Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 1, 1910, Page 2

. AE BEE: ()\(AHA SATURDAY JANUARY 1, 1910. he Benson & Thorne Co’s “Half Yearly” _Clearance Sale Commences Monday next. Isn’t it gladsome news to hear that ‘‘20% See Sunday Papers !, and even ‘‘3314 %"’ reductions are to be offered on EVERY winter wearable in this UNOOMMON stock? Think of ‘‘cheap store’’ prices on a grade and class of gar- ments select enough to be quoted as a standard for this vicinity. The very nature of the merchandise carried by us makes frequent common sensation sales prohibitive, but we ARE able to do something like this TWICE yearly, and will introduce a long-to-be-remembered.event on Monday next. Sunday papers will carry fuller details with items and prices. In the meantime, put off every apparel need, at least 'til Monday. One Fiith Off or, in other words, a discount of 20 per cent is offered on these ~~=girls' and boye' house gowns and robes, infants’ wear of many kinds, young men's and boys’ furnish- ing goods, boys' and girls’ hats and caps, many styles of women's, misses’, “little gents™ shoe: children’ and enough other lines to make , boys’, youths' and this one of the most exciting sale events ever pulled off in Omaha. Note it! 20% less than regular, One-Third Off A clean 33 1-3 per cent reduction on any of the ~-~~small women's suits, coats and dresses, girls' coats and dresses, children’s furs, many styles of women's, ', youths' and. “little gent. shoes, and young men’s and boys’ suits and overcoats, A decisive “third off" on the most dependable attire lines shown in Omaha today. No *‘jobs’’ —no **seconds" but all clean, stylish, wearables« misses’, ghildren's, boy. —no “irregulars" New Locafion 1518-1520 Farnam St. SOP P 0P 0P 0P OO OO ITO FOTOETOTOIOIOT T O S O S O S 0 T 0O S 0E following lines % P griin interests as centered In the Graln More than 10,000,000 bushels of t and oats and more than 22.- of corn came mto this eity during the' ye#f 'Ahd had not November been so rainy #nd December 5o unusually #nowy, preventing the farmers from haul- ing, these totals would be far greater. One of the surest signs of the general . ihcrease in Om&ha's business may be found In the figurés of Postmaster Thomas which are by tHousands larger than the figures of any Uther year in the citys history. Another of these signs Is reflected in the bank. figures which exceed anything ever before reachcd In Omaha's business career. Thelr combined deposits are now at the mark of $65,000,00. The clearing of §786,000,000 breaks all records. First Half Year Shows Increase in Revenues Gain in Customs is Over Thirty Mil- lions and in Internal Collections More Than Eight Millions, WABHINGTON, Dec. §l.—An increase in Gustoms receipts of $30,143,720 and fn in- ternal revenue of $8412,000 during the fir six months of the tiscal year 1910, as com- paréd with the corresponding period of the fiscal year 1903, Is the.showing of the opérations of the treasury, according to the “latest flgures avallable, which lack One or ‘twe days of being'complote. The daticit for 1916 in the matter of ordinary pts and expenditures, is 386,140,025, as aghiist ®OM7,68 during . the first six mgnths of 1008, which figures do not take imto account posta’ revenugs and disburse- ments, except the postal deficiency, nor do they ftnclude $16311,07 paid for work on the Panama canal. At _the close of busifiess December 20 there being no statement lssued today, the working balance jn treasury offices was 48,207,858, a loss of several millions since the carly fall months, Speculation s now being as to the forin of bonds that will be emitted ‘by thé government during the government dyring the coming year to re- pay the tréasury for sexpenditures on ac- Papama canal, of the Panama ocanal fund of the treasury at the MacVeagh's annual report to noMrnu amounted to retary thinks the settle- fount should be begun. He issue bonds paying up addition to those alread) for the capal. of bonds authorized by Pamama canal 1s bt isyued to date Is ' but not yet Indulged in ormed of the gount of n in- 'fleulty now de- o two latic tor ES PERHAM CONSULTS OFFICIALS Labor Leader Presents Case of Strik- ing Switchmen at Washington, NO ACTION UNTIL MONDAY Other Unions om Lines Affected Are Voting om Proposal to Strike Because of Thelr Own Grievances, WASHINGTON, Dec. 31—It'fs a walting £ame tonight in the negotiations for media- tion of the switchmen's strike on the rail- roads entering St. Paul. During the day the government mediation board, consist- Ing of Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce commission and Commissioner of Labor Nelll, together with President H B. Perham of the Order of Rallway Tel- ographers, head of the raflway branch of the American Federation of Labor, wres- tled with the problem of what to do in behalf of the Interests affécted by the strike, but without definite action, Meantime, Mr. Perham has made no ap- pointment with President Taft, who, it fs stated at the White House, has not taken up the matter in any way. The conference with the mediation board solicited by Mr. Perham, following th raliroads’ refusal to make vacancies fo: the strikers, but other -matters, Includin the géneral conditiohs affecting the men were considered. Mr., Perham sald there would be no con- ference tomorrow ‘‘unless something ex- traordinary develops,” and that he did not expect to confer again untll Monday and that he did not expect in the Interval to do any telegraphic negotiations. Perham Submits Evidence. Mr. Perham submitted a lot of document- ary, evidence today bearing on the dlspute between the ra.lroads and the switchmen. He pointed out that his effort ‘was to seek #ome way of reaching a settlement; that he wanted & resumption of negotiations be- tween the rallroads and the men, The rallroads say they have the situa- tion well In hand; the strikers hold the contrary. The switchmen want all of the strikers reinstated without prejudice; the ralicoads, which haye employed strike- breakers, refuse to make vacancies for the stri Something ke 2,600 switch- men were sald to be affected by the strike originally €nd the understanding here is that practically all that number g sl out. Mills and other industrick’ dependent un full transportation facilities are said to be affected and the mayors of Bt Paul and Minreapolis telegraphed here urging a solu on of the problem. ' To these telegram sMessrs. Knapp and Nelll have replied, vledging their willingnges to, ald it any way should seem clear. Mafly Informal propositions were considered, but hepe of them crystallized, plated move. in-the switchmen's etrike is being held in abeyance pending fhe con- ference in Washington today betwéen Pres- ident Perham of the Rallway Telegfhphers and the members of the Inte ¢ Com- merce commission. This the strikérs expect, will ”“u,m to some understanding’ Ironds. It was officlally ai M strike headquarters that a strike mv)fl been In progress for severst daym: the entire northwest amonyg the way “unlons represented in lhn’ Federation of Labor. Added to this announgement was the statement that If these.unlons, vegt ou strike It would not be 1In sympathy with the switchmen, but that anoh Ml‘ - be based on Individual gry b Lehiuh Makes Concessions, NEW YORK, Dee. n.-n. Lehigh Val- ley Rallroad company today ratified an agreement with its W for the nul. \ \ e m 1910, the principal feature of which is the reduction of the working day from twelve to ten hours. Bandits Killed While Trying to Rob a Bonk United States Marshal and Posse Frustrate Scheme to Loot Three Banks and Postoffice. GUTHRIB, Okl, Dec. 8.—Five men who Intended to rob the three banks and the postoffice at Harrah, Okl, early today ran Into & posse headed by United States Mar- shal “Jack" Abernathy. As a result, two of the bandits are dead, one Is in jall at Guthrie, wounded, and.two others are be- Ing pursued by a posse. Frank Quigg was_ shot down during a tight with the posse and instantly killed. He lived in Atchison, Kan., and was the son of a wealthy mother, Frank Carpen- ter, another of the robbers, was wounded during the fight, and died late today In Jail here. J. C. Dilbeck, the third pandit, was only slightly hurt. The robbery was well planned, but Car- serter made the mistake of telling & num- ser of people of the plot. In this way, Jostoftice inspectors learned of the atfair. darshal Abernathy was notified, and when .e robbers reached the bank he was ready for them. The posse caught the men in the act of breaking into the rear door of the Harrah State bank. The robbers ran and the deputies fired, wounding Carpen- ter and Dilbeck-at the first volley. Quigg snapped his revolver, but before he could return’ the fire he was killed by a- rifie ball, Carpenter, after the fight, admitted to Marshal Abernathy they had planned to rob the banks and the postoffice. He said “Red” Rogers and Pearl Wilson were the men that escaped. He and his associates had, he sald, robbed the Golden, Colo., postottice a few weeks ago of $3,000. Dilbeck later told the marshal that Rog- ers and Wilson were on top of the bank bullding at the time of the raid, keeping watch. The two fied from the town after the fight, the marshal was told. Warrants for thelr arrests were placed in the hands of deputies. ATCHISON, Kan,, Dec. 8l.—Frank Quigg. who was shot dnd killed by a marshal's posse during a bank rald at Harrah, Okl, today, lived in Atchison, where his mother Is wealthy. Quigg'z Wrother, Gegrge, was & member of Roosevelt's rough riders in the Cuban war, and died in the Natlonal “oldlers' hume at Leavenworth, Kan., a year ago, Wheat Tumbles Over Six Cents Profit Taking Sales Cause Drop to $1.12 on the Chicago Ex- change. CHICAGD, Dec. 81.—Wheat for, December delivery dedlined today 6% cents frof yes- [ torday's -closing figures, as a vesult of “profit taking’ sales, the low point of the" day being Fecorded at §L12 Trading in that option Wis extremely light 4nd the decline emused Nttle excitement. Final trades were at the lowest mark. NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—All over the coun- of Amar Bible soelety 'u;v in an effart to l’? fllfldtd l 1uuo WA; Walan (4 the m'l greatly encoura tod: ly by cheak for 8% Mias BANEER TRASK IS KILLED Prominént ‘New York Financier is Viotiin of Collision, CLOSELY RELATED WITH EDISON Was One of the Best Kmown Ne Yorkers im Financial Ofrcles and Backed Electrie En- terpris NEW YORK, Dec. 3L—Spencer Trask, one of New York's best known bankers, met death today In a disastrous rear-end collision on the New York Central rallroad at Croton, N. Y,, in whiclk three other pas- sengers are reported to have been killed. Several persons wers Injured, somg, It In feared. fatally, Meager detalls of the wreck Indicate that Mr Trask and the other victims of the collision were In the rear sleeper of the second section of the Montreal Express, which had beén halted by a signal, ac- ccrding to the rallroad officlals’ informa- tion, when the frelght train crashed into it, telescoping the sleeper and damaging the next car forward. . The casualties for the most part were in the smoking compartment at the ex- treme rear of the sleeper, where a group of passcngers was gathered as the train proceded down the river, Mr. Trask was on his way to thls city from his home in Saratoga. The news of the banker's death had no effect on the stock exchange, where prices were slightly ahove the close of last night. Epencer Trask was one of New York's leading citizens and one of the country's best known bankers. Born here In 1844, he entered the banking business immediately on his graduation from Princeton, His financlal acumen was quickly recognized and he beeame & power in the banking world, Mr. Trask early became Impressed with the genius of Thomas A. Bdison and identi- fled himself with the Edison electric enter- prises. The banker was a director in many railroads and realty companies and was decply Interested in several educational and philanthroplc socleties. Several years ago he bought and reorganized the New York Times. He was president of the National Arts elub and a member of numerous other prominent clubs. Mr. Trask was married In 1874 to Miss Kutrina Nichols. HYMENEAL. Schupback-Hardin, HUNTLEY, Neb, Dec. 81.—(Spectal)— Miss Minnie Hardin of this city, a prom- inent teacher In the public schools, was married to E. A. Schupback, a prosperous farmer of Shickley, Neb:, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James P. Hardin, at high noon presence of fifty friends G. M. Burnett, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal charch, officlated. The young couple left on the evening train for their home at Shickley, PERSONAL - PARAGRAPHS. Kmery Rollér of Bait Lake City, H. A. Rowe s, Mr. an f Herman, Mre. B 1o Willlam Bloan of Verdon 1 of Albion are at the Mrs. Bowers, and J Ivrchlnl:. Joseph Bosle¥ of Denver, Mis, E. H. once of Bpott's Blutf, C. A, urunkemnyer .I Green of Rur-au F. C. Benjami Belgrade and George 8. Murphy of Raw! Inl are at the Loyal F. M. Currie of Broken Bow, W, loks of Okiahoma City, X. O. hurruu.n. Norfolk, 0. D. Woodward of Ka . A Salisbury and H mlrnbury of Los Angeles are at the Rong w C, oml of Wllmnvllh mrry ot Tt Hiots, Mr S -4 fison of Lawrence, Thomas o Gheyenne, Oscar ‘Reinatein of Fremont. villiams of Lingoin J. W. Hamiiton liton of Bt 8, L‘har'l D., are ll the Paxton. 1§10 DOUGLAS STREET ORYGS 1514¢ DOUGLA STREE IMPORTANT NOTICE OurAnnual ClearanceSale Opens Monday Morning at 8 o'clock Ruthlessly sacrificing all our exclusive styles (not a single garment reserved) with the or loss that have made our former Our Entire Stock of High Suits, Coats, Furs, Dresses, Ete. ON SALE AT JUST HALF PRICE Watch Sunday papers for our advertisement of this clearange sale—the greatest bar- gain event Omaha has ever known. Sale starts promptly at 8 o’clock. o isregard for cost mous. ass Tailored Uncle Joe’s Friends Feast on Venison Law Requires Speaker to Dispose of Whole Deer in One Day. ’ WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—When “Uncle Joe’’ Cannon arrived in the national eapital last night on his return from a Christmas season spent at his Danville home his secretary, L. White Busbey, Informed him that an entire deer had arrived during his absence as a Christmas gitt from Colonel Jemes A. Owenbey of Colorado. “Why, Busby,” exclaimed the speaker, “it's against the law here to have venison in your possession after January 1 Only thirty-six hours to consume an entire de Whereupon, not to be outdone by an item of direct legisiation, the speaker referred the matter to himself as chalrman of a committee on ways and means, with Busby as & sub-committee, and in less time than it takes to tell it the resolution was re. ported Bick and adopted: “Resolved, That we will call upon our triends to help us dispose of Colonel Owen- by's deer before midnight of December 1. The telephone was soon busy and today a number of the speaker's friends enjoyed venison for dinner. Produce Men' Are UnderTrust Charge Alleged by Kansas City Jury They Combine with Packers to Boost Prices. KANSAS CITY, Dec. SL—Indlotments charging three officers and six members of the board of directors of the Kansas City Fruit and Produce exchange, and rep- resentatives of two of Kansas City's pafk- ing plants with combining to control the price of butter, eggs, potatoes and other t6odstutfs on the Kansas City market, were returned by the Jackson county grand Jury todey. The indicted men are C. W. Spencer, president of the Produce exchange; B. W. Linn, treasurer; C, M. Marston, secretary; § J. Hurst, Jr, W. L. Brush, A, W. Bear, D. A. Trimble, J. H. Miller, Willlam Bridges, members, and Roy Storms, repre- senting Swift and Company, and John Howeland, representing the Armour Pack- ing company. The former concern withdrew from the exchange ten days ago, but the latter still retains its membership. 03 N. 24th, Dr. C. N. George, Osteopath, Search for Missing Man, SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Dec. 81.—(Special.) —Although the peace officers and sgores of farmers living in the southern part of Hand county and northern portion of Jerauld county have conducted a persist- ent search during the past week, not the slightest trace can be found of Ivar Lind bers, a plasterer and mason, who disap- peared several weeks ago after leaving the little town of Lane on foot, Intending to make the journey overland to his home at Wessington Springs, where he has a wife and two children. Farrhers and officers have searched practically every foot of ground for many miles around Lane, but without finding the slightest trace of the missing man. A thick blanket of snow covers the entire re- glon, and may conceal his body. The pres- ent thaw may melt the snow sufficlentiy to reveal his remains if he met the death which his friends suppose he did. His wife {8 almost distracted by the uncertainty as to his fate. Herself and children were left in @ destitute condition, Qur Birthday Bookl Henry W. Yates celebrates the New Year as his birthday Mr. Yates is the well krown president of the Nebraska Natlonal bank of Omaha, and & recognized authority on ocurrency and banking subjects. He is & ploneer of Omaha, but a native of Mary land, being born in 1537 Willis Sweet, former congressman from Idaho, is b4 today. Mr. Sweet used“to live in Nebraska, having worked in the early days for The Bee as traveling correspond- ent. After he quit congress was at- torney general in Porto Rico for several years, but is now back in Idaho. Lew Fields, the comedian, ushers In the New Year with a double eelebration. This star funny man is just 43 and was born in New York City, where he is & top-notcher in the amusement world John J. Mercer i 7 years old this Janu- ary L He is an old solider and employed at the military headquarters here in Omaha. He was born in Pennsylvania, and will be better identificd as the father of “Our Dave." Thomas A us with his English grammar January 1, 1838 He ls now professer of English in Yale university, where he iy still teaching the young idea how to shoot Lounsbury, who used to worry was born | adjotning, Scientists Act on Naval Observatory Ask Congress to Name Eminent Astronomer to Place—Favor Mine Commission. BOSTON, Dec. 81.—The American Assocl- ation for the Advancement of Sclence closed at noon today, to meet next vear in Minneapolis. A resolution was adopted today asking congress to place an eminent astronomer at the head of the United States naval observatory, Congress was also awked to establish a bureau of mines, whigh shall undertake such investigations as will ald in lessening the waste of life and resources. Prof. Albert Abraham Michelson of the University 8f Chicago, and a Nobel prize winner, was elected president of the gen- eral sesslon. Flies Forty-Three Miles in Aeroplane Maurioe Farman Breaks the World’s Record for Cross-Country Flight. - PARIS, Dec. 8l—Maurice Farman, in a biplane, flew across country today from Chartres to Orleans, a digtance of seventy kilometers (forty-three and one-half miles) in one hour. He followed the high road, maintaining an average height of 180 feet. This constitutes & new eross-country rec- ord, the most successful previous feat hav- ing been accomplished by Captain 8. F. Cody, the head of the balloon department of the British war office. Cody made a flight last September of about forty miles in sixty-thyee minutes, NEGRO WHIPPED TO DEATH, GIRL HUNG BY HANDS More Tales of Cruelty to Prisomers Confined in the Atlanta City Jail ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 8L—Further stories of inhuman cruelty to prisoners oonvioted of misdemeanors were told today to the counell committee investigating the charges made agalnst the management of the olty prison. Herschel Ivy, & former guard, declared Mose Johnson, a negro, told Superintend- ent Vining he was too il to work. Vining ordéred him whipped. After the whipping the negro collapsed and was taken to a hospital where he dled a week later, He saw a young white girl, Ruby Gaither, chaingd to the wall by her hands until she fainted and sald she was left there unconsclous for thirty minutes. She went into .convulsions. The white women, he sald, were fed from scraps picked up from the floor of the men's mess hail. Ivy said there were 100 hens kept at the prison and that the egks were gathered each day by Commissionér of Public Works Collins for his own use, CHRISTMAS PACKAGES GO UP IN SMOKE AT EXPRESS FIRE| American Company’s Buflding in New York Destroyed—Loss, Half Million Dollars. 3 NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.—Belated Christmas packages and other valuable express mat- ter in large numbers went up In smokg today In & fire which destroyed the Ameri- can Express company's office and store rooms near the Grand Central station causing & loss estimated at $500,000, The flames ragod for several hours In he main bullding and smaller structures covering the greater part of a block. At periods the fire was punctu- ated by explosiens ‘of oll barrels, Two men were badly injured. The Adams BExpress company bufldings nearby were threatened, but hard work by the firemen’ saved these structures, NEW 'BRIDGE TO BROOKLYN Manhattan Structure Over Hast River Will Help Reljeve Con- westion, NEW YORK, Dec. 8L.—Manhattan reached out” another traffic_ embracing arm to Brooklyn today with the opening of the Manhattan bridge. This gigantie span of the suspension type, like Its sister, the original Brooklyn bridge, a little further down the Bast river, was designed to re- lieve the ever increasing pressure on the old and already traffic over-burdened structure. Eventually it is expected to carry through tralns ‘from Brooklyn outlylng districts to the heart of the Manhattan business sec- tion. BRANDEIS CLEARING SALES Omaha’s Bupreme Bargain Event Be- gins Next Monday. WINTER MERCHANDISE MUST GO Annual January Sale of Linens, White Goods, Masling and Embrolderies Will Be Held at the Same Time ms the Great C ing Sale—Bargains Are Wonderful, -l (g1 e P | The greatest sales and the most extraore dinary bargains that have ever been known in the west will take pitce at Brandels Btores beginning Monday. This event will comprise the annual clearing sale apd the January sale of linens, mus- lins, White gooas, sneets and pillow cases and embrolderies. This {s the great oc~ casion that is iooked forward to by all the women ip Omaha, All our winter goods will be sacrificed in this clearifg sale. Brandels Stores posi- tively carry over nc aonds from one sea~ son to anhother. Hverything must go at once, right in the height of the winter season. Hundreds cf ihousands of dollars’ worth of the highest grade: fashionable winter ‘merchandise! will”be priced lower than ever before In Omaha's history, You can buy the goods you need right now at just a fraction of the prices you would have pald a few weeks ago. In our departments devoted to linens white goods, embroideries, muslins, etc, we bave specially priced these desirabl( goods at figures that are wimost beyond beljet. Watch Bunday's papers for particulart of Monday's great opening day speoials. J. L. BRANDEIS & SONS. BRADSTREET'S REVIEW OF TRADE Quiet Follows Last Week's Rush iu Retail Lines. NEW YORK, Dec. 5L—Bradstreet's to- morrow will say Quiet has followed the preceding week's rush of business in retail lines, while In whol lines salesmen are In' from the 0ad and (nventorylng 18 general. Best re- ports as to the year's results co from the west and northwest, while least satis- factory come from those of the south, where orop damage has prevented fuljest aavantage being taken of the high prices of cotton, In wholesale and jobbing lines a Jdarge, if not, Indeed, record, spring busines a8 been hm)KEd and it l!s noted that the holl- day shutdowns in industry will not be as prolonged as usual, Prices of commodities show undiminished strength and some of the highesi prices of the vear Were made W the last week, Cotton. fof instance, reached and passed 16 cents, & price never heretofore reached at this date since war times. Live hogs also reached new record prices this wes) at leading western marketr, AMUSEMENT AUDITORIUM T f— ROLLER SKATING Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day of this week, * MUSIC BY GREEN'S BAND Admisston 10c, Skates 20c BOYD'’S/| M. To0AY Henry W. Savage Offers THE MERRY WiDOW Tomorrow mn- TIM MURFEY QoUpNRAT RS ADVANCED Vlmlvmz OUR HAPPFY NB sEOW Valorie Bergere wiil program and while her set ot on th atrons will mot be scalgd 94D in _progreas. KRUG % Tonight, Illu-ao Today 10, 280 and 500, S$T. ELMO SUNDAY~IN OLD u’i’l‘l‘ K AT Beats on sale af and Persan For Croup there s nothing Uetter than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, mum l. 191 FRIOE $1.00 Lyric Thcara \