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i II ALLEN BlRCER GETS BUSY
Governor is Banning Literary Bureau
from Executive Maniion.
SAVEIO A "WET" LEGISLATURE
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Democrats Withdraw rillaaja
and Lear tha Field Opra
ThoM Opposed to Coaaty
Option.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LTXCOIN. July 29-(Bpeolal.) The hk
utlva manblun hus been turned Into a po
litical heaiiutiarUrs for Governor Shallen-
fecrger, and ho Is having sent therefrom
every day quantities of literature In his
own behalf. Besides a stenographer, em
ployed from down town, who reports at
1:20 each morning, the stenographers from
the offices of the oil Inspector and the fire
warden reported at the mansion today.
Arthur Mullen, tha governor's oil Inspector
and legal adviser, davoted several hours to
political worlc at the mansion yesterday
and today.
The governor does not want a county
option legislature elected, and he Is getting
busy urging tha nomination of candidates
who are opposed to county option, and It
Is reported that ha is anxious to have In
dependent candidates put In tha field where
all tha candidates are pledged to county
option.
During the day Rod Bmlth, candidate
for state senator in the district comprising
Buffalo and Sherman counties, asked the
ccrittary of state to withdraw his name.
This leaves Senator Bodlnson, democrat,
without opposition. Rev. Mr. Ketchem,
senator from Thayer and Jefferson coun
ties, has withdrawn from tha race, leaving
.Wes Pickens a "wet" candidate, without
opposition Jn his own party.
Metcalfe's Suppressed Plaalt.
Tha efforts of the Shallenberger-Hltchcock
combination to place the blame for the
suppression of tha Metcalfe liquor plank on
the shoulders of Mr. Bryan is resented by
friends of tha peerless leader. Mr. Bryan
made himself clenr on that resolution at
Grand Island.
"It was Impossible for me to report Mr.
Metcalfe's plank," said Mr. Bryan, "for I
bad my Own plank endorsing county option
to report back au a minority platform. I
naiuld not bring in one plank for county
cptiou ana at the. same time Drmg in a
second one which provided for a compro
mine. The committee knew the position in
tohlch I was placed."
The fact that Dr. Babcock, who was to
have received and introduced the Metcalfe
plank, said he had never heard of It, still
leaves a difference of opinion as to whether
the matter was brought up at the com
mittee meeting. Incidentally many demo
crats down here are of the opinion that
New Methods C H
Which Produce v
Accurate Results in Eye
Examinations
No Cuesa Work Here
Satisfaction Guaranteed
IIUTES01I OPTICAL CO.
213 So. 10th Street.
Auto Goggles
Artificial Eyes
Omaha Bank
Stock Rated
Higher This Year
aaaBssasaaaaff
Douglas County Institutions Show
Jump Up and Lancaster the
Beverse.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, July 29. (Special.) A compari
son of tha valuation of stock In national
banks as reported to tha State Board of
Equalization this year and last shows a
remarkable change in many counties. Two
counties have complained because the
Douglas county banks were not assessed
high enough, yet the reports of the as
sessor shows that last year Douglas county
national banks returned their stock at t
valuation of and this year, SSC9.0u7.
Lancaster county last year returned its
national bank stock at an assessed valua
tion of J247.650, and this year at $166,850. No
explanation was given for this enormous
decrease. Many of the ' smaller' counties
show material Increases, while others re
port decrease, without any apparent reason.
The total assessed valuation for national
bank stock as returned this year, without
Gage county, which has not been reported,
is $3,236,309. Last year the assessed valua
tion of national bank stock was $3,061,849,
including Gage county, where the stock was
assessed at $140,833.
The following table shows the comparison
of the valuations for the two years by
counties:
1909
Adams ' $
Antelope 11.120
Blalna
Boone
Box Butte 27.O0O
Boyd 7, (Mi
Brown ,U(
Buffalo 66.834
Burt 29,606
Butler i2.2Vi
the resolution was suppressed more In the Cans 31, Ml
Interest of Mr. Hitchcock than In the In- r
Cherry
terest of the governor, for he practically Cheyenne
stands on that Metcalfe platform now. He Clay
agreed to sign the county option bill. Colfax ...
Salt Kot Yet Filed. "
Attorney General Thompson has not yet Dakota .
filed that ouster suit against the repub- Dawes ..
Jlcan members of the Omaha Board of Fire p'on
mxiin ...
Dodge ...
Douglas
na roues commissioners wnicn he was
Instructed to do by the governor. Mr.
Thompson is looking Into the complaint
tiled with him, but before he goes into
' court he will ask Mr. Karbach touswear to
the things he set out in the complaint.
Brief lu stock Yards Caae.
Frank Hansom, , attorney for the Stock
Tarda company, filed a brief with the State
Railway commission today in support of
his application for permission to increase
rates. The attorney sets out that the plain
tiff has proven that the valuation of the
tock yards is $2.591, 390. GO, ' and that the
charges they desire to make are Just and
rf vonable 1 compared with the charges
companies In switching. The brief sets out
the valuation of tha real estate aa fol
lows: Estimated by Harry D. Reed, former
county assessor, $26,000 an acre, or $1,450,000;
"W. H. fihrlver, county assessor, the same;
T. J. O'Neill. $27,600 an acre: Mr. Griffin
.,f tha TTnlnn iPanlfla lanA tanartmnt s.tA . I Nance
29,873
6,56
8.641
14,929
21,807
62.818
29,450
2,940
18,796
64,2o3
17,615
129,912
750.443 '
3,757
3,490
Franklin ,..
Frontier ................
Furnas
Gage 140,832
Garfield
Gosper 7,196
Urant 6.064
Greeley 8,400
Hall 72,800
Hamilton 61.750
Harlan 24
Hayes 5.000
Hitchcock 5.780
Holt , 46,814
Hooker 844
Howard 11.316
Jefferson 23,833
Johnson 24,616
Keith ,
eKarney 13,020
Kimball . 10
Knox 9,605
Lancaster 247.650
1910
102,742
11.418
3.800
60.S15
1.0U6
44.4H7
8,745
62,747
46.764
47.U.2
38,027
54,328
6.841
7,666
22,896
64,899
28,634
1785
69,894
19,220
86.0tf
8,742
6.168
2.1,4&S
6,600
7,604
7,767
20,400
78.411
18.686
4,4;2
6,388
41,402
. i'l',338
30.400
21,621
3,740
23,916
Nebraska
Ainsvvorth Land
Owner Sued for .
Breach of Promise
Miss Luella B. Miller Files Suit
Against W. D. McAndram, Ask
ing Fifteen Thousand.
AINSWORTH, July .-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Suit was filed In the district court
here last evening against W. D. McAn-
dran, a wealthy cattleman and land
owner, by Miss Luella B. Miller, a nurse,
for damages In the sum of $18,000 for breach
of promise. The Information filed alleges
that tha plaintiff entered Into a contract
with tha defendant on the 17th day Of June
to be married on the 26th day of June; that
tha plaintiff made arrangement to consum
mate said contract and expended In such
preparation the sum of $100; that the de
fendant, on the said day wholly failed and
refused to fulfill said contract and, by
failure to fulfill his contract and marry the
plaintiff, the plaintiff lost an advantageous
marriage; that the plaintiffs affections have
been disregarded and blighted, her feelings
have been lacerated and her spirits
were wounded; that the plaintiff has been
compelled to undergo great distress, morti
fication and disgrace. As balm for all this
the sum of $15,000 Is asked. J. C. Tollver
and A. W. Scatterwood are attorneys for
tha plaintiff. The defendant Is over 60 years
of age and ona of the best known and highly
respected men in Brown county, and the
woman who is suing him is about 38 years
old and Is eaually well known. The suit
has caused a sensation here.
Court Order
Turns on Water
State Board of Irrigation lem-
porarily Enjoined from Closing
Oering Ditch.
( From a Staff Correepondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., July 29. (Special.)
The State Board of Irrigation has been
enjoined from closing down the head
gates of the Gerlng Irrigation com
pany and shutUng off the water which
flows into that company's ditch. The In
junction was Issued by the county Judge
of Scott's Bluff county, E. 8. DeLaMat
ter, and it runs against Governor Shallen
berger, Attorney, General Thompson and
Land Commissioner Cowles.
The injunction Is the outgrowth of an
order Issued by the board some days ago
to close the head gates of those irrigators
using water from the North Platte river
until the parties entitled to' wter first
should have their share. It happened that
those who had first claim lived down the
river, while the others lived higher up.
So the gates were closed and the water
carried on down the river to those entitled
to it.
The Gerlng company secured its injunc
tion on the ground that its ditch ran over
into Wyoming and there tapped ti river
and. wae not under the Jurisdiction of the
state of Nebraska.
The company scoured Its appropriation
of water and all its rights from the Ne
braka board, but in a letter to tha attor
ney general the secretary of the company
wrote that after securing permission to
construct its dltoh It had decided to tap
the river over In Wyoming.
The Injunction is only temporary and the
answer is set for August 29. It is probable
the attorney general will bring quo war
ranto proceedings to oust the company
from Nebraska, as It contends It is not
subject to the jurisdiction of this state.
Lincoln
Madison
Merrick
Morrill .
9.766
88,312
420
000 aa acre, or $1,500,000, and Engineer
Kohlbough, $1,273,000. W. O. Ure estimated
the value at $11,500 an acre. The brief sets
out that when Mr. Ure waa a member of
the Board of County Commissioners of
(Douglas county the valuation for taxation
purposes was fixed at $17,727 an acre.
,
Capital Removal
Association is
Being Formed
Representatives of Several Cities
Meet at Grand Island and
Elect Officers. '
Nuckolls
Otoe
Pawnee
Phelps
Platte
Polk i
Red Willow ,
Rnchardson ,
Saline
Maunders ....
Scott's Bluff
Seward
Sheridan ....
Hherman
Sioux
Stanton ....
Thayer
Thurston .,
Valley
Washington
Wayne .....
Webster
York
60,886
42,863
38.565
69,677
21.340
. 64,606
32.819
24,443
. 26,444
8, 0K
, ts.m ,
. ' 48.222
, '19,160
i - 26,657
. 22.790
. 12.2SS
8,300
44.811
15.685
,. 20.110
34,703
17.220
.. 33,477
12,400
92.931
18,182
flM.gTrO
18,856
88.124
22,080
10.000
60,Tuo
43.945
89,025
64,169
21.910
56,641
47.014
24,367
4? "-82
4.125
27,393
28,162
27,252
6.153
8,715
46,843
16,170
. 25.146
27.4S0
23,294
33,646
14,476
89,516
CITY
y
Total $3,061,849 "
Or WYHOHB ENJOINED
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July Z9. (Spe
cial.) At a meeting of representatives of
the several cities In tha central part of the
state last night an inter-cltles organisation
under the name of tha Capital Removal
association was perfected, with Willis Cad-
well of Broken Bow, president; C. W. Brln-
inger of Grand Island, viva president; Wll
lard F. Bailey of Kearney, secretary, and
Joseph A. Hayes of Central City, treasurer.
In the brief constitution adopted the pur
pose of the organization la set forth to be
"to secure tha removal of the capital of
Nebraska to such a location In the state as
will best serve the Interests of all of the
people of the state without reference to
any special location. It being expressly
agreed by the members thereof that tha
association shall not favor tha Interests of
any ona locality."
Membership is confined to "ope repre
sentative from each city, town, commercial
club, local commercial travelers' organisa
tion or fraternal society within the' state
which may desire to enter the association."
The officers named form an executive
committee. Meetings shall be called upon-
five days' notice by the officers and tha
offlyera are required to call any meeting
upon the request of one-fourth of the mem
bership.
It Is expected that a campaign will at
once be begun for members.
Temporary Order Asrataat Collectlaa;
Licensee from Caatvaaaera.
BEATRICE, July 29. (Special.) A tem
porary injunction was granted yesterday by
Judge Pemberton to the Jewel Tea company
of Chicago enjoining the officials In the
city of Wymore from enforcing an or din
ance which operates to the detriment of
agents and canvassers taking orders for
future deliveries unless they take out I
license costing them $2 per day. The plain
tin tea company selected Beatrice some
time ago as one of Its distributing points,
C. M. Agnew and J. O. Ferguson, two
agents for the company, were arrested at
Wymore some time ago on the charge of
violating the city ordinance. They were
fined $1 and costs each by Judge Crawford.
They took the case up to the district court.
where It Is now pending.
The plaintiff contends that the ordinance
requiring a license tax to be paid by per
sons soliciting order for future deliveries
is not authorised by the laws of Nebraska
They classify their business as Interstate
commerce, which precludes any city from
levying a tax upon It
Nebraska, Newe atea.
TABLE ROCK-Elisabeth Hacht died of
paralysis at tha home of her daughter.
Mrs. J. A. Burdlck. In Pawnee City, In her
Oth year. -RISING
CITT Olenn fitryker lost thirty
acres or nay ana pasture Wednesday by
flra set by hot coals from a passing Union
racme locomotive.
TABLE RfU'K Joseph Renter, one of
Pawnee county's well-known pioneers, died
at his home, four miles northeast of town.
Tuesday evening in tne Yi in year of his age.
Beatrice ponce lorca lor sixteen years.
CEDAR RAPIDS Mrs. T. K. Robinson
was burled this morning, tha funeral being
n-ia at tha aietnooiat episcopal cnurch
Sua was a daughter of the late Georxa 11.
Mabhttt, formerly county clerk of Boone
emintv.
BKATR1CE A Mrgram waa received
hem Friday from Fucelslor bprtngs. Mo.,
inline inut offl.-er ' Henry Spahn or this
city who ha been there receiving tr--n
t had suffered a stroke of pare..
Jars. fiahn left for Excelsior Springs last
avtoiib, tu. fcsaha ui ssrvea m
Blar Pleale at teath Ankara.
SOUTH AUBURN, July 29.-(Speclal.)-
Yesterday was a gala day for South Au
burn. Notwithstanding the discouragement
felt because of the hot, dry weather, yet
there were some 3.500 people who attended
the German-American picnlo on the court
house square. Green's band of Omaha and
a quartet of the Mannaerchor of Omaha
were In attendance, and the music they
provided was of a high order. The athletio
exercises were heightened In their Interest
by liberal prises hung up by the merchants
In every event. The cllmsx came when
Charles Peters of Auburn and Jack Solo
mon, "The Terrible Russian," met In
wrestling match for a purse of $20 and
side bet of $TO. The match was the first
two falls out of three. Peters won the first
fall In twenty-seven minutes and the sec
ond In fourteen. Peters outweighed and
outclassed "The Russian," though for
time he displayed exceptional skill In h
breaking from the hold of his antagonist
and especially In his bridge work. The da
was brought to a cloae by a display of fire
works such U rarely aeea upon such occa
sions.
ANSELM0 AND THEDF0RD
WANT BETTER SERVICE
Delegations of Citlsens Meet Barllng-
ton Officials and Commissioner
Wlnnett at Broken Bow.
BROKEN BOW, Neb., July 29. (Special.)
Railroad Commissioner Winnett of Lin
coln, General Superintendent Young of the
Alliance division and Assistant General
Passenger Agent Buckingham of Omaha
were in the city yesterday listening to peti
tions filed with the State Board of Railway
Commissioners asking for better train
service. The petitions are from leading
cltisens of Anselmo and Thedford, and two
delegations, representing those towns, were
present. t
The delegations explained the amount
of business done in Anselmo and Thedford
and mentioned the hardships they had to
endure In the way of poor train service.
The towns ask that trains 43 and 44, west
and east bound, respectively, be allowed to
stop there, as, with tha present service, It
requires three days for a cltlsen of Anselmo
to make an ordinary buslnesa trip to
Omaha.
The Burlington officials explained that
these were through. Interstate trains and
would require more than the business
was worth to stop them at these points.
But the delegations retaliated by mention
ing Analey, Mason City and smaller towns
west of Seneca that were enjoying the
privilege and asked for an even break.
Judge Silas A. Holcomb and County At
torney Gadd represented the Anselmo peti
tioners. Commissioner Winnett gave his
assurance that everything possible would
be done in favor of the desired train
service. The commissioner also took up a
petition from a number of Litchfield
farmers, asking that the Independent Tele,
phone company's, switchboard be utilised
by the Mutual Una in conducting Its business.
Ten Thousand-Dollar Hay Bale.
CESCO. Neb., July $9 (Speclal.)-Clay-
ton Murnan of Denver,. Colo., have pur
chased from George Richardson at his
Garden county ranch, all the hay crop of
1910, Including the use of pastures for the
coming winter at flgurea that will very
closely approximate $10,000. Clayton &
Murnan expect to winter 1,000 cattle on the
Richardson place. Haying in Garden county
is In full awing. The weather so far has
been ideal and the outlook for a big hay
crop waa never better In the sandhills. On
the table lands and North Platte valley,
however, the effect of dry, hot winds Is
quite evident.
Honor for PrJ. Daneanaan.
PERU, Neb., July 3B.-(4pecial.)-Prof. H.
B. Duncanron of the biological department
of the Normal school received official
notification this week of his recant election
to membership In the British Royal So
ciety of Arts of Lcndon. Mr. Duncanson's
work in the University of Germany sever!
year ago attracted much attention In
foreign scientific circles, and was probably
most instrumental In his election to mem
Derail ip in i one or the world greatest
scientific bodies.
If you have anythlnc to sail
advertise It In Tha Bee Want
uoina and st quick results.
or trade
Ad col-
WHILE THEY LAST
Any Straw or Panama Hat in
the store at
Half Price
$1.50 to $7.50 Hats for
75c to $3.75
Store Closes 5 P. M Saturdays 10 P. M.
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THE HOME OF QUALITY CLOTHES
AUSBUia
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All Sign Posts along Economy s Highway
point to our great
It is not what wo say about these sales but what they prove to bo that makes them
worth while. This is the most important sale event in the history of Omaha we say it
people find it true; because everything about it is so unusual. It continues to inter
est thousands every week when most sales have long since become ancient history so far
as public interest is concerned.
All Broken Lots of Men's and Younq Men's 1910 Fancy.
Fancy Blue and True Blue Serge, Two and Three Piece
Suits at Half Price. Plenty of any Size you require.
$35.00
3-piece
Suits
$17-50
$7.50 $10.00 $12.00 1 $15.00 $18.00 $20.00 $22.00 $25.00 $30.03
2-piece 2 and 3- 2 and 3- 2 and 3- 2 and 3- 2 and 3- 2 and 3- 2 and 3- 3-piece
Suits pc. Suits pa Suits pa Suit3 pa Suits pa Suits pa Suits pa Suits Suits
53.75 $5 $G $7.50 $9 $10 $11 'I50 $15
Half Price
Ofl Boy's Wear
(2nd Floor)
Here too we've applied
price slashing methods
Boys' $1.25 to 93.50 Wash Suits for
65c to $1.75
Boys' 50c to $1.00 Collar Band
Waists for
25c to 50c
Boys' 50c to $1.00 Shirts for
25c to 50c x
Boys' 50c to $2.50 Straw Hats for
25c to $1.25
Broken Lots
of Boys' and
Chi 1 dren's
Spring and
Summer . Suits
at .
HALF PRICE
$2.50 to $15.00
Suits for
$1.25 to $7.50
Broken Lots of Shirts and Underwear at
4n
HIslEh IPipae
(or nearly Half Price)
We would never think 'of carrying small lots over to another season. Our trade is
too discriminating to permit of it even though we had the desire. Our lines of shirts and
underwear have now reached the stage where radical reductions must occur hence the
following:
$1.00 Shirts for 50c $1.50 Shirts for 75c
$2.00 Manhattan, E. & W and Gotham Shirts for ...... . $1.38
AISO $2-50 $3-00 Manhattan and E. & W. Shirts for. ... . .$1.88
$3.50 E. & W. Pure Linen Shirts for $2.35
Broken lots Flannel Shirts with collar bands and French cuffs,
at HALF PRICE
Broken Lots of Underwear at
HALF PRICE
$1.00 Athletic Shirts and Drawers. 50c
$1.50 Athletic Shirts and Drawers. 75c
$2 Athletic Shirts and Drawers. $1.00
$2.50 Athletic Shirts & Drawers. $1.25
$1.00 Union Suits for .50c
$1.50 Union Suits for. ......... . .75c
$3 Lewis Silk Lisle Union Suits. $1.50
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m mi mfrttiiii mmi iimMiiaM mull
SHOE VALUES NEVER BEFORE
EQUALLED IN OMAHA AT OUR
"r-i.
5th Ssmj-Annual Clearing Sale
ALEXANDLU
During this sale -
our usual clean cut
merchandising
methods Mill pre
vail. Every thing
right or made right.
If you never liave
bought shoes here,
now Is your chance
to get acquainted
with us with a do
cided advantage in
your favor.
SALE STARTS SATURDAY EllORN
SrJG, JULY 30TH.
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Every shoe in our
stock will be placed
at your disposal.
Thousands of Oma
ha people have tak
en advantage of our
previous sales .and
don't you miss this
chance to secure
good footwear at
less than the cost of
the leather. '
A DIRECT APPEAL TO YOUR POCIlETuOOil Til AT YOU UA...2UI Mtmiu tu uvbiuuua
Prices $1.55. $1.75. $1.05, $2.25, $2.35
All Ladies' White Canvas 0xford3
and Pumps; every pair hand turn
edmade to sell at
$3.00: mv elearanrfi '
sa!e tl)iL
price t
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All Ladies' Tan Oxfords in the
house, nine styles to select from
all sizes and widths every pair
hand sewed Goodyear welts
made to sell &t $4.00;
my clearance sale
price
at
Mr
$1.95
All Ladies' Black Suede Oxfords
and Pumps $5.00 and $4.00 val
ues; all ladies' low heel turn Ox
fordseven' pair hand sewed--
Alexander's clear
ance Bale
price.
Ladies' Patent Oxfords and Pumps
and Gun Metal Oxfords and
Pumps put in one lot; mado to sell
at $5.00 and $4.00; every pair
welts and turns; new
fihort vamps; my
clearance sale price . .
$2.25
All Men's Tan Oxfords This sea
son's latest styles; 12 styles to
select from; every pair Goodyear
welts, in shoes made hQC
to sell at $5.00: mv VCJo3
clearance sale
price
$5.00 Patent Oxfords, in high heels
and high toes, every pair welts .
in all the new and
nobby cuts; my
clearance sale
price
$2M
Hundreds of
Other Lots
it the
Sema Prices
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3d Floor Paxton Block. Open Sat. 10 p. m.
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Come Early
While the
Issortment
Is Large
Taka elevator at 16th St. entrance
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