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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1913)
Nebraska' Nebraska. MONEY CHANGERS AT FEAST Treasurers of State Gather Around Banquet Board. 'LEGISLATORS FURNISH SAUCE Trc-imnrrr (ienree Cnntluti n Officer to I',- oirr M-mcy I'ronindj- In Ortlrr in lu crense Kfflclrtic-. (From a Stuff Corrfi-meii'-) UniCOZZt, Neb., Jan. "l.(Spoelul. The meeting of the count- i nusiirers ot Iho utate closed Inn night . t'i banquet at the IJndell hotel. Sam. tiiu' like lot) l'Wttolpated. H u Hovclonc was toa luaate.r and addresses weie made by Utcliard I Metcalfe, Sehntor Kemp, Sen ftor rteynolds, C. C. Qulgsle of Lincoln and Representative Mlko Lec of Omah.i. .Senator Kemp talked ot Hid public official end gold he would like to remain In public life, provided tbe wotwen could have an equal chance. He did not say. however, that ho would refuso the nom ination for governor twe years from now If tlio women wore denied the privilege of voting. The Ben.itor has been fre quently spoken of- elnee his tilectlou us president pro tern of tho Eenate as u porslblo candidate for governor two years! hence. UepreseiitaUVo I.eo said "home riiio' v.ero two words In the English languu-.. v. i licit meant much. Ite said that'll Adui.i, i'i th Clardi ii of lCden. had paid a lit Ll ; i."irc attention tc the homo rule proposl t'on the wholo human race would hao hfen saved from u great many things it is up against at the present day. .Ho said that when Nebraska stepped out. from tha influence of the railroads It took a stop along the lines of home rule wnlch Meant much to It oh a state. Sunator Reynolds believed u man should Mund for what he believed whether, he hnow anything about It or not His ad dress was In a humorous vein nnd his diA cussloii of some of the bills Introduced vhs Interesting. C. " Olllctrln was thu storv teller nt o-ttmtv f elm-teil a? a member of the executive cominltu. V. H. lnv-i-d, state auditor spoke briefly. Supreme nurl Deelnloiiv. The following tipinlonw Weif filed In Iw supreme coutt toda : Sutphen ngaliist JoMyn. afflmieV. Karnes, J , dlenttiiK; Fawcett. J. not sitting. Mefreary against Fiiim. MrSliaiif against Cannon; on motion for attorney a' fens. 13,100 allowed, same to be pahl b itxeCutors from fund now In their hands. Sedgwick, J-: Fawcett. J., not sitting Darr agultiM County of Dnwsim, af rirmeil: Sedgwick, J; Ueese r .1 . dls Renting: l-"nwcett. .1., con"urrlng In dis sent of Heec, C. J ; limner. J., dissent ing. t'nllfas against Woild Publishing Com pany, affirmed; Sedgwick, .1. Klpllnger against Jnslyii. JiKlgment of district court reversed: plaintiff's action dismissed: lJarnes, J.; Fawcett, J . not Mttlng. State ex ivl llebnian acalnst Mary, affirmed; Sedgwick, J.; Fawcett, J., not Mttlng. Inness against Mover, affirmed; Uuines. .1. Crandel! against Nichols, afflnned; Faw ectt. J. Ttltrhle against fitcger, affirmed; Uose, J.: I lamer, J., dissenting. Champion Iron Company against City of 'South Omaha, reversed: Itton. J. Sutphen against Joslyn. Judgment of district court reversed; decree of July 10, 18)3, reinstated and affirmed; Barnes. J.; Fawcett, J., not sitting. Jones National Bank against Yates, Hank of Htaplehurst against Yates, Ctlca bank against Yates. Hallev acralnst Yates. Judgment district court reversed and uc tlon dismissed; Hauler. J.: 1-etton, J., concurring In part: Sedgwick, .1. and Fawcett. J . dlsscntinc: lleesc. C. J., not sitting. Conn auninsi Chicago. Burlington & Qulncy Itnllrontl Company, reversed and action dismissed at plaintiff's costs; 'awcett, J.; Hepfc.. C. J , dissenting Km oh against State, reversed and re manded; Rose. J.; I.etton. J., not sitting. State ex rel iunl of Douglas acalnst McPhane, Judgment of district court re Versed and action dismissed: Harney, J. Nebraska Power Company u -Ml list 'Koenlg. affirmed; Kose, J. Piper against Ney.lon. affirmed. Barnes, J. , McShane against State, reveised and re manded: Uarnes. J. Wulkup against Cornell; on motion to I dismiss appeal, motion sustained, appeal j dlsm'ssed nt costs of uppellnnt; per curiam. Following lie rulings on motloits fur rehearing: t Att'wood against Warner, overruled Tear against Pickweller, overruled. Wallace against Cox. oral argument ordered on motion for rehearing at ses- Atlviuico show hit tif Hltio "erne Suits for SpiliiR see tlieiti hi Dou-ilas St. windows H-(.'lnlly priced Fur lined and plush lined overcoats at marked down prices. 4 1m Kiinnh .i i i , t' Hlfin fniiinipnrlnir Miireh !?- 191 H. ixioriiiH1- tiean'f i .. ............. Butler agulnst Secrist, overruled. Enterprise Irrigation District against Trl-Stnte trfinl Compan. overruled. Stnte ex rel Conk ling avalnst Kelso, overruled. happy frame of mind Hlchard Metcalfe talked of "Tho Ideals in Practical Politics,- and closed by .say 1'ig that lit was In favor of a state re formatory and a tax commission. There va nothing In his uddress, however, that Indicated that the two should go together. Vt the afternoon session yesterday tho 1 iinclpal address of interest wo by Stnte Yuasuivr George. His address was a oipllatlon of -Tacts and flgnres, which ' ."ened the eyes of his hearers. He said - c.t tb. 1lKrrta.A In tivnllnii In tli. afifA v t.i partly duo lo tho increase in tiie !p.S '-.'l.'es In the state departments and he'. ' ovum u, wie uuii.i:n vuuiu I - , I,. .nor,iMi ..iii.......i i I matter of taking care .!...cy of tho departments and would at bflk s J ' w r,n,n lmn n, .tt ,r,o ' taken. This amounts to ffiO.'j.!!)..'.. which GAGE COUNTY BUDGET REDUCED ELEVEN THOUSAND BEATRICE, Neb,, Jan. 31. -(Special.) The board of supervisors yesterday adopted the annual expense bill for Gage county, which amounts to $lii,2!i', $ 11,0m) than the appropriation last year, hugext single Item is the bridge wheh aimiutitcd to Slj.OO.i. The of the di rum t ut sin in s:tn ai . a Sveral more lots CSWffin of broken lines of . fW'ifm our high grade lM$Jfe3 i suits were added SPW ;' ! to our stocks on WW$MM I I sale now at 0ne. T.alf nri raffed a? mmw amis ana mM K Overcoats $5 to $20 J ! I Omaha's Gn atest Clothing Hmse i BERG'S SEMI ANNUAL TROUSER SALE Begins Saturday Morning, February 1st OVER 4,000 pairs of trousers, sizes 28 to 52 inch waists, tailored from worsted, cheviot, cassimere and corduroy fabrics in all the latest fancy weaves. See them displayed in Douglas street windows. $3.00 TROUSERS $4.00 TROUSERS $5.00 TROUSERS $6.50 TROUSERS fS.OO T f fr 3 ii!- NOW $1.45 NOW $2.45 jlQy $3.45 NOW $4.45 WlCWi. I5v.45 a- Special for Saturday only Boys' Suits worth up to $5.00; on sale at $2.45 The finest Chinchilla Overcoat over shown for the money; on sale hero at S15.00 Ask to see them. , las In the dlstrbt eoutt tie i'etim t divorce case nua brought to an end and JudKe Pcmbertoii took the matter mulei advisement. In suIhk for the dl.u.. Mrs. J'otliast chniKes her husband with havinit treated her mid the family cniellj Word was received here yesterday a'l-nuuiifln-- tho death of t.'. M. Tulb. a former resident of Htatrlce, which 01 -i in red Wednesday at Denver. Sir. Tally wuh C3 years of a no and Ht one time w:ih eiiKMKed In the srnlu and Umplcuiciit business. He lived at Nebraska City 'n the early d".vs. He touched un the officers of (ho .mm. ! as lost durliif. the panic of and 9... li s for their failure to promptly make. Emission was urantcd tho Oivroii Trail I MADISON'S LIBRARY WILL BE DEDICATED TUESDAY i ff reports hai1 much lo do with the effl-' t Ga( -mittanccs to the state treasurer nnd ! Memorial commission lo locute a tiionu- , 1 .tlmated that their promptness In mak- '"c"1 on te i-tatu '""C a' "'9 lntorsecuon and Jefferson counties aim v lency of tho state service. ; Washlmjtnn, Knit. ?imon l'lsbman of Cheyenne county was! Announcement was i evolved here yes--Jreted president" of. the assoclntionr W. i terd.v of tile death of llev. S. p. lien fi. I're of DouBlas county, vice president;! brook, formerly pastor of the Christian l'rncst Huff of Sarpy county, secretary, ' church at Wymore, which ovcunvd a. few and Onlile C. Styers of NuckollH county. 1 days oro at Atlanta. Gn. trenuurer. A tt. Wood of Ited Willow After a trial lasting foi neaily three f$35 $23 1 'V v n Suits and Overcoats Reduced lo For ONE DAY Only SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST. We offer yoiu choice of aijy $:."i.UU Suiting or Over coating in our store (blacks and blues excepted) made to vour nfcasure for S20.00. 1'erfeet fit Lmnrnntecd. I" . MacCarlhy- Vilson Tailoring Co. 304-506 South Sixteenth Street ANOTHER IMPROVEMENT! Observation Parlor Car IN THE St. Louis-Kansas City Spscia DETWEEN MA 1)1. SON, Neb., Jan. 31.-(SpeelaU-Madlsoii's Carneslo llbrarv will be form erly opened next Tucsda.x ovenlnu. Mayor h'red Davis wlll.picseiit the Ieys ill a shoit address to JudKe McDufft-c president of tho library board, why will make the acceptance address. Other ad dresses will be made by Superintendents Oberkutter of the city schools and Housel of the county schools, W. K. "teed and Miss Charlotte Templet n, sec retin y of the state library conmisslon. l.lBht lefreshments will be Served by the Woinan's club. 1 Mrs. Josephine K. Stranne of Battle ) Creek has commenced action for divorce s cut nst her husband, GcTirgc S. Strange. , he alleges in her petition that she wus ' married to the defendant at Stanton. June S, 190U. and that her husband do- serted her. She asks for divorce and the eustod5 of her 3-yenr-old son. , A .leul was cotiHUmated this week ! whereby Joe IF. Kant-man of Mumphn I comes Into post-cssion ot the Wllllum 1 Boshc- Kariiftc and equlpnicnt of lliis city and William liosse takes In exihango a j mmrter kh IIoii of South Dakota land. ; Dr. John Kiiimcr of Valentine has re I reived an uminlmniiH call from the Ihes- bjterlan church of his city to suceVd ' Uev. H. .McClcnBhan, who has accepted ' a call from Hnpld City, S. I), Dr. Farmci oceupb'd a pulpit in Chicago before com- in;,- to N. biaska. EDGAR WIlI7eLECT POSTMASTER FEB. 8; I BUOAIt, Neb., Jim. 31. -(Special.) A ! pilmarv has been culled to he held hero! February S fof the purpose ot electing a . postmaster for Kdgar. Tho time of J. J. . ; Wnlley expired June 10, and though Bev-' . cral have bent In petitions, asking tor the ' I appointment, nunc has et been mode The democrats hnve now tnk c it up una i J propose to elect a postn,ast r In the i patron of the office. ICn. i; eandldate ' ii'ust he a slnion pure democrat must 1 ! file with the secretary ot the dunocrutlc cornmittr.- a deposit of $10 to pay the ex penses of tho primary In case of his elec- i tlon. The money of nil unsuccessful cau- I dldates will b returned to them. Those who nave filed to date nro W. J,. Ifoch- ritffer, Iyogan Mcltcynolds, 1'ercy Arm-' strong, oral Campbell, Kester Cook, Dr. ( V. G. Grimm. J. W. Caihon nnd Donald Hart COUPLE GETS MARRIAGE LICENSE AND FORGETS IT Omaha and Kansas City From Omaha 4:35 P. M. In Kansas City 11:05 P. M. In St. Louis 7:20 A. M. Electric Lighted High Class Train of Coaches, Diner, Standard Sleeper and Ob servation Parlor Car Connects with Late Night Trains, Kansas City to Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and the Gulf Country, and with Morning Trains From St. Louis to the South and East TICKET OFFICE, 1502 Farnam Street MADISON. Neb.. .Tan 31 -iSpcclal.)-Thero are many cases on record where applicants for matrimony have forgotten the marriage license, but thr nro com paratively few authentic cases where licensed were It-sued nnd the contracting pal ties neglected to use them Kouf- pr five weeks ago a collide of thoroughly unsophisticated young people from a neighboring county procured a marriage llcnnso from County Judge II. H. Mr Duff ee and unknowingly, unwittingly and Innocently neglected to have the mar riage ceremony solemnized. .Not receiv ing the required confirmation certificate from the clergyman or magistrate of ficiating. Judge MeDuffee made official Inquiry with the roult that the young couple promptly appeared before his honor and wore formally declared tp be man and wlf. Six Hundred HlrdM nt Vi.rl hhon, YOHK. Neb., Jun. Jl.-(SpelHl.) Tho Votk County I'oultry xhow, which is now on In this city, Is not unite as (urge aa the statu show here hero last winter, EXTRA 79C Dictionaries Webster's full leather, In. (Ip.xed, a very special orfor for Sutunlny at 70i M rai 1 WM 1 fi B rAia J fl B -Ty LA I lltt visors, or M mjm 1 tPJ I H '1 J Bllll Sl "Homo Doc-a m. J kw m III B f I , Biff tor" books, II II p nWAA HNHM MSk 1 ,000 pages ot M lj IMhrtMBpwMWM-B-a-Hw-wW usofiil medical THE BEST STORE FOR YOU ALL THE TIME knowledge. . . v Gigantic Cleanup of BOOKS w In the Pre-Inventory Sa.e for Saturday K must elemi uj) our htuek of good books and that's why wo are cutting tho prices so greatly, everybody interesting and useful books, at prices that will make them go quickly. Here are books for SI'JCClAIi Now con densed encyclopedia, one volume, full leather, Sat urday nt SPKCIAIj Works of I SI'KCIAJj "Ventco ot HI-KCIAI- Portfolios, $1.00 Mnrk Twain, rcgiilar Boil ing prlco ?1.50 volume, Snturday 25 C Today,", by F. llopkln- Bon Smith, a ? 10.00 edi tion Satur- AO Afl day for ipO UU drawings nnd paintings by American artists, $2 vnlues O C nt ZOC SPKCfAL Pockot Bibles, soil regularly for $1.00, reducod for Saturday, mch 49 c 1 Extraordinary Offer of Editions of BOOK Sets Here's a book sale, the equal of which you seldom see. They are all standard works that any book lover will be proud to own. ISomc of the editions are limited and there are no moroxto bo had, so you had better get here early to get yours. All the following at half price: ITALIAN MTHHATrllK ill volumes, roguiar selling price -u.iu.uu, saio price . . . S70.UO (JHKAT KVKNTH OK HISTOIIV 20 volumes, regular selling prlco $G0.00, salo price. .. .$30.00 I DISICAKIil 20 olumea, roBUlar selling prlco J7G.00, sain price $.15.00 i Di MAl'PAHSANT-- 17 voluineB, regular selling prlco $lfi0.00, sale prlco 75.00 KhAl'llKKT 10 volumes, regular selling prlco JbU.ui), salopnco $3(1. OO UXIVKHSAI CIjAWSICS 20 volumes. egulnr Belling prlco $40.00, sale prlco $20.00 iimmllPL1 lo vifilnnma nmi 1 ti anllltin lirlen (111 unln lirlen M "T rt KDtiAll AIjIjKN I'OK 1 voiuiues, regular selling price fuu.uu, saio price WAIT WHITMAN 10 volumes, regular selling prlco $50.00, salo prlco WASHINGTON" IHVINCi 1 1 volumes, roguiar selling prlco $28.00, salo prlco GKOIUil-' J'jtJT- ia volumes, regular Honing prico in. uu, huio price y. v.'.h.h. . . , A ..l,.Mn., . .... t .. .,nllla,.v ,,lnn 1 fl AO mln n.lnn lr&l.KtLt tOSOAH WIIiDK- 15 volumes, roguiar selling price $1G0.00, sale price Standard American Authors 'Complete editions of the foowing well known American authors: Tennyson, "Whit- tier. Holmes, Emerson, Lowell and Hart leather binding at $25.00 $25.00 S1S.OO 15.00 $15.00 $75.00 f U I rtW I- Iloolts, sonic UU1 1 high as $1.00, doth binding, choice. .79t sold as I AT 0 LU1 IX Children's Books, 15c Hundreds of tho heat boys' and girls' books, allBhtly soiled, values to $1.00, choice of the lot, volume 15 C v Miscellaneous Works The famous "Knickerbocker Classics," thu volume 10c Books of Henry Van. Dyke, $1.25 editions for Saturday only, at, each 75c choice 10c A big assortment $1.50 books of fiction, choice of 25c -Good Housel coping cook book, rog. i q. , J. y is LOT 3 prlco 50c, salo price T ftrn i James Whltcorab IUloy, juui r q nmltod quan- QQ tlty ot his works, choice 5iC Favorite Books of Fiction by Famous Authors 'Applo of Discord" Wnlcott "lufelicc' . Atigiihlu ,r. Kvihih "Thief Pnrtnt'i," Ilert Hiio "The Vniinnlonitblo War" .InmcN llnMii'M "An Olympic Victor" InincH IJ. Cunnolly "At Sunwlcli Post" W. W. .Jncobs . "The Scarlet iA-ttor", ,....... .Duvld M. Purry "Cnplnln of the Janizaries" Ms. .M. LudluU' ".Mniitle of Klijnh" ZiingMlll I "Harvard Kpisodcs" CJiuh. M. Kluiidrnii "Ills Own Proplo" llooth TarUliiglon . nil $" n1 V9IIIPQ Choice 25 , Rives nichciw "Spirit Lake" Atthur HcmliiK "."ill. Hawkins' Humorous .Adventures, Franklin "Tho Hotter Trcnsurfc," Andrews-Mary Shlpniau "As tlio Heart Puntetli" . "The Hlack Spnnlel" "Scffy" Long "Aladdin & Co." Quick "Sir Henry Morgan, Huccanocr" .llrady "Vera, (he Medium" Hlchard If. Davis "The night Man" nrinn ITooker "Tho Hondage of llalllngcr" Field "Jimmy Jones" McCardoIl I. "Tlio Making of a Marchioness" Bennett -Orkin Brothers Book Section Main JFloor.- hut tlio uuallty is equal Six hundred birds nro entered. At n uuolne-m meeting lu-ld iunt evenlni; the followlnf? officers wure vlii-tt'd for the ensulm? year: 11. ;. Hopkins, pu-Hiiwit ; l'rwl Stiobcl, sec-1-ntary; I, V. ClilldH. treuHurnr. I KeiiriK-- .Xiiii .Vi)iiilnti-il .lliijur, KKAltNUV, Neb.. Jun. 31.-(Spooal.) r. 3. Jhitolier hH bciji tudrred an up pulntmciit In the Putrlarolm Militant, Independent Order Odd 1'Yllo-vn, depart uinnt of NobiaxkH, and will accept. He Ih to fill the viiennvy of quartermaster kimioiuI, with ruiik ait tif major, on tl3 Htuff a department commander. I'ltP Wlvrn Killed. I'AIItllt'llY, .Neb., Jan. 3l.-(K.eoial.-A wolf bunt coverhiK an uren of nix iM-uuie mile north of Falrbury fiirnlMbetl tiirtvrtniiiinent for 600 farmers yeitterday Plve lurge pralrin wolvr were l;lletl. Thv were then void at public auction and brought it each. It Is entlmutetl that ut least fifty prairie wolves Iiuno been killed In various part of the county this month. Teachers May Carry Their Troubles Up to the Legislature (From a Staff Correspondent.) MNOOl.N. Jan. Sl.-(Speclal Telegram.) A row Is pending among school teach ers of the statu which may gut Into the loglslatir. Objection Is being made tri uestlons sent to teui'lurs taking exami nations being confined to certain text boolfK. Thu questions will provide for examination In a certain reader or certain other text book. The objectors Insist that the teaoher should answer tho question fundamentally regardless ot tbe bpeclflcd text b.iok. The other method, they Insist, looks ton much like playing into tho hands of certain publishers ut dealers. MELLEN AND CHAMBERLAIN PLEAD NOT GUILTY NEW YOltK, Jan. 31.-Cliarlos S. Mel lon and i:. a. Chamberlain entered pleas of not guilty In tbe fedoml dlntrlot court this afternoon to Indictments charglu-f them wtlh violating the criminal clause of the Sherman anti-trust law In connec tion with u "monopoly agruemeiit" be tween the Now lluven railroad and the Oiand Trunk. ' They were glvni until February 10 to t'biingti their pleas. Ah each was under $10,000 bull on previous Indictments, the ball was allowed to stand. Nti date was set for tbe trial. CHARGES FILED AGAINST HEAD OFJDENVER MINT UUNVEn. Colo., Jan, 2t.-Vlolatlon tf the tlvll service rules and political favor itism are among charges mado against Frank Jf. Downer, republican, superlu teudent of the Denver mint, In a com plaint filed with the United States mint bureau at Washington, according: to an. nouncement made today. Tho complaint is signed by George W. Undell and Albert W. MoKlroy, former employes at tho mint It is baaed on thu charge that during the last twq years Hupeiintendeut Downer had "JugKlcd lists ot civil service employes and falleJ to. reinstate men in the order in which they hud been furloughcd. The cbargos also were filed with th United States civil service commission in Denver. Downer is In Ban Francisco,