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BRIEF CITY NEWS
Ad-a-Fearl Becklaoe at Bdkolm's.
Be. Boot Prtai Xt Now Beacon Press
BadJate. Efficiency The tt plats
flintier served at Schlita hotel.
June Brides Expect at lout on ot
ur electric lamps. Bunress-OraDden Co.
"Today's Complete Ktru rroffTaa
claastfled section today, and appears It
Tha Pa EXCLUSrVEL.T. Find out whal
the various movlna picture theaters oiffar.
Dr. W. P. Whsrry announce, tha sev
erance of his association with Or. F. 8,
Owm and th establishment of hla tem
porary office at suite 808. Brandrla thea
ter building-.
Delay letting Contract The contract
for the construction of the Rone Kealty
Company building at Sixteenth and Far
nam streets la Hot to be lot until
Wednesday.
Trot. Oelrlofc to ctnra Prof. Oct
i tch will apeak at Glfford hail. K Lyria
building. Nineteenth and Farnam streets,
Wednesday evening, on "Co-Operatlve
Individualism."
Polloa Court Beport -Clerk Thorn na .
O'Connor of the police court submitted
to tha city council the following report
for May: Finra collected, 1671; costs,
I37.5n; bond forfeited. M23 SO.
Beport Sack Mottth Oommkaaloncr
Itutlcr securtd the adoption of a resu
lutlon directing the various city depart
mo nt heads to report to the couiKil each
month a statement of fee collected.
Bejsots Six Bid Commissioner Jar
dine of the department of public im
provement haa re.1ectd aix blda received
for grading Bancroft street, Becond to
Flxth atreeta. The blda are aeJd to be too
lilg-h.
Baton Bond to MtoOovern The city
clerk haa been directed by the city coun
cil to return to former Commissioner
Thornaa MeUovern an official bond filed
at the time he decided to ask for a re
count of the vote.
Steala Sack of Sugar Frank Wilson,
8eventeenth and Nichols atreeta, pleaded
guilty In police court to Mealing a eack
of auger valued at $(S from the William
Murphy Grocery company. He was given
a, short Jail sentence.
Xoffman oa Board The State Board
of Health haa selected Leo A. Hoffman
of Omaha aa a member of the State
Hoard of KroUalniers. Mr. Hoffman vrlll
succeed O. IL Brewer of South Omaha,
whose term will expire soon. "
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Threaten. Xis Wife Paul Watklna,
SU North Twenty-fifth street, whs ar
rested Monday night by Officer Lai Page
for threatening to shoot his wife. He
waa arralirned In police court Tuesday
and sentenced to thirty days In the
county JalL
' Coal Contract lei The Union Fuel
mpany of Omaha haa secured the con
tract for aupplyinic the. coal for tha
Omaha federal building during the next
year. The contract caJla . for 1&X tone,
more or less, of 2,240 pounds to the ton.
The price waa HTOJ per ton.
' Bolstins; Oram. Smashes Building
At t.SD Tuesday morning a giant hoisting
crane being used in the construction of
the Oraln Exchange building become re
leased from an engine and crashed Into
a small building used by the contractors.
The damaged building was unoccupied
at the time of the accident.
Bandog at Xlgh School Beunlon
reparations to entertain more than &KJ
persons are being made for the big re
union of all Omaha High school grad
uates at Happy Hollos club next Mon
day evening. President Stuart Gould
announces that an orchestra, has been
engaged for those who care to dance and
refreshmenta for a monster crowd are to
be ordered by the steward of the club.
lake Boats Examined Captain
Downs and B rower from ft. Louis, who
were in the city Monday, went to
Ma.ns.wa, where they examined five boat
captalra and granted licensee to operate
on the waters of the lake and carry pas
sengers on their boats. Monday night
the two captains le.ft for up-river, going
aa far aa Niobrara. They will return
in about two weeks, and then will In
spect the piuwengnr craft on Carter lake
and examine applicants for licenses.
GIRL SAYS TRIED TO
END FATHER'S LIFE
Marguerite Thaxp Confeue Turned
Gas on in Room Where Her
Father Slept
PARENT LODGES COMPLAINT
In order that she might be her
own mistress. Marguerite Tbarp. 1
Tears old, told the authorities that
yesterday rooming she tried to mur
der hsr own father by turning on tha
gas In his bed room while he slept.
Her fsther Is El! Tbarp, SSI 8 North
Sixteenth street, and is employed aa
nlgbt watchman for the Holmqutst
Elevator company. The girl last
night told her story to Superintend
ent Thompson of the Detention
home, In the presence of newspaper
men and Juvenile Officer Yosburgh.
She had previously made the same
confession to Probation Officer Mil
ler. Father Makes Cosuplalat.
The police received a telephone call
yesterday from Mr. Tharp. who de
clared that an attempt upon his life had
been made. The windows in his room
were tightly locked, the door waa closed
and the gaa was turned on. He said be
had awakened Just In time, and escaped
by kicking open the door.
Detectives Dunn and Kennedy and
Chief Maloney investigated and late In
the afternoon Marguerite waa arrests
as a suspect She had been at the home
of a neighbor all day, where she has
been employed aa a domestic. Hhe
stoutly maintained her innocence at first
but Maioney'a Questions caused her to
make Incriminating statements and fi
nally she broke down and cried. Then
Mlaa Esther Johnson, of the Juvenile of
fice took charge ot her and she made a
complete confession.
rather Was Tee Strict.
She said that her father was too strict
and continually '-nagged" tier mother
and herself, and that she had turned, on
the gaa, hoping to gain her "freedom."
Marguerite has been arrested by the
juvenile authorities several times, for
waywardness, she admitted. She Is the
eldest of four children, the youngest be
ing years old.
While telling her story she laughed
over It. She s of pleasing appearance.
Omaha Men Back
From Meeting of
Nebraska Editors
Fifteen live editors of papers In the
upper fUkhom valley attended the meet
ing cf the Elkhor". Valley Editorial asso
ciation at Lone Pine aturda and Pun
day. K. V. Parrlsh and J. O. Goodwin
of Omaha attended the meeting from
Omaha. Others in attendance were C. I,.
Maya. Rushvllle; G. W. Miles. O'Neill;
K. A. Thomas. Long Pine. W. C. Mo
Cully, Sprlngvlew; K. L. Howell Wood
Ihe; Ie T. Bcebout of Johnstown; M.
C Newlln, Harrison; and F. 1. Oal
brattb of Alnsworth.
Oeorge Miles. O'Neill, was re-rlecte4
president. K. U llowrll of AVood Lake
waa elected secretary- reaaurer. The
ways and means of Increasing the effi
ciency of adrertialng and of standardis
ing the advertising of that section of the
elate waa considered at the meeting. A
banquet waa held Saturday night. E. V.
I'arrieh, ef the bureau ef publicity of
the Omaha Commercial club, adtreed
the gathering.
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MALONEY'S IRE IS ROUSED
BY ANTI-FAT CIRCULAR
Steve Maloney, chief of Omaha detec
tives Is mad again.
A practical Joker Is the cause ot the
dougtity sleuth's Ire.
For months Steve haa been taking on
weight even getting etoutlsh, some would
say. It Is undeniable, and a source ot
worry to him. It Is a sore subject that
be keep locked In hla own heart.
Yesterday's mall brought the storm.
It contained a pamphlet and a ton et
advertising literature, testimonials, and
pictures of obeee humanity. It entreated
Maloney In all the terms In the English
language to take the cure. It painted a
word picture of Fteve Maloney five year
from now. It showed htm In a most
nlevely light.
Steve read as much as the opening
line, which said: "In response to your
request for our literature advertised In
the M Magnslne, we send you "
The franments of the letter were dug
out of a waste basket by curiosity seeker j
who wanted to leara the cause ot the
chiefs anger.
Store Hour. 8:30 A. M. to 5 P. M. Saturday Till 9 P. M.
'everybody's store"
Tl KSDAY. JI XK 15, 1915.
NIOKK Xr'.WN W WKUMOSHA Y.
niOXK D. 17.
Announcing a Radical Clearaway Wednesday of
Eiry Tiriimmedl IHfait m Ounir Enutre fodk
Involving Hats That Were
Marked $10, $12.50, $15,
$18 and $20, at
PRICES ON ALL GRAINS
TAKE DROP FROM MONDAY
The g.rUn market was hard hit again
today and prices in all commodities
sagged from the start and closed near
the low point of the day- The receipts
weie liberal, there being forty cara of.
wheat, fifty-four of corn and twelve ef
oats, but prices were at the lowest notch
of the year. Wheat sold at tl.08(St.ll, a
loss of J ft to J cents from Monday.
Corn waa down 1 to 14 cents, selling
at SSV4 to 70 cents.
The oat piarkct was about as weak,' the
loss being to 1 cent, prices being 43
to cents per bushel.
The option market waa - harder hit
than the rash. July went as low as
SS,017i and September got to $1 per
bushel. These were the lowest for the
two options sines they have been trading
propositions.
SHORTEN DISTANCE FROM
STREET TO STEPS OF CAR
Womer. of Uanscom park and Field
ilub districts have experienced embar
rassing moments getting on and off west
park line cara at Pine, Hickory and Cen
ter streets, on account of the unusual
height of the track above the ground. .
Commissioner Hummel took the situa
tion In hand and haa started tile trac
tion officials toward a removal of this
objectional le condition.
The company proposed to place four,
foot walks slong the tracks at the In
tersections mentioned, thus shortening
the distance to the steps of the csrs.
MILK DEALERS TO STOP
OFF IN OMAHA TODAY
Thlrty-flvs delegates of the Inter-
national Milk Dealera' association are to
l In Omaha today from 3:45 o'clock
in the afternoon until midnight.' They
are on their way to San Francisco where
they are to hold a national convention.
Tbey are to be entertained while in
Omaha by a motor ride about the city
and a visit to the various creameries and
dalriea in the city.
Omaha Boy Goes to
Serbia to Engage in
War Relief Work
Montague A. Tancock, son of Dean and
Mrs. Tancock, leave. New York Friday,
June U. via tha "Thassalonlka." In com
pany with five other Prlncetonlaaa and
twenty men from Columbia to do relief
work In Serbia. These young Ken are
going out under the auaplces ot the Ser
bian Commission for Agricultural Relief
and their duties will consist of Red Cross
work and the transportation and distribu
tion of farming supplies.
OMAHA. BOHEMIAN BAND
. TONIGHT AT MILLER PARK
' The Omaha Bohemian band will play
the following program this evening at
Miller park:
March Message from Mara ...Asher
Walts Dorothy Vernon V. 11. Ixsey
Overture Living Pictures Dal bey
March Utile House oa the Hill
S. Jergeson
Air V'ariationa. Silver Threads Among
the Gold Masten
Medley Two-step Tiptop Tippersry
Mary Carroll
INTERMISSION.
He lection Bohemian Olrl Balfe
March oms Over to Dover Balaf ord
lilts of Remlck'a Hits Umpt
Two-step Jane Mohr
Waltaea Rosemary Dalbay
March Ragtime Koldler Man Sauls
The next concert will be at Fontenelle
park, Sunday at t:30 p. m.
BEERS TO TAKE COURSE
AS MILITARY INSTRUCTOR
Sergeant T. Ij. Beers ot Plattsburg bar
racks, New York, la in Omaha vlrittng
his sister, after an absence of seventeen
years. Sergeant Beers, wtio returned from
Alaska six months ago, was with the
first troops to pass through tha Panama
canal. Hergeant Beers, upon his return
to Plattsburg the latter part of this
month, la detailed to report not later than
July I at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to
take the course there as Instructs! for
militia. Ha la residing at 40S South
Twenty-fifth avenue.
OMAHA LAD AWARDED
PRIZE IN MATHEMATICS
Mrs. Henry M. Knox Vis received a
telegram from her sister. Mrs. Frank
Crawford, who Is attending commence
ment exercises at Groton school, at
Oroton. Mass., that John Knox, Mcond,
was called up before the audience as
sembled for commencement and awarded
a prise in mathematics Mrs. Crawford
wired that It came as a pleasant sur
prise for her, because ehe did not know
at the time that such an award had
been made. Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Knox
and her mon, John, leave this week for
the White mountains, where they will
spend the vacation season, until Mr.
Knox goes back to school."
THURSTON REAPPEARS
IN THE LOCAL COURTS
Former i: tilted States Senator John M.
Thurston made hla first appearance In
the trial of a caae since his recent re
turn to the practice of law In Omaha
when he appeared In Judge Lsllo' dls
ttict court to defend John Ueber In a
ault brought by Henry Mohrlng In con
nection with a sale ot land.
After hla retirement from the senate
Mr. Thurston practiced law for years In
"Washington.
Apartments, flats, houses and cottages
can be rented quickly and cheauly by n
Bea "For Rent."
CHICAGO AUTO CLUB GOES
THROUGH BUT ON TRAIN
One hundred members of the Chicago
Auto club were in Omaha an hour en
route to the Pacific coast, traveling by
rail. Instead of In automobiles. They ar
rived at 12:60 o'clock on a special train
over the Illinois Central and left an hour
later over the Rock Island. A number
of the motorists came up town during
their stay in Omaha.
SEVERAL ORDINANCES
FOR REPAVING PASSED
Owing to protests from property owners,
the city council placed on file an ordin
ance for repaying Tenth street, Wil
liam to Mason streets.
Ordinances covering repaying of the
following districts ws.- paaaed: Twen
tieth, Pierce to Lincoln avenue: Twenty
fourth, Cuming to Patrick avenue;
Twenty-fourth, Vinton an Irving Place.
STREET CAR COMPANY TO
PROVIDE LATER SERVICE
City Commissioner Kugel reported to
the city council that a confeiencs with
President Wattle, of the street rallwey
company resulted In an agreement that
the traction company will provide street
car service for paseengers arriving on
trains at 1M And Mo o'clock at the
Vnion and Burlington depots.
Ilase Rtf liar Bowel Maveaue.l.
"l ake Dr. King s Ni V I-ife Pills sn l
hat a dally ritsv movement of the
bowels. Cure const ipatlon. Only c. All
tij ugfints. Advertisement.
INVITE COMMISSION TO
PARADE IN SOUTH OMAHA
A delegation of Greater Omaha citizens
living in that part of the city knows as
South Omaha, called on the city com
missioners and extended sn invitation to
participate In a parade Wednesday evening.
TWO MOTORISTS FINED
FOR RECKLESS DRIVING
Jl. Kubey, arrested on a charge of
reckless driving by Officer George Kmery,
was fined !$ and costs by Judge Foster.
R. N. Carson was fined t7.W and costs
for a similar offense.
Fee srslseS Ankle.
If you ail) get a bottle of t'haniber-
laln's 1-iolment and observe the directions
given therewith faithfully, yen will re
cover in much less time than is usually
required Obtainable everywhere. Adver-
ttsemeat. '
Culls from the Wire
The Princeton university trustees at
their mooting abolished compulsory at
tendanoe at morning chapel.
Ir. William H. Welch, the notvl
pathologist of Johns Hopkins university,
will leve nalHmore, June ., for China,
to take part In the work of systematizing
medical education in tiiat country.
A report from Admiral Fletcher show
ing that there were only sixty desertions
from the Atlantic fUt during the month
of April was commented upon bv Secre
tary Daniels that the Navy department
whs overcoming the desertion evil. Ist
year desertions from the navy average,)
1W a month while the average for J!l-'t
was 210 a month.
"Segraiiation" ef hartendera from
culinary w rkers by a division of the
Hotel and Restaurant r.mploycH Interna
tional Alliance and Bartenders' Inlaini.
tliortal League of America Into two Inter
national unions is expected to be the big
Issue before the eighteenth biennial con
vention of tha body opening at Saa Fran
cisco. Use of InternatktHal'a funds to
fight prohibition, in which tho culinary
workers have smown no great interest.
It is said, can sod the division to be suggested.
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TVKIJV trimmed hat is included, not u Kindle reservation.
We vrnnt. the room tliey occupy for our display of sport
bats and mid-summer millinery and adopted this means to
Wlixg about tlie desired result.
The offering include? a wide ranjare of smart frcatious
no two alike and every one is up to the iJnrgess-Xash Stand
ard of quality.
Paradise Mats Gerden Hits
Black Hats Whito Hats
IPink Hats Lee Hats
&rctt Mftts Hallne Kits
Score of individual, diMiu'tive creations that beeak
the handiwork of some of the country's most artistic millin
ery designers.
Naturally the choice piece will he the first to fro, bo ad
vice for early (selection is not amis.
Barress-cTask Co. Second floor.
THEY are indicators which point the -way to sure and
safe economy.
Dainty Muslin Petticoats for $1.00
Fine muslin or cmmhrlc. with tucked and embroidery flounce
gnd underlay. (Second Floor.)
Fine Nainsook Gowns, at $1.00
Prettily made with yokes of lace and embroidery Insertions and
lace edges, medallions. (Second Floor.)
Combinations or Envelope Chemise, $1X0
Of sheer batistes and fine nainsook, medallions of lace, lace
insertions and edges. (Second Floor.)
12l,c and 15c Dimities, Chiffon, iy2c
Light, medium and dark colored dimities and 34-Inch tango
chiffon, all the Dew -designs: (Basement.)
Lawns, Ginghams and Batistes, 5c
Printed lawns and batistes; also IS Vic grade ginghams, pleas
ing patterns. (Baaement.)
10c and 12c Bungalow Scrims, 2Vc
Fancy colored bungalow scrims In useful lengths, regular 10c
and KVfcc value. (Basement.)
Men's 25c to 35c Hosiery, at 15c
A clearaway of odd lota of men's silk, lisle, riber nil k and plain
soft cotton hose, were 25c and 86c, at lAc a pair. (Mala Floor.)
1 Men's Porosknit Union Suits, 69c
Run of the Mill, white and ecru, short sleeves, V and knee
length, extreme ralues at AWr each. (Main Floor.)
Women's 25c Summer Vests, at 15c
how neck and sleeveless, wing shield or shaped; also high neck
and short sleeves; cuff knee pants. (Main Floor.)
This Is a Great Season for Separate
Skirts and These Are Great Values
New TUB SKIRTS--4
Specially Priced Lots
ALL of striking iievr designs and in the smartest fabrics.
A Mr s:ivinx on the materials paved the way for ex
ceptional value giving.
$1.00--$1.95 $3.95-$5.95
5
The illustration shows four of the models. The-materials
consist ot cotton ratines, eordeHne, ramie, linens,
piques, repp, gabardine", gel fine and novelty wash mate
rials. Hetrulnr siies for women and misses, extra.oizes.for.
stout figure.
Barg sae-iraaa ,Cooateooaa rioor.
Burgcss-Nash Co. Everybody s Store 16th and Harney msssssmTr
MADE to ORDER
$25, $30, $35 and up
IRCL09IM6
Extra Pair Trousers
Nlcoir Special!
Nicoll Standard Clear Cut
BLUE OR GRAY SERGE SUIT
with Extra Trousert of
ame or other material
$25
You can't afford to over
look Mt-olPs offer to in
clude An Exlra Pair cf Trousers
with ' your suit order
this week wiUtout exlra
cost to OU.
Our en tiro stock Included.
A well drilled organiza
tion of t'omtetent cut
lers and as. tiled tailors
to look alter the de
tails; of your order.
NICOLL The Tailor
V Jerrems' Sons
aot.su so. isth at.
Busy Bee Boys
Do You Like to Coast?
Here is your chance to
get a fine Coaster FREE.
We Will Give Five
Coasters
to the five boya bringing us the most pic
ture, of the coaster before 4 P. M.. Sat
urday, June 19.
This picture of toe coaster will be In
The Bee every day this week.
Cut them all out and ask your
friends to aave the picture, ia
their paper for you too. ee bow
many pictures you can get and
bring them to The Bee Of
fice Saturday, June 19.
The coastera will be given
Free to the boya or girls
that send us the roost pic
tures before 4 P. M., Satur
' day, June 19.
SC HOOLS AM OLI.Kt.K.S.
K IIOOI. AU ULLUUKi.
Note, fee' its College Entrances, in
cluding Yale, Harvard, Princeton.
Columbia, Johns Hopkins, etc
is BTJxr-siaToa boo ackx
1,000 rt. a tore ee
M Miles Boata ot at. VanX
Korry-nlnUi year. Founded ana
conducted on tha aaine broad lines aa
ttis fsjrioua RntltsQ Hclioula of Vt'lu
Hicster and Klon.
ixjuaUy effldsot In training fur
'o1Iku, business enl Ttcbnlrat
Fields.
Not 1 for clean athletics.
Kealsnsted by t'. H. War Depart
ment as an "Ilunnr Hilioui."
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