THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 27, 1912. Confirmation Suits for Your Boy No other occasion, perhaps, In the hoy's life will be recalled In later years with as much pleasure aa the day he Is confirmed. It naturally -rests with the parents to see that no detail be overlooked which will tent) to make the event a happy one in eTery way. The boy's suit Is a very Important feature we have prepared a special show. nr. of suits made of a beautiful smooth serg - in a rich blue, handsomely- t.-.i!o e1 anl finished all through. Eitter Norfolk or double breasted styles. These are clothes that give tte boy the well dressed ap pearance so much desired and put him at ease with himself and bis surroundines. Prices, ss.oo S7.50 88.50 ! 310.00. Youth's Graduation Suits With long trousers. Made of the finest blue Serge In perfect-fitting, stylish models. If your son is to graduate now is the time to select his clothing while the stocks are com plete. . Prices. 815 gig and 820. Everything the boy will need will be found here in pleasing variety lists. Neckwear, Hose, Gloves and Shirts; all reasonably priced. ivt YotM twin ova a ii i mr r vsa 1513-1520 FAUN AH STREET RIYERS AREJLOWLY RISING Melting" Snow Causes Trouble in Many Places in State. 2LUZ RUNS HIGH HI SOUTH Rlgea of lee Breaklag t la Mleeearl Are Vet Apaareal Railroad Offlrlala IMraeed at the Oatlaek. Tb Blue rlvsr at Beairto began rising tetania y aad last evsnlng waa almoM aa hlah as It waa a week ago. The Union raaitc which opened lis Una yesterday bttwaea slsrjevlll, Kan., and Beatrice, is aaala cut off. The company la ualng the Rock Island and It. Joseph and Uraad Island tracks In running between Beatrice and Msrysvllle. The Missouri river at Omaha roa on. half foot la the twenty-four hours end In yesterday (naming at 1 o'clock, balm the largaet Ma la any twenty-four hours this spring. Tha previous day tli rlvr rosa two-tenths el an Inch, tha avarasa rlaa Ihua tar thus spring. Tha rlvar la now taa and sevtntentlis tact shove tha low water level or saro mark, , No at sua at th lee In the river break ing baa been recorded at, tb weather bureau, although rports were1 reoelvd K y On (' " that th Ice was "honey-oombtag" up the rlvar and Forecaster Walah says It la but a matter of a short while, with the present kind of weather, before It will begin to break up. Th flood atuce at this point Is nine teen feet and the river will have to rla elahl feet and thra-tentha of sn Inch before It would affect Omaha, t'p to that state It would net damage much property around the Omaha liver front. About lea Inchee of enow fell over cer tain parts or Kansaa last night, and will probably make condition In that state tar mora dangerous than they ars at present. Railroad officials are well plaaaed with the eondltlone eitetlng along the line waat et the Missouri, and while they pre dirt aoma high water during the next few days, they are aot as fearful of heavy damage aa they war a week ego. They contend that the fretting nlahts has a tendency to hold back th flood water, permitting It to ooak Into the ground. From Central City west, the Platte rlvar Ice continue to bold ss solid as a rock, though covered with water to a depth of from three to eight Inches. East of Central City lb lc shows signs f breaking. Above Fremont and east af SIItw Creek, considerable jot the Ice hat brnk4i up end mva pit bout flv miles shoe Fremnnt, today' tlira la a report ( a gorge and that th river baa risen very rapidly. In fact, th eater baa epllled over th bank and Is out a sal net the Unto Pacific grade, but J sot doing any daman. Farther down th Piatt there ar por tions cm in stream where the Ice haa commenced to move. Ia th vicinity of ine numngton s bridge, east of Ashland, for a distance of a mile or more the rtrer la clear of Ice.' Down In the vlclnitv at La Platte the Ice still sxtsnds acroaa tha fiver, but It Is becoming very rotten and a saia I be showing eigne of breaking. The Elkhorn la said to be holding Us Ice from one end to the other. Prom Norfolk there Is no alan of a break. Through this section of the country the ice is flooded to a depth of from six Inches to a foot The Niobrara river aad Long Pine are aald to be breaking and the Ice running eut without showing signs of gorging. On all of the road the dynamite erews worked last night, ecatterlng the explo sives along the Ice, end la this way it Is betlarad they have prevented much flood damage. Stephenson Wins the First Vote in Battle in eSnate ' at i of I of I CAN CUKE YOU OF RHEUMATISM Tmt (Mkm tnzMmUr te ttfrlMe Tcts W rtewH'lM La mr mm. Vet teear I Mr BsrM WU sa SnU SI Ilk b earls stSa-s. After eeselef aaa" eertolaf mu aeear lor lmy- rmn. I limw) a rm r ehtcfc mtmtnmt'y mt, ea I elf! mm 7m) a eeclaaa el the ve-v awdk-ae . WASHINGTON. March HL-Senelor ftta. Phenaoa of Wisconsin lode won tha fliat ratios t ute tattle over th validity hi aeut la tb senate whtn by a est t V a reeolutlen by Senator Jen wasaingtoa declaring tbe Wuuoaaia sen ator Illegally elected waa retsMted. Tb nasi struasle will oouia lanme wbea the Iieybura reeolutlea sustaining th validity of th elect so and endersliig uie investigating osmmlttess. majority view will v voted upon. tepheneon adharcnte, ltd by Senator Sutherland of tub, claimed tonight that a majority of four (or Stepheiwoa waa uKeiy tomorrow. Th Stepheaaoa opponent, led by 6ea ator Lea of Tenneaere. claim that the atephsaaon stronath tomorrew may be i evea leaa tbaa today. Many eeaators wb , have been abaent will be bark tomorrow. ; re final vot mar not be reached be ' for nlshtfall. Heren or eight seoators expect to speak, aad besides Use llcrkuri reaolutloa there Is also pending a rreo lulwn by senator Work af CallforuU 'declaring tha gtephenaoei eiectloa uiegal. although dltferiag with tb Joaea neolu " a form. Hack of thee will sacssai 'i a roll calL A bar majority Is nsreaaarr to awiara i aenatorlal eieetloa InvaiH. such a raoo utton would deprive a aerator of K eeat Juet aa aftertlveiy aa weuM a reeo- Intloa of eipuietoa. which require a two- tktrda vote. Tkreugboet the dehata.today bath tea star aHephanaoa and teaattr lasetmeeT, aUBiiarry waer fire, were In tb lata'. ebeenber UNION PACIFIC FILES BRIEF Say. Bought Sto:k is Southern Pa cific for Protection. HO ATTEMPT AT A5Y K050P01Y Attoraef Daaae af a Praarlaeo Araae Oalx- Vareaaaaable Trade Reatrietleaa Farblddea by Sbrrasaa Law. WASHINGTON. March X.-For self defense and eel-preserved Ion the Cnlon Pacific bousht at per cent of the stock of the Southern Pacific according to the story laid before the supreme court In a brief for the t'nloa Pacific prepared by P. P. Dunne of Ban Francisco and filed In tbe covernmenf a ault to dissolve the Haniman mercer. Unwilling to be bottled up at Ogden. Utah, the attorney etated, the Union Pa cific bought IT Si per eeat of the Southern Pacific stock In im. that the Southern Pacific should continue aa Its friendly connection to the Pacific ocean. The majority stockholder of th Southern Pacific "gav their confidence to the men who had achieved so much for the Union Pacific and yielded the executive manaaement ef th Southern Pacific com pany to th nomine of a minority stock bolder " according to Mr. Dunne. laereaere Haldlasa, la IMS the formation of a hostile "Walt street Pool," to wrest control of the Southern Pacific from the Union Pacific caused the Union Pacific to ralae lis holdlnaa to 5 per cent According to the brief filed today the Union Pacific sold a block of stock In 1MB only to buy U back In 1N whan "administration railroad bill" was proposed In cons re ae. At no time waa the purchase of stock prompted by an Intent to monopolise in terstate commerce or to restrain trade. It waa stated. Th railroad attorney ar sued that only unreasonable restriction of competition waa prohibited by tbe Sherman anti-trust law. "Certainly if tbe supreme court of tha United States," Attorney Dunne said. "has made one thing clear In Ita x poet lion of the anti-trust act It Is that tbe raetrtction of competition muat be direct In Its neure, no remoe, undue and unraa sonant. If any restriction there be. Thla la tb thought that rua through th de cisions from the first to the first begin- nlnga of ths interpretation of the anti trust act and finds recent expression la the ell and tobacco cases." BLUNT'S FAMILY SEESGOVERNOR (Continued from First Page.) governor that there la no reason why some suitable man cannot be found In the state and that previous prison experience is not needed. Vhat la needed Is common aetrae and brains, and tha technical part of the work be assures the governor can be learned in from twe to ell weeke ob servation In any well regulated prison. BURLINGTON TRAIN WRECKED (Continued from First Psge.) aides. The paaaengere war all taken back tnta the aleepers end made comfortable, their Injuries oonaistlng In the mala of slight cuts and bruises. As soon aa tha wreck occurred, train men walked bark to Boat wick, from which place word was sent to McCook, the dtvteloa point, from whence a wreak ing crew, accompanied by physicians, waa aaat on a special train. The wreck was oi eared up eerly during the day and later the train proceeded en ita way east. Engineer Slrooleumb says th track showed ao waakaeae aa he approached the embankment along tbe Cheyenne river. Wreckers ar on th way from Alllsnes and Sheridan and the trsck may be opened lata tomorrow. Four eoachea ars so badly demolished they will be burned. It hi reported a aeeend washout baa been found near by. Conductor Ling was la chars of th rum. GOAD HEARING TAKEN UP (Continued from First Page.) Richards rights above Fremont, which In cluded the old Patterson filing. The hear big was continued until tomorrow morn ing. . Intareeted spectators at the hearing were those Interested In the Babcock project, which Involve some phaeea In conflict with both the Ross and Coed Dot wmi m wsaer are bee. a kai,.- win ' " XJTZ'lLm a. -1 d a j J1 R D lMT nM "- a: ctiCHAnU W1LH sU.it Wmrr asr Net ee eae ware air af vVrnt 1 . ee wrMe e a T. E-w lvt. ft.. . , !.- meee. it "cTakarwrs or ocmasr grrxaxrm. . ,.,Ki.....S2 IWlZC 1 j Jeipsuiuk. ..ben. .ifclyl $ ,..td USA Ulesalo.......... " tlllll. I jojaww... rn.ain .. 1 . Iowa Wrestling Team is Ready to Meet , Cornhusker Squad IOWA CITT, la. March Mv-Th Iowa wreatung team, which roeete Nebraska at Lincoln aa Saturday afternoon, ha been picked, and will leave an Friday for that place. The men wb win make the trip are: Oraa. lightweight. OlltUand, mlddlaweight, and O'Connor, heavy weight. Ail of thee men won their matches in the tourney with Ames last February, and have kept la condition ever sines. O'Connor Is Ue only one of the trie that competed Seal net Nebraska hvat year. He la the heavyweight entrant, and for hut weight la a high -class tret-pier. Ha fca handicapped by being lighter tbaa moat hear weight, welgh !H4 abiut VS. and thla caused his defeat by Elliott f N.hraika but year, when h waa oat weighed twenty pentads. II has been the university champion for tbe ailllland. tb middleweight. Is a wrestler wba flghta dosperately, but has not been la th same long, sad It at bard to sea where be stand an tick chance wHh sillier of Nebraska.' Mille Is weU known here, as be Is a termer Hawkeye aad learned bis wreatltng st Iowa. lie la regarded as an of tbe beat eolkag mlddlewekihts In th game taday, and out ht aot to bar mack difficulty WHk Gllhkuid. Oraa. th Iowa lightweight, la a very fast and staves- man. with seasldsrabl experience. What ha can do with Ruby ef Nebraska ht a proMeas. He will be eonstderably eut welched, but aetd frees this ought to bald bis ssa fairly weU. Gran la expected to pot up a terrific battle, altbaugb be will be up against th beat aaaa la the western oslwwos at has weight. PACKERS FOUND NOT GUILTY (Continued from Pint Paea) fresh meat. That the allowance made for by products In figuring the test coe were Inadequate and the "coet used ty the pa kern waa fictitious and higher than the actual coat. That the rei'resentstlve of the differ ent companies In New York. Boston and other eastern cities exchanged Informa tion In regard to price and shipments and telegraphed the figures to their superiors in Chicago. That the violation of the Sherman law br the packers haa been continuous and practically uninterrupted el nee 1. Attoraer Miller Delighted. - John 8. Miller of counsel for the pack ers said: We are extremely grateful. The gov eminent ought to be satisfied also aad thla ahould put sn end to the long drawn out attack on the beef Industry. I could sea no other verdict possible under the evidence presented, although, of course, th deliberations of sny Jury ars uncer tain." The Instructions of Judge Carpenter laid special atress on the question of rea sonable doubt, and the Jurors wers In structed that If they had such a doubt of the guilt of the defendants as would Justify them to pause In any Important affair they could not return a verdict of guilty. -As the Jurors filed Into the box they showed the effects of the strain of the trial. Foreman Harvey and Charlee H. Nare, tha first Jurors to take their eeats, walked briskly, but some of ths others were apparently much tired, particularly H. I. Bucklln of Dundee, who recently suffered an attack of pleurisy. Two minute after reading the verdict the Jury was discharged by Judge Car penter. After receiving the congratulations of the peckers and their counsel the Jurors hurried to tbe clerk's office and received the vouchers for ths fees du them. "Just what I have always looked for ward to." said Thomas J. Connors, one of the defendants. "Too much suspicion, no facta and no violation are not good Ingredients for a successful prosecution. ' "Suits me to a T." said Edwrard Tllden. "Excuss me now, but I muat hurry to a phone and let my wife know about this.'' History af A chronological history of ths govern ment Investigation and proeecution ef the men alleged to control the fresh meat Industry ef the country le ss follows: July I, IMS-Injunctions leaned by Judge Oroaacup restraining the packers from entering Into a combination. February IS. 1 InvcMtlgallen of al leged combination begun. July 1. is-Hlxteen packers and four corporations Indicted. !eoember tl, Mie-Caees called for trial. March 21, 1901-Judge Humphreys ren ders the "Immunity bath" decision, tree ing the Indicted packers December W, 1MM Investigation taken up by federal grand Jury soon discon tinued without Indictments being re turned. December IV Investigation resumed by the ftderal grand Jury. March SI. lOlv Indictments returned against the National Packing company and tan subsidiary conceme and bill In equity filed asking that the National packing company be dissolved. June 21, lMO-lndictmenta against the National Packing company uuaahed by Judge Landla and a epecial graad Jury called to renew the Investigation. July 14. ifie-Spedal grand Jury Impan eled and Inquiry begun. August 11, ine-Thomaa O. Lee. man ager of the dressed beef sales department of Armour Co., indicted for perjury and Alfred H. Urlon. chief counsel for the company and three employ charged with deotroylng atenographera' notebooks containing Important Information deal red by th- government. , i Auguat IV lie Attorney L'rton dis charged with a reprimand and the ether respondents held for further hearing. September 13. 11 Indictments returned charging ten packer with conspiracy In maintaining a combination In restraint ef trade. December t. tall-Trial of the ten rack era begun before Judge Carpenter. Five Mllllea Waede la Haeaeel. The trial was one of the longest crim inal trials In the history ef th federal courts. It begin December t. It II, and ths Jury wss sworn In December 1. The first witnees was called by the gov ernment December Mi The government put forty-nine wltnesees on the stand snd Introduced l.tW doucments In evidence. The record of the ease contains (.saxsa) words. It la estimated that the trial coot the packers and tbe government about lw,m Ths first wttsess called by the govern ment was Albert II. Veeder. the desn of counsel for the packers and personal legal advisor of ths lata Oustsvus F. Swift, founder of Swift Co. Hs gav a graphic description of th old packers' pool which met every Tuesday aftsrnona prior to mt, snd gave the details of ee method by which the fresh meal bualnes of the country was controlled. He de clared that no attempt waa msde to tlx prices and dlvlds territory after the old packers' pool waa dissolved In ISM. He also told of the attempt of tbe Armour, Swift and Moms Interests ts combine the packing Industry Into bllHoa-dollar corporatlon, and how the plea was dropped basauas of Inability of Ita pro moter to linages It. Nearly every witness called by the gov mment la the trial waa either aa em ploye or a former employe of one of the corporations controlled by the defendants. Tim defense eross-exantlnrd every wit ass at length aad la this way got much of Ita aids of tbe case before tb Jury. Tbe Jury which beard the case was com posed af tb following: J. K. Harvey, W years eld. grocer, Wil ton Center, 111. Edward J. Mon. at year old, earpaa tcr foreman. Streatcr, 111. Aaa Bannister, at years otd. farmer, Napervtlle, 111. II. I. Bucklln, el yeara eld, farmer, Dun dee, lu. ru.es it; RED lit . TO go DATS. Tear dragster will refund sseney If PAZO OINTMENT latl to sure any nae f ItcMaar. blind. B-eadkv ar protrtsaang rUea Is I U 11 days, kc OOWTn5 Tbe rwmplna; ssant of tha city awd the wew pnaaas a tar were aa- IIJDS, Tbe Ore starred m the beiiar The Body Is a , Fat Factory When a man or a woman grows fat and huge, flabby barer of fhle worUneas flash make them miserable, ft le a cer tain alga that aomewbar wtthks the organism of that man or wemaa there Is something radically wrong. Tb healthy man or woman dlsests all that la good la food and throw off la a natural manatr all that to bad. Thla la what the digas- ttv Juices are anode tor. When theee Juices ar weakened or too powerful I bey can aot get tb good things eat of the nourishment we eat. aard banco ther torn lata the bleed t.VU which makes fat. It Is vary stmnl to correct theee Joieee la a fat aareo. Thia eecret baa baea dem- enauated la the faaneae atarreoia iaa leta which bow have sock a tremendous erne, They reduce fat at tne rat ef B ta If ounce a day. They comet th faulty Juice and give to tbe body th very nutrition It needs. They remove fat ks a natural manner, bat they do It ee o.alcklr aa te be almost byed banef. I m 1 aot hav t diet or ax ss case ead you may eat what yoa ana Thee Intat tablets are th result of a demand aa the part of the subtle tar a for at tbe faas eua alarawa praacrtpUoa that will aar amt a tat person to carry hut fat rwdwear with bhai at aa ttmee, ao thai each meal will add as mora fat ta has bacty. Mar muia TtlUst are aold by every eragxwt. or yon may write th starsno.a fornix ay. am runner BKtg.. Ketrat. Mien., i easa win be sent yaa privately by Tb price at Marmosn TeSleta s Suits for Confirmation DEPENDABLE BLUE SERGES at ' $5.00, $6.50, $7.50, $8.50, $10 anl $12 These suits in both the Norfolk and double breasted effects are proving winners with the young fellows. The style, fineness of fabric and rich shades of navy are points greatly in favor of these confirmation suits. Correct Furnishings for Confirmation Outfits The furnishings must be in keeping with the suit our show ing of white plaited or plain blouses at Sl.OO-rHosiery, Gloves, Hats, Neckwear will all help your boy to appear at his best. Extra Special Values in Suits at $3.50 and $5.00 At these prices we feature lines of Boys' and Juvenile Suits and Reefers that without an exception, are by far the greatest bargains in children's apparel to be found in Omaha broad ranges for selection. They are going fast so we ad vise an early visit. BrQwning.'King 6 CS K. S. WILCOX, Mgr. 15th at Douglas. mm mm We wish to call the public's attention to the fact that exhaustive pains have been taken to look after the comfort of those wishing to attend our demonstrations. To iniure this, a substantial and spacious platform has been erected and elevated, from which the demonstra tions may be viewed with absolute comfort and safety. Demonstrations will take place regardless of wea ther conditions, IVcdnesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday as scheduled, on the Missouri Pacific Railroad adjacent to Forty-eighth and West Leavenworth streets. C-jupp Automatic TJJail Ixchange o. 2Z 1Z Burton H. 11 T it. Jraars .Id, Uar' man, Napervtll. III. willlsm J. Tbomas, at ysars .Id. frocsry imawa. 111. :. h. Mara, aa yaara via, ru wwm.., Chicago. Howard a Bates. ysars aid, tailor. Chlcafo- M , , J. si. MSParos. as Taia s wmM,j". by a tel phon company aa aa inspector, siraalor. III. . Jacob aialm, at ysars old. bakar. Ot tawa. III. Adam flow. U ysars oia, rairea isnotr, Whoatland, III. Thomas A. cott. M years otd, mill wTlahl Chicago. I j. C. COW1X MAKES roaami Declare Dtaeelatlaa Waal Keeee- allat HlaJker Prtcve, Oeaerat Joha C Cowra. general attor ney for ths Wstrn Newspaper ualoa ( Omaha, when asked relatlvs to report that tha concern constitutes a trust In th matter of supplying country publish ers with ready prints and that Its meth ods ar ta bec.ro the aubject of congres sloani inveatlgntlon, said: This matter has been under inTestiga- tloa for asm tfcns by ths Department of Justice, but np to this tiros I hse aot heard anything as to whether or not a decision haa been rear bed. It la straw that a movement Is on foot la coograas to place the thouaanda of country publishers In a position whereby they will b forced to pa mural mora for their ready print than at the present time, something that undoubtedly would occur If ths ready print bouaes ahould be scattered all over th country snd owmd by ss many people as there would b printing establishments for turning out ths pstent insldes.' " You will tone up your yitem and fed better for taJrinf ,ia the monung , h kUm of uainuu Water ILaVTUBAL LlIlTIVf sTSS - - s.,;-l Bf aTtw maa t-TI CONSTIPATION r1 Telephone YourWant-Au Tyler 1000 AMTJSEMCXTS. I BRANDEIS THEATRE D M Tim m ajt a2iauiaj a a SBI Trtr: MO .AMY A nay of Xuaaa late rest irtght, aa ap y. itata, ae-aoe, 'aaday Matlaa aaAUWs. atattaa aeery Say jKonoa rtcTtntaa avvza ssKrS HtR.l I Th aUetna aarah la "CastlUs." atapaaia msjAwa la atadaaaa Ban uea FTtoa Sa-soe. r W' I IIBOYD'S JSSS: SS-Todav I m9' m t I 1 I r Motloa. II rnees, aaa, aoa. 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