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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1913)
4 THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1913. 5 i It's Bona Fide! This "Going Out of Business" Sale of Mine is Brought About by CIRCUMSTANCES! am content to take a loss-- know 1 have to sacrificeI will be pleased, even enthusiastic, if I can manage to get HALF price out of this clothing stock--but I must be active and YOU must be active, for I must be out of this store in a few weeks All Clothing Sacrificed Like This $9.75 $14.45 takes any $15.00 to $18.00 Suit or Overcoat in the store. secures any $25.00 to $30.00 Suit or Overcoat in the house $12.45 $17.50 buys any $20.00 to $22.50 Suit or Overcoat in the shop. is my price on any $30.00 to $35.00 Suit or Overcoat. My "Going Out of Busi ness" price on any $35 to $40 Suit or Overcoat, Tux edo and Full Dress Suits included, is only $19 75 Corner 16th and Harney Streets City National Bank Building 'FLEE FROM PIEDRAS NEGRAS t - Rebel Chiefs Abandon City Opposite Eagle Pass, Tex. GREAT RUSH TO AMERICAN SIDE Uynntnttr IMnnteri Under rnhlle Mullilllifm, Which Will, lie llltmn Up on Anprnnrh of Krilcrnln. GARBAGE WARAT CHICAGO Reduction Company Sends Ulti matum to City and Closes Plant. COLLECTION OF GARBAGE STOPS Jlonseholders Are Urged to Darn It In Fnrnoces Appraisers Kail to Agree an Value of the Plant. secretary. The new Young Men's Chris tian association building costing $10,W) will be dcdldated by a four-day service commencing October 23 and will be a big event. Workers from all over the state will assist. The members of the Presbyterian church aro contemplating extensive Im provements, which will cost several thousands of dollars, on their church structure. District court Is In session with Judge E. Good on the bench. CHICAGO, Oct. 1. Relations between this qlty and the Chicago deduction com pany, which had the contract to dispose of tho city's garbage, having been broken last night, orders wero sent to the vari ous wards today to cease the collection of .garbage. Householders wero urged for the time being to burn their garbage In furnaces. It was decided that for-a time jrcfuse not classed as animal ot vegetable would bo collected by tho city kind dumped In abandoned clay holes. The situation Is regarded as very serl. tous, as there Is always more or less typhoid at this season. Suggestions that the plant of the com pany 'be seized are not, rearded aa prac ticable. A special meeting of the city council will be held tpnlght, but there Is no hope of Immediate 'relief.- ' It 1 said the Investment n the reduc ing plant waa less than J300.000. Accord ing to Harold Almert, appraiser for tho company, the profits for three years haye averaged $1S6,000 a year, t Plant Closes at Midnight. At midnight the plant which has .taken care of the refuse was closed following the Ignoring of tho company's ultimatum, served yesterday'' upon city officials, that unless It waa paid J492.0W in cash by 12 o'clock "we will let the gar bage, rot In Chicago's alleys." Following tho notice of the company yesterday, Commissioner of Public Work McGann requisitioned every available scow and garbage wagon and dumped 1,600 tons of garbage on tho docks at the company's plant before midnight. It la (aid It will take the plant two days to l8pose of It. Tho company's act followed the failure of appraisers to agree upon tho value of the plant Mayor Harrison was hastily recal'.ed from Canada, where, he was on a vacation. He held a meeting with his cabinet, which lasted into the early hours, of the corning, when it was de cided' to' call a council meeting. Problem Solved, Snya Mayor. Mayor-Harrison said today that citizens ot Chicago need not worry about the dis posal; ot garbage, for within ten days the city .would be able to care for It. The garbage will bo dumped in clay holes 'and destroyed by a chemical 'process, tho mayor said. He added that Health Commissioner Young used ' the chemical on forty-five ipounds of garbage. Forty-three pounds turned to liquid, leaving a sterile residue of two sounds. We will run the liquid off Into the drainage canal," he continued. "The city Is clear of garbage at present and It will be necessary to omit only one collection before we have the new plan In opera tion."T Wedding Kept Secret Six Months. MUHBOLDT, Neb., Oct. 1. (Special.) William Els ,and Frances Klosnner, two popular young people of Humboldt, hae fprung a great surprlso in this neighbor hood. This couple were man and wife for nearly six months and not even the parents of tho contracting parties were aware of it until a day of two ego. They were married at Hiawatha, Kan., April 13, 1913. Tho young couple left yes terday for Omaha to spend a few days ut the Ak-Sur-Ben. TWO DOUGLAS CASES ARE TAKEN UP ON APPEAL (From a Staff Correspondent. LINCOLN, Oct. 1. -(Special. Two Douglas county appeals from district court were filed this afternoon In su premo court. Harry D. Oron, who sued Harry D. Neely for $225 commission and for selling stock In tho Rex company and lost out In' district court, appeals. The second case was brought by tho same plaintiff against tho same defendant for slander In the sum of S10.000, which also was decided against Oron, and he appeals. Dr. Illnle nt Dunbar. DUNBAR, Neb., Oct. 1. (Special.) The Presbyterian church at Dunbar has secured for a. few weeks the services of Rev. Frank N. Itlalc, D. D., as a supply, while he Is visiting his aged mother In Omaha. Dr. Wale Is from St. Louis and Is now engaged In literary work and Is well known as a writer to the bett re ligious periodicals of the Presbyterian church. Taking Toll of IlnlilcM. Each season of the year takes Its toll of the babies, and to watch and safe guard' them from common colds and coughs, Is a matter of Importance to their parents. To keep Foley's Honey and Tar J Compound In tho house- and uso It I promptly Is to save the little ones from the serious effects of these oolds, to ward off croup, bronchial coughs, hoarse ness, stuffy, wheezy breathing and vio lent coughing spells. It Is absolutely free of opiates and may be given to the little ones with no fear of harmful re sults. Refuse substitutes. For sale by all dealers everywhere. Advertisement. Key to the Situation Bee Advertising. PIEDRAS NEURA8. Mex., Oct. 1. Confronted by an Implied ultimatum that I'nlted Stales soldiers would be used to prevent the destruction of the Interna tional bridge here, as well as Amorlcan property on the Mexican Bide, "every re sponsible chief of tho constitutionalist irovenient disappeared from this place early today, leaving tho town at tho mercy of tho federals, should the latter make a filibustering .attach , from tho American side of the rive-" . Several looters were iliut"do"4:n In the streets hcrfo today . byconlHUtlonallst troops, who sternly -.nro '8uppVjqsslng a spirit of anarchy, which show-ed Itself last night. 'After deserting the city tho constitu tionalist chiefs sent a message to Major Caldwell of the Fourteenth United Btates cavalry apprising him of tho evacuation and requesting that troops be used in preventing filibusters from crossing tho river at this point. At noon today the constitutionalist headquarters were closed and word was passed that dynamite, had been planted under the, foundations. After filing his resignation as garrison commander with General Jesus Carranza, former acting governor and chief financial administra tor, Administrator Gabriel Camilla Sun day night disappeared and nothing Is known of his whorcabouts. Dynnmltr Sqnnd Heady. A squad of eighteen soldiers was left on duty to guard tho brldgo entrances and enforce order among the refugees who aro fighting to cross the bridge bo fore tho federals arrive. At the same tlmo what Is known as the dynamlto squad was ordered to be prepared for Immediate action In case federals suc ceeded In forcing their way through to this city. All the stores havo been closed and those who wero ablo to tako their mer chandise to Eagle Pass are doing so. It estimated that 3,030 refugees are in line waiting their turn to cross to the American side, and It became necessary at 11 o'clock to Impose a head tax of 3 to break the blockade. This tax, how ever, will bo removed as soon as the refugees can be arranged In orderly pro cession. Nearly 00 American Boldlers arrived during the night at Eagle Pass to lend their assistance In case of local troublo with the Mexicans. Rumors aro current that some, act wilt be committed to bring about Intervention in case the constitutionalists are unable to check the federals. Tho American consul has delivered no tice to the effect that the constitutional ist leaders will be held responsible for damago to foreign property, nnd It Is believed authority ot the United States would bo potent to prevent the dyna mtltng of the town in case of riots. WASHINGTON, Oct. l.-The report of Consul Blocker confirms the officials in their original belief that thero is no danger of an International clash at Pledras Negras, but that the only causo for approhenslon Has in 'the presence, ot a large number of refugees,1 'not "only civilians, but fleeing constitutionalist sol diers in Eagle Pass, on the American sido of the Hlo Grande. Consul Blocker reported that ho had' Magnificent Floats German to Be Seen Day Parade in the This Afternoon Note, from Sevrard. REWARD, Neb., Oct. 1. (Speclal.)-The lYoung Men's Christian association has organized here with Prof. Joseph Falk, president; F. Simmons, vice president! T. H. Wake, treasurer, and Earl Scott, No "Let Up" There will be no "let up" in. that distress after eating until you first help the stomach and digestive system back to health and strength. For this work ! HOSTETTER'S H STOMACH BITTERS is particularly well ad- B apted. It brings back j appetite, aids digestion, keeps the bowels open and improves health n general. Try a bottle. ! B I OMAHA'S GREATEST CLOTHING HOUSE Dress Clothes f or Ak arisen $25 to $55 TUST arrived, new assortment of evening I J clothes. All the new ideas are embodied in 4;his splendid collection. An opportune offering that will appeal to every man. Your inspection invited. crossed tho river with Major Caldwell, commanding tho United States troops at Eagle Pass and two American citizens and had conferred with Gabriel Colzada, commander of the constitutionalists' gar rison at Pledras Nogras. Colzada assured him that no attempt would bo made by his troops oven if they wero obliged to surrender tho town to the federals to de stroy private property, though tho gov ernment buildings might bo dynamited. Ho also guaranteed the safety ot the two International bridges that span the river at Eagle Pass and finally asserted that tho most amplo measures would be taken to protect tho lives and persona ot all tho f.rctgn residents ot Pledras Negras. Japanese refugees ot Pledras Negras will be admitted to the United States under supervision of the Department of Labor, which will take proper precau tions against violations of tho immigra tion laws. Klotc from Publisher Ilench. Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas took up with Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Hamlin today a complaint re ceived from II. Ij. Beach, publisher of the San Antonio Light, that the govern ment was discriminating against tho Mexican constitutionalists in favor of the federals In decisions relating to neu trality proclamation. Senator Sheppard received a telegram from Mr. Bench, which he submitted to Assistant Becretary Hnmllln. Earlier in the day, while at the White House to present friends to President Wilson, Sen ator Shoppard said ho might later call the president's attention to Mr. Mi-ach's messnge. The latter says Hucrtlstas arc buying horses, saddles and forago at San An tonio and that Assistant Secretary Ham lln has ruled thlB purchaso not in viola tlon of tho neutrality. proclamation as not manufactured for military purposes. On the other hand, the message declares that Colortel Ortego of tho constitutionalist army has been prevented from exporting lard, flour and BUgar for tho coiiBtltu tlonallst troops and that merchants nt Kaglo Pass and Laredo have been ar rested for buying overalls, on a treasury ruung that they wero for military pur poses. Tho mossago also asks why tho War department prohibits constitutionalists from bringing their wounded into this country from Pledras Negras to Eagle Pass, when tho federals had such prlv llcgo at Nogales, Naco and Matamoras. Fnurrnl of Mr. X'reemnn. GENEVA, Neb., Oct. l.-(8pcclnl.)-Tho funeral ot A M. Freeman was held this afternoon at tho Mathodlst Episcopal church. Mr. Freeman died on Baturduy night ot heart failure. He bad made his homo In Geneva for many years. He was over 00 years of ago and leaves n widow and daughter. Rev, Mr. Shep herd ot Lincoln conducted tho funeral. CAPTAIN FISHER DECLARES DAWES IS ALFALFA COUNTY (From a Staff Correspondents LINCOLN, Oct. 1. (Spewlal.)-"Dawcil county produce some ot tho btst alfalfa seed that Is grown today. In fact I will ho moro emphatic nnd say that tho seed put out by Dawo county ennnot bo ex celled anywhere." Bo dcelnrod Captain Allen G. Flshtr of ChaUron, who was In Lincoln on Icgal business Wednesday. Tho noW tndustry has attracted much attention and Is producing substantial revenue; "Tho seed Is grown under conditions which makes It hardy and vigorous," ho continued. "Tht buyer has no difficulty on this Bcoro. Tho growers aro organized, tho Beed Inspected nnd absolutely guar anteed aa puro and fresh. It Is cntliely free from wotd seeds. First tho climate is Ideal for tho production of hardy seed; second, tho growers havo mado a sclontlflo study of alftilla peed produc tion ithlrd, tho association Inspects nnd stands back ot tho product. "Alfalfa is an important factor In the prosperity o our section of tho stato and tho Industry should" rocolvo tho encour agement ot alL' According to figures on fllo with the stato board of agriculture the alfalfa acreage for Dawca county was 12,San acres In 1913. Tho vnluo ot tho SS.312 tons of hay was cstltnutcd nt J353.00O. Two of the spectacular floats for the daylight parade Thursday aftornooa on cut is entitled "Qcrmania and Columbia," lower "German Art." German day. 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