Nebraska Newspapers

    THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1909
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beaten path of the professional lecturer.
On Wfdnriilnf evening ha will lecture on
"Rusnla. Oermany, Frtno. nnd Acrosa the
Atlantic to New York Harbor."
B. C. nuffum of Worland. Wyo., will
give a lecture this morning on the relation
of cllmnte and soils to the western crop.
MAIIVKI.B OP DRY FARMtXQ
Story of Transformation of Araerleaa
Draert Into Blch Fnrms.
The atory of the transformation of the
(treat American desert km told Monday
at the Corn , exposition. The day
'wa designated Je Trf Farming day and
- tha experts fn thla class of reclamation
work occupied the stage. More product
from ao-calle'd dry Tarmlng r.rea are shown
at the exposition than from tha Irrigated
sections. The Great Northern runs through
thousands of miles of territory which could
never be fnrmed at all except by dry farm
Ins; metho'1 and this is one of the reasons
that L. W. Hill, president of the Great
. Northern. Is Interested In the exposition
and why J. J. Hill has given $2,600 In gold
as prices for the best grain grown along
these lines.
"Formerly R was considered that land
and arras of less than twenty Inches pre
cipitation was good only for grazing," said
FTof. Alfred Atkinson of Montana, chair
man of the executive committee of the Dry
Farming 'congress. "Under the demand
for land and .with the womout ranges bare
from overgrazing,, the farmers have at
tempted to till the level areas of the, west.
Millions of Acres Bared.
"During the last four years experience
and experiments have shown that this land
may be farmed and at present 20O.00O.OU0
acres of former grazing land Is producing
a very high grade of wheat and other
grains.
: "Experimental stations and dry farming
congresses are Issuing literature showing
the latest methods. The essential to suc
cess . Is the right cultivation of tha soil
to accumulate the moisture as It fails.
"When this Is followed dry farming is as
certain as humid farmliiu.
"The' crot) btst ail&Died Is turkev red
fll wHtat. This ought lo be sown about!
August it), at Uio rate of forty-flvo pouuus
tti . , pur acrev Light seeding Is essen
tia, , wit.i ai dry - farming crops. Other
met tlo Well are macaroni sprln.1
vl...u, i.ulUtu barley, flax, rye, alfalfa
unci Home Brass, The dry farmers will
hud ready market formal! tha seed grain
tiny tit j laUs. Una quality la superior and
the grains in ery hardy. The dry land of
the west, offer homes to many, but re
quire good farming before they will yield
returns. 'A caielesa farmer will not suc
ceed on dry lauds.'.' .
Dry Farmer Moat. Be Exact.
"The . further extension of dry farming
will demand study to determine the amount
of moisture required in the growth of the
different crops, together with the amount
Which may be made available in tha terri
tory to be developed," said Prof. Roscoe
V. Thatcher, director and chemist of the
state agricultural experiment station at
Pullman, Wash., In a lecture delivered
Monday. . ...
"This Is a .direction In which agricultural
Investigation has . thu far not been ex
tended exhaustively. Dry farming, more
than any other; fluid of agriculture, de
mands exact and careful work. While any
careless farmer la destined to failure, It
comes quicker to the careless dry farmer.
"The principles of dry farming are bound
to be of great help to agriculture in other
fields. Now, for instance, the methods fot
'tha conservation of moisture could be
used to good advantage in Central Ne
braska, where drought has caused crop
fonses in the past. Kven in the well wa
tered soils there xsome times when there is
a real shortage of rainfall that makea the
us i of dry farming methods of value."
mm Besack on' Meat Cuts.
"The t'bone structure and the muscular
structure are the two; essentials for a
housewife, to km?w Id, buying beef. If you
know these In r connection with the loca
tions of cuts, you save a large amount
each day on your butcher bill," said Miss
Jessica Uesack, superintendent of the do
mestic scitmce department at the corn
show. Miss Besack spoke Monday noon
In Blograph hull, with a beef quarter for
demonstration.
Miss Utsaek spoke also of the economy
and treatment of cheap cuta. She ex
plained the principles of cookery of meat
in order to preserve the leading points cf
value In beef. She told of the need of meat
In diet and the amount of proteld needed,
showing that more is needed In youth,
when the boys are younger and more
vigorous.
The domestic science department oon
tlnuca to be a center of attraction at the
show. The classes are well filled and n
army of young women are there to learn
how and what to cook.
Some Stray Nubbins.
Nebraska Is growing more and more In
terested In the big show. Recognition of
what the National Corn exposition means
EXPERTS PRAISE
NECHACO VALLEY
British Columbia Officials Make
. Study of New Fruit and
Wheat Country.
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Prior ,to 'ignlng a franchise permltt'ng
the Grand Trunk rail oa ft to n,i .
great system from Winn peg to Prince Ru
pert In Canada the provinc al government
sent -out agricultural expen throughout
the territory that the rau will tap. After
exhaustive, study and Inspection these ex
perts gavftra detailed report to the govern
ment at .Victoria.' Touching especially on
the Kouha.so' valley, that vast section of
virgin fertility. ExpertJ A. L. Poudr er,
D. L, S.J .W. Fleet Robertson, P.M. and
F. II. UtaV.,C. E., say:
"All ayailalle reports go to show that
this district a one of the most greatly fa
vored by nature tn t.i whole of the prov
ince. ,'.:.. The Nchaco. with ia ievel
valleys and rich deposits, offers special
Inducement to , farmer. Its advantages
are manyth Iendl level; the soli Is rich
and to s 'great" extent open; the climate
la mOdi the. principle crops can be grown
without troulis and the general al.Kudi
U much lower than that of the surrounding
country," ; r
Other""' reports snade by experts show tech
nically that the Nechaeo valley Is particu
larly suited for fruit and wheat raising,
while generally speaking there is every
natural requisite for mixed farming. That
Is why so many men who look ahead pre
dict that most of the valley will rival the
most productive fruit and wheat districts
yet kjnoWn.
Te Urand Trunk Paclflo Iand Co., 411
New York Life building, a strong corpora
tion controlled largely by Omaha capital.
Invested in considerable of the choice land
some years ago, and Is Interested In the
development of the country, which Is bound
to forge nhekl rapidly. '
. T rV I"3TTrr
to the state la coming from many parts of
tha state. An Issue of the Hastings Tribune
makes this editorial comment:
'"The National Corn exposition Is the big
gest thing that ever came to Nebraska."
Officers of Uis exposition are highly
pleased with the growing friendly attitude
of the state and the degree of Interest
evinced by the surrounding territory.
Csnada has eenT" some representatives to
the National Corn exposition. Monday
morning J. O. Duke, president of the On
tario Corn Growers' association, and A.
McKlnney, a representative of the Depart
ment of Agriculture of Canada, arrived to
look over the Corn show to see what they
might leath of interest. Mr. Duke says
that three counties In Ontario raise 23,000.000
acres of corn and the acreage Is Increasing
each year.
One of the fnost Interested groups which
took In the Corn show Monday was that of
the students for the school for the deaf.
These pupils were divided Into groups under
the guidance of teachers and found many
things to Interest them.
. A new departure was Inaugurated Mon
day morning at the Com show in the
nature of a corn meeting where the farm
ers told their experiences In raising corn.
It was quite informal and lecture room
No. 1 was filled with those Interested In
hearing the experiences of farmers from
other states.
Hand Concert Programs,
The Mexican band concert programs for
today will be:
AETKRNOON.
March Seventh Armv Corns "Welldon
Serenade Lo Angeles flrsga
Selection Erminla Jneobouskl
oils Remember Alvarado
Danza La Paloma ..Tradlar
March Funeral ..t .' Chopin
Overture Fra Dlavolo Aubert
Nocturno Maybella Herald Approach -.
of Spring .. Kll'nberg
Intern.io Rose .. Ascher
March Happy Heine N. N.
EVENING.
March Dixie Qirl ...Lamps
Alborada - Sir Joaquin Cabsllero
e aiuasia Aiaa vrrai
Walts Ondas del Panuoo Perez
Mexican Song La Oolondrlna...Camnodrn
Overture William Tell Rossini
Mazurka Fel.t Momento Ortiz
Fantasia Lucia de Lammermoor
: Don zzatl
March 23 do Julio Preza
TliNNIiSSErc LEADS IN FERTILIZER
Scud Milton of Dollar Worth to
Europe Every Year.
How to make food out of rocks Is the
lesion taught by the Tennessee state ex
hibit at the corn show. Tennessee Is the
noma of the" phosphate rock, which Is used
so' extensively tn the production of fer
tilizer. The exhibit contains samples cf
this rock fertilizer In all the stages of man
ufacture.
. The great Mount Pleasant quarries ship
about 236 car of rock weekly. Of this
enormous production TO per cent 1 used In
the United States.
"The $5,000,000 worth of fertiliser from
these quarries which finds Its way to the
worn out farms of Europe each year would
be worth $100,000,000 to the United States If
It were kept at home," said Prof. C. O.
Hopkins of the University of Nebraska In
a lecture delivered at the show.
The Tennessee exhibit is under the charge
of Frank D. Fuller, assistant secretary of
the Tennessee state fair. "The Agricul
tural school could not spare the money to
put an exhibit at tha Omaha show," said
Mr. Fuller, "but we were not going to let
our state go without a representation
here."
"BONES", ROLLED Br MEXICANS
Exposition Policemen Diaper e Hard
Working; Group.
Boy will be boy and those Mexican
band boy at tha Corn show just will shoot
"craps."
Sunday the police at the exposition were
told' of a fast and furious dice game Iri
progress within . the exposition grounds.
After a search they cam uport an excited
cluster of the blue-coated bandmen from
Monterey down on their knees on the conr
crete floor, rolling the "bones."
Again the soldiery of Monterey was put
to rout. There was a quick grab and the
pattering of many feet. Then the game
was over and three big policemen broke
out In an uproar of laughter.
The rambling, gambling lads were be
trayed when they made frequent trips to
the Information office for change. They
Insisted on a supply of nickels several times
Sunday morning, some $W worth in all.
( Just what they could want to do with
that many nickels was th occasion of
curiosity. The Investigator found out.
EIGHT THOUSAND WHEAT KINDS
Lineage la Tracked Back to Egypt
When Pharaoh Baled.
Eight thousand varieties of wheat were
grown from one crossing of seed at the
experimental station at Worland, Wyo.
The Worland Plant Breeding company se
cured a consignment of black winter
emmer from Egypt, and In this was some
turkey red. The two brand were crossed
and the result wa phenomenal. Kvery
eed planted produced a different variety
of wheat and some reverted back to the
pelt of the Romans, grown 1,000 years
ago. The experimenters, however, were
able to ecure sixteen new varieties of
wheat which are especially adapted to
Wyoming sol! and cllmnte and these will
be further pushed and bred In their pure
state. It 1 said that these experiments
will Increase the wheat yield of Wyoming
Immensely by furnishing wheat especially
adapted to th soil and climate.
MEXICANS GIDDY OVER THE ICE
,. ,
One Enterprising- Maalrlan Attempt
to Preserve Icicle.
Emanuel Roguleg, a Mexican musician
with the band from Monterey, la glum.
The life of the north really won't do for
him.
Sunday he decided that the myetery of
Ice, just plain Ice. would be a great enter
tainment to his friends back home. He
had never seen lc before and probably mis
took It for some kind of a rock.
So th little brown musician wrapped up
a pair of big Icicles In a bit of newspaper
and announced ho would take them home.
There cam near being a fight when a
joshing friend broke one of the sepclmen
of solidified Nebraska winter. The bend
man Is disgusted with the ephemeral lc
crop. He wants to go home.
MICHIGAN IS STRONG ON MINT
Peninsular Region Alao Grind Marh
Pancake Provender.
Kentucky, the home of the mint Julep,
must bow to Michigan. This northern slate,
known mostly for pin lumber and oopper
ore, supplies almost all of th peppermint
produced In th United States, according
to an exhibit shown at the Michigan dis
play at th corn show. Michigan produces
about 165,000 pound of peppermint In a
year, while the total production of the
country I less than 190,000 pounds.
Michigan I showing something to th
world about buckwheat, too. The stats it
third In production of buckwheat, and pro
duced about $900,000 worth of pancake ma
terials last year. -
Johnston la Pnrdoned.
FRANKFORT. Ky.. Dec. li-Oovernor
Wlllson today granted a pardon to Ad
jutant General P. P Johnston, who wss
Indicted for striking Editor lenny H. Good
of a Louisville weekly newsapper for criti
cism of Johnston. Th governor says
Johnston must pay the fine of $100 and
e-ourt cent. In th article objeeted to
Uode referred to Jonnatoo a a "pea
cock, "
CRIIICAL PERIOD FOR INDIAN
Dr.
Susan La Flesche Ficotte Dis
cusses Allotment Scheme.
PLAN HAS NOT WORKED WELL
Member of Omaha Tribe Say It Ha
Reduced Indlr.a from an Inde
pendent Character to Posi
tion of Dependency.
WALTHILL, Neb., Dec. 18. To the Ed
itor of The Bee: The Omaha Indian are
passing through a most irltlcal period,
and having been asked many times for in
formation concerning the well being and
recent development of these Indiana, and
th conditions surrounding them, I feol It
fairly due the public I make a plain state
ment of facts.
Much discussion has been current during
the past year of these existing conditions,
which are slowly forcing them Into amal
gamation with the white people. Assimila
tion is a problem of the future, a solution
of which Is dependent on the combined ef
forts of the white people of this state and
the Indians themselves, and perhaps the
politicians, who are In a class by them
selves, whose Influence is usually retro
grade) I am a member of the Omaha tribe, hav
ing worked among them for about twenty
year as a practicing physician and medical
field missionary.
During these years I have observed
closely the Influences, progressive or re
trograde, concerned In molding the devel
opment of my people. I have seen a gen
eration pass away a generation which was
of thb old and represented the primeval
with all Its nobility and grandeur who
never felt the tumult of the new life and
with Its tragic passing left behind It an
echoing note of sadness for that life which
Is but a memory to those who are entering
Into the new life unknown as yot. un
tried as yet, as far as achievement Is
concerned.
Indian Misunderstood.
How little have most of those who have
controlled the destinies of the Indians
understood their Inner life their thoughts,
Their hopes, their aspirations, and the con
ditions surrounding them.
There was much that was noble and
beautiful In the primitive American In
dianhe was taught In his early child
hood, and clear through manhood, that he
owed to himself and to those around him
the proper cultivation of his physical and
moral nature, and the Indian was circum
scribed by laws and customs as well de
fined and more easily applied and better
observed than the most refined code cf
laws In our own modern state. The strict
observance of such laws brought practical
results which I defy your so-called civil
ization to equal or surpass there were no
murderers, no robbery, no petty thieving,
no drunken brawls no subjecting of man
hood or womanhood to social Impunity.
The generation before you today Is
passing, this is a stage of trasitlon
although Influenced to come extent the
traditions of the old. they have not yet
grasped the good Influences of the new
life. The Indian Is struggling to adjust
himself to the new ways, which he has
no alternative, tut to accept, he has to
assume It whether he likes it or not, he
has to put It on whether he understands
It or not. He Is passing, without much
understanding from his own civilization
Into a so-called higher civilization.
Tha white man may stand beBlde htm
from day to day and may honestly deBlro
to help him, and yet cannot do so fully
because he cannot understand the Indian
nature and knows 'nothing of "the" struggle
going on among the benighted, bewildered
people as they Journey out of the old life
Into the new. Without understanding you,
crlstlcise us and try to teach us.
Nature of Old Indian.
Tha government says, we must become
"self-supporting" In the past we did not
gather into barns, but the Indian never
went hungry. He utilized to the utter
most the resources of nature that Ood gave
him yon day, ve are somewhat tacking in
our solicitude for " a rainy da," stop and
realize fcr a moment that for many cen
turies these people lived a true slrnple life
at peace among themselves, away from
a strucgle for existence, deserving their
ample nourishment from bountiful nature
believing equally free as air, water and
unshlnel
They gained more than the American
people receive In their mad struggle for
existence they gained the universal pursuit
and desire of all mankind happiness!
Having Jived such a life for centuries, Is
It reasonable for white psople to expect
them In one generation to cast off all tho
old and take up a new life with all its
complexities and play the game with tho
same zest as they and their vanished ltln r
(Many white people have died, and mora
will die In the future, of "Amerlcanltls.")
Many years agd my people made a num
ber of treaties with the government of the
United States defining the limts of their
lands, which were held by tribal owner
ship, and then on August 7 1SS2, congress
passed an act providing for . tho
Separate allotment and assignment
to the Individual Indians of certain
tract to be held under Individual
ownership, the government, however, hold
ing the title In trust for twenty.five years.
Effort to Change Character.
The avowed object of th allotment was
to teach the Indians habits of Industry and
thrift and better prepare them for tha
complexities and responsibilities of modern
life.
The twenty-five years was presumed to
be a period of development under the be
nevolent guidance of an all-wise govern
ment. To a limited degress this dream has beer,
realized, and the present generation Is
much better prepared to meet the modern
conditions and demands than The genera
tion that has passed away.
The twenty-five years have expired nnd
the government admits that the lesson is
by no means learned that the Omaha In
dians are Ill-prepared to pasa from under
guardianship, with full title to their lands
A 50-ccnt bottle of
Scott's Emulsion
given in half-teaspoon
doses four times a day,
mixed in its bottle, will
last a year-old baby near
ly a month,'and four bot
tles over three months,
and will make the baby
strong and well and will
lay the foundation for a
healthy, robust boy or girl.
roa sali bi all dkcooibts
ar mmi thla mA. tnm aa
kwattful tWflnaa luk u Ualld'a Bkatch-aWk.
Xen baak aoalalaa Uuo4 Lack Foaa,. I
SCOTT A BOWNE. 409 Fuel St. New York
and face the world and urrtv with, the
fittest I mean, ' fae the nevltabl whtc
man who desire 1 to possee the earth.
Upon whom doel thla failure rett
Whose Is the responsibility T
I the Indian ever capable of taking hi
place among hi fellow man wtlh free and
unlimited right and wtlh th assurance
of success, or ha he ben degraded and
debauched by hi whit associates or has
the government blundered In Its policy
of governing Its wrd robbing him of
hi incentives depriving him of rightful
experiences, reducing an Independent, elf
rellant. self-sustaining people into an In
competent, declining people? On thla ques
tion I have studied for several pears, ap
to the consideration th experience of
dally contact under varied condition and
circumstance. Som of th A me .lean peo
ple who are deeply lntrstd In the In
dian are studying th same problem today
and will demand the answer as the trust
periods for .the several tribes draw to their
close. I do "not presume to ask for space
In this communication to give you my
views and reasons a to tha failure. It
would Involve the consideration of condi
tions and affairs, the putting Into prac
tice of theories evolved y an Indian office
hundreds of miles from the scene of action,
who )s In a certain sense controlling the
destinies of these people, and whoee policy
for the next two year has to be closely
watched for It will be of vital Interest
to the well being and life of these Indians,
who are citizens of our great state. All
this I shall reserve for a later communi
cation, Indian and White One.
The solution of this problem Is being
watched wltfi deep and close Interest by
the white peoplo of this portion of the
tate .for It 1 an established fact that
the Indians and white people hav become
on community.
In conclusion I propose to give you a
few facts for the Information of the many
desiring to know something of the Omaha
reservation.
The Omaha owned 114,767 acres of land
situated mostly In Thurston county( and
have a controlling vote) about twenty-five
Allies south of Sioux City. There ! only
4.0O1 acre still unallotted, while there are
667 minors, 540 children having no allot
ments as yet. There are 1,378 Omaha In
dians. - Te affairs of the Omaha are
under the supervision and direction of Mr.
A. Q. Pollock, who 1 superintendent and
disbursing agent, with a force of clerical
help. He has been here only a few months
and like most men filling such positions
his stay Is uncertain, owing to the policy
of the government, to move these men
about just as their acquaintance with the
work and conditions on a reservation ren
ders them most efficient.
C'hoo Due to Condition.
During the summer and fall affairs were
In a chaotic state owing to the extension
Of the trust period, and the breaking up of
tribal relations, and the increased respon
sibility of the holding of some titles by
the Indians, as well as to certain investi
gations carried on by a force of several
Inpectors, but Mr. Pollock has shown
himself cBihble. and 'earnest, honest and
trustworthy, energetic and aggressive and
la well liked by the Indian.
The last has an Important bearing, for
he has a vast and very important work
ahead of him ' for, these people, and Mr.
Valentine, the new commissioner of In
dian affairs, has made a wise choice In
his selection of tha "man on the ground."
He took the position .surrounded by a
host of Inspectors, whose Investigations
were upsetting affairs considerably on the
reservation and left, them unsettled for
some time. He ha had to meet emergen
cies. 1 hampered bv, restrictive regulation
which have caused. .;delays and resulting
dissatisfaction to the Omahas, but through
It all he has harmonized adverse Interests
and done well by the Indians, giving satis
faction to both white people and Indians
by hi straight businesslike methods.
During the summer Mr. F. H. Abbott,
the assistant commissioner of Indian af
fairs, visited the reservation and Investi
gated conditions, and w look for a most
progressive and Intelligent support from
the Indian office, as a result, for the bet
terment of the future welfare of the peo
ple. .
As he Is a citizen of this state he has
taken this problem of the Indian very
much to heart.
Critical Ttm 1 Now.
I feel thst the erltlca.1 time has arrived
In th development of my people and with
the rle-ht kind of administration and with
the honest and unselfish help of the good
people of this state and the co-operation
of the Indians, the future has some good
things In store for the Omahas.
I know what thev can do under given
conditions, but for their welfare, the
proper conditions rntist be produced.
I hnvo not p-eparert this communication
In the spirit of an arrltatnr. hut I feel ihn
ub1"et Is vital enough to warrant con
('li'lve action, and In the settlement of
these cjurstlons I rail for the co-oneratlon
of the white people and th Indian, be
cause after all we shill be on country and
one peoplo.
Msnv nf them re dnlnsf well end ha.vo
rood oonfni"tWa homes and they w"l
crn-e out o tplr trHla hetr nr"! lrfl
woTfen so'f-re'lsnt. fnnnpnrtent, eT-si"-tn'nlne?
as li the pest. If they kM the enn-p!rf,-nt'ri
thev vw Vrv Hrc-relv.
SUSAN LAFLrTSfHr" PTCOTTE. M. D.
Voveltlea FPFV7"Tt- 1"th and Dodge.
ryptocjoM ivrnnrp to
PREVENT USE OF STORY
Th
Im I O
' hln
One Theory of the Motive Be.
d Dynamite Outraa-e at
St. Loul.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. IS That the explosion
which wrecked the offloe of a weekly
publication and damaged the residence of
a contributor to the paper Saturday night
were Intended as a halt to a "story" not
yet published, wos tha theory adopted by
the police today.
Oeorge C. Dwyer, proprietor of the
weekly, gave the police the name of a
man whose marital affair were "written
up" some time ago, and declared hi be
lief that this person was at least cognizant
of the explosion.
The police, however, later practically re
jected this clue. Harry B. Wandell, whose
home was attacked, told the officers that
he had nothing to do with the publication
referred to by Dwyer.
STILL LOOKING FOR NEGRO
Mr. Hunter of of Savannah, Attacked
Saturday, Die Accaslnac Her
Husband.
SAVANNAH, Ga.. Dec. 13-Mr. Maggie
Hunter, who wa beaten and left for dead
at the same time that Mra. Ellia Cribble
and her daughter, Mr. Carrie Alexander,
Vers murdered at their home here laat Fri
day afternoon, died of her Injuries today.
Although she had regained oonactousnesa
several times since th tragedy the woman
never had bjrtn able to give a coherent
story of the crime. J. C. Hunter, her hus
band, whom ahe accused of having as
saulted her, la being held.
Despite, the woman's statement that
Hunter committed th attack, th police
are continuing the search for th negro
who wa een entering th Ortbbl home
shortly before the murder were discov
ered. Be Want Ad ar Business Booster.
I 4&7 FAIENAM ST.
JaLiimiry Prices
The most extraordinary values ever shown in Omaha nearly
2,000 Suits of broadcloth, wide wales, serges, worsteds and hand
finished materials made in the newest styles. Every suit in
our entire stock marked thus:
Regular $22.50 and $25.00 Suits-on sale at $15.00
Regular $27.50 and $29.50 Suits on sale at $17.50
Regular $32.50 and $35.00 Suits-on sale at $22.50
Regular $37.50 and $40.00 Suits-on sale at.. $25.00
Regular $45.00 and $50.00 Suitson sale at $30.00
Regular $55.00 and $00.00 Suits on sale at $35.00
Cloak Values Extraordinary
An actual saving of $5.00 to $15.00 on every coat in stock and
over 2,000 of them to select from.
Regular $15.00 and $16.50 Coats on sale at $10.00
Regular $17.50 and $18.50 Coats on sale at $12.50
Regular $19.50 and $22.50 Coats on sale at $15.00
Regular $25.00 and $27.50 Coats on sale at $19.50
Regular $29.50 and $35.00 Coats on sale at. $25.00 .
Regular $40.00 and $50.00 Coats on sale at $35.00
RIVER BOOSTERS GATHERING
Navigation Congress to Hold First
Meeting- Tuesday.
BIG BANQUET FOE MEMBERS
V
Kaa City Into Running; for Next
Year Booming; Governor Burke
for Re-Election to Presi
dency of Organisation.
The Missouri River Navigation congre
begin today when the river booster will
gather at a banquet at the Rome hotel in
the evening to talk of the revival of tearn
boat traffic on the "Big Muddy" in olvlng
th freight problem of the great wetern
territory of the valley. A meeting of th
executive committee of the congres was
held last night to frame the detail of the
program.
The first meeting of the congress will be
held In the city hall this afternoon
when Oovernor Burke will deliver his ad
dress as president of the river organisation.
This opening meeting will be largely occu
pied with roirtme business and the reception
of new members, who have been coming
into the organization with its rapid growth.
John L. Kennedy, former congressman,
Is to be the toatsmaster at the big banquet
at the Rome. Th speakers will be:
Mayor Dahlman, Governor John Burke of
North Dakota, president of the Missouri
River Navigation congress; General Charles
F. Manderson, Judge J. M. Carey, former
senator from Wyoming; E. O. Garrett of
Fremont, Edgar C. Ellis, former congress
man from Kansas City; U. S. Guyer, mayor
of Kansas City, Kan.; Colonel William
Hayward of Nebraska City and Governor
A. C. Shallenbcrger of Nebraska.
Come In Tuesday.
The delegates will begin to arrive this
morning. All member of the con
gress in Omaha have bean requested by
Will A. Campbell, seoretury, to register at
the Paxton hotel and secure their banquet
tickets at that time. The number at the
banquet Is to be limited to 250. Early
Tuesday the big delegation from Kant as
City, that river boosting town, will arrive.
The South Dakota and Sioux City delega
tions are expected about the same time.
Governor Burke has wired that he will be
here with a party of twelve. He left Bis
marck Sunday evening. Many oiher com
ing delegations have announced their start
for the congress.
The members In Omaha are already talk
ing of Governor Burke, presldtni,. for re
election. Kansas City will be the aggr.s
slve candidate for the next congress. S.c
retary Campbell says he will not stand for
the appointment even If the executive com
mittee want him to acpept it, feeling as
he does that the best results are obtained
when the secretaryship goes with th con
vention. E. J. McVann Is talked of fur
vice president representing Nebraska and
A. B. Beall as the Iowa vice president.
TO ClJltffi A COLD IN ONE DAT
Take Laxative Bromo yuinlm Tablets.
Druggists refund money If it fails to cure.
E. VV. Uiove's pinature is on each box. c.
GENERAL CASEMENT DEAD
Constructor Who Bailt Part of Union
Paclflo and Other Honoa
Passes Away.
PAINESVILLE, O.. Deo. 13 General J.
S. Casement, railroad constructor, phil
anthropist and a trustee of Lake Erie col
lege, died here today after three days' Ill
ness from pneumonia.
General Casement, a veteran of the civil
war, laid the original rails of the Big Four
and the Lake Shore roads, built the Union
Paclflo railroad as far as Cheyenne, con
structed the Nlckle Plate from Cleveland
to Buffalo, and built a railroad line in
Costa Rica for the government a few years
ago.
He was a member of the electoral college
which elected William H. Taft.
Diamonds FRENZER 15th and Dodge.
Find Body of Storm Victim.
6TURQ1S, 8. p., Deo. IS (Special Tele
gram.) The body of Isaac Llpett, a peddler
who met death during the storm of De
cember 6. about sixty mile east of here,
and supposedly frosen to death, arrived
here last night. A coroner Jury, Impan
elled this morning, returned a verdict "that
Llpett came to his death by a loaded wagon
tipping over and striking him on th left
tempi and killing him Inatatntly."
Llpett waa a single man of Jewish par
ntag and th body was shipped to Sioux
City tonight for burial. H -wa a member
of a Jewish missionary society there.
A life aeatene
of suffering with throat and lung trouble
1 quickly commuted by Dr. King's New
Discovery, toe and $1-00. For sal by
Beaton Drug Co,
...ON...
Suits and Coats
John
"I've never
Says: UP sav: 'Thak you kindly,' when pre
' sented with a box of cigars on Christmas Day."
"MY LINE OF BOXED CIGARS IN
CLUDES THE BEST BRANDS OF AMERICA
AND FOREIGN SHORES, AND I HAVE 'EM
IN BOXES OF 12 TO 100, AT FROM 25c TO
$15.00 PER BOX."
CENTRAL CIGAR STORE, 321 S, IGTII ST.
PROTECT THE YOUNG PEOPLE
Henry Wallace Give Warning of
Danger of Neglect.
STRICTEH ' REGULATION NEEDED
Clarence Flanders, When .Confronted
rvlth Two Wive, Say Ho
' Thonght Plrat Wa
Divorced.
DES MOINES. Dec. IS. (Special Tele
gram.) Henry Wallace In an address be
fore the local Ministerial association today
gave warning of the danger of permitting
the young people of the city to go without
protection. He advocated a stricter regu
lation a to the streets of the city of
evenings, and especially urged keeping the
young people from congregating In stations
and public buildings. The 'Ministerial as
sociation 1 taking action to close dance
halls and to top Sunday theater, and may
extend It activities.
Two Wive for Flander. ,
Clarence Flanders, who formerly lived in
Albla, was haled Into court today and
there faced two wives. He pleaded that
he had heard that his first wife had se
cured a divorce from him and he felt free
to marry a second time. ' It turned out
that his second wife was really hi firs!
sweetheart, i
Want tate Game Preserve.
; It became known today that strong pres
sure is being brought upon state officials
to have them set apart soma of the fund
received from hunters' license and estab
lish a state game preserve where the state
could engage In raising game birds to be
released In the state. A very large fund
l.i now available for this purpose. A num
ber of tract of land have been offered for
the same and the matter Is receiving atvj
tentlon.
New Board Officer.
. General Logan has received notice of the
election of new guard officers as follows:
Thomas E. FulU, first lieutenant, Ames;
A. T. Dlrkoe, captain, Otikalooia; Roy
Maxey, second lieutenant, Des Moines.
During the month of December thus far
the etate treasurer has collected onlv
tS.?.3& in collateral Inheritance taxes, while
during November the amount was $27,000.
Suits and Overcoats!
to order 29
SHIYER-R-R-B!
What's the need! Where's
the excuse for not coming in
here right now and gutting
made to your measure one of
our
$35, $30, $28 or $25
Suitings and Overcoatings
$20.00
And we guarantee perfect
fit and absolute satisfaction.
MacCarthy-Wilson
Tailoring Co.,
804-300 South lfltb St.
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Smarting Chilblains
Itching, burning frostbite Instantly re
lieved by one srpltcatljn BMUMItAM't
cinxBianr OVIII, Mo, Sdo. Cur
usually effected with one bottle. '
SHERMAN & MeCOXXELL DRUQ CO.,
omaxa, muu.
an
yet seen the man who wouldn't
You Meed v
Refreshment
When out shopping, a cup of hot
chocolate Is tha very thing.
From now till Christmas, every
lady making a purchase of 10
cents or more at our store, will
have a cup of hot chocolate free.
For Father or Srcihsr
'1
What wlrt you give- them for
Christmas?
Let us help you select a good,
substantial present.
Safety Raiors. . . . .tS.OO to $7.80
Box Cigars. , $1.00 to $7.00
Shaving Bruhes gSo to $5.00
Shaving Mugs 80o to BOo
Shaving Creams 21 o to fl.00
Toilet Waters. . ,.,4 .aeo to 91.BO
Fountain Pan $1.00 to $14.00
?'loth Brushes. .B5o to fa. 00
lair Brushes . "oOo to $8.00
And many other suitable articles.
Store Open 7 ft. m. to 11 p. m.
MOVELL DRUG CO.
. SO? and 809 forth 16th '
, . Bote! Xioyal.
and have a "skuttle-full" of money
to pay out next spring simply be
cause you need your ready money
for Christmas holiday. Come to us.
and w will loan you ny amount
on your ntaJn note. Look at these
rates: '
i
Borrow $10 Repay 40o Weekly
Borrow 8'JO attiay SOo Weekly
Borrow $40 ftepay $l.o Weekly
Other amount in Ilk proportion.
"Ask us about our rr Inter plan"
THE a. A. HUTTf.N CO.
614-1S Vaxton Blk. Dour. 1607.
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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
10 HSU GOLF COURSE AUTOMOBILE ROADS
AMI sIC MIC NTS.
BOYD'S KX&T
Tnesday, Wed. and Wed. Matin
COHAlt
The American Idea
With TBIXIB TKIOAHZA a ad a biff
bzliliant cast of , '
Tri. and Bat. Itel kin's Yiddish i Co.
RUG THEATER
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AS THE SUN WENT DOWN
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Winona Winter, Aliearn Troup,- Charles
juuntieit. wnarisj jvenna, i-aunrje Moran,
wvi.riuc, (vniuui uiua mtivL iiie
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concert urcneatra.
Price luc, a 6c. and 50.
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ENGLISH FOLLY CO.
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Cora aow.
X.al' Dim Matinee Dally at Ills.'
at. Might (wrestling) westefgaxe Tf
as Vakaowa.