Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 28, 1909, Page 4

THE BRIEF CITY SEWS 1909 NOVEMBER 1909 BUN MON TUE WED TMU FmI sAY Rave moct Print . R. F. Swoboda—Certified Accountant. Photographer, 15th & Farnam. Lighting Pixtures, Burgess Grandea Co. Beyn, photo, removed to 16th & Howard, Pquitable Life—Policles sight drafts at miturity. H. D. Neely, manager, Omaha. 4. A. Gentleinan Oo, Undertakers, New logation 1614 Chicago St Both phon Coal Mill Ooal Company — Large Nut, % per ton. Wood cooking coal. Tei. D, gpy Bavings Aoccounts i Nebraska Savings and Loan Assn. One dollar to 8,00 each. SIX per cent per annum, credited semi- afinually. Organized 18%. 1608 Farnam. Rome Ownership Is the hepe of every family, Nebraska Savings snd Loan Ass'n will show you the way. 106 Board of Trade Bifig., 15th and Farnam, Sabstantial Profits in Sight—pool form- Ing to buy Nevada-Omaha stock from weak holders. 1f interested telephone Douglas 5008, or call on E. 8. Weathérley, 210 First Nationa! Bank Building. Miss Ellls Talks to Philosophers—Miss Hffa Ellis wil address the Oraaha Philo- ophical soclety Sunday at 3 p. m. In Ba- right hall, Nineteenth and Farnam streets, on “The Power of Music.” Meetings tree. Tweénty Dollars and Jewelry Stolen— Diring the absence of Mrs. Bruggeman ¥Friday afternoon the residence of T. Bruggeman, 0 North Twenty-third street, “was' broken ‘into and jewelry valued at $20 taken. The booty consisted of a lady's gold wateh, ring and watch pin. The police have been notified Judge Sullivan Sells Mis Mome—H. C. Kolin has bought the home which was oc- cupled and owned by Judge J. J. Sulllvan In the Field club district at Thirty-fifth avenue and Woolworth, the price belng #8.000. Jossph O'Keefe has sold his home at Forty-first avenue and Davenpori to Bdward Peterson, the price being $7,600. @, M. Mayne Speaks st Y. M. 0. A— Charles M. Mayne, general secretary of the Young Men's Christian assoclation of Liheoln, will address a meeting for men &t the association bullding Sunday after- Doon at 4 o'clock. Mr. Mayne recéntly led the campaign for a new bullding at Lineoln 20’8 successtul lssue, securing over $100,000. Quick's Book on Inland Waterways— Herbert Quick has completed his book on the Inland waterways and several copies 0f tho edition have been received in Omaha. In the book he gives the Missour! iver congress credit for Its enterprise in sending out represeatatiyes (o learn of the condi- tlons on the river. Mr. Quick takes the positlon that the Missour! is perfectly fe: dble from a navigation standpoint and is renlly one of the best of -the great: rivers of the country. ILLINOIS WILL SHOW HOW TO “PLACE EAR ON STALK OF CORN | Exhibit at Corn Show Will Be In- stalled by Ed Funk, Whe s Here. S B.,D, Funk, president of the National Qorn Growers' assoclation, has arrived In Omaha to look after. the installation of the Jilinols exhilit at the exposition. Mr. Funk says that Ulinois will have a much more Instructive exhibit than year, as ali-the experiments shown are brought up to date and show the results of this year's work. Among the experiments shown ‘will be the results obtained In trying to place an ear at & certain height on the cornstalk. Some corn grows too close to the ground and is too damp, while other stalks grow thelr cars too high In the air, Where they do -mot get sufficlent molsture from the soll, B, D. Funk is a member of the Funk Bros. seed company of Bloomington, IIl., a firm of thirteen members, operating, perhaps, the largest nursery of ita kind in America. The Funk farms comprise 25,000 cres of the richest, blackest soll in cen- tral llinols, situated in the heart of the corn belt. ‘There {s & system of mutual Interests in yogue on the farm, in which the hundreds of employes share in the returns from the soll. ANOTHER SALOON MAN FREE §. T. Green Comes Clear of Charge of Violating the Eight 0'clock Closi: Law. 8. T. Green, saloon keeper at Sixteenth and California stre came clear of a eharge of violating the 8 o'clock closing 1aw in police court. The charge was pre- ferred by the Anti-Saloon league. Green wis charged with selling beer to H, T, Brass and C. A. C. Giveen the night of November 4. Brass testified to buying bser and whisky 0 the basement at about 10 o'clock on the plght alleged, saying the liquer had bben #0ld by a man professing to be the bar- tender and who, wit clalmed, said he Was responsible to “‘the boss upstairs.’ Giveen's testimony was in corroboration of that given by Brass. A, 8 Ritchle, who Appeared for Green, argued thers was nothing to connect Green with the ocase &nd asked his cHent be dismissed, which Mas done. ‘The case against Lewis Rentfrow, pro- prietor of the Windsor hotel, set for Bat- urday, was put over until next Friday be- Gause of an amendment tg the complaint. m%a. Clear Minds Have Purposes. Muddy POSTUM “There a Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich. i PAUL GETS DECREE AXD TOTS | Florence Banker is Granted Divorce, | Custody of Children. | | WIFE WEEPS IN COURT ROOM | Judge Troup Finds Mrs. Paul Guilty | of Extreme Cruelty Her ¥i- delity Under a Clound of Grave Suspicion. John 8. Paul, the Florence banker, re- ceived a decree of divorce in district court Saturday morning from Judge Troup and custody of the three children. There were four main points in the decision of the court, which was lengthy Judge Troup first threw out Mrs. Paul's | |croas bill as “utterly unproven Then | he passed upon the ‘charge of infidelity | | brought by Paul against his wite and de- clared, “while the evidence in the case |shows that the defendant's conduct was |such as to cast the gravest suspicions that the charges made are true, yet before she be pronounced unfaithful in this way she must, be given the benefit of every doubt.” Specifically gulity of fufidelity the court declined to promounce her. Another point of importance was with regard to the third daugnter of the liti- gants, the little girl, Nellle May, whom Judge Troup asserted was o legitimate child of piaintift and defendant, though he sald that ‘‘plainff's doubt in the mat- ter was an honest doubt.” Paul's Charge of Cruelty. The fourth point passed upon by the court hed to do with Paul's charge of cruelty and in respect to these the court found for Paul completely. He then declared that “a decree of divorce shall issue to plaintift and the custody of the children is with him as a matter of course.” “Upon one point in the custody of the chfldren, 1 feel some uncettainty, how- sald the court. “It is the thing for me i pronounce the child, Nelfle May, | legitimate. It Js another to set quiet all uncertalnty in the mind of the plaintiff. I could not think of letting any of the children go to the defendant, but I am not willing that Nellie May shall go to the home of John Paul uniess I have convincing assurance that she shall be treated as the” other’ children and shall have an equal place in his affection. Fail- ing this conviction, I would prefer to find her & home other than his.” After the decision Paul, who recelved the congratulations of many friends, said: “l want all the children. I have all along, but I ought not te say anything until 1 have talked with my counsel, Mr. Jef- feris. Mrs. Paul Slips Quietly Out. Mrs. Paul slipped out of the court room 28 soon as the court had uttered his last words. Her attorney, General John C Cowin, did not appear to hear the decree, but was represented by Isadore Ziegler. Mrs. Paul betrayed considerable agitation at certain times while Judge Troup spoke and was moved to tears when he spoke ot “the gravest suspicions.”” When the court referred to the letters written her sister, which he did in connection with the cruelty charges, she was again affected, though in & different way, and at one other time was profoundly agitated. This was whon the court declared that she had ‘uttered words which the most profane and vulgar man would hesitate before letting cross his lips In discussing the evidence of cruelty, as he 4id at length, Judge Tioup uttered his severest words: “Almost from the beginning, Paul's mar- ried lite was one of suffering gradual cruelty and the misery inflicted on him by Mrs. Paul was utterly unwarranted by anything in his conduct. He suffered all that a can possibly suffer.” IMPORTANT CHANGE IN TIME, Northwestern Line,” ber 28t 7:0 a. m. Dallas passenger connects at Norfolk through to Chadron, carrying through coaches from Omaha. 2:16 p. m. Norfolk and South Platte local is extended to Long Pine, making all stops. 8:5 p. m. Deadwood and Wyoming Lim- ited, stops east of Long Pine only at West Point, Norfolk, Oakdale, O'Nelll and At- kinson. City offices 1401-8 Farnam St. “The Novem- [OPEN TH CHIFFONIER Made of solid oak, has 5 large roomy drawers of laminated Construction, handsome- 95 ly pelished; brass drawer 4 pulls. Speclal price - with extra heavy ticking edges. and thoroughly guaranteed. OMAHA The design is one of unusual beauty— etridtly colonial. The two top drawers have P dressers both . construction and fin- ish. SUNDAY BEE SOLID OAK DRESSER extended fronts, has French late mirror. These elegant are sueprior in Price . Absolute Satisfaction Positively Guaranteed. The mattress included in this set is “of ~splendid quality, it i8 a fine combination felt mattress made imperial The springs are of all best pit- able steel with 3 coil copper wire support, stitched . 202 DOUBLE-HEATING BASE It is positively the larg- est, handsomest and best base burner that Wwe ever gold under $35. It has large radiating surface, return flues and is a powerful dou- ble heater. Takes the cold air off the floor. It's a perfect self-/ feeder, has automatic magazine cover, extra durable firebox, patent shaker and grate and other improved fea- tures. It 1s elaborately trimmed in nickel, has full nickel top and full nickel base. 75 Bpecial for 29 this sale only oo BURNER k7 L) b ‘_L,_( % ke Q22 \ This Artistic MISSION LAMP FREE With every purchase of $50.00 or over. Lamps are in two styles—gas or elec- trie. shade, and solld oak pedestal. artistic Mission design. for $8.96. Has beautiful colored glass Is of Sold outright 50c cash; 60c weekly. PARLOR SUITE SPECIAL of Settling fo This Morris chair is made of oak with front carved. wearing quality of genuine Back 1s deeply tufted, the edge of whi is handsomely ruf- fled; adjustable back All goods pur- chased now, held and deliv- ered when desired. No charge for sterage. 9X12 RO selected posts handsomely It is‘upholstered in Nantucket leather, which has the appearance and leather. ACCOUNT CREDIT|. A Wonderfully Convenient and Thoroughly Dignified Mecthod r Your Purchas E privilege of an open account here with about two years in which to settle for the goods you purchase is a convenience that you can't fnlly_npprf,:inte unt; you have once enjoyed its use. It's a perfectly simple plan—a thoroughly dignified plan. There 1s no charge for interest—no security required—no sear ing investigatiosn made—no acknowledging of mortgage before a nptary—none of those unpleasant features that still exist in the credit plans of so many store in Omaha today. Ours is a plan that appeals to ambitious salaried people. It is thoro: ughly pleasant and wonderfully helpful, and every enterprising man and woman in Omaha is invited to enjoy it to the utmost—yourself included. ! BUFFETS An oak buffet of such an elab- Grate design should sell at § to $28. It has straight colonial front, lined drawer for silver- ware and extra large French beveled mirror, highly polished and extra well made, i425 Spectal for this sale lch | SN XBURY BRUSSELS RUG These are fill woven Rugs made without miter seams, Do not confuse corners, price equally : —the best and most du anywhere near t room size. Fug anvwhere u and investigated this value for this week at They are made of the best of firmly woyen, extra durable. nent and are most beautiful these With the rugs made with mitered re 8o often advertised in Omaha at a high. These rugs are of high chara rable that ever sold in this eit he price. They are 9x1? rugs—large 1 worsteds, The eolorings a Don't select a this pattern Specially priced ntil you've s Extra well made parlor suits, beautifully hand polished, mahogany finish, hand carved heads on each arm, hand carved claw feet, loose cushion upholstered in‘ silk This is a thoroughly high grade su most stores about Omaha. plush. Sale price. . . 292 1414.1416.1418 Douglas Street MRS. PRATT FOOLS LAWYERS Settles Her Difficulties with the Col- onel Out of Court. Bu'rlington Must Put Back Trains Brought to Account by Railway Com- mission for Changing Schedules Without Authority. The Nebraska State Rallway commission has ordered the Burlington to restore its frelght trains to the schedule from which they had been dropped some time ago. The Burlington has been dropping some of Ita regular freight trains and stock trains and is running them as speclals. When this was done the Burlington issued @n order that passengers would not be carried on speclal frelghts and stock trains. This worked such a great inconvenience to travellng men that they protested to the commission and their houses protested for them. The commission also has ordered the Burlington to appear and show cause why action &t law should not be bégun against that resd for discontinuing train service without authority. One travellng man, representing one of the South Omaha packing hou: howed the commission where his livery bill had been Increased over $000 a year by the a tion of the Burlington in withdrawing some of Its, regular trains from the schedule and running them as special Minds Wishes. makes clear mina Reason.” | that each has THEN SHE QUIETLY FADES AWAY Come Now D. M. Vinsonhaler and H. C. Brome Suing Their Fair Client for Total of Nearly Thirteen Thousand in Fees. Harrison C. Brome and Duncan M. Vin- sonhaler, attorneys, have brought suit in district court against thelr former client, Mrs. Julia Montgomery Pratt, because, as they allege, Mrs. Pratt settled her property differences with her husband, James Her- vey Pratt, without consulting them. Mr. Vinsonhaler asks judgment of $7,250 and Mr. Brome for $,600. They have levied attachments on k. W. Dixon, who is rent- ing the famous Thirty-ninth street home from Mrs. Pratt, and presumably paving her rent. Otherwise Mr. Dixon s not in- volved in the case. The .news of a settlement between Colonel and Mrs. Pratt has created a sensation In thosé circles where their marital differences, the suit for divorce and the ante-nuptial contract were eagerly read about and discussed. This sett'ement 1s known but vaguely and the petition of Vinsonhaler sets forth that it was made “collusively, unknown to this plaintiff and for a large sum of money, the amount of which s unknown to him.” Deeds House to Daughter, A search of the office of the county register of deeds gives some clue, never- theless. There can be found a deed of the residence by Mrs. Pratt to her daughter, and aleo a quit claim deed signed by Colone: Pratt. This house and its furnish- ings are worth, It is sald, at least $20,000, and it is evident the settlement is for the house at least. Inquiry made in the office of Attorney Brome elicited the following answer to the question of how much Mrs. Pratt Is sup-| posed to, have recelved: “Wish you'd tell us. That is what we want to know ourselves.” The lawyers in their petitions deciare | recelved 5o far#20 for his | services in both the sult for divorce and the suit to enforce the anmte-nuptial con- tract. This s a split-up of 3500 allowed by the court when a motion for attorney fees and temporary alimony was sustained. Judge Kennedy ruled adversely to Mrs. | Pratt on the divorce case June 11 of 1908 | He also ordered Colonel Pratt to pay $1,00 to the attorneys for Mrs. Pratt, and this, | say the petitions of the Interested lawyers, has never been paid. Vinsonhaler's claim for services in both suits is §7.500 and Brome's $,780. The amounts sued for are these sums, less §250 cach. These attorneys do not know where Mrs. Prait is. The last word they had from her was in the summer, when she was at a New Hampshire seaside resort. They had been endeavoringsto correspond with her relative to the hearing of her appeals before the supreme court. Why Mr. and Mrs. Pratt reached a set- tiement is seen by some in the necessity of Colonel Pratt's getting his wife's signa- ture to a big land deal in Texas which he consummated within a few days past. Colonel Pratt Is sald to have disposed of no less than $1,000000 worth of land in the Lone Star state in this deal. Man of Eighty is Sued for Diverce Ulrich Tolstedt is Twice the Age of the Woman Who Asks for Decree. Mrs. Nel'te E. Tolstedt has begun in dis- triet court her expected sult for divorce against her husband, Ulrich Tolstedt, the octogenarian, who is more than twice Mrs, | Tolstedt's age. Mrs. Tolstedt brought sult In her proper, wedded name. When her husband recently tried and falled to replevin an automobtle from her he started this action against her I her matden name, Nellle B. Kirby. The petition for divorce was seen by no other eyes than those of the daily record clerk and the docket clerk In the office of ‘the clerk of district court. A zealous attorney hovered over the paper and all the officlals saw were the names of plaintiff and defendant and the general nature of the petition. -Desertion 5, of course, one at least of the grounds | on which Mrs. Tolstedt pleads. Jewelry—FRENZur—16th and Dodge. | ANeged Kidnaper Gives Boma. 'WOPEKA, Kan., Nov. %~ Bob” Ran- delph, arrested for complicity In the kid- naping last August of Marian Bleakley, the Incubator body appeared in the oty court | Refused teday and his bond was fixed at 33,000 in each of the two cases agalpst him. He i charged with kidnaping and with assault with intent to Kill. His preliminary hear- ipg was set for Tuesday. In Central America many natives are gathering the seeds of this plant, Cedron Seed, a rare medicine that has valuable curative powers. But few drug stores carry this seed, owing to the high cost of the article. This country is s large consumer of this costly seed because {t enters into the famous catarrh remedy, Peruna, sold the world over, CHURCH CENSUS OF OMAHA Catholics Are First, Methodists Sec- ond and Lutherans Third. RESULTS NOT EXACTLY DEFINITE They Are Based on Low FPopulation of 145,000 and Are Affected by Many Were Unavoldable. Figures on the religlous census recently taken by the Omaha Church federation have been put in tabulated form. Of the entire population of Omaha it is found hat the Catholle church has the largest mem- bership, 2812, or 16 per cent of the total. The Methodist church ranks second, with & total membership or 2,20, followed by the Lutherans, with 2,070, A permanent cabinet has been put in place in the Young Men's Christian asso- clation containing cards, arrang:d accord- ing to denomination, giving the detailed re- turns from the canvass. This information 1s of access tu all preachers and respon- sibie person The results are epproximately as follows: Estimated Reportirig. Per cent. Pop'ln'n. 1,800 0 ¢ 10, Z8m e Families. Baptist Catholic ! 88 i i i rON D bo b o8 Luthera Methodist | Presbyteriai |Swedlsh Unitarian No prefession . Miscellaneous tefused inf'matn Not at home | Vacant .. The last estimate Is made on an assu tion of & population of about 145,00 Although. those tigures are not absolutely Accurate on account of many lmitations n the work they are a near approximation to the truth, gathered fn as unprejudiced & way as was possible for the federation. For the purpose of the eensus the city was divided Into twenty-six distriots, con- taining supposedly 1000 familles sach. A superintendent was appointed and under him tweuty workers for each district. One district falled to bring in returns and in | 3ome of the others the canvass was incom- plete. The work being confined chiefly to one day, about 5 per cent of the houges had to be checked “not at home,” and In | many others it was impracticable to obtain the church preference of lodgers away at business. T. BROWN TO BE CREMATED Body : mommonEiEnaonm. BE pibheBSame i BE3SERILELESE mp- | of Restaurant Man Will Be Taken to Chicago for the Purpose. The body of Thomas Brown, whose death occuréd at Jacksonville, Fla., arrived in Omaha, Saturday morning, and was at once taken to the late home, 1824 Wirt street, where private burial services will be conducted Sunday afterncon at L] o'clock, Rt Rev. G. A. Beecher. Later the body will cremation. | The funeral of Amanda Virginia Mc- Danfel, wife of J. T. McDanlel, 3381 South Twelfth street, whose death occurred Fri- day at St. Joseph's hospital, was held Saturday afternoon at 2 ¢'clock with Inter- ment in Forest Lawn cemetery. Mrs, McDanlel was 47 years old. Senator Dietrich Suffers Relapse be taken to Chicago for Is Rushed to Omahda Hospital for Treatment and Physicians Are Hopeful, HASTINGS, Neb., Nov. %i.—(Special Tel- cgram,)—Former Senator Districh, who re- |turned from Byrope six weeks ago much few deys mgo and his condition Is regarded as serlous. Accompanied by Mrs. Dietrich and a nurse, Mr. Dietrich went to Omaha this morming to be treated at the Methodist | hospital,. The wenator's’ daughter, Mrs. Herbert - Knox ‘Smith of Washington, 1s expected In Omahn early next week. Mr. Dietrich’s physicians are hopeful that he will recover.satistactorily and soon be able to continue on toCalifornia. where he had planned to go to fegain his strength. Former Senatof Dietrich is suffering from heart trouble, ‘‘which is likely to be se- rious,” ‘accarding to Dr. W. O. Bridges, who s attending him Mr, Dietrich arflved in Omaha shortly after 8 a/ m. and was taken at once tw the Methodist hospital. At 2 p. m. Mr. Dietrich was reported sleeping. He spent a good mbrning previous to his nap. He will remajn in the hospital indefinitely. Dabies Strangleg by eroup, coukhs or colds are instantly re- lieved and quickly cured with Dr. King's New Discovery. Gc and $.00. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. improved in heaith, suffered a relipse a | BASE BURNER A base burner of world-wide fame, of superior quality and thoroughly guaranteed. Return flues, powerful ( double heaters, per- fect self-feeders, large coal maga- zines, patent drafts and ghaker. Elabo-| trimmed in| 5% Sale price Jessie Smi;h Gct; Ten Years for thg Murder of Rawlifls Tells Judge to Make it Life, i Chooses and He'll Be Content. Jessie Smith, white, Kot & ten ye tence in the penitentiary for the of James Rawlins, & colored man, Divis saloon. “Have you anything to say?’ Jud ton asked the priso “Whatever you say goes with me, J| replled Smith, who spoke with serl tent.” “Life, twenty-tive years or ten just as you say. You name the peri I'll serve it Judge Sutton made successful eff repress a wild desire to laugh. He! Smith the minkmum sentence for degree murder, because as he said, ‘1 was unquestionably full of bad whisk aid not know what he was doln. this does not excuse crime, It | cumstance somettmes to ve considere Judge Button gave Ed Stegeman, pleaded gullty to horse steallng, three and Willam Burke got two yearsl grand lare 4 Jessie Smith and Luedella Robinson, colored girls, wno touched Charles ¥ for §2.000 also pleaded gullty. The not sentenced and. may be paroled to KV. John Albert Williams. bnd ith nd tie [ T ho ™ IR Y. mmy to the Rescue. Tommy's idea of punishment s being up to the school principal’s room. When he went to Sunday school the meaning teacher asked him If he K where bad little boys go. i 2 Tomhy promptly responad] ‘And_do you know about the terf being who rules there?’ (he teacher yd on. i n w stared In surprise. he indignantly cried, * cipal ain't so bad as that!’ Plain Dealer. can withstand hunger hesith and happiness. It bulli solid raascle. Dr, Pierce's Comm on receipt of stamps Diseases of tie stomach and other organs of d nutrition are promptly aad permancatly cured by Dr. PIERCE'S GOLDEN MEDICAL DISG! the Dody with sound flesh Patriotist @ larger factor in **life, liberty and the p than most people are aware. Patrioti but not dyspepsia, The confirmed d The is it for treason, stratagems and poi “who goes to the front for his country with a will be a weak soldier and a fault finde: A sound stomach makes for good citizenship as well as| = the The dealer who offers a substitute for the ** Discovery only seeking to make the sale of less meritorious preparations. ttle more profit realized o on Sense Modical Adviser is sent to pay expenss of mailing enf. ¢ 21 one-cent stamps for the paper covered book, or for the cloth bound. Address World's sary M Dispen: Association, R. V. Pierce, M. D., President, Buffalo,