THE BICE. OMAHA, FK1DA , HAY 1, 1914. BRIEF OITY NEWS 'LOAN OFFICES CONSOLIDATElGLAD HE LIYES IN OMAHA 'taUtr atoraff f an Co. Dour. oot Print It Now Beacon Pr. WtfatUitr XlxturM Bura-ass-Uranden Co Koatflly Income for X.lfe Gould. Bee bulldJnc. Oet Onr rricti on la.wn mowers. Ja. Morton & Son Co. Goodrich Guarantied Oardon Koee, halMnch -Whirlpool, five ply. llo foot t Jns. Morton & Son Co. Buy now. Wiea yon know gas lighting you pre fer It. Omaha Oaa company, 1509 How ard atrtet. Douglas 606. Church Dinner Women of the First r-resbyterlan church, Seventeenth and Dodge streets, wilt give their weekly din ner today from 11:30 to 1:30 p. m. Arnold Is Safe E. S. Arnold, 3009 Mercy street, has received word from his lather that his brother, C. I. Arnold of the, street railway system of Mexico City, had reached Vera Cruz In safety rind was going to Galveston. Singer Baa No Omaha Office David . Klnger says that he has never main tained a constable's office In Omaha and that the order of the judgo to close his office here was wrong. Ho says that the Judge has granted him the right to servo Papers where he wishes la Douglas county, but uoi to solicit business In Omaha. Wew Hats for Trafflo Cops Trafflo officers, starting with the advent of May, will lay aside the stiff blue caps they have been wearing and will wear soft Stetsons similar to thoso at present worn by polico sergeants. The change Is made In order thnt the men may secure partial protection from the summer sun by the aid of the broad brims attached to these skypleces. Mew Ballxoad Officials The North western has appointed two men as as sistant general passenger agents In th Chicago offices to do the work formerly performed by the late James W. Munn. The new men are Morris K. Leahy, for merly chief clerk In the general offices if the passenger department, and Itobert Thomson, formerly chief passenger rate clerk. The appointments aro effective May 1. State Savings and Loan and Bankers Savings and Loan Made One. IN INTEREST OF ECONOMY Practically the Same Director ami Officers Mannsrtl Ilnth Con cerns Itnrc llroailcr Scope Xort. Sovereign Commander at the Rotary Club Dinner. IS THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER A consolidation of the State Savings and Loan association with the Hankers Savings and Loan association has been effeotcd. The office of the successors will be at Sixteenth and Dodge streets, and the officers of the Bankers' concern were elected all the way' down the list as the officers of the State concern. The offices of the State Savings and Loan at Sixteenth and Douglas wilt bo abandoned, the books will be transferred to the office of the Bankers Savings and Loan at Sixteenth and Dodge streets, and henceforth there is to be but one com pany. The officers elected at this meeting were: W. D. Lincoln, president; A. D. Touralln, secretary; L. D. Spalding, treas urer, and John P, Lcary, member of the board of directors. These men already held the corresponding official capacity In tho Bankers Savings and Loan. The Bankers Savings and Loan associa tion has mado a rapid growth In the last two years, and tho addition of the busi ness of tho other company according to Treasurer L. D. Spalding, will increase its assets to about J 400.000. Tho consolidation, It Is given out,, was made In tho Interest of economy, as most of tho officers and directors were stock holders In both, and there appeared to bo no further need of conducting two offices. At a mecllng of tho directors of the Bankers Savings and Loan John C. Whar ton was elected as director. Creighton Dental Alumni Hold Clinic The first annual clinic of the Creighton dental alumni was held at the college Infirmary on Eighteenth and Douglas Btreets, yesterday. It was the first of a series of events held in connection with the home-coming of the dental alumni. Almost every town in the state had a rep resentative present. Those who gave clinics are: Drs. J. P. Slater, B. Duna. phler, Omaha; William Walyum, South Omaha; A. N. House, Exeter; H. A. Nel son, Omaha; N. C. Drake, Orleans; .1. K Wolum, Gordon; Charles Wonder, Omaha; Charles" Woodbury, Council Bluffs, la. In tho evening a scven-courso banquet was served in the new grill room of tho (Loyal hotel, at which tho members of the class of 1914 class were guests of henor and were elected members of tho association. ' Short talks were given by Drs. S. W. Hamilton, Dean A. II. Hippie, A. O. Hunt, Allen. Doyle. Schvaden. Shearer, Brunlng ana White. The offi cers of the association arc: Dr. G. W. Boehler of Alma, president; J. P. Slater of Omaha, secretary. The next election of officers will take place at the business meeting In Lin coln some time In May. Howell is Peeved and Says He Will Move His Reservoir The Walnut hill reservoir site, owned by the Water board, will bo platted and sold to the general public, according to General Manager R. B, Howell of the metropolitan water district, who Is peeved because the residents in that sec tion forced him to grant part of the land for a boulevard connecting link. Howell says the board expects to ro celvo about $40,000 from the sale of the property, which will be sufficient to pay the cost of tho new reservoir. Several citizens, apprised of the Water board's Intention, protested emphatically, saying that the property ought to be saved for park purposes. JUDGES PICK WINNERS m ELOCUTION CONTEST Leroy Ilybcrg, Earl P. Carroll and Leo U. Bevorldge, wero winners of ftrst place In the first, second and third divisions, at the annual elocution contest of the high school department of Creighton, held at the university auditorium Wednesday evening. Byberg and Beveridge are Omaha boys, while Carroll comes from Streater, la. A gold medal will be awarded the win ner In each division at the close of the hcriool year. The students spoko in three sections, tho youngest In section one, and the sen iors In the' third. There were sixteen speakers In all. Tho winners of second place in the first, second and third sec tions, respectively, were Charles S. Cos tello of Davenport, la., Valentine J. Ruche of Omaha and Norbcrt J. Kessler of St. Josph, Mo. Third places In the eame Bectlona were won by Oorncllua Heafey of South Omaha, John C. Mc Avoy ot Milliard and Elmer ... Barr of Omaha. The Judges were Harry V. Burkley, An son H. Blgelow and Rev. Thomas J. Wallace, S. J. The university orchestra and the cot- lego glee club furnished a number ot pleasing eelcctlons during tho evening. MANY RAILROAD MEN AT THE FUNERAL OF GEORGE BROWN Hundreds of local railroad men, Union Pacific shop workmen and friends of the late George C. Brown, general motor car official of the Unl6n Pacific, followed, his body to its final resting place In For est Uwn cemetery yesterday afternoon. He died suddenly of heart failure last Sunday. The funeral was held at tr.o home, S020 Cass street, with the services In charge of Rev. Leonard Groh ot Ht, Mark's Lutheran church, assisted by Hev. Hugh Spear of Central United Prw.by terlan church. Many beautiful flora of ferings were sent. These Union Pacific shopmen, associates of Mr, Brown for many years, aced as pallbearers: George Wilson, , Robert Brewer, Charles Dorr, Otto "Nelson, Charles Hempel, W. Bell, Harry Van rsdale and Thomas Meldrum. Ilheuiuntlu I'olu KcllerU. Why suffer from rheumatism when re lief may be had at so small a crxit? Mrs. Elmer Hatch, Peru. Ind., writes: "I have been subject to attacks at! rheuma tism for years. Chamberlain's Liniment always relieves me immediately, and I tako pleasure In recommending It to oth ers." 25 and W-cent bottles. Mil dealers. -Advertisement. HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS SELECTEDJF0R THE PLAY Seniors of the Omaha High school who will take part In the play that the class will give the latter part of May have been assigned to their respective parts. They are as follows. Henry the Eighth Wullace Gcrrle Brandon Ellsworth Mover Caskodcn Kenneth Norton Princess Mary Marie Rowloy Jane Bollngbroke Helen Sturgess Jane Seymour Rachel Metcalfe "Wolsey Arno TrueUen Dauphin of France.. .. Harold Landeryou Anne .' .TTT. Grace' Harte First Adventurer Charles Wymullcr Do Lorigvllls Harold Torrell Captain diaries Wceth Officer ,. Leroy Chomwcll Host of Tavern ..Arthur Loomls Servant In Tavern ........ Den Mallory Cavendish Glen Musgrave Sen. mors Harry Claiborne French Lady Esther Ellinhauscr Page Mildred Barber FOR BACHELORS' BUILDING Protests are being made to Police Com missioner A. C. Kugel against establish ing a saloon In thq Bachelors building at Twentieth and Farnam streets. The locu tion 1 elng advertised now and will be up to the city commission within a few days. Talks of Mrxim nnd Compnrre the Conditions KilatlnK There rrllh Thour In thr United Stntra. At the monthly meeting And dinner of the Omaha Rotary club at the Henshaw hotel last evening smalt American flHgs floated over every plate, enthusiasm greeted tho suggestion that every Ilota- rlan display Old Glory nt his residence nnd placo of business, and W. A. Era ser, sovereign commander ot tho Wood men of the World, made a rapid-fire talk on "Texas and Mexico" that made a great hit. Commending the Rotary club for ce menting ties of friendship nnd bringing together men of different political, re ligious nnd business views, Mr. Kraser declared that Mexico Is In Its present condition because such beneficial clubs nre not permitted there, and because re ligion nnd graft termeate all parts of the revolution-torn republic, stirring up continuous strife and trouble. The speaker drew a contrast between Mexico and Texas, and said that during the seventy-eight years, slnco Texas had severed Its connection' with Mexico, Its tipsprlnging organizations and educa tional institutions had changed it from a part of dark Mexico to one ot the greatest states In enlightened America. Clad to I.lvr in Omnltn. I am glad to come to Omaha to live," Mr. FTaser said In conclusion. "There Is no city In the United States better known to Texans than the Giyte City, because of the Woodmen of the World, 'tho organization that made Omaha fa mous,' according to Texans. "There Is only one way I'd be glad to sing 'I Wish I Was In Dixie,' and that would be to cross the Rio Grando and help avenge the Alamo. There Is no state in tho union with a brighter futuro than Nebraska, oven though we didn't get a regional bank." . Other speakers were Dr. F. B. Carlton, a Rotarlan of Boston, and J. W. 'Welch of Omaha. George Rogers was chairman ot tho meeting. Superintendent E. U. Graff of the publlo schools was applauded when Introduced as a new member of the elub. CAT LOSES ITS LEG IN TRAP SET FOR MUSKRATS Mrs. A. Atkinson, Fifty-first and Leavenworth streets, who owns a valu- ablo Angora cat, roports to the polico that the feline's leg was broken when It Bteppcd In one of tho numerous traps set by youngsters in tho vicinity of Saddle creek. The boys she declared made It absolutely unsafe for cither pets or hu mans by their persistent endeavor to securo muskrnts'. ANTEDATES THE HORSE GAME r-. J CM. TH..I-. f.fi i J. 1 CU1 lUJVaull XUl'l3 A 111 Plump Rabbits Long Before. WOULD NOT DELIVER THEM After Closing Ileal Ptirchaarr l.rrm that Cottontails Are Still In the Wood Case U Netllril Out of Court. While the sale ot wild horses In tho wilds of Arizona to unsuspeutlug Investors In Omaha appears to bo a hovel scheme to some, Is nut entirely a novel plan to at least ono other man In Omaha. That man Is 11. C. Thclps, In charge ot the Green Ten Room at the Brandels store. Ho did not buy wild horses No; when tho horso game cutno on he was alieady too wise. lie had bought rabbits a year before, and the federal government has ns yet drawn up no Indictment. It. E. Fredrlckson, noy national consul tor the Lincoln Highway, Is a close friend of Phelps. Ono day Inst winter Frederick son walked Into the store. Phelps com plained of the scarcity ot rabbits on the market. Thcro was a good demand for rabbit stews Iti the Otcen Tea Room. Say, I've go fifty ot th)n." snld Fredrlckson. "I'll let you have 'em nt 10 cents apiece That'll bo five dollars cash." Phelps fished a five-dollar bill out of his pocket and Landed It to Fredrlckson. "Will you bring them In tomorrow?" asked Phelps. "No, I won't deliver them," Fredrlckson answered, "They're out on my ranch. You can go out und get them. Tako your gun and plenty of amunttlon along. Phelp's chin dropped. Fredcrlckson laughed nnd patted his pocket where tho bill rested. That night, with Mrs. Fred ricksoit and Mr. nnd Mrs. Phelps as guests, Fredrlckson bought dinner for tho crowd with the five spot. Phelps forgavo htm. Thus the matter never got Into federal court. OMAHA LAD WINS HONORS ON CINCINNATI TRACK TEAM Fred Ryplns, nephew of Prof. Nathan BennBteln of the Central High school, has been awarded a silver medal for nmkluc n mile running record at the Uni versity ot Cincinnati Ho has been chosen a member of his class team and Is a momhpr nf the 'varaltv track team. which will meet the Kentucky university team Saturday." Strengthens Weak Kidney. Electric Bitters will more than sur prise you after the first bottle. Get a. bottle today. Safe and sure, 50c and $1- All druggists. Advertisement. GLASGOW OFFICIALS ARE VISITING IN THIS CITY Thomas McMillan, senior magistrate ot Glasgow, Scotland, nnd Alex Walker, city assessor of Glasgow, are I if Omaha, studying the tax system of the city. They are on a tour ot American cities, to se curo Information about taxation. POSTAL DEPOSITS OVER HALF MILLION IN APRIL The money order department ot the local postoffice has deposited 1561,654.03 In the Omaha National bank during the month of April. Thta Is cash rocelved on money orders from Omaha. I mm ONLY 298 for a Boudoir player piano. Oak or Mahog any. Terms to suit. Let this offer make yours a musical horns. Ask about our library muslo roll plan for Hospe buyers. I Culls from the Wire Robert w. Musler was sentenced to a year In the workhouse yesterday at bt. IvmiI. rnr hitting and lnju'lne a 12-ycar- niri hnv with his automobile. Both less ot the youth were broke a in the acci dent. It was charged MuMer was speed ing forty miles an hour, Albert Woods of Des Moines, la., was probably fatally beaten and robbed at Minneapolis yesterday. He crawled for more than two blocks to a small shanty, where he was later toind unconscious end sent to a hospital. Papers found In nts pockets established Woods' identity. ' Under a new Interpretation of an or ier in the British Colombian council at Vancouver, promulgated six months ago, Astatic laborers of all, kinds are forbid den to enter Canada. The new ruling Is supposed to have been brought about by .he sailing of a shlplpad of Hindus from Shanghai for Vancoitver recently Store Hours: 8:30 A. M. to 6 P. M. Saturdays Till 9 P.M. BURGESS-NASH CO. "EVERYBODY'S STORE Friday, May 1, 1014. STOKE NKWB FOR THURSDAY. Corner 81teenth and Harney. Our Entire Stock of Trimmed and Untrimmed MILLINERY at y PRICE H UNDREDS of beautiful, exclusive and distinctive models in both the Second Floor nnd Economy Basement sections offered to you Friday at exactly one half the original price. This means exactly ns represented. jr ALL TRIMMED HATS ALL UNTRIMMED HATS ALL FLOWERS dnd WREATHS AT EXACTLY 1-2 PRICE TO aBurgess-Nash Co. Everybody's Store 16th and Harney.a; Oar Fare Injunction Suit is Postponed The Injunction suit brought by the Guarantee Trust company, trustee tor the bond holders of the Omaha & Council ntuffs Street Railway company, In the federal court to enjoin tho city from com pelling the street car company to allow soven fares for a quarter has been post poned until two weeks from Friday, be- causo of the suit In tho district court In which tho street car company Is It self directly connected. rStoro Hours. 8:30 A. M. to 6 P. M. Saturday till 9 P. M.e 2 BURGESS-NASH CO "EVERYBODY'S STORE" Friday, May 1, 101 1. 8TOUE XKW8 FOll FFIIDAY Corner Hlxttcentlt and Harooy. These Pretty $1.00 Muslin Curtains at 45c Pair IN THE HOMEFITTER'S SALE FRIDAY JTST the sort of curtains you want for light nnd airy i a draperies Made of Swiss muslin, hemmed, with I 8 lace edge or hemstitched and insert, of lace insertion, J I g$ size .'5 feet by La yards, rcgulnrlv $1.00; Fridnv, pair, SS $1.00 and SI.25 SWISS CURTAINS, nt 59c Fine quality of Swiss muslin with Insert of lace Insertion and col- p r ored horn border, alio 3 feet by 24 jnrds; usually 11.00 and $1.2r, riftf Friday, pair Two More Lots of Those Curtain Ends that Caused Such a Scramble Monday Snmplo lengths of hots, I to 1 H yards , Sample lengths of net curtalrm, ltj to 2 yards lone largo sclcc long. Scores of new pat terns, many of them can bo matched: actually worth 50c, choice 10c tlon of patterns, many can bo matched actually worth Toe to $1.00, choice. .... 25c 1 intirU4 kJ. Bmr-yih Co. xnirfl rioot. These Extreme Values in WASH GOODS Are Examples of What to Expect Here Friday SPFrfAl Ono big counter piled high with pretty new wash materials including 40-inch neat flowered voiles, .'KJ-inch plain crepe, in desir able shades, 36-inch flowored crepe, '27-inch flnxon figured nnd striped, plain colored soisette nnd many other wanted fabrics. The -5c 29c nnd .'19c qualities, yard $1 Ratines. 59c 41! inches wide, plain shades and a large selec tion of pretty mixtures: on sale at, yard 59c 29c Voiles at 19c "Woven silk stripe voiles in an assortment of over 50 different stylos, 29c quality, the vard, at Surress-Wash Co. Main Tlocr. 19c 50c Ratine at 29c U6 and 38 inches wide, al most every wanted shade; also white; 50c quality, tho vard at 29c These Wanted Plain TAFFETA SILKS, 29c Instead of 49c for Friday's Selling Rare Values PRETTY plain taffeta silks. 34 50c Fancy Silks, 17c $1.00 Silk Poplins, 00c inches wide; for slips, waists In fancy stripes and f rj 1G inches wido, In shades of navy, and dresses; in tho new shades of figures, also plain I C reaoda, pink, light blue, gray, old bluo, gray, rod, silks; formerly GOc, at. . rose, Alice blue, brown, lilac, yellow, Silk Kcmnants, 15c brown, taupe, green. M M A also cream and ff tW Short lengths, H to 1 and tan, also black. MtM tf white. Regularly Ja f 1, yard, traveling men's Sp Regular prico $1.00, l.ll 4 9c, Friday, yard. . samples, each Friday, yard f BnrgB-lTatli Co. Mln ncor. Extreme Values in Bed Spreads S1 19 A special lot of discontinued num bers for or full size beds, white or colors, most of them plnin hemmed somo fringed and have cut corners. Somo are slightly soiled. For merly $1.50 to $2.50; for quid: disposal, choice Friday, for. . $1.2f Bed Spreads, 89c Bed spreads, size 64x78 inches, especially desirable for size bed; formerly $1.25; QStn Fridnv, nt Ouu Crib Spreads at 79c Satiil Jacquard crib spreads, pink nnd bluo, woven figures to please the little ones; 7fln Friday $JU Burrecs-Kmh Co. 2nln rioor. Notions 1 'B c natnsooK HlilelUn, pr lOo 10o embroidery edBlnfTBj colorn anil white; bolt of 4 Vnrdn 014 c I Sc Iio.ib nup porteri! blnck nnd white, Q pair 3U Nickel plated safety pins; all nlcea at n Cards se 5c hooka nnd yrn a". In nine", card I U 60 pearl but tons, per On card CO Darntnir cotton 4 Spools 00 Go com m o n pins-, 409 pins to paper a Papers 6c lSe hair orna ment of fancy K ...lOo 1214c m t ni bindings. rn yd. bolts 00 Be mercerlr.ed crochet cot- Qft ton, Npool uU XZAln rioor. You'll Want One of the HOUSE DRESSES at $J00 WE CONSID K R thom tho best values of this sort offered far a long time. Mado of striped or checked gingham, chnmbray, percale and 1 a w 11, high nock with round collar of con trasting colors or square low nock styles, finished with plain pipings or embroidery. OOMIUNATIONB Consisting of frowns, princes slips, draw ers and corset cov ers, trimmed with embroidery, lace and ribbon run headings, (illfrhtly soiled, it 7Bc and 9c 45lC values, for... Bnrfre-Z?h Co, Beoond rioor Remnants of 25c to 59c White Goods at AN accumulation of short lengths, Vs to 5 yards, including ratines, voiles, embroidered Swisses, Jacquards and a variety of novelty white goods. If old off the piece, 25c to 39c; Friday, the yard 10c Sale of Lawn Needs liAWN MOWEK8 Oak Iaf, 14 to 16-lnch, our $3.60 value, for -.00 KOllKKK MOWKK 14 to 16-ln., guaranteed, $2.85 IMI'KHIAIj MOWKK 4 cutting blades, self sharpen ing, 14-inch, $4 values. 10-inch, $4.50 values. . .$8.80 lUill'PER MOWKKS 14-Inch ball bearing. . . .$8.45 lG-lnch, ball bearing. . . .$a.75 K'iKAN Kl'T MOWKKS. High wheel, full ball bearing. 14-Inch mower $5.75 1G-Inch mower $5.05 18-inch mower $0.45 CA1MTOI MOWKKS. IC-Inch mower $0.15 18-Inch mower ....... .$0.05 20-inch mower $10.45 Simplex ras Catcher, adjust Ible, galvanized bottom... 80c Chief Grn.s, Catcher, any sire, special Friday at 30c GUARANTEED GARDEN HOSE C-ply garden hose, 4-lnch, 8c per foot; -in, Oc per foot. 7-ply garden hose, -in. 14c per foot; in. 15c per foot. Molded hoe, extra quality, tt-ln., Iflc per foot; -ln. 18c per foot. Fountain, all brass sprinklers, for 0C liaby fountain, all brass sprink lers at a5c Lawn rake, IM-tooth, wire. 25c Lawn rake, 25-tooth, wood 0c Wood hose reels good quality, Friday at OOc Iron hose reels, $2 to $2.50 ea. nest lawn seed, mlxod Trans- MisslsEippI, per lb 22c White clover seed, lb 50c Blue grass seed, lb 17c 8nrria-Xra co. Baiemtnt. A SALE OF DRESSES For "Misses, Juniors and Small Women Intended to Retail at $5 to $15, Friday $19S sincl S298 ffl THE ECOKKY BASEftEUT RIDICULOUS as the prices may seem the dresses ure exactly as represented and tho values are tho biggest we've ever offered in this ever increasing popular section. They're the sample and broken lines of a big maker, splendid assortment for selection, all new styles, for morning, afternoon, indoor and outdoor wear. The materials are all wool French cballies, serges, Panamas, diagonals nnd novelty weaves in a very extensive range of desirable colors, In cluding plain effects, stripes, polka dots, etc. Slzos for women 34 to 3G bust meusuro, and for juniors and misses 12 to 20 years. Women' $15.00 Suits at $8.50 Women's tailored suits In every wanted material, A surprising assortment of correct and popular styles, in this season's new shades. to Cf Splendid 115.00 values, Friday at. . PO.OU Women's $8.50 Coata at $4.03. Stylish tailored, coats. More than a score of, the newest models, In all the fashionable colors1 and sbadeB. They are regular d A QC $8.50 values,. on sale Friday at. . . . Women's Coats 72 last season's spring weight coats, made ot all wool coatings, pret ty stripe and check patterns; tOOQ were $8.50. "PfO at Shoes at 80c. Children's, women's, boys' and girl's shoes. Broken lines and odd sixes; were $1 to QQ $2, pair Oi7C Women's Drcscs, $1.80 Small lot of women's all wool serge dresses; good styles, navy blue only, to on .... txirx Bntgils-WMh Oo.- ard lengths, Oc to 15c S inP ualltles, yd. , 1 close 10c Wash Goods, ."54 c Tbousnnds of yards of plain and novelty spring and summer wash goods, in 2 to 12 yard lengths, 1 qualities 12' hush Curtains, 5c Short ends ot lace curtains, 1 to 2 yards long, suitable for sash curtalnB, 12 c values, each Percales, 7J$c Double fold, yard wide percale, seconds of 15c grade, light, medium and dark pat- 7 X. terns, yard 2 C Economy Basement. 5c sBurgess-Naah Oo. Everybody's Store 16th and Harney.: