Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 26, 1915, Page 12

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BRUMBAUGH MAKES VISIT IN OMAHA Governor of Pennsyivania Remains Four Hours After Being Severely Shaken by Train Stop. SPECIAL NARROWLY MISSES CAR Governor Martin G, Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania visited Omaha yester- | day. He remained four hours instead of ten minutes as the result of an in- etdent five miles this side of Missouri Valley, when his train narrowly avoided running down an automobile driver. The passengers of the train were severly shaken by the train's sudden stop and several suffered | miner injuries The Pennsylvania zovernor's spe- cial train came in the North- western, running as a first section of | No. 11, arriving at 7:35. It left for over Denver over the Union Pacific at 11:40. In the interim the governor and 110 Pennsylvanians spent the| {ime recelving visitors and automobil ing about the city In the morning the br Northwestern train ity | tim, ten earrying Governo va pulled out of s Valle #nd on the straight stretch mfles south was making a rpe forty miles per hour. Atcut five out, where the wagon road paralcls sallroad track and Is on the cast Engineer Stevens notided a man Ariving a blg touring car, moving south. The en gineer blew the whistle, but the man In for mome d of about miles | the side, | the automobile pald no attentisn to its | blasts | There was a crossing some forty x\n)w: shead and maintaining his speed, En gineer Stovens thought he would be eble to pass the machine and conscquently * e crowded on a little steam. The man In the automobile evidently had a similar $dea, for he Increased the his machine Teain Stops Close to Car. When some 500 feet from the crossing | and where the wagon road turned across | the track, the man in the automobile pulieg up onto the dump. The engineer realized that he was certain to strike the machine and immediately applied the alr, stopping the engine with the pilot box pot aix feet from the automobile, In bringing the train to such a sudden stop 1t flattencd six sets of the tricks under the ten sleepers and at the same time scattered the occupants of the cars up and down the aisles, throwing them out of the bertha. None of the peoplo in the cars was | injured, aside from a few slight bruiser oaused by the impact resuiting from the quick stop. Few of the occupants of the cars wers up, but being thrown out of thelr berths caused them to dress hurrledly, ufter which they plled out of the cars, hurry ing up to the engine to learn what had happened. When they ascertained they were all loud iIn praising the action of Engineer Stevens. ‘With the Pennsylvania governor was Ydeutenant Governor Frank McCala, an old friend of Gene Melady. As soon as the lleutenant governor learned that he ‘was going to be in Omaha scveral hours, he hunted out Mr. Melady and the two bad s most enjoyable visit, reounting | the doings of other days, “You'll ‘recognize him by his shaggy eyebrows,” explsined a member of the | party. And so you will When Martin G. Brumbaugh, uowrnnrl of Pennsylvania, acknowledges an in-! apcel of troduction, he has a strong hand-grasy & and pleasant aralle. He has decpact eyes | Lehind heavy eyebrows. He did a lot of hand-shaking while in Om having arrived with his party of 10 Fennaylvan ans at 7:20 In a epecial train, that went | west at Meeting party at the Unlon station | Acting Mayor Butler, A. W, Jef- president of the Pennsylvania so- Harry 8. Byrne, president of the ley club; ¥. A. Shotwell, presi- of the Ohlo mociety; Vicotor Roses r, ¥. W, Judson, B, 8. Baker, H. Baldrige, J. C. Kinsler, . H. Ward, Bdward Zelss and W. W. Slabaugh. overnor, who has been mentioned itial possibility, only smiled subject was broached. He re- his term as execu- people of the Keystone more engrossed in state Dational matters. The distinguished visitor made a hur- ried trip over the city and went to Councll Bluffs to visit a cousin, J. P. Hess. He promised Harry Byrne to ad- dress the MoKinley club here in March, when he expects to speak before the Knite and Fork club of Kansas City. “I remember the last time | appeared P | t Y gz i : i #as City," remarked the governor, re- miniscently, “we had a regular three- ring circus. lda Tarbell and William Allen White were on the program with Mr. Jefferls mentioned the name of the 1ate Joseph 8. Walfon of Chester county, Pennaylvania, to the governor, who mentioned the fact that he and Mr. Wal- ton were collaborators in writing “Stor- | fos of Pennsylvania” and “Liberty Bell Leafiots.” Mr. Jefferis and the governor's secretary, J. Hyatt, were teachers under Mr. Walton, who was superintend- ent of the Chester county schools. Renews Old Acquatntance. When J. Banks Kurts of Altoona stepped off the train he accosted Mr. Jefferls on the platform. He had not r. Jefferls for twenty-two ye: not know he was living here, ntly recognized bim and re- acquaintances. carrying the party consists hes of the Pennsylvania rail- s equipment. It ts a soild train, the first of its kind west this year. There are two every convenlence. The party San Francisco five days and over five days at the Yellow £E} it ] ' i ! i i § z Passengers on this (rain represent Wealth than has passed through AL one Ume for many & day. In the party are Mr. and Mrs. C. Hen- ', prominest soclety folk of Mr. Supplee spent several the atock yards, while his auto trip through i i i ! f { I | extensive paint manu- declared he was ] f ¥ E 2t ational park. It is said that the | THE BEE: VESUVIUS AGAIN IN ACTION-—Photo taken at last eruption. Vesuvius, Etna and Stromboli are again active and severe earthquakes have been felt in Sicily and south- ern Italy. The meteorological observatory at Vesuvius has been wrecked by earth tremors, i | | |t I | ¥ It t i I t American Peet Sugar 20,790 64% 4 Sy American Can Wi 2 00 6l Ameriean Smelt, & Ref.. 4.500 %04 9% 704 Americen 8 & R, prd 10815 American Sugar Refining. 11,200 111% 110 100 | b‘SUVlw IN ERUPTION American Tel. & Tel oo 1mK 1 1E | Fican Tohacco YA e e —— onda. Mining LI B Atehison . IMW 2y l::" l::: and meet competition,” sald Mr. Trigs. ( Aaltimere & Ohlo ses O o Al 4 soklyn Raoid Transit.. 1800 & 884 8414 Clty Solicitor Pusey of Plttaburgh re- NEW YORK RUMOR SENDS T o .. Lh i1 10% i e y @ 1 marked that Omaha's streets are well | OMAHA WHEAT PRICE DOWN D e Wl 8 Tax maintained | po o B Loy TR £ ;. Mowell Cummings, president of the | On the strength of a fiash from New | ChcaRs, Omay Westers-: oo i i s John B, Stetson company Philadelphia, | York that the flests of the allies had WO 126 1384, ll: ‘ Visited Edward Zeius, Nebraska Colthing |forond the Dardanelles, wheat on the | Chino Comper 0ot 208 4N 8 4t company, Browning, King & Co. and |Omaha market sold off 1 to & cents, | | oloraie & Howhers 5 n other local stores. With him on the trip [closing at the low point of the day. Re- | Denver & ip Grande w8 are Mr. Mr. Westerleft and Mr. Wright, | celpts were twenty-four cars and the | niniiere Beourities 2000 W 3 o8y | treasurer and advertising manager, re- | J from 9 oents to $1.07 per %30y uy B o| spectively, of the same company P g iy oo iy it 1 1 3 Oreat Northern Ore. cifh.. 83000 43y 434 434 Reglstratlon for Coffee Market. cugenheim Bapioration. 3100 a4 NE WYORK, Aug. 25 -COFFPE—Re- | nterborough Met., pfd 2o 3% ] . | ports of further prograss with valoriza- | mepiration Copper oo WN a3 igh School Will | tlon "plans in Brasil, And the better feel- | tniermationsl Marvester . 1100 107 © 1% 108 ing over intemational politics seemed to | Kansas City, Bouthern 3,000 7% 264 z:u encournge a little scattored buving of | Lehigh Valley ... 1000 13§ 1% 1% offes fu- | ! is demand, nowever, while there was o late months In the market for tures here today. was readlly supplied, Start on Monday Principal Masters of Central High r"ar nlukum-hmc-d to 2 points school announces that registration | \ioes met 1 eoint loveer 1o bienyith the months were relatively firm, with July for the coming school year will be | TogHEe e To ey O s oot started next Monday morning, Ated between 6.14c and 614c. Sales, in The follawing scherule will be followed: | &30 ", sXchankes, () bagn. Augvet, Benlors or thoso who have 2i points will come on Monday; jun'ors or those who have from 14 to 2 volnts will come on Tuesday; sophomores or those who have from 8§ to 15 points will come on Wednes- | day; all others who have been in the high school beforo will come on Thurs- day; all Incoming students 1o the high | 0ol Will eome on Wriday. xatinations for those who have mission to make up work will be given uext Baturdey at ® o'clock. Only those | yember, 6.28c; December. e; J 640c; February, 6.46c; March, 6.50c; 465c; May, 6.60-; June 6.65c; July Bpot, steady: Rio ¢, 7o; Santos 48, 6\ Cost and fre'ght offers were rerurted un changed, According to latest advices it ia proposed in Braril to restrict Santos exports to 6.000.000 hags. Mlrels nrices were unchanged at Rio with 50 rets lower at Santos, with R&"i:fi“"‘"‘" on London unchanged at 13 T per- Cotton Market, : COTTON - 8pot v Sal NEW YORK, Aug. 2. Middling uniands, §.80c. Cotton futu 1% bales |4 who have done active work during the /s 8a: Dece 9,67 v vacation and have been granted permis- "'I\V;“?_'w;{"‘,“(!, l-"'A" 10 TTON h- | gy : | LIVE L Aue COTTON-Epot, | ! slon t || #) may take the examinations. | yieesy: " good ‘miadiing. 5.79d: middling. Those who have not yet secired pormis- | 5.48d; low middling, 0.00d. Sales, 9000 slon are requcsted ot seo the prinoipal | bales. p as soon - 4 - ¥ e ses v London Stock Market. W LONDON, Aug. 2.—AMmerican securi- | ¢ ties on the ock market closed firm under 'Open New Road per cent, is making passable a stretch of road north of Miller park and west of Twenty- sixth street, belng used at present on ac- count of the closing of North Thirtfeth street. Funerals to Forest Lawn traverse this road and much difficulty has been experienced. Commissioner Jardine took the matter in hand. He got in touch with County Commissioner MoDonald, Mayor Tucker of Florence, Commissioner Drexel of the Market. %.~DRY GOODS- were named today ed for nearly all NEW YORK, Au Prices for spring, 1918, and advances are ask colored goods. White than last season. nt elothy heetings were 'steadler. Laces rHles were quiet. r advances were announced. yarns were firm. B and were 1Mnder. Worsted were strong. limits. can be rented quickly and cheaply Bee “For Rent." Cummins Goes to U. P. Offices in Chicago two ! John P. Cummins, for the last yeary advertising agent for the Union Pa- cific at the Omaha headquarters, has Buy Sugar by beon tranaforred to Chlcago, the ehange | being effective Scptember 1. With him | Beet 86.05 Le will take one stemographer. In Chi- Ao e iy 4 s B [Snie 2en. Oumemine: wikt-Beve shorse o Peaches—Extra fancy California E the Harriman roads' headquarters that does with the central tervitory. | With the transter of Mr. Cummins to Chicago, the wcope of the advertising de. partment will be in no manner changeds’ His successor will be appointed n time | to begin work the first of next month | and bis duties will be simblar to these Jt Mr. Cummii ASKS DIVORCE AFTER 23 YEARS OF WEDDED LIFE, Sult was med by Julla Keffer asking | divoree from John Keffer and custody of | their twe children. They were married in 138 and she says he deserted her in | ™3, ; A divorce is ssked by Georgla Rich from Arthur R. itich with custody of their child. She wileges pon-si.pport and desertion. 1 Alleging habitus! drunkenncss and ex- treme cruelty, Kate Bohm asks a divorce | from Gegrge Pohm with the custody of their two children. After tweniy-three years of married Mte Leura Baer has sued John U. Baer for divosce. alleging non-support. They were married in Chicago in 1882 She asks alimony of §.9 a month. Aunoying Summer Cough. The first dose of Dr. Bell's Ploe-Tar- | Honey 'll‘l-ln you. It kills the cold sorm. Only Se. Al druggists —Adver- | i Red Bradshaw, 4 basket Plume erato . Bapanas are good quality and FLO 48 1hs, Tip . $1.66 | 48 lhs. Keonomy ..$1.61 At any of Basket Sto oLD OMAH: out of ‘the sinking of th to pass wi { relations b many im the war shares and other securities ha nz more or less material relations to he forelgn conflict. The market was proader than recent sessions and raflway ghares of bigh and low cegree manifested prominence at subs | what #oon brief halt g ing pauses invariably | at of ita |e 1 i 1'nited States bonds were unchanged on call Al renewal of near months Mquidation and | oo KA & 0 Netional Bixcuit Natlonal TLead Nevada Copper Now York Central N. Y. N H Norfolk & Western . Northern _ Pacifio Southern Rallway Texas Company Montana Power A1 iu-Chalmers American Locomotive )1 the lead of Unlted States Steel. Stook or s _ | In this séotion was reported scarce, owing for Thirtieth Traffic| "ot SILVER—Bar, 22 13-16d per ounce s MONEY—-364 per cent. Discount rates: | pAP The department of publie menta | Short bille and three months, %@4 15-16 oods are cheaper | 215 per ¢ 1% ' months, Y steady: |h|lh. b do t; ruling rate, ;"‘pvr cent; l'lodn[‘lr'l‘ per cent; of- fered, 2 per cent. strect department and Manager Howell | aihi: centuiinel, L1 rosUOARTRAY, |\ 1w YORK, Aug, % METALS-Lead, of ‘the water plant and In less than an |fined, quiet Sugar futures opened Irreg. | 34566465, Spelter, not guoted. ~Copper: hour had teams, a road roller, weed cut- | JIar early tcday and at noon prices were | Firmer; eloctrolytic, SIT.0MGIB0, Tront ters and scrapers on the way, notwith- | POInts lower to 4 higher. Beady and unchanged. | Tin standing this roud is outside of Omaha | Apartments, flats, houses and cottages| At london—Copper: Spot, 68 64; fu- | A few Washington, wrapped, at, per box ... NEW YORK STOCK MARKET | Buoyanoy is Imparted by Improve~: ment in the Diplomatic i Situation i WAR SHARES MOST ACTIVE| NEW YORK, Aug. 2 —Cumulative in [ dcations that the complications growing Arabie are 1k disturbanc out a serf: i of Opening pric was mmed) we 13 xte FFrom th whie the of digest peints t was under but th wed by fresh important instances process uying and In some hieher United States Steel again outdistanced all other operations that stock the overshadowing indus > far an to make 1t was one of the se and I ties opening, Its based on & sale a gain of 2 points. Later it r o gain to 7%, or within a point high price of recent years, but lomed at 1 | Other maximum gaine of the day in luded 17% for Willys-Overland, at 'y for Studebaker at 7 for lectric ut 178, 8 for Bethlehem S " and 6 for New York Alrbrake where in these sghares there s of 3 to b points. with & new high A for Lackawanna Steel at 6 on its 1 gain_of 3 points. Canaoinn Pacific Jed the rallways, gain e while other transconti and New Haven showed | ywernight ga of 2 to 3 points, Among he minor raflwavs there were similar Ances, Missnuri Pacific stock and the mder'vine honds featuring that group. Profit taking became more effective in he final hour, Stesl and Reading losing | tn 2 points, with more substantial cases in the specialties. Nevertheless the 1ot ine was strong. Total sales amounted | 0 1,061,00) shares | Honds were strong, with an absence flr‘ recent forelrn selling. Total sales, aggresated $? (30,000 ar velue Number of sales and leading quotations on scka were an follows G o Low. Close. Salen. High 1800 3 325 a Gold ouisville & Nashwill & " Pullman Palace Car.. ... . 2y Consolidated Copper. Reading Tron & Bteel o td 24 pfd uthern Paeitic . unesses Copper Pacific plon Pacific, pfd ited States Steel nited States Steel, pfd.. tah ( bpper wabash, ptd Western Union ... Westinghouse Electr: urible Steel . tethiehem Steel anldwin Locomotive Joners) Motor R 1L &P Total for the da: New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Aug. %.—MBRCANTII R—314@3% per ocent. | STERLING—Sixty day bills, $4.6125; de- cables, $4.! ar, 46%c; ‘;anlm‘~(lovarnmont. steady; rallroad, ODEg. Mexican dollars, BY~Time loans, easy: eixty days, nt; ninety days, 3%@3 per cent; per cent. Call money, per oent; ocent; ¥ Meta] Market. electrolytic, ff. Tin: Spot. ‘Antimony, £125. £63 108, 6 108 futures, £164 10s. 2 1s 3. Spelter, the SACK, Cane $6.15 Iberta, wrapped, per box. . gés crates, about 20 1bs. net, per .................. ..85¢ low in price UR 48 1bs, Thrifty Habit ..$1.56 48 1bs. Cash Habit..... 1,53 48 1bs. Red A .81.5. the 13 res in Omaha RELIABLE piano purchase here. the splendid specials. mer Weight Trousers that sold at $2.95 and $3.50, at one price, choice— and artistica styles and al quickly, All fresh from the band box and work rooms. A charming dis- play of decidedly new productions of America’s most noted designers and original de- signs and repro- ductions by the d Very special valuesat...... A anderful 150 Pretty Silk Dresses, This We will have for Thursday's We guarantee every buyer satisfaction in their See All Our Men’s Spring and’ Sum- and other well known makes. The Lots at $2.65 include blue steds, strictly all wool or gilk and wool, and At $1.85 you’ll find all wool serges and silk striped outin, smart patterns; tweeds for golf or tennis; all latest Hundreds of Beautiful New Hats of our own corps of milliners. 557410 in taffeta and crepe de | chines that sold at $12.50, $15.00 and $20.00; at, ::.o\co ar e inddss 87,95 | ) ; at, undreds o miver Dresses that sold at $5.00 Children's m : kS AR s . ol Dresses — Bi, -— ;:m"‘“'oo;,‘:‘:;z B sty of -‘-151-95 LT TR o e e i . Ore) nos—Made to sell at $3.00 and Don't Fail to See tho Splendid Values f TR R T ...$1.45 | Fall Waists. e in New Big Price Savings on High Grade Pianos in Our Great Clearance Sale Now On. All Our Men’s Spring and Summer Weight Trousers that sold regularly at $3.95 and $4.50, COMPLETE CLEARANCE i of our entire Spring ' and Summer Stock. The Renowned ‘‘Princess’’ All sizes from 26 to 52 waist inclu- ded in both these aray serges, silk mixed wor- fine tweeds and cassimeres - lly hand tailored. : trousers, the genuine Palm Beachs, | choice patterns. See windows. Act $2.00 Skirt Flouncings 29¢ A beautiful line of 45-in. Em- broidered Flouncings on fine voile and fancy rice oloth, made to sell regularly at $2 and $2.50 a yard, at...29¢ 75¢c Baby Flouncings 39¢ 18-inch, 27-inch and 45-inch widths, dainty patterns on fine voiles, organdies, Swiss and longeloth, regular 50c to $1.00 yard values, Thurs- day ... 39¢ A Beautiful Line of 18-inch Flouncings, special, yd. 15¢ eft fingers 1 Array of Expressive Modes An advance showing of the new style ideas is Tailored Suits, Coats and Dresses so varied in their authoritative becomingness that your individual taste alone should govern your selection. Yoa will find gnalities at every price unques- tionably superior. The New Crown Jewel Suits in their wide range, artistic 325 00 . D R DO Are pleasing surprises even to those who expect most of the Crown Jewels—a spe- clally fine lot in gabardines, whipcords, novelties and serges, now on display. Other cholce sult values at §115, % 835, 845 to 865, - Remarkable values Thursday at §1%5, New Cloth Dresses, 815, $19.50 and $25.00. Beautiful Silk Dresses, $19.50, $25 to $45.00. All remaining summer stocks at pricings which scarcely represent the actual value of materials, 200 beautiful Summer Dresses that sold at $18,00, $20.00, $25.00 and $30.00, all at one price, $5,00, Fine Silk Jersey Sweaters—Good line of colors, made to sell at $5.00 and $6.00, at,.... 8. A Fine Lot of Bweaters—Regular $7.50 valu, FOR FALL AND WINTER is Californio Peach Week sale We advise our customers to buy | straight carload of extra fancy Cal- | now, as oid wheat is very Seai e Jolden Santos Coffee, 1 - 800 ifornia Elberta Freestone Peach 10 bars Beat 'Em All, Dlamond C or | THE® W - nothing finer grown, shipped' to us Laundry Queen Soap .. 28e sell for the grower. We advise our | 10 cakes Cupid Tollet Soap 19c | The best Creamery But carton or customers to buy now, as we 100k for | & cakes IvVOry Soap .. .p o 190 | bulk, Ib. ...... s an advance, just as soon as the big | 1 16-ounce cans Bikhorn or Mans- | Fancy No. 1 Country Creamery Bu! demand for canning com- field Milk . . [ teh, DOF D ..., . 22002000000 mences. ursday, C j2-ounce jars Pure’ Fruit ‘Preserves =~ [The 4-basket crate Oregon Itallan Plums, mflm"{.brl“‘" to put up for o your wiate use, uraday, per Bushel Boxes Fancy 16 1bs. Best Pure Cane Granulated s 43-1b. sacks best’ High Grade mond H Flour, made from the selected old wheat, nothing fine bread, ples or cakes, per sack ...... .. $1.15 Sauerkraut or Baked Beans 7345 $1.00 ¢ s fancy Japan Rice of ‘Navy ; .. 880 +ivs TRY est Dairy ‘Tabie ‘Butter, ib,’ Good Cooking Butter, 1b. . New Potatoes, 15 1bs. %0 the peock, for ... Sweet Corn, per dom 7 Ibs. best Bulk Laundry Starch, 8¢ Oll Sardines ... .19 b, i8bgo Pnln f‘tll\;u Butter, . . t Domestic Macaron!, Verml- | 2 large heads ) bage . « _Spaghetti, pkg. 730 8 bunches fresh Radishes Yeast Foam, pkx. 6 heads fresh Leaf Lettu -1b. cans_fancy § bunches fresh Onions or Lima Beans .......7%0 | Faney Wax ar String Beas 3-Ib, cans Golden Pumpkin, Hominy, | 3 large Cucumbers ..... % I Green Peppers ... .. . Denver Cauliflower, 1b, . Fancy Ripe Tomatoes, 1b, Fancy Head Lettuce, ner hd., ¥4 W 3 4 bunches fresh Beets or Carrots . 8¢ Grave-Nuts, pkx 4 bunches fresh Parsley ... 8o The beat Tea Siftings, 1b. .. Market basket Beets or Turn! | Bershey's Breakfast Cocos, 1b. 12 lbs. No. 1 Cooking Apples . HAYDEN’S FiRST .}, o Rlue S¢ Wax, Str Eeans . Dia- | best r_for C, Corn ‘Flakes, ok . W. 0. C. or Krumbles, p .. 90 THAT PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS A BEE WANT AD SO

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