T1IK HEK: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MARCH" 7, 1913.
BEIEF CITY NEWS
RETAILERS MAKE THE PROFIT I
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Staok-ralconer Co., Undertakers.
Ball?, the Dentist, City Nat'l. D. 2666.
ridelitr Storsre I: Van Co. Dour. 1616.
Have Root Print It Now Beacon
Press.
&llhtlne; fixtures, Burffest-Ctranden
Company,
Bo yon want a dish of Gafllta KlshT
Von can Ket It nt Kaplan's Kosher Ilea
tpuratit, 120 N. 15th St.
A New Baby Boy A bouncing baby
boy has been bom to Sir. and Mrs. J. it.
Farbach, 3913 Farnatn stroet. loth mother
nnU Infant are reported dolus splendidly.
The Btata Bank of Omaha pays 4 psr
cent on time deposits, 3 per cent on say
ing accounts. The only bank In Omaha
whose depositors nre protected by the
depositors) guarantee fund of the state
of Nebraska. lTth and Harney streets.
rire Drill at School A flro drill was
held at tho Omaha High School of Com
mrrco this morning. The pupils lcrt the
building In a very orderly manner, with
out running, crowding or pushing. It
took but eighty-two seconds to clear the
entire building.
Aquarium Breaks Sown a large gloss
aquarium In the show window of Martin
Ileum's People's market. Fifteenth, near
Farnam street, broke down Just after It
had been Installed. It was about two
thirds filled when It gave way, flooding
tho floor of the market, Ileum Is prepar
ing to keep live fish for sale at hla new
market.
Would Join Commercial Club Recent
work. of the membership committee of
the Commercial club, which has act out
to get 2C0 more members for the club, hos
resulted so far In tho application of Jix
business men. They ore A. C. Uartman.
K B. Emmons, Roy Coffee!!, Jesse U.
Hlatt. II. V. Binder and George E.
Toozcr. The executive committee will
act on the applications at Its next meeting.
High Cost Committee Learns of the
Grocers' Profit on Butter.
Florence Demands
the Omaha Rate
On Fire Hydrants
The town of Florcnco has officially
notified the Water board that $3,000 a
year Is too much to pay for tho fire
hydrants furnished by the board and
$300.08 lias been tendered as tho proper
sum duo for the first half of the year
1913. This tender tho Water board offi
cially refused, and further arranged to
notify Florence that It pay the usual
price or stand In danger of litigation.
Florcnco officials figured If Omaha
paid $100,000 a year for fire protection,
extending the service on tile samo rato
of taxation would clvo Florence protec
tion for t00 a year instead of $2,000. based
on the number of hydrant, which the
water company collects for at the rnte
or ICO a year or $25 per half year.
A duplicate warrant for $37,400, due
tlio United States Cast lion Plpo com
pany from tin- OmnliH Water board for
plpo for tho Twenty-eighth avenue line
s ordered Issued by tho board nt a
meeting yesterday afternooh. Tlic orig
inal warrant whs lost In December
through somebody's mlstaku and has
never been located.
STEWART GIVES THE FIGURES
Krtnllrr Marir nt Leant Trrn Hun
dred Per Cent Vackrr Full
to Make Money on Stor
nue Rkkr.
SOCIALISTS CELEBRATE
- DEBS' FINE SHOWING
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In ceebra(Ipn. of EUKgne, y. Deba jiliowr
4ng at'thiMan presidential .election .and
the success' of tlio ' live, men who won
place on the, clt charter commission,
Omaha socialists held a big banquet and
festival last tight on the fourth floor of
Bartght's h?l. Nineteenth and Farnam
streets.
Nearly 100 persons wero present. Peter
Mehrens was toastmastcr and called upon
John C. Ohasc of Lincoln and Fred
Warren of North Platte to make tho
principal talks.
. T)ie remainder of the program con
sisted of a cornet duet by Louis Warren
and J. C. Slmfer; violin. solo, F. S. Grass;
p'ano solo, Master Mehrens: reading,
Berlilce Banghurt; vocal solo, Martha
Brlllhartl vocal duet, Virginia and Bryan
Brillhart, and a recitation by R. 11.
Gillette. '
Stomach Misery
Just Vanishes
Time It! No Indigestion, Gas or Sour
ness Five Minutes After Tak
ing "Pape's Diapepsin."
If what you Just ate Is souring on your
stomach or lies like a lump of lead, re
futing to digest, or you belch gas and
eructate sour, undigested food, or have
a feeling of dlzzlntss, heartburn, full
ness, nausea, bad taste In mouth and
stomach headache this Is Indigestion.
A full case of Pape's Diapepsin costs
only fifty cents and will thoroughly cure
your out-of-order stomach, and leave
sufficient about tho house lr. case some
one else In the family may suffer from
stomach trouble or indigestion.
Ask your pharmailst to snow you the
formula plainly printed on these 'fifty
cent cases, then ou will understand why
dyspeptic trouble of all kinds must go,
and why they usually relieve sour, out-of-order
stomachs or Indigestion in five
minutes. Diapepsin la harmless and
tastes like candy, though each dose con
tains power sufficient to digest and pre
' pare for assimilation into the blood all
the food jou eat; besides, it makes you
go to the table with a healthy appetite;
but what will please you moat. Is that
1 ou will feel that your stomach and In
'testlncs nre clean and fresh, and you
will not need to resort to laxatives or
liver pills for biliousness or constipation.
This city will have many Diapepsin
cranks, as some people will call them,
but you will be cranky about this splen
did stomach preparation, Joo, If you ever
try a little for indigestion or gastritis or
uny other stomach miser'.
Get some now. this minute, and for
ever rid yourself of stomach trouble and
.ndlgestlon. Advertisement.
The presumption always has been thai
the ultimate consumer of butter has bc'i
getting the product at about tho actual
cost. This, however, Is far from being
the esse, as tt was proven before the les
Islatlve committee here Invejtlgatlng the
high cost of living that butter Is one of
the most profitable commodities handled
by the retail grocer. While It Is bought
practically for cost, the credit extending
over a period of only about en days, the
retailer handles it at a net profit of 5
cents a pound.
R. A. Stewart of the David Cole Cream
cry company threw considerable tight n
butter prices when he appeared as a wit
ness. He first went Into the cost of pro
ducing butter, telling the committee that
the actual cost of buying the cream,
transportation charges, manufacturing
and packing Is around 6 cents per pound,
This, of course, does not Include tho prlco
paid to the producer for' the cream or
butter fat.
The butter, according to Mr, Stewart,
goes to tho retailer at the price of the
Elgin butter board quotation plus 2 cents
for wrapping, and he In turn adds about
6 cents per pound to the consumer, i
profit of better than 200 per cent per
year, as he turns his money as often s
once a month and sometimes three and
four times each month.
Mr. Stewart denied that there Is or has
ever been any agreement among the but.
tcr manufacturers ns to fixing prices, but
when quizzed closely by Attorney Dundey
ho admitted that there Is a sort of a
'gentlemen's' agreement or understand
ing. Crntlpmrn'ii Agreement. 1
, "We meet sometimes and confer, talk
ing over prices that should be secured,
but we never fix any price."
"It's Just a gentleman's agreement, I
understand?" said Dundey.
"You might call It that." was the an
swer. As to prices on butter fat, Mr. Stewart
explained that the fluctuations are due
o somo of the agents going above the
market quotations.
"If they do that," added Mr. Stewart,
"wo all have to meet the highest price
paiu. mat is why wo all pay the same
price as wo all arc compelled to pay ns
much as the price set by any competitor
and I tell you there Is fierce nnd close
competition when they go after the
cream."
A. G. Block of the commission firm of
Adler & Block let the committee Into
some of tho Inner workings of tho Omaha
Produco association, by declaring that
members play favorites In the way of
extending credit to certain grocers.
.' , , ,fnvor "'k Store.
Block declared that the association .it,!
not have a blackllsf, but admitted that
It .maintained a delinquent Hjt, nnd if
grocer got behind In his payments he
went onto this list and could ndt gel
goods from any .association member un
less he paid cash on delivery. However,
this rule was not applied to tho big
stores that handle produce and fruits as
a department. Association m-mbers, wete
always glad- to get their trade and did
hot consider it advisable to .'1st them as
not paying promptly.
II. O. Edwards, general manager fir
Swift & Co.. shed light on, the cold tr.
age huslncss and testified that there is
no money In It, especially when it com.-s
to liandllng eggs. This company runs lis
own business and has no connection with
the Produco exchange, having Its own
Plans for extending credit and making
collections.
Eggs during 1312, according to Mr. E-1-wards,
went into storage from Juno to
September at an average of is.s cents per
dozen. Adding to this thero was a carrv.
Ing charge of 33 cents per case and in
terest charges of 1 cent per dozen for tho
time up to January 1, when the room
should be cleared. This total made tn.i
net cost around 20.83 cents pec dozen, and
they were sold out at an average of J0.S)
cents per dozen. The year before then
vB a prom or about 155 cents per dozen.
SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE SALE!
THE DEWEY HOTEL
FIRE Two doors cast of us caused our basement to be flooded over five feet
uccp. j. nuusunus oi uunars worm 01 DOiciea goods ail in periect con
dition (excepting the labels) must bo sold quickly regardless of cost or value. AVo absolutely guaranteo the sound and porfoct condition of overy article.
Settlement with the Insurance) companies having been completed our object now is to clear this damaged label stock out in a hurry to make room for olean
now stock .nlrendv ordered.
AND CONTINUES UNTIL OUR ENTIRE BASEMENT STOCK AND THE
DAMAGED PART OP THE THIRD FLOOR STOCK IS ENTIRELY SOLD.
SALE OPENS FRIDAY 8 A
Olives, Olive Oil, Sardines, Oherries, Wines of all kinds, Whiskies, French Sauternesand Clarets, German Wines
and Kummel, Italian Liquors, Swedish and Danish Liquors, Fruit Brandies and Cordials, Imported Gins, many others
Imported Sardinis
Nothing wrong with these Sar
dines; just the outer labels soiled.
&c and 10c cans 4c
15c and 20c cans 8c
25c and 35c cans 13c
Fruit Bradiiis
The finest line of Cordials, suoh
as Apricot, Orange, Baspberry,
Chorry, Banana, etc ttty 4.
$1.00 and $1.25 bottles. .ffC
Fine Whiskiis
A large assortment of $1,
$1.25 and $1.50 brands of
well known whiskies
labels damaged 00
Alt go at.........
Olives
The fine large ones also stuffed.
25c, 35c and 40c largo sizo -f ft
bottles I9C
Wo do not carry any cheap olives
anil only tho full slzo bottles. Thceo
are roal bargains.
95c
for a gallon of Extra
Fine California Pert Wine
Regular $2.00 Grade.
This wine is porfect. The jugs are soiled from
smoke. The labels gone, but the wine is delicious.
Port Wine
$1.25 and $1.00 bottles Spanish Port. . . .67c
75c bottles Best California Port 48c
65c bottles California Port 32c
50c bottles California Port 23
Labols slightly damaged by water.
Blackberry
A Special Fine Grade.
Pure Blackberry should bo in overy homo
for medicinal use.
$1.00 Bottles 49c
This is surely a raro opportunity.
Pon.pe.an Olive Oil
This Italian OU Is considered
cno of tho very beat. In cans,
hardly touched by water. All
must go to make room for new
stock.
25c -pint cans ISd
50c pint cans ''34ii
pi. 00 (Wirt cans ,v 68
Whiskies
A big line of 75c, 85c
and $1.00 brands; labels
d e s t r o y e or badly
soaked; all go
ottled in Bond
Whiskies
Wo have not been able to dig
them all out yet but there's a
largo assortment of the best
brands; values nre $1.00, $1.25
nnd $1.50; nil with
soiled or destroyed
labels; go at
69c
Virginia Dare
and Southern Scupernong
Wlno. Wo had a whole car
load of th oso olegant wines
in our unsomont; an aro
wator soakod, other
wise O. K.; 70c
largo bottles
43c
IMPORTED RHINE WINE
A direct Importation recently
arrived o?vory fino, vory old
Rhino wines, such as, Laubon
iiolmor, N'olrstelnor, Doldos
holmer. etc.; $1.00, $1.25 and
$1.50 bottles; labels soaked1
otherwise as good as AA
over all go OaG
If it comes from HILLER'S in must be good.
The Family Liquor Store, 1 309 Farnam St.
We will ship direct to consumer for personal use any sale goods, providing the order calls for $3.00 worth or more.
3 s 99
present mild winter.
LITTLE GIRL CARRIES DOG
TO CITY HALL FOR A TAG
Two wagons, the official dog catcher
anu a sumcient number of assistants,
will be sent out b the city clerk next
week to round up, arrest and execute all
dogs found tagless. Complaints have
ueen maae 10 tne clerk that doK owners
are careless about purchasing the 1913
tags.
Utile Catherine Matters read that thn
dog catcher would be around looking for
unucensca aogs and bright and early
she collared "Teddy." a brown and white
pup sho owns, carried him to the city
clerk's office and held him tight In her
arms until the clerk had actually fastened
dog tag number 6 on him.
W. 11 Ahmanson, 2316 North nine
teenth street, got license number 13. His
dog's pame Is "Happy." Names of other
dogs licensed this year are "Dusty,"'
"Prince," "Punch," "Pudge," "Cute,"
"Sport" and "Suds."
TO PROBE BRIBERY CHARGE
County Attorney Has Transcript of
Testimony in the Case.
DELANEY THE MAIN WITNESS
Probability' In that No I'ronrcntlon
Will Follow, rirenue of No
Corroliorntlnir TcM Inion'
ii n to the Fnft.
Thorough probe of the charges and
counter charges of attempted bribery of
a witness In the peiRonu; Injury damage
suit of Mrs. Iitta Borllnt p.sulnst the
street railway company In district court
will bo made by County Attorney llporg
A. Maguey, who has received a trans
cript of tho testimony of alleged at
temped bribery.
The testimony was given by Thomas
.Ddaney. He said a claim aijcnt for tho
company offered him money to testifv
favorably to tho company. While tho
frimnanv mnrii nn illrnf ithnrirn nf nt.
The season of 1912 was bad owing to ihiJ-ttmpted bribery ngalnst the other side,
Sure I
Will Con.
vine You
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Anii-KammU Tab
from an eacw- xcrulTbralnfir,iterTco.
Sl'-"lI5!5-? ."on?"'" ot bodily ptln:
f 1 pin "Jlnro.r nji,,r
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PRESBYTERIAN MINISTERS
TO LECTURE FOR NEW TEMPLE
The Presbyterian Ministers' association
of Omaha is offering a helping hand to
the New Labor Temple lecture course,
and will participate In the series. Tho
first one Is to be given at the LyrKs
theater Friday night, when Rev.. It, B.
Peery, president of Midland college at
Atchlnson, Kan., will speak on Abraham
Lincoln In his endeavors to help his
fellow men. The next lecture will lw
held at the First Christian church.
Twenty-sixth and Harney streets, when
nev Charles .Melberry of Des Moines,
will sneak on the "Final Test ot Our
Democracy."
On March 14 William Bell will speak
at the Young Men's Christian association
on "Capitalism and Socialism."
Look to Your IMumblnir.
You know what happens In a house In
which the plumbing Is In poor condition
everybody In the house Is liable to con
tract typhoid or some other fever. The
digestive organs perform the same func
tions In the human body ns the plumbing
dots for the house, and they should be
kept In first, class condition all the time.
If you have any trouble with your d
ptstlon takti Chamberlaln'c Tablets and
ou are certain to get quick relief. For
ale by a! dealers.Advertlsement.
questions propounded to Delancy by couh
sel for the company carried the sugges
tion that Delaney solicited a bribe from
the company, representing that friends jf
Mrs. Bcrllnt had broken promises to pay
him for testimony In her favor.
In all probability no prosecution f r
bribery or attempted bribery, will bo :n-
stltuted as a result of tho Delancy tcstl
mony. There Is no corroborative evl
dence at hand at this time, and the pos
slbtllty of tho discovery of any Is ex
tremely remote. A prosecution as the
case now stands merely would put the
word of Delaney against It. T. Ranee,
the claim agent who, tho witness said,
Offered tho bribe.
Trial of tho damage suit proceeded be
fore' Judge Lee S. Kstello In the law di
vision of the district court. The strort
railway company produced two of its
employes to contradict the testimony of
Delancy that he never visited the com
pany's offices. They said they had seen
mm there.
The case probably will go to the jury
toaay. Ucgardlcsa of the jury's find
ing a new trial probably will be had.
The charges of attempted corruption. will
constitute excellent support for a now
trial motion on tho ground of passion and
prejudice, which Is sure to. ue made by
wnicncver side Is defeated.
Key to the Bltuatlon-Bee tdvcrtla.iis.
WATTLES RETURNS FROM
WINTER IN CALIFORNIA
O. W. Wattles has returned from Hol
lywood, his California winter home, dom
ing back a few days sooner than ho hail
intended In order that he might be prea
cm ni iiiu Hireling oi ine stocxnoiacra ot
the new hotel.
Mr. Wattles looks well and feels fine,
having enjoyed the California weather,
though, he is glad to again he In Omalm.
While there Is no boom on tho Pacific
coast, Mr. Wattles says buslnes la good
and people aro looking forward to a
season of great activity. Nw people
and new money Is flowing Into Cali
fornia and the country aerms prosperous.
Relative to the cold weather early in
the winter, Mr. Wattlea says tho freeze
did considerable damage, but Is of tho
Opinion that this damage has been greatly
overestimated. H does not think that
It will result In any permanent setback
any moro than would a severe windstorm
In any portion of Nebraska Injure tho
entire state and Its future prospects.
None ot the people seem discouraged ov-r
their losses, but Instead they are more
enthuzlastio than ever, realizing that It
may be perhaps centuries before Umt
locality again experiences such sccrtt
weather
Faces $5,000 Damage
Suit for Shooting at
a Cherry Poacher
For shooting Lawrence O'Nell, a boy
cherry poacher, J. li. Root, owner of a
South Omaha orchard. Is facing a V.000
damago suit In district court before
Judge Charles Leslie. About a year ago
Root's hired man caught tho boy filch
ing cherries from the orchard. Tho boy
plaintiff charges that when Root came
homo ho released the lad and fired a
shotgun at him ns he sped away.
Xebranknn nt thf Hotels.
Peter Palmer of Oakland and Mr. and
Mrs. W. 11. Davidson and daughter,
Elizabeth, arc stopping at the Loyal.
L. M. Burns of Alvo, Mr. and Mrs. J.
11. Kropp of Nebraska City and A. L.
Lltol ot Trkamah have taken rooms at
the Millard.
F. K. Sorlger of Gretna and M. C.
Campbell of Crelghton aro at the Paxton.
J. T. Lewis ot Kearney, R. I Murray
of Fremont, F. Jorgcnson of Wahoo and
R. N. Nelson of Beatrice aro guests of
the Merchants.
O. R. Ord of Lincoln and 8. Samuels of
North Platto are registered at tho Hen-shaw.
RM ON WRISTS
1
BURNED
Rapid Growth in Making
of Women's Ready -to -Wear
Garments in Omaha
V (
Pimples Broke Out all Over Face.
Itched Terribly, Would Scratch
and Scratch, Could Not Sleep.
Used Cuticura Soap and Oint
ment. In Two Weeks Would
Never Know Had Had Pimples.
R. F. D. No. 1, Marquette, .Neb. ''The
trouble I had began with pimples breaking
out all otw jay faeo and tkey would Itch
terribly. The plaiplea festered and would
swell up. I would cratch aad scratch and
I always had big sore oa tor tv. I had a
peculiar rash oa' my wrists and arms which
burned w that I could not stoop. My cloth
ing would stick on tiw arapttca and when I
would talce toy dothea off thy polled th
Mn with them and aiads It bleed. I usd
asreral kinds of aires aad tried aerer!
patent medicines but nothiag helped until
I used Cuticura 8oap and Ointmsat. The
first application gar lastaat relief. The
sores all dried up and Inside of two weeks
you would never know I had pimple on nry
face. I have not been bothered with them
since." (Signed) Mis Klaa Miller, May It,
1912.
TO REMOVE DANDRUFF
Prereat dry, thin and fslhag hair, allay
Kchlng and Irritation, aad promote the
growth and beauty of the hair, frequent
shampoos with Cuticura Soap, assisted by
occaaionji draatioxt wl th Outlcura Olntmen t,
aae usually efeettro wfeen other Methods
frj. Bold by druggist acd dealers through
cut the world. liberal sample of each
Bulled free, wHh 22-p. Bkla Rook. Address
post-card "Cuticura, Dept. T, Boston."
sWTeudec-ftctd ma tboald ue OuUeora
cap Shaving Stick. Me. Saotplefree.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
Tonic and alterative. Increases strength.
Restores healthy functions. No alcohol.
Sold for 60 years.
Ask Your Doctor. fcS.'TJ
In March, 1912, we opened our wo
men's ready-to-wear garment factory,
with 9,000 square ieet of floor space.
Today this department occupies
34,000 square feet and more space
will be necessary soon.
ffThe secret of this rapid growth is that our
"M. E. Smith & Co." ladies' garments have
high quality, just as our "Ideal" label stands
for quality in men's shirts, pants, overalls and
sheep lined coats.
f People know that the E. Smith & Co."
label is a guarantee of quality and a guarantee
that the garment is made in our own shops
under the most up-to-date sanitary conditions.
We are selling these women's garments
through the best retailers in every state
west of the Mississippi.
jfOur women's readyto-wear garments
include coats, suits, skirts and dresses.
JFDon't fail to see our exhibit of Omaha-made women's and men's
garments at the "Made-in-Nebraska" Show in the Auditorium.
See our moving pictures in the "Made-in-Nebraska" annex.
We will conduct excursions through our factory at 2 P. M. every
day of the show up to March 15, and would be pleased to have you
come and see "M. E. Smith & Co." and "Ideal" garments made.
Dealers: We invite inquiries for samples and catalogs of these attractive quality lines
M. E. Smith L Co., Omaha
Makers of Ladles' Readv-to-Wear Garments and Men's Fine
Shirts, Overalls, Mackinaws, Duck and Sheep Lined Clothing
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INCORPORATCD
Designers & Makers
A little want ad does the business.