TITE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, JULY .24, .1915. Nebraska Nebraska FLEGE IN FOURTH FIGHT FOR LIBERTY Lawyers for Dixon County Man Renew Efforts to Take Him from Prison. "' Nebraska STECHES TO BE AT THE FAIR (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, July 23. (Special Teleirun.) Attorneys for William L. Flesa, th. Dixon county man who has three times been found guilty of the murder of his Meter. Louise, vlll strain make an at tempt to save their client from serving his sentence of from one to ten years In the penitentiary, hating this afternoon filed a brief in the supreme court, asking for a rehearing of the case. In their citation it is alleged twenty errors were made by the court In the opinion rend ered on June 18 last, when the case was up for a rehearing, and an opinion given gainst the defendant. The brief, covering thirty-four pages, this will make the fourth time the case has coma before the court The first time F1ege was found guilty in a trial held in PUon county. Then the caso was tried twice in Thurston county and each time a verdict of manslaughter was rendered. fHecher at State Fair. Joe Btecher, the Dodge county . phenoin. wrestler, will be an attraction at the state fair, putting on two matches, one with his brother and the other with some lively heavyweight if one. can be secured. The matches will come off on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Contests will be pulled off in the boys' camps of dif ferent kinds, the boys of the different congressional districts being in contests gainst each other. Another stunt will be a tug of war between Omaha 'and Lincoln policemen. This will probably he pulled off on Omaha day. Fees for Fire Commission. Attorney edneral Reed has decided that the fire commission 4s 'entitled to its fees for the expenses of the office. lie is of the opinion that the funds are not state funds, but are held by the state treasurer in custody and that he acts only as a sort of trustee. As the funds are not state funds the leglsfature cannot appropriate them to the department. There are about $8,00o In the hands of the treasurer at the present time. ' - Seward Getting for Barbecue Ready SKWARD, Neb., July 23. (Special.) A barbecue will be held at Seward on Au gust 10. Mr. Tcellng, manager of the new Clarke hotel at Hastings, helped the committee to select a site Where the two beeves and hogs will' be roasted, and he has agreed to send two of his best chefs ta Seward to look after the roast ing of the meat, which wilt be begun at o'clock the afternoon before. The trench will be twenty feet long, six feet wide, and five feet deep, and It will take not . ;less than four to six cords- of wood to 1 roast tha Meat that " has' been (Prepared. ''An entire half of one beef will be roasted whole. Twenty-five people will servs .those that will partake of the feast. .Ten thousand buns have been ordered. Many other attractions' have been ar ranged for. The Stats band will furnish the music. CHARLES H. CRONK OF CURTIS DIES SUDDENLY CURTIS. Neb., July 23. Special Tele gram.) Charles H. Cronk, an old settler in Curtis, real estate dealer and patentee of an auto baggage carrier, was stricken with heart failure this morning, dying Instantly. He leaves a family of grown children. -. Notes from Beatrice and Gage County BEATRICE, Neb.. July tt-tfipedal) Mrs. John Broughton of this city has been called to Chicago, by a telegram stating that her brother, II. W, Ander son, a traveling salesman, had been killed In an automobile accident. A car, driven by a man named Hamilton, crashed Into the automobile belonging to Mr. Andersen, killing him and Injuring seven others. Hamilton was held by the coroner's Jury on the. charge of murder and a man named Smith King, who was riding In the car with him when the ac cident happened, was held for accessory to murder. Both men admitted they had been drinking. Mr. Anderson was 36 years of age and was quite well known in Beatrice, where he had often visited. He leaves one daughter, Helen Anderson, years old; his wife having died six years ago. Arthur Girl and John Jeffreys of the Rockford neighborhood, Thursday fin ished threshing their wheat crops. Mr. Girl's grain yielded twenty-five bushels to the acre and Mr. Jeffreys' twenty one bushels. Mrs. Minnie Knotts of Lincoln, librarian of the State Historical society, Is in the city in the interest of the organisation, Mrs. Knotts was presented with a number of maps by W. A. Wolfe of this city which show the Oregon and Overland trails. M. M. Stanley has sold his farm of 238 acres four miles southwest of Cortland for $28,875 cash, apd eighty acres two and a half . miles east of Oortland, valued at $10,000, to Henry Hochhelm. JESSE STRODE RESIGNS AS DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY LINCOLN, Neb., July .-Ppeclal Tel- erram. Jesse Strode, well known at' torney of the state, today tendered his resignation as deputy county attorney of Lancaster county and will enter the practice of his profession with the law firm of Strode A Beghtol, the former be ins: a nephew of Mr. Strode. Henry S. lxiwer. will succeed Mr. Strode ss deputy county attorney. Rnv Timber for Gob Stocks. BEATRICE. Neb., July 23. (Special Telegram.W. E. Glasgow and Peter Ward, are making a trip through this section of the state, buying walnut tim ber to be made Into gun stocks for tne United States government. They are employed by a ues Moines urm u ccntly came here from Missouri. ' w.w Wheat Marketed. BEATRICE, Neb., July 23.-(Speclal Telcgram.)-8everal loads of new wheat were marketed here yesterday. The wheat tested sixty pounds to the bushel n,1 sold for $5 per bushel. The grain Is averaging thirty bushels to the acre in this county. . Complains Aaalu.t Railroad. WASHINGTON, July 23. 8peclal Tel egram.) The Omaha Broom factory of Omaha has filed a complaint with the Interstate-Commerce commission, against the Chicago, Burlington at Qulncy Rail road company that rate on broom, corn shipped from Wichita, Kan., to Omaha was unjust and asks reparation for H. Uppard Vader Arrest.. MAiSON CITT, la., July 23. (Special Telegram.) W. A. Llppard, alias Coch ran, has been captured at Grand Rapids, Mich. He is wanted on a charge of rob bing the Chicago & Northwestern depot and American Express 'company at Gridley, of $2,000. STATE HOUSE PICNIC PLANS Varied Program of Amusements Arranged for Celebration at Capital Beach. WHEELS WILL STOP HALF DAY (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN, July U-tpeclal.) The program for the state house picnic, which will take place text Tueeday at Capitol Beach. ha been arranged. All offices at the state house will be closed in the afternoon. Hollowing are the events: Ba ball gams at 2: o clock, North- slders, Pel Barrows, manager, agnJnst Smithies. Karl Gaddla, manager; umpire. Kdwin Morehead. Northstite rowters will take seats in west end grandstand. Southle supporters will take east ena rnnHitin Rnnl tnr the home team. Athletics and amusemenia, iranerai r h i 1 1 1 -1 1 tilMrlnUnilnl nf anort.! Women s tug-o -war. North Slae against eoutn tme. Women's tlncuo race, free-for-all en tries; appropriate awards to all winners. Fat Men's Race, to yarda-fcintries: w. 8. RJdgell. Sam Hlnkle, O. E. Bernecker. Judge, Miss Holland. Men's Toolhnlrk Kara, lui varas K--n- tries; ,.C. W. Pool. T. L. Hail, A. O. Thomas, Fred Ayers. Judge, Miss Carra hor Pint now out declared winner. Women's Boat Race, WO Yard and Re turn, two women In boat lOntriea: Misses MrKlfreah and Carraher. Etmns and Muruhy. Potts snd Hssel Peters, Myers and Wheeler. Muldoon and Wolford, Marks and Snapp, Holland and Scott, Darnell and Bemls. Men's' Boat Race. M0 Yards and Re turn, two men in boat fcntrles: Murphy and Mathews. T. L. Hall and Cooper, Pool and Preseen, Hlnkle end Palmer, Thomas and Eastham. Mellor and Wal rath, Schmidt and M) ers, Wilde and O'Keefe, Westering and Sprague. Judges Women's Race Governor More head. Fred Reckman and W. H. ftmllh. Judges. Men's Race W. K. Reed, Judge Kennedy and G. R. Hall. ' Starter H. T. Clarke. Tlmekeoer-Malor HnVsel. Picnic. dinner at 6:30. Chief Justice Mor rlmtv. oresidlns-. Menu committee. Mleses Carraher, Muldoon, Holland and M-cKl- fresh. Popularity contest. Address by the governor at S o'clock Falla City Chaataaaaa. FALLS CITT, Juiy S3. (Special.) The Chautauqua began on Tuesday with splendid program and will continue over next Tuesday. The morning of the last day a county Sunday school rally will be the feature, with Paul "Sunshine Dletrlak of the Midland Chautauqua bureau as the main speaker. A parade of the Sunday school workers over the county, headed by the band, will form and march to the Chautauqua grounds. Wilson Urges Red Cross to Continue Relief Work in Mexico WASHINGTON. July 23. -President Wilson today urged officials of the Amer ican Red Cross itof to discontinue their efforts to relieve famine sufferers of Mexico despite the difficulties they are encountering He told them to keep try ing to get food. Into ttv distressed sec tions and do ths best thsy could. Brigadier General C. A. Pevot. general manager of the Red . Cross, and Miss Mabel T. Boardman, detailed to the pres ident the dlfftcultlea which make It im possible to get food: supplies to Mexico City bo-aiise of military operations along the railroad line to Vera Crux; the fail ure of rtif Mexican factions to co-operate in the rvlli'f work, and the imposalbiltly of buying food supplies In Mexico, from where it Is said they are being exported by military authorities, who reap the benefit of the export tax. - "The president." said Mlse Poerdmnn. "said he tecognlxed that "'ere still was need In Mexico, ST.d that the Red Cross should continue to do everything It could to get relief Into the country. It. said It would not be proper for the Red Cross to discontinue Its work and that we ahnuM keep on preparing for a time when conditions for transporting food might improse and to bet in wherever we could. We have six carload of provi sions for Mexico City ready whenever we (an find a way to get them In. It Is usclewi to fend tlirm to Vera Crus. because there Is no place to store food there." DUNNE AND THOMPSON ARE AT THE EXPOSITION SAN FRANCWO, Cat.. July 23-Oov-rrnor Edmrd F. Punne of Illinois, wIMi members of his family, arrived here to day to visit the Psnama-Paclflo expoel tiona Memlwrs of the party were guesm at breakfast In Oakland of the Illinois com mlsaon to the xpoltkn and were met on this side of the bay by the First regiment, Illinois national guard. The regiment, marching up one side of Mar ket street In company front, attracted much favorable comment. 1 ayor William Hale Thompson of Chl- csso arrived here early t"dy to pnr liolpate In the rrleNrMlon if "Illinois liny" tmorrt w and "Chics go lay" July 7 at th Psnama-Paclflo exposition. Ha was arccmpnnled by Mrs. Thompson and ewcort of men and officers of the First regiment, Illinois national guard. 1 tabbed In floiear Row. riK.RRE, S. D., July 23.-(Sperlal Tele gram.) A man giving his name as John' Ross and his home at Benson, Minn., was so badly, slashed In a box car row here today that bis recovery Is doubtful. The cutting was done by another bo car traveler, who declines to give ht name snd declares the cutting was in elf defense, when Ross and a compan ion attempted to hold him up for 35 cent they knew he had in his possession. igiWsTBiiiM MiiaMiifi.innmt iii.ii.ii , n.a.i 7 ' m i, i i Come tomorrow and save from $3 to $19 on that New Suit if . Mlfc ? lE (EE) Every man's and young man's suit in stock is affected by these super-reductions Our Half-Yearly Clearance Sale Affords the Greatest Clothing Values of the Season When you consider the unquestfoned superiority of KING-PECK clothes and appreciate that you can now choose any suit in the house at a genuine sav ing of $3 to 19 surely no other clothing sale could possibly seem worth while $20.00 $25.00 $30 to $40 SUITS SUITS SUITS now now now $10 and $12 SUITS now $15 and $18 SUITS now GREAT BRITAIN RELEASES TWO DETAINED STEAMERS Rent rooms quick with a Bee Want Ad. LONDON'. July 19. (Delayed by Cen sorsThe Danish steamer Florida, from Baltimore, and the Norwegian steamer, Skogland, from New York, have been re leased by the British authorities. The Danish steamer Louisiana, from Bos ton, has been detained at Kirkwall. The Florida sailed from Baltimore June n for Kirkwall, where it arrived July IB. Its carjo" was destined for Oothenburg. The 8ktglnd left New York July 18 for Aarhyus.' It arrived at Kirkwall July M, The Iolilslana sailed (or Copenhagen July i. arriving af Kirkwall July 17.' 1 V ; : : T. : , ' .Department Orders. WASHINGTON, July XS. (Ppeclal Tel egram.) Nebraska pent Ions grsnted: Nancy P. Barnes, Reynolds, $12 ; Kath erine w. Kemper, W'lsner, fl3; James A. Strlckler, Hchuyler. $12;- Ruth E. Robey, Lincoln,' 112; Mary Bauer, Omaha, 12. Ann Welsh was reappointed postmaster at Horace, Greeley county, Neb. The Poatc fllce department has sent out advertisements for bids for carrying the mall in screen wagons between the post ofgflce and stations in the following Iowa cities for the year from October 1 to June aO.-MHH: Dea Moines. Cedar Rapids, Dubuque. Fort Dodge, Oskaloosa and Mason Citv. , Separate Trousers at Clearance Prices- Entire stock at liberal reductions, pair never eoi'nes amiss. $2.00 Trousers now '.$1.50 2.50 Trousers now $1.75 jjso.00 Trousers now $2.25 Worsteds, tweeds, serges. Outing white serge nd linen trousers an extra if '1.50 Trousers now $2.50 $4.00 Trousers now $3.00 5.00 Trousers now $3.75 $0.00 Trousers now $4.50 $7.50 Trousers now $5.00 Important Sale of Shirts Take advantage of these offerings MARNELL POSTMASTER- . FOR NEBRASKA CITY WASHINGTON. July 23. (Special Tele ' gram.) The president made the following appointment of postmasters today for Ne braska: F. IL Mamell, Nebraska City; 'John J. Adams, jr., Crawford. Iowa: Stephen W. Burrough, Allison. South Dakota: S. B. Dwight at DeSmet. Farmers Keep Bsiy, WEEPINO WATER, Neb., July 2. (Special) Dry weather every day tht week lias been a great boon to farmers in this vicinity and all are as busy can be cultivating corn, cutting oats, making hay, threshing and stacking ! ' wheat. Threshing commenced Wednes . day, but It is thought very little In com- : pari son with other years will be done at - this time. Most of the farmers -vlll, i owing to the poor condition of the grain and the low price, otack instead. The report from the flrrt field threshed : te that It averaged thirty bushel a Farmer Keeps Bora Baay. . WEEPINO WATER, Neb., July 28. (Special) Albert Walts, a farmer west rt town, offered a small bounty to the boys of the neighborhood for the mice they would catch around hi corn crib , when he shelled corn Tuesday. When the piece of shelling was done and the laughter waa figured up it was found that 190 mice, two rats and one snaka had been klled. ; THE STCRI OF THE TOWN. BROWNING, KING & CO. the values we give and " the service we render IS THE R ASON WE HAVE SO MANY SATISFIED CUSTOMERS ' ? -A section is i - in ings are extraordinary and our shirt illed to overflowing with thousands of shirts of the very type-you neod. All fl.00 Shirts now $ .70 All $1.50 Shirts now" $1.05 All $2.00 Shirt now... $1.35 All $2.50 Shirts now $1.75 All $3.50 Shirts now ....... .$2.35 All $5.00 Shirts now $3.75 Choose any Panama. Bangkok or Straw Hat in the House at Two-Thirds Regular Price No reserves. It's n choice of the house sal and you keep the saving of one-third. $1.00 Hats $ .65 yT, $1.50 Hats ........$1.00 N $2.00 Nats $1.35 TSSy $2.50 Hats.. .$1.G5 V'Ti- $3.00 Hats $2.00 V tH $3.50 Hats $2.35 $5.00 Hats $3.35 (1 $7.50 Hats $5.00 ft ' $10.00 Hats $G.G5 Hailstorm Near Newsnaa Grove. NEWMAN GKOVE. Neb.. July S.-(8pe-clal.) A destructive hailstorm passed through the county about eight miles ' northeast of this place, last night be tween 6 and 6 o'clock. It devastated crops In a strip two miles In width, pas sing In a southeasterly direction, running for several miles. Crops in the path of the storm are a total loss.. Leagr Dlataaee to Water. ' . , WEEPINO WATER, Neb.. July ! (Special) Afier two unsuccessful at- i tempts, well diggers have at last struck ! water on the Will Olaubits farm west I of town. The successful well Is Oj0 feet ! deep, which la very unusual for this i vicinity. Forty feet is the average depth . of wella Seward Coaaty Usl Bells High. BEWAKD. Neb.. July a -Bpecil)-R. A. Studley, banker, at Btaplehurst, pur- . chased the Ouy Ramsey farm eighty three miles north of Seward, paying i60 an acre for it This is considered a good average price for well Improved land In this vicinity. Kevs Rowels Keg alar. Nothing better than Dr. King's New . Ufe Ptlla for constipation, indlgestloq and sour stomach. Oet a bottls. Only 2jc. Ail druggists. Ad veitisement Our Semi-Annual Sale CONTINUES ALL OVER THE HOUSE. GOOD SELECTIONS YET IN MEN'S FANCY SUITS REDUCED FROM $20, $25, $30, $35 and $40, to $14.50, $18.50, $24.50, $30.00 All Boys' Wash and Wool Suit. Greatly Reduced. Straw Hats Price' Panama and Bangkok Hats 25 Discount Men's Furnishing Goods AT FOLLOWING LIBERAL REDUCTIONS: $1.60 Shirts, soft or stiff cuffs ,05S 3 for $2.75 $2.00 Shirts, soft or stiff cuffs -81.45, 3 for $4.00 $2.60 Shirts, soft or stiff cuffs -81.65, 3 for 84.75. $3.00 Shirts, silk mixtures '...-81.05, 3 for 85.50 $4.00 Shirts, silk mixtures 83.65. 3 for 87.75 $5.00 8hirts, pure silk, satin stripes. . . 83.45, 3 for $10.00 $7.60 Shirts, fine silk crepes. ... . -85.25. 3 for $15.00 $1.60 Psjsmss now.. $1,15 $t.OO rsjamss now.. $1.45 finite ::Mi;: K!.iiv,,l $1.00 Athletic Union Suits 55 '$1.60 Athletic Union Suits j5 26c Neckwear. 20, 3 for 50 36c Neckwear. 25. 6 for $1 60c Neckwear. 35, 8 for $1 $1 NeckWr-GS. 2 for $1.25 $1.50 1 NECKWEAR, 95; 2 for . ; . . . . . . . . . . $1.75 CHILDREN'S Fl UMSHIXG8 AXI HATS AT FKOM 3 TO 50 ItEDUCTIOXS BROWNING, KING & CO. GEO. T. WILSON, Mgr. astern Trips ; Via Tho CHICAGO and HORTUWESTERN RY. 'circuit tours New York' and return. $54.60 $58.20 One way' via Buffalo other way via Washington. Boston, Mass.; end return $53.00-$60.20 Ons way Vis Montreal -other way vis Direct Lines . ' throueh Albany snd Buffalo. Boston, Mass., and return 850.50-865.25 One wsy Via Buffalo snd Albany other way via New -. York snd Washington. D. O. Many other combinations may be had, including Lake Ocean Bay and River Trips. Slxty-dsy limit with msny stop-over privileges. Round Trip Fares via Direct Routes: Alexandris Bay, N. J., snd return $40.30 to $41.80 Atlantic City, N. J., snd return. $51 35 Bar Harbor, Me., snd return $54.70 to $Ql!20 Boston. Mass., and return $47.85 to $51.85 Buffalo. N. Y., snd return $38.55 to $40.10 Burlington, Vt., snd return.. , $45.40 Chautauqua Lake points, N. Y., snd return $37.20 Cleveland. O., and return $33.70 to $3s!70 Detroit, Mich., snd return $31.20 Halifax. N. S.. snd return $50.80 to $73.85 Montreal, Que., snd. return $41.30 to $51.65 New York, N. Y. snd return 848.85 to $53.85 Portlsnd, Me.; snd return. 849.00 to $54.70 Portsmouth, N. H., and return $48.40 to $52 40 St. John, N. B.. snd return $51.80 to $02.20 Esrstoga Springs, N. Y snd return $44.05 to $45.40 Toronto, Ont.. snd, return $36.20 to $40.55 TTNw'" a StopT.r SltT-4T Limit. SbsF oth.r J1'" .1 rL .wwauir ur.ai lmn. Si. Lis. fi '' T1ll " ". asoB nivsr, aw. Sill cs.ts, rsssrratloas ana fall Ufor 111 . lrlll4S tin ULLIK. aBi-aJ J CHICAQ0&N0RTH WESTERN l.y RAILWAY 1401-S raraaat Btesst. Omasa. 3D E A. ft 1 I Let The Bee get you a job. 'Situations Wanted" ads are free. They Are All Pleated With DrexeFs Annual Sale of Low Shoes One customer said: "I wait for this sole bocauso I pet just the shoe I want at greatly reduced prices, and I got o fit. Your shoe fitters know their business," Cut Prices for Men I Cut Pricei for Women Edwin Clapp's 1760 tsn snd blsck custom made tC 7C f aJ $5.35 Oxfords Edwin Clspp's $7.00 imported RusmIs Calf snd Ounmetsl Oxfords, per pair Hsnsn tt Sons' $0.60 Russia snd Ounnietal Calf J yl QC Oxfords, per pslr. PiJ McDonald & Klley's $6.00 Rus sia Calf and French $ A 7(? CsM Oxfords, pslr O McDonald ft Klley's $5.00 snd $5.60 Russia Cslf QP Oxfords, per pslr POsJ Ten lines of Howsrd ft Foster's $4.60 Kussls Ounmetsl Calf pT: $3.45 Tn lines of $4.00 Oxfords, Uussla and Ounmetsl Cslf snd Pstent Colt, pair Ten lines of Russia snd Oun metal Calf snd Pst ent Colt, pair 20 OFF on sll Men's Rubber Sole Shoes; regular price $4.00, $4.60 snd $6.00, in tan, black snd white duck. . $2.90 a snd Oun- $2.65 lOO pairs broken Unes Men's Oxfords, $S.ftO 1 QC ami ft values. P No I'liarge or 1 Oliver lea. $3.85 Hsnsn snd Well ft Co., $6.60 snd $7.00 Hand J je Made Pumps ... . PT. D J. ft T. Cousins and Wright ft Peters Pumps, In dull and pat ent; $6, $5.60 snd $6 vslues . . . . Cousins ft Armstrong White Crsvenette snd Buck Button and Lace, high or low; $6.60 and $6.00 fo OC values J0 .OO $4.00 snd $4.60 Pstent snd Ounmetsl Pumps, grsy snd blsck inlaid and J0 Q white tops $.C..i7U. KXTRA SPECIAL. 200 pairs $6.50 snd $6 vslues, Blsck 8atln Colon- nr lals and Pumps st iPmiOu Your choice of sll our Suede Pumps and Button Oxfords, in tans, gray and fi QC black, $4, $5 and $64l.i0 Cut Prima for Kiddies. SO DISOOUNT on all our Roys' Oxfords in. Ounmetsl and Russia Calf, button and lace. 10O Pair Misses' Pumps and Strap Slippers, Ounmetsl and Colt, manufactured by the fin est makers of Children's Shoes In the world; $2 and $2.50 val ues, no chsrge or J ft deliveries, price . P 1 UU Children's Oxfords in Kid, Pat and Colt, sices 6 to 8; $1.76 snd $2.00 vslues 00 200 Pnir InfiuiU' )foiUs, sires 1 to S; $1 nud $15 values; no charges or deliveries, price 60c ROD Pnim liroken Eies of women's oxfords, ouu quo g,azed ki(, ond patent colt. $3.5(.i nnd $4.00 values, rio cnarges or deliveries, your choice for $1.00 rM-i7Vi7i cunr nr 1419 FARNAM K