Radio Station
Is Disabled as
Governors Talk
Secretary of Public Works Ex
plains Why Wireless Fans
Failed to Hear Inaug
ural Ceremonies.
Lincoln, Jan. 5 —(Special )—Some
one put the radio station at the
statehouse "on the blink ’ previous
to the inaugural ceremonies, ltadio
fans, who were listening in, were de
prived of the opportunity of hearing
the messages delivered by retiring
Governor McKelvie and Governor
Bryan.
Governor McKelvie was half way
through his address to the legislature
when the broadcasting apparatus
went bad. No portloi of Mr. Bryan's
address was broadcasted.
George E. Johnson, secretary of
the department of public works, is
sued the following statement:
'Wednesday evening, someone
gained entrance to the wireless room
in the capitol and the transmission
station was out of commission Thurs
day morning. I worked on the sta
tion for about an hour before the
inauguration started and it was work
ing until Governor MVKelvie had fin
ished a part of his message, when
someone lowered tlie aerial on the
roof sufficient to short-clrcut the
lead In wires, putting the station out
of commission, blowing out a con
denser, and causing several minor
breakdowns.
"After working until midnight 1 j
got the station to working tempor- j
arily and will finish the adjustments \
at once, so that the regulnr service ,
of broadcasting market reports can ;
he continued."
Unidentified Man Is
Overcome in Railway Car
Fails City, Neb., Jam 5—(Special.)—
Taken late Inst night from a Missouri
Pacific refrigerator car, where he was
found nearly asphyxiated its result of
inhaling the fumes from the coke
heater in the car, an unidentified man
just regained consciousness In the
Falls City hospital late this afternoon
after lying In a state of coma for
15 hours. He was still unable to |
give his name.
Lay Church Cornerstone.
Scottsbluff, Neb., Jan. 5.—(Special.)—
The cornerstone of the new Presby
terian church, to cost $90,0*0 when
completed, has been laid here. The
church, the first organized in tills
city, had its beginning in 1S97.
Legislators in Caricature
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JfFkrmer,:Physician,
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Xe^i&l*tor.
development And
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Democ rats Split
oil Bryan’s Plan
Attempt to Build Political
Machine Seen in Execu
tive Council Scheme.
Lincoln, Jan. 5.—(Special.)—Ihffer
ences have arisen in democratic ranks
as to the feasibility of Governor Bry
an’t executive council plan of state
government.
Many expected that Governor Bry
an would make good on his word in
campaign speeches to place state ac
tivities under various constitutional
officers. They believe this the best
plan and look with fear upon giving
I lie governor power of appointment
of all departmental heads, without
legislative confirmation, as placing
too much power in his hands. Ap
pointment of ex-Governor McKelvie's
rode secretaries had to he confirmed
by the legislature.
The report is current here that
Governor Bryan switched to the ex
ecutive council plan in order to build
a political machine by securing all
appointive power, even though it
strips the executive rouneil, which
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Osterman Has Bill
for State Income Tax
Lincoln, Jan. 5.—(Special.)—Theo
ilore Osterman, democratic member of
the lower house from Merrick coun
ty, has a state income tax bill ready
for the house hopper.
I Under the Osterman plan, all per
sons making returns to the federal
government would he obliged to make
affidavit on the amount of the return
rocisiered with the county assessor of
his home county.
Then Osterman would have the as
sessor subtract front the tax paid to
the federal government, the amount
of real and personal property tax
paid to the state. The difference
would he the Income tax he would
be obliged to pay to the state.
"Would you repeal tlto present In
tangible tax law?" Osterman was
asked.
"I will leave that to the committee
on taxation,” he replied.
Attendance Records Arc
Shattered at Reception
Lincoln, Jan. 5.—(Special Telegram.)
—All attendance records were broken
at the reception heln last night at the
governor's mansion for the newly in
augurated state executive and other
state officials.
Cara were lined around the man
sion for blocks. Persons stood out
side in a line extending nearly to the
curb waiting for an opportunity to
shake hands with Governor Charles
VV. Bryan and his illustrious hrotber,
W. J. Bryan. Both Governor Bryan
and his brother were garbed in tuxedo ;
coats.
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Legislature ^ ill Start
Active Work Next Week
| Lincoln, Jan. 5.—(Special.)—Nebras
ka's forty-second legislature will get
down to real work next week.
During the weekend committees on
committees will decide on standing
committee appointments and probably
will Introduce the appointments for
confirmation early next week.
Bills galore are expected to appear
in the hoppers and within a week
standing committees are expected to
get some buck to the house and sen
ate for consideration by committee
of the whole In both branches.
Newspaper at Burchard
Bought hy Former Owner
Pawnee City, Neb., Jan. 5.—(Spe
cial.)—The Burchard Times at Bur
chard has been purchased by C. L.
Peckham, and the new editor will
take charge immediately. The former
editor. Bert Itamsey, will go to Iowa
to edit the paper whicli Peckham
leaves ihere. Peckham owned tha
Burchard Times some years ago.
Auburn Pioneer Dies.
Auburn, Neb., Jan. 5.—(Special.)—
T. J. Metcalf, 84, died at his home in
Auburn January 1. Mr. Metcalf was
one of the first settlers of the county
and leaves four sons and four daugh
ters.
Farmer Hurt in Fall.
Pawnee City, Neb., Jan. 5.—(Spe
! cial.)—George Ireland, farmer living
west of this city, was seriously injur
ed at his home when he fell from his
hay loft to the cement floor beneath.
Internal Injuries are feared.
Coats at
Half Price
$25.00 to $195.00 Coat*
Now on Sale at
$12.50 to $97.50
Julius Otkiti
1512 Douglas Street
SALE O’ DRUGS
$1.25 Aspirin Tablets (100)
now .99it
$1.00 Dewitt Kidney Pills
for.79tf
50c White Pine Cough Syrup
for.39tf
Saturday Only
FOX DRUG CO.
1504 Farnam Street
FINAL
Blauses Sweaters Hats
CLEARANCE
Coat Dreiui
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Orators Needed
Bryan Declares
Brother of Governor Would
Have Speakers Compete
With Newspapers.
Lincoln, Jan. 5.—(Special.)—There
is a need of orators in the world to
day to protect the people against tho
misrepresentations of the press, Wil
liam J. Bryan told the law students of
the University of Nebraska.
Mr. Bryan cited as an example tho
experience of his brother, Charles W.
Brjan. in the fight for a municipal
coal yard in Lincoln.
"In this city," Mr. Bryan said,
"three newspapers stood back of as
big a plundering gang as ever ex
isted In Lincoln, and it was necessary
to go to tlie public for permission to
emancipate them from tho coal com
bine. On the last submission, the
vote was 11 to 1 in favor of the
people."
Mr. Bryan urged the law students
not to accept a case unless they felt
in their heart that it was a case of
justice. "Home lawyers let the court
and Jury worry over the question of
justice and equity," he declared, but
this should not be the attitude of the j
true lawyer.
Pawnee Gity Pontmagter
Quits to Become Editor
Pawnee City, Neb , Jan. 5.—(Spe
rial.)—A. E. Ovendon. postmaster of
the office here, has tendered his resig
nation and probably will be released
from duty on or near the first of
April, in compliance with his request. 1
Ovendon lias been postmaster for ap- j
proximately eight years. He expects |
to resume his old position as editor of I
the Pawnee Chief, democratic weekly I
published here, of which firm he is !
the senior partner.
Conn
Saxophones
More in demand than ever.
Other makes taken as part
payment offered for Saturday
at
Vz Price
and less. These instruments
are in good condition and
thoroughly overhauled. Each
instrument complete in case.
HOLTON TENOR—In good
shape; has had the best of
care. Silver <£CC
finish .
MARTIN ALTO—Looks like
a new instrument. Silver fin
ish and gold
bell .
FISCHER TENOR — Another
good buy in a B-flat djCr|
instrument, only ....▼•*«
MARTIN MELODY—This one
instrument has not been
in the shop. At our price you
can well afford to do d» A C
it yourself.
CONN TENOR — We invite
you to look this over and see
where it is a second- dJ7C
hand instrument, only »P • vJ
HOLTON ALTO—In A-l con
dition, and as good a buy as
you can find, dJ70
only .ip/U
We have secured good buys in
other instruments—
Buescher Trumpet .. . .$52.50
Clarinets.$12 to $60
C Cornet.$20
York Alto.$40
Trombone.$15, etc.
Easy terms on most any in
strument at
M1CKEDS
15th and Harney
Father of Klan
Victim Identifies
Watch Son W ore
Witnesses at Open Hearing
Into Louisiana Mob Vio
lence Recognize Clothing
of Men Cast in Lake.
Bastrop, La.. Jan. 5.—J. L. Daniel,
father of Watt ]>nriiel, alleged victim
of a masked mob, today identified a
wrist watch found on a body forced
to the surface of Lake La Fourche hv
a recent mysterious dynamite explo
sion as one he gave to his son when
he went to war.
Daniel and half a dozen other n It
nesaes testified briefly at the opening
session of the open hearing here into
mask band outlawry in the More
house parish and the kidnaping and
alleged slaying of Daniel and T. FI
Richards.
Each of the witnesses testified in
support of the contention that the
bodies were those of Daniel and Rich
ards.
Captain Testifies.
Capt. W. W. Cooper, commander
of the military company stationed at
Mer Rouge, told of taking charge of
the bodies and holding them tinder a
guard of soldiers until the arrival the
next day of pathologists, who per
formed an autopsy.
T. Semmes Walmsley, assistant at
torney general, called to the witness
stand, produced as evidence in sup
port of identification of one of the
bodies as that of Daniel, a watch
with an inscription "J. E. Daniel. Mer
Rouge ” A belt and pieces of cloth
ing taken from the bodied also were
introduced as exhibits.
A. E. Far land. Department of Jus
tice agent, and J. E. Mcllwaln, a Mer
Rouge man, also testified in support
of the identification of the bodies by
means of bits of clothing.
Compares Cloth.
Farland produced a piece of cloth
ing which he said he cut from the
body, said to be that of Richards, and
a sample of cloth from which Mcll
wain testified ho ordered a suit of ;
clothes for Richards.
The cloth was declared by the wit- j
ness to be the same.
While Mcllwaln was on the stand
the question was asked as to his ac
quaintance with Daniel.
‘‘I knew him intimately," Mcllwaln
said.
“Did you not know where he car
rted his wntrh?” he was asked.
"In his watch pocket," Mcllwaln
sa id.
"For a time after he returned from |
France he wore it on his wrist, hut I
later carried It in h,s pocket."
The wrist watch was previously In j
troduced and it. was testified it was ;
found in the watch pocket of the
piece of trousers taken from one of
the bodies.
Court recessed at 4:20 o'clock until
9:30 tomorrow.
Falls City Vi oroan Burned
\\ lieu Gas Iron Explodes
Falls City, Neb , Jan. ,'j.—(Special )
—Mrs. drover I'lin, living near Kalis
City, was seriously burned, when a
gasoline heated iron, which she was
using, exploded In her hand, the
flames igniting her clothing,
Mrs. Klin saved herself by running
out of the house and rolling in the
soft dirt.
Callaway Ma nSliot in Leg
\\ liile Milking ill Barn
Callaway, Neb, Jan. 5.—(Special)
—A rifle bullet fired by Karl Kussell
of Whitman, and Intended for a
bird, went through two boards of a
barn and lodged in the leg of Garley
Mooney, who was engaged at the time
at milking.
New Pastor in Aurora.
Aurora, Neb., Jan. 5.—(Special.)—
Philip N. Shedd of Waterloo, Neb.,
new pastor of the Presbyterian eliurch
of Aurora, preached his initial ser
mon last Sunday.
New High School.
Callaway. Neb., Jan. 5.—(Special)
—The new high school building which
was erected here last fall was opened
for the first time this week.
Poultry Will Be Used to
Combat Grasshoppers
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Scottsbluff. N'b , Jan. B,—(Special 1
—The annual meeting of the North
Platte Valley Water Fsors association
here brought an attendance of 4n0
farmers, who discussed the problems
of Irrigation farming and planned for
the work of the new year. Need of re
lief from oppressive water charges
was stressed by the farmers, who au
thorized their board to send J. T.
Whitehead of Mitchell, their presi
dent. back to Washington to lobby in
the interests of relief legislation.
The water users are considering es
tablishing hatcheries on n wholesale
scale f ir tin- breeding id poultry to be
placed on the farms of members as
the best means of combatting the
grasshopper pest. It 18 (bought that
the poultry population of the district
would he increased by lioo.ooo blnb
by this means, which would make
necessary the securing of a market.
Colorado and Wyoming, as large im
porters of poultry, would probably as
similate this excess of Nebraska fowls.
Married .">0 Years.
Callaway, Neb., Jan. 3.—(Special!
—Mr. and Mrs B. F. llartzell of
Gandy celebrated their golden wed
ding anniversary. Eighty five rela
tives and friends were present on the
occasion.
Clonpon ,€>d6ra & Co.
Higher-Priced Dresses
Reduced on Saturday To
$25.00
Street Dresses
Afternoon Frocks
Dinner Dresses
Evening Gowns
One hundred and fifty dresses,
all taken from our regular
stock and all of them marked
at this low price.
1 hat They Were
Much Higher Priced
Is ascertained by the careful
tailoring and fine quality fab
rics which characterize both
the silk and woolen models.
Sizes 16 to 44.
Ready-to-Weer Section—Third Floor
January Prices On
FINE LINENS
Cannot Be Equaled
The lowest of prices because these quality lin
ens were imported direct to Omaha before the
new tariff went into effect. They present posi
tive substantial savings which cannot be dupli
cated after January.
Irish and Scotch
Linen Table Cloths
and Napkins
Greatly Reduced
2 by 2-yard cloths in several
beautiful qualities, reduced to
$5, $7.38, $12.89.
2 by 214-yard cloths are re
duced to $6.38, $9.75, $15.89.
2 by 3-yard cloths for $7.50,
$12.89, $17.89, $25.
Napkins to match any of
these cloths are priced
at proportionate savings.
Plain White Linens and
All of Our White Goods
Are at January Prices
Turkish Wash Cloths, reduced
to 5c, 8V3C, 10c and 15c.
All Fancy Linens are 25%
Less Than Regular Prices
Towels and Toweling
Very Low In Price
All Linen Huck Towels
Hemmed, are reduced to 39c,
50c and 59c.
Hemstitched linen bucks with
damask borders are reduced
to $1.00 and $1.25.
All Linen Crash Toweling
Brown linen at 29c a yard.
Bleached linen crash in two
qualities, 25c and 45c.
Turkish Towels Reduced
17 by 32 inches, Saturday, 19c
17 by 37 inches, Saturday, 25c
22 by 45 inches, Saturday, 42c
24 by 46 inches, Saturday, 50c
24 by 48, blue bordered, 59c.
26 by 50 inches, of a very fine
quality, 79c.
All Linen Glass Toweling of a
most substantial quality, 45c
and 50c a yard. ^
3 English Wool Hose
In Exclusive Novelties
$4.69 a pair
Hand clox, fancy ribbed ef
fects, plaids and checked
styles. Reduced to this very
low price for Saturday.
Imported Wool Hose
Reduced to $1.95 pair
Beautiful heather mixtures,
hand clocked. Every good
shade in full fashioned styles
that give splendid service.
Children’sW earables
For the Lowest Prices
A disposal of new winter gar
ments for clearance prices
brings the most interesting
values of the season.
Mannish coats for boys, 2 to 6
year sizes. Saturday for these
greatly lower prices—
$7.98 and $9.98
Little girls’ coats, 3 to 6 years.
Self-trimmed and fur-collared.
Reduced to these low prices—
$6.98, $8.49, $9.98,
$11.29, $19.98
Children’s bath robes, sweat
ers and sweater sets in sizes
from 4 to 14 years, infants’
handmade dresses, slips and
gowns have special I o w
prices now.
Second Floor
Economies For Men
Each of the following specials
is priced for less than its
worth:
Shirts—$1.55, $1.75, $2.25,
$2.75 up.
Wool hose (heathers), 75c pr.
Full fashioned silk hose, 95c.
Good cotton hose, 25c a pair.
Neckwear—50c, 6 5 c, 9 5 c,
$1.15 up.
Soft collars for 25c and 35c.
Blanket bath robes, $4.95.
Outing flannel night shirts,
.$1.55.
Save dollars on best qualities.
To the Left a» You Enter
Pumps and Oxfords
Every line where sizes are in
complete has been very de
cidedly reduced Saturday.
Pumps in suitable styles for
dress and street wear reduced
to $7.85.
Patent leather, satin and kid
with straps, turn soles and
fashionable Spanish heels.
Oxfords and strap pumps re
duced to $6.85.
Patent, kid and Russian calf
oxfords for street wear, also
patent and kid strap pumps
with welt soles and military
f] heels.