I----. u. X w. ...... Nebraska AMENDMENTS OFF IN LEAD All Straight Party Votes Count to Change Constitution. WAIT ISSUES INSTRUCTIONS Atteatle of County Clerk Called to Two Error In Electioa Ballot Sent to Theiu from Lincoln. (From a Staff Correspondent) WXpOLN, OcU (Special.) Secre tary of State Wait has received numer ous letters of Inquiry regarding the man ner of voting for the constitutional amendment andlias sent to the dif ; ferent county clerks the following letter calling attention to the way to vote for : the amendments as a party measure and t also to a couple of errors In the election 1 ballot which will have to be changed by ' the olarkg of the counties before the some are printed: The election boards in each voting pre cinct in your county should be Instructed to count all straight votes of each po litical party for the five constitutional amendments. - You will not on my certificate of nom ination that all parties voting, at tne primary held April 19 endorsed the same by a majorltyt vote, and that the pro gressive party endorsed them at their utate convention lieid September 5. Tne ; courts have held that, where an a mend -' ment is thus endorsed it becomes a party measure and in effect' is the same as nomination or endorsement of a can didate. Where a cross is not made in the party circle at the top of the ballot, voters must indicate their vote for or against an amendment by placing a cross in the square at the right of each of the amendments. It is Important that elec tion boards be so Informed that the votes on the amendments may be properly canvassed. Newspapers will aid in giv ing this information publicity. On the sample ballot mailed from this department we discover that the inltlaal letter "G" in the name of H. Or. Tay lor, candidate for railway commissioner, reads "C." Also that on our certificate the initial letter "F" In the name of ( Skiphus V. Neble, presidential elector, i reads "P." Please correct Trio on Forgery Charge. ; The time of the Lancaster bounty oourt has been taken 'up the last two days with the trial of William S. Rounds, who cashed a check at the City National bank of Lincoln on April last, drawn on the Omaha National bank and signed by H. iB. San ford, which proved to be fraudulent. Yesterday Mrs. Sadie Ham ilton, whose husband runs the Welling ton hotel in Omaha, was on the stand V yesterday and was followed by her hus band, Howard Hamilton. Hamilton's testimony was practically the same as that which had been given by his wife, Sade Hamilton, except that It went further and connected the de fendant with the woman, Elsie Waters, who, It is claimed by the state, was his accomplice in the offense. Hamilton testified that he -knew Miss Waters and that she had stopped at the hotel for a short time before Rounds or Sanford went there. Her conduct was such that she was asked to give up her room. William Wallace, vice president of .the Omaha National bank, on which the check was drawn, testified that the sig nature was not genuine. He also quail fied a aan expert on handwriting and testified that the endorsement on the back of the check was written by the same person who wrote a number of sig natures which were shown him, and which had been previously identified as having been written by Rounds after his arrest. Nail Dunn, who was collected with the City National bank at the time the check was cashed and who handled the paper, identified the defendant as the man who lcwght the check to the bank for col lection. This was on April 18, and tha lame man came back ony April 26 and receded a cashier's chock, which he cashed and got the money. Telephone Rates Adjusted. The State Railway commission was busy Store Closes Saturday 9 P.M. r I I JL v V OMAHA'S ONLY MODERN CLOTHING STORE Ours is a Shoe business built on merit We have never claimed to do the largest shoe business in town. Wo don't do it but ours is a customer-satisfying business. There is a peculiar thing about the shoe business. A great many dealers claim to sell shoes for less than market cost and a great many fellows who should know better "fall for if times innumerable. . They will buy anything else in the worl.t and pay a reasonable price for It, yet ex pect to buy hoes for a song. Our shoe department is operated for the benefit of our customers and those fellows who want quality footwear rather than bargain foot wear. "We sell the best shoes that can be old at our prices; they are stylish, easy to "break in" and comfortable, always. We want to show them to men who are tired of so-called "shoe bargains." $2.50, $3.50, $4.00, $4.50, 45.00 F.S.KING, PRES. the home amm aoTHES A.S.PECK SEC.TREAS. HALF-MINUTE STORE TALK It's easy enough to make claims as to the Immens ity of business done. Lots of stores are past mas ters in the art of claim making. But one thing is certain, to sell the goods a store must receive them. Freight men tell us that we receive more freight tfian any other clothing store in town. Almost every week we sell a hundred or so empty shipping cases of various sizes. The freight a store receives ia a sure index to the volume of business it does. Here again the evidence is altogether favorable to this the greatest of Western Clothing stores. If you knew that our claims were well founded, you'd surely patronize this store Well, Sir, you must take them for truth until you investigate and disprove them! We know what advantages this store has over other stores hut you don't, at least until you have investigated. You know other stores make claims just like ours and per haps you set us down as overly enthusiastic. Well, sir, investigation will prove our claims false or otherwise. We claim this to be the best c' - re for you to pat ronize. We claim to do better for you and better by you I i ' :i 'tore in town. We make our claims boldly, hoping to arouse you to a spirit of investigation. In the four years' existence of this store we have never asked for any support other Uian that found ed on the closest investigation. Today we are just as well convinced as ever of our posi tion. If you are as much disposed to investigate as we are to assist your investigation, we'll gain and keep a customer. It's difficult to detect inferiority in hats Lots of makers gloss It over with style and after a few wearings the style features are but a memory and inferiority Is In marked evidence. Out hats have quality back of their style and their good looks linger as a consequence. $1.50 to $10. Steteons $3.50 up. Peerless Berwlcks $8.00. " Velours and Rough Hats up to $7.50. Our Fall Line of Suits is a wonder in every particular 3000 Quality Overcoats for you to choose from . . . At $15, $20 or $25 We offer a line of Fall Suita and Winter Overcoats that completely eclipses every other line being shown hereabouts, if you've decided upon one of these three prices as your price you have only one other de cision to make your clothes satisfaction com plete a decision to come here and spend it. $10 $10 $40 $75 up to up to A Word to Business Men We apparel more business and professional men, perhaps, than all other stores combined. We give you Just as good garments, just as genteel, just as perfect fitting as your most favored tailor can give but at about half his price. A look probably will save you many dollars. i this forenoon on a hearing involving the raising of rates by the Lincoln Telephone company at Havelock. The matter was adjusted temporarily betwteen the com pany and the complainants and the com mission dismissed the case. Depute' State Superintendent Elliott visited the high schools at Nebraska City and Auburn yesterday and is at Platts mouth today looking after educational work at the high school there. Articles of incorporation of the Sigma Tau fraternity and honorary engineering fraternity at the state university were filed with the secretary of state this aft ernoon. Norton Ware is president and L. W. 'Chase secretary -treasurer, with A. D. Steincliff, Walter Wohlenberg and George Sullivan as additional members of the board of directors. , A club of faculty members and grad uate students of the philosophy depart ment of the university has been organ ized. ' Ten students and four of the fac ulty compose the membership at the present time. The club will meet every two weeks. . . . Notices have been posted all over the I" Gttffltoir X CmsMts (J SgH ' ' jrc " Biscuits I I ' If you can afford a five-cent package of chewing jj M gum, the "high cost of living" shouldn't worry you. II H If you can afford a five-cent package of chewing gum, the "high cost of living" shouldn't worry you. For five cents you can get a package of Takhoma Biscuit crisp and 1 flaky full of nourishment Enough to live on two dors, if necessary. - !" V - J T - All Suasbine Biscuits ara wfalaaom, tempting. , Ao wpt'ear FREE "Surprise Boxf six assorted varieties sad try fbeia. Mail coupon, v IopsE-ynjE3 !Lmm-Wuj Biscuit Company.Omaka, Nek . Plata send me my FREE "Surprise Box" of assorted SuasUne Biscuits.. Kama. Addr, Grocer! i campus urging the students to turn out and register tomorrow so they can ovte at the coming election. Aanlgnmru ( fur Gornhnsker. PreparntVins for beginning the work on the Cornhusker, the year book published ! by the students, has been completed and active work will be begun next week. R. M. Sweeley has been selected as editor-in-chief and JIIhs Louise Curtis as asso ciate editor. Miss Mary Robbtns and Harry Burtis will have charge of the literary department. Other assignments made are: Contributory, Clark Dickin son, features, Stewart Gould; athletics, Sam Carrier and Gordon Beck; classes, Sam Griffin; fraternities, Ernest Graves; organization, Edward Hewaldt; activities.' Claud Stewart; college life, George Ald rlch; dramatics, Reavis Gist; alumni, Jerome Forbes; specialties. Igerna Mont gomery and Hugh Birmingham; military, Locus T. Skinner; art, leonard Marshall: engraving, Robert MoParkinson. Dean Bessey Is engaged In a review of the International rules of botany and will soon have them ready for publication. Interesting programs are being pre pared by the Bohemian club for Its reg ular sessions, which are held every two weeks. The olub is called the Kamensky club and Includes all Bohemian students in the university. Seniors Klect Officer. An election of the minor officers of the senior class was held yesterday at noon and resulted as follows: 'Betty Drake, vice president; Kathetine Yatee, secretary; George Wilson, treasurer and Orvll Jones, sergeant at arms. C. L. Rein was elected senior editor of the Gornhusker, to replace Jean Cain, re signed. The list of chairmen named on the committees by President Mulligan follows: J. R. Forbes, hop; W. W. Wenstrand, Olympics; Fred McConneU, senior play; Arthur May, Inter-olass ath letics; Ralph Sweeley, prom.; Helen Dins more, oap and gowns; Betty Drake, pins; Frank Long, masquerade; George Broth ers, oommenoment orator; A. F. Arnold, finanoe and auditing; George Wilson, picnic; C. Sorenson, debate; James Rod man, manager of foot ball and Max Towle, manager of basket ball. Tekamah Girl is Crushed to Death Under Automobile TEKAMAH, Neb., Oct. 2o. (Special. ) Miss Mary Walters was Instantly killed last evening by being crushed beneath an automobile on the road three miles south of, Tekamah, She had been to Decatur and was brought home by George Parker of that place In a car. After getting to Tekamah they' went to Herman. On re turning from Herman in front of the Frank Crannel place they passed over a small culvert and they were going at high speed. Parker lost control of his machine and It swerved to the side of the road, struck a small embankment and upset. Parker was thrown clear of his machine, but Miss Walters was found pinioned beneath it, her chest and head crushed Aid was summoned from the Crannel home a few rods distant and the unfortunate young woman was taken from beneath the car. She breathed foi a couple of mi nil tea after reaching the house. An Inquest Into the cause of the a6cident will be held by the coroner. The deceased young woman is survived by a father and a sister, Mrs. P. Peterson. Mr. Hurst Is engaged In the drug busi ness at that place. Word come from Alliance, Neb., to the effect that Harry Bowman, a former Bea trice resident, who was shot and danger ously wounded near that place while hunting lust Saturday, wus Improving. Kelley brothers of Wymoie, who lost their suit In the district court the other day, eterday filed a motion for a new trial. The case Is one wherein the Kel leys are endeavoring to make the Blue Springs Telephone company give them service with their line at Wymore. TVrw Creamery at 11 u in hold t. HUMBOLDT, Neb., Oct. 2C.-(.SpeclaI.)-A meeting was held last evening and the Humboldt Creamery company was duly otgantzed. The following officers and di rectors were chosen: O. E. Zook, presl. dent; J. . Walsh, treasurer; F. A. Hum mel', vice president; Carl Mann, secre. tary and general manager; Ralph TJden, W. Skalak and H. F. Schwsn. O. U. Lee. secretary Co-operative Creamery as sociation of Sargent, Neb., expert butter maker, will have charge of the plant. The capital stock is S50.000. NEBRASKA PIONEER DIES AT CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS TABLE ROCK, rfeb., Oct. .-(Special.) Word was received here yesterday of the death of John C. Wood at his home at Corpus Chrlstl, Tex , Of paralysis.' Mr, Wood was a poineer of the Nemeha val ley, having taken land two miles north of Table Rock In 1867. He had been 111 a long tlme and left here about a year since for Texas In the hopes of benefitting his health. He was born In Cayuga county, New Tork, In 1835. He leaves a widow, who is with him In Texas, and a daughter, Mrs. Edith WrTght-Tressler, of Corpus Chrlstl, and two sons, Myron and Edgar of Lincoln, Neb, He leaves two brothers, C. 8. Wood of this place and N. S. Wood,' who lives in Missoula, Mont, and three! sisters, Mrs. Emily Wemple and Mrs. G.j! R. Mai tin of Table Rock, .and Mrs. Kate a Day of Omaha, Neb The body will be brought here for burial, and It ia " expected that the funeral will be held on1 Monday next. ' ! ote front Snraent. ' RARGKNT, Neb., Oct. 26.-(Speclai.) The Lyceum bureau gave the first lec ture last Friday evening to an enthusls tic audience. The bureau Is better patronised than usual, It being under the management of the high school this year. ' Mr. Morteson sold the city meat market to Fred Rtelnwart of Ord, the transfer being made last week. Miss Georgia Story and James MclntoA were married in Broken Bow last Satur day. Both re Influential In the Somer. ford neighborhood, where Mrs. Mcintosh Is teaching this year. AURORA POSTAL CLERK IS CHARGED WITH ROBBING MAIL GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Oct !5,-8pe-elal.) Rudolph H. Mlilner, a railway mall clerk running from Aurora to Sar gent, on the Burlington, was brought to this city last night and arraigned before United States Commissioner ,Cleary on the charge of robbing the malls. He wa temporarily held under bond of $LSQ0 until a deputy marshal could make the arrest, when formal arraignment will be made. The arrest Is the result of special work; on the case by PestofBse Inspectors R, S. Brauer and A. L. Rloe, the latter of this and the former of the Kansas Ctty die triet Tt is stated that letters have been missing from the mails en this run for some time; but that the depredations were alwsa well covered and ef such i nature as to be least likely to cause complaint. A specialty is said to hare been mads ef letters addressed to saloon keepers. If toe amount or character ef the remittance was such as to be likely to lead t exposure the contents were re placed and the letter sent on. Yesterday morning a letter wa ported at St. Pa.nl, directed to Aurora, and dispatched on the train served by MiTler. At Aurora search was made and tbe letter was missing. Miller was called upon to explain and Is declared to have become rather positive In his dentals. A thorough search of his personal belongings, however, revealed the letter with the Identical money placed in the envelope, this being after the clerk had made an end-of-the-trlp report 'at thf? Aurora postofflce. Miller Is an eld erly man and has a wife and four grown children. Uehas been !n the service for twenty-t'aree yean. Address... 1 $10 hsts for Si. 1T Couth Uth St. A " Wleniander Smith, Beatrice Taf t Men Arrange for Meetings BEATRICE, Neb., Oct . (Specials- More than 100 Taft men held a meeting at the oourt house last evening and ar ranged to hold a number of public meet ings In this city next week, and also meetings In the several townB of the county for the purpose of whooping it up for the republican ticket The supreme court decision giving the Taft electors a place on the ticket has enthused tbe Taft supporters, and they propone to make their Influence felt on election day. The meeting was called te order by R R. Kyd. D. & Dalbey was elected chair man and J. C Emery secretary. The temporary organization was made per manent, and the chair was authorized to appoint an executive committee, which will arrange for speakers in Beatrice and the several towns In tbe county. ' The executive committee consists of R. R. Kyd, Samuel Rlnaker. R X KOpatrtck, D. J. KUlen. 8. C. Smith, H. K. Hauser and W. W. fioott statement declaring that the signers would support Taft and Sherman was circulated through the crowd and signed by all present The remainder of the evening was devoted to speech making, addresses being made by Samuel Rlnaker, Fulton Jack, R W. Babin, IL J. Dobbs, C. J. McColl, A. H. Holllngsworth, 8. D. and D. J. Killen, J. P. Saunders and A. K. Barnes, a son of judge Barnes of the supreme oourt. The meeting was an enthusiastic one, and from now until election day the Taft men will be busy working In bis behalf. GOVERNOR OFFERS REWARD FOR SLAYER OF JOHN M El NTS BEATRICE, Neb., Oct K-fSpeclal.)-Governor Aldrich has offered a reward of $200 for the murderer of John Meints of Plckrell, who died two weeks ago at Lincoln under peculiar clrcumstaancet. The coroner's Jury at the Inquest held at Plckrell Wednesday brought in a verdict that Meints rame to his death by a blow on the head from parties unknbwsu Word was received here yesterday an nouncing the death of A G. Smith, a former Beatrice resident, and at one time omployed as a clerk In the adjutant gen eral's office during the administration of L. JiV. Colby of this city, which occurred at his borne at Burlington, la. Fred Hurst and Miss Ona Draper were married at Adams Wednesday evsnlng. I IBM !4ltli -"- - rm' -S .;'''.;'';''".-!- - - -: 1 ; ' - ' - ' , .?