The Omaha Daily Bee
EDITORIAL
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VOL. X.L1II-NO, 93.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 1913-
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
BANKERS G0T0 CONVENTION
About Forty from Nebraska Will At
tend Meeting at Boston.
ALL ARE MOST OPTIMISTIC
Ue nirfrrent Ilotjtm to . Chicago,
Where They Will Unite m
Special Train for MnaH
chnaetta Cnpltnl.
Some forty Omaha and Nebraska bank
em left for Boston last evening to at
tend the National association' meeting
that will be held there next ! They
divide between the Northwestern and
Burlington out of here, but. In Chicago,
they will Join the bankers from the cen
tral west and all travel cast on a spe
cial train.
Among the bankers Is George Lyons of
Nelson lie ts the land owning banker
of Nebraska, having gotten together
something over 12,000 acres In Nuckolls
and adjoining counties, more than 6,000 of
which are under cultivation ami Into
crops this year. "While Mr. Lyons did not
raise the normal c8rn crop, he had 4,000
acres Into winter wheat and none of It
yielded less than twenty and much of It
twenty-five bushels per acre.
Sir. Lyons has Implicit faith In Nebraska-land
and his advice Is to get hold
of It, his prediction being that never
again will It be as cheap as at the pres
ent time.
Among the Nebraska bankers who will
attend the convention and who went east
last evening are C. B. Burnham and
wife, Norfolk; L. B. Harvey, Lincoln;
Clement C. Chase, Omaha; W. B. Hughes,
Orrtaha; O. E. Currier, University Place;
John F. Flack and wife, Omaha: W. O.
Silver, Omaha; Luther Drake, Omaha; J,
3? Houseman and wife, Bradshaw; M. M
Falsom and wife, Lincoln; W. H
Bucholz and wife, Omaha; R. C. Peters,
Omaha; Ray Patterson and wife, Omaha;
George Lyons, Nelson; Frank Boyd and
w'lfe, Omaha; T. E. Williams, Aurora;
H. C. Bostwlck, South Omaha; T. L.
Carral, Gothenburg; Ed Royse and wife,
Lincoln; C. C. Goodrich, Cedar Rapids,
and N. B. Caldwell, Omaha:.
Calf With Enough
Rope Will Go Hang
Itself Says High
"Give a calf rope enough and It will
harig Itself," quotes F. A. High, .dlstr'.ct
superintendent of the Anti-saloon league,
in speaking of the drinking places In
Omaha selling out of hours, as exposed
by The Bee. "I notice that one of the
bartenders said the Anti-saloon leaguo
had never done' anything. Well, If under
the noBes of these dear little city of
ficials In Omaha the saloons can pull
off such flagrant violations of the law
as they have been doing, they We doing
more to discredit the saloon cause and
help our. cause than an organization
working .'agalnst'them could do." c
Superintsndentj. ;Hlgh was also inter
ested lnfie statement made by County
AttornevM!gnetb the effect that. Juries
could. noBefava, T&pre to cjonvlot be
caae thVentl'merif ws not with' the
lawsy
"As a matter of fact," he continued,
"It was the saloon Interests that secured
the passage of the law providing .that a
defendant In police court may -demand ' a
Jury trial. They did It for the reason'
that they -knew It would be' hard to get
twelve men without having one or two
In the bunch that did not favor the f
o'clock closing law, and that one or two
can overrule the rest and secure an
acquittal. The county attorney says the
people are not In sympathy with the 8
o'clock; law. Maybe the kind of people
the county officials hobnob with are not
I cannot say about that, but I say that
the. rank and file of the people of Omaha
are In favor of these laws."
Woman Brings Five
Days' Old BaBby Into
Court on Summons
Legal machinery of Judge Leslie's dis
trict, court was halted and ceremony for
gotten when the Judge discovered that
Mrs. Josephlno Matulawlcz qt South
Omaha, a witness, had arisen from bed
and come with her five days' old baby to
court under the Impression that American
law required her to obey a subpoena at
any cost.
Judgo Leslie descended from the bench
and went In person to consult John Lynch
of the Board of County Commissioners
about sending her home In an automobile
at the county's expense. Mr. Lynch tm
mediately gave his approval and In a few
minutes a car was nt the door. The
woman walked with difficulty.
It was learned that the husband had
taken a certificate Indicating that his
wife was 111 to the South Omaha police,
but that It was written In Lithuanian and
the police made no attempt to loam Its
meaning.
Mrs. Matulawlcz walked from Thirty
second and R streets, South Omaha, to
the car line and from the car to the court
house. The baby was rolled Into a bundle
of blankets. Its lusty 'wall frequently
sounded In the court room.
Joseph Matulawlcz, the husband, was
the complaining witness In a minor case
against his brother-in-law, Adam Buclil
The latter was fined Jl and costs, the
case having been appealed from the South
Omaha police court.
Wyoming OiL Needs
More Tank Oars to ;
Bring Products Here
President Brooks of the Franco-Petroleum
Oil company of Casper, Wyo., Is In
town for a couple of days conferring
with. Northwestern officials relative to
tank cars for the marketing of refined
oil. The Casper fields, according to Presi
dent Brooks, in quantity, have become
the second In the United States, so far
as refined oil Is concerned.
As" Casper the Mid-west refinery is
turning out 0,000 barrels pf oil dally and
the first of the three, units of the Franco
Petroleum, 1.GO0 barrels, will be Increased
to 6,000 by December 1. The old refinery
-of .the Franco has an output of 1,200 bar
rels dally.
Jn the proven field, In addition to the
'pipe lines Into Casper, there are thirty
TVells In which oil has been struck and
have been capped and will remain to
until their product Is needed.
Prospecting has been done all over the
country for miles around Casper, but so
far' no heavy flow of oil has been struck
at any point except In the Sand creek
country.
Wilkins F&rm on
West Center Sold
The Wllklns home and 145 acres of
ground, knownas Compton Lodge, on
west Center street, was sold yesterday
to an Omaha Investor, whose name up
to the present time Is withheld. The
property Is said to have brought very
nearly 30,000. The property lies about
two miles west of the Field club, where
some Important developments are going
forward.
The property was sold within an hour
from the time Harry Tukey of A. P.
Tukey & Son was given an option on It.
Judge E, P. Holmes of Lincoln, guardian
of the estate of C. E. Wllklns, and Judge
C. T. Dickinson, the attorney for the
estate, placed the property In the hands
of the real estate man In the afternoon,
giving him Just an hour to turn the
property. The property Is so' well known
that Tukey went out an"3" within the ap
pointed hour made the sale to an In
vestor, "who did not take the trouble to
go out and see the ground. The tract
commands a view of Omaha, Benson,
Dundee and Seymour lake. The Improve
ments consist of a large home, a barn
and a tenant's lodge.
THREE NEW FIRE HOUSES
TO BE COMPLETED S00N
The fire engine house at Twelfth and
Dodge streets will be occupied Novem
ber 1, according to City Commissioner
C. H. Wlthnell. This building has been
constructed at a cost of S30.000 and Is
one of the "prettiest and most useful"
fire houses In the United States, accord
ing to Mr. Wlthnell.
, NVork; of constructing the fire engine
house at Sixteenth and Izard streets Is
belnff rapidly pushed and this house will'
be ready, for occupancy December 1. By
the middle of December the house ut
Nineteenth' and Harney streets will be
completed. The total cost of these three
buildings will be 190,000.
TWO MEN AND TWO WOMEN
ARRESTED AS PICKPOCKETS
Mr. and Mrs. .Richard Means, George
Morris and Mury 'Williams, were arrested
as pickpockets Thursday evening at the
carnival grounds by Detectives Murphy
and Fleming. The manner of oporatlon
employed by the quartet was to select "a
victim and surround him. the two women
In front' pushing back ns if forced by the
crowd and the mt-n Dressing forward
from behind In the Jostling the men
would go through the pockets of the
wub." All four are being held.
More Premiums Are
Awarded at the Fair
Live-stock and thf'tshis "of fruits,
preserves, ' Jellies', Jains and' what not
have been Judged and the prizes awarded.
A remarkable exhibit of those lookables
and edibles are on display iln booths In
the Douglas county fair on .the Ak-Sar-Ben
carnival grounds. f
A one-arm young' woman, Miss Bridget
Gallagher of Papllllon, won the. blue
ribbon for the best fancy apron. Miss
Mildred Othmlx and Miss Mildred Paul
son, 9 and 10 years old, won first prizes
for the best scarf and ihe best sofa
pillow.
A little girl, 11 years old, cooked the
best nut and cocoanut cake. She is Miss
Gerelda Kough. Miss Lucetta Miller won
first place with her corn bread. Mrs. S.
P. Wolff baked the best caramel, splco
and chocolate cake. Mrs. M. Kahna
.won first prize for her exhibit of Jellies,
and Mrs. Kate Randolph for her display
of preserves and for her exhibit of wild
grape wine.
PICKPOCKET IS CAUGHT,
BUT PARTNER GETS AWAY
John W, Lyons, giving his address as
San Francisco, was arrested in .the
Brandeis stores Thursday afternoon as he
was going through the pockets of a near
victim. Special Officer Finn caught
Lyons and his partner as they were In
the act of working their game, but the
partner got away. The officer noticed
the pair select their victim who had Just
made a purchase, which he paid for
frpm a bulky wallet. The two crooks
gained positions at either side of their
victim and beneath the shelter of over
coats, succeeded In extracting the pocket
book. Lyons Is being held for Investigation.
MEAT PRICES HOLDING UP
New Level of Ten Days Ago Main
tained on Local Market.
OTHER FOODS FLUCTUATING
Sugar and Potatoes Take Slight
Slump, AVhlle VpRelnlilea and
Krnlta Are Unhand
Down.
All meats after Jumplr from 6 to 40
per cent In price ten days ago have pretty
well stuck to one' figure since that time.
Spring chicken, however, has come down
a trifle. Springs that were retailing for
30 cents a pound last week are now re
tailing at 1814 cents. Butter has re
mained practically stationary.
Potatoes - have dropped a nickel a
bushel wholesale, which Is not looked
upon by merchants as a material change
Sugar has gone down 10 cents a hun
dred wholesale. As yet the retailers have
not made the corresponding reduction,
but this Is expectcd within a week. At
present sugar Is going twenty pounds
for $1. L
California Tokay grapes have taken a
substantial drop. They am now on the
market at 35 cents a basket, whereas
they have been 60 cents. The baskets
contain six and one-half pounds of
grapes. The Concord grapes are almost
out of season, although most grocers
still keep a small supply on their coun
ters. California blue plums have gone
to $1,05 a case, whereas they were 95
cents a short time ago. Kleffer pears
are In the midst ,of their run at present
at $1.50 a bushel..
i. Cabbage, after making a temporary rise
' . - ' - I
Vf uent n. pounu lor jew urjb, i
again selling at 2H cents a pound.
Practically all the eggs on the market
at present are storage eggs. Now and
then a farmer brings a few dozen to the
market, but these are eagerly snapped
up at once by the anxious consumers.
Storage eggs should be designated on the
market by the 'stamp ."Storage eggs"' on
the side of the crate. Many of the grocers
who have not obeyed (his clause of the
new storage law up to a few days 'ago
had their attention called to it Thursday
when an Inspector from the food com
missioner's office In Lincoln was In
Omaha looking into conditions In the
grocery stores with especial reference to
this new law. It Is Intended tliat here
after the consumers shall know when
they buy produce whether they are buy
ing fresh goods or storage goods.
Inspector Bossie
is Laid Off Because
City Funds Are Low
Claude F. Bonnie, city dairy inspector,
has been laid off for fifteen days by Po
llen Commissioner J. J. Ryder, owing to
shortage in the fund out of which the
dairy Inspector's' -salary Is paid. Other
employes of the health ,and dairy Inspec
tion departments wll, be laid off from
flf.tein to thirty days Bossie will jict as
clerk;of the. pol.lce cqurtdiurlng' his "lay
of ftVi the, clerk, Tom O'Connor, having ar
ralnged to be married Tuesday and take
a vacation of fifteen days.
Dr, William Arnold
Answers Last Call
Dr. William Arnold, 91 years old, 333
North Seventeenth street died. Thursday
night. Ha was born at Kent, England,
and came to the United States when hn
was a child. After graduating from the
Starling College of Medicine at Columbus,
O., he went to London, taking a post
graduate course In medicine at the
Polytechnic school In Regent street.
Dr. Arnold served as a surgeon In the
civil war "with the ' Thirty-seventh Qhlo
volunteers under General U. S. Grant and.
General TecUmseh Sherman. Upon com
ing to Nebraska he took up his residence
at Brownvtlle, . where he practiced from
1868 to im, the year that he retired from
aotlye occupation.
He .was the father of ten children, four
of whom are living and most prominent
of whom In Omaha Is Miss Fannie Ar
nold, , supervisor of public schools; also
Charles of Omaha, Mrs. Lucia Gibson of
Benson and Don J. of Auburn, Neb.
TESTS BEING MADE FOR
FOUNDATION OF NEW HOTEL
Test holes are being driven in the
block at. Eighteenth and Douglas streets
for the new Fontenelle hotel. As soon as
the quality of the earth for a consider
able depth "Is known excavation for the
foundation will begin.
Persistent Advertising is the Road to
Big Returns.
MILLIE RYAN
Voice Culture
PUPILS PREPARED AND PLACED
IN CONCERT, CHURCH and OPERA
SPECIAL COURSE TO TEACHERS.
Studio Reopens Oct. 10th
1807 FARNAM
TEL, D. 5906
Smith Asks Howell v
to Pay Junket Fund
Back to the City
R. Beccber Howell, boss of the water
board, will now bo asked to put back
the J6J.90 which 'he got from the Metro
politan Water district of Omaha for ex
penses white he attended the meeting of
the American Water Works association
at Minneapolis, June 13 to IS lnst. Attor
ney Ed Smith, who has been busy secur
ing Injunctions against county and city
officials to keep them from collecting ex
pense money for Junketing trips of this
nature. Is preparing to start suit against
Mr. Howell to recover for the city the
$63.90 which' Howell spent without au
thority, according to Smith.
The law requires that where a muni
cipal board has an attorney of its own
that attorney must, be given a chance
first to act In the matter. If he does,
not act, then any taxpayer may Institute
the suit. So Smith ihas prepared a lottcr
to John Lee Webster, attorney for tho
water board as follows: .
On July 17, 1913. Mr. It. B. Howell, gen
eral, manager of the water district, re
ceived $63.90 from the funds of the Metro
politan Water District of the city of
Omaha for expenses while attending an
annual convention of the American
Water Works association.
Our courts have recently held that a
municipal board Is without authority to
make an allowance of this kind; that It
Is an unlawful expenditure of the public
funds.
It Is a well recognised rule that money
unlawfully withdrawn from the publlo
treasury may be recovered back, so
kindly see that Mr. Howell returns this
money or begin suit against him for the
amount.
If you refuse or neglect to do this
within ten days, the undersigned, a tax
payer, residing In the above district, will
commence, action In behalf of said water
district.
Mass Meeting on
Good Roads Called
for October Ninth
A mass meeting ot all the eood ronln
enthusiasts of Douglas county and any
other person who wishes to attend has
been called by W. D. Hosford. chairman
of the good roads committee of the Com
mercial club, and Gould DIetz, president
of the Omaha Auto club, to be heiii in
the Commercial club rooms on the nlaht
of October 9.
This meeting Is Jn harmony with meet
ings all over the state on the toDlo nf
good roads. A. R. Partington, president,
vice president and secretary of the Lin
coln Highway association, will wattend
this meeting and be the chief nrntr
of the evening. Good -roads will be the
keynote of the meeting and anyone will
be permitted to attend.
YOUNG WOMAN LEARNS THAT
HUSBAND HAS ANOTHER WIFE
Leo Harding of Adonis, .'.la., charged
with blgapy.,wns bour!d,oVer to the dls-
mcj. courj win ;tona pjaced at .$1,000.'
HardlnWasHrmirrIed-tO''rtte'CanWrir
agfd 10 yparllvlrig i'ftdtfoHn Twelfth
ago. a'o his bride he wis known as Jack
Vinson, dui in arranging their home she
discovered, the name to- be false. Hard.
Ing was arrested and an Investigation by
the police revealed that he had been mar
ried some time before in Adonis.
DESPONDENT OVER ROBBERY
COOK ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
. William McClenahan, a cook, Is In St.
Joseph's hospital In a dangerous condi
tion as tho result of swallowing strych
nine Thursday night at 1S1T Cass street,
his horn.
. Burglars recently entered his house and
carried away a quantity of silverware
clothing and ttO In cash, and It Is said
that ho becamo despondent over the loss.
Hn telephoned his wife shortly before
coming home and when she heard his step
at tho front door she opened It to find
that h had fallen In a heap from cramps.
Induced by a dose of strychnine. Police
Surgeon Folts attended McClenahan.
by that great health tonic, Electrlo Blt-
ierm is tne enrichment or poor, thin blood,
and strengthening the weak. fiOc. For
salo by your druggist-Advertisement.
Wc Can Save You $10 to $15 on
Strictly Tailored SAMPLE SUITS
LADIES
The senson'a newest stylo creations In Ladles' high
class, strictly tailored Samplo Suits and Coats. Every
stylo crntt garmont Is a work ot art worthy of all the
thought, enro and consideration bestowed upon it In the.
' designing and making.. That Is why the best dressed
women delight In wearing them.
SUITS $25 COATS $19.50
Boyd
Theater
Bldg.
Alterations
Free
of Charge
Rromo-lJfftia
sweetens the stomach, is
mildly laxative, stimulates
liver and kidneys. Never
constipates. Safe and pleasant.
Remember the "LITHIA "
Keep it in the house '
For Indigestion
THE CHALLENGE SALE OF
MILLINERY
Continued for Saturday
THE result of a remnrkublo purobase from one of the largest and forcmost'-tvliolo-salo
millinery housos in tho country. HorfTa tho idoa, ' 1
Sample Line of Feathers etc., Price
IT'S tho entlro sample lino ot Chicago's .most prominent wholesale millinery-house, AJ?J
consisting of feathers, flowers, quills, wings, breasts, grasses,' gouxa, paradise, etc. I I lT
Three big tables filled with this wonderful goods, offered to you at exactly halt tho ( U 1 1
real value. Prices rango from 10c to $2.60 s ......... j
A Great Challenge of Untrimmed Hats
,,Tlio sort. of giofl$ yuiyaptjrilsiik velvQt, plushA'aCd-, bearer, jJ'huri&WUi joI
shapes, mostly black.
All ellk
velvet
hats,
$1.08 '
values.
95c
All silk
velvet
hats,
13.05
values.
$2
Black
Beaver-
hats,
(4.08
values.
Bflk
Flush
hats,
$2.98
values.
$1
Trimmed Hats, Values to $7.50, Saturday, $2.50
$2.50
Entire Stock of Trimmed Hats i Off Regular Price
One-Third Off
Thei greatest "snap" in trimmed hats this. season. Beautiful assortment of creations,
trimmed with ostrich, flowers, wings and fancies, In a wide range of charming ef
fects. HatB that would sell regularly up to $7.50; Challenge sale prloo, choice
Ev.ery trimmed hat made to sell for $5.00 or over, Including-our entire
stock of Paradise, Aigrette, 'Goura trimmed and all French hats, at
one-third off tho regular , price .'
We Trim Hats Free
If you buy your hat and trimmings
here wo will design, trim and lino your hat
free ot charge.
Satisfaction Guarantee
We will exchange, credit or refund th.
purchase price on any article bought In tils
sale.
BANKRUPT STOCK OF
WEINL ANDER'S
in
Consisting of
V
(317 South 16th Street. City)
Ladies' High Class Furnishings
and Fine Millinery
Which We Bought From the Trustees
in Bankruptcy, on Sale
Monday, at 55c
on . flf
the fcjl
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