THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 16. 1916.
Nebraska
DEMOS LOSE OUT
ON YOIEJH MAINE
Republicans Show by Records
of Other Elections Actual""-'
Gain M?.e.
REPUBLICANS HAKE GAIN
(From a fluff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Sept 15. (Special.) In
the returns from Maine the state
. house democrats are trying to make
out that the democrats made a gain
of 30 per cent in the vote cast this
year 'as comapred with that cast in
. the state in 1912.
, In doing so they, either ignorantly
; or intentionally, compare the vote on
Wilson in 1912 with that of the demo
: cratic candidate for governor in 1916.
However, if one checks up the figures,
' ' as has. been done at republican head-
quarters, he will discover that Wilson
I, received only 51,113 votes in 1912 in
Maine, while the democratic candi
date that year for governor received
. 67,748. Therefore, if Mr. Wilson fell
; 16,635 votes below the democratic
candidate for governor in 1912, it is
" reasonable to believe that he might
do the same this year and, if so, his
vote this year would be exactly 49,
912, a little more than 1,000 votes
less than he received four years ago,
and instead of being a gain of 30
per cent, as the democratic "if" prog
nosticators figure, it would be a fall
ing off the other way. - '
Just to keep political history re
garding the vote in Maine straight,
the vote on governor in the last four
elections shows as follows:
Democrat. Repub.
Illl, ......I .73,415 54, 7J
11S ,. (7.748 71.048
im cut , 68.86:
66,S47 7.02
. In 1914 the progressive vote for
governor was 18,225. So, taking the
vote on governor in 1912, which is the
year from which the democrats have
been trying to gather a little consola
tion by comparisons which do not
' compare, the democrats have lost
1,207 votes, while the republicans have
gamed SfiiV.
1 Anthrax in a Herd
Of Cattle at Madison
...
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
, Lincoln, Sept, 15. (Special.) Ac-
cording to reports coming to the of
fice of the state veterinarian, an
thrax has broken out in a herd of cat
tle near Madison and several of them
' have died from the disease. In order
- to look into the matter State Veteri
narian Anderson left today to investi-
gate the matter and on his way back
will stop at Albion, where there are
v rumors of symptoms of the disease in
? a herd there.' . . '
; Brother of Yankton Man'
; Is Knighted in Denmark
Yankton,' , Sept.. JS.4-(Snecial.)
t A. G. Topp, manager of a local green
; house, has 'been informed by his
' '. brother-in-law, Viggo Madsen, of
J Copenhagen, Denmark, that Madsen
, has been knighted by King Christian
v K, for saving his life recently, when
the king's boat capsized. The story
, found its way into print in this coun
try f the king's narrow escape. , Mr.
V Malsen Js now Sir Viggo, knight of
- the Dancbrog. He was a registered
' pnarmaciBi in opennagen iweniy
eight years old. -
J Anthrax Breaks Out
. In-Madison County
I -. Lincoln, Neb., Sept 15. State Vet
erinarian Anderson has been called to
' Madison, Neb., -where anthrax has
i broken out in a herd of 350 cattle.
; The disease is said to be spreading
rapidly and is in herds at Newman
Grove and Albion, Neb. Several head
: have died with the disease in the
Madison herd.
. . Incendiary Fires at York. -
' ' York, Neb.,' Sept IS. (Special.)
Fire believed to have been of incen
" ' diary origin destroyed a barn owned
by C. A. McCloud, in the rear of
the residence occupied by - William
Maupin, about 1 o'clock yesterday
morning. In about forty-five minutes
another fire was started in some
r empty sheds owned by A. F. Bloomer,
; just one block northeast of the first
. fire in an opposite direction from the
way the wind was blowing. The loss
is estimated at $1,000,
New Gas Plant for York.
York, Neb., Sept. 15. (Special.)
The Public Service corporation, suc
cessors 10 tne loric uas and Electric
" company, will begin the erection of
a new central building at York. This
corporation operates gas and electric
plants in York, Hamilton, Fillmore
. aim iuik counties.
The total expenditure will exceed
$70,000, of which $20,000 will be in the
building and $50,000' in new machin-
try. . ., .
. HYMENEAL.
I" " Williamson-Wells. ',
, York, Neb., Sept 15. (Special.)
, Albert Williamson of this city and
, Miss Luella Wells of Palmer, Neb.,
' were married yesterday morning at
the Christian church parsonage. Rev.
A. F. Ritchey officiating. .....
', For Bheumatbm.
Apply Sloan's I,lntment to the painful
' part la all jrou need. The pain coal at
once. Only tic All drusslsta. Adv.
Depertmeat Order.
Waininston, Sept 16 (Special Tetetram.)
J Pen.looa granted; Nebraska: France! V
Starker, Dlller, 112. South Dakota I Jennie
K. Olllettee, Sioux Valla. III.
Arthur W. Qard, haa been appointed rural
letter carrier at Kearney, Neb.
The comptroller of the currency has an
. thoriied the Uvt Stock National Bank of
Sioux City, la., to Increase Ita capital from
. 1100.000 to 1200,000. -
The contract for carrying- tha mall from
' Simeon to Conterra, Neb., haa been awarded
to Erneat K. BtlUwell, Simeon.
Had Bilious Attacks. :
"My ion nineteen years of age suf
fered frequently from bilious attacks.
My husband brought home a bottle
Nof Chamber'ain's Tablets and began
giving thi.n to him.. They helped
him right awayA He began to eat
- heartily and picked up right along,"
writes Mrs. Thomas Campbell, Kirk
ville, - Y- Obtainable everywhere.
Advertisement , - , -
Notes from Beatrice
And Gage County
Beatrice, Neb., Sept 15. (Special.)
The farmers' and merchants' pic
nic held at Pickrell yesterday was at
tended by a crowd of nearly 3,000
people. The speakers were William
Meyers of Chicago and J. W. Short
bill of York. The Pickrell Gun club
won from the Beatrice club by the
score of 3 to 69, and the Hallam ball
team defeated the Filley nine by the
score of 12 to 0. The music for the
affair was furnished by the Hickman
band and there was plenty of amuse
ment for everybody. , People from
Beatrice, De Witt, Cortland, Adams,
Filley and other parts of the county
were in attendance.
Floyd Markle and Miss Mary
Pheasant of this city were married
yesterday at the Christian parsonage
at rairbury. -Will
Kuhn. employed with the Son-
deregger nurseries, severed an artery
in his arm, yesterday while grafting
trees and placed under the care of a
physician.
A. C. Tilton, a pioneer resident of
Gage county, died last night at his
home three miles northeast of Filley,
aged 70 years. He had been ill for
the last few years. He was a mem
ber of the Masonic lodge of Filley and
is srvived by one daughter and a num
ber of sons. His wite died two years
ago.
Venetian Pageant
Given at Beatrice
Beatrice, Neb., Sept 15. (Special
Telegram.) - Thousands of people
from this city and surrounding towns
lines the banks of the Blue river here
this evening to witness the sixth an
nual Venetian pageant given by the
Nee-Haund-Chee club of Beatrice.
There were thirty beautifully deco
rated canoes in the parade, all de
signed by members of the club, and
as the river was illuminated with
electric lights, the pageant, as pre
sented, was a beautiful one. Preced
ing the parade there were water fire
works and a band concert
Refrigerator Tariff
Increase Objected To
Lincoln. Neb.. Sent. 15. (Special.)
ShiDoers from many points in the
state attended a hearing today of the
Railway commission on the proposed
new tariff for refrigerator cars, the
proposed tariff would be $25 for cars
up to 250 miles and $40 for all dis
tances over that within the state.
Hastings shippers stated at the hear
ing that there where cars have been
costing them $10 under the hew tariff,
the cost would be $35. The general
complaint of shippers is that the in
crease is too great for short distances.
Falls City Republicans
At Meeting in Force
Falls City1, Neb.,' Sept. 15. (Spe
cial.) A rousing, old-tasmoned re
publican meeting was held here last
niglt by the local republicans, with
three of the state candidates present
They were Robert W. Devoe, candi
date for attorney general; Senator
Shumway of Wakefield, candidate for
lieutenant eovernor. and Senator Rev-
nolds of Chadron, candidate for treas
urer. Mr. Devoe made the principal
speech of the rally..
VICTOR WILSON -CHANGES
FRONT
-
His Brief , in Telephone Case
Shows How 'He Once
Viewed Phone Bates,
HANDED BOAST TO FARMER
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
a Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 15 (Special.).
Rates on farm , line telephones
should be raised, according to Victor
Wilspn, . democratic candidate for
state railway commissioner. This
statement was made about a year ago,
before Mr. Wilson had become a can
didate for railway commissioner, and
in a brief filed with the state railway
commission in the case of William
Marquis vs. the Polk County Tele
phone company, and before Mr. Wil
on began his criticism of the state
railway commission for permitting
the raise of rates on certain lines.
Call ThemNUnjust
"The rates prayed for by respondent
discriminate unjustly against the
users of business telephones." said
Mr. Wilson, in his argument. Con
tinuing, he said:
"This is true especially between
'farm' and'business' subscribers. The
merchant pays $30 per annum, to an
average payment by the farmer of
$13.44, and the cost of supplying the
service to the latter is nearly treble
that of the former. According to the
evidence herein, the cost of construc
tion per station in the country is
double that in town, the cost of main
taining country lines is from 60 to 65
per cent greater than town lines, and
there is little difference, if any, in the
respective costs of operation. That
this amounts to unjust discrimination
is plainly apparent and needs no ar
gument
Merchant Doesn't' Gain.
"And the practice cannot be justi
fied ton the theorv that the merchant
is correspondingly benefited. The av
erage merchant is not the grain and
live stock dealer, the bank or the de
partment store owner, but rather the
owner of a grocery store. Below the
latter are many small shops and me
chanics. And" the farmer does not
order goods from, a grocery-over the
telephone, as no country town mer
chant - delivers iroods to the farmer
after the practice of town deliveries.
in tact, as far as the telephone is
concerned, practically all of the mer
chants in country towns would be
better off without country service..
The farmer then would come to town
oftener, the merchant would have
greater opportunity to exhibit his
Saying
FIRST
$25 Saved Is
$25 Earned
If you pay down twenty
five dollars on our
Two
for
One
Piano Sale
you get a receipt for $50.
During thU offer bo matter
what you pay down tip to and
including $25 we will credit
you two for every on.
r New Pianos $225 -i
to $750 Terms to
Suit Every Purse
Krenich Back
Kimball
Bush Lane
Cable-Nelson
Henderson
Hospe ' ' ' .
Brambach Grand
, Hospe Grand
Kranich Bach Grand
Apollo Player ....
Hospe Player
And many others
Free Stool Free Scarf Free
Drayage
Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention
Ohio Valley, wal. cm, $ 40
"Herlich" ebony cue..S 75
"Bailey" mahog. cue. 8135
"Schiller" walnut. case, $165
"Haekley" mahog.Vase, 8170
"Kimball" French wal., S10O
"Henry F. Miller" man., $250
Many high grade Grand
Pianos at special prices, $10.00
takes one home- as low as $1
per Week pays for it, --
A. Hospe Co.
C 1513-15 Douglas St
; The Victor Store.
wares, and the temptation of the
farmer to buy would be greater, and
the undoubted result would be greater
sales by the merchant.
Farmer Should Pay.
"Also, the argument that the mer
chant is better able topay more than
the averaee cost of maintaining a
public service, is without foundation.
The fact is well established that the
average town merchant is much less
prosperous than the average farmer,
and that adversity is coming upon
him at a rapid rate, due to the mail
order business of the farmer. As an
illustration of this condition, and
strictly in point in this case, the rec
ords of freight received at the
Stromsburg railway station show that
farmers received more merchandise,
and from mail order houses, than the
local merchants, in the months of
January and February of this year.
Our country towns are in grave dan
ger of practical extinction by reason
of this transfer of trade, and it is high
time that the' farmer should be called
upon to pay his just share of com
munity burdens.
"Reverting to the question of who
derives the greater benefit from the
telephone the merchant or the
farmer the - advantage undoubtedly
lies with the farmer, as the telephone
is essentially a distance and travel
saver. Its function is to transmit and
receive information which could be
accomplished otherwise only by
travel. And it is safe to say that the
average distance the farmer woultfi
have to travel to accomplish this pur
pose, but for the telephone, is ten
times greater than the corresponding
distance for the merchant or towns
people." '
Reynolds Heads ,
- Labor Federation
' Fremont, Neb., Sept. 15. The Ne
braska State Federation of Labor to
day chose Lincoln as the place for the
1917 meeting and -elected the follow
ing officers:
T. P. Reynolds, Omaha, president;
H. Wobker, Lincoln, vice president;
H. E. McConnon, Omaha, second vice
president; F. R. Weise, Lincoln, third
vice president; F. M. Coffey, Lincoln,
secretary-treasurer.
A special committee,- consisting of
F. M. Coffey, Edward Delaney and F.
J. Fuller, was appointed to draft
amendments to the Nebraska work
men's compensation laws. N
Bell-ans
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it 25c at all druggifits.
Stella Will Continue -
To Have Supervised Play
Stella,' Neb., Sept 15. (Special.)
The civic committee of the Research
club is arranging for a parade car
nival to be given October 4, the pro
ceeds to be divided between the play
ground and the High school library.
As the outgrowth of supervised play
this summer the playground work
will continue at the school, with
the superintendent, L. R. Stanley of
the Stella schools, at its head, as
sisted bv Lowell Monttromerv and
Miss Byral Baldwin. . The story-tell- .
'. ...... --t -.4 u ,L. D.--.rVi '
( iiuui Yvma iiai vj ix. '.-.- "
club and members of this club give
an hour's time, gratis, for the enter
taining of children from 5 to 10 years
of age. - . '
t fr-r A s
Monday, jW J (? 2d Floor,
"r- ilM!jfefeWf)l
FALL APPAREL
Begins eye on Monday, Sept. 18
The most authoritative styles from
"the master designers will be shown
here, deciding in" a definite way
just what will' be worn.
Second Floor,
Most Fashionable Fur
.,. '25 to 33Vi
Under Usual Prices. ,
Second Floor.
1
omens
THE "FREE"!
, in acwuif machine ot today
Invented and Pal. by W. C. Free.
Complete showing of all the
- latest styles of the "FREE."
A finish to harmonize with
any room. ,
HEADQUARTERS for all makes
- of Sewing Machines. '
SPECIALS) ..
' Several used Singers, New
Royal, Wheeler & Wilson,
Minnesota, etc. ,
At $5, $8 and $10.
- - While they last
Brand new Machines, of well
known makes guaranteed
for ten years
At $12.98 to $20.00
ASK TO SEE THE BEAU
TIFUL "FREE" Most won-
derful in the world.
We allow you $12 on your
old machine, to apply on
purchase of the "Free."
Repairs, parts and sup
plfoi for all makes of Sewing
Machines.
Third Floor.
Store Close f" "-i 1
and misses durcs,
Store Closes
at 9 P. M.
Saturdays.
Let Every Little Ctrl Join tha
Flossie Fisher Club.', Come to the
Toy Store Saturday 'and find out
about it. Flossie Fisher Dolls are
88. - -s
Pompeiiaa Room.
$19
m
We have made special,
preparations for a show
ing Saturday of a Lot of
Very Pretty and Smart
Tailored Suits, at a price
that should be of excep
tional interest.
Gabardines, Poplin and
Series,
navy.v brown,
Exceptional Suits at $35
The smartest models of the season: manv con
ies of the very highest priced ones. Every style
feature of the fall season is to be found in this
wonderful cojlection.
Smartness is shown in the new Velours, Plain
and Checks. Rich Gabardines, Mannish Serges and
poplins. . .
The smart Russian effects predominate in the
medium and long jackets, showing the long straight
line ideas. Many nave pretty embroideries and rich
.fur trimmings that will be the season's demand.
black,, plum, green, etc.
These models are as up-to--
the-minute and smart in
style as any of the higher
priced suits, y '
Short, Medium and Long
Jackets are shown and the
' - Full Cut Skirts. $10
V Saturday ' Air "
Smart Serge Street Dresses
$15, $19, $25
Nothing so effective and popular this fall as the
new straight lined Serge Frocks.
The practical uses of a pretty Serge Dress or
Serge combined with Satin or Georgette are many,
and the appearance given is "snappy, tailored, up-to-date
dressing." , ,
The colors are Navy, Black, Brown and Green.
The new embroideries of yarns and beads form quite
a feature in the new trimmings. , . . v
. Coat for Every Occasion
$15, $19, $25 to $75
The new Long Coats of fine, soft
fabrics, such as Duvetines, Boli
vias, Velours, Tweeds, Mixtures,
Cheviots, etc., showing the full
flaring bottoms with large cape
and Quaker collars.
Skirts That Are Right For
Street and Dress
$5, $6.98, $8.98 to $25
A ihowlnr that Ii by fir mora eom-
frehetirtlv and pVaalnv than aver b
on, featuring mora nova) and prac
tical modeli. 'Tha naw plaida ara quit
.prominent.
Smart Veloura, flergaa, Gabardine. Taf
fetaa. Satin., Stilt Pop I Int. Etc.
Girl' New Serge School
-1 Dresses ,
$2.98, $3.98, $5.00, $6.98
Showing tha alwaya imart and pnetl
j aal aaf lor and Peter Thompaon, alio pret
ty itraight lined and baited modela. Braid
and combination trimminga. Agaa to 16
yearn. ' Second Floor. '
Millinery
Misses' Vt .
and fVVx
Juniors' jj V
For Misses and Juniors, -'
hundreds of the New Tarn-o'-Shantari
in combinations
' of Corduroy and Velvet; also
Solid Silk Velvet, - Large,
roomy head sizes. Colors,
Black, Copenhagen Blue, Old
Bose, Tan, etc. , .
$1 and $1.50
Untrimmed
Hats for' Women
Large Sailor Shapes of Lyons .
Silk VelVet Good quality,
beautiful blacks. Some roll '
back or flare off the face.
Also close fitting novelty
i i. .
yuadricorns,
etc. .Saturday...
Second. Floor.
$2.50
Fresh Cocoanut Kisses, va
nilla, strawberry and choco
late, per lb lSe
Jewelry Specials
Ladies' Bracelet Watches,' very small size.
20-year gold filled cases, 15-jeweled (
lever movement. Regular $15 values
Ladies' Elgin Bracelet Watches
5-0 size, very small; 20-year
gold filled cases; 1-10 gold
bracelet; fine Elgin movement;
regular price $22.50. M C '
Sale price...........
Watches
Men's 16-.be, Open Face, 20
year Gold Filled Cases Fit
ted with American 7-jeweled
lever .movement; a guaran-
teed time-piece. Reg.
$10 values; on sale at.
$5
Solid Gold Head Hal Piae
- Stems are plated. O Q
Special, per pair. . . . j3C
Men's Solid Cold
' Scarf Pin., ' each ,
$1
Cold Front Pocket Knives
Solid gold front and hand en
graved knives, .with bail for
attaching to chain. Finest
Sheffield steel. . Excep- fl J
tional values at V 1
Sale of Odd Pieces of French
Ivory, such as Perfume Bot
tles, Hat Pin Holders, Jewel
Case., Puff and Hair Receiv
ers, Pin Cu.hiont, Buffers,
etc., Very spe
cial, choice . . . ,
69c
Main Floor.
Special Chicken Dinner -SATURDAY
60c
5 TO 8 P. M.
Olivea Celery Radishes
Smothered Spring Chicken
Cauliflower in Cream Yellow Yams
Hot HoIIs And Corn Bread
' Bouillon en Taaaa
. Lettuce and Tomato Salad
Ice Cream and Cake, or
Pia la Mode (Apple, Peach. Cherry '
Pla.)
. , Tea. Coffee or Milk
.Green Room.
Popular Wall Papers
A Good Selection of Papers
Suitable for all rooms, with
wide and narrow borders to
match; worth to 6c; Satur-
. day, per roll. ........ ,3Hc
Bedroom Papers in all the
l newest colors and patterns.
Cut-out borders to match all.
Worth 12Vc and 15c; per
roll SHe
Plain Duplex Nonfadable Oat
Meal Papen All colors, with
cut-out - borders to match.
Nothing better for downstairs
rooms. Choice Saturday, per
roll 19o
. Third Floor.
NEW
Fall
Blouses
Specially Priced Saturday
We have an enormous
stock of new blouses, and we j
have grouped several lots for !
quick selling. All the latest V
moaeis are represented.
Smart Georgette Crepe Blouses.
Plaid and Striped Silk Bloa.es.
Crepe de Chine Blouses.
$3.98
All the new colors to natch
Fall Suits .
' .- i ..- ; . ''i
Dressy Georgette
.. Crepe Blouses
Copies of high priced ,
' imported models. Some
have touches of color;
daintily embroidered.
$5,00
Another Assortment, fa
, eluding Extra Quality Crepe
de Chine, ' Georgette Crepe
and Puuy Willow Silk Blow
e. About 15 models to se
lect from. i
Colors: White, Flesh and
Dark Suit Colors.
$8.50 to $6.98
About 250 Georgette Crepe
and Net M QO
Bleu... ..........
, Blouae Shop, Second Floor.
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