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THE BEE: OMAHA, Tlll'itSDAY, .TTNE 12, 1913,
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ASSESSMENTS ARE RAISED Prairie Park Club
Getting Ready for
Fourth Celebration
County Board Orders Several Prop
erties to Be Kcinspccted.
JIAI8E NEWLY PLATTED TEAOTS
onrd Decides to Have an Attorney
Present at (he IlrarlnR ( Ad
Tlie on the Questions
! Which Arise.
On motion of John Lynch, the County
Board of Equalisation haji secured
Charles Hafker. deputy county attorney,
o represent tne board at the dally In
quiries into the application for reduction
of taxes by various taxpayers. Lynch said
he did not believe the board should at
tempt to handle the work without some
legal advice on the details. "Usually when
Jhe corporations come up liere to make
a complaint," he said, "no matter If It
Is a corporation -with a capital not over
JAOOO, they have nn attorney t6 represent
them, and 1 do not believe the board
should sit here and try to cope with the
situation." Hafkoy was brought Into
the room and took charge of the exam
ination of applicants. '
No big corporations appeared with com
plaints. Several complaints were heard
from persons on real estate, either on
their home or on vacant lots held. These
were referred to the county assessor for
o relmpectlon. Florence A. Moore com
plained that her assessment on her Dun
doe home was excessive compared with
surrounding property. The property had
2een assessed at 3,10.
Ordered Ilrlnspected.
Mrs. Helen Kroenert, 620 South Six
teenth street, appeared In response to a
note from the assessor stating that her
assessment, as returned by the assessor,
had been raised from $K0 to $1,300 on her
personal property, consisting of a stock
of millinery goods. She complained that
It was excessive, saying that as the busi
ness was poor this year she had not
stocked up as heavily as formerly. The
cose was ordered relnspected.
James Foley, 22M California street, who
was assessed at 1-5,000 for real estate,
complained and the matter was -.ordered
relnspected. Daniel Carroll, who has a
vacant lot and other property 'assessed at
$2300, made a complaint and his case
was ordered relnspected. j,he property of
Patrick and Mary O'Gorman was as
nested at S2$,2to. Complaint was made and
the real estate Involved was ordered re
lnspected. Assessments were raised on three new
Additions of the city recently platted.
Chat of Olendale addition was raised from
11,375 to 111,000. It Is the property of
Hastings & Heyden. That of Laurelton
addition, belonging to Charles W, Martin,
u raised from tlL&OO to 1T,7W. That of
I'arkwood addition, belonging to 3. E.
Cook et al., was raised from $13,100 to
At a reeent meeting of the Prairie Tark
club the various committees Appointed, to
take chargn of the Fourth of July cele
bration made their respective reports and
the coming celebration promises to be
the finest ever held In Omaha.
A band of twenty-two pieces has been
engaged to play from 10 o'clock In the
morning until 8 o'clock in the evening
and after 8 o'clock In me evening an or
chestra will be secured for the evening
dance at the club house. .
Two parades will be held, one In the
morning In the nature of a parade of all
nations, and another at 8 o'clock in the
evening, preceding the fireworks.
There has been subscribed. $145 for fire
works alone. Major A. A. Wedemeyer Is
to be marshal of the day. The general
pulblo will be Invited to attend all of the
exercises.
Tho afternoon will be taken . up with
tennis championship games, singles and
doubles for ladles and gentlemen, run
ning matches, wheelbarrow races and
other pastimes.
Thb committees will all meet again
with the entire, club membership on the
evening of Juno 27 to make final and
detailed plans for the day's celebration.
NINETEEN ARE CONFIRMED
Exercises Held Wednesday Morning
at Temple Israel.
UABBI-FEEDEIUCK C0HN SPEAKS
Telia Class rndnntlnK In RcllKlons
Studies thai- None Will flo
Wrong If TenchlnRs Are
Observed.
Prof. Marks Fires
Two Omaha Girls
at Minneapolis
Prof. W. D. Mans, the gas expert who
appraised the gas plant In Omaha for the
city and reported in favor of choapcr gas.
is breaking Into tho columns of the Min
neapolis papers over the discharge of two
Omaha young women who worked for
lilm In Omaha and whom he then Induced
to do the same work In Minneapolis.
The young women assort that Marks
discharged them because they refused to
accept his offers to take them to dinners
and theaters. Markf replies that! his only
Interest was to furnish them amusemcntf
lie said that his reason for discharging
them was because they had not gotten
down early enough In tho morning.
Four stenographers have been hired to
take the places of the two Omaha girls,
The city council has also taken a hand In
the matter, and has asked the young
women to remain In Minneapolis until
they conduct an Investigation.
Prof, Marks has now been three months
In appraising the Minneapolis plant arid
has cost the olty over $12,000 to date.
lailroads Hustle
Cars to the Shops
i-ii.i.li i .
AiiiicipaiiiiK an enormous grain crop
nil through tho central west, agents of
railroads operating into Omaha, have ro
celved notlco to hurry, all of their freight
cars back to headquarters that they may
be put through tho shop for needed
repairs, that they may be out on tho.
respective lines and ready for use by
the tlrno the new grain begins to start
to market.
In the Omaha shops of the Union Pa
cific, and the llavelock shops of the
iBurllngton,' large forces of mechanics
wo at work on freight cars, getting
ready for use everything that will hold
grain-
STREET CAR EXTENSION
READYOR OPERATION
The street railway extension on Cuming,
from Fortieth to Forty-sixth Streets, will
be In operation next week, tho date bf
the starting of train .service not having
been determined. The track has been laid
and the paving completed both between
the rails and outside, but the debris has
not all been removed.
The street railway company has not yet
worked out the running schedule on the
Cuming street extension, but for the pre
vent, it Is inoro than likely that It will
bo operated aa a stub, passengers being
transferred at Fortieth to either the Cum-
Ins. or the Farnam line. Later, on. It is
probable that every other car on the
Cuming street line will be switched at
Fortieth, and from there run west The
new line extends about three blocks west
of the belt line tracks and to the foot of
the hill In Brlggs' Place.
Tho city paving on Cuming street has
now been practically completed several
block! beyond the end of tho street car
line.
UNION PACIFIC COMPLETES
AUTOMATIC BLOCK SIGNALS
The Shebuoth and confirmations service
was celebrated at Temple Israel yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock, when nineteen
young boys and girls received certificates
for completing their religious studies.
Itabbl Frederick Cohn awarded the
certificates to the conflrmants. In speak
ing to them he said that It was his plea
and. his prayer that tho young people
continue through life their religious study
and by so doing they would never go
wrong.
"The young human life Is like a young
twig-lf It Is bent In the right direction
when It Is young It will grow right,"
said Dr. Cohn. "This Is a day when
science and Invention are of keenest In
terest to the human race and we aro too
apt not to think enough nbout our religion."
Every seat In the church was taken
and' tho ceremonies were most impres-
Ive. Each member of the class had somo
part. In the order of the service. The
class Included:
Sidney Chernlss, Blanche It. Frank,
Ilose E. Gross, Harry Harris, Moses Ed
win Kahn, Meredith Kenyon, Esther
Pauline Klrschbraun, Frances L. Kopald,
Helen Levy, Gertrude Marks, Julius Mos-
kovlts, Norman Jesse Nathanson, Eh t her
Paulino Newman, Millie Prlcsman, Syd
ney R. Robinson, Arthur Bnyder, Rlna
Snyder, Leo Ungar and Minnie Helen
Wolf.
Missouri Valley Will
Welcome Visitors
to Ckmp McHugh
Mothers, sisters and sweethearts of the
Omaha High school cadets, who are cn
camped at Missouri Valley, will bo wel
comed today, visitors' day, by the
Missouri Valley Improvement league, of
nearly 800 members.
A meeting will be held In the city park
whero tho welcoming program will be
given. A chorus of fifty voices, under
the direction of Mrs. It. C. Hills, will
furnish the music A special train will
leave Omaha In the morning to take the
visitors to Missouri Valley.
Tho celebration In Missouri Valley will
have a double significance as the day will
bo the seventy-fifth anniversary of the
admission of Iowa Into the union.
Dr. O. W. Cort will be president of the
day and Dr. Horace Warren will deliver
the principal address. Cadets will drill in
companies. Visitors are requested to
wear a rose, tho emblcmof tho state.
FLORENCE RESERVOIRS
ARE BEING ENLARGED
Work of Increasing the reservoirs at the
Florence water plant will be completed
within six weeks, according to Water
Commissioner Howoll, and the capacity
pf the reservoirs will be Increased by
7.W0.000 to io.ooo.ooo gallons. Walls of
two of the reservoirs are being raised
four feet and one Is being raised two
feet. Mr. Howell says this will also assist
In keeping tho water clearer, aa tho
weirs are being done away with. The
weirs wero a system of steps over
which the water flowed and was sup
posed to be purified by being sprayed
Into the air.
Fred Bailey's Hands
Injured by Dynamite
Cap Taken from Boy
Frod Bailor, Fifth and Nicholas streets.
kept a HVely little boy out of harm's way
Tuesday night, when he soiled a dyna
mite cap which the little fellow had
found near the railroad tracks. Several
minutes later, Bailey's hands were man
gled when' the cap exploded, aa he sought
to destroy It by cutting It to pieces with
a Jack knife.
The thumb and first three fingers of
his left. hand were badly torn and the
hand wilt probably have to bo amputated
He may also loso the Index finger of his
right hand. The knife he was using was
hurled to the ground with such force that
It was burled In the dirt nearly a foot.
Police Surgeon Foltx attended the In
Juries and Bailey went to his home.
EIGHTH GRADE PUPILS TO
HAVE PICNICAT FAIRMONT
Eighth grade pupils of the Howard Ken
nedy school, ure lined up for a great
utlng today. Instead of attending
school they will hold their annual plonla
In Fairmont park, Council Bluffs. They
will Journey thero In one of the large, sum
mer cars and spend tho entire day In the
park. A ptcnlo dinner will be served at
noon.
At cost of more than $3,000,000, the
automatic block signal system has been
completed on the Union Pacific, the
Oregon-Washington railway and the
Oregon Short line, covering Z.4SQ miles
of road, all of the Harrlman purchase.
The Southern Pacific, another of the
aiarrtman roads, lias been equipped with
the automatic. It having 2.4SS miles In op
eration. S
The only road having a mileage of
automatlo block signal that anywhere
neac approaches those of the Harrlman
system Is the Boston & Maine, with
ISsa miles.
REV. T.J. MACKAY HAS NEW
PORTRAIT DONE IN OIL
Laurie Wallace has Just finished a por
trait in oil of nv. T. J. Mackay, rector
of All Saints church, which Is hung in the
lobby of the church. The portrait is the
gift of Dr. Nelson 8. Mercer In memory
of his sister,' Caroline, who was a mem
ber of the church.
NEW STORE
OPENS JUNE 12TH
OUr new store, remodeled and double
In site. Is now .ready for your Inspection.
The values you will receive at our open
ing sale will conVinco you that our line
Of clothing, hats, furnishings, shoes for
mon, women ana onuaren nave the qual
ity and price combined. Attend our open
ing solo which starts Thursday, June 12th,
promptly at 8 A. M, The biggest bargains
ever offered. Souvenirs for all.
J, HKLPHAND CLOTHING CO.
314-318 North 16th Bt
18th, Near Chicago St
Pure Wool
blue serge: -
Aslc to seo No. 1502
EDITORS ENR0UTE TO THEIR
CONVENTION TO STOP HERE
Delegates to the convention of the Na
tlonat Editorial association, will be enter
tained In Omaha Monday, when they pass
through the city, enroute to Colorado
Springs. Delegates from' Missouri. Wis
consin. Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and North
and South Dakota will come, through
Omaha. The national convention will be
held at Colorado Springs, June 17, IS and
19. The Commercial club publicity bureau
Is planning a program for their enter
tainment They wero invited to spend the
evening at the Ak-Bar-Ben. but had to
decline because of their train schedule
which takes them out of the city In the
afternoon.
It's i medium
made to order weight, clour out,
pure wool, non-fuding Bluo
borge.
Brcssy, Serviceable and Economical
The sort of fnbrio thnt will
anchor your trade to Nicoll
permanently.
Modestly Priced at $25
NICOIX TKelkilor
. "Wm Jerrems' Sons
809-11 Booth ISta stmt.
UTSJ
H Bee Engraving Dept., H
Each individual tire is tested
time and again in the Diamond factory
for weight, , air capacity, quality of the
Vitalized Rubber, strength and elasticity.
A tire that is not absolutely cor
rect in everyway cannot possibly pass the
final inspection it must undergo before it
is turned over, to the shipping department.
That's' why Diamond Tires are
making good in actual service.
iamond
(No Clinch.)
Tires
made of Vitalized Rubber
Before a tire leaves our factory, we
know by actual tests that it will deliver the
"More Mileage" you have demanded.
DON'T MISS THE GRTEAT SALE OF
SHOES and OXFORDS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, JUNE 13th, 14th
Greatest shoe bargains offered in Omaha in many
years. Manufacturers' surplus stock, sample lines and bro
kon lots from regular stock.
Women's Shoes and Oxfords
-Including the renowned
Queen Quality to $4 values,
go at .. $1.00 and $1.50
Men's Shoes and Oxfords
Including CrosBett & Stet
son's to $5.00 values, will go
on sale at $1.98
See Oar
10th Street
.Windows.
Thursday
Specials
Iks llcro
Early
Friday.
Thursday
Specials
35t Laces 5c Yard
A big line of Cotton Cluny,
Nottingham and Plaaeu,
bands and edges, also Zlon
City, Quaker and Elyrla laces
and Insertions, 20c g
up to 35c values, on
salo, yard, ww
50c Pillow Tops 15c
A big line of fancy Pillow Tops
and backB, made to sell up
to 60c, also a fine assortment
of nretty Center Pieces, on
sale Thursday,
your choice,
at
15c
Why continue to oavfor "Short Mileage
when Diamond Tires made of Vitalized Rubber
cost no more and in addition you will enjoy the ad
vantages of Perfect 3-Point Rim Contact, also the
No-Pinch Safety Flap for inner tube protection.
So this time buy Diamond Vitalized
Rubber Tires you can get them
to fit your rims at any of the
Lininger Implement Co.
Diamond Tire Distributers
Omaha, Neb.
Snowy Undermusllns Marked at
Greatly Below Real Worth
Ladies' Gowns, Skirts and
Combination Suits Made to
sell to $1.50, all luce aud oni
broidery trimmed,.
Pretty Corset Covers made to soil td
76c, well made with lace or em
broidery yokes, on sale QC5
Thursday, choice ......... sJ
Pretty Gowns made to oell up to $3,
In crepe cloth, botn colors ana
white or cambric and nainsook,-with dainty laco or ombroldered
yokes, all cut extra long and full, many with hand embrold- Qto
ered yokes in this lot, at, choice
Ladies' Silk Gloves of heavy
Milanese Silk with gauntlet
top, colors .black, white, grey
and tans, all slrca, made to Bell
at. $1.00, to close f
Thursday, pair i vr v.
Don't Miss This Snap.
Corset Specials Ono lot of
Nemo Corsets slightly . soiled,
sizes 18 to 34, d0 AQ
your choice V""
1.50 R. & O. Corsets and Sum
mer Net Corsets, in othor
standard makes, big lot at 9Sd
J
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KEARNEY DECIDES TO
HAVE A WELCOME ARCH
Roger TV. Wilson of Kearney, hero on
business in connection with the publicity
committee of the Kearney Commercial
dub, stated that the Commercial olub of
thai town Is contemplating the erection
of a "welcome" arch similar to the one
located at Eighteenth ana Farnam. Thli
arch ta to be built on Main street. In
such, apoitlon aa to be aeen from all
pasting trains and will exemplify the
spirit of true western hospitality a ex
tee by tills bustling lltUe city.
J
G0
RED
MAN
BRAND
it tht long point collar so generally
2 for 25 Cts.
EARL A WILSON
MAKERS OB TIIOTB 11 EST PHODUCT.
RED-MAHN
worn,
Seeing Colorado
In Two Weeks
Leave Omaha Union Station Sunday on one of
the three fast Colorado trains Denver Special
7:35 a. m.; Colorado Express 4:20 p. in.; Colo
rado Special 12:01 a. m.
Union Pacific
Arrivo Denver Sunday night or Monday.
Tuesday Seo State School of Mines, Mt. Morrison, Eldo
rado Springs,
Wednesday Moffatt Road.
Thursday Sight Seeing Trolley or Auto around Denver.
Friday Ustes Park.
Saturday Longs Peak.
Sunday Colorado Springs.
Mondny Manltou, Williams Canyon,. Cave of tho Winds.
Tuesday Glen Eyrie, Garden of Gods, Pikes Peak.
Wednesday Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Canyon.
Thursday Crystal Park Auto trip,
Friday Cripple Creek.
Saturday DaCk to Denver.
Leave Saturday Arrive Omaha Sunday night or Mon
day ready and fit for business
'50 from Omaha
and Return
To Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo,
Ttcketa on sale dally to September 30th, return limit
October 31st, 1913. Write for handsomely Illustrated
literature and detailed Information about the cost of
Hide Trips.
Ij. llEINDOItFF, C. P. & T. A.,
1824 Farnam St., Oinixhn, Neb.
' mono Douglas 334.
1 , 132 Farnam St., Uinixlm, Neb.
i I ' Phono Douglas 334. i
Thursday It's Women's Tailored Suits
From two big special manufacturer's stock purchases at
marvelous bargain prices.
$25 to $45 Tailored Suits $14.95
700 of them in newest spring and
summer modes and all most wanted
colors and fabrics, both plain and
fancy tailored effects; suits made
to sell at $25.00 up to f J QC
$45.00; your choice IT'sSJw
200 Beautiful Summer Dresses Broaa
assortment of designs, In Nets, Laces,
Linens, Lingeries, Crepes, etc., wnlte
and colors, In all sUes, made to sell up
to J39.00, nearly all sam- Q ef
pies, Thursday at plS7eW
915.00 and 818.00 Coats, all nobby, now
styles, colors and black, frrj QC
on sale P
87.50 and $10.00 Silk Foulard Dresses,
over 200 of them, beautiful deslgna, moat
wanted colorings, sale price Qy AG
Thursday at J.0
$1.25 House Dresses (i9?
Ladies' Wash Underskirts 10J
Pretty Lingerie Waists, made to sell at $2.00, lace, Insertion Ag
and embroidery trimmed, choice Thursday JJ
A Hlg Line of Extra Size Wash Dresses for large women Bhown, spe
clals at $1.50 $2.95 and $3.95
WHITE G0IDS SPECIALS
T IQr TTr4nfi and Pnralnn T . or n a
yard 35 c
29c Chamois 'finished Long
Cloths and soft finished Nain
sooks, yard 1SJ
1.50 Ramie Cloth, pure linen,
assorted colors $1.00
Irish Poplins, White Piques
and Russian Cordettes, to 59c
yard , 39
s-
( HOT WEATHER WASH GOODS
UNDEfPRICED
18c French Batiste ...12t
18c Dimities 12i
18c French Organdies. .12V4i
Silk Striped Voiles ....25
Bulgarian Prints 256
Ratines, all colors 256
Imported Ratines, from -3b-ln.
to 44-in., at 45c, ooc, 50c up
to, yard $1.50 )
In the Domestic Roqtn
Tioga Sheets, 72x99, soft finish
ed muslin, 59c values ....480
Bed Spreads, largo size, assorted
patterns, $1.25 values. .. .956
Blue and brown Gingham Apron
Checks, 7c values 5
Lawns, pretty patterns'and colors,
values to 12 He 7Mt
Shirting Oinghams, fancy stripes,
32 Inches wide, 16c values 106
Fancy Striped Voiles, good colors,
25c values 196
Ladles' Gauze Union Suits, 60c
values, at 256
Men's Balbrlggan Union Suit1,
75c values, at 496
Men's Balbrlggan Shirts or Draw
ers, 36c values, at 256
Ball Mason Fruit Jar Sale
Canning Season Is Ou Get Your Jars, Top and Rubbers Now.
Mason Fruit Jars
1 pint sice, dozen 456
1 quart site, dozen 556
2 quart size, dozen 706
10. 'A. Fruit JarH
Glass top, pints, dozen . . .856
Glass top, quarts, dozen, $1,0 1'
Jar Rubbers, dozen 5ft
You will find most interesting
reading on the want ad pages,
Have you read the want ads
yet-today?
IT'S HAYDEN'S GROCERY DEPT. THAT SAVES THE
PEOPLE OF OMAHA FROM 25 TO 50
ON THE COST OF LIVING. .
83 lbs. 2Ust QrnulUd Sur 81.00
4-lb. sacks best ltlgti Grade Diamond
U Flpur; Wednesday special, per
B&olC tOU
10 oars of Beat-'Em-AU. Diamond C,
Lenox or Laundry Queen White
Laundry Soap ?5
7 bars Electrlo Spark Soap a$
( osns Lu Lu Scouring- Soap. ...SSo
4-lb. pks. Star Naphtha Washing-
Powder 190
5 lbs. Fancy Japan Rice. lOo Q"1
10fbs." 'but 'Whtte "or ' VeVlow Corn
meal ...... ......i. .l7iO
C lbs. best Hand Picked Navy Beans
lor -a"
10 lbs. best Mixed Chick Feed ?0j
10 lbs. Oyster Shell for chicks lSMo
J-lb. cans fancy Bweet Sugar Corn Bo
j-lK cans fancy Wax. String-, Green
or Lima Beans "H
Grape-NutSij)k. l
E. d Corn Flake, pkg-.
Yeast Foam. pkg-.
Tall cans Alaska Salmon ........ Jgo
8 s Ollr Mustard Sardines, ...aso
Skinners, kidow or JTT
rotS, Vermicelli or Spaghetti. per
liters' "Breakfast "cocoa! " ! . .aoc-
The best Tea. Sittings.
lb.
lOo
25o
nM.n HantOM Coffee, lb.
Dkirs. Parlor Matches . - -"P
" U bLh VTBDirXSDAT
The bit Country Butter, carton or
bulk, ler lb. "
II
The belt Country Creamery Butter,
per lb ,.3So
The best No. 1 Dairy Butter, lb.. SSo
The best Fresh Eggs, from the coun
try, per doxen soo
Full cream Wisconsin Cream Cheose,
. per lb. ISo
Imported Roquefort Cheese. b....38o
Imported Swiss Cheese, the finest.
per lb. .33a
Neufchatel Cheese, each TT, 3o
THB aSBATSST VTGOETAEIiE
U1SKXI XN OS1AKA
Tor tns People
It lbs. New Potatoes 3Ca
16 lbs. Old Potatoes ie0
4 heads fresh Leaf Lettuce Sa
Fresh Spinach, per peck so
bunches fresh Green Onions. ... .So
e bunches fresh Radishes so
4 bunches fresh Turnips so
1 bunches fresh Rhubarb Bo
bunches fresh Parsley So
2 bunches fresh Asparagus So
t bunches fresh Turnips so
4 bunches fresh Kohl RAbbl. . , . . .Bo
Fresh Wax or Green Beans, lb,. ,TUo
Fresh Cauliflower, per lb. VtJo
Fresh Home Orown Peas, quart. .7io
3 large Cucumbers loo
3 Summer Squash ,..10o
Fancy Ripe Tomatoes, lb lOo
Tht Last of to Flasapple Season
Lare size. Wednesday, dozen.. S1.40
Medium size. Wednesday, dozen, 81.10
Small size. Wednesday, doz., 7Bo, eoo
We advise our customers to buy now
Try Hayden's First