r- SUIT THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 191: Excitement Over Bull Moose Convention 1 i CT?55a4g liff--- I ei f - s s as i h:a jc mis late ai Kilpaipiek's "CROWDS" AROUND THE BEE S BULLETIN BOARD ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. DRENCHING RAIN AT OSCEOLA Heaviest Downpour of the Season Visits Central West. PRECIPITATION IS GENERAL According to Reports There Was Hardly a Point in Nebraska That Did Not Have Ilatn Daring Night. ; There have been rains and rains in central and western Nebraska this sea ;son, but none that was a marker to the one that was general Tuesday west of a line that north and south passes about through Norfolk, Columbus, Osceola, York, Stromsburg and Fairbury. From this line west the presipitation ranged from two to four and one-half Inches, the heaviest rainfall reported being at Osceola, where at 8 o'clock the rain gauge showed more than four and one half inches and still raining, i From the line heretofore indicated, the rain was working east, reaching Omaha and the Missouri river shortly before noon. ' On the Northwestern the heavy ram extended west to Long Pine; on the Burlington's Montana line well up to ward Edgemont; on the Union Pacific to Ogallala; on the Burlington, to Red Cloud, ; and on the Rock Island to Fairbury and 100 miles or more southwest into Kansas. ' Throughout the entire western part of the state and over into Colorado and Wyoming the rain was general, the pre vipitation running fromone-fourth to an inch. General Tlironghont State. .' So general was the rainejthat the reports , received at the railroad offices indicate that ttere was hardly, a point in the state that was not given! a, thorough wet ting down. With the rain reports came the Information that the farmers out througli the central portion of Nebraska are beginning to complain that they are getting more moisture than they want. They say that while it is'od for corn, that cereal is not in need of any more rain; that the rains of the last week have seriously interfered with (threshing small grain and putting up thejhay crop. John Grant Pegg and Joe Butler Involved in Big Chicken Raid John Grant Pegg, city sealer of weights and measures, converted his office into a chicken coop yesterday and half a doaen as fine chickens as were ever copped from a roost in the small hours of the stilly night found refuge there. Pegg declared his brother, Charles E. Pegg, who Is a farmer at Whitman, Neb., had sent the chickens to be served at the St. John's Methodist Episcopal church picnic at Fairmont park today. Gas Commissioner Joe Butler Is long on chickens himself and while Pegg was dis playing one of the feathered thorough breds to the mayor he swiped the remain ing five. Pegg. created an awful furore when he found those chickens had flown the coop. He first attacked the office of the Asso ciated Chaiitie, then the juvenile court office, the license Inspector's office and finally, completing the circuit of fourth floor offices, heard the chickens cackling in the gas commissioner's private office. It took several strong-arm city hall employe?, le;l by Assistant Gas Commis sioner Buck Taylor, to prevent a race riot, but on Butler's promise to donate a few chickens to the picnic in addition to return." ng . trore he had mischievously taken Pegg was at last pacified. SPRINKLING ORDER IGNORED Water Board Apparently Powerless to Enforce Prohibition. NUMBER OF VIOLATORS GROWING Hill District Property Owners Make No Pretense of Obedience Fln layson May Defy Sprink ling: Order. Clean Your Water Closet Bowls The EasiestWay No scrubbing or scouring or touching the bowl with the hands. Use Sard Flush a powdered chemical compound disinfectant and deodorant harmless to bowl and plumbing. V?4 if nusn Cleans Water-Closet Bowls makes them white a new no . matter how badly discolored. It works like magic easy, quick. " 20 rents a can at yoar grocer's or druggist 's FOX LIVERY AND BOARDING STABLES IN NEW QUARTERS The Fox livery and boarding stables, 1814-16-18 Cuming street, have a most modern home. It is new throughtout and fully equipped with the latest sewer de vices. The Fox livery and boarding stables were formerly located at 1110 North Eight eenth street, and Is among Omaha's oldest firms and their splendid progress is due to the fair and square business methods used by them during the last twenty-eight years. In their new home they have a complete livery and boarding stable' and are especially prepared to handle the funeral trade. Tax Raise Opposed by Commercial Club The executive committee of the Com mercial club has approved the opposition by the county commissioners to the pro posed raise of Douglas county taxes. In response to a communication from County Commissioner John C. Lynch the ex ecutive committee moved to appoint two representatives of the club to oppose the proposed raise at Lincoln August 13. There also' will be two representatives of the Real Estate exchange, two from labor organizations and two from the city council. r Vacation The best Matting Suit Case in Omaha for $2.00 others at all prices. Steamer Trunks Regular Trunks. The best values in Omaha. , '.'' ;,- Frcling & Steirile - Trunk Factory. 'J " 1803 Farnani St. Phone Doug. 27S. GOES TO JAIL FOR LOSING MONEY IN CRAP GAME A friend in need is a friend Indeed, thought Green Taylor when his pal, Tom Van, visited him at the county Jail and told him he would procure his release if he would give him the 4 Jailer Cahlll held in trust for him. Tayior gave his eesent to the proposition, as he had twenty-eight more days time to serve, and signed the money over to Van. When Van failed to show up Monday afternoon with the pardon Taylor became uneasy and had Cahlll swear out a war rant for Van's arrest. In police court Van said he bad done all in his power to get Taylor out of jail, but that Police Magistrate Foster had refused to accept the appeal bond he had furnished. Van was fined (25 and costs and in structed to return the $14 to Taylor In sis hours or he would be given a jail sentence.' Taylor is still in jail and Van is out $39 for endeavoring to play the part of the good Samaritan, because he lost the $14 in a crap game. SEES SON IN JAIL RATHER THAN LOAF ON STREETS Frank Hatz, 19CS South Fifteenth street, was sentenced to ninety days in the county jail in police CDurt on a vagrancy i charge. Young Hatz was arrested on I complaint of his father, who says the i boy refuses to work and .Is better off In ' jail than roaming about the streets at 1 all hours of the night. Water Commissioner Howell has sent notices to several hundred water con sumers urging them to desist from viola tions of the Water board's order prohib iting sprinkling of lawns except between the hours of 6 and S in the morning, but the violations continue in increasing number and the Water board apparently Is powerless to enforce the ruling. Property holders have openly defied the Water board and continued to water thirsty lawns in the evening, when sprinkling is of the most benefit. Now come other home owners who have de clared their intentions to notify the water commissioner that henceforth they will sprinkle their lawns In the evening re gardless of the board's rules and regula tions. Flnlnyson May Give Notice. Duncan Finlayson, superintendent of school buildings, may serve notice on the Water board that he will instruct janltois to cease to obey the board's orders, al though janitors were given orders a few weeks ago to obey the sprinkling order or be subject to dismissal. Finlayson de. clares the school lawns will be destroyed unless some provisions can be made to water them in the evenings. In the hill districts of the city reports are that the board's instructions are being Ignored altogether. These residents have been notified several times to cease under penalty of a shut-off of the water supply, but none have been so penalized. Only members of the Water board have obeyed Impliclty the board's Instructions, and have suffered most as neighbors re port their lawns "all burned up." However, no complaints of inadequate service have been received, although Com missioner Howell believes that suspension of the sprinkling order altogether would mean the emptying of the reservoirs in one evening. BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY HAVE A PURCHASING AGENT James Richardson, chairman of the fi nance committee of the Board of Educa tion, believes the board ought to create the office of purchasing agent, paying a man a sa'ary to authorize the purchase of supplies, advertise for bids and In vestigate the ne?ds of the school district. Society Women Give Fatfoe Tea Parties to Their Fat Friends "SIP Your FAT Away" BY ADA LEE. T have hist hoard t ha fnnntaot . has drifted my way in some time and I "" i oiioic ii wiiii my reaaers. un sec ond thoughts I'll modify mv statement. The story is not funny, It is the most sensible story I've heard for ages. Any way, funny or sensible, as you please here's the story. ' A little society woman has a lot of fat friends. She conceived the Idea of gather ing all her fat friends together one after noon and giving them a tea. They didn't catch on to the fact that only fat women were asked until some woman observed It and whispered It to her neighbor. It was all over the room before you could draw a deep breath. Then one of the women commented on the tea. It was delicious; what brand was It and where did the hostess get if h.h.?iJh "".Tr ,old " " she w "i- flntlly found . nmwdy. U r.,tfo,. reduced her weight nd had so ETE " f- ""V" W"nt"1 1,11 h" ", to try It o aht had given tei party Jut to her fat friend.. The tea they ha-l ell liked .o ! I". H"b Te'- wMKh " wlnrl- pal part of the fatfoe Obelty Reducing Treatment snd now that they had all tried It and liked It! wouldn t they have another cu? They all did, and every woman In the crowd atoppen at the neareat druggist on her way horn and ordered a Fatfoe Treatment aent out potthante And now Fatfoe tea are all the rage In that elrl rlo of fat fritnrf,, fr they are all nipping It now and they are all getting alender again, and drug gl ts M-? no ll.no fat-reduMng treatment aver eiiloytd ao large a aale In this country. Out of town ruatomera can aectu-e FATKOE from tlie Omaha druggist by mail at J1.00. Sold In Omaha by Sherman tc McConnell Drug Co. (four atoree); Beaton Ilnig Co., loth and Farnam 8ta.; M-era-Dlllon Drug Co., Kth and Karnam Sta.. and Merchant. Drug Co. 18th and Harard m-a treatment now 1 Some time ago we received a shipment of Dress Goods which had been through a RAILROAD WRECK. We got a liberal discount from the railroad company and placed the goods on sale. Upon unwinding some of the pieces we found slight damages, which we did not notice when making our settlement. I i .':' Thursday gust 4he all the stock damaged in any way will go on sale. The goods were bought to sell at $1.50 per yard. Most of them are Silk and Wool. Poplins and Eolliennes. Mixed with them will be a lot of delicate colors, slightly shopworn-FROM OUR REGULAR STOCK. Gents Per Van!. ml to be sold at COLORS Cream, Tan, Royal Bine, Cardinal, Grey, Robin Egg, Helio, Old Rose, Purple, Navy, White, Pink AND A LITTLE" BLACK. They Should Sell in an Hour White Robes on sale same aisle, opposite side, at $2.50-worth very MUCH MORE. Parasols, worth up to $1.25, at .59f We wish to announce that through an error we ad vertised these parasols as white linen that is NOT COR RECT. They are made from what is called in the trade "LINON" ALL COTTON. Anyone who purchased under a misapprehension may return the parasol and wo will GLADLY REFUND THE MONEY and pay the car fare. We don not knowingly or wilfully maks misstate, ments. . . 11 II 31 Such a purchasing agent would, In the opln:on of Richardson, transact the duties that now devolve upon the chairmen of the several committee, who, because of private business, often find It difficult to give requests for supplies and other ex penditures proper consideration. SOUTH OMAHA PAVING CONTRACT CASES ARE BEGUN Arguments In the suit of Alonzo A. Wilpht and other South Omaha citizens to Invalidate $150,00) worth of paving con tracts, awarded principally to the Na tional Construction company, have been begun before Judge Howard Kennedy in the equity division of the district court. The arguments will occupy nearly all the remainder of the week and a decision will not be forthcoming for at least ten days. A Ton of (.old could buy nothing better for female weak nesses, lame back and kidney trouble than Klectrlc Bitters. Only 50c, For Bale by Beaton Drug Co. Persistent Advertising is the Road to Big Returns. Skull is Fractured in Fall from Car In alighting from a car in front of the Burlington depot George Gtte of Hastings, Neb., lost his footing and was thrown to the pavement. His skull was fractured. Evidently the accident was not noticed by the conductor on the car, as Gates was picked up several minutes later by two men, who found him lying across the track unconscious. Gates was taken to St. Joseph hos pital. Although he remembers his name and residence, everything else ts a blank to him. .He is about DO years old. His condition la serious. Chantaaqna at Falrbory. FAIRBURY. Neb., Aug. 7.-(SpecIal.)-The directors of the Fairbury Chautauqua are making extensive preparations for the opening of the eighth annual session Friday. The Fairbury band will furnish, music. Thomas P. Gore, the blind tenator from Oklahoma, will give a lecture on "Social Duty" on Sunday. Quite a num ber of Fairbury people are arranging to camp at the city park during the session. Ship my freight via the Chicago Great Western 9 V f i "Died of Pneumonia." ' is never written of those who iv.re ' coughs and colds with Dr. King's New j Discovery. Guaranteed. 50s and $1.00. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. I The Persistent and Judicious Use of Newspaper Advertising Is the Road to I Euslncss Succfs i Most Omaha merchants now realize they can get better service by consigning their freight via the Chicago Great Western. Our fast freight trains from the east and the convenient location of our freight terminals in Omaha mean an actual saving in time and money. Send your empty truck uphill Bring the load down Horses and motor trucks cost money. When you break a good horse's heart hauling a heavy load up hill, he's gone and you lose $200. When The next time you have anything shipped to you from Chicago, St. Paul Minneapolis. Dabuqne, Mason City, Fort Dodge, Waterloo or from any other point east or north, specify routing via the Chicago Great AVestern, regardless of where your place of business is, and check it up against other consignments over other lines. You will find Great Western routing profitable. Chicago Great Western Railroad The Line That's On the Level. ' - C. J. Chisam, Asst. Gen'l Freight Agent. David Northnp, Commercial Agent', 1512 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb. Phone Dong. 260. your motor -truck breaks down you're in for a bill for repain. If you can carry only half a load it means a lose of time. In any case it cuts into you profits. Even if you are among the more fortunate you can't save anything by hauling up hill. The harder you work your horses or motors the less valuable they are to you. There Is but one solution in Omaha hare your goods shipped ria the Chicago Great Western, and haul, them down hill to your. warehouse. Run the empty wagon up an easy grade and the load down. You not only save two or three trips per carload by carrying bigger loads, . but there won't be any strain on you motive power, whether animal or mechanical. If you can do it in half the time won't you save half the cost of transfer too? The Great Western freight house is located at 16th and Marcy Streets, just south of Leavenworth. The main business portion of Omaha is down. grade. One horse ' can deliver a vanload, and it is the only freight depot in Omaha from which this is possible. I ! ' in ' n s i "' i 1 " "' 'i1'11'- "' ' '' ' meMmmmmmmwmswtmsm$mmmmMmmmm ..