THE REE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, MAY 15. 1000.
NEW EXPERIENCES AWAITS THE SAVINCLYINCLINED AT THE NEW STORE
Have You
Profited
Half-Minute Store Talk
We claim to be pretty Industrious we are busy
everv business dsv selling the best clothes In the
world. Rut our guarantee beats us. It Is working
overtime harking up every claim we make for our
clothes. We sometimes take a bit of recreation,
e!cp some, too but our guarantee never quits
U Is working every minute, every day, every year and
has the steadiest Job In town. . Faithful Ally, that
guarantee protects our reputation by protecting our
customer's welfare.
by Our Great
I Boy's Suit Sale
V
r
it
5
h
i
I .
!
,'i
i
If not It Is because you haven't
come in to investigate. The
sale now in progreea at this
store Is not to be confused with
the weekly "Special Sales"
about town. Every garment of
ferred Is of our regular stock,
greatly reduced in price because
they have proven such good
sellers as to leave slightly bro
ken lines which we desire to
close nut.
THE HOME OF QUALITY CLOTHES
This Store has a Mission to Perform
It is to supply thp people of'Oniaha and vicinity with quality clothes at prices lower than the same grades in other stores.
If we had to sell our goods at the same prices others stores charge for like qualities we wouldn't have a very valid excuse for ex
pecting your patronage. Put the methods used by us in buying enable us to faithfully fulfill our mission. The only ones who
doubt our statements are the ones who don't come in.
93 TO $5 SLITS
SOME WITH
2 PA lit KNICKERBOCKERS.
$7 TO $11 SL ITS
EVERV ONE
HAND
TAILORED
$50
-3
Listen
to our spring
suit argument
Things to Consider
The stilts we sell for liovs are not to be considered
In comparison with those Hold In most store, yet we
spII them every day In competition with the various
lin'S nhotit town. The reason is simple, our high quali
ties and low prices are apparent to all. Consider then
th savlnps we offer to all who visit this store In the
r.oy's behalf.
k
Spring Oxfords
Ve certainly have some
great shoe values here and a
diversity of styles and lasts not
at all like what you'd expect at
n olntiips store, in fnp.r.. it. would
SA have to be a pretty husky shoe
store to show a greater line of
styles and lasts.
Our Henoh' Mode Oxfords at $3
display all the finest points of hlgh-
class shoe building.
Our $3 Oxforda appeal particu
larly to men accustomed to paying $4.
Our Little Gent's Shoe and Oxfords
sizes 9 to 13-2 are a quality never
sold In Omaha for leas than $2.60,
yet our price la S2.00.
i mPMmm
Price and Value the
Basis of Clothes Buying
Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. If the price out
weighs the value they don't balance and you are the loser. The
fact that nearly all clothing is much alike in appearance ac
counts for so many people selecting inferior grades. The aver
age man buys a couple of suits ayear and can't be ex-,
pected to be a judge has to take some one's word for it
Consequently many people accept the claims made for in-
ferior clothes under the belief they are saving money. We
claim to save you considerable money but don't ask you
Your money back if it isn't so.
3H
I l
YniirSrrin0Hfif
w - r ---o "v.
..Ml U.nnnlnt Vmi If Vnil
come to this store for It. We I.'1"
want you to be particular when
you come to us we are particular VXr
wVam m.A tn " i ha tiaf lllAllriM V M
HUTU " V fS V. urn, ..... f .1
everrthlne about our hats must Ah A'v
v it. .V. . V..... K In yHl' . ,W
order that they will he right when fjff I jJf
we sell them fMM Ifjl
r. . u-. linn fi Li Ll
Stetsons f.l.BO to f 12 i 13,
tnnrni uonn i si.w
and, lest you forget, the best hat. beyond ques
tion erer sold In Omaha for $3.00.
aV
r
N J 1 . 1 P ? A
t rv tn Lo nnr worn mr l r
A Shrill d: S):li? Suit
Prices and Values
tha; balance according to King-Swanson's standard of value giv
ing. That means a decided saving in dollars and cents for our
standard of value-giving compels us to pile on the value instead
of the price. Being the largest clothing store in the middle west
it is only natural that we have the largest assortment that it is
so is plainly evident to any visitor.
"We classify our Suits according to value rather than price,
and our salesmen show prospective buyers wherein we save you
$3 to $5. We eliminate all guess work on your part by assuming
all the risk. Your money is payable on demand if your clothes
don't suit.
Time to come out in
Spring Haberdashery
The season is too far advanced to
permit of you neglecting the little nicc-
w ties of your attire and this store's repu
tation for furnishings is too well estab
lished to permit of you neglecting our in
vitation to come in and look.
Classy Ties 50c and up
Shirts
This Is often called
the shirt store of
Omaha.
Miofe&rtans, tl.50 up
S. W.'S, 3.00 up
and some awfully
stunnlnn patterns at
$1 and 11.60.
Und erwear
It Is safe to change
now and your comfotr
demands It.
Union Bnlts, $1 to 910
Shirts or Draws:
500 to a.50
Nebraska
tax lawyers get hearing
SMSMSBMM '
Scribner and Folleys Appear Before
State Equalization Board.
r
Nebraska
ASSERT ROADS PAY TOO MUCH
Tax Commissioners Make Some Inter
est I ait Comparisons in Endeaver
to Keep Dona Valuations
of Railroads.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, May 14. (Special.) The State
Haid of Ekiuallzatlnn held Us first open
meeting today to listen to the arguments
.f Tax Cuninilssloner A. W. 8crlbner of
the Union I'aclftc and T. A. Folleys of the
Omaha & Minneapolis railroads. Both tax
commissioners made showing In an attempt
to prove to the board that their roads
vrre assessed too hlch compared with
cither property In the stale, an dthe Union
1'ai'tric endeavored to show that its road
was u.owsned out of proportion to other
roads In other states.
Mr. Scrlbucr Insisted that the state of
Nkjtkka wt realizing taxes on property
of his rn;td m which It was not entitled.
Iio made the statement that the Union Pa
li ov.ned stock In auxiliary companies
c.iiteltle of the property of the Union Pn
liflc prnpiT to the amount of W7.376.45rt, In-vrtim-nti
In stocks of the market value
cf $4.ii,M, bonds to the value of HI .823. -2u).
making a total holdings of H65.S(,24fl
ownod outside of the rsilnmd property. He
Irristt'd this amount was not assessable in
this stale. He argued also that the board
should value the property strictly on what
the property Is worth, and on the same
fcaals Its frelsnt rates should be fixed.
After deducting tha outside holdings, he
said his own company was capitalised on
a net valuation of $53,810 a mils, market
value. In Nebraska he said the boar dhad
fixed the actual value of the main line at
1107.500 a mile, and the branch lines at
Mti.ooo a mile,
Mr, Seribner's Comparisons.
In comparison with this valuation in Ne
braska, Mr. Bcrlbner filed the following,
showing the value ot other roads In other
states:
Iowa Burlington main Una, IflO.Oof) per
mile, all double tracked; Chicago A North
western main line. $i2,8oO per mile; Chicago,
Milwaukee A St. Paul, 44, 000 per mile; Rock
Island main line. $46,300 per mile.
Illinois Burlington, 849 miles, of which
303 miles Is double trscked, actual valuation
per mile, $47,366; Northwestern, 467 miles,
of which 246 miles Is double tracked, actual
valuation per mile, $47,365.
Wisconsin Burlington main line St. Paul
to Chicago, which Is outlet for Great North
ern and Northern Pacific business, actual
value $V).0il0 per mile.
Kansas Santa Fe msln line, 488 miles, of
whU'h 200 miles Is double tracked, actual
value $51,773 per mile; Union Pacific main
line In Nebraska, actual value $107,600 per
mile: Union Pacific and Omaha A Repub
lican Valley, 42S.S miles, actual value $46,000
per mile.
Mr. Scrlbner argued that other property
had not been assessed on the same be sis
as had railroad property and he filed with
the hoard a statement of land srles with
the assessment of the land named tn the
deeds to show that the assessment was
below the sales value of the land. His
comparison was on 1,121.160 acres trans
fetred, which was sold for a total of $34,-
Nebraska'
pi
-row
Ladies' $5.00 and $4.00
AH Leathers
All Styles
AH Sizes
All Lasts
at
Sixth
Floor
Paxlon
Clock
Sampleshoeman
Alexander
Open
10 p.m.
S18.733, and which had been assessed (actual
valuer at $26,209,755.
Land Valaes.
His table showed the following compari
son of the sales value and the assessor's
value of the land In question by counties:
Averrge Assessor's
Bales Value
Value. Per Acre.
Boone $46.75 $37.16
Buffalo 386 28.8S
Butler 77 03 65.61
Cheyenne 10.66 6.83
Colfax 78 SO 63
Custer 19.33 14 30
Dawson 29.43 24.36
Deuel 11. SO 6.61
Dodge 7X98 SS.53
Douglas 90.78 65.42
Oage , 66.80 6o.'M
Oreeloy 28 23 16 90
Hall 4879 40.8
Howard 31.62 26.12
Keith 12.47 6 .73
Kimball 7.41 4.76
Lancaster 67 62 52.96
Lincoln 13.74 7.83
Madiaon 4.41' 46.49
Merrick 47.71 3? 3;
Nance 43 24 82.40
Platte 68 80 47.97
Polk 66.80 54.86
Sarpy 76.96 67.01
Paunders 80.71 tio.oo
Sherman 25.61 Jl 55
Valley 29.16 20.72
Showing- br Poller.
Mr. Polleys discussed at length the vari
ous methods of arriving at tha valuation
of a railroad. His statement closed wi'.h
the following recapitulation:
(1 Ai computed by the formula de
scribed for the capitalization of gross earn
ings, net earnings and maintenance charges
pt-r mile, the average commercial value in
1"9 of all the railroads of the United
States (over 230,0u miles) Is about $64,000
per mile.
(2) As computed by the same formula
the average commercial value in 19!9 of
the 4O.0HO miles of railroad comprised In
the seven railway systems whose lines
partly lie In Nebraska is $62,642 per mile.
(3) As computed by the same formula
the average commercial value of the enitre
Omaha railway system In 1S9 Is $46,232 per
mile.
t4i Based upon a joint consideration of
relative track density and relative gross
earning power per mile, the railroad sys
tem of the entire state of Nebraska (com
prising something more than 6.O00 miles) Is
ralrly worth per mile in 1909 about 91.10
per cent of the average commercial value
per mile of the entire 40,000 miles of rail
road contained in the seven systems whr
lines extend Into Nebraska: that is to sav.
91.10 per cent of $o2.642 per mile, which
produces $47,967 per mile as the fair market
value of the entire railroad system of Ne
braska in 1909.
(5) Based upon a similar consideration
of relative track density and relative gross
earning power per mile, that portion of the
Omaha system which lies in Nebraska
cannot be fairly said to have a commercial
value In 1909 of mora than 83 of the average
commercial value per mile of the entire
system; that Is to say 83 per cent of $45,
S or $37,642 per mile.
(6) The commercial value per mile in
19u9 of the lines of the Omaha system In
Nebraska ($37,642) bears a ratio of only
78.28 per cent to the average commercial
value of the entire railroad system of the
state, $47,967 per mile. Justice requires that
our assessed value should be proportion
ately no higher than our commercial value
and yet. In 1908, the actual value per mile
placed by this bjiard upon our Nebraska
lines waa 93.21 per cent of the average per
mile for the entire railroad system of the
state.
(7t By no possible method of railway
valuation. ba?d upon facts and either
recognized In practice or sanctioned bv
reason, can the Nebraska lines of the
Omaha system he fairly declared to be
worth today as much as the $41,440 per mile
at which they were valued last year by
this board. Ths laws of Nebraska do not
contemplate nor are they meant to permit
the assessment for taxation of the prop
erty of any individual or corporation within
the borders of the state at more than its
full market value. The refusal of thl
board to tills year grant a material re
ducliun In the assessed vslue of the Omaha
company's property in Nehrsska will be.
not taxation, hut CMiflsratlon.
Parker Morel y Disappointed.
Big batches of big troubles are looming
up for Governor Bhallenberger and the un
fortunates of the stste will sjffer along
with the O'Neill governed executive. V.
a Parker, the victim of misguided cunli-
Nebraska
dence and the double cross, ala the liberal
element pf the state, has decided to quit
working at the Lincoln Insane asylum. Mr.
Parker, so he tells, was promised a Job
at the head of the asylum laundry at $70
a month and keep and his wife was to
take a minor position at $36 and found.
So he was very happy and contented. Then
along comes a letter fl-om the superin
tendent telling him the place at the head
of the laundry did not wash put his way
and another had It and he was placed In
the kitchen, though the $70 a month was
to go with the new Job. Then Parker made
a mistake and got sick. When he reported
he waa offered a Job out in the garden,
where the weeds grow and must be pulled
and where the pay is $35 a month. So
Parker has decided to nurse a grudge and
quit It all.
state Experts at Banquet.
Governor Bhallenberger and Adjutant
General Hartlgan went to Fairbury this
afternoon to attend the annual good roads
banquet to be held In that city tonight.
The governor will speak n good roads for
the country and the adjutant general will
talk on good roads for the town. Fair
bury has bullded one mile of model road,
the city payLng half of the cost, and the
government one-half, the work being done
under the direction of a government ex
pert. Illsh School Bonds Mnddled.
It has about been decided that the city
of Lincoln will not get its much-needed
high school building under the late election
results. .The bonds may have carried and
they may have been defeated, the work of
the election boards being so badly mixed
up that it has not yet been figured out
how matters stand. For that reason It Is
thought now no effort will be made to
issue the bonds until a special election hat
been held.
In the meantime Robert Malone has not
yet started his contest to prevent Don Love
from serving as mayor. As the Love ma
jority was only fort-seven, Mr. Malone con
cluded he would like to have the votes re
counted so that he would feel satisfied he
was either elected or defeated. It Is under
stood, however, that he will start his pro
ceedings shortly.
Indictments in Federal Conrt.
Eleven indictments and fuur not true bills
were returned by the federal grand Jury,
which reported to Judge T. C. Munger at
the conclusion of Its three days' delibera
tions late Thursday afternoon. But pim
of the Indictments waa made known, the
others being held because the Indicted per
sons have not yet been apprehended.
The one made known Is against Fred A.
Belt, a traveling man for an Oklahoma
City firm, charging him with fraud. Belt's
manner of working, so It Is alleged by the
government, was to solicit legitimate orders
for his firm, and then pad the orders for
future shipments In order to get extra com
mitbk ns.
One of the cases under Investigation in I
which no indictment m-ss returned was that
against Isaac J. Benzaquen, charged with
n n 1
(ml. vLHl
rm on
...dl
TTT O
O
MdDrnii
1 7'"
(CCS
On account of the backward season we are compelled to sacrifice profits to unload
our big stock of high grade Spring and Summer Woolens.
Tn order to make a quick clean-up we offer you unrestricted choice of our $25.00,
$30.00 anil $35.00 suitings for one week only.
4
Coat
and
Trousers
Made
to
Order
"We guarantee the fabric linings styles fit and workmanship to be the best ever
offered by any tailoring concern in the business at anywhere near the price, or you need
not accept the garments. Every garment to be cut, fitted and made in our own daylight
workrooms by expert Omaha tailors.
This is the chance of the season to buy first-class, made-to-measure suits at late season
prices. Xo excuse to wear hand-me-downs while such prices prevail. Make your selection
now take them at your convenience.
T7TT
1
.era!
HOTEL LOYAL BLDG.
219 No. 16th D. D. BECK, Mgr.
swain
2
Words
v Can't
Tell
how WELL you feel 10 days
after quitting t'OFKKE and using
POSTUM
"There's a Reason"
violating the internal revenue laws by sell
ing cigars from broken packages. He set
tled the matter with the government anl
waa released from custody.
BIk W. O. W. Initiation.
Three thousand members of the Wood
men of the World will invade Lincoln Satur
day afternoon to be present at the class
Initiation of the order, which will be held
In the auditorium Saturday evening. About
1,000 candidates .will be taken into the
order. A special train will be chartered
from Omaha. The street parade which has
been planned by the local committee will
start at 7:30 o'clock.
Justice put them undei ,ono bond, which
they obtained, and their preliminary set
for next Tuesday.
Charged with C hlld-Beatloar.
PAXTON, Neb., May 14. (Special.) A re
port was circulated in the country about
ten miles south that Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Barrett were mistreating a little girl of 4
years hom they had taken Into their fam
ily. Beveral of their neighbors, with their
wives, gathered there to Investigate ami.
It Is asserted, found ths child so badly
beaten that they took it away, filed a com
plaint before the Justice and had Mr. and
Mrs. Barrett arrested tnd brought to town,
where they pleaded not guilty to the
charges and asked (or a continuance. The
Big Hotel for Ciordoa.
GORDON, Neb., May 14. (Special Tele
gram.) The contract for the erection of a
two-story brick hotel waa let today to W.
G. Traub, the contract price being fc,000.
The hotel Is being built by a stock com
pany composed of the business men of the
town.
Old Hesldent Loses Mind.
NORTH TLA TTE, Neb., May 14.-(8pe-
cial.) Orlando Murphy, a middle-aged
bachelor living about three miles north of
Sutherland, became violently Insane early
this morning and was brought to the county
Jail In this city for safe keeping. Murphy
has been in ill health ror some time and
this is thought to have caused him to loose
his mind. When first noticed this morn
ing he was running across a neighbor
field in his night attire. He is under ths
delusion that a number of persons are pur
suing him. He Is carefully guarded in Jail
here. He Is an old lesident of the county
and Is well known and highly respected.
Hehekah Lodge Meeting.
BEATRICE. Nrb.. MBay 14.-(8peclal.)-The
seventeenth semt-snnual district con
vention of the Rebekah lodge was held
here esterday afternoon and last evening.
Delegates were In attendance from Blue
Springs. Wjmore, Odell, De Witt and Be
atrice. The afternoon was devoted to dla.
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
AVER'S I-IAIK VIGOK
Hair falling out? Troubled with dandruff? Want more hair? An elegant dressing?
InCTOffipnta SuMwr. Clwsrisi. Qainin. Sodium fhlorid.
liigrguignis. VMMI. s.Ifc Alcohol. Wator. Perfoma.
We believe doctor endorse this formula, or we would not put It up.
Does not Color the Hair
J Cl 1 TTE rVuHTAUT TWM Vlll,
1
: i
ti t
n
;t f
u" t
r I
: 1
it
If