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The ' Omaha1 Sunday Bee
PART II.
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THE OMAHA DEC
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EDITORIAL SECTION
PAGES I TO 8,
VOI XXXVII XO. 43.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORXLXU, MAY 17, 1908.
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Monday's Unmatchable Silk Bargains
Dress Goods In Monday's Sales
300 skirt and dress lengths, countermand orders, bought from St. Louis Jobber for a trlflo.
Lot Includes $1.50 voiles, Eollennes, and pannnias. and worlds of novelties In newest T7J-
designs and colorings, all $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 material, at, yard f t jC
7. BOO yards newest 190R silks thrown on bargain tables at loss than half. $1.00 and $1,25 quali
ties rough silk, striped and checked taffetas, Loulslnes, plaids, hundreds of 4
patterns, yard 2
Illuck Voiles Best $1.00
quality, rich black, wide
$1.25 IHnck Voile Absolutely
nothing to equal this. Com
pare It with any $1,25 voile
in town, our price, yard,
at GOO
.14 -inert ranama New golden
brown shades, everybody
wantJ for suits and skirts, re
gularly $1.25, Monday sale,
at GOO
Petticoat Made Tree to
Your Measure From
these Black Silks.
Black Taffeta Best 09c quality In
America; Monday's sale 69o
Blaok Taffeta Never sold at e
than $1.00, guaranteed to wear, 7o
38-lnch Taffeta $1.50 quality, every
yard guaranteed, Monday S1.18
$3.00 Taffeta Absolutely none bet
ter, finest Imported, yard 91.49
selragc; Imported from I
"Omaha's Great Style Store"
Select Any of These Bilks We make a handsonn petticoat for you without cost to you.
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Germany, special. .. ,50J
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Cut Glatw Specials
rir Splendid Bargains for Monday
Tumblers, straight shape, cut star
dexlgns, worth $4.00 a dor,"n.
Monday, each : . . . 100
Berry-Bowls, etglit-lneh pin wheel
design, very deep cutting, S V "i
VHlue for $2.25
Comports New Victor cuttin,",
$3.00 vnlue $1.B8
Xonnd Happies Five-Inch si",
Florence cutting, Monday. .. .9Bo
Oil Bottles Wry handsome de
sign, $3.00 values for 91.73
WHITE GOODS
Special Clearing of slightly
mussed White Swisses Checked
and Striped l.awns, worth to 50?
B yard, lnemdinK Kmsoidery
Batistes, Swisses. Cheeked and
Striped Lawns and Organdies,
Monday, for 190
46-Inch Persian Lawns for Grad
uation Gowns or dainty Bummer
Frocks, 60c poods for 390
S6-lnch Long Cloth. Chamois fin
ish, regular 20c Quality. Monday
for j.Wc
Tan Skocs Under Price
All the popular tana, swellest styles, for less money at
Bennett's. No other Omaha store serves you so well and
economically.
$5.00 tan calf pumps, Gibson ties, Ring bluchers, and oxblood oxfords,
at, pair , $3.S0
$4.00 Copper tan, champagne, gun metal, tan calf oxfords and Colonial
pumpa $3.30
$3.00 chocolate kid and Russia calf blucher, oxfords, Monday's Bale,
nt $3.47
$2.50 Juliets for women, kid lined throughout, sizes 2 Vs to 5, Monday,
at $1.50
"White canvas oxfords, $1.5Q and $2.00 values "$1.10
Monday's SensaLtioiail Sale Tailored Suifs
Once more Bennett's shows its supremacy in under buying ami selling in women's suits. In
Monday's sale the climax of low pricing will have been reached. The very choicest of new
wool fabrics in Pekin stripe shadow effects, in Copenhagen, Keseda, Navy, Tans, Browns,
cut in newest 34-inch coat lengths, superbly lined with fine strijcd taffeta. We say unre
servedly that no more beautiful suits were ever shown by any store for less
than $30.00 and $35.00. See the windows today. Tomorrow these magnifi
cent suits will bring the crowds for the price is down sensationally low.
Per suit, only.
SIH The smartest, dressiest coats of the season. We offer Monday 100 garments
n f ? A I Fl exquisitely braided, neat Beml-fittlng stylos, with Butterfly sleeves, sll't
braids made over talfeta silk to match, colors Copenhagen, brown, blue and
COATS black
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Embroideries and Laees
27-lnch Embroidery Flounrlnfr,
Swiss and Nainsook, very showy
designs, always $1.25, Monday
for 89o
Cambric Kmhroldery Edging. In
sertion:) and Hands to match,
two to Fpven Inches wide, worth
to 20c, Monday 5o
Valenciennes Laces, broken sets
In French and German Mesh,
worth to $1.00 a dozen, Monday
dozen yards 100
Millinery
More charming new hats for
early summer In for Monday.
Ask for the new Charlotte
Corday models that are now so
exlieinely popular through the
K.tst. New high crown hats
and si'.lUirs in greater variety
than ever
$3.00 $7.50 and $10.00
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Immense Savings On New Wash Goods
THESE SPECIAL PRICES MONDAY ONLY.
32-lnch Scotch Ginghams, season's best
styles, ije quality ...13'io
Colored Linen Suitings, yard wide,
browns, tans. greens, ,-rreys and
pinks, regularly 3itc, Monday .. 17so
Gingham Madras, Jacqnard design,
medium blue shades only, docs not
shrunk, 18c vtluos 9o
Figured Batiste, beautiful sheer fab
ric, large variety of beautiful de
signs, I-Hc value for 6ao
Dress Ginghams, genuine Tolle du
Nnrd and A. F. C brand, 1 ocularly
celling for 12M:C and ljc, Monday
sale 7aO
Silk MoiissellncB. very rich floral de
signs, ar,c quality, Monday .... 101,0
Embroidered Swisses, exquisite silk
colored designs, every yard worth
fioc, Monday BSo
Embroidered Mulls, In English eyelet
designs, Imported to sell at $1.50 a
yard, In Monday's bale 59c
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American Beauty
Corsets
?'p feature the "American Beauty" corset for
the reason that they embody every essential point
that Is required of good corsets. The woman who
Is particular In dress will find the American
Beauty models an embodiment of comfort and
grace.' provided she Is fitted with a model adapted
to her own particular figure. We show the new
long hip-less or flattening back styles In the
high broken bust models, which produce the long,
slender, graceful lines. These corsets are fitted
with three pairs of supporters anil come In batlst",
coutll and silk, In regular and lace front styles.
Prices
$1.00 to $10.00
We also carry a good line of styles In tho
following makes: LaUreeque, H. & O.. Nemo,
Warner's and Worcester; also nil kinds of acces
sories, sucn as nusi run ics, puos, ousucs, cie.
mm
frflil ''it
Hardware
16 Inch New Electric Lawn Mower,
best quality of knife steel blades,
fitted with hardened teel balls,
cups and cofies, regular $6.60 ma
chine, Monday epeclul 93 45
Sole of Poultry Wire and Scraan Wire
Cloth i
Once more Monday we offer Best
Quality Poultry Wire, at per squaro
loot Ho
Screen Wire Cloth for doors and win
dows, per square foot 10
Screen Doors, all sizes 98c, 81.O0
aud 81.78
Spring Hinges, for screen doors, com
plete with screws, worth lie, 10a
Iu.,i BtiiiH. 10c kind for 6o
15c kind for 100
Rubber I lose, fifty foot lengths, at
S6.00, S.80, 96.00. 97.60 and 88.00
With each length Monday One bl'tln
Sprinkler TUB.
Children's Garden Sets, 100, 15c, 35o
And 10 Stamps.
Garden Trowels 100 and 15o
And 10 Stamps.
Dandelion Pullers 30o
And 20 Stamps.
Scrub Brushes, rice root, palmetto
and ta-.rtplcoo 15c
And 20 Stamps.
Deko. a new wall finish, comes In all
..colon,, package 350
And -0 Stamps.
Mop Sticks, best quality 100
And 10 Stamps.
Garbage Cans, each upward from 98o
Bennett's Great May Bargains Fnrnig ere, Carpets, Draperies, Etc.
Bargains that overshadow last year's values. Young married couples or prospective
bride3 will find this an opportune time to buy. Commencing Monday these extraordinary
savings. Furniture of teal quality rarely is priced as low. S. & H. Green Trading Stamps
with all purchases.
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Brass Bed, like cut, massive 2-Inch con-
tlmioua posts, and seven l.lnch fill
era, lacquered, with five coats, big
$35.00 values, Monday, 2D 89
Oak Dressers, quarter-sawed oak, high
ly polished, have 22x28-inch French
bevel plate mlrror, and serpentine
top drawers, exceptional f k QC
$20.00 value IrOJr
Chiffoniers Solid oak, five drawers,
solidly built, size 22x43 Inches, made
to sell at $10.00, C OA
Monday a.O
12 Specials Parlor Suites
Just In from maker at about
One-Third under real value; ma
hogany or oak finish, leather, silk
velour or plush upholstering.
Three piece Suites; great bar
gains. $25.00 Suites for $10.50
$37.50 Suites for .$24.85
$45.00 Suites for $32.50
$75.00 Suites for $56.00
$85.00 Suites for $60.00
KITCHEN CAIUXETS.
AnotKer car load came yester
day. No other concern in Omaha
is making such extraordinary bar
gains. Satin walnut finish Cabi
nets. $15.00 kinds Monday... 0.4S
$18.00 kinds Monday .. .$12.20
$25.00 kinds Monday. . .$16.50
Glasscock's Baby Walker
Everywhere $3.00; Monflay M Q
only, buy It here. ...
Sale of Box Couches
Firmly built couch with art denim
cover, spring top and edges, 10
lnch storage box. Has good ball
bearing casters, made to our own
specifications and never before
sold for less than
$20.00, Monday . . ,
12.98
Mattresses Filled with snowy felt"
very elastic, covered with best
' art tick; roll edges; wool tufted;
will not . mat or packr ' height
50 pounds. Monday
Special
Feather Pillows 5 pounds to pair,
strictly all pure wholesome
feathers, a
per pair aJtOU
8.98
somplete with 89
"Bennett's Special" Sewing Machine
''BEKHETT'S BFECIAX." Is a machine of real merit, made espe
cially for the Bennett atore, and on that we can recommend and
guarantee. This machine is a drop head model, fitted with five
drawers, solid oak case, complete with all attachments. In every
way. The machine Is worth $20, never before Bold a-! - fifk
at this price. Monday's special V ----'
We have needles for all sewing machines, on sale Monday
at each lo
Lace Curtains and Draperies in Monday's Great Sale
Hottloffham and Cable Mat Curtains White and ecru,
sixty inches wide, handsome showy curtains, worth $'-'.&',
Monday, pair $1.69
Flna Nottlng-ham Curtains New spring patterns, white
or cream effects, lock stitch edges, launder perfectly,
worth $3.75, pair 92.69
Irish Polut Curtains In the most attractive designs, dur
able parlor curtains. In four styles, fully worth $.7 5.
Monday, pair 94.39
Beat Scotch Madras For hall, library or dining room,
' wide variety of new spring patterns, forty-eight Inches
wide, worth to $1.25, on sale Monday at 69c
Flgurad Curtain If at a White or ecru, forty-eight and
fifty-four Inches wide, very effective designs, that sell
rogularly at 65c and 76c, Monday's sale at 39o
Brass Extension Sods Bods with silver ends, xtend to
fifty-four inches, regularly 12Vfec, Monday at Vio
IRON BEDS Special Monday sale,
all sizes, enameled In all colors,
reversible side rails, substantially
made, complete with
casters
CHILDREN'S CRIBS All Iron
with sliding sldej good spring bot
tom S. $6.48
All Iron cribs, with brass trim
mings, 23-Inch sides, good woven
wire springs, Monday. .11.50 ...
$1.00 Velvet Carpets for 73c
This la a strictly all wool pile carpet, absolutely fant coloring, conies In a nice assort
ment of conventional designs in bright colorings, suitable for parlors, dining r7'(
rooms, libraries, etc. In Monday's sale
lar way; line of choice patterns In new
spring styles, Monday's price 39o
Straw Matting. Monday your choice of
three patterns, or very good quality i nina
Bennett's Big Grocery
rBESH ROASTED COFFEE BFE
CIAX, One thousand Founds Flna
Drinking Coffea, pound 30o
And 15 Stamps.
,1'he finest values -In Basket Fired
Japan Tea, pound 38o
Ami 30 Stamps.
Japan Tea Sittings, for large consum
ers, pound ISO
And 20 Stamps.
Bennett's Capitol Flour, sack ,.91.60
And 50 Stamps.
Best We Have Coin, special, five
cans for 60o
And 30 Stamps.
Cracker Meal, pound 60
And 10 Stamps.
Triplets for tho Laundry, pkg. . ..15o
And 10 Stamps.
Duffy'B Cider Vinegar, bottle BSo
Aud 20 Stamps.
Worcester Table Salt, 2 sacks for 100
And 10 Stamps.
Best We Have Sliced Pineapples,
largo can for 30o
And 10 Stamps.
J. M. Early June Peas, two cans SBo
And 10 Stamps.
Tea Garden Preserves, large Jar 40o
And 20 Stamps.
Allen's Brown Bread Flour, 10 pound
sack for SOo
And 30 Stamps.
Allen's Corn Moal, 10 pound sack 40q
And 30 Stamps.
Ginger Snaps, per barrel ........ SSo
Anil JO Stamps.
SeeTled Raisins, pound package ISO
And 20 Stamps.
Bennett's Bargain Soap, nine bars 25o
Brussel'B Carpets with stair and border to
match, pretty tan and green grounds,
floral designs, regular 60c carpets, Mon
day's aale, at 39c
Ingrain Carpets, half wojl, -piaUty never
sella less than 55c a yard. In the regu-
mattlng, usually lMc a yd., makers a serv
iceable summer flooor covering, for.. lie
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lilCiIEK RATES IMPROBABLE
3o Says Member of Interstate Com
merce Commission to McVann.
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PROTEST OF SHIPPERS EFFECTIVE
Coiuuilasloner Aluo Tells Mr. McVann
. lla Believes the Commission Would
.Not Stand far Increase
In Tariff.
That no advances In railroad freight rates
Will be made by the eastern roads and aa
a result western rates will remain as they
ere at present, aa an outcome of the storm
vt protest made by Bhlppers against the
plan of eastern roads to Increase rates
from the Atlantic eeuhoard lo Chicago. Is
the opinion of an influential member of the
Interstate Commerce commission expressed
to EX J. McVann, secretary of the Omaha
Grain exchange, who haa Just returned
from Washington, where lie talked with
many shippers, tiafflc managers and mem
bers of the commission.
' "My authm-lty for this opinion, while not
peaking officially for th) commission, also
aid that he did not believe members of
the commission would stand for an ad
vance at hi time," said Mr. McVann.
"It is also said tj be the feeling of mem
bers of the body that this Is a very in
opportune time to demand or make gen
eral i eductions In freight rates. The mem
ber of the commission with whom I talked
feels that the present achedule of rates
should be allowed to stand and will frown
upon any attempt to either advance them
or reduce them.
"Talking with one of the" traffic man
agers of the United States Sleel company
1 was told that tlje Pennsylvania system
and the Baltimore & Ohio Bailroad com
puny had refused to go In with the other
eastern lines In making the advance pro
posed a short time ago. This would seem
to end the plan.
, "The traffic manager of ore of the west
ern railroads was authority for the state
ment that western rates would not he ad
vanced and he felt that there should be no
attempt on the part of shippers or state
railroad commissions to cut the rates.
FeellT 8am as In West.
"I found the feeling of shippers and busi
ness men In the east to be much the same
as In the west on the advanced rates or
lower wages proposition. The railroads
have given the Impression that it is simply
a two-sided proposition the revenues must
ba Increased by advancing ratea or wagea
must be cut and operating expenses re
duced. "Now there la (another way to equalise
tha present situation, and there always la
third Bide to tha question.
"Tha Bhtpera and business interests are
ot dutvvaod to stand for any advance in
ratea and it seems almost equally certain
that a cut In wages would be resented to
the detriment of the railroads. My per
sonal belief Is that the shippers will not
stand for an increase In rates until the
railroads have tried to equalise things by
shaving the dividends.
"The public la aware of the fact that
railroads have been paying exorbitant
dividends and have never had such
amounts to pay before. Let them shavo
the dividends to a reasonable point, paying
the same Interest from railroad earnings
that other forms of Investment and other
Industrials pay, and It Is more than likely
that wage reduction and freight rate In
creases will not be necessary."
Mr. McVann attended a hearing before
the Interstate Commerce commission and
the first meeting of the National Industrial
Traffic league, which was held In Chicago
last Monday.
CANADA BACKJFROM KENTUCK
Attends Meetlnic of Hallroad Secret
Service Men, Whose Orarnnisatloa
Shows Bis; Growth.
W. T. Canada, chier of the secret service
of the I'nlon Pacific, has returned from
Lexington, Ky., where the twelfth annual
meeting of the special railroad agents of
the I'nlted Slates and Canada was held.
T. R. Griffin of the Queen & Creicent was
elected president and L. L. Grady of the
B!j Four secretary of tho organization for
the ensuing year.
"The organization Is most prosperous and
now has 3'si inquirers,"' said Mr. Cinadi.
"Twelve years ago ten special agents in?t
at Kansas City and formed the organisa
tion, which makes quite an Increase In
such a short time. At present 95 per cent
of the mileage of the United States and
Canada Is represented. Of the original ten
who organized the order four were present
at Lexington W. 8. Cain of the Alton, W.
F. Riley of the Northwestern, T. R. Grif
fin of the Queen & Crescent and myself.
"The atundai.ee was large and we were
splendidly entertained, especially by the
citizens committee, headed by the mayor
and J. J. Reagan, chief of police. I think
considerable good conies from the discus
sions of tills body of men, and plans were
formulated for working more harmoniously
In conjunction for the benefit of tha vari
ous lines."
after all work had ceased for the season.
In the spring the contractor secured the
contract for paving Harney street, be
tween Fortieth and Forty-first streets, and
he has been waiting until he could get at
the Harney paving, so as to do both Jobs
at once. Delay in the Harney work has
resulted from the delay on the part of the
contractor who will put In the curbing on
the street. Murphy will pave two blocks
on West Farnam street, from Forty-second
street to Forty-fourth street.
BOY IS BIGGER SUSPECT
Youth Arrested for Jewelry Hobbery
Believed to He VVnntrd In
Ohio,
PAVING ON WEST FARNAM
Work Delayed Will Be Done Within
Two Weeks, Suym Mir.
par's Man.
Paving on Farnam atreet, west from
Forty-second atreet, will be done within
two weeks. This la the assurance given
by G. F. Monro, superintendent for Hugh
Murphy, who has tha contract.
Tho West Farnam street paving con
tract was let to Murphy i last fall, but
Monroe says It was i.ot approved until
Jesse Parsons, alias George Palmer, alias
Frank Lucas, alias Jesse Collins, a fornu-r
bell boy at the Millard hotel, arrested In
Sioux City Friday night on request ot the
Omaha police as a suspect In the robbery
of Mawhlnney & Ryan, Jewelers, on the
night of May 6, Is believed to be the Jesse
Collins for whom a big reward Is offered
as the robber of an agent cf the West,
White & Christie wholesale firm ot Pills
burg in a small town In Ohio some time
ago, when $.10,0u0 of Jewelry was taken.
D. N. Jacoby, representing a Rhode
Island Jewelry firm, who Is at the Hotel
Rome, says he and other Jewelry men of
the country have circular letters describ
ing the Ohio robber, whose name wus
given as Jesse Collins, and he believes hs
Is the youth arrested for the Omaha rub
bery. The Omaha police will look lnto.thU
phase of the case. The boy was taken
from a train at Sioux City Friday night,
after having eluded the Omaha police.
NEW BUILDING FOR WOODMEN
Officers and Members Declare Some
thing Must Be Done.
TWO SITES ARE CONSIDERED
Scheme Presented to Kxecutlve Coun
cil for Rebuilding; Without Mov
lnw OUlcrs from Present
Bulldlna;.
BIDS TO GRADE DODGE ROAD
Proposals for the Work Are Called
For by the County
Board.
The county board Saturday called for bids
for grading the Dodge Street road from the
present terminus ot the pavement to Elk
horn and the Irvlngton road, approximately
three miles from the end of the pavement.
Ac'lon was tsken In oredr that tho bourd
may have definite figures upon which to
base their action when it finaly decides
which roads to pave with the Inheritance
tax money now on hand.
The purchase of the J. II. Green home
stead at Fourth and Bancroft streets for
a Detention school has been completed,
the county pa'lngH.350 for the property,
consisting of about twenty-five acres. The
deed was signed by Misa Jeaephlne Green
and Mrs. Adam Kernar, daughters of J.
II. Green. The resolution passed by the
board authorized the county treasurer to
deduct about $S,0U0, tha amount of city
nd county taxes due on the property.
Announcements. wed4:ng stationery and
binding. "Phone Doug, loot A. I. Root.Inc
calling caida, blank book and magazlna
Plans for a new building, either on the
present site or west of the Young Men's
Christian association building on Harney
street, are being considered by the ex
ecutive council of the Woodmen of the
World, which took a recess Saturday until
Monday mornirr.
Provision has already been made for
making some permanent repairs on the
present building at Fourteenth and Howard
streets, but owing to the building plan pre
sented, these will pot interfere With the
new building proposition on the old site.
The Improvements will be needed If the
organization decides to go to the site at
Eighteenth and Hurney streets and erect
a Ibrge new building.
The plan for a new building on the pres
ent site, which Is being- considered. Is to
erect a fireproof wall on the east side of
the bundling and then one at a time tear
out the walls and make them fireproof.
The interior would also be removed a little
at a time and replaced with steel Instead
of wood and stone Instead of brick. The
vaults would be put In simultaneously with
the fire walls and, it is believed, much of
the work could be done without moving
many of the offices.
May Go to Grand Ledge,
One thing Is certain, according to mem
bers of tho council, and that Is a new fire
proof building. If It U not ordered by th;
executive council it la said both members
and officers will go before the supreme
lodge meeting and demand a safe bulldlnj
for the papers and records of the company,
which has grown to such proportions and
to such importance In the fraternal Insur
ance world as to demand a safe bu'lding.
Just now the proposition Is before the
council and the Mexican government to
extend the Jurisdiction of the order to In
clude the Southern republic. The Import
ance of the headquarters In Omaha Is In
creasing dally and over 700,000 copies of tha
Woodman paper, the Sovereign Visitor, are
distributed each month among members.
Plans are being made for receiving l.uO
new members Into the order In Omuha at
a big meeting to be held In tha Auditorium
Saturday evening, May 30.
All this growth makes the new building
Imperative, and It la certain that within
a year the order will either rebuild on the
present site or on a new one.
Sovereign Adviser W. A. fraser. Sov
ereign Banker Morris Shepherd, Sovereign
Clerk John T. Yates, Sovereign Escort H.
F. Slmrall, Sovereign Sentry D. E. Brad
shaw and Sovereign Managers J. E. Fitz
gerald and L. Q. Rawson left Saturday tor
Wisconsin, where they will attend the un
veiling cf a Wotdmen o( the World monument.
RIVALRY. F0RO A. R. HEAD
Four Men in the Field for Com
mander of tha Nebraska,
Grand Army.
A brisk rivalry for the election to the
head of the Grand Army of the Republic
is on this year, four candidates already
being In the field. The candidates thus far
spoken of and being urged by their friends
are Ell Barnes of Grand Island, who is at
present senior vlco commander and who
was a strong candidate last year; John
Demer of Syracuse, a well known and loyal
Grand Army man; A. W. Taylor of St. Ed
ward and Captain Merrlam of Kearney,
both active workers In the Grand Army.
Tho only candidate thus far openly an
nounced for the senior vice commandershlp
Is Dr. Ferd Brother of Beatrice. The
Omaha friends of Jonathan Edwards would
like to see him promoted to the second
place. He Is the present Junior vice com
mander of the Nebraska department.
The Omaha delegation will leave for
Hastings Tuesd. y afternoon. About thirty
delegates and past post commanders will
go from Omaha. The thirty-second annual
encampment of the Nebraska department
of the Grand Army of the Republic will
convene In Hastings May 19 for a three
days' fccsston.
The department conventions of the
Woman's Relief corps and Ladles of the
Grand Army of the Republic will be held
In Hastings at the came time and Omaha
will be well represented at both these con
ventions, i
TWO 'FISHRMEN FALL OUT
One Who Catches Most Rubs It Into
the Other and That Starts
the Trouble,
"Bhang" Cox. 120 North Fourteenth street
and John Johnson, 1020 Capltul avenue; both
colored, went fishing Friday. Either Mr.
Johnson was more clever In affixing bait
to his hook or more discriminating In Jerk
ing up his line at the psychological mo
ment. At any rate Mr. Johnson accumu
lated a tine string of fish while Mr. Cox
accumulated no string of fish at all.
When the shades of night had fallen,
when night had drawn her sable curtains
around the sleeping world and when Hes
perus had led out tha stars Into the even
ing sky, Mr. Cox and Mr. Johnson returned
from tha fishing grounds. Naturally Mr
Johnson was In high feather over his luck
and naturally expatiated to Mr. Cox upon
his own akill. To all of which Mr. Cox
listened In uncomfortable silence. And
when they had come near to their homes
he Buggested that Mr. Johnson give him
half his catch of fish, a proposition at
which Mr. Johnson, being not a socialist,
laughed aloud and rolsterously.
At the parting of the ways Mr. Johnson,
still in possession of his fish was still very
mirthful 'at the expense of Mr. Cox and
the latter's above recorded socialistic, prop
osition. Mr. Cox was nonplussed, but he
darted a black look after his companion
and Into his brain came two thought. One
of them was r-r-revenge; the other was
fish.
Ploklng up a brick which happened to be
conveniently at hand he stepped lightly but
quickly after the departing Johnson and
smote him on the bark of the head with
the brick. Then he laid hold of the pisca
torial prize and ran.
Saturday Mr. Johnson appeared In police
court and had a complaint Issued against
"Shang."
JUVENILES NOT CRIMINALS
Youthful Offenders Will Hereafter
Mot Be Kntered I'nder
That Bane.
Juvenile offenders who are haled before
Judge Estelle's court will no longer bo
classed as yThful criminals. A new and
separate docket has been provided and
hereafter their cases will not be entered
on the regular criminal docket. Instead
of heading Juvenile cases "Slate of Ne
braska against Willie Smith," after the
manner of grown up criminal casc-i, tho
heading will read something like thl.i;
"Inquiry Into the matter of Willie Smith,
charged with delinquency." It has been
the effort of the Juvenile authorities for
some time to entirely separate the Juvenile
court cases from the criminal docket, but
they have not succeeded until now.
A summer food, Johnson's Brunu Biscuit,
made of bran and wheat. At the big stores.
CORNERSTONE GERMAN HOME
Kxerctaes Will Be Held by Plattdeut
eher Verelu One Week
from Sunday,
The cornerstone of the new German
Home to be erected Ky the Plaitdeutscher
Vereln of Omaha will be laid Sur.day, May
21. at 2 o'clock p. m. All Germans In
Omaha and vicinity have be-en Invited. The
new home will be built on a nine-acre tract
bota-een Omaha and South Omaha, on S uln
Thirteenth street.
The Plattdeutscher Vereln society now
numbers abc-ut SU0 members. The officers
are aa follows: President, P. C. Seliroeder;
vice president, J. GUsahoff; secretary. Fred
A. Klenke; financial secretary, August
Schroeder; treasurer. Ad Brandes.
LAW TO CRUSH LOAN SHARKS
Bill Beinp; Drawn by Yeiser to, Anni
hilate Body Snatchers.
MUST DO LEGAL TRADE OR NONE
Candidates for the Legislature Will
Have ,to Take a, Stand on tha
Proposition lu the
Primaries.
'Died of Paeuiuunla"
Is never written of those who cure coughs
and colds with Dr, King's New Discovery
Guaranteed. 6"c and $1.00. For salo by
Beaton Drug C
The fight against loan sharks, 'who by
devious ways reduce their victims to prac
tically body slavery, will be carried Into
the legislature next winter.
John O. Yeiser, who has been making a,
fight on the body snatchers In tho courts,
Is now working orj a bill which. If passed,
will effectually put a stop to the worst
exactions of tho chattel loan men and at
the same time will not affect legitimate
business transactions. This bill, when
completed, will bo printed and camllates
for the legislature of both parties aP over
the state will be asked to make public their
position on It.
While the fight In the courts has been
affective, not a case having been lost, and
several victims who have been ground under
the heels of consclousless money loaners.
have b cq assisted and rescued, this method
Is slow and expensive and In order to clean
up all such cases, Mr. Yeiser will begin
a campaign for a new and more stringent
law.
"The loan sharks have been dickering and
hesitating and pretending to sell their
notes to innocent purchasers and
In other ways trying to evado the law, ma
that tho only thing to do Is to clean all
of these; cases up at once," said Mr. Yeiser,
"Legislative action will be tho next step.
"I will probably prepare a bill leaving the
law exactly as It Is now for usury not
exceeding 3 per cent a month, so as to
permit a recovery of principal only and
also providing for tho forfeiture ci princi
pal anu interest both if over 3 per cent a
month Is , charged. I will also Include a.1
provision making it a criminal offense to
endorse a t-ote contaminated with usury
without also endorsing notice of the usury
ion the back with the name of the paye
so as to prevent a transfer to Innocent
purchasers and not disturb any of the
JigiMiiiatc uses of commercial paper.
"It will be ne-cesary to draw this bill
very soon, print copies and present them
to every candidate for the legislature In the
statu cm both tickets and obtain a public
staieme-nt of whither they are for or
against such a measure.
"While this is being done, the question
of using salary assignment to tha extent
of practically slavery of the body will be
coupled with It wheau t gut tint t lank
that question up.
