r fE BEE: OMAHA, "WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1913.
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Nebraska
MAY GIYEJATES TRIAL
Dawson County Representative Gets
Views of Bail Commission.
WIRE COMPANIES' COMPLAINT
Effort Will lie Made to Find Ont
Whether Mlntmnm for Measajrea
Will Not De Sufficient
Compenftntlon.
(From a1 Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb.. Sept 2.-SpeclaU-
Representative Stebbena of Dawson
county called at the office of the state
railway commission today and was In
formed that the hearing regarding the
matter of putting Into effect the new
telegraph rates .under a bill Introduced
by Mr. Stebbens making a minimum rate
of twenty-five eenta on a ten-word mes
sage to any part of the state and which
has been held up by the Western ynlon
would come before the commission, on
September 8.
The. commission will make a proposi
tion to the telegraph company to put
the new rate Into effect for a certain
time In order to see whether the rate
will be sufficient to give a proper return
to the company and then If they can
show by the trial that the rate tstoo
low the old rate may be resumed.
Lincoln Sends Invitation.
Governor Morehead has written W. C.
Kelley, secretary of the National Asso
ciation of Letter Carriers, which is in
session at San Francisco, Inviting them
to met In Lincoln In 1915, which will to
the next meeting of the association.
Nebraska
Child and Mother
Have Narrow Escape
From Death in Fire
V?YMORE, Neb., Sept. i-(Speclal.)-Mrs.
William Ncmyre and a 6-year-old
child had a narrow escape from death by
fire yesterday morning. Tho child awoko
before the mother about 6 o'clock and
went Into a closet striking a match to
look for something. Tho wind blew the
closet door shut, frightening the child,
who dropped the burning match on some
clothing. A blaso set fire to the roof of
the closet, spreading from there to the
ltof of tho house. Neighbors saw tho
fire, and their breaking Into the house
awoke Mrs. Nemyre, who heard the child
in the closeU-Bhe got the child out Just
aa tho roof over her bed fell In. Sho waa
burned slightly about the head. The
child escaped Injury aa tho tire In the
Closet went out after the first blaxe had
set fire to the roof. Everything in tho
house burned, Including tho clothing of
Mrs. Nemyre and child. Neighbors fitted
them out with clothing. The building, a
one-story frame, was owned by Stephen
son & Moran. and was Insured. The
household goods were not . Insured. Mr.
Nemyre is working In Kansas.
German Veterans
Meet in West Point
WEST POINT, Neb., Sept 1 (Special.)
The eighth annual convention and re
union of the Landwehr vereln, composing
the Westllcher Krlegerbund. an organ
ization composed of veterans of the Ger
man wars, came to a most successful
conclusion on Monday evening, at West
Point. Over 1,000 veterans were in the
city and were royally entertained. For
three days the festivities continued and
every kind of amusement was furnished
for the city's guests. On Saturday the
assembled delegates and visitors were ad
dressed by Very Rev. Dean Ruesing and
were welcomed to the city by Colonel
James C. Elliott, speaking In the name
of the mayor and council. The largo
city auditorium was thrown open for the
business meetings of the organization and
the outdoor exercises were hold In Sher
man park. Saturday evenlec a German
play was produced by local talent, fol
lowed by a vaudeville performance and
a grand ball. On Sunday field services
were held at tho park, conducted by
Pastor Mangelsdorf. In the afternoon a
business session was held and Manning,
la., was. chosen as the next place of
meeting, in 1914. Hon. Jacob Hauck of
Omaha, the noted German orator, deliv
ered a masterly address. August Esser
of Lincoln also spoke on the events of
the year 1813, the year in which the Ger
mans succeeded in throwing off the
French yoke' nd; regaining- their; Inde
pendence. Both addresses were well re
ceived. Monday's ' exercises - and 'enjoy
ments closed tho three dayn' session, a
most memorable ,one for the Krlegerbund
and a source of much pleasure to the
citizens of West Point and Cuming county
who entertained this distinguished body
of men.
BARTLING ELEVATOR
COMPLETELY DESTROYED
NEBRASKA CITT, Neb., Sept Z-(Spo-clal
Telegram.) The Battling elevator
burned late this afternoon. High wind
prevailed thus greatly endangering other
adjacent' property, but the firemen pre
vented the spread of the flames. The
loss was $10,000, partly insured.
WYM0RE MAN COMMITS
SUICIDE BY BURNING BARN
WTMORB, Neb., Sept 2. (Speclal.)-
Joo Brabve was burned to death in a
barn at tho home of his divorced wife,
one mile east of Barneston, Sunday even
ing between 6 and 6 o'clock. Brabyo was
a Bohemian farmer, aged 60 years. About
two years ago he was divorced by his
wife. Since then he has attempted sul
clde and threatened the life of his wife
a number of times. Only recently an ef
fort waa made to have him declared in
sane. Yesterday he was seen In the
neighborhood of his wife's home with a
knife. Mrs. Brabyc became alarmed
when he went to the barn In the after
noon, and saw several bunches of hay
fall from tho mow. She secured a neigh,
bor's aid, and he went Into the mow. It
then being thought that Brabyc would
attempt suicide. He saw Brabyo with
the knife, hiding tn the hay. - Other neigh
bors were summoned, most of them com
ing armed, it being hoped to capture
Brabyc before he could hurt himself or
the family. He evidently saw the throng
and set fire to the barn. The body was
found within five feet of the door, burned
beyond recognition. Since his divorce
Brabyo had been working In Wymore and
Beatrice.
tractors who put In the electrlo light
pUn here and the city officials has tem
porarily stopped operations. The ma
chinery furnished by the contractor did
not all meet with the approval of the
town board and the work was stopped
until new machinery could be -shipped In.
Farrar'a concert band returned from a
successful three days' program at the
Orleans old settlers' reunion Friday even-
ft..
Tho one crop In this country which has
been the best ever raised here this year
Is alfalfa seed. Nearly every farmer In
the valley In this vicinity had several
acres of alfalfa which ho saved for seed.
Tho yield and quality both have been
extremely good, some fields yielding as
much as eleven bushels per acre.
The new ldtss In Womm'i Tailored
Bolts are alwaya seen here first.
Ton can ontflt your little girl for
school from onr nnnsnally large atopic
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Stores
Close
6 P. M.
Saturdays
at 9 P. M.
TEAM IS RUN DOWN BY
AUTO NEAR MADISON
MADISON. Neb., Sept i. (Special.)
Shortly after dark Sunday night an un
identified automobile coming at a high
rate of speed from tho opposite direction
struck Charles - Sprout's earn and car
riage, driven by Everett .Sterner and
Charlie Sprout, tearing one wheel and the
horses from the carriage, pitching the
boys out and causing the team to run
away. The boys sustained painful
bruises, but no broken bones. The auto
mobile did not stop.
The Madison public schools -opened Mon
day. A' commercial department has been
'added to the course this year, with John
T. Swan, teacher. In charge. Typewrit
ing, shorthand, commercial law, book
keeping and other kindred subjects will
be taught. A thoroughly equipped labor
atory has been Installed In the basement
of the high school.
Fred Raguse, who fell from a hay stack
Saturday afternoon, sustaining concus
sion of the brain, Is still unconscious and
there is slight hopes of his recovery,
A marriage license was Issued today to
H. R. Hoff and Anna Grleman of Hastings.
ASKS TWENTY THOUSAND
FOR DEATH OF CHILD
. CLAY CENTER, Neb., Sept 2.-(Spe-clal.)
Mary McGown of Fairfield, this
county, has brought suit In the district
court against Thomas Neville for J20.000.
She alleges that tho defendant was a
roomer at the home where one of her
children lived. That the defendant kept
carbolic acid in a place where the child
could and did get hold of same, drinking
It and resulting In its death. The de
fendant has been a resident of 'Clay
county for many years, owning land In
the vfeintty of Fairfield.
. Ncttii Note's of Oxford.' '
, OXFORD, Neb.. Sept 2.' (Special.
Sunday morning while E. E. Lee and
wife were at church sneakthleves ran
sacked the house, taking $10 In money.
Dr. E. K. Bailey, pastor of the Pres
byterian church, who has been off on
his annual vacation since the middle of
July, returned home Saturday and serv
ices in that church were resumed Sunday.
Mrs.' John Sawyer and son, Maurice,
who have spent the summer with her
parents at Bedford, la., returned home
yesterday,
Mrs. Adam Walters, who was taken to
a sanitarium In Lincoln last week, was
brought back home last evening. Her
condition Is regarded as very critical.
A misunderstanding between the con-
ALFALFA SEED HELPS SOME
IN THE DRYEST PLACES
REPUBLICAN. CITY, Neb., Sept 1
(Speclal.) The continued dry weather In
this locality has been quite an advantage
to tho farmers that left one cutting of
alfalfa for seed. Some farmers report'
from six to twelve bushels per acre al
ready threshed. Haskens Brothers, near
this city, Just threshed 377 bushels. The,
seed is worth anywhere from $10 to $13
a bushel.
Neim Note from Albion.
ALBION, Neb., Sept. l.-(Speclal.)-The
publlo schools opened yesterday under
the leadership of Superintendent E. 8.
Cowan, who is now serving his third
year here. The rooms are in a very
crowded condition and one grade will oc
cupy the city hall until the new school
building is completed.
Mrs. Charles II. Nichols, a pioneer of
this county, fell down a flight of cellar
stairs, fracturing one arm and sustaining
other serious Injuries.
Postmaster George W. Williams has re
turned from a trip east.
Mrs. John Dordars,
KEARNEY. Neb., Sept i-(Spoclal
Telegram.) Mrs. John Borders, wife of
tho deputy sheriff of Buffalo county,
died today after a lingering Illness from
a complication of diseases. Mr. and Mrs.
Borders came to this city many years
ago.
Slxtr-Nlne nftjrV-fWIthnnt Ruin.
CLAY CENTER, Neb., fjepi. 2.-(Spe-
viiu.! iius, is mo sixiy-nimn aay since
any rath of any consequence has fallen in
this county. The majority of the faro
ers nave iinisnea cutting their corn
stalks and putting them in silos.
No Scheduled Games
in the League Today
Your Home Demands New Things for Fall
With tho coming of autumn, tho outdoor season oiuIb nnd tho homo demands rpqro nttontlon. With a long Indoor
season In prospect tho ncods of tho houso aro nioro Imperative. Wo outfit an Immense proportion of tho homes In
Omaha with furnishings of real beauty and servlecablo quality. You will find. Just what you need for your homo hore,
at prices you can oaslly afford to pay. Recent arrivals havo mado our stocks pt homo furnishings complete In ovory dotal).
New Fall Curtains and Draperies in Greater Variety, Special Prices
A nowly enlarged nnd porfoctly equipped department devoted to drapery goods and curtains Is on
our third floor. Tho now draperies for fall aro more attractive In doslgn than evor boforo. Wo men
tion a fow specials for Wednesday. You will find theso prices lower than anywhere olso.
Plain and Ribbon lCdgcd Ktamlno-' Ivory and Arab
colors regular prlco 30c and 4 Bo a yard; in
special at, yard 1 iJ C
500 Talrs of Dainty Swiss Curtnltin With Taney
colored borders rogulnr prlco 1.25 2Q
a pair; at, each OiC
Casement Cloth Over fifty . choice patterns and
colors In this lmnionso lptT-2 6c -quality g
at, yard i tw , . . 0,C
Lnco Curtains In tho npwflnt' edrjo stylo ivqry
ana ahid coior z.uu a pair quality; r Cfi
ARTISTIC PICTURES
FOR YOUR HOME
Our new department devoted to pictures
objects of art and picture framlnj is now
permanently established on our third
Jloor The most carifully selected artistic
subjects art shown here and you teilljtni
the prices much more moiertte than tn
most art stores. You teill be able to buy
beautiful pict ures for your home at a vsrj
maU expense by selecting them hen.
at, pair
Buy Blankets Now During Our September Sale
Tho prices aro lower than at any other time during tho entire season.
Wo Feature the Famous Beacbn Blankets
Theso superior blanltcts bayo tho eott, warm fooling and finish of
tho finest wool blankets at "about tho price. Every color absolutely
fast Every quality is dependable.
Deacon's Plaid Blankets .11-4 size, warmth without weight many
colors, checks, blocks and broken plaids, at, pair $2,70 and S3. 50
Crib Blankets In wonderful assortment; various sizes, chocks, figures
and animal designs for the nUrsory, at, each 80c up to . .31.69
Beacon's Jacquard Comforters, washable and sanitary; modlam and
heavy weight, ot, each, hoavy weight $2.08 and 33.08
Beacon's Bath Robes or Wrapper Blankets; cords and frogs to match,
complete, site 72x90, each at $2.08 and In heavier woight at 83.50
Beacon's Plain Blnnkots In various weights, sizes and colors, for single
beds at, per pair, $1.00; for full sis bods, $1.08 to 33.50
Prepare for School Opening Now
Only a fow dnys loft now. Your children MUST bo rendy
for school boforo Soptombor 8. You'll find hotter values here.
Adamant Suits for Boys-2 Pair Knickerbocker Pants
Yokq model Norfolk coat, cut full and comfy all wool fabrics, agos 6 to 17 years
linen lined pants with bolt strap and watch pocket. This combination rfQ 7C
suit sells tho country ovor for $5.00; special P3f J
Boys' Long Pants Suits, ages 15 to 19, Special, $7.50
All wool materials In nowost weaves tan, brown and groy shadings yoke, Nor
folk models with box ploaU or 2-buttoti English models; Bhould sell at An rA
1 10.00 and $15.00; a school opening special at S .OU
Splendid wen ring
School Panto In
ir?.8.0.' 49c
Blouso Waists for
school wear: blua and
white or black np.
and white VKH
madras; b,m,t...4uu
Boys' Military Col
lar Shirts; boys'
i&. ?!'.... 49c
Boys' 50c Blouses;
spoclal for Wednes
day; for school Q
opening, at.
See the New Soft Shapes & Hood Effects in Misses' & Children's Fall Hats for School Wear
Corduroys, Velvets, Sntins, Cloth nnd Scotch Plaids; red, navy, black, white, taupo, etc.; worth up to $1.75, at 98c
Stiff Felt Hats for Girls;, sailor and regular shapes for school wear; mostly red and navy, worth $1.50, in basement, 79c
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HAYDEN BROS.
There will be no scheduled frames in
the Western league today. Any frames
which are played will be postponed ones.
The Rourkca will loaf all day and leave
tonight for Wichita, where tomorrow they
open a three-tram series with the Job-
ben. Omaha will return home on Sun
day morning and in the afternoon open
a three-game series with Hughle Jones'
Lincoln Antelopes. It will be the last
appearance of the 'Lopes In Omaha this
dcubuii mm a gooa crowu win unaounteaiy.
turn out. After the Lincoln series Omaha
goes on the road for six days, returning
to play trie last nine games of the sea
eon on the local grounds, meeting To
peka, Wichita and Denver.
POLICE HUNTFOR THOMPSON
(Continued from Page One.)
midnight announced his Intention of go
ing to Bt Louis Monday morning.
Wife Snya Life Happy.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. Sept. 2. (Spe
cial Telegram.) When shown the state
ment alleged to have been made by
Chris Thompson, father of Paul Thomp
Hon, at Kansas City, that he believed hla
son to bo alive and that Paul had dis
appeared voluntarily to separate him
self from his wife, tho latter, now here
at the homo of her mother, ridiculed the
statement and declard that Paul and she
had never quarreled and that when Paul
left he was In the best of spirits. At
no time, she said, did he show a dis
position to her 'indicating regret at their
marriage.
The desire to keep their marriage se
cret was mutual, she added. It is stated
that Paul Thompson's, mother had re
cently become reconciled to the secret
marriage and had written him to be a
man and take care of the wife, but the
father. It la believed, was not certain
In his own mind when the news came
here ot the young man's disappearance
that he was married.
BONES AND WATCH CASE
FOUND BY WELL DIGGERS
i ATLANTIC, Is,, Sept. 2,-8peclaV)-
While the local welt diggers were at
work sinking a well at the water plant,
la substance was struck by the digging
I machine which stopped It temporarily.
I Eventually something that looked to be
, a human bone was brought -to the' sur
Iface. The men became Interested to
I know whether some person had been mur
I dered and burled there and persevered
I with their digging. Subsequently a watch
case was brought up together with other
pieces of bones. Visions of a gruesome
murder In the past took shape and In
I vestlgatlons are being made, but so far
, no ono has been able to remember any
Instance of a disappearance which will
throw light on the discovery, The bones
and watch case were discovered at a
depth of twenty-six ftet.
;rho PersUtent and Judicious
Newspaper Advertising Is the
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ALVA ALVORDMAY BE DEAD
Indications Are He Was Accidentally
'Drowned in Missouri Elver.
SAID EE , WOULD TRY TO SWIM IT
Tells Wvlfo lie Intend to Take a
PlnnRo Before Going to tlie Den
to Take Part In the Ak-Snr-Ben
Show.
Clothing and papers belonging to Alva
J, Alvord, HIS South Tenth street, cash
ier of the M. C. Peters Milling company,
were found by a switchman on the bank
of the Missouri river below the Union
Pacific bridge yesterday morning.
A search for the missing man was car
ried on all ot Monday night by the police,
who were telephoned at midnight by Mrs.
Alvord, who had become alarmed at her
husband's failure to return home.
Alvord left his residence Monday even
ing at 6 o'clock, telling his wife he wuld
go to the Carter lake club for a swim
and from there go to tho Ak-Sar-Bcn
den, where he was scheduled to take part
in the evening performance.
"I have a good notion to go down to
the river and see If I can swim the old
stream like I used to when a kid," he
laughingly declared as he opened the
door to the street. Mrs. Alvord begged
him not to do so, but ho apparently did
oot hear hev, as the door closed without
a reply and he was gone. In the after
noon he had come home early and com
plained of the heat giving him a head
ache, but toward evening ha had appar
ently recovered and was In the best of
spirits, laughing and Joking as he helped
Mrs. Alvord dress their 2-year old daugh
ter for supper.
Not Seen In Water.
No one can be founi) who saw him in
the water, but his shirt, underclothes,
keys, shoes, and Panama hat, together
with certificates from various lodges of
which he waa a member, were found on
the bank, and furnish almost posltlvo
proof of his drowning. He wore no coat
or vest when he left the house, nut nis
trousers, which contained his watch and
some small change, have disappeared,
The police believe some tramp probably
secured these. Mrs. Alvord, as. well as
her hifsband's Intimate friends, beleve
the affair to be- a plain case ot accidental
death, as his domestlo life was perfect,
and, as far aa business affairs were con
cerned, they were In the best possible
condition.
nelonaed to Den Crew.
Beside a knight of Ak-ar-Den Mr. Al
vord waa a Mason of Nebraska lodge No.
1, waa an Elk, belonged to the Modern
Woodmen of America, the Royal Arca
num, the Loyal Order of Moose and was
a member ot the Carter lake club. He
had been married four years.
Mrs. Alvord has not abandoned hope
that her hucband ia still alive, but slight
hope that such Is the case Is entertained
by the authorities. The police are drag
ging the river In an effort to recover the
body, but the swiftness of the current at
the point where Mr. Alvord Is believed
to have entered the water Is almost cer
tain to have carried It tar down stream.
Search at Carter Lake,
Yesterday morning at S Mrs. Alvord,
with her mother and friend, took an auto
to the Carter Lake c'u!; and searched
her husband's locker. Hla bathing ault,
dry and neatly folded, assured them he
had not cone swimming there and at
tendants who knew him well had not seen
tlm. It waa not till early this morning
that Mr. Alvord remembered hla remark
about swimming the river and notified
Uie police aa to what he had said.
According to M. C. Peters, who had
been working with the police all morn
ing, a tramp got oft the train at the
Union Pacific bridge at 7 o'clock and
went to sleep In tho shade beneath th
structure. Awakening at 9 o'clock he
discovered Alvord's clothes near his
resting place and after notifying a
switchman disappeared,
Peters and Detective Van Dusen found
no marks or footprints on the bank and.
are of tho opinion that Alvord had so
cured a rowboat nnd dove Into the cur
runt from It. M, C. Peters, who held Al
vord aa one of hla most efficient and
faithful employes, haa offered a reward
of $100 for the recovery of the body,
Alvord waa 25 years old and had been
In the employ of the oPtera Milling ocm
party for the last two years. Previous to
that time ho served aa paying teller at
the Omaha National bank,, where hla
work la said to have been highly satis
factory. He left insurance to the amount
ot 119,000. Besides his wife and child ho
leaves a father and brother.
Fifteen Persons
Killed in a Wreck
in Great Britain
KIRKBV STEPHEN. County of West
moreland, England, Sept. 2. Fifteen per
sons are believed to - have been killed
and thirty persons Injured in a collision
of two sections of the famous London
Scotland express early today. Official
reports accounted for nlno known dead,
while correspondents on the spot recorded
the fatalities as fifteen.
The wreck occurred on the Midland
railway, near Hawen Junction, the two
sections being northbound. The second
section dashed into the rear of the first,
telescoping several coaches, which burst
into flames. Many porsons wero trapped
and, It not killed outright, they were
burned to death. At least thirty were
taken from the wreckage suffering in
juries or burns, and aa many as ten of
these will die.
HARD COAL TRUST ATTACKED
Government Files Second Suit
Against Reading Combine.
MONOPOLY GRADUALLY GROWING
OMAHA GIRL ARRESTED
IN MAN'S CLOTHING
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2. A young woman
dressed as a man, who said she was
Gertrude Roclle ot Omaha, was arrested
here today while she was waiting for a
train to Omaha. According to her story
the girl, who Is 17 years old, was for
merly employed In St. Joseph's hospital
In Omaha, While there she became ac
quainted with a young woman who be
came a nun and Is now stationed at La
fayette, Ind. Miss Roche said she went
to Lafayetto to ask her friend to aid her
In Joining the sisterhood, but when she
arrived there found no place for her In
the convent. She sold she waa robbed
of $10 which she had and sought to re
turn to Omaba on freight cars. She said
she found the men's clothing which she
waa arrested In in a box car which she
entered.
At pt. Joseph's hospital It was stated
Miss Roche la not known there and that
her name has never been on the payroll
Sirs. ICIrkrrood ! Ninety-Tiro,
IOWA CITY, la., Sept. 2.-( Special.)
Mrs. Samuel J, Kirkwood, wife of Iowa's
famous war governor. Celebrated her
ninety-second birthday hero yesterday,
Mrs. Kirkwood la still living In the same
house on Kirkwood avenue which Gov
ernor Kirkwood occupied durlnr the civil
war. Bhe Is still In good health and takes
a keen Interest In publlo affairs.
Hill Alleeca that nt Present Rate of
Progress It Will Soon Control
All Depoalta of Anthra
cite Coal.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 1-A.ttpr-ney
General McReynolds first and most
Important attack on the "hard coal
trust" wao commenced here today with
the filing ot a civil suit rur the dissolu
tion of the Reading company.'s control ot
coal mining and coat-carrying railroads
the niost potential combination In the an
thracite fields. Tho Reading company
with Its subsidiary and allied corpora
tions, Including tho Central RMlrood of
New Jersey and certain of their officers
and directors, are charged by the federal
government with violating both tho Sher
man anti-trust law and the commodities
clause ot the interstata commerce act, In
an attempt to monopolise the production
and transportation ot anthracite.
This combination, controlling at tho
present tlmo 6? pr cent of the entire un
mined deposits ot anthracite and mar
keting about 30 per cent of the annual
supply", will own or control In time, It
not dissolved, the attorney general warns,
"every ton of commercially hvaltable an
thracite known to exist"
The Importance of the ault la empha
sized with the declaration that In this
case "only the law can afford relief."
It Is pointed out that In, almost every
other Industry It Is' at leilst possible for
a monopoly to be broken by the Influx
of fresh capital attracted by high profits,
but against a monopoly of hard coal, the
supply of which Is limited, there can bo
no such protection.
Second Step In Flacht.
Today's ault Is the second step of the
Department of Justice to solve the "hard
coal trust" situation since the decision
of the supreme court last December can
celling the so-called C5 per cent contracts
and ordering the dissolution ot the Tem
ple Iron company. The court held the
government had failed to prove a gen
eral combination among all the coal-car
rying railroads and left open to future
litigation the so-called minor combina
tion of which the Reading la tke most
Important.
Former Attorney General Wicker ham
filed a Civil ault along similar-line and
which la now pending against tho Dela
ware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
company.
AUorneKGeneral McReynolds now Is
considering the question of attacking
other alleged combinations of Mai-carrying
railroads and coal mining companies,
particularly the Lehigh Valley and the
Erie and .their allied coal companies. No
decision aa to probable action baa ret
been reached.
The Persistent and Judicious Use est
Newspaper Advertising la the Road to
Tiustoess Success.
Report of the Condition of
The State Bank of Omaha,
ot Omaha. Charter No. 1173, la the State
ot Nebraska at the close of business
August 28. ltlt
RESOURCES.
Loans and dlccounta $ sa.7BS.74
Overdrafts ,. 103.89
Bonds, securities. Judgments,
claims, etc, X.EK.W
Banking house, furniture and
and fixtures 3S,1J)3
Current expenses, taxes and In
terest, paid S.'BSSS
Tue from national and
ttate banks tT2,S37JiS
Checks and Items of
exchange ............... JCtSCO.
Currency u.an.03
Gold coin 2,tir.fi0
Silver, ntckela and centa lM3i-2NE.7
Total -....TXJ71.TrUtt
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid In 300,VJO.H
ouiihui jum -b,uuu.uu
Undivided profits 30,G26.03
Individual depoalta sud
Ject to check S3SK.4S829
Demand certificates ot
denoalt 1LKS.70
Time certificates of de
posit aW.HH.TO
Certified checks W5.J5
Cashier's checks out
standing ,K2.S0
Due to naVonal and
state banks 3tn,cn;65-S15,70.3!
Reserve for taxes 6.WO.K)
Depositor's guaranty fund ... 3.174.7U
, Total JPy7U713l
State ot NebrnHka, Count' ot Douglas,
aa
1. J. L. Svonoda, cashier of the n"bovo
named bank, do hereby wear that the
above statement Is , correct and true
copy et the report made to the State
Ranking board. J. I SVOBODA,
Attest :
AL.RKRT I SCHAXTZ. Director.
P. N HIGH. Director.
Subscribed and wom to "bntore Tno ftlila
aroohd day of Sefrrtemher. 1918.
GLENN W. SMITH,
Notary Tublla.
Desperate Shuotluar
pains In the chest require quick treat
ment Take Dr. King's New Discovery
for safe and sure relief. Coc. 11,00, For
sale by Beaton Drug Co. Advertisement.
Persistent Advertising is the Road to
Big Returns.
The Remedy of Greatest Value
In the Family Medicine Chost la
liffy's Pirc
MtltWkitla?
It is an absolutely 'pure distillation ot
carefully aelected, clean grain, thoroughly
malted, and thould "be In every "hbmo aa a.
safeguard In emergencies rerjuirlnk. a
stimulant.
Duffy's Pura Mult Whiskey corrects tno
defective dlgestlon ot tne food, Increases
tb appetite, strengthens the lieart, gives
force to the circulation, "relieves throat and
lung troubles, nd Insomnia, nnd Tirlugs
reatfulneee to the 'brain tid (nervous forces.
It is prescribed by doctors and recognised
as a leading family medicine.
uy a noltle Today, Hut Jlo Sure Yon Wet "Duffy's
CAlTION When you ask your drugglat, grocer oroeaier
for Duffy a rnire Malt Whiskey be Ur you set ihe pen
ulne. It is the only absolutely pure TOfcdtoinai malt -win
key. and la sold In sealed bottles nly, never In bulk
Trice 11.00. Look for the "Old Jhemliit'r on the label, una
make aure the seal over the cork ta unbroken Write MU
Ical Dept.. The Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester. N. .
tor Illustrated medical booklet and free advice.
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