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v THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1916. Nebraska Tnr.n inwi linnrm ' ME FOR. HUGHES State Committee Endorses Ao- tion of National Body Fa voring Candidate. . ADVISE ALL FOLLOW SUIT (From a Staff Corraapondsnt) ' Lincoln, Neb., July 14. (Special ; Telegram.) The progressive state committee after a short executive ses sion last evening passed the follow . ing resolution offered by M. F. Stan ley of Aurora, which was unanimously -: adopted on roll call: T "Resolved, that the state committee of the progressive party in Nebraska - hereby approves and endorses the ac tion of the national committee taken at Chicago June 26, 1916, whereby it endorsed the candidacy ol the Hon. Charles ErHughes for president, and we recommend to all progressives that they give him their loyal and hearty support in the coming campaign. The meeting was well attended and harmonious to the fullest extent on the adoDtion of the resolution. F. P. Corrick presided and N. T. Ifyorson was secretary. Candidates Endorsed. Bv unanimous action the- commit tee endorsed the candidacy of A. L. Sutton for governor, John L. Ken nedy for the United States senate, Addison Wait for secretary of state, George W. Marsh for auditor and W. A. Reynolds for state treasurer. The , progressive candidates for these offices had tendered their regis nations, but for the other offices no resignations had been received, and it is probable that no acceptances have been made. The executive committee was empowered to act in the place of the regular committee. Wolz Nominated. For presidential electors the same course was taken as on the other of ficials. In the Third district, H. Gor don Cross had sent in his declination to run and the committee nominated George F. Wolz of Fremont, repub lican elector from that district. The party organization will be maintained during the campaign, and Chairman Corrick was instructed to call the state convention according to law. Notes from Beatrice And Gage -County Beatrice. Neb.. July 14. (Special.) Rev. A. J. Pratt, formerly pastor of the Methodist church at Holmesville was yesterday appointed pastor of the La Selle Street Methodist Church in West Beatrice. Mary Lacv Lott was granted a di - vorce yesterday from Thomas Lott by Judge Pemberton on the ground of nonsupport. They married June 2, 1909, at Wichita, Kan. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Stevens, pio neer residents of Beatrice, last even ing celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary at their home on North Ninth street in the presence of about 100 relatives and friends. They were married at Astoria, 111., on July 13, 1856, and nine years later they located at Brownville, Neb., where they lived . until 1887, when they moved to Beatrice, where they have since re- nded. Chief of Police Henry Hayden has supplied his officers with stop watches for the ouroose of nabbing all speed maniacs who violate the city ordi nance. , - Edwin Friedsam of Albany, Ga and Miss Minnie Hooper of this city were married today at the court house by Judge Walden. The couple left immediately after the ceremony for Albany, where they will make :heir home. George Barnes died yesterday aft ernoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. V. Lancaster, in this city, aged 85 years. Funeral services were held.today, conducted by Rev. C. F. Stevens, after which the body was taken to forest Lity, ill., tor inter ment. Phelps Needs More Harvest Hands Holdreee. Neb.. July 14. (Special.) About seventy-five harvest hands have been placed from Holdrege and fifty more workers could be used for several weeks through stacking and shock threshing. A few hoboes have been hanging around, refusing to go to work for less than $5 a day, work from 7 to 7. with ten minutes each hour to smoke. While wheat isabout half down, there is but little of it in the shock. Three dollars and a half is the uniform wage paid. Soldiers' Home Notes Grand Ialand, Neb., July 14. E. A. Carl, wife and son of Juanlta, Neb., motored to the residence of Jacob Carl on Tuesday evening to make a abort visit with his fa ther and mother. Chafes McKlbben, In cottage No. 8, has purchased an automobile, which he and his wife have been enjoying. Mr, McKlb ben, a member of the home for a long time, was at one time upon the monthly payroll. Last fall there arose a disability and In order to save his life he was forced to submit to an operation, which caused the loss of his right leg. William Murphy has called for a furlough of thirty days to visit with relatives In C'tna ha. i Robert Nichols has asked for a sixty-day leave of absence and D. S. Miller for thirty days. Those reluming from furloughs are P. Vancll and H. W. Davis. D. li. Wella Is this week entertaining the following relatives: Mrs. Jphnnon and child, Mrs. Gentes of Eddy villa and niece, Miss Weatherbrook of Buffalo, Neb. j. A party of eight people from Waco, Neb., autoed to Burkett Sunday morning and spent the day with James Day and wife, in room 9 of the dormitory. The party con sisted of Mr, Hoyt, merchant of Waco; his ion and wife and brother-in-law, Mrs. Tharp ind three children and Mrs. Polsen, tele phone operator. Mlsa Downey Issued pay checks Wednes day morning to the home employes amount ng to some $2,000. Mr. Jarvti has asked for a ten-day leave' . if absence to visit with relative at LAn Nseln. Mr. Isaac Smith drove his ford over to the home early yesterday morning to help his wife pack up to visit her children, who reside in Colorado. She will make the trip by railroad and when ready to re turn Mr. Smith will go for her, and they will return by auto. Neuralgia and 8b,oottng Pains. Sloan's Liniment is a wonderful medicine for neuralgia and sharp shooting pains; ap plied to painful spot It stops the ache. Only Ho, All druggists. Advertisement. HarmanJs Making Fight Against Sale. Of Patent Medicines (From t Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, July 14. (Special.) From June IS to July 1, the state food de partment ordered off sale in Nebraska 1,492 packages and bottles of patent medicine goods which did not com ply with the law as regards handling and sale. ' "Nebraska is taking a lead along these lines," said Commissioner Har rnan, "and every court decision made so far has been in accordance with the policy of the department regard ing unsalable goods. I propose to hold the dealers responsible and the goods cannot be sold in this state unless they meet requirements. "All dealers will be prosecuted, but first given a chance to get the stuff off their hands, either by sending it back to the wholesaler or destroying it. A whole lot of patent medicine is being sold by druggists which will not stand the test and while I shall prose cute to the fullest extent, I shall give them a chance to get the stuff off their hands. Driver of Automobile Helped Victim to Hospital (From Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, July 14 (Special.) It is probable that no inquest will be held over the death of Mrs. 1. v. Mem men, which occurred last night from being struck by an automobile. The first report that the occupants of the automobile had speeded up and ffot awav were unfounded. On the other hand, the party stopped and as sisted in getting the woman to a hos pital and the driver ot the car, Donald Pettis, stayed at the hospital anxiously waiting tor intormation asto her re covery This is the third death in the family within a year, a son being drowned a lew months ago and a daughter pass ing away recently. It is understood that no blame is attached to the driver of the car for the accident, as bystanders say the car was going about en miles an hour and Mrs. Memmen stepped in front of it so suddenly there was no time to stop. Progressives Withhold Some Recommendations (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, July 14. (Special.) It is understood that the progressive state committee at its meeting last night Dasscd a ersolution not to endorse the candidacy of Fred Bickman for alnd commissioner and Henry T. ClaVke for railway commissioner. As to attornev general and the en dorsement of R. W. Devoe, the re publican candidate, it was left to the executive committee to look into the record of Mr. Devoe and if it was shown that he had a good record from the dry standpoint" it would probably endorse him. State Superintendent 1 nomas was nominated at the primary as the pro gressive candidate and so no en dorsement of him is necessary . Lincoln County Wealth Grows Two Millions North Platte. Neb.. July 14. (Spe cial.) Lincoln county property has increased more than $2,000,000 in the last year, according to the assessment roll iust made public. The average actual value of improved Lincoln county land is $18.50 and of unim proved land $575. The figures show that motor cars in the county nave nearly doubled in number in the last year, there at present being 829 ma chines in the county with a value $239,225, as compared to 538 machines wtih a value of $134,625 in 1915 . Red Oak Pastor Resigns. Red Oak. Ia.. July 14. (Special.) Rev. J. K. Driver, for the last five years pastor of the Presbyterian church here, has tendered his resig nation to the elders of the church and it will be presented to the con gregation of the church for their ac tion July 3U. the resignation was made at this time so that the congre gation may have sufficient time to se cure another pastor before the union evangelistic meeting which is to be held in Red Oak this fall, beginning September 20. Rev. Mr. Driver's en tire pastoral life has been spent within a radius of twenty miles of Red Oak. He has not yet decided where he will locate, but he already has several ex cellent openings and will probably choose one of these soon after his re turn from his vacation in New York state, for which place he left yester day. Burt Pioneers and Veterans to Meet Lyons, Neb., July 14. (Special.) M. M. Warner, secretary of the Pioneers and Old Settlers' Associa tion of Burt county, announces that the fourteenth annual reunion and picnic will be held at Tekamah, August 25. The ' president, Colonel Wellington Harrington, will deliver .the annual address of welcome, and the response by Paul Jacobson. Rev. D. W. MacGregor will act as chap lain. The orator of the day has not been chosen. There will be address es by a number of prominent old set tlers. The Grand Army reunion will also be held at the same time and place. Historian J. R. Sutherland is preparing an interesting historical address. Over 1,000 pioneers and old settlers have died since the associa tion was formed thirteen years ago. more than eighty answering the final call since the last reunion. Auburn Veteran Dies At Leavenworth, Kan. Stella, Neb., July 14.-(Special.) George Dye, whose funeral was at Auburn yesterday, and and the burial in the Howe cemetery, played the fife and led the drum corps at the soldiers' observation of Decoration day at Stella. He was here for sev eral days visiting his brother-in-law, D. G. Palmer. He was the musician in Company D, Twenty-eighth Wis consin volinteer infantry, in the civil war, and came here full of the spirit of the war time. Before he left for his home at Auburn his mind began to fail. In a day or two after his re turn to Auburn he was taken to a hospital at Lincoln, then to the Sol diers' home at Hot Springs, S. D., and then to the National Military home at Leavenworth, Kan., where he died. Mr. Dye was 77 years old and nao uvea in weDrasK luny seven years. Harrisoon Named for Float Representative Weeping Water, Neb., July 14. (Special.) A conference of some of the leading republicans ot Cass ana Otoe counties was held here yester day to decide on the naming of a man to run for float representative. The nominee of the primaries, Edwin Zimmerer of Nebraska City, is on the Mexican border with his National Guards company. The man decided on to make the race in Zimmerer's place was Marshall T. Harrison of Nebraska City. Young Child Dies at York Of Infantile Paralysis York. Neb., lulv 14. (Special Tel egram.) The little 4-year-old daugh ter ot Mr. and Mrs. Albert Klone died this morning with what attend ing physicians pronounced to be in fantile paralysis. She had been sick only two or three days.' A strict quarantine of the premise was main tained and an epidemic of the disease is not anticipated. v Back From Auto Trip. GeneVa, July 14. (Special.) Nels Hasselbach and family. George Rich and family, in all ten, residents of St. Edward, Neb., were in Geneva to day, en route for home, having trav elled in autos into Kansas and back. Mr. Hasselbach is a merchant of St. Edward. Red Oak Will Have Union Revival Meeting Red Oak. Ia.. July 14. (Special.) Plans are being made for a big un ion revival meeting which is to be held here beginning September 20. Kev. John Linden of Madison. Wis.. will be the evangelist and a large tab ernacle will be built, the location of which has not yet been selected. The executive committee which has been selected to prepare for the meetinirs consists of the pastor and two mem bers troni each church. LANDSCAPE EXPERT IS ON HIS WAY HERE Dr. A. Ward Miller of San Francisco Motoring Through the Country. WILL MAKE OMAHA VISIT (From Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, July 14. (Special.) Dr. A. Ward Miller of San Francisco, an expert in landscape work, was at the state house this morning conferring with the state board regarding condi tions of the trees and lawn . of the state house. Dr. Miller with his wife and chauffeur have travelled from Cali fornia in an automobile, making the trip to Denver in a hiuh powered machine and then changing to a smaller car tor the rest of the trip. Dr. Miller has been supertending some work in the Husch gardens at Pasadena. Cal.. where in all about $8,000,000 has been spent. From here he will motor to Omaha, where he will visit a cousin, Charles A. Lewis. The doctor is enthusiastic over the outlook in Nebraska. "I never in all my life saw cuch a fine prosperous country as we have passed through the last few davs," said he, "and it looks to me as if Nebraska was the garden spot of the world." ItlltlllllllllllltlllllllllllillllllllllllllillllMllililllllillillllliilftlillnliliiliiliiliiliiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiii,,!,!!,!!,,!,,!,,, "I am going to clean up" I -LEON. I All y7" ' U cfc My VYV My Summer VlSlBll Windows Goods iillBpllllBBPs for Must yy 1 Big Shirts! Shirts! Shirts! I Extraordinary values. Silk Pon gees, worth up to $2.00. Solid pinks, greens, blues, lavenders in cluded. Your choice Any Straw Hat in the house Any Panama 95c $1.35 $3.50 $1.00 Caps $1.60 and $2.00 Caps 65c $1.15 LEON'S ! 315 South 16th Street x lllJiailll!lNUltNllllillllttllllllllHllllll, Funeral of Nebraska's' Oldest Odd Fejlow North Platte. Neb.. July 14. (Spe cial.) Funeral services for Major William Woodhurst, the state's old est Odd Fellow in point of years of membership, were held on the lawn of the Woodhurst home here under the direction of the local lodge of Odd Fellows. W. V. Hoagland, dep uty grand master, and I. P. Gage of Fremont, grand secretary of the state grand lodge, directed the services at the graveside. Major Woodhurst, who was a charter member of the Nebraska grand lodge, became an Odd Fellow in 1869, when he was one of the charter members of Eclipse lodge, No. 143, of St. Joseph, Mo. The St. Joseph, lodge sent Jesse Baker and William Oreen ot that or ganization to act as two of the pall bearers for Major Woodhurst, who was the last surviving charter mem ber of the lodge. Young Farmer Severely Hurt. Columbus. Neb., July 14. (Special Telegram.) James Dunn, who lives welve miles northeast ot this city, got in front of his binder to make some repairs when the team became fright ened and ran away, throwing Dunn in front of the sickle. Relatives ran to his assistance. They discovered the leg very nearly severed. The limb was not amputated and an effort will be made to save it. Mr. Dunn is a young farmer who has jus started to farming for himself this year. The oinoer is a luiai wick. If you're too warm, see the "Dundee"' about it. We make those r good, well fitting suits for i just this kind of . weather. $ MADE TO ORDER .Our Customers Come Back They're ! Satisfied. N. W. Car. 18th and Harney St.. IITMCV TAXI Oil Mb I Web.202 Youth Instantly Killed By Fast Mail Train Columbus, Neb., July 14. (Special Telegram.) Louis Pima, aged 5 years, was instantly killed this noon by train No. 5, westbound, as it was nranng the signal tower eas of this city. The little fellow was watching a passing freight train that was going east and paid no attention to the in coming mail train. The engine hit him and threw him. against the freight when his body rebounded and hit the mail train. He fell underneath. The train was in charge of Kngineer William Bay and Conductor Fox. An inquest was held at 2 o'clock and the funeral at 4 o clock. Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package! proves it 25c at all druggists.) Auto Dusters, $1.00 to $5.00. Everything for Coolness and Comfort. r Coming to You! THE BEST OPPORTUNITY you ever had to purchase Summer Clothing at prices that will put money right back into your pocket. Don't Hesitate for an Instant Come right in under the bieirest clothinsT siarn in Omaha and ride up on the ESCALATOR to the big gest ana best Men's Clothing Store in town. TO BEGIN WITH will buy for you here, in the An nual July Clear ance Sale Cloth ing from makers with a nation wide reputation you will see such labels as Hirsch-Wickwire, Society Brand and Schloss Brothers SUITS THAT carry two guarantees the makers' and our own. Suits that are form fit and carry distinctive air that is missing ordinarily except in clothing produced by the very finest custom tail ors. The difference is this instead of paying 140 to $50 you pay just $15 to us. SERGE SUITS AT $10.00, $12.50 AND $15.00 Men's and Young Men's $15 to $18 Suits, Pinch $ 1 1 75 Backs and Plain models great value n,or.CKJLJ STYED S.UITS all the fine finish you would expect if you paid many dollars more. Dependable quality materials. Best In the city at the price $11.75. . Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits, at $18.00, $20.00 and $25.00 YOU COULDN'T GET BETTER CLOTHES If rou paid double the price we know this so well that our own ironclad guarantee backs up the guarantee x cms wonaenui ciotmng nouse, assuring you PERFECT SATISFACTION. Sizes for all men. $2.50 - $15 Hart Schaffner & Marx splen did summer suits For men and young men. Mohairs and Dixie weaves, in Pinch-Back and Plain models; sizes for all builds of men and young men. $3.00 and $4.00 PANTS at A Great Summer Sale . . . Made of worsteds, cassimeres, flannels, etc.; strictly all wool and well tailored; also a special lot of striped pants for tennis and outing wear. ' Genuine Palm Beach Trousers $2.25 Genuine Palm Beach Suits, Pinch-Backs Duck Panta, just right for vacation wear and plain models $5.00 $1.00, $1.25 and ; $1.50 Shantung Silk Suits, values to $18. . .$7.50 'conil Floor Men's Bldf, Summer Furnishings at Special Savings Continuance of Our July Clearance Sale About 125 Dozen Men's Shirts Samples and broken lots from our regular stock. Collars attached, snort shirt. norWhonH and French turnover cuffs. Values to $1.00; Saturday. .59t SO Dosen Man's Athletic Union Suits Odd lots and samples from the Roxford and Shedaker mills. Fancy nainsook, mull and satin striped madras. Worth to $1.25; sale price. . . .69t About 300 Men's Sample Sport Shirts In plain and fancy trim med collars. Soisette and Oxford cloth; $1.50 values. .$1.00 50 Dozen Men's Sample Bathing Suit, Fine worsted and wool mixtures, in plain and fancy trimmed, combination striped bodies. Regular vals. to $5, at 69. 95. $1.05. 82.08 175 Doien Pure Silk Hose "Run of the Mill" quality. New desirable shades, per pair 25 200 Dosen Men's 'Silk Fibre Hoie Regular 25c grade; very special, per pair 18 All Aboard!- Vacation Time Needs Trunk, Traveling Bags and Suit Cases Safe-Lock Wardrobes We are exclusive agents in Omaha for the Famous Safe-Lock Wardrobe Trunks, made by Grube Meverinir of Chicago. Thm made of the finest grade of 8-ply veneered basswbod, covered and interlined with hard- vulcanized fibre, making them 6-ply thickness. All beautifullv Priced, 827.50 to $60.00. .0 ' lined. Steamer Wardrobes, $9.98 to $25.00. General Purpose Trunk,, $5 to $19.50. Suit Caiei Fibre and matting, 98 to $3.50. Leather Cases Special, $4.98 to $22.50. Matting and Fibre Bagi, sizes 14 and 16 ins., 25 and 50. High Grade Traveling Bags $4.98 to $27.50. Men's Footwear 250 Pairs Hurley Bros. Ox fords, $5.00 and M OF $6.00 values, at. . . yViOtf Made of Tan Russia Calf, Gun metal Calf, in bluchcr and button styles. Hand sewed soles; English and foot-form lasts. All sizes 6 to 11 at, pair 83.85 300 Pair $3.50 and $4 Low Shoes, Saturday, 1A MC per pair y&ilw ' Made of Russia Calf, Gunmetal and Vici Kid stock; blucher and button style; welt sole, wide andv medium toe. Six lines, all this sea son's oxfords. Sizes 6 to 11. To close out, at $2.45 MEN'S HATS Any man's straw hat in our entire stock on sale Sat urday, at $1.65 Saturday, at Any Man's Genuine Panama Hat, $3.98 Your unrestricted choice of any man's straw hat in our entire stock, including Sennits, Splits, Porto Ricans and J a van, that have been selling at $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50 and $5.00. ffl CC All the Men's $2 Leg hornette Hats All tk. Man'. RK ..J lour unrestriciea cnoice oi any , straw Hats man's irenuine Koutn American Panama that has been selling at Boys' Head wear $5.00, $6.50 and $7.50. PO QO Saturday Bangkok and Leghorn ' Hats, $2.98 , AH the imported Leghorn and Bangkok hats, reg. $3.50 0O QO and $5 vals., special. ... waofO All the Men's 2 Made- QQ gaacar Hats ,...vOC 98c 45c All the Boys' and Children's Straw Hats that have been selling QQ- at $1.98, Saturday All the Boys' $1.25 Straw 7Q Hats, at lifC All the Boys' aad'Chil- , J dren's 65o Headwear. . . . . . "3C 'All Odds and Ends in Men's and Boys' Straw Hats In one 1 A lot Saturday, choice 1UC