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TIIE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, AUGUST is), 1913.
SOLDIERS EAGER FOR WORK
BUte Militiamen Are Anxious to Drill
as Much as Possible.
TAKE W&LL TO THE ROUTINE
Oovrrnor Morehtad Visits Cum
Brigade Drill la Held All
Officers Enthalstle
Oer the Work.
Chauffeur Smashes I NO TICKETS FOR SPECTATORS
Auto to Save Child
Staie militiamen encamped at Waterloo
are putting their officers through the
paces. "More drills" Is the call from
company captain and the private and In
the language ot one high officer, "the In
structors and chief officers have been
run ragged." The privates, full of ginger,
saj- they want to make the most of this
opportunity to get In shape for actual
war and although their day begins at
6:15 In the morning and does not end till
taps sound at 11 o'clock, they are calling
lor everything on the program.
"Never saw such a bunch of militia
men In my life," said Colonel M. J.
Paul of the Fifth regiment, who has seen
service In the Philippines. "They are In
the best of condition physically, have
taken good care of themselves on the
inarch and are still In training."
Colonel Paul compliments both regi
ments on the manner In which the men
reacted from the long march. This he
attributed chiefly to the privates not par
tlclpatlng In any sort of dissipation,
something he believes so unusual In mil
itary camps that It ought to sound a new
note In National Guard work.
Soldier Avoid Trouble.
Two incidents, which might have mar
red the Sunday at camp, became amusing
from the prompt and efficient manner
In which they were handled. A civilian In
Waterloo abused, several . privates, calling
them vile names. The provost reported
the matter to headquarters and when the
man threatened to attack the troops he
was arrested. Mayor A. D. Compton of
Waterloo put all the blame on the abusive
citizen and thanked the young soldiers for
refraining from taking part In the trouble
Invited.
Two civilians attacked the outpost of
Company A, Omaha, lost night and but
for the arrival' of reinforcements might
have done the guards considerable dam
age. The men were placed under arrest
and later a mock court martial quitted
them and pronounced sentence. The court
martial so thoroughly instilled In the re
creant civilians proper respect for the
mllltla that they left at once and prom
Ised to return no more.
Petterraan Hrnd Coofa,
Colonel A. D. Fottermon, inspector
general, la in charge of the mess corps
and Is giving the officers gooA meals.
Their camp menu follows: Breakfast-
bacon, scrambled eggs, peaches and
cream, coffee, boiled rice, bread and but
ter. Dinner Chicken glblet soup, mac,
ronl and cheese, cold boiled ham, stewed
tomatoes, lemonade. Supper Bacon and
beans, creamed peas, canned apricots,
bread and butter, Iced tea.
Tho company commanders mess with
their men. The privates say they have
no complaint with the food, although
many declare their cooks never prepare
enough. The faro of the privates- la not
very diversified, the piece do resistance
being tho old standby pork and beans
with bread and butter" and coffee and
vegetables and nn occasional piece of
pie.
Governor at Camp.
Governor John If. Morehead, his fam.
lly and a number of state officials front
Lincoln spent Monday at the camp and
were much pleased with their treatment
uitd with the order maintained. First
brigado drill wna held Monday afternoon
for the benefit of the governor. Bat
talion and company dress parade followed.
Adjutant General Phil I Hall believes
with an army of such energetic men be
could lick ah equaj number of regular
from any country on earth, lie la much
pltaaed. with the way the men go about
their work,
Ttest SBndnj-,
"We insisted that they rest Sunday
after thefr long, hot march," said den
eral I foil, "but many of thn asked to
be allowed to drill, because . they will
stuy here but a short time. In fact
they raised the dlckona because we re.
fused to drill them."
Camp will break Wednesday morning
and half the companies will be on their
way homo before 9 o'clock. Six special
uairw will carry the soldiers home.
Very few cases of sickness are being
ucuuvi in the field hospital, Three men
nns suffering from poison ivy, but their
condition Is Improving. Fifty-six appeared
in tee, tseja hospital headquarters Satur
day to ask for medicinal supplies ot one
sort or onothor. Borne had blistered feit
ana other were sunburnt.
and Woman's Life
To save a woman and ohllo occupying
a buggy from death or serious Injury Wil
liam Cllne, 1W7 Corby street, drove u 'five
passenger touring car Into a lumber
wagon owned by the George A. Hoagland
company and driven by Frank Pulton,
at Twenty-fourth and Hickory streets
Cllne was traveling north on Twenty
fourth down a steep hill when at lliukory
the woman, whose name he failed to get.
crossed Twenty-fourth street Koln? west.
The lumber wagon coming esst on Hick
ory also passed Into Twenty-fourth, com
pletely blocking that thoroughfare. Cllne
reached for his brakes, but they would
not work, so turning his car to tho left
hand side of the street he struck the lum
ber wagon opposite the front wheels. The
car was completely demolished and one
ot the horses fatally Injured when the
car skidded Into It, but neither Cllno nor
the driver was hurt.
FINED FOR RUNNING HEAVY
TRUCK ON THE BOULEVARD
F. Ia Hubbard, 4711 Charles street, man
ager of the cole express ana morale
company, was fined $10 and costs by
Judge Altstadt for driving a heavy truck
on the boulevard. Judge Altstadt ex
pressed his Intention of putting a stop to
this practice by fining every man brought
before him who Is guilty of the .charge.
Big Committee for the Ball Will Be
Made Up at Once.
HUSTLERS ARE STILL BUSY
Membership Is Some l,rs That at
This Time Last Year Samson
Attribute I,o to the
Kxlreme Heat.
No spectators tickets will be issued this
year for the Ak-Sar-Iien ball, which
closes the festivities, October 4. This an
nouncement was made by Secretary J.
D. Weaver at the mcetln gof the mem
bership hustling committee at tho Hen
shaw at noon. This means that no Oma
nans will be admitted to the scats at the
den as "lookers on" unless they are paid
up members, having paid their $10 mem
bership fee. Hitherto a great many
people who did not care to Join the Ak-Bar-Ben
organization still desired to go
to the ball so they paid their admittance
fee to the ball room and got reserved
scats for tho evening.
Tickets will, of course, be Issued to the
out-of-town friends of members on tho
same basis as this was done In years
past. This Is on a basis of how much
the member has contributed to tho porado
fund and others of the largo funds It Is
necessary to raise for tho festivities.
Those who would bo members of tho
reception committee for tho ball must be
members of the Ak-8ar-Ben today. No
one who becomes a member after today
Is eligible to serve on the reception
committee. This Is another announce
ment made by th esecretary at the noon
meeting.
A gain of twenty-seven members since
last Monday was shown by the figures of
the hustling committee. The present
membership is 2,102 as against 2,075 last
week. A year ago today the membership
was 2,164, which Is fifty-two moro than
the committee has hustled up to the
present time. The members attribute this
slight discrepancy entirely to the ex
tremely hot weather Omaha has experi
enced for some weeks. Bedford, Whitney
and Miner are the committee still In the
lead In membership hustling.
Runaway Lads Tire
After Hot Ride in
Dust on Bicycles
nay TatJcr, 1M South Forty-third ave
nue, aged 15, and Clifford Wyman. aged
14, 4107 Irard street, created quite a run
away scare Sunday afternoon. Angered
by some petty grievance, tho boys made
krywn their determination of leaving
home for time eternal, and before their
parents could hinder them they had se
cured their bicycles, with which they
woro to sco the world, and ridden off.
After a thirty-five mile ride to Green
wood, Neb., over a hot, dusty country
road their spirits were altered materially
and they were glad enough when the
town marshal, noticing ' them loitering
about the station, wrung from them their
story and telephoned their parents of
their boys' whereabouts. Fare for the two ,
lads to Omaha was Immediately wired )
them and they arrived home late last
night, very tired and weary, and with an
altered opinion ot home and its comforts.
CORONER'S JURY FINDS
BROWN KILLED KANE
A coroner's Jury presided over byther-
Iff McShane, acting In the absence of Cor
oner Crosby, returned a verdict at l.ar
kln's undertaking parlors Monday morn
ing that J. J. Kane came to his death as
the result of a stab' wound Inflicted by
"Lucky" Erown on the evening of Thurs
day, August 14, In the alley between Twori-
ty-tlxth and Twenty-seventh on Js street,
South Omaha. The Jury recommended
that Kano's companion; Gus Selbert and
John W. Carter, he held for further In
vesication. County Attorney Magney
was present at the Inquest.
NEBRASKA VETERANS TO
HAVE SPECIAL TRAIN
Members of the Grand Army of the
Bopubllc In Nebraska who wilt attend
the forty-seventh national encampment
at Chattanooga are to have a special
train, starting from Lincoln at 2:W-p. m.
and from Omaha at 4:J5 p. m. on Sep
tember 13. From here the special train
will go via Nebraska City, St Joseph,
St. Louis and Corinth, picking up pas
sengers all the way. The encampment Is
scheduled from September 15 to 20.
John A. Dempster ' Is the department
commander of the Nebraska Grand Army
of tho Republic,
Registered. Voters
Now Number 15,617 1
Of th tnlnl mtmh.. ir . .
registered and eligible to cast ballot at
the gus franchise election today mora
than one-halt are enrolled as republicans,
according to totals compiled from figures
received at the office ot the election com
mlssioner. Ten day prior to the tornado
bond election 7.J78 voters had registered.
Following Is a table showing the total
numbers of voters entitled to go to the
polls today In each ward and their
political affiliations:
W. VL. D. 8. I. Vh
1 448 SM 11 g x
3 618 715 40 .. ..
3 fU 84 16 1 1
4 496 848 21 7 ..
6 Sit 537 47 10 1
b WJ JfiJ 39 1 2
7 7tt 4 25 8 2
8 877 3 38 It ..
9 704 SSJ 17 8 1
10 tUU 411 33 8 ..
11 C37 32 14 8 1
12 1,274 771 05 22 13
8.C13 i.ta 531 J7 41
8
20
8
31
49
IS
39
17
U
11
IS
44
3
3
4
6
4
It
3
23
'i
35
37
00
43
44
70
53
51
a
60
SO
37
US
City May Work
Men But Half Day
If the present hot wtathtp rAntlnti
commissioner Kugel will work his rd-
ing crews and other laborers but five
hours dally. He will start the men work
ing at 7 o'clock in the mornoig and stop
work for tho day at noon. This will not
nclude the white wings.
ASSAULTS SISTER'S ESCORT
AND GETS JAIL SENTENCE
Clarence Hayes, Twenty-fourth and
I.exe streets, was given Jail sentence
of ten days for assaulting Roy Grant. 210
North 84xtenth street, on & Dodge street
rar Sunday rooming. Grant bad taken
Hayes' sister to church, much against
the brpthtr-s will, and in an altercation
Hayes aesaulted him.
Mo. 34
For Lower Gas Rates at Once Vote "Yes
Sense
Let Common
Mark Your Ballot
So Yon May Know the Truth
In the last fow days before tho olcctioB, tho
objoctors aro trying desperately and falsely to
make you believe that tho price of gas will bo
$1.10 under the proposed franchise. Tho truth
is this: Gas is now billed at $1.25 a thousand
cubio feet from which ton cents is deducted if
bills aro paid by tho 10th of tho month, meaning
a net price of $1.15. UNDER THE PROPOSED
FRANCHISE, gas will bo billed at tho start at
$1.10, from which ton cents will bo deducted if
bills aro paid by tho 10th of tho month, meaning
a net price of $1.00. Futuro rates aro to be regu
lated by tho city. THESE FACTS HAVE
BEEN WELL KNOWN. All tho figures used
by tho objoctors from othor cities aro tho NET
prices, Undor tho proposed franchise, WHETH
ER YOU PAY YOUR BILLS EITHER BE
FORE OR AFTER THE 10TH OF THE
MONTH, YOU WILL OBTAIN A REDUC
TION OF 15 CENTS PER THOUSAND FEET.
So You May Know the Truth
Charges regarding "watered"' bond issues
if tho gas franchise is approved are both FALSE
and FOOLISH.
Tho Omaha Gas Company is a Nebraska cor
poration. It cannot, under the laws of Nebras
ka, issue a dollar's worth of bonds ot) stock with
out tho EXPRESS CONSENT AND APPROV
AL of the Nebraska State Railway Commission.
(See Chapter 108, House Roll No. 578 of the
1009 Session Laws.) After security issueB are
-mode, tho Commission requires a detailed ex
hibit showing just how the proceeds have Ijeon
invested.
NO STOCK WATERING OF THE GAS
COMPANY IS POSSIBLE. No announcement
or suggestion has been made of a bond issue by
tho Omaha Gas Company. Fair rates for gas
aro determined upon tho valuation of tho prop
erty employed; capitalization is not oven con
sidered by rate-regulating bodies.
Use your OWN judgment in voting on the gas ratt-Teduction franchise.
All that the Omaha Gas Company asks of citizens is ordinary fair treatment.
Friendly co-operation toward the welfare of Omaha and every individual in it is
far better for both of us than lawsuits, warfare, delays and useless disputes.
WE have come more than half way toward a fair settlement.
The way YOU mark your ballot will express YOUR sentiments.
A vote "YES" means a vote for $1.00 gas NOW; regulation of future gas
rate by the-city; a sure saving to gas usrs of more than $7GOi000 during the next
51-3 years alone, and to enable the gas company to construct more than $1,000,000
worth of enlargements and extensions to growing districts.
It's up to YOU. " ' '
But, whatever you do, VOTE. ,
Legal Opinion on Regulation of Rates by Judge Dickinson
OMAHA, Aug. 17, To tho Editor of The "Doe: After careful
consideration and examination ot tba proposed gas franchise or
dinance aa a whole, and especially Sec. 2 and the provision ot
the city charter ot Omaha, giving to the council tho power to fix
and regulate prices for gas In Omaha and also tho power con
ferred upon the city by the legislature under Its pqllce regu
lation, and the act ot 1913, known as house roll No. 336, and
other legal authorities, I have no hesitancy in saying that, In
my opinion, the adoption oj the gas franchise ordinance would
not prevent the council from exercising the powers conferred
upon It by the legislature to regulate the price ot gas In
Omaha; also that the council, under Us general police regulat
ing powers, would have the right to fix the rate ot gas to con
sumers. The authorities hold universally that the powera
granted to municipal corporations are continuing, that is, they
are not. exhausted by one exercise. City councils are entirely
powerless to restrict the actions ot subsequent city councils
in regard to any particular subject of legislation, and the act
or judgment of one council cannot bind Its successors.
The city charter, as It now exists, gives to the council au
thority to fix the price of gas to the consumers and by no act
of the legislature has this power been repealed or any limita
tions placed upon th same, except that It gives to the council
and tho gas company the right to enter into a contrast by
which the price of gas may be fixed for tho consumers, and
this is done by tho act of tho legislature ot 1913, but this act .
does not In express words, nor by implication, repeal t';Ji
present charter provision relating to the power of the council '
to fix the rate for gas. -
Judge Dillon, one of the most eminent writers on consti
tutional law, says: 'It upon tho whole, there be fair, report
able and substantial doubt whether the legislature intended
to confer the authority in question, particularly If It relates
to a matter which will bo attendod with. taxes, tolls, assess
ments or burdens upon the Inhabitants, or oppress them or
abridge natural or common rights or divest them of ' their
property, the doubt should be resolved in. favor of the cltlten."
Therefore, if there should be any doubt aa to the power of
tho council, after the adoption of this gas franchise, to regu
late the price of gas In case of a failure to enter Into a con
tract with the gaa company, under Judge Dillon's opinion,
that doubt must be resolved in favor ot the citizen, or rather
the city; that' would mean that the council would have the
right to tlx the rate for gas to be charged the consumers In
the city of Omaha. a
CHARLES T. DICKINSON.
OMAHA GAS COMPANY
Do Your
Buying Early
Don't Wait
Tiil the
Last Moment
We Close at
S P.M.
Except Sat
day at 6
P. M. Daring
August
k Wonderful Outpouring of
Bargains In Our August
Summer Garment
Clearing Sales
Make it a
point to see
these.
Summer Dress
es, misses', ju
niors' and chil
dren's, mado
to Bell up to
$5.00, at
choice 81.19
Ladles' Sum
mer Dresses,
mado to sell to
$15, while and
colors, beauti
ful styles, at,
choice S3.05
Long Silk Ki
monos, mado
to sell at $5,
choice S2.95
Extra Largo Summer Dresses, a special
snap at
Silk Wnlst
mado to soli to
5, messallno
and Japs, all
sizes
at... S1.45
Dress Skirt
mado to sell
at $5, protty
stylos In cream
sorgo and fan
cies, all sizes,
choice S1.95
Ch 11 droit's
Dresses, $1.50
and $2.00 val
ues, protty
summer styles,
at 694
purchase just received, a
S2.95 and S3.45
Closing Out All Sum
mer Wash Soods
Many goods are cut In half.
35c and 50c silk and cotton Fou
lards and Jacquards, all at one
price .--. 18d
15c and 18c Batistes and Organ
dies, all at one price ... 12&
Genulno Lorralno Tissues, regular
prlco 25c, closing prlco . . fl2Jd
25c Wash Goods ot varlpjus grades
will go at 12H
25c Ginghams, now, up-to-dato
patterns, will go at, yard . . 15
White Goods
Specials
French and Persian Lawns and
Wash Chiffons, worth 25c yard,
at 13tf
Cotton Ramie, 40 Inches wide, as
sorted shades, worth 49c yard,
at : 25d
English Piques and Manchester
Repps, worth 76c yard . . 38J
Auto Cloth, 36 inches wide, hard
linen finish, worth 25c yd., 15J
In Big, Busy Domestic Room
fancy Lawns, protty patterns, values to 12 ... 5ti
Shepherd Checks and Scotch Plaids, 15c values 104
36 inch Percales, light and dark colors, 12 Revalues
Fancy DresB Ginghams, good patterns, 12 c values 83i
72x90 Ready Mado Shoots, 50c values 33d
SUkollno, 36 inches wide, good patterns, 12 c values 106
Prints, black and white checks, 6c values 44
Fine soft finished Long Cloth, 40 Inches wide, 12 c values 7
Rut Up Your Peaches Now
Tba Outlook is a Bbeirt Crop an4 Higher Fries. Our second car was opened
Monday morning-. Tncse are extra rancy caurornia EiDerta free
stones; nothing1 finer; Tuesday, per crate
al lbs. st OTaanlktoA Saffar.. 91.00
No strings; all you want; mail and
telephone orders filled.
48-lb. sacks best high grade Diamond
H Flour; nothlns finer for bread,
pies or cakea, sack ..91.00
10 bars Beat 'Em All, Diamond C or
Lenox Soap for. . ., , 96o
10 lbs. best "White or YeHow Corn-
mep.1 Vfio
Adyo Jell, Jello or Jellycon, pks.7o
8 cans OH or Mustard Sardines.. 30o
The best domestic Macaroni, Vermi
celli or Spaghetti, pkg- ....7VSo
Toll 'cans Alaska Salmon for lOo
Lai-ffe bottles Worcester Sauce, pure
Tomato Catsup, assorted Pickles or
Grape-Nuts, pkg;. . .. Bio
Grape-NuU, pkff. ......lOo
13. C. Corn Flaxes, pkK. ...... ... .So
Yeast Foam, pk; 3o
Carnation, Pet, Columbia or Kvory
Day Milk, 10-os. cans 8Ho
McLaren's Peanut Butter, lb... .12to
Golden Santps Coffee,, per lb....'.80o
Ssad Hsyden's Biff Buttsr Special for
Tuesday 10,000 lbs. Best Ho. 1
Creamery Butter; nothing finer
mads Tuesday, O Q
perlb , 4tuu
VEQSTABIiXS.
This is the place to set what you
want, and at the pries.
Sweet Corn, per dozen. . ,10c
New Potatoes, peck 25o
Tomatoes, ripe and fancy, 2 lbs...lOo
Beets or Carrots, 4 bunches for.... 6o
Green Peppers, 6 for.. So
Summer Squash, 2 for So
Head Lettuce, fancy, head. . .74o-So
Beans, wax or gTeen, lb ...... .7H6
Cucumbers; large, each.. . . .. ,7&o-So
Celery, 3 stalks for lOo
Lemons, largo Juicy, per dor. 35o-40o
Cantaloupes, fancy, each. .So-7Uo-10o
Apples, good cooking, peck 20c-16o
k Try Hayden's First
nffTf
THE NEW
GRILL ROOM
FOR MEN
Which we are now building won't
be ready to open for a couple of
weeks yet. It's going to be "A
HUMDINGER," though.
Until wo get It finished you can
dlno in your shirt sleeves In the
Buffet Grill, or In bunches of 4,
6, 8, 10 or 20 you can use tho
little side rooms.
HOTEL LOYAL
Omaha's Best Place to Dine
Office For Rent
The large room on ground
floor of Bee Building, oc
cupied by the Havens
White Coal Co
Nice Farnam street front
age. About 1,500 square
feet of floor space with
large vault Extra en.
trance from court ot the
building.
Fine office fixtures are of
fered for sale. Apply to
N. P. Fell, Bee office.
John Says:
With perspiration
n And my face most
V melting today.
z nun write utile
TBUST BU8TEK
ASS.
To while the time
away.
(Oorffoous S cent
Cigar no matter hew
high the thermometer.)
John 'a Cigar Store
16th & Harney Sts.
AMCSEME&TS.
Dom't Wait
for opportunity; create It for
yourself by Judicious use of The
Bee's advertising columns.
BEAUTIFUL
LAKE MANAWA
BATHING, new bath house
and. fine beach BOATING.
DANCING, afternoon and
evenings. HOLLER, 81CATING,
IlOLliEK COASTING and many
other attractions.
FREE MOVING PICTURES
EVERY EVENINQ
A balloon ascension at 6:30
p. ni. on Sundays.
FINE PICNIC GROUNDS
Admission To Park
I
Always Free 1
BRANDEIS - TONIGHT
Mats. Wed. and But. Cooled ij Iced Air.
Last Week.
E
V
A
Za THE SUIT AW A? I Prices t 85o to BOO.
Last Performance (Saturday Bght.
LANG
"OKAXA'S run OEKTEJL"
5aye3 OPENS SUNDAY
GLEANING HOUSE THIS WEEK
Dolling- up: primping-; rettinr ready for
earning- of "aixxs r&OM stabulkj,'
,TC. "2 Better thin Necessin
Kay- to the BUuatlen-Ee Advertising.
, 8IAT BAL2 Opens PrL, Anf. S3, 10 A. IX,
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