The Omaha Sunday Bee.
EDITORIAL SECTIOII.
Pages 1 to 8.
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THE OMAHA DEE
Best West
VOL. XXXVI-NO.
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Watch out especially for Red
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Art Discount Wind-up Sale
Two Extra Specials KiT
20 per cent discount on water
color oil and china paints, ex
cept gold, paper, pastels, bead
ing, board, etc. Monday onlr.
20 per cent discount on all Py
ro materials, except outfits. A
great summer pastime.
20 per cent discount on Pic
ture Framing.
20 per cent discount on framed
pictures in galleries.
20 per cent discount on framed
mirrors in galleries.
Frames for the Bee Pictures 35a
Shadow Box Pictures from our
big Chicago purchase, at $1.93,
$1.43, 98c and ..69a
25c Pyrography Frames . . . 17c
Art Second Floor.
la the Crockery
Ioga. Ware Beautiful Goods
VASES at 50c, 60c, 75c, 87c, $1.25 and up. Many different shapes
and decorations.
Bee the Sew Colonial Table Tumbler A perfect beauty, best table 1 flfl
tumbler we have ever seen, a dozen, at IsVIU
Big Lot English Bowl Blue band decoration,
regular 8c, 9c and 10c, Monday, any q
size, each
Whit China Plat, 74 Inches, coupe shape, for
decorating, perfect goods, (limit two dozen to a
customer), Monday, dozen, 2.00; 1 7
each 1C
English Rock Twtpot", plain brown, will
positively stand heat, each 29c and....
25c
Hand Tainted Fern Dish, full gold stipples, com
plete with lining, a $1.25 article AQ
for OJC
Beautiful Japanese China Nut Bowls, Bon Don
Plshe, Teapots, Vases, values up to OO
$1.50, choice, each JOG
Bee the New Tourainnn Ice or Sundae Glass for
homes, plain optic glass, ) AA
AiVU
dozen.
New Touralnne Glass with beautiful needle etched, pattern.
dozen
Tumblers to match,
dozen
English Porcelain 112-Plece Dinner Set, pretty shape, neat scroll
decoration, a $15 value for
Large Stock Jardinieres, all very newest designs, colors, etc., prices 211?
up from 4mt
.3.00
2.00
10.00
Tabard Inn Library
Vacation Reading
When on vacation or when tho
summer days are hot and a ham
mock in tho cool shade of the
trees is most inviting, then it is
that a book from a near-by Tab
ard Inn Library is invaluable.
Read All the New Fiction
by Purchasing a Mem
bership Book; price $1.18
r t. Books Ex-
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Main floor
Omaha's
Biggest Grocery
Money Saving Offers
and the Most Reliable
tioods Obtainable.
Dennett's Excelsior
Flour, sack ...91.no
And Fifty Green Trad
ing Stamps.
Dennett's llroakfiiRt
Coffee, 2-lb. can..4Hc
And Thirty Green
Trading Stamps.
BURNETTS
Miiiic,li jm
Basket Fired Japan Tea, pound.. .38c
And Twenty Green Trading Stamps.
Pure Ground Black Pepper, can. . .12c
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Worcester Table Salt, two sacks.. 10c
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Diamond C Soap, ten bars 2.V.
BUTTEB KIXKST ON THE MARKET
Bennett's Capitol Creamery, finest
made, pound brick, full weight. .24c
Monday Shoe
argaiiaS
IB
Bennett 'a footwear 1a the "out of the ordi
nary kind". Every pair carries a copper
riveted guarantee, a guarantee to wear long
and hold shape and style with the wear.
All Dorothy Dodd White Calf welted 50
' sole Oxfords, $3.50 values, at.
Dorothy Dodd Tan Calf and Chocolate Vici
. Shoes and Oxfords, $3.00 Q'J
value, at . . ... w. vP
60 Pairs Ladies' White and Gray Canvas
Ribbon Ties, $2.00 and $2.50 50
values, at ................. . ... ....... 1
All Men's and. Boys' Canvas Shoes and. Ox
fords, $1.50 value CI
100 Pairs Ladies' White Canvas Ties, with
extension edge, blucher cut, large Q Q
ejelets, $1.50 valuea, at" . . ...,OC
Misses' and Children's, White Canvas Gibson,
and Christie Ties, $1.50 values, Q O
) & )Ji mm-m mPm - at ' m wJ
Specials In Hardware Monday
Special Prices Still Continue on Screen
Boors Painted green, sizes fl
2-8x7 or 2-10x7, tor. OUC
Hard Oil Finished Doors 2-10x7, reg
ular 91.26 and l.6U;
special
1-rjt. tin Tomato Cans per
dozen
Hlne's Potato Ricer, regular
26c; special
AVaah Boilers, up
from
And forty green trading- stamps.
Extra nice Bread
Boxes at 73c
63c
and
And Forty Green
Trading Stamps.
Mrs. I'utta' Had
Irons, set of 3,
regular 9 8c;
special.
No. 280 Preserving Kettle, gray TQ-
granite; special.. tJG
And ten RTeen trading stamps.
Best on Earth Sal Irons, reg- QQ
ular 11.24; special JOG
Clothes Line, 60 foot, extra
good ZUC
And twenty green trading atamD.
Extra Good Scrub Bruxh, lor
98c
38c
15c
96c
53c
69c
10c
And ten green trading stamps.
BO-pound Floor Can, for 75c
And forty green trading stamps.
PA1NT8. PAINTH. PAINTS.
Best quality read mixed paints, leads" and
oils. Lowest prices. Double green trading
stamps.
Millinery at One-Third
the Price
All hats left from the
one-third price sale Sat
urday. About fifteen of
them will be closed out
Monday a.t One-Third
the Price.
Pretty line Mid-Summer sailors, very plain,
yet dashing and mannish, made on the
famous Knox block, $150 tytyp
hats Monday, ai... ...... Jr-JF
Charming Hrieof Dudks iridtls; big
gest line in the city to choose C Ap
from, Monday, 75c and... Jvt
Kodaks Kodaks
The weather is "Just great" for pic
ture taking, and onr stock la In tho
pink of perfection not a finer In the
whole west.
Everything Fresh, New,
Sweet and Clean
Prices
Right
Expert Photo
Advice With
out Fee
Developing and
Finishing is One
oiOur Culuarlis
Bring your pictures to us. S. E.
corner main floor.
Sour Pickles, quart 10c
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Chow Chow Pickles, quart 15c
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Corn Starch, pound package 4c
Imported Sardines, can ....10c
Salmon, hi -pound can ........10c
Schepp's Cocoanut, package 4c
Bayles' Boneless Herring, jar loc
Cocoa Velret Toilet Soap, six cakes. . . .25c
Laundrold, six cakes 25c
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Bayles' Cider Vinegar, quart bottle 18c
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Baked Beans, three large cans 25c
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Gedney's Pickles, 25c size bottle for 15c
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Red Cross Cream, two large cans 20c
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
ciieeseI
Full Cream New York Cheeae, pound 20c
And Thirty Green Trading Stamps.
Butterine Special Pound Brick Premium. 22c
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Bennett's Capitol Lemon Extract, bottle .18c
And Twenty Green Trading Stamps.
Bennett's Candies!
SEVERAL HUNDRED PACKAGES CHOCO
LATES Regular 5c packages,
each
TWO FOR FIVE CENTS.
DAHLMAN FOR SQUARE DEAL
Major Determined to Eaforoe Jut Weights
and Ifeunree of BUplea.
BOUND TO BREAK UP SYSTEM OF FRAUD
Firms itUlnc Im, Meat, Mlllt aad
Other Meeeaaarlea Caaaot Loas
( Pray, with Iatyanltr, I'pom
Cr4aloaa Pnbllo.
Following his determination to Insure
the welsolas ot all lea deliveries and to
eoura Zuil measure for what coniuroera
pay, Uayor Dablmaa baa begun a veritable
crusade to stop petty cheating la all kinds
of retail commerce, Including milk, cream
and meat. Ha baa held several conferences
with . Inspector of Weights and Measures
Pegg and an investigation la said to be
under wy that may reveal some astonish
ing facts when completed and the findings
given to the newspapers.
When Councilman Brucker Introduced a
resolution in the council some weeks ago
asking the public to take evidence and
report all cases of suspected short weight
r measure. It was thought the action
cam from a few Individual complaints and
waa not founded on generally substantial
grounds. Mayor Dahlman has become In
terested In the matter and finding hopes
alight for proving an ice trust, has devoted
bis attention to Insuring full weights and
the actual placing ot.the product on scales
before delivery. It. was. found that a great
proportion of .the ice delivered to resi
dence waa never weighed and the amounts
merely guessed at.
Set Their Ows Trap.
The announcement that the mayor waa
having an ordinance prepared to cover the
point and to hold the employe and em
ployer equally responsible caused ice deal
ers to hurry post haste to the executive
chambers and protest that such legislation
would ruin their bualneaa. Talk or this
kind merely settled the determination of
the mayor to carry out the course he bad
planned and the ordinance waa introduced
at the last council meeting and stands ex
cellent chances of passing.. Not only does
It require loe to be weighed, but all com
modities sold by weight or measure. Includ
ing wood, coal, fruits rvnd foodstuffs, to
be either weighed ot measured, aa the
case may be. i
Then last Bunday the Inspector of weights
and measures found eight out of seventeen
lot scale belonging to the Omaha Ice and
Cold Storage company to be defective.
They weighed less than they purported to
and some were fixed with two. Indicators,
on opposite aldea, one weighing correctly
and the other several pounds short. The
loe company protested that these could
not be facta, and even called, In Ita at
torney, but a demonstration at the city
ball terminated the objectlona quickly and
decisively.
Me. ay Short Meaeares.
New the Inspector has discovered there
are multitude of short milk measures In
se and hsa begun a wholesale process of
condemnation. He baa learned that In
some casea the milkmen claim to be In no
cant and to have believed the measures
honest, holding the dealers at fault. In
anaetor Pea looked into thla and found
that maay short measures are on sale.
Thla axouaad the mayor, who la now taking
steps to have legislation enacted. If neces
sary, to reach the dealers in measures and
to penalise them If they persist In cheating
their customers. To clear up the working
situation the mayor thinks he will require
all milkmen to bring their measures to the
city ball during the afternoon of next week
for testing and sealing or condemnation, as
circumstances develop.
Nor does the matter end here. Not long
ago an elevator conductor at the city hall
went Into one of the largeat downtown
meat markets and bought some steak. He
ordered a specific quantity, thought the
amount small, weighed it and found he waa
right. It remorstrated with the meat
market people. They declared their scales
were all right. A complaint was lodged
with the Inspector, who found the scales
upon which practically all of the large sales
of meat were weighed to lack several
ouncea of a pound when the pointers Indi
cated aa much. The inspector looked fur
ther. II has been amazed and astonished.
He is now going over the ground and taking
down facta and figures.
Months ago an ordinance to require the
stamping of the purported quantK on all
package and canned foods died peacefully
In the council. Now talk has been held
about reviving It and making it a law.
kLABAIGH CALLS FOR CO-OPERATION
Comntr Attorney Wants Help la
lee Trnst InTestlgratloa.
County Attorney Blabaugh is anxious that
all persons who have any knowledge of the
alleged Ice trust report their Information to
hint to be used In the investigation now
going on. Several witnesses have been ex
amlned. but so far no very direct evidence
except the denials of partly Interested has
been secured. Judge Blabaugh haa the
names ot one or twa more wltneases who
are said to have Information on the aub-
Ject, but he has been unable to get them
to appear to testify as yet;
BURNS TRIUMPHS OVER SELF
Hoitrs Claelaaatae Yields te Popalar
Will aad Coaseats te Re.
Eater Polities.
That devoted champion of the people's
rlghta, Clnclnnatua (Joe) Burns, of Lin
coln, spent Friday wandering about the
atreeta of Omaha. Mr. Burns served in
the house In the last legislative aessiou.
which rounded out a long lawmaking
career for him, and when the session waa
over he faithfully pledged hla friends that
never again would he Hat to the siren
voice and allow himself to be lured from
the rectltudlnous path of virtus into the
byways of pol.lUs.
"I have enough," waa bU laconto de
claration, "and will never again serve on
the floor of either bouse aa a repreaenta
tive of the people unless, of course, the
people's Interests aeem to demand my
presence there more In the form of a
member than merely a "representative. "
For yeara nd year Burns had been In
the legislature, either as a member of It
or the "third house," and he frankly ad'
mined that, covnting up both aldea of
the ledger, he thought be preferred the
third house for personal reason which
It Is not meet to mention.
"But I yielded, I fought my selfish am
bition to remain In the background and
conquered, quoth Statesman Burns, "and
finally allowed the voice of th popta' to
apeak for me. So nest winter I will be a
member ot the sana I a. The popl' bar
decided I am needed there and wherever
duty la there will I be also."
peaking of Blystone, property man In
the chief clerk's office for the last two
sessions, who is also on the Lancaster
county republican delegation. Burns - re
plied: ,
"Oh, yes, but then Bly can vote."
TENANT ASSAULTS LANDLADY
Younsr Woman Pushes Elder One
Down In Controversy Over
House Rent.
Mr. Thoma II. Carey of 2411 Burdette
street was fined 5 and costs by Police
Judge Crawford Saturday morning for as
saulting Mr. Annie M. Lewis, an elderly
woman living at 2417 Burdette street. Mrs.
Carey appealed the case.
Mr. Lewi testified she was pushed to
the ground by her tenant, Mr. Carey, to
whose house she went with a carpenter to
make repair. Mrs. Lewi was picked up
unconscious by neighbor and attended by
Dr. C. Impcy. Mrs. Lewis declared the
Carey family refused to pay rent and had
been served with- a notice to vacate, which
had caused some feeling between the liti
gants. Mrs. Carey said she did push Mr.
Lewis, but did not Intend to Inflict any
injury.
..Hoffman
....8ousa
Hall
Wallace
.. Calvin
Maale at the Park
Georsr Green and his band will be at
Hanscom park a usual Bunday and a
splendid program hus been prepared for the
occasion. The number vary to suit dif
ferent tastes and a person is sure to find
some number or two to his liking. Some
ot the old ravorites are to be played by
special request. The program:
PART I.
March Bouncing Betty Balfour
la I sarlne ldaiurka Kuvse uanne
Medley Overture ot Rossiter's Bunny
Bonas Ar. by Alfnrd
Ave Maria (soio ror cornet) .
Lr. A. D. Laird
PART II.
March The Liberty Bell
Walts Adlyn
Selection Marltana
Medley-1863 Old-Fashioned .
PART III.
I -a Paloma, 8pan!ah Serenade Yradier
Hearts and Flowers, a Flower Song (by
request) Toban
Cocoanut Dance (characteristic) Herman
March and Finale Lights Out McCoy
Muster's band will play the following pro
gram at the usual band concert In River
view park Sunday afternoon, beginning at
I o'clock:
PART I.
March Flying Arrow Hnlxman
Selection -Babes in Toyland Herbert
Romania Floating Aloi.e Buffington
Walts Nightlarks Ziehrer
PART II.
Overture Light Cavalry
Cornel Solo Selected
Mr. Qua. Covalt.
The Warblers' Serenade (new).
Fantaaie on Old Oaken Bucket.
PART III.
Rcboea from Oraud Opera Rosenkrani
l lccolo Sohj Selected
Mr. Arth. WehL
Manana Children Dance Mlssud
March King Cotton Sousa
WYOMING A COMING KINGDOM
r
New State's Wonderful Besonroei Ex
ploited bj Conmsiman F. W, Hondell.
SHOSHONE, HE SAYS, IS RICH COUNTRY
Praises John L. Kennedy and Other
Members of Nebraska' Delega
tion In Congress a Strong;
asa Inuuatrlou.
...Buppe
...Blahn
.Langey
Mortality Statistic. ,
Th following birth and death have
been reported to th Board of Health dur
ing th twenty-four hour ending at noon
Saturday:
Births Charles McLeland. 1141 North
Sixteenth, girl; Ham Moskuvlts, 1311 Ma
son, boy; A. W. Bowman, to:i Harney,
flrl; H. L. Cassel. 212 Lake, girl; John
taming, 272i Tenipleton, boy; David
Stone. Forty-eighth and lass, girl: Jos
eph Zenian, kOs Hickory, boy; Joseph Mor
rison, 22K C'barlea, boy.
Dealha Frmncte w. Baker. Benson, Zl;
Helena Balinl, 1501 North Eleventh, 10
months; Kllen Cronln, IS 1 Dorcas, If;
Martha W. tolraeral. slit Florence boule
vard. Hi August Kansk. HI Francis, It.
Congressman Frank W. Mondell of
Wyoming la in the city, enroute homeward
to Newcastle, Wyo., from Washington, ac
companied by Mrs. Mondell and their three
children..
"We have been putting In a few weeks at
Atlantic City to get away from the heat
and sultriness of Washington," said Mr.
Mondell, "and ar anxious to got back to
the cool mountain breeaae of Wyoming.
"Yes, the congreas waa a very busy one
and much ha been accomplished In the
way of legislation. I became well ac
quainted with your representative, Mr.
Kennedy, and find him to be a very ac
complished gentleman and sealou In the
Interest of Nebraska and Omaha. He waa
a member of the Irrigation committee and
is one of ita moat valued members. The
Nebraska delegation In congress 1 an ex
ceptlonally strong one, and Industrious as
well.
"We are all Interested In the Shoshone
opening just now and I am a little ur
prised there ha not been a greater rush
for the reservation lands. That country is
susceptible of the greatest developments
and la one of the best Irrigable sections In
the west. Under the present plan of the
government about 460,000 acre of the Sho
shone landa will be brought under Irrlga
tlon. The Big Wind river traverse the
reservation to the Owl Creek mountains.
where It cut through Owl Creek canyon
and then become the Big Horn.
K Section Snrpasse It.
"During the last year or two, aa a mem
ber of the Irrigation committee of con
greas, I have traveled over 10.000 miles of
Irrigable country. Investigating conditions,
and I know of no section that surpasses
the Shoshone country In this matter. Then
again, the Shoahon country la traversed
by valuable mineral ranges. Including gold
and copper, and He adjacent to other fine
mining aections. It la trulr a wonder
land and I anticipate that th recent gold
and copper discoveries In that country
will be the cause of the overflow of proa
pec tor a drifting Into the Shoshone region,
and thua become informed of Ita poaalblll
ties.
"The extension of the Northwestern rail
road westward and north through the
Shoshone country to Yellowstone park and
the extenaton of the Burlington Toluca
branch southward to Ita Cheyenne line at
Worland mean there will be a great cross
ing point of those road somewhere within
the Bnoshone country, giving it the best
railroad fadlitle In weatern Wyoming
Thla will necessarily hurry th opening up
of a great country there along all line of
industrial activity, and will ultimately
suit In the Northwestern developing Into
on of th great transcontinental line pa.
Ing directly through that region and which
will b the main Un to Yellowstone park.
"Titer la not th Ugbjet cause for Ne
braska baoecoinc alarms over tha diver
sion of the water of the North Platte by
the building of the great Pathfinder dam
fifty mile west of Casper. On the con
trary the North Platte Irrigation districts
through Nebraska will be immeasurably
benefited by the Pathfinder dam. The North
Platte will ceaae to be a roaring torrent at
its flood time, washing out the Irrigation
canal head and destroying the ditches, or
a .dry stream during the summer season.
The dam will conserve all these water and
permit the North Platte to become an or
derly well-regulated stream of steady vol
ume and flood will be a thing of the past.
The Irrigation law of Wyoming are o
stringent that the original possessors of
water rights will not be disturbed In their
holdings, and hence the irrigation canals
heading In Wyoming along the North Platte
and running Into Nebraska will not be disturbed.
I am more than pleased with the growth
of Omaha and the great future that la
surely hers. The city Is the natural mar
ket depot for the northwest, and as that
country develop Omaha' can but grow. It
I the natural gateway to the west and no
city can ever rob it of It prominence In
this respect. Omaha will surely become one
of the greatest of western cities, and it has
no more loyal friends than the people of
Wyoming."
GUILD BACK FROM MEETING
Commercial Clnb Commissioner Re
turns from Classification Com
mittee' Session In Mlchlsjan,
Commiaioner J. M. Guild of the Com
mercial club haa returned from Frank
fort, Mich., where he appeared before the
western classification committee in the
Interest of the shippers of Omaha. The
committee met first Tuesday afternoon,
was (till In session when Mr.. Guild left
Thursday night, and expected to finish
Saturday evening. It was one of the
longest meetings ever held by the com
mittee and a larger number of shippers
and Commercial club representative ap
peared before It than ever beforo.
Mr. Guild protested agalnat certain
changea In the classification and asked
for othera, but the fact that the Jobbers
were interested In so many various Items
prevented him from making a fight on
any particular Item. The result of the
deliberations of the committee will not
be published officially for some time.
Aalde from whatever good might have
been accomplished for the shipping in
terests of Omaha, Mr. Guild feels the ac
quaintanco be ha gained with traffic off
clala of the railroads and Commercial club
commissioners haa repaid him for the trip.
AGE SUBDUES STRONG WILL
Ingrmlty Conojuer Colored Woman'
Determination to Do for
Self.
When Superintendent Morris of the Aaso
dated Charities called to Inquire Into the
case of Mrs. Henderson, an aged, white-
hatred negresa, which bad been reported aa
urgent, be found the woman sick and destl
tute, but crawling about her room trying
to clean them with a broom. She lived at
2614 Cuming street and waa about to be
ejected for nonpayment of rent.
For year th woman ha carried, on a
plucky atruggl against poverty, support
ing herself by doing washing and house
cleaning. Bom months ago she fell sick.
but continued to work whenever possible,
having a repugnance amounting to revul
sion agalnbt going to the county hospital.
Her married daughter haa a large family
and a husband who earns small wages and
could not help her. Mrs. Henderson fought
bravely until age and illness won. The
superintendent regretfully arranged for
sending her to the county hospital and she
was taken there Saturday In an ambulance.
DENVER GREAT TO THE ELKS
Colorado Metropolis Entertain Con
vention in Royal Style,
Say Brucker.
Councilman Brucker, who I one of the
few O nut ha Elks who went to Denver, Is
lavish in praise for the entertainment set
forth by that city.
"It surpassed any anticipation I might
have had," said Mr. Brucker. "Beside a
purse of 176,000 for electric lighting, arches
and entertainment, many merchants spent
from I'jOO to $1,600 ornamenting their estab
lishments with incandescent lights and
color. It was too bad that the Omaha
Klka did not have a larger attendance at
thla meeting. Which wa th largest the
order ever held. I bad a splendid time
there."
The councilman said he did not know
enough about the last move with regard
to the city engineer's position to discuss It.
The Denver Times estimates that the
Elks spent $3,000,000 In Denver during their
stay, so the Elks were also a good thing for
the Queen City. At least one bunch of
Nebraskans broke Into the limelight dur
ing their stay, for the Times has the fol
lowing note concerning the delegation from
North Platte:
North Platte, Neb., did not believe In
walking. Some one of the delegates had
gone over the route, figured out the num
ber of miles, then took stock of the dol
lars yet left in the pockets of the delega
tion and secured automobiles for all. The
machines, of which there were a half
dozen, were tastefully draped with bunting
and fiugs. The women were, ot course,
there.
E. C. Page. Frank Furay and Josh
Lowe were Omaha Elks who returned from
Denver Saturday. They report the Urn of
their Uvea. One of the Incident of the
parado wa the ahower of flower and
snowballs which the Elka threw during
the parade. The Moffatt road had brought
down several car loaded with snow from
the mountains, and snowball flew thick
and fast.
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NO OMAHA BONDS FORGED
All Securities of This City Good and Fink
So Wires the East.
REPORT THERE OF SPURIOUS PAPERS
Hecelpt of Duplicate Interest Coupon
by South Omaha Treasurer
Supposed Baal of th
Heport.
City and County Treasurer Flnk wa dis
turbed Saturday by th Information tluit
a report existed In the east that a forged
Issue of Omaha municipal bond wa on
the market. The new came in a lultcr
from li II. Rollins & Sons, bond dualcrs,
from Chicago, making inquiries about the
$100,000 sewer renewal bond issue which
will be sold July 24.
As nothing 1 known In Omaha about
any forged bond Issues ot thla city, it is
supposed tha receipt of a duplicate lntercat
coupon by the city treasurer of South
Omaha a few weeks ago has produced tha
talk. Advertisement have been wired to
eastern banking and bond publications de
claring the report a falsehood and deny
ing that there 1 any forged paper attrib
uted to the city ot Omaha floating around
anywhere. The letter from the Kulllua
house reads:
Our Boston house advisee ua that thr !
an lasue of forged Omaha bonds being
ottered on the market. Will you kluiliy
advise us, that we, may know about Hi lb,
and send ua a description of the lasue
which was forged? We are on the look
out for the bonds (the Issue to be sold;,
and, of course, the fact of there being
forged bonds will hurt the market for uny
securities while aald bonds are outstanding.
"it would be Impossible for a forged
bond lttsuo to remain undetected by the
local treasury department more than six
montha, because request to pay the semi
annual lntereat coupona would reveal the
fraud," said Mr. Flnk. "The forged Issue
would not ba ot value to anyone uniesa
aold. No one would buy It except an Inno
cent purchaser. The Innocent purchuaer
naturally would collect hi interest when
It fell due, and when be endeavored to do
o the forgery would b ascertained."
Nevertheless, th report ba caused ome
uneasiness at th city hall, because of the
Injury It may do the city's credit.
NONE HURT IN BAD RUNAWAY
Four Person Have Remarkable
Escape and Thrill In Esper.
lenc with Team.
A thrilling runaway In which the live of
four persona were at atake ended happily
at Twelfth and Farnam atreeta at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning. A team driven by Mr.
Johnson, commission man living at Thirty
fifth and Farnam atreeta, dashed wildly
along Farnam street with a double-seated
carriage. The occupants were Mr. John
son, wife, U-months-old baby and Mr. John
son's sister. Mr. Johnson turned Into
Twelfth street after clinging to th line
and avoiding a collision during th wild
drive of two miles. That no one wa In
jured wa moat remarkable considering th
speed ot tha animals and th territory covered.
T. P. A. PICNICAT MANAWA
Annual Online; of Travelers Will Be
Held at the Lmke
Auaruat 4.
Th annual basket plcnlo of th mem
ber of Post A of th Traveler' Protec
tive association will be held Saturday,
August 4, at Lake Manawa. Manager
Byrne will make an especial effort to hav
everything provided for th comfort of
th picnickoi and special Council Bluffs
car will leave Fourteenth and Farnam
at I p. m. and every ten minute after,
ward. The crowd will leave at 2, ao th
whole afternoon and evening may be util
ised In th fun-making. Th member
ar Invited to bring their families and
friand and also an eligible member. Spe
cial Inducement ar offered to unmarried
men. Every on 1 requested to bring a
lunch.
DIAMONDS Frenr, lith aad Dodg lg
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