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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1909)
I'HK HKK: OMAHA. Tl'KSDA V. MAY 11, VMV. ( firwl I irrM for .Mm anil Hoys H gliGradeClothes When a tntn desires to have his clothes made to order. we take It for granted he wants the heat, finest and most fashionable garment. Therefore, we roads proper provision artist do the rutting cf our garments, and we exact from the tailors perfect workmanship In the making and finishing of our clothes. It's a matter of pride with tis to bo able to furnish garments that are several laps ahead. If you an'. clothes that fit, come to the store that sells the most clothing; In Omaha. At $10 or at 140, at any price, it's the MOST. JLLIUS MEYER KILLS SELF Fires Bullet Into Temple and An other Into Breast. HANSCOM PARK SCENE OF DEED first hnt I Heard by Men, Who Fall tn Rmrh Him. Before Ber nini (n Takri Ilia l.lfe. The Home of Happen lielmer Hollies, John It. Stetson IIkIm, Manhattan Shirts, Cnrhart Work Clothes, Kverwear fin a run leed Hoairjr for men and women. BRIEF CJTY NEWS 1909 MAY 1909 SUN MON TUC WED . THU FRI SAT I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 ,2526 272829 ifa fljwis srlltt IT. Honssdale War Kdholm. Jeweler. Budolpn r. Iwoboda, Pubtto Accountant Blnehart, photographer, 18th Farnam. WaJknp Baal Estate Co, 601 Paxton Blk. Beyn, photo, removed to 16 and Howard. BemOTai Dr. Harm now at 2125 Douglas Keep yor money and valuablea In tha American Safe Deposit vault! to Tha Bee kuildlng.. Boxes rent from fl to Hi. B. B. Combat c-ptlca'l business. 1620 Douglas street. Examination frat. rn; table Life Policies, eight drafts at maturity. H. P. Neely. manifir, Omaha. Art lortfollon and Crayons Tree to school children accompanied by adult, Tuesday, May . 11. Schmoller & Mueller, 1311 Farnam streeL- raylaf (or a Soma ia as easy as paytaa rent. Nebraska Savings t -.d Loan Asso ciation will show the way. Board o( Trade (building. Sixteenth and Farnam attests. Chicago rirm Banquets Omaha Men The Standard Varnish company of Chi cago gave a dinner at noon at tha Home hotel to twentyflvo traveling; men of the Midland Plate and Glass - compuny of Omaha. Polio Think They Kara Live Wire The police believe they have arrested a man who may prove to be guilty of some of the numerous burglaries and other thefts Unit hsvfc'bi'n, committed, jn Omaha lately. The prisoner Is Joe O'Hare, who was pirked up early Monday morning by Detectives Mitchell and Sullivan and Patrolman Coffey. Ho is being holS for careful In veatlgatlon. SjlTSn Thieves Are Electrified Omaha hna become so electrified by the electrical show that even the city's thieves are be ginning to specialize in tilings pertaining to the magic "Juioe." Sunday night a fan motor and a generating test set were stolen from O. A. Albrechfs store, 410 South Eighteenth street. The burglar piled a aheet of galvanised, Iron off a window In order to get Into tha building. Knife Tight Keroes Kiss and Kaks Up After having a knife fight and one of the ,men being carved on the temple, A. K. I Ilarria and Paul Hilt, the two negroes who I mixed In a pool hall quarrel last Wednes day night, have been dlsvharg d. Hill re fused to proBOcute his brother of color and there were no other witnesses, so City Prosecutor Ianiel had to dismiss the case. Hill la the man who was cut. He lives at fJ0 Grant Btreet. Charlea A. Bartoher Gets Divorce A divorce was granted lit district court Mon day to Charles A. Bartcher, the evidence In the caae being chiefly a number of torrid letters written by Mrs. Bartcher. One com paratively mild injunction ran: "(io get your thick Dutch head examined ami then Jump Into the river." Mrs. Nellie F. Smith filed suit fur divorce from Alva F. Smith. They were married March 13 of the present year In Washington county. Nousupport It charged. Argument on Saloon Mandamus Judge fledlck heard argument In district court Monday morning on the petition for a mandamus brought by L,. D. Holmes to compel the South Omaha -tire and police board to reopen the question of a license granted to Arthur Frye for a saloon In the Exchange building. Holmes claims that Fryo Is simply 'a dummy for the -L'nion Stock Yards company and that the hoard of Fire and Police Commissioners acted Illegally in refusing to consider evidence as to what was done last year. BteaJem ft Takem's Man in Town A traveling repi esenlutive of the firm of Btealem & Tiikem, expert lifters, stopped over In Omaha Sunday. In the course of his business visits he dropped In at the Pol Supply company's store. lun3 Farnam street, and secured three new alligator grips, worth .'0 each. As he happened to be nut of both personal and business cards his name and address are unknown. How ever, the police s;iy they will do all In their power to have the man stay at the Jail hotel, where everything possible will be dono for his comfort' and the bill will be paid by the city. BIG ELECTRICAL WEEK Exposition at the Auditorium Will Be the Attraction All This Ween. The electrical exposition at the Auditor ium Is now fully Installed and It will be the big attraction for the public all thla week. The show la almost as Interesting In t lip afternoon as It Is In the evening for the reason that the windows are dark ened and all the lights are turned on just the same as after dnrk.. Miss Mehaffey of Cincinnati sings every afternoon at S o'clock and every evening at 9, accompanied by George Green's orchestra. The big kitchen booth will be opened to- plenty of hot biscuits, welnera kes will be aerved by the demonstrators, all doing their cooking by electric heat. The Nebraska Electrical as sociation will meet Tuesday at the Rome hotel and a large attendance of electrical men and other visitors from out over the state will attend the big show Tuesday and Wednesday. The -people of Omaha. South Omaha and Council Hlu.'fs will find this the most beautiful and interesting show ever put op at the Auditorium and it Is safe to say that the building will be crowded every night until the show closes. nlgrrnrnd plent and hot paneak Bee Want Ads are lluslness Boosters. Building Perralta. A. P. Williams, :H19 Poppleton avenue, double brick dwelling. 4,7o; M. J. Sullivan. 2221 l.arimore avenue, frame dwelling. 1.600: Hans Nielsen, Thirty-third and Vin ton streets, frame dwelling. .'..Vio; l.ewls Hanson, -'31! North Nineteenth street, frame dwelling. J'.'.oof); tj. A. Git'sle. Twent v-eighth and Franklin streets, frame dwelling. fl.&W; John Kiha. HIT) William street, repairs and alterations to frame dwelling, toot). Julius Meyer shot and killed himself at noon Monday. He chose Hanscom paik as the scene of his death and a 32-ca liber revolver as the weapon. He fired a shot Into his left temple and another Into his left bresst, killing himself almost Instantly. Despondency was the cause. It had been proveked by a continued sickness. Mr. Meyer whs ja years of age. He was the general Bgent of th Provident Savings I.lfe Assursnce company and one of the most widely known and generally loved men in Omaha or Nebraska, where he had lived since the early 'Wis, His death was a profound shock. , The suicide crimed Just south iff the ureenhrruees in the park and so far as is now known by the pidlce and Coroner Heafey, no , one saw the first shot fired. Hearing the noise. Walter txirentzen, 1711 Ontario street, and John and Elmer Mer rill or Eighteenth and P streets. South Omaha, ran to the scene as Meyer fired the second bullet. The police and coroner were notified and the body was removed to the latter' office. An Inquest will be held. Pneumonia, from a month's attack of which Mr. Meyer had recovered only re cently, and which he feared he might never get over, is assigned by Morltx Meyer, his brother, as the probable cause of his de spondency. It is also thought that busi ness cares may have been worrying him. Brother Noted Mia Condition. Meyer's despondency had been noticed by his brother and his Intimate friends for some time, yet they had never supposed he might take his life. The news of the rase was an awful aurprlse to his ac quaintances, who would hardly believe It. Just before taking a street car to the park late Monday morning Mr. Meyer went to his brother's cigar store on Farnam street, between Thirteenth and Four teenth, and bought some cigars. These h smoked on the way to the scene of his death. At that time, Morlts Meyer no ticed nothing unusual about his brother's demeanor. So far as Is known, he never carried a revolver before in his life, and It is believed that he bought the weapon used a abort time before going to the' park. Aside from the revolver lying on the ground beside the body, which was found face down on the grass, only some small change In silver, a handkerchief that was somewhat wet, a few other things, and two envelopes, were found on the body or near by. One of the envelopes was sealed, stamped and addressed with a rubber stamp to the dead man at hla business address. It was not opened, but waa seen to be empty. The other envelope was merely an empty and unused one. Police Officer A. I Hicks was walking his beat near the park and this was the first patrolman to reach the scene. De tectives McDonald and Walker also at tended the caae and are collecting data for the coroner'a Inquest, which will be held Tuesday or Wednesday. Forty Years In One Home. For forty years lie had lived, a bachelor, in his apartments at Twelfth and Farnam streets. Besides his brother, he also leaves a sister, Mrs. H. Rehfeld, who lles on South Twenty-fourth avenue, in this city, and another brother. Max Meyer, a Jeweler, in New York City. Mr. Meyer waa the head of the Musicians' union and the moving aplrit for many years of the annual balls given by that union. He was for many years president of the Metropolitan club. He was elected five times consecutively. The home of Julius Meyer at the south ens: corner of Twelfth and Farnam streets was for many years one of the best known places In Omaha. Il was a typical bache lor's retreat and yet the hospitable home or all who would visit It. In It were every curio and keepsake he had gathered In the years of his pioneer days with the Indians every one he had, not given away, for he gave away many. But the walla and tablea of this place have told their story of the early west to hundreds of friends of tins fiiendly man. Here, too, was the scene of many and many a good time for the friends of Mr. Meyer who were not Indians or children. Mr. Meyer was a typical host. He re- TF1E SIMMER M NEW YORK A MOST ATTRACTIVE SEASON It Fine Hotels, Like the St. ItegK -Not an Full Ttien In Winter. The summer Is the season when the city man and his family fly to the country, the seashore or the mountains. It ought to be a good time for the country man and hla family to come to the city and It Is. The country has no monopoly of summer pleasures. New York has plenty of them, and at that time Its hotels are less thronged than In winter. As the at tractions of New York City exceed those of smaller places, so do Its hotel comforts surpass theirs. One New York hotel there Is. the St. Regis, at Fifth Avenue and Fifty-fifth Street, which liaa won for It self a deserved reputation for real com fort and homelikeness far beyond any other. Ita location, in practically the geographical center of Manhattan, makes It most convenient for trips to all parts of the city. Being situated In a strictly residential district. It Is admliahly adapted for a summer sojourn, and. be ing within a few minutes of Central Park, it has the country at its doors, so to speak. And it should not be forgotten that the St. Regis prices are not ex cessive. Its restaurant charges are the same as other first class hotels, ana rooms may be had as low as $.1 and 14 a day for a large, hansoinely furnished single bedroom; the same with prixate bath for $5 a day tor $6 for two people); or fl! a day and up for an elegant suite consisting of parlor, bedroom and private MAYOR SLAPS ED HOWELL Says He Doable-Crossed Democrats to Tit His Hands. ' HOPES PARTY IS DONE WITH HIM pressed with Indignant force the ad-ance of business which foretold the certain ne cessity of his finding a home further to the west and he clung with tenacious af fection to his old quarters on Twelfth street. Friend of the Children. Mr. Meyer was affectionately known as "Cncle Julius" to hundreds of children and persons who had been children in Omaha. For years this name distinguished him ns the' friend of the little folks. To them he gave presents at Christmas time and on birthday anniversaries, or took them pic nicking or elsewhere to have pleasure and help fill their little lives with happiness. No child ever went to "I'nele Julius" for comfort In vain. He waa never too busy, never too tired to entertain his young friends. On his fiftieth birthday anniver sary, eight years ago, he gave a big party at the Metropolitan club to his friend), the children, and a host of tliem attended. Mr. Meyer came to Omaha In the early '60s. For years In the early days he acted as Interpreter with the Indiana, whom he came to know well and whose language he talked fluently. He kept a little Indian curio store and his store became the gath ering place for the Indiana when they came to Omaha. He and hla headquarters we e known throughout the west. He was loved and trusted by the Indians as he was by the children. His nature was affectionate and his heart big enough to take In the cares and wcllbeing of other folks often before those of himself. W. C. GILBREATH IS MADE VICE PRESIDENT BY FUNK Aorth Dakota Aarrlenltnral Commis sioner Appointed by Corn (i row er Association President. President E. D. Funk of the National Corn association has appointed w. C. Gil breath, commissioner of 'agriculture of North Dakota, vice president of the Na tional Corn Growers' association for his state. Mr. Gllbreath distinguished his stale at the St. Ivouis exposition by making an ex hibit of grains and grasses rivaling that of any other state represented. He has signified his intention of matt fug a similar exhibit at the National Corn exposition to be held in Omaha In December and the appolntrffent waa made Monday. While little corn Is grown In North Da kola the word "corn" Is used by both the exposition and association In Its continental sense and refers to all grains. Mr. Gll breath probably will show more small grains than any other exhibitor. Injarvd In m Fire or bruised by a fall, apply Bucklen's Ar rlca Salve. Cuies burns, wounds, sores, ecsema. piles. Guaranteed. 25c. For sal9 by Beaton Drug ,Co. Hansen Goes to Washington. TOPEKA. Kan.. May 10. The announce ment was made today by Governor Stubhs of the appointment of Representative Rob ert Stone of Topeka as assistant to t'nlted Statea Attorney General Wlcker sham. It Is understood that Governor Stubbs was given authority to make the selection. ( hannlna; C harter on Fire and Po Iter HoaM la the Johherr for Which IHihlman Takes Rap at Howell. And now the democrats are wondering '. whst was gained by changing the city char ter and making the Board of Fire and Po lice Commissioners elective Instead of ap pointive, for under the old charter the board was nonpartisan and the democrats had two members, while under the new It Is partisan and it la solidly republican. This was done by Senator E. E. Howell and records of twelve years back show that tills Is not the first time the senator has given his own party the double cross. This year he legislated three democrats- two excise board members ana the city ! engineer out of office, and twelve years i ago be legislated three democratic coun cilmeii out of office. Cona-quent ly the democrats are wondering why they have in their camp the aforesaid Senator Howell. Prior to that session of the legislature of lSifT the city officers were elected in the fall. The election was In the tall of 1K4, I and among other officers elected were Tom j Flynn, democratic councilman from the second ward; Rlcbard O Malley, democratic councilman from the Eighth ward, and F. J. Burkley, democratic councilman from the Eighth ward. They took their seats the first. of the year prepared to serve full terms. But Senator Howell went to Ilncoln about the same time the democrats took their seats' in the council and within a few weeks he changed the charter to provide for the election of city officers In the spring. In the spring election the three democrats were defeated. Hope We Are Done with Him. I Senator Howell gave us the double cross In 7,-and he gave It to us again tills year, but I think and I hope Ihe demo cratic party is through with him now," said Mayor Dahlman. "He changed the charter twelve years ago so he could run for mayor In the spring. He ran, but was defeated by Mayor Moorea. Howell was third man In the race and the republican ticket was split, too. This year he changed the char ter on the Fire and Police board so as to defeat me; or, If 1 was not defeated, to tie my hands; and on the city engineer so as to get rid of my appointee. But he again made a mistake. Instead of having two democrats on the Fire and Police board, as under the old charter, we now have none; and we have tfaded one republican engineer for another of the same party." Some democrats are of the opinion that Senator Howell had notions of running for mayor again, but when he returned from Dlncoln he changed his mind and decided the best thing he could do would be to get out of the country. This he did, and he sailed for Honolulu before the spring cam paign really opened. ( DITCH UP TO SARPY" COUNTY Proposition- to Vote Bonds Is Left to Commissioner Outcome of the Meeting;. . Omaha owners of farm property in Doug las and Sarpy counties and farmers along the Papillion and Big raplllion rivers have put it up to the commissioners of Sarpy county to Jiold an election on the proposed dilcli from Kane and Ralston to the Mis souri river, which will be twenty-seven miles In length and drain 40.400 acres of valuable land. As the petition has been filed In com pliance with the Nebraska law asking for the election and a bond furnished by the interested owners has been furnished to reimburse the commissioners of Sarpy county for the expenses of holding the election If the proposition is voted down. Those who attended the meeting In Pa pillion Saturday, who represent several thousand acres of land, weie: A. L. Reed of the Byron Reed company, representing the Rebecca M. White Interests; W. Fai nam Smith, Peter E. Her, representatives of the John A. Creighton estate, and" G. C. Barton. Other large Interests repre sented were those of Howard Clark, banker of Columbus; Joseph P. MuJlander and J. J O'Conner of Omaha who owns a large tract of land In western Sarpy county. "All who were present, and the court room was crowded, were favorable to the ditch," said Mr. Reed. "We have taken the steps necessary to put the proposition up to the owners along the proposed ditch. The county surveyor of Ssrpy county will go over the proposition and probably make up the complete list of the land which will be drained by the ditch. The meeting was exceptionally satisfactory and very enthusiastic." The Young Man's Clothes must of uoct'ssity kssp.s a certain "dash" ami smartness not fouud in the usual styles. That's partly why most particular young men turn to "The Nebraska" for their clothes. Of course there's many other reasons, such as the ex cellent fabrics, exclusive patterns and expert hand-tailoring of "Ne braska" garments. Now, we want you to see the Suit we show at only $12.00. It's so good that any other rlothtera would ask at least 115 for It. We ahow it In all the new and "differ ent" styles and the popular new Spring shades an aravg, greens, olives, browns and fancy striped pattern. To fully realite the value of this suit you must examine the excellent lining, padded shoulders, handfelled collar and nalrcloth front, which reflect the most expert workmanship and the finest of ma .f! eerlals. The sites are for young men only and ll.l rmi d n frnni II In 3 8 at this nrlCO - - . 4 II I II 1 ,V 8 Is J I i "TBI KOVSB Or KICK MXBXT" i BIG ROADS TO FIX SEW RATES Hill and Harriman Officials Will Re vise Schedules. WILL MEET IN CHICAGO IN JUNE Propose to Hedresa (irlevancea of Western Cities In Complaints of Freight Kate Discrimination. Representatives of the Hill and Harri man lines are preparing to meet in Chicago next month to revise present freight rates and to see if some scheme may not be worked out to rid the roads of the numer ous suits varloua communities have filed alleging unjust discrimination. BpoVane, Denver, Salt lake and Omaha and other points think the present adjuatment not tight and aults are now pending. If the Hlll-Harriman repreaenUtlves can agree upon a rate scheme, they will sub mit their plans to the rest of the western roads, and If all agree the Interstate Com merce commission will be asked to permit the changes. It the commission grants this request a new system of rate making will be in force on the roads of the western two-thirds of the t'nlted States. Omaha Is preparing for representation at the Hill-Harrlman conference to be ready to" make the fight when the matter la brought before the Interstate Commerce commission. Other communities sre prepar ing to do the same thing and it is figured that if the communities get a proper hear ing rate grievances can be adjusted with out a fight. A serice of new basing points may be pro posed by the roads and Omaha will con tend that the Missouri river is the natural basing point for business to the west of Chicago. Denver and 8alt Lake City will also be on hand to ask that these cities be made basing points if the basing point sys tem is to be continued MR. CROUNSEJS VERY SICK Former Governor Ntlll la Critical Condition at Hla Home In the Hamilton. Bx-Governor Dorenio Crounic Is still seriously ill at his apartments in the Hamilton flats. Since he was in a critical co'.dition over a month ago from a severe attack of pnei monla he has not regained his strength and It Is feared that his age, 76 years, may prevent his recovery. He han had severs! setbacks since surviving the crisis of the original trouble, and numerous alight complications have aggra vated his general condition. Wife of Mayor Gets Heritage Through Court Mrs. Dahlman Sues to Wrest Money from Sister and Wins the Suit In Belfast, Me., Mrs. J. C. Dahlman. wife of t lie mayor of Omaha, has brought suit to recover 5,0(), which Mrs. Dahlman as signed when a minor child and the estate of her father. Dr. Charles Abbott, waa placed In the hands of her mother as ad ministratrix, The suit brought by Mrs. Dahlman fol lows one brought by her mother. Mrs Harriet H. Abbott, against her joungest daughter to recover money and bonds which were ehtrustcd to Iter and which the girl kept and claimed as a gift. Mrs. Abbott has just won Ihe suit, the Jury awarding her practically Jj.uon. wiiich Mrs. Margaret Abbott Nilcs will have tn Abbott said alio gave her yo.ingst daughter her bank books and two bonds a' one time, Instructing her to transfer th money to her own account fur convenience aa the girl remained on the homestead in Maine after the others had gone. In the suit It Is claimed the girl, kept, the money during a long term cf cars and the suit asked for the Interest as well aa principal, which waa granted by the court. It would seem the money rightfully be longed to Mrs. Dahlman. Dr. Charles Ab bott, her father, died in 1S80. leaving a considerable estate. All the heirs except the youngest daughter assigned their rights to aid their mother In the settlement of the estate and handling the affairs Following the Judgment entered against Mrs. Margaret Abbott Klles, the suit of Mrs. Harriett Abbott Dahlman was post poned until the next term of the court at Belfast, . Me. The former suit waa hard fought and brought, ojt many family af faire of the Abbotts. Hallway Brevities. The Harrtinun lines have built A laipe number of their own refrigerator csrs and on top of these the Hues have ordered 1,nn0 additional refrigerator ears from the pull man company. The total expenditure for these cars will be fJ.UUO.lHKi. Western railroads are about to abolish the practice of checking baggsge from residences and hotels to destination The reason given Is that excess baggage some times goes through without bring chaiged for. The railroads claim they fear prose cution from the government on the ground that they discriminate In favor of some passengers In that the excesa baggags Is not charged. sV Uneeda Biscuit are the Soda Crackers with a difference The difference you can see ; the difference you can taste ; The difference that makes millions buy them for daily use. j "rT (S 3s! (7 Csp """ 'K m Sold only in Moisturt Proof Packages NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY p J 4 i V -7