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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 6, 1913)
THE BEE: OMAHA, TltVHSDAY, XOVEMHER G. 1MB. 3 SS3fe6itwliit: I Jom A- swanson, pres. I gfoSfet VM. L. HOLZMAN, Trcns. Values that are the talk of all Omaha Above All VALUES OUR wonderful special purchnsc of thousands or yards of beautiful woolens from leading Ameri can and foreign looms enables us to offer the most startling values. Men's and Young Men's Ready-for-Service Suits and .Overcoats $15. $20. $2S These wonderfully nttractlvo suits and overcoats woro mado by Rochester, New York's beet Journeymen tailors, and de signed by the foremost style creators In America. Hero are amazing values which demonstrate how our closo connections with eastern mills and makers enable us to save you ?G.0O to $10.00 on your suit and overcoat. All the leading models, in All the choicest fabrics Visiting Teachers Welcome This mammoU; apparel, store, the largest stole In the west, devoted exclusive ly to rearing apparel for men, women niul children, extcndi a cordlnl welcome to visiting tc-nchors. The entire store has been re ccntly remodeled, present ing today the most modern oppurel establishment to bo found anywhere. Your visit to Omaha will bo Incom plete without n visit here. Como make yourself nt home. all sizes are represented for fall and winter wear Thousands of Smart OVERCOATS for Men and Young Men ' We show you fpur styles in overcoats where other stores show one. From the best All Wool Over coats, at To the world's Be3t Overcoats, at $40 No now stylo la missing in this enormous stock at tho Homo of tlio Overcoat. Men's Furnishing (joods An Immense Fall Showing The largest and most complete stock of men's fur nishing goods west of Chicago. The best selected varieties from most reliable mak ers. Matchless values. Men's Sweaters oat Sweat- $2.50 Sweaters $5.00 .Men's $1.50 Coat Sweat ers, special at Men's' Heavy Sweater ?G.50, values, at Men's Comfortable Underwear extraordinary stocks of best underwear made. Vassal- Swiss nibbed, DuofoUl, Superior and Itlteslre Union Butts. Loading American and foreign makes In men's shirts' and drawers. Never before has Omaha known such extensive underwear stocks. Men's heary rib- Men's Merino Ktn'i 93.00 union Men's medium and bed shirts or draw- medium and heavy suits, all weights, heavy weight mer- fhn i i! i special r ri ino union . -ww draweri W c.r lult WlidU values per eult BUitl.. $2.50 Men's Shirts Clover patterns, now fall Bhlrts, all tri (( sizes, all stylesV 1 .11 Kxcello Slilrts, America's beat shirts, S1.50 S2 best shirts, tfjo PA John B. Stetson HATS $3.50 to $5.00 JOHN A SWANSON.prcs WM L HOLZMAN.T.tA.. ( mm r rr fr t Tt r tr-KM-v CORRECT APPAREL FOR MEN AND WOMEN Men's Regal SHOES $3.50 $4 and $5 The Clothing Store of Better Values We're well equipped to sell you clothes you want at a price lower than you thought you'd be asked, considering the worth of tho goods. You'll Recognize Better Values in Our Suits at $10, $15, $18, $20, $25 It don't take a man with keen eyesight to see the values 'in KING-PECK Clothes; the tailoring, styles, fabrics, general appearance all point di rect to better values. Thousands offered for your choosing. v Chinchilla Overcoats The most attractive spot in our store is centered around our remarkable showing of popular Chinchilla Overcoats, considerable more than 2,000 coats m w j prf now in stock and more arriving almost daily, $ EZ . yl tZ no wonder wo can please, every mun who comes here for ouo I tO of these coats KING-PECK CO. HOME OF QUALITY CLOTHES" 16th at Howard Streets Nebraska POWER PROJECTS UNITED? Ross Granted Extension of Time on His Water Power Plan. ' MAY BE TIEUP WITH DOHERTY (ioTtmor Morehrnd GlTes III llen .'oiU; for (irnnllnx UMense of '4i. " ' I r Jar 0'HcrnevXrom Slntr j ' rcnltputlnrr. , " ,jk (From a Staff Correspondent.) 1.ICOLN, Now (.(Special.) At a meet-Ing'-'pf the State Hoard of Irrigation held late yesterday afternoon, 0. P. Ross was granted an extension of time on Ills water-power project on the Platte and Hlkhorn rivers, which makes the com pletlon of the Fame two and a half years' distant. Just what the extension of time will mean la not Imown. It la. said that the IlOs's .Interests arc tlod up with' the Pqherty combination. thVough W. .J, Mc .Vaofrron, chief engineer of the llabcock iJoherty project on the Loup river. It Is thought the New York people, may .put in' 'the! efforts In the future, behind the Itoss project as It la nearer Omaha and Lincoln and would look like a better bet. In this case It Is n problem as to what will happen to the Loup river proposi tions. Itrnaous in O'Herne Cone. In talking with oQvernor MoroheoA this morning on the furlough granted to Jay Orchard & Willi el in Co, The Famous Beckwitli ROUND OAK RANGES AT Special Prices $51.00 Range..,. $45.00 $53.00 Raugo. . . .$47.00 $85.00 Reservoir Range $56.00 We Show a Full Line of Round Oak Heaters AND BASE BURNERS IN THE BASEMENT. O'Uearn, the Douglas county murderer, he told newspaper men that he had In vestigated the proposition very thor oughly, lie said that he bad discovered that the other men who were Implicated with O'Hernc In the .matter were all older men and that they had from time to time been pardoned from the penlten. tlary or paroled. He felt that O'Herne, who had been an exempllary prisoner ' while at the pen and who had a wife and j mother to support, who appeared to be nice people, had as much right o his liberty as thoie convicted with him for the crime. "He was not afflicted with tuberculosis," said the governor," as one aper stated, but was In good, healthy condition, and as a good Job had been secured for him In Omaha, where he could look after his family, I considered I would give lilm a chance to make good. I don't like to use the pardoning power any more than I can help, and so 1 thought I would let O'Herne out for a little while and see If It would not do him good and at the same time give him a chance to nupport his family." .ntl-"Ja l.nm, The capital city of Nebraska now has a Joy walking ordinance, the same going Into effect yesterday. When the gentle man repreientlng the stecnty-steenth legislative district adrlves from the sand hills at the next session, he can "cut ncross catty corner" In his efforts to reach tho state house In time to answer the roll call or he will find himself facing the pollvo Judge Instead of the chaplain. Another reform which the new city fath ers hope to bring about Is to have the Hock Island ring its bulls on Its locomo tives Instead of blowing its whistles when engines come In sight of the city, so that people may sleep. The greatest kick comes on tho train which reaches Lin coln about 9 o'clock In the morning. Jack Rabbits Bring Two Dollars Each BEATRICE, Neb., Nov. 5.-(Speclal.)-The "Wymore business men who were In charge of the courting meet held at that Dla.fR rPtltll' T.IA?n, - f .vt I Kansas Jack rabbits, left over from the i meet, to parties In Odell for 200 cash. It Is planned to hold a meet at Odell In I a few days. t L. Sherwood, master mechanic for the Union Pacific at this point, was jcaiiea to Southport, Conn., Tuesday by me aeatn or his father, E. II, Sherwood, who passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G. M. Lambertson. Mr. Sherwood formerly resided here. Bert Borland, who has been In charge of the station of De Witt for the nock Island for some time, has been trans ferrd to Ellis. He will be succeeded by Joseph Bowers of Chicago. j V.UUR, lurmor iicKei agent and j cashier at the Hook Island station here. who recently attempted suicide by cut ting his throat on an Interurban car near his home at Laporte, Ind., writes to friends In this city that he has recovered from his Injuries and will soon leave for Maryland, were ho expects to regain his health. He says he Is suffering from a nervous breakdown. H. O. Alderman of the Blau-Oas com pany of Omaha arrived In the city Tues day and took over the company's busl ness In this territory, which has been handled by EL D. Wheelock of this city. jfor the lest year. A local company, headeu by Mr. Wheelock, was organized j to ell gas systems for farm houses and i In places where city gas was not avail I able. The gas Is manufactured at the Omaha plant and shipped out In tanks. Kearney is to Start Paving Its Streets KEARNEY. Neb., Nov. 6. (Special.) A petition for paving having presented by the property owners along two of the main blocks of this city, the council has decided to contract for the laying of the same this fall. New water mains will be laid at once by tho water depart ment. It has not been decided of what material the pavement will be. While this Initial street paving Is not very extensive, there Is a feeling that' the streets should all be paved as soon as possible; especially has this feeling been strong since the establishment of the Lincoln highway through the city, the citizens believing the paving will add a great doal to any advertisement the city might get from the many tourists. BOND PREMIUIVTSQUABBLE IS SETTLED BY AGREEMENT (From a Staff Correspondent.) , LINCOLN, Nov. 6. (Speclal.)-The con troversy between State Auditor Howard an dthe State Insurance board under the new Insurance law, over the payment of tho premium on the bond of Insurance Commissioner Brian which the auditor refused to pay because the constitutional ity of the law which created the office headl by r. Brian was being contested In the courts an dthereforo should the premium be paid for the full term and the courts decide afalnst Mr. Brian the state would be out the amount of the premium paid, was finally settled this morning, the board coming to an agree ment with Mr. Howard that in case the courts decided the law unconstitutional the bonding company should refund to the stato the amount of the unearned premium. This agreement was acquiesced In by the agent of the bonding company an da stipulation written to that effect In .the bond. GETS ON THE FREIGHT TRAIN, BUT LOSES HIS RIGHT FOOT AUTOS ESCAPE TAXATION Many Machines Not Listed by the" Assessors. LAW NEEDS TO BE FIXED UP State Ilonrd nf Control Herri vm Lemon from Hospital fop Itmnne lit IlnstliiKH Miflit Ques tion Tnhentrii. j Key to tnr atuatlon-Bee Advertising. NEBRASKA CITV, Neb., Nov. 6.-(Spe- clal.) William Bowen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Volney Bowen, In company with a number of other boys, boarded a Mis sourl Pacific freight train south of the city yesterday afternoon and had his right foot cut off. His companions man aged to get off of the train without In-Jury. Omeffa Oil (From a Staff Coriespondent.) LINCOLN, Nov. 6. (Special.) - Tho records of the office, of the secretary of state show that there were 23.POI auto mobiles registered up to April 1, 1912. The records of the secretary of the Stuto Board of Assessment show that hut 16,078 automobiles were listed for taxation on the same date, Of this number 1,323 were listed from Douglas county mid SCO from Lancaster county. Last year the autonulblles averaged a valuation, given at one-fifth of actual value, of $51.16 In the state. Douglas county automobiles averaged $102 and Lancaster county $111. 10. This year the assessment reports show 23,513 automobiles In Nebraska on April 1, while the secretary of state shows a registration of 35,877 up to April I. The average valuation of the machines over the state were placed at SS9.70. Douglas county had 1,617 automobiles, valued at $122 each, while Lancaster county ma chines were valued at 1111.11. In the face of these figures It would Indicate that In 191! thero were 7.S26 au tomobiles which escaped the assessor, while In 1913 there were 12,S3i which wero nut lilted for assessment. Here again Is a chance for the tax commission to provide some method whereby a check could bo mado on tho automobiles of tho state. The records of the secretary of state are kept by law, but thero In no way of telling Just how mnny automobiles ore registered In actual running or how many are running this ycur on a last year's number. According 1 to thu automobile clerk. It Is presumed that there are many numbers that are dead which count In the sum total regis tered, but there Is no way of telling Jusq how many. On tho other hand, there Is no way of tolling how many are running on tho old numbers. In some state, notably Massachusetts, the owner of a machine Is required to take out a new license each year. He cannot liavo thn tamo number used the year previous. Tho number on his ma chine must always show the year io that there Is no chanco for any driver running on nn old number. In this way tho secretary of state's office shows ex actly how many automobiles are In use nnd the name of every man who owns them'. The tax commissioner can then quickly tell by a comparison of the rec ords of the assessors and the records of tho secretary of state whether all machines have been listed for taxation or not and who are the delinquents. Under the Nebraska law thousands of machines might escape taxation and there Is no way of discovering the de linquent owners. Lemon for Stle Hoard. Tho State Hoard of Control was handed a lemon today which weighed nearly two pounds. It was raised nt Ingleslde In tho hothouse of the Insane asylum and came In a box containing eleven other lemons ranging In weight from seventeen t,o thirty ounces, the doren weighing seven teen and one-half pounds. Taken Tp Light Question. Senator Crawford Kennedy of the Un- coin doe company, with soveral other officials, appeared before the Hoard of Control this afternoon with a proposition to furnish electricity and power for the statehouse, which Is short on light slnco tho elevator wns put In commission, tho plant at the penitentiary, which Is con nected with thn stain house, being too light to carry the load. Thirhoard Is rather undecided what to do to meet the situation nnd told tha gns peopi that- they could mako nn offer on the cost per Ullownt to the state and after tha .board hart, found the cost of furnishing Its own llghtli would toko up the matter with them. I Winkler in Vat of Boiling Water HUMPHREY, Nob.. Nov. 6.-(Spclal, Jo Lawrence Winkler, son of William Wink ler of Llndsey, In company with Joseph Bonder, was killing hogs. His foot slipped nnd he fell Into a vat of boiling water When he was removed from the wafer ho was found to bo very badly bumed, the flesh adhering to the clothing, Dr Koory, the physician In attendance, states that the chances of tho patient surviving are not good. Arkansas Hard Coal Unsurpassed for Furnace uso Our price, por ton of 2,000 lbs Novinger Fancy Lump Our price, per ton of 2,000 lbs PItOMPT MEL1VKKV. $9.09 $5.50 COUIITEOUS DRIVEIIS Rosenblatt's Td. i). nuo CUT PRICE (The Homo of Qtinllty Coal) Coal Co. 12U.'t Nicholas. Rheumatism and Lumbago The first thiror to do, if you suffer Y from Rheumatism cr Lt:t.ibago, is to ; rub the aching parts v. nn Umcga un; then soak a niece of flannel with the . oil, lay it over ti e place that hurts and cover with a piece of oiled riik. This treatment usually gives relief and is worth trying. Trial bottle ioc. Our 39th Annual PIANO SALE The Piano Buying Op portunity of a Lifetime The piano buying: opportunity of a life time that's what one of the most promi nent music teachers in the city uf Omaha huUI after he had thoroughly tented the different Instruments offered during this blr annual event, and had noted the plainly marked prices on the sales tags With hi) opinion as u irulde, thero Is no excuse for any one- who wantn a piano to bel without one when they can buy It on terms of $1.25 a Week The Supreme Event of Our Entire Thirty-Nine Years 41 A piU Worth Ten Dollars piv This Cvpon is Worth Ten Dollars We will accept this coupon Just the same as cash, as a $10.00 payment on any one of the new Instruments on sale now Ilrlng It In with you when you come. This Is our only way of checking up the results of our advertising and we are wilting to pay for your trouble by allowing you this liberal discount. GOOD ON OUT-OF-TOWN PURCHASES or piano merchandising is centered in this Great sale: that It wss our good fortune and the good fortune of the people of Omaha to secure these 16S Miperb pianos at so small a price 1 something of which we are Justly proud; there are only a limited number of them left. A. few brought down from our wareroom this morning and those already on our floors constitute the entire stock of what In left of the 145 and they will go quickly, for It Is but onve In a lifetime you can get a $350 Upright Piano, Brand New $239 $1.25 Per Week Is all you have to pav on this Instrument after you have paid your first 15 down. No extras of any kind; no Interest charges added. A0 IIOSFE CO. 151 I-I5 DuiikIiis Street. OMAHA ritty that Christmas piano now while you can save over $100, and let us hold it for you until you are ready for It. Your loved ones will be delighted - and you will have a piano of whlt-li un overlord nr v veli be proud. C,i -kf-nrVksrt Tli irc-K- I.UIng out of town does not prevent your UUl-Ol X OWn DuyerS taking advantake of this great offer. Send ----- -- today for full particular" of these auperti Instruments, together with bargain list of used pianos and player pianos Wo uur antee satisfaction or your money promptly refunded