THE BEE: OMAHA.. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1911.
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Nebraska
Nebraska
POWER CASE BEFORE COURT
State Supreme Body Heart Suit of
Omaha Car Company.
EIGHT OF SERVICE IS INVOLVED
Roral Neighbors f America la
tapreme Court Realities; Collet,
tlon of Poller Allea-e Secured
hy Wroif Aaalleatloa.
(Tram a Staff Correnpondent.)
LINCOLN. Sept. . (Special Telerrem.)
The right of the Omaha Council Bluff
Street Railway company to aell light aa
a commercial proposition wu the subjert
of a vlgoroua legal dispute before the
supreme court today. The matter camo
up in the shape of an Injunction to pre
vent the city electrician from cutting
wire, utilized to carry electric current
under a resolution adopted by the Omaha
city council.
The city makes the claim that the com
pany has a franchise to operate street
railway, but not to sell llg-ht. The com
pany cites numerous ordinances which tt
asserts give It authority to furnish cur
rent to whomsoever will buy. The city
on the other hand denies that such Is the
case. The company, according to pleading-
In the case, has been furnishing
current to a limited number of business
houses for twenty year and that In the
llrhtlng department there Is Invested a
sum of 1140.000, which returns a revenue
of $20,000 yearly.
John L. Webster, attorney for the com
pany, declared to the court that equity
will not permit a city to recognise such
a right for twenty years, permitting a
company to Invest large sums for ma
chinery and passing ordinances requiring
the company to build conduits and then
arbitrarily, without making proper com
pensation, order the wires cut.
Neighbors In Court.
Attorneys for the Royal Neighbors of
America appeared before the state su
preme court today In an effort to over
turn the $1,000 judgment obtained against
that order In Douglas county by heirs of
Mart Schlank. The deceased held at the
time of her death a policy for $1,000 In
that order, which opposes the collection
on the ground that misrepresentations
were made at the time the woman was
examined for entrance into the lodge.
The fraternity alleges that the woman
asserted in her application she was born
July 15, 1S60. and that she was married
October 14. 1874. These answers, the
lodge's attorneys said, were false and un
true, asserting that the woman was born
prior to July 15. 1800. and that she was
married in 1871 On this account they
aver the society should be released from
the terms of the policy.
Change 1b Broom Contract.
The Board of Publlo Lands and Build
ings Is now receiving $400 a month as a
result of charging the prison contractor
5 cents a day for elch convlot who does
a full task. This charge la made In lieu
of $300 a montn formerly paid by the
contractor to the state for rent, power
and heat The price Is now the same
with 5 cents a day added, making a total
of (0 cents a day.
MANY AT DESHLER SHOW
Cora Prove KlagT la Tharer
Cema.tr Prosperous Little
City.
DESHLER, Neb., Sept S2.-(Bpeclja.-De&hler's
big corn show and horse fair
waa entirely successful. Tuesday O. Hull
of Aim Judged tho corn. There waa a
splendid exhibit in a Urge garage.
Apples, potatoes and other vegetables
were shown, also demonstrations with
fire less cookers, separators. Incubators,
etc. Charles Sloan, congressman of the
Fourth district, delivered the principal
address of the day. Wednesday a large
delegation from Hebron came on a spe
cial train with a band and the program
waa carried out In spite of the weather.
H. J. Gramllch of Lincoln Judged the
horses and talked on horse breeding In
the afternoon, pronouncing a colt shown
by Herman Egger of Byron superior to
any he saw at the Iowa or Nebraska
state fairs. Ex-Governor Shallenberger
spoke to a large audience In the after
noon. Business houses weer decorated
In corn colors. A committee of women
from Hebron awarded tho prise for the
best decorated building to the Phllby
carpenter shop.
GREAT SALE
of
LACS CURTAINS
UPHOLSTERY GOODS
CURTAIN NETS
DRAPERY GOODS
COUCH COVERS
PORTIERES
Monday, September 25th.
Some of the goods now on
display in our show windows.
Prices are cut, in many in
stance to less than
regular price.
B Sunday Paper.
MILLER, STEWART &
BEATON CO.,
413-15-17 South Sixteenth St.
Nebraska Farmers
Want to Be Heard
in Framing Tariffs
YORK, Neb., Sept. 22. (Special. ) The
farmers' congress of Nebraska, which
has been holding a three days' meeting
here lste last nisht ariontprt resolutions
which slapped the reciprocity Mil In the
face. They declare that the farmers
should Insist on receiving the same con
sideration In the framing of tariff bills
as that accorded the manufacturer. The
resolutions also declared in favor of
tariff reform, Improved methods of taxa
tion, direct legislation and the parcels
1'OSt.
The meeting, which, was called by the
rural life commission crested hy the last
session of the legislature, held Hi fust
session Wednesday morning. Commis
sioner W. L. Delano of Lincoln presided.
He gave reports from New York, Califor
nia and other states. Prof. Sheldon, aa
associate member of the commission.
nave a few thoughts on the subject of
"Taxation."
Rev. Dr. Lindsay of the Congregational
church gave an address entitled "Lights
and Shadows of tho Farinors' Life." He
told of the dignity and" grandeur of the
farmer's life, of his independence and
the privileges he has of enjoying na
ture's gifts. He gave the farmer credit
for being the creator of life's conditions,
regulating the supply of the world s nec
essities. He showed how the farmer's
disadvantages are being overcome by the
trolley lines in the east and automobiles
in the west and the rural free deliveries
and telephones.
Dr. Condra followed with an address
on farm health and sanitation, touching
on the cause of disease among farmer
and putting each cause and Its effect
clearly before the audience, saying the
greatest problem of the day was to raise
boys fit to be fathers and girls fit to
be mothers.
State Inspector Kembail then talked
on pure food and told of the unsanitary
conditions of the retail houses and of
the adulteration of foodstuffs, which
.proved both interesting and educational.
W. 8. Delano presented the report of
the legislative committee whioh looked
after the Interests of the farmers during
the session of the legislature last winter.
He said that the establishing of the new
agricultural school at Curtis was not
in response to the demand of the legisla
tive committee, which worked rather for
the founding of' agricultural high schools
and demonstration farms all over the
state.
The following counties were represented
at the congress: Merrick, ebter, Cus
ter, Lancaster, Holt, Antelope, Greeley,
Saline, Cedar, Kearney, Chase, Tork,
Wheeler. Douglas, nil more. Polk. Buf
falo, Webster, Cass, Pawnee, Seward,
Phelps, Thayer. Franklin Hall.
Valley, Madison, Hamilton, Box Butte,
uncoin, riock, Saunders.
Yesterday afternoon Dr. Bessev. dean
of the State university, addressed the
meeting on "An Imnrovtri Rvn.m n
Agricultural Education." His address was
scholarly and profound and was listened
to by a large audience. The diacusainn
of this subject was led by J. E. Deun
assistant state superintendent.
The subject of "Tintiin" 1.4
Judge A. O. Wray, after an exhaustive
address by Dr. George O. Virtue Th.
subject also was discussed by 3. L.
Carlson and & C. Basse tt.
In our windows
PHOTO OF
Sir Wilfrid Lauricr
Defeated prime minister of
Canada and advocate of Recipro
city, delivering an address, to
gether ith photos of Ms char
acteristic campaign expressions
and tru:tudea.
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THE HOMK OK QUALITY CLOTH Efts.
Crawford shoes
are just what all
shoes should be
Fine, soft, pliable leather,
stylish comfortable and
common sense. High in
everything but price. "Won
ders. $3.50 and $4.50
Every
list of
day adds to this store's
patrons
HaU-ttinute Store Talk
A couple fellows strolled in her
last Fei.urday. ssia they nsi ren
In every Important, SS well as un
important, store in town. It didn't
take them long to find Just the
kind f suits thry ha.1 In mind.
One of them poured forth his opin
ions like this: "You fellows have
ten times ss many Tall Suits ss
any sti:e In town and you have
shout ton time as manv custom
ers looking at them." Of course,
we were too busv to verify his
statement. We believe It. how
ever. An entirely new stock the
site of ours must have a wonder
ful drawing power when people
come to compare it with the mixed
old and new stocks about town
BOY IS PUSHED FROM TRAIN
Story of Central City Lad Who Was
Badly Hart is Being; Investigated.
CENTRAL CITY.. Neb.. 8ert. M.rfin-
ciaJ.) Otis Nordfctrom, son of N. O. Nord
strom or this place, aa the result of an
accident Is confined to bis bed with pain
ful Injuries. Although he Is not as brleht
as lads of his age he tells a story which
seems to be corroborated cy circum
stances. He Is about fifteen years of
age. He says thai he came down town
Tuesday evening after auDDer and fell
in with some older boys in the west end
of town. He claims that they compelled
him to accompany them to the Union
Paciflo depot where they forced him to
Doara the blind on the "Bpookeye" pas
senger train, bound tot Grand Island.
He says 'he tried to escape from them
at Chapman, , but that they compelled
him to go on, and that when about three
miles west of Chapman they pushed him
off the train, which must have been
running at About forty miles an hour.
He was discovered the next morning In
that vicinity by tho signal care taker,
who was traveling over the tracks on his
; motor car. He whs badiy dased and
bruised, one ankle waa badly sprained,
and he waa crawling about on his hands
i and knees. The care taker placed him
on his car and brought him to Chap
man. Soon after the boy's father, who
had been looking for blm all night, ar
rived,' and he waa placed In an auto and
brought to Central City.
Mr. Nordstrom and Sheriff Her are in
vestigating the case. If it develops thnt
the boy's story Is true, prosecutions are
Douna to roiiow.
CENTRAL CITY WOMEN
HOLD FEAST OF FISH
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CENTRAL CITY. Neb., Bept. a. -Special.
To enjoy a fifteen-pound muska
longe sent home by J. W. Vieregg and
George Eoff, who were fishing in Minne
sota, Mesdames Vieregg and Eoff enter
tained a party of their friends at the
Calumet restaurant Tuesday evening. The
i E. Ross, O. T. Bishop, M. V. Scott. A.
I Fouts, E. E. Boyd, R. E. Barge, O. E.
i Schiller G. A. Agnew, G. P. Bisaell, C. r.
j Newmeyer, O. H. Hord, C. E. McEndree,
: George Lock. G. W. Smith. P. Young-
blut, Lou Scott, J. M. Machamer, H. F.
Lee.
Don't Wear Ugly
Two-Piece Bi-focals
We are exclusive makers of
the sew Double Vision Lense
celled "Sho-Not." No scales to
come off or ugly lines to show.
SIXGLE IN APPEARAXCE
DOUBLE IN PURPOSE
Step In and let us show you
the 'Sho-Not"
Iluteson Optical Co.
218 So. loth St.
Bryss to Srak at Central City.
CENTRAL CITY. Neb., Sept. 22.-8pe-dal.)
Local democrats have Just been
notified that they can arrange to enter
tain William Jennings Bryan here en
the forenoon of October 19, as he will
be passing through this section of the
state at that time and can arrange to
I stop here. It is planned to have him
speak on the public triangle at 10:30. It Is
also planned to entertain him at a small
banquet and already nearly all of the
tickets have been spoken for.
Aebarsi Mas Dies Smddealy.
AUBURN, Neb.. Sept. 23 iSpeclal.)
John Aden, living eight miles southwest
of Auburn on a farm, has been suffer
ing lately with "walking typhoid' fever,
feeellng somewhat stronger Wednesday,
he went out Into the field for some work.
Not returning promptly, search waa In
stituted and he was found dead not far
away. Heart failure had resulted.
Persistent advertising Is the Road to
Big Returns,
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We've been leading
the procession for
so long that it seems
useless to say any
thing about furnish'gs
But, we don't want to miss a
single fellow. We want to In
terest every one in this superb
department of ours. We want
particularly to remind them of
Underwear, etc.
Our Undetwear
We're just as careful to sell
you underwear that will fit you
as we are to sell you Suits or
Overcoats that will. We've the
best values In town, too.
Union Suits, $1 up.
Shirts or Drawers
from 50c up.
Sweaters Coats, Etc.
The garment of perfect com
fortdressy at the same time
Some of the color combinations
are superb. The values well,
they're too great for words to
define.
, $1.50 to $6.50
Careful, dres$y feVows who were at first in
cYmed to class it with ordinary clothing stmres
The reputation it has gamed in three short years
draws a constantly increasing crowd of satisfied
buyers. Why?
We've taught the public to know that here, re
liable goods and liberal savings go hand in hand.
They've come to know that keeping the "store of
true values" constantly in mind is a money saving
habit worth cultivating.
They know that here is a store, beautiful in the
extreme kept clean and bright. A store that is
pleasant to trade in. A store that has three floors
devoted to selling of everything a rrtan or boy wears from a
collar button to the finest fur over garment.
A store where every feature is an innovation looking to the
saving of your time, patience and money. When you come to
really desire such a clothing store service we 11 count you as
one of our patrons. No other store can interest you then.
What will it be. a true
blue serge or a fancy
fabric suit for fall?
One is just as correct as the other It's
purely a matter of personal preference.
Our Fall line contains many that will
please and our time is yours to help you
find the one that suits you beet. Prices
wonderfully fair In fact, 13.00 to $10
less than prevail in other stores for iden
tical qualities.
$10 to $40
True blues $10 to $35
We've a complete hat
store within our store
- Just now we're featuring soft hats especially those
nifty Beavers and Velours. They're considerably
more popular than other Boft hats. Our buyer didn't
overlook a single good style.
Velours $5.00 up
Beavers $4.50 up
Scratch-ups $3.00 up
Stetson $3.50 up
We simply must speak to
you about our .suits far busi
ness and professional men
In selecting these suits we keep in mind
the kind of suits the best of tailors make
for such men. Our every care is to rival
them. We are so sure of our ground
that we state flatly, such men can get
better clothes here than they can have
made and at half the price. Five min
utes time is an you need to make
choice.
$25, $30, $35, $40
mm?
Qm SMI W .
We can expect overgarment weather nw
fSof1 ihounl await your choosing and the stock is so varied
that a choice is easily made
Overcoat price $10.00 to $50.00
Teppsra and light overcoats
n1m'.ve7r wH modelslight colors an well aa Oxfords and black.
Beautifully lined with fine silk.
$113.00, $20.00. $25.00
Taffeta silk lined opera coat for 920.00
Made of fine unfinished Worsteds find Thlbets. With convertible
".. Without question ths fines': Opera and Evening Coat ever
offered at the price. .
Rubberized slip-ons and English Gaberdines
for ecld. rainy days $10.00 up
HANNEMAN DIVORCE CASE
TRIAL IS ON AT FAIRBURY
FAIRBtJRT, Neb., Bept. 21 (Special)
nrut interest Is being manifested in the
Hannemann divorce case which is oc
cupying the attention of district court.
The case is being tried before Judge I
M. Pemberton of Beatrice and is the out
growth of an assault made en Mr. w.
Hannemann, the plaintiff, June 12, 1911.
The parties live on a farm near Jansen
in this county and one of the chief points
In dispute is the possession of a quarter
secUon of valuable Nebraska land.
Both the defendant and plaintiff are
elderly litigants, the former being 68
years of age and the latter 81 years.
Tk.u wr. married In York county In
1880, shortly after the arrival of Mrs.
Hanneman from Germany. Bne alleges
cruel and Inhuman treatment and states
that the plaintiff had six razors In stock
and always carried one with him and on
several cases attacked her. It was nec
essary to flee for her life. Another
time she says he threw an axe at her.
In her petition she states that on the
12th of June last he got abusive with
her and made an attack on her. Mrs.
Hanneman's daughter came to her aid,
struck him on the head with a sharp
kn. nvir several days his life was de
spaired of but he finally recovered and
now Is seeking a divorce ana posession
of the land. The defendant wants her
share.
Messrs. Heasty A. Barnes are plead
ing the cause of the defendant, while
Denny & Hartlgan are representing the
plaintiff. The case is being bard fought.
M0T0RCYCLEJHIEF TAKEN
AUBURN. Neb.. Bept. 22.-(SpeciaL)-Bherltf
Jones of Nemaha county made a
real catch Tuesday afternoon, when he
captured Harry AdamB, alias "Tex." Mc
lermon, a few miles sotub of Stella.
Adams had stolen a motorcycle In Lin
coln. On the pretence of riding around
the block to try out the machine he
secured possession of It and forgot to
come back. He made the trip from Lin
coln to Howe In two hours and a half.
In the country near there he disposed of
the machine to C. H. Gabus, a school
teacher, receiving therefor Gabus' check.
When taken by the sheriff the check was
recovered. The wheel has been restored
to the original owner and Officer Schmidt
of Lincoln came Wednesday night for the
prisoner. Tuesday evening after being
lodged In Jail he tore strips off the blan
kets of bis cot and attempted suicide by
h.no-ir, himself to the cell doortop.
The strips gave way and the sheriff
found him In a semi-conscious state a
.hnrt time later. In his pocket was found
letters from his mother in Lansing,
Mich., indicating that he was wanted
ih. and warning him not to write ex
cept at such times aa it was entirely
safe.
Salute at Wedding
May Be Law Violation
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Sept. 22.(Special.) Martin
Mauder, a Russian, ran foul of the Shoe
maker law passed at the laat session of
the state legislature when he tried last
night to attend a Russian wedding with
a revolver safely concealed In his hip
pocket. The young man stated In police
court today that he was merely observing
a custom of his country which in effect
is to-fire shots In the air in order to
give the bride a salute.
It Is considered uncomplimentary, the
young man told the court through an in
terpreter, if no shots are fired, the saying
being thereby carried out "that the bride
is not worth a shot of powder."
The new law under which Mauder was
brought up as the first violator in this
county sets out a penalty of a fine not
to exceed 11.000 or to exceed two years In
the state penitentiary. Dirks and brass
or iron "knucks" come In the same class
with concealed weapons and render the
owner thereof liable to this stringent
punishment.
BROWN DEFENDS TREATIES
KEARNEY, Neb.. Sept. 21-Speclal.)
Senator Noriia Brown In an address to
the students of the State Normal school
here on the peace treaty declared that
the final ratification of the treaty by the
senate was endangered by the senator
who placed "the prerogative and dignity
of the senate against the peace of the
world."
"I am against the prerogative," said
the senator, "and for the peace of the
world." He then defended the peace
treaty and ridiculed the Idea that the
retention of the power by the senate to
decide whether or not the nation should
go to war was one of more importance
than world-wide peace.
In the treaty as submitted to the
senate by President Taft the power of
compulsory arbitration was likened by
the senator to the power of the courts
of the land which settle the disputes
between Individual, the peace treaty being
simply an agreement to refer disputes be
tween nations to a permanent board cf
arbitration for final settlement.
"There will be no more war with
these contracts signed," concluded Sen
ator Brown after criticizing the first
Hague conference, because there waa no
compulsory clause In the International
arbitration treaty proposed.
Persistent Advertising it the Road to
Big Returns.
ANSWER IN MEADOW GROVE
TELEPHONE SUIT FILED
MADISON, Neb., Sept 21. (Special.)
W. L. Stanton, secretary and manager of
the Meadow Grove Telephone company
of Meadow Grove, Neb., has filed his an
swer to the petition filed several weeks
ago In the district court of Madison
county, Nebraska, by the president, vice
president and treasurer of said associa
tion, asking for an accounting and the
appointment of a receiver. Secretary
Stanton In his answer states that at the
time he took possession as secretary and
manager that the company's property
and business had been allowed to run
down and had so deteriorated that suffi
cient and proper service could not be
furnished Its patrons, and In order to
continue the business It became neces
sary to repair and Improve the same at
a cost of about $2,000. That owing to
such outlay for Improvements the board
of directors did not declare dividends for
the year 1910; that at all times the de
fendant has been secretary and manager
the books and business of the company
has been open to the Inspection of the
stockholders and officers. He further
states that on May S, 1911, he called a
special meeting of the stockholders for
the purpose of taking action to prevent
destruction of the business and property,
the treasurer having refused to pay any
orders drawn by the manager for such
necessary purposes, and the stockholders
did at such meeting. In strict compliance
with the law and the articles of the as
sociation, amend the bylaws so aa to
allow the manager authority to make
emergency repairs and to obligate the
company for the payment of same by
order drawn on the treasurer by such
manager. He considers his stock and In
terest In the company has sustained dam
age In the sum of f?.O0O and prays the
court for judgment for such amount.
MISS PIPER OF WEISSERT
ATTEMPTS. TO KILL SELF
BROKEN BOW, Neb., Bept a. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Bernice Piper, a
well-known young woman, 23 years
of age, residing near Welssert in
the eastern part of the county,
shot herself perhaps fatally with
suicidal Intent late yesterday afternoon.
The bullet entered the left breast and
struck a rib. The girl's mother died a
short time ago leaving her with the care
of a family and despondency Is thougnt
to be the cause of her action. At a late
hour this morning she was still alive.
Key to ths Situation Bee Advertising.
Lsanara WIUob Re-Arreeted.
BEATRICE. Neb., Sept. 21 iSpeclal
Telegram.) Lawrence Wilson, who es
caped three years ago from the officers,
after being arrested on a statutory
charge preferred by Myrtle Shallen
berger, was rearrested northwest of
Beatrice last evening by 6heriff Schick
and lodged In jail. Wilson and the com
plainant have both married since he dis
appeared three years ago. Before coming
to Beatrice. Wilson lived in Seward
county, where he escaped from the offi
cers after being arrested for a minor
ofieuae.
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Fall Suits and Overcoats I
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to uraer 3zu
Order your suit now if you would have it for Ak-Sar-Ben
festivities. Our stock includes all the new shades oi
brown, blue and grays.
Every garment guaranteed perfect in fit and style.
Orders promptly filled.
MacCarthy-Wilson Tailoring Co.
304-306 South 16th St. Five Steps South of Farnam
I Kilp&trick's
are Showing an Interesting Lot of
New Merchandise
These Items Selected for Saturday
belling at Crowd Com
pelling Prices:
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Basement
Sale day of STANDARD GINGHAMS at CHc
Main Floor
Beginning at Eight Pure all LINEN HANDKER
CHIEFS, hand embroidered, sold only in packages of
6ix for the six 390
For Men
We bought a lot of AUTOMOBILE GLOVES, mad
r from soft strong Cape stock with wide gauntlets. Cor-
rect for Auto U6e, practical for any glove use; worth
C and heretofore sold fod $2.00; Saturday $1.15
c 1
CAt 10 A. M. "Women's high grade FOREIGN HOS
IERY, in numerous desirable shades and combina-
45c
pair
Second Floor Section
for the Young
All Wool Serge Dresses,, ages 6 to 14, colors navy,
V brown, wine; on sale at $5.00
Peter Thompson's in great variety.
Hats for the chill, girl or miss .50c up
Thos. Kilpatrick & Co.
Be sure and get the Comic Section of The Sunday Bee.
It will be worth while.
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