'THE BEE: OMAHA, 8ATUWUY. AUGUST 21. W9.
FLYNTS MEN PLAY SLEUTH
Correct Dreaa for Men and Coy a
Street Comminioner Hat Detectives
Watching Dumping of Dirt.
needa Biscuit
arc made from the finest flour and the best
materials obtainable
That Makes them an ideal
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Uneoda Biscuit
are baked in surroundings where cleanliness
and precision are supreme
That Makes them L PflfflP
QJ needa Biscuit
are touched only once by human hands
when the pretty girls pack them
That Makes them
UJneeda Biscuit
are sealed in a moisture proof package
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F. C. JACKSON CAUSES ACTION
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NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
KNOCK TI1E MERGER SCHEME
Mayors of Little Placet About Omaha
Opposed to Greater City.
WANT TO KEEP THEIR NAMES
oath Omaha Has Few Other Rea
son to Offer, Baaed on Some
Fears that Its People Ea
tertala.
Cltlsens of South Omaha, Florence, Ben
son and Dundee will meet with cltlsens of
Omaha to talk over the proposition of con
solidating Into a "Greater Omaha." but
when It comes to actually consolidating
that may be a different matter. At least
the mayors of the smaller cities are of this
opinion.
Mayor Koutsky of South Omaha said that
South Omaha would probably be adverse
to consolidation for fear that such a move
would lose to that city Its separate police
force and station. Its publlo library, the
aubtreasury and several other Institutions.
Mayor Tracy of Benson said that consoli
dation would not be viewed with pleasure
by the majority of the resident of his city,
as Benson does not wish to lose Its Individ
uality and Identity, even though a major
ity of the residents of Benson have their
business Interests In Omaha, Including
Mayor Tracy. Mayor Tucker of Florence
Is out of the city, but his "private secre
tary" said that Florence would oppose con
solidation unless It was proposed to name
the consolidated municipality Florence.
Mayor Hume of Dundee said that consoli
dation would make taxes too high In his
city.
The mayors of the various cities said
that they had as yet received no official
notification of the passage last Tuesday
evening of Councilman Berka's resolution
calling for the talkfest, but that when this
wa received they would see to It that their
respective cities were represented at the
proposed meeting. No date has as yet been
set for this meeting. The resolution has
not reached Mayor Dahlman's office, but
that official said he would sign It as soon
as It came to his notice.
Might Call It West Omaha.
Mayor Tracy of Benson said that If his
city was known as "West Omaha," for In
stance, he thought most of the people
would vo,te to consolidate.
"We would get no benefits from consoli
dation, our taxes would be much higher
and, generally speaking, consolidation. In
my mind. Is the farthest from the thoughts
of the people of Dundee," said Mayor E. R.
Hume of that suburban city.
There are some other Dundee cltlsens
who can't quite swallow Mayor Hume's
statement of no benefits accruing to ttiat
village by consolidation. They recall the
last fire at Dundee, when the Omaha de
partment got to the scene before the little
affair In Dundee, and that had it not been
for the prompt service of the Omaha de
partment the village with the pretty Scotch
name might have sustained some. heavy
losses.
OMAHA STOCK MARKET BEST
Gives Better Prices and Treatment
Than Others, Say the South
Dakota Raisers.
O. A. Jeffers, city attorney of Dallas, 8.
D., C. N. Thompson and 8. K. Beghtol,
treasurer and secretary of the Stewart
Land company, arrived in Omaha Thurs
day with forty cars of range cattle.
"We .always like best to Bhip to Omaha
because we get such good treatment at
the Omaha yards and because the prices
are always right," said Mr. Thompson.
Mr. Jeffers, who was a classmate at
college with Frank Crawford and A. W.
Jafferls, said that the new country had
weathered the hot spell In great shape and
had had but two really bad days.
"We have had plenty of rain," said Mr".
Jeffers, "In fact, we have had more than
any year since 1890. The crops are looking
fine and land In Tripp, Merger and Greg
ory counties Is booming because of the fine
crops which have forced up the price of the
land."
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THREE THIEVES HELD HERE
Pickpocket! Will Be Prosecuted in
Omaha Instead of Fremont.
Saheontrartor of Kxeavn ting Work
Refaaes to Ohey Orders, Says
Official and Arresting Him
Does No Good.
Several men In the employ of the street
commissioners department have been
given detective work and Instructed to fol
low dump wagons with earth from the
court house and Brandels excavations and
ee to It that earth la not dumped on any
of the city streets.
This action has been taken because of
much trouble had with F. C. Jackson, sub
contractor on the excavating work, who,
the street commissioner snid, refuses to
pay any attention to his orders and per
sists In dumping earth wherever he pleasos
and driving over whatever streets he
pleases. He has been frequently arrested,
but this has done no good, declares Street
Commissioner Flynn.
The first trouble had with Jackson was
In June, when he caused a quantity of
earth to be dumped on Tenth street, be
tween Davenport and Cass streets. City
Engineer Craig took up this violation per
sonally and compelled tho contractor to
remove all the earth dumped. Since then
he has dumped earth on Twenty-eighth
avenue, between Famam and Dodge
streets, and on Twenty-sixth street, be
tween Farnam and Chicago streets. No
permits have been given to any excavating
contractor to dump earth on the streets,
and Thursday afternoon .Sergeant Conk ar
rested two of Jackson's drivers on Twenty-sixth
street.
Asks Aid of Cltlsens.
"I have received no complaints about
other contractors," said Street Commis
sioner Flynn, "but I wish that residents
of the city would report to this department
If earth Is being dumped on any street or
If dump wagons are being driven over
streets not specified In the permits we
give. The empty dump wagons are to re
turn to the excavations over the same
streets that are traversed when loaded."
Excavating contractors are compelled to
deposit with the street commissioner cer
tified checks of an amount equal to 2 cents
per cubic yard for all earth to be removed.
This Is to guarantee cleaning streets over
which the dump wagons are driven. Jack
son has refused to clean any streets, said
the street commissioner, and Friday night
he put his crews at work on the streets
being used by Jackson and did cleaning
work to the extent of $25 in cost.
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The Only Through Trains
Nebraska to Seattle
TO I SKATTLE SAX FRANCIStX KIN FRANCISCO
- I IflKTLANI) IA)H ANGELES US ANGELES
I TACOMA SAN DlKtiO One way via l'ort.
I DA1IV UNTIL DAILY UNTIL Und and Seattle,
FROM -1 HE IT. 80. SEIT. ;tO dully until Sept. 80.
aSSStV.-.-.-.vl $5022 $QQ2R $6522
PUOET SOUND EXPRESS via BURLINGTON AND NORTHERN PACIFIC leaves
Omaha 4:10 P. M.f Lincoln 6:15 P, M., daily, urriving Seattle 8:30 A. M., Portland via scenic
North Bank Route at 8:30 A. M. via Hillings, Livingston (Yellowstone Park), Butte, Spo
kane. A complete dynamo electric lighted train of standard and tourist sleepers, chair care
and dining cars for every meal.
GREAT NORTHERN EXPRESS". TO SEATTLE, the new and latest train sen-ice from
Nebraska to the Puget Sound, from Omaha at 11:50 P. M., daily, arriving Seattle at 10:50
P. M., via Billings and Spokane. A complete train of standard and tourist sleepers, chair
cars and dining cars.
The map phows the wide ohoiee of C'oaat routes available to holders of Burlington
tickets.
uescriptive literature, berthsw folders, lniornmtion, etc., n
J. D. Reynolds, City Ticket Agent.
1502 Farnam Strcot, Omaha. Nob.
ANOTHEB VICTIM HAS SHOWN UP
To.rlst to England la nobbed of His
Strong Box on the Trala,
So He Reports to the
Police.
The three plckpokets arrested at the Union
station Thursday night on information
wired from Fremont will not be turned over
to the Fremont authorities, but will be
held here and prosecuted on a larceny
charge. Since their arrest It has Deen
learned that they robbed John Roberts, a
tourist on his way to England, Just as the
Union Pacific train on which they were
riding pulled Into the station at Omaha.
When the three men got orf the train
they were arrested by Detectives Heltfelt,
Donahue, Mitchell and Sullivan. Moore,
one of the thieves, threw away a pocket-
book Just as the officers were about to
arrest him. This was picked up and found
to contain IliU. The police aunpected then
that It had been stolen from some man on
the train.
Later In the night word was received by
the police from Boone, la., to the effect
that John Roberts had his pocketbook
stolon on the Union Pacific train that
brought the pickpockets Into Omaha. Rob
erts arrived In Omaha this morning and
identified the wallet as hrs property.
The three men John O'Oay of Kansas
City, Oeorge Wheeler of Denver and James
Moore of Kansas City were arraigned In
police court and their preliminary hearing
set for next week. Their bond was placed
at 11,600 apiece.
Wallet Stole, o. Trala.
Roberts says his wallet was stolen on the
train by Moore. The pickpocket sat next
to him from Fremont here. A short time
before the train pulled Into Omaha Moore
bought, some plums from the newsboy and
started to eat them. He let several of
them fall to the floor of the car at the
feet of Roberta and then made a great com
motion in gathering them up. Roberts was
forced to stand up, and while he was do
ing that Moore, with the aid of his pal,
Wheeler, managed to get bis wallet.
The trio of pickpockets have been plying
their trade at Fremont and other towns
along the line with two other fellows. The
Fremont officers arrested two of the gang
and have them in Jail there.
The captives, after leaving Fremont, are
supposed to have gone to North Platte and
then worked back east on the Union Pacific
trains to Omaha.
Wheeler and O'Day were held here In
Jail two weeks ago, but no charge wa
brought against them and they were al
lowed to get out of town.
Aaititant Superintendent Adams of the
Union Pacific called at the station and
Identified Moore as the man who stole his
wallet containing $30, on the night of July
4, at Courtland beach.
All three of the pickpockets are known to
the police and have been arrested here
ueveral times.
CUT RATES TO STATE FAIR
One and One-Third Fare Will
Pnt In by the Rarlln.
Ion Line.
Be
TO DISSOLVE OR NOT TO DO
IT IS THE QUESTION NOW
Jadce Groseeap Will Decide on In
Jnnctlo. Aa-alnst Commerce Com
mission a. Rates.
A decision Important to Omaha and other
Missouri liver Jobbers will soon be handed
down In Chicago by Judge Qrosacup of the
federal court. The decision will be whether
1 to make permanent or to dissolve the In
junction granted the railroads against the
order of the Interstate Commerce Com-
t miKsion whereby rates on dry goods and
other high class freight were reduced 15
cents the 100 pounds on shipments from
New Tork.
The jobbers assert that the rate from
New York to Omaha or Kansas City ought
to be Irs thun the rate from New York
to the Mississippi river plus the Mis
sissippi to Omaha rate. In other words
the Jobbers contend for the disapy' ranre
, of the Mississippi liver as a basi . point
on shipments here from the seaboard.
The general point Involved la the same
as In the "Spokane rate rase" and In the
"Des Moines ease" and several others.
The railroads secured a temporary re
straining ordtr when the Commerce com
mission's ruling was first promulgated and
the making permanent or dissolution of
this Is soon to be decided by the court.
The Burlington has announced that It
will give a rate of a fare and one-half for
the state fair at Lincoln September 6 to 10,
with a return limit of September 13, and
that special trains will be run from all
parts of the state. The minimum excur
sion fare, Including admission to the fair,
In )1.B0. The Burlington will run stub
trains from Lincoln to the fair grounds,
as usual.
Specials will be run Wednesday and
Thursday from Wymore and Pawnee City
to Table Reck, from Superior via Edgar,
Geneva and Fairmont, and from Falls City.
On Tuesday, Wedensday and Thursday
specials will be run from Ulysses to Lin
coln and from Holdrege and Hastings to
Lincoln. On Thursday a special will be
run from Plattsmouth and from Kearney
and Hastings to Ltnpoln, On Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday specials will be
run from Lyons, Oakland and Fremont. A
special will be run from Grand Island Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday,
Work Is being pushed on the new Bur
lington road In Wyoming from Thermop
olls to Shoshonl. A Japanese contractor
has the contract for building two miles of
the road through the canyon and In a few
days will put 300 of his countrymen to
work. The route Is being exploited all over
the country as being one of the most pic
turesque pieces of railroading In the coun
try, especially where It runs over the top
of Boysen's dam.
M. M. Reno, district passenger agent of
the Burlington at Burlington, reports that
Iowa corn Is little damaged from the hot
weather and that about the only noticeable
damage was from the early ralix, which
were too heavy from the lowlands.
If you have anything to sell or trade
and want qluck action, advertise It In The
Bee Want Ad. Columns.
7J Q long as the season lusts we keep stocks in shape to
meet every demand. Then comes the end of the bc.i
6on as now when broken lines and odd crticles must bo
closed out and a new season provided for.
Now's Your Time
to make some very profitable Investments while there Is plenty of time
head yet to wear light and medium weight garments. We must get
ready for our great line of Fall Clothes for men and boys, and any In
vestment made here now will pay large dividends.
Men's Summer Suits, fancy and blue serge, up from $7.50
Men's Outing Trousers, up from , 32.50
Negligee Shirts 35 $2.50 E. & W. Shirts ..$1.75
75c and $1.00 Underwear 50 600 Neckwear 25
Splendid Hot Weather Hosiery, solid colors 15
Excellent valuea all over the store, and there's money to be saved
on nearly every article you purchase of
Official Count
Will Be Begun
This Morning
Review of Primary Vote Will
Taken Up by Three
Men.
Be
Official canvass of the returns of Tues
day's primary election will be begun Sat
urday morning. The returns will be can
vassed by County Clerk Haverly, Otto Bau
man and M. O. Cunningham, the latter two
being disinterested property owners, as
prescribed by law.
The democrats will not wait for the offi
cial canvass, but nave called a meeting of
their committee and candidates for Satur
day afternoon. The republicans will not
show this haste and the committee will
not be called together until some time next
week, when the official count has been
given out. County Chairman Crawford of
the republicans Is out of the city, but Sec
retary Klepen said he would call the com
mitteemen together about the middle of
the wetk.
The republicans have not as yet ap
pointed their county committee, but Myron
L. Learned has agreed to accept the place.
At the July county convention a special
committee of seventeen was appointed to
meet with the regular nominees after thi
primary and appoint this committee. This
committee will then choose the new county
chairman and secretary to succeed Mr.
Crawford and Mr. Rlepen. This special
committee Is composed of Clyde Sunblad,
Dave Shanahan, Charles Kubat, Thomas
Lamb, C. L. Saunders, W. U. Shrlver, John
CI. Kuhn, Joseph Hummel, Sam Pollock,
Charles McDonald and W. J. Hunter of
Omuha; Frank Koutsky, Lou Elter and
U. Houseman of South Omaha, K. L. Plata
and K. E. Mertxel of the country pre
cincts. Uemocratio County Chairman Reagan
has called a meeting of the demooratlo
county committee and the democratic can
didates for Saturday afternoon In the Jlm
ocrat club rooms.
WHEEL OF FORTUNE TURNS
Ilnrket Shoe) Proprietors Are
Insr Harvest ou I'nloa Pa
clfte Deals.
RMr
Some of those sportive Omaha persona
who made many thousandsor hundreds--when
Union Pacific soared are now ex
periencing the reverse turn of the wheel
and the bucket shop proprietors have been
reaping a golden harvest. There are seven
of these flourishing at presunt. In the
little matter between Walter Molse, Mat
thew Oehring and E. G. Belden, nothing
has occurred since the last report.
Bee Want Ads are Business Boosters.
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Stock Thinning FstS
I am glad to say this stock is thinning down FAST. Buggies, carri
ages and delivery wagons are leaving the floors in their places are the
gaps that will soon make up the 12,000 feet of space I crave. Soon I will
be able to manufacture more automobile tops where buggies now stand
soon I will show automobiles where s table accessories now use up room.
But I am after "speed" every vehicle; all accessories, harness, etc., must
' sell STILL quicker. To sell 'em I've lopped off EVERY trace of profit
in many cases I have chopped under costs. Can't you think of a vehicle need,
when prices are squashed this way?
SINGLE HUGGV HARNESS Set worth $2 6 at $14.
Set of $20 single buggy harness
goes at $12.
A few single buggy barnexb es going as low at 810
COACTI Pit HACK HAKXKSH Fine double harness, collars, all complete. $76 values
now $4 5. Brass trimmed harness for single delivery" horse, easily a $28 value, now
at $17. Slm'lar styles In $30 values go now at only 810
WHIPS Finest English holly whips, exquisite haudlus and trimming at 50 OFF.
LADIES' SIDE SADDLES Real Imported, worth all of $125, goes now at jJCJS
Horse boots, English halters, fine summer sheets, cooling blankets, lap robes and a host
of other stable accessories ATLESS TH A N CHSt
TOP DUCGY
Ask to see No. M Sfll. High qual
ity rubber tired piano box style;
wrought Iron braces; fine leather
cushlois: leather covered bows
In to"; always at u6.
now at
$55
FINE RUNABOUT
Ask to see No. p. 18. A very fine
runabout; leather trimmed; auto
mobile curved seat; round cush
ion rubber tired wheels; finely
painted and striped. ffofl
A 1126 value, at
DELIVERY WAuON
Ask to see No. R. 6. Open wagon;
heavy axles; riveted wheels;
brake and side boards complete
Splendid hand forced iron work
sells always at $U'S, ffnn
but now at yuu
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OMAHA, NEDRA&KA