TUB ;KK: OMAHA. TIH'i:slAY. M IA S. 1)13. mm !EBEH K. LONG SAW i THE BELL IN 1840 ByMELLIFICIA. Wednesday, July 7, 1915. Omaha Pioneer Remembers Relic Before it ii Cracked Will See It Here. BUST OF PETRUS STUYVESANT, by Toon Dupuis, to be presented to the city of New York, formerly New Am sterdam, on the occasion of the third centenary of the city's foundation. SEVERAL Interesting coincide nre will surround the wedding of Miss Mry Sheets and Mr. Robert Vance, which la to be celebrated Tues day, July 13, In Chicago at the Auburn Park Methodist church there. Mr. Vance's father was organist and choir master In this same, church for yesrs, and later mi married from there by bis brother, the Rev. Mr. William Vance. A few years later the same minister married Mine Mary Sheet'a father and mother, the lato Mr. and Mrs. Arthur 8h.ef.ta. and in order to preserve this family sentiment. Mica Sheets and her fiance will go to Chicago for their wedding and if possible the same minister will perform the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Deck man of Fort Worth, Tex., aunt and uncle of the bride-to-be, w ill meet Miss Sheets this w eek In Chicago and Mrs. Deck man will give the bride away. The ceremony will be performed at 10 o'clock in the morning, and at 1 o'clock the young couple will start on the lake trip. 1 TT.n TT11 nnr rinK Franrluro, whre ahe has Wn spending At Happy Hollow Club . .inter with h.r d.u.htr. m. i.tT rMldren's party this afternoon at the Happy Hollow cluH In honor of b?t little daughter, Alice. The auest tn-'lule l: Mta Mlsa Catherine Adams. Porqthr Jom Iorothy CarmlchaelKranres F.d-crlt r. Frni llathswsr. I Viarlottn Mrlmnald, Josephine Hamlin, Mariorla Tampoast. Ruth rurVi. Jean Kva Ille. Mast' Dan Clark. Ruth Klmbrlfy. 1'aullne Crowll, Mildred Cmwetl. Marjorte Honkins, r'ln Jithnrxn. u pifflf;tn. Kmllv Hnaglaiid. Maater I.loyd I-ealla. .ismrs Hut flnt.n. The Ladlea Bowling club waa enter tained thla afternoon at the Harpy Hol low club. Mrs. W. P. Burke will gtve a luncheon tomorrow at the Happy Hollow club. Home Party. The Mlsara Grare Olbaon and Ruth Welch, daughtera of Mr. W. W. Welrh, entertained at a houn party at their apartment In the rage over Sunday. Four teen gueati were entertained and the reilr tiein all mamhera of the Omeae Tau aorontT and all from Plarlnda. la. The ti"U were: Ml"ei Helen 8trange, Ixirothy Anderson, Uonevtove Wehber, retherlne Bailey, Beatrice I.ee. Kutelle Bpry. Mra. Bert Oreen. Mlu Aletha Farhart, Inln llotwnn. Ituth Priam. Irene Hurweil, I.orayne HherniaB, Kiigenla Craig, Ada Amrnona, At the Country Club. Mr. and Mra. Charles T. Kountie will gtve a dinner of eight covers thla even Ing at the Country club In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barber. Mr. and Mra. W. T. Tags will enter tain twelve gueata at dinner thla evening at the Country club and Dr. Bridges will have ten guests. Mia Ertii Reed will entertain at din ner thla evening at the Country club, complimentary to Miss Ella K. Llndley, the house guest of Mlsa Marjorle Bralth. The rneats will be: II. Drlshaua. Mrs. Drlehaua will remain for a few weeks longer, visiting with friend. Board Divided Over Letting Janitors Out for Summer The Hoard of Kducatlon la on a deal center regarding the queatlon of dis missing for the summer twenty engineers and Janitor of the various achoola. The aubjert haa been discussed In aeveral executive evasion and the end la not yet. At the preeent time E. Holovtrhtner, R. F. Williams, t. V. Warfleld, K. J. Tsgsart, W. A. Foster and F. It. Mood land of the board are against the proposi tion of summarily dlsmlaalng these men. Tsklng the lesd for the opposition. Dr. Holovltchlner made thla: statement "Theae men do not receive much re muneration for the work they do during the entire year. It should be remembered that during the winter they frequently are at work at 4 or I in the morning to get the fires, ready for the opening of schools and they are at the schooje on Sunday afternoon during the cold weather. It la only fair to keep them during the aummer vacation time, even If their labora are leaaened." The board will hold another executive seaMon Frldsy evening. Those who favor the dismissal of these men aay It la In the Interest of economy; that they do not believe In keeping men when there la not sufficient work for them to da. The estimated saving Is said to about 12.700. . VETERAN 13 NOW 83 TEARS OLD be Miaaea Ella, Wndley. Joeephlne I'nngdnn, Mai ion Tow la. I" aoml Towle, ( hariotte Pnrmelee, lara Puaerty, trace A I Kaon. Mesra---Malcolm Raldiige, P.oheit Dailey, , I lenrv Hart, Hdred Hart, .John Hannlghen, harl'H Keller, lMaao Carpenter, Mlssra Marjory Hmlth. Virginia Offutt, Knilly Keller. Margaret Ruatln. Marjorle Mi-Inloah, Esther Wllhelm, Meacra. Harold MoConnell, Kdward Daugherty. Jue Millard. Ray Millard Burdetto Klrkendail, Charlea Allison, Iougls t'etcra. Thompson Wnkeley, "harlee Hurgaas, Morton Wakeley, Jwla Burgnaa. Judson Hqultts, Denman Kountsa. At Carter Lake. TJie Carter tke Swimming and Bowl ing club met Tueaday for luncheon at the Carter Lake club houae. The afternoon waa apent In swimming and bowling. Mra. Joseph Zlpfel waa the gueat of the club and the membera present Included: kfeadamea r A. lsnrd. W. H. tond, Jr.; tW. J. Cattln. N. M. Iaaett, It. It, S hltehouse, II. J. Ha kett. Meadamea H. I,. I'nderwood, B. lioldPirom. R. O. Hlerman, Carl Johnaon, Charlea Myera, C. H. laard. Joaeph Adams, Decatur Fete Over Julia is Postponed Omaha enthuslaAta. will not make the trip to Itecatur for the celetmion of the arrival of the barge Julia, at that place. On account of the heavy rain Tues day night, which made much of tho road between OmahA and Decatur Impassable the whole celebration haa been post. poned until a later date. Quite a num ber of Omaha men had planned to make the trip by automobile. In the. meantime the "Julia" having discharged Its cargo at Decatur, la re loading, and expecta to start down the river for Omaha, with a cargo of aome thirty tons of corn on Thursday. The boat la expected to reach Omatvi with lie corn about the latUr part of the week or Sunday. The :elehratlon for the Inauguration of river traffic at Decatur will nuw.be postponed until It Is certain that the Omaha enthualasta of river navigation can be there to participate. It will prob ably be held the next time the "Julia" teachea Decatur, If the weather permits. When the old Liberty bell Is pub licly exhibited in Omaha Friday morning, there probably will be no more Interested spectator to view It than ex-Justice of the Peace Kben K. Long. 629 Bouth Thirty-first atreet, who Is 88 years old and haa been an Omaha resident forty-seven yeara. He first saw the famous bell In 111, seventy-five yesrs sgo, when he wss H yeara of age. Mr. Long declares that at that time the bell waa anund and un blemished, at leaat he noticed no cracka in It, although there waa a alight crack, which he overlooked. That crack waa made In IKY. when the bell was tolled In memory of the net Ion' a first chief Jus tice. John Marshall. But the bell'a condition when Mr. Long firat aaw It waa almost perfeit, com pared with its preeent badly cracked and time-worn condition. Ha la anxloua te ' It again and note the changea In Ita appearance. He will go to the place or exhibition for the purpose, In spite of his years. In telling of his first view of the na tion s cherished relic, he aald: 'In 1), when I" waa 14 year of aga and lived at IOwel, Mass.. I stsrted on trip to Washington. V. C, with four other boys of the same sge and town. The Boston, Worcester & Springfield railroad waa then completed to Alt.any, !. T. We went there and found Albany a flourishing city. 'There waa no railroad to New York City then, so we had to take a steam boat. We found the city to be amall and extending north only to about Center atreet on the Island. North of Center atreet the street a were graded up twelve to fifteen feet higher than the natural ele vation of the land, and the blocka were moatly occupied by plga, geeae and wash ing hung out to dry. fteea by Boat. 'New York had no railroad aouth, either, ao we had to take another ateam boat to Amboy, N. J., where we found a railroad leading to Philadelphia. Arriv ing there we looked around that fine city. which waa muoh bigger and better than New York at that time. "We went to Independence ball and In the third atory found the great bell, ap parently aound and without cracka or bleihlshes. Then we went to Wsshlngton. where we saw the ruins of many build ings which had not been rebuilt el nee the fire of 1111" The famoua bell waa removed from the tower of Independence hall after the first slight crack appeared, and for a while waa kept on the third atory, where Mr. Long aaw It. Later It waa taken down to the lower atory and given a perma nent resting place, where many thousands of people have aeen It alnce. ' Grm4 father oa Ceaatltot Ion. ' Mr. Long. In connection with his atory of seeing the liberty bell many yeara ago, mentlona the fact that hla grand father, William Long, waa chief gunner on the United States frigate Constitu tion and he fired the ahot that nearly de- -a . i i ' ijusm . , 1 i y I '-v If ;1 ' - ' e if J -' ' - - - fi' ' ' :'7 I .; J ' : " V .; ' - . ' ' ' r iaauu-X. ffin. " i -ni'iiii ui -i-it 'n r rir)'''1 " mil M Buys Pretty Dress With Prize Money from Her Garden As the result of her skill In gardening, 11-year-old Cornelia Brown. JR24 North Seventeenth street, a member of Lake School Garden club. Is now wearing a pretty new dress. Hhe bought It with prise money won at the early vegetable .ILIA k.l I ..ut. B . tt.klMK she received first prlso for the best beets I and third prise for beans. 4,000 Bells to Eing for Omaha Eotary 4.C0S rv Den idv ewimwiis s;o iv rriev, v.vw ( bella will ring for Omaha out there, ao i it waa announced at the weekly luncheon ! In explanation of the use to which the specially collected publicity fund would be put. President Harley Moorhead sat at the head of the table and let "Dad'' Wearer talk about the success of Rotary night at the Den and invite the boys to oome out and eing for the deaf when they are Ak-Sar-Ben's gueets. A delegation will meet the Mullhonan special when It goes through Omaha next Monday night. The new membera Intro duced were: W. F. Megeath, 8. F. Mat- tLson. L C. Bureah, LIBERTY BELL BADGES READY FOR THE COMMITTEE The liberty bell reception committee badgea of the Pennsylvania society are out and are being distributes by M. J. Qreevy. secretary of the society. They contain a picture of the liberty bell, crack and all, and a picture of the key stone, Indlcsttvc of the Keystone State. The secretary la to be at the pioneers room of the court house Thursday to distribute these badges to the native Pennsytvanlana. A meeting of the general liberty bell committee la to be held at the city hall thla evening at t o'clock. Thla Is to com plete the arrsngements for ' the liberty bell reception July I. mollahed the British ahlp Ouerrlere dur ing the war of 1812. Liter his grand father waa severely wounded. Mr. Longs father, William R. Long, waa In 13? the first ticket agent at Lowell of the Roston & Lowell railroad. He asserts that wss the firat railroad In the Vnited States that waa completely fin ished aa It la today. Kugel Goes to Get Pointers on the Reception of Bell Commissioner Kugel, chairman of the general committee to receive the Liberty Bell, haa gone to Dea Motnea to observe the reception of the bell there. Ha will return with recommendations for the local committee. Mayor Uahlmaa haa been authorised by the city council to Incur necesaary expense on account of the visit of the bell and alxty Phlla- delphians Friday. A band will be engaged and automobiles placed at the disposal of the visitors. Mtlly V. Brega and Caaslus E. Varney, Callaway, Neb., are the latest descend ants of the algnera of the Declaration of Independence to signify a desire to be placed on the local committee. Mrs. Brega la regent of the David Conkling chapter, Daughtera of the American Revolution. D Bltea Off Maars Tkaak. TANKTON, S. D.. July . (Special.) Frank Pyncheon, a pioneer printer, lost the first joint of hla right thumb on Sun day when trying to eject a dog from the Methodist church. The dog bit the thumb so badly that amputation was nec esaary. Harry Phillips confessed to a statutory charge and waa sentenced to one yesr In the state penitentiary. X girl of 14 waa aent to the atate reform achool. HOaaLICEi'S The Original HALTED MILK 1 Xfitott you amy -HORUOICV you my got m Sttbmtltmt, Life, iBBBtoBttea Mlsa Miriam Baasett PleMuret Put Mr. and Mra. Bert C. Fowler gave a picnic following the auto race Monday at tliclr aummer home at Florence Heights. The guests entertained were: tv W. K. Foete and family. Judge and Mra. Shields. Ir. end Mrs. W. A. Wahl and family. Mr. W. R. McFarland and family. Mra. Nancy J. Moore and family. Messra. and Meadamea A. (1. Heeeon V. II. Hubbard. of t'lattamouth. Dr. J. H. Wallace W. M. McKay, Mlesea Misses Peerl Bmalley. Louise Salmon. Virginia Dybalt. Ada Charlton. Dr. h. H. Raemuasen. At tte Field ClubT" Luncheons will be given Thursday, ladles day, at the Field club by Mra. B. A. Hlgglne aad Mrs. A. M. Jefferls. Weddicf Announcement. The wedding of Mias Marguerite Sella bary and Mr. Frank Relnert was cele brated Tueeday at the home of the brtde'a mother, Mrs. Nettle Salisbury The Rev. O. M. Humphreya officiated. Mra. Relnert waa a member of the claaa of ltii of the Omaha High school. The young couple left last evening for their new home at Alnewortli. Brodegaard Back; Improved in Health tthowlna a grln Tn health, but a big loas In weight, Fred Brodegaard haa re turned to Omaha after an extended visit In California, where he wait following a physi.-al and nervous breakdown, due to overwork. For the last few months Brodegaard waa the gueat of John N. Wert berg, former city comptroller hero, who now has a l.ftio-acre ranch In the Sacramento valley, near Hutle City, and ralaea fruit. nuts, figs, grain, alfalfa and hoga Mr. westlierg appe.ire nvtch younger than whan he left here, Mr. Brodegaarda as serts, and la amassing quite a fortune In California. While tho Omaha Jeweler was away twelve-pound baby. Robert Brodegaard. waa born to his wife. Break Friendship of Forty Years in Fight John Ordman. aged IT yeara, living ltlt Vinton atreet. and Hamond Trsnkle aged U yeara, realding at TIT North Twen ty-flfth atreet, South Omaha, have lived In Omaha forty yeara, and during thai I time have been fast friends. While cele- Bridge Clttb Entertained. ' hratlng the Fourth they engaged In A newly organised bridge club for the ! bout r fisticuffs and each sustained summer months, which meets every Tues day morning at the Happy Hollow club, held the first meeting yesterday. Vhs membera include: Mesdames Ch-ter Memaii. is arte Kefers. M ifWs Ultui Nsnrue Barrett, ArirlaMe Vinrt, ' tlr-n Epeneter, Mat,) Allen. Ail. e Duval, . Meedsmee Helen iMiilih. Harriett Copley, f (tit h tiould. NU Blattl. Huth liiattl. Kuth t'labaugh. Margeretta burke, Marjurts Koote, Lulu Houck. blackened left eye. The caae came be fore Police Magistrate Foster, who dis missed the charge when the pair agree to shake handa aad resume the friend ahlp of forty years. 4 A Few of the Items Specially Featured for Thursday . 1 lt vi 1 Li ( K ....... ..... i ... 7 Fine Materials on Sale Now at Striking Savings r iensT i " w.iMfr i mi stw I w ir -. r-mfiXMmm We do not mean to appear boastful when we say our ability as collectors and distributors of mer- 4 -;n .; T chandise entitles us to the premier positon we occupy as Omaha's representative store T compare favorably with any other in the United States in volume of business and in r This tore will stsNwiTtaKA t avnea titr n-irii unv nrnnr in t n f iiirpn nrarps in vuiumn ui uuHiiiRii.i nn in rHHUun:ai muBfia. j. vuiii'ai c iarvtpuy iwiu - " w.-v - - v ' - - w Trv;1 wa 'tinvn ximtMitflil no notitol omnrtTif f1 mnnpv snvpri Kv rnr rn.isf run pro rliirnntr tVio T past two ddys of our clearing saler thousands will testify that they have never bought standard mer- P eating or re-ordering can be again made in the primary markets. GOVERNMENT UNO IN NEBRASKA IS SCARCE la and Oat of the Bee Hire. Mrs. Theodore licuck and daughtera. Fiurenoe and Helen, leave today for an attended trip to Canada and the eoaat. Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Woodward and family are expected home today from a motor trip ta les Molnea. Mra. Anthuny A. Ueckman and amall sun, nir'hard, are ajiending the summer months with Mm. J. 1a. Chandler of Manitou, Colo. alisa Hesel leroh, a ho has Lean the gueet of Mlsa Gertrude Read for the last oion'h. left this afternoon for lier heme la LMdood, H. O. Mta Ali aiaikensie has closed her stLidio for the aummer and leavea this evening for the asl. where she will give a - r, rt in Clet eland. O., aad Fttta bmet,, Pa. Vrs. yia.a if. L'luter returned last .ii'--y iroia Los Ancle and Saa The Kurttngton land department haa received government data on what was done during the year, July 1. 11 J, to July V 114. In the way of Ming upon and aettllng the public land tn Nebraska. For yeara practically all the government land In Nebraska haa been In the sand hill country. July 1. 191S. V,W)0 aoree of thla land waa aubject to homestead entry. July 1, 191 a, the quantity had decreased to 170. 1 ecree , Tills land waa all aubject to entry under the provlxiona of the Klnkaid homestead law, entitling the entryman to a tract of WO acrea During the period oa which flgurea are available, there were 134 S3 acrea filed upon, meaning that the . Mora taking Klnkakd homesteads num bered more than 5w. Of the lend vacant and not filed upon July I. 1J4. nun of It aa In large tracts, the greater portion being In forties, elahtiea and 10e. How ever, It Is believed that at thla time a greater portion of thla land haa been filed upua and that la the atate there are only Isolated tnacta that are vacant 4. 4 -I 4 Get ooaayeteat hly throusa Toe Bee. SPECIAL SALE A Display of Silk rettlooats and Summer Drssssa orf the Main Floer Bargain Squares. Fine 811k Petticoats Almost Tgry atyle, color and asrrlce able silk tbat woman's heart could wish for. Regular 12. M and M valueo. Extra special at $1.39 Women's and Misses' Summer Presses Hundreds of splendid street dresaea, porch dresses, house dresses all grouped at one price for a Thursday special. Doxens of atyles, white and col ored dresses, every kind of want ed atyle and material; plain cloths, black and white ma terials, fancy flgurea. etc. A treat lot of up-to-date dresses right when you need them, at wonderful savings. Specially priced at $1.49 Economical Chances in Ladies' Ready-to-Wear We are very enthusiastic stout these unusual values. There are hundreds of other items not mentioned here equally as good, which no woman can afford to overlook. House Dresses, stylish and serviceable, worth to Hi. 50, at 79c Colored Tub Dresses, Vorth $3.98, splendid values, at. .$1.89 Women's and Misses' Coats, all kinds, worth to $15, at $5.75 Women's and Misses Lace and Net Dresses, to $20, at. ."$10 Women's Dainty Summer Frocks, worth $25.00, to sell at $15 Wash Dresses, colored and uhhe, $2.98 val- $1.39 Children ues, at . . For Children Children's Barred Dimity Sleeping Garments, 5oc val ues 33c Infants' Rubber Toys, four styles, worth 25c, sale price is 18c Clearance of Muslinwear One lot of Women's Gowns, lace trimmed, worth to at Double-Panelled, Scalloped White Petticoats, 75 values. . Envelope Chemise, lace trimmed, worth 65c, sale price is 37c White Embroidered Petticoats, worth $t.5Q, clearing sale 89c 53c 39c UNUSUAL! Prices Cut In Half on a Let of Fine Lace. 12 to 1 8-inch ) Shadow Floun- cings i... 18-inch Oriental Flouncings 18-inch Fine Cot ton Allovers, in cream and white.. 36-inch Flowered Chiffon 36-inch Foundation- Nets, in all colors Worth 50c Thursday 25c Yir4 . Hosiery Women's All Fiber Silk Hos iery, worth 5oc, pair. ..29e Women's Full Fashioned Hosiery, double heels, toes and soles. Black, white and split soles. Worth 25c. Spe cial Thursday, pair 15c White Lawn Dressing Sacques, worth $1, sale price 50c White Lawn Kimonos, worth $2. on sale Thursday $1 Knit Underwear Women's Lisle Union Butts Cuff and umbrella knee atylea. 81ies 4, and (. 60c values at, suit 390 Women's Fine Lisle and Cotton Vesta Plain and dainty lace yokea. 8 lies 4, I and . Worth ISO each -12'io See Thursday Night's Papers for the Great Basement Clearance Ki-fsfsf.) OIILY A SMALL EXPEHDITURE IS Required to Purchase a Beau tiful Piano or Player Piano During Our July Clearance Sale Of High Grade Pianos that have been Rented for Short Periods. Also Discontinued Styles of New Pianos. Every Piano sold with a Bona Fide Guarantee. There never has been a sale of Pianos to compare with thla sweeping clearance of our Floor Stock. The prices quoted are In many cases actually less than the cost of manufacture alone. SMALL WEEKLY OH MONTHLY PAYMENTS may be arranged to suit your conven ience, In order that every fam ily can take advantage of the bargains. Note These World Famous Piano Bargains $350 Vose & Sons, uprlght.9125 $250 Fischer, upright ..$ 73 $300 Ivera & Pond, upright, ioo $300 Marshall A Wendell. upright $163 $375 Kimball, upright ..9122 $425 Emerson, upright ..$200 $300 Schmoller & Mueller, upright 150 $675 Stelnway, upright ,.5O0 $600 Chickerlng, upright, $t3 $325 Camp & Co., upright,$l3 $300 Mueller, upright ...138 $400 Steger ft Sons, up right $173 $1,100 Chickerlng & Sons. grand $200 $900 A. B. Chase, grand .$290 Only a Few Player Pianos in This List, But Every One a Bargain $500 Mahogany Player ..$220 $560 Schmoller ft Mueller Player . . $330 $250 Pianola Cabinet Play er ... 50 $700 Stuyvesant Pianola .$305 $800 Wheelock Pianola .$4SO $550 Aeolian Player ....$303 In addition to these special bargains we are making extra ordinary inducements on our complete line of Hardraan Steger & Sons, Emerson, Mc Phall. Llndeman & Sons, and Schmoller & Mueller Pianos and Player Pianos. SCHMOLLER & MUELLER PIANO CO. 1311-13 KARNAM ST Oldest and Largest Piano House lit the Went. Established 1850. During July and Auguat Store Close at 5 O'Oock. Except Saturday, at W O'clock. ZauwammmmmaitcsmKmm Served Hot or Ice Cold It Is Delicious The Economy Coffee i 60 C Pep Can Gaa Hoisted direct in the flame quickly not in ovtna slowly s&Tea you th strength and delicate aroma that is economy. Then buying; in a 24b. can at 60c the quantity price is economy. A trial can will makt you a constant ustr. Tour Grocer - Ut Sells It. Paxton & Gallagher Co. OYAHA, 5EB. Drawn For The Dee Tha fcesX Mwapapar artlaU of the csMMtry eoatrlbata their txwt art tor Bee readers a&3