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HEN ON AMONG INTERDRBANS
Big Chiefs Will Confer Soon with
Railway Board.
SUSPICION WANT SOME LEEWAY
"JPVrmer Knsrlneer Hard Mnr Yet
AUr HlmHU rrlth the Line
Cntea Receives Offer
netnrn to Ohio.
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(From & Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb., Mar 23.-(Speclal.)-It
Is understood that on next Monday
In tha office of the State Railway com
mission a conference will be held of noted
men Interested In the development of the
lnterurban railway business In Nebraska.
Anions the number who will be present
are Harvey Musser of Ohio, president ot
the Omaha, Lincoln & Beatrice ln
terurban -company; Manager llramlett ot
the Lincoln Traction company, Banford
I B. Lodd of the same company and also
' Interested In the Commonwealth Power
company, W. B. Sharp of the Lincoln
Traction company and also of the Com
monwealth company, Mr. Moore, flnan
J dal agent for several big promoting com
i panics and possibly some others.
Anil for Concessions.
It 1 said that tho meeting- will be In
i the nature of an executive session wlt:i
the State Railway commission for the
I purpose of asking- for certain concessions
' relative to Increasing the Issue of bonds
for the building of the Omaha, Lincoln
Beatrice road, though the meeting may
I bo made public If the commission so de
I cldes.
It Is expected that the condition now
confronting the Omaha, Lincoln &
Beatrice caused by the appeal of the Ne
braska Traction company to the supreme
court on the 'denial of tha railway com
mission to force the former to take over
the latter may come Tip for discussion,
though one member of the commission
thinks that the pending 'case will have
nothing to do with the building of tho
road.
Hnrd Contemplates Chnnjre.
It Is understood that B. C. Ilurd, of tho
physical valuation department -of the rail
way commission is considering a propo
rltlon to return to the Omaha, Lincoln &
Beatrice road If the road Is built. Mr.
Kurd was formerly In the employ of the
road as Us secretary, but It was sup
posed that he severed his connection with
the company when he took on the rail
way commission job at $4,000 a year, at
though the tickets sold by the lnterurban
read still bear his name as secretary.
Oaten Mnr Go Knat.
Another change which may take pla';e
i In Nebraska corporations 1b that of . J.
I Cates, expert engineer for the Lincoln
I Telegraph & Telephone company. Mr,
i Cates has had a very flattering offer
from the Bell Telephone company in
Ohio to come east and accept a similar
position with that company.
NESTOR OF CUMING
COUNTY BAR IS DEAD
WEST POINT, Neb., May Z3.-(Spec!al.)
Milton AlCLaugnun, tne oldest practi
dng attorney in northeast Nebraska, and
the Nestor of the Cuming county bar,
died' at his residence in West Point on
Thursday- afternoon at the age of ."76
years, Judge McLaugnlln had becn
member of the locai uar for forty years
and was the acknowledged leader In h'ls
profession for many years. He was pos
sessed of an eminently judicial mind and
was a man of profound legal attainments,
He held the position of city attorney at
the time of his death and was In active
practice of law up to a year ago. The
cause of death was senile debility, ac
centuated by jt serious disorder of the
tnmnxh TTn In survived bv an aired
widow and ote ' daughter, Mrs. George
Korb, of this city. He was a prominent
member of Jordan lodge No. 27, Ancient,
Free and Accepted Masons, which" body
will have charge of the ceremonies at
his burial.
Lincoln Firm Gives
to Fund for Veterans
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. May 23. (8pecIal.)-The ap
peal to the people of Nebraska to sub
scribe funds to enable the old soldiers
who participated In the battle of Gettys
burg to attend the fiftieth anniversary Is
already beginning to bear fruit, the first
subscription coming In to Captain Trim
ble at Grand Army of the Republic head
quarters this morning.
The subscription was from Curtis,
Towle & Paine, sash and door manufac
turers of Lincoln and was for IS. Addi
tional subscriptions con be sent to Cap
tain A M. Trimble, state house.
AUDITOR INVESTIGATES
NEW INSURANCE PROBLEM
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, May 23. (Speclal.)-The at
tention of Auditor Howard was called
this morning to an advertisement appear
ing In a New York magazine of the Pos
tal Lflo Insurance company. The ad
vertisement sets out that the state will
not let agents solicit business unless they
take out a license and so they call on
people who want life Insurance to write
them and the Insurance may be secured
through the malls.
The proposition as put up to the stale
auditor Is whether this is not a form of
soliciting insurance contrary to the laws
of the state and Inasmuch as tho adver
tisement sets out that this form of ad
vertisement Is used to evade paying an
agent's commission to do business, If not
evading the law and really soliciting
insurance in the state.
If this slso every newsdealer selling
the magazine, to a certain extent, is
acting as an agent of the company in
soliciting Insurance and may be account
able under the law of the state for frac
turing the law.
Auditor Howard will look into the mat
ter and ascertain to what extent the law
is being evaded and If news dealers are
liable who sell the magailne.
M'SHANE SENDS BACK
WARRANT FOR CORRECTION
fFrnm a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. May 23.-(Special.) Tho
adulter's office, received this afternoon a
warrant for $11.08 returned by Bherui mo
Shane of Ajuglas counDty. The warrant
had been held by McShane pending a
case In the supreme courtjin which he
sousht to collect from Douglas county 60
cents a day for boarding prisoners after
letting a contract for their board at 19
cents a day. The bill included board or
rtf n nrlnnners four days' at B0 cents a
day.
McShane took the case Into court and
won. The warant Is returned to be cor
rected making the amount $13.30, which
includes! the difference of $1.24 for the
four days board of prisoners.
The auditor has also returned to the
governor three vouchers drawn to'cover
premiums on three surety bonds given by
two officials It the office, of tho adjutant
general and one in tne notei inspector s
office. . .
The auditor says he can find, no author
ity under the law for the drawing of war
rants to pay premiums on surety bonds of
this kind.
BROKEN BOW MAN HURT
BY EXPLOSION OF CIGAR
BROKEN BOW, Neb., May 23. (Spe
cial.) With a report resembling that ot
a pistol, a cigar, which was being smoked
by ex-County Prpsecutqr Qadd, exploded.
Beriously Injuring his eye. The attorney
had Just left the postoffice and was
lighting the cigar when the accident oc
curred. The explosion was heard by peo
ple a block away,- and bystanders, seeing
Mr. Gadd throw his hands to his eyes,
supposed some ono had shot htm and
rushed to his assistance. The affair Is
somewhat mysterious, as the Injured man
purchased the cigar himself from a
freshly opened box. The cigar belongs
to a brand manufactured by a North
Platte firm, and It Is the Intention of
Mr. Gadd to make an investigation.
Commencement!).
OXFORD, Neb., May 23. (Special.) The
past week has been given over largely
to high school 'commencement exercises.
Sunday evening Rev. C. A. Norlln de
livered the class sermon In the opera
house, Tuesday evening tho graduating
class gave a mixed program. Thursday
evening Dr. J. A. Beattle of Lincoln,
gave the class address. The graduating
class consisted of Miles Calwallader,
Velma Blauvelt, Fred BIrt, Mao Green,
Lawrence Ranking Georgia Adams, Cur
tis Friday, Cora Ayer, Roy Divan, Edna
Schlable, Jennie. Workman, Maude Ran
kin, Charles Rider, Gertrude Bllncou,
Carl Anderson, Ella, Holaway and Will
NUsen.
News Notes of Alliance.
ALLIANCE, Neb., May 23. (Special.)
Jacob Jesse, arrested here today on ad
vice from Sheriff von Puhl of Cripple
Creek, Colo., at once began habeas cor
pus proceedings to obtain his release.
He Is wanted on a charge of wife desertion.
At a meeting of the Board of Health
resolution was passed allowing the
opening of churches, picture shows and
other public buildings to the public today.
Miss Beatrice Spencer and William
Mahoney were married at the Catholic
parsonage by Rev. Father Donnelly
Tuesday morning.
The largo class Initiation which the
Knights of Columbus have been arrang
ing for Sunday, May 26, has been post
poned to a later date.
DAVID CITY TURNS OUT
TO WELCOME GOVERNOR
DAVID CITT, May 23.-Speclal.)
Governor Morehead and Adjutant Gen
eral Hall were here yesterday, the guests
of Rev. S, D. Bartle. A banquet was
served last night to 230 persons In St.
Luke's Methodist Episcopal church. Rev.
Mr. Bartle was toastmaster and the fol
lowing program was given.
ll.vn. a T. TTftttlfnsr. nAArvAm nf wa!
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come: General Hall, "Nebraska National
Guards;" Governor Morehead, "Progres
sive Nebraska."
The governor was met at the Union
Paclflo depot by oyer 300 school children
carrying flags.
CLARKS0N NURSES GUESTS
OF MRS. BROWN AT CLARKS
CLARKS, Neb., May 23. (Special.)
Mrs. C. E. Brown, a graduate nurse of
the Bishop Clarkson Memorial hospital
of Omaha, entertained her class at her
residence here this evening. Muslo and
games were the features of the evening.
Light refreshments were served.
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Note from North Bend.
NORTH BEND, Neb.. May 23.-(Spe
cial.) The North Bend High School
Alumni association will hold the annual
reunion of classes and banquet Friday
evening, June . Extensive preparation
Ms In progress for this notable event. A
--feature ot the reunion this year is
contest among the classes to secure tha
highest per cent of attendance.
Miss Florence Balrd, a fifth grade
teacher' of the city schools, has enlisted
In foreign missionary work. She will
spend the summer In preparation work
1 tuid will sail tha last of August for
Egypt, where she- will be stationed, for
a term of five years under tha direction
of (he United Presbyterian ' Board of
I Missions.
OMAHA'S ONLY-n MODERN CLOTHING STORE
KING-PECK
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HOWARD
You can't judge values by
the noise a store makes.
Comparison la tho truo toat
ot valuoa Its tho only euro
moans of determining where
your dollars will porform
tho greatest duty. That's
why thla store urges you to
mako comparisons, and tho
moro thorough thoy nro tho
more merchandlsa wo will
soil you,
FORMERLY KING-SWANSON CO.
Here's one store whose policies
protect its patrons
To sell only such merchandise that will permit of our broad and
liberal guarantee of complete satisfaction or full return of
purchase price, forbids us from offering any other than the
, most dependable and trustworthy apparel. Gooddressers de
mand that sort, that's why this store enjoys their patronage
and confidence.
Evarv suit sold bv this store is esneciallv designed for us
f j m w "Ta
and tailored as prescribed by eur ewn exacting schedule,
Honest Merchandising Meth
ods prohibit us from lower
ing ourselves to the ranks
of job-lot, surplus 3 took
clothiers
Tho most used and moot abused
method of hip-hurrah merchan
dising amongst common placo
olothlors, is to secure tho loft
overs, come-backs, misfits and
seconds from some manufacturer
and offer them to tho publlo as reg
ular stock or as a fortunate purohaso
secured at a deep price concession.
Wo pride ourselves on tho fact that
we have never Indulgod In these
tactics. Having every garment In
our Immense stock especially de
signed and tailored according to our
own schodulo does away with all
chances of ever getting an .undesir
able suit at this store.
Men with ovor so small a
conception of clothing values
will recognise our regular
prices as bettor values than
other so-called sale prices.
It docs not require tho sorvlcos of
tin expert to pick out the poluts
of superiority In King-Pock
clothes. Special tailoring, expert
examinations for posstblo defects,
tests for all wool, woaring quail,
tics, and fastness of color, trlplo
final Inspection on living modolu,
moans clothos perfection, this
combined with tho lowest prices
at which dopondablo merchandise:
can honestly bo sold formB a
standard on which wo ask you to
make a comparison of values with
any storo that sells clothing.
WHITMORE HAS NEW VISION
Former Lincoln Councilman Says
Saloons Have No Licenses.
INCLUDES OMAHA IN HIS LIST
Commencement Day.
FAinmniY, Neb., May 23.-(Speclal.)
The comencement exercises of the Fatr-i
bury High school will be held . In the
opera house Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
The largest class In the history of the
Falrbury schools will receive diplomas
at that time. This class Includes forty-
nine members, of which twenty-eight are
girls and twenty-one boy. The grad
uates will wear caps and gowns. lie v.
J. It, Gettys of Grand Island, Neb., and
formerly presiding elder of .the Methodist
Episcopal church. In this district, will
give the commencement address to the
graduates.
Neira Notes of Deahler.
DESHLETt, Neb., May 23. (Bpeclal.)-
At the last session of the county com
mlssloners, a piano was bought and
placed in the court 'room, where it may
be used free of charge at any county as
sembly, and at a nominal rental at lo
cal gatherings.
Thayer county has had a rainfall of
about three and one-half Inches the post
week, with some hall. Very- little dam
age-has been done to crops. Com plant
ing Is late on .account of wet weather.
Kerr Will Admitted to Probate,
BEATRICE. Neb., May S3. BpeclaL-C-bJectlona
to the probating of the will nf
the late George Kerr ot Virginia, by his
children, who hold that he was mentally
.Incompetent when he made the will,
leaving tha property to Mrs. Fannie May
Kerr, their stepmother, was overruled by
Judge Walden yeaterflay in oounty court.
The case will be appealed to tha (Us
trtct court.
Will Vote on Sunday BM Ball,
SCOTT'S BLUFF, Neb., Mxy -ep-cial.)
An election has been called for
June I, In which theNQuetlon of Sunday-
tore ball will be decided for Boott's
Bluff, and It bids fair to be quits an
axel ting contest.
Quality suits that every knowing man will $i
pronounce as being worth from $5 to $19
mors our regular low prises
Absolutely Fadeless
True Blue Serge Suits
for Boys $
at
Without a doubt, a hotter suit for
boys has never boon offered la
Omaha. Made from a flno twill,
fast color, fully guaranteed sorgo,
shown In chic Norfolk and double
breasted models, sizes 6 to 17
years. A suit you will say is tho
equal to tho average 15 valuoa,
fits perfoctly and is elegantly
mado. Now 1b tho time ot tho
year ho will be needing Just such
a suit; better see these before tho
sizes are too Daaiy jg
broken. Extra trous- P
era to match; full lin
ed the pair 51
io ;40
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Whit About Tint "Straw?'1
Straw hat weather Is here in earnest,
the men and young men who are
recognised as fashion leaders ore al
ready on tho streets with-k King
Peck Straw: better fall In line and
select yours tomorrow while the
choosing Is at Its best, every price
from $1 to $18.60.
hhi mw mm
More Than Two Dozen
Clever New Patterns in
in Silk $Q50 $JB
Shirts at J ui O
If you'vo never worn & King-Peck
silk shirt, you've missed a lot ot
comfort during tho hot summer
days. Wo aro featuring this
season a most extennivo lino of
these oool, rioh shirts with tho
Fronch cuffs, extra quality wash
silk, striking patterns, splendidly
mado, thoy aro tho sort that will
appeal to the most exaotlng
drossors,
all sizes,
two prices. VJP find
Over
of Corn-
Adoption
Form pof Government
Confusion
mission
la Bald to Havre Wiped Oat
Power to Grant License.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Neb.. May 23. (Special Tele-
grani.) According to H. J. Whltmore.
formerly a member of the city council
of Lincoln, the licenses Issued saloon
keepers, both in Lincoln and Omaha, are
illegal for the reason that the Banning
act abolished the Excise board In Lin
coln and the Fire and Police board in
Omaha, and their duties were taken over
by the city commission, without repealing-
certain provisions of the Slocumb law.
Mr. Whltmore has been looking up tho
proposition which confronts Xincoln very
closely, and while doing this discovered
that the same conditions confront Omaha.
His opinion of the matter Is very lengtny
and In closing states that "the action of
the legislature furnishes the basis for
much litigation and gives rise to numer
ous difficult legal questions."
Whltmore'a Argument.
Regarding Omaha, Mr, Whltmore says
that the Slocum. law gave to Incorporated
cities the right to grant licenses. 'When
the Banning act was passed It provided
that the duties of the Fire and PoUce
board of Omaha should be taken over by
the city council, but the provisions ot
the Slocumb law wre not cnangeu, u
act gives the right to the Fire and Poltco
commission and the other to tne city
commission. He says:
"If the general statute relating to and
governing the sale of liquors vested the
exclusive control In the Fire and Police
board of one city and In the Excise board
In the other city, can this situation be
changed except by an amendment of the
Slocumb law. The Banning act does not
pretend to amtnd or repeal any part of
the Slocumb Jaw. All It assumes to. do Is
to substitute certain elective officers
named in the respective charters of the
two cities and fixes thejr salaries."
Wheeler on the Point.
n. H. Wheeler, many years compiler
of statutes in this state, says the Ban
ning act, which extended the right to go
under the commission form of government
to cities of 1.EO) is null and void. Its
sole purpose was to extend tha optional
privilege of the commission form of gov
ernment to cities between W ana
but the tttte was not amended and still
reads as applying to cities of 5,000 or
more. Courts have established by a long
line of decisions that If tha title of a Mil
is narrower than Its body. It Is no good.
ED R0GGEN AN APPLICANT
FOR NEW SECRETARYSHIP
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, May 23. (Special.) B. P.
Hoggen of South Omaha is the latest
candidate for the position of secretary of
the Board of Control, his application hav
ing been received this morning.
Mr. Roggen was twelve years deputy
secretary of state, serving from 1871 to
1883. Ho was than electtd secretary ot
state and served four years. Since that
time he has lived In South Omaha and
for ten years was connected with the
offices' of city clerk and treasurer In
that city.
It Is probable that action will not be
taken on the selection ot a secretary
until the latter part of next week.
tU96 for any suit that formerly sold
for and up to US. See adv. on page S.
WuEttJ Orktn, lfiU Douglas 8t
BLO0MFIELD DEFEATS
UNIVERSITY OF OMAHA
BLOOMFIELD. Neb., May 23 (Special
Telegram.) Bloomfleld defeated tha Uni
versity of Omaha team in one of the fast
est games played here by the score of
2 to L Dougherty, wlio pitched for
Omaha, struck out eight men. Batteries:
Omaha, Dougherty and Adams; Bloom'
field. West and Webber.
VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS
TAKING SPACE FOR FAIR
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., May 2J.-(Bpedal.)-EvMenoe
Is being shown that tha next
exhibit of wheeled vehicles at tho state
fair -will be something Immense. Already
over 18,000 square feet of space has been
taken In the new machinery hall. Of the
space taken most of It has been assignee
t ) automobile manufacturers.
Bouse, Hotel and Office Fumishtru.
ORCHARD & WILHELM CO.
A list picked at random from the many spocial reduced priced pieces in our furnl
ture section. You will profit by taking advantage of those offorings
Dresser, golden quar-
ADJUTANT GENERAL GOES
TO MUSTER IN COMPANY
LINCOLN, Neb., May 22. (Special.)
General Hall went to Columbus today
to muster In a new company of National
Guards to be known as company IT,
Fourth regiment
Spring
Medicine
Hoods
Sarsaparilla
Made from RooUBarks, Herbs, 'ato.
$08,00 three-piece Parlor Sulto, loather
seat and back; Bpeclal 345.00
17.00 Rookor, golden oak, polished sad
dle wood seat . 4.75
124.00 Library Table, golden oak, largo '
size, massive design. , 19.00
112.00 Rocker, mahogany polish finish,
saddle shape wood seat 7.00
18.00 Rocker, high back, mahogany
finish 5.00
35.00 Rocker, mahogany, tapestry up
holstered seat and back; special 22.50
227.50 Buffet, goldon oak 21.00
238.00 China Cabinet, goldon oak, bent
glass front and ends 27.50
SPECIAL DRAPERY SALE
This Is an opportunity for you to buy drapery and up
holstery materials at to cost. Wo note below a fow
of these romarkable bargains:
15c French Muslin, In colors, per yard 0
20c Cretonne, dark colors, per yard 5
65a Cretonne, light colors, per yard ...11M
50c Madras, 45 Inches wide, per yard f)
11.00 Madras, 50 inches wide, light colors, yard. ...Slid
11.60 Madras,. 60 Inches wide, light colors, yard....40
UPHOLSTERY AND PORTIERE MATERIALS
60c Damask, 50-ln, $2.50 Silk Armure. .95
wide 19c $3.96 Silk Armuro S1.00
76c Velvet 2j9d 4-G0 Docatello
$1.00 Gordon Rop. . .go5 anrt Molro S1.50
FANCY NETS 50-ln., splendid assortment,
per yard 20d. 25S flKrf. 50d. 60 ?nd 75J
SCRIMS, VOILEH AND ETAMINKS 40-inch wide,
per yard. 25 (S 30S 35d. 40 and 45
WINDOW SHADES
Oil Opaquo Shades, 36 in. by 6 ft. 3 In.... .39d
Oil Opaque ShadoB, 36 In, by 7 ft. 8 in ......45d
Let us measure your windows for shades and rods and
furnish estimate without charge.
11.00
16.75
.50
23.00
$17.00 Princess
torsawod oak '.
$20.00 Dresser, golden oak, largo mlr
for .........
$10.00 Fumod Oak Rockor, Spanish
leather seat
$17.60 Sotteo, turned oak, Spanish
leather seat
$12.00 Library Tablo, fumed oak.....
$81.00 Rocker or Arm Chair, arts and
crafts quaint furnlturo, Spanish
leathor cushion seat and back.
DINING CHAIRS
Broken sots, all woods, all finishes, ono to flro
ot a pattern all go at greatly reduced prices.
For Saturday Only
SALE AXMINSTER RUGS
ThoBo aro all now patterns Just
rocolved, of extra quality Axmlnster
Ruga, and lncludo the now small fig
ured designs heretofore obtained only
In 0o Royal Wilton Rugs. These pat
terns aro suitable for any room,
9x12 size, $25.00 and CM Q C f
$27.60; special PlOsOU
WE IUSPAIR ORIENTAL RUGS.
Basement Kitchen Department
Gas Ranges
Tbia Detroit Jewel Range, 4-burner,
16-inch oven, scientifically con
structed, easily cleaned and rust
proof S14.75
Other styles and patterns up
from 39.00
Credit Notice
Payments can be arranged through,
our Credit Department to suit your
convenience. Do not hesitate to
make uso of this suggestion.
Demonstration
of the
Auto Vacuum Freezer
This wonderfully conven
ient device la worthy of your
Investigation, On Saturday
we will freeze Macaroon
Cream, Frozen Cherries,
Apple Sherbet.
Price, S2.00 to S3.50
Before buying your trunks, suit- cases and bags see our line.
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