The Omaha Daily Bee
NEWS SECTION
THE WEATHER.
Fair; Colder
PAGES ONE TO TEN
vol. sun no. 153.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1913-TWENTY PAtiES.
On Trains ana at
Hotel Hews Stands, So.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
FARMERS WILL LOOK
INTO AFFAIRS OF THE
STATE jp BOARD
Suggestion is Hade at Meeting of
. . the Board Yesterday After-
TALKS TO NEBRASKA FARMERS
ON CAMPUS REMOVAL.
REBELS REPORTED TO
The Low Tariff
FAMOUS MONA LISA
STOLEN FROM PARIS
FOUND IN FLORENCE
Ml TAKEN TAMPICO
and Minister of Interior
apital Deny Coast City
Has Fallen.
Most Valuable Painting in the World
ORT ORDERED THERE
1 Which Was Stolen Two Tear.
Ago is Recovered.
THIEF IS UNDER ARREST
noon.
S. Boat Will Be Sent from Gal
POLITICAL MACHINE CHARGED
veston to Take Foreigners Aboard.
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Assertion is Made Passes Are Used
to Keep Incumbents ik Office.
COUPLAND IS RE-ELECTED,
Former President Named to Serve
for Another Year. '
DELANO AGAIN SECRETARY
Number of Delegates to the National
Fnrmern Conjrreaa In Increnaed
from One lo Two Ilnrnt
Credit Taken Up.
Whether the agricultural interests of
the state can best be served by a
thorough reorganization of the Nebraska
State Board of Agriculture Is a sub
ject that Is to be taken up bya commit
tee representing: tho various agricultural
Interests of the state. If the suggestions
of a' resolution adopted by the Nebraska
Farmers' congress at Its closing session
in Omaha yesterday are followed. This
action in regard to the State Board of
Agriculture was the result of an attack
T. P. Sturgcss of Omaha mado In the
convention Thursday on throo members
of the Board of Agriculture, Youngers,
Mellor and Rudge. when he charged that
they hod a political machlno for the
perpetuation In office! that they issued
free tickets to the state fair to a largo
number of their political supporters, and
that these three -were running the af
fairs of Uio state board without regard
to tho many other members.
Resolution to Inveatla-ate.
The resolution, which is a part of tho
general report of the resolutions commit
tee, requests that tho State Board of
Agriculture, the State Horticultural so
ciety, the Nebraska Improved Live Stock
Breeders' association and the Farmers'
congress each appoint a member to a
committee that Is to Investigate the ad
visability of reorganizing the Board of
Agriculture. Also it proposes that this
committee report back Its findings, to
gether with recommendations as to the
bet method or accomplishing whatover
it ay suggest.
Ti?o Farmers' congress adopted & long
let of 'important resolution. Another of
importance was that which advised the
sVnaTorW Yrbrn'this stat'o, aVwejr as rep--,raMttiY6la
congress, to proceed cau
tious?, In. regard to any federal legisla
tion that may bo proposed along tho line
or rural creaiis, as legiauuion on i"
ubjeet at tla. time la deompd by the
tiav'taira' to bit untimely and that it-
might perhaps operate to defeat the very
purpose It U designed to serve.
''Coapland lleada Farmers.
CfeoflW Coupland of Elgin was re
elected president of congrers yesterday.
Arthur H. Bhultx of Bcribner was elected
first vie president; Frlink Tannehlll of
Norfolk, second vice president, and J. B.
tirinnetl of Papllllon. third vice presi
dent "WV S. Delano was re-elected sec
retary. George C. Junkln of Smlthtleld
was elected treasurer
A .' considerable fight was waged on
whether or not a permanent legislative
committee should be appointed. This
followed a report of the legislative com
mittee, which recommended a permanent
committee. Charles Wooster was afraid
the committee would take a notion to
go to Washington and the congress would
ftave to stand, the expense. Others en
tertained similar fears. But tho praise
of -what the committee had already done
In, the past In the way ot Influencing
beneficial legislation, carried the house,
so 'that when the resolution camo to a
vole It was almost unanimously carried.
The permanent legislative '.cpmintttee was
appointed as follows! Frank O. Odett
of Omaha. C. If. Giutfm of Mead,
Charles Graff of Bancroft, William
Btfaub of Lincoln nd George C. Junkln
of.Bmlthfleld.
Number of Delegates Increnaed.
The number of delegates to the Na
tional Farmers' congress was increased
from one to two,' Wyfe. Delano of Un
' (Continued on Page Five.)
The Weather
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For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity j
-Fair; slightly lower temperature tonight, j
Tcmprrainrc ni "w
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Comparative Local Record
1913. 1212. 1911. 1910.
Highest yesteday ....... 65 ta 43 24
lxiweat yesteday 34 s 29 9
Mean tempeatue 41 2 sa 10
'Pecipltatlon .00 .00 .00 .00
Temperature and precipitation depart
ures irorn the normal;
Normal temperature 29
Excess for the day 15
Total excess since March 1 850
Normal precipitation 03 Inch
Deficiency for the day 03 inch
Precipitation since March 1.... 23.52 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 6.17 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1912. 3.7S Inches
Deficiency for cor, period, ini.H.07 inches
Report from Stations at 7 P. M.
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Dodge City, clear 40
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Pueblo, cloudy
llapld City, clear.....
flail Lake City, clear
Banta Ke, clear
.Sheridan, clear
Slodx City, clear . . . .
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Hope for Meat Supply
Lies in the National
Forest Reserves
WASHINGTON, Dec, lZ-Hope for the
futuro meat supply of the country Is
held out In the annual report of Henry
S. Graves, chief of the United States
forestry service made public today. Mr,
Graves soys the national forests under
his supervision furnish abundant forage
supplies, opportunity for the adoption of
the best method and freedom from live
stock diseases.
The forage resources of the national
forests, the report continues, contribute
to the maintenance of more than 29,000,000
head of live stock. The receipts from
gracing, while second to those from tim
bering, last year were more than $1,000,000
and showed an Increase over the pre
vious year. Over 4 per cent more stock.
was grazed because of increased forage
facilities.
Mr. Graves says the forest service last
year sold moro than 8,000,000 board feet
of lumber, valued at M.600,000 on the
stump. This, he says, Is an Increase oC
167 per cent over the previous year.
The actual cut wan a little under 6C0,
000.00 board feet, an Increase of IS per
cent.
The total rovenue of the service, ac
cording to the report, wan slightly less
than 2,600,000, which, however, was an
Increase of 11 per cent over 1912. The
total expenditure for administration and
forest protection was a llttlo more than
tf.660,000, showing a decrease of 2 per
cen
A large number of .the national -rprests,
JTT,iSPWrwliaipRiytnoroi than pay
expense. This le true of the Alaskan
forests and MiQse of the southwest The
development of water power Is Increasing
rapidly, especially in California. The
minimum output from tho permits now,
in Jore, the report slate's, la nearly
SdO.OdO horsepower.
Aberdeen Senior
Girls to Make Own
Graduating Gowns
ABERDEEN. S. D., Dec. 12,-(Speclal.)-No
heartburning, no Jealousy, nor no
excess ot frills and furbelows will mark
the graduation attire of the girls of the
Aberdeen high school, class of 1911, next
June, If the edict of the edict of the
domestic science department of the school
Is adhered to, and It Will be.
be.
Miss Bernardino Cooney, at the head
of the department, has Issued' an ul
timatum, which Is backed by the super
intendent, the principal, the school board
and the girls ot the class themselves,
that the graduation gowns of the girls
of- the class of 1914 must be made by the
girls themselves, all of whom are taking
the domestic science course. Furthermore,
the entlro cost of each gown will lw
limited to a certain sum, yet to be pro
scribed, but which must bo moderate, and
the girls will be required to keep within
that sum.
"The senior girls who are taking the
course will begin work after Christ
mas on various garments for their grad
uation," said Miss Cooney. "Tho domestic
science Instructors of the public schools
are all striving toward a standard for
appropriate dross for the graduation of
girls from-the public high schools, and
it is hoped In the near future tills will
be controlled by the domestic arts
teacher."
MOVE TO AMEND INCOME
TAX LAW IS STARTED
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Dec. 12. -The
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce haa
started a movement for a nation-wide'
appeal to congress to suspend or modify
the provisions of the Income tax law
providing deduction of the tax at the
source and the substitution of methods
enabling the government to obtain at the
source information for enforcing correct
returns from taxpayers. Mors than 1,000
letters containing a copy of a memorial
recently adopted by the chamber were
sent to many 'cities yesterday advocating
the changes and soliciting co-operation.
A special committee has been appointed
by the chamber to make 'plans for ob
taining concerted action on the part of
the commercial organizations throughout
the country.
FREDRICKS0N TO RETIRE
AS GOOD ROADS CONSUL
To select a deputy state consul of the
Lincoln highway Is a task now before
the good roads committee of the Com
mercial club. The deputy Is to take the
place ot H. Ev Fredrlckson. who will he
away from Omaha after the first of the
year. Mr. and Mrs. Fredrlckson plan to
start for a trip to Florida and South
America immediately after January 1.
They expect to spend all winter there.
Mr. Fredrlckson called a meeting of the
good roads committee to inform tbem of
this fact. The committee Is looking for a
man who knows the good roads problems,
Is familiar with the Lincoln highway pro
ject. Is chock full of enthusiasm, and
will work without pay.
MAKES THE REQUEST
! Asks Secretary of, War to Dispatch
Vessel to Scene of Fighting.
SPANIARDS
PROTEST
Aroused hr Order Countrymen Mnrt
Leave Chihuahua In Ten Dnya
Their Inveatmenta Heavy In
Northern Mexico.
MEKICO C1TT, Dec. 12.-Reports
reached here today said to be on good
authority to the effect that Tamplco
has been taken by the rebels. The war
office and the ministry of the interior
deny tho report.
Transport Ordered to Tamplco.
tV'ABIHNGTON, Dec. li-Ordera went
from the War department to Brigadier
General Bliss late today to dispatch im
mediately the army transport Sumner
from aGlveston, Tex., to Tamplco to take
aboard Americans and other foreigner
ondangered by fighting between the Mex
ican federals and rebels. The vessel will
carry 10,000 rations, two medical officers
and a hospital corps detachment.
Secretary Garrison Acted at the requist
of Secretary Bryan. Hear Admiral
Fletcher at Tamplco had Just reported
to the Navy department that all of tho
American, Gorman and British vessels In
port were filled with refugees, and that
there still were many foreigners ashore
who would hare to be taken care of.
Spaniards Mnke Protest,
EL PASO, Tex., Deo. 1!. Members of
the Spanish colony In El Paso late today
telegraphed protests to the Spanish min
ister In Washington and Mexico City
against the action of rebels at Chihuahua,
who are reported to have given notice
thst all Spalnards must: 'leave the city
within ten days, The Investments of
citizens of Spain In northern Mexico are'
large.
United states Consul Kdwsrds In Juarez
today said he had received, no pfflolal re
port of the entry of the rebejs into the
British vice consulate to arrest Luis
Terrazas, Jr.
Mormon Loaaea Ten Millions.
LOeJ ANQELIW, .Doc, JZ-Jtevolutlon
in Mexico haa cost Mormon' colonists
from the. 'United Btaler more .Uut
ww. this waa the sennt.weaiie, to
day to President Joseph ,gmlth"o the
Mormon church, who is here , On his re
turn rrom a visit to tho refugees in Ari
zona and Soulhorn California.
The church head also, mild he favored
a pjah for ihe exiled colonials, to', settle
whore they.noyr are Instead of Return
ing to Mexico when conditions permit.
"The flower of our colonies was In'
Mexico," President Bmlth wild. "Out
people had' labored there for a quarter
of a century and achieved wonderful re
sults. They were forced to give up whole
towns and cities their housen and
church ee, nil to the value of mora than
210,000,000."
Schmidt Told Doctor
He Expected to Wed
Miss Aumuller
NEW YORK. Dec ll-In the trial of
Hans Schmidt, former Priest, charged with
the murder of Anna Aumuller last Sep
tember, Assistant District Attorney
Stephenson called is a witness today Dr.
Arnold G, Leo of this city.
Dr. Leo testified that Schmidt and the
Aumuller girl came to his office last
April and expressed their Intention of
being married. "Schmidt told me he was
very much In love with the girl," testi
fied the doctor, "and said he was going
to give up the priesthood and marry her.
lin -September 4, two days after the
murder, he called at my office, exhibited
a V-ihaped wound on the index finger
of his right hand and asked that It be
treated. He said he had had an aecl
dent." Columbus Mystery
Involves Two Girls
COLUMBUS, O., Deo, 12. A double
mystery, In which two young woinen rvre
involved, developed here today. Iluth
Arnold, aged 34 years, who recently came
here from Cincinnati, was found lying
In the street unconscious yesterday, and 1
the disappearance or Janice slack, aged
20 years, recently of Milton, W. Va., waa
reported to the police today.
An , empty bottle that had contained
poison was clutched In Miss Arnold's
hand when she was found. Toung Wom
en's Christian association officials re
ported to the police today that among
the effects of Miss Black, who had been
missing from the Young Women's Chris
tian association rooms since Tuesday
night, was a card bearing' the name
"Huth Arnold."
Miss Arnold when questioned by hos
pital attendants today denied that ahe
had ever met Miss Black. Late this
afternoon the police had been unable to
find any trace of Miss Black.
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TBMMJlBnERS'iN COURT
Missives Wltte(kypr. Brantley to
Wife. Used: Against Him.
SHOWS KNOWLEDGE OF FRAUD
Trial of Federal Case Analuat I)r,
Hrantley la Cnnlluned Until
Saturday Afternoon' on
Account of Lavrrera,
If Dr. E. D. Brantley, Memphis phy
sician and former member of the statu
legislature of Tennessee, whose trial tm
a 'charge of 'using the malls to defraud
has been In progress in the United
States ' district ' court since Tuesday, Is
convicted, he may have cause for at
tributing his undoing to the Influence
of "the woman in the case." In com
pleting its case against Brantley, the
proseoutlon. has Introduced as damaging
evidence ardently affectionate letters of
the defendant to a woman who waa nt
the time they were written his wife, hut
who has since beqn granted a divorce.
, United States Attorney F. 8. Howell,
presenting the case of the government,
haa concentrated his efforts in an at
tempt to show that, although Brantley
was not a member of the alleged swind
ling Electro-Oxygen company, he was
aware that it was operated to defraud
guileless patients. Proof of this, it has
been contended, would warrant the de
fendant's conviction-.
Strongest support of the contention
that Brantley knew the character of the
business In which he was engaged on a
(Continued fon Tage Six,)
Former RecBiVer
Inflicted 'by Jury
ATLANTIC, la,, Dec 12. (Special Tel
egram.) After being In session for twelve
days the grand Jury finished Its labors
and reported this morning in district
court, turning in an Indictment charging
E. 8. Harlan, former receiver of the
Atlantic Northern & Southern Railway
company, with embetzlemont during1 his
receivership.
The Indictment, which Is a long one.
charges him with sevoa Afferent in
stances of embezlement, although there Is
but one indictment drawn, the total
amount Involved being H.200.
Mr. Harlan furnished bond in the sum
of II.OXX His father, J. 8. Harlan, and
his brother-in-law, C. T. Campbell, being
his bondsmen.
TEXAS FLOOD SUFFERERS
SEND APPEAL FOR AID
CHICAGO, Dec. 12. An appeal for help
to 4.000 flood sufferers of Navasota,
Tex., waa received here today by Mayor
J Harrison from, A. F. Brtgance and J, N.
I Baylor of the Navasota relief committee.
I The appeal came in a telegram which
said that the committee had attempted
'to survive without outside aid, but was
'at last compelled to confess to an ur
gent need of clothing, bedding and
t money.
' The mayor said he would take appro
priate action to obtain the needed sup-
es Here.
(.Seryloe.
MdtotUf ftisr JtTot a
Oaridid&te for the
Office of Governor
IU chard I Metcalfe, civil governor of
the canal one( will not be af candidate
for governor of tho state of Nebraska In
1911, In spite ot what has been said in
some of the newspapers of the stato In
dispatches coming from Washington and
others purporting to come directly from
the canal zone.
In a cablegram sent by Governor Met
calfe to Henry C. Richmond of Omaha,
Governor Metcalfe denies that he Is con
templating any such thing as running for
governor of Nebraska.
Mr. Richmond, editor of The Ne
braskan, wrote Metcalfe a letter a short
time ago asking to know the truth of
the rumor, since some of the papers had
carried the rumor that, he would return
to Nebraska to become governor of the
state. Richmond has Just received a
cablegram front Metcalfe denying the
truth ot the rumor.
Mr. Richmond has always taken tho
attltudo through his paper tbat there was
no foundation for tho rumor, and that
Metcalfe had no Intention of running.
Nevertheless, there are many papers, In
the state that have taken up the rumor.
Many of these are friendly to Metcalfe
and would like to see' him run.
Mr. Richmond gives it as his opinion
that the whole rumor was originally
started by Hearst for no other reason
than to stir up a fight with Bryan and
the Bryan element.
DR. M'ALISTER, HEAD OF;
DREXEL INSTITUTE, IS DEAD
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12.-Dr. James
McAllster, for twe,nty yeara president
of Drexel Institute ot this city, and an
educator of International reputation, died
at sea yesterday on the steamship Car
rtbean, bound from New York to Ber
muda, according to a wireless message
received today. He resigned the presi
dency of the Institute last June because
of ill health. Dr. McAllster waa elected
an officer of L'Academle, Paris, in 1S30.
He was 73 years old.
The National Capital
Frldnr( December 12, JOl.1.
The Senate.
Met at 10 a. m.
Deferred consideration of legislation
machinery for direct elections of senators.
Resumed - currency bill debate with
Senator Newlands defending the caucus.
Senator Lea Introduced a bill proposing
expenditure of 130,000,000 In federal aid for
the maintenance of post roads.
Tho House.
Met at noon.
Disposed of miscellaneous business on
the calendar.
Paymaster General Cowle told a com
mittee It would require t7.71i,KM to feed
the enlisted men of the navy the comlrur
year.
Klnkead of New Jersey Introduced a
bill to make mountain laurel the national
flower.
I Ira rings on a law to require steel cars
on all passenger trains set for next
Wednesday.
Chief Foreater Oraves asked for an ad
ditional oppropriction of 110,000 for extra
rangers for the tumrner months when
forest fires are prevalent.
1 .f,
'j(HrJpHiSOiriS COHftCTED
Ashland Woman Who Slew. Xi1and
Guilty of -Manslaughter.
ATTEMPTS TO KILL HERSELF
Defendant' Takes Dmri of Poison
While Jnrr la Deliberating and
la Uneonaclooa Moat of
the XI K tit,
WAHOO, Neb., rveo. 12. (Special Tele
gramsThe Jury In tho caso of Mrs.
Magg'le Johnson ot Ashland, who waa
charged with the murder of her husband,
John Johnson, brought In a verdict this
afternoon finding her guilty of man
slaughter. The verdict was agreed upon last night
at S o'clock after nine hours' delibera
tion, but was not reported unlit this
afternoon because ot the attempt of the
defendant to commit suicide by taking
Poison. She was unconscious most ot the
night, but was sufficiently recovered to
be brought into the court room this after
noon. Verdict la Head.
Judge Good at 9:30 this morning in
formed the Jurors that they would be ex
cused until after noon, when they would
again report and It would be 'probable
that Mrs.. Johnson could be brought Into
court Promptly at 1 o'clock Blggorstaff
brothers brought In Mrs. Johnson on a
cot Into the court room. The Jurymen
wero already in tliclr box. The foreman
handed" Judge Good the verdict, who,
after reading II, handed It to Henry
Pickett, the clerk, toTbe"read. It follows!
"We, the Jury In thla'cade, being duly
impanneled and sworn, do find and say
that we find the defendant guilty of man
slaughter, in manner and form as charged
In the information."
This verdict will mean an Indeterminate
(Continued on Page 'iwo.)
Dr. Oarl Von Klein
Dies in Chicago
CHICAGO, Dee. 12.-Dr. Carl 11. Von
Klein, widely known for his research
work Into the medical lore of the an
cients, died here today. Dr. Von Klein
spe,nt a fortune In his studies. His i
lieultli broke last summer, when his son,
K. C. Von Klein of St Paul, was arrested.'
on complaint of Miss Kthel Newcomb,
who charged that the young man had
bigamously married her In Portland, Ore.,
when he then deserted her. taking with
him her Jewels, valued at l,G00,
Judge Pollard of
St, Louis is Dead
ST. LOUIS, Dec. ll-Wlllam Jefferson
Pollard, who aa Judge of a Pt Louis j
police court achieved national fame byj
bis system of paroling- drunkards ot) con- '
dltion that they sign the pledge, ded
here today of heart dlaease. Judge Pol- !
lard twice represented the United States '
at the International Conference on. Al-1
cohollsro. At these conference he ex
plained his system of dealing wth drunk
ards and the system slnoe then haa been
adopted In many foreign lands.
Italian Offers to Sell Masterpiece
to Collector.
RECOGNIZES IT AT 0N0E
Man Says He Stole it to Be Revenged
on Napoleon.
PROPERTY OF FRENCH NATION
Leonardo da Vlncl Spent Fonr Yeara
ralntlne: It and It Was Bonsttt
by Kins; Krnnela I for the
National Gallery
FLORENCE, Italy, Deo. 12.-Ionnrdo
Da Vinci's masterpiece, "Mona Lisa," the
mysterloua disappearance tif which from
the Louvre in Augtist. 1911, threw tho
art world Into consternation, waa found
today in Florence. Tho man who stole
It waa arrested. He Is an Italian.
PARIS, Dee. 12. The famous "Ja
conde" was found today when the pic
ture waa ottered by an Italian resident ot
Paris to an antiquary ot Florence, o
vtr.1ln tn an announcement made by the
French minister of pubtyo Instruction.
Both the picture ana me iianan are
now In custody of the police of Flor
ence. "I stole thi picture," said the
man, "In order to avenge the thefta
which Napoleon committed In Italy."
World's Moat Pantona Plrtnrr.
"MosaiLlaa," moro properly known aa
"L Joeende," la one ot the world's most
famous paintings and Is regarded aa
priceless. Leonardo Da Vlncl took as his
model for' the picture Lisa Del Glocondo,
a woman ot Florence. He worked on the
picture for four .years, from 1600 to 360.
It was bought for France by Francis I.
The value of the work can only be
Imagined, alnce all offers to huy it were
refused, amqng them one reported to
have been made by the British government
of tS.000.O0O,
Since the disappearance from the
louvre of the picture tho search had been
world wide. It has been reported found
tn German, Russia, England, Spain and
even in the United States.
It was w)de)y believed In Paris and
throughout Franca tfoat the picture waa
not taken by thleVeafifo ff-tber byaa
demented' art lover, w if 'ItflMTfe
able. alwarMB &
MIsaInK Tun Years.
The famous- painting had hung in the
Iplace ot honor in the' Louvre in a room
Which was supposed, to be always
)watched. It disappeared on the mornlm;
of Auguat , 1911, and its absence from
its accustomed place was not noticed by
its guardians until some hours later. ,-At
first a quiet search was made In every
nook and corner of the museum and dis
creet questions were aked of the hun
dreds ot coprlsta and photographers who
dally .crowd, the museum. The nutatlonlHg
was all without result.
When the police authorities had been
Informed they orderctl the museum closed.
A thorough searrh by detectives followed.
They found the empty frame lying on a
servants' stairway In the museum build
log. but no trace ot the picture which
It had epclosed.
Telegraphic Information of the disap
pearance was sent to every town In
France and to the police headquarters ot
many nations. Ships were searched an
they Jert French poyts and trains aa they
crossed the frontier, while every pack
age taken out ot France and looking any
thing like a picture was closely scanned,
A great scandal was aroused In Franco
when it came to light that the guardian
ship of the public galleries and museums
was very lax, and several high officials
were dismissed from their posU),
All the publicity and all the swelling
did not uncover a cue to the whereabouts
of the picture Until today's dispatch front
Florence stated that it had been found.
Bltf Hand laaae Pronoaeil.
CHICAGO, Dec 13,-The 1,000.09B bond
issue of tho Illinois Central, designed to
retire other Issues and. provide for Im
provements and extensions, was ratified
at a special meeting of stockholders hero
today.
The Highest
Degree of
Excellence
What a wonderful revolu-
Uon there haa been in the last
decade In the marketing; of the
Bcoros of ditterent foods and
household 'supply products.
In the short space ot ten
years, housekeeping has seen
marvelous changes, Innovation!
and improvements that have
greatly increased the bodily
health, comfort and well-being
of the public.
Production jon a large and
scientific scale is constantly
Improving our food stuffs
and honest advertising is teach
ing us how to recognize the
best.
Likewise in ever other de
partment of household activity
something better is constantly
being developed and put on the
market.
Do you read about these
things each day in The Bee's
advertising columns?
It is astonishing what a
wealth of interesting in torn. -tlon
theea advertisements contain.
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