TITE OMAHA PATLY BEE: SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 'lPOfi.
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BENSON OPENS CAMPAIGN
First Meeting 8inoe Ticket Wu Nominated
Held in Fifth Ward.
REPUBLICANS URGED TO STAND TOGETHER
Candidate (or Mayor Takes Ocraalen
to Emphatically Dear dome 11
porta About What II la
Pledged to Do.
The opening; meeting of the republican
municipal campaign was held Friday even
ing at the Fifth Ward Republican cluba
headquarters. Sixteenth and Locust
street. The meeting was called to order
by President W. R. Christie of that or
ganization. The hall was crowded with
:ithuinst!r? r publicans and many of the
party candidates were prfscnt and made
short addresses. In calling the meeting
to order fr. Christie stated that the pur
pose of the meeting was to ratify the ac
tion of the republican primaries of April
;l sod to gi?t !iciiinlnted with the candi
dates. "If thrre any one thing I prldo j
inyxeir on. Mild Mr. Christie. "t Is that
I have een a g'md, consistent republican
for (lie hist flftocn yenrs and have stayed
lnslly by the republican ticket regardless
of lti being machine or nntl-machlne. and
T fi-el It my duty now to give the whole
th-Ket my support nnd I am going to do it.
What we want In this campaign is for
every republican to tally around the re
publican nominees. We cannot afford to
take any chances, for to lose the city elec
tion mltcht mean to lose the legislative
ticket, a senator and possibly a congress
man. We innnot afford to do It and there
fore let every republican do his loyal duty.
In addition to this the candidates are
worthy i'f your support."
Itrnsoii Denies Siimr Stories.
F.. A. Keiison. candidate for mayor on
the republican ticket, was then introduced
nnd deceived Willi applause. Mr. Renson
said: "I am not going to talk to, but with
you. Your Intercuts are my Interests and
my Interests are your Interests. I expect
and hope to be e le ted on May 1, With the
rest of the republican ticket. I can but
feel almost overwhelmed with the respon
sibility attaching to the office of mayor
of this great city. It Is a great, complex
organization In which all classes nnd con
ditions of men touch elbows with each
other. To administer the affairs of a city
of ino.COO Inhabitant!) will require a greater
ability than I possess and I shall need
and expect your co-operation. It has been
said of me that I havo In some way set
my heart upon Injuring the busbies and
enterprise of this city and that 1 shall labor
to close the cigar Mores, barber shops and
stop the street cars and even the Mis
souri river from running on Sunday. Were
llaron Munchausen liing today he would
be put to shnmo by some of the stories
that are told of m and what 1 have ob
ligated myself, to do should I be elected
mayor. 1 with to say right here that these
stories nnd things told of me ate such
us I havo never bald or thought of.
Interests All In Omaha.
"It Is Important to you who Is to he the
chief executive of your city and who Is to
be In the city council. With the mayor
and the city rouncil rests the weal or woe
of the city. I understand that my competi
tor, Mr. Dahlman, said In this hall a few
evenings ago that there was some questions
as to the quality of Mr. Benson's backbone.
I do not know Just what he meant, but I
am of the opinion thnt while backbone Is
a pretty good thing to have that there
are other equally Important qualities essen
tial In a mayor. My Interests are all here
In Omaha and I expect to make this city
my home for all my life. I believe I have
always been a republican and nm a repub
lican now. n would be a grievous mistake
for us to turn the city government over to
the democratic party for the effect that
It would have on our legislative ticket nnd
the possibility of giving us a democratic
senator and congressman.
"The World-Herald says that nil the
public corporations are behind my candi
dacy. I wish to brand this statement as n
falsehood, for it Is not true. That paper
has nlso statd that I have signed an al
leged pledge prepared hy the Fontanelle
club to do certain things and to le gov
erned by It In the making of appointments
and In carrying out a policy dictated by It.
The statement is absolutely false and I
state here publicly, on my honor as a gen
tleman, I have never been asked by the
Fontanelle club to sign any sort of n
pledge, nor have I any knowledge of,
neither have I ever seen any Kind of a
pledge of fidelity to the special Interests
of that club. I feel confident In making
this same statement for the other candi
dates on the republican ticket. So let us
brush that falsehood aside."
Kutlre Ticket Kndorsed.
Tony Stone presented a resolution on be
half of the-Fifth Ward Republican club
endorsing the candidacy of Mr. Benson and
pledging the hearty support of the club
to the entire republican ticket. The resolu
tion was unanimously adopted.
The other speakers at the meeting were
Hubert Cowell, S. K. Grecnleaf, candidate
for city clerk; W. W. Bingham, Harry
Ziniticin, 1. e. Lucas. C. J. Anderson,
D A. N. Chase, candidates for the city
'L.tincil.
W. I. Kietsted called attention to the
fact that tii'.'n) bonds were to be voted for
at the approaching election and advised
that this matter be kept before .the public.
I'nlcss these bonds carry there can be no
more paving done this season, as the pres
ent paving fund V about exhausted.
Kach of the candidates denounced as a
baseless falsehood the World-Herald story
that they had all signed the alleged Fonta
nelle pledge.
Dr. Christie closed the speechmaklng of
I lie evening by a strong appeal to all repub
licans to stand for the entire republican
ticket from top to bottom. This same ap
peal was made by every speaker.
ELECT YO
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EASTER
SWT
TODAY
Clothes for the critical man are here the kind you'll wear with pardonable pride on Easter Sunday. Those who make our men's
clothing floor their outfitting place, not only get well tailored clothes thoroughly stylish clothes, per-fect-jitting
clothes, good wearing clothes but will get for $10 what others sell for $13 will get for
$15 vvhat others mark $20.
Our garments this season are modeled so closely on the lines of the
clothing produced by the most correct custom tailors that it is impossible
to detect the difference in many instances. As a demonstration of how lit
tle money it costs to be well garbed and well groomed see our special lines
of suits at $10.00 and $15.00.
Fr Mer Who Sa.y "Show Me Your Best" "Styles" here are right at every price but the man who can pay $1S and tip to for
his spring suit can wear the fine imported woolens that have a character all thtir oxen can enjoy the touches of expert hand tailor
ing which dressy men insist upon such suits here are $1S to $Jo.
Easter Suits that will Satisfy the Boys at Prices that will Please the Parents
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Next Sunday when most all the other boys come
out in spick-span-new spring suits, the boy you are
responsible for will want to look as well as the aver
age anyway. lie can line up with the best of them if
you fit him out here, and we'll make the cost lighter
than you think way below the prevailing prices
elsewhere.
$2.95 Buys $4.00 Boys' Suits
This much will fit your boy out with a handsome
Norfolk or double-breasted suit with knickerbocker
or regular trousers made of strictly all wool English 7-
blue serges, cheviots and cassimere fift
sizes from 4 to 10. These suits are S Jk)
worth $4.00. They are special at
hi
Confirmation Suits for Boys
Thousands of boys will be confirmed next Run
day parents who are seeking for their children gar
ments that are far removed from the commonplace
will be deeply interested in a line of highly tailored
confirmation suits single and double-breasted with
vest styles in serges, clay worsteds, unfinished
worsteds, thibets something to please every boy
whose taste is well developed and delight the par
ents, too.
Knee Pants Suits,
at
Long Pants Suits,
at.
2.50 to 4.50
....$5 to $14
Conspicuous Among the Best Dressers Next Sunday Will Be
Men Who Buy Their Easter Furnishings Here
Eaister Neckwear
The most bountiful assortments at every
price, and you know that variety is the key
note of this spring's neckwear. Our 25c
line gives you choice from others 50c
grades and you can't match a scarf of our
45c grades elsewhere under 75c.
MEN'S GLOVES $1.00 FOR.
EASTER.
Ask for the best glove on earth for the
price, "Nebrnka ripe'clals."
Shirts for Easter
If you want a ready-to-wear shirt for Eas
ter that has the appearance and Rood
points of custom-made, a "Savoy smrt"
is the shirt for you. Newest Ideas for
Easter, plaids and stripes,, coat stylo,
IV with pleated or soft T f PA CI
j bosom JU-P
A new assortment of fine white or fancy
wash vests. Select one for .50-7-2
Here's The Hats For You 1 1
Correct types for men (young, old or middle aged),
who 11 have his spring hat above criticism, y J?
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THE "EASTER DERBY" (like illustration.) -
First under the wire in the estimation of the smart and
up-to-date dresser. An unusual derby hat
in all ways
STETSON'S $5.00 hat values for $3.50 AVhen a new
block comes out we are one of the few store in the
United States that get them first. Over one hundred
new and distinct styles in Stetson's to show
joii, at
ZOO
3.50
SUIT CASES $3.98
338
TODAY We will sell
500 All Leather Suit Cases,
for
BasBBBaBBBSBassaisssBaaBBBBBaasaa
Boys' Knee Panis 45c
45c
TODAY A very special . ,
asortment of all Wool Knee
Pants, at
MITCHELL STARTING WEST
President of Miners' Union Clones Eastern
Headquarters ii New York.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS TO MEET
.
Proposition of Ohio Mine Owners to
Ltttf Questions to Arbitration
Will Be Considered by
Miners.
NEW YORK, April 13 -rresldent Mitchell
of tho miners' union, was busy today pre
paring to closo his headquttrters hero and
return to Indianapolis tomorrow. All the
members of the teneral scale committee
l.ave left for their homes In the anthracite
regions and will not be called togelhtr
until after the receipt of operators' reply
to the proposition submitted to them yester
day by the miners.
Id the face of the pessimistic expressions
of some of the members of the scale com
mittee President Mitchell Is hopeful of a
peaceable ending of the controversy with
the operators, lie believes the operators
will make ait answer, which will permit
the continuance of the negotiations Instead
of abruptly ending them.
Tresident Mitchell goes to Indianapolis
tomorrow to prepare for the meeting of the
International executive board cf the miners'
union. At this meeting the proposition
made last week by the Ohio operators to
arbitrate the dispute between the mine
owners and the striking miners in that
statu will be considered.
Independent Operator Talks.
K. P. SturgeHs of Scranton, an Inde
pendent coaj operator and one of those
who signed'the letter Bent to the operators
urging them not to concede the demands
of the miners, called on President Mitchell
of the miners today. After a brief con
ference with Mr. Mitchell he said:
"I am here to see Mr. Mitchell about
one matter and that Is all. I am sorry my
Are You Getting Full
Value for Your Money
Every level-headed man. whether ho puts $190 or $1,000 Into a
piano, wants the best he can get for the money.
He doesn't want to pay $250 for a piano worth only $190 or $200.
He doesn't want to find, after he has bought the piano, that gome
would-be friend had received $25 or $50 conimisbion for inducing him
to buy it.
Spring has eome round again, and we eay with certainty born of
investigation that we have the best pianos in the world for the price,
and that our prices are from $50 to $150 lower than prices in other
stores for the name quality of pianos. Look around, come and see,
and we'll prove it. We are factory distributers for Knabe, Kranich &
llach, Kimball, Bush-Iine, Ilospe, Cable-Nelson, Whitney, Hinze, Hal
let & Davis, Burton, Cramer and others.
A. HOSPE CO.
1513 Douglas St., Omaha. Neb.
V.hmI Tuning, S2.50. 1'Uno Itemed. 93..V) sjp.
visit has become known, as none of the
other operators knew that I was coming
here or the nature of my business with Mr.
Mitchell. I still think there will be a
strike."
Mr.' Mitchell declined to discuss the con
ferance. Touching upon the l-eply of tho
ojKTators yesterday Mr. Mitchell said:
"I do not consider that the reply received
yesterday from President 13aer is final. It
was written on the spur of the moment
and without deliberation. I. expect that the
answer to come from Mr. T.acr In a week
or two will open up a new line and I don't
think the situation Is such that there will
be a strike. There Is reason to believe
that tha operators may see a new light."
Mlnera Have I.lttle Hope.
PHILADELPHIA, April 13. There was
but little hope for Industrial peace In the
anthracite region today among the men
most Interested In the coal situation. One
and all seemed convinced that nothing
short of an unexpected Intervention of some
,sort can now urevent a coal strike, or
rather can prevent the declaration on the
part of the coming mine workers' conven
tion that a strike exists.
It is regarded as settled, according to the
general belief In the region, that the mine
operators have gone as far as they will
go. An Important official In one of the
largest coal companies of Scranton tele
phoned from New York today:
"There will be no more concession. There
will be not one Jot conceded by the oper
ators. That is definite; that Is settled.
There will be no more counter proposi
tions, Just a simple refusal to consider the
miners' lutest proposition."
The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western ,
claims to be mining one-sixth of Its normal
output and that In case a strike Is de
clared It will put on enough men to pro
duce one-half its normal output. The Brie
continues to operate Its No. 5 and Barnum
breakers a few hours each day, but the
other companies are working nothing but
washeries, with the exception of the Peo
ple's Coal company, which Is working over
time and producing 1.500 tons a day. This
is the only nonunion mine In the region.
Prevent Work on Xfw Shaft.
PITTSBl'nO. Kan., April 13. Three hun
dred miners from Curranvllle, located ten
miles north of this city, formed in a body
this afternoon, marched to where men were
employed In sinking a new shaft for the
Sheridan Cosl company and compelled
them to quit work. No violence was used,
but strong tl'.reatr were made. Usually
shaft sinking It not considered union work
and it Is not, as a rule, recognized by the
Mine Workert," union in any connection
whatever. Tho company will employ armed
guards to protect the men at work.
The district convention of the Kansas
Mine Workers today took up the report
of the scale committee. The sessions are
secret and the delegates are forbidden to
discuss the procercilngs outside tha hall,
but It Is Intimated that tho differential will
be voted on tomorrow.
Iowa Scale Completed.
DKS MOINES. April lJ.-As far as the
question of prices for labor are concerned
the scale to govern mining of coal, In Iowa
for the two years dating from April 1.
1j, was completed today by the Joint
conference of Iowa operators and miners.
All advances were agreed to, the miners
practically winning out. There ts little
reason to doubt that a scale will be signed
Wednesday and that all mines will resume
May 1.
Some Men Qolt Work.
PITTSRURI, April It Twelve hundred
miners employed at the Great Lakes Coal
company at Kaylor. Pa., quit work today.
The refusal of the company to agree to
sessions asked for by ths mint workers
and Included in the
cause of the strike.
1903 scale was the
DATE FOR THE HAGUE MEETING
Russia Notified That Any Time After
September SM Will Be Acceptable
to the I nlted states.
WASHINGTON, April 13. An important
step toward the agreement upon a date
for the assembling of the second Hague
conference was made today whin Secre
tary Root Informed the Russian govern
ment that the convenience of the I'nlted
States would be served by the selection of
any date later than September 30, next.
This date was mentioned because It was
calculated that it would mark the conclu
sion of the Pan-American conference at
Rio and the ability of the delegates there
In attendance to reach The Hague In cases
where they where charged to represent
their governments In this conference.
Tbe greatest satisfaction If expressed at
the readiness with "which the Russian gov
ernment accepted the suggestion from .the
State department from the designation of
a later date than July for the conference
at The Hague.
An Important objection to an Immediate
convention was connected with the pro
posed representation of the south and cen
tral American states in the conference.
These states found upon an Inspection of
the Invitation to the conference that they
would not enter at once upon an equality
with those who had signed the original
Hague treaty, no steps having been taken
to give effect to article LX of The Hague
convention, which reads:
The conditions upon which the powers
which were not represented at the first In
ternational peace convention can adhere
to the present convention shall form the
subject of subsequent agreement amongst
the contracting powers.
The south and Central American states
Invited to the second conference make it a
condition of attendance that the signatory
powers of the first convention shall give
effect to the first convention before the
second meeting. All of this will consume
some time and probably the coming sum
mer will be consumed before this can be
completed.
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance com
pany and head of Its loan department, and
the company's actuary, C. A. Loveland,
went on tho stand. In comparing the as
signment clauses of the policy loan papers
of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
company, and other companies making
policy loans, Mr. Sanborn testified that the
assignment of the Northwestern's policy
provides for the absolute forfeiture of pol
icies used as collateral for loans from the
company, upon default In the payments of
principal. Interest or premiums on the
policy. This Is declared by Actuary Miles
M. Dawson to be the most severe assign
ment clause of any company, although
some eastern companies are said to have
somewhat similar clauses. Mr. Sanborn
said the assignment conditions are rarely
enforced.
The testimony of Actuary Loveland de
veloped the fact that the passage of the
Wisconsin law compelling dividend divi
sions on policies at least once In five years,
had caused the company to abandon writ
ing all deferred dividend policies.
BIG FAILURE IN WICHITA
Federal Coart Appoints a Receiver
for the J.' P. Baden Produce
Company.
WICHITA, Kans., April 13. Acting upon
the petition of creditors In a case of vol
untary bankruptcy brought against the J.
P. Baden Produce company at Wlnfield,
Kan., Judge Phillips of the United States
circuit court today took the affairs of that
company out of the hands of the state
court by appointing C. W. Southward of
Wichita to succeed J. F. Balllet as re
ceiver. The creditors Include several large
coal companies and nearly three thousand
farmers and dealers In produce in the south
west. No report has been made upon the
assets or liabilities, but the matter will ex
ceed a quarter of a million dollars.
BUILDING STRIKE AT ST. LOUIS
Bricklayers and Stonemasons Called
front Work Where Nonunion
Men Are Employed.
ST. LOUIS, April 13. Joseph Kolley and
Bert Chllds, officers of the Bricklayers'
and Stonemasons' International union,
drove around St. Louis today calling off
bricklayers from every building Job on
which the stonemasons employed were not
affiliated with their organization.
During the forenoon, it was said, work
was stopped on 190 buildings and there were
about fifty more that had not yet been
visited. It Is estimated that 2,000 men
stopped work. Officials of the union say
they believe they have the better of the
situation and that the strike will be over
within a week.
A Brave Klaht
against Stomach, Liver and Kidney Trouble
Is always successful If carried on by means
of Electric Bitters. 60 cents. For sale by
Sherman & McConnell Drug Co.
Bee the City and Take an Automobile
Bide Cheap.
50c a trip. 50c a trip.
For the Young Women's Christian Associ
ation Building Fund. Cars leaving Six
teenth and F&rnara streets every five
minutes, commencing at 1 o'clock Saturday
p. m. the 14th.
Police Chiefs Uolna" Home.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., April 13-The po
lice chiefs' convention disposed of miscel
laneous routine matters todJy. Many dele
gates will leave for home tonight, although
the convention
until tomorrow.
will not officially close
POSSIBLE GOVERNOR IN CITY
c.
J. Miles of Hastings, Who Made
Remarkable Race for Mayor,
Visits Metropolis.
C. J. Miles of Hastings was In Omaha Fri
day. Mr. Miles has the unique honor of
having been elected mayor of Hastings
for the third time and of having but three
votes cast against him In the last election,
his democratic opponent withdrawing from
the race and the party declining to fill the
vacancy thus created.
Since this remarkable showing, friends
of the mayor have suggested him as a
candidate for governor and another pro
spective candidate for that office from
Hastings, J. p. A. Black, has announced
his Intention of withdrawing In favor of
Mr. Miles. So far Mr. Miles has ma' no
formal announcement, but Is looking over
the field with a view of making a decision.
CITY BOYS PINE FOR PLAINS
Chicago Ijida Tarry In Omaha on
Their Way to Ranch la
Wild Montana.
Bob Mason and Billy Wilson, two Chicago
youths, were discharged by Police Judge
Crawford Friday morning when the young
men told the magistrate they were bound
to a friend's ranch at Billings. Mont.
Mason and Wilson were picked up on sus
picion by the detectives. They declared
they had tired of metropolitan Hfe In the
Windy City and longed for large lots and
bucking ponies. The police Judge ad
monished tho youths to keep going west
until they reached their destination.
PROBING INSURANCE COMPANY
Persons ot Policy Holders Seem to
Have Controlled ortb western
Mutual Life.
MILWAUKEE. April 13-The most sen
sational feature today of the examination
of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insur
ance company by the special legislative In
vestigating committee was the production
of documentary evidence tending to show
that Mrs. H'nry L. Palmer, wife of the
persldent of the company was a frequent
Investor In loans on policies of the North
western Mutual Life Insurance company
and that on one of these loans ut least
negotiated In 18S9, but which was still run
ning In 1S-G, she obtained an Interest rate
of S per cent.
During a portion of the time Mrs. Talmer
was obtaining this interest rate policy
loans were being made by the company
Ittelf at an interest at the rale of per
cent. The record of the company for Its
election of IMil were produc ed showing that
a majority of the eisons who voted proxies
were not policy holders of the Northwest
ern Mutual Life Insurance company and
that thus the rather strange situation ws
created of nonpolicy holders In the company
actually electing the officers who controlled
the company's business.
This afternoon pcrley B. Sanborn of the
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you can do more work, enabling you to earn
more money, so that you can buy more
Uneeda Biscuit
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