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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: ArGUST 24, 1913.
Last Week of Our
August Linen Sale
LINEN SHEETS AND PILLOW OASES
$8,75 H. S. Lincu Shoots, size 72x100, $6.00 a pair.
$10.00 H. S. Linen Sheots, size 90x100, $7.50 n pair
$1.75 H. S. Linen Pillow Cases, $1.50 n pair.
$2.00 H. a Linen Pillow Cases, $1.75 a pair.
$2.50 H. a Linen Pillow Cases, $2.00 a pair.
French Linen Suiting
50c 45-in. French Linen
Suiting, 35c a yard.
65c 45-in. French Linen
Suiting, 50c a yard.
SHIRT WAIST LINEN
50o 36-inch wide Shirt Waist Linen, 33o a yard.
Our Ladies' Tailoring and
Dress Making Departments
NoV Open and Ready for Business
Models and styles for every taste.
Beautiful autumn fabrics for your inspection.
HOWARD AND SIXTEENTH
10 DEDICATBKEOKUK'S DAM
Great fower Plant in XtHimippi
River is Kbw Ready.
EKaOfZEllS' WONDERFUL WORK
HlKhtfrr Than Prnml' Cheops,
Locks Bistre Than Pnnw',
Wheel Bta-geat Bres
Mode.
KEOKUK, la-, Aug. 2XA $J7,000,0
water power dam, the larseit In the
world, will be dedicated next Tuesday
The ceiebratio open Monday with
Governora' riay, when executives ea route
le Uit governor conference at -Colorado
Kfr.a are expected to attend, but the
dedication ceremonlee do not Uke place
til) the fetowiKg day. An el borate pre.
ST dm Km beta arranged.
The total jtatky ot concrete In this
work, alt - iiewalve monolith, la almvtt
sautty tl eceke mMonry la the great
MHkamkl 'Caeefa. All tit work et coki
itiiivUan W done udW ' the strict
aupervlsloB t the UaKed 0tataa xrmr
ef.Hf la; c?p.
TfeU water power dveVPinet Is the
very center of the Miattatppl valley,
where ,Um state ot town, llilnole ond
ascuri Jw, ja the recult of hard work
tor forty years by the people there
about who Anally were RUooeMful In
Inducing capital to attempt what for
many year u considered Impossible ot
unprofitable- The citizens of Keokuk
end Hamilton. I1L, Induced congress to
peas the franchlte act which President
Roosevelt e.gned and then spent four
years In trying to find th capital to
build the sr7,U.tjeo plant, after they dls
covered an engineer capable of con
strutting It- The work It looked upon
by the people of that section ne peculiarly
their own. although they own none of tne
Capital Mock which was subscribed la
New Ensland, Canada. England, Bel
Stun, France aod Germany.
A Ma Navigmttea.
Deep .water oavlgaUe ew la made
rolble (or eixty-tlve miles up the
MieaUcipfl, laclwilag a stretch eX rivet
aKWte imeaaaabl except through a gov
) mm i at saaal with three tocki which
taei Jt8 to operate and le rendered un
uecetatry by the lock and the lake above
the tfewR. The dam ia three times aa
Urge a the Mxt largest' alngla lrtalla
lien of water wheels la the world. It
comprise thirty turbines and electric
generators which produce a total or over
M.M herae power on the ah&ft connect
ing them. Besides the dam there I a
ewer 'fceuea, a lock, a dry dock, a sea
Kail a-sd an Im fender, all or Urge croaa
leetlcn. and vlth & total length of Ian
feat lass than two miles and a belt ot
tmsslvr roncret.
The dam stretches nine-tenths of a mils
across th Mississippi frum the Illinois
bluff Into which It Is tied to Its Junction
with the power house on tha Iowa side of
the river. It Is fifty-three feat high,
forty-two feet -wide on the bottom and
twenty-nine feet wide m top and con
stats of tU arohad apans each thirty feet
between eix-foot piers, tn each span Is a
aplllway thirty-two feet hlgb topped by
steel rata eleven feet high. By opening
and closing a variable number of these
gates the water above the dan la kept
ASTHMA
This cfSseasa H a eoumodle bronchlil affection, closely associated vrlth
Ioe-nlaia. bay (ever and broochiUx
oftea hereditary.
Warnei4, Safe
I wfaen burned arvd Inhaled, gives prompt
ucceaaftu tn tnouaanaa of cases tvnere
-luce the desired result. If you avoid
Wavaar'g Sato AathaM Rexaady U euro
lUaaWrtNl im Firm Minutaa
Mr. J. Haaeconb et WoDattea,
Uatawrtteii Mlha4 Aathraavry
biuS as4 had to sit up alaht alter
aiakt Ceald get se ntlUl aatll 1
tsek Wstser'a Sola Aetbma Rem
adr. Is are atiames 1 was breiib
lageaey asd weal right te badaad
Slept I would set be wtthoiittt"
Crao-4 er pmU! eaeasjlef
si
asfecTS
Linen Sheeting
12.60 Home Spun 90-Inch
Linen Shooting, 12.00 a yard.
$2.26 Homo Spun 81-lnch
Linen Sheeting, (1.76 a yard.
(1.60 Linen Shooting, 90-ln.
wide; apodal, 76c a yard.
at a certain height and aufftcient water
ror navigation below 1 always, passed
through the dam.
Power I loose Dlmenaln&a.
The power house la a third of a mile
long, half a city block wide and as high
as a fifteen-story skyscraper, 177 foot.
Its basement la maeelve concrete with
passages ror trie water to flow through
the thirty turblnea Into a tall race along
uio opposite eiao. wnicn woa excavatoo.
twenty-flve feet Into the hard limestone
bottom pf the river. Into which all tho.
works are keyed. Each water wheel III
several times as large. 'In dimensions as j
the largest ever nullt before. Half the
power house Is now completed, and the
other half Is under wny, economy belmr
conserved by starting operation of half
of It as aoon aa possible.
The total quantity of power produced on
the turbine shafts on the entire power
houae Is more than la used for manufaf-
turlng In Missouri, and one-fourth Mo
quantity used In manufacturing, tp till-
nols, Including Chicago and Its environs.
"'" Pwe.r BonverUd Into elee-
trtclty Is Intended to be wed In manu-
HM,' p?wr ,W5
?TS .StS"hS il5
ton. la-, to St. i-eula. which latter- city
ja aaa . a
rtronrmlon nni Trry. U .1 tfiSi
volts. Fort Madison, to.. Qulney and
Alton. III., and Hannibal Mo., are other
cltlea In the power lone. It la not the
Intention to build any more tranemisstjn
tinea than those north tuid south from
Keokuk, which are now In operation,
Keokuk and Hamilton, at opposite ends
of ths areat dam. get tholr current wlth;
out stepping it up to me nign voiwge ot
the St Louis tranaml salon Una.
book Blearer Thaw Cnetaa,
Below the power houae and between It
and the Iowa shore Is the new. look .built
by and entirely at vtho cost of tha power
oompany to become the . property qf the
United Slates upon completion. It was
put (nta commission June U and haa tha
lift one-third higher than any one lock
on the- Isthmus, the width being 1M feet,
n h utt fortv tmt it. taw ii
are foot lomeer and three feet thicker
than thou at rename, to enable them
ts wlihsund ths higher head of water
Between the lock and tha Iowa share
la tha dry dock, which Is not yat com
pleted. It te 1 per cent smeller than
tha one In ths Brooklyn navy yard and,
like. the leek, feeoowea the pteferty of
the United States when completed.
Along the Iowa aide of the terehay la
the sea wall of eonerete, fifty to seventy
feet high, which protect a tha ah ore there
and especially the railroad tracka, four
en miles ef which ware relocated and
Klevated for the Burlington road In order
lo get thrnv above the higher water
above the great dam; The lee fender U
a concrete bridge half a mile long ex. !
tending from ths power house
to the ad.
Jarent Iowa shore, which wilt, with ths
dam. hold the great Ice floe on the river
'n ths spring until It melts without
breaking up and Jamming the dam.
Shutoat (or Genvct,
DESHM3R, Nab.. Aug, S3.-(Bpclai.-Oeshler
shutout Geneva at Geneva by a
score of I to ft. Haneen. pitching ror
Ueahler, struck out eeytnteen men. Score:
R.H.E.
neahler 4 OtttllOMlM
leneva 0 00000000 08
Battertee: Deahlea. Hansen and Dur
namt Qeneva, Snyder and Knight
It occur at all periods ot lite and la
Asthma Remedy
relief, and for SO yean haa been
ail otner remecuesnave taiiea to pro
exposure to darspnesa and night air,
to afford yqq pemunont relief.
Z kkslHUiU 1-m4
J-OfeU(MR.i.j
4-Attliaia tUeaaay
Write far free ears ale art via the
aavber ot ramody deelrtd le
Warner fa KmMt6L
De4. 9t KehirtrtH.T.
'D-BlaafL
Wash Materials
for School Dresses
It isn't too early to
begin preparations
Zephyr Ginghams,
10c, 12ic, 15c. 25c
Wonderland Cloth, 15c
Kindergar'n Cloth, 25c
Galatea Cloth,
15c and 18c
Mercerized Poplin, 25c
Wash Suitings,
15c, 19c and 25c
Basement
SHOES
Rich in Material
Dependable
Service
Graceful in Form
STREETS
COL. SAHSOHJSA BUSY MAM
Prepares for Big Crowd Monday
Night and for the Shows.
AUDITORIUM
P0R BIO SHOWs
,
itepreeentntlvrn Go to Deo Moines to
See Above Secnrlnar Attrac
tion for the Blc Call
Carnival.
el i - Macx, postmaster or uancrort,
'Neb., called at the Ak-8ar-Den office and
said that he could speak for Bancroft
and Pender In the matter or their ar-
ranrementa for coming to Omaha for the
initiation at the Den Monday night. He
cold he could not give the exact figures,
but he knew that those two towns would
bo represented by a large crowd tn the
,peca trtla that la scheduled to carry
tho bul-nMB m,n of ,lx town, t0 Omaha
thut eVenlnj for Den's big show and
Ujiiuuoet.
I X WLHtVkto- oi Oakland aaya that
rreented by a live
r . , . ,,, ri
uuuwci n uuaimta tvn mux wiauflt
tn
deJUofls to catch the special train
entertainment In
0m-h at 8 o'clock. The committee will
h visitors and escort them
to the Den. Bumora have reached the
aeoretary that tho apeolal will bring In
WOl men.
Go Alter Shows.
J. D. Weaver, D. J. O'Brien and t O.
Nash, as a committee of three, expect
to leave today for Des Moines, whero
they go to negotiate with the Herbert
Kline people with regard to getting the
Kline company to exhibit at the carnival
here. This la tho carnival company that
la showing at the Oea Molnea atate fair.
The board ot governors will not meet
Monday i evening as three members will
be in Des nomas ana otner merooera are
out or town on other business.
Thirty-two pennants to a block are to
decorate the principal business streets
of Omaha during the festivities. There
will he four stringers to a block and
eight pnnanU to a stringer. This, to
gather with the lighting and the Indi
vidual decorating the merchants are ex
pected to do on their store fronts, Is
espect6d to make a magnificent display
for the festival week.
The contract has been let for the print
leg of the edlcta Thla was done two
weeks earlier than laat year.
Na Spectators' Tickets,
Secretary Weaver la conetantly re
minding, former members that there will
be no spectators' . tickets lasued for the
ball thla year and that If they want to
ro to the. ball they had better get their
names on the membership roll as soon
as possible,
Th Addltortum haa Just been leased
for the big vaudeville feature that Is to
be put on this year In the evening. Fea
tures ot the lrwtu Brothers' Wild West
show, together with vaudeville acta are
to make up thla evening feature that win
afford a plaoe for the crowds to go evon
tn rainy weather,
Bl Tent Show.
The contract has been let for a Wl
tent for the hippodrome show on ths car
nival grounds. Ths tent Is to have a
Beating capacity of 00.
Posters calling attsntlon to the Ak-Bar-Ben
festivities are to be placed tn
every town within 100 miles ot Omaha.
Five prtsea have been offered for the
motorcycle and bicycle feature ot the
floral parade thla year. Laat year no
tnotorcyclee or blcycleo took rrt In the
parade. Gharlaa Beaton, tn chares of ar
rangamanta, says that he Is particularly
anxious to have these get In thla year
with tha most elaborate deoorattona poa
alble. Many motorcycllata and blcycllaU
are already planning their decoration.
Arrangements for entrance In the parade
are made through Mr. Beaton.
Oeneva'a Teaehara.
GENEVA, Nab., Aug. (SpeclaU
The roll et teachers tor tha Oeoeva
acboola la aa follower Superintendent
E. M. Clin; Ulllon Krubeaky principal;
Ktta, Welch, assistant principal: Ora
Burch. Florence Currlc. eOorge Rlevena
and A, Draper, high aohooli Claire
Oweaa, teacher or muslet Wtssls Burke,
eighth grade i Earl HU, aeyenth grade
and athletlca; Jeaae Ertel, elxth grade.
Emma McGraw, fifth gradei Emma
Cumberland, fourth grade; Julia Burke,
third grade: Marguerite Moorman, sec
ond gredei Carrie King, first grade: Mar
garet Vough, kindergarten teachers Helen
Edgecombe, the Ward school.
YETS STARTJIG CAMPAIGN
Five States Enter Popular Men for
Commander-in-Chief of O. A. IU
COL. 0. E. ADAMS IN THE EACE
flanker find Farmer at Bnperlor,
rrith Good Wnr Ilrcord, Has Been
Enilorard by Stale Depart
meat of Nrbraaiuu
CHATTANOOOA, Tena, Aug. a
Every Indication points to a battle royal
at the Chattanooga encampment of the
Grand Army or the Republic ror commander-in-chief.
Five states have eo far
made entries, and each entry la a poputar
man. The states nlready In the contest
ror the prise are, In alphabetical order,
Indiana. Michigan. Nebraska, New Jersey
and South Dakota.
The Department of Indiana has en
dorsed Comrade O. A. Homers, a private
In the ranks. Mr. Bomers lives at
Kokomo, and Is a popular man with the
members of the Grand Army. He hns the
active and undivided support of his' state,
and counts on help from a number of
the -trong etates of the central west, and
Irom eVery member of the Grand Army
to use the words of a friend and sup
porter, "who believes that the time has
corns when a private soldier should be
honored."
Nebraska's Candidate.
Nebraska has entered the .lists with
Colonel C E. Adrims, a banker and
farmer of Superior. Neb. tie Is endorsed
by his state department, and has a war
record linked with the history ot the
Fourteenth army corps Colonel Adams
won distinction on many fields, Is loyal
to the Grand Army's Interests and a suo
cessrul man or affairs.
Michigan will coins to tha encamnmnnt
'.carrying the flag of lion. Washington
Gardner or Albion, the well known editor-
statesman, and enter him aa a candidate
lor the honor. Colonel Gardner enlisted
I in tne service when only t, waa with
General Sherman during the campaign
,irom unattanooga to Atlanta and aua
talned a serious wound at Resaca. which
necesaltatcd retirement on an honorable
discharge. He was member ot congress
-in lui.iiiKan icn or B dozen vivtr
rervlng with high honors on a number o
important committees, making a national
reputation aa one or the republican
icauera.
Other 1'ocnlnr A nl-n
New Jeraeye candidate tor the honor
la coionei iiaiph D. Cole, a popular Grand
.. uiwi, wna naa a creditable w&r
record. He haa the endorsement or the
wew jersey department or th .irnnri
Army or the Republic and la regarded aa
uie cand.date or the eastern section. l
thcugh sectionalism plays but llttto part
in (no aeiecuon of the common ur-ln
chief.
South Dakota has endorsed Caotatn N.
H. Kingman of Selby and win come to
inattanooga determined to tand him.
Captain Kingman organised a company
In the Thirteenth Wisconsin regiment and
ervea witn mat organisation until he
close of the war. He has been oru or
tne prominent figures In the Grand Arm
or the Repub Ic since Its organization and
nis strength Is general
nun uvo strong candidates, said .
bo the greatest number ever treint.rt
before a national encampment, the flrjht
for the honor promises to be spirited and
run or interest, it should be explained
mm meso men. are candidates In the
sense- that- their -respective state depart
nrnu. nave, endorsed them.
Hague Conlerence
Records Additional
Good Intentions
THE HAGUE. Netherlands. Aur. a.
rr - . .. .. .
no twcniiein universal oeace mnnui
held Ita oloalnir alttlne today. Tha
gates voted to hold the next congresa a. I
Vienna In 1911 and It waa decided to take
to that congress the Invitation of tne
mayor of San Francieco. to hold the 1315
congresa In San Ifranclscd.
The peace congresa finished Ita labors
after recording a further aerlea of good
Intentlona and Ita appreciation' of Presi
dent Wilson's attitude toward peace. The
thanks or the congress were communi
cated by telegraph to President Wilson. '
The question of the fortification of the
Panama canal was resurrected today by
rrot. Blayden of Washlngtqu, and Prof
Slocum of Colorado, woh. secured the
adoption of a resolution asking jibe United
Btates government not to fortify,
In a resolution delegates expressed sat
isfaction at President Wilson's proposal
for the submission of disputes , watch
could not be settled diplomatically for In
vestigation by an International commit
tee. RED TAPE IS STILL
' WODNDJBOOT THAW
(Continued from Page One)
that he had retained counsel to defend
Thompson and tbat he regarded the
Chauffeur aa a British eubject, and a
victim of falsa arrest As a matter of
fact, Thompson Is said to be the son
of a Toronto policeman. For years,
however, he has lived In New York City.
District Attorney Conner of Dutrheae
county. New Torh, Deputy Attamev Gon
era! Franklin Kennedy and other con
cerned In getting Thaw back to Mattes
wan, are waiting developments, mean
time exerting pressure on the Vermont
authorities In anticipation of extradition
proceedings In that state.
Thaw a re-talent.
Thaw waa very petulant today, partlcu.
larly so over Roger Thompson'a declara
tion that ha had been framed Into the
Matteawan plot Hla cell 1 near Thomp
son'a but they have not tried to talk
to each other
Letters and telegrams of encourage
ment are pouring In on the prisoner, who
la still without personal funds. Ills
credit appears to be pretty good, though,
ror Imported cigars, candy, rrults and
other luxurtea are piled on hla cot and'
table. He had trouble aleeptng last night
and sent tor (he jail physician to give
him a sleeping potion. By the time the
doctor arrived At the J alt Thaw had
fallen asleep.
Should Roger Thompson decide to give
the Inside or tba Matteawan plot, Dla
triot Attorney Conger will recommend
that Immunity from prosecution In New
York be granted him. Such a confession
would greatly strengthen New York
elate'a caee. It might be the baala ot
proving bribery of Matteawan attendant
and on their Indictment. New York would
have an admittedly extraditable offense
on which to demand Thawa release from
Vermont
The Persistent and Judicious Uss ot
Newspaper Advertising la the Road to
Business Success,
LETTER INDICATES
SMITH'S DESIRE TO
'KILLWIFE AND SELF
(Continued from Pago One.)
the bedroom In which the conversation
took place. She told him he was croxy
if you don't come home with roe fit
shoot you, do you want me to do thatT"
Hmlth aald.
"Go ahead, replied the wife, "you have
threatened to do It time and again, and
don t think you have the nerve to ahoot
mouse."
Scarcely had aha nttered the last word
when two ahota rang out and with a
groan the woman sank to the floor. Smith
ruehed through the dining room and
kitchen to the back porch, where. Xrom a
grip he had brought with blm he - se
cured a rarer, and. re-entering the house.
went to the dining room, where with a.
single slosh he cut his thoat from ea rto
tar. Mildred, who had been In the par
lor crouching behind a sofa, rushed from
the house with crie for heip. In reach
ing the door she was forced to leap over
the prostrate body of her step-Iathor.
Neighbors who had heard the quurrel
summoned the police and Police Burgeon
Fochtmon.
Little Chance for tleeovery.
Both bullets had taken effect one over
tho right eye, penetrating the brain and
the other lodging In the aplnal
column, paralyzing the body from the
waist down. Mr. Smith waa rushed
lo St Joseph's hospital, where little
hope for her recovery is voU'clieuXed by
attendants.
Mildred, the daughter, who hardly
leailzes the scrlousnevs of the affair. Is
being cared for by Mrs. W. Clifford. 2209
North Twenty-seventh avenue. She will
remain wltb the Clltroraa until her
grandmother, Mrs. George Yaryang of
Carioll, Neb, arrives In the city.
The dead man waa a carpenter and
houaewrecker by trade, but for aome
time had been without steady empl y
ment Bealdea threatening hla wife's life,
he haa on several occaalons threatened
that of the little girt but had never
struck either of them.
Coroner Croeby haa taken charge of the
body and will bold an Inquest The dead
man waa about 40 yeara of age, while
the wife waa 27. Mra. Smith, up to her
marriage about four years ago, lived at
Carroll, Neb., where ehe waa a prom
inent worker In the Methodist church. It
waa there she was married and about
nine months before the tornado accom
panied her husband to Omaha Henry
Penner, In whose home the trouble oc
curred, ts employed In the carpet depart
ment at Uayden Bros.' store, tie Is a
widower and haa a family of four grown
children beside the M-year-old boy,
George.
HUERTA CONSIDERS
PLAN TO DISPATCH
AN ENVOY TO WILSON
(Continued from Page One.)
El Paso via Juarez. Some or the latter
already have gone.
Although It was tho first permission
granted since June 23, and many appli
cations havp been turned down. It waa
declared no change had been nad.e In
the government's policy, and officials
pointed, out that the neutrality proclama
tion permitted the president to authorize
shipment In hla deacrotlon.
Unofficially It la aald the United Suites
la not kverae to having the Huerta gar
rison at Juarez well armed to dlscoting
attack and a battle on the border with
Its conaequent complications. Neither la
thla government averse to seeing ttn line
of communication between Vera frux
and Mexico City kept open aa an avnut
ot egress for foreigners In Mexico City
No general shipments will be permitted.
word nncEivno from diaz
Does Not Deny tie in Candidate for
Btxtcan Prealdenoy.
NEW YORK, Aug. IX-Rumora that
General Felix Dtax will not be a candi
date for president or Mexico at the elec
tion In October ore replied to In a tele
gram from General Diaz hlmhelf. re
ceived her today, Iri response to an In
quiry by W. H. Ellis, o . promoter of Mexi
can enterprises.
The telegram, dsted Quebec, where Gen
eral Dlax Is now staying, reads:
"In regard to your In-iulry, so far as T
know my partisans continue to work In
my behalf.
INTERURBAN TRAINMAN
OF INDINAP0L1S ON STRIKE
INDIANAPOUS. IndU, Aug. 23.-A
strike of Interurban trainmen on the four
systems entering Indianapolis, apparently
not well organized, went Into effect this
morning on refusal of the companies to
reply to the request of ths union's griev
ance committee tor arbitration of de
manda ror a nine-hour day and hlghe,"
waxea
Policemen guarded every Interurban
car that went out or the city. There waa
no Indication, however, of any trouble.
ASSESSMENTS OF ALL THE
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES CUT
PIERRE. 8, D., Aug. S3.-I Special.) The
tat commission, after a hearing, has re
vised the figures for aaaeesment of tele
graph property In the state, having re
duced all ths lines IS per cent from the
first figures, making final figures:
Western union .....t K8.408
Continental 6S.R13
Postal am
Sault Sta. Marie 8,600
Total .$1,032,777
Nevra Notre of Clay Center.
CLAT CENTER, Neb., Aug. . Spe
cial.) The Clay county fair closed here
Is st night For ths last three years the
receipts were not sufficient to pay tha
premiums fter payment of other neces
sary expenses, r3 as a result a large
deficit faced the management this year.
The receipts this year, however, paid the
expenses and the premium deficit to past
years. .Leas money waa expanded ror
high-price racea and other more enter
ta'&lnff attarcti.ona were put. on. The
Clay county cup In the tennis tourna
ment was won by Beck of Edgar and
Hubbel of Deweeae In the finals from
.Corey and Pugh of Clay Center. Har
vard won In the baas ball tornaroent
Acting Coounty Judge J, A. Wheeler
assessed an Inheritance tax of UU
against the estate of J. El Doane, de
ceased, late of Edgar. Hla estate was
devised to his daughter, Mrs. J. E. Wy-rlok-
Ttr Prlc Cut In Two
by using the United Staves tires. Tbty
last twice as long, Th On-iht Ruhrer
company, distributors, VXi UartMy etuet
M rf sTI nPfcl,
For f3jffijfjBJffjigiU?aLK5M
Large Lump, Medium Lump
or No.l Nut at, per ton, $6.50
$6.50 that's the present summer price on "Zeig
lor" coal and it buys the Large Lump, Medium
Lump, or No. 1 Nut, the sizes most users demand.
A price concession on a coal like "Zeigler" is a
worth while concession, too, for you get at one and
the same time, a coal that is Bootless, clinkerless, and
almost smokeless. As far as heat units are concerned
you won't find a hotter coal on earth than this same
"Zeigler." It's warm weather now, 'tis true, but
the memory of cold days is still fresh. Buy coal
NOW and save.
We will quote you summer prices on
genuine Scranton Anthracite a.so-
Metcalfes Pleased
With Reception in
Their New Home
Word has been received In Omaha that
ft U Metcalfe, the newly appointed civil
governor of tho canal zone, with Mrs
Metcalfe and their three sons, arrived .it
Colon, Panama, August 7. They wore
met by Colonels Gorgas and Cook In a
tug, about twelve miles out from Colon.
Upon arriving at Colon thoy were re
ceived by a targe contingent ot the
American colony, where a special train
awaited them for the forty-etght-mlle
trip to Panama City. Arriving at
Panama, they were met by the secretary
to the president of the Republic of
Panama, and were driven tn the carriage
of the president to their home on Ancon
HI1L The house bad been prepared for
their reception by members ot the com
mission and their wives. The beautiful
bouse was ablaze with light, and every
room was filled with flowers, orchids,
illles and roaes predominating.'
The evening following their arrival.
Colonel and Mra. Gorgaa entertained at
dinner tor Governor and Mre. Metcalfe.
Colonel Gorgaa, It will be remembered,
la the man to whom the perfect nanlta
tloa of tha canal zone la due.' A general
.leceptloa la to be held ianhe next week
at, the Tlvoll. hotel for the t.Metcalfes.
Mrs. Metcalfe,- In a recent letter to relai
tlvea In Omaha, comments enthusiasti
cally upon the beauty ot tho country,
the charm and hospitality of the people,
I'anamana aa well aa Americana, and the
l;ayety of the social lite.
Unions to Reject
Basis of Settlement
FLAT nrVER, Mo Aug. 23,-The local
unlona of he Western Federation of
Miners at Btvlns. Desloge and Hermi.
laneum. Mo., today voted to reject H o
basis of settlement for the strike In Ue
southeastern Mlasourl lead belt, as pro
nosed yesterday by the State Board of
Mediation and Arbitration. The prin
cipal objection to the plan, from the
viewpoint of the union men. ts tho ab
sence of & specific recognition of the
union.
If tho union vote today at Bonne Terre
and other placea la against the plan or
settlement proposed by the Board of
Mediation, another plan will be sub
mitted Monday. If that falls, It Is said
the dispute may "be nrVtrute-l.
' Hew Notes of Grneva.
GENEVA, Neb., Aug. M. (Special.)
A concert waa given In' the park last
night by the orchestra from the girls'
Industrial school. One thousand people
formed the audience. Prof. Le Roy In-
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luuding
atructa a. band at the school aa well as
the orchestra. .Several songs were given
also by the girls.
The funeral of Mrs. Anna Sprout waa
held at the Methodist Episcopal church
yesterday. Mra, Sprout died at tyellgb,,
at the home of her daughter, Ms. Cook,
and the body was brought here, to tho
home of Mrs. W. S. Huston, a daughter.
The deceased waa over SO yeara of ago.
Conf erenoe Over
Currency Bill is On;
WASHINGTON,. Aug. 23,-Wlth the ao
called insurgent democrats of the houso
banking committee routed by the e'ev
enth- hour coup In which Socrary
Bryan completely endorsed PraM?nl
WllaWa plana tor the administration cur
rency bill, the conference today bean,
consideration of the measure and tnotc,
up the rediscount features, with prospect
of having the completed bill presented to
the house early next week. Administra
tion leaders were more confident of har
monious and speedy action. '
Objections to. features ot the bill, ths
outgrowth of tho. Chicago conference of
bankers, probably will find expression on
the floor of the.. houae and will n pre
sented to the senate banking comtntttte',
where most hope of amending tho? bill
Modei'ri Wobditteii
Ignore the Vote
ROCK ISLAND. I1L. Aug: 23.-Th
count of the adv'sory vote of tha mem
bership of the Modem Woodmen of
America waa taken today. The voting was
a result of the opposition to" the Increase
In ratea ordered by the Chicago conven
tion. The results of the voting' show that
of a total membership of 900,000 but 48,78?
voted.
The vote stood: For the old plan, tinder
which the society Is now operating. 2H.IB5J
for an Increase, 10,733; ror Chicago plan
rates, 6.613; -for adequate rate, baaed on
the society's own exper'ence, 3,637: for na
tional fraternal congress rates, .357; ror
step rate plan, 293. Officials expressed, no
surprise at the lock of Interest shown by
the membership as there waa an organ
ised effort among the Insurgent taction
to keep members from voting.
Flaed for Beailasr Bie.
SHENANDOAH, la., Aug. 23,-(Boolal.)
Married one day and arrested for ):nat.
inc his wife the next Is tho record,
achieved by Wilbur Hanley of Snonah
doalk Hanley and Mrs. Alta Gs.born wera
married Wednesday evening in Counrjj,
Bluffs. Thursday evening, while on their'
way to town, he set upon his brk'e.nnd
was pulled away with difficulty by tha
neighbors. He paid a t0 fine In police
court.
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