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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1912. Nebraska. IDEAL WEAIM FOR FAIR Hebraskam Flock to Lincoln to j Attend Bijj Exposition. RACES AND SHOWS ABE GOOD Frontier Shows at Mht ' Attract Mr to Wild Writ Exhibition : s Carrie will Soon Take l V Chairmanship. Nebraska (Trom a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN. Sept 3L-Special.) While the Nebraska state fair opened yesterday with; a rainy day, today was an Ideal . one for comfort. Last year on Monday the attendance was the greatest In the history of the fair for the first day, being 2i330. 10,000 more than ever before. This year the attendance on Monday was 13,214, greater than any years before ex cept 1910 and 1913. To the rain was due the falling off from last year, but with the' Ideal conditions prevailing today the attendance the balance of the week should make up tor the first day's dis appointment. . Harold Kantner was unable to be pres ent to make the air flights with his mono plane, having been injured at Meadville, Pa, However, Frank Champion made two flights, which satisfied the crowd that they would be furnished plenty of thrills before the fair wns over. His last flight was at a height of 3,300 feet and he came down with a swoop that had plenty of thrills for the spectators. Frontier Show Draws. The Frontier shows in the evening con vinced the large crowd that there was enough, of the wild west about it to Witascheck. president: George U Steranw vice president, and James A. Austin, .secretary-treasurer. The Chase County Shippers' association ftlod''art!cles of incorporation this 'morn ing, with Peter Reut-ker, president; Ira Hershey, vice president, and James W. Pugh, secretary-treasurer. The capital stock is $10,000, and the headquarters at Imperial. ' The Scott-Rawitxer Manufacturing com pany Is an Omaha corporation, filing articles with the secretary of state. The incorporators are Albert H. Rawltser and Allen C Scott and the amount of stock tKO.COO. The firm will handle tents, awn ings, etc. . Carrie to Take riacev The rumor that Frank M. Currla, elected chairman of the tegular repub lican state committee would not accept the position, is pronounced by General Culon this morning as unfounded. "Mr. Currie will accept the chairmanship aa soon as he completes some private busi ness and can take up the work," said the general. "I saw him when he was in Lincoln last night and know he will take up the work." Ex-Governor Troutman of Kansas has been invited to deliver an address on Thursday of the state fair, representing the regular . republicans of the state. HORSES DYING IN FURNAS AND HARLAN COUNTIES OXFORD, Neb., Sept. I-(Speclal.)-Ten horses, have died with the disease or epidemic which has ' been prevalent in western Kansas and Nebraska. Most of the animals attacked die within forty- ftl?hr hours. Tt 1 rln.lmo tha nnt nnlv satisfy the most ardent blood and thun-1 tne horses which are running in the der person. The races in the afternoon were pulled off before good crowds and notwithstanding the "track could have been better, good time was made.. Today the track Is In good condition and the race program was a good one. " Bakery Company Incorporate. The New England Bakerv company, Is a new corporation filing their articles with the secretary of state this morning. They are located in Omaha and the stock DRESNER BROS. 2D BIRTHDAY Omaha's Favorite Cleaners and Dyers Experience Phenomenal Growth In Short Time. 3 pasture, but also those which ave been kept on dry feed are attacked. Veterin arians up to the present, time have been able to do very little towards stopping the spread of the epidemic. ' RAGAN, Neb., Sept. 3.-(SpecIal.)-The disease among horses that Has caused so many losses among horses near here has invaded this locality and horses are dying In alarming numbers. The disease seems similar to the so-called "cornstalk disease" and It seems as though no ef ficient remedy can be found to check it. In most Instances the horse dies within a day after the disease is first noticed. Farmers are trying various remedies without success and a number of valu able horses have been lost. ARE LIVE ONES INDEED The, youngest cleaning and dyeing es tablishment in Omaha, . but ,the very largest. " : " That' the tory of the growth: 0 Dresher Brothers, Cleaners and Dyers at 2211,5211 Farnam street, who ate to day ; celebrating their ; second annfyer sary. ' - ' " 1 " Dubious ones were plenty when Dresner Brothers opened their truly modern plant; two years ago; 'Competition Js fierce here," said they, ""and Omaha has enough dry cleaners already." . .. "V , ........... But Dreshers, fairly overflowing with vim, heeded not, and today their chief concern is to find room enough to ex pand in. ' . ' This lrm is today Installing the larg est rug cleansing machine ever brought west-of Chicago; seems a sort of fitting tribute to their two years of enterprise and, hustle, does it not? Dreshers from the very start on were strong believers in plenty of good help, and 'unquestioned equipment, and their plant (today is not only the finest equip ped in , Omaha, but is one of the very finest in all America, larger cities not excepted. - ; ( ... Delivery wagon after delivery wagon and auto after auto has been added to the' Dresher equipment and still the de livery service is almost inadequate and must shortly be enlarged. - Dreshers patronage Is not confined to Omaha, but work pours In daily from a dozen surrounding states, and two local branch establishments are : necessary to handle the crush of business; one . of these branches balng situated at Dresher The .' Tailor's establishment v at 1513 Farnam street and, the the other in the Pompelan Room of The Brands! Stores. Now, dear reader, one may as well at tribute Dreshers' growth to the proper cause, had one not? ' Should it not be taken for granted that they, do better cleaning, better dyeing, better altering and repairing than any other local es tablishment? If this Immense growth in a short two years is not a sign- of ABILITY, what WOULD you attribute it tot -t : ... -. I PTT lima VAH nOVA NAIMa a AOn ns rA1f Just call Up Tyler ,1300 or Auto A-2223 and experience some of Dreshers' char acteristlc "better work"; satisfy your self in regard to 'the modern facilities of this ever hustling,-ever growing clean ing establishment ; ...... 11.... A - i- jut jivv uttfc: ui luwn aenu in your work by express for Dreshers pay express .charges one. way where work amounts to $3 or over. Now then, this marks the second birth day of Dresher Brothers as Cleaners and Dyers; Just watch the future growth of this concern. . ' News Notes of Deshler. DESHLER, Neb., Sept. , 3.-iSpeclal. A delegation of Deshler business men at tended a meeting of the county commis sioners of Thayer county in Hebron Monday and requested a steel " bridge placed Over Spring creek just south of Deshler. The request was granted and the bridge will be built some time next summer. Just before the dose ' of theThayer county institute at Hebron last week the students surprised Superintendent A. T. Holtzen by presenting him a handsome rocking chair as a slight token of esteen. The annual mission fest of the Ohio Lutheran church of .Deshler was held in Struve's grove Sunday. Besides the local pastor, Rev. J. Schwerln, Rev. H. Hen nigs of Palmer, Kan. ; .and , Rev. G. Koehler of Gllead were present. A six piece orchestra furnished music. A., col lection of $160 was taken for missions. 1 Notes from Teeamaeh. TECUMSEH, Neb., Sept. S. (Special.) At the eleventh hour the Teoumseh school board finds itself .without a complete teaching force for the coming year.. Miss Creta Dunlavy of Bloomlngton, who had been secured as one of the teachers in the' high school, finds that she cannot come to Tecumseh. The board is looking for another teacher. Tecumseh " is facing a 'water famine. The well on First street is not giving the supply that was expected. Two compara tively dry seasons is the probable cause, . Nemaha Tax Levy Lowered. AUBURN, Neb., Sept. (Speclal.) The tax levy for Nemaha county is 3 mills lower, than last year. The levy of 10.8 mills was made last week at the meeting of the county commissioners. One-tenth mill is for the soldier' relief fund, 4.7 for general fund, 4 for bridge fund, and 2 mills for road fund. . Special road levies were made to pay Indebted ness in ten road districts. Only four school districts are subject to a bond levy. ' ' , i, . Toothache Gum STOPS TOOTHACHE u Instantly - ;: Qeeaaeatha cavity, prevents decay. Ail drug Mors of by mail, 1 5c C. . Oner 4 Co., Drrnorr, Mich. Willie Flor Floored in Mashers' Campaign "1 11 Be Most Anybody's Girlie." sang one of the bewitchlngly made up chorus girls at the Krug theater last night at she roguishly rolled her; eyes, that are known to belong , to the company man ager. C .... , ; ', ' i'. Will Flor, 201 North Forty-second street, wno Is 19 years old, took the song liter ally. ; He adjusted .a' little pink flower in his lapel, gave his hair a final pat, and addressed the . burlesque girl in the most approved 'Chesierfleldlan manner as she emerged from the stage door of the theater after the play. ' ' ' I "Greetings, chfekadee,'. he ' piped. . j Special "Policeman Harvey Wolf was right behind him, although not In the "Johnnie 'line;"-, and i from his yast ex perience a consuming wrath arose. His arm shot forth and' the love-lorn young ster lost his place. The( patrol wagon was called and he was taken to the station. , This morning he faced Police Judge Fostr In a Joint debate upon the question, "Resolved, That a Stage Dool Flirtation is Exempt From the Mashers' The Judge decided it Is not and gave Flor a $25 fine, with suspended sentence. Threats of Death Sent to Rockefeller .NEW YORK. Sept. t-The large force of armed guards, which has been sta tioned around, the John D. Rockefeller tstate at. Pocantico Hills, near Tarry town, for the last two weeks was estab lished because of death threats received by Mr. Rockefeller himself and mem bers of his family, according to 'the World today-. - There have been numerous disorders among foreigners employed on the estate, but it Is said this is not the main reasons for the precaution, which -Mr. Rockefeller has taken. Eighteen negroes, deputy sheriffs and a squad of detec tives, all armed, constitute the guard. According to the World, Mr. Rockefeller and his son have received a number of litters threatening both their lives and property and demanding heavy ransom. LABOR HAS GREAT DAY Five Thousand Men March in Parade v- at Des Koines. SEVEBTY-ITVE CSAPIS IN HUE ProsTreaatT Party of Iowa In LI a ." for Pierre Straggle Over Patting; Separate Ticket la. Field and Split Threatened. (From a Staff correspondent) DES MOINES, la.. Sept t-(8pec!al Telegram.) Labor day demonstration in Des Moines today ; was declared to be one of the best in the history of organised labor. Nearly five thousand persons ap peared in line of parade, despite an early rain, representing seventy-five dif ferent crafts and organisations. City officials led the parade and three bands were in Una There were many floats. the first prize being taken by the car penters, and the second by the inside electrical workers, with the tinners carry ing off honors for best general display. In the afternoon a program of games and sports was given. Prthian Grand Lodge. Largo number of Knights of Pythias arrived here today to attend grand lodge of Iowa which meets tomorrow. Senator A. N. Savage of Adair will be elected grand chancellor. McCormlck Is Busy. Medlll McCormlck of Chicago, sent word to the progressive committee today that he will arrive in city tomorrow to con fer with Iowa people, as to putting a bull moose ticket in the field here, and to arrange for(the meeting for Roosevelt Mooaera on Rocks. In the opinion of a great many persons here the progressive party, as a party, is headed for the rocks, and this fact was demonstrated by the action taken here and elsewhere in Iowa yesterday. That there will be the fiercest kind of a fight in the state convention next Wednesday now seems certain. That no matter which side wins there will be, practically, a split in the party is almost certain; for those who are for a state ticket and those who are against It are bitterly opposed to each other. tThe county convention here to nominate j a state ticket showed none of the enthu- 8lastn nor spontaneity of the former con vention held in the county. It was plainly dominated by a few persons who want office some desiring to run for county offices and some for state offices. The county ticket is confessedly a very poor one. An effort was made to get good men to run on the ticket, but they re fused. There was a hard fight in the convention before this was done. There was much warning of the convention of the danger of placing a state and county ticket in the field, and the declarations made that if a state ticket was named it would mean a great falling off in the vote for Roosevelt Preparations are under way for a great meeting here Wednesday for the state convention and to meet Roosevelt, who is to make a speech here. The meeting will be in the Coliseum. It is expected that there will be delegates and visitors from more than half the counties of the state. Elect New Iowa Colonel, . The Fifty-fifth regiment, Iowa National Guard, is called upon to elect a new colonel this week. Colonel W. T. Chant land, the senior Iowa colonel, of Fort Dodge, resigned some days ago. He is now in the federal service as a special attorney under the department of the solicitor general of the L'nlted States and engaged in prosecution of trust cases, lieutenant Colonel Norman P. Hyatt of Fort Dodge may be elected to his place, the election occurring this week.. Are Qalttlag lows Celleve, The fact has been disclosed that a great many of the excellent men of the Iowa state college at Ames are quitting and going to other institutions this year, be cause of the better salaries paid. Prof. A. V. Storm is to go this week to the University of Minnesota to take charge of a department of education In agriculture. B. H. HIbbard goes to a new department of economic science in Wisconsin univer sity. M. L. King of the experiment sta tion goes to a Chicago mall order house. W. A. Bevan has accepted a place in the University of Oregon. Several others are going to private college. Clinton Connty ladlctmenta. A number of indictments have been re turned In Clinton county against county officials and former officials, so it is re ported, accusing them of having misap propriated money and failure to obey the laws. It Is expected some interesting suits will follow and that a general air ing will bs given to the system of graft under which many of the counties of the state have been heavy losers. t Controversy Over Girl. Judge McHenry of the district court will be investigated by a United States immi gration inspector from St Louis with reference to his order for the deporting of one Geraldlne Bedford to Saskatche wan. The girl had made complaint against relatives of severe abuse and the police force had held her for a witness. The relatives went into court and secured an order to have her sent to a sister in Canada, and in accordance therewith she went to Canada. But tt appears she is over the age which would bring her under the Juvenile court laws and there is a question whether the court had any Juris diction at all. But the chief of police also insists that the court had no right to order anyone to go out of the United States and he has asked an immigration Inspector to come here and investigate. The girl was to have been married here and it was largely to prevent that mar riage that her relatives Bought to have hersent to Canada. Tax Convention for Iowa. The sixth annual tax conference will be held In Des Moines commencing tomor row. This Is a national organisation with A. R, Foote of Columbus, O., president, and A. C. Pleydall of North Plainfield, N. J., secretary. A number of papers will be read on topics relating to taxation and assessment and it is expected that as a result of the conference the people of the state will get a better Idea of what is necessary to effect tax reforms in the state. Governor Carroll will welcome the convention. Aato Tax Is Heavy. Secretary of State Hay ward reports that up to the present time the auto mobile department of his office has col lected a total of Hy,637 in taxes from automobile owners in Iowa for 1912. A great many more numbers will likely be Issued. The tax problems now facing hundreds of cities in the United States can only be solved by the centralisation of taxing power and the presentation of the yearly tax budget to the taxpayers through one body, according to'E. L. Heydecker of New Tork, who is attending the annual conference of the tax association which opened with a banquet tonight. Ths people are gradually getting away from the idea that they can elect any one to do everything," said Mr. Heydecker, "They are being educated to the fact that the solution of all problems lies In a systematiiatlon of work. Necessarily then the solution of the tax problem would be a centralization of the taxing budget." President A. R. Foote of Columbus, O., opened the meeting with an address. The conference will continue three daya Grandson of Judge Weaver Found Dead CLEAR LAKE, la., Sept. l-S)eclal Telegram.) Clinton Miller, grandson of Judge S. M. Weaver of the Iowa supreme court, was found dead in Clear lake to day. He had been mi Balng since Friday He was 18 years of age. His left eye was badly bruised, leading to the opinion that ho had been slugged and killed. Newa Notes of Glenwoad. GLEN WOOD, la.. Sept l-(Special.)- Mrs. Albert S. Edwards died at her real dence in Glen wood at 8 p. m. yesterday after a lingering Illness. Mrs. Edwards was born in Glenwood and was in her 39th year. She was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Painter, old residents of this locality. She is survived by her husband. Deputy Sheriff Albert 8, Ed ward; one daughter, Grace, and her mother, Mrs. Painter, who was with her in her last illness. The funeral will be at the residence at 2 p. m., September t. Only thirty-four shooting licenses have been Issued in 1913 from July till Septem ber S, against 129 in 1909, 82 in 1910 and &7 in 1911. Little water in the sloughs in Mills county, due to several rather dry years and the draining of swamp lands, with the natural filling In of the lower lands from hill tillage, has made this county, from a duck shooter's standpoint, ah unprofitable locality. Lake Waugh baughnsey, an old-time shooters' resort and a breeding place for many varieties of ducks years ago, is partially in culti vation , and in the lowest part there Is only a few inches of water. Hell Hole and Old Sixteen, only a short distance from town, where the water was from ten to thirty feet deep, is in corn and is worth $150 per acre. Notwithstanding the public announce ment that the Glenwood postofflce would be closed for the first time on Sunday, September L a large crowd chased back and forth to the old familiar ' Sunday j morning rendesvous to be disappointed in getting mail and express their opinions of a department that would deprive patrons of this long-enjoyed Sunday morning experience. Youdonot- eat the -right food "VOUK bodiesare ill-nourished because you feed thenxon foods that they cannot get the good out of. Do not eat so much meat and other heavy foods that are hard to digest. You get-all the good elements of these dishes in I SRfM3IIETTI , t '- m much easier digested form. It contains practically no waste. It is all quickly and easily converted into strength and energy. Serve Fau.it Spaghetti often and you and your family will become strong, robust and put on flesh. It s a splendid food for growing children. Faust Spaghetti makes, delightful dishes and is a very economical food. 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