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the omaua sun-day dee- .tttly 21, 1907.
STUDYING UP ASSESSMENTS
Looking' Into Difference! in Valua
tion! on Same Class of Property.
LIABLE TO MAKE MANY CHANGES
Poeallsta an Democrats Propose to
Make a Test of Rutins; of
Attorney- General an the
Primer r I-arr.
(Prom a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, July .-8pecial.) The Btate
Board of Equalization la going Into the
matter of assessment, probably more thor
oughly than any board ha ever done. The
resolve to do this Is the reault of an ap
parent dropping off In the Increase and an
apparent gradual falling; off or a failure to
keep up with the vigorous values of 1304.
Members of the 'boar 4 fear there Is a dis
position on the part of assessors and equal
ising boards to drop back In the old days
of the old revenue law, when about as
much property escaped taxutlon aa was
taxed. While It Is Impossible for the board
to secure the Individual schedules In all
caws, a few will be sent for and exam
ined. Another matter that Is going to
occupy the attention of the board Is the
different values placed on the same Item
of property by counties which are In the
same territory. Members of the board
realise there may be a reason for this, but
on the face of the abstracts no reason Is
shown. For Instance hogs are valued at
considerable leas In some counties than In
adjoining territory. This may be caused
by different Judgment on the part of as
sessors or It may be the large hogs In some
comities are few In number and small pigs
numerous In other counties, which brings
down the average value. A few blooded
animals In one county may bring up the
average, while the absence of blooded stock
may make the other county's stock seem
valued too low. In one county bicycles
havo been assessed at 45 cents each, while
In the adjoining county bicycles are as
sessed at $C each. Hoard members say
there may be some excuse for this, but
they don't know Just what the excuse Is.
As It rSU be Impossible for the board to
have all the assessors come In and explain
these things, a number of Individual assess
ments will be sent for and these used as
far as possible as a basis upon which to
work.' Secretary Bennett Is preparing a
table, showing the counties by groups.
Comparisons will be made of counties In the
various groups. The board will meet again
Monday morning.
Test of Primary Law.
The candidacy of John L. Sundean of
Wuhoo for regent of thn state university
will be the basis of a suit to test the
opinion of the attorney general holding
fusion could not be permitted under the
state primary law. Sundonn filed his
name today with the secretary of staie
to go on the populist ticket as a candi
date. Immediately thereafter T. S. Alleu
and twenty-five other democrats filed a
petition that he also be placed on the
democratic ticket. Secretary of State
Junktn refused to place the name on both
tickets, and application will be made to
the supremo court Monday for a man
damus to compel the secretary to do so.
Judge Sedgwick or Barnes will hear
the case Tuesday.
' New State 'Depository.
The Klrst National bank of Dodge, In
Dodge county, has qualified as a state
depository and today was given $7,501'
deposit which has heretofore been In the
First National bank of Fremont. The
Podge bank filed a surety bond for 7,&00.
The two bonks are In the same county,
and the Fremont institution refused to
pay the 3 per cent Interest asked by the
state treasurer.
. Uruphnphone for Commissioners.
. The State Railway commission Is now
about in shape to do something, having
thus today equipped Its office with a now
graphophono. Not the kind that saws the
air with southern melodies as sung by a
chorus, but one of those which ahsorbs
things that are said, to be ground out
later at the instance of the commissioners.
Toduy the stenographer to the commis
sioner, who took the testimony In the
cose where the cltlsons of Lincoln are
trying to get six street car fares for 25
cents, Is reading her notea Into the thing,
and at her leisure she will have1 her own
voice tossed back at her, when she will
put the stuff on the typewriter. Or It the
transcript Is not needed until the present
stenographer has outlived her usefulness,
some other person may listen to her voice
and do the transcribing. A member of the
commission said the graphophone would be
useful because the notes of a stenographer
are hard to read after they have been In
the archives for some time and anyone
could write dictated words, such aa come
from this machine. Incidentally this street
car hearing will probably occupy several
days next week. It was thought at first
thts hearing would be of Importance to
the state, but It will not, because If any
other city wants to get six fares for 26
cents it will have to ge through the same
performance. And yet the time of the
commission will be taken up for at least
a solid week, by which time It likely will
be too late to get out a grain rate In time
to 'help the farmers.
Look Ins After Pass Holders.
The State Railway commissioners have
truck on an Idea which they believe will
wipe out the pass evil In Nebraska forever.
The anti-pass law provides that employes
of railroad entitled to passes must be em
ployed for the greater portion of their
time. The commission has the names of all
the pasaholders. It Is considering now
tyinglng In several of the attorneys and
asking them If they are employed for the
greater portion of their time and If they
devote the greater portion of their time
to looking after railroad business. Then
they will ask the attorney what he does.
It Is not at all unlikely that an order to
this effect will be issued shortly. Just at
this time the commission has not figured
out how to proceed tq get the lawyers and
doctors on the carpet, but by the first of
the week a plan will be adopted. That la
unless Lincoln's demand for stx street car
fares for a quarter takes up all the time of
the state commission.
Hehre.ak.ans Dark from Convention.
Superintendent McBrten has returned
from his trip to Ios Angeles, where he
attended the meting of the National Edu
cational association. Superintendent
Thomas of the Kearney normal was elected
president of the normal school section and
Xr. Clarke of the same school was elected
seventh president of the association. Both
positions were muoh sought after by others
1n attendance at the meeting and Mr. Mc
Brlen considers the Nebraskans were highly
onortd by the association.
.Anniversary of Former Nebraskans.
SPOKANE, Wash.. July .-8peclal.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Haden (Anne E.
Shears), vho wre married at Palnbrldge,
. April I, mi, celebrated their gold on
wedding at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Haden. near Wilbur. Wash., soy Hi
Of Spokane, July 1. the feast having been
postponed because of the Inability of rela
tives to be present at the anniversary.
In addition to these was a number of
acquaintances at Balnbrldge until 1K7S,
phsa they moved to Fairmont, Neb., com
bag afterward le Wilbur, where they lived
with their aon. Dewlre Haden. Six of the
nine children are living. They are: John
Horace, Thomas. Jr., Dew ire, Mrs. J. T.
Stonerook and Mrs. H. W. Bean. All were
present, with the exception of Mrs. Mary
Roberts daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Haden, who lives at Grand Island, Neh. ;
the twenty-five grandchildren were also
present. Mrs. Roberts' two children arc
the only great-grandchildren. s
BILK PEDDLER
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Woman Cbnraed with stealing; Money
from Housekeeper.
BEATRICE, Neb., July 20. ( Special
Telegram.) The police this evening ar
rested Mrs. Alary Webb on the charge
of stealing a small amount of money
from Mrs. A. W. Marth. The woman,
in company with a man giving the name
cf James Webb and professing to be her
husband, has been selling silk goods
about town for the past few days. . The
woman called at the home of Mrs. Marth.
and Immediately after she left the money
was missed. The man and woman are
believed to be crooks. They came hare
from Falrbury several days ago and
operated In Hastings the first of the
week.
For the second time In two weeks tho
grocery store of M. L. Kors was rubbed
last night. The robbers secured a small
amount of goods and some change.
HOT JILY MAKF.9 CORV JIMP
Two Weeks of Torrid Weather Brlnirs
Out the Tassels.
WEST POINT, Neb.. July SO. (Special.)
despite the predictions of many, the copious
rains and torrid weather of the past two
weeks have been productive of much good,
especially In forcing the growth of the main
cereal, corn. The corn fields during the last
ten days have shnwr. marvelous growth
the condition of the crop being fully up
to the average of other years, many early
fields showing the tassels. Winter wheat
is exceptionally good, as Is also oats. The
first harvesting of winter wheat in the
county was done on the farm of John
Mclxiughlln, lost Saturday. Early oats
and rye are now ready for the binder. The
hay crop Is going to be heavy, but the
wet weather prevailing so far has prevented
the farmers from cutting, except In rare
Instances.
FOOTPRINTS LEAD TO RIVER
Girl Ties Ribbon to Tree and Is Sup
posed to Have Drowned Herself,
SCHUYLER. Neb., July 30.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Mary Bowles, 19 years of age, is
supposed to have ended her life this morn
ing about 7 o'clock by drowning herself
In the Platte river, two miles from here.
She left the city early, and was seen by
a fishing party sitting on the river bank.
She was tracked to the place, where she Is
supposed to have drowned herself, by foot
prints In the sand. A hair ribbon and
handkerchief were tied on a tree nearby.
The body has not yet been found.
Glltner Chances Discrimination.
GILTNER.' Neb., July 20.' (Special.) Cltl
sens of Glltner have organised the Glltner
Commercial club. The first matter taken
up by the club after organizing, was the
fact that there Is a discrimination between
Glltner and Harvard In the matter of prices
paid for grain. The freight rate from Har
vard to Omaha Is a cent more per 100 on
wheat than from Glltner to Omaha, and It
la generally known that Harvard has been
allowed to pay 1 to 4 cents more a bushel
than the buyers In Glltner, and aa a con
sequence a great deal of trade Is lost by
this town every year for this reason. It
looks as though the buyers here could be
allowed to pay a cent more than at Har
vard when the freight rates are taken Into
consideration. The matter has already
been taken up with tho commission and a
satisfactory adjustment is expected.
Rescued from Drowning;.
PLAINVIKW. Neb., July 20 (Special.)
Friday the three-year-old son of O. B.
Aykers was playing on the walk near the
depot and In some way slipped and fell
headlong Into about three feet of water.
The little fellow went down twice, when
he was rescued by a farmer. He was un
conscious for some time, but prompt action
of physicians saved his life. The heavy
ralna of Thursday raised havoc with people
living In the east end of town. Large sec
tions of sidewalks were carried away by
the rising waters and East Plainvlew pre
sented an appearance that resembled the
Johnstown flood. Every cellar In that
portion of the town was filled and some of
the living room floors were flooded with
four Inches of water.
Powwow of Indians.
VALENTINE. Neb., July 20 (Special.)
About soventy-five Sioux Indians from the
Rosebud Reservation, headed by an aged
brave carrying the stars and stripes and
crying their peculiar yell, paraded through
the streets of Valentine on horseback
Thursday afternoon. They were all rigged
Up In their regulation paint, beads and
feathers and after going through the prin
cipal streets stopped and danced In front
of the atorea and business houses. This Is
their annual pow-wow held every summer
and the attendance Is unusually large thla
year. About 800 Indians are camped west
of Valentine.
Bin" Deal In Land.
KIMBALL. Neb., July 20. (Special.)
One of the largest land deals In the his
tory of the county occurred here when
Henry Vogler, P. Maglnnis and two other
prominent men purchased fifteen sections of
fine land from the North estate, the con
sideration being S26.000.
News of Nebraska.
BEATRICE Since the huh water of a
few days ago local flshiiriirtn ure making
big hauls.
HEM 1NG FORD A number of land trans
fers have been made recently at from 125
to ISO per acre.
M1LFORD Mrs. J. Hubertus was oper
ated on for appendicitis, at the Mllford
hospital, on Monday.
1IEM1NOFORD A destructive hailstorm
passed Just north of town, destroying all
crops in Its path, Wednesday.
KIM BALI The city board has ordered
laid three blocks of cement sidewalks and
part of it Is under construction.
PI.ATTSMOUTH "Grandma" Davis was
ssslsted by about 100 friends In celebrating
her ninety-first anniversary Thursday.
1 CATRICK Many farmers In vlsge
cot 'y are busily ngaid In cuttlnp tnetr
oat s-op, which will 'all a iltiU short of
last year.
M'COOL W. C. May of Gothenburg hns
purchssed the L H. House stock of dry
goods, and will discontinue the business
at Mi Cool.
WEST POINT A street fair and carnival
has been In operation during the week
drawing large crowds of farmers and
townspeople.
WEST POINT The new machinery or
dered for the West Point creamerv is now
rnroute here. Active business commenced
last Mondny.
PLATTSMOUTH Dr. J. T. Balrd con
ducted the funeral services of Charles
Kerr In the Methodist Episcopal church
this afternoon.
PLATTflMOT'TH The funeral services of
Cornelius Coffey were held In Bt. John's
Catholic church thla forenoon. Father
Bradley officiated.
WEST POINT A marriage license has
been granted by County Judge Dewald to
Philip Wagner of Peabody, Kan., and Mrs.
Mary Zoyh of Baemer.
BEATRICK-Mr. Thimas T. Hall snd
Miss F.thel May Mnrdhorst, two young peo
ple of Wymore. were married here lister
day by Judge SpefTord.
BEATRICE Yesterdsy Gilbert Eldre.lge
and the Dunbar qusrtet were the enter
tainers at the crautauo.ua. There was a
large crowd In attendance.
WEST POINT-J. A. Anderson snd Miss
Minnie Johnson were married at the borne
of the bride's per ems hi Cuiulng township.
Thursday, W invited guests wl'nesslnc the
ceremony.
IMIADSIIAW Water bonds to the amount
of l.i) were sold to a. W. Post, whose
bid was icosi, being t".4 higher than that
of any eastern bond firm.
YORK The rainfall In York county on
July 13 ws S.M Inches; on the 14th, ,S&; on
the ir.ih, .60; on the 1st h. 1 . making over
six Inches of rain In a week.
WOT POINT Work on the new build
ing of the West Point National hank is
rapidly progressing, not wit hstnndlng the
unfavorable weather prevailing.
KIMBALL Oood rains have fallen
throughout this county the last ten riavs
and small grain promises a good crop.
Land values are advancing steadily.
BKATRICK The Buttr:lv and Viovd's
Beauties, two 'ocil hah t.'iims. pUyed a
game yesterday ,il -h remit s In fnvor
of the Realities by t.m ico-e 1 .' 12 to 11.
SEWARD The State bank hns leased the
rooms in the Butler block, recently occu
pied by the county judge's office, end
will move Into the building as soon as re
pairs are made.
VALENTINE Abraham Joseph, who was
beaten up by the Heele brothers Weilrte.
dny, hns sworn out o warrnut for their
arrest and they are now In the county lull
awaiting trial.
SEWARD Harvey Pickerel painted the
fliigsiafT on the new Evart house Sat
urday. He was pulled up by a copper
cable that Is used to raise the flag, and
pnlnted the staff as he was lowered.
PLATTSMOl'TH Ole Roman, who has
been employed In the Rurllnirton black
smith shop here for many years, hns re
signed his position and accepted a similar
one with the Honieatake Mining company
In Irf-ad, S. D.
BEAVER CROSSING R. D. Sutherland
of Nelson has been engaged to deliver one
of the od.lresses at the fraternal picnic Ht
Beaver Crossing on August 22 and 23. There
will be flfuen floats, representing nursery
rhynm of "Mother Goose."
BEATRICE Miss Florence Smith, "hc
resigned the pot'i.m o' clt' .brnr!an In
Beatrice about a ear neo to acrept a
similar position it Walla Walla, Was'..,
has been elected 10 Iter H position and
assumed her ditties toliy. Her parents
reside In Lincoln.
M'COOL On July and SI and August
1 a convention of the Young Peoples' Chris
tian union of the Fast Nebraska conference
of the Cnlted Brethren church will be held
nt MeC'ool. About seventy-five delegates,
representing the different societies of east
ern Nebraska, will be present.
YORK York Is fortunate In securing
much lower bids for its paving than Lin
coln, although the specifications are identi
cal. M. Ford's bid for the York paving Is
$".u(t per square yard for the best Gales
burg brick. The best bid that IJncoln had
was J2.2J. M. Ford was awarded the con
tract. 8CTHERLAND Frlti Hsckbarth, who
lives seven miles south east of town was
severely shocked by lightning, which struck
a windmill on his place, from which he
was standing about ten feet. He was ren
dered unconscious for a short time, but Is
now able to be ahout, none the worse for
his electrical experience.
WEST POINT-P. M Moodle. one of
the best known attorneys of Cuming
county, has announced himself as a can
didate on the democratic ticket for the
nomination for Judge of the Eighth Judicial
district. Mr. Moudle Is a long time resi
dent of the district and an able lawver.
His chances to secure the nomination are
considered good.
YORKWlne of the annual events that Is
looked forward to Is the picnic of York
county fraternal societies, which In held
each year at York park. The date this
year Is August 1. The committee con
sisting of A. O. Chessman, J. C. Peterson
and J. G. Smith has arranged a fine pro
gram. There will be speeches, music and
sports.
YORK Rev. C. S. Harrison, the well
known horticulturist of York, returned
from Paynesvllle, Minn., where on July 7
he preached the fiftieth anniversary ser
mon In the Congregational church of that
place. Just fifty years ago he preached the
first sermon ever preached and of all those
who wero present at that time he Is the
only survivor.
YORK The Commercial club Is after the
Northwestern railway officials who prom
ised that lust as soon as the paving would
be brought up to their rlirht-of-way they
would pave. It Is now over two months
since the paving was completed up to the
right-of-way. The Commercial club hns
written the officials calling the matter to
their attention.
SUTHERLAND Haying will begin here
In a few days, and a bumper crop la as
sured. The rains of the past few days
have helped It along wonderfully, and as
thts Is one of the principal shipping points
for hay along the line of the Union Pa
cific, a season of unexampled activity Is
expected. The beet crop Is very promising
and beets will go twenty tons to the acre.
WEST POINT-B. H. Dornblaser. one of
the early settlers and best known men In
the county, died at his farm home north
of the city. The deceased was 67 years of
sge and whs born and brought up In Penn
sylvania. He leaves a widow and five
grown children. Funernl services were held
from the Congregational church In Reenter,
Rev. George Dungan, pastor, performing
the lost rites.
NELIGH The financial statement of
Gates academy for the month ending June
JO. 1!07, showed available cash resources
In excess of liabilities amounting to nearly
$100. This does not Include Items that will
appear In the next statement, of considera
ble amount. The net gain for the month
was $8.49. The nmount of the endowment
fund is t1.015.S0, which Is safely Invested at
8 per cent Interest.
GRAND ISLAND-Mlss Margaret Duke
Wilson, sister of L. H. Wilson, manatier of
the Nebraska Telephone company of this
city, wus united In marriage to WlUord A.
Johnston, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson, In this city. Both bride and
groom have been connected with the Auto
matic Telephone company at Llncolu. After
a wedding trip to Denver they will make
their home at Pawnee City.
YORK The political pot Is boiling In
York, and already fifteen candidates are in
the field. There Is no question but what
me primary election will be a success in
this county, ns the friends of these fifteen
candidates, and possibly many more, ore
going to see that every vote Is out on
primary election day. No democrats or
populists have announced themselves as
candidates for nomination.
BEATRICE Word was recelvd here
yesterday of the death of Mrs. Mary E.
Marsh, a former resident of Beatrice nnd
Blue Springs, which occurred nt her home
nt Ijirnmle, Wyo., aged fil years. She was
the wife of the late James Marsh, at one
time warden of the Wyoming penitentiary,
and Is survived by a family of Pve chil
dren. The remains will probably lie tnt:en
to Blue Springs for Interment.
PAWNEE CITY Owing to the raising of
rates of the local telephone system Pawnee
City promises to he thrown Into I lie throes
of a telephone war. It Is now proposed to
rsise all rstes to the highest point hereto
fore charged patrons, and there Is much
dissatisfaction, with talk of either organ
izing a new system or of Inducing the Ne
braska Telephone company to enter the
field, that company already having a fran
chise. ALMA Attorney C. M. M'ller com
menced action this week for William V.
Pnnta in the district court to oust the
trustees of the village of East Oxford.
The action Is an Information In the nature
of a quo warranto. It Is alleged that at the
general election of the village It was voted
to abolish the Incorporation, but the offi
cers of the village, for some reason, re
fused to surrender their offices. TV's
action. It seems. Is to compel these offi
cers to stop acting as officers of the vil
lage and to turn over the books and other
property belonging to the village and the
road overseer of that road district.
BEATRICE Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Hortnn.
old residents of Cage county, are holding
a reunion at their home six miles west
of the city. All of the children, who re
side In different parts of the I'nlted States,
are In attendance with their families. The
old home Is not lnrse enough to accommo
date such a large family and Mr. H irton
has tents arranged en the lawn, the tents
being named after the states the children
reside In. Tl-oe present at the reunion
are Pearl and Donald Morton and families
of Mlnneaoobs. M'nn.; Mrs. D. H. Tmrel
of Osklard, Cal. : Mrs. Edward F. Dredger
pf Ban Frinc'sco. Cal.: Mrs. James L
Allen cf T1!urld., Colo.; Mrs. Oliver Clisd
dock of Birmingham Ala.: Mrs D. Will
Horton nnd family of Superior. Neh.
M'COOK Active work commenced on
the McCuolc Has company plant Tuesday
The site purchased Is Just north of the
company Ice houses In West McCnok. A
plant costing between tM.iw and Ho00 Is
to be Installed with six miles nf mains
extending throughout the city. The Amer
ican Construction company, of Newton.
Ia., has the contract and expects to have
the plant 1 In operation by the middle of
September. The gas Is made bv a new
process from crude oil and coke and called
water gas. The franchise provides a maxi
mum charge of $2 per l.OoO cubic feet, with
an additional discount of 10 per cent for
cssh. The company Is a stock romnany
composed mainly of business men of' Mr
Cook, interested In the loan's welfare and
desiring that it have the best to be ob
tained. KIMBALL George Freeman, a silver
smith of Birmingham. ' England was In
stantly killed here Thursday by Union Pa
cific train No. 6. Freeman had stepped oft
the train and did not start to get on again
Bole Agents for
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REFRIGERATORS
Note the arrows in this refrigerator cut. It
shows the method of circulation in the ller
rick. Wo are sole agents for this celebrated
refrigerator which maintains constantly a
dry cold air circulation.
There are no odors or
taintings from any one
article to the other in
a Herrick like in many
refrigerators. They are
substantially made of
solid oak; spruce,
white enamel or opalite
glass lined Prices up
from . $14.00
Real Brussels Lace Curtains, special, pair . .$3.50
Four styles real imported Brussels Lace Curtains,
floral designs, scroll center, per pair $4.95
Dentelle Arabian Curtains, new coarse finish net
effect, per pair $3.75
Cable Net Curtains, dainty borders, white and
ecru, per pair $3.95
Irish Point Lace Curtains, in white, ivory and
breze, per pair $5.00
For Summer Curtains
36-inch Curtain Swiss, figured, per-yard 15c
42-inch Curtain Swiss, figured, per yard 20c
50-inch Curtain Swiss, figured, per yard 45c
French Muslin, per yard 15c
Silkoline, plain and figured, per yard . . , 15c
until the tra'n wai In motion, wht-n he
missed hia hold and fell beneath the
wheels. Hla head waa severed entirely
from the body. A coroner's Inquest was
held at the demand of the railway com
pany and no blame was attached to any
one. Freeman was on his way to Ban
Francisco and had 1172 on him. He had
been working some months at Taunton,
Mass., wan an Odd Fellow and had sev
eral letters of recommendation. He was
also a member of the Young; Men's Chris
tian association. His relatives could not
be found by wire and the body was interred
here, lie was about 25 years of age.
SOUTHERN RATES REDUCED
Grain Charter o Galveston Are
Found lTnreasona.ble by Com
nilanlunrr Proaty.
WASHINGTON, July 20. Cases Involving
the freight rates on grain from points of
produetion In Kansas to Kansas City, Mo.;
Kansas City, Kan., and Galveston, Tex.,
were decided today by the Interstate Com
merce commission, the opinion being ren
dered, by Commissioner Prouty. The cases
were those of the Farmers, Marchants and
Shippers' club of Kansas City against the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, and the Gulf,
Colorado A Santa Fe, and against the Chi
cago. Rock Island ft Pacinc and other
lines.
The complntnt put In Issue the reasona
bleness of defendants' rates on grain from
Wichita and other shipping points 1n Kan
sas to Kansas City, Mo., and to Galveston,
Tex., for export, and to various destina
tions In Texas for domestic consumption.
The commission found that the rates to
Galveston for export and to the various t
di-sllnations In Texas for domestic con
sumption are unreasonable of themselves
nnd ordered reductions ranging from i to
6 cents per 100 pounds to be made.
It appeared that the rates from the ship
ping points must be the same to Kansas
City, Mo., and to Kansas City, Kan., and
that after the complaint was died tho leg
islature of Kansas reduced 15 per cent the
rates to the latter point, whereupon de
fendants, after accepting the reductions,
reduced correspondingly the rates to Kan
sas City, Mo. For these reasons the com
mission took no action concerning the lat
ter rates. The destination points In Texas
are divided Into groups, numbered 1, 2, I
and 4; at the hearing representatives of
the city of Lancaster contended that that
city should be transformed from group 2
to group 1, and the commission upheld
this contention. Vndue discrimination
against the shipping points In favor of
Kansas City, Mo., was alleged, but the
commission refused to sustain that feature
of the complaint.
BRYAN BACKS UP ON ONE ISSUE
ays Government Osarnblp Will Wot
Be laWted Into .tit
Campaign.
LINCOLN. July !0. -(Special.) W. J.
Bryun. In an editorial In The Commoner,
speaks thus of government ownership of
railroads as an Issue In the next prext
u. niial tuTppalgn:
As the campaign approaches It beor.ts
moia and more ev,.leiit that of the econo
mic questions, three the trust question,
the tariff question and the railroad ques
tion ill si. are public attention, ami these
tnree really present the same Issues bu-twoi-n
the general pjblie anl the privileged
class a. Shall the governntent be admin
istered In the Interest of U.o whole people
or In the Interest of a few? This is the
Issue presented by the trust question, ths
tarl.T question and the railroad question.
Oovernment ownership Is not an l.nine
dtate Issue. A lame majority of the peo
ple still hope for effective regulation, anl
while i hey so hope, they will not consider
ownership. While many democrats believs
and Mr. Bryan Is one of the number
that public ownership offers the ultimata
solution of the problem, still those who be
lli that the public wUl fatally, In 8o4f-
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This is a patented reversible
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It is an attractive and dur
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extra wear at the seams) and
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modern to prices:
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9x9 Kashmir Rugs $10.75
9x12 Kashmir Hugs $13.75
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Midsummer Prices Prevail
s HiMi
MAGAZINE HOLDER OR
MUSIC RACK. .
(Like cut), oak or mahog
any finish, 40 inches
high, 20 Inches wide, 12
inches deep, sells regu
larly at $2.50; special,
each 91.23
defense, be driven to ownership, recognise
that regulation must be tried under the
most favorable circumstances before the
masses will be ready to try a more radical
remedy.
11,-gulaUon cannot be sufficiently tried
within the next year, and there Is no du
slre anywhere to make government owner
ship an issue in 1VM. Mr. Brpan fully
agrees with those who believe that It
would be unwise to turn attention from
regulation, on which the people are reaily
to act, t government ownership, upon
which the people art not ready to act. To
Inject the government ownership question
Into the next campaign would simply give
representatives of the railroads a chance
to dodge the Issue of regulation and de
ceive the public.
Bo far, the railroads have been success
ful In preventing effective federal regula
tion, and state regulation has, as a rule,
been restrained by the United States
courts.
MEXICAN BAND LEADER HERO
Haves Lives of Three Comrades at
Atlantic Cltr and la Drawn
Under.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 20,-It de
velops, according to persona who witnessed
the Incident, that Colonel Augusto Al
lalll, leader of the Banda Gendarme of
Guadalajara, Mex., who was drowned In
the surf lost evening, died a hero. Throe
of Assam's comrades, It appears, waded
Into deep water and began to struggle for
their lives. Axzalll went to their assistance,
without considering or realizing the danger.
He managed to push the drowning men
toward shore until they found a Arm foot
ing, but his struggles exhausted him and
ha sank.
Axxalll and his band went to Philadelphia
with the El Paso Elks. Hla band took first
prlxe for their showing In the Elks' parado,
but Axzalll 'did not know It. About the
time he lost his life the list of prize win
ners was being read In the Philadelphia
convention hall.
REORGANIZE MEAT CUTTERS
Union that Went Out of Existence
Bronaht to Life at Kan
sas Cltr.
KANSAS CITY. July 20.-Three hundred
packing house employes met In Kutisas
City, Kan., last night and decided to re
organize the union of the Amalgamated
Order of Meat Cutters of America which
went out of existence a number of years
ago after the unsuccessful stlke of the
packing house employes In Chicago, Kan
sas City and other packing centers. It Is
understood that Mike Donnajly, formerly
president of the National, will engineer the
reorganisation and he took a prominent part
In the proceedings last night. He came
here from Chicago a month ago and has
announced that he will remain here per
manently. In a speech last nlclit he denied
that he came here fur the sole purpose of
reorganizing the union, but said he Was
anxious to see the men organized again and
that he would work for that result.
KAISER VISITS TRONDHJEM
F.mperor of Germany on Annual tslt
to the I. nnd of the Mid
ntaht Sun.
TRONDHJEM. July M.-Eraperor Will
iam of Germany, hus arrived here on his
annual visit to ths land of ths midnight
sun. Eight German warships are acting
as an escort to ths Imperial yacht Hohen
ollern. Reform at Hemlnsf nrd.
HKMINUrOHD. July 20. rSpertal.)-Th-application
of Burk and Barry of Alliance
for a saloon license here, has been rejected
by ths village board. Ths new building
erected for saloon purposes, has been ex
changed tor real estate la ths country.
FOLDING CAMP
STOOL
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Folds compactly, as
shown in illustration
scat is heavy can
vas, frame of hard
maple, well made,
price, each 40c
TKaiii
Taffeta, regular 37c grade, special, per yard. .29c
Burlap, all colors, 36 inches wide, per yard 20c
Madras, plain colors, red, green, ecru and white;
regular 50c and 65c yard. Special, per yard. .35c
TAPESTRY PORTIERES
Fourteen pairs odd Portieres, in mercerized, also
Tapestry borders. An odd lot, one pair of a kind
that have sold as high as $15 pair. Special, while
they last, per pair $8.75
COUCH COVERS
60-inch Fersian Couch Covers, fringe all around;
3 yards long, all colors, each .$3.95
5-stripe real imported Bagdad Covers, can be used
as curtains or couch covers, each $6.75
County Attorney Eugene Burton has
served notice on all stores containing slot
machines and all operators of gambling
devices to remove the same forthwith.
Ills order has been complied with and for
the first time In many years the town Is
without any thing pf this kind.
DEATH REC0r"d
Mrs. L. X. Gonden.
Mrs. L. N. Gonden, wife of former Pork
Commissioner Oonden, an old resident of
Omaha died, "Saturday morning at her
home. No. 3022 Pacific street. 81ie leaves
four children: Ilnrry A. of Laramie, Wyo.;
Harvey J., formerly city editor of The
Bee, at present editor of Public Service
of Chicago; Mis. T. O. Shephnrd of Brook
lyn, N, Y., and Mrs. Charles E. Blefkln
of Omaha. All members ef the family will
be present at the funeral, which will be
held at the residence Monday. Rev. T. J.
Mnckay will be the officiating minister and
the pallheurers will he: H. II. Baldrlgc,
Thomas C. Shelby, M. Howling, E. E.
Huntley. E. E. H. Howland and Henry F.
Imlley. Mrs. Bolter will sing. Mrs. C. P.
Landt of Chicago, Mrs. Mary. Et Hicks of
Broadland, la., Mrs. F. H. Wltwer of
Cedar Kuplds, la., and Mrs. J. I. Ingman
of Vllltsca, la., all sisters of the deceased,
will be present at the services. Interment
will be at Forest Lawn cemetery.
Lawrence II, Kdcelle.
Lawrence H. Edgeller, formerly of
Omaha, died at his home In St. Louis Fri
day at the age of 35 years. Mr. Edgeller
was formerly connected with the Omaha
Water company and while In St. Louis was
engineer of the water works system at the
world's fair. The body will arrive In
Omaha at 8 o'clork Sunday morning.
Services will be held at 1:00 In the after
noon In Trinity Cathedral, the Odd Fel-
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ANNOUNCEMENT
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have a large list of very desirable ap
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unfurnished, In all parts of the city.
We list only those who can give th
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low's lodge having them In charge. In
terment will be In Forest Lawn cemetery.
Mr. Edgeller leaves a wife and two small
children. It Is slgnflcant that two Omaha
young men prominent at the St. Lotrls
World's fair have died. Henry Ruatln was
the other. He had charge of the grrat
electrical display and made a nams for
himself.
Dr. A. C. Phillips.
Ir. A. C. Phillips, 52 years nf age. died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. T. F.
Harper, 627 South Twenty-sixth avenue,
Friday night. The body will be taken from
the Cole-McKay undertaking parlors to
Apple River, 111., for Interment.
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