlnte Caller? .IV; ftt mti (etupt
SAtuitW u( suuOjuj k NijiUf-llcio-MvUi
J hi eO ad I 1 6 ri':-' - ? "
of rroperty. and th tr payment of
huse r Indemnities, enormous bond
Irenes will come, and they will be a
mortsaga on the, future of nation for
many years hence.
".Nebraska and all America, aa well aa
the countries and reoplcs of Europe, will
feel the pressure. But we bankers are
cmfldent thai no financial crisis will re
sult In the Vnlted States, especially In the
west, and we believe that 'our financiers
and those of the old world will be. able
to meet the situation successfully."
All Mae of Trade lnae.
.f. C French, president of the Omaha
Clearing House association," made the ad
dress of welcome, and he. too,' touched
on the war situation. lie declared, after
extending Omaha s glad' hand to th X
visitors who hare already arrived:
"Conditions In the financial and busl
ness world are most unusual. War has
i completely throw n out of gear the com
plicated mechanism of International ex
change, and ha slowed down many lines
of trade until new methods ran be de
vised to meet the new conditions.
"The present situation, resulting from
the war, has been termed a paralysis of
the markets of the world, which, under
normal conditions, have exchange of
over W0UO.r"n,000. This Is, therefore, the
hour when the financier rlsoa to a su-
I preme emeersency In thi management of
! credit and funds and by their service
commerce will be sustained."
Other spe(fl;crs Included J. TV Cain, Jr.,
j president of the Slate ttmik of Omaha,
I una p;eiuent or the Bankers' association
I He made hi annual address, and Henry
W. Yates, purosldent of the Nebraska
National bank and chairman of the
I Hankers' executive committee, also spoke.
n was chairman of the entertain
j nient of the visitor at the Ak-Sar-Ren
jDen. Last night Very Rev. J. a. Taneock,
dtan of Trinity cathedral, pronounced
j li:e Invocation at the opening of the con-
vention.
Report made by the association's
secretary. William B. Hughes, nnd by
the treasurer. W. E. Rhode. Other ad
arerae or the opening session were by
resident K. A. NlrkeJI of the Union
Btate bank of Beatrice; President J. B
Marsh ot the Creston. Nationl bank of
Creston la., and by President A. U Moh
ler of the Union Pacific railroad com
pany,
Watch for Powell's
Matchless Cables
From Seat of War
E. Alexander Powell, who has won an
enviable reputation aa a correspondent of
unusual alertness, accuracy and descrip
tive power during the great European
war, has had a training which peculiarly
fitted him for such capabilities.
Not long after he had finished hi edu
cation at Syracuse university (he Is
native Syracusan and 36 years old), and
; Oberlln college he was In active news
I PPr work for two year. Then he b.
: cams the first editor of the Craftsman,
after which he went to London In W4.
He became at home in nearly all the
countries of the world. H was Ameri
can deputy consul general st Beirut,'
Syria, and then consular agent at Alex
andria. Egypt, in 1907-CS. H served ss
an American war correspondent during
the Persian and Turkish revolution, was
present at the capture of Constantinople.
and was the only unofficial foreigner ad-1
mttted to the investiture of Bultan Mo
hammed V.
He has . written .extensively of- Arabia
end Central arid South Africa, and a
fellow of tbe Royal Geographic society
I and a member of the National Geographic
society. ....
I Mr. Towel! was abroad at the beginning
' of the- present war and immediately pro
. ceeded to Belgium, where he got Into the
j thick of things. He 1 as been with both
J the Belgian end 'German armies and is
' now th only correspondent at the direct
front with the German ' army. His great
! dispatches will sppesr regularly In Th
! Bee.
Charges Are Filed
Against Officer
. Peterson; Assault
Charges that Police Officer Otto P.
Peterson wantonly assaulted Georg
Cathroe, a health Inspector, and Injured
him by striking him in the face with his
rlub have been laid before Police Com
missioner A. C. Kugel and th other mem
bers of the city commission. A publlo
hearing may b given. -
According to Ca throe's complaint Pet
erson arrested th young; son of the
health Inspector without causa. Whn
lamroe. win was reading a newspaper
In his home, cam out to inquire why
the boy, who had been playing In front
of the house, had been arrested words
followed.
Cathroe aaya he then turned away and
arter his back wa turned Peterson hit
him with hi club over the head and
then struck him In the face.
BOHEMIAN RELIEF SOCIETY
. IS STILL RAISING FUNDS
The Bohemian Relief society, raising
funds to- be sent to Bohemia after th
close of th war In Europe to aid needy
persons there will not hold another mass
meeting for perhaps several weeks. Th
committees are now at work and from
time to time thcyvwlll report to th
executive committee th collection and
pledge. The money, when collected, will
be deposited In one of the Omaha banks,
there to remain until called for by the
head of the general organisation that has
Its headquarters in New York.
KUGEL SAYS HE IS SHORT
OF S0MED0G CATCHERS
Does anybody want a Job with the city,
said Job to give on the right to wear a
badge and gun and a shroud, ultimately.
Police Commissioner Kugel appeared In
police court to investigate th arrest of
one of the city dog catcher who was
fined i and costs, and during the in
vestigation took occasion to say that th
dogcatcher glv him more trouble than
the entire police department. There are
several vacancies on the staff of city
canine apprehenders and Mr. Kugel com
plains ot a lack of applications.
Cost Kept Dm Quality Kept I'p.
No better medicine could be made for
cough, cold, croup, hoarseness, tick
ling throat, bronchitis, etc., than Foley's
Huney and Tar Compound. That's why
they can't Improve the quality, and war
or no war, the price remains th hum,
E. J. feargent, ' Dallas, Tet. says: "l
believe Foley's llonay and Tar has no
Leiual for it completely relieved me of
ail symptoms or tuoereuiosis and my
cough has entirely dlsappesrcd." Don't
accept any substitute, for Foley's Honey
and Tar is th best. All dealers.
DIRECT FROMTHE WAR ZONE
Miss Pegaix SUra in Germany Month
After Wr it Declared.
SEES THE ARMY MOBILIZE
gar that All Germany la Standtnc
Bark of the Kaiser and Women
Are f.la tn Have Son
i at the front.
That all of Germany fir Intensely
patriotic, that reservist are anxious
to return to the ranks, that boys of
19 and tn years of age walked for
milts to mobilisation points to plead
that they be recruited and that wo
men, whose relatives and friends had
departed for the seat of war, stood for
hours in the streets listening to e veer he
made by town officers. Is the news Mis
(Lurella Pegu. HSO Templeton street,
brings back from Germany. Miss IVgau
was In the heart of Germany for four
weeks while war wu In progress and
he declare that she never had seen
such an enthusiasm aa manifested by tbe
Gorman.
"1 wag, In Barmen at the tltre mobillta
tlcn was ordered," declared Miss Fegait
on her return yesterday. 'Th reacrv.
ists Immediately prepared themselvea to
eave for war and they were not only
ready, but anxious. All of Germany la
In. sympathy with the war movement.
despite many reports to the contrary. I
lived for four week among the German
people and I know they were eager to
have the men of the country 'uphold the
fatherland. - i
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j "The women i-re Just as happy lirn
i the husbands or fathers r brother left
for war as were th men. Kven when
they wet bidding them fsrewell and
tears were streamlnn -town hrr cheeks,
they were hapry In their sorrow.
"I, myself, was extremely fortunate In
leaving Germany." 1 came by motor to
the Holland frontier and from thete took
the train to Rotterdam.
"The Germans were more than solicit
ous lowHrd stranded 'Amirt.ane. They
afforded us i every courtesy. We wore
little American flaps and that flag was
a passport -anywhere.
"American" erem td labor ., under a
false Impression of German part In this
war and I cannot understand It While
the German assort they did not prowke
the ar, they are willing In their patri
otism to flsht for tnelr fatherland to
the last ditch. It Is Impossible that th
cruelty they are asserted t have In
flicted CHn be true. Germany and the
Germans are very much misunderstood
In this land, but I really am confident
that It will soon be proved Germany la'
flKhtlng for a true cause."
Miss Tegau lias three cousins In th
German army.
POSPECTS AT CREIGHTON
NOW SEEM BRIGHTER
Prospects for a fast squad at Crelgh
ton university this year are. -assuming a
rosy hue as the coach" Iwgln to drive
the men hard. Although n comparatively
small squad was out Tuesday, the prac
tice, consisting of forward passing, signal
work, mauling the tackling dummy, and
dodging, was snappy and kept on the
move from the first gong.
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BACK'S DEATHMYSTERIOUS
Reclaie Found Dead Apparently
from Self-Inflicted Wounds.
AUTHORITIES SCENT MURDER
tin Vu riatcaed la Hand Whea
raaC, Vat Mease thawed
Slams of g trwaale De
(ectlve Urealltttlst.
PcHee are puttied over the cause of
the death of M.. T. Back, aged , who
wa found Tuesday with a bullet hole
through hi forehead la hi bed at his
home, Paelflo street. Back had a .12
caliber revolver with one chamber empty
tightly grasped in his hand at the time
he was found by Sergeant Russell, and
Officer Al Anderson. It will not be
known until after the roroner' Inquest
whether the bullet that killed Back Was
the caliber of the gun he had In hi hand.
It appears to be from a gun of at least
.45-eallber.
The officer found that th door of tht
house In which Hack lived had been
broken In, that chair were overturned
nd a bed disturbed, showing signs ap
parently of a struggle. Bruise on the
man' body, discovered after It waa taken
to the coroner'. Indicate trnturly that
he had been In some kind of a ntltup.
The thumb of his right hnd wa firmly
pinched between the trigger and trigger
guard of the gun. It I hardly probable
be would have used hi thumb to dis
charge the gun. Detectives r working
on the cae.
Pack waa employed elevator man by
(By tbe
THE
lh John beer company. He was man
of regular ha'Jlts. It I said. He Is sur
vived by two brother. Pctor nd John,
both living In Omh.
Peter Back la a former city councilman.
Hrt lives In rear of 141 Task Wilde ave
nue, where J. T. Teterson committed sui
cide by taking gas Wednesday morning.
Peter Pack was the first person to ee
Peterson's dead body.
Will Mold Post Mortem.
Coroner. Crosby and lr. McCIeneghan
will hold a post mortem examination,
rrosby ya that the wound made n
Pack head I much larger than a .31
caliber bullet ordinarily makes. There
were no powder burna on the sKln. indi
cating that th pistol wa fired from a
distance and not held up to the head.
Neighbor declare that Back, though
he lived alone, nlway kept hi little
house In perfect order, and that he had
few visitors. It I neighborhood gossip
that he waa exceedingly thrifty, and that
he was reputed to have a large sum of
money hidden In the hmiso.
Detective La hey, Dunn. Kennelly,
Pstanowskl and Rich have been put to
work on the case. In addition to Officers
Barta. Hooney, Williamson and Sergeant
Russell, who Investigated last night.
SUFFRAGISTS TO HAVE
RALLY THIS EVENING
A suffrag rally will be held Thursday
evening at tha corner of Fifteenth and
Douglas street. Mr. Mary McOreery of
Wisconsin will be th principal speaker
of the evening.
A meeting of suffragists will be held
this evening at Fremont, when John L
Kennedy will address the assembly.
Bean
ack Suit
House pf lGzppenheimer)
E 17 ERE is an exceptionally attrac
"il five Sack Suit for Young Men.
It has style; every detail correct,
authentic; the general effect easy
and pleasing.
The BEAUFORT has nothing in
common with the sartorial crimes so
generally committed in the name of
"Young Men's" Clothing.
It can be worn with confidence in
any city or fashion center in Amer
ica. We venture to say you will not
find anything approaching our BEAU
FORT or BRITISH models for Young
Men under any other than the House
of Kuppenheimer label. You may, in
a way. find similar detail, but the
effect is not convincing.
If you have the opportunity to see
these Kuppenheimer Suits, slip them
on ; stand on a rug in front of a mir
ror and see whether we are wrong
or right.
We want you to know as Wer
and we want to know you. We ere
f oing to talk to you right along in this
newspaper.
Kuppenheimer Clothes are told by
a representatiye store in nearly erery
Metropolitan center of the United States
and Canada. If you care to give as
your name on a post-card we will be
glad to send you oar Book of Fashions.
HOUSE OF KUPPENHEIMER
Mak.r. of Cloth for Ma an4 Younf Mm
Chicago
Local Grain Mart
Reacts and Prices
Go to Higher Levei
The local grain market reacted an
price were 2 and I cent per bushel
higher than Tuesday. Omaha cash wheal
went to II nj, though the bulk of the
sn!ea were made, around W cents to tl
rer bushel. On the market there were
elghtv-elsht load of wheat, eleven of
corn and fifty of oat.
Chl go cash was at $1.0. for high, with
the December fptlon at tl to 11.12.
with May at tl.'5' tn ll.W'i.
Announcement of
Cadillac is Ready
Oeorge Helm has received advanced
Information on the 1915 Cadillac. He says
a big surprise 1 In store for auto owners
and buyers.
"What the Cadillac Is going to bring
out. ha become a question most often
asked by dealer and the auto public In
general. Oueaeea wlthuot number, have
been made. The supreme motoring ex
perience of your life awaits you when
you take your first ride in this new r
markahl Cadillac," laid Mr. Relm.
The announcement of the t!W! Cadlllao
will be hade In the, column of th
Omaha Bee, Sunday September It.
Klertrtc, Braad, Bitter
Helps dytpepsia, aids digestion, increases '
appetite, keeps liver and kidneys healthy.
Buy a bottle today. KOo and $1.00. All
druggist. Advertisement.
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