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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1914)
VHK OMAHA SUNDAY UFA'.: KOVKMHKlt -'!). l!M 3-A A SPECIAL EXHIBIT OF BAKER ELECTRICS Brought her by arrangement with the Baker factory will be held at the display rooms of The Orr Motor Sales Company, 24th and Farnam Streets, beginning November 30 and contin uing nntil December 5. The exhibit includes The New Light Baker Coupe Which weighs ton less than many other electrics, and which embodies among other adraneed features a unique seating arrangement that is nost attractive. Also, The Baker Double Drive Brougham A magnificent electric of the larger type, embodying every known motor car luxury. The New Baker Roadster A high-speed open ear, shown for the first time in Omaha. The public is cordially invited to attend this special elec tric display. THE ORR MOTOR SALES CO. 5416 Farnam Street Tyler 1033. Nebraska MOST LAWMAKERS FARMERS J Next Session of Legislature Will Contain Over Fifty of Them. '.FOUR LAWYERS IN THE LIST Four Newspaper Men Alas) Ar Mrmhrn, All In l.owrr House, While Thrrr Are Fifteen ' Merchants. J If SUfiDEDLAllD'S CERTIFIED 31 Kinds When the question of buying coal must be decided, consider these things: ' I. What kind is best suited to your need;;? ' We have 31 kinds and perhaps can help you on this point II. Where to secure THAT KIND at a fair price r V7and be certain as to-correct weight and de . : ... .pendable delivery, service. -v -..' .; We can help you on this point, too. III. Sunderland Bros. Co. has for 32 years con ducted a growing coal business in Omaha. This i oulil not be so, except upon the basis of supplying satisfactory coal and dependable service. Consider, too, that it costs you no more per ton (costs less per season) to buy Sunderland Certified Coal Yards in A!l MilklnB ,h delivery distance short to any ad n i -i dre9 Seventy big yell-o wagons and beautiful railS 01 City trams. This makes 8EKYICK. UNDERLAY PHONC DOUGLAS 51 Stata Bank Building, 16th atd Harney Entire Third Fleer Shop Opens Monday WE INVITE both old and young to this event. Thousands of wonder ful toys, the real imported kinds, houses, animals, dolls, horses and wagons, trains, circuses, boats, submarines, wagons, automobiles, etc. The famous "Structo" mechanical toys, electric trains, etc. These are shown in our basement Toy Shop. Every article marked at the lowest jtossible price. Santa Claus will find it easy to select gifts here, but we say "Come Early." Don't wait if you want to sec these wonderful toys before Santa takes them away. lie has to begin early to get all his shopping done. (From a Staff Correspondent LINCOLN, Neb., Nv. SR. (Special.) Farmfrs will predominate In the next ses sion of the log stature to a large dexree, according to the statements furnished the secretary of state so far for the roster of legislative members. Although but ninety of the ICO members of the house have reported, thirty-six of them are farmers, while of the thirty-three mem bers of the senate, eleven are farmers. This makes 17 members so far In the agri cultural class. When the other ten In the house have reported it Is probable there will be over fifty farmers In both branches. The last legislature also was to same extent a "farmers' " leBlslature, thirty six belr? tag-iced that way In the house while five were found In the senate, a total of forty-one, so that It Is without doubt safe to say that thla session will be more agricultural than any for some time. Roster of Lawyers. In the 1913 session there m ere eleven law yers In the house and seven In the sen ate, while In the present session there will be twelve In the house at least and four In the senate. The last session had one doctor in the house and one In the senate. This session will have three !n the house and one In the senate. There were very few newspapermen In the last session. tennls Cronln of O'Neill belnjc the only one In the house, and "W. H. Smith being the only one In the senate. This session Cronln comes back to the house again, but he will have with him three other newspaper men, but over In the senate there will be no literary artists, the nearest to it be ing a printer from Omaha. In the last senate there were two states men who had beebme so wealthy that tlicy could afford to retire from active, llfo. These were Kriynbuugh of Polk and Hoagland of Lancaster. Senator Haagland will be the only retired pluto crat in the upper body this session. In the house last year they' had retired statesmen to burn, ten of tat class will ing to admit that thy could live without any vlalblo means of support. This year Just four tag themselves as retired, two merchants and two farmers. How They Line tp. The list so far for the coming session Is as follows: Senate, farmers, eleven; merchants,, five; real estate and Insur ance, five; lawyers, four; bankers, three, and ono each grain dealer, printer, physi cian, manufacturer and retired. In the house: Farmers, rhlrty-slx; lawyers, twelve; merahants. ten; real estate and Insurance, eight; bankers, six; retired, four; newspapermen, four; physicians, two; school teachers, two; bookkeepers, two; mechanic, manufacturer and tele phone snonger. one each. There are ten mora to repoot. One senator in the coming session gives his business as an "sx-slierlff," and one In the house as an "ex-county. clerk." ENGLAND WILL PROPOSE ' CUTTING OFF BOARDS (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Nov. 28.- -(Special.) In . the interest of moral reform. Judge W. H. England, philanthropist and reformer, announces that he proposes to go be fore the next legislature and demand that two things be done for the betterment of mankind. One of these Is the abolishment of the Stats Board of Secretaries, connected with the Board of Health, and the other Is the throwing out of office of the mem bers of the State Board of Pardons. Judge- Kngland does not believe that any board has any right to deny any physician, who desires to come Into Ne braska and practice, Ihe right to do so. He believes that It Is all In the Interest of a medical trust and the judge be lieves that trusts sre "agin the govern ment." As far as the pardon board Is concerned, the Judge Is opposed to the principle of bringing matters of pardon and parol before a board for a hear ing. He believes that the warden should bo the all-powerful Judge and from bis decree thero ought to be no appeal. EXAMINER ROBINSON REPORTS ON SHORTAGE Beaton & Later Co. The Toy Shop 415-417 South Sixteenth Street. :ii-..'VAj (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Mov. 28. (Special.) Ac cording to a report filed with the state auditor by K. J. Robinson, examiner, the shortage of J. W. Hill, county treasurer of Banner county will amount to (297.41, estimating from the figures at hand. In the report Mr. Robinson says: As the commtMslona cunnot be settled definitely until the enl of the year, we have estimated the same as near as pos sible, and tax receipts No. 8a, V and 100, amounting to l: ), which seems to Indicate thla the treasurer had not re ceived the money for same and were held for payment, making a total of $703.49. The Banner County bank shows a deposit of lUMi-H on hand, it appears that at least two checks amounting to $5.60 have not been paid, which would leave the balance $11,877.07, providing there were no other checks out. Tne total cash and balance on these fitcurea would be SL2.6..M. leaving a shortage of $307.41 estimated on the figures as shown above. Fifty-Eight Years of Wedded Life c0t Lf.kr"r S3 MR. AND MRS. THOMAS B. COFFMAN OF BEAVER CITT. NEB. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Coffman of Beaver dren are K. C. and Charles B. Coffman City. Neb., celebrated the fifty-eighth an niversary at their marriage at their home on Wednesday, surrounded by all of their surviving children. Thomas R. Coffman and Miss Martha Huff were married at Washington, la,, November 26, 1866. They moved to Fur nas county, Nebraska, in February 1SSR, and Mr. Coffman homesteadnd a claim In Dexter precinct, now Oxford, where they resided until 1905, when they re moved to Beaver City. Their four chli- of Keota, la.: Mrs. Anna K. Freeman of Holllnger. Neb., and S. H. Coffman of Beaver City. Mr. CoffmatV cast his first ballot in 18T-5 and voted for Buohanan for president In He has been a demo crat all his life. Both Mr. and Mrs. Coffman, although past R0 years of age, are apparently In better physical condition than many who are veara their iunlor. Both take a keen Interest In all matters of current Interest Foot Ball Games for Belgian Fund Send Four Men to Hospital .BROKEN BOW, Neb., Nov. 28. (Spe cial.) Thanksgiving day In Broken Bow contained a ftw casualties for foot ball players and others. ,ln a friendly contest for the benefit of tho Belgian relief fund, pulled off between Ntwo teams composed of prominent cltlsens and business men. John Turner of the Turner Lumber com pany sustained a severe double fracture to the right leg that will lay him up for some time, while Al Martin of the electric light company had his ankle broken. Another man dropped Insensible while watching the game. Upon the return of the Reserves from Mason City, where they had been playing a game, It was fond that Stuart Randall and Harry Mc Candless, two of the team, had been severely handled and put out of com mission for the time being, ' At a meeting of the Belgian relief eom mittee the matter of reports from those who held meetings throughout the county was taken up and canvassed. Something Ilka 1,000 bushels of wheat has already ben subscribed out In the county, While about the same amount has been sub scribed In the city. A committee was ap pointed in each community to canvass and receive contributions and In this manner the fund will be greatly. Increased. Conferences have been held with the lo cal millers In regard to milling the wheat and sending only the finished product It Is altogether probable that flour in stead of wheat will be sent The local banks have all agreed to re ceive cash contributions and hold same for the committee, giving deposit re ceipts In return. Many w6men of the city assembled at the Public Service rooms Friday and spent the day in sewing for the relief fund. Swap Anything in the "Swapper's Column' News Notes of West Polat. WEST POINT, Neb., Nov. !.-(Spe- clal.) News has reached the city of the death at Los Angeles, Cat., of Andrew N. Bank, a former prominent cltlsen and land owner of this county. The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zarmsdorff of this city was cele brated Tuesday. Earl Wilde, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Emtl Wilde, of this place, was married to Miss Helens Stark of Plainvtew, by County Judge Dewald on Thursday after noon. Friedrich Mueller, an aged and well known cltlsen of West Point, died at his home hers on Thursday afternoon at the age of 78 years. Miss Marie Forsythe, who has taught tha first grade In the local schools suc cessfully for ths last two years, has re signed here position and returned to her horns at Peru, Thursday. She will be married during the coming Christmas holidays. The preliminary hearings of Mrs. Bar bars 01atn and Dan Jacobs, charged with perjury, have keen postponed until December $. kllss Loan B. Mueller of Beemer, and i Andrew O. Hoff. were united In mar' riage at that place yesterday. Notes from Beatrice And Gage County BEATRICE. Neb.. Nov. 28. (SDeciaU Mrs. R. D. ' Rlckard, an old resident of Beatrice, who left the city Friday for Haatlnaa to make her home, discovered at Falrburr that she had lost her dia mond earlngs and a gold watcb,' some where along the route. She telephoned to Beatrice Friday night for aid In trying to find the Jewelry, which she valued at over $200. William Lucas, a negro, was given fif teen rlava . In the county Jail by Judge Hurst at Wymore, Friday, for snatching a woman's gold watch from bar as sue was passing along the street at Baraeston. Oscar Myers, a delivery boy, was ser iously Injured hers Thanksgiving day by falling from ths wagon on which he waa rldlnr. He was unconscious for six hours after blng removed to a local hos pital for treatment. Unless complica tions set In it is believed he wm recover In a few .days. Ths annual conference of tho Blue River Baotlat association convened in Wymore Friday afternoon fcr a session nf thrM da vs. The sermon was given .Friday evening by Rev. Mr. Collins of Lincoln. Delegates are present from Beatrice, Blue Springs, Liberty, Barnes ton and other points In this section of the state. About 300 was raised bers on "tag" day for the Civic Improvement league. which will use tne money 10 nuna a cement wall through the Chariot park. Arthur Clark and Miss Kathryn Kar nth were united in marriage at the Catholic church Thursday by Father Roll. They will make their home in Beatrice, Pawnee Boy Corn Growers Give Feast PAWNEE CITY. Neb., Nov. .-(Sp- clal.) The W. M. Thompson three-acre corn contest for Pawnee county boys closed Friday evening with a banquet given to ths forty boys who finished the contest and about fifty Invited guests. After the banquet speeches were niade by Mayor D. E. Wherry of this city. A. H. Kldd of Beatrice. Superintendent Lulu S. Wolford, Miss Mabel C. Daniels of Lin coln, E. P. Brown of Lincoln and Gov ernor John H. Morehcad. L. W. Ijeonard presided as toastmaster. and at the close of the program an nounced ths winners In ths contest, as follows: Leo Llenberger, Sheridan precinct, yield 163 bushels. Carl Oylira, Table Kock F reel net, yield 141 buahels. Hubert Kha ir. Plum Creek precinct, yield 144 buah els. Carl Waterman, Clear Creek pre cinct, yield 141 bushels. After awarding tha premiums Mr. Leon ard announced that another contest will be conducted next year, and during his speech earlier in the evening Qovernor Morehead subscribed $25 to the premiums for next year's contest. Rules for the contest will be announced In January, Three Persons Hurt in Automobile Upset Near Nebraska City NEBRASKA CITY. Neb.. Nov. (Special.) John Perry, wife and two sons of Des Moines, la., were en route to Daw- son, Neb., In an auto, and when leaving the city the steering gear went wrong and the machine turned turtle, catching all of ths party unJer It. The wife was the only one that escaped Injury. Mr. Perry was badly bruised about ths head and was unconscious for some time, while one of the sons had an arm broken and the other broke his nose nnd was bruled about the body. They are beelng cared for hers. John Roll, a farmer residing south of the city, who is operating a saw mill on his place, met with an accldi nt that will lay him up for some time and cams near costing his life. One of the big saw logs which he waa leading rolled over on him. Wrhen he was rescued he was badly bruised. One foot was broken. Word has been received hers of ths death of James Barr, one of tha pioneer residents of this city. He died at Pas sadena. Cat., where he had been for hhl health for some time. Hs was 7S reeara of age and was Identified with the early history of this city. Hs leavs a widow and five grown children. The new barn of Joseph FelthaUser was burned Thursday at midnight The loss was something about $1,000, with light Insurance. Governor Has Plenty Of Woe Without Dip In Legislative Sea (From a Staff Correspondent.) -LINCOLN, Neb.. Nov. 28. (Special Tel egram.) Colonel Henry C. Richmond of Omaha, candidate for ths speakership of the house, was a stats house visitor today and this afternoon with Editor John Curtrlgnt, visited Governor More head and talked over the political situ ation. It Is understood that the governor assured the visitors he had plenty of troubles of his own and did not pro pose to mix In any way with the organ isation of the legislature. After leaving the executive Colon) Richmond said that the talk had been perfectly satisfactory all around and that ho was In heary sympathy with ths governor's plans regarding ths running of the legislature on economical lines. "My campaign for ths speakership Is coming on fine," said Mr. Richmond, "and I think there Is no question but I will be elected." The Omaha statesman left hers thla afternoon to attend the executive meet ing of ths Nebraska Stats Press asso ciation at Grand Island. WARM FIGHT IN PROGRESS FOR DR. E. A. CARR'S PLACE (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Nov. f8.-(Bpecial.r-Oor-venor Morehead this afternoon assured a large delegation of physicians which called on him In the Interests of Dr.' H. Arthur Carr of Lincoln, for reappoint ment on tha State Board of Secretaries of ths Board of Health, that the ap pointment to fill tha place would be mads the first of the week. Dr. Carr' a term expired last July, and a strong opposition has manifested Itself against his reappointment. Dr. Spats of Fairfield is the principal opponent of Dr. Carr for the place. Wrddlna; Reception. EDOAR, Neb., Nov. 28.-(SpecIal.)-Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Hattan gave a wedding reception at their horns In Edgar yes terday evening. In honor of ths marriage of their son, Howard, end Mis Agnes Ramsey. Ths wedding took place at ths horns of ths bride's parents near Naponee and the newly married couple returned to Edgar yesterday. Ftp Treatment fO0 Piles BampU treatment of Pyramid Pll ft mod r mailed tr for trtM fflve qulok relief. top 1 to hum, blued in or npolriiiilim r.1 laM hainArr tlalttssl sand Ail rantl trouble, in tha tirlvH,C of TOUT own noine f 7 r$uuij rn &wu"i for Ml at all drutfUt0, too a U& Mail this Coupon to ths PYRAMID DRUO COMPANY. 616 Pyramid. Bids'.. Marsha I. Mleb with your lull name and eddrts 011 a slip ( pupir. and sample tr"fc . . t I'vri.mld Pile Reiuedy.wlll tht-u I sent you at once . ., ,r.rv i .r.-kniifr. I) j ixiaii. r ubb, u v -z-r MP Isn't it high time you owned a new Overcoat ? The question i9 neked seriously. It s one yon ought to seriously con sider. If you're going to buy an overcoat this winter you; ought to do it now. You may think you can afford to wait. You can't if you want to find what you are looking for. Today we're showing a kn tfpA a oonrlmAn f r. f CTY1 fl ffc Kalmaccans, Convertible andl alinwl rnllnr eonta and Ohoft. terf ields. Try them on with our assur- nnce that we won't urge you to buy, fZf' from . . . $16 to $50 Extra Values at . . $15, $20, $25 Omaha Distributers of Rogers-Peet Co. and Sincerity Oothts . m 1 ivi iitf r. 1 A J J- -J rJ Of SHver uuus auu urns Toilet Articles ON SALE MONDAY d 1 Each JJL Irrespective of Values Big Chance for Gift Buyers SB TaTEtt nr tks axxux. brodeg aard's : SXTBMTTS AJTB IOVOXAa TI. 1 Don't let tire considerations stand in the way of keeping' your car in commiuion this winter tszsr v-" if " You can get all the surplus strength and toughness .iM . riaVi'" severiues 01 winter service in PENNSYLVANIA. Only mmmMc tinm lUimw turtifUm mfmilmmg mmJurmlr tmmt 6v TKm Amtwnmktlu Cluk f Amttiam. IWmW riii milomw 9.790 mil. Heaviest tire of the rated sizes manufactured. In our guarantee that Vacuum Cup Tirea will not kid on wet or treaty pavements, there is no preten sionno false prophecy of safety. The Vacuum Cups positively cannot skid. The moisture that makes pavements slippery seals the vacuum trip and makes it hold. PENNSYLVANIA RUBBER CO., Jeannette, Pa. OJUm im all mn in OMAHA OFFICE 215 S. 20th St. Typewriters I bor Rent any Disks you want $1 and Up Per Month Central Typewriter Exchange Inc. i 807-SO9 Ho nth 17th. Phona Doug. 411. - i ;i '.;!.! ni