Freight Boats Would Boost Middle West River Navigation Promoter in Omaha to Internet C. of C. in Kansan City Meeting. Lachlan MaClesy, secretary and manager of the Mississippi Valley as sociation, was in Omaha Wednesday to confer with the Chamber of Com merce committee on waterways In an effort to get delegates for the Mis souri river navigation meeting at Kansas City April 11 and 12. More than 200 representatives from all cities along the banks of the Mis souri are expected to attend. Means of obtaining an appropria tion for the improvement of the water way for navigation will be considered. A survey of the river has recently been completed by army engineers, and their report is believed to be favorable to the project. The improvement of the river, Ma t’leay declared, would be of inestima ble value to farmers of the Missouri valley. Aid to the Railroads. "We do not plan a means of trans portation that will in any way Inter fere with railroads. It is to aid in the movement of crops and freight that we are interested. “Grain can be moved by barge line about 3 cents a bushel cheaper than by rail. Often, in the fall, rail facili ties are inadequate to handle the busi ness, but if barge lines were operat ing this congestion could be relieved. "Starting with the truck lines, their duty, in our scheme of things, is to supply the railroads. The railroad should take the produce of the farmer nr manufacturer at that point and transfer It to the leading point, of the waterway*. Then the barge lines would haul the freight on to the ex port point. New Orleans Good Port. "New Orleans Is the logical export point for this vast district. And New Orleans Is most economically reached by water. "Last year thousands of tons of products were hauled from' New Or leans to St. Louis, and from St. Louis to New Orleans on our barge line at approximately 80 per cent of the rail road rate. The saying to the farmers and manufacturers was something like $850,000. "For Nebraska hlone 68,121 tons of freight wereghandled at a saving of $88,557. For Omaha and this vicinity 55,791 tons of freight were handled and the saving was $72,529. "Wholesalers here have told me that $60 can be saved in freight rates on rvery car of sugar shipped by barge lin^s." Appropriations made In 1910 and 1912 for the Improvement and main tenance of the waterways stipulated that only the money to continue the work from year to year would be ap propriated by each congress. As a result, work has gone in small areas and has not gone as far as It might have. MaCleay cited the Panama canal as an example of what could be done when a full appropriation is given the engineers. Kvery indication now is that the Missouri will be vastly Improved with in a few years. It is for the purpose of organizing a movement to further this work that the meeting has been called for Kansas City. Charles Karbaeh 111. Charles Karbaeh, 54, builder of the Karbaeh block. Fifteenth and Doug las streets, Is reported to be very low at St. Joseph hospital. ■ 1 1 "" ' ' You Can’t Beat This Baby Grand Offer! A small payment down and $10.00 per month enables you to own one of the following slightly used grand pianos. The names tell the story. 3 Chickering & Sons, Behning, Ludwig, Schmoller & Mueller, Lindeman Premier, Behr Bros., Schmidt & Schultz and many others. Priced at $350 and Up Schnofler&flheflerAonoQ Jailed Bridegroom Not Sure Whether He Wed These, Too Willard Holt is in jail. He was ar rested for cashing checks. But possession of 12 pictures of beautiful women led police to investi gate his ways with women. Now Holt is alleged to have admit ted two marriages—but he can't re member whether he led more girls to the altar or not. Even when confronted by these pic tures he maintains his memory is gone. Here are four of the pictures Holt had with him—on his honeymoon with Marie Faulkes of Hastings, na tive English girl, when he wae ar rested at Winona, Minn. Nothing on the pictures to Identify them could be found except trade marks from Paso Roble* and Santa Barbara. Cal., photographers. But neither of them is a picture of his wife, Mabel, whom he left with their baby in Santa Barbara, Holt claims to police. Detectives are of the opinion other wives may hob up as the Holt investigation con tinues. Meanwhile they are holding these pictures, as well as Holt. /-\ Nebraska News , Nubbins VJ Grand Island.—John F. Tipton. 80. member of the Soldiers’ Horn® at Burkett, died Sunday. H® wai ad mitted to Burkett from Hardy, N'urk olls county. Nebraska, about 12 years ago. During th® civil war ha served In the Forty-first Indiana volunteer®. Surviving him are two son: W. It. Tipton of Grand Island, and G. G. Tipton of Jaaonville, Ind. \Vymore.—At a meeting of the Wy more board of education ail the old teachers were reappointed for the next school term. E. M. Short, super intendent for the past five years, was re-elected. Beatrice.—News hss been received of the death of O. IV. Irvin, 40, for mer Beatrice resident, at his home in Seattle. Blue Springy*.—Funeral services were held at the Methodist church for Mrs. John p. McGeehon, formerly of this place, who died at her home In Denver Saturday. She was the daugh ter of Charles Cavett, pioneer resident of Blue Springs. Geneve.—High school plsyers pre sented their drama, "Honor Bright," in the auditorium of the Nebraska Training School for Girls for the bene fit of the faculty and echool of the state institution. Readings were given by Everett Roles, Geneva boy, who has been attending e dramatic school in Chicago. Genova.—Arguing in favor of fur ther limit in immigration, the Geneva team won the decision of the Judges over Hebron academy. Ben) Cloud.—Mrs. F. P. Hendereon, a pioneer, died et hie home here Tues day. Fremont.—The 6ehurman building, a business block in the heart of the Fremont business district, was sold at referee's tale to John C. Hein of Fremont for 236,200. Fremont.—Oliver Buckridge, 17. and Crawford Howard, 16, both of Fremont, escaped serious injury’when their car plunged through the railing of e bridge over the drainage ditch on the Lone Tree road east of Fre mont, by leaping into the water 10 feet below. Newcastle.—Engineer William A. Newell of Wynot has returned from a five weeks' vacation spent on the Mexican border much Improved In health. Newcastle.—Harold Ward, », eon of Volney Ward, living near Laurel, who was accidentally shot by hts brother, Martin. 12, Is recovering and will be able to leave the hospital In a few days. Falrbury.—The Falrbury light and water plant has been without a man ager for more than a year aince the reaignatlon of G. D. Meyer, who had served 12 years. The council Is now on the lookout for a suitable manager. Fremont—Hull waa started In dis trict court by F. E. Pratt, who claims that Ernest Bader, business man here, and M. E. Correy, Omaha, sold him 22,000 worth of Cathedral Phono graph company stock, which was practically worthless. Mr. Pratt la head of the Golden Rod Creamery company. Cortland—Funeral services were held here for Mrs. Matilda Me Cormicla 7K, pioneer who died at the home or h«r son, Ed, near Clatonta. A daughter, Mrs. Edward Calland, riled 10 days ago. Three sons and a daughter survive: Harry of Omaha. Vernon and Ed of this vicinity, and Mrs. Theodore Stewart of Gothen bu rg. Bamestnn—Dr. 11. T. Pchull, 69, a resident of this place for several years, dlsd Tuesday at ths home of his daughter, Mrs. F. J. Woods. ll» had not practiced his profession of Isle. STYLE WITHOUT EXTRAVAGANCE 1519 1521 DOUGLAS ST The eyes of feminine Omaha are centered on this Great Style and Value event OUR SEMI-ANNUAL Fourth Floor COAT WIEK A Herzberg event that unfailingly brings out the most pronounced values of the year. An occasion when coat buying arises to fever heat. ] Fabric* of the hour. Style* that era limply irraiiitibla. I : t v i' 5,' Whether miss or matron, ¥ this wonderful coat event V : holds the answer to your m every coat problem. With a showing of coats which runs into the hun dreds, with prices prevailing that ara far, far be low the true worth of the garments, surely no woman who is contemplating tha purchase of a new coat but what will mahe an earnest effort to be here tomorrow. A Rare Assemblage of Smart S-P-O-R-T C-O-A-T-S Styles that are typically mannish; shadow and blanket plaids, novel stripes and checks and of course, all plain fabrics. Your favored color is (onerously represented. Most extreme values at— •24 Cs&u neSrin Unless you tnke Nehrin you arc not using the safest and most effec tive remedy that science has given you for tiie relief of colds, grippe, headnehe, neuralgia, rheumatism and pains In general. Ncbrin tablets are positively safer ind more effective than Aspirin tab lets and are superior in every way to cold and headache remedies con taining the heart depressing, habit forming drug Acetanilide. Blackmail Angle Now in Holt Case _ Bridegroom Without Memory Ma\ Be Former Sarpy County Man. Police now arc attempting to Identify Willard lloit, alia* William Wllmot Davis. 37, false ( hewing gum salesman, held by authorities for In vestigation, as George Clifton. Clifton is alleged to have shot his mother accidentally about one year ago In Sarpy county, and to have later attempted to blackmail Thomas GledhIU of the Livestock National bank in South Omaha. E. Ireland, 3*52 Hamilton street, told police he knew Davis when the latter was known as Ed Davis. He believes that Davis, Holt and Clifton may be the same man. Authorities will investigate Ire land's theory this afternoon. Davis was quizzed again today and signed a statement declaring he has lapses of memory and is unable to account for tw'o weeks of his trip from California to Winona, which ended In his arrest on check charges. He maintains that his father and mother live in Chicago. His bride, whom he married In Hastings, after a 24-hour courtship, was present when he made his state ment. She is noplussed by the tangle of his affairs. BRITISH AIRMEN RESUME FLIGHT Havre, France, March 2*.—Squad ron Commander A. Stuart MacLaren, of the British air force and two com panion airmen, who were compelled to land here on the first leg of their round-the-wortd flight took the air again at 11 thla morning. They expected to reach Lyons early in the afternoon. They lost their way in the fog and were forced to land here. ____ Lyons, France, March 2*.—Squadron Commander A. Stuart MacLaren of the British royal air force arrived this afternoon at 3:40 from Havre on the second leg of his round-the-world flight. , JURY TO HEAR SINCLAIR CASE Washington. March !*—The con tempt case of Harry F. Sinclair, who refused to answer questions of the senate oil committee, jaill be present ed to the District of Columbia grand jury Thuraday under plans announced today by District Attorney Peyton Gordon. By rushing the presentation of his case. Mr. Gordon hopes to get action before the present grand jury ex piree next Monday. Cited for Contempt. Contempt of court charge was brought against Dave Erickson, P.oss hotel, Wednesday. A liquor injunction was brought against Erickson recently. Yesterday he was fined $300 on a charge of illegal possession. Violation of the court's Injunction makes Erickson liable to the contempt charge. Garden Club to Meet. Garden club of Omaha will meet in the council chamber at the city hall tonight. Prof. H. D. Werner, horticul- , tural department of the t'nlveraity of Omaha, will speak. Talks by G. L. Klengman and G. W. Trimble will also he given. | WOMAN, 31. SLAIN ON LONELY ROAD New York, March 2fi—Mr*. Maud Pauer, SI, was murdered yesterday along a lonely road on Stal. n Island, near Mariners harlmr, evidently hy a man who a few moment* la-fore had volunteered to assist her. her mother and her two children, whose automo bile was stuck In the mud. Medical examiner* said Mr*. Hauer "as at tai ked and then stabbed The murdered woman, with her mother and children, was motoring homeward when her car became stuck. A youth drove up and offered to take Mrs. Hauer to a distant farm house to g*>l assistance. She ac cepted. Half an hour later the mother, a Mr* pperrf, M* the youth speed by jin hi* < ar Mi*. S|»ero, becoming anxious, took tlie ohilJren and started walking along the toad, Mrs. Spero found he-- daughter dy ing with a deep wound In her cheat HUNTER KILLED BY FRIEND’S GUN special III.[Mirk to The Omahs Bee. Hastings, Neb., March 26.—Paul Jones, 24, a newly married man living on a farm near Pauline, scared a rabbit out of some brush and called to his companion to shoot It. The companion. !«eo Warlow. 14, started to do so. his foot slipped, the gun went off and Jones received the full force of the charge at the base of his brain. He died early today. DRIVER HITS GIRL: KEEPS ON GOING Klimbelh Raiser, bookkeeper for the U <’■ Smith T> fiewrttrr company, was struck by an unidentified mot.. 1st at Nineteenth anil Harney al*> noon Wednesday. She was taken to the Iort. Forty-eighth street, surrendered her self to Police Captain Russell at Cen tral station about two hours after the accidenf. / * She declared the girl ran out in front of her car. She was not arrested. -1 Thompson-Beldens Itemize Several March Hosiery Features New shades, new weaves of quality hosiery are found at Thompson Belden’s for the same low prices every day. There are no seconds, no discontinued styles; we have only the new and the perfect. Full Fashioned Chiffon Hose * 169 Our Chiffon “Extraordinaire” is, in deed, a hose of merit at any price. The sandal sole is made double for sendee, the garter top is of lisle. Peach, Moresque, French nude and the standard gunmetal and black. »J95 An all-silk chiffon, silk to the top, with double silk sole and garter hem. Among the colors we mention French nude, dawn, peach, airdale, jack rabbit, bobolink, gold, silver, steel gray and racquet. *295 “Featherweight” chiffon hose of beautiful sheer, clear weave, unusually sturdy. Mah J o n g g, Bombay, Rouguer, Light wood. Aurora and Peau de Corail. You’ll love them. *4.25 McCallum chiffon in powder blue, Chinese yellow, banana, peach blow, stardust, asbes of roses and other delect able shades for fastid ious women. “You just know she wears them.” *50° McCallum’s "Fluf-fluf” hose of chiffon weight in special "Fluf - fluf” weave assure their wear er of more than ordinary smartness. Babbling brook, blush, gateau and others. Full Fashioned Street Hose »J 95 *145 The Thonipson-Belden special hose that Omaha women feel they are so fortunate in obtaining. It is full fash ioned of twelve strands of pure silk, and is made with lisle sole and garter top. Airdale. sombrero, lariet. sand, oriental pearl, jackrabbit, chestnut and others. A very unusual group of hose, each pair of which has been reduced to this price. All the new light shades are represented, although even.’ shade may not be obtainable in each size. Before buying hose, it would prove beneficial to see this $1.45 assort ment. 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