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THE BEEr 'OMAHA. -THURSDAY,' OCTOBER 7. 1920.
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plaintiff Leaves Stand After
.Nearly Two Dayi Exami-
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nation Trial May
Last All Week.
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tlmhiir C. Eeflans left the witness
itand in District Judge Sears' court
ycilerday afternoon alter nearly two
Ays' examination and cross-examination
in his suit for a divorce irom
hit wife, Caroline Leflang. Most of
the time yesterday afternoon was
tafccn up in cross-examination by
Ufsl Leflang's attorneys, regarding
the' amount of his present assets.
v Mr. Leflang presented an itemized
statement of these totaling $142,000
ahd cross-examination failed to re-
vmI any more.
He said(he paid about $4,000 ted-
- eVl income tax on his income of
last year which was between $.15,000
' and $40,000, but that most; of, that
- income -was derivedfrom the sale
of some of his sharesin the Lexing
ton Milling Co. , . .
, After brief testimony by two wit
nesses for the plaintiff this, morning,
' Mrs. Leflang's side of the case will
, Ue taken up.
" Attorneys estimate that thehear
ipsr will not end before Saturday. -
.Testimony regarding two sisters
known in court as "Martha", and
."Hazel," and letters alleged to have
jen written to "Martha" by Ar-ihur-C.
Leflang. occupied the morn-
ing session yesterday,. h." ! ; ,' '
i.Leilang admitted he' had - called
Oil "Martha" and "Hazel" at their
.partments in Chicago ' on a trip
ast taken taken by himself and his
wjife, for the purpose of obtaining
these letters. He testified that efforts
had been made' to sell these letters
to, his wife.--' f ' v . .
!"H saied that when'they arrived in
New York his' wife intercepted a
letter from a woman directed to' him
a tithe Biltm.we hotel and rejfnsed, he
, jjtclared, to tell who. wrote it.
I.jun our return tnrougn mcago
! called at the same apartments,"
Leflang said,-"to learn whether they
had written the letter and to give
them notice to stop writing. While
I;, was there Mrs. Leflang appeared
with two policemen and three of her
private detectives." ',." '
ji "Leflang testified that his wife had
demanded $200,000, claiming-, this
amount was necessary, to insure the
?)(000 a month income she claimed
, Accessary to maintain her station in
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5wtlve Candidate
Mt 'XT T ''. '
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acancies
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! On Gty, School Bdard
"There are 12 candidates for "the
Wtie vacencies on the" Omaha school
lit ard to be filled at the coming
taction, according to filings in the
.office of Election Commissioner
, ioorhead. '"
i Terms of these, ffye. numbers ex
hire with this year: W. E. Reed,
president; C V. Warfield. A. R.
Wells, Edward. Huwaldt, C. O.
Sfalraadge and J. H. Wallace. Ail
these except Mr. Talmadge and Mr.
Wells have filed ' for - re-election.
rThe place of K. ABrogan, who re
Stntly resigned is to be filled.
VD. A. Johnson and A; A. Lamo
. Vcaux tyho were appointed to fill
ijuhexpired terms, are candidates for
jre-elejction'
The following new men hive fijed
4or election: William Hislo of
, IcCague Investment company, full
ierm; Lewis Nelr on of Alfen1 & Rey
nolds, full term; H. G. Streight.
wholesale fruits, full term; Max I.
TvValker, merchant,.full term; R. A.
"Van Orsdel, attorney, unexpired
term; A. N. Eaton, iNebraska-Iowft
Jank company, unexpired term. .
Congressman Reavis (ini
5; Third District Campaign
s Oakdale, Neb., Oct. 6. (Special.)
Si-Congressman i Frjtnk C. Reavis
spoke here to a large audience in
cluding men anil women of all par
:ies. ,It was the opening speech
Jof the campaign in this section and
' judging from the close attention and
rfavorable cpmment,. jt carried the
Tsort of information ;,S6ught by the
jvoters. He gave facts and figures
jshowing the mismanagement, in ef
ficiency andaaste of the democratic
admintstratioiOHe gave a clear ex
planation. .xf t-he le3gii,e of nations.
iTirst Safe Held, in NewS,
It Wahoo Breeders' Pavilion
V Wahoo,, Neb., Oct, 6. (Special.)
-f--The .new sales pavilion of .the
iSaundcrs County Pure Bred ;Live
t 'stock Breeders association,' at the
Impair grounds at Wahoo? was packed
.'to capacity'-st the opening sale, held
by Clfts. Tanner of Memphis, who
' 'sold 40 Poland China hogs. A fair
- crowd attended the T. W. Porter
7ale of shorthorns and Spotted Po
land Chinas.
VntA Wntpr BnnrTs.
i i! PaxtonTNeb., Oct. 6. (Special.)
viPaxton will be wet in spite of the
f 18th amendment, according xo aion
I of voters, who voted to issue. $60,-
. J000 in municipal bonds to build
. mnnirinal water and light system.
in. 117 fn- anH rioht
Th-vote.' was 112
against the bonds.
I'M THE GUY
i T'vr the rufY who otants him-
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tL. ertrfir en aft nnf
Ito tniss anything thats gomgrpn,
itndi makes everybody turning that
; corner wallc around him.
f I'm not worrying about the space
I'm taking tip, or, whose "way I'm
Ifir. or how, I discommode others. I
ilant myself .where I want to be,
afcd if I want to make root there for
i whole afternoon, that's my affair.
-I don't see why I should move
ut of YOUR way just because
WOV want little room on the side
ivalk. - That would discommode
ME. v
I'm entitled to as' much of the
fefitmraltr 9a T -rnnv iinH Wtir- T
iwant to hold down my share of it
1: Tf vnn nhirrt tn doderlnir a.round
i turn the corner keep going straight
tc go. For all of ale you can go
4 to KimchttkM. t V
Changes Made
Staff of the
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1L t. Plumhof, assistant to Vice
President E. E. Calvin of the Union
Pacific system, has been promoted
(o the position of getral superin
tendent of the southern district of
the Union Pacific, with headquarters
in Kansas City, Mo.
W. H. Guild, wlio started with the
Union Pacific 20 years ago, as-office
boy, wifl succeed -Mr. Plumhof.
These changes, which ' were an
nounced yesterdav, will take effect
immediately.
Mr. Plumhof, who has been con
nected with the Union,, Pacific sys
tem fqf 21 years, has bcep in Omaha
four years. He has worked in sev-
"Divine Power" Healer
1( Leaves for Inrianapolis
Mrs. i M. ' D. Woodwarth-Etter,
"divine hdaler," held her final ses
sion at ' the tent at Twenty-second
arrd Paul streets Tuesday. She left
last night with her party for In
dianapolis 'x . - j
Services will be heldfor those
who have been converted to Mrs.
Etter's faith after the "healer" has
left at the church of the Rev. M. B.
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Pray s Prices
Are Fair
: It doesn't maiter what conditions are-M? U
whetfier Rising or falling markets-ourr
pricesare set with an eye to-tbe7 fair-.
j hess to the-customer protection either
- ' way that's why men who trade here-;. -
' the year found
trade at Prays.
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' Right now 'we are showing an unusual .
assortment of the New PHOENIX Hose .. :
v -patterns they are truly wonderful ;v
V iet us show them to you if in -need ; ?: -
, of hose." ' ; ' ' .-. ,;c :
Two Phoanix Stor
BO8-10 South 18 th
1908 Farnam
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Th Home of PHOEJilX Hot (or Men and Women
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to become a part of their
If you Jiave a fine, large music room, have your
piano fit your room by purchasing a Packard Grand.
It will give the right tofle to your surroundings,
and will give you supreme satisfaction.
May we show you the
Tli Home
of Pleasant
V DaaUag
Caruso Concert October 12
in Operating
Union Pacific
esal departmentsot the railroad and
has served as trainmaster, chief clerk
to the general superintendent, con
tract agent, safety agent and as chief
clerk in the car servipe agent's Of
fice. .v
He will succeed E. Stenger, whd
resigned as general superintendent to
become president oi. the Denver
Tramway company. i . v
D. C Olmstead, assistant superin
tendent of the western division and
chief clerk to General Superintend
errKHamill, will come to Omaha as
assistant.to General Manager Jeffers.
Until two years ago he .was em
ployed in the Omaha offices.
Long, 4004
street.
North Twenty-fourth
Three Workmen Fatally
Burned in Oil Well Fire
Fort Vorth, Tex., Oct. 6. Three
workmen' were; fatally burned, an
other seribusry hurt, and : several
buildings .damaged in an oil-well ex
pldsion and fire-at Breckenridge,
Tex. Property damage is estimated
at $50,000. Flowing oil was still
burning today. . ' :
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tell you that it pays to
For Men K
finftrrra
a Piano
surroundings, j;
Packard Grand Piano? ;
Fifteenth
and Harney
Omaha
Get Your Tickets NOW
BarTractor Driver
From Bumping Auto
Auburn, Neb., Oct. 6. (Special).
Diedrich Holthaus of this county
was placed under peace bond of $500
by the county court to prevent him
from using his tractor to butt the
automobile of his neighbor, Herman
lAntholz, off the, public road.
iiounaus was iouno guuiy oi nav-
ing forced Antholi off the road on-
one occasion, and threatened, , testi
mony showed, to repeat the opera
tion as often as his, neighbor btought
his machine onto the highway. ,
Holthaus jA-as - also held for" ap
pearance in the.: coming session of
the district court. - ' "-" ' , , r ;
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Saunders County Farmers
To Begin Husking Corn
Wahoo, Neb., Oct. 6. (Special.)
Farmers will begirt husking corn
next week. .They say that the corn
is drying out rapidly and in view'
of the heavy yield it is necessary
to get 'as early a start as possible
Johnson County Fair to v ,
Open at Tecumseh, Oct..i3
Tecumseh, Neb., Oct. 6. (Spe
cial.) The annual Johnson county
fair will be held in Tecumseh Octo
ber 13 to 16. The usual premiums
will be given and there will bet over
$WX)0 in special premiums. There
will be two harness and one run-
Sure
Relief
6 BCLL-ANS
Hot water
Sure Relief
ELL-AWS
FOR INDIQESTIONI
.'IlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllUllllllllllUIIUIIIIIIIll!
At
Bowen's
tJ V We are listing bei1 i
I .low a, few values.? I
pDonft let an offet
like 'this go by' with-
1 oxl taking; adyan
tage of-it. Thejplf I
I be on sale all week i
; 500 in box, strike aijy-
Where, 6 boxes only I
' GOLD : DUST WASH- I
IjNG POWDER, 3 p'4ck' I
I ages; only lX$' I
I . GRAPE NUT BREAKS 1
1 FAST FOOD, 2 packaged
, only . . .. i.y . . . .2- '!
I; -LB.iCJAN'HERSHEY 1
COCpAonly!canU9d ; j
1 BdWEN'S BROOMS, , I
J6th at Howard
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A. HOSPE CO.
PIANOS
TUNED AND
REPAIRED
All Work Guaranteed
151 Oouglaa St. Tel. mug,
Rupture-Kills
7,000 Annually
. Seven thousand pefBons each year are
laid away the burinl certificate being
marked "Rupture." Why? Because the
unfortunate ones had neglected themselves
or had been merely taking care of the sign
(swelling) of the affliction and paying no
attention to- the Sause. What" are you
doing.T Are. you neglecting yourself by
wearing a. -truss, ' appliance, or whatever
name you choose to call it At best, the
truss' is only a makeshift a false prop
against a collapsing wall and cannot be
expected to act as more than a mere me
hanicaf support. The binding pressure
retards blood circulation, thus robbing the
weakened" muscles of that which they
need most nourishment.
But, science his found a wax, ant every
truss Sufferer in the land is invited to
make si FREE test" right in the privacy of
their own home. The PLAPAO method is
unquestionably the most scientific, logical
and successful, self -treatment for rupture
the world has ever known.
The PLAPAO PAD when adhering close
ly to the body cannot possibly slip or
shift ouj of Vlace, therefore, cannot chafe
or piaciT Soft as Velveteasy to apply
inexpensive. - To be Hised whilst you work
and whilst you sleep. No straps, buckles
or aprings attached.
Learn how to close, the hernial openine
as nature intended ,so the rupture CAN'T
come dbwn. Send your name today to
PLAPAO CO., Block 840. St. Louis. Mo.,
for FREE trial Plapao and the information
necessary.
Money back without quo two
If HUNT'S Salve fails la the
treatment of I TCH, ECZKMA,
. u tw wavm. 1.1 I bit W
Other! tchlnf tUn diseases. Try
II cent boa at sur risk.
Sherman aV McConnell Drug Co.
Cuticura Soap
ComnlexioiLS
Values
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Are Healthy
ning race each day, base ball games
and athletic contests. Saturday
there will be automobile races.
Cadillac Motor Conroany
To Maintain Its Standard
"The ' announcement oi the Cad
illac Motor company to the effect
that prices on current models can
rot be reduced until labor and-ma-tcrial
costs are lowered, is just what
we expeoted,"-said J. H. Hanson of
the J. H. Hansen Cadillac company.
"The Cadilac has a certain standard
to maintain and cost1 is a secondary
consideration, as it is with many of
thebetter automobiles. I am glad
they can kee'p the cost at its present
level instead of making advances, as
'some mauracturers have done."
: Auburn Garage Sold.
Auburn, N"eb., Oct. 6. (Special.)
Dr. George Joseph of Crawford,
Neb.,1 sold the Maze garage here to
Frank Archer'of Omaha. The price
was $80,000 and included the stock
of accessories on hand.
effeipon, Couny Census,.
1 "Fairbury,.Neb., Oct. 6-(Special.)
The 14th census shows the popu
lation ofvJefferson county decreased
712. Fairbury gained 160, Plymouth
gained i.5 and-all other towns lost.
Bee want ads are Lusiness getters.
Use Your Credit
pole's Hot Blast
Sold on a euaran-
tee ot absolute
Rfltfnfnotlnn TTnt
blast tuba, perfect
nnmhiiftHs-ifi "Mi-
fable and Bench
Finished ' goUen.'
Mirror1 is1 larger
ana supported by
strong standards
Large drawer for
toilet articles.... .
A
Simmons Steel Bed
Has heavy cootiiiUoua posts, Sim
mons made. "The filling rods are
substantial too. Each part is con-
siruciea Dy im
mons, which al
, ways stand's for
excellence. T h e
price of this all
t.eel bed is
Solid Oak Chairs.
Are well constructed and well
braced. The fumed oak used In
the construction makes a dur
uii iiiau.es a aur-
able and, good,,,
woking chair.
Price,
each
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Embargo on Big Corn Is
Placed by Auburn Bankers
Auburn, Neb., Oct. 6. (Special)
Nemaha county banks have placed
an embargo oa farmers bringing in
any mora giant cornstalks'or ears
of corn for (display in the lobbies
of the banks. ;
So great has been the competition
fortke past few weeks on the part
of farmers Irvine tn shnw the larc.
ears and the tallest stalks of
corn, that space in the lobbies has
been ' crowded, and it has been a
problem on the part of the baflc
eniployes to find space for the ex
hibits.' .'
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TentativeTiWage. Scale Is
Fixed for Corn Huskers
'Auburn, Neb., Oct. 6. (Special.)
Farmers in this vicinity have en
tered into a tentative agreement to
pay corn shuckeVs 8 cents a bushel
for gathering the crop this .year,
provided the price dc;es not drop
rower. With the "growing demand
for jobs oh the part of men, who
have been displaced from factory
work in flie ast, this price may
eventually drop to 6 cents per Dusli
el. ' .
. Using ordinary coal tar as a basis,
a factoryn Europe is turning out I
aoour zou.' ions oi arimciai ruooer
daily. 4 ,
We calMt the
trimmings, but
beauty with'
is omj
Be Wise
With the price
oi heaters con
tin u ally ad
v a n c 1 n g you
will ffe wise
indeed -it you
take advant
age of Hart
man's pre-aea-son
reductions.
Those who
wait . toay " be"
disappo 1 n t e d
because of a
Oak Heater
75
severe- 8 h
age of heaters
one thing is
-certain the
prices charged
later will be
away up in the
skies.
Just . like ' the- - picture
the white portion shows
th Handsome nickltj
trimmings. Buy this
special value tomorrow
on reijjr easy terms.
UserYoiir Credit
Here is one of bur very best " dining ,
uites. the finish is that rich waxy
Jacobean that at once combines long
wear? withbeuty. Chairs "have seats
of Spanish leather. - Price of suite
complete
n i ii ii n u-." i iu r " n t;
3 Handsome Pieces i
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A more dignified and comfortable furnishing for
your livinT room, library or dsn could" hardly- -bV
pictured than this fumed three-piece suite.
The seats of the chairs are of Spanish fabricoid.
Liberal
Credit
Our liberal
credit plan
is known by
hundreds of
people who
have tried it
and found it
to be . all
that we
claim. . W e
-charge no
1 nterest
cash or
credit same.
42-Inch Table
Fin 1 s h , d
mahogan, y.
Cower shelf
is wide and
the. drawer ,
is of ,dar
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Sixteenth between
SBSBSSSSSSS ,
Will irold Meet at Wahoo.
Wahoo, Neb., Oct. 6. (Special.)
The Saunders County Pankers as
sociation withhold its third annual
convention at Wahoo October 22.
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Coffee Troubles
-whether Venation ovei
high price or irritability
from disturbed neryes
vanish when you ;
change to
Instant Postum j
bw's a good time to try
this delightful drink of ever
increasing popularity.
Made by Postum Cereal CoInc, Battle CreeV.MicK.i
ffliiElaipi
"Eange Beautiful" because of its
this is not sufficient reason for-you buying the range. , Combine
wonderful cooking iimlity, Economical i-: 'ky :L"
fuel consumption1 and convenience, and you have a very 0
'good reason indeed for buying the Regent combination L
range. It is just as it is shown here -hums gas, tjlij
or coal separately or at the satne time. ine
greatly -reduce price on Very Easy -Terms if desired
Oil Heater
o r t-f
,Just what yu need to take
the chill vfk the bedroom
ori bathrbom. Does not
smoke or give out any of
fensive odor. Absolutely
guaranteed. ' ,
on This Bargain
Conv
Steel Couch Bed
Closely link
ed gping8l
tor cuimori
and long
wear. Qpens
full size, t ...
Harney and Howard
The officers of the association art
Hj AyWiggcnhorn, Ashfand, prcsi
dcjflCj. Kirchmin, Wahoo, vice
pfesident; Emil Benson, Wahoo,
sccretarvrtceasurer.
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lNSTANT.0
Q P0STUM
A acviof
hetem M Comaea)
in Price
artistic nickel and porcelain
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Use Your Credit
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?. Acme Oak Heater
At thia low price,
you will not want
to, bewithout tftH
excellent heater.
Gives a wonder
ful heat.
Center TaBle Bargain
e n 1 e n t for,
.odd corner; pold
en -finish.-' It- is '
Just tlte thing "to '
hold plant or
lamp. Price.......
Red Cedar Chest
StrongTy made of
hard. Tennessee " ce
dar; - Beautifully pol
lished. An excellent
bedroom f ji r.n iture.
Moth proof ...........
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Fumed Oak
The simple lines and artistic .de
sign of this handsome buffet will
commend it to the lover
oeauty. Note, the
- long oblong mir--ror.
Plenty of
room to store
linen, etc
shape of the ' I
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