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TTIT3 BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY. JANUARY 1. 1015.
Nebraska
Nebraska
DARK HORSE TALK
HEARD JN LOBBIES
XTorton of Folk Being; Mentioned at
Likely Contender for Office
of Speaker.
2T0&EHEAD MAY TAKE PART
FOOD, DAIRY AHD OIL FEES
Commiiiioner Hannan Reports Hii
Balance to Good of $71,948
VARIOUS TEARS ARE COMPARED
Ripense of Department Has Been
946.000 .Report fthonlas; fnM
Storage Gondii la fc lee
Botta Now.
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Xadleatlona Pulat to Some Smooth
Work on Part of III llrnrfemra
m Behalf of Broome of
Alliance.
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(From a SUft Correspondent)
XANOOLN. Dec 31. Speclal.)-Only
four days mora to the time when the
democratic caucus must meet to aelect
tho officers of the legislature, and there
la little hero to indicate that any of the
numerous candidate for the important
positions have a sure thing.
Nobodfy ventures to predict the out
come on epeaker. Friends of the several
candidates are close mouthed. Others are
talking the dark home and presume to
think that Norton of Polk will loom up
large when the proper time comes. Some
claim that Norton, beln ga dry man, can
not hope to win in a body which Is con
isldered distinctly wet.
Governor Keeps Ontf
Efforts to bring Governor Morehead Into
the fight so far have proven unavailing.
IThe nearest that the governor has ap
proached to mixing is the activity of one
jot bla appointees. Fire Commissioner
,RldgelL in behalf of F. M. Broome of
Alllanoe. Some have taken this as an
indication that the governor la friendly
to him, and point to the fact that the
governor's private secretary, Andrew Mor
rtssey, being from the same locality aa
Broome, ia the guiding hand in the mat
ter, although not appearing to be so.
Colonel Morrlssey ia what might be con
sidered one of the smoothest politicians
connected with the governor' adminis
tration. His fine Italian hand haa ahown
In many a political move which haa
(proven a success, and while Colonel Mor
rlfisey does not appear on the surface,
many olaJm that his hand Is on the rud
Ider and his eye fixed on the political
compass ao that he knowa Just exactly
'where to guide the Broome submarine In
the coming battle.
Richmond Willing-'
Those close to the governor are of the
opinion that personally Governor More
head is taking no hand in the selection of
a candidate for speaker other than in
sisting that the man must be In hearty
ympathy with the executive plans aa to
economy and efficiency and a short
term full of good results. It is .said that
In this matter Colonel Henry Richmond
has assured the governor that he Is with
him In his plan. This has been announced
by Colonel Richmond himself. Other can
didates, especially .Mr. Broome, have
held consultations with the executive and
proclaim that they, too, are with the
exeoutive and unless a dark horse is in
jected into the fight the battle .will be
between - Colonel Richmond and Colonet
Broome, with George Jackson 'hot 'very
far away and Dr. Meredith of Saunders
considerably in evidence. Such appears
to.be the situation four 'day before the
battle,
five Ont for Oerk.
On the chief clerkship of 'the house,' it
appears to be a free for aH,- no- candidate
'having the call at this time. All four
candidates who appeared In the fight at
the start appear to be about in the same
position, McKlssIck of Gage, Potta of
Pawnee. Ridgway of Douglas and Davis
of Loup. However the situation has been
changed somewhat since the advent of
T re run ore Cone of Platte county into the
race. Cone belonged to that meinora
ble legislature of 1907 and while he was
a member of the minority party, his voice
was heard among the leaders. Conse
quently he believes that he has a record
i tin which be can stand. He has prepared
'' a program of economy which he claims
has fitted in closely with the plans of ail
members so far who have appeared on
. the ground and today says that his can-
i dldacy looks good enough so that he is
i V not losing any sleep.
VV Kot All on Deck.
I ' Neither ' Davis nor Ridgway has ap-
C Reared on the scene so far. Potts was
y here a couple of days the first of tho
week, : but McKissick is camping studi
ously on the Job and aaya ha has no
cause to worry. He, too, haa a program
cf economy that looks good and . la not
worrying. Potta relies upon his standing
with former members and his record of
reform to assist in getting the votes
and la not making tho strenuous cam
paign that so roe of the others are put
ting up.
(From a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln. Pec. SI. (Special.) The report
of Food Commissioner Clarence llsxman.
In charge of the food, dairy and oil de
partments of the state, shows a consid
erable Increase In the receipts of that
department in olt inspections alone. The
figures for the past four yes rs are shown
as follows:
1911 .no
1912 W.OiXt
1!I 7.00O
1914 7.000
Cold storage proiudcta in the twenty
ono license! warehouses of the state
which were Inspected once each' quar
ter at the close of one quarter showed
the following:
Frosen fish, pounds "lO.Ofln
Putter, pounds 410.
Fkrs, noses 1fin
Pressed benf carcasses 1.010
Beef and pork product, lbs SO.onn.noo
Egg pulp, pounds 775.0m
Apples, bushels t.VO
Other fresh fruit, boxes 6.000
Other Items, cheese, candy, poul-
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There was a balance on hand December
1, 1913, in the hands of the state treasurer
of $26,070.38. Since that time there has
been paid to the state treasurer $!t
M4.T3, making a total of 1118.015.11 paid
to the state treasurer by the allied, de
partments under the jurisdiction of Mr.
Harman., Expenses of the ' department
have been H6,O0S.71, leaving on hand- In
the treasurer's office the .neat sum of
171,948.40 as the profits of the pure food,
dairy and oil department.
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Nine Millions Loss ;
By Fire in the State
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN.. Dec. 31. (Speclal.)-The: to
tal expense of running tho state tiro com
missioner's department, acordlng to the
annual report of Fire Commissioner .W. 8.
Rldgell was $12,439.04 for 1914. Among the
Items of expense was 18,041.65 for salaries,
8859 for transportation, $1,109.75 for hotel
expenses and 1453 for postage. The'bal
anoe on hand January 6, 1916, will be
H.084.88.
There were J17 country fires reported
during the year and 1,225 city fires, a
total of 1,642. Last year the total fires
reported were 1.36B. There were forty-
nine incendiary fires In 1914 as compared
with thirty-five the year before.. The
total value of property on fire during the
last five years was $67.7G4,09; the total
loss. t9.T81i57. Tho property saved
amounted to $67,032,641.
Figures are given On fires during 14
as follows: 1
Value of buildings -....$5,949.800
Value of contents 4.8M.0MS
Insurance on building 785,28
Insurance on contents 2,44,217
Loss on buildings 7678!S
Loss on contents 1,11&,7
Beatrice Store Closed
: by Federal Court
' BEATRICE Neb., Dee. l.-(FpeclaL-
The Fair store at 408 Court street, owned
by Isaac Blaytln of this city, was closed
Wednesday and placed in the hands of
F. B. Baylor of Lincoln, who was ap
pointed auxiliary receiver to take pos
sesslou of the stock of merchandise by
the federal Court at Lincoln. The case is
being heard bfeore Fulton Jack, special
master in chancery. .
The stock of goods owned by Mr. Slay
tin Is alleged to be part of a bankrupt
stock at one time belonging ; to Arthur
Roberts of Minneapolis, - Minn.. . It I
olaimed by the attorneya representing
Mr. Roberts' creditors that the stock In
Mr. Slaytln's possession waa sold or as
signed to Pamuel Rahlnowtts, a brother
of Mr. Reberts, shortly previous to the
time Roberts was declared a bankrupt
Rablnowlt brought the stock to Beatrice
and opened the Fair store few weeks
ago. Blaytln says he knowa nothing of
the transaction .between Roberta and
Rablnowlts, and was an Innocent pur
chaser. - '
Roberta was thrown Into bankruptcy
In Minneapolis on November 17. 1914, hi
liabilities amounting to 437,000, with as
sets of $8,767.65, mostly ' In merchandise.
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Superintendent and
Board Pass in Road
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Dec. 31. (Special.) Aa an
Indication that the heads of the different
ptate Institutions have no warning of the
approach of the State Board of Control
for aa inspection of their stewardship,
(Superintendent Booth of the School for
the Deaf at Omaha came to town this
morning to see the board. He was much
disturbed to discover that the board had
left this morning to Inspect his institution.
and ho did not discover that fact in time
to oatcb a train back until along In the
afternoon.
Men of Omaha-Here's news of the utmost importance to you-
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Of our entire stock of Men's and Young Men's Winter Weight
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COMMENCES
Saturday, January 2d
Included in this dominant clearance,
you'll find English, semi-English and con
servative model suits in a wealth of
smart, attractive patterns and all desire
able cloths including the celebrated True Blue
Serges. The Overcoats embrace every good and
popular style from the extreme form fitting Eng
lish to conservative Chesterfields.
The magnitude of our stock assures
every man of a perfect fit in the garment
which meets his idea in' pattern, fabric, style and
price. It's the one sale and the one store "where
you are sure to '
BLACK SUITS A IX) VE EXCEPTED
Here's the reductions
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$10 QUALITY SUITS and OVERCOATS
r During Our Half Yearly Clearance Sale
TO YOU IT MEANS A POSITIVE SAVING OF $3.00.
that represent positive savings to you
(tOC QUALITY SUITS and 0'COATS S"l
t Durirur Our Hair Yearly Clearance Sale I i
$1 0 QUALITY SUITS and OVERCOATS $
t . D urine Our Half Yearlv Clearance Sale ,
During Our Half Yearly Clearance Sale
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$1 5 QUALITY SUITS and OVERCOATS STj
tt v , Dnrincr Onr Half Yearlv ClAfi.ra.ncA Salft I I
TO YOU IT MEANS A POSITIVE SAVING OF $4.00.
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t During Our Half Yearly Clearance Sale I
TO YOU IT MEANS A POSITIVE SAVING OF $5. JLL
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TO YOU IT MEANS A POSITIVE SAVING OF $8.00 JJ- !
(CO A QUAUH SUITS and 0'COATS $
P During Our Half Yearly Clearance Sale
" TO YOU IT MEANS A POSITIVE SAVING OF $0.
Joe QUALITY SUITS & 0'COATS S
During Our Half Yearly Clearance Sale
TO YOU IT MEANS A POSITIVE SAVING OF $11
S40 QUAL1TY SUITS & 0'COATS s
During Our Half Yearly Clearance Sale
TO YOU IT MEANS A POSITIVE SAVING OF $12.
$20 QUAUTYsurrs and o'coats sf yn KQ quality overcoats
t , During Our Half Yearly Clearance Sale I S 1 I During Our Half Yearly Clearai
TO YOU IT MEANS A POSITIVE SAVING OF $6. J L- J L
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During Our Half Yearly Clearance Sale
TO YOU IT MEANS A POSITIVE SAVING OF $15
LARGE CROVDS AND GOOD
PRICES AT STOCK AUCTION
CAMBRIDGE, Neb., Pec. Sl.-SpicUl
TeleTJn. Andrews & IeweUIng sold
twanty-aevan puro bred Percheron and
Clydeadala horses for an averae of $300
at publlo - sale today. One team of
IeweUlnt mares wsa bought by John
I Buy re a of this city for 11,000. The
Andrews pure blood rattle sale ended
yesterdsy, Tom Andrews buying- ten of
tha tops. Ninety-five pure bred cattle
were sold, at an average of UK.
Tha sal totaled 3.0U0. Large crowds
attended the sale.
' W) more Hotel la So14.
BEATBICB, Neb., Dec. , (Special.)
Robert Markle, who operates tha Bur-
tfarton lunch house at Wymore, Wedocs
dajr closed a deal for the purchase of
the Tousalln hotel at that place, which
was recently sold at sheriffs sale for
113,006 to satisfy a Judgment of $10,000 held
by the Rock Island Savings bank of Hock
Island,, 111. He will assume charge of
the place January 14. I N. Miller has
been proprietor of the hotel for about
A years.
Two Wrtlan st MtaaSS).
MINDBN, - Neb., Dec. . (Special.)
Mr. If. Leith Jacobsen of Lexington,
Neb., and Miss Incs Grace OUson were
married Tuesday evening; at the home Of
th brlde'a mother. Rer. M. B. Carman
of the Methodist church officiated. The
groom la a steamfltter In his home town
and the bride has always lived In Mlo-
den. "' - '
Mr. Calvin Rogers was married to Mies
Peart Mooney at the home of F. C.
Rogers. Mr. 'Rogers-hr the sou of N. C,
Rogers, who recently moved to Lincoln,
Ills bride Is of the stock coming; from
antUrevolutionary family and recently
lived on a ranch in the northwest part of
Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers at once
will live. In the home recently vacated by
N. C. Rogers. . Mr. Rogers Is cashier of
the First National bank.
JUDGE PERRY RULES
IN FAVOR OF BUTTON
HASTINGS, Neb., Dec. ffl.-(Specal
Teltgranvl-J-udM .B.. B. . Psrry in the
district court this afternoon ruled In favor
of W. F. Button In tha suit In which his
right to succeed himself at county Judge
was contested. The question Involved
wss whether Judge Button by applying
the excess of fees collected in one year
to make up a deficiency In another year
disqualified himself for the office. But
ton waa re-elected In November and un
der the court's ruling ha will begin his
new term In January.
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Makes the U of This
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Our entire main floor clothing (sec
tion is devoted exclusively to sale
suits, while all overcoats have been
assembled on our second floor cloth
ing section. Every garment , in this
sale is a regular stock garment, bought
with the greatest care and sold with
a knowledge that better clothes are
not made. Here's the one sale where
all chances of not being able to
are eliminated.
ALLIANCE DECLARED
CITY OF FIRST CLASS
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Dec. $1. OpecUfO-Alllanco
is now a city of the first class. Governor
Morehead this afternoon Issued a procla
mation declaring that aa the population
of Alliance was shown to be over the
preocribed number of t.OOO, It was entitled
to tha honor of being placed In that cate
gory.
Papers accompeaytng the application
showed that at a special census taken
last week the city waa shown to have a
population of (.110. '
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Morehead Asked
To Address Travelers
Frotn Htaff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Dec. 31. (Special. l-Oeorre
B. Begerow of Omaha, chairman of the
Apartment House
Traded for a Farm
W. I RedKley has Jiiut closed a deal
trading his big apartment house, the
FhaJtan K.2S Krtuth Tw.nl.flrat itnut
LrO."2.e0mmUtM 0t th9 N"001 Trv- ; r a farm of SM acres near Tekaraah.
ivotu,, KHicuiion. wnicn win Th. tmm, u, . .i,. n d
k. ... - . . . . ...... -... ri'j v.,
" buiiww ineaimg in uman a June
14. ibis, waa a caller at the office of
Governor Morehead this sfternoon to se.
cure the promise of the esecutlve that he
would be present and address the con
vention during the session.
Mr. Begerow said he had hopes of se
curing President Wilson for the meeting
and was In correspondence- with Secretary
jumuuy regarding it." Mr. Begrrovr Is a
native of New Jersey and thinks that w ill
hav some Influence in Influencing the
president to talk to the travelers.
UNIVERSITY CLUB WILL
ELECT OFFICERS TUESDAY
Tho unnual meeting of tho stockholders
of the University club will bo held tho
evening of January t. at tho University
club rooms, for tho purpose of electing
officers and providing committees for
the ensuing year. Preceding tho meeting
a spool dioner wUJ bo served.
Krost of Douglas county. The deal was
made through II. B. Waldron of Omaha.
The consideration ln the filing of tho
deed was given as IW.fXlO.
Mr. Frost took the apartment house ss
ar. investment. Mr. Waldron will handle
it for him. The t'hallan Is a three-story
brick structure of twelve apartments,
The Teksmah farm contains 320 acres of
bottom land well Improved
JUDGE MUNGER VISITED
BY FEDERAL EMPLOYES
Judge William II. Munger of tho United
fttales district court received a violt
Wednesday from another group of fed
eral officers. Ho waa feeling quite well,
and was able to smoke a New Year's
cigar with his callers, although his
health this winter haa not permitted htm
to preside in court.
Tho party of caller Included Sylvester
R Rush, special assistant to the attorney
general; Cadet Taylor, collector of cus
toms; William P. Warner, marshal; K
A. Weluh, weather forecaster; John C.
Wharton, postmaster; James I. Woodard,
assistant postmaster. Last week three
federal judges from other cities called
on Judge Munger.
State Eifle Club
May Be Organized
Colonel C. L. Mather and Roy Allen,
president and secretary of the new
Omaha Rifle and Revolver club, will go
to Lincoln Saturday to attend a mooting
ol repreMiitatlves of various Nebraska
rifle clubs which are anxious to organise
a slate rifle club. The Idea of tho state
club will be the promotion of target shoot
ing and tho target range at Ashland will
be used for competitive (ornament shoots.
KANSAN ENLISTS TO BECOME
NAVY WIRELESS OPERATOR
A deulro to become a wireless operstor
in the navy has led Marvin R. Brooks of
Wlufleld, Kali., to enlist at tho Omaha
recruiting station. Ho was accepted as
a landsman fur radio cleotxlclan and waa
aostgned to tho eleotrlcal school at tho
navy yard at Mare Island. Cal.
Anton V. Walker. Jr., of Chicago also
enlisted. Ho entered as an apprentice
seaman and waa aent to the naval train
ing station at Great Lakes, 111.
JANE PEYTON ASKS FOR
ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE
CHICAGO, Dee. 30. Jane Peyton, ao-
tress, today applied In tho superior court
here for annullment of her marriage to
Guy Bates Post, the actor.
She asserts that her marriage to Post
was Innocently bigamous, as she supposed
at the time tht she had been divorced
from tho lato Arthur Cecil Gordon Weld,
a nuuictan and playwright.
The plaintiff In tha case a generation
ao waa well known In local society aa
Mls Jennie Van Nornian, daughter of a
wealthy stock broker. Her first husband
was Dr. Robert Curtis Brown, a wealthy
physician of Milwaukee, from whom aho
waa divorced and married Weld. She
and Post were wed In 1907.
HYMENEAL
lllndeaaah-naalels.
OXFORD. Neb., Dec. Sl.-tcipeclal .)
George llladennah and Miss Mary Daniels
war married tbla ovetOug at I o'cleca
at tho homo of tho bride. Rev. E. K.
Bailey officiating. Too bride la an effi
cient teacher of tho Oxford schools, fcav-
lnr n4 charge of tho primary depart
ment tho last year and a half. The groom
Is a prosperous farmer living; north of
town. Mrs. Hlndennah expects to com
plete her present yeai-a work aa primary
teacher, after which tho couple will make
their homo on tho groom's farm.
Three Women Will
Get Legacies if They
Are Single Ten Years
CHICAGO, Dec. JO. -Miss Mary II. Pope
of San Diego, Cat, will recelvo 120,000 of
the estate of her lato uncle, Georga W.
Hale of Chicago In 1924 If aha has not
married by that time. Decedent, whoso
will was filed today, disposing of an es
tate of $31.000, made similar terms with
regard to Vrancea Oblston, his alster-tn-law.
of flreenwood, B. C. and a cousin,
Julia A. Harvey of Methuen, Mass. Mlxs
Oblston will receive the Income on $l.Oiio
for ten years and $2,500 as the expiration
of that period If aho is still unmarried;
Misa Harvey will get a month a4
lo If aho la still stogie In VJJ.