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r.s..fc TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 3, 1911. Nebraska GUARANTY JTO COYERS ALL State Banks Holdinj Postal Funds Host Put Up for Them. TTSTVEESTTY FEES MODEEATI CkaaeIlT arery Astnonles Slate Btwfleata la Nebraska eat af Bikn Atteadaat Vpon tJalversltr. (Tram a Staff Correspondent.) LTNCOIN. Neb., Dec 1 (Special.) In n opinion rendered by Attorney General Martin today all state banki which are depositories for postal savings funds must pa r guaranty taxes on all such sums de posited with the banks. The opinion wan given In a question submitted to state of ficials by the Kearney state bank. The ruling applies to all banks and will re quire them to pay not only the govern ment t per cent Interest, but for bonds given to the government as security for the deposit for the benefit of the guaranty fund. The guaranty tax Is one-fourth of I per cent every six months until the guaranty fund reaches a certain amount, fcuoooo which Is to guarantee about I75.O00.O00 which Is on hand In the various state banks In the state. Without deciding whether the postal savings funds Of tho government are public funds in the sense used In the statute, the attorney general holds that suoh funds constitute a de posl that should bear the guaranty tax, the last expression of the legislature be ing that publlo funds shall be secured In the same way that other deposits are se cured, that Is, by the guaranty law. If the funds are public funds, they must be taxed for the benefit of the guaranty fund and If they are private deposits they must Jos be taxed for the guaranty fund. The state In such an event would not require state banks to give bond for the security of such funds. If the government requires such state banks to give bond for their security, the state has nothing to do with the transaction. ' University Fees. Despite the fact that Governor Aldrlch has made the emphatic assertion that university fees are somewhat excessive, figures collected on this subject show that the University of Nebiaska requires lighter payments than most inBtltutlons of Its kind In the country. Chancellor Avery by whose authority the statement wa made laat night asserted that he did not wish to argue the matter with any state official, but that the figures would in this case speak for themselves. Comparative figures on this phase how that the costf maintaining three years courses In various state universi ties are as follows: ' California, 38; Wisconsin, $72: Kan sas, W6; M.ssuurl, $80; Colorado, 11B0: Ne- Ohio, $186; Michigan, 191; Minnesota, The discussion was b ought about by ths fact that .two Filipino qouths com plained to the governor that fees were bo high at the university that they had little faith In the deca.atlons of residents of the state that the state university was a "free" sohcol. The youths objected to " tyuieni oi tees to in amount of $31 per semester, which was ths amount asked from them by the law department the highest In the university save those where the more expensive laboratory fees are required, Hefases to Register Boats. State Auditor Barton refused today to register 180,000 worth of University Place chool bonds and the officers of the dis trict have arranged to call another elec tion to submit to question to the voters. Ths bonds were voted one year ago, but at that time the auditor refused to reg ister the bends because the bonds ex ceeded the amount of bonded Indebted ness of the corporation which formerly Included also Bethany and Havelock. Bine that time the. University f lace Dis trict has paid off all but (5,000 of the debt and again offered the same bonds to ths auditor. The state officials, how aver, decided that If the bonds were il legal then they are Illegal now and a tisw lection must be held In order to make the Issue valid. The election will be called at once. - Treasurer's Report. - ' The report of State Treasurer George Which includes November, 4 hows the following amounts are set out: On hand October 81 S463.OIS.93 On hand November 29 isn,uA.M Amouiii in fceneral fund tusn.m) Permanent school fuads on hand 4S,UCS.w permanent umvernuy funds ou . ; 92.46 AM.cuuural scnooi endowment funds on hand 1,861.10 Ss'utmal school endowment funds on hand 65.17 OutBlanuing state warrants 221,tou6 (Tins represents slate warrants wiucn have been leisiered and are held by tier eons to wnom they were issued or sold to brokers.) Of the total of moneys on hand S4S7.66l.61 Is dtpus.Ud in banks th oug.iuut the state anu i.Do.uV is faun on hand. Kui.cU invested by slate and drawing Interest: ' 2'ermanent school $8,164,439 J'ei u.aiieut university 2;a,7bg.04 Ag'iouiture college endowment b'n,'J..ik Is'ornial school endowment 77,753. o Total S9,060,i!6J.tW ADAMS COUNTY OFFICER SUES 0MAHADAILY NEWS HASTING8. Neb.. Dec. 2.-(Speclal Tel egram.) 8ult for $10,000 damages for the publication of an alleged libelous state ment was brought In the dUtrlct court today by County Superintendent I It. Willis against the Omaha Dally News and It resident correspondent, William II. Baugh. The article In question, It Is charged, reflected upon Mr. Willis per sonally without foundation. La Polleto Clab Oraraalaed. EDQAR, Neb.. Dec 2 (Special.) About forty republicans met in the opera house last eveulng and organised a La Pollette Republican club. P, A. Caldwell was elected president. Dr. D. J. Keynteh, vice president, and C. B. Ayres, secretary. Resolutions of greeting to Senator La Follette, assuring him of the hearty co operation of the club In support of his candidacy for pres-dent of the United Slates before the national republican con vention, were adopted unanimously. The resolutions alo eulogised George W. Nor rla and urged republicans to work to se cure his election to the United Btates senate. Cow Tramples Boy, BEA THICK, Neb.. Dec $.-.Spec'al.)-The t-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. An drew Reedy of Blue Springs was aerlou injured by being trampled by a cow which ha attempted to lead Into the lot. His arm was broken and he was severely bruised about the body, lie was brought bere today for treatmunt. Key to the Situation Bee Want Ada Nebraska Recount in Custer Makes No Change BROKEN BOW, Neb., Don. X SpeouU The official re-count on the office of sheriff that was called by John Craig, defeated candidate on th republican ticket, has Just been completed, giving Craig a gain of 11 votes, Joe Wilson, democrat, a gain of T and John Wilson, socialist, a gain of 1 Joe Wilson' or iginal majority was X. On th re-count Joe Wilson received 2,386 votes. John Craig 2,326, and John Wilson 296. This cuts Joe Wilson's majority down to 11 Most of Craig' gains at th re-count wer made in th Broken Bow precincts, while Wil on wer throughout the county. There is now no question as to Wilson's eieo Uon to the oft.ee. This Is the first time In th history of Custer county that an effio.al election re-count has ben made. FAREWELL RECEPTION TO PROFESSOft ELLIOT! BROKEN BOW. Neb.. Dec. 2 -(Special. 1 The doubi reception given to Pi of. R. 1. i-liiott, lormer superintendent of schools at this place, by teachers and students, was on of the events of the week. Th assembly room of the High school waa crowded on both occasions and the professor was presented a hand some diamond stick pin f.ora tne teach ers, while the foot ball team gave him a fin traveling cane. Prof. Elliott spoke for twenty minutes and told of the high esteem In which he he.d the Broken Bow schoo.s and gave them a stiong recom mendation to his successor. Superintend ent 8. H. Martin of Su Paul, Neb. At the evening's reception the receiving line was composed of the Board of Educa tion, Prof. Elliott and the Instructors. Laudatory speeches wer made by Pres ident Humphrey of the Boa d 01 Educa tion as well as the instructors and stu dents, commending the exce.lem work don by Prof. Elliott during bis stay In this city. Prof. Elliott left tonight for Lincoln, where he goes to assume new duties as deputy state auperintendent of publlo Instruction. FRANK JURA ARRESTED FOR ATTACKING FAMILY 6CHUTLER, Neb., Deo. 2. (Special Telegram.) Frank Jura, living In North Schuyler, slashed his wife with a knife and inflicted a wound on her cheek about two inches long, penetrating to the bone. Her father, who came to her assistance, a as also cut on the head, receiving pain ful but not serious wounds. Th cut ting was don as a result of a family quarrel. - Chief of Police McKensle, who was summoned to arrest Jura, was also at tacked but he overpowered Jura without receiving any injury. Jura is locked up in the city jail, awaiting to be turned over to the county authorities. NEBRASKA CITY NEWS NOTES Has Charred with Bobbins; Car Is Broaght Back from Ins til Blaffa. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb.. Dec -(Special.) Deputy Sheriff Roy Fischer re turned tnis morning from Council Bluffs with a man giving the name of Jackson, and who Is wanted on the charge of rob bing a car of merchandise, in company with another man named Barker. The robbery waa committed last spring,- but the officers experienced considerable trouble In locating the man. Barker was arrested last summer and a short time sine pleaded guilty and wo given sentence of one year In the penitentiary. Thursday night two cars of merchandise on tho Missouri Paclfto tracks at this point were broken open and robbed. From the first car the thieves took a large con slgnment of spoons, belonging to E. C. Ernstene, a jeweler, and had his name thereon. From th next car they tumbled over and opened a large number of cases of goods and took only four butts of Piper Heldstck chewing tobacco, throw ing other brands about the car, but tak ing none .of them. This la the first car robbery here for some time. The jury In the district court who have been listening to the testimony In the case of M. Ervln against the Otoa County National bank, wherein he sues to recover $500 pn a draft, which he claims was lost and not endorsed by hlin, after being out twenty-four hours returned a sealed ver dict, as Judge Travis had gone home and adjourned court until next Monday. The Great Western Fire company gave their annual dance last evening and there was a large crowd in attendance. A. H. Willis, a well known young farmer, and Miss Marie Amelia Schnltt ker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schnlttker, wer married yesterday at the parsonage of the Bethal Evangelical church by Rev. Langhorat. They will make their home on a farm northwest of this city. , ' . Nebraska l-OUF MEN CHARGED WhH RIFLING MAIL POUCH FArRBTTRT. Neb., Deo. 1 Four pris oner are confined In th crfty jail at Pslrbury on th charg of drunkenness nd disorderly conduct, each serving a wenty-dsy sentence. They glv their amea as Patrick Hogan, Frank Johnson, "home Hayes and Thomas Nash. As oon as they complete their sentence In th county jail they will b turned over to th federal authorities to answer th charg of cutting open and robbing a united States mall sack In a cahoos op posit th Rock Island depot. This mall pouch waa In th caboose and the four men cut It open and rifled th contents. LIFTS GUN RY MUZZLE, WILL LOSE HIS ARM FAIR BURT, Neb., Dee. 1 (Specials Mrs. August Shoenrock. a prominent res ident west of Falrbury, sustained a seri ous Iniury today. Mrs. Shoenrock at tempted to take a loaded shotgun out of a waeon and In lifting It over the side with the muxzl toward her. th weapon was accidentally dlschared. The load truck her right arm and mangled It con siderably. It la probable that th arm will have to be amputated. NEWS NOTES FROM BEATRICE Ce-operatlve Store Asaoetattoa Elects Manager .Bloadhoaad Taken to Strlnaaer. BEATRICE, Neb.. Deo. t-(8peolalV-Th directors of th Beatrice Co-Onera. tlv association held a meeting last night ana elected Frank Scharrer. manager of the new store th association expects to start her In a few weeks. Trainer Elmer Nofslnger left yesterday for Rtlnauer. Neb., with a pair of Fulton bloodhounds to assist the authorities running down the parties who robbed a stor at that place Thursday night. Th Nemaha Valley Poultry, association Is holding Its annual show at Adams this week, John Sohlek. jr.. and Bryan Ellis, two boys of this city, caught a coon weighing twenty pounds on Indian creek, north of the city, on Thanksgiving day. , Dr. J. S. McCIeery. for twentv.riv a resident of Beatrice, departed yeater- uay ior ueevuie. Tex., where he will make his future home. His family will join him in a few weeks. . Mrs. Mary Hill yesterday instituted suit for dlvorc from Edward Hill. Cruelty and non-support are given as th causes for action. ' Following Is the mortgage report for Gage county for th month of November. Farm mortgages filed. amount. $71,843; farm mortgages released) iien. amount, $31,600. Number of city mortgages filed. twentv.lh . . $22,358; city mortgages released, twenty- von, amount, 1ZL,1T. Two JadRea fop Oue Job. HASTINGS. Neb., Deo. t-SpecIal.) James Benson, who got a majority vote at th November election for polio mag istrate In Hastings, has begun mandamus suit against the mayor and council to compel them to approve his official bond. Joseph Meyer, present Incumbent, was lected last April for two years and the council refused to approve Benson's bond on the ground that there was no author Ity for the election of a police magis trate last month. Benson claims election under act of th last legislature, Four Are Sentenced to Hang, .Three Are Given Life Terms CHICAGO. Dec. S.-Judg Petit, today sentenced to be hanged December 23, th four men found guilty of th murder of Fred W. Ouelaow, jr.. a truck farmer. Th men are: Ewald Shlblawskl, 24 years old; Frank 8hlblawskl, 21; Phillip Sommerling. 85; Thomas Schuiti, JJ. Leo Suchomskl and Frank Kits, each 19. wer sentenced to life Imprisonment The seen was dramatic as th judg asked each of th four men If he had anything to aay before be ins- oon.m.i to death. All except Ewald Shlblawskl uenarea am naa not had a fair trial. BISHOP CRITICISES 1AFT IN ADDRESS TO JEWS DAVENPORT. Ia,, Deo. 1-BIshop Theodor N. Morrison of th Protestant Episcopal diocese of Iowa criticised con gress and th administration at a Jew ish mass meeting her last night for tardiness In not resenting th Insults which he claims Russia was heaping on th United State In refusing to honor passports of American 'Jews. "Both political parties promised," he said, "befor th last general election to prevent this Injustice. What President Taft's reason for Inaction are it would be difficult to surmise.' Dignity Dips $3 Nifty Noodle Q Coverings Cji O Fiv Dollars in All But Prict ii V Seams to be good policy this CTt0tYiA ft f"a " AAAM I ments. Particular men like to see that Benjamin clothes are bet- IV ter than tailor-made . , f t-2 Beniamin Suits and OverrrWc at eighteen to thirty-five are the best ob tainable. They aro every-day bargains. Certainly you do not object to our "prove-up p o 1 1 e y." W merely want to allow you the ins and outs." f Ben J a 111 1 n he. Say Men Who Tried to Aid Prisoners Escape Aro from Gate Citv LEAVENWORTH, , Kan., Dec l-A searching Investigation was begun today by officials of the federal penitentiary here to determine what prisoners were Implicated In the daring plnn for prison delivery foiled yeatrrdav, when a guard discovered a Joint of stovepipe contain ing a doien loaded revolvers ontl four ticks of dynamite Inside the walla "W have strong suspicions upon which w are working," Warden McClaughry aid today, "but I can make no statement at present." W. H. Mackey, dpptity warden, took charge of the Investigation. It was the theory that the smuggling of arms Into the prison was the work of two former prisoners, who have friends serving Ions; terms In the prison now. Mackev would glv no Intimation as to who th sus pected men were. The revolvers were of ehonn' grade and evidently wore obtained at a pawn shon In Kansas City or Omnha. Omaha Is said to be the rendesvous of the friends of a number of desperate train robbers serv ing life sentence In the federal prison. Mmo Langevin Will Secure Divorce TARIS, Deo. 1 Th Curle-Langevln rase, according to th Intransigent this evening, has been settled out of court. Mme. Iangevln, the newspaper says, will not continue the prosecution because the plaintiff's husbimd has agreed to a divorce and that their four children shall be given Into her custody. hers today. "If they wer In Ptttshttrg they would he hanged by th laboring men," h added. ROOSEVELT SAYS MURDER IS STILL MURDER NEW TORK. Deo. t-"Not a word." aid Theodore Roosevelt today, when asked to comment on the McNamara case. "Rut." he added quickly. "Just turn hack to my editorial In the Outlook entitled "Murder la Murder" and com par what waa said then with what Is being sntd now. PITTSBURG. Kan.. Dee. l.-T1ie Mc Namara brothers. If guilty, should be hanged." J. I. Shepherd, counsel for the Kansas Federation of Labor, declared King George and Queen Mary Given Welcome to India ROMBAT. Deo. a-'-Klng-Emperor" George and "Queen-Empress" Mary, as they are officially styled sine their ar rival In India, landed at 4 o'clock today f'om th steamer Medina at th quay at th Apollo bunder. They wer met by th governor of Horn bay and a large gather ing of high ofrVlals of th civil and mili tary service. They at one proceeded to a bug amphitheater, which had been erected, opposite th landing atsg and which wa filled to Its utmost capacity with many thousands who had com to welcome th-lr majesties. The handsom levee dress of the officials and th uniforms of the naval and military officers, together with the bright toilette of th women, only served to emphasis th gorgeous hues of th ceremonial ettlfe of th In dian rhletftalns. Rehlnd these wer massed an Immense throng composed of Hindus, Moham medans, Parcces and Arabs, all attired In richly colored festival costumes. Addresses of welcome wer presented by th municipality and other bodies, to which his majesty replied. Commercial Teachers Meet Here Next Year Th Omaha delegation to the Missouri Valley Commercial Teachers' association t Kansas City landed th 1S13 convention for Omaha, according to a telegram re ceived last night by Manager E. V. Par rlsh of th publicity bureau of the Omaha Commercial elub from I C. Rusmlsel, head of th commercial department of th Omaha High school, who was at th convention. Omaha had a hard fight against SL Joseph and Jnplln to get th meeting. Th association Includes Nebraska, Kan sas, Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma and northern Arkansas, and about W0 eom merdal teachers ar expected at Omaha next year. H. C. Boyle ef Omaha was a judge la th typewriter speed contest at th Kn aa City convention. YWW&Nff 4l XJ i' I J The TOYS ' ening Tomorrow Morning More Interesting Than Ever greatest collection of toys, dolls, and toy furniture it has ever been our pleasure to show. A wonderful, almost bewildering, display of instructive, amusing and interesting toys and toy novelties. Besides an unusual "display of small toys, we specialize in large toys, dolls, wagons, etc., the kind that are in structive to the larger children. We cannot begin to enumerate or list our toys in a way that would give you an intelligent idea of what they are. We therefore request an early inspection. We know you will be more than pleased with assortment Furniture Gift Display Comprising a more than usual showing of attractive and useful novelties, all as sembled in special display. Book Blocks, dull mahogany at .$4.50 to $15.00 Muffin Stands, mahogany at $9.00 to $18.50 Dinner or Tea Wagons at $30.00 to $55.D0' Bewdley Dinner Chimes, imported mahogany frame... $33. 50 to $53.00 Mahogany Poker Box, complete with chips and cards .$27.50 Mlohogany Candle Sticks at $1.25 to $42.00 Mantle Chime Clocks at $25.00 to $G5.00 Bridge Whist Set mahogany box, complete with cards and pads. . .$18.00 illiillllh ax $ vvv 2Yn Mahogany Deks Pretty colonial scroll de sign. Dull finiiih.. $24 A large variety of patterns in all woods, ranging up from ... $9.00 pi 5C Work Tables Colonial designs in genuine ma hogany finish. A large line to choose from. Prices S16.50, 318 up Grandfather Hall Clocks at ..S35.00 to S275.00 Rocker or Arm halr (Uk Oat) Solid mahogany, dull finish, Spanish lea ther upholstering or green, panne velour. Special prices- Rocker .... Arm Chair . 20.00 JIO.OO Footstool (Uk Cat) Mission design. Fumed oak with leather top, 12 Ins. . high, II Ins. wide, 15 Ins. ' Ion 99,7 Other patterns, TSa and V9 Smoking Stands (Ida Cut) 30 inches high top 13 inches squaro fumed oak or ma hogany with brass tray, cigar, ash and match holder; each at J $4.00 Other design 92. SO up. Off LLiriJ j 1 Tea Trays, Bolid ma hogany, $2.75 Up. Pedestals, oak and mahogany $2.75 to $24.00 Dressing Tables, all woods, $11 to $80 Magazine Backs solid mahogany, col onial designs, $11 Gift Suggestions- nere you win lind an exceptionally beautiful collection of art objects suitable and acceptable for Christmas gifts. v Traveling Cases in leather, for ladies or gentle ,nen -..$1.50 to $25.00 r rencn lapestry Trays, each, $1.50 to $10.00 Oostumers, brass and wood $1.25 to $25 Fern Dish, mahogany with brass pan $8.00 to $15.00 Clocks for desks or dressers, mahogany frame, $3 to $8.50 Tip Top Tables, ma hogany at $15.50 to $65 Brica-Brac Dept. ingnsu kock crystal Cut Glass, Marblo from Italy, Smoker Sets of all description, Desk Sets, Desk Supplies, Electric Lamp; in short, the most wonderful collection we have ever shown. Shop early while the assortment is complete. Orchard & Wilhelm earpet So. EE! mnnmi BmiiiJiiDiiiimiiijinnmjin