S-A
TIIH OMAHA SUNDAY HDU: JANUARY '14. 101.1.
HAKE RAILROADS
PAY LOCAL TAXES
Assessor Confers with Douglas Dele
gation Over Measure that Will
Increase County Revenues.
HEARS $100,000 DURING TEAR
County Assessor Harry CYiunsmnn has
proposed to a delegation of members of
the legislature that an attempt be ma1c to
collect more than ino,.0o annual county,
rhool aid Mate Uxn on railroad prop
erty In Omaha. County Attorney fag
tiey h been furnished data seeurM at
rrault of an Investigation made by
Mr. Couiumtn anil Ieputy Assessor
Krank Mahoney, and will write a bill to
te introduced In the legislature, which.
If passed, la expected to add between
SOOO.OOO and STM.ooo annually to the reve
nues of Nebraska counties, school board!
and the atate.
The county assessor's Investigation
rromlses to be the moat important de
velopment In railroad taxation In Ne
braska since the lste Edward IVscwater
made his winning fight to secure a ter
minal taxation law.
Tow Mac la RIitHl-Wsr,
That by the simple expedient of list
ing large and valuable properties In
Omaha alone as parts of their rUhU-of-way.
. the five principal railroads ere
have been annually evading )rr,W9 county
taxes, $49,427 school taxes and $19,770 state
taxes la one of the discoveries inudo as
result of the county assessor's Investi
gation. Properties outside rlghts-of-wsy
are subject to the assessor's valuations.
The basis for these fUures is a com
fisrison, according to the 1914 levies, of
the valuations of the railroads' Omsha
properties Inside their right-of-way
based on the state valuations, which
according to the present law must be
tised In computing taxes for the three
fund above named, and the valuations
placed on the same properties by the
county assessor for terminal taxation
purposes.
Bosae tllsprepaaeles.
The greatest discrepancies exist In the
case of the Union Pacific, which, accord
ing to Mr. Counsman, is paying city taxes
on Omaha property on a valuation of
SX.724,480, made by the local authorities
and county, school and state taxes on a
valuation of only $9(M returned by the
state authorities, and In the case of the
Burlington, whose corresponding valua
tions are $2,782,325 and $403,200.
"The point is," said Mr. Counsman,
that under the present law the railroads
are allowed to list whatever properties
they desire as a part of their rights-of-way.
We are compelled to accept the
state valuations for all properties In
side right-of-way.' so far as county,
school and state purposes are concerned.
We are able to collect only city taxes
on what appears to us wbo are
right here In Omaha, to be the actual
valuations."
Table of Valaatleas.
The following table prepared by Mr.
Counsman, based on the 1914 levy, shows
the differences In valuations, which re
sult, according to him, In the evasion
by the railroads of more than $100,000
taxes annually and shows the amount
ost each year by Douglas county, ths
JDmaha school board and the state:
State Assessois'
Railroad. Valuation. Valuation.
Hurlingtun $43.n H.TM.&K
Missouri Pacifio aM.3 J.041.XU)
Northwestern 131.K.0 714.SJ0
C. Kt, P., M. O H.3i6 l.OM.M)
Vnlon Paclflo s,UW S.W4.4h0
Valuations would he increased, I12.3M,
70; county tax, $tf,0t; school tax, $49,447;
late tax. $19,770.
Deslcaate lUght-of-Way.
A bill to designate Just what a railroad
right-of-way shall consist of, precisely
how wide It shall be and how Its valua
tion per mile shall be estimated, Is the
remedy sought by Mr. Counsman. A bill
along these lines Is to be drawn by
County Attorney Magney.
"As a matter of fact." said Mr. Oouns
man, "there Is no reason why we should
not have a terminal taxation law affect
ing county, school and state taxes, such
as the one which enables us to collect
city taxes on reasonable valuations, s-
Tiko a Tip from
Bessty's Lip
I'm Ktuart's Calcium Wafer and
Cleanse Your Mood, ItertUllae
Your I'oree aud Make Your
Skin (lean and Cler.
it la a positive crime the way some
women try to remove facial blemishes by
the use of creams, acids; massages, lo-
iiono. eieciricuy, needles, masks, etc.
These lines of treatment only mar beauty,
The trouble Ilea with your blood.
"X Wish ATI Woman Could reel the
Xxealslte Charm of a Ooos Cleat Outa-
tjuuwa aaa a aLenlta.y Bala.'
Ktuart's Calcium Wafers have a reDuta.
tloo fur blood purifying U.t no doctor
it trie world tan approach, laterally
nunareas or tnousanus of men and wo
men have denuMislraled under every tat
i skit and blood diseases that these lit
tle pieasaut. harmless wafers hsve bean
the umw( ot curuuf mm,
They have proven this to their own sat
Wacuoa sod by their words of iraiae
Uiey liave made Stuart's 'allium Wafers
tle Dtuat sought after blood, a im aud
Lrttutjr remedy in the world.
r.vry drug store In tills country worthy
vt ILe name criies them In stock, where
tou may obtain a box. Prlt-e u rents.
Hurely you van see that what they have
tone for others they etui do for you and
ti should buy a box today. One w
iter using them you will be astounded
at the ciiange you will readily see.
mia.il aainiJie poi kage mailed tree by ad
ti'fMug r'. A. Muejrt Cv IT btusrt illdg
6)
yr
laft.a'A. ft.
South Omaha High Girls' Basket Ball Five J
9
'I
m
I
SOUTH OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL DASXETDAll 22AM
cured ss the result of the efforts of Ed
ward Kosuwater."
Not only have the DoiikIhs county
Mr. Counsman and Mr. Mahoney have
returned i from Lincoln, where they con
ducted a part of their investigation. They
learned that railroads' evasion of taxes
there have been on a scale as la rue or
larger that, in Omaha. Every city and
town in the state will be affected by the
proposed bill, if It should be passed.
Ons of tlio Interesting features of the
assessor's investigation has been the dis
covery of Ingenious methods, of the rail
roads In making returns In such manner
as to diminish the amount of taxes paid.
"The Burlington," said Mr. Counxman,
"Is shown by tables prepared here, to
ave reported a total acreage In Omaha
of 211.92 acres to this office and of 194.15
acres to the state equalisation board. It
reported 135.74 acres Inside right-of-way
and 70.18 acres outside to the state board,
and 162.95 Inside and 39.05 outside to this
office, the outside acreage being that
which la subject to local taxation for
all purposes. From 1909 to 1914 the state
valuation of Its property Inside Its right-of-way
has remained the same, although
during that time two freight houses have
been built by It here, one at a cost of
$96,000 and the other of $S5,000.
dome Valuable Property,
"All the railroads here have properties
listed as ' parts of their rights-of-way
which are blocks from their main tracks.
Sometimes detached blocks of ground for
one reason or other are picked out helter-
skelter in a district. Many acres of
highly valuable city property are listed
as parts of railroad rights-of-way. In
one place the linloii Pacific right-of-way
Is 2.100 feet wide. The Burlington has
several blocks of downtown property, the
streets adjacent to which are closed.
Valuable buildings ara located there and
their sites are listed as right-of-way."
On terminal property In Omaha the five
principal railroads are paying city taxes
on a valuation of $14,33S,lti6, and county,
school and state taxes on only $I,981,7j6.
This la due to the fact that all their
most valuable properties have been listed
"Inside right-of-way," thus taking
them out of the control of local authori
ties.
BRIEF CITY NEWS
mdslity Itorare Tan Co. Bong. 181
Have Boot Irlat It Now Beacon Press
Borress - Oraadan Co. LI ah tins fix
turea.
"Toaay's Complete Movie VrogTam"
classified section today, and appears In
The Bee EXCLUSIVELY. Find out what
the various moving picture theaters offer.
The Steady Advancement of business
up the Farnam Hill Is another reminder
to locate your office in The Bee Building,
'the building that la always new."
reepe Oets Jail Benteaoe William
Brass, an Indian of Hantee, Neb., who
was arrested for peeping In a window
ot the matron's department at the city
Jail, was sentenced to fifteen days In the
county JalL
Win ShrUsg at Pane Omaha hive.
Ladles of the Modern Maccabees, gave
the first of a series ot masquerade
dancing parties at Metropolitan hall, Fri
day evening. Prises were awarded to
Mrs. George Wlnship and Mr. Hoy Ley-
decker.
Drops la Taint T. D. Brown ot Mar
shall. Mo., dropped in a faint In front
of the Beaton Prug company. Fifteenth
and Farnam streets, Saturday morning
from the effects of ptomaine poisoning,
lie was attended by Urs. J. A. Tamlsiea
and It. U. Knaor and dermoved to HI.
Joseph's hospital.
Is Wot Telttng- T. B. McPherson. who
landed a contract for 10,000 horses for
the European war. baa returned to
Omaha from New York, where he en
deavored to contract for SO.OuO more. He
refused to discuss the contracts or to
state whether or not he secured the
larger one In addition to tho order tor
W.OuO.
"Thsosophy la tho Xarly Church "
XI r a. Catherine lonard will lecture at
Theosophlcal hall, suite 701 Bee building.
Bundsy evening, at S o'clock, on the sub
ject of "Theosophy In the Early Church."
In which she will endeavor to show the
existence In the church at that time of
the deeper mysteries, which were later
almost entirely lost to the mass ot
humanity.
former Oman as VTomotedIIenry O.
Bock, formerly connected with the Mis
souri Paclflo here ani who a year ago
went to Chicago as chief .clerk of the
El Paso & (Southwestern, has tn pro
moted to traveling freight and passenger
agent of the last named road, with Illi
nois, Wisconsin and Minnesota as his ter
ritory. He will enter upon the discharge
ot his new duties February 1.
Dabasy Talks te Director The di
rectors of Omaha university met at a
luncheon at the Commercial club as the
guests of ths university and heard a talk
by President Charles Dabney of the I'nt-
veralty of Cincinnati. President Iabney
spoke on the plan of co-operation In Cin
cinnati, which la the subject he has to
a greater or less extent expounded In
several talks he bes made In Omaha dur
lug the last to days.
1 i
.
University of Omaha
in the Midst of the
Mid-Winter Exams
Mbl-term examinations will commence
Tuesday at the University of Omaha and
will continue the rest of the week. Tho
examinations will be held throughout the
day. Instead of during forenoons, as was
previously the rule. Miss Kate Mcltugh,
professor In modern poets and Shakes
peare, who has been absent the last few
weeks because of being quarantined, will
be on hand Thursday to give examina
tions to her classes.
Following the examinations registra
tion for the coming term will take place.
Al increased attendance is looked for, as
many of tho Kouth Omaha and Omaha
High school graduates are expected to
enter. Many of the high school gradu
ates were visitors at the university Thurs
day and Frllday afternoons.
University ot Omaha Notes.
William Thompson, a freshman at the
University of Omaha and president of
last year's miJ-term graduating class ot
the Omaha High school, delivered an ad
dress at the class banquet Wednesday
evening.
Father Judge of the Sacred. Heart
church presented the school library with
a sixteen-voiuine catholic encyclopedia.
The books were received Tuesday.
Members of the academic classes gave
a farewell banquet to Rev. F. li. Tyner
Saturday afternoon. He will leave the
University of Omaha teaching staff to ac
cept a call to a Minneapolis church. No
successor has been named.
The try-out to represent the school at
the Nebraska stale peace oratorical con
tent, given under tho auspices of Doane
college at Crete, this year will be held
January 29 in the University gymnasium.
Six contestants will enter.
New classes in ethics and publlo speak
ing will be formed tor the beginning of
the new semester.
A party was given Saturday evening
st the house of Miss Ruth Peters to the
freshmen clans for selling the largest
nuinlier of tickets to the musical given
for the library fund.
The January Iss'ie of the Gateway
will be out the latter part of next week.
Members of the boarl of trustees of
the University of Omaha entertained
lr. Charles rabnev. preKldent of the
University of Cincinnati, Ksturday after
noon at the University club.
After several weeks inactivity the
"Ciceronian debating club will commence
lining up fur several inter-collegiate
debates, following the end ot the exam
inations. A. O. Wskely of ths Board of Educa
tion, addrnesed the University law
students Wndnesilay evening at the
Young Men's Christian association on
"Civil Law and Its Erred on Common
Law."
Next Thursday the University Co-Ed
basket ball team will piny the Florence
high school In the University
gym.
Wheat Price Falls,
But Omaha Market
is Strong as Before
While wheat on the Omaha exchange
did not reach the high mark of Friday,
It was fully ss strong, prices being from
$1 .S34trl.S6Vi. These prices were paid for
regular grade No. 2 hard, while the fancy
price, $1.39H paid Friday, was for a car
of choice Turkey red. a variety that sel
dom seta onto the market and then In
only small quantities.
Omaha was outbidding Chicago tor
corn from as far cast as central Iowa,
the pi-Ice being unchanged to 1 cent
higher. Tho range was from 70H cent
to 75 '4 cents per bushel, the last named
price being a new top on corn. This was
for No. ) white, several cars ot high
grade corning In from out In the state.
Om&na receipts were not heavy, con
sisting of twenty-seven cars ot wheat.
14? of corn and thirty-two of oats.
Trotter, Pioneer
Stage Driver, Dead
William Trotter, pioneer stage driver
and frontiersman, died at Boulder, Mont.,
last week. For many years he drove the
overland stage from Keokuk to the coast
During the early '60s Trotter was with
Colonel William Cody ("Buffalo Bill").
As the construction of the Union Paclflo
and other railroads cut down the stage
routes, Mr. Trotter moved westward.
finally locating In California, where he
conducted several hotels. In his staging
days he made the acquaintance of many
hlKh officials, civil and military. He
estimated that he had driven stages a dis
tance of SHOW miles, or ten times around
the globe.
Mickel to Preside
at Chicago Meeting
George Michel ot the Nebraska Cycl.
company has gone to Chicago to preside
at me convention or me national Asso
ciation of DUtrluut.Tj of Talking Ma
chine, of which he Is president. There
are 1H men enrolled In the association
and during the past year they transacted
IIOO.OiiO.OOO worth of business. The talk
ing machine buainese is said to be lsrger
than the piano industry today, both In
tn.
number of luai nines produced I
sum total of business transacted.
nd
BOOSTING FOR CONVENTION
Omaha Letter Carriers in the Show
Business This Week in an
Effort to Raise Funds.
HOLD FORTH AT AUDITORIUM
Every afternoon and ernlnc this wrelc
at the Auditorium, the Lrtlrr tVinlers
assoclatl'm of the city will play host to
the nnhllr. There mill then the carriers
sre. putting on a hrw, the proceeds of j
which wHI be iieil f,,r financing the con
vention of the Nntlonl Association of
letter Cartkrn that will be brought to
this city In Sl t"mbcr.
It Is going to take a lot of money to
handle the big convention In a proper
manner, and the putting on of a show
at the Auditorium Is one method that the
local men have hit upon to mine some of
tin necrmary rash.
Kach afternoon and evening the Omaha
men assert that they will furnlnh three
hours of good, wholesome amusement. In
terspersed with features that will l In
teresting, entertaining and right tip to
date.
For several weeks the Omaha men have
been combing the country for big things,
and they feel confident that they have
been able to secure about the best. On
their bill they will have six big, tcflned
vaudeville stunts, the tlulger Moats, tho
Pepper Twins, tho Trl-State quartet, tho
Mysterious Kings, the Three Orccns and
Cameronl, the Iron Jaw. Last, but not
least, 30,000 school children of the city
will take part In the program at each
performance.
Roys and t.lrls In Movies.
The Omaha boys and girls will be seen
each afternoon and evening, not that they
will all be on the stage in the flesh and
blood, but they are going to be there In
the movies. There will be not only those
of the public, but also the youngsters
from the parochial schools, and In all In
stances the children of all schools will be
accompanied by their teachers.
The Probabilities are that there Is not
a parent In the city who will miss thesej
shows, for If they attend they will be en
abled to see' Just how their young hope
fuls acted when they posed for the
movie".
Those persons who have seen the films
In action assert that they are most won
derful productions and that In not one
of them la there any still life. Every
thing Is snap and go from start to finish.
The High School cadets appear on dress
parade.
The pupils ot the grade schools appear
In their fancy drills, doing school work.
playing their games, and even the little
tots of the kindergarten get Into the
movies, showing Just how they perform
when in their rooms In the respective
schools.
The moving picture features are worked
In between the vaudeville acts, so that
thero will not be a dull minute from the
timo the curtain goes up on the first act
until It Is rung down at the close ot the
entertainment.
While in the business of securing mov
ing pictures, the letter carriers did not
let tho operators stop after they secured
the school children. They kept them
right on working until they got good pic
tures of how the dally round Is conducted
In numerous of the big wholesale and re
tail establishments, in public pieces and
the manufacturing establishments of
Omaha and South Omaha.
At the Parkins; Houses.
On one reel will be shown the conduct
of business In the Union Stock yards and
the packing houses of South Omaha. On
this reel will be seen the parade of the
commission men, the employes and many
other features In connection with the
stock yards and packing industry that
heretofore, so far as the public Is con
cerned, has been on the order of a sealed
book.
The carriers themselves get Into the
movies, for the film will show them
starting out on their routes delivering
mall. It will show them as they make
their rounds and It will also show them
In tho office, working up the mall and
getting It ready for delivery. This fea
ture will give the public something of
an Idea of how the work Is conducted.
One of the reels will show Postmaster
Wharton In his office and then further
along will be shown all of his assistants.
busy at work, and In this way the pub
lic will get something of an Idea of the
dally routine connected with conducting
a postofflce. In the. movies the postmas
ter has permitted all of his assistants
and the office employes to pose In front
of the camera. Thus a lot of familiar
faces are going to be shown.
Last Flag day the Omaha Elks went
Into a parade, but there are a lot of peo
ple who did not see them. They made a
fine appearance and It so happened that
the moving picture man caught them In
action. Their film will be shown at the
Auditorium.
Parks and Residences.
Scenes In the Omaha parks, all ot the
moving variety, together with a large
number ot public buildings, private resi
dences and activity on the busy atreeU
will be featured.
By no means will everything be local.
There will be 800 feet of film of the San
Francisco exposition, showing a number
ot the buildings, the parking. Interiors
Greatest of All
Ihmzn Blessings
Tho most wonderful thing In tho world
la love expressed In the helpless Infant.
And tnong those aids and comforts for
expectant mothers la tho well known
"Mother's Friend."
This la an external application to
enable the abdominal muscles to become
more pliant, to expand naturally without
undue pain from the strain Upon cord
and ligaments.
In almost every nettled community are
women who have enjoyed the blessing ot
this famous remedial and helpful embro
cation. Their daughters have grown up
to learn of Its -oplendld assistance.
Applied as directed upon those muscles
Involved It aoothea tho fine network ot
nerves with which all tho muscles are
tkiittrtltsnl "f'Viiia as Bk.u aw i
'-r .'"T Zl.'
period of expectancy passed through la
and comfort.
Anything that adds so much comfort
snust be counted as a blessing Indeed.
In a little book sent by mill much use
ful Information la given to Inexperlenoed
mothers, it tells how to use "Mother's
Friend" and how to avoid caking breasts.
Ret a bottle to-day sad writs for book te
BradflelU Hrrul.tlcr Co.. oa Umir llldr..
AJ.j4 wl a1' aWlaw'a
WILL PLAY AT MAIL CARRIERS
VAUDEVILLE SHOW.
,W. T . Z 11
T AJW
One. of lire Green iniMilltr Trio
At the ctditorivLm.
and streets. Then the visitors to the
shows twice dully will be taken on a
moving picture trip through Yellowstone
National park.
On the Yellowstone park film will be
shown the lakes, rivers, geysers, moun
tains and the numerous stopping places
along the different routes.
An automobile trip of several hundred
miles through the heart of the Rocky
mountains Is on the program. To get
this the moving picture camera was
placed on an automobile and everything
along the trail that came within the focus
was taken. This picture has been shown
in the bent of the moving picture the
aters of the east and everywhere has at
tracted much attention.
People have heard of the workings of
the automatic mall exchange, though few
of them have ever seen It. At the shows
it will be in action.
Zero Weather Curbs
Ardor of Ice Cutters
Below sero weather was a bit too severe
for the Ice cutters and the forces on the
lakes and reservoirs were considerably
below the normal. The cold of Friday
night added close to an Inch to the thick
ness of the Ice and at the same time
added to its solidity. At this time Ice
fully fifteen 'nches thick is being cut and
stored and on still witer, whore It Is fully
exposed. It runs to eighteen Inches.
With the Intense cold of Friday night
and with the further prospect that It may
continue freezing weather for several
days. Ice dealers are resting easy, feel
mi; confident that they will harvest the
most abundant crop In years. Anothur
week will about clean tip the work, for
with five or six more days In which to
work all of the houses will be fiUed.
GERMANS MUST TAKE PRIZE
TO SEA OR INTERNE IT
WASHINGTON, Jan. .-The steamer
Farn, a British collier brought Into San
Juan, Porto Rico,-as a German prize by
a crew from the cruiser Karlsruhe, must
put to sea or be Interned during the war.
The State department holds It wlU be
dealt with as a naval tender.
PIM EUYffiS, MOTIM! ;
A Rare Opportunity to Buy a Piano at Less
Than Cost of Production.
$600 Decker tc Sons, Square, on sale at
$500 Emerson, Square, on sale at
$1,000 Chlckering ft Sons, Grand, on sale at
$250 Boston, Upright, on sale at
$275 Fischer, Upright, on sale at
$300 Kimball, Upright, on sale at
$275 Sen rimer. Upright, on sale at
$450 Chlckering A Sons. Upright, on sale at
$400 Steger Jk Sons, Upright, on sale at....
$325 Kimball, Upright, on sale at..
$900 A. B. Chase, Grand, on sale at
$600 Hard man. Upright, on sale at
1300 Hamilton. Upright, on sale
YOUR OWN
Free Stool, Free Scar! and Free Life Insurance
We hare had Piano Sales before but this sale positively eclipses anything ever attempted in this or
any other city. Do not delay until the best of these Instruments have been sold, but call at once and make
your selection.
Buyers at a distance should write for catalogue, prices and further information.
We ship Pianos on approval to any part of the United States, and pay freight charges both ways II
the Instrument, after a careful examination. Is not entirely satisfactory.
Free Pianola and VlctroU Concert every Friday afternoon from S to 4 o'clock. The public Is cor
dially Invited.
Sclnmoller & Mueller Piano Co
1311-13 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb.
KCunrfacturera, Wholesaler, Retailer.
SUFFS HAVE A MOVIE SHOW
Open Office to More Effectively
Handle Their End of "Your
Girl and Mine" Production.
SEE THEMSELVES IN MOVIES
Mrs. Traicr Smith, president of the
state suffrage orKanlr.atlon. snd her com
mittee. Including Mrs. t5. F. Copper. Mrs.
James Richardson and Miss Tjaloy I'oane.
have taken desk space In the offices of
the World Film corporation for the next
three months to more effectively nianaee
the suffragists' work In connection with
the production of Mrs. Modlll McCor
mlck's suffrage movie, "Your Olrl and
Mine." One of these women will be In
charge every day while the film Is lielng
shown In the state.
The first showing of the film will lie
In Falls City, Lincoln and then In Omaha
for four days beginning February 2S at
tho American theater. For eni-h block
of 5.000 tickets sold a prise of $U0 Is be-
ing offered by the film company.
"I am sure Omaha will carry off the
prise, and am hoping that Lincoln, too,
will be able to win an additional $100,"
said Mrs. ,mlth. The proceeds of the
prizes won by towns throughout the state
will go to the state suffrage organiza
tion's treasury.
Mrs. Halleck Rose, who was a member
of Mrs. McCormlck's national committee,
representing Nebraska, has resigned from
this position, her place being filled by
Mrs. Smith.
Local (suffragists will meet Tuesday
afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Young
Men's Christian association, when coupon
tickets to be sold by the women will be
distributed. Following this the. women
will go In a body to the Auditorium,
where they will see the pictures taken
of themselves last Saturday for the let
ter carriers' moving picture show.
The long line of women is shown en
tering the Hipp theater, where one of
them is distributing ballots. It chances
that the Hipp Is situated next to the
Gayety theater, where the "Merry Wid
ows" was the drawing card at the time
that these pictures were taken. Tnere
is a huge sign In evidence to that effect,
but only the word "widows" shows above
the heads of the patient line of suf
fragists. Ingersoll Guest of
Real Estate Men
Thomas S. Ingersoll, executive secre
Itary of tho National Association of
Real Estate exchanges, was the guest
of honor at luncheon with a half dozen
Omaha real estate men at noon Satur
day at the Commercial club.
Ingersoll is a Minneapolis real estate
man. He was In Council Bluffs Fri
day night for a banquet of realty men
there. He will go back to Minneapolis
from here. Ho asserts tl at a large dele
gation from Minneapolis will go through
Omaha to the national association meet
ing at Los Angeles next summer and
will likely stop for a visit In Omaha
Parent of Runaway
Draws Thirty Days
D. W. Irwin, 1919 Chicago street, was
given thirty duys suspended sentence in
police court on a charge ot being drunk
and abusing his wife.
Irwin Is the father of Georgle Irwin,
the 10-year-old youngster who was picked
up in tho lobby of the Brando's theater
building Thursday morning with Madge
Spatz, a schoolmate with whom he had
run away.
"Announcements" ads bring good re
sults. ,
In order to remodel onr entire building rrom cellar to garret we
are compelled to sacrifice, regardless of profit and terms, nearly 200
new and slightly used Pianos, Player Pianos, Electrics, Regina Sub
llmaa. Pianolas and Organs. In order to make room for the plasterers,
painters and decorators.
Nearly every famous make is Included In this sale, and the prices
are so low that you will have no trouble to find a bargain.
STEIXWAY A SOUS, MEBER, HARDXAX, STEGER A SOKS,
EXERS03, SCHMOLLER ft MTELLER, McPIIAIL, LI5DEXAX k
SONS, AUD 31AM OTHER CELEBRATED MAKES TO SELECT
FBOX.
Ton can save enough money by purchasing now to' pay for yoar
children's entire musical education.
LOOK AT THESE BARGAINS WEIGH THE TALCES REAL
LIE THE UNHEARD OF TERMS A5D ACT.
,.$ 25
IS
-3200
.3 55
.3 75
.3 85
.3100
3115
.3150
3120
' $22)
.3315
3138
$750
$300
$950
$500
$550
$600
$700
$650
$400
$250
$360
at....
TERMS $1 to $2 Per
Commercial Club
Committee Favors
Jury Commissioner
The endorsement of a Jury commis
sioner law is soiiirht by the Commercial
club. Tho municipal affairs comnlitlee
of the club Is to auk the executive com
mittee to recommend it. This is the re
eult of a long drawn nut sml cratorleal
meeting r a committee of lawyers with
the municipal affairs committee at noon
Saturday. . '
It was a meeting full of l-ssl language,
bitterness and sarcaxm. Principally thl
was Interchanged between the lawyers.
Some of them are satisflcl with the bill
that has been Introduced in the lealslature,
seeking to establish a Jury commissioner
system in Douglas county Others are
not. The Omaha Bar association is some
what excited about the mutter.
A committee of lawyers gave the
municipal affairs committee an illustra
tion of ltaal lore and legnl verbosity.
The municipal affulrs commit te acted as
referee and saw to it that no blows were
struck.
Alvin Johnson and Francis A. Brogan
were among the lawyers who orated.
C. O.' McDonald, president of the Omaha
Bar association was also anions; them.
John Rlne, city attorney, grew so
excited that his hand actually trembled,
with the fever of the arument.
When adjournment was taken, the
offlcal announcer was authorized to
state "the municipal affairs committee
Is to request the executive committee
to go on record, favoring a Jury com
missioner to be chosen by the district
Judges, and that the Jurors be relected
by the key number system."
ACTRESS SUES WESTERN
UNION TELEGRAPH
CO.
Miss Ftella Doyle, known on the stage
ns "Jllle. CSreeia," has brought suit In
'Ustrlct court for $U,50 damages against
the Western X'nlon Telegraph company,
alleging that the contents of a tolegTam
which she sent while In Kansas City on
Januury 6 was revealed by the company.
The telegram read: "Wire me $5 at once.
Act split. He took everything. Need It for
room rent and baggage. Will be home
tomorrow night. Have ticket"
When the contents of the telegram be
came known, Miss Doyle, alleges, an at
tempt was made In Kansas City to attach
her baggage. She was prevented from
filling a contract at $125 a week and the
Incident caused damage to her health,
she asserts.
HYMENEAL
I.nasten-rilhsnn.
Miss Nellie Gibson and Mr. 'Charles C.
Lausten were married at 10 o'clock this
morning by Rer. Charles W. Savldge.
Cough and Cold Syrup
Made at Home. Touches Spot
Q ..s..ee.0
A great big, full pint ot laxative couyn
syrup of the finest quality known to the
medical world can readily be made by
any woman or even child. To a pint of
granulated sugar add a half pint of boil
ing water; stir and cool. Obtain at drug
store 2Vs ozb. Essence Mentho-Laxene,
empty it into a pint bottle and fill up
with the syrup. A teaspoonful every
hour or two will check or stop a cold In
the head, and cure any cough that is cur
able. It will pay any family to keep it
always In the home to avoid the disease)
due to colds, such as pneumonia, bron
chitis, sore throat, diphtheria and con
sumption. It la marvelously quick In ac
tion and permanent, too. Advertisement.
Stelnway at Sons, Upright, on sale at... 3500
Davis ft Sons, Upright, on sale at 3125
Steinway ft Sons, Grand, on sale at 3675
Schubert Player Piano, on sale at 3200
Clough ft Warren Player Piano, on sale, 8220
Schmoller ft Mueller Player Piano,
a ! "t $350
Stuyyesant Pianola Piano, on sale at 3400
Majestic Electric Player, on sale at 3150
Pianette Nickle in Slot, on sale at 8125
Chase ft Baker, Cabinet Player, on sale, 8 25
Pianola Cabinet Player, on sale at 3 35
Organs at S12
Week Will Do
Established 1853.
f
N -4