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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1920)
Girl Advocate Of Birth Control Held by Police High School Graduate From Lincoln Detained Pending Probe ly Welfare Board In Omaha. Miss Frieda Miller, recently from Lincoln, Neb,, 'is being held in the matron's department of the city jail tor investigation Jjy O. M. Adairts, superintendent of the Board of Tub lie Welfare; Dr. J. F.' Edward?, health commissioner, and other city jfficials.- Mr. Adams and Dr. Edwards "as serted that Miss Miller, according to . her own statements to them, has leen organizing classes in "birth con ;rol" among Omaha women. "We had her (n my office yester day afternoon for several hours and ' she told me that all mothers should understand birth control," said Mr. Adams. ' "She explained to me in a more or less technical manner her ideas" on . this subject," asserted Dr. Edwards. Worker as Bank Agent. . The young woman was 'Sent to the Board of Public Welfare at the in stance of Dr. Jennie Callfas, who 'is memb-r of the boarff. Miss Miller came to Omaha last Sunday from Lincoln, where she had beBk work ing in the .office of a Dr. Muhger, who confirmed that fact during a telephone-, conversation with Mis- Adams yerterday. Dr. Munger said that he was on his' way to Oma ha to assist the authorities here in jIT' . f If 'H "As far as we have bcTn able to determine the fa'ets.V said Mr. Adams," Miss Miller worked ostensibly as a book agent and thus gained entrance into homes where she told women t fiat she was organ izing classes for educational ad vancement. One woman who learned the real nature of the' classes re ported Miss Miller to us. The charge was 50c a lesson." ' 1 The first class was- of six South Side women. Stayed at Y. ,W. C. A. ' Miss Miller told Mr. Adams that she is 20 years old, a graduate of the high school at Kansas City, Kan., and that she had done some work at the University of Kansas. She ob s , tained a room at the Young Worn - i. en's Christian association home- for working girls at Twentieth and Cass -streets. She also stated that her, mother and father .are separated, the former living at Eldorado, Kan., and the latter at Cushing. OkJ. Peterson Confesses To Plot to Defraud ! Fremont Merchants Fremoiit, Neb..- Nov. 1L (Spe chl:) VicHor Peterson, charged with implication . in a conspiracy with his two brothers. Theodore ant! pJilbertof Omaha, to defraud and (ieceive a numttr ot fremont mer chants of large surus of" money, made a confession, the -county at torney says, which confirms the change and indicates that1 the Peter sons, who took advantage of credit extended to them, had arranged to defraud their creditors of pavment. Victor was released under $1 500 bail and will appear for trial with his brothers Fnday. Meanwhile Theo dore and Gilbert, who were return- . ei from Omaha-yesterday, ignorant of the confession, still insist upon . their innocence. Box Cars on Burlington Road Rohhed in Fremont Fremont, -Neb., Nov. ,11. (Spe cial.) Three freight cars on the Burlington road were entered last evening;1 about 9, and merchandise " amounting to several huntlred dol lars taken. The thieves were scared away from the scene of the robbery hen' a eastbound train stalled alongside the car in which they were working and they fled leaving a wearing apparel which they dropped f in their haste Special Agents n j G. Crosby and H. G. Roberts cfV IthiOmaha yard, are working cn the case. -This is the second robiWy from the Burlington within the last Uvq weeks. . J i Ro4 Corn, It Is Discovered, Makes Whisky Red, Ton Red corn gives a reddish color to t'irib whisky, it "has been said by men of science. K The thirsty for considerable years --"vc liked the red in their liquoj?, i .been established. ' - Blenlrcrs of brew have observed t!icse two truths, it has been found Nebraska farmers are holding their red corn for a special price, it lias been, alleged. Federal prohibition officers of the Omaha district did the alleging. f - October Is Record Month s fn Beet ugar Payments Gcring, Neb., Nov. 11. (Special.) Beet sugar payments for deliveries in the month of Octoher to the four ' factories of the Great Western Sugar company at Gering, Scottsbluff, Bay ard and Mitchell, total $6,051,00978. NThis is the largest single month's payment in the history of the in . dustry in Nebraska, It is attributed to the increased acreage i" part, bn more because of the exceptionally good weather for delivery. ' Alliance Minister Gets Position at Idaho Uni Alliance, Nen.; Nov. 11 (Spe cial.) Rev. J. Orrin Gculd. who re v signed a mdi'th ago as-pastor of thr Baptist church hereto head the Ne braska Baptist student enlistment campaign, with headquarters at Omaha and Grand Island, has been offered a position as university pas tor at the University of Idaho, at a large increase in salary. ;. will tender his resignation hjt-re nnme - diatcly. ' Travel via the "MILWAUKEE" Road on th "OMAHA-CHICAGO LIMITED." Leaves Omaha 6:05 t T M., arrives Chicago 8:05 A. M. ; every convenience and luxury known to railroad travel. W. E. Bock, District Passenger Agent Phone Doug. 4481, Omaha, .Neb. Advertisement . Leader of Woman Suftaoj in Japan j r , Striving for the goal recently won by their American sisters, the wo men of Japan have embarked on an extensive Campaign for suffrage. At their head is Miss F. Ichikawa, one of the most forceful' woman speakers of Japan; who is shown here ad dressing a meeting of members of the suffrage parfy of Tokyo." MtKelvie to Attend Old Timers' Rally at Kansas University Lawrence, Kan., Nov. 11. Special Telegram. )-Gdv. Henry 1. Allen of this state tfh4 Governor IcKclvic of Nebraska, are Sched uled to attend an old timer's rallv to be held at the University of I Kansas here Saturday morning, ac cording to a statement by Alfred G. Hill, new secretary t)f the University cf Kansas Alumni association. Cheer leaders of olden days will instill pep ito the rally, which, is tlie first of its kind evefr scheduled. Chan cellor E. II. Lindlcy, new head of the university, will mix with thclumni, whil.e Coach Forrest G- A'!ln, also head of the athletic department, will make a short address. Some -8,000 seats have already been sold for the big homccQming-4 vr u f v t. y 5 . 3Li!ttr"pn- "undrdf, of K?"ss .luiiiiu iirtyc m;ul wuiu tucy will uc here, iarj' the game. Big Saving Under New Code Law Is Reported Lincoln, Nov. 11. ( Special.) Notwithstandiijgfcthe election is over the code law is still saving the people money, Secretary Bross of, the fi nance committee said in giving out a report showing that in 15 months, operation of state government under the new law the saving has been $120,048.70. The report is as fol lows: Finance 151340.86 Agriculture 271,(594 09 Labor .-. 23,160.96 Trade and com.. 140,332.00 Putallc welfare .. 49,770.24 Fubllo works ... 403,967.61 12,892.33 216.S29.4S , 20.153.7S 12G.652.2r) 46,922.16 362,837.15 Total $906,135.76 $786,087.06 Farm Congress Head "Will Attend Columbus Meeting Kearney, Neb., Nov. 11. (Spe cial.) O. G. Smith, presideiif of the Farmers National,1 Congress, leaves here Saturday for Golumbus. O., to attend the. national conference of the organization thero Delegates from the state, recently named, are ' to meet in 0mati6? Saturday and travel by special train, over the Milwaukee to Chicago. - " . Prior to leaving here Mr. Smith' announced his candidacy ' 'p" chief clerk of the state legislature and said that lie would make a determined fight for the house seat, when the legislature convenes. - Anti-Suffs Must Pay Half Of Costs in-Referendum Suit T . . ... .. ,, .c . Lincoln, Neb., Npv ll.-(Special.) l'e supreme .court affirmed th ju'ijjmeiat of the Lancaster county cisiriciifcour; m me -sunrage case wliereirrthe taxation of costs in the j suit brought by Edna Barley et al., in behalf of the suffragists to pre vent a referendum on the suffrage let of the legislature brought by the anti-suffragists and involved the costs of the case. The district court held that tle costs should be paid cne-harf 'by the state and the other half by the( anti-suffragists. Custer County Fair Body Name Purcell President Broken Bow, Neb.. Nov. H. (Special,) The annual meeting of the Custer county agricultural so ciety was held here and the follow inz officers elected: President. E. R.; Purcell; vice president, Tom Fin len; treasurer, Alpha Morgan. TheSv board members ,S jaro. Uo& E. C. Gibbons, Stockham. C. T. Wright. H. F. Gra rbertrB. J. Ticrney and 'M. O'Bryan. The annual report cites a number ot pcrnaneift improvements and the so ciety's finances in" good condition. 7 Broken Bow Fireinen Give ' Banquet to City Council Broken Bow, Neb., Nov H. (Special.)-"-Tr Broken Bow fire department gave a banquet as an expression of their appreciation to the city officials -for the new -chemical nignc and ladder truck recent ly added to their fighting equipment The boys prepared an elaborate, feed in the assembly room of the city lfall. and when the council finished its business session of the council, extended the invitation. , ' ' Two Insane Patients Hurt In Accident at Norfolk Joe Blaut, 32, Platte county, and Casper Jensen, 45, Pierce county, patients in the state insane hospital, were injured, Jensen seriously, by flying bricks, when an unmanned coal car tore a big hole in the brick wall of the boiler room at the ste hospital here. I - ' - - Bee want adi are best business getters, Bitulithic Road Contract K i J l ed j By Supreme Court Defeat of Attempt sp Foist ''Bitulithic" pon County Is Made Complety liy High Court Order. The defeat oi the attempt to foist p' bitulithic" paving of Douglas coun- ty roads ,on the people has been n'"?i ic- made complete. The state supreme cial. commission appointed to ex court has jwst, handed down ade- m!ne ?ose. oted report tfsion upholding the permanent!!-, rndinf feeble-minded. A mem junction granted hv District Judge ber of tWe insanity bbard, wo was Sears" last Mkrch.agains the County not convinced that the man. was commfssioncrsand -the Allied Con- mentally unbalanced, voted agairtst tractors, 'Inc., proiibiting them from ! committing him to the asylum and entering-a contract for "bitulithic" i the murder charge was 'allowed to mmnncllmn hrlrl- ' ' it was m june, iviv, jnar me peo- pie voted ljtf,UUU,WU bo;Vls to' pave, county roads with brick. 1 I Thp fn11n.-!nr FphnAr ,. nen.l 1 1 I...., J-1 .1... .1. - UIC WCIU SUUtKCU lO JII1U LIldA : IUC ' county commissioirejs had awarded initial contracts for paving costing $870,311, but thatx only $30,255 of this was for brick,1 the rest being for a composition, kWowfc as "bitulithic." The various organizations that nad foilght tor life -bonds on the under-; bianuing tnat oniy oricit should be laid brought suit palng Jamin B; Root-was plaintiff. -In the hear ing a pre-eieftion promise signca by all th'.- county commissioners was produced. This stated that the bond money would -be used exclusively kr paving'county roads with brick. - Temporary injunction was grant ed MarcU 8 and a permanent injunc tion a Week later. The supreme court has now affirmed this decision. Next Midwest Farm Bureau Conference to , Be Held in Lincoln Columbus.-O., Nov. ll. Lincoln, Neb., was chosen today as the meet ing -place of the next conference of midwest fa An bureaus, which will be held early next January. Scssi6ns closed today with discussion pf "dairying and milk production. No definite program ior solution of problems which dairymen say confront them was formulated at to day's sessions. However, J. Vf Cov erdale; Chicago,;' secretary of the American Farm Bureau federation announced that he, would so"on calf a conference of the country's milk iP'Ocucing interests, in w ven action I the question -of producer-owned dis- producing interests, in wlvch actioji tributiotj probably would be cc.n- sidered. , J. F. Howard, president of the Farm Bureau federation, will an-nvi'n-e next -wick" the personnel of the live stock committee which is to consider planX for disposition of packer interests in the stock yards, it was announced. Student Minister Is Drowned InY. Rfl. Pool Fremcnt, Neb., Nov. 11. (Special Telegram.) jHenry Rostatf, 18, a stu dent; at Midland college, was drowned last, evening at the Y. M. Cr-A. -swimnfing pool while his com panions were playing baskei ball in the gym. He had left the game un noticed snd descended to the locker rooms 'where he left his" coat, and th?n went to the swimming pool to disrobe,. Heart failure is supposed to have been the cause of death. When the gym class was dismissed, A. O. Fi;ank went to the pool and as he was about to dive he saw Rostau's nude body lyiffg at the bottom of the wdter. Rostau's home is in 'Have lock. His father is the Lutheran pastor at that place and Henry him self had-becn preparing for the min istry. Hold Sioux City Men Under New Motor Law Norfolk, Neb., Nov. 11. (Special.) James -O'Neill, John Laverty, James Long and Crandall Deforest Willis, all said to live in Sioux Citv. Ia., are charged in a complaint filedJ : j . i i i , ti . . . in ieuciii toun iiere Dy uistrict At torney Tou Allen with violation of the nationaLmotor theft act. They are alleged to have stolen an auto- mobile belonging to F. A. Welch of Norfolk a few teys aeo an'd trans- wnere iney were arrested dv tne . I. . I . . 1 . , . . V l-sheriff who idennfied the car from a description on a card mailediout by Norfolk police. The four Wen lire held to the grand jurywlfich is now tting m Omaha. v. Boy Scours Dedicate Tree ' In Meiftory of Roosevelt Bea'trice, Ncb.i Nqv.-11.' (Special.) The Boy Scouts of this city fThuRs day dedicated three ,oak trces ih Charles park to the memory, of the late Theodore RooSevelt " Con gressman efferis of Omaha deliv- ered the dedicatory address. thern Nebraska Is ; - smiled yi,oia uiasts Norfolk, Neb., Nov. ; 11. (Special Telegram.) Ten-degrees above zero was experienced by Armistice- day celebrants in northern Nebraska and southern Dakota Thursday. Craw ford, NeT)., reported 5 above. LijJit snow fell around Winner, S.' D. - 7 Duncan Man Killed hy y. ' , Union Pacific 'Train ' Columbus, Neb.,1 Nov. 1 L (Spe cial.) JoachiiiK Robak, 70, of Dun can, was instantly killed by a Union Pacific train. . He was walking dh th, track bundled up and rtpparcntJ 1.t:j . i . 1. . " 1 ty uii uui near inw udin, . . : "J Columbus Baby Dies of ' Burns From Scalding'Water Columbus, Neb., 'Nbv. -11. I Spe cial.) George Edward Blanken ship. 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. BlankciTship, died here of burns from-scalding water' received several days prior to. his death. ' Leaves ' for Orient. , Columbus, NeB.', Nov. 11. (Spe cial.) E. H. Chambers and wife, and Mrs. Clafa Speice left for Vancouv er, Wash., where tney will sail on the steamer Empress of Russia for THE. BEE:j OMHA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1920. Slayer of Negro Boy ; At Beatrice Will Be hxamined tor bamtjr Beartice, Neb., Nov. 11. (Special.) After an exhaustive Investigation as to the sanity of Joseph Foose, charged with the murder of Harvey Clayton, negro boy in this city on tha night of September 24, 1919, Couuty Attorney Vasev declares he liaVdccided to dismiss the murderJ charge against Foose and allow the "i . . .... - se lV i i i msa"uy ""- Stand. v.. mi, vv,vnk "L 1 ,- fJV,",al1"" a8dl"sl fl0se Wl" be 9smissed Attorney VaSCV SaVS. V f . . i 1 I -r- Western Gindidates w In Race for Speaker James A. Rodman of Kimball and I announced their candidacies for j speaker of. the lower house pf trte state legislature, to which bojk were elected lasfweek. i , Rodman, distinguished himself i: tli? 1919 session as one of the influ ential leaders joi the hoyse. By the Inter) days of fie session he was one of the twor, three floor leaders of which .- the republican 'majority boasted. " Snow's outstanding work in the 1919 session was,in committees He was a member of the . special com mittee which' Investigated the con duct of the state board of control, as a rsjilt of which Governor Mc Kelvie accepted the resignation- pf E. O. Mayfield. a member of 'the board. . , ' ' Rodman is a lawyer. Snow is a newspaper editor, active in affairs of the State , Press association. Chicago Clothing Men ' Meet Price Reductions 1 Chicago, Nov. 11. Chicago cloth ing manufacturers are meeting the reductions . of approximately 33 1-3 per cent recently announced by east ern wholesale dealers, according Jo Mark Ccesap, secretary and treas urer of a large clothing manufactur ing company. Mr. Cresap also' said tltat reports from retailers showed increased buying by the public. The reductions were usual at this season and were made so that manufacture trs could get rid of surplus stock and kcp their men employed. tween the winter and spring buy periods, he said. Street Railway Resunies ; Service on Farnam Street The Omaha and Council" Bluffj Street Railway! Co. announced that si'eet car service on Farnam street; between Tenth and Twentieth, will be resumed today. Farnam lines were .. . detoured around Harney street on account of tcpaving between the tracks on, Far nam street, between Tenth and Eighteenth. Old granite ( blocks were taken up and new concrete iase was laid for a brick wearinj surface. ' . Alleged Worthless Check Passer Held to High Court Broken ow, Neb., Nov. 11. (Special.) S. A. Langford, charged with cashing checks without funds t'leaded not guilty in county court. Testimony was given that he had written- the checks and failed to make any deposit in the bank on which the checks were drawn. He was bound over to the district court. Embargo on 200-Pound Express, Packages Off New York, Nov, ,11. The AnJ? icm Railway Express Co. announce! tl.ut it had removed its embargo on single pieces of express matter v,'eighingy200 pounds or over, whicl" l as been' in effect since April. Im proved operating conditions are re sponsible for the removal of the em- bargo, Held for Fur Theft Mrs. H. P. Archer, Harvard Jiotel, former employe ji the National Fur and Tanning company, 1921 South Thirteenth street, was arrested Wed nesday night folloying the theft of a $500 fur coat from the firm the day previous. A $25 fur Celiac, be lieved by police to have been stole.-) was foiyid in her possession. ADVERTISEMENT For 0M or Hew Three Dropr Shrivel Them Up So You Can Lift Them Off. Thirty seconds after you touch the corn with this liquid corn iSmover the jabbing, ctnbbinrr pain of it Btofcs for all Tine. No Mora Lorn lortura Mr friends Abeut "Gets-; Nci corn, hard or soft, is too ol or too firmly rootad to resist "Gets-ItV Im mediately it dries and shriveln. the edxes loosen from the true flesh and soon you can peel it riahUoff with yourTingers as painlessly as you trim your nails. Why coddle such pesrs? Why nurse and pomper, them f Why cut and trim-theml Why not REMOVE tliem.with "GETS IT 7" Get a bottle today at any drug store -the cot is a trifle. Mfd. by E. Lawrence ft Co, Chicag" . - It." Father Relents. Says He WfflPay GiiTs Bad Checks -A . . ' Mayme Keid, Befriended hy Omaha Merchants, Will Be Aided hy' Parent Who Disowned Her. Wcrjt Reid, Hamburg. Ia., mer chant, relented Wednesday and promised to give his daughter, Mayme Reid, arrested here recently foiv forging checks, financial assis tance, i His decision to "assist his young daughter was conditional, however, according to Mrs.'C H -Trulock of Omaha, who has the girl in charge. "Mr. Reid said he never wanted to see his daughter again," explained Mrs. Trujock, who visite3 Reid in Hamburg Wedaesdayr "He finally said he would give her money if she showed she meant to work and be honesty "and told me he had paid more than $5,000 worth of bad checks passed by Mayme." Omaha merchants ""who cashed checks for Mayme refused to prose cute her. ( i ,. The father declared he does not want Maymvjto return home but that he does wanther to obtain em ployment. Unless she 'does this, Reid declared he would "place the girl in the hands of the proper au thorities. Brodegaards Observe 33rd Anniversary Week This is 33d anniversary weela.at the Brodegaard. Bros, jewelry store. Crowds have filled the store each day this week for he anniversary and remodeling sale. Thousands of dollars' worth of new stock has been added and the entire store remodeled. .The flower shop has been removed and new sound-proof booths have been in stalled in the phonograph depart ment. A naval observatory clock has been Added to the store equip ment; The Brodegaard store is now one of the largest jewelry stores in the middle west. NED: TSSRSKSSXE AX5SraiBSICSK. ; . ;wr Men 1WO STORES ' Dining Room Furniture Reduced io Price' at Bowels v ' V.' All Oak Dining Room Furniture, library Ta bles ana Rocters are now being placed on sale at Bowen's at pf ices greatly reduced, now within the reach of all. ' You can own a beRuti ful Jacobean Oak Din ing Room Suite for Thanksgiving Day, be-, cause that, day of all days wq" want our Dining Room to look its best. s Or one of those Sturdy Oak library Jables, an ornament in 'any home, or anothereasy Rockpr. These are ' good and vorth-while investments for you to make right now. , , , ' We invite . inspection. When" you see this splen-v did display of ljfe-timev furniture, and the small pnce3 '.we are now able to quote you you will at once see the advan tage of purchasing now., and "purchasing at 'Bow en's, and, as usual,, you make your own terms. - -r-Advertisement j ssWl lit I I I IIM -M. g mr- XSJft. BL Mrs. Harding Gets 200-Pound Fish; - - Hubby Gets Minnow of 80.. Pounds By PHIL KINSLEY.) Chlrnfo Trlbnne-Omaha lleo Lmsaxt Wire. Point Isabel, Tex., Nov. ' lL There was considerable excitement on the sand pits two miles distant from this point at nopn Wednesday, when Mrs. Warren G. Harding caught a 200-pound trypofl. Senator Harding's political manager, Harry Daugherty, and Malcom Jennings of Columbus, one of the senator's play mates, were gloating with tlie president-elect over his first tarpon. As tarpons go it is not sd much to gloat over.v It was only four feet and a half lang and did not weigl 80 pounds, but it was Harding s first, the victim of his "patience ,and his ardorior.a new sport. He had been out since early morning, and the tar- out since cany morning, aim me mi- pon succumbed after half an hour'sS. Wfi - a . These meditations were suddenly swept away by a shout from the sea. The shouter was .Fred C. Hale, United States senator from Maine. LHis Tiands were swollen and bruised from struggling with a tarpon tnat weighed more than himself' His companion was Mrs. Harding, who had just discovered that she had at the end of her line what she thought was a whale. For a minute or two, Mrs. Harfling was doubtful if she csuld stay in the boat, for the pull of a 200-pound tarpon is only a little ltfss than the drag of a submarine. For the group upon the beach it was good as a play. Senator Hard ing forgot his own moribund tarpon and excitedly ran up and down the sand bar shouting: "Hold on, duch ess, stick to it, don't lose l)im!" . The advice was excellent, but in Mrs. Harding's mind arose a simple Ann ouncemen t ""Under our new schedule we propose to guarantee the price of every new Piano and Phonograph ir our Omaha and Norfolk stores. . ' . FOFL SIX MGNTTHS From November First, 1920 Should any of the 'eleven factories we represent further reduce the , wholesale price between now and May 1st, 1921, we will pass it on to our customers and refund in cash or credit the contract (as the case may be) to every purchaser of such an instrument. You get your Piano, Phonograph or Player how. ( You use and enjoy it for six months You pur chase here for Xmas, without worry of falling prices in January. You get here a written guar antee on both price and quality. -. If Prices Drop After Xmas "You Should Worry" Guarantee You Against Possible Loss Ours is an open, above board, fair and square proposition, and we are in a positioirto see it through.' We don't resort to contests, piano clubs, etc., or otter Dait in the torm ot cheap piano lamps, scarfs, silk .shades, sheet music .or knicknacks to obscure the inflated price of shoddy, un known Pianos or ma"chines. If you are interested in a real instrument of quality that you have the v ngnt to -expect to give real service tor 20 to 30 years, let us figure with you on a PIANO such as ; ' . Curtzmann . Weber f Geo. Steck Cable Clarendon Wellington 1 Conovet , n A Genuine Sonora or Vocalion Phonograph v or a Steinway Duo Art Reproducing Piano. ,t Remember Our Prices Guaranteed i; U. S. and ' , THE OAKFORD PLAN of One Price to Everybody and Commissions tto Nobody Makes . the Above Possible. Oakford Music Co. , Gentlemen: ' We want to buy X.. at about........ Pleasssend terms, catalogue, etc to Name Address .N Union Outfitting Co. Kroehler Exhibition Shows How to Add Extra Room to Home A Beautiful Kroehler Bed Davenport Given Atoay FREE Friday Night. If you have often wished for a Bed Davenport in the home to accommodate friends and guests, the reduced prices for the last day of the Kroehlar, Davenport Demonstration at the Union Out fitting Company will 'interest you. -The Kroehler ia a delightfully, pleasintc, Handsome and comfort able Davenport that can be turned into a full size bed for two persons on a moment's no tice. , , Kroehler Bed Davenports are I nationally aaverusea anu are an example of the high character of furniture carried by the Unjpn Outfitting Company. ' As always, you make your own terms. ' Advertisement. choice: Can a woman weighing 125 pounds pull in a tarpon that seemed 10 weigh a ton? Common sense being strong in her, she knew when to quit and passed the rod to Senator Hale and sankyback upon the seat of the boat, .breathless and shaking. It was up to the senator from Maine, and the gallery on the beach v shouted snappy advice, Harding leading the V-horus. This went on ior half an hour. Then the great - tarpon flew a signal of distress. ..Thirty feet from the beach the tarpon rolled over on one side. Mexicans leaped out into the surf and.gaiTed the fish. Every body cheered and Senator Harding ran forward to, shake handsyvith his wife as well as the Mexicans, making a rhnir nf thpiit hnnils a or! wrist to p - - i , - - j carry her, to land. A coast guard taped the fish and found that it was five feet, nine and a half inches Ion?. He estimated that it will run well up to 200 pounds. . . V. 'Large Class of Masons to Get Degrees t Alliance Alliance, sleb., Nov. 11. (Spe cial.) All degrees of Scottish, Kite masonry from the fourth to the eighteenth will be conferred by Adoniram Lodge of Perfection and Alliance chapter. Rose Croix No vember 26 and 27. Large classes for both sections of the work arc expected to be here for the (ad re uniorf. Preliminary work has been under way for the past week and re hearsals will be held during the next two weeks. More tljan 100 are expected to fake the work. A ban quet will be served each evening of the reunion, - v THUS!' EASY PAYMENTS v.aii or write (TlAKFORD Vou Want a Plush Coat ! ' ' - . ( . You Will Have Your Opportunity to Get a Fine. One at V ' Brancleis Stores SATURDAY $150,000 worth' of Pile Fabric ' vPlush Coats that sejl regularly . for $35.00 to $210.00 wilf b sold Saturday at a straight , re duction of exactly 33 1-3 per , cent. - Vatch Friday Papers V for Advertisement , Misses Sizes " 16 and 18 No Oncjnjurcd -As Six Coaches Jump the Track Omaha-Chicago Train o n Burlington Strikes Broken , Rail at Russell, Ia. Two Cars Overturns Russell, Ja Nov. 11. (Special.) Burlington passenger train No. K was derailed four and a half miles cast of here at 7:45 a. in. today, when it struck a broken rail. Si coaches lift the track, two of then overturned. Js'o'Cme was injured Ttaffic was delayed until after nooi. by the wreckage. . No. Iff is the eastbound Denver Chicago train, which -last week col lided with afi extra freight . train ' near Stanton Ia., into which- Bur lington passenger No. 1. eastbound ' from Chicago, later crashed- killing thre,e trainmen and an unidentified hobo. No. 10 passes through Omaha about 1 p. m.' Blue Springs Burglars v . PleadGuilty at Beatrice Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 11. (Special Telegram.) Charles Hart ant George Davis, who were arrestee last summer 'at St. Joseph charget with burglarizing the Rice mercan tile store at Blue Springs, Neb., o: $1,500 worth of goods, were ar raigned in district court here an pleaded guilty. They were sen tenced to from 1 to 10 years in th penitentiary. . "Lowest in the ' i IF YOU LIKE 1 Women' Sizea 34 to 44 1807 Farnam Street, 11' OMAHA, NEB. I 505 Norfolk Arenue, ! 5 ' NORFOLK, NEB. I ' jyz threc-mnth' trip in the Oriejtf. .7 ( V . ...JkJ -t, "Si 4,-. ,-,! il,..J,.Ml,' ,.l. .lV i.