12 THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1913. HT-lrre- o ox e BY MELLIFIOIA. Friday, July 18,4913. IF YOU have never been arrested for speeding you have missed a grinulno thrill. . As you are gliding along enjoying the fresh air, suddenly a voice beside you calls out, "Walt a minute, you're going thirty miles 'an hour" in reality you nro "going twenty. Then, if you havo any personal magnetism, this is the tlmo to show it. Smllo Bwoetly and tell the man he is certainly mistaken, for you Just had to come to a dead stop to allow some children to pass in front of the car, but that you will watch more carofully and, anyway, you were watching your spcodometer and promise- to go slower next time. But If you havo a Nebraska number on your car, and you are nrreBted in Iowa, there .Is absolutely no hopo for you. You ma; not bo exceeding tho speed' limit, but the only way is to go to jail and glvo your bond. Tho other evening a picnic party of ten young people from Omaha was enrouto to Qlcnwood'in two automobiles. Both cars wero stopped In Coun cil Bluffs, even though a young, woman was driving ono of the cars, and tho entire picnic party went to jail, gave bond and proceeded to tho picnic. In tho party wero two young men who just graduated lost month from law school. "Well, wo will lot the lawyers tako caro of this for us," said ono of the other young men in the party. Each young lawyer handed over tho money for ball, j "Bettor give us a receipt," said one of them. "Wo never bother about- that," said "tho sergeant at tho desk. ''Wo Just put down the names in a book." The young lawyer, peered over his shoulder. "There's a' man. that you only held for $5, and you mado us glvo $15." "Oh, he was a drunk, and speeding Is a. greater offense." ' So the young lawyers lost their "first case," as well as the ball. JH-the Country Club. Promlrwnt tennis playvrs - are arriving' for tho ' national cloy court tournament xtext week. This .evening; Mr. DoForcst MRlchards will entertain at dinner at the CMuntry dub In honor of Mr, Clarcnco Oriffln and Mr. John Srovclian, both of Ban FVanolsca. otiose preeent wilt boi MiflMS Elizabeth Cbtiffdon, -CaroJjin Consrdon,. Frances Todd. Messrs. llBxty McOormtck, iioDert Jjurna, Captain, BtrtUltigcr,. biamuoi uwwi n. It. Itiilney, Bamuol Caldwell, DeFdrst Richard. J-OtiUo Dtnntax, Ann. Bourice. PauUne, Bourke. " Messrs. ClRrence Griff en. John Smchan, Conrad Young-, Cuthbert Totter, parry Ifoch, ,ttJTry rwonr. . i Mr. and (Mrs.. J. T. Btewitrt 2d. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barker, I Mr. and Mrs., Glenn Wharton: pLi Carter Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Goerne entertained ht ' dinner and .a, swlrntntnir. party. Thurs- 'day evenlnsr at tho Carter Lake club. ifTHose present were:'Mr.'and Mrs. IV D. 'Johnston,-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boyer, Mr. and Mm It. 1. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. T. Mi JudsVvMr.' and Mrs. 'It. T. Judion; Mr. and' Mrs, Fred Goerne, Mr. Oberlln Boyer. ; Mr. and Mrs. K. IL Ward had as thotr cu'ests at- dinner 'Thuntday evening Mr, and Mrs: II. H,' Boldrlg-e, Mr, F. W. Judr ton and! Mr. Malcomb Baldiicc Messrs. C. E, Latliron had .five guests; Itobert Grayson, four,' rand Ir. P. T. Barber, i wx. . ' 1, At thelJield,CluiT".' Saturday evening , at " the ' club Messrs CI5. ikuntloy .will. have'. five leuests at dinner, O. B, CampbeH,"flve; II. It- John son. l3c; l' ILJ;orty, ten. - AtPraJrifark. ' lfr. Jfttnco-Attwood of Prolrle park en tertained at .rooming, tennis for her Tieice, Miss Helen Hussle. Mrs. Morris lliissle nnd Mr.Al Back assisted;- Those -pres-tnt wore: Mines Vivian 'Harmon, aleltn Peterson, Messrs. Warren Wescott, jtLyle Wescott. Mlsse JTtancIsWatt, Helen Hussle. Messrs; Morris nrowman Vance Maloneyj $on Eonrie Whist Club. The Bon' Ilomie Whist club was enter tained Wednesday evening at tho home tof Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Guild. Decora tions were in gTcen and white. Tho prUes were won by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur. Borennon, Mrs. Ouild receiving the hos tess plato. On account of the warm weather the club will hold picnics for the month of August. The next regular meeting will be held September 10 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sorensen. For the Future, Mrs. John Ilasmuisen will entertain at cards Monday for Miss Lillian' Haneon of Chicago. Mrs. John F. Ilecox will entertain at a brldgo luncheon 'next Friday afternoori at her home In Dundee for Mrs. Warren Williams of Kvaniton III., who fill orrlvo next Thursday. to-be the guestfof Mrs. Hecox. , "TV, , Afternoon Card Party. Mrs. Floyd Chllds entertained at cards Thursday afternoon for her guests, Mrs. E. D, Buckley and Mlas Margaret Buck ley of Kvansvilla, Ind. The guests were: Mendnmeff Mesdamea- H. E. Itelmers. Fred Hanson. 2Jiei.ac,,u' Charles Kroll, K.Xotler, , A. Stelnhoffer, Rocholtn. E. D. Buckley. Jake Thrush. Miss Margaret Buckley. Heueniann-Qfant Wedding. - Miss lAnna M. Grant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Grant, and Mr. Theo dore C. liegeman, Jr., were married Wed nesday, July 16, at the Kountxe Mcmorlal Lutheran church. The bridesmaid was Miss Judith Johnson nnd the groomsman was Oscar W. Grant, brother of dhe bride. Tho , bride wore white satin trimmed with pearls nnd carried a beautiful bou quet of brides' roses. The bridesmaid -wore pink silk trimmed with old lace. Arprotty reception was given by Mr, And Mrs. Andrew Grant Wednesday eve ning in honor of tho marriage of their daughter, Mlas Anna Margaret, to Mr. Theodore C. Uetreman. The lawn and houeo wore beautifully decorated, tho color scheme being pink and white A delightful supper was served to about 200 guests, those from out of town being: Mrs. Sholeo and daughter of Springfield, Mr. N II. Olson of Meade, Neb. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Johnson of Fro- mont, Neb. Mr. Oecar Grant of North Platte, Neb. Mlas Esther Johnaon of Gretna, Neb. Mr, Creston Johnson of Gretna, Neb. Mr. and Mrs. liegeman left for a wed ding trip to Denver and Yellowstone park, and will be home to their friends at 2QK South Thirty-eighth street after August 1. In and Out of the Bee Hive. Mr. C. D. Parmelco of Omaha Is at tho Hotel Wolcott, Now York City, for a few days. Miss Henrietta Rces, who has been on an extended visit through the east, Is expected home today. Miss Nell Carpenter Is visiting Miss Elizabeth Griffith of Wlchltawho spent eoveral weeks here In the winter, the guest of Miss Carpenter and Miss Corrlno Bearlc. Mrs. A. C. Powell left last evening for La Jolla. Cal., where her .daughter, Mrs. Bryant Rogers, Is spending several weeks. Mr. Rogers will return next week' from La Jolla. Mrs. II. A. La Munyon, who has been spending several days hero the guest of her stater, Mrs. C. E. Henry, has gone to Idaho Springs for a short visit before returning to her home at Cheyenne. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Dalley of Dixon, III., who have been visiting hero with Mrs. Bailey's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Phllllppt, have gone to St. Joseph for a short vialt before returning to their homo at Dixon. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Watties and tho little Misses Margaret and Mary Wattles motored last week to Sioux City for a short vialt with Mr. and Mrs. John D. McIIugh and from there motored to Lake OkoboJI, returning home laat evening. Mr. & M. Wilhelm, Mrs. 8. S. Carlisle and Mr. Benjamin Gallagher havo re turned from a fortnight's stay at Lake OkoboJI. Mrs. E. 8. Westbrook and son. Edward, returned Wednesday from' a week's stay at the lake and Mrs. It. L. Huntley Is expected home Saturday from a few days' stay at OkoboJI. Asks Heavy Damages if City Erects New Fire Engine House Margaret McDcrmott, through her at torncy, J, J. O'Connor, has notified tho city commission that tho construction of tho flro engine houao at Sixteenth and Isard streets will damago her to tho ex tent of $22,000 and that she will bring suit to collect theae damages as soon so the city builds the englno house. Con tract for tho construction of the englno house has been let. Tho notice that damages would accru6 to the Mcnermou property In tho sum of 122,000 was filed with the city clerk. Tho attornoy sets forth that his client owns two lots at Fifteenth nnd Iiard streets and that these lots will be dam aged to tho full value thereof. Certified Dairies Must Use Crown Caps on All Bottled Milk Following a conference with Police Commissioner J. J. nvrinr nnri n.i Ispoctor Claude F. Bossle, proprietors of ceriirieu aalrios were ordered to' use crown caps on all bottled milk, tho hour of milking and tho day when milk Is to bo sold - to be stamped thereon so that purchasers 'could see without removing the cap. At the close of tho conference tho pro prietor of tho Arwood dairy announced that ho would cease to sell certified milk, because tho milk ho sold tested better than 4 per cent, required under tho cortl fled milk regulations for "baby milk." 0. F. GEWINNER OVERCOME BY OPPRESSIVE WEATHER O. F. Oewlnner, 2414 Fort street, was overcome by tho excessive heat of Thurs day afternoon near Eleventh and Ban croft streets. Police Surgeon Folts at tended him and after being given medical attention ho was convoyed to hit home. GIRLS WORKJNTWO SHIFTS Those Who Work late on Saturday Night Will Come late. WILL TRY FOB EARLY 'CLOSING If ftrocera Can lie Induced to Close Their Stores V.nrir All the Ills; Institutions Bfnr Vhen Follorr Unit. Today the dqpartment, stores will adjust their working girls' hours so that one force will come to work at 8 in the morning and leave at 6, while the other force will como to work at 10 and get off at 9, when the stores close. This Is the result of tne mno-nour taw rust gone Into effect In the state, which provides that worsen cannot bo employed more than fifty-four hours in any one week and not more than nine hours In any ono day. The retailers had hoped to come to some agreement with regard to cloalng at i Saturday njghts Instead of at 9, In order that all their girls could be let off at that hour. It has been the cuatom to keep tbe stores, upon on Saturday night until 9 o'clock. Meetings were held dur ing the last two days with regard to this matter, but to date no definite agreement bas been reached. Tho meeting was adjourned until next Thursday, when the retailers will meet again at the head quarters or tho retailers In' the City Na tional bank building. They hopo then to obtain tho consent of tho .grocers also to cloao Saturday evenings at 6 o clock, so that all stores will bo uniform about their Cloalng. If the 6 o'clock cloalng could have been agreed upon at once when tho retailers met, there would have been no necessity of making two shifts of tho working force of girls In tho stores for Saturdays, as there are practically no department stores that havo been working the girls moro than nine hours on week days. In fact, many of them havo not been working them nine hours even before tho law camo Into effect, except on Saturdays when tho establishments wore kept open until 9 o'clock. "This matter camo on to us so sud denly that we have not had time to think about It," said T. P. Itedmond,! superin tendent of tho Brandels Stores. "If we had given " a ltttlo previous thought we could have had the matter adjusted when the law went Into effect. But the law Is In effect now and we are going to obey the law." Big Four and Lake Shore Trains Meet; Twelve Persons Hurt CLEVELANp, O.. July 18.-Blg Four passenger train No. 11 struck the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern passenger train due in Cleveland at 4:25 a, m., be tween Perry and Madison, ast of here early today, while tho Lake Shoro- train was held up by a 'stalled freight. It splintered the dining car and telescoped the next car, a Pullman, Injuring twelve persons. Eight of the Injured, members of the dining car crow, were brought to a Cleveland hospital In a special train. The others aro being treated at Madison and Parr. None Is thought fatally hurt. Tho Lake Shore train, stalled by tho freight, wob standing 'on tho main track A flagman was sent back, but in the darkness and fog It la auppoaed his light was not visible, to the engineer of tho Blg Four train. MRS. W. L FOY, VICTIM o OPPRESSIVE HEAT, DIES Mrs. W. U Foy, 43 years of age,' 1106 North Twenty-third street, who was stricken with heat prostration Tuesday, died late Thursday evening. Her hus band, W. L. Foy, traveling salesman for the Ite,n Biscuit company, had been sum moned homo and arrived before his wife passed awsy. Horse Traders Have Exciting Time-After Deal is Consummated "A horso apiece" was tho result Friday morning of ono of the moat eloquent ar guments that has been staged In police court for quite a white. Beginning at the beginning of the dif ficulty, Philip Goldberg and Ben Silver Jointly owned a horse. Abe Cohn alao owned a hors and 30 which he traded for tho horse belonging to Goldberg and Silver. After the deal was made Conn's new horse developed what they termed "bubbles," which In regular language means heaves. Cohn, n.t tho advise of Judge Cooloy, had the pair arrested for obtaining money under false pretenses. In court Goldberg and Silver offered to reverse the trade. Cohn, however, refused, remarking he would tret $100 damages for his trouble. Judge Altstadt decided to dismiss the men if they would promise to give Cohn back $20 and his horse and take their own. Henry Monsky, attorney for Gold berg and Silver, objected to this, demand ing an acquittal or a fine from the Judge. Sfo argued that the court could not as sumo the duties of a collection agency. City prosecutor Anheuser Insisted that the, verdict stand. Monsky then delivered himself free Of a fiery oration bearing upon the alleged Injustice of such a ver dict; With the speech at Its height a dog fight resulted In the street The Judge and attorneys together with a crowd of spectators rushed to the window and for several minutes observed the conflict. Aftr the "dignity" of the court was again restored, the argument was re sumed with unabated fervor.. Monsky stood his grouns and In the end secured a continuation of the case till Saturday morning. Goldberg, Silver and Cohn agreed to reverse the trade as soon as they had left the court room. About fifteen minutes later court ad journed and tho officials wer,o preparing to leave, when the sound of galloping steeds was heard from without and upon investigation it was found that Cohn, mounted on his horso, and Silver on tho "bubbles" animal, were about to engage in a tilting contest In front of the sta tlon. All three were again brought to tho court room. Goldberg and Silver ware ready for the trade, but Cohn had. made up his mind not to do so as his horse had been mistreated while owned by his rivals and was unfit for work. The case was then dropped until Saturday morn ing. Silver and Goldberg aro now going to sue uohn ror damages. Goldberg arid Silver reside at 1131 North Eighteenth street and Cohn lives at 1424 North Twen tieth street. ONE EXPERIENCE NOT ENOUGH FOR 'VISITOR A. Hicks, Winnebago, Neb., came to the police station in considerable style Thurs day night to report that while he sat on the steps outside of the Midway saloon. Twelfth and Capitol avenue, he was "touched" for a gold watch and $17. Tho police were rather nonplussed when they saw Hicks enter an automobile at the curbing, in which there were two men and1 three women, and speed away. A little later he returned afoot, and had some more trouble to relate. This time tha company be. hod been keeping forcibly relieved 'him of a money belt containing $14 In currency and he was thrown out of the car at Sixteenth and Chicago streets. Tho license number on the car was Neb. istcs. Later in the night Hicks was placed under arrest for Inebriety. THIEVES STEAL CONTENTS OF CHICKENC00P SILENTLY II. . E. .Gladwin's chicken coop, 3102; North Fortyrtlfth street, was visited Thursday night by thieves who carried away eighteen nice, plump young putleta and twelve old hens. Not a sound stirred and Gladwin is of the opinion that the perpetrators were experienced men. TAXABLE PROPERTY GREATER Asscisor it Able to Swell His Books Over Six Million. MOST ITEMS SHOW A GAIN llonaehold Goods Are kes nnd This la Accounted For lr Ihe Larare Number of llomea.Destrored by the Enater Tornado, Tho total actual value of personal and real property In Douglas county, as shown by the county assessor's report, just completed, Is greater than that of last year by a margin of $6,172,825. Tho total actual value of the property' In the county, both real and personal, according to the assessor's figures, Is $227,431,795. The Increases In value are noticeable la most of the items assessed. Only a few Items fell back In valuations. Mer chandise alone showed an' Increase of $3,149,635 over last year. This was due lt-.rgely to the Increased activity of the Board of Equalization this year in get ting an accurate check on the wholesale houses of the city. Most of the big whole sale companies were called before the board this year to show cause why their assessment should not' be raised above tho figure at which tHey had reported It. As they could not show sufficient cause and as the stocks In thelr- estab lishments wero found to bo greater than that reported to tho assessor,-the-assessments wero increased. llonaehold Goods Less. . TiknrnanM nrnurrefl In O. few ltemS. Household goods decreased in actual value $32,780, which Is attributed to the Easter tornado, which destroyed many thousands of dollars' worth of household goods. There is also a decreaso on llntnnndu nf 1S.M9. which Is not SO easily explained by tho tornado, but perhaps h ttrr explained by the tact that many are beginning to recognize that It is hard fnr thn assessor to list dlamonas ir me owner does not voluntarily 11b them. Horses also show a decrease, wmcn fact Is attributed to tho steady extermi nation of the horse by the automobile in the cities. This item shows a decrease of $98,356. There are 750 less horses In the county than there were in 1912. Also their average vatue Is steadily growing less, which Is largely attributed to the fact that as automobiles grow in popu larity fewer and fewer of the fine coach horses are kept in the city. Tho average value of the horses In 1912 was $73.50. Tho average this year, as shown by the re port, is $G0.2S. Automobiles Inorenae. As horses sink Into Insignificance, au tomoblles swell the assessors' lists. This year's report ehows an Increase of 325 machines over lost year. The total. value of the autos listed this year Is $1,400,100, which Is an Increase over last year of $159,650. Whllo tho total valuo has In. creased, tho average value of the ma chines Is coming down. In 1912 the. aver age value of tho autos listed. was $68S.75, while this year the average, value Is $610. This la thought to be due to . several causes. One is that autos are getting so popular that many people of moderate means are buying machines of the cheaper variety. Another reason Is that manufacturers are tending to bring their prices down on some of the standard machines, even as the prices, of .bicycle were brought down some years ago as they grew more and more popular. I'lnnoH Aln Increase. Sewing machine values Increased this year by $16,466. Pianos Increased'' by $10, OTJ, In spite of the great loss of pianos occasioned by tho tornado. Book accounts show an Increase of $80, S10. This does not necessarily Indicate that more persons are buying on credit, but may 'be due largely to the fact that the equalization board did some hard work to get book accounts , this year, especially of the wholesale houses that hod to some extent been escaping this Item In the past There are 770 more lisn than last year. Their value shows an increase . of per head of $1.45, which totals an Increase In Valuation of $28,270. Cattle show an Increase of $33,205, al though In actual numbers there are 403 leis cattle In tho county than there were last year. Their average price, however, hod risen rrom $37.55 to $33.20. There are 13,812 cattle In all listed in the county. Improvements on Leased Lund. Improvements on leased lands were caught to the extent of $307,775 this year that have escaped before. County As sessor Counsman this year went to the railroad companies, where he looked over their leases to get a list of houses, coal yards and many other properties built on land belonging to tho railroad right-of- way. This is what swelled this Item. The total Increase In personal property values, as shown by the report is, $3,0t2.- 070. Tho total value of personal prop erty listed this year Is $67,077,160.' The valuo of farm londs and their Im provements shows an Increaso of $623,480, The average valuo per acre of the farm land has been raised slightly from $82.68 to $82.83. The city lots and Improvements show an increase of $2,507,275, the total value as listed being $143,627,320. The average value of tho city lots has been set back from $1,809 to $1,782. This Is attributed to the greater activity during tho last year of real estate men In plotting out and throwing- on the market cheaper lots on tho outskirts of the city. Weitzel Says that Organized Labor Will Be for Charter Al Weitzel, city plumbing Inspector and one of the leaders of organized labor here, believes tho city charter Is "a good piece of work," and says ho will "refuse to Join in knocking It until tbe knockers show him It really ought to bo knocked." "Shamp was fight when he said the Central Labor union were tho best knock ers In the city, but poor boosters," said Vcltzel. "However, If they go out knock ing this charter without good cause I'm not with them. They've got to show mo." Weitzel said he was convinced the char ter was a good one and that many pro visions in It wero so good that organtzed labor would, generally, support It, when tho document had been carefully considered. Rabid Spitz Dog Excites Household Two maids at tho home of C. H. King, 3202 Woolworth avenue, wero terrorized Thursday by a young Spitz dog stricken with violent rabies. The dog was a ret In the King household. It pursued the maids, 'Miss Josephine Murphy and Miss Rosa Anderson, from room to room until the girls, with the aid of Mrs. King, secured the dog with a rope about Its neck and tied It In the yard until tho poundmaster could be summoned. Tho animal died Thursday night. Manufacturers See Laboratory IMrectora of the Omaha Manufacturers' association and the executive committee of the Commercial club visited the chemi cal laboratory of the government's department 'of agrlcuture at tho Federal building Friday noon. Many of the men did not know there was such an Insti tution In Omaha. Nearly fifty of them made the excursion. , WALLET CONTAINING CHECKS AND CURRENCY IS MISSING L. It. Kentfrow, Windsor hotel. 522 South Tenth, reported to the police that he was. relieved of a bill book 'containing $36 in currency, $300 In checks and a Union Pacific check for $104. Rentfrow does not remember Just where and when he was most likely to havo been "touched." S1.M iMj SILK CMVES it 61c PURE sUk, Trloot weave-, double- tipped fin gers, 2 -clasp fastonora, whlto or black, all. olrea. 16-button length, 1.00 rQ values, special Saturday, per pair.., DOC 30c BIBB0NS, 17c 811k Taffeta Rihhnn. mnn nil shades, 4 Inches wide, valuo to auc a yard; Satur day at, yard 17c 25c Pcid's Cream at 15c B0o La Blanche Face Pow- 4QA der for OOO 1-lb. bottle Peroxide . 50c Genuine California 9 fin Syrup of Figs for OU Premoette Jr.. No. 1A. at $9.00 A FILM Pack Camera takes 2Hxt4- Q fin inch pictures, double lens, special f $4.00 Brownie Com oros. $1-00 to Portrait attach m e n t s HI ?"y..!!in.e.?.. 50o Card mounts, various sizes and col- En ors, per dozen... vi Plain Hypo, 1-lb. J -package for tu .) Choice-of-the-House Sale of Women's GOWNS, DRESSES, SUITS and WRAPS T sjaanswi WHETHER the former price was $25.00, $35, $39.50, $45.00, $50.00 or even $75.00. You are of fered your choice here Sat urday for only . . . .$15.00 at A N EXTRAORDINARY clearance. A SALE that stands out for real value giving, owing to the superiority of the garments, head and shoulders above any like offering announced in town This Semi-Annual Event is of such vast L importance and nresnfR snrh an PYfranrHirmrtr rrmrrhinitv thflt the tfreat ma- jority of women of Omaha wait and plan to take advantage of it. It's a time when we offer our entire stock of High-Grade Gowns, Dresses, Tailored Suits, Goats and Evening Wraps in a clearance movement that affords you the greatest saving advantage of the season. Probably at no other time and at no other place can you benefit by such extreme saving possibilities as we offer you, Saturday. The Gowns inoludo tho season's .1 smartest creations. For Ready-to. Wear Section Part' afternoon and tjn t aecona moor. evening wear. The Dresses include rich charmeuso silk, fine lingeries, voiles, crepes, eto. Many .styles for selection. The Suits are the acme of the tail or's art. All vory de sirable for early fall wear. Good selections. The Coats include many imported models. Exclusive and distinctive in style creations. The Wraps are for street or evening wear. Scores of attrac tive and exclusive SaIe Begins Saturday Morning models. Promptly at 8 O'clock. iOrkin Bros. Your Home Store.. iOrkin Bros. Your Home Stores