I'HK HKK: OMAHA. Tl'KSDA V. MAY 11, VMV.
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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
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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 -
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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.
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