TIIK. MKK: OMAHA. TfKsDAV. NOYF.MBKU 17, 1!U. 5 BRIEF CITY NEWS XJfbUaf riattuwa, Uurg-e-0,rmlon To. ria.Uty Btorafa Yaa Co Donf . 888. Kara Boot Frlit It Now Uracon rrrsa aatiful All Mod.ra IcmM for aU on ttia asy payin.nt r'n Flankera R.alty InVsnunt Co. Thone Dou. 11. A Better location for your off lr can tiot be found whn you Mwt The Be BulMlnn. the bulMlns that ie always new. Office room lte. "Today's Complete Morte Froer" clalfled wetton today, and appra In The Bee EXCLI'PIVEt..Y. Find out what the rloua movlryf picture theaters offer. Crocker Oettlnr Aloof Wloaly E. ! Crooner, who was .trticK by a freight train at Third and Wool worth avenue, was operated upon at St. Catherine', hos pital Sunday afternoon. He la reported to be getting along nicely. Bimp.on Back om Job Henry Simp son, atatlon master at the I'ntbn depot, has returned from four weeks went at his old home In Tennessee. He was ar vompanled by Mrs. Plmpson and reports a delightful trip and visit. Veeda Borne Old Oyerooata Rev. Charles W. Pavldge has had a request from several moneyless men for eld over coats. Ho has investigated their no?1s and finds them worthy of assistance and would be ttlad to send for such apparel if anyone has garments to donate. Purse Snatcher Sropa Loot A purso snatchor who grabbed a hamltag con taining IJO. gome Jewelry, trinkets and personal articles, from the hands of Miss Mary Wallace, Sixteenth and Webster streets, Monday morning, evidently lost his nerve after he ran into the alley be tween Burt and Webster streets and Oropped it to the cround without remov ing the contents. Miss Wallace, who ran after the thief, picked up the purse where he had dropped it. Nebraska OFFICER IS LIKELY TO DIE Lincoln Policeman Shot by Footpads May Kot Recover. LITTLE GIRL FURNISHES CLUE Labor Would Have Compensation Acts Handled by States PHILADELPHIA. Nov. If.. The Ameri can Federation of Labor today adopled a number of lecommcndations with re gard to workmen's compensation laws. Tho federation went on record as favor ing a minimum of 6S-j per cent of wages as the rate to lie protected to relatives of workmen who have been killed at their employment It also declared that LOmpenKatlon should be paid to a widow during her widowhood and to children under IS years of age; that workmen's compensation laws should be admin istered by state commissions, and that employers' .liability Insurance companies be eliminated from the scheme of work men's compensation. The? federation urged that efforts be made by its membership to have state lawa so amended that employers can no longer be self Insured, thus doing away with physical examination of applicants for work by the various kinds of Insur ance concerns In which employers insure. The action of the convention with re tard to physical examination" was taken to rover a resolution Introduced by a delegate from Sohnectady, N. T., which stated that employers In New York state are taking advantage of physical exam inations of applicants for work to dis criminate against trade unionists. The resolutions committee made It plain that its recommendations against physical examination iu connection with work men's compensation did not apply to the usual physical tests required in hazard ous occupations. 1 t)ne amendmen.lnserted in the commit tee s report by the convention provided that where a workman who is killed has no wife or other heir, the state shall be come hi heir and shall receive the com pensation. This amendment waa adopted to stop the alleged practice of employers who, when engaging help, discriminate against married men. October Imports Show an Increase WASHINGTON, Nov. U.-Complete re turns of October trade announced toda by the Department of Commerce Indl catcs a continuation of the Improvemen In general conditions. October imports while 2,000.000 less than In the preoedin month, were $5,000,000 more than thie o October last year. October exports were f.19,250,000 more than in the previous Two (perte Arrested e itui Telle Story Implicating Them Drown Mow Lincoln's .New Pott master. (From a Staff Correspoit i.-t.O LINCOLN. Neb.. Nov. 1. (Spo lul l There Is little hope for the recovery of Police Officer Frank A. Kock, uliot by Burglars last night Just after the hitter had robbed a Lincoln grocery store in the residence portion of the city, lie was operated upon by physicians this mornlnir and seven bullet holes In his Intrstinces sewed up. Rock's parents live at Paw nee City and his father J. P. Koek. wns at once notified of his son's condition. Officer K. C. Hannlng, nlo shot by tho burglars, Is suffering great pain from a bullet wound through the lower part of the body. One Desperado w onndetl. Officer Hannlng believes that he woumled one of the burglars, as in the interchange of shots he Tired point blank at the man who shot him, and bloody footprints leading from the scene con firm the belief of the officer that one of (ho burglars must ho wounded, t.lttle t.lrl's Accusation. Six persons were brought to the police station In connection with tuc shuotimr. Harry Ward, who was later let go as tt waa believed he hal no connection with the shooting; Tom Carr, a man who gave his name as Conan, and two women said to he the wives of the two men. A little girl, daughter of one of the women, was prevailed upon to tell of the shoot ing and she did so. Implicating Carr and Conan, but was unable to tell which one of them shot the officers as th shoot ing was so rapid h was confgscd. SUA exonorated Ward from any part In the act. Farther than this the police are unable to go. but efforts are being made to gather In others who might have been connected with the gang. f'alla I'pon Dels ell. Dr. J. W. Hays of Ann Harbor, Mich., a member of the faculty of the medical department of tho college at that place, called on Slate Superintendent Delzdl this morning. They were schoolmates In the good old days. Brown Assume t harae. It is now Postmaster Frank, W. Brown, the commission which has been on the way for some days arriving yesterday. Mr. Brown took charge today. Accordins' to report there will be no changes ma le In the office, for the present at least. Ed E. Sizcr, who has been postmaster for twelve years, will retire to private life with a reputation that has made him peculiarly popular with the patrons of the office. He has made an efficient official and has seen the Lincoln office grow and spread until it now has several branches In different parts of the city. Nebraska Nebraska DR. THOMAS PROMISES BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (From a Staff Correspondent.! LINCOLN. Nov. 1 (Special Telegram.) Dr. A. . Thomas, state superintendent elect, with Mrs. Thomas, rnme to Lincoln this afternoon and spent the day house hunting. Mr. Thomns will leave tomorrow for i business trip to New York. He has mude no selection in his office force, but says c'ry effort will be made to make the school system of Nebraska the. greatest In the country, and no f.n-tions will be regarded or punished. "It is my determination to give th state the very best work that It is within me to give," said Mr. Thom.ts, "and every effort will be along that line." MORRISSEY REED'S DEPUTY Attorney General-Elect Appoints Morehead't Secretary. GOVERNOR'S PLURALITY 19,19? lend of I'roareaslve Ticket Horn t Itrnrh Ten Per t ent of lenn crntle Vote on t hief Kvcc. ntltr In lirrtlon. their statements, among the most lmr tant being the following Frank J Taylor. deniM-rtle candidate for coTiKrens In tie Sixth district, spent $''d.. W. T. Wills, candidate for attorney general on the bill! nunur ticket, spent :'!', p. M. Whitehead, democratic can didate for state superintendent, spent jr.;': anil W L. Minor, republican candi date for auditor, sleiit ' All of the above are in the ' also tan' class A Beneril Imitation Is extended ti every -one to ionic ,i tlr frnst. ntv of numl, and amusement will be provide) fur the o cation. ! many. Th 1'olee rompldn that the Oer ! ninns are neglfetlng the frontier becaus i ! innft of the Inhnh'.tnnta or Slavs. They i ! declare that the (iermans themselves are ORGANIZED AGRICULTURE WILL BE GIVEN WELCOME "From a Staff Correspondent ) LINCOLN, Nov. lit. (Special.) Dean K. A. Burnett and Prof. C. W. l'ugsley of the state, farm are planning for the meetings of the twenty-five societies which com-, poso Organized Agriculture January IS-i 23. at Lincoln. A number of the societies! will meet In Lincoln, but tho majority of the agricultural, live stock and dairy no cletles will hold their sessions at the! state farm, where all the aparutiiH and data collected by the agricultural depart ment of the I'niversity of Nebraska will he placed at their disposal. j Tho home economics rectlun of Organ-! ized Agriculture is planning a program of unusual Interest. Marble U Home for Visit. TKCIWIFEH, Neb.. Nov. 16 .(Special. ) If. P. Marble, wife and daughter. Miss Zura Marble, are vIriMuk at the home of Mrs. Marble's parents, Mi. and Mrs. W. II. Woolscy. In Tecuniseh. Twenty years ago both Mr. end" Mrs. Marble were work ing at the printer's trade In Lincoln. lter they bought the Humboldt Le idor and conducted it for some time. Mr. Mar ble Is now In the employ of tho govern ment in the Indian service. For the last two years they have been ut Keshenu. Wis., having reservation work there, Mrs. Mai ble being a field matron. ISeforo going to the Wisconsin work they were in Arizona and California. (From a Stuff. Correspondent ) LINCOLN, Nov. lh-iSpeolnl Telegram Andrew M, Moirlssey today announced that lie had accepted the otter of Attor ney tleneral-elecl Willis K. Heed to be his deputy for the next two years. It was also announced that Mr. Heed would re tain the present deputy, tleorge Ayres, for a while and that Miss Josephine Mur phy, who has been in the office several years, would also lie retained. Possibly permanently, as she is nn expert In the! line of work she has been doing. State Treasurer-elect George Hall also gave mil that ho would retain HookKecpcr, W. It. Poor and one or two others of the present office force In tl'e treasurers office, at least until after the legislature adjourns. Mneteen Thousand Plurality, All counties have reported on the vote at the last election ami ns soon ns totaled up will bo available tor publication. Hovvevt r, the vote on governor on the two leading candidates shows that CIov ernor Morchcad leeeived Is. 117 votes more than Mr. Howell, the witc standing: Morehead. VJt'.lW; J lowed. IM.lMi. Saekctt's total vote on the progressive ticket was VV Porter, socialist can didate for governei-, received a total of 5.742 votes, and Wilson, the prohibition ist, received 2.771 voter. In the state. Vote on Snffrnae. The suffrage amendment lost out by IO.'isS, the vote standing: For suffrage, 90.4; against, lOO.SC. This vote Indicates thnt 6fi,lS! voters did not express any preference, tho total vote being 24ti.3i",. A few counties did not report the total vote cast and the above figures are based on the vote on governor in thone counties. What They Are Ont on Knee. Candidates who suent nionev in cet elocted to office still continue to aend inj YOUNG OSTRICHES FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER CHIC AliO, Nov. m.-The ostrich en tered Chicago tods.y as a challenger In the Held occupied l-y tho Thanksgiving turkey. They were grown in the south west and are mere chicks, weighing only fifty pounds each. They were offered for sale at ho rents a pound, live weight. Poles Complain Germans Are Using Them as a Shield LONDON. Nov lil A Tim. Hini..i. from Coiienhnisen says: : "Advice from Pusvn indi. ate that j there Is much disaffection among the Poles iii the eastern provinces of ier- laylng the frontier to v.nste in order to delav the Russians. They protest that Poles are put In the front of the battle line as tnnon fodder. The Oermans, on the other hand, accuse the Poles of help ing the Htwslans by espionage. 'The Oerinnns are concentrating great aridlcs at Thorn and Posen and plan to fight d 'sperately the Russian occupation of Important parts of Hclltin and Posen. Only the utmost need will persuade the Germans to send many troops back to the western front at picecnt." wa Motca from Falrbnry, FAlHIU'Ki, Neb., Nov. W. (Special. Ira Holmes has returned from a trip to Denver. Colo., w here he w as called by the death of his sister. Cards have leen Issued by Mr. and Mrs. L. U Nuckolls of this city announcing the approaching marriage of their daugh ter. Mlxs Lui y, to Hoy Livingston. The wedding will take place in the Methodist church. Thanksgiving night. lCvnngcllstic meetlnes are being held In the Methodist Ksplscopal church. James Sullivan, an en-convict of tho Ne braska penitentiary, Is conducting the meetings. The Falrbuhy railroad yards have a mrtrotHilitan appearance since the in stallxtlon of the automatic signals. All passenger and freight ttalna entering the Hock Island yards are under control of these automatic signals. They were In stalled by W. J. Peycke. signal super visor of the Nebraska division. Word has reached Falrbury that S. K. Mueller has been appointed general fore man of the Kock Island shops at Rock Island. HI. Mr. Mueller waa general foreman of the Rock Island locomotive shops at Falrbury from July W HMO. to June 19. 1!U. Carl Lut, a Nebraska division freight engineer, has resumed work after being off duty for several months on account of an Injury sustained at Lincoln. Madison Will Have llarbecne. MADISON, Neb., Nov. 16. (Special ) Tuesday, November 24, Is bargain day at Madison. At the noon hour a barbecue will be held under the auspices of the Commercial club and a roast ox served. Electric, Brand, Bittern. Sure relief for Indigestion, dyspepsia. liver and. kidney complaints. Gives an- month and $76,500,000 below the correspond m- dds to" system. 50c and 1. Inir month of last vur ..h.r, o,.ihr .N - aruggisis.-Auvoniaement. Notea from Shelton. SHKLTON, Neb., Nov. 16. (Special.) B. P. Thompson, a former citizen of Shelton, died the last week at Santa Crug, Cel., and the body was brought here Friday and laid beside that of his wife, who died some years ago. Mr. Thompson was the first grain buyer here and owned considerable land, which ho sold and went to Canada. He was a charter members by the Knights of Pythias lodge and was buried, by that order. Farmers have been busy the last month husking their corn crop and the duality will be fair and yield from twenty-five to forty bushels. Stock feeders In this locality are feed ing 80,000 sheep this winter, which, to gether with a number of yards of cattle, will make a good market for the large crop of alfalfa hay raised here. Ab iut cough corn was raised to supply the local demand and none will be shipped out ports rose to the highest point on record. Exports, exclusive of cotton, injOcto her, 1914, were 110,333,000 more than Pioneer Newsboy la Dejid. RAVENNA, Neb., Nov. 1. (Special. )- Tin r.i, l.-waMl- .. A .. r In lh mrr...Hln. wn.l. . 1... ...!"""' JCttin, October, 1913, thus bringing the month' grand total of exports $7ti,a77,612 below that of October a year ago, says a state ment from the department. SURETY COMPANY LOSES IN U S. SUPREME COURT r.uwaras naa Deen in railing Health for several weeks,' but was amout his usual duties yesterday. He conducted a news stand and was well known by many uf the traveling public, having sold papers here for years. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Nov. 16. -Special Tele Brum.) The supreme court todai" denied the petition of the Rankers' Surety com-! pany of Ohio against the Klkhorn River Drainage' company of Nebraska for a writ of certiorari on appeal from the I'nited States circuit court of appeals for the Eighth circuit. The case grows out of the failure of the Standard Drainage com j pany to complete the work In the sped-, fied time for which it was awarded the contract for straightening the channel of the Elkhorn river in Dodge and Washing ton counties. ! In the trial of the case in the courts below the Jury awarded damagea in tl.j sum of $14,8CO to the Elkhorn River com pany against the Surety company and it was for the purpose of having the cute reviewed that the petition for certorari was brought. Women Buffer Terribly ri om Klauejr Trouble. Around on her feet, all day no wonder a woman has backache, headache, stiff swollen joints, weariness, roor sleep and kidney trouble. Foley Kidney Pills give quick relief for these troubles. They ntrtnglhen the kidneys -take away the aches, pain and weariness. Make life worth living again. They will absolutely drive out rhnuinatUm. weak back and swollen aching Joints, due to kidney and bladder trouble. Try Foley Kidney Pills and see how much better you feel. For sale bjr all dealers everywhere. Adver tise roent. Stock Quarantine Lifted. PIERRE. 8 D.. Nov. 16 (Special Tel egram.) The live stock quarantine pro hibiting the importation of live stock Into South Dakota has been modified to allow the shipment in of cattle from non Infected districts for immediate slaugh ter to relieve the shortage at packing plaats. The first shipment from this section to the Chicago yards was a train load started this afternoon to get onto the market early. ERUPTION ON BABY TCHEO AND BURNED Something Terrible. Whole Body Affected. Almost Impossible to Sleep. Disfigured Face. Cuti cura Soap and Ointment Healed. Bllrerwood. Mich. "My baby was about six months old wben he first began to break vut with little pimples on Ida head and face. Then they would run water and keep get ting worse until his head waa a regular sore eruptlou and water would run and stream from K and tua face also. His whole body was affected. They were little white pimples which Itched and burned something terrible. His clothing seemed to Irritate him and It waa almost Impossible for him to sleep at night. They alxo dUflgured alia . as they were on Ids face. " We tried medicine but without sun-eas. The trouble must have lasted three or four weeks when I thought I would try the Cuti cura Soap and Olntmeut. I would bathe him with waru witter as warm as be could stand and Cutlcura Soap, then apply the CuUcura Ointment. The very Ont time that I did this It seemed to relieve blm as he slept well and inside of two weeks he was completely bawled. He is fifteen inumha old bow and never has had any more trouble." (Signed) Mrs. L. White, Jan. 39, 1(114. Samples Free by Mail A single cake of Cutlcura Soap (2bc.) and bos of Cutlcura Olntmeut (50c.) are oh en sufficient when ail eiae has failed. Kold throughout the world. Maniple uf each mailed free, with 3i-p. hkln book. Addreaa puetcrd "Cutlcura, Dept. T, Iiootoa." Feel Well and You'UWorkWell 1M "'Feeling Fit depends on that morning cup of coffee more than you suspect Old Golden Coffee gives you a pleasant exhilara tion that makes the world seem brighter and your labors lighter. Try one pound of Old Golden Coffee in the air-tight, moisture proof, sealed package, if you like genuine coffee goodness. At your grocer's, steel cut ground or in the whole bean for those who have a coffee grinder at home, as you prefer. TONE BROS., Des Moines (Established 1873) Militr of th Famoua Tnm Bros. Spict TONE'S Old Golden Coffee EST Leaving Time of the Rock Island's Leaves 6:08 p. m. daily. Have dinner on the train arrive La Salle Station, Chicago in the heart of the business district ready for the day no time lost. Carries sleeping car forTri-Cities may be occupied until 7 a. m. Other Solid Through Trains Daily "Rocky Mountain Limited . 12:35 a.m. "Chicago Day Express" . . 6:30 a. m. "Chicago Colorado Express" . 4:10 p.m. Automatic Block Signah Finest Modern All-St eel Passenger Equipment Absolute Safety Write, phone or call at Rock Island Travel Bureau, 1323 Famam Street, for tickets, reser vationa, information. J. S. NcNALLY, Divuion Passenger Agent Pbone Doug la 428 UaU!reVBSaVVBaVeK&Z5Va3a3SI ansas f a Three City - VIA THE Missouri Pacific Leave Omaha Ar. Kansas City 8:15 A. M. 3:55 T. M. 2:00 p. M. 8:35 P. M. 11:15 P. M. 7:07 A. M. Modern Kquipment ObBervallon Sleepers Superb Dining Car Service MeaU a la Carte Direct connections in KanHua City I'nlon Station for point:! South KttBt VVnt. TICKKT OI'HCKS 1 4 23 Famam St. I'nlon Station. Thos. V. Godfrey General Agent. Passenger Dept. mm orgess-Nasm "Star 'JaP Ji. a it. Wa'A "everybody's store' Store Ximv for Tiiwidny, Phone IKiurIhs 137. ECONOMY BASEMENT Women's Winter Coats Formerly Priced $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00 $goo They are nuidt' in a great variety of good styles, good, warm, serviceable garments, including such splendid materials as broad cloths, mixtures, novelty cloths, Persiana cloth, chinchilla, etc. Exceptional values. Women's $2.98 Raincoats, $1.69 $1.69 Women's KalncoaU, rubberized cloth, all siren, nood value at $2. PS. Very Kpeclul Tuesday, at Wool Sweater Coats, Worth to $1.50, in Two Lots, 25c and 49c These wool sweaters come In an niaes for wo men and children. Great sample line, slightly muBHed from handling. Colors white, navy blue, tan, grny and combinations of white and red; also blue and white. Sheeting Remnants, 17c Odd lengths of 8-4 and 9-4 un bleached sheet in taken from our regular Block, 1 7 yard XC Percales, Ginghams, 4c ,",ti-in. fancy dreHH percales and Kverett CUkbIc glng- A.X-1 hams, mill lengths, d. 4"2 C 35c Eiderdown at 15c Wool eiderdown in colors, slUht ly soiled on edge. 35c f" valueH, yard IOC Cheviot Shirtings, Ql2c Kancy striped cheviot f 1 shirtings, fast colors, yd. O2C $5 and $6 Blankets, $3.98 Fancy plaids and block checks, si 7.0 (iCxNO and -72x84, double .. u,i. irfntu, extra quality wool, t" and $f! values, o QQ pair P5.70 $4 Comforters, $2.95 ."Mulsh' comforters, lightest in weight yet thick and Jrt QC wurtti, reg- $4 val., at J).7D $1 Silkoline Comforters, 59c Kull size, fancy figured sillcolinc, covered comforters. Ed Worth f 1, at OVC lx?c Cretonnes, 4c Fancy figured cretonne, mill lengths and bolts. Regular A "He value, yard iC $3.50 Blankets at $1.50 Fancy plaids, checks, also while, gray , and tan, full size, double bed, wool finish. 1 ' Cfi $3.50 values, pair, i p 1 OU Pillow Cases, 9c riain and hemstitched, sizes 4 2x36 and 45x36. vpeclal each 9c Biggest REAL SHOE Value in Town at $2.45 IN our Economy Basement Shoo Department we arc offering one of the rare values in real dressy shoos that combine those" three essential qualities of fit, comfort and durability. Button styles, made from patent and gun metal leathers, medium and short vains, with cloth or kid tops. Tuesday, the pair mil uu mi mi $2.45 Burgaas-Vash Co. ai.in.nt. $2.50 Blankets at 98c Full Bite double cotton bed blan kets. Funcy plaids, checks, also white, gray and tan. $2 nn values, pair OC Lambs' Wool Batts, $2.45 Size 72x84 cheese cloth covered, pure Lamb's wool batts, for making comforters, 5 Muslin at 6V0C lCxtra fine quality of "bleached and unbleached muslin r yard wide. Yurd DfC 6c Muslin at 3V4c Yard wide bleached muslin, reg ular 6c grade from the q 1 holt at, -yard OC 32c Sheeting at 19c 9-4 bleached "Fruit of the Loom" and "Arcadia" sheeting, lengths suitable for making sheets, pillow cases, etc. in 32c quality, yard .... JL7C 45c Sheets at 27c Size 72x90, seamed bleached sheets, good duality mui-nnf lln. 45c values, at,... aCC C5c Sheets at 48c Size 81x90-ln. seamless sheets, made from high grade round thread sheeting. 65c m q values xOC 85c Bleached Sheets, 68c Size 81x'J0-ln. seamless bleached sheets- 85c values, r c at DOC JUST AS A REMINDER GREAT SALE OF RUGS Bought at Auction of Alex Smith & Sons Starts Monday, Nov. 23. Plan to attend. $1.00 and $1.50 Hot Water Bottles, 39c it' -: A lot of hot water bottles, known to the trade as "factory seconds," but which ire In reality perfect except for an oil spot or the like. Keg. t and $1.50 val ues, all guaranteed 39c Diamond C Laundry Soap, Special Tt Tuesday, 12 J) bars for 4-TIE BROOMS 50c Values. 19c GOOD qual ity hrnnm I98 corn, heavy b r u a b, 30c values, at. . . . llread boxes, medium siie. round corners, sanitary .... 43c Uread boxes, large size, round corners, san itary s.V; Bread boxes, extra large size, round corners, san'try 05c fooi cuorrEHs Rollman food choppers, for grind ing meats, vegeta bles, bread, etc. No. 21, special 2.V No. 22, special fvlVc No. 23. special 7c sBURGESS-NASH COMPANY