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Nebraska
OMAHA'S LARGEST STORE for MEN AND BOYS
Iff
BOARD'S RIGHT TO GUT YALUE
Nance County Members Do Not Stop
tn V.nnnlirp Them
ALL THINGST0 ALL MEN!
Some Candidates Would Run on j
Four Party Tickets.
"6ft aoiwr"
"-Home of Quality clothes;
COUNTIES COME IN CUT DOWN
MAKE AFFIDAVIT TO EFFECT
THE BEE: (VrAIL, WEDNESDAY, JVLY S, 1914.
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(From a Stuff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb.. July 8. (Speclol.)
Whether a county board can make a 10
Per cent reduction In the valuation of a
county will have to bo settled by the
State Board of Equalization when It
meets to equalize the county assessments
of the state.
Secretary Henry Seymour of the State
Board of Assessment received a letter
this morning from J. A. B. Kirk, county
assessor of Nance county, that the county
board had ordered a reduction of 10 per
cent on the valuation of the county as
returned by the precinct assessors. He
desires that the secretary notify the board
nt what time they will take tho matter
up so that tho county attorney can ap
pear and defend the action of the board.
Tho statutes provide that a county
hoard can reduce Individual assessments
or can reduce or raise any precinct to
make It correspond In value to the rest
of the county, but there seems to be no
provision for the lowering of a complete
county.
AVIinl l.iiiT Pro lilrn.
In a case of State ex rel., against Ed
wards. 31 Neb. 369;. 47 N. W, 1018, the
opinion of tho rourt is that "A board
may consider and ralso or lower each
class separately In one or more precincts,
but the aggregate valuation of all pre
cincts cannot be reduced below that re
turned by assessors."
Tho returns of the county assessor of
Nance county as received by the state
board this morning show that the assess
ment of Nance county la j:S3,lSI lower
than returned to the state board a year
ago, the valuation In 1913 being $4,171,543,
whllb this year It Is $3,SSG,261.
Still VnliiiilloiiN l)rL.
Flvo counties reporting this morning
showed a reduction of $377,3X1. At the rate
the decrease Is making there will prob
ably be a falling off of In tho neighbor
hood" of $3,000,0)0 or $4,000,000 by the time
tho last county reports. Following arc
counties reporting this morning:
1913. 1914.
Burt $ ,996,S2fl $ 6.832.19S
rjnrflold 724,fi9i-. 769.1.7)
Hitchcock 1.3S7.351 1,70.1,263
Nance 4,171.54-. 3,SW.:1
Vane 6.70-.M5U 3,701.214
Totals $19.4S2,.7 $1S,903,194
EARLY INDIAN LIFE TO BE
PORTRAYED AT STATE FAIR
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, .luly S.-(Speclal.)-Sccnes
from Indian life in the pioneer days of
Nebraska will be reproduced at the Ne
braska state fair this 'fall.
Tho band of "first Inhabitants" of the
state .will como from the vicinity of
Chadron. Indian village llfoi will be por
trayed. There will be four exciting In
dian dances. These will be the Omaha,
the ghost, the wolf aId tho scalp dances.
Three squaws using nine horses will
give a dally relay race. Four squaws will
also engage In a mllo race. This will
not bo a Wild West performance in any
sense of the word, but a genuine Indian
entertainment.
Owing to the strict government regula
tions the engagement with the Indians
has been hard to make. They will pay
eppeclal attention to reproducing the
village scenes of the early days. In this
they will be assisted by some of the best
Indian historians.
Srcrrlnrjr of Stittr Una Nnmrron
lccnllnr Claratlonii to Annnrr
with nenrd to Political
Qnnllf lent inn.
Tladlj Puriicd, hnt Snvrn Child.
STAPLETON, Nob.,- July 8 (Speclal.)
Cliarlcs Sterling, a fireman on the Union
Taclfle here, had his left hand badly
burned whllo saving a little girl from
what might have been a serious accident.
He grabbed a lighted sky rocket from
her hand Just In time to receive the full
force of the fire on his hand.
Obstinate Acne
Yields Quickly
Cheeks, Temples, Nose and
Chin Nicely Cleared
(From a Starr Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, July S.-(Speclal.) Secretary
of State Walt today received a filing
from F. Kemp Heath of Cody, cherry
county, asking that his name be placed
upon the primary ballot as a republican
candidate for the state senate from the
Twenty-eighth district, comprising the,
counties of Cherry. Sheridan, Dawes, Box
Butte, Bock, Brown and Sioux, which
was represented in the last session by
Senator W. H. Reynold.
Whllo filing as a republican and mak
ing affidavit that he affiliates with the
republican party, he asks the secretary
If It wll be "legal and permissible" for
him also to file as a democrat for the
same office.
Mr. Walt will Inform Mr. Heath that
If he can find twenty-five democrats who
will sign a petition asking that his name
be placed upon tho ballot as a demo
cratic candidate and he can tako oath
that ho affiliates with tho democratic
party when accepting tho filing that his
Mma can be placed thereon.
Itcrcent Four Pnrtlen.
Another candidate, Thomas N. C. Bir
mingham, has filed as the candidate of
four different parties for the nomination
for congress In the Fifth district, In each
cae making oath that ho affiliates with
each one of tho parties, democrat, prohi
bition, people's Independent, and today he
files as a republican.
George E. Hall, who has already filed
for the democratic nomination for state
treasurer, will have a chance to file as
a people's Independent candidate, a pe
tition coming In from Custer county to
the secretary of state's office asking that
his namo be placed on the ballut as the
candidato of that party.
IJeVoe l,rnvi' llnoe.
L. A. DeVoe, who filed for the repub
lican nomination for representative from
the Seventy-seventh representative dis
trict, comprising the counties of Klcth,
Lincoln and Dawson, has made applica
tion to the secretary of state to have his
filing withdrawn. Mr. DeVoe thinks ho
had rather run for the office of county
attorney of Keith county, but assures
the secretary of state if he will let him
know if thcro is a vacancy In tho filing
for representative In that district he will
get out and hunt up a good man who Trill
run. This district wasreprcscnted In the
last session by Edwin M. Searle, Jr., of
Ogalalla, a republican.
POTATO VINES GROWING
TO TOPS. SAY EXPERTS
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P!liK:HUii
By the Public
Held in High
Esteem , j
Dignified by all
Pi a-FF uvtu !
SparklmgWholesome;
and Supreme
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IOO BROADWAY. N.Y. '.
As with a Fairy's Wnad
f "Aha!" Tou say "they are disappear
ing fast" after a short use of 8. B. 8.,
the wonderful blood purifier.
Yes, those pesky little red spots do fade
away quickly nor do they come back.
Looking through a powerful micro
scope you find tho skin a marvelous
network of tiny blood vessels, glands,
ducts, and cells in all of which the active
principle of 8, 8. 8. is at work; it is
driving out Impurities, through the skin
pores and new materials rush In to
create and sustain new healthy tissue.
This Influence Is carried to the outer
skin where the broken down cells and
their deadened nerve bulbs are rebuilt,
the red spots dry up, fleck away and ara
replaced by brand new skin.
You will thus waste no more time with
external ointments for any form of skin
trouble.
Be sure to get a bottle of S. S. S.
today of any druggist. Shun all substi
tutes. Don't bo imposed upon. Insist
upon S. 8. 8. Write for book "What
the Mirror Tells" to The Swift Speciflo
Co., 101 Swift Bldg., Atlanta, Da.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, July S. (Special.) "Somo
complaint has been heard about potato
vines going all to tops and not setting
any potatoes," says Secretary J. R. Dun
can of the State Horticultural society. "I
have looked over a few patches here at
Lincoln and find that ln the patches
examined a generous number of potatoes
have set on and that In the case of the
early Ohio that from three to flvo In
each hill are of marketable size. Several
small ones are to be found In each hill
so that weather conditions favoring from
now on a good crop of potatoes will be
hnrvwitwl. Tn mv nwn natch it vines
are from two and one-half to four feet
In height and I find that there are from
four to six good sized potatoes to each
hill. Prof. Hood of tho State Farm,
who has several different varieties un
der test, reports that the early Ohlos
which they are digging for market at
thls time will average eight to ten po
tatoes to the hill and somo hills have as
high as fifteen large and small potatoes
In them. Digging at this time will not
give quite as high a yield as later, but a
better price is secured. Another variety.
Undo Gideon's Quick Lunch, average
from four to eight to tho hill and weigh
ing three to four ounces each. Still an
other variety, Burpee's Extra Early
White potato, averaged about fifteen to
tho hill, the size of hickory nuts. These
potatoes have very vigorous tops aver
aging from two and one-half to three
feet In height, ftlr. W. L. Minor, deputy
state auditor, reports practically the
same general results In part of his thlr-teen-acro
field of early Ohlos that Is on
tho high ground. On the low ground the
set was not jjultc so good, but tho cause
is not attributed to excessive growth of
vines. In his experimental plat compris
ing some thirty varieties ho finds a good'
setting on early varieties.
Some advise to tut the tops off where
tho vines are making an excessive growth
i,,..i.r nniv mrt of the vine. Some ex-
icatitin w...
n..imni hnv been carrlea on ai one
of our neighboring state experiment sta
tions along this line. Where the tops
had made a growth of over two reel xne
ras was cut off. Favorable results
were obtained In somo Instances. This
Is not to be recommended as a cureau,
however. If the potatoes are left alone
with the present amount ot moisture
tho ground a good crop or poiaioun
be expected in the section where exces--ulna
Vihv nroiuced a vigorous
growth of tops, rotatows must have good
vigorous tops, to produce a cruii i
tubers. They have the tops now and
with good growing weather for the next
two or thrco weeks will turn out a good
harvest of potatoes."
WORK ON PERUUBUILDING
TO BEGIN AT EARLY DATE
(From a Statt Correspondent)
. ,..t vi iiiiv s rRneclal.) As a re-
suit of a conference between Thomas J.
Majors and A. U caviness oi u.e
normal board and J. H. Craddock of
Omaha, architect, who will make plans
for the new building at tho Peru state
normal school, work will be begun as
soon as possible. The building will cost
$83,000. A levy of S3 per cent of a mill
has been l ade for the state normal
schools by the legislature and the board
has apportioned the amount and each
institution will take Its turn In having
a building erected.
' Ilerrlvm Fractured Tliticli.
HARVARD, Neb., July . Opeclal.)-
Clarence Waters received a fractured
thigh today as he rode his mcycie into a
wagon, ,
Pawnee City Lowers
Electric Power Rate
PAWNEE CITY. Neb., July S.-(Spe-cial.)
At a meeting of the council hero
this week the rate charged for electrio
energy for motors by the municipal plant
was revised, and an ordinance fixing new
rates adopted. The minimum was fixed
nt 50 cents per month per horsepower. A
consumption of from one to 100 kilo
watts will be charged for at the rate of
9 cents. Each additional 100 lowers tho
price a cent, all above '500 kilowatts be
ing rated at 4Vi cents per kilowatt. The
lighting rate remains nt 12V4 cents.
Work of installation of the new street
lights for the downtown district of this
city Is being rapidly pt-shed, and tho
system will soon be completed and In
operation. Part of the "white wny" has
already been connected up. The system
will consist of over thirty ornamental
poles, each bearing five lights.
Three llrntrlci- Mnrrlmcn,
BEATRICE, Neb.. July 8.-(SpeclaI 1
Edward King and Miss Georgia Starns,
both of this city, were married at Lin
coln last week. They mannged to keep
Again we have demonstrated this
dominant store's leadership in values
Today's active selling was ample evidence
of the wonderful values afforded by our
HALF PRICE SALE
OF MEN'S AND YOUNG MEN'S QUALITY SUITS
All new season garments not a stock that has been infected
with "special purchases" of "sale made" clothes but thousands
of the world's best tailoring products every suit perfect in
every detail. Sizes from 29 to 54 bust.
$25 Suits, now half price $12.50
$30 Suits, now half price $15.00
$35 Suits, now half price $f 7.50
$40 Suits, now half price $20.00
ENTIRE STOCK OF ROGERS-PEET CO. FINE SUITS AT HALF PRICE
WAMTBb HxprUnod Clothing; Baltim.n at Ono. Apply Mr. P.ok,
$10 Suits, now half price $5
$15 Suits, now half price $7.50
$18 Suits, now half price $9.
$20 Suits, now half price $10
their marriage a secret until Tuesday.
They have arrived In the city to make
their home.
Announcement was received hero yes
terday of the marriage of Miss Hazel
llackely of this city, which occurred at
Omaha July 2 to It. A. Kohl ot Omnha.
William 11. U. Hock and Miss Iela
Arnctt were, married Tuesday by Judge
11. D. Walden.
VETERAN LINCOLN FIREMAN
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, July 8.-(.Speclal.)-nohcrt
Bradley, one of Lincoln' veteran flro
mcn, was stricken with paralysis while
sitting in front of Knglne House No. 1
yesterday and taken to his home. One
side Is completely affected, hut tho phy
sician thinks he may recover to some
extent.
Klilllmmt o SpenU nt Norfolk.
PIEHCH, Neh July 8. (Speclnl.)-O. S.
Spillman, candidate for the republican
nomination for congiess of the Third dis
trict, gnve an address Tuesday at Center
to thf republicans of Knox county In con
vention On Friday he has nn Invitation
to address a meeting of the Congrega
tional and Methodist Episcopal church of
northeast Nebraska at Norfolk, Neb.
Next week ho has accepted Invitations
to address republican county conventions
held In counties over the district
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HILTON HELD FOR SHOOTING
LOWE AT PLATTSMOUTH
PLATTRMOl'Tlt. Neb. July 8 -(Bpe-clnl
Telegram.) County Attorney Taylor
filed a complaint today In Justice Arch
er's court charging Tony Hilton, colored,
with having shot Fred Iowo In this city
on July 4. The prisoner was given a
preliminary hearing and hound over to
the district court under bond of ll.ono.
Corn Outlook Kxrrllmt.
HATtVAUD, Neb.. July 8.-(9peclal.) -Harvest
is practically completed In this
vicinity. The yield per ncro Is greatly In
excess of anticipations thirty, thirty-
flvo and forty bushels having been re
ported from fields already threshed. Tho
quality Is excellent. Corn cultivation is
also reported tn progress, as well ns al
falfa cutting. Prospects for a corn crop
aro the lxst for many years, thcro being
i a fine stand and the fields unusually free
i from weeds.
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HARVARD TO ENTERTAIN
FRIENDS IN FALL FESTIVAL
HARVARD, Nob.. July .-(8peclal.)
Tho Harvard Community club has taken
steps for holding a fall festival in this
city on August 1- mid 13. Tho matter Is
In the hands of the proper committees and
tho proposal In to have entertnlnment
equal to, If not superior to, anything be
font hcld-a clean, square deal for tho
entertainment and amusement of the peo
ple of tho surrounding country.
DEATH RECORD
Mm. II. K. Mrv.
Mrs. II. H. Meyer, aged M years, 2330
South Thirty-second street, died at her
home after a six mouths' Illness, De
ceased came to Omaha from Wisconsin
thirty-two years ago. Surviving her be
sides the husband are three children
Alfred O., Miss Ida and Miss Bertha
Meyer-all living at home. Funeral serv
ices will be held at the residence Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock and Interment will
bo at West I.awn cemetery.
Mr.. Knthrrlnc llrrrkmnn Sclinylcr.
NEW YOMK. July S. Mrs. Katherlne
Ilecckman Schuyler, wife of Montgomery
Schuyler, who Is well known among
magazine writers and art critics, died at
her homo in Now Ttochelle last night.
Sho was president of the Damea of the
Revolution. The Immediate cause of her
death was a paralytic stroke on June IB.
She was burn on Juno 2S, 1SU. Mrs.
Bchuyler was the seventh In descent from
Itoberl Livingston, first lord of the manor
of Livingston,
Uee Want Ads Troduce Results.
DENVER TUNNEL BONDS
ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL
DKNVKTt, July R. The state supreme
court today held that the Denver city
bonda for driving a tunnel through tho
continental divide to be used by tho
Denver & Rait Ijike railroad were uncon
stitutional on the ground that it would
lend public credit to a prlvato enterprise.
At a special election last February the
elector of Denver authorized the Issu
ance of J.J.000,000 city bonds to drive tho
tunnel, the rood to contribute Jt.500,000.
In an agr eement between the city and tho
road the latter was to meet the Interest
payments on tho bonda and provide for
their redemption. In the agreement the
city was given right to use the tunnel,
Some Nuts to Crack Thursday
The copy cats will have an interesting time trying to crack some of the NUTS which we give them in this ad for
THURSDAY'S SALE
Our attention has been called several times recently to a somewhat childish attempt at
competition. Customers have noticed when we have ticketed special items in our window one of our GREAT
institutions immediately displays something similar at a lower price. Childishness, gentlemen, better quit it and
indulge in more manly methods. Yes, we will give the name to any one really interested.
Nuts to Crack 1 hursday in Ready- Wash Dress Goods West Aisle, Main Floor
to-Wear Section AVo mudu a specinl purchase way under
tho season 'b price Egyptian tissues no more
serviceable summer fabric, overy good color,
stripes, checks and plaids, Thursday at 18c
per yard.
Croup und Cough Ilrmedr
Dr. King's New Discovery gives almost
Instant relief. First dose helps. Best
remedy for coughs, colds and lung trouble.
60c and 1100. All druggists. Advertisement
WASH DRESSES, in white and colored.
The whole stock goes for this July sale,
$3.50, $5.00, S7.50, $10.00 and $15.00
They sold previously up to $50.00.
Not Easily Matched.
COATS ALSO. For the go-aways or for
early fall (incidentally days are getting shorter
already yet.)
' Goats of-Wool, pold previously up as high
as $35.00, at $9.08 the wool.
Coats of Silk, sold previously as high as
$35.00, at $12.50 the silk.
Nuts to Crack in Children's Section
Read carefully past prices and then cast your eye over
Present Prices Hnt her Hard to Crack.
Two lot of Cotton Dresses, all nRes, white and colored.
Past prices marked to sell up to J6.50, Present Prlco
at , 81.7A
Past Prices marked to sell up to $15.00, Present Prlre
t t $2,50
All the Junior' Suit's sold at IV.BO,' V2V.66 'and V30!bo.
Thursday, each 91(.Ou
Infants' Clothing
How much more sensible mothers are In clothing their
Infants! How the poor darlings have suffered in tho
past swathed and bundled In flannels and furbelows!
In our baby section we have Dressos, Petticoat, Pillow
Cases, Pique Carriage Covers, hand embroidered all
off former prices.
One lot of Baby Dresses and Petticoats, sold up to 2.50,
at OHc
Others, sold to 13.00 and 3.50, for 1.50, and some
at 2.50 which were 4.50.
When we mention prices that were It means that we
sold quantities of similar goods at the quoted Past
Prices. No fake mark up to mark down.
A month ago we confess we wero somewhat fearful that
we might have to carry over quite a lot of fine goods.
Wo decided then to take our medicine and cut tho prices
so dooply that you could not resist buying. And we are
still at it. Thursday a big lot of Imported fabrics, 42 to
40 Inches wldo, staple colors sold up to 2.00, at Bc
per yard.
Looks as if we would not carry over one yard now
for the last 30 days they have melted like the snow
upon tho river, a moment seen then lost forever.
In tho Basement Thursday Special Wash Goods Sales
at 7Hc, Hc, 12Hc and lHc
Full site sheets, 81x99 fJOc, Instead of 85c.
July is u big Hosiery Month. A real snap for Thursday.
Blacks and tans, tho 1 grade, for BOc pair.
Union Suits Clearing them out at a7c, 03c, 70c, 08c.
Great values.
Men, Keep Your Woather Eye Open Sat
urday. We will do things for you. Don't mind
hinting "It's a Shirt Sale" and our shirt sales
are dffferent. Watch our window! Thursday,
tell the good wife to buy somo of tho Cambric
Night Gowns, selling nt 59c each. She will
find bargains for you also in Underwear and
Neckwear, etc.
THURSDAY AT SILK SECTION Our
entire stock of Kimono Silks, tho kind which
Bells at 69c, for one day 44c per yard.
The window contains 3 Big Specials Also.
Thursday all the very best Imported Challies at 30c
per yard. Bold as high as 65c and 75c.
Nary a Parasol to carry over, that'B the dictum
Would yo know how we do it? 8.00 Parasols for $3.08;
3.95 Parasols for $2.48; 2.50 Parasols for $1.08.
Half price for discontinued makes of corsets La Ca
mllle and Modart, front lacers. Rodfern Madame
Irene La Camllle G. D. Warner's It. & G. these
laco In back.
Some remarkable offerings at tho Linen
Section Thursday morning
G3, 72 and 81 inches in diameter, Round
Cloths naturally, embroidered in Germany,
similar sold up to $7.50 -for quick sale, $2.98
each.
.Japanese Toweling scarfs, or, ns they say
in England, Scarves and Centers, worth up to
$1.50, nt 39c each.
ABk Mrs. Sns to show you tho specials.
Unmatchable Damask Cloth
Unmatchable Is perhaps not the best word for it is
possible to got goods of equal quality but rarely such
a combination of quality and low price as you will find
on Thursday. Head the before price and the now price.
8-4 Damask Cloth, Before 3.25, Now $1.08
8-10 Damask Cloth, Before 4.00, Now 52.47
5-8 Napkins to match, before 3.50 doz., Now .... 92.10
Just a few Colored Austrian Linen Breakfast Sots
Lot 1 Before price, 10.00; Now price $0.50
And here's a beauty, was 15, on Thursday $8.05
Cleaning out rapidly the odd gloves in silk and lisle
and small wonder, for tho prices are very trifling.
Dost need stationery? Small lots being
closed out nt absurd prices. On the basis of
three bottles of ink for five cents yes, that's
the price at which ink is soiling no, not selling,
goincr out in exchange for nickels. Dinner
Cards, V! price on Thursday if you will
mention where you saw the announcement. Will
you do it?
