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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1917,
POSHING HOPE OF
GATTLEJNDUSTRY
President fo Stockmen at Chey-
mne Says Eeri Will Be Gob-
bled if American Leave.
STOLEN RIGHT AND LEFT
Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 18. Co-ordination
of all branches of the meat in
dustry, the work of the association's
marketing committee, the Mexican
aitnation and its relation to the stock
man in Mexico, and advocacy of clas
sification of the stock yards as public
utilities, were features of the address
of Dwight B. Heard of Phoenix, pres
ident, to the American National Live
Stock association on the occasion of
its twentieth, annual meeting toilav
in Cheyenne. ' -'
President Heard reviewed at length
the course of the live stock industry
in the last year, stating that drouth
had figured in the cattle industry to
ucn an extent that prices paid lor
cattle last year had varied from $4.50
to U a hundredweight.
Big Year for Sheep.
The record of receiots at eleven
principal points, he Said, showed an
increase in hogs sent to stock yards
of '4,500,000 head. The last year was
tne Best in History tor sheep, he said,
the 1916 lamb crop being reported to
have been the largest ever recorded.
' Discussing co-ordination of phases
6f the industry, he said, "the vital
questions before this convention are
How we can devise more efficient and
economical means for the production
of live stock: how we can maintain
and develop the means for transport
ing tnis live stock at reasonable rates;
how we can eliminate speculation in
feeding; now we can improve condi
tions at stock yards." Mr. Heard said
the. representatives of si number of
large packing oomaanlei had- with
drawn opposition to investigation of
the meat industry on condition that
(he stockmen would do alt they coaMd
10 secure a tun and tair inquiry.
1 Must Take Some Action. ' '
t Mf.-Heard urged the convention to
take some action looking to the pro
jection of the American cattlemen
with interests in Mexico.-
"There seems to be a general feel
ing among Americans interested in
the cattle industry m - Mexico," said
Mr. Heard, "that if the Pershing col
limn is withdrawn, American cattle in
X(Ytrn twill kj taiemti iiifliarimfna !..
ky the rival Mexican factions."
Omahans Score .
4 : Again in Poultry
; Show at Kearney j
5. Kearney,'. Neb, Jan. 18. (Special
Telegram.) The - third day ,of the
Nebraska State Poultry, association
show brought out by far the greatest
crowd which has ytt attended. Even
"before the doors were opened in the
morning there were many here from
.surrounding counties and the city
ready to attend the big exhibition.
l two umana oreeaers scored witn
their birds in several different classes,
;They were Arthur Gillette and Elmer
Carson. Both these men have a num
ber of birds at the show, Gillette
.'specializing in Barred Plymouth
Rocks. Carson is showing Single
Comb Buff Leghorns.
With the show remaining open un
. til Saturday evening, it ia thought
that the attendance recorda will be
' broken for a show in a city of thia
:Vv". 'V 'V- '. , ' ' -
' More cops were added today to the
string being given by the local Com
' mercial club. A banquet was given
. tonight to the visiting poultry experts,
after which .a business meeting was
held.
Slayer of Wife and Colonel Is Put on Trial
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Charged with the murder of his
beautiful wife, Crystal Holland Spa
nell, and of Lieutenant Colonel Mat
thew C. Butler of the Sixth cavalry,
United States army, Harry J. Spa-
nell is on trial at San Antonio.
Spanell was the proprietor of a
hotel. His wife wai the daushter of
a wealthy banker and ranchman, and
met Spanell while ahe was attending
Baylor university. Lieutenant Colonel
Butler was married. He was stationed
at Washington for a year at the War
college and had a wide acquaintance
in army circles,
. 1 he motive for the killing was still
a mystery when the trial opened. The
home life of the Spanells, seemingly,
was ideal. On the evening of July 20,
after a drive about the city of Alpine,
the Spanells invited Colonel Butler
to join ' them. A few minutes later
Spanell walked into the jail and sur
rendered to the sheriff.
"I have killed them both," he said.
Spanell stopped his car a few
blocks from the hotel, the police said,
and began shooting with an automatic
pistol and a six-shooter. The bodies
of bath. Mrs. Spanell and Colonel
Butler, who were occupying the rear
seat, were riddled with bullets.
Infant Burns to
Death as Mother
. Goes to Basement
While Mrs. H. E. Beason of 5723
North Thirty-fifth itreet went to her
basement to get tome wood,- the
clothes of her 3-month-old infant,
Mildred, caught fire and the child
died several hours after a physician
arrived.
The infant was in a go-cart near a
stove during the absence of the
mother. Mr, and Mrs, Beason have
three other small children.
City Dads Want to Look
Over Civil Service Bill
City commissioners will go over the
provisions of the proposed civil ser
vice bill for city employees, which
was taken to Lincoln on Wednesday
by City Clerk O'Connor and Dairy
Inspector Bossie.
An effort will be made to
strengthen the nepotism feature of the
bill to make this aection apply to
present city officials and employees.
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, Judge Kennedy Resigns; . i;
, Mayfield to Get Place
Lincoln. Jan, 18. (Special.) Judge
Howard eKnnedy, republican member
of the board of controj, whose four
' year appointment .expires June 3t,
, 1917, handed his resignation to Gov
; ernor Keith' Neville -thia ' afternoon.
; He hat aeeepted'a position as attor-
ney for a trust company in Omaha.
The resignation will take effect
March 1.
governor Neville has appointed
Eugene O. - Mayfield of Omaha to
succeed Judge Kennedy, and the ap
pointment was confirmed by the sen
ate Tuesday afternoon.
The governor,, announces that he
will appoint Mr. Mayfield to. fill the
unexpired term of three months be
fore his actual term begins.
DvfMrtMent Ordm.
Wisbltigtftll, Jn, It. (Hpoel.l Tlerm,l
Hraunulm ppolnld: Ntbruka: h
brook, Bloux county, Jamta J. Irby, vloo
Oourse ' M. Hulllvui. - ralgnod; tlnarott,
Malna county, Mrs. Boulst at. Cook, Vico
A. K. Cook.
Iowa: Nowburg, Jupor county, Calvin
Dlrklton, vk Harah J. Clay.
Wtlllam H. Jacobua of Omaha haa boon
appolntod Inapoctor of auppiloa In tha quar
tormaatar arvlca of tho army, to ba located
la Pnlladelphla.
W. A. Whealar or Mitchell, a. D., haa
bean appointed aperiallat In marketing of
need In the Agriculture department
Kdwerd Churchill of Wayne county, fowa,
baa been appointed a neld aaatatant In tbe
bureau of ftehorleo.
Black Dress Boots
Reduced
600 pairs $6 and $7 Black Boots.
A good selection in both low and
high heels, button or lace styles
unable for dress, street or school.
All real bargains :
$4.85
VM Boot,
lite eat,
$4.85
CASH MAIL ORDERS PREPAID. SEND FOR STTLK FOLDER.
Greiad Floor
Bon . Billdlng,
Ob Sixteenth,
At Faraaa.
The QafaatM That Doe Nat Affect the Read.
Because of Ita tonic and laxative effect,
laxative Bromo cnilntna oan be taken by
anyone without oauslng nervouaneea or rlngi
log In tho head. There la only one "Bromo
Quinine." B. W. OROVE'B signature on bnl,
IbcwAdvertlaement. ,
k H&rtmann
Wardrobe Trunks
r Wardrobe Trnnka eoald be
built better Hutmann would
build them. W ara excluaive
agenta for thia Una of trnnka
in Omaha and an mighty proud
of it
Thoae trunks bear the closest
iiumeeHon, aa they have all tha
patented features known to
gnnk eonatroctioii. .They tell
i $25.00 to $75.00
W an asaklag apadal pric
BAGS AND SUIT CASES
Frelinc & Steinle,
thaaVi Boot Becgoge leaden- ,
' 1803 FARNAM ST.
THE STORE OF THE TOWN
Browning, King & Co.
SALE OF
Manhattan Shirts
STARTS TOMORROW,
FRIDAY, JAN. 19th
Semi-Annual Seduced Price
on the World's Celebrated
Shirts. Our Stock of These
Shirts Is Large and Complete.
ALSO
AH Browning, King ft Co. Shirts,
Pajamas. Night Robes,
Neckwear and Mufflers
at Greatly Reduced Prices.
' OUR SALE OF
Men's and Young Men's
Suits and Overcoats
.. And
Children's Clothing
' Is Still On.
Better Buy Now.
Browning, King & Co.
GEO. T. WILSON, Mgr.
RUMOR RAIDER
IS HEADED NORTH
CAUSES TENSION
One.!
the effect that the St Theodore haa
been transformed into a raider.
The Chamber of Commerce and
consulatea at Pernumbuco are devot
inf much attention to the care of the
ship-wrecked crews. There is no con
firmation of the alleged loss of 400
It es.
Sunk Without Warmnf.
A Hernambuco newspaper, the
Journal Pe Queno, prints a statement
attributed to the purser of the Eng
lish steamer Netherby Hall that the
raider sank an English ship without
warning and that 400 persons are
believed to have 'ost their lives.
The commander of the raider is
said to have declared that he attacked
only freighters and did not interfere
with passenger boats.
According to the unofficial infor
mation, the raider has a crew of 250
men, including four officers of the
German navy. According to reports
circulated here, the officers of the
Japanese ship captured were shot on
account of the resistance they of
fered. Another report saya that
twenty-two English sailora were com
pelled to work in the engine room
of the raider.
Americana Aboard.
Philadelphia. Jan. 17. The British
consul general here said today that at
least sixty-three American: were
aboard the Britis steamers Georgic
and King George which sailed from
here and which are reported sunk by
a German raider. Sixty of the Ameri
cans were aboard the Georgic, having
shipped as Wsemen, foremen or as-
Detective "Listens In" While Drug
Addicts Phone for More of the Stuff
"For God's sake, send me some
stuff. My nerves are on fire, kid."
"I want dope and I want it quick.
Get it to me in some way."
Such frantic appeals from dope
fiends, men and women, came in over
the telephone at 1617 Chicago street
while Detective Cunningham,
cramped in a tiny room on the second
floor where he had smuggled him
self, listened on an extension tele
phone. An agent of Omaha's "dope
trust." whose alleged leaders the po
lice arrested Wednesday night, was
answering the phone calls downstairs,
directly beneath the eavesdropping
detective, and all unaware that names
and addresses of dope addicts were
being jotted down.
"1 can't give it to you, nohow,"
the man downstairs would answer. "I
haven't got the stuff and I can't tell
you when we'll get some more."
Hysteria sometimes showed in the
voice of the applicant at the other
end of the wire as he or she learned
that their "cubes" of morphine, co
caine, heroin or raw opium could not
be obtained.
Police arrested three more in con
nection wtih the dope ring. They
gave the names of John Price and
George and Leona Stephens. They
are white persons and were caught
at the Eureka hotel on North Six
teenth street. They are alleged to
be patrons of the Chicago street place,
from which William Spady, negro
pugilist, and Frank Housky, were ar
rested in the first raid.
Detectives are now scouring the
district for "Jew" Johns, who was
taken to the police station with Dave
Gilinsky, a drug clerk, who is said
to be the "master mind" of the dope
ring. Gilinsky gave a key to his
room to "Jew" Johns when the pair
were in the patrol and instructed
Johns to get a suitcase there. Johns
obeyed as soon as he was released,
and the police believe the missing
suitcase contains about $1,000 worth
of dope. . Johns is believed to have
headed for Sioux City.
CRONIN SEEKING
TO CREATE CENSOR
Holt County Statesman Has
Plan to Slow Down Flood .
of Resolutions.
"LET 'EM COME," H0US
sistant foremen. Most of them came
from New York. Among those aboard
were Dr. J. E. Davis, a surgeon of
New York, and Dr. O. E. McKim of
Watertown, N. Y., veterra ritn.
Mattes Bill Provides
Board of Health Program
(From a Staff Correapondant.)
Lincoln, Jan. 18. (Special.) In a
bill introduced by Senator Mattes of
Otoe today a suitable administrative
program for the state board of health
is promulgated. The bill limits the
powers of the board of secretaries
instead of giving them greater pow
ers as they desire.
A state health officer is provided
at a salary of $3,000 a year, who must
be a graduate of five years' standing
from an accerdited medical school.
The advisory board is still retained
and made up of two regulars, two
eclectics and two homeopaths, who
give counsel when called upon and
has exclusive power only in the
granting of licenses.
Three departments are provided in
the bill under the state board, a bu
reau of epidemics, bureau of public
health engineering and a bureau of
vital statistics at salaries of $2,500,
$2,000 and $1,200, respectively.
To maintain the bureaus will cost
$25,300 a year.
From a fluff Cofrwaondant.)
Lincoln, Jan. 18. (Special) The
republican minority in the house is
anxious that some good legislation
should be enacted at thisfsession even
if the democrats do get credit for do
ing it and for the purpose of saving
the state the expense of loss of time
because of excessive oratory, Repre
sentative Cronin today sent up a mo
tion that called for referring art reso
lutions to the 'rules committee atcr
they have been read, the committee
to report back those of interest and
cut out all duplications.
So far much time has been wasted
on resolutions which in many in
stances cover like subjects and it was
for the purpose of preventing the
daily flow of words that Mr. Cronin
sought to make the rules committee
a board of censorship.
Mr. Taylor opposed the motion
saying he thought the cure worse
than the disease. Mr. Taylor though!
that there was a disposition to be too
hasty in some things and admitted
that on road legislation he had "gone
off a tittle half cocked," himself. The
motion did not meet with favor.
Audubons Meet Saturday The an
nual meeting and election of officers
tor the Nebraska Audubon society will
be held in the public library Saturday
evening at 8 o'clock.
Candy Special
Choice Cream Caramel, in
aasorted flavors, Friday
and Saturday
w 39c a Pound
Baaanmt Balcony
Petticoat Sale
Your Unrestricted Choice
All Petticoats, priced $3.95,
for $2.45.
All Petticoats, priced $5.00,
for $3.65.
Numbers of stylish mod
els in standard makes.
Second Floor.
Winter Apparel
All Reduced
Coats, Suits, Dresses,
' Skirts, at the lowest prices
of the season.
Drapery Cretonnes
Sold formerly to 35c,
Friday, 10c and 15c a yard.
A wide range of patterns
: in all colors, priced to clear
quickly.
B&aamant.
One Table of Choice Silk
One table of choice
silks, specially priced
for quick clearance, at
$1.18 yard, 36-in. Val
ues to $1.75 yard. .
Fur Bargains
. Highest grades of fash
ionable and seasonable
fur at the lowest prices
of the year.
Second Floor.
THOMPSON, BELDEN
COMPANY
Semi-Annual Sale of
Manhattan Shirts
Starts Friday Morning at 8:30 Be on Hand Early
, This includes all styles
soft or stiff cuffs, plain or
pleated bosoms and whites
as well as' colors, at the
following prices:
Regular $1.75 grade, $1.35.
Regular $2.25 grade, $1.65.
Regular $2.50, $2.75
and $3 grades - - ' $1.95
Regular $3.50 and $4
grades - - - - - $2.85
Regular $4.50 and $5
- grades -' $3.85
All Are Desirable
Monarch Shirts for $1.00
during this sale.
$1.50 Arrow and Bates
Street Shirts, $1.15.
$2.00 Arrow and Bates
Street Shirts, $1.65.
THE MEN'S SHOP A Step to the Left as Vou Enter.
Basement Bargains
House Dresses
Your choice of any dress in our
entire stock; priced 11.00 to
$1.25, Friday, 79.
Included are cambric and per
cales; well known brands, such aa
Electric; sizes 34 to 52.
For Friday Only. All Salea Final.
Cotton Blankets
$1.75 a Pair
In gray and tan, with fancy
striped borders. Size 68x
80, in good winter
weight, $1.75 a pair.
Baaameat.
Bed Comforters '1.50
Cut size 72x84. All covered
with a good grade silko
line in varied designs, good
winter weight, $1.50 each.
' ' Baaanrant. ,
W. Will Al.o Include
About 100
Slightly Soiled
White Shirts,
Values to $2
for $1.00
Sale of Odd Half Dozen Napkins
$4.75 Napkins, in H dozen lota, for
$5.00 Napkins, in Vi dozen lots, for
$6.75 Napkins, in dozen lots, for -
Bleached Turkish Towels
20e Bleached Turkish Towels, for
25c Ribbed Turkish Towels, for '
45c Heavy Turkish Towels, for
85c Heavy Turkish Towels, for
$1.75
$1.99
$2.45
15c
19c
25c
65c
Belding's Quality
Silks Here Exclusively
Many new spring weaves
and colors received the
past few days, including
plain and fancies. Let us
show them to you Friday.
HAVE YOU ONE OF OUR POLICIES?
ASSETS, $11,000,000.00.
GUILFORD, MO., September 19, 1916.
Bankers Life Insurance Company,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
GENTLEMEN: I today received from your agent, E. H. Mack, your draft
No. 62712 for $749.15, in payment for paid-up policy No. 8944, which I had
taken out in September 16, 1901.
I have paid to your Company the sum of $560.25, and I consider this a rood
settlement, this making; me in addition to a free insurance for the past fifteen
years, more than 4 on all my payments, and I can heartily recommend the
Bankera Life Insurance Co. of Lincoln, Nebraska, for fair treatment and prompt
settlement to any one desiring life insurance.
As to my aentimenta on your way of doing business, I am today giving to
your Mr. Mack an application for a new policy in your good Company.
Thanking yon for all eoortesiea shown me and your prompt settlement, and
hoping to have tha same relations in the future as in the past, I am
600 Yours trury,
.JOSEPH L. HOC EES.
FIFTEEN PAYMENT LIFE POLICY
Matured In the
OLD LINE BANKERS LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nana of Insured Joseph L. Hock.r
Rwidtnca Guilford, Missouri
Amount of. policy '. . . . .$1,000.00
Total premiums paid Company .... $560.25
SETTLEMENT
Total cash paid Mr. Hock.r $749.15
, And 15 Yoora Insurance tor Nothing.
We are ready to make agency contracts
with new men for 1917. Write Home Office
for particulars. Dept B. ' . '""''T.:?-
Choice Brassieres 50c
Friday-we will offer a line
of brassieres, lace and era
broidery trimmed, from
' which every woman can
make a careful selection,
50c
Corsets Third Floor.
Gymnasium Hose
Women's Fine Ribbed Hose,
excellent for ym wear, j
29c and 35c a pair. 1
Why not sell two poGcios fa tho aaano time you kav.
apont ia sailing one. Bankara Life anatnring poKcias will
help you do it