THE BEE: OMAHA. TTTUKSDAY, MAT IS. 1311.
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Council Bluffs.
Council Bluffs.
Council Bluffs.
'for tbe current year Is W.lTO.rtnrt, which
l XW.TSe.') mom than last year.
The chancellors estimated rerenua
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
for !
DEMOS SELECT CLEVELAND
Congressional Candidates All With
draw in His Favor.
SHELBY COUNTY MAN ACCEPTS
M(kM Speerh While Delegates (hrrr
Platform Stands Klraaly Hr"
Iproelty Atrrrmrat Presvosed
hr I'resldeat.
Minor Mention
re Con noil Bluff Office of
Tha Omaha Baa la at IS aVsoti
Street. Botn rfconee 43.
REPUBLICANS NAME GREEN j Democrats Engage
! ti n T..i
Ninth Iowa Convention Makes Choice I1 HOW U VUr HU1US
On 130th Ballot. PmmUf nn'ci PTTrn-r.
tb ".n.t rr ia inmm There la no . Councilman Miller Declares He Will
ftesli tarnation provided. i ..-,
visit urana jury.
SAYS HAS PROOF AOATNST COUNCIL
MAJORITY OF 1-23 OF A VOTE
The domooratlc congressional convention
for the Ninth district was called to order
st 2:30 by Emmet Tlnley yesterday. W. P.
Campbell of Bhelby county was choaen
temporary secretary. Mr. Tlnlry made a
few brief and pungent remarks, hut
brought the convention down to the point
of doing buslnesa within tha first minute.
Committees were appointed on resolutions,
credentials and permanent organisation,
and after they withdrew there was time
and opportunity for some apeaking.
Former Congressman Dan Hamilton of
tha Sixth district was ready to do his part
and he spoke for twenty minuted.
Th credentials committee reported that
there were ninety delegates entitled to Beats
and that all of them were preaent, and
after the temporary organisation waa made
permanent the resolutions were reported
and approved unanimously. It could not
have been otherwise for unanimity was tha
rule all the way through.
In the presence of half a doxen other men
who came Into the convention avowed
candidates for tha nomination, W. J. Murks
of Mlsslouii Valley, until yesterday a hope
ful candidate, arose and nominated W. F.
Cleveland. Ha told bow nearly Mr. Cleve
land had coma to defeating Judge Smith
last fail and when he had concluded. Rep
resentative John T. Haaen of A voce, at
tempted to second the nomination, using
his long trained auctioneer voice, but no
body could hear him for the shouting.
Make It llBtslauh
After ten mlnulea ha succeeded in making
one sentence audible. It waa a motion to
make the nomination by acclamation.
There was no doubt about It. Mr. Cleve
land waa hustled to tha front and talked
a good deal.
Only Judge Martin Wade waa present to
represent tha national democrats who
promised to be here to take part in the
convention. Judge Wade aatd tha candidate
would have tha whole national organisation
back of him and would go Into the cam
palgn with every assistance bis party could
give him.
In contrast to tha republicans, whose
resolutions embraced but a dosen Unea,
the democrat adopted a lengthy declaration
of principles, tha cardinal points of which
follow:
Desieeratla Platform.
The platform adopted renews allegiance
to the principles of tha deinocratio plat
form of tha national convention of 190
and tha state platform of 1910; congratu
lates the democrats upon the national
democralio victories In congressional elec
tlons; endorses tha election of CRamp
Clark as speaker; praises tha national
house for changes In rules; commends
democratic effort to reduce expenses of
the government; praises the proposed re
ciprocity agreement; stands for a reduo
. tlon of tariff schedules upon the neceasar-
lea of lite; 'endorses the farmers' free list;
condsms the republican senate as inter
posing dilatory tactics against good legisla
tion; praises democracy In congress as giv
ing no excuse for calamity howling; a tan da
for direct election of senators and con
demning Governor Carroll's veto of the
Oregon plan bill; endorses dollar a day
pensions.
The esctlon of the platform on reciproc
ity follows:
We commend the democratlo house of
representatives upon Its support and pass
age of the bill providing for reciprocal
trade relations with Canada. ' Fair re
ciprocity has always been a democratic
doctrine, and while the pending trade
agreement originated with a republican
president, the democratlo member of the
house recognised In it a measure which,
while not perfect, opens the way for better
trade relations and the extension of
American markets, have patriotically
given It their support. They have Yus
demonstrated to the country that they
will place patriotism above party advan
tage and support any meritorious measure
, which has for Its object the purpose of
lightening the burdens resting upon the
common people.
B.Simon Is Injured
When Tire Bursts
Machine Driven by Dr. W. J. Ben-en
ger Thrown Against Horse Which
Tramples Him.
Lavls. drugs.
Wrdil.ng s.lver at trftert's.
Corrlsans, undertakers. Phones 14.
FAUST BEER AT ROOEHS' BlIFFET.
Woodrlng Undertaking company, Tsl. 3.
Iwls Cutler, funeral director. 1'bone 7.
PURE UOL.D WKD1UNO R1NG-1-EF-
rtHrfl.
See the new 1IU1 wait paper patterns at
liorwlck s. -'11 South Main street.
Call 1: for a case of Gund a Peerless
teer. J. J. Klein Co. distributors.
Choice pictures for wadding and gradu
al ng gifts. Fauble Art Ktiop. 31 B way.
Occuilsts' prescriptions Accurately filled
the same day at Leffert s Dig Jewelry
btore.
The C. M. I club will meet this after
noon with Mrs. r. M. Egan on beventn
venue.
Hiive your glasses ntled or repaired by
. W. Terry, optician, ill brosdway. office
with George Uerner.
The majority of men appreciate good
leaning and pressing. That the reason
our buslnens In growing so rapidly, we
turn out nothing unless we know it will
be satisfactory. Iet us clean and prees
your BUlt Just once. Bluff City i-aundy,
bry Cleaning and Dye Worka. Phonea 314.
Well Known Woman of Conncll Bluffs
Expiree From ! With '
Pneumoa la-
Mrs. 'Mary P. Upe. wife of George W.
Llpe, died at their home, 723 Sixth avenue,
yesterday after a week's Illness from
pneumonia. Mrs. Llpe was one of the best
known women of Council Bluffs, foremost
for years In social, charitable), club and
fraternal work. 8he had lived in Council
Bluffs for many years, coming here shortly
after her marriage to Mr. Llpe at Sterling,
111., on May 19, 1675. Bhe is survived by
her husband, one daughter, granddaughter,
mother and one sister. The funeral will
be held on Friday, the anniversary of her
wedding day. The news of the death of
Mrs. Upe caused a profound shock to her
many mends. Bhe was not thought to
be seriously 111 until the symptoms of
pneumonia developed. Early In her sick
ness her temperature sank below the nor
mal and her physicians were unable to
Induce a reaction.
Denterat. Seleet W. F. Cleveland te
Opsone Hint la Rare for ncees
lon te Flare Mela by
Jadae smith.
CANDIDATES AND PLATFORMS.
Republicans nominate Judge
W. R. Oreen of Audubon county lor
congress and declare against re
ciprocity. Democrats nominate W. F. Cleve
land of Shelby county and declare
for reciprocity.
Charges That House Oiganization Is
Trying to Usurp Functions of Cau
cus Precipitate Fuss.
MRS. MARY LIFE IS DEAD
Real Estate Transfers.
Real estate transfers as reported to The
Bee, May 18, by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company of Council Bluffs:
William Horblltt and wife to Anna L.
Arkfeld, lots 11 and 12. block 11. In
Oalesburg add to Council Bluffs.
la., w. d. SLOW
J. L. Edniundson et al. to Mrs. LUlle
Cook, sely loft, lots 23 and 24. Uncoln
Place add to Council Bluffs, la.,
w. d
Adolph Gelse to B. D. Snyder, lot 11,
block z, Fishers 1st add to under
wood, la., w. d
Peregoy tt Moore Co. to Fred J. Arm
strong, lots 25 and 24, block 7,
Wright's add to Council Bluffs. Ia.,
w. d
H. P. Engel and wife to Grain Belt
Realty Co., lot T, block 19. Hall's add
to Council Bluffa. Is., w. d
Grain Belt Realty Co. to George Rud- '
kins, lot 7, block 19, In Hall's add to
to Council Bluffs, la., w. d
Total, six transfers
660
200
150
$2,002
for Heat.
Four thousand square feet floor space.
with fine front office or store room In new
briok building on Illinois Central trackage.
Eighteenth and Broadway, bee Council
Bluffs Remedy company.
, Marriage Licensee.
Marriage licenses weer Issued yesterday
to the following named persons:
Name and Residence.
H. Busoh, Harvard, Nsb
Mary Arndt, Harvard, Neb
Herman Bowman, Walton, Neb....
Anna Mills, Lincoln
Otto H. Pleken, Cumberland, la. ...
Lotta B. Wheeler. Des Moines, la.,
Joseph Jaunda, Omaha
Jeannette Hansen, Omaha
Age.
... tt
... 19
... tr
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 260. Night H702.
Ievra News Notes
AUDUBON Robert Felner, living east ol
B. Simon, principal owner of the Cen-1
tral Grocery store and many other large
Interests In Council Bluffs, was painfully
hurt yesterday In an accident due to the
bursting of a tire on a passing automo
bile. The explosion of the tire caused the
automobile to swerve and turn completely
aroundT striking the wagon In charge of
Mr. Simon, which waa standing at the
ourb, by the side of another burse and
carriage hitched to a poat .
The accident occurred at noon at the
corner of Washington avenue and North
First street. Dr. W. J. Berrenger was
using a new machine bought a week ago,
and at the noon hour waa taking W. II.
Ly no hard to his home on Benton street
as an accommodation to the newspaper
man. The speedometer showed that the
automobile was moving less than ten miles
an hour, when It crossed the Intersection
of North First street and Washington ave
nue. The left rear tire exploded like a
cannon as the wheel struck the depression
of the street gutter, lifting that side of
the Machine seemingly nearly two feet
from the pavement. Thla made it Impos
sible to steer it, and It dashed into the
curb after turning completely around. Mr.
Simoa was In the act ot releasing his
horse from the hitching post, when the
spinning auto dashed alongside bis vehicle.
partly overturning hla wagon and stopping
at the beela of hla horse. The animal
reared and flung Mr. Hlmon violently
against the eurblng, his head coming Into
contact with the ourbtag and the feet cf
the plunging horse, the animal striking
him repeatedly with hie hoofs as he lay
partly la the street. The horse than raa
away.
Whoa picked up Mr. Stmoa was par
tlally unooaaotoua and the blood waa
streaming from a wound hear the top of
' hie head. The accident happened in front
of tha residence of Dr. XV. M. Green, and
medical .assistance waa glvsn within a
few seooada. anamination showed a severe
scalp wound. Injury to the right knee and
luiaful bruise oa the right side. The city
atubuiaooe waa ceiled and M,r. Blmoa wag
taken U hla home at J3 Washington ave
nue, where Dr. Bellinger was called to as
alet Dr. arena. He was resting oomfort
ably last evening. Unless there are Inter
nal lajiu-We ae aerloua consequence la
feared. The auto waa not damaged.
Get a Bee oatalugue of s.000 book titles
It will help solve puasle pictures. On sale
at Bee effloe. IS cants; mall. 30 cents.
Drifts Budwaiear, King of Bottled Beers.
Audubon, Is lying at the point of death
with no nope or recovery, so say his phy
stclans, the result of three attempts to
take his own life.
CORNING Prof. J. W. Fowler, for aev.
A era! years the superintendent of schools
at Corning, haa accepted an offer as
superintendent of the Jefferson school st
an increased salary.
IOWA CITY Prof. Howard J. Barnum,
musical director oi the University of Iowa
end profeasor of violin In the school o.
music, the university affiliated, haa ao
cvpted a similar position at DePauw uni
versity, Oreencastie, Ind.
TABOR Mrs. W. S. Greenwood, an old
resident of this town and county, died on
Thursday at Excelsior Springs, Mo., after
a lingering Illness. She wss in her slxtv
second year. The funeral was held at her
late home in Tabor rlunday.
IOWA CITY-Cyrll Lloyd, a popul,
young student In the Iowa Cltv Hlirh
school, narrowly escaped drowning In tha
luwa river last evening as tna result of th
cs palling of the canoe In which he aa
rowing. He had to be rescued, not being
eoie to reucn tna snore unaiiiea.
IOWA CITT-Prertdent George Edwin
MacLean of the University of Iowa, who
recently resigned, his resignation to take
eriect in June, is being prominently nun
lHjned as the next United btates commls
loner of education, succeeding Dr. Elmer
mown, resigned. Thousands of low
alumni are pushing the president for the
position.
ONAWA Earl Koss, son of Mr. and Mrs
ueorge rus or mis city, passed swat
eMerday atter an lllneas of a month from
typhoid pneumonia He was taken 111 whila
In the employ of a moving picture show
at Welthill, Nsb., and was brought to his
home in a precarious condition. Funeral
services win be conducted Tuesday after
noon at the Christian church by Rev. Lew
u. Harris.
TABOR At a rtcent meeting of Tsbor
college trustees Mies Helen Holmes Sloan
now of sort Worth, Tex., was elected
teaaher of voles and violin In the Conser
vatory of Music kllss bloan has ths huh
est recommendation as to character and
qualification for the work, being a s radii
ate in both voice and violin from the
Oberlla (O.) conservstory, and for the las
year a successful tsacher at Fort Worth
lex.
AUDUBON Over 100 residents of Audu
bon with a brass band aoisiwl ths rail
road officials to Inaugurate the first pas
Sanger train service on the Atlantlo-Audu
bon branch of ths Hock Island railroad
yesterday. They secured automobiles
daylight and drove to Hamlin, where they
boarded the first train and paid their tarea
back to Audubon, for years ths mixed
train on thla brunch haa had the reputation
of being the worst in the stale and now
with the Inaugural of a regular paeaenge
service tne entire town took a day on
and gave vent to their rejoicing.
MOUNT PLEABANT Judge tmlth has
refused to enter for probate tiie friekln
win of the late Dr. A. W. Uuell of Moun
Pleasant In ths courts there, and sustains
the objection of the verlous heirs in so
doing, lbs will aas a most unusual in
atruinent and provided among other pe
sullar reuueata. that once a..n year th
tomb In which hia body waa Interred
should be opened and an admission fee
charged for viewing the body, the proceed
to go toward keeping the tomb In repal
The Kill was long and complicated an
closed by leaving the bulk of the property
to the Iowa conference of the Method!
church, provided they maintain some sort
of a benevolent Institution, or use th
rental for such eurpoee. No provision waa
made for any or the heirs. Jrrevtoua
thla will an earlier one had been mad
wherein hla property had been deeded te
the Buell Home and Hospital, and the deed
Is still on reooro. as ths matter noi
tends the property will revert te his chll
area and baa a
On the lMh ballot, by the narrow mar
gin of one-twenty-third of a vote. Judge
W. R. Green of Audubon countv waa
nominated as the republican candidate for
congress In the Ninth Iowa district In the
congressional convention at Council Bluffs
last night.
After continuous balloting4 from 2:80 In
the afternoon the decision was not reached
ntll 10 o'clock In the evening. The final
vote elided the most stubborn fight ever
known In a political convention in the
county and set a record for the number of
ballots required to decide a convention
fight.
The convention met at 11 o'clock In the
forenoon and extended throughout the
ong, hot and weary day, and through
nearly half of the night, after repeated
efforts to secure an adjournment until to
day, and after half a doxen successful at-
eropts had been made to secure brief ln-
ervals to give opposing factions an oppor
tunity to get together. Despite the ap
parently strained relations, the best of
good fellowship prevailed among the dele
gates.
When the announcement of the hard
fought battle was made the motion
to make the nomination unanimous was
carried with great enthusiasm, which was
urther Increased when a committee con-
istlng of the three defeated candidates
as delegated to go out and bring Judge
Green before the convention. It was given
still another touch r.f tension when Judge
Green, perspiring and showing the effects
of the heavy strain, made a ten-minute
talk that brought all the delegates under
his standard.
Senator A. C. Savage of Adair county
was temporary chairman and W. R. Or-
hard of Council Bluffs temporary secre-
ary. in a seven-minute speech Senator
Savage aounded the keynote of the cam
paign and the governing motive of the
convention antagonism to President Taft's
Canadian reciprocity.
The report of the credentials committee
showed ail of the delegates present, 100 In
number.
When the convention reconvened In the
fternoon the committee on permanent
organisation named former Attorney Gen
eral John Y. Stone of Mills county as
termanent chairman, Thomas Q. Harrison
of Council Bluffs aa permanent necretary
and p. R. Eldridge of Mills county as as
sistant secretary.
White Withdraws.
At the end of the first roll call ths
names of Judge Green ot Audubon, Willis
8tern of Harrison and White of Bhelby
counties were before the convention, all
to remain until the one hundred and twenty-ninth
ballot, when White withdrew.
J ne nrat ballot showed 43 for Green, 44
for Stern and 15 for White, and there was
scarcely more than a visible variation
from this until after the one hundred and
fifteenth ballot, . taken at the night sea-
aion, when a new name appeared, John M
junsin or Montgomery. He drew from
Judge Green principally until hla vote
reached 21, leaving Green the same num
bar, but after the one hundred and twenty-
rourtn ballot he ceased to be voted for.
Judge Green has not been aligned with
the progressives or standpatters in Iowa
Politics and when asked for his position
always say he Is Just a rspublican.
The Platforaa.
The platform adopted was as follows
"Be It Resolved. By tha remihiir-a... f
ine mnin congressional district. In con
vention assemoiea. that we lndoraa th
principles of republicanism contained In
we ikbi nauonai repiioiican platform.
ihat we are onnoaeA tr th
Canadian reciprocity treaty aa being det-
in. inai iu tne larming interests or thi.
country, and we nledse the nomine r.t
this convention to oppose the adoption of
the said measure, and we urge our United
Statea aenatora to use all honorable means
to prevent the passsge of said measure.
we Denounce tne proposed rree list of
the democratic house of representatives as
a measure injurious to the Interests ot
American Industry, and danrernua hu tr.
farm and shop."
WASHINGTON. May 17. Charging that
members of the house committee on rules
wete seeking to tinsurp functions of a
caucus by nominating the members of the j
committee, which will Investigate the al- '
'.eged steel and sugar trusts, created the !
most serious break that has occurred In j
the democratic ranka of the house since
the opening of congress.
Chairman Henry was denounced by
Representative Fltigerald, chairman of the
appropriations committee. with having
made an "unwarranted assumption of
authority," for the rules committee. Other
democrats said the action of the rules
committee, if ratified by the house will be
a complete abrogation of the principles
for which the democrats had stood,
namely, the selection of committees by
action of the democratic caucus.
Two lists tit names, ons being the pro
posed steel trust committee, and fhe other
the sugar trust committee, were submitted
by Mr. Henry In the form of privileged
resolutions, which he asked the house to
adopt.
Immediately questioned by democrats,
who had aot been consulted as to the au
thority by which the rules committee of
fered these names, Mr. Henry said about
160 democrats had approved ths democratic
list, and republican members were named
by Minority Leader Mann.
The steel trust Investigating committee
was approved before the democrats woke
up to the full effect of the situation. The
resultant fight fell upon the sugar trust
committee, and a continuation ot the
struggle finally was averted by the action
of Democratlo Leader Underwood, In ad
journing the house, while the resolution
was still pending.
The steel trust Investigating committee,
which was duly elected by the house fol
lows: Representative Stanley, Kentucky,
chairman; Barlett. Georgia; Beal, Texas;
Littleton, New York; McGllllcuddy, Maine;
Olmstead, Pennsylvania; Young, Michigan;
Sterling, Illinois, and Danfot-tn, New York.
The sugar trust investigating committee,
aa proposed by Chairman Henry, but not
acted up, consists of Representatives
Hard wick, Georgia, chairman; Garrett,
Tennessee; Bulxer, New York; Jacoway, Ar
kansas; Baker, California; Malby, New
York; Fordney, Michigan; Madison, Kan
sas, and Hinds, Maine.
Threats Made That ronstrhrtlea
Company Will ot He Allowed to
Ft Dim. "area Composition
on Thirty-Third Street.
Councllmsn August Miller, who made
sensational charges against the members
cf the city council Monday night with
threats of a grand Jury Investigation ex
pressed his Intention Tuesday of seeing
the matter to a finish.
I will go before the grand Jury on
Wednesday at o'clock," he said, "and
I will ask tor an Investigation of the city
council In the matter of the paving of
Thirty-third sctreet from t to H and from
II to Boulevard streets."
Mr. Miller refused to say Just what his
revelations would be. "I know and can
prove a great deal." he said, "hut I will
tell It only to the grand Jury." Mr. Miller
declared that his charges would affect
every memby of the council exrept the
mayor.
It Is the sense of many that Miller will
have to go through with his proofs after
hla charges In the open meeting last night.
A certain amount of public sentiment Is
with the councilman from the Fifth ward
In his fight against the alleged dictation
of the Armour company. Threats were
said to have been mado on the streets
Tueaday defying the National Construc
tion company to put the Parco composi
tion on Thirty-third street.
Whether or not the members of the coun
cil will be summoned by the grand Jury It
Is certain that they do not seem very
much perturbed over the threatened reve
lations of their confrere. Miller.
More A boat Back Taxes.
Anxious for a more efficient fire and
police service. It is understood that a peti
tion la being circulated among the mer
chants of the city asking the city council
to transfer the monies of the scavenger
and back tax fund to the fire end police
fund. The scavenger fund amounts to
1,000, and the back tax fund to some
thing like SS.00D, making a total of ap
proximately $9,000, which tt Is argued would
carry the whole force of the fire and
polloe departments until August L at which
time the funds of the new fiscal year
become available.
Thefc Is no doubt that the recent rob-
berlea committed since the crippling of the
ot the town to no little extent. Two rob
Omaha and Denver
Highway Christened
State Convention of Road Boosters at
Holdrege Formally Names New
Association.
beries hsve occurred within the last week.
Mayor Tralnor, in discussing the straits
of the fire and police board, said that
In rase of trouble special deputies would
have to be sworn In unless some means
were found In the meantime to flnaure
the police department.
A question agitating the office ct the
rity treasurer Is the demand of two hol.le
era of improvement bonds. Issued In 1SM.
for ths Interest accruing since l!xi, at
which time the bonds were recalled. The
whole Issue amounted to tf.S0.in, divided
into sixteen different psrcels. In the year
lfrie the city called In the bonds and four
teen were redeemed. The other two were
held by the owners until recently, when
a demand was made for the Interest due
since 1909. It Is the opinion of the tress-
urer's office that the Interests ceased at
the time of the recall of the Issue. The
police force have disturbed the merchants
bonds still unredeemed are numbers 7 and
i, which have a face value ot 12.0"0.
Barrew Down the treet.
August Miller, chairman of the street
nd alleys committee of the city council, in
company with City Engineer Georse Rob
erta, hsa entered Into an agreement with
the property owners between twenty-fifth
and Twenty-sixth streets on tl. by which
all dsnmse claims are waived by the own
era In consideration of the city giving th
street a width of sixty fert Instead of
eighty feet.
The Bee Wive grocery More at Xtt North
Twenty-fourth street. as sold at auction
Tuesday morning to Joserh Uvlck ot
Twenty-seventh and Y streets The sal
comprised the stork and fixtures and
brought II. tKV Creditors of Messrs Flelsch
men Meyers, the owners, forced the
sale. During the auctloti t-.ty Treaaurer
John Otllon presented a bill of t'iM per
sonal taxes cf the owners The claim was
allowed by the referee Ths Uabllltlea of
the company approximated S3. SCO. It I
expected that the creditors will get or
per cent on the dollar.
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OUTFITTER
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See our prices on CadGt
Lawn Mowers, the best
low-priced mower on the
market. 12-inch, $3.00;
14-inch, $3.25; 16-inch,
$3.50. Then wejhave spe
cial prices on Regal, Lake
wood and Continental
Lawn Mowers. ,
Tho season is on. You
possibly need Hose, Lawn
Mowers, Grass or Hodge
Shears, Sprinklers.
Fly time is also here.
We have all widths of
Bronze, Pearl, Aluminum
and Black Wire Netting,
also Screen Frames and
Doors.
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TOOLS AND HARDWARE. 1511-1513 DODGE STREET.
House Demands
Inquiry Into Steel
Stanley Resolution Passed and Com
mittee of Nine Members
Will Act.
WASHINGTON, May 17.-An investiga
tion ot the United States Steel corporation
waa ordered by the house today, when It
passed without opposition the Stanley reso
lution providing for such aa Inquiry. A
committee of nine members, to be elected
by the house, will be authorised to con
duct the Investigation.
HOLDREGE, Neb., May 17. (Special
Telegram.) The Omaha and Denver Good
Roads association was formally organized
at the big road convention held here today.
Fifty-three official delegates representing
thirty towns were present and there were
more than a hundred unofficial representa
tives of towns and villages In the conven
tion also. Kearney county alone sent thirty-seven
auto loads of people
In the election of officers this evening
J. E. Davis ot 6utton was chosen presi
dent; O. E. Parlsoe of Mlnden, secretary,
and M. A. Taylor of Hastings, treasurer.
One vice president from each ot the sev
enteen counties along the proposed rout
was also selected. There waa considerable
opposition to designating the interstate
road as the Omaha and Denver highway,
but S. A. Searle of the market town fought
valiantly for that name and it was finally
adopted.
Following are the names of the seven
teen county vice presidents elected:
1 Dr. James V. Beghtol, Haatinga, Adams
county; 8. A. Uearle, Omaha, Douglas
county; Frank Hacker, Friend, Saline
county; O. C. Morton, Nebraska City, utoe
county; W. P. Wallace, Exeter, Fillmore
county; Romney Ciearman, Minden, Kear
ney county; Q. W. Phillips, Harvard, Clay
county; II. U. Eric son, Holdrege, Phelps
county; Dr. J. M. Prime, Oxford, Harlan
county; 8. L. Patterson, Arapahoe, Furnas
county; A. Harnett, McCook, Ked Willow
county; George Hasklns, Hampton. Hamil
ton county; H. U. Douglas, Obceola, Polk
county; George Y. Kittle, Palisade, Hayes
county; W. Q Dickenson, Seward, Seward
county; A. B. Christian, York, York
county; Charles W. Meeker, Imperial,
Chase county.
It was voted to hold the next conven
tion at Hasting, resolutions passed favor
ing running the highway along the Bur
lington railroad through Imperial. McCook,
Holdrege, Hastings, Friend, Dorchester,
Lincoln and Ashland to Omaha.
AVIATORS FLY AT ATLANTIC
Great Crewe WItaeeeee Molaaat Bird
bus a aa They Perform
Ernlatlens.
ATLANTIC, Is,, May IT. Forced by the
small and Inadequate grounds, both to
start and to land away from th field.
Rene Barrier and Rene Simon made flights
here this afternoon, bringing to a close
the Atlantic aviation meet. The flichts
were witnessed by one of the largest
crowds attending an exhibition here and
was successful from every standpoint. The
Molsant aviator left here tonight for
Bioua City, where they will open Wednes
day for five days of flying.
WASHINGTON. May 17.--(Speelal Tele
gram.) Mawson Thompson of South Omaha
haa been appointed assistant In connection
with the bureau of animal Industry, on the
recommendation ot Representative Norrls.
Dr. J. R. Bell haa been appointed pension
surgeon at Trenton, vice Dr. O. B. Hersy,
resigned. Joy M. Mayeum of Des Moines
has been appointed clerk In the Agricul
tural department Russell H. Baxter of
Cedsr Rapid ha been appointed a clerk
In th War department
NEW IDEA GAM STOVE8-the kind
that' easy to work on the oven, the
broiler and burners srs locsted so aa to
be the most convenient for the operator.
Let ua tell you more about It Prices on
gas stoves, I up. P. C. DeVol Hardware
Co., 4 Broadway.
BRITISH BUDGET PRESENTED
Estimate to the Eisesiei for Carreat
Yea Over lav Heaarea
aflllloaa.
LONDON. May IT. Chancellor Lloyd
George presented the budget In the House
of Common today. About th only aeveltjr
It contain la a proaeeal to pay members
of ths House ef Common a salary at
nun a year.
Th chancellor1 estimated expenditure
SOUTH 0MAHAN GETS PLACE
Mawsoa Thompson Made Assistant In
B area a of Aslmsl
Industry.
Get a Bee catalogue of 6.000 book titles
It will help solve puxxle pictures. On sals
at Bee office, 26 cents; mall, 30 cents.
LEFT $10,000 TO
BE LOANED OUT
In Small Sums, to Needy Pee-
pie at a Low Rate
A gentleman who nag just gone
abroad, baa left flO.000 with me to
be loaned out In Burnt from 1 10, up
wards, to needy people, at a low, rate,
on household good, pianos, horses
and wagons.
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ly confidential manner, address 0168,
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New entrants into Bee's Booklovers, contest
will have plenty of time in which to answer the
famous puzzles.
Last picture will appear June 19, and contest
ants will have fourteen days after that date before
the contest will be closed.
This arrangement permits all contestants lots
of time in which to solve puzzles and arrange
answers.
See rules below picture in this issue for other
information.
More than $3,600 in Free Prizes
First Prize
Value 92,000
A $2,000 Ap
person "Jack
Rabbit" Tour
ing car. Model .
Four - Thirty,
with five-pas
senger capacity. It Is a great car In-a great
contest It has many speed and road records,
and today ranks among the leading motor cars.
For both service and speed this auto will make an
excellent possession. It Is a real Joy-maker. It Is
fully equipped and Is Just like accompanying Illus
tration. The famous Apperson warranty goea with
this car. The prize msy be Inspected at the Ap
person sales rooms, 1102 Fa mam street
Second Prize
Value $730
Not everybody
can play a
piano but ev
erybody would
like to. The
88-not) Kim
ball player
piano, worth
U0, which IS
the second
grand prise,
will furnish
music for you
whether you
play or not It
is a wonderful
instrument
and will make some home a happy place for every
member of the family. Even Grandma ran play
this instrument If sister wants to play it without
the mechanism, she simply has to lift a lever. This
.player Is exhibited at the A. Hospe store, 1511
Douglas street .
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iill "faM. . " ,lfl 1 jr
ill t .; t
a n " " M. It- nsemaua ai
Third Prize
Value $600
This prize Is a
beautiful lot
In A. P. Tukey
& Son's Her
addition, ad
jacent to Han
scom park and
Central boule
vard. It Is lot
4 of block
eight, on Thirty-third
street,
and is 50x130
feet. The
street car line
runs long
Thlrtyv second
Avenue, Just a block from the site of the lot
Some young couple, perhaps, will here erect a little
cottage In which to live for years and years. Who
can tell what lucky person will get this ideal lot?
You may be the one.
Fourth Prize
Value $250
A 1200 Col
umbia "Reg
ent" Grafon
ola and $50
worth of rec
ords form the
fourth grand
prlza. This ex
cellent instru
ment is one of
the beet man
ufactured. It
Is built of fin
est mahogany
thro ughout.
For any family this instrument Is simply a musical
gem. It Is sure to Increase the bliss of any home.
It will draw the family closer together and form
means of entertainment night after night. This
Orafonola Is now exhibited at the Columbia Phono
graph Company's agency, 1311-13 Faruam street
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TfoiFty-IFIve Casli Prizes
Value S140
five Prizes oi 910 Ten Prizes o! 93 Twenty Prizes oi $ 2
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