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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1907)
I TllK OMAHA DAILY JifiE: KATiTKI)AY. MAY 4. W07. 7s ""N "V r A ii ' " A i OVR PRICES RAISE THE BUYING POWER OF YOVR MONEY' SHIRTS for PARTICULAR MEN Neckwear A tilh soarf istho "Flower of l)refs" 1612 & TARN AM STREETS, OMAHA. IIC PEOPLES FVRNITVRE AND CARPET CO. Established 1887 IP mrm'i u Mil- O O t:h km mm O WHY PAY CASH O OR your clothing when it is not at all necessary, keep "l your money in the bank. Let it earn interest for you. jr We will cheerfully extend DIGNIFIED and DESIRABLE J : Viif CREDIT to you and clothe you in garments of quality ab- v. J Osolntely as good as you can purchase elsewhere and where :u i : 5 i it i. v . j uu jjj ue ii'iuiieu wj pay an casii- ' , We want you to look at our goods. You will not be V. ( urged to purchase. "We have polite salespersons to wait ( Oupuii uu. u ubi iook ana compare prices, mai s ail. f EVERYTHING MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES. V ) O O o20 Oiseoisnt SaBeo O Unseasonable weather left us with more goods In the month of f J ADrll than we would like to own. In order to ml nu nnr etnrir (' quickly we will give a discount of 20 per cent from the marked price, f V This appl'es to merchandise In our Ladles Cloak Department only. X All goods priced plainly. Ladies' raiiored Suits O o o o o o o o o C) O o o o o L J $15 Ladies' Suits $12 $20 Ladies' Suits $16 $30 Ladies' Suits $21 $40 Ladies' Suits $S2 Etc., Etc. Walking and Dress Skirts $5 Ladies' Skirts $4 $10 Ladies' Skirts $8 $15 Ladies' Skirts $12 $20 Ladles' Skirts $10 Etc., Etc., Silk and Cloth Jackets $5 Ladies' Jackets $1 $7.50 Ladles' Jackets $6 $10 Ladles' Jackets $8 $12.50 Ladles' Jackets $10 Etc., Etc., . Millinery $2.50 Ladies' Hats $3.50 Ladles' Hats. $6 Ladles' Hats. . . $7.50 Ladles' Hats Q Men's and Boys' o o o o Clothing BUY YOUR SUIT NOW PAY FOR IT LATER ON We carry a complete line of Men's J Union-Made Working Clothes C) C) o o o o o o Men's Men's Men's Men's Boys' Young Men's Men's Men's Ladies' Suits, from $7.50 to $25 Pants, from $2 to $6 Hats, from $1.50 to $3.50 Shoes, from $2.75 to.... $5.50 Suits, from $2.50 to $5 Men's Suits, from $6 to. $12.50 Dress Shirts, from 60c to. $1.50 Underwear, from 25c to....$l Neckwear, from 25c to 50o ' Shoe6, from $2 to $5 HAVE IT CHARGED ! "N f "N 2 $2.80 4 ftfl jF" j If 8 occo UNION PACIFIC EARNINGS BIG i. Iicrease of Two Million Dollar list Hebraska tht Fait Tsar. BRANCH LINFS OPERATED AT A LOSS Reseats at ratverslty Will G Into Coart to Ttil Raliaa; of Aadltor ea lmr af Warraata la Ad Taarr af Tas Pay-meat. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Msy S. (Special Telegram.y-. A. W. Bcribner, tax commissioner of tha Union Pacific, brought down his report and filed it with the State Board of Assessment toriar, and It wl'l be used as the basis of assessment lor this road. Thft Union Pa cific, according to the report, has done fairly well during the last year, taking Trythlng Into consideration, even though ft freight earning? only amounted to il.!S,77 In Nebraska. This was an In crease over the freight earnings last year of the small aum of about ll.&O.nnO. Tha ljMenger earnings were only Increased about KuO.Ouo, while the total gross earn ings were Increased only about 12 000,(0). The net earnings per mile, however, were only Increased about 3U0 a mile. This was due to the Increase In the cost of operating and to the payment of taxes, which for the lact three years has not been Included IBI 14.139,333 16,JH,M6 7,lC2.7t'l 14. 11,7.(U ,r6 367 7,(Jb6.i-.T9 7,17 19,53i,l. SHIRTS WFMCIStOH acta) IN TNI rfTM er A CLUCTT FXua- s) Ml sjT hi tni Ci.o ArratTiOn to mtil ImiSN ATTINIMI TMI MS a. ii4 or all ciwtrrr HiaTa. kWTlMOHMI aTTcaaa, CMTCTT. MiOB 4 eo. In theae expenses. The capital stock, tha report shows, was reduced J1,000.000, but Just why and how ts not explained. Following Is a comparison of the financial statement of the road In Nebraska for the years 19u6 and 190. the mileage being KlVi each year, while the capital stock and divi dends are applicable to the entire line: 19"6. 1M Capital stock : J396.171.700 3.w!i.:i0 m akenger earnings Z.JHxI.Uil isji.121 Freight earnings 10.471. 7 U.ftv.itjT rjarnuigs, other sources 1,37.M I.4S6.1M-S lutai gross earnings... Uteratiiig expenses In Nebraska (.Including taxesi Net earnings, Nebraska Urs earnings per mile Net earnings per mile.. Dividends made. The earnings shown Include all earnings on both local and Interstate traffic. The gross earnings on local freight and pas senger traffic the report says, are about 1S.2 per cent of the total gross earnings on all auch traffic in, through and over the alate. "The net earnings shown are found by deducting expenses of operation and taxes from gross receipts. The road claims they cannot be taken to represent the actual net profit from the business. The report divides the earnings and ex penses of the main line and two branches which go to make up the sywrn In Ne braska aa shown below: Main Line, 47. Miles Freight earnings. fn,143,3U.tft; passengar earnings. f2.5u7. 1(; other earnings. $1,413,177.58; gross earnings. liS.(.4.32 ef. operatinit expenses and taxes, 7.iHtlti2.Sl: net earning S7.1!. 10.14, Kaxmngs per mile. gro, $s;,23oSL Darnings per mile. net. 115. 9. 63 Kearney Branch. 6& 7 Miles Freight earn ings. ti7.W3 M, paasenper earnings, tl.o4o.K3: other earnings, t7.fl.62; grots earnings, .5St0s; operating expenses and latn, 1H.7:167: net earnings (deficit). $:S,:s..4. Fmlngs per mile, gross. $1.47.'$. F-.irn-Iiiks rer mile (net deficit), tJu'.ir.. trr.aha Si Republican Valley Branches. 4 32 Miles Freight earnings. I.S7.U4 S-l ; fassenrer earnlnits, $:y7.7 2": other urn ngs. tuS.7S.iel: gruss earnings. S1.IM.'42.2'!: operating expenses and taxes, tl,ZJ0.S22.26; net earnings dtflciti. 'i iVKil. earnings pr mile, gross. II 4S7.S4. tarnlngs per mile, net (deOlt). H6L76. The roid la now aaaeaaed at lao.MO a mile in Nebraska. Rtfrati t Teat RnllaK. Tba regmu of the State university will go Into the supreme court to test a ruling of the state aodltor made this morning re garding the payment of warrants ordered drawn by tb boaxeL Auditor Searle ruled that the antil the money was actually In the state treasury te would sot Issue a warraat oa a voucher filed by the rea-enta. ThJe rullnoT la taaed oa the bill passed by the leglsattura approfirlatlng 1 mill levy ferlbo uoo of the onlTeratry. The bill reads "proct ros (rota the 1 mlU Irry" shall bo oa4 and Mr. Bearle bolda vr.ta tts money la In the treasury theie are no proceeds. Kagwut AUca la u( tXa opuUua tve rxliag Our Prices Are Going to Talk! THE most eloquent and convincing salesman In this store Is "PH1CK" If you are a Judce of values and know what constitutes high grade apparel, he will speak to you In a lan guage easily underatood. If you are not a Judge you may safely come here, for the clothes miCK" sells for us will never disappoint you in their style, making or quality rather, they'll make you wonder how you were ever satisfied with the common-place sorts of clothes. When you buy shirts It costa no more to buy the kind that fita Our shirts fit as well aa our suits. 'We couldn't say any more In praUe of 'them If we talked for a weea. Stars $i.50 up Manhattans $1.50 up . & W.$2.50 up B. S. Specials $i up Elgins$1 Ideals 50c up Princely 50c up DRESSY GLOVES r$lnr$12nr$115 t ' l:..n 1 j FOR SPRING SUITS At this price we offer you an assortment of styles and fabrics not to be found at any other store. They come In worsted, cheviots and serges plain colors, checks, overplalds and stripes and cut in the very latest styles they will surprise you when you see them. FOR SPRING SUITS That are far superior to any other store's $12 suits In fact, an oqual quality sells elsewhere at about $15 worsteds, cassltneres, chev iots, beautiful patterns that will fit you right, for they were made by men who know what "a fit" means. FOR SPRING SUITS It Is pretty generally con ceded that our $15 suits are without a peer In Omaha some stores claim to have suits Just as good we're sat isfied to have you size them up alongside other lines . worsted, velours, casslmere. cheviots, etc., snappy pat terns made into beautiful shape retaining garments that fit jou right. 111! u VaV. in We have only the best makes and can suit you no matter what your taste may be. $1 up. AT VARIOUS PRICES UP TO $35.00 We show you a line of spring suits that no other store In Omaha even attempts to show they can only be compared to the best products of high-class tailors, but we don't charge you nearly so much a he does. RAINCOATS! RAINCOATS! RAINCOATS! The handiest coat a man can own dressy and chill excluding In dry weather and a sure shelter in a shower : -III' i . r It' i'c-. - mm Mi; 11-! a W: V.I i w . f V OUR BEST HAT "ADS' . ARE SEEN DAILY ON THE HEADS OF OUR CUSTOMERS. We might advertise them constantly, but if our hats did not back us up it wouldn't be long until we'd be foun out instead of that we sell more hats every season must be everybody is satisfied. Stetsons $3.50 up Crofut & Knapp$3 Youmans$5 Others down to $150 And the best $2.50 d ' " hat in Omaha. CHILDREN'S SUIT BARGAINS a it We have about 150 aulta at a decided bar gain small lots of 2 plece suits, knee trous ers 7 to 16 years and Norfolks, Sailor Blouse', Russian and Buster Brown sizes 8, 4 and 5 years all the newest fabrics and colors and actually worth up to $4 but you're welcome to any that will fit your boy for r PcTTX iio UNDERWEAR TALK Do you know what "seconds" are? They are the goods that the inspectors at the mill find with flaws in them we absolutely refuse to handle them lots of Omaha stores do have them they sell them for 5c or 10c less than good goods can be sold for when you buy "seconds" you're the loser not the merchant. Light Wool $1.00 p Union Suits $1.00 v 1st grade Balbrig gan 50c up. - - ivrivrrrrrmrrnnnnnnnjiruuL . .n.nji.i-u-iruxiuui. of the auditor practically nullities the reg-- ! Istratlon law, which permits holders of warrants to register them and draw inter est when there is no money on hand to pay l hem. He will bring- the matter before the supreme court at once, probably through mandamus proceedings. Jones Iveeus His Job. Will O. Jones, editor of the State Jour nal, will not have to resign his position on the Journal In order to take his new posi tion. It deelops that Mr. Jones was one of the men who made the Journal rule that no employe of that paper could hold or be an applicant for a political Job, and now he Interprets it to mean a "salaried Job." The nice place Mr. Jones Is about to acoept only pays so much a day and travel ing expense and this does not come under the ban. Inaamuch as the Journal did con siderable knocking on Senator Burkett last winter some of the politicians are wonder ing what It will do now with its editor on the senator's staff. No Rffeet oa Nebraska. A telegram sent out from Washington to the effect that the commissioner of the gen- : eral land office had Issued Instructions to I registers and receivers and local land of flees permitting the various states to select I school land In lieu of the land, in the for i est reserves has occasioned numerous in ' qulrles at the office of Iand Commissioner . Eaton. Nebraska has considerable land in the forest reserves in this state, but there will be no other land taken In lieu of this. , At this time Nebraska has about 130 acres ; coming to it from the government, but i that is all. The land Included In the for ' est reserves and belonging to the state and leased is being used by the lessees, who i have permission to go to and from the land at will. Minnesota falls braakaa. Dr. Frederick E. Clements, professor of botany in the University of Nebraska, to day received a call to become the head of the department of botany In the University of Minnesota. It was announced unofficially that Dr. Clements will accept. Xorlknritcrs Asks for Halloa. The Northwestern Railroad company, through Its general agent, today asked for I a ruling from the railway commission con j cernlng shipments of sheep. Inasmuch as federal lnsiectors of live stock refuse to ' puss Judgment upon any shipments made I In future between points in the same state, i Heretofore the national Inspectors have i looked after all shipments, whether state 'or interstate. The sheep shipping season has started, and the Northwestern author ities are anxious to know whether their road will be subject to prosecution under state laws If it accepts animals for transit Inside of Nebraska without their having bten inspected. The commission waa un prepared to answer and the matter is in abeyance. Impatient Walt for Jobs. Teople down here are sighing and sighing, and some patiently and some Impatiently spend most of their time around the gov ernor's office waiting for lightning to strike and the axe to fall. But there Is nothing doing. The governor is spending most of his time attending board meetings and looking after the details of his office, and from all outward appearance he is less concerned about dropping heads Into the baskets and putting new heads on depart ments than anyone else. In some Instances the delay haa been caused by persons to whom the executive has offered positions wanting time to think the matter 'over. A cumber of applicants, despairing of getting a state Job, it is said, have gone back to work, and If a lot more would do that. It la understood, the governor would be saved disappointing a whole lot of people. Capital Cltr Briefs. Volume 71 of the Nebraska supreme court rpports has been received by Clerk Harry Lindsay. Under the law enacted by the re cent legislature these reports are now sell ing for 2 each. The Burlington today asked permission of the State Railway commission to be per mitted to put In a lower sand rate between Bouth Bend and other points to conform to the rates from Louisville. H. R. Zll by Gllem of "Red Willow Is said to be no good because It failed to carry with It a repealing clause. This bill, which was passed and approved, provides that abstracters shall give surety bonds and provides a penalty for abstracters not bonded. The city campaign took on a little life today when a. new ticket was Injected Into the proceedings by the anti-saloon league advocates. This ticket Is composed of George W Schrotherger for mayor and Louis Hompes and W. B Howard for ex cisemen. All of the men are well known In Lincoln. claiming Parrlsh waa at the Damon home, eight miles from Sterling, at the time the checks were passed. Numerous witnesses were examined today on both sides and the case will be continued tomorrow. TRAVELING MEN OCT IN FORCE Two Ho ad red and Fifty at the Hast ' lag! Meet In a. HASTINGS. Neb.. May .-Special Tele gram. ) About 260 traveling men are here attending the tenth annual grand council of the United Commercial Travelers. The gathering Is said to be the largest In the history of the order In this state. The ceremonies began with a parade this morn ing, which was led by C. J. Miles, pest supreme counselor, and Latwls E. May of Fremont, grand counselor. The opening session was held at U o'clock and was opened with prayer by Grand Chaplain Hiram B. Harrison. An address of welcome was delivered by Mayor Miles snd response on behalf of the visitors was given by Lewis E2. May. Another session was held this afternoon and tomorrow morning the convention will close with the election of officers and the selection of the place for the next meeting. This afternoon the visiting women were entertained by the a omen of the Hastings council. Tonight the entire party went on a special train to the hospital for the in sane, where the visitors were guests of the local council at a reception and dance. A banquet In town late tonight closed the day's festivities. Kerr of Nebraska. COLUMBUS Columbus is to have a streit carnival next month. PLATT8MOUTH Mrs. Peter Peterson, aged 65 years, parsed away Thursday. COLUMBUS Warner Glur lias sold his cigar factory and good will to V. H. Town. BliATKIOE Several cases of moaslea were reported to the authorities yester day. BEATRICE The new Christian church at Blue Sittings will be dedicated Sunday, May 12. SEWARD August Ingold sold his 20 acre farm near Goehner to Paul Schullz for 192 an acre. BEATRICE The Virginia Banker Is the name of a new weekly paper published at Virginia, this county. CAMBRIDGE George W. Belders of Broken Bow and Miss Eva Olmstead of this city were united In niarrluze Wrdnu. I day. I BEATRICE The new lant of the Beat rice Gas and Power company will be com I pleted and ready for business in about six 1 week a , BEATRICE Ellis has organised a base . ball team for the season, with Dick t'ar I penter as captain and M. C. Carpenter ; as manager. I BEEMER Grandma Blumer, aged '. died at the home of her daiiKhU-r. Mrs. Kdwln Albright, at an early hour today. Funeral Sunday afternoon. COLUMBUS Judge O'Brien sold the bankrupt stock of Fr-d Asche yesterday and It was purchased by the owner of the store building, V. Teraslnskl, for $.0w. BEATRICE A Urge racoon was killed In the east part of the city last night. The animal had feasted on a number of fowls m that section of Uwn before It win killed. HUMBOLDT John M. Bmrkman. the Weil known retired larmer-polltlcian of tins city, suffered a stroke of apoplexy this morning and Is lying In a critical condition at his home. H L'M BOLDT Mrs. Harold Smith of Uni versity Place died yesterday Ht the home of her parents, Mr. ami Mrs. Joseph Snethen of tills city, after an illness of atiout a year. PLATTS.MOUTH The Cass county mort gHg record for Arrll shows the amount of farm mortgaKea tiled to have lxen X0; released. Sjo.tvo. On city property, ji'J S; released, H.Sfc. BEATRICE children playing with matf-hes tame r.ear canning the destruction of the home of Ell Stevens by flr rcT tlay morning. The flames w re extinguished befor- murh danm?- temilteti. TABLE ROCK -Joseph Harmon, who lived In this vicinity for a great many years, died at his home mar BurlitiK,iinn, Kan., where he removed some three or four years since, on Tuesday lajst. ANSLEY Last evening Harva' Good enough wan arrested for running a pool hall in violation of the village ordimmee. It is understood that the legality of tha law governing pool halls passed, by tha recent legiijluture will be tested. OAKLAND Frank Henacn, a young rriaa livlntr K'.uth of town, wa. taken befora the insanity loard at Tekaniah Thursday and adjuded insane and ordered sent it the a lum at NorfoUt. He has been sub ject to tits all his life, but lias lately be come violet Ireane. KEATKICH-Rev. and Mrs. lwln Booth were surprised yesterday at the home of Mrs. H. G. Day by the Wrrrnan's asocla- (Continued on Sixth Page. IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS Can think clearly when you eat Grape-Nuts The Delicious Brain FowL H "There's tv Reavien BBMaaaaaaaBaBBBaBBasjasaaBBM IIKHMAN BOCHE IS STILL AT LARGE Two Sheriffs, a Constable aad Depatr Coallaae fceiarrh for Marderer. NORFOLK, Neb.. May J. (Special Tele gram.) The night a search for Herman Hoc he was fruitless and the two sheriffs, constable and deputy returned early today to their man hunt. No trace of the slayer of Jarmer has been found since he was shot at yesterday. Homes of relatives have been searched in vain and Uie woods about the Bocte farm have betn arwured again and again, but Boche, If he is still in this vicinity, has eluded ervery effort to locate him. Fornery Case at Trenmeli, TECUMSEH. Neb. May a 'Special Tele gram.) The case of the state against El mer Damon ar.d Lee parrlsh on a forgery charge Is being hexd la the county curt here. Damon and Parnah. young men re siding In Veaia, are accused of forging two cheeks, each for UZ, on the Stats bat-k ax Vaata and airnizg the nam of O. L. Damen. father of Elmer Daoicn. ts .Lm. The checks wera cashed at the two banks at eterilng by Parrlsh, it Is alleged. Tha dafsioM is ekli.g xa srgrs aa aUul, Does your back ache? Do you get up lame In the morning? Do you feel dull and tired? Does it hurt you to bend over, to lift, anything, to get up from a chair? 'Do you have sudden "catches" or stitches of pain in the back? Does a dull throbbing ache settle In the small of your back and bother you day and night? Do you sometimes feel that you simply cannot straighten up? If you do have backache, be careful not to make the very common mistake of treating It as a muscular trouble. Do not rub the sore place wit.h lini ment nor put on plasters, for the seat of the trouble la inside In the kid neys, which lie just beneath the small of the back, on either side of the spine. A cold, a chill, a fever, overwork, overeating or overdrinking may start a slight congestion or Inflammation In i the kidneys that will at once Interrupt the kidneys' work of filtering the ! blood. It is this condition that sets up the aching and makes your back so bad. You cannot make any mistake by treating the kidneys at once, for It Is these small troubles that lead to dropsy, diabetes and Hright's disease. If there Is any doubt In your mind that tie kidneys are affected, notice the urine for a few days. If passages are irregular, painful or too scanty, discol ored or full of sediment, the kidneys need help right away, and there Is no other medicine more helpful than Dean's Kidney Pills, a simple remedy for the kidneys, yet so powerful that it quickly cures the cause and so ends all the painful and annoying symptoms. Home testimony proves the unfailing merit of Doan's Kidney Pills. OMAHA TESTIMONY. Mrs. M. Tosney of 162 5 Dorcas St.. Omaha, Neb., Bays: "It Is seven years ago since I gave a statement telling what great benefit Doan's Kidney Pills had given in my case. I Buffered so se verely from backache that at times I could scarcely move, and to stoop was an utter impossibility. To add to my misery, trouble with the kidney secre tions of a most aLLoyiag and disturb ing nature existed. My husband pro cured Doan's Kidney lMlls for rue. This grand remedy not only proved effective from the very first, but in a very short time removed the cause of the trouble, thus effecting a complete and radical cure, and I want the people of Omaha to know that that cure has be.-n per manent. Doan's Kidney Pills are as good as gold. Ab a kidney medclne they have no equal." fQSEsflsaEaBBBSaa MOAN'S EODNEY PILLS. ltat K FOrr R-M IL rJKM CXX. BuSak. K. Y Proprietor.