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TIIE BEE: OMAITA. TTTCRSDAY. SEPTEMBER 2D. 1DI0. s V Nebraska Nebraska OIL BATES BEFORE BOARD sUilway Commiiiifltt Hears Complaint i E,h" unl' i Geora-e J. Holscher In of victor ttuion. Nebraska muXam. Miss Ciu1 this section. Tbr .H mailt thla city J. M Jffferson I thlr borne. Tti. . . .v.. .... .f w- . FRKMINT Tne hMn before in . . ' . . . ' , rounnjr hoe.-"! o pe.itlons for the construe. I Mr. L. Cran4a.ll the.r au!)ter. Mla Uo of ,w anchor a'Tthwl of North Betvl M tn marnait to arxl the aidenma: of the Firmont rutoff In the presence of a 1 cn t-rousni ii a cron a 01 iniererTea llarre .b of frtende an relates. Mr . J' ' ' ' ; T w'TA,,Vr " f." mm and Mn Holscher left tvr the Pacific j thor opposed to the ditch ere rprnt-n 'coast after tha wamony. erbe thay will i br attorneys and hard tearal fia-ht la proo rtrinr HT. OT7T fiT PT? nPfrRTTmC ! . . mM.H .. r. t,, ehle The eetlmatei coat of tne ditch la i will maka thlr borne on on it the farma bekmirlna to tha groom. In tivs south part Rriartt Maat that Taey Reaaeea ; tha county. taarailaiiltlr (amir Far ! MATT CARTER ENDS LIP H' en, which la much greater than waa I anticipated. jWOOL MEN AFTER THIEVES Caa, ate 3aw Ealat Kaamt la (From a Ftaff Correspondent.) 1JNOOLX. Sept- - (Special.) The Stale Railway commission took teatlmony today on tha application of Victor Wilson for a reduction In Kansas oil rataa to Ne braska points. V. O. Powell, rata clerk eX Lbe commission, waa on the atand moat. of the day and testified to the rataa on commodlUea other than oil. showing that the rataa for the ahlpment of oil la much higher than on other commodities. Mr. Wlleoei aobonltted several ezhlMta to aaow that the oil ratea were out of pro portion compared to other ratea. and there fore should be reduced. Ha argued In hit opening statement that It la cheaper to burn oil than coal, but that tha high rata charged for the ahipment of oil prevented Ita general uee In Nebraska. Ha asks that tha Nebraska ratea be re duced approximately 70 per cent, which then, ha ear, wl'.l maka the Nebraska ratea about tha fame aa the Kanaaa rata. Tha oil rate question waa up before tha late legislature and several hearings were given the Interested partlea. with tha re sult that a bill waa passed and aigned re ducing ratea on carload lota, bur owing to an error la the measure It haa never been put In force. Mr. Wilson then applied to the railway commlasicn ta put tha ratea Into effect. All of the big railroads of the state ware represented at tha meeting and there ware several present from Lincoln whot at tended In answer to an Invitation from Secretary Whit ten of tha Commercial club, who through the newapapera aald the meeting waa of great Importance to the eonaumera of fuel and to manufacturers. PI area Dwaglaa Csraaty Boa. State Treasurer Brian haa placed all of the Douglas county court house bonds, which be purchased, and haa taken care of the bond Issue of the various cttlea and acbool districts at the same time, turning down only a very few applications for money. Tha treasurer bought of the Doug las county Issue 100 000. He made thla great Investment at a time when money waa plentiful - and good Investments were scarce. It was not untn after the purchase that money tightened up In the east and It was not possible for the email towns to float their bond Issue, though It was possible to sell county bonds. Mr. Brian waa appealed to by the various dues and be at once opened up negotiations In the east and as fast as ha disposed of the Douglas county bonds be turned tha money back Into the city and school district bonds. He baa now practically placed all of the Douglas county ecurties In the east except t&i.COi). which be kept as an Investment. Beats Oatstaaalaa:. C. F. Lawrence, bond clerk in Use office of the a tats auditor, haa compiled by coun ties tha outstanding precinct and county bonds. At this time there Is outstanding county bonds to the amount of IS S71.S0O and precinct bonds. . Two yeara ago. when the compilation was' made for the biennial report, there waa outstanding county bonds to the amount of tXSG&l&e and precinct bonds to the amount of C3C100. The Increase. In the .outstanding county bonds la due to tha big Issue of Doug 'as county court house bonds amounting to 11.00100. Pa et creak era la Sewatoau The formal session of the State Pho tographers' association opened in art ball at tha slate university Wednesday morn ing with addresses of welcome from Pres ident W. A. Belleck of the Commercial club and Mayor Love. These apeechea ware responded to by C. J. Fennel of Schuyler. Neb., former prealdent of the ae- J Bodation. JB The morning was given over largely to business and short addresses- Tha dele gates to the national convention. Alva Townaead f Lincoln and John F. Wilson of Pawnee City, gave their reports. The most Important address of the morn ing was given by President George Harris of the national association. Mr. Harris spoke oa the relationships which should exist between the national and state as eoclatlona and urged . a closer bond of union. His most interesting thought was contained in that part of his address In which be deplored the giving of prises at f tha state and national conventions. He urged that the proper thing to do would ' be ta select the leading 1 photographers of tha country and select from them by competition forty-five who should consti tute the membership from the craft of the lens and plats In the National Academy of Arts. Mr. Harris believed strongly in the creation of such an academy, modeled oa that of the French, and believed that photography ahould be represented therein. The afternoon session a as held at Town send gaUaxy oa South Eleventh street, where demonstrations of posing, develop ing and retouching mere given by compe tent Instructors. Toward tha latter part of the afternoon a meeting waa held at the hall of T. C. MuUer. where paper waa demonstrated. rrww A. Hlaea BatertaJneel. Lincoln Shriners toay paid homage to the Imperial potentate. Fred A. Hlnes of Loa Angeles, who la here for a visit to Seaoevta temple of the order. Local off let ale of tha Myatie Shrine ceiled upon Mr. Hlnes at the Lincoln hotel during- tha forenoon and at noon he was tha Commercial club's guest for luncheon. Afterward an informal reception wa ten dered him at the club room. The further program for the day Included a trip by automobtlee to Fairview, the atate farm. Havelock and other sight-seeing points, concluding with a reception for the t JO and a banquet at 1M thla evening at his hotel . Haldresre Mas Cosasalte Salelde, Tol lewlaa Death ef Fwraaer Esapleyer. HOLDREGE. Neb, FepL II ("peclal Tel-ajaan. Matt Carter of thla city, shot and killed hlnuelf last night at McCock. where be was employed by the Burlington. Carter, until Juat recently, had lived In thla city. He waa unmar ried, cloaa to thirty yeara of age, and had relatives living In the country near here. He waa employed by Parker, an ex-saloon-keeper here, until last February, when his employer was atrlcken with paralyala one Sunday afternoon aa the two were together at Iwrker'e room. Parker died only a few days later and it la aald that alnce that time Carter, who bad formed a atrong friendship for hla employer, had acted very queerly at Evldewe aecares Aaralaet Ranchers Who Have Beea Lwejtlasr Vmmm se aaal Isrslsg Wacaaa CHETENXE. Wye.. !er.t. 17. (Special. ) Several weeks ago a sheep ramp of the J. M. Cattle company of Jay Em, In Converse county, waa raided and the camp tuna burned. Detective LaFora of the Wyoming Wool Groaera association waa placed on the case, and It la learned that positive evi dence srsint the Incendiaries haa been ob tained, and arreats will follow In a few daya. The victims, aided by the Wyoming Wool Growers association and the Lara mie county authorities, will push the case with vigor, for thla la not the first act of outlawry that haa been committed In the vicinity of Jay Em during the past few rears. In addition to burning ahee-p aarone. rtampedlna; sheep, stealing from sheep ramps, a large number of beef cattle I have disappeared, and attle ranchee save tlmea Soon after hla employer-, funeral LaFora haa gathered a mass Carter obtained employment on a local swltdh engine. Afterwards he wtui transferred to UcCook, where he was given a regular run aa a freight fireman. HUNTERS FIRE ON FARMER Ea raged at Order ta Leave Pre as lee a. They Probably Fatally Weaad Heefllag. BEATRICE. Neb.. Sept. !. Mlltoa Hoefling waa probably fatally wounded at hla farm today by hunters. He beard them ahootisg on hla farm and ordered them to atop It. He had no sooner given the order when a charge of ahot atruck him In the atomach. Inflicting a danger- oua wound. There la considerable Indig nation over the ahootlng. The fellow who fired the ahot has not been appre hended. Hoefllng Is a young man and a graduate of the Wymore schools. of convicting evidence, and It la believed that the robbers' nes will be broken up. LaFora haa been detailed on the Roes Lambert eheep wagon burning, and will leave in a few daya for Edgmont, S. D. Lambert Is a Wyoming man. and a member of the Wyoming Wool Growers association. Last year hla camp was burned and Herder Gordon aaeasMnated. The suspected per sona were acquitted, but It la believed that tha parties that burned hla wagon a few daya ago will be apprehended and convicted. One of the sheep wagona of the Platte Valley Sheep company, ranging In northern Albany county, was destroyed by an Incen diary fire a week ago. The work la be lieved to have been that of sheep camp thieves who. after making away with everything of value, burned the wagon to cover the crime. Quiet Prevails Throughout the Moabit Precinct j Rioting CotJ Striken Appear to TLcrt ' Worn Themselves Oat Daring Kight's Excesses. 1 BERLIN. Sept. Tee rioting coal strlk- ! era appear to have worn themaelvea out during the night and today quiet prevailed throughout the Moabit precinct. ; There are no reliable figures of the nam- j ber of Injured In the clashes with the police. At one hospital thirty wounded d li sens re- j ceived treatment. Comparatively few po- I licemen seem to have been injured. Emperor William haa aent for a full re- ! Port of the disorders. ' I Great Violence characterised collisions ' between the police and riotere in the Moabit precinct Tuesday evening. Many I were Injured on beth atdea. The district presented the aspect of a besieged city. Thousands of strikers and their sym pathisers gathered In the streets aa soon as darkness fell. A strong force of police, numbering M0 mounted and SM afoot, armed aim revolvers and awards, were sta tioned at various quart era. The rioters early In the evening began the trouble. Several atoree were sacked of valuable contents. The police charged time after time, wounding many. Men and women stationed at windows of bouses hurled mis siles at the police, who replied with re volver ahota Commissioner Von Jagow drove la an automobile through the precinct about 1 o'clock when the riot waa at Its height Crowds of furtoua strikers and their sym pathisers, among whom were many women. howled Imprecations at the police com missioner and his men. while flower pots, various household articles and other mla aiee fell in showers from the windows. Dlvaree Day at Nebraska City. NEBRASKA CITT. Neb.. Sept 5S. (Spe cial.) Judge H. D. Travis has been holding an adjourned term of the district court tn this city for the last two days and granted a number of divorces, they being Louis E. Wagner from Anna E. Wagner, Margaret Huber from Joaeph Huber. and she re stored to her maiden name of Margaret Gerber: llattle M. Walker from Joseph A. Walker, and Minnie Hauptman Cook from William Cook. Charlea Aldrldge. who haa been in jail here for some time on the charge of taking property from Conatable Dughman. at the point of a gun. after he had levied on the same, pleaded guilty to assault and battery and was fined S3CO and given thirty daya In jalL Tha other charges against him were dismissed. Farmer that by VtlfUer. McCOOK. Neb.. Sept. . 8pdaL Last Sunday, Grant precinct, a somewhat Iso lated part of the county, waa the scene of a ahootlng affair. Albert Weeka had taken up some atock ef his neighbor's O. T. Kelley'a While Weeks waa riding over to hla neighbor to tall him of tha fact he met Kelley on the road armed with a ahot gun. Without .further ado Kelley dis mounted, steadied hla ahotgun over a con venient fence and deposited part of the load of both barrels tn his neighbor's cuticle and flesh, besides adding to the weight of bis neighbor's horse. Kelley Is now under a bond of $1,000 to appear for prellminiary examination in this city on October 14. Wrwara Militia Gives Banajaea. WYMORE. Neb., Sept. . Special Company K. First Nebraska National Guard, tendered a banquet to Its members and friends tn the armory last evening. Preceding tha six-course banquet waa an Interesting musical program. Captain J. V. Craig- acted as toastmaster. Adjutant General J. C. Hartlgan, In responding to the toast "The Nebraska National Guard." made a very Interesting talk. He atated that he waa endeavoring to raise the per sonnel of the guard and was succeeding In doing so. Ha aald that patriotism and enthusiasm were fine things, but could not win battles, in spite of the popular Idea to tha contrary. He aald that to put a uniform on a man did not make a soldier. Caaarll Will Ptarht Rale. BEATRICE. Neb.. Sept 28. (Special Tel egram. At a meeting of the city council last night tha city attorney was Instructed to take Immediate action against the Gage County Gas Light and Power company to prevent It from adding tha monthly main tenance fee of IS cents to gas bills and to etOotn the company if necessary. Frwatler fair Usees, STOCK VI LLE. Sept -Spec1aL-The good display of farm products and a large number of speed entries. Frontier county had a creditable exhibit at the slate fair and carried off a number of premiums. 5 Weddlnas at Xrhraska City. NEBRASKA C1TT. Neb.. Sept .-8pa-eial. George Kicghorn and M:aa Mary L Toung of Auburn came to thla cJty last evening and were united la marriage. Cyda A. Madison of Emporia, Kan . was united ta anarriage to Minnie A. Ouhde at the boose of the bride'a mother In thla city last evening, aad after a abort wedding trip will snake their boane at Emporia. Frederick W. Patterson of McCook, Neb., aad Mlas Beeaie Maude Mortimore were united tn snamage at noon today at the home ef the bnde'a careaia, Mr. and Mrs. Oaorge M"rt.more, a wealthy farmer mi VnadlUa. The young woman was born and reared la this county. They will maka their hose a at McC oak Roy Haskins aad Mlaa Kate Garwood were ami ted la anarriage yesterday at tha home of tha bride'a parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wash Garwood in this city, and after aa ekaoarata wedding breakfast left for the Pari fie oaast where they will spend their the grocery firm of Johnson Bros, and the bride la as of the leading young aremen of RECENT ORDERS FOR THE ARMY Xeveaseata af Araay Men, aa Dewtsp stated by Deaartaseat at War. WASHINGTON. Sept 17. Special Tele gram.) Army orders Issued today are followa: Major Sam Re ber, signal corps, will pro ceed to this city and report to the chief aignal officer for conaultation In regard to fire control matters. The orders of August M. announcing- thJ resignation of Second Lieutenant Abbott Boone. Third cavalry, are revoked. First Lieutenant Bailey, medical corps, la relieved from duty at Fort George Wright and will proceed to Fort Lawton. reliev ing First Lieutenant James E. Maloney on the transport Burnaldaj. Lieutenant Maloney win proceed to Fort George Wrlfht Wash, for duty. Captain Ralph B. Granger, quartermaster, is relieved from duty In tha office of the quartermaster general and will proceed to New York for duty. By direction of the president First Lieu tenant Henry A. Welgenateln. Twenty-fifth Infantry, la detailed as professor of military science at North Georgia Agricultural col lege, Dahlonega. Ga, vice Captain M. Slg worth. Twenty-third Infantry, relieved. Leave of absence for twenty days Is granted First Lieutenant Touir it. Marks, coast artillery corps. ELKS TO GO TO MITCHELL CwrweretoBC af New Hease Will Be LaUd aa Part af Cera Palate Festivities, MITCHELL. 8. D.. Sept 17. (Special Telegram.) Over X.000 people were In the corn palace thla afternoon when the con cert began. The streets were thronged with people who were attending- the street shows 1 and other attractions tn the city. The day throughout was a fine success and with ; the continued pleasant weather this week i the financial part will be assured. j Saturday la Elks' day at the palace and j It is expected that a very large number of the an tiered tribe will be here for the laying or trie cornerstone of their new home, which will be preceded by a parade and followed by an address by J. V. 8am mla of Lemars, Is., grand exalted ruler of United States. Iaataatly Killed at Play. SHOSHONT, Wyo.. Sept IT. (Special.) Alex Martinson, a laborer at the Boy sen dam. was lnstandtly killed when Charles Swanaon, one of hla chuma. hit him on the head with a stone. The men were playfully throwing stones at each other. Swanson's aim proved the better and be struck Mar tinson behind the left ear. Martinson fell to the ground and for several minutes Swanaon thought be was feigning Injury, but when he attempted to assist his friend to his feet was horrified to find htm dead. Swanaon was acquitted by the coroner's Jury. Wastrstahst Xevae 3( etea. SCHUYLER The funeral of the lata Mrs. Donald MoCleod waa hetd Tuesday after' noon from the house of tha deceased. LINDSAY Word comes from Columbua. Neb., that Dr. Walker had hla leg ampu tated above the knee yesterday morning. Dr Walker waa hurt In an automobile ac cident on July It. . . BEATRICE The coroner'a jury. Investi gating the circumstances surrounding tne deatn of t larence riraoiey Tuesday, brought In a verdict to the effect that hla death was caused from the accidental diacharge i of a Ei-cauber rifle la hla own hands. BEATRICE Mrs Fay Greening yeater-1 day received a telegram from Bums. Kan., 1 announvlng the deatn of her another. Mrs. j Lena Saner, a former resident of this city. . at that place Tuesday. Hhe waa U years I of age artd leaves a husband and six en it- I dren. Tba body will be brought here for , Interment I M'COOK The Farmers' Institute and j boys' corn and potato growing and gins' I cooking and aeaing contests for Ked Wtl- I low county will be heid in MoCook. Octo ber f7. The McCook Commercial club haa . bung up a special corn prise of fit The Institute will be nek! in the Temple theater and alii be addreeeed by able atate uni versity men ami other experu. SCHUYLER la the case of Frank Snonka. administrator of the estate of Frar.k Horak. deceased, against the L'nloo Pacific railroad company, aett lenient waa aude althout going to trial. The railroad company ronfeaeed a judgment of SI to and , the attorneys for plaintiff had settled on tr-at ba1a This eiui a as brought against i the railroad company aa a daoiage suit for killing Frank Horak. : FREMONT The Atlantic Canning com pany has discharged a part of Ita force and will close the aeaaoa uia week. The , aaeet cm crop has beea exeeptiona-ly gnod this ysar and the pack will gTeatiy ' sieed that of any previous aeaaoa. The j record run for a day waa IC Guv c ana. The i cun.pany had a large acreage of Its own and bought all corn offered at STo per tna. I delivered. The factory haa beea running i about atx weeka j NEBRASKA CITT The Knights and . Ladles of bvrurlty last evening tnetailed j their newly elected officers fur the ensu-' in year aa follows : Preeldeat- B F. Klee- I berrer; first vice preatdeat W. 8. rwper; 1 eecuad vice president htiss Martha Miller; 1 ewietary. Mrs R. U Waisua; financier. Mrs. Gertrude L. Clark; eond actor. Mlaa' Minnie Gobert; chapiata. Mrs, J. H. Ha bafeas; guard. Mra Ctara a rank, sentinel. 1 Th Eho Store that ghowg tba new, nappy, tip-to-date patterns and materials In fine foot-wear for women. Suede, Oote Calf and Buckskin In the newest nobby knob toe. Velvet Button Boots on the new stage last with ..extra high arch aad two and a quarter-Inch heels. Cloth and velvet tops with pat ent kid, dull kid or bright vlcl kid foxing, with the toe and heel yon like All these and more In great varieties at the progressive Wo men's Shoe Store. If Sorosls Store don't bare them no use to look they'll have to be made to order that's our motto. Onr Ak-Sar-Ben windows show the right shoes for fall the lefts are shown elsewhere. Visitors and purchasers equally welcome. SHOE STORE SOS South 15th 6C FRAXK WILCOX. A MAN MAY NOT be able to wear a good coat always, but there is do reason why he can not keep the dan druff off the one he does wear. Ask your barber for Wonder Dandruff Cure. Ayers Pills Gentle Coles "Hot Blast" Heaters FOR SOP T COAL We offer these famoue heater in four' eizeetuvlve, fifteen, eighteen and twenty-four inch fire pete. , Burn eoft ooml and hold fire forty eight houre. For epring and fall jutt before you ttart the furnace and fust after you stop it. According to the size $12.00 to $32.00 Orchard Wilhelm - - "Round Oak" Stoves and Ranges HALF-MINUTE STORE TALK I Ast Saturday a rertieman. accom panied 1y a laJy. locked at suita in this store Me t"ld the salesman he wouldn't buy a suit until Ihey had !siieJ every store In town. The ealee rin felt that thla wr-u'.d only delay the sale, not epoti It he told them eo and a.lied: "I think you will find thla the only store for fall suits." In about two hours ti:ev retnrned. btuht a suit, and the lady rem.rfc! the ealeaman: "Ton were "quite truthful; thla la the ,on!y eiothlrg atore In town." Other stores sell clothing, to be sure, but It Is not like ours and they don't sell It in the eame delightful way. The Store Everybody li Talking About. The Home of Quality Clothes. We sell more suits to busi ness and office men than any two stores In town " i .. Jr r 'MM a w mmm. Business Men's Suits Popularly Priced. Men who a few yenrs apo wouldn't consider n irady-to-put-on Suit and who had little or no confidence in the claims of "ready-made" stores now flock to this ptore in surprising numbers. Such a change of clothes-sentiment is due solely to the clothes we sell. Fall Suits, all new this year, $10 to $40 Our suits at these prices should not be confused with ordlnsry Cloth ing store suits at like prices They haTe nothing in common with them They meet the demand for genteel FIFTEEN D0LLAR8, suits for business wear and are as YWZNTY DOLLARS, sightly and well made as any tailor can produce at double the price. TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS. ORIGINALITY IN DESIGN We Beg to Announce... the Opening of Our Retail Wall Paper and Decorative Department and invite the public to call and see our High Grade stock o Imported Novelties and Domestic Hangings Patterns in "Wall Paper are decidedly original. There is more life in the designs, more freshness in the colorings than usual. Here you will find dainty bedroom effects, living and diningroom decorations, grass cloths and pressed goods, silk tapestries, metaxin, tekkos and cKambrays. Owners of flats, hotels and apartments will find in this department of our big store more money-saving opportunities, more varieties from which to choose than can be found elsewhere in the state. W. L. YETTER and CO. SSJIIvment 1113-16-17 HOWARD STREET HAIR WHITE AS SNOW Restored to Natural Color with One Bottta of WYETffS SAGE AND SULPHUR HAIR REMEDY Tha. Only i True Hair Restorer, Tonic and RejuTcnator ALMOST A R1TRACLE My hair was an white at anow when I commenced using Wycth't Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. One bottle re stored my hair to its natural dark brown color. As I am now 70 years old, I consider the result most remarkable. It is an agreeable and refreshing hair dressing, keeping the hair soft mad fcksy, without being in the least greasy or sticky. WM. WBSTLAKE, 218 West Main Street, Rochester. N. Y. I rcct , mi ft . at J 4reA Why hesitate when WYETHS SAGE AND SULPHUR HAIR REMEDY Is daily producing Jost todi results? After years of study and analysis of the hafr, we have been able to produce an ideal Hair Tenia, and Restorer, which contains an actual constituent of hair, combined with ingredients of recognised merit for treatment of hair and scalp diseases. Xt mikes and keeps the scalp clean and healthy, gives life. Strength and lustre to tha hair, and restores fait, j ana gray iuit ta natural celsr. No matter how long and thick your hair is. WYETH'S SAGE AND SULPHUR HAIR REM EDY wul mske it longer and thicker. It wm re move every trace of dandruff in a few days, stop falling in one week, and start a new growth in from one to three months. Tness are tacts that have been proven in scores sjf cases. WYETaTS SAGE AND SULPHUR HAIR REMEDY is guar anteed to do all that it is rlsimrd to do or the price will be refandssL 50c. AND S1.C9 A BOTTLE AT ALL DRUGGISTS U Ysasr DruUW MVS Wa WsU eNeai Wat u Wyeili Chemical Company, li laa Be, aa Baa.! aw aw a. area BsWla. rassaaa St 71 ccCTLAXirr sraxxx ' KTW Y0K CXTT. R. ?e VOR SALE AXD REOOMM DKD BY SHERMAN & McCONNELL DRUG CO. AND OWL DRUG CO. TO V T7T c WEST LEAVENWORTH DEAF INSTITUTE LINE Commencing Saturday, October 1st, cars on the above line will run on 15th Street between Howard and Web ster Streets on the north-bound as well as the south bound trips. Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Company