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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1909)
fllE BEE: OMAILA, SATURDAY, DECEMHEIt -11, 100!. 1 Correct Dress for Men and UoVs Shirts GIotcs Silk and Opera Hats Should be remembered at Santa Claut time t 80.00 Winter Caps The very winter cap you want and have been looking for is hera f,0 to SiO We've got Koine Idpal Shirts to pWse and fit the particular man 81 up to E. A W.'g " 83.50 A lot of hands are being presented fhese days for Gloves kid wool fur up from SO To Ladies: Christmas Gifts f-Men Boys You can't be gin too soon .1 1 hi 3 1 i f t J f 1 -ft X HOUSE COATS The dimity of our House Coats and Lounging Robes command unusual respect at $2.50 to .812.50 UNDERWEAR No time to argue now get some heavier underwear 2-pc. garments, up from . . . 50c Union, up from 1 Fit, Style mi Makeup the three things that all men demand in their overcoats and never get unless they come here other stores have Overcoats but BERG'S COATS takes to mean, getting an overcoat SO RIGHT that no man trying it on or wearing it can say " I've been fooled again." Don't overlook those offered tomorrow at Regular Auto and Military Collars You Are looking tor a ui that fits that ftas better style and has quality that are honestly and carefully made out of high gracto materials That have that air that puts you ahead of the other fellow in looks That's the kind of suits we are going to sell tomorrow Suits worth to $20 at Don't Lose Out SUSPENDERS and Suspender Sets Beautiful Su spenders in' hand so me Christmas boxes nt up from 50c SWEATER COAT We fit all bodies big or ' little in Sweater Coats all the color blendings at , $1 to $3.50 Hose Thoenix pure silk Hosiery for men solid colors put up 6 pair in fancy Christmas ,box a swell gift-;: 50c FaIr--33 Box Umbrellas and Canes We have practically every known want of man represented in Canes and Umbrellas from J3LOO up to S15.00 Some men buying clothes simply SPEND their money others INVEST it. It's not "spending" money when you come here and buy our superior kind of clothes It's 'investing" where such big quality is obtainable at such low prices "The beet investment man can make is in clothe that make him look at his best all the time." WHY NOT SAVE $5.00 OR $6.00 ON YOUR CLOTH ES and at the same time get the kind of clothes that have proven themselves season after season "SUPERIOR" to any others sold in Omaha. -Try buying our Suits and Over coats tomorrow hundreds of men will and hundreds of men will be happy in the knowledge of saving $5.00 or $6.00 on their purchase. For we sell tomorrow SUITS AND OV ERCO ATS . . Some are broken lines, others reg- , S ' fZHZT tL-JJ! And we've the greatest variety ular, that are worth $16.50, $17.50, I S I J jJC""VS of S3-111161113 at tnis unusually low $18 and $20 all at one price QLJ J lT O LA Q-X- price you ever saw. Join the Crowd and Come with the Comebacks who are Coming Back Here Every Day for the Kind of Clothes They Want Good Clothes. - n 1 Traveling Dans and Cases . We've" the styles and qualities at prices in bag and cases that makes competition "set up Wd take notice" best variety in town G2 up to 03S.G0 IVIuffleif To suit all manner of dres3. That are sightly, comfort producers, particularly to the purse 50c up to 36.00 Boys9, . Overcoats This is what you call Overcount Weather and the boy needs it now. Whether he's a small chap or a great big fel low we can put a coat on his back that will keep him warm and comfortable and make you proud of having such a swell looking boy. Overcoats at $2.50 to $10 that most stores ask from "$1.00 to $2.00 more for. Handsome Suits from $3.50 up. Underwear, Gloves, Stockings, Caps, etc., etc. ' Neckwear An assortment so vast that it's impossible to describe the splendid, variety. Just come and look " SOc up to Jewelry Men's Jewelry in the novel effects of. antique and modest ohoosings as well sleeve links, scarf pins, shirt sets, tuxedo and full dress sets All IVfOdCStly -Priced Home of Kuppenheimer Clothes Manhattan Shirts Stetson Hats BIG FIGHT ON RAILROADS -' '; 1 ' 1 - ' Present Session Promises to Be Hem s' orable One in History. " 1 SENATOR CUMMINS' BELL IS HEADY Meaatire ,IrTlde Uniform Freight Classification o Hevlew of Hates by Courta and Ueatrletlons on Capital Stock. WASHINGTON. Deo. 10. A controversy over railroad legislation will be precipi tated In congress this winter, which. In Importance, pre hlsea to surpass tna legis lative conflict over railroad ratea four year ago. ... . . The first gun was fired today by Senator Cummins of Iowa, wiien he Introduced a bill proposing radical changes la the In terstate commerce act. In I large senae the Cummtna measure la a substitute fur the present lntrstato commerce act. It la expected that a measure proposing amendments to the law will bo Introduced tarly In January by Senator Elkins, which Mil differ from the Cummins bill In. many important details. In brief the Cummins bill requires tl.e .'nterstate Commerce commission to pro mulgate a uniform classification of freight and to prepare a plan for the statement of freight ratea which shall hereafter be mads In a uniform way. The carriers arc required adopt thla classification. ' The commission ta authorized to con sider ratea on Ita own motion with a view to determining their reasonableness and Is empowered to fix maximum and minimum ratea. .. . . , ' i If anf action Instituted In court to set aside an order of the commission respect ing rates the courts are prevented from In quiring Into the reasonableness or suffi ciency of any rate fixed by the commis sion. . . ' The bill Drovidea that r-hntio-.a in ..- aheU no., become effective .until they are approved by the commission. . It prohibits the acquisition of control by any common carrier of any parallel competing line or from acquiring the capital atock or bonds of any other carrier that la a competitor. By the terms nf th. hill nt th nrrUw i. prohibited from Issuing any capital stock witnout payment at Dar either In mmiv or In propel ty. and. In effect, the pominls- ,slon shall have supervision of the Issues of stock and bonds by any carrier. Spe cific, directions are given for the disposi tion of the proceedr of anv sale of bnnrl After January 1, 1911. no oarrler doing Interstate business shall be permitted to. engage in any other business than that of a common carrier. Everwear Hose for Ladies and Men Carhart Work Clothes VI Kill AXX. XIXOS OT VsTXTOBKS DEATH REC0BD. David Beynon. WTMORB, ' Neb., Deo. 10. -(Special.) David Beynon died at his home In this city yesterday morning after a prolonged Illness, caused by Congestion of the bowels. An operation disclosed peritonitis. He was born In South Wales In 18M and came to this country in 18)). For a great many years yast he farmed south of this city, retiring last year to take up resldenca In town. He Is survived by his wife and fire ohlldren, two boys and three glrla. Mrs. J. B. Pom. CRETEt Neb., Dec. 10. (Special.) Mra. J. B. Toss, the wife of Dr. Foss. a promi nent physician of Crete, dlad Wednesday evening at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Foss' has been an Invalid for twelve or fourteen years and had declined rapidly the last few months, finally culmlnat'ng In her duath. She was but little past middle age. She was re spected by every one here and waa a prominent member of the Easu-rn Star. Evidence Stout Confessed Crime Turning Point in -Murder Case at Grand Island Hinges on Question of Law Before Court. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Deo. 10. (Sp clal Telegram.) Sheriff Dunkel, Adolph Boehm, a reported, County Jailor Chealey, Deputy Kohlmeyer and Or. Clyde Boeder were the witnesses In the Stout murder case today. The aheriff related that when he arrived at the hayfield, In which the murder waa committed he aaked Stout who had committed the crime and Stout had replied that he did, but It waa an accident. Rlcheson had struck at him with a whip and he had thereupon struck Rlcheson blow In the chest and Rlcheson had fallen off the mower dead. Tho conversation between Stout and Dunkel was corroborated by Reporter Boehm, who waa walking be hind the two at the time, taking notes ol the ponversation as the;' went. Dr. Roeder testified this afternoon to the wounds, having conducted the post mortem examination and when Attorney Ryan for the state had put the hypothetical ques tion to the' defense they objected on three grounds, the Important one Involving the Information. The court excused the jury until tomorrow morning at t o'clock. This evening this turning point In the case, upon wbloii the defense depends largely, was argued at length In the absence of the Jurors. Deal for Boone Properties Off. BOONE, la.. Dec. 10. (Special Telegram.) This morning E. E. Hughes, on behalf of the Iowa Light and Traction company, if A fter Today Price Will Be $20.00 an Acre. FARM BUYERS Tbday is'the Last Day on winch you con buy our Nechaco Volley Farms at present price. They will raise big' crops of wheat, oats, barley, timothy .'and the most 'wonderful potatoes you ever saw, as well as apples, cherries, peaches, plums and all kinds of hardy fruits--strawberries raspberries, cran berries, huckleberries, wild cherries, etc., row in the greatest profusion. Purest drinking ,wrter from bubbling springs and living streams; fine climate, summer rains, rich, loamy soil, forty feet deep; peavine, blue6tem and vetches grow to horse's back. What more can an investor want?. .Until-December 11th, in elusive, you can buy for $16.00 an acre. i 3.5 Per Acre Cash balance in six annual payments at 6 per cent. Itemeinbcr, today is the last day before it advances $4.00 per acre, to $20.00; but that advance is nothing as compared to what it will do in 1, 2 or 5 years. You will see it worth $25.00, $50.00 and $100.00, and more. For less than $20.00 monthly you can own a big 80 acre fann. Failure to act promptly in the past -has. kept many people from becoming independent. BE WISE NOW. History repeats itself. See some of the well known, farsighted Omaha business men who have bought this land. Get the facts about our lands from government reports and a responsible company from thoso who havelived in the valley: FROM THOSE WIIp KNOW. Cull or write . .. .. rand TrtariEi' Paoiffio Land o. 411 Now York LIfo Dlde.. Omaha. '"""'""""""""""" i, ' "I'i'lti.'ni'iim" "ll'f announced that the deal for purchasing all of the . Boone electric properties, th Cen tral Heating plant, th 'Boon Suburban railroads, etc., waa off. Chicago and Phil adelphia parties.' with a 'Boon men, In tended taking over these and rehabilitating them, expending hundreds of thousands of dollars. Mr. Reynolds, the preeent owner, now states he will rebuild, and ask- the city for franchises when the present onea expire In 1913 - See the Parisian Cloak Co., ad, page . SMITH PUTS IN A SWAMP BILL (Continued from First Page.) be accorded all lights of Indiana on reservation in allotlng lands. Omaha Postal Reeelpfs. The receipts of the Omaha postofftce for November were r78.330.6S against fM17.0$, an Increase of ,7f3.t0, or 14-27 per oent. The secretary of the Interior has granted an extension of time to December 31 for the completion of the Shoshone dam In Wyoming. The postmaster at Des Moines will be allowed one additional letter oarrler from January 1. Postmasters appointed:' Nebraska, Flats, McPheraon county, Mabelle C. Howard; vice D. C. Lomard, resigned. Logan. Logan county, Sarah Johnson; vice J. Johnston, resigned. South Dakota Orange, Corson county, Floyd E. Bolton; vice B. E. Oof roth, resigned. CITY OFFICIALS WILL FACE THE GOVERNOR SATURDAY Mayor, Thief and Fire and Police Commissioners Are Not Worry ins; Over Their Fate. The Board of Fire and Police Commission era la busy thla afternoon with the hearings on protests n.ade against saloon licenses by the Antt-Saloon league and the mem bers are appaiently not worrying over the hearing before Governor Shallenberger, which Is set for 10 o'clock Saturday morn ing. Mayor Dahlman, Chief of Police Donahue and Commisslonera Hoye, H inter, Wap plch and Karbach will all go to Lincoln Saturday monlng on an early train. The law firm of Sullivan k Rait Will repre sent the fire and police board at the hearing before the governor. Chief. Dona hue will not at present be repre sented by counsel, and not at all unless developments make necessary the hiring of an attorney by him. Asked what form he expected the hearing to take Mayor Dahlman said: "I expect the charges filed with the governor will be read, and .'then the people who make them will be called on to proffer the proof. If they have any. I believe the com missioners and the chief feel as I do, that whatever proof Is at hand to back up the charges made should be offered before we are called on to make a showing as executive officers of the city." FIFTY MILLIONS FOR RIVERS National Association Wants Congress to Hake Annual Appropriation. EAXSDALL AGAIN PRESIDENT Convention Passes Resolution Asking; State and Municipalities to Conserve1 Dock aad Laafi 1ns; Facilities. W1 kbit, The efficacy of Chamberlain's Liniment In the relief of rheumatism Is being de monstrated dally. ROOSEVELT HAS BEEN BUSY Large aad Small-'Aatmala to tho Num ber of 0jH8S Collected hy ' tho Party. NAIROBI. British East-Africa, Dee. 1ft. Tho American hunting expedition up to date has collected and, roughly prepared for preservation g,fet large and email rcammala and birds. Colonel Roosevelt la expected here at noon tomorrow. Next week he win attend many dinners. Includ ing one to be given by the governor. . Now la the time to boost your Christ mas business by advertising la The Be. See tho Parisian Cloak Co.. ad, cage S. WASHINGTON, Deo. 10. What Is de clared by Its officers to have been the most successful convention of Ita kind ever held came to an end today when the Na tional Rivera arid Harbors congress ad journed after a three days' session. Repre sentative Joseph B. Ransdell of Louisiana was re-elected president at the morning session and Captain J. F. Ellison of Cin cinnati was returned to office as secre tary and treasurer. Vice presidents to rep resent states were also named. The new board of directors met Imme diately after adjournment and took up the question of the date and place for the next convention. Toledo, O., and one or two other dtles sought to have the delegates meet elsewhere than In Washington In 1910, but the directors pointed out that the most suitable place Is the national capi tal and that the convention should be held coincident with the convening of congress. The matter was put over to a later date. It was declared at the close of the meet ing, however, that a great majority of the board. Is opposed to any change In time and place for the holding of the annual convention. New Department for Waterways. The oongreos deolared through Its resolu tions for a new department for the treat ment of waterways Improvements by reg ular annual appropriations; for the speedy completion of waterway projects now under construction, to be paid out of current rev enues, if possible, otherwise for the sale of bonds. The resolution also called on states and municipalities to preserve and protect their dock and landing facilities, without which th? Improved channel would be crippled In Its usefulness. Prof. Kmory R. Johnson of the University of Pennsylvania, making a report on hla Inspection of European waterways, said that on the continent of Europe It waa ihe policy of the government to regulate rail roads from making their destructive war fare upon w waterways. This, he said, would have to be done by the United States James E. Smith Of St. Louis, chairman of the committee on resolutions, reported that the resolutions would go to the prel dent and congress as a report from a great business organisation. He believed, fur ther, that the great waterways of the oountry ahould be developed before "Dread noughts need be built to fight Imaginary foes. Resolutions are Adopted. The resolutions were unanimously adopted and a committee appointed to present them to the president, the vice president and the speaker of the House. The resolutions make an appeal to con gress for an appropriation of 180,000,000 for river and harbor work, and $50,000,000 an nually for ten years thereafter; express the belief that the rivers and harbors bill should bo placed on an equal footing .with the other great appropriation bills and condemn what Is declared to be the present method of appropriation, whereby the river ' and harbor bill carries only what may remain after the other budgets have been au thorised. It Is deolared that unless the "Waterways of the United States are so Improved as to provide the proper transportation facilities thla country cannot hope to Increase Ita do mestic commerce as It shjuld, or to take advantage of the opening of the Panama canal In order to compete with the markets of the world. Oil Stove Explodes, Five Are Killed Woman Gives Up Her life Trying to Save Lives of Children. CONCORDIA, Kan., Deo. I0.-Mre. Frank Hicks and four of her children were burned to death last night when a crude oil stove exploded, setting ' fire to their house at Wayne, a village In Republic county tdurMen mllee north ot here. Thi woman's husband was aeverely burned while fighting the fire. Mra. Hlcka sacrificed her life , trying te savw her children. ' She e'arf.'cd' her -: tnontha-old baby Into the yard unharmed and went back Into the house for the other children, who were In bed. ghe ouooumbed to the atnoka and died with the four chit-' dren, two girls and two boys, ranging from 3 to 10 years. The bodies were recov ered thla morning: ; If you Dave anything to sell or trade, adverttee In he WaJitd columns of The Bee.- : .- . . : - Novelties FREKZfcR Uth and Dodge. Cut Olaas rKJCMZJLiV-liUi and Dodge. 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