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STATE CTRCDIT STAYS SAME I mAILc'"J -c'NTIin'E ! RETURNS OF INCOME TAX
a Avii v r o,n.vj.ir
Ftirbnry finable to Find Opening to
Secure Franchise.
PROTEST OVER SALARY LIMIT
Tork a ad ftltrnkii Declare Pome of
Have Baeeeaea' It, 'bat
Praaaat AmHH Jal
fame.
ORAND 18LANP, Nb., Doe. 11.
Ih'pfclal Telcjrram.) Orand lolund
warlMl th Nbrka ftat lririi pen
nant at tha atata mating hero tcday ovnr
tha protent of Tork on tha around that
tha team had axoefded thr anlnry limit
during th aaaaon. ' '
DalAtata Klldow of York aald Grand
Island, Htln and . BAlrlce. all ha4
rtcaodd tha aaiarr limit. It waa unfair, i
)ia mlntalnd, to tha rmallcr rltlea of
tho leagua. He ak) l had inao tha
charga during the timuiir and wantrd
U. maka mora formal prntrst now. lla
mnvH a a aubalituta to a motion by
IVatrlre ta award the pfnunl, that no
aard bo marts thil year. Tho uhtitut
wa loat, only York and Columbtia voting
fi-r. tha a(hr rli tnnma aaa ri..
. Tha original molloa rarrlrd by tlin name
rota, ft-echlant Mlla wai r-olrctid
preldnf and E. C. PoJTork cf C3-.'jml)ii,H
vlc praldent. J. M, . KlldoW 'f Torh'
aa aecrotary of tha moctlnr.
Tha cimntltutlon wn arr.nmlad to pro
vida that tba prrfldenta of ail Heat man
d;ncnt. with tho prrplik-ut of the
laaguo. act a a hoard of dlrertora licra
after. Tha rule waa aIo made that no
player enn be auipondod for thnn
Cve daya. . Thl rvaa dona .pto ' provide
rgalnst Ufed juggling or r'K"r' !ita.
A acheiulo of 1U gamea wt nrord upon,
"the two ; rr arret teems In each care ti
play return aertea xa ,nn oponor. . No
thane area atado in the circuit. Katrbury
not finding an opMiln-. 1
Tonight all vlaltora were pr.trrtalnod at
.a. banquet aa the gurt of the local club,
Mayor iMila able to give a gooJ
rtport tq the dlrertora ooyer.ng. the luat
araaon. There wrg preinnt:., PrcIJDt
Mliea, Jvha Teellng.tCd lJuliu.a aitd -A,
H. Borden of Haatlnga, W. F. UaU aod
U. J. fitaff of Norfolk, J. M. Klldo
- v . . n
A 1 'l T '
Over THree Hundred and
' Thoniand Pay $27,253,535
Hir.t'lo men, paying tho tax were found In
New York than anywhere elie. Married
! wumt-n made auarate returna In every
' oll.! tlon dlntrlct except In the fifth
"yNorth Carolina. The aerond New York
I Mutrl :t produrod the largeat number of
oil returna, with the flret llllnole
Moat of Individual RlMiumrd Hard
eat ftr Levr Live la Dlatrlrfa
Kear Xrw York, rhlla,
Roalea, Detroit.
FR1CD CLAUKK.
I, L. MAGNATES END MEETING
WASHINGTON, Dec. U.-The tlrat com
plete compilatlun of returoa under the
income tax law waa made publlo today
In the annual report of the commle.ilor.er
of Internal revenue. H ahowed returne
fo(; tho collection year of 1913 by t'.lJXl
individuals paying taxea aggregating
27.Jf4,JK. aa follows:
Nt. Inoome, Xo.
ll,flie.W and over
r 0 0 io II f.ooo
on.m to tm.w
0.0011 to $4.K
iMi.fno to '",n,oj
K to I'iO.OO
V0.0 to !2 fl.ono
l( mo to jiw.'oo
7R.0 0 to H00.(
hftOrtt) to I7j.vy)
C WO to IMilA '
Irf.rOO to 14 (KK)
A.om to I'o.n
2lV0 to B.(V10 mil
. ... . . ......
u,w 1 io w.o.'hi 11 97f
I l'.OOO t.t !5,0rt0
fl.W to lOl'Tli
J .8W ( fii H4 4.4
I Z.i to 73 42$
Return.
44
PI
44
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.... 145
.... TSG
IfM
.... 2.47
.... e.r,3
4 14
The Torto Rico
rtrtrr"DT rrxiv rrrrrrnrirt tfa i crrip i cnee ivond, .s,tiil.
nax. iiti. ituiuviwua n-"-"- ,n.iri,.. 1 i . .v,.t i .v..
ilai.i from IS.KQ to Ij.000. The eighth
I
itorlr.e of the Flaarea.
Roturna were mad by if78,;33 martrd
peraona, 65,112 alngle men and S3 3S1 aln-
gie women. The normal tax of 1 prr
, cent on all taxable Incomes produced
n-.i,4. income over l.'O.ooo n yenr
subject to surtax produced I15,KS.97. OC
this latter amount 12 934.754 came from tii
romea of between lJ)09 and liO.OXI: tl..
1 1A fil rM k. V... . ,UMB .
PLAT ' KCHEDUIE OF 140 GAMES j,', tixa'mJTnZ
;and tlflO.OO; MttS.afl from thoae betwern
iJW.Ooo and IHW.OOO; I2.S34.58J from those
letwrm $jj0.ouo and inott.ooo, and 3,4S7.8
No Action Taken Regarding Tram
fering Club Franchitti.
Radical Chaog-e Wars Limit ! tacU
Team ltelaeet t glxteea Mm
her Double 'mplre
gjatem f'oatlaaed.
IVhon, tlio, International league base ball
club owner wound up their annual aoa
eton ''htre -tonlrht- they bad not agreed
tinon a nlnn ttf --trfLtinfrlttfr Ihn lnatriiA
' i fiamJiUcs from Jersey C)ty and Ualtl
. 3v.ralet .ad A M. a. ay of Columh..., mor, t Byneu N Y- ;rt Rlohn,on(1
H. Hl!r of Beatrix ami I'hl) niado and I
lieary Bchuff of this city,
Bank Governors and
v Beservo Board Men
Discuss Clearances
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WAaUtNOTON. Ic. ll.-How far the
lrl reaerva banks shall go for the
: present In exercising the function of
Hearing house associations waa discussed
t:lay by the governors of tho banks and
.tha Federal Reeorve board.
.".Although no marked dirferenc of optn
Imi eitts fcetweon the governors and the
.board, it yea polpted out that many of
the big beaks In clearing house assoola-
t'one ta larga cltleai were not anxious to lr ' which Catcher Charlie
Va. This, the most Important bualness
o' the session,, had been discuased at
length alnce tho meeting began last Woo
dsy. That the lesgue will continue Its elght
cluh rircult Is c Idonced by the fact that
a playing sohed ilo of 140 games wss an
nounced for next season. Tho opening
date for 1915 was set for April 17.
A radical changn was made when the
player limit for each club was reduced '
today to sixteen, but nothing was done '
In reference to the salary limit, aa it was i
considered that the reduction in tha num. j
ber of players would regulate this. The '.
double umpire system will be continued, j
Late tonight Manager MoGraw of the j
Now York National league club and Msn-i
ager Moran of the Philadelphia Nationals
held a conference In reft-rence to h deal l
Onoln and
from those of over $600,000,
Tables giving statistics for each collec
tion district Indicated plainly that most
of the Individuals wth largo net ntiomes
live In the districts near the ctles of New
York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and
Detroit
Of the Incomes of over ftt.OOO New York
collectors discovered eighty-two, while
Connecticut, where hundreds " of New
Yorkers live, produced five more. The
first Illinois district showed returns from
thirteen individuals In this -class, the first
Michigan six, the first Pennsylvania
eight, the Maryland, Massachusetts and
first Missouri districts each three.
More single women, as well as more
Kentucky district made only S75 returns
and the nixth Kentucky 296.
Koturne were filed by 1,426 Americans
residing abroad, representing a total net
Income of fls.S43.2SS and 47$ returns were
mada. by nonrealdont aliens, representing
Income amounting to 7,D7,S4).
, IVamber of Corporations.
There were Slfi.MO corporations doing
business In the United State during the
ris'al year ended June 30. These corportu
tlona In making returns under tha Income
tax law reported capital stock aggre
gating 164,071.319.1, an Increase, over the
previous yenr of about 12,131,000,000, re
ported by aos.XlB corporations. The net
Income of the corporations for the year
was t4,339,Gfo,OU8, or nearly' 7 per cent on
their cnpltcl, with bonded and other In-dohtrdne-s
amounting to $.17,18,I1J,0WJ.
The net Income reported for the year
sliowel an Incrcaso of mora than
tSMOVW.
Tho comml-Kloner announced that fail-.
ircs to make proper returns were few
nnd cases of false or fraudulent returna
still fewer, though mors than M.000.000 of
taxes was collected from corporations lt
execs of the amount assessable on the
basis of first returns. .
Total Beerlpta o B area a. !
Total receipts of the bureau for the
year, the commissioner reported, were the
greatest In Its history, amounting to $,
m.m, of w hich $30N,6!T7,61 came from ordi
nary sources. Ho estimated the collec
tions for the fiscal year ending next Juno
at , 13!.0on,po0. of which t54.000.00t Is to
como from the war revenue tax and
VsO.OOO.OOO from the Income tax. For the
mlsral year ending Jnune 30, 116 the estl j
mates are $134,000,000. 1 , ' ' J
The commissioner . pointed out that
"bootlegging" had Increased to a marked
degree In states with prohibition laws.
Man Beheaded by
Train at Tilden
TILDBN, Neb.. Dec. U.-(Special Tele
gram.) W. A. Hamilton, who recently
came here from Fullerton, Neb., and en
gaged, in the variety store bualness, waa
found on the railroad track at this place
this morning, with his head completely
severed from his body. The exact man
ner of Mr. Hamilton's death Is not kbjwn
aw none of 'tho trainmen saw' him, and
tha first known of it waa when his son
came to the station looking for him, and
on being told that the old man had not
been seen started home and then found
his fathers body on tha railroad track.
Indications point to suicide, as the .body
was found lying at right angles with
the rails and looked as if he had lain
down and placed his head on the rail
during tho time the train waa standing
at tho station. Mr. Hamilton ha a wife
and a grown son and daughter at this
place, who wore assisting him In getting
their new store started, . 1
State Grmaae Electa Officers.
KEARNEY, Nob., Doc. 11. Special.
Tho Nebraska State Orange at Its annual
meeting yesterday elected tho following
officers: Master, J. D. Reams of Broken
Bow; overseer, EX M.' Webb of Callaway;
steward, C, VS. Bishop' of Rlverdale; as
sistant steward, E. H. Booking of Utch
field ; chaplain, Mrs. Belle .Crosby of
Kearney; treasurer, J. 8. Cooper of Kear
ney; secretary, Edna Jacobson of Broken
Bow; gate keeper, John Walker of Mason
City; Ceres, Mrs. George Blschel of Kear
ney; Pomona, Mrs. Lla Dale of Loup
City; Flora, Mrs. Alvln Da I ley of Mllburn;
lady assistant steward, Gladys Elckmeier
of Kearney; executive committee, three
years, George Blschel of Kearney.
Seward Boy In Trinidad.
SEWARD, Neb., Dec. 11. (Special.)
John Weller, captain of the '07 Univer
sity of Nebraska foot ball team and who
afterward was one of th eclvll engineers
to assist n the Panama canal work. Is
now consulting engineer with a Lake
Trinidad asphalt company, at Trinidad,
West Indies, at a salary of 1450 a
month. He Is a former Seward boy.
EDITOR CF TAM0RA LYRE
TO PAY ONE CENT DAMAGES
STflB!M SfllifflflV, 8:30 AL
H914
SEWARD. Neb., Dec. 1l.-(Specla!.)-In
the suit of Muts against Shellds for libel,
which Mr. Muts. editor of tho Utlca Sun.
sued Mr. Shellds. the editor of the
Tamora Lyre, for 10,o00, the Jury brought
in a verdict of "one cent" damages. Tha
case wo tried before District Judge E. I'l
Good.
-see this function exercised by tha reserve
, banks. ,...''. . .v
On the other hand, some members of
the board Insist that one of the ends
!ut4 at in the rowrve act ' waa free
4 iterance through reserve banks Mid
li t tha debates Increasing shoaed that It
TBS the evident purpoee to breek up
al'tged domination by the comparatively
few uwir !n ecntrol of the clearing house
seoclatt'-ns ever tho smaller bsnke. .j
" It was voided today, however, that tor
1 the lltrit the reserve bunks shall only
ciear rtecks of number tanks In their
Mrtlculsr districts. The quet'on of
i!eanct fr eutilda banks was turned
over to n nimlttee cf five gevern irs,
which will reiort to the board next
' month. '
' The board has the power io direct clear
ances outside any district. i
Third Haseman Hans Lobcrt figures. No
agreement was r lied, but something
definite regarding the deal may develop
within a few days. ... ' '
SEVERAL BUSINESS HOUSES
IN PALMYRA BURNED
Lincoln, Neb., i--. u.-nr vMih
started In the general nt ro of E (vines A
'o., at Psltrtyra, a vlliax taeuty miles
it of hr. 1st Ws lucs.Iay nalit, de
uoyd ail the bullt'lnsd on the west side
-.f Main streu The t'lul loan is vltl
nifct at rt..
' Tte following kuslneit booses ntio to
Islly destroyed 'With Uielr contej.ts.
liarnes A Co . general mervlmndise.
' 1 fog st' re. ItutMin owned by H. M.
JuK.a Nebraska i'lty.
" lttaotwifil OrUr of Odd Fellows bulld-
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f'ostoffica building. Is owned by Mrs. C.
A. feweet"
OLIVER DOVEY WINS HIS :
SUIT AGAINST BROTHERS
PIATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Dec. ll.-8i-
rll Telegram, )-1n the district court this'
evening the Jury returned a verdict fori
Oliver C. Duvey ngalnst his brothers, I
George E. and li. N.. presido.it and
csshler of tho First National honk here,
for tho sunt of about li.OJO, t tin t amount
bcliig hli share of their father's estate.
The will of their mother conveyed her
Interest in the large estate to to of her
trnndsonn. - The lustrumont, drnwn by
l'.yton Clark, general solicitor for the
Hurling Ion, did not mention the names of
her sonp nor her other grandchildren.
(vr ftkel Arridratall).
FEWAFtD. Nb., Dec.. Jl.-IS, ecU'. )
THOMAS WILL SPEAK
TO RURAL SCHOOL PATRONS
I1NCOIN. Iec. 11. - (Spec .)-Tiio
Democracy of Education" wtil be the
thume of Hupei'lntvndeit-Elccl A. Q. f
Thomas at the moling of the rur.il j
hiKil piions during the week of Or- I
gantaud Arlri:iure in Lincoln, January I
It-V. The general good cf the rural j
schools Is seughL and It Is bellevtd thil
something In the line of a definite policy
will be outlined at this mevtint.'
Suits and Overcoats
Priced Very Low
$13.75 and $18.75
If you've bt?en waiting for low
er prices on clothing you can fin J
th t?m here now.
We recently purchased special
ly, stylish find dopendablo Suits
and Overcoats at a very low fig
ure. (Jarmeuts you would haJe
willingly paid us $0 and 25 for
n. month ugd. You cau new get
them for $13.75 and $18.75J
See them Saturday.
Displays of Christmas furnish
ings nnd gifts suitable for partic
ular men await your selection.
413 R. Ibib
Automobile bargains in Bee Want Ada
Booster
Twelve-Ilanad Ursa at Kdgemoat.
' EiJtlEJUONT, i.. Iec 11. -(Special
TvVgvant -ln a fast twelve-round oun
As OUo Bithm was atnilng at a dog ron-U,,4t nrre ust night O. U rtanley of Cody,
ntng over a hillsld. be accidentally shot ,Vyo., and Ray Hardeaty of hldney fought
Theodore lhn, a yoong boy bo wss to a draw. Stau'.er forced the flahtlnc
o tte lower part cf the hill. The bullet throughout, but llsrds'.y evened things
Jitre4 h.s back and lss not yet been
rmovd. .
Mllaa liaa Taohtrr.
Outfielder flyde Milan id Weshlt.eton.
i la -ciidmif it. winter In Isrhsville,
'r"., ! li. e birth of a daughter to
iJts. Mil nt t her hwne.
by his cleverness.
A 'oasaaiBilvo tons.
: ttop It and get relief for weak lung.,
roughs aad colds with Dr. King's New
Discovery. fOo and 1. All druggUU.
Advertisement.
Mutt and Jeif
am
in TOWN
rta-i
Ju.st receivtnl an assortment
MU'iT iuwI JEFF statuettes in all their familiar jkiscs.
Uuy the "Kultlies" a set or get a jur for the'leu."
So window d Up lay at the four
siiEnnnn & ricC6.ir.EU. drug stores
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HERE IO THE PROGRAM OF ACTION
.. . A rosl tire Clean-Up AU Stock Muat Go Before We Close Onr Rooka for Inventory.
Our B0,00 over-stock sale was a big success. Thousands bought and were satisfied BUT, we still
must reduce our stock for Inventory. Think of It right in the heart of high price season we cut all
merchandise to Lees Than H Come it means money saved for you bargains greet you at every turn
In this great store.
EOTDKE.QVEReOAT-TOK
AT LESS THAN 2 PRICE
$10 OVEQCOATS SlflR
For Men d. Young Men flj i,
On sale starting tomorrow, """k f
at less than H price U
$13.50 & $15 OVERCOATS S50
rur men ca loung men i rt
On sale starling tomorrow, ill
at leas than H price, . . . . , Sue'
h iOt3u ana v10 v L.nwH 1 M1
FOR MEN and YOUNG MEN (0
On sale, aUrtlng tomorrow, at less than H price
599 nuFnf.ni.TS n
For Men and Youns Men
On sale starting tomorrow,
at less than H price. LJ
$27.50 & $25 O'COATS Q
For Men and Younj Men
On sale starting tomorrow,
at lea than H price
AT
n nn b
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50
1
$18 fi 520 SUITS SCTD50
r-or men u Toung isien
THAFJ PRICE
$22.50 & $20 SUITS
On sale starting tomorrow,
at lees txtan ) price.
CO
$13.50 & $15 SUITS S1550
For Men Cl Young Men I i
Hi
On sale starting tomorrow,
at laa than ,H price.
THE celebrated "Adler's" $1.50 Kid Gloves;
light and heavy weights; tans and browns ;
all size 7 to 10. QRr
Saturday a7ej
MEN'S 75e Fleeced and Ribbed Underwear.
Just what you need for cold QQ
weather; going Saturday, at OIC
MEN'8 11.50 well known "Btaley" closed
crotch Untoa Suits; made of fine combed
cotton, ecru color; winter weight; all QC
sixes. Saturday, gale price
a a? PVR 1 1.00 Gauntlet Work Gloves Siges
iVl to 10 H; "Hansen" make;
at, the plr. Saturday
JERSEYS
values go bag
at
: For Men and Young Men
On aale starting tomorrow,
at less than H price
S27.50 & $25 SUITS
For Men & Young Men
On aale atarting tomorrow,
at less than H price.
f (u)
$n o5o
79c
MEN'S 11.00 Shirts New fall patterns, coat
style, gUff cuffs attached; special rr
Saturday at. each DaC
MEN'S beautiful 50c Neckwear; made of
extra heavy weight silk, with the new
patent Blip-easy band; in the popular new black
and white stripes. Sale OC
price, Saturday 4DC
MEN'S 11.50 Sweater Coats, with large shawl
collar, natural color; good, warm rr
coats, all sixes; Saturday UaC
MEN'3 $1.50 Flannel Shirts; blue rjA
and rrav: Saturday, at oHC.
49c
rod.
CLOTHING COMPANY
COK.14 & DOUGLAS
MEN'S
JERSEYS
Regular $1.50
values going
at
69c