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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 11, 1912.
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FISHER HAS JCOAL LAND BILL
Secretary Would Allot Fuel Fieldi
to JIunicipalitiei.
GSAKD JUNCTION ITBST CHOICE
BMonmrali that Two National
Hooks Pass Hearer Granting- Six
Handred and Forty Acre
. to Municipality.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. -Secretary
Fisher hu a, plan to allot government
coal lands to cities, which tn turn mar
operate them under certain regulations to
supply municipal need as well as those
of cltliena
As a flrtt step In the plan, Secretary
Fisher has recommended that congress
pass a bill granting 640 acres of coal land
to the city of Grand Junction, Colo., and
meanwhile the Interior department has
withdrawn from entry the land the city
desires. , " "'
Cities In Colorado, Wyoming, Utah.
Montana, Idaho and other public land
states west of the Missouri river would
be most vitally affected by Secretary
Fisher's plan.
The general bill he offers would au
thorise the secretary of the Interior in
hit discretion to patent MO acres of gov
ernmeat ooml land tor each olty and 14
for each town under conditions provid
ing for prompt and continuous develop
ment of the coal, the prevention of any
assignment or transfer of the land, the
safeguarding of the health and-safety of
laborers mining or handling the coal,
the prevention of undue waste of mineral
resources and other restrictions.
Baa Effective fatearuard.
The secretary believes that any snob
patent should be sategaatded by the pro
,vtka that the title of the land patented
shall revert to the government If any
ictty or town to which coal land shall
t patented shall at any time fail to
'pesform atrjr conditions, of the patent .
1 Secretary Fisher maintains that the
en ot the federal policy with respect
government' owned coal fends it to
insure for the pnMio an abundant supply
t prices whioh will yield a fair return
and bo more upon the oapltal Invested
la mining and handling the coil Be
thinks this impossible when a fee simple
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Went Is granted to private persons of
corpora tjons for the commercial exploi
tation of the coal deposits.
' The leasing system. Secretary Flehor
' think t, is the method for the private ex
ploitation of government-owned ooal
land which can protect the. public. By
retaining the title in ita ova hands and
properly conditioning the lease the tvf
eminent will be able to protect the publlo
from extortion. :
, Poller Not Hadaaa-erea.
Such a policy Mr. Fisher holds entirely
consistent with the principles- of con
servation. Although Secretary Fisher believes that
a long time lease for a nominal con
slderatlon would be better for tome pur
pose than an outright grant because it
would admit of greater fleilMllty to deal
Ing with each city according to local
circumstances and conditions, he asserts
It It possible to embody In a patent to
m. itv the most eteentlal conditions neces
sary to affect the, purpose of the federal
conservation pouoy.
t u desirable, be eayt. to retain la
the hands of the federal government a
r.rtain amount of supervision to make
. sure thai the city will actually .develoo
the coal without waste and' wit due re
gard to the health ot the miners ; aim
that all transactions of the olty be liven
the fullest publicity to prevent any op
portunity, for abates and, to keep the
federal government and the general
publlo fully Informed- a to Just how
legielatlon of lata character i operating
in actual practice.' ' ' ,
Upon the request of Representative
Taylor of Colorado, Secretary Fiiher has
directed that the coal landa desire by
Grand junction be held withdrawn from
Wry. The right of the secretary to
make withdrawals by executive order la
Ithe absence of express authority previ
ously conferred by ttetute has been a sub
iMt controversy, especially in Colorado,
,bt Secretary Fisher has no doubt of We
executive authority in w bw
'Sdialach's Plea is a
; Bather PeculiarlJne
i FBJ5MONT, Neb, Aug. lfc-tSpectei-!7osepb
Schalach, who waa arrested at
'Florence last week on the charge of
iataaling a horse from Mataea Bros
let Hooper, was bound over to the district
ourt tor trial yesterday afternoon, ana
la default of bail waa committed to Jan.
i V la a man ot about If a native ot
jiAuttrta, highly educated and speaks no
lenUy, Gknsan, Bohemian, Italia and
Trench, la awe o swu nusaeu www
stood ta English and says be oaa also
talk some Arabia. Be pleaded act guilty
land declined to be sworn or employ an
attorney, but told bis story ot the aJXair
without first being sworn. -. . .
J He said that be bad been employed in
fa bank to Mew York City at a salary of
feet per week and bad come oat to Ne
braska to see "bis girl but the de-
lollned to marry bin. Be hired Mataea' s
'horse to ride out to her father tana
to see her again but changed his mind
and Instead went to Blair and Florence,
where be was arrested. Be says ble
.father is a man ot considerable means
land that he expects to give ball to a few
idaya He says he intended to return the
'horse but his girl's refusal and a letter
tntm his father which he eayt "was an
awful one" excited him to much that be
decided he would CO to Omaha and con
sult ta attorney. , '
DEMOCRATS COMPROMISE ON
ONE BATTLESHIP FOR YEAR
' WASHINGTON, Aug. lO.-Battleshlp and
no-battles hip democrats In the house to
day practically effected a compromise by
whioh provision will be made In the naval
appropriation bill tor one super-dread-
naught - ''f-.'vil.
As a result of the understanding a petl
tlon was circulate for a caucus next
Wednesday night It It expected the
difficulties by that time wll) have been
smoothed out and there will be no hitch
in putting throuch the program. , ,
The two-battleship champions are said
to be Instating as a price for their sur
render that the ship to be authorised
hall be more powerful than any now
afloat or . contemplated. The proposal
Nrill be fought, however, as there Is
etreng conviction among many .members
of the naval affairs committee that
smaller and faster battleships of the
cruleer-dreadneught type are preterrable
ko those of heavier armament and alowe
kpeed.
Key to the Situa con-Bee Advertising.
Woman Dies of Joy
at Seeing Daughter;
Was Omaha Visitor
CHICAGO, Aug. W.-Joy caused the
death of Mrs. Sabina WInternerte, W
years old, in the Union station tonight
Mrs. WInternerte had been visiting in
Omaha. As she etepped off a train she
saw her daughter. Mrs." Mary Meyers,
standing outside the gate. .
'Oh, Mary, I'm to glad to see you,"
cried Mrs. .'WInternerte, rushing into her
daughter's arms.
As the two embraced Mrs. WInternerte
fell dea-L Physicians said she ,iad be
come so dxdted over seeing her daughter
that she had died of heart disease.
MUGS ENTERTAIN HOSTS
iff Cixcui Proves Drawing Card for
Thousands.
L E. FANTS PUT ON DIET
Carefully Preserved from Onslaughts
of Small Boy and Sack of
Peannts - Big Spectacle
Brings Applause,
Replete with an modern daring, dus
ting, spectacular and laugh producing
ttunta Blngling Brothers' ' three-ring
horde of circus gyrators swooped down
tout ensemble on the city of Omaha Sat
urday and held capacity audlenoes spell
bound, duet-chocked, thirsty and collar
wilted. , .
The old staff about the small boy and
the pink lemonade If a fit relic for the
blue pencil and should be relegated lust
the chestnut about the real estate
agent who averred he was a good enough
talker to ten swamp to a Scotchman.
It is also time to chop the oobwebbed
patter about the youngsters feeding the
elephants peanuts, The thing was a hoax
from the beginning and was only per
petrated by fluent space tillers. Ring
tings' L. C Fanta do not eat peanuts
and wouldn't it they had a bushel of
the little gubers (taring them la the taoe.
They are special dieters just like King
Ak-Sar-Bea's troupe ot wild animals.
Ris (Hogs' show It a balm for bald heads
I well as young headsthere was a
ballet of numerous little fluffy chorui
auidept 'Who tripped about in the Im
mense Joan of Aro spectacle with alt the
gusto of a bunch of twenty-dollar a week
burlesque "heavies,"
Just to prove that the affair amounted
something, Captain Henry Dunn ot
local Surkls fame was on hand prying
behind the scenes to the Joan act In
the hope of signing some gay little orien
tal Beaded tor his harem which holds
forth out at the den every Monday night.
Ke met with little euooess, however, and
afterwards had to hesitate at the last
moment between signing one of the musi
cal teals and retaining Herr. Qtcar Llebn
as leader ot the king's royal orchestra.
The event was a good tonlo for tired
nerves, even Steve Maloney, the beau
brummel of the Omaha sleuth headliners,
said so. Dan Butler tat on the cold
bard boards of the reserved seat section
and emiled when a clown pulled off a
kid" comedy stunt" '
The crowd In the evening was a rec
ord breaker and after tilling every avail.
able teat under the big canvas, the la
flux was buttled , around the arena and
tested on bales of straw, fresh from the
elephants' .mengera.
For the last .three weeks an adept press
agent' has been telling about the show
and yesterday hit words were verified.
If you don't believe It and you didn't tee
the circus go and sea The troupe pulled
out of town on its special trains last
night and Is billed tor two performances
at Atlantic, la., today. Attar that Dee
Motnet oa Monday,
Gardner Asks T, E,
Position on Trusts
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10-Representa-
tlve Gardner ot Massachusetts, repub
lican, la the course ot a speech tonight
en the house tteel trust investigating
committee's report, challenged Colonel
Roosevelt to make plain his attitude on
the trust problem, Mr. Gardner caused
stir by the advanced ground he took
ea the trust question, even advancing
the opinion that eventually a federal
commission with powers to regulate
prices might have to be named.
Mr. Gardner declared that in hit con
fession of faith, Colonel Roosevelt bad
been oppoted to the dissolution of trots,
but that the progressive party platform
was capable ot Interpretation In favor
of dissolution or to favor of recognition
of big corporations, ' ; .
" The International Harvester oomoeny
has such a predominance In Its particular
Industry as to be indistinguishable from
monopoly. Do you recommend It die.
solution or do you recommend Its recog
nltlonf" Representative MeaiJlicuddy of Main.
and Chairman Stanley, both of the com
mittee, together with Representative
Jackson ot Kansas, republican, also spoke
on the report-, ...
Gov,Stut)bs Carries '
Hundred Districts
TOPEKA, Kan. Aug. 10.-Retumi r.
ceivea iate today from over the state
tonight Indicate that Governor W. R.
Stubbs has carried nearly 100 of the 165
legislative district. The governor issued
a statement in which he declared he had
easily won the republican senatorial nom
ination from Senator Curtis.
TiijI . m ur mi .. .
x uumpoa aiso issued a
statement In which he claimed the demo-
ciatle nomination for senator over Hugh
r. Farreiley. None of theotser -contests
were materially changed by the results
received during the day.
BRITISH COLUMBIA MAY NOT
TAKE PART IN EXPOSITION
VANCOUVER. Aug. 10. British Colum
bia may decline to participate In the
Panama-Pacific exposition and the "fly
Ing legion" ot fifty leading 8an Fran
decent, who are due here ' August
to conduct a "boomtns" nmiuln n I
the big fair, may receive a'eool greeting,
A. B. Ersklne, president of the Beard
of Trade, when shown a dispatch from
London to the effect that Great Britain
might refuse its support for the fair, said
today: .
Tn view ot the British government's
attitude, t ant convinced It It only digni
fied In the people of Vancouver and the
province not to take part tn the ex
position. . , , ,
VALUABLE FOES. RECOVERED
Sam Aguriky Accused of Stealing
Them from Yost 'i Store. -
POLICE lUTD THEM IN HOME
Property of Omaha Society Women
in Storage for Summer Part of
Loot Total Reaches
Three Thousand,
Between 12,600 and $3,000 worth of fine
furs were taken by the police last night
in a raid on the home of Sam Agursky,
2010 Spruce etreet. Sam Agursky and
Henry Elklns, who lives at 1833 North
Twenty-third street, were placed under
arrest and a charge ot grand larceny
was booked after the name of Agursky.
Emll E. Tost,' who- has operated a fur
rier establishment at 6-7-8-9 Baldrlge
building, held a quantity ot furs in stor
age for the summer. Many valuable sets
have been missed from the place in the
last few days and the police were put
on the case.
Elklne runt a tailor thop In part ot
Tost's rooms. Agursky hat been em
ployed by Elklns. When the police made
a tearch ot the homes of these men they
discovered the valuable quantity of furs
at the home of Agursky. Detectives Ring
and Van Dusen worked on the case and
made the arrests.
Mr. Tost hat been out of the city for
the last few days. A part of the furs
were misted soon after he left and the
next day more were missed. Attorney J.
B. Kelkenny was notified and the de
tectives were set to work. A part of
the furs have been Indentlfled. '
Some of the more valuable furt missed
from the establishment were a white
ermine set, muff and throw, and a sable
set, collar and muff, all belonging to
Mrt. Sergeant ot Nebraska City. An
other was a stone martin mutt belonging
to Mrs. Arthur English ot Omaha. A
lynx muff and collar and an ermine col
lar belonged to Mrs. Van Brunt. ot Omaha,
One lynx muff was the property of Mrt.
R. S. Hall ot Omaha. One mink collar
and mu't belonged to Mrs. Joseph Pol-
car of Omaha. One mink muff was the
property ot Mrs, Millard of Omaha. One
mink collar and mutt belonged to Mrs.
Sumner of Omaha.
Attorney Kelkenny said last night that
to tar at he knew he believed tl of these
had been recovered and he believed there
wat a great deal In the collection taken
that had not even been missed before
It was found. There wa a teal set col
lar and muff In the collection found, the
name of the owner of which hat no
yet been learned.
Following -a tire tn the Tost establish
ment recently, Tost collected a large
amount of Insurance and left for the
east to replace the property lost. Hit
patrom have been anxiously awaiting hit
return.
Mexican Kaiders
Pursued by Posses
of Live Americans
SIERRA BLANCO, .Tex., Aug. 10.
Forty Americans, mounted on fast horses
and fully armed, departed from this town
at dusk today. They go In pursuit of
zoo Mexican rebels, some of whom crossed
the international line forty miles south
west ot here early today and raided Otto
Smith's ranch on the American . side,
stealing several horses. ,'
A special train brought Sheriff P. J.
Edwards and twenty-five deputiet and
Texat rangers from El Paso this after
noon and this poese waa amplified here
by cowboys from surrounding ranches.
Departing shortly after the sheriffs train
was another bearing a company of the
Twenty-second Infantry from Fort Bliss.
All along the line of the Galveston,
Houston ft San Antonio railway between
here and EI Paso, a distance of ninety
miles on the frontier, were received Re
ports today ot ralde by rebel! , who
crossed the Rio Grande, which at most
points, marks the International boundary.
During last night rebels are reported
to have crossed the line below Fabens,
Tex., and made away with twenty horses.
EL PASO, Aug. 10. The Mexican bandits
crossed the International boundary and
came Into Texat today, then began raid.
Ing near Sierra Blanca, according to a
telegram Sheriff Edwarda received here
this forenoon. '
United States troops are moving to the
point where Mexican rebels are reported
to be raiding American ranches. Colonel
Z. Steever hat dispatched troop G.
of the Third Cavalry from Fort Biles,
the cavalrymen moving on horse along
the border.
MEXICO CITT. Aug. W.-Weary of
fighting, Pascual Oroico of the Mexican
rebels In the north has made proposals
of peace to the Mexican government, but
fcr some unexplained reaeon late today
repudiated them.
Prizes Awarded in '
Eagles1 Competition
CLEVELAND, O., Aug. lO.-The degree
team of the aerie ot Worcester, .Mass.,
won first prize, $1,000, in the competition
today before the grand aerie of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles. To the In
dianapolis team tell second place and
$500. Milwaukee took third place and $250.
The grand aerie today to amended the
tawt as to deny any members of the
order the services of an aerie physician
for any ilmest or Injury caused or
brought about through the use ot in
toxicating liquor or by Immoral conduct
No aerie shall be permitted to estab
lish a buffet until Hi charter shall have
been in force a year, the grand aerie
decided and then only upon application
to the grand aerie ot at least two-thirds
of the aerie membership.
THE SECRET OF EOIvCc UEFE.
Da wmt asp dta tsstsag ojE sua br ucglcct cf Ike kexaest seccxMStaa, sBawag
timwtvwnwhtim of tiiiimm ta Has ersacav Aa imjtiifiesi of Natateg aeedeed af
te of tia end b,d1m ?
$ take- a attentive Crroons extract twimti ateoeeaj ea uomt mm saw
0rmti not. BlM4iuat.toaa md
eto Dr. Fierce save ae the publte this route, wkkk k caOed Dc PWeee Geldes
Medical Discovery. He foond it wculat bdp the bfcma i taknf the proper ele
ments iroflt food, kelp the liver into activity, rkevebr thrww out fa poisout frets
the blood tad vitxiizrag the waote rrsteea as well at eilerreBg east sesriSiiatf a ewugn.
No o carer takes eeld unlets eotwripeted, sr erhsfwfcdi sad bsie whet wt
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Taking of Evidence
in Darrow Trial Ends;
Arguments Monday
LOS ANGELES, Aug. lO.-The taking of ;
evidence in the bribery trial of Clarence i
S. Darrow wat concluded today and by I
stipulation of both tidet final arguments
will be begun Monday morning. ' j
After a conference between attorneys for I
both tides and Judge Button It was de- J
elded to allow two and a half days for
argument by prosecution and aerense.
This agreement assures the case going
to the jury not later than next Friday
evening. .-.-
DUN'S REYEW OF TRADE
Expansion in Iron and Steel Con
tinue! with, Activity.
PREMIUMS FOE QUIC DELIVEEY
Trading la Dry Goods Market
Shows Steady Growth, with
Bayers Operating with
More Freedom.
NEW YORK, ' Aug. ' 10. B, G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade today
tayt;
The expansion in iron and tteel con
ttnuee with activity, especially marked In
finished lines, and with additional price
advances, increasing ouiiouity is ex
perienced tn obtaining prompt deliveries
and in some Inttancet large premiums are
being paid. Plate mllla are crowded with
orders, while prominent rail manufactur
ers are booked up to next February.
Of the 800,000 tons of rails for which In
quiries were in the market contracts for
180,000 tons have already been olosed, one
railroad alone taking $0,000 torn. Further
buying ot cart la alto reported and all
equipment companies are busy, while tteel
tounories are working at a hlgUer rate
than in many monthi. Greater activity
appears in pig Iron, In response to condi
tions in finished steel and steady, though
moderate prices are noted.
Considerable inaulriet are out for
foundry Iron or shipment in the first
quarter ot 1913, and tubstantial purchases
of batlo iron have been made tn easttrn
Pennsylvania. .
Trading In the dry goods markets thowa
tteady expansion, numerous buyert being
present ana operating with ton'lderamy
more freedom. There la a marked ab
sence of speculation, the enhanced values
of cotton gooda being entirely due to
normal buying and the Increased cost of
production. Export trade it quiet, but
shipments of cotton goods for the fiscal
year Just doted exceed thote of the pre
vious twelve monthe by 170,000,000 yardt,
although only 13,(100,000 yardt of this
amount were due to the added trade with
China the largest customer. In woolens
and worsteds the . staple dress goods
trade Is active at first hands, and Job
bert report a better business than for
some time. Large orders tor storm
serges have been booked, cotton warp
fabrics are being bought freely, and
broadcloths are In better demand. Spring
lines have been opened and advances are
noted, ranging from 7 to 9 per cent.
Footwear manufacturers 'ire busily en
gaged preparing shipments for August
and September delivery. Mall orders are
received in liberal volume and buyert are
apparently becoming more reconciled to
the higher pricea.
Aggregate business in shoe and leathers
It In good volume, with pronounced
ttrength still prevailing, especially in bot
tom stock. Supplies are limited in all
tannages of tole, and union back! are
very firm in price.
BRADSTREBT'8 TRADE 3ET1EW
i NEW YORK, Aug. lO.-Bradstreet't to
day tayt: ,
Trade and crop reports, barring corn,
are even more enooui aging than hereto
fore, and improvement in trade hat be
come more widespread. Buyert visiting
the larger centers are purchasing more
freely, thus adding seat to house trade,
road salesmen ate doing better, profits
and demand for Iron and tteel are grow
ing, labor Is well employed, tne railroads
have fewer idle cars, collections are less
difficult to make, money is firmer be
cause businesa demand lias expanded
and, finally, feeling throughout the grain
producing regions it better than for sev
eral years.
Jobbers of dry goods-thanks to the
preeence of out-of-town buyert have
done an increased business, and tn turn
these purveyors have been compelled to
purchase from first hands.' Trade in sta
ple dress goods is large, various lines of
goods are being held at value by mill
agents, staple prints re well at men's
wear are still In good demand and there
seemt to have been a rather large de
mand for bleached gooda.
In Iron and steel further improvement
It manifested. Mill operations are aotlve,
plants are well told ahead, pig iron Is In
better demand at firmer prices, the rail
ways have ordered about 200.0iO tons Of
ralla for next year's actual delivery, or
ders tor equipment continue to be placed
and the structural tteel trade faces ex
ceptionally large orders.
Business failures In the United States
for the week ending August a were Zil,
against 224 last week. 208 in the like weak
or mi. m in 1910, $19 tn 190 and Ii9 in
190$.
Wheat Including f!ourt exportt from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending August S aggregated $,740,126
bushels, againtt 2,484,657 bushels last week
ana i,ftju,w7 ousneis this week last year
r or me six weens ending August 8 ex
ports are 4.766.141 bushels, against 1&22L.
'M bushels in the corresponding week last
year, corn exports lor the week are
92,893 bushels, against 77,$42 bushels last
week and m,m busneie m isu. For the
six weeks ending August $ corn export
are 623.M4 bushels, against $.717,699 bunhel
last year. '
UNIFORM RANK OF KNIGHTS '
WILL PROFIT BY A TAX
DENVER, Colo., Aug. 10. Under a prop
osition tubmitted to the eupreme lodge,
Knights of Pythias, In the twenty-seventh
biennial convention here today the uni
form rank of the order will receive a
fund of approximately $7,US annually tor
the next two years, raised through an
annual tax of I cent per capita
The re-election ot General Arthur 3.
6. Tobbart of Minnesota as major gen
eral of the uniform rank was confirmed
by the supreme lodge today.
A Pierce Attack :
of malaria, liver derangement and kid
ney trouble, Is easily cured by Electric
Bitters, the guaranteed remedy, 60 cents.
For". tale by Beaton Drug Co. v
rs virk Cberrrboxu. Over 4
caB BMri-CMttitioa.wbjch is rtteaOed with taayeiiesTsnea stooa ,
and exheastioa ot nerve tores. . The " Discovery' is aa all
round tonic whioh restores tea to the blood, aerves nt
heart by rmiteriod N state's saefbods of tteaarinf wests
ot rises, e4 fembtf. fho trre,keat oati kaoda eel cka
under tup rTsIit
baatvrff
wMtoaM.et KaBnoeJaBd,8.C.tK?.
X. X. "Hit Coot ajflment ssiilunMlaeweew
said I had eonraaptton, ethers ssM 1 WeuM son
I vae badrUdan, unable
h. ahaUb Tarn
tesftap teste SMBttr
t ikalatoa. Toe sensed bm ut ewe u
&MlLnal Til...-. i uu) Dr. PWn'a Plaaaaei P0ra
yHhm I had taken ana battle ef the ' Dtacorarr ' I eoald tt - Cn
boar at a tlm. and whan 1 had taken three kottloa I area J, ty
eooktas and tend to the children I took fourteen bottles rtTCX
tteaiashsaKk. afcrweiffttlenewlOTpeoads.
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Sensational Cutlery'- Sale
Monday morning, continuing all week, we place on sale at phenomenal pricea our entire
stock of cutlery, including: the famous. German "Twin Brand" and "Keen Kutter" goods.
; Opportunities greater than
three blades, full
polished, with stag, horn and bone handles, Ell ft
worth 75c to fl, on tale at ,
tot No. $ Beautiful, three and four blades, Ger- ir.
silver mounted, worth up to $1.60, on sale at.... VV
Agents for Celebrated Henckel "Twin Brand" Pocket
Knlvea.
SHEAXS Special big lot of
Plated Shears, all sizes, (
worth up to $1.25; all at
price, while they last
Agents for KEZV AUT'X'ilB
quality, fully guaranteed,
60e to.
BAZ0B8 Complete line of Regulars and Safeties
Enders . . si.wi
Keen Cutter Jr $1.00
Universal .. , ,.62-60
Gillette to.00
Strops, Rones and all the Shaver's re
quirements at Special Prices. 1
xrrcxsv mxmm
Good butcher knife for kitchen
use; 6-inch blade, sale price 10c
COOKS' XITZTSfl-Oenulne French
pattern. 90o $-lnch size..... 48c
$ Lie 10-inch site. ....Me
$1.50 11-inch else 7SO
Henckel't full line of Cook's and
Butchers' Knives. .
SETS FIRE TO THIRTY BOOSES
Son of Public Official Confesses
Starting1 il&mes.
LOSSES ESTIMATED AT MILLION
Hotels and Building ta Connec-
tlcut'aad Maseacbuaette Suffer
from His Activities Towne
Thrown la Panic.
GREENFIELD, Mast., Aug. 10-Bernard
C. Murray, son of a former fire commis
sioner of Hartford, Conn., confessed to
day to having set fire to thirty hotels
knd public buildings In Connecticut and
weatern Massachusetts emring the last
four monthe.
Among the Incendiary firet which Pqllce
Chief Thomas Manning deolares Murray
hat admitted being responsible tor are:
April 22-Waterbury, Conn., city hall and
Chelsea hotel
May 23 Greenfield, Mass., Taylor block
and Hoi lister house.
June 1 Turnerf Falls, Mast.; Grand
Trunk hotel and Alien block.
June S Greenfield, Mass.,- Central house.
June 22 Turner Falls, Vladish hotel and
Bartlett block.,
July S, and within the following few
days Eighteen fires in and about Spring
field. '
While no lives were lost In the many
fires hundredt of persone, a majority of
them hotel guests, were imperilled and
the total property loss It estimated by
local officials to be nearly $1,000,000.
At the time of the alleged confession,
Murray was serving a tentence ot thirty
days on a charge of larceny- He had
confessed to the theft of $50 and a gold
watch on July IS, the victim being a
hotel guest here.
' According to Chief Manning, the police
had .received information showing that
Murray had been seen in the vicinity of
many of the fires. Murray was a hotel
employe, but changed hit place of oc
cupation frequently and had worked In
all the townt In which the firet occurred,
i In hit confession Murray, who it 24
years old, said:
, "I ejuld tot resist the impulse to do
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One owner said he did more work with his
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ever before to buy highest quality articles at bargain prices.
POOXET XBXTBS.
Lot No. 1 One and
two blades, with
etag and wood han
dles, worth 40c and
. sate....... 25c
Lot No. Two and
CASTBBS All at $0 Per
Cent Discount;
$3.15 Knife, Fork and Steel
with stag handles and
silver ferule;
sale nrice.-V..
$3.25 Three-piece
sts. at
$6.50 Three-piece
Sterling txwv-
pned; salt price
t guaranteed Nickel
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one special Atotf
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it. although I realized the consequencet."
Murray explained that he had gone to
the second or third floors of many of the
placet, opened a closet and set fire to
any inflammable material which might
be In sight. Then closing the door he
left the building and went to tome nearby
place where he could view the fire and
excitement attendant upon It Frequently
he had gone at once to some nearby
building and started another blase to that
the fires might burn simultaneously. .
The most spectacular of the firet wan
in Waterbury, Conn. Murray, aocordlng
to Chief Manning, started the fire which
threatened to destroy tht city hall as well
as that In the Chelsea hotel and setting
a doten other blaset the tame night
April 22 Waterbury wat In a atate of
terror becauee of the fires. The total
fire damage in Waterbury that night Jias
been estimated at $200,000. - -
BREF CITY NEWS
lighting FUturet-Burgeet-Oraaden Co.
Have Boot Print It Now Beacon
Presa - ...-,'"
Omaha Plating Co, Ettebltshed 1889.
O. 2535.
Two Cirla Sent to Geneva Anna Nel
son and Grace Moore were committed to
the State Industrial School for Girla at
Geneva by Judge Howard Kennedy In
Juvenile court r
Anna BeUe Blue Bought Relatives of
Anna Belle Blue at Lexington, Mo., are
endeavoring to locate her in Omaha. Her
sister It very sick and It expected to die
at any moment. ,
Sorornor Delegates Tre Treasurer
Ure has recelyed a commission from Gov
ernor Aldrich naming him delegate to the
International Tax conference at Dee
Moines the first week in September. Mr.
Ure will go as a representative of the
state.
Boy Dies of Lockjaw.
BOONE la., Aug. 10.-(8peclal Tele
gram.) Joseph, 9-year-old ton of Fred
Toepfer, pioneer, wealthy farmer, died
yesterday from lockjaw, superinduced by
teeth extraction at a local dentltt't office.
Key to the Situation Bee Advertising.
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HARNEY
A fall line of Henckel't Kanlcwe Bolsters and riles,
Embroidery Scissors, drape Trait and Orange Knives,
Poultry Shears, etc
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85c Aluminum Kettles for 49c
When properly filled out with name
and address, this coupon entitles the
nearer, it presented on Monday, Aug.
iz, mz, to purcnase one ro.
119 'TVear-Ever' Aluminum
Preserving Kettle, 3-quart
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motor cycusttos worn
Mrs. Arthur Bennett in Serious Con
dition at Hospital
EIDER IS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
Womaa Steps la Way of Bike) eft
Sherraaa Avenue and Her View .;
of the Speeder la v
Obttrueted.
While crossing Sherman avenue near
Burdette street yesterday morning on
her way to a nearby grocery store,
Mrt. Arthur Bennett, a middle-aged
woman living at 2132 North Fifteenth
street, wat struck by a speeding motor
cycle and thrown violently to the pave
ment rendering her unconscious and '
causing severe Internal Injuries. ' She,
alto sustained concussion of the brain.
She wat removed to the Wise Memorial
hospital Immediately and given medical
attention, but her condition it said to be
extremely serious. The driver of the
motorcycle, L. A. Tost of 1420 Sherwood
avenue, wat taken in custody by the
police and will be held pending an In
vestigation of the accident ' ' 1
Mrt "Sott at riding 6h the motor
cycle with her husband. Both were thrown
to the pavement when the machine ttruck '
Mrs. Bennett, but escaped unhurt. v
The motorcycle was hidden from Mrs.'
Bennett's view by a large coal wagon. v
She hurried around In front of the horset
gnd waa struck by the machine before
she had time to ttep out of the way.
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Iovra Notes.
IDA . GROVE Bruce, Lutk, Junior
member of the firm ot F. A. Lutk &
8on ot this city, was married at Bed
ford, la., Tuesday to Miss Bessie Eng
strom, daughter ot Mr. and Mra C W.
Engstrom.
FOBT DODGE The Fort Dodge Port
land Cement corporation has reduced
Its capitalization from $3,500,000 to $2,
000,000, because it has discovered that
the corporation wat over-capitalised. The
new mill the -company is preparing to
build will cost more than $750,000. Gover
nor B. F. Carroll attended the recent
meeting of stockholders and was elected
a director in the corporation.
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