Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 24, 1909, Page 4

Bluffs Council ————— | Minor Mention The Oounell Bluffs Offtes of the Omaha Bee is at 15 Soot: Street. Both Phones 43. Davis, drugs. Diamonds, Leffert's Diamond playing the best vaudevilie. CORRIGANS, undertak Phone 148 For mogern house, 726 6th avenue. Bmo sate, Leffert's NIGHT $CHOOL Puryear's college A. Hospe store open evenings until Xmas. Majost gee, P. C. DeVol Hd Woodring Undertuking company. Tel Lewis Cutler, f a Fhone FAUST BEER AT ROGERS BUFFET Batid & | d, undertake 1 Expert plano tuning, Hospe, J store, new rent Co. ro *Phone Phoue location Let! Brondway n you 504 | welry want rellabie_want ud adver The k Btore opens evenings until Xmas. wick, 211 So. Main St Bpecial plano plano for 319 Up-to-date Ar Framing, Borwick, 211 South Main The place to ket your Xmas tramed 18 Walter Nicholalsen & Co., Main St Everybody s talking That’s All the Candy.” Star th and Sunday matinee and night B. G. knsign, president of State Savings bank and wif evening for Bt, Louls 1o spend mas holidays with relatives All members of St. Alban's lcdge, Knighis of Pythias, are requested to assemble at | Castle hall at 10:15 this morn o attend in & body the funeral of thelr brother Culunel Edward Steepy stealing abont two tons Liinois_Central raliroad, ng Souih Thirteenth’ street near rondway was sent fo the county jail by Justiee Cooper yesterday for fiftéen days PYROGRAPHY NEWS: Big shipment of wood and outfits Just received. ySeven styles of outfits on’ hand. Free “lcssol with each set. More novelties for burning than ever before, Open evenings. Alexan der's, 333 Broa Elipp goc soft siippers tha most flexibly care that take fireside H. Bor | prices weel—$575 A Hospe Lepartment for this nd Ploture street, pletur 14 S0 e Girl | about s Xmas | ater Left the Christ a of ccal from John Camp, For the suug, nice, foot in the Siippe:s warm, ace' the sing feshion. toasting in - good: part ippers that make you hufiy home. Slip- pers that all comfort and help to hid cull eare begone, Slippers that are present- ably pretty. Slippers that ar: daintily neat. Elipprs that arg splendidly comtortabls Slippers that make a real Xi present Duncan Shoe Co., 23 8. Main St Patrick J. Ratigan, ‘agaiust whom his wife commenced dlvoree pr aings Tues- day had more trouble to wrestle with yes terday. His wife followed up the dlvorce sult by filing against Whn the charge of being a chronic dipsomanpiac. Ratigan was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Woolman and taken before Judge Wheeler yesterday afternoon. His father cgme to his assis- tance and put up a bond for the younger man's appearance-in court at the beginning of the January- term The funeral of the late Edward Steepy will _be held this morning at 11 o'clock from the family residence, 610 Bluff stre Burlal will take place In Fajrylew cemetor Rev. F. A. Case, pastor of the irst Baptist church wil conduet the services at the house, while at the cémetéry, the services will be in charge of Conccrdla lodge, Knights of Pythias. The following mem- bers of Concordia lodge will serve as pall- bearers: W. H. Barghnus Frank Mar- lowe, I"rank Elgan, Harry M. Brown, C. A Tibbits, 8. J. Bradford. OPEN EVENINGS—Our Xmas specials: 10 cent package bromangelon, 6§ cen holly, pound, 15 cents;, Woodward's choeg late drops, pound, 12 t8; Xmus trees, 25 certs to $2.00;. mistletoe, pound, 25 certs; home-made mince meat, pound, 12} cents; mixed nuts, pound, 15 cents; curn, peas or tomatoes, three cans, 2 cents; hickory vuils, three pounds, 2 eents. oranges. 25 to 4b cents dogen apples, 20 to 4 cents peckg also radishes, lettuce, new tomatoes, Kt Ko Jn Y At department Geed®, pound™4y ‘eents . duck pound, 4 cents} chickens, poundgs 12 turkevs; pound, —; also aeveryghing In fancy guts of beef, pork, veal, mutton, ete. Teave your Xmas smul'r der varly. In toys land: Alr rifles, 48 cents; sleds, wagons, 90 cents; drutus, 10 cents to #2) lce skates, 40 cents up: toy ‘books, 4 to 95 s, ¢ol- lapsible doll carts; boys' tool chests, up from 69 _cents, ete. In hardware depari ment: Nickel-plated tea and coff: pots, up from §1; vory roastem, 69 conts; razor strops, 3 cents pp; safety. razors, 10 cents to $5, ete. J. Zoller M reantile Co., 100-102- 104-106 Broadway. 'Phones 20, SALOON Py MAN ™ Nuling of Supreme Court Wiil Make | Goodrich 8500 Poorer, verett (. Goodrie proprietor of loon at 213 South Main street, will have to pay the finn-of $50 Imposed by Judg: Wheeler of the distriet court last spring, s the supreme court of fowa has affirmed ‘he Judge's ruling. Goodrich was, charged with violat'ng ar Injunction restPadnlng him from the un-| lawful sale of lquc by eelling beer on| Sunday in a'room over his'saloon, Good-| sich claimed’ that he merely permitted twg lshermen to place a case of beer in his | ‘oom over Balurday night In order that| they might tdke It with them on a fishing | Tip on Sunday. FIN a sa- You'll admit that Pancy Waldin looks | ke “The Glel That's AN the Candy." Star | theater, Xmas and Sunday matinse and alght. » T Tfl"&’fflfll‘ l'lISS WE CAN CURE YOU AVERAGE TIME TO CURE Roprine One Visi © Ove Visiv Vanicocers One Visit “CaTARACTS . 10 Days .30 Days 30 Nays 30 Days W Days 0 joury Q10 9 Daily Wan BosToRS COUNCIL BLUFPS 1A, STAR THEATER CHRBISTMAS AND SUNDAY Matlnee and Night “THE GIRL THAT'S ALL THE CANDY"” 18 Musical Numbers Special Scenery Elaborate Costumes Prices: Mat. 25¢ and 50c Night, 25¢, 85c¢, 50¢, T8¢ " TIDINGS, GENTLEMEY as my Location, 1063 Houth Matn 1 am Now prepared Lo do firat clasy (a1 ing, give you the best goods, best et Lest materials, Lest workmanship an beat values make YOu a suit of elothes. If it does ROk Prove satisfactory e ny suis "Luksgord, The Tailgr SHION " THE FA Has the reputation for doing first class Ladiea Tal'oring and Fiiting. You can al- ways tell our gariownts by iheir lines and style. When you see them If they are made to order or ready Lo wear, wey guar- antes, If you try u fit, up-tordate st7les. at very reasonable prices We 43 811 kiads of slluratine also in furs Open Evenings Till 9 P. M. 83 South Main Strect | saloon = | A June to kive you the best | THE BEE OMAHA, FRIDAY DECEMBI Council Bluffs MERCEN SUIT DISMISSED Attorney Does So to Avoid This Action by Court. QUESTION OF OCCUPATION Mrs. Emma yslip Sues for Separ: sband She Married ut Barchard; Neb.——Horse Sue. tion from ¥ Dealer With the dismissal yesterday afternoon f the suft of Mrs. Nellle Mergen, ad- ministratrix of the estate of her husband, John Mergen, deceased, against the Anclent Order of United Workmen and discharge of the petit jury by Judge Wheeler, the busitess of the present term of district court, 18 practically completed, Judge Wheeler, however, will be in the city until the New Year and will hear any court | matters that may need attention. The Mergen sult came to a sudden termination when J. J. Hess, eounsel for the plaintiff dismissed the case without prejudice, rather than have the court di- rect the jury to return a verdict for the detendant. Mrs, Mergen sued to recover $2,000 insurance on the life of her hus- band, John Mergen, who was drowned while hunting at Lake Manawa. The | Ancient Order of United Workmen resisted the clalm on the ground that Mergen was aged in the ealoon business. The rules of the order provide that no person en- gaged In the saie of liquor can be a mem- ber. The defense introduced evidence show- ing that Mergen had béen engaged in the business after becoming & member of the order and taking out the Insurance policy. Mrs, Emma Hayslip filed sult for divorce from Rollln Hayslip to whom she wasé married April 6, 188 at Burchard, Neb. She alleges that the defendant falled to sup- port her and finally deserted her on Christmas day, 1904 In addition to the d of divorce Mrs, Hdyslip asks the cotrt to award her the custody of their mioor child, a daughter, aged 13 years, Who s at present with the plalntiff, Keefer & Marks, horse dealers of this city have brought sult against the Union Pacitic Rallroad company for $1,879, alleging injury o a shipment of horses in Novem- ber of this year trom Sage, Wyo., to South Onaha, cree HERRING STILL OLAIMS CASH Nebraska Ranch Owner Figures Sum Still Due on Hotél Deal. Otto Herring, the Nebraska ranchowner, who essayed for & short while the role of hotel proprietor in Counell Bluffs, but who returncd to his after 13 (L troubita. candadt in the diyorce - court, has brought suit i the distriet court against Korah C. Scott and James R. Durrle, who bought from him his interest In the Goodrich hotel, to recover $12.10, which Herring claims is &till due him in connection with the transac- tlon.. The sult followed the filing of a bill of sale of the furniture and equipment of the hotel from Scott & Durrie to E. P, Winter and T. D. Crowley, who are sald to have assumed management of the place Tuesday night. The bill of sale Is for §i1,44 and was recorded Tuesday. When Herring in the early part of the present yeas . bahight the.s-furniture . and “g00d will” of the hotel from W. 8. Good- rich, he gave Goodrich & bill of sale for $15,00. By the time Herring was ready to 0 out of the hotel business, the value of the place, or the furnishings at least, must have depreciated somewhat, as Scott & Durrie gave a bill of sale for only $11,000 and aré sald to have agreed to pay $2,000 cash as well. Herring in his suit claims that $612.10 of this 32,000 still remains un- paid. The new proprietors of the hotel are both raflroad men., Winter comes from Milwaukee, while Crowley was assistant rosdmaster for the Northwestern on the Council Bluffs-Boone division. rm DEATH OF MRS. J. W. LEVERETT Woman Prominent in Clty Pasxes Away in California, Mrs. James W. Leverett of this city died Tuesday at Claremont, Cal, after a few days' iliness from pneumonia, aged 78 vears. Besldes her husband Mrs. Leverett is survived by four sons and two daughters William J.' Leverétt and’ Mrs, M. B. San- ford of tois city, Fred E. Leverett of Lis- bon, Ia.j Thomas L. Leverett of Water- town, 8. D.; Frank S. Leverett of Portland, Ore, and Mrs. A. W. Augur of Raveris wood, Il Harriet Tisdel Leverett was born March 7, 183, In Lake county, Ohlo, near Pains ville. She was a graduate of the"Ingam institute at LeRoy, N. Y. -In 186 she was married to James W. Leverett at Warren, 11, celebrating the fiftieth an- niversary of her marriage at her home In Council Bluffs in September of 1908, In her: earller days she was & membher of the Free Wil Baptist church, but during | her residence here was affiliated with the | Second Presbyterian church, In the work of which she was always active. During the- last seven years Mr. and Mrs. Lev- érett have made Council Bluffs their home. Mr. and Mrs. Leverett left here for Californla two weeks ago, W. J. Leverett on receiving word of his mother's death advised his father by wire to have the body placed In & vault at Claremont until spring, when it 18 hig in- tention to have it brought. here for.final burial. Mr. Levérett feared that the re- turn journey with the present cold weather weuld be too severe for his father, who is W yeara of ‘age. | |MANY GO TO HEAR GLER OLUB Kaox College Singers Dinwing Card with Their C The Knox College Glee club entertained an audlence which taxed the capadity of the high school auditorium last night, The progranm, which was enthuslastically re- cetved, was as follows Cantata—Knox Life and Liberty John Winter The Club, Awake Beloved.. | (From Hikwatha's Wedding l;'::n.)”ur Mr. Curlton, *Tell Her 1 Love Her 5o 1 The Club. Reading- A Morning's Mall,. Mr. Caillihan, Madrigal” The C'ub, “Good Night, Litde Girl, Good Night e ;- Macey Cartoontst—Mr | De Sandman Thompson Bolo—-On Away, <e..De Faye Cooke Brueschweller | on and Quarte Crafton, v ..Protheroe The Club. " | Solos—(a) Vale Carissima —Wi | (b Break, Break Wallnoter Rreaio , (Tennyson) Carey yden. | | Winter Song ....Bullara The Club. LIKES IDAHO APPLES Friest Recelves Letter of Thanks from Germa ¥ Emperor Willlam of Germény has re elvcdi the box of 1dnho apples sent. him by the officers of the Natians! Hortiouls urel ‘congress. Rev. Father Herman Mens SaWasser, pastor of St. Peter's Catholle ‘!hlfli] at whose su estion the frult was L KAISER | cathotte | |rent o the kaiser, 18 in recelpt. of the fol lnu i | | bankruptey. Bluffs || lowing letter from the emperor's private secretary, dated Berlin, December 5, 1909: In answer to your letter of the elghteenth of November, I wish to state that his and Ner majesties, the emperor and empress, have joyfully received and aecepted the box of excellent apples. They herewith send their best thanks for this very attentive gourtesy to all concerned in this great tavor. ENLENBERG NTYRE BACK TO FACE CHARGR Council will at Neola. Deputy Sheriff Waddington arrived yes terday morning from Sacramento, Cal., with M. M. Mcintyre of that pla; who 18 charged with cheating by false pretenses in connection with the sale of mining stock to Thomas MeDermott and other citizens of Neola, Ia. Melntyre was tried on a similar charge in Sacramento just before Deputy Wadding- ton reached there but was acquitted, the Jury bringing In its verdict after a fow minutes’ deliberation. MelIntyre, howeve was In Jall for several months before his trial, having been arrested in Chicago last July and taken back to California. The information against Meclntyre was filed in the court of Justice J. K. Cooper by McDermott, one of several persons in Neola and vicinity, who bought stock in the Sylvester Gravel Mining company. It is alleged by McDermott that McIntyre sold the stock at 60 cents on the doliar whereas, It is alleged, he was only authorized to dispose of it at 10 cents on the dollar. Deputy Waddington was told in Sacra- mento the Sylvester Gravel Mining com- pany was considered there to be a promising proposition. McIntyre claims to own a controlling Interest In the property and told Deputy Waddington that he expects the mine to make his fortune. He denied mak- ing any false representation to the pur- chasers of stock In Neola and claims it is worth more than the Neola men paid for it. MelIntyre is said to have represented at Neola that he was a member of the Knights of Columbus and thereby made the acquaintance of many members. of the order In that town and vicinity. Most of the stock ip his mining proposition is sald to have been sold to members of that organization. MeclIntyre was placed In the county jail and will probably be arraigned before Justice Cooper some time today. He is a married man but his wife remained In Sacramento. Face NO RUSH TO SIGN PETITIONS Commission Form of Government Not Popular in City. Although the advocates of the commission plan qf municipal government are confi- dent they will secure the necessary number of names to the petitions a canvass of the several drug store where the docu- ments have been placed, shows that up to last evening there has been no rush on the part of qualified electors to attach their signatures to them. The petitions In four- teen drug stores last evening falled to show titty signatures in all. At the drug store of former Mayor Dell G. Morgan the petition showed six signers, while that at the store or Frank Morgan evidenced but three signatures. That In the Clark company's drug store bore three signatures, while those at the stores of O. H. Brown, Knoth Drug company, 8. B. Whaley and George . Davis were still blank. At the Brown drug store it was stated that the sentiment of the patrons was decidedly agalnst the commission plan of government. s Those In charge of the canvess for signa- tures did not leave one of the petitions In the store of J. C. DeHavyen, the veteran Broadway druggist. Mr. DeHaven ex- pressed himself as opposed to the proposi- tion, but consented to have one of the pe- titlons in his store, although he stated he would not sign it himseir. The commit- tee dld not leave one there. Councilman Morgan, who is one of the most active advocates of the plan, Is sald to have secured a large number of signa- tures to a petition which he has clrou- lated. Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were reported to The Bee December 22 by the Pottawattamle County Abstract company of Councll Blutfs: C. B. McColm and wife to 8. €. Foote. Lots 45, 44 and 4 In block 14, High: land Place add to Council Bluffs, W8 iseod ot b .8 500 Solomon McMulien, widower, o Jo- seph H. and Mary C. Butler. N DWI T7-76-43; Dt N3 Wik 14-T6-43, w d. 4,000 Lydia M. Byers and husband to G. T. Karges. Lot 21 in block 18 in Ferry 8dd to Council BIUTfs, W d.......... Frank R. Levin and wife to Hanna Christofferson. Lots 19 and 20 in blook 21, Burns add to Counoll Blutfs, B, H.Louges and wife to Ph i Richardson. Lot 8 In block 17, Heers subd in Council Bluffs, w d.. 20 Total five transfer: Marriage Licenses. Licenses to wed were lssued yesterday to the following: Name and Residence. Ellis 8. Humphrey, Menango, N. D, Luella B. Knight, Malvern, a. Mason R. Bradley, Carson, Ia. Mida H. Henry, Carson, I James H. Poole, Fairbury, Neb. Tinna B. Sumpter, Underwood, John Herron, Omaha. Flora Mize, Omaha, Virgil Drebert, Omaha. e Irene Olson, Benson, Nab..... Walter B. Price, Council Bluffs.. Gertrude R. Gitiins, Council Bluffs. Perjury Charge Preferred. CRESTON, Ia, Dec. 28.—(Speclal.)—Rob- ert W. K. Watson, a young farmer Uving near Corning Is facing the serious charge of perjury In the federal court In this city, as the result of an action brought against him by B. Newcomb, cashier of the First National bank of Corning. About a year ago Watson made an assignment in The Corning bank was one of his heaviest creditors and it is now accusing him of having withheld 3600 and at the seme time swearing under oath | that he had included everything attachable | in the Inventory. He was arraigned before | Federal Commissioner Hanna on Tuesday | and walved preliminary hearing until the March term of court. He furnished bail and was given his liberty. Watson Is well known near Corning and comes from a prominent family, hence the case will at- tract no little interest. Age. Train Killsa 0ld Resident. COLFAX, Ia, Deec. 2.—(Special)—An | accident occurred here this afternoon fin | which » prominent settier of this vieinity | was killed by & Rock Island traln. Thomas | McKeever, & farmer living north of town, attempted to drive acros the track just as the local eastbound passenger train was leaving the depot and being bundled up for his homeward drive it Is supposed did Dot see the flagman at the crossing trying to stop him. The engine caught the team, Kiling the horees Instantly. The buggy was caught by the car trucks, preeipitatin, the man and forcefully ihrowing him against the cars, crushing hly skull in ‘a horrible manner. When picked wp his brain was oosing from the wound. . Ho dled two hours later In the Mason hotsl MoKeever was @ years old and unmarried, Ho was a veteran of the civil war and had been a resident of this county many years. Handy plns, assoried sizes, 10 conts three for % cents. Gerner's. 4l Broad- WORK: ON NEW COMMERCELAW President and Advisers Complete Third Revise of Proposed Act. TREASURY - OFFICIALS JUBILANT Rehabilitation of for Rejoleing — Still After Man Higher Up. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—President Taft nd the Mmw offfcers of the government are still busy on the proposed amend- ments of the Interstate commerce law, the purport of Which 1s to relieve the commis. sion of Its quasi-judicial functions and to establish an Interstate commerce court This work |s the outcome of a committee appointed by President Taft earlier in the year of whict Attornéy General Wicker- sham and other officers of the government were members, They held some of their econferences in New York City, The mat- ter is being gone over with great care and the third revise of the proposed amend- ments is now:in the hands of the printer. It had been hoped that these amendments would be ready for submission to congress early after the reassembling of that body In January, but they are subject to still further revision 4f upon' examination they are found not eomprehensive enough. Treasury Officials Jubilant, Treasury officlals are congratulating themselves that with the closing year, 1900, splendid results have been ac- complished In the rehabllitation of the cus- tom service, particulatly at New York and In the rounding up of persons and eor- porations figuring in the frauds by which the revenues of the government have suf- fered to the extent of millions of dollars. The department ‘& still continuing its in- vestigations Into the losses sustained by the under-welghing of sugar. The officlals hefe aré keeping mum as to the personality of the individual “higher up" In. the sugar frauds against whom an Indictment Is expected every day, although his identity Is well known to them. The fact that the American Sugar Re- fining company contémplated filing a claim for $600,00 for losses alleged to have been sustained since 1907 by overweights has been known in Washington for some time. Last summer the attorney for the company men- tloned the matter incidentally to the Treas- ury department. The, claim will be looked into thoroughly. Congress Would Keep Out. President 1aft's views, as expressed in his annual message to congress, that a con- gressional investigation of the Sugar trust frauds might prove embarrassing in view of the probe now going on by the Depart- ment of Justice and the Treasury depart- ment finds @ warm advocate in Attorney General Wickersham. He made It clear today that he was op- posed to any such Inquiry pending the en- deavors of the two departments to punish the parties who ;may be gullty and in recovering the money wrongtully withhe'd from the government. After thelr work had been accomplished, he does not care holy many investigations by congress might be made. Mr.” Wickersham, 'said his experience of legislative inquiries had convinced him that usually the result of such work was the framing of policies for the future, rather than assistifig matérlally in punish- ing the evildoers and helping to redeem any losses the gover] t-might have sus- iAmerican’. Mining congress have b eted in this city to promote ‘egislation fer, the establishment of a national, buredy ot ines. Both Presi- dent Taft :ka Secrelary Ballinger of the Department of the Intérior are sald to tavor such leglslation. “The only diffioulty in the way of the establishment of Such & bureau,”’ sald James F. Gallbreath, Jr., of Denver, secre- tary of the congress, “lies in the fact that many persons do Dot realize the terrible condltions ‘that prevail in’the mining in- dustry and how much we need the ald of the federal government. In the last three decades more than 30,00 men have been killed and 100,000 irjured in the coal mines alone, & majority of those injured being rendered helpless for life. In 1907 8,12 men lost their lives in the coal mines, or nearly five men n every mining camp of 1,00 men. Contrast this with the one or two men killed in every thousand employed in forelgn countries, where they have bureaus of mines that are making a thorough study into the causes of disaster Big Gun Stands Test, “Highly satisfactory,” 18 the réport of the officlals of the Navy department today in describing the tests of the new fourteen- inch gun now in progress at Indian Head, Md. Five shots have been fired and one or two more will be necessary before this gun, the biggest in the world, Is finally “‘proved.” The tests so far are sald to have demon- strated the necessity of a special powder for the gun, im ordeér to produce the de- sired velocity and hitting power without too great a pressure. The gun is fifty- three feet six and a half inches lon weighs sixty-three tons, shoots a shel welghing 1400 pounds, uses 35 pounds of powder at each shot and has a muzsle velocity of 2,600 foot seconds. Girl Strikers Given Medals Waist Makers Who Served Prison | Terms for Disorderly Conduct Are Cheered and Praised. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Cheered and praised like the suffragette jail marptrs in England, seven striking girls, shirt waist makers, who have served terms of five days each on Blackwells island for dis orderly conduct during the strike, were decorated with bronze medals tonight in the presence of 3,000 enthusiastic followers, who gathered at an East Side hall. The medals were given by the Women's Trades Union league. Three Vassar girls took part in the ceremony, among them Miss Ines Mil- holland, who tried unsuccesstully to enter Harvard law school. The martyr recl- plents of the medals told of their experi- euces on the island and urged the strikers to stand firm, | Hoadquarters of WATER CAUSE_OF EPIDEMIC State Board of Health Reports on Typhold at Park Cole lew JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Dec. 2.—A committee from the State Board of Health finds In & report submitted to the secretary |0t the board today that the typhold fever epidemic at-Park college, Parkville, Mo., #1.d among the residents of the town, owed |tts orlgin to fmpure drinking water. The |fntake of ‘the water supply for the city |mna the college 15 80 close to the drainage from the main sewer as to contaminate the water; the report says. Of the seventy cases of typhold In Parkville fifty among the Park coliege students Chumberiair's Cough Remedy banishes | sl tendency teward pneumonta of the| ER 24 WILL have to hurry. lengthy arguments, so tion" list. PICTURES~The only ultra select line in Omaha—featured by a house renowned for its mrt department. Here, and herve only will you find the world's most ar- tistic water colors, etchings, oll paintings, Guerin prints, Copley prints, university art shop prints, photogravures, and lighter priced, yet thoroughly artistic prints, FRAMES—The line of frames shown here is without a peer in the west, and this is the concern maintaining the “Framer's Craft Shop,"” of which you have no doubt heard much, BRIC-A-BRAC—Rare pottery, hams~ mered brass and beaten copper wares, etc., are here in prefusion. This season there has been added also, a complete line of ‘Carence Craft Shop" jewelry; no two pleces alike; all exquisite hand wrought productions. MUSIC—In musical publications, books, musicians' portfolios, music bags, ete., we are foremost here; it's the only complete showing made in Omaha. SMALL GOODS—Guitars, mandolins, violins, banjos, cornets, autoharps, flutes, clarinets, drums, and all other instru- ments so dear to the young aspirant, are A “Quick-Action” List You've 24 hours left. ONLY one day—you You have NO time for here's a “*Quick-Sugges- Appropriate gifts—modest pricing —plenty of sales people—very responsible con- cern to do business with. But DO be quick. PIANOS—The “Hospe" reputation has not been made in a day. If you know the musical element of Omaha you've heard of this firm's premier list of makes, Buy a plano tomorrow if you will, and buy one of these: The Mason & Hamlin, “Strad- ivarius among pianos,” Kranich & Bach, Krakauer, Hush & Lane, Kimball, Cable- Nelson, Victor, Whitney, Hinze, Hospe, Cramer or the Burton. PLAYER PIANOS—Here is a formid- able list—The “Apollo," the original 88 note player, the Universal, The Hallet & Davis, and that famous little $375 player piano, the Boudoir, "VICTROLAS—This century; a creation so marvelous so as to be inexplicable in print. It is a much larger and grander edition of the “Victor" talking machine and is produced by the same capable makers. A marvel of sound —a masterplgce of cabinet making. They range in price from $125 to $250 and are well bought at that. VICTOR TALKI) MACHINES—AI styles are here, too, in a fairly unlimited array; and the new records, too, as fast is a gift of the here, too. as issued, 1513-1515 Douglas Street Christmas delivery promised. JUST time enough to make choice selections. You've BIG FIRE IN CINCINNATI Destruction of Whisky Warehouse Makes Spectacular Blaze. ENTIRE BLOCK 1IN DANGER Two Hundred Guests Are Driven from Grand Hotel—Three Men Are Burned to Denth at Gloversville, N, Y. CINCINNATI, Dec, 23.—A fire which tor several hours threatened the destruction of an entire block In the heart of the clty's business center last night, destroyed the five-stor whisky warehouse of Sol and Sig Friedbuig, and the firm's stock of whisky valued at §125000. The entire loss is estl- mated at more than $200,000 The highly inflammable nature of the contents of the bullding soon caused (he fire to gain such headway that the fire- men concentrated thelr attention on sav- Ing the adjoining bulldings. The Grand hotel, with Its couple of hundred guests, tmmediately faced the doomed warehouse and for some time was In danger. Spveral minor accldents occurred, the most serfous of which was when Chief Conway of the salvage car was hurled from the automobile when the machine struck a telegraph pole. The ohlef was severely brulsed, but escaped serious in- jury. Four other firemen were Injured. Three Men Burned to Death. GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y., Dec. 2.—Fol- lowing the practical destruction of the Keystone hotel yesterday, when there were narrow escapes from death by occupants jumping from an upper story window, threc lives were lost today In a fire that de- stroyed the Keystone stables. Three men had remained up all night guarding the ruins of the notel and about noon today went to sleep in the stable: A short time afterwards the bullding was discovered to be In flames. Insane Patients Safe. SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Dec. 23.—Governor Deneen Wednesday issued a statement rela- tive to the fire last night at Jacksonville State Hospital for the Insane. He says the removal of the 150 female inmates from the burning annex was done without con- fusion. Five women attempted to escape, but were apprehended immediately. Every pa- tlent was accounted for In an uninjured condition. One member of the city fire department sustained a fractured leg when the engine he was driving turned turtle, Pittsburg Armory Burned, PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 8.~The Four- teenth Regiment armory, Pennsylvania National guard was last night totally de- stroyed by fire, entalling a loss estimated at $100,000. Fourteen thousand blank car tridges stored in the bullding exploded adding to the hazardous work of the fire men fighting flames. The Fourteenth Regiment armory buflding s situated in the downtown section of the city and three alarms were sent In, calling apparatus from all parts of the oity. DANGER OF RACE WAR IN ALABAMA IS OVER Forty-Two Leaders of Negroes Who Threatened Trouble Are in County Jall, MAGNOLIA, Ala., Dec. 2.—The situation here tonight is quiet and no further vio- lence Is anticipated because of bitter feeling between the negroes and whites of the community following the killing of the young white man, Lewls, Saturday night by the Mongomery negroes. With the ringieaders among the negroos. forty-two in number, behind the bars of the county jail st Linden, it is belleved the threatened attack upon the whites by the negroes his been effectually forestalled The negroes in this section outnumber the whites,~fifty to one. The forty-two negroes taken to Linden toduy are charged with carrying concealed weapons and making threats of violence Wik Mcntgomery, the fourth of ‘the des- perado brothers, s still being pursued by & posse. Insanity Papers in Christy Case Wife of Artist Asks for Records of His Commitment to Asylum. NEW YORK, Dec. 2.~An order direct- Ing the state lunacy commission to furnish Mrs. Maybelle Thompson Ghristy with a certitled copy of ‘papers connected with the alleged commitment of her husband. Howard Chandler Christy, the artist, to an inetitution for the Insane in this state in March, 1907, was obtained by Mrs. Christy's attorneys from Supreme Court Justice Mc- Lean today. This 1s a new phase of the legal pro- ceedings growing out of the domestic difficulties of the Christys, who are not now living together, Christy making his home in Zanesville, O., while Mrs. Christy remaing in this city. According to Charles A. Tausslg, Mrs. Christy's attorney, the papers are wanted for use In the hearing before - the probate court of Muskingum county, Ohlo, for a writ of habeas corpus under which Mrs, Christy hopes to obtain possession of her 10-year-old daughter, now with the artist at Zanesville. King’s Brother for Canadian Post Duke of Connaught BSaid to Be Slated for Governor General, MONTREAL, Dec. 23.—The Herald prints a statement that there is every likelihood of the duke of Connaught, the king's brother, succeeding Earl Grey as governor- general of Canada mext year. Should the duke come to Canada, it will be the first time the crown has Leen rep. resented in Canada by a prince of the royal blood, Diamonds~FRENZEE—1th and Dodge FAST WORK ON PANAMA CANAL Congressman Tawney Says it Will Be Open for Tratfje by January 1, 1918, CHICAGO, Dec. 23.—Congressman James A. Tawneyiof Minnesota ‘stated here to- night that the Panama casal will be com- pleted and ope by Jandary, 1915, at a total cost of ¥ 000. house man of representatives,” sald Congress Tawney, “recently returned from an inspection of thedeanal. We will appra priate $35,000000 for 1910 and 1911 and $48, 000,000 more for the completion of the ‘canal, making the total cost $375,000,000." | ““The committeé on appropriations of the | St | Ottumwa Doctors Become Easy Marks tor Napoleon Hicks Knights of Modern Chivalry Made Up of Physicians Paying Fees to Be Medical Examiners, ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 2—~That scores of physicians in various parts of the country have contributed $20 each for a benefit certificate in the “Knights of Modern Chivalry” with. an additional $ as a fee for the title of “City Court Esculapius,” or in plain terms, medical examincr, de- veloped today when an order secured in the supreme court placing Super tendent Hotchkiss of the state insurance department In charge of the affairs of the organization. The knights, a beneficlary society with Albany, was organized N. Napoleon Hicks According to & report of a amination by the insurance department although $6,666 had been paid into the order, almost wholly by physiclans, and no insurance benefits have been paid to bers, the soclety has but $109.31 in treasury, with apparent liabilitigs of 407.02. ‘“The check stubs Indlcate,” sald Super- intendent Hotchklss tonlght, “that in spite of the fact that the organization calls for the payment per month of $150 to a. su- preme record keeper, $100 to supreme banker, and §100 to a supreme organiger, more than half of the monthly disburse- ments apparently has been pald te’ N Napoleon Hicks, who Is the ‘chief justice’ of the soclety. At the time of the examination which was ordered on 4, the soclety had 265 membe 35,00 in surance In force, all are, with class.” four exceptions In the HOGS HURRIED TO MARKET Demand for Killers Produces Hesulis and Farmers Hurry Animals to Packers, wa fraterna headquarters i June in by recent ex- 1ts $ December with of which ilag CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 23, gram.)—Price Current says clded enlargement of to market. Total western |acking compared with 530,000 the prece and 710,000 last year. Since D the total is 4,015,000, against b,30,00 age. Prominent places comp Spe The Chlcago Kansas City Omaha St. Louis. Joseph Indlanapolis . Milwaukee Cincinnati 76,000 21,00 110,000 122,000 « odar Rapids Sfoux City 8t. Pau Cleveland i 187,60 110,000 WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—Alarmed by drop from $1,000,000 ‘to $26,863 in mineral ol exports to France jn a month, American oll exporiers have begun a movement to Induce congress to renew. with the French government the reclprocity Wready which expired on October 31 last. Exporters also hope for the renewal of the treaty with Spain, also a large Importer of American oll, which will expire on August 81, 1910. The exports to Csnada under the op- eration of the new tariff law have not been compiled yet by the bureaw of statis- ties of the Department of Commerce and Labor, but ipdications that they- will show. relatively as great & falllig .‘ {n-oll iex-| ports as those to France. Notwithstanding the abrogation of the reciprocity treaty with' Frandh, (hd peppris {to ithe bureau for November, the first month, undsr, the. new. arder of things show larger totafs” in” both imp"m‘.ha “expory |than in the corresponding month ef last | Export and Import Trade With France Shows Growth year. Raw cotton, which ls imported tnto France free of duty and hepce is not af- fected by tariff changes, responsible for Increase In art works 20 years old and free under the new law; hides were responsible for the (nere sed Imports. The falling off in the imports of champagné from FKFrance, due to the In creased tariff, was most marked, declining from $84,67¢ In Noverober, 1908, to %082 1 November, 1909, The other principal articles making u the Increuse of nearly $3,000,000 in the tm- ports from France include dlamoads, ‘un Increase of about §100,000; hides and sltin an increase of about $500,000; Wainuts, an Increase of about $300,000; fur an lncrease of abbut 4260,000; India rubber, an increass of about $100,000, and gloves, an incresse 9f about $100.000; the.remainder being mis’ belanéoun articles, Inefudin laces, w1k dress goods, raw silks, perfumery, ete. I8 largely exports while over edmitted dlamonds end