HIE "BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JTTNE 24, 191T. ) Mcrt f nd. V ( I re I 1 f Nebraska PRIMARY ELECTION IS CALLED I.iecutive Office t Stat Home I&saet Proclamation. DATE FIXED AUGUST FIFTEEN Wo Conn Isaac Taken of Hortriwa. Farae rmilrarrnr nrr Railway CraaluUirr Morebrad Grants RrvaJlloii. 'From a Staff Corespondent.) LINCOLN. June 23. -Special.) fnder date of June 10 a proclamation railing for holding a primary election In the state of Nebraska Issued from the executive office late this afternoon. While the law requires that such procla mation Khali be lfuM at least s.xty days before holding the election, the fact that this cornea out at this time. It Is not thought will react upon the activities of any prspective candidates. The official proclamation calls for the primary elec tion on the third Tuesday In August which this year falls on the fifteenth. Three Judges of the state supreme court, two regents of the state university and one railway commissioner to fill vacancy are the state offices for which candidates will be selected at that time. Tr.ls announce ment means that the governor recognizes the action of Governor Fhallenberger in aitolnting W. J. Fume to a place on the ail way commission and means that the ensen-Furse controversy la at an Aldrlrb Still Absent. Governor Aldrich, now absent In Ohio, where he went nearly two weeks ago, has telegraphed home folks that he will not return to this state until next Tuesday. He Is at present visiting his parents and other relatives at Cincinnati. O. Morebrad Graata Hrqatsltloa. Acting Governor Morehead of Falls City today held a formal hearing and granted a requisition from the governor of Oklahoma for the return of A. L. Stehllk to that state where he is charged with defrauding a Duncan bank out of CO, alleging that be had funds In a Crete. Neb., bank. The accused man Is under arrest at He bron and Sherirf Stephenson, who Is here f tn Oklahoma, appeared before the gov ern, r with the requisition papers. A. 8. TH,!ettB of this city appeared for Stehllk and Ieputy Attorney General Ayers was present as official legal adviser to the acting governor. For acting as he did today Mr. Morehead will receive two days' pay from the state and railroad fare and hotel expenses. There Is no Statutory provision for such payment, but during recent years It has become a habit for governors to allow those acting in their stead to draw their salary. This will give Morehead $13.70 for his work in addition to his expenses. Governor Ald I rich will be short a like amount when he draws his salary at the end of the present quarter. jt Veteraa Complains af Bread. An old soldier from the Mil ford Home for Soldivrs, who did not give his name, called on Land Commissioner Cowles and showed him a part of a loaf of bread that appeared not to have been well baked. 'That Is the kind of bread the old soldiers have had to eat for five months," said the caller. He explained that be bad complained to Commandant Howard and had been given thirty days' leave of absence for his trouble, Mr. Cowles told the old soldier that he knew that the sample was not the kind fed to soldiers at the home during the last Ave months because he had eaten there him self and had found some good bread. The caller said if the state board would not take bis word for the genuineness of the sample he .would get statements from her soldiers In the home. Mr. Cowles replied! that he did not want any state ments when he could find out the truth for himself by eating the bread.' More Assessment Fin-urea. Abstracts of county assessments for 1911 received by the State Board of Equalization show very little difference from the as sessments of last year. I'akota county returns a total valuation of tl!.5J.r-J this year and returned S2.615.975 last year. Dixon county this year returns W.077.4I nd returned H.127.S06 last year; Franklin county this year reported t3.C7S.10S and last year reported $3,5OT.43; Chase county has returned 11.041.311 as the valu aiion ior ft last J i '..porty ation for this year, as compared aith S1.0G6. rf last year; Grant county has assessed at tTOt.UsS this year, as compared 8t& last year. Mara 'Bonds Sold. State Treasurer Georga has sold J2M.O0O of bonds cf other states and has arranged for the purchase cf tl.OO of dianage dis trict bonds issued In Nebraska. The state b nds sold are OCO cf North Carolina, i per cjrnt; elCAOOO of Maryland, 1 per cent; $.'0,000 of Louisiana. 4 per cent. ' ' .. The bonds purchased are $154.0) of drain- j age district No. 1. Kichardson county, and i of Fremont-saxhorn drainage ais- :rct. Dodge county. -The latter bear t per ttnt and the former 4'i per cent Interest. "The purchase and sale will make a gain of 110.000 in three years for the state." said ttate Treasurer George. . It la understood that the Kichardson county drainage dtstili-t made a deal whereby It woul 1 take the Hate bonds from the state of Nebraska If the state would purchase its boni?s. but Treasurer George says he knows nothing about any arrangement the district may have made. He raid he old the state bonds to Wood, McNslr & Mu rr, bind buyers of Chlciifp, and b uaht the drainage b ndi direct from the districts. alrt Company Pay. The Platte Shirt company cf Chicago, evidently acting on Its telegraphic promise merson Fan Can lie I'seri in Any Itooin Where Tlx" re is an Klertric Unlit Socket. A COOLING BREEZE in any part of the house tlurinjr the hot summer months means comfort. Sold by H. K, Hartlmn Electric Co. 315 So. 14th St. Doug. 5293 Cost of . Operation f About - --eKii H of Or-Lnnry Klecttlc Light. . t2?3e Nebraska of Thursday to pay the state whst It owes for com let labor, this afternoon started to load a ear of shirts preparatory to ship ping the car out of the penitentiary yard. The state officers again directed the prise n ! official to permit none of the shirts to be shipped cut of the yards till the com pany pays Its debt to the state. At 2 o'clock Secretary of State Wait re ceived a draft from the cempanj for M.:i.'.7T. the amount which the company Lwill owe July 1 for convict labor. Seere- tary Walt then gave permission for the shipment of the shirts. alt for Electric "Jalee." Claiming that Sam Stillman. who con ducts the Commercial hotal In Havelock, tapped the service wire of the plaintiff end attached wires thereto, thereby light ing the second story of the hotel without paying anything for the privilege, the Havelock Electric Light company this morning filed suit In the court of Justice Stevens to recover Vt for the "Juice" that it alleges It lost. Mr. Stillman denied that he has taken any advantage of the electric light company. He says that he has a good defense when the case comes for trial. More Xosalnatlon Papers. W. R Starr of McCook has filed nomina tion papers with the secretary of state as a republican candidate for Judge of the Fourteenth Judicial district. He filed a pe tition signed by twenty-five republicans and accompanied the petition with an affi davit of acceptance of the nomination. DISTRICT COURT IN MADISON Order Issued la Case of ftaanereoa Against Nebraska 'children's Home Society. MADISON. Neb., June 2J.-(Special.VAn adjourned session of the regular March 1011 term of district court convened this afternoon with Judge A. A. Welch, presid ing and W. H. Powers as court reporter. ' The case of Isaac Powers vs. Stadleman et al.. was found for the plaintiff. Judg ment being decreed In the sum of $2,790. In the cgse of John Henry Dorr against John Rex Henry, et al., to quiet title, de cree quieting title as prayed for was granted. Alfred W. Hawkins against Peari R Hawkins, divorce proceedings. Defendant defaulted. Hearing of court and the case rested there. The divorce action of Bertha Nelson against Andrew N. Nelson. Defendant de faulted. Finding for the plaintiff. Decree of divorce custody of the children and Judgment for costs. Fred A 1st ad f against Louis Davis et al., action quieting title of property in Ditt mar's Addition to Madison, Neb. Judgment for plaintiff quieting title. The attention of the court was occupied the remainder of the afternoon with the case of State of Nebraska ex rel. Gunner son against Nebraska Children Home So ciety of Omaha. This case was tried at the March term of the court, under certain conditions to deliver the custody of one of the children In question to its father, Gunnerson, which order had not been com. plied with. The court held that the Ne braska Children Home Society had shown good faith In trying to comply with the court's order and that their showing will be sustained. This leaves the question at Is sue about as they were when this case opened wb, XHt jljnuik, ChUdrao-'Homa Society In actual custody of both children and it may be that the caae will now be dropped by Gunnerson. NEWS NOTES FROM FAIRBURY Dr. E. F. Race la ta Ba Married to Miaa Mattel Root at Leb , Kan. FAIRBURY, Neb.. June 2S.-Speclal. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin P. Root of Lebanon. Kan., have issued cards for the approach ing marriage of their daughter. Miss Mabel, and Dr. E. F. Race of Fairbury. The wed ding will occur at their borne In Lebanon Monday, June 16, at S p. m. Mrs. D. W. Higglns sustained a painful injury by stepping on the prong of a gar den rake In the backyard of her home. Tha prong almost ran through her right foot, and It was necessary to summon doctor to administer treatment. This makes two accidents of this nature to bappea In Fairbury this year. George Redding, machinist helper In the Rock Island roundhouse. Is confined to h's home with a fractured shoulder. A large smokejack fell from the roof and struck Mr. Redding over the head and shoulders, and he was rendered unconscious for sev eral hours. He thinks he was fortunate in not meeting Instant death. It will be some time before he Is able to resume work. The first open-air concert of the season was given on the court house lawn Thurs day evening by the Fairbury band. It la the intention to give a weekly concert the rest of June and July. A concert will be given every Sunday afternoon In the e'ty park auditorium during August. POLITICS IN NINTH DISTRICT TJudare- Welch la faadldate for He Eleetlaa W. V. Allea Mar Be Caadldate. MADISON. Neb., June O. (Special ) Judge A. A. Welch has filed as a candi date for the nomination of district Judge In the Ninth Judicial district subject to the action of the republican primary. Judge Welch Is finishing his second term as Judge of this district, having had no opposition at the primaries or general election for his second term. The friends of former Senator William V. Allen are making a strenuous effort to In duce him to declare himself a candidate and file for the nomlration, claiming that he is the best equipped to unite the party's support and the strongest man the district can bring out against Judge Welch. Sen ator Allen Is absent on legal business at Lincoln, and it is not known whether he will consider the matter favprably. Clar Coaalg W. C. T. V. Coaveatlon. HARVARD. Neb.. June 21 (Special ) The Clay county Women's Christian Tem perance union concludes this evening a very interesting two days" session of their county convention :a this city. The pro gram haa been fu'l of good things and among the sneakers were Mrs. F. B. Heald, stste president from Lincoln, and Miss Edith Lathrop, county superintendent of schools, this county. The convention will closed this evening with a gold medal con test. Flae Rr.lde.ro at P-.ea. PONCA. Neb.. June 2t-(Spe-lal.-The workmen have about completed the base ment and are beginning on the super structure of E. E. Halstead's IS. 000 resi dence In Ponca. It will be basement and two stories, built of beautiful light gray brick. Alexander Shields, architect, and Al Peterson, contractor, are both from On aha. Fremont Man Married In Chicago. CHICAGO, June tL-tSpeclal Telegram.) Joseph W. Fisher of Fremont. Neb., was licensed here today to marry Frances J. Jonas of Chicago. Half-Minute Store Talk untold hosts who appreciate equal fairness to all. This stores friends sre the result cf Its business ways. Its business Is not the result of Its friends. We have never considered our personal friends aa a business asset. We are always glad to see them. Treat them the best we know bow -but we don't extend them any favors or give them any special pricea that we wouldn't give to a total stranger. These methods hare made us many lasting friendships and we've always noted that a bust new built on friendship Is like a house built on shifting sanis while a friendship built on business en dures aa long as the motive thst prompted It survives. You enjoy the same privileges at this store that our most personal friends enjoy. I! our oxfords give you more o! everything More stylishness, more ser vice, more satisfaction, you should wear them. They do that no ifs or ands about it. Considering them in their entirety they save you a dol lar at least, often more. $2.50, $3.50, $4.50 FARM LAND SOLD AT AUCTION Raaaery Estate in Caster County Brings Nearly Forty-Seven Thousand Dollars. BROKEN BOW. Neb.. June 21 (Sneolsl One of the largest court sales of real es tate ever recorded in Custer countv oc curred yesterday when the Suel C. R. Rum- try estate of 1.190 acres was sold by Referee William Pursell af Mason City. The Rum ery land is In the vicinity of Mason City snd consisted of 1.10 acres. The heirs could not divide satisfactorily and tha referee's sale was ordered by the district court. Tha total sale price of the 190 acres waa 4.480, being divided as follows: The heirs bid in 6H acres at $30,710; Henry Mark, a farmer near Mason City, purchased 10 acres at 17.000; William Dickerson of near Mason City bought forty acres at 11.010; W. T. Shaffer of Mason City bought eighty acres at M.120; Frank Dobehs of Mason City bought 200 acres at 14,000. About twenty-five Mason City people, in cluding the heirs, were here to bid on the land, which would have probably sold at a higher figure at private sale. Seven heirs share in the estate. FALL FROM WAGON IS FATAL George Tappkla of I. aiv retire Haa Hla Head Crashed a ad Dies laataatly. LAWRENCE, Neb.. June . (Special.) George Tappkin. a bachelor living on a farm southwest of this place, fell from his wagon on his way home last evening and was killed Instantly. He and a bachelor friend by the name of Fred Odenrlder were In town together In the afternoon, Mr. Tappkin having hauled a load of household goods to this place for the latter, who was moving into town. When about six miles from town Teppkln fell from the vagen and the wheels passed over his head, pro ducing Immediate death. The coroner waa called from Kelson and took charge of the body and took It to Nelson. Mr. Tappkin had no relatives In this part of the country except a cousin, who will be called upon for instructions as to disposition of the body. revr!tt Mn Heads Lea a; a era. BEATRICE, Neb.. June O. Special Tel egram.) The district Epworth league con vention closed at Wymore hut even'ng and selected Cheter as the neit meeting place. Three hundred delegates wera In attend Detailed Census of The director of the census has announced the population of Lincoln county, according to Its minor civil divisions, as follows: 1910. LINCOLN COUNTY Antelope precinct IHrdwood precinct -. 2-W Brady Island precinct. Including Brady village Brady village Buchanan precinct 217 Cottonwood precinct 62 Cox precinct 17 Deer Creek precinct j Dickens precinct 24- Fox Creek precinct 2T Garfield precinct IM Gaelln precinct 1W Hall precinct 417 Harrison precinct HI Hinman precinct 41) Hooker precinct 92 Jeffrey precinct 1SJ Kem precinct li'7 Lemon precinct 1& Maxwell precinct. Including Maxwell village Maxwell village 3 Medicine precinct 41 Miller precinct LS Myrtle precmct K7 Nichols .precinct, including Hershey village 756 Hershev village 3:S2 North Ustte precinc:, coextensive with North Platte city... 4.7W North Platte city: Ward 1 1.23 . Ward I l.ui J Ward 1 l.-M Nowell precinct m Osgood precinct :n Peckham precinct 2!5 Plant precinct Roaedale precinct. Belters precinct Somerset precinct, bunshlne precinct. Sutherland precinct, including Sutherland Sutherland village - Table precinct Vroman precinct Walker precinct J34 Wallace precinct, including Wallace village 54 .1 vii urvciuci Whituer precinct.. Willow precinct Wailsxs village mm mere is a reason and it stands to reason that a store so radically different from other stores must have a reason for that dif ference. We'll be frank with you. We think we can attract you to our store get you to wearing our clothes. Here's the way we propose to win you over to our stand ard. Give you the best suits at all time that it is possible for you to find. Charge you only a fair price for them. Never to handle job lots or other questionable mer-j chandise. Never to promise you one thing and give you something else. To treat! you courteously and on the square. To make you feel at home when you come. To meet you more than half way should a misunderstanding arise or exist. To get you so attached to our ways and our store that you'll find it unpleasant and unprofitable to discontinue trading here. Any one and all of these things is a business creed of . ours. It has won thousands of customers and the circle is enlarging every day. If you want the best Suit you can buy want to get it for the fairest price and in the best store come in. Make yourself acquainted. It will pay you handsomely to know a store that never adopted the old time "tricks of the trade." Suits that defy competition regardless of the event 10 to Washable Play Suits .Real out-of-doors boys want real out-of-doors clothes. We have them. Khaki Suit. $2.50 and $3.50. Sailor and Russian Suits, $1.00 to $4.50. Cowboy Suits, $1.25. Scout Outfit Complete, $3.50. Policeman's Outfit Complete, $1.50. V Indian Suits, $1.00 to $1.50. ance. The officers elected are: President, W. A, Albright, DeWitt; vice presidents, Ethel Kors of Beatrice, Ethel Bornburg of Western, Miss Katherlne. Webb of Bea trice; treasurer, Glenn Pickens, Fairbury; secretary. Miss Leona Davis, Blue Springs. JESSEN WAITS ONE WHOLE DAY Proprietor ejf Llacola Salooa Refaaea to Ofes oa Friday, Tweaty Thlrd of Moatta. From a Staff Correspondent. LINCOLN. June 21. (Special.) J. P. Jeasen. granted a license to operate for the coming twelve months, is superstitious. Not getting his slip of paper from City Clerk Oima yesterday, in time to swing wide his doors Jessen gave out to friends that although everything was In shape to start today there would be no loosen ing of the latch string until Saturday morn ing, due, as he waa prone to admit, to the fact that today Is Friday and further that It Is the twenty-third of the month. Juse around the corner from Jessen, is another bright spot, the proprietors of this so far disregarding the Jessen theory as to open up at T o'clock, bright and early this morning. Coaa-rearatlaaal Mia I ten' Retreat. CRETE, Neb.. June 21 (Special.) hiver view park la doing good business in this hoty spell. A party of Lincoln campers is there now. The Congregational ministers' retreat la In operation now. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vnslckerlng of Omaha are here; also Rev. George Mitchell of Nellgh, Rev. Mr. Booth of Norfolk, Rev. John Andreas and daughter. Gertrude, of Weeping Water, Rev. Mr. Lindsay of Tork and many others. W ymore Man Held In Jail. BEATRICE. Neb., June 13. (Special Tele gram.) D. J. Collins waa arrested at Wy more today and bound over to the district court on the charge of holding up Gustave Bauer, a farmer, and robbing him of f2& Bauer waa severely beaten and Identified Collins In court as his assailant. In de fault of 11.000 ball Collins was lodged in the county Jail here. Oeeapatton Tax Promiaed. BEATRICE, Neb.. June a Spedal Tele gram.) Cahn Bros., who put In a stock of clothing here yesterday, were arrested to day for violating the occupation tax ordi nance. Their case was set for hearing in police court tomorrow. Nebraska Counties. 190. 1SS0. 1141 10.441 261 19 146 13 221 294 2S7 191 144 143 221 174 275 2 17.1 2"7 173 l!l 292 STJ is 137 49 119 117 l'W ZA 111 5 458 t5 to 1!U 1x6 389 21S S6M 1,'oLi i r l.3 w Lao -M lu) 173 127 60 81 212 27 - 242 40tt 4S Jjj 241 1.4 2? 1W village V7 447 140 190 40 13 l4i 111 Hi 17 174 JS '7 154 241 17S 1!4 in 1 OMAHA'S ONLY MODERN CLOTHING STORE THE HOME OF QUALITY WEEKLIES MAY RAISE PRICES Iowa Newspaper Men Beach Conclu sion at Conference. CLUB WOMEN ABE UP IN ABMS Declare City Coaacllmea of De Moines Promised Saae Foartb, aad ow Will Not Make Jfeeeaaary Order. (Frojn a Staff Correspondent) DE3 MOINES. June 1. (Special Tele gram.) Horace Barnes, editor of the Albia Republican, was elected president of the Southern Iowa Editorial association; W. H. Davidson, managing editor of the Bur lington Hawkeye. was elected vice presi dent, and O. E. Hull of the Leon Reporter was elected secretary. There was much discussion of the advisability of raising the price of the weekly newspapers and most of those present favored a general Increase in prices. Clab Women Waat Sane Foartb. The club women of Dea Moines are ready to make war on the members of the city council who have refused to consider the passage of more stringent ordinances in regard to the celebration of tha Fourth. They claim that members of the council were elected on a pledge that they would try tj. secure a safe and sane celebration and now they refuse to do anything. The council insists that the state laws are sufficiently strong and they will not en tirely forbid noise In the city. Laborers Have Complaint. Two hundred unskilled laborers dismissed yesterday from the department of streets and public Improvements because of dry weather dispatched representatives to the municipal building today to lodge a pro elling Staple Suits No freak stuff no specially bought for "sale" purposes Bourke Stuff bought reg ularly selling irregularly. and $30.00 at Any straw ? hit in cur N stock for CLOTHES Coat and pants suits that fairly sell themselves 10 to S25 Cool Summer Underwear Delightful to wear and profitable to buy.- Men of odd proportions correctly fitted. Athletics, 50c garment and up. Genuine Porosknit, 50c garment. Porosknit Union Suits, $1.00. test against what Is termed discrimination on the part of Councilman John MacVlcar. They assert Mr. MacVlcar haa displayed rank favoritism in reducing the forces. Some gangs in their entirety, it is claimed, have been discharged, v while others were left intact. Smallpox at Teachers College. An outbreak of smallpox at the State Teachers' college at Cedar Falls has caused the State Board of Education to request an emergency appropriation of 3.0no from the state executive council for the purpose of erecting a hospital at the institution. The council, in conference this morning In the governor's office, practically reached the conclusion that It cannot make, the appropriation. The attorney general will be asked for a construction of the law. MUST REPORT WRECK AT ONCE Commerce Commission Orders Wire Accooat of All Fatal Railroad Accidents. WASHINGTON. June 23. Every common railway carrier will be required, after July 1, 1911, to report to the Interstate Com merce commission by telegTaph "any col lision,, derailment or other accident," result ing In the death of one or more persons. By the terms of an order Issued today by the commission the report must be sent "Immediately after the, occurrence of the accident" by a responsible officer of the carrier. DEATH RECORD Mrs. Minnie Nevrtoa. BEATRICE, Neb.. June 23. (Special.) Mrs. Minnie Newton died suddenly last evening at her home in this city from a ruptured blood vessel. She was S4 years of age and leaves her husband and four children. (fh Suits frm regular Irv3 318 South 15th Street m i.iejiai Buy a Straw Buy it now ami get the full benefit of its cooling in fluence. , Sailors and Soft Braids at.... $1.50 to $5.00 Genuine Panamas at... $2.00 to $10.00 TP TRIAL OF SERGEANT-AT- ARMS OF OHIO LEGISLATURE UetectlTe Testifies to Payln Money to Officials for Snpport of Certain Rill. COLl'MBrS. O., June 23. In the trial of Rodney J. Diegle, sergeant-at-arms of the Ohio state senate, charged with abet ting the alleged bribery of Senator 1 R. Andrews on an Insurance bill, Frank 8. Harrison, a detective, who admitted his name to be Frank Harrlsm Smiley, told today of Dlegle's visit to his room at a hotel and the payment to Diegle of $300, after Diegle had assured Harrison that he knew what bill Harrison was interested In and had said that, the money to b pa'd would Ipcure his (Diegle'r) support until the bill passed. It was brought out in cross-examination that the money which Harrison gave to members of the legiristure was given to him by Opha Mcore. secretary of the Ohio Manufacturers' association. PACKERS' PLEA IS DENIED Request of Iadlrted Men for Rill of Particulars Refused by Court. CHICAGO. June 23. J. Ogden Armour and other Indicted meat packers were this afternoon denied a bill of particulars set ting forth more specifically the defend ants' alleged violation of the Sherman anti trust act. The refusal, which came from Judge Carpenter of the federal district court, was accompanied by an order that the packers plead not later than July 5 and that the case go to trial November !. The Key to the Situation Bee Want Ads. lift I 1 "" "' J ' '" s 1! ii I L i i i f s i i s , i