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THE OMAHA SfXPAY BEE: AUGUST 15. 009. Nebraska I TEST OF OCCUPATION TAX Judge Sulilrma Announces Cue Will Be Started Soon. VLASY HAVE KOT PAID UP YET Tot TkHaul Klsered Crtm Hon Havo Gewe Oat of ImIim and Ho Boer of It at tn Stat Hm, (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN, Auk. 14. (Special.) Joh f. Sullivan la going; to file a ault In the ilstrlct court of Douglas count to test :he legality of the occupation tax act massed by the late democratic legislature. J4g Sullivan called upon Attorney Gen eral Thompson this morning and an nounced te him that the suit would be filed within a short time. Judge Sullivan said rumor had it that there were still standing some twa or three acts passed by the legislature, and In order to get in the game he had to choose between the Sink bed sheet bill and the occupation tax. so he concluded to tackle the occupation tax. Up to this time 1.1S corporations have paid the occupation tax. the fees amount ing U 1:9.160. Of this sum 12,425 has been paid under protest. This money paid under protest, however, will go Into the state treasury with the other, as there Is no law by which it can be held out. The fact that It was paid under protest, however, may help the corpora tion get It back should the law be de clared unconstitutional and the matter is taken up with the next legislature. There are still about 5.000 corporations which have not paid the tax. Of the let ters sent out 2,000 have been returned because the corporations have gone out of existence. I'nder the law the tax must be paid by September 1, or a penalty of $10 is tacked on. If not paid by November 1, then it la the duty of the state to can cel the license of the corporation and prevent it doing business in Nebraska. Proposes Change la Law. Secretary of State Junkln has under con federation an amendment to the revenue law which he believes will be good. His amendment provides that the State Board of Equalization shall have power to equal ize values of the various counties solely for state purposes, leaving to the county boards the authority to plaee a value on the property for county purposes. Delay, then, on the part of the state hoard would not affect the counties to any great extent because the officials could go ahead and extend their levlea for county and school purposes, while waiting for the state board. The levy for state purposes Is always small compared with the levy for county and city purposes, and the sec retary believes there would be no objec tions to the work of the state board, whether the values were high or low. As It is now, he says, persons are vitally In terested In the work of the state board because It Is on the values fixed by this oard that county and city levies are nade. The board has no right to change the ipsessment of an Individual, but merely quallses values between the counties, so le believes this valuation so fixed should te used solely for realizing taxes for state ourpose. Investigation of Charges. The State Hoard of Public Lands and buildings Is going to Grand Island to In vestigate the charges made by Adjutant losrph McGraw, who has been asked to retign by the governor. The board expects to make Its Investigation the f.rst of the week. It will take a stenographer and ci oss-examlne all the witnesses whom Mr. McGraw says he will have on hand. McGraw charged that Commander Barnes as not conducting the institution as It yhould be conducted. Brian Bark at Desk. State Treasurer Brian and family re turned this morning from a six weeks' trip Into Colorado, where he learned to snare mointaln trout on the run and track de-tr and bear like a stag hound. "We certainly got buck home at the wiontr time," said the treasurer as he Kcared up the electric fan another notch. 'lt has been so eoul where we have been hat. we have used blankets at night and frequently had to tay In the sun to keep varm In the mornings. I lost nine pounds talking over the mountains, but can eat . lust throe, tlmts as much for a meal as I did before I left and I can enjoy It." Problem for Kxrlae Board. The excise board Is now up against a proportion. It has paired a rule that a transfer company cannot deliver beer to a purchaser. But this transfer company can bring the beer Into town . and place It In a warehouse, then notify the pur chaser, whp is permitted to hire another wagon to haul out his purchase. A local .lub yesterday had 409 cases of beer shipped li . The steward of the club went down and employ. J a big moving van and several nun to help him unload It. While driving down the street the outfit aas stopped by a pultceman. who de manded to know what was going on. "Whose wagon is this?" he Inquired. "It Is mine for the day." replied the steward. "Are these men In the employ of the transfer company?" "They are in my employ for the Vy." replied the steward. The police officer permitted the wagon to move on after this, but Just what will happen now whn the excise board sits on the case no one knows. Incidentally, the police are enjoined from Interfering with this club insofar as hand ling drinkables Is concerned state Fair Athletic Meet. The state fair- association will hold Its third annual track meet at the state fair this, fall. The meet will be held on Tues day, Sepi'mbcr T. as follows: Weight events. I p. in.; field events, 5pm.; track events. p. m. Because of the danger to spectators the weight events will be held at an appointed place outside the fair grounds, the field events will be held In the circle of the race track and the athletic events will be nin orrthe track In front of the grandstand. The board offers the following Induce ments to athletes: Gold, silver and bronze medals to the winners of first, second and third places in all events except the relay race and the team winnero in this event will be given four gold medals. Contestants are given admission to the fair grounds on the day of the meet and succeeding days of the fair. Out-of-town contestants -jrlll be given hotel expenses on the day of t.ie meet. This meet Is held under sanction of the Amateur league of Ncnh America and the Amateur Athletic union and la for amateur runners Men may register for one year 'or at cent and receive one year's member ihlp. The events are 100, CO and 440-yard dashes, half and mile runa. shot put. hammer throw, discus, high and broad jump and county relay race. The county relay rare I one of the most Interesting racoa In the tnec and should be contested t Nebraska for by a large number of teams. Four mn compete on each tram and each runs tX yarda, further tnforma ion and entry and registration blanks may be had by return mail by writing George M. Plnneo, Young Men's Christian association building. Lin coln, Neb. IllesrsU to Deliver Beer. District Judge Stewart has upheld the de cision of Police Judge Rlsser that it Is illegal to deliver beer In Lincoln and the fine levied on Robert Barrett for doing this, ha holds, was proper. The case will be taken to the supreme court. The holding of tho district Judge was that the delivery of the beer constituted a part of the sale, and therefore the excise board has a legal right to prohibit lta delivery from Have lock. The chief of police Intends to prevent Its delivery to the olnbs of the city, and those who want beer are looking forward to a long dry spell. On Death from Meat. C. 8. Adams, while walking with his wife this noon, dropped dead near Tenth and S streets. Physicians who were summoned said the man died of heart disease brought on by tho Intense heat. Mr. Adams was 57 years old and was a pioneer citizen of Lin coln. Ho was the father of five children, none of whom reside In Lincoln. Work on Link to Cheyenne Beliere Barling-ton and Union Pacific Are Engaged in Contest for Line Oat of Bridgeport. BRIDGEPORT. Neb., Aug. It (Special ) A party of surveyors arrived In Bridge port on Tuesday, and after supplying them selves with stakes and other essentials started southward. They are proceeding In the direction of Redlngton, but will give no Information as to who their employers are. The object of this movement cannot be learned. This party began work from a point In the Burlington track between the proper ties of Henry Dean and H. E. Clark and are going In the direction of Redlngton. It has been learned that representatives of the Burlington company are In Bridge port and are authorised to secure right of way for the new line which seems to point in the direction of Cheyenne. This is un doubtedly the link which Is to connect the Burlington road with the Clark road at Salt Lake City, this would give the Bur lington the shortest and most direct line from the head of the Great Lakes to the Pacific coast. Another party of surveyors Is at work In Pumpklnseed valley. They are running a line from the neighborhood of Greeley, Colo., by way of Kimball, and will meet the Burlington track a short distance south of town. This line la surveyed through Kim ball and Is believed to be a Union Pai flo movement to tap that line at this place, but of course nothing can be said for cer tain. It Is also believed that the other sur veyors are employed by the Burlington company, and the seeming sudden rivalry between the two companies for the pos session of the Pumpklnseed region Indicates that there will be something doing here In the near future. ARLIXGTOX PIMEER IS DEAD I.oals C. Welter, Prominent In Local and State Politics, Pssm Away. ARLINGTON, Neb., Aug. 14. Speclal.) Louis C. Weber, pioneer farmer and merchant, died at his home in this city after a long Illness. He waa born In Louis ville. Ky.. June S, 1S44. At the beginning of the civil war he enlisted In Company H, Sixty-fifth Indiana volunteers, and served three years, when he waa discharged on account of wounds. He came to Washing ton county In 1S69 and engaged In farming for several years, when he moved to this city and engaged In the merchandise and drug business until about two years ago, when he sold out to his two sous, Don and Fred. He always had been prominent In county and state politics. He served as county commissioner for nine years and was a member of the legislature In 1W6-S. Mr. Weber was prominent In the Masonic, Eastern Star and Grand Army of the Re public lodges and held prominent offioee In all, and was known to almost every person In this section. The funeral will be held Monday at 2 p. ::i.. and Hiram lodge. No. U. Ancient, and Accepted Masons, will have charge of the funeral. Interment will be In the Arlington cemetery. He leaves a widow and four children. RAIJI SAVES THE CORN CROP Hast I a as and Vicinity Favored by Henvy Shower. HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. 14. tSpeclal Tel egram.) An InCb and a quarter of rain fell this afternoon in time to save a large per cent of the com crop, which woul 1 have been totally destroyed in a few more days of dry weather. Indications now favor a yield In this section considerably above half a crop. Heavy rains Thursday night in the vicinity of Holdrege and Kearney, and today's rain was from that srea east Into Clay county. The rain ended one of the most severe midsummer droughts ever experienced here. MORA ASKS FOR DIVORCE Nebraska City Man Files Cross Bill to Wife's Petition. NEBRASKA CITY. Aug. 14. (Speclal.) Prlor to the filing of the charge of insanity agarnst her by her husband. Mrs. Maud L. Moran had Instituted divorce proceedings. Now that she has been declared sane uy Judge Dungan, Mr. Moran has filed a cross petition asking for an absolute divorce and the custody of the children. He charges her with cruelty. The case will be one that will take some time to try because Mrs. Moran does not want a divorce, but a decree of separation. YOITH MANGLED BY T R A I Body la Foand by Crew lader Wheels at Dla, .Neb. KIMBALL. Neb.. Aug. 14 (Special Tele gram.) The train crew of extra freight No. 301 found the horribly mutilated body of a young man under the wheels of the train at Dlx. Neb., last night. The coroner tu notified and brought the body to Kimball. It was apparently that of a man aged about 19 years. Nothing waa found to identify him except a Northwestern card on which was written Homer Ulzly, born 130. Denver. Colo. glllra Mine Sear Bridgeport. BRIDGEPORT. Neb., Aug. 14. Opeclal A. Molina and D. W. Sharp have located a silica mine about eighteen miles from Bridgeport. The deposit is a large one and the samples brought to town show a mineral of excellent quality. An effort will be made to dispose of It to one of the big soap., companies, but failing in this, the product will probably be pulverized and placed on the market as cleanser in bulk and in packi Nebraska Little Child Wanders Away Vicinity of Humboldt it Greatly Wronght Up Over the Affair. HUMBOLDT. Nob., Aug 14 Special Telegram.) People In and about Humboldt r greatly excited over the disappearance of the -3-year old daughter of Ous Boeck. a farmer several miles northwest. The child disappeared from her home towards even ing Friday. After a slight search about the yard, the father, who Is peculiar, abandoned the search, said nothing of the child's disappearance until Saturday morn ing, going to sleep as usual, leaving a 12-year-old daughter to watch the house. Neighbors formed searching parties, and scoured the highways, corn fields, yards, wells, cisterns, etc, without avail. The search continued until noon, the father taking little part, claiming he could see no tracks, no use to hunt. The mother Is dead and the stories told by three other children and the father conflicted so much that Sheriff Feftton was sent for, and with several posses searched the vicinity all afternoon until night fall without result beyond faint tracks supposed to be the child's and a dog's on the road a mile and a half away. A third party left Humboldt at 9 o'clock tonight to con tinue the search with lanterns. ' Boeck Is a foreigner and talks brokenly. The fam ily of children wenr- found almost destitute of food or clothing, although the father owns a farm. Sheriff Fenton will continue the search Sunday morning backed by hundreds of farmers snd towns people, If tonight's search proves unavailing. Haley Fearful of Plot on Life Double Mystery Surrounds the Disappearance of His Daughter. NORFOLK. Neb.. Aug. 14 Special.) II. A. Haley of Norfolk Is tonight trying to figure out whether the mysterious tele gram received from Lake Geneva, Wis., and signed apparently by his daughter, who Is reported to have disappeared from a boarding school there and for whom the entire countryside is searching, was really from his daughter, or was a decoy to lead him Into a trap. A telegram to Lake Gen eva to find out who got the answer Haley sent, elicits the statement that the party telephoned the telegraph office and got the reply, so Haley Is still at sea. A. H. Winder, formerly a prominent shoe dealer here and Haley's partner, di vorced his own wife and Haley's wife also got a divorce and Winder married her. Afterward Winder's divorce was set aside by the court and he left here swearing vengeance on Haley. Haley had not heard from his daughter for three years till he got a telegram yesterday asking him to come to Williams Bay, Wis., at once. And to answer quick. Suspecting a plot on his life, he replied he couldn't go. Meanwhile the Associated Press reports the girl to have mysteriously disappeared. Haley is now living happily here with a second wife, formerly Miss Anna Miller of Norfolk. .- Work on Odd Fellows' Homo. YORK, Neb., Aug. 14 (Special.) C. A. McCloud received a letter from Hon. George L. Loom Is of Fremont stating that the Board of Trustees of the Odd Fellows of Nebraska was unanimous In providing for a two-story and basement brick and stone building having a capacity of more than fifty. It Is the object of the managers to build several buildings from time to time. The new building will cost about i'lO.OOO and will be most complete, and work will be commenced at once. Narrow Eacape from Lightning;. ST. PAUL. Neb., Aug. 14. (Special.) The Intense hot spell was relieved a little yesterday evening by a shower. The storm brought considerable llgbuilng and one bolt struck the large barn of 8. 8. Smith Just west of town, without doing any mate rial damage, however. Three young men who were in the barn at the time narrowly t scaped being Injured by tho lightning. Wreck, la Cleared L s. BEATRICE. Neb., Aug. 14. tSpeclal Tele gramsThe Rock Island track near Rock ford, which was blockaded last night by a wreck, was cleared this evening and traf fic resumed as usual. Thirteen were hurt In the wreck, only three of them seriously. Nebraska Xewe Notes. GENEVA A large new amphitheater haa been built at tbe fair grounds. An unus ually successful fair is expected this year. YORK E. H. Smith. Burlington agent here, will resign his position and engage In the nursery business with the Harrison Brothers Nursery company. BEATRICE-rCharles Eaton yesterday In stituted suit for divorce against Mary Eaton. Cruelty and desertion are named as the grounds for the action. FALLS CITY Kay Sensible had a horse and buggy stolen from the south side of he court house square Wednesday evening. As yet no trace has been found of either. GENEVA Geneva and Sutton played two games Friday afternoon at the f'r grounds, Geneva winning the first and Sut ton the second. Scores: 11 to and t to A GENEVA Last night the veterans of the Spanish-American war celebrated the elev enth anniversary of the capture of ManHi with firing of the old Philippine cannon and fireworks. rLATTSMOt'TH Rev. John II. Steger arrived from West Point and accepted the pastorate of the German Evangelical Luth eran church In this city. His family will arrive next week. WEST POINT Lucas Peatrowsky, a young business man of West Point has removed to W:sner where he has purchased a shoe store. He has been for some years the manager of the Ollverius shoe store In West Point. FALLS OJTY Burglars entered the Stump home this week and got away with a 110 bill. They fortunately overlooked a large sum of money that was in the house. No clue has yet been found as to the Iden tity of the thief or thieves. 1'NION Mrs. C. D. Keltner of Nehawka and Mrs. F. L. Rhoden of this place, both energetic workers for the Royal Neighbors U'dgr. took a class of stx candidates to Plattsmouth Monday evening to Initiate them into the mysteries of the lodge. NEBRASKA CITY Mrs. Anna Stanbro of Srscuse, has filed a suit In the district court atrainst her husband, William Stan bro, a.-mng for a divorce. Mr. riianDro Is one of the officers of the village of Syra cuse and was u-arried some ten years ago. BEATRICE T rank Marsh, living eight miles northwest of Beatrice, has an oranse tree growing In his yard, which will bear considerable fruit this year. A branch of the tree containing about sixty peaehes the size of plums waa exhibited here yester day. LOUP CITY During a heavy rain last evening lightning struck and burned the old Henry Leimnger home In Washington township. A family by the name of Hot comb was. living therein and were only barely able to escape with the loss of ev erything. NEBRASKA CITY The Otoe County Teachers' assoclatfon meeting closed last evening. It was the largest in attendance heid In this county and was a success in everv wav. Thursday evening Superin tendent H. C. AIhotl gave an Illustrated kctuie ou the Philippines at Fairyland SUMMER COLDS Art) Considered by Doctor More Darv f erous Than Winter Colds. In the first place, a person is quite as apt to catch cold in the summer as in the winter. It is harder to cure a cold in summer than in winter. The bracing air of winter assists the remedy in over coming; the cold. The sultry, depressing and changeable weaiher of summer greatly retards and sometimes prevents the cure of colds in the summer. Proba bly more cases of chronic disease have resulted from summer colds than win ter colds. The doctors are beginning to wake up to this fact, which has been largely overlooked by them in the past. Miss Ivy Gray, Fair-view, Ky., says : "I have taken Peruna, and would say that it is the best medicine for coughs and colds I ever saw. I find that it always rures a cold in a short while. It also strengthens and builds up the svstrm." Mr. Charles V. Daniels, 105 East Third Ave., Beloit, Kas., says: "I am very susceptible to colds. Peruna rid me of my trouble. I am well and strong t.ow, and I shall certainly know what to take when I contract another told." George W. Anderson, care Fire De partment, Galesburg, Ills., says: "I caught a bad cold. A druggist advised rue to try Peruna, and I did. I soon forgot that I ever had a cold, and I shall always have Peruna on hand, for it certainly docs the business." theater, and yesterday afternoon the teach ers were given an auto ride over the city and visited all of the places of Interest as well as the factories. WEST POINT-Martln 8tark. the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. August Stark, well known fanners of Elkhorn township, died at the family home of Inflammation of the bowels at the age of 31. The funeral ser vices were held under the auspices of the German Lutheran church. BEATRICE A hold-up man made an un successful attempt to relieve Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Campbell of their loose change while driving to their home, four miles west of Beatrice, last night. Mr. Csmpbell notified the police of the attempted hold-up, but they failed to locate the guiKy party. WEST POINT The twenty-eighth annual session of the Cuming county teacher's Institute was In session at Wiener last week with the county superintendent. Miss Emma K. Miller In charge. The attend ance Is exceptionally large, seventy-five teachers taking part in the exercises. PLATTSMOUTH Charles C. Parmele. Charles D. Grimes. J. p. Falter. H. Wes cott and Frank E. Schlater were among those who made about 150 miles through Cass county yesterday In autos to adver tise the merchants' carnival, to be held In this city during the first week In Septem ber. NEBRASKA CITY-So far this month there has not been a single arrest by the police of this city and. therefore, not a case has been heard in the police court. The police and the police Judge say they will be ashamed to draw their salaries If things do not pick up before the close of the month. WEST POINT Ernest Schlecht. a pio neer citizen of Cuming county died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Detleff Ott. at the age of 81 years. He settled In Cum ing county taking up a homestead here In the year 1864 and has been closely lnden tifled with the development of this part of Nebraska. FALLS CITY The park board and Chau tauqua management met this week and fin ished checking up the ticket sales, which amounted to S3.013.la. of this the park board receives S per cent of the first fc.aOO and 15 per cent of all over that amount, making a total of $202.87, which has been turned over to the city treasurer for park improvements. LOUP CITT-Mrs. Frlti Johansen, aged 4 years, a resident of Sherman county for the last twenty-seven years. AltA in ihi. city Friday morning. She la survived by her uusuwna, live sons ana live daughters. Her death waa caused by cancer of the liver. The funeral will be held from the Presby terian church Sunday afternoon, her five sons acting as pall bearers. HARVARD The death of George C. Barthelman was. reported from the Sol diers' Home at Leavenworth. Kan., last Thursday morning. Immediately his son William left Lincoln and reached Harvard on the Burlington train at 4 o'clock this morning with the body. Burial will take place from the home In this city tomorrow afternoon, with Interment In the local cem etery. NEBRASKA CITY-E. H. Wilson Is home from Kansas, where he has been for the last week pitching horseshoe matches with some of the sports of that state. He came out victorious In every game, and at To peka defeated the champion of the state Mr. Wilson Is president of the local club and la considered the best horseshoe pitcher In the state, and Is willing to meet all comers. WEST POINT-News has reached the city of the death at Meeker, Okl.. of Mrs Edgar N. Sweet, th wife of Judge E. N Sweet, formerly of West Point. Tho de ceased was well known here, her husband being a former county Judge of Cuming county and the founder of the West Point Republican, the oldest paper In the Elk horn valley, which he established In 1870. UNION Miss Jessie Drest has accepted the position of operator and manager of the Independent Telephone company at this place, the change taking place Tues day. She succeeded Mrs. Clara Davis, who has been manager here for several years. The change was necessary on account of Mrs. Davis' health, which has been quite poorly of late. Mrs. Davis will still con tinue to make her home In Union. YORK The county board waa engaged today In attempting to compel an estate to pay back taxes on property It claims hsd been hid and not returned for several years. When the estate was probated It waa learned that from tr0.0n0 to SI 00 000 had not been returned for valuation. The county attorney and leading attorneys In York after Investigating and looking up decis ions, refused to take the case and advised no good action could be brought and held good. The Weather. WASHINGTON. July 14-Forecaat of the weather for Sunday and Monday: For. Nebraska and South nktn... erally fair Sunday and Monday. For Iowa Generally fair Sunday and Monday. , For Colorado Generally fair Sunday and Monday. For Wyoming and Montana Generally fair Sunday aid Monday, showers and cooler. For Missouri and Kansas r..n.r.nu - - i.; imii ana continued warm Sunday and Mond day. temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Local Heesr4, OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA. Aug. 14 Official record of tem perature and precipitation, compared with the corresponding period of the last three years: IK. 1. 1907. l0b. Maximum temperature.... 96 K! 84 st Minimum temperature T7 s 7 ', Mean temperature M 7 7 7 Precipitation 00 .07 .00 .u Temperatui and precipitation departures from the nor.nal at Omaha since March L and compared with tha last two years: Normal temperature 71 Normal precipitation 11 Inch Iteftciency for he day .11 Inch Total rainfall r. nc March 1 IS M Inches Deficiency slne March 1 1.4 Inches lMcleney for r r- period, 1S 34 Inch Deficiency for ct. peri-.d. 1 1.90 Inches L. A. WEUli, Local Forecaster. fc'.V J- iL. Aa Dg C VKi 11 " Ml " " .Ml "Ol W ' - 1p m Ml V itS::::::::::::::::S Oi p. m a I WOMEN MARE A STIFF FIGHT Caught Lifting Goods and Then Start a Bough House in Spite of Heat. FIGHT ALL THE WAY TO JAIL 1 Tnen Tell the Officer Few Things la a l.aaa-aase Too Strong for the Hardened Tarakeya Pugilistic celebrities now are these two women. The hot weather did not reduce their fighting propensities and It took the auto patrol, the regular police wagon, four offi cer, a detective and several Innocent by standers to quell the rioting of Mrs. Carrie Tracy and Jessie Hart, who were caught In the act of shop-lifting at the drug store of Sherman tt McConnell, Sixteenth and Dodge, Saturday afternoon. This waa accomplished only after the belligerent feminine had laid out one clerk. Miss Nellie Kelly, who works at the drug store; kicked Detective Walker In the ab domen with a foot that wore larger than a No. 4; tore the suspenders from a non participant In the affair and collected a crowd of several hundred people to wit ness the unclvllltles. Even after they had been deposited In the cage behind the sergeant's desk at the police station the Impolite pair threatened to knock out a few of the officers. They called the turnkey at the Jail all the bad names devised since Eve and Adam met in the garden where the fruit was an ell temptation. Their pugnacious proclivities were somewhat dampened when they reached the Jail and they did not attempt to use their fists. Their language, though, will be remembered by the station officers until the last day they are on the force. The interesting little disturbance started shortly before 1 p. m , w hen Mrs. Tracy and her pal, Jessie Hart, started out to do some of Omaha's friendly merchants out of a few dollars worth of goods. The girls evidently were out for a big afternoon, for with them was a man who made a clean getaway when the feminine portion of the trio attracted undue attention. Starts la Draar Store. As th first place for action the women selected th Sherman A McConnell drug store and made a gallant entrance there Just as th town clock struck a quarter to three. Mrs. Tracy carried In her left hand a brown hand satchel. She was to carry the goods. Miss Hart attracted Mr. Sher man's attention with pretense of a pur chase. Just then the sly Tracy girl began filling her satchel with many things that cost the drug firm money and which were on the counters for the purpose of being sold. She had not collected more than five or six bottle of perfume and several trinkets until the keen eyes of Miss Kelly espied her. The alarm was given and the women started to get away. Miss Kelly planted herself In front of the Tracy woman, who raised up her strong right arm and deftly planted a neat blow on th clerk's pretty mouth. By that time Mr. Sherman and Mrs. C. Davidson, an other clerk, were conscious of the Interest ing doings and rolled up their sleeves to get Into the fray. The women shoplifters fled from the store, with Mr. Sherman and Mrs. David son In hot pursuit. Sherman was without a hat, snd as he sped along Sixteenth street following the thieves toward the Boston store, whence they were making a hotfoot, be looked for all the world like a Marathon racer In the beat of condition. Despite all Mr. Sherman and Ms clerk could do, the women made the Boston store In safety, but with a hundred people then Joined in their pursuit. Luckily for Mr. Sherman, but rather un fortunate for the women. Detective Walker appeared on the scene and ran Into the store after the women. Both of them he caught, but they made his life one miser able time for a few minutes until outsiders gave him assistance. The Tracy woman kicked him In the abdomen and the Hart girl pulled his hair and tried to get at his eyes. Two Patrol Wagons, In the meantime, while th chase was going on, the police station had been told that a small riot was In progress at Six teenth and Douglas streets, and both the auto and wagon patrols were hustled to the scene. These arrived Just In time fb relieve Detective Walker of hi burden and give him a chance to breath. The two women were first taken back to the drug store to be Identified. There they grew boisterous again and Mr. Tracy grabbed the suspenders of a bystander and yanked them from hi pants. At th station they did not Ilk th way they were handled and they caused more commotion than haa been occasioned there for several month. The male pal of the women mad good hi escape and the police have no Idea a to who he Is. The women, they say, are tough characters, and both have been In Jail before. The Tracy woman haa lived In Omaha all her life and frequently get into bad straits. The pair live at Twentieth and Center street. Caw ah t la the Act and arrested by Dr. King's New Life Pills, bilious headache quits and liver and bowel act right. J5c Sold by Beaton Drug Co. SEE THE FALL WINDOW DISPLAYS "THE HOME OF Guaranteed Patent Leathers for Fall... Window No. 4 contains a splendid display of Burt and Packard Correct Shape Patent Leather Shoes and Oxfords for fall. Every pair is sold under an unqual ified guarantee. r.IIARANTEE SHAPE Orchard Wilhelm 4I2M6'I8 S. 16th Street. Midsummer Specials in Lace Curtains and Curtain Nets Throe patterns 43-inch two-tone fancy net, made from high grade Egyptian yarn. This sells regularly at 8oc per yard; special for this week, per yard. . . .49c Four patterns 4S-inch, in white and ecru, fancy nets. The newest in net squares and art noveau designs. We offer them special for this week at, yard. .37Vat? 42-inch scrim, in square designs, colors white, ivory and Arabian. A complete assortment at, yard, 25c Scrim Curtains The new scrim curtain with drawn work and in sertion and edge. Scrim curtain with insertion and three-inch hem. 2Vz yards long, per pair $1.95 Imported scrim curtain, with hemstitching and drawn work; regular $5.00 curtains; special for this week, ler pair $3.75 I CROPS BETTER IN EUROPE Yield Will Be Larger Than Two Years, but Below Average. CENTRAL PART IS HARDEST HIT Germany and Aastrla-Haagary Will Have a Decline la Wheat Yield Candlan Report Are Encoaraaiaa-. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14-Wlth mid-harvest reached In Europe, the Department of Agriculture today Issued a report showing the conditions of the crops in foreign countries. The conditions are the least promising In central Europe. A to this section the report ssys: "There was little Improvement last month, because of the weather. In Ger many and Austria-Hungary, a consider able decline In this year's wheat crop and a moderate decrease In rye seemed as sured. The reduction In wheat In central Europe will be 50 000,009 bushels below last year, when a bar average crop was reaped. "Western and southwestern Europe," the report adds, "are reaping crops much more satisfactory. In Great Britain, on an ln ceased acreage the condition of wheat Is placed at 4 per cent above average. In Spain a yield is expected to be sufficient to supply the domestic demands. In Italy the crop yield generally seems satisfac tory, but the quality Is poor. An official estimate places the probable harvest 10 per cent or about 15.000.000 bushels above last year. The latest official crop report of France Is unfavorable as regards con ditions, but an average wheat harvest Is still possible, owing to the Increased area. "Throughout eastern and southern Eu rope good crops condition have been main tained. In Roumanla, in spite of a smal ler area of wheat, a crop much larger than yast year Is expected. In Bulgarte and Servia the promise is favorable, while In Russia the crops are rated good. In the latter country the acreage of winter wheat Is undoubtedly lea than last year, but spring wheat Is the crop much more largely grown. , Old Stock Are Low. "The stocks left over from last year have run low and the lateness of this year' harvest in Importing countries will csuse a further drain. While the Europ ean harvest, as a whole, will undoubtedly be larger than those of the laat two year when there was a serious crop shortage. It la unlikely to com up to that of 1906 or even of 1908. "Outside of Europe and the United States, Canada la the only important pro ducer which harvests Its crops at this season; latest reports thence arc decid edly encouraging. Indicating for all grains, 'except winter wheat, a crop much In excess of last year. "It la still too early to Judge of th between-season crops to be furnished by India, Australia and Argentina. Th fav orable monsoon In India gives promise of a faborable season, but It must be born In mind that the next wheat crop has not yet been sown there. Seeding In Australia has been favored by plentiful rains. In Argentina serious drouth prevailed for months and at the date of the latest re ports had been broken only In part; a large decrease In the area under wheat seem certain." QUALITY CLOTHES. We will replace free of charge any pair in which the upiers break through before the first sole wears through. We first displayed and advertised these shoes on January 24, 1900 since that time over 1,000 Omaha men have, for tr.! first time in their lives, enjoyed patent leather satisfac tion. We invite vbu to be one of of snappy styles and lasts and a modest price that will cause you to regret the high prices you've heretofore paid for patent leathers. Chicago Streets Are Flooded Street Cars Stopped and Wires Are Leveled by Three Inches of Rain. CHICAGO, Aug. 14. An electrical storrr. which swept over thla city early today flooded many basements throughout tht city, crippled th telephone and telegraph systems and delayed street car traffic Several houses were struck by lightning One family waa compelled to move out o: Its house owing to danger of the building sliding into an excavation filled with water on tha adjoining lot which had been du, for a new house. The storm lasted four hours, during which time the rainfall amounted to 1.30 Inches. LA. CKOBSE. Wis, Aug. 14. -A cloudburst, officially registered at the United States weather bureau aa 1S3 Inches, swept this district today, washing out railroads, crip pling telephone and telegraph service and doing great damage to farm. The year-old son of Michael Finney ,jr., a Janitor living at 1149 Washington boule vard, fell from th bed in hi basement home, and before he could be rescued in th darkness waa drowned. TO PURCHASE FALL STOCK Willi. H. Schasoller aid W. W. Tamer L,eve for tho Eajtt t Bar Fail Stock of Plaaoa. With th express purpose of getting a Una of th latest style of plaoos for the coming season, Mr, William H. Schmoller and Mr, W. W. Turner, manager of th Schmoller fc Mueller Piano company, left for th eaat Saturday evening. On of th underlying principle of this well known firm haa always been to keep at the very froqt by carrying In stock only those planoa with the latest case designs and finishes. In year past a yearly tour f th east ern factories haa been made In advance of placing the season's orders for the Omaha store and th Schmoller & Mueller Piano company' bnunchea. This year owing to the fact that the Schmoller & Mueller Piano company has entered the wholesale field during tho past sixty days, fall stocks for nearly on hun dred branches must be arranged for, which make this purchasing trip one of th greatest Importance to all th factories whose Instruments are carried by this company. Befor leaving Omaha, Mr. Schmoller stated that as a result of careful Investi gation extending over a period of several weeks paat that he is personally assured that th coming fall will be by far the big gest in th volume of business handled not only for his own 1 company, but that th same thing will hold good with all th wholesalers, retailers and jobbing houses of this western country. Thompson, Belden Jk. t'o.'s Bayer Usre for Essters Markets. Mr. Negele. general manager; Miss Rhode, buyer of neckwear, ribbons, laces and dreaa trimmings; Mrs. Stork, buyer of art goods; Mr. Nleoll, buyer of women's wearing apparel, and Mr. Home, buyer of linens, all leave for New Tork Monday. HALF III1UTE STORE TALK These people are "live one'." ssld a window gaser the other night, "and they must have abundant confidence In their fall clothes to show them at this time all ticketed, too! Great Idea gives a man time to think about what he'll wear and where he'll get It." That man expressed our ldeaa as well aa we could have done. W have ao much confidence In our clothes that we have the first fall show In the U. 8. them we've a vast variety I 4