Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 3, 1910, Page 3

20 PER CENT DISCOUNT SALE 19t Se S il R At A i e A N e P L e e e M- THE OMAHA, MONDAY, Annual Clear JANUARY 1154 AL AL AL AL AR AR AL S AR THE JOHN BENO COMPANY Ending Saturday, January 8th. Commencing Monday, January 3d. The greatest sale of this season commences Monday morning, Janury 3d, and all through Council Bluffs and chond it is a well established fact that the John Beno & Co.’s 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT SALE Mail Orders Filled at Sale Prices is the one to attend for dependable merchandise, and if you want to save money. ing this sale is of the same reliable sort that is always offered at this store, hence the high reputation we have obtained. None of the merchandise offered during this sale has lost its value, but it is our way of reducing stock and closing out odds and ends. Ewl/lqry department will offer during this sale high grade merchandise without restriction, except contracted lines with a maker’s selling price. Sale W~ A 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT SALE m Every garment or piece of goods sold dur- Both Phones 265 Reach All Departments P e P, A A Council Bluffs SCOTT CASE AT THIS TERM County Attorney Hess Arranges for Trial Before Judge Thornell. —_— ouT ON BOND Fake Horse Race Involving Ban« oroft Man—Mabray De- murrer Friday. At least one if not three alleged “steer- ers” for the Mabray gang of “big store” swindlers will be placed on trial at the January term of dlstrict court, which will open Tuesday; witn Judge A. B. Thornell presiding, s the statement of County At- torney J. J. Hess. Mr, fless has arranged to try the case e State wgalnst Frank Scott January cott was indicl last March for com- in the swindling of John Hermel- t ‘of Banoroft, Neb., out of $5,000 on ¢ the now notorlous fake horse races were pulled ff in this city. Hermel- breft went up agalnst the game on April 2, 108, Two indictments were returned against Bcott, one for larceny and the other for conspirucy, Following the prece- dent In the John R. Dobbins case, Mr. Hess will try Scott on the larceny charge first. Scott 'was arrested June 15 in Sloux City and brought tp Councll Blutfs, On July 31 he succeedsd In gecuring his release from the tounty jall by furnishing bonds in the sum of $6,000. The bonds were signed by Elmer L. Fehr, Wallace Benj min and Verne Benjamin, all of this city The bond on the larceny charge was in the sum of $5.000, while that on the con- #piracy charge was reduced from $5,000 to $1,00 by Judge Wheeler. In order to secure these bonds, Ncott, It Is sald, gave a mort- gage on land owned by him near Pender, Neb., and on 1and in Missouri At the time of his arrest Scott claimed he was ‘bumped” for $1,00 by the same horse race Which cost jlermelbrecht 5,00 | Robinson aud Leac The othes Lwo vases which may be tried at this term, hut regurding which no defi- nite decision has been reached, are tho against Thomus 8. Robinson of Farming- ton, Is., and Bd Leach of Montrose, la. Both are under indictmient for larceny and conspiracy tn gonnection with the aleged fleccing of E..G. Allspugh ot Terre Haute, Ind., who was cauht for $1,60 on August 6, 1908, on @ fhke wrestllng match in thix elty. The.indictments in the state court wero returned last September. - They u both under indicfment “In the federal courts in Omaha and: Councll Blutts. On Friday of this week Judge Smith M. Pherson will hold a speclal session of the United $tates court to hear arguments on | the demurrer C. Mabray (0 the indictment against J and other alloged members of his gapg. Lic pringipal, contentfon on the part of the defensgl is that .the accused men Juve not commitied any offense which would constliute a violation of the section of the United States statutes under which they were indicted, FOR MEDICAL AND FAMILY USE BUY YOUR LIQUORS AT ROSENFELD LIQUOR CO,, 619 8, MAIN. 'PHONES 3328 LEFFERT'S JEWELRY store, new lo- eation, M Lroudway, Council Bluffs Open House in Many Places New Year’s Day Spent in Thoroughly Enjoyable Fashion by Many People. New Year's day was spent by the people of Council Bluffs in about the usual way. The religiously Inclined attended the early morning services in the different churches, while those not so inclined stayed at home and enjoyed a rest. Some had their busi- ness to attend to during the morning, bul by noon all of the stores practically were closed and the employes had the balance of the day to celebrate. At the Young Men's Christian assocla tion, where open house was kept from & o'clock in the afterncon until late at night, there was a big gathering and a good old tashioned time was enjoyed. During tic afternoon E. P. Fitch entertuined the visitors with an fllustrated travel talk on “Snap Shots in Europe.” Fhysical Director Plerson did his share of entertaining with a varied program of athleilc stunts and old-times games In the gymnasium in which the guests of the association par ticipated. There was plenty of music, and those who attended expressed themselve | a8 having had “a real jolly time." “Uncle” ‘Henry De Long made a large number of childrén and quite a number of older folk happy at his mission building on East Broadway, where during the after- noon he served a bounteous spread. At the EIks' club house on First avenue open house was kept all day and the mem- | bers ana their friends did not Yack for re- | freshment, the entertainment having provided liberally of the things that appeal to the palate and are calculated to quench thirst when tha lowa law compels all thirst pariors to be tightly d on all legal holidays, New Year's day In cluded. ; Knights of Columbus kept house at their quarters in the Brown block and refreshments were tap during the morning and afternoon. 1In (he evening | they entertalned at a card and dancing party, at which there was a large attend ance and a right merry time was enjoyed The Eagles also kept open house and the club rooms visited during aday {by a large number of the members and their friends | A very targe number of Council Bluffs people took advantage of the Roliday ¢ enjoy the shows across the river, but (his 4id not prevent the offering at the Siar theater, “The Girl From U, 8. A" draw ing crowded houses at bothe the matl and in the evening. committee cl oper were the oNE TAXES Something of a Task Ahead of County Treasurer Mitchel County Treasurer Janies W, Mirchell and his assistants will be called upow'io collect approximately §1,000,000 taxes during this year, The warrant from County Auditor Igues calls for the collection of regular taxes aygregating $828,214.30. This does not, howover, include mulct taxes, or dralnage ditch assessments, which will bring the total amount up to about §108000. The amount of taxes called for In the auditor’s wirrant is about §185,000 more than last jyear. M i made up as follow Blate, Council Bluffs - ccunty and school taxes, $610,468.53; Council Bluffs City taxes, $180,749.31; Council Blufts special taxes, $36,996.46. About $50,000 of special assessments in the city of Council Bluffs were not included in the 1909 lists certified by the county auditor, as they had not been passed on by the city council in time. As a result these will not go on the tax books until January, 1911 MINOR MENTION Former County Recorder (. G. Baird, who has been seriously ll with typhoid fever at the Kdmundson Memorial hospital, was reported yesterday to be improving. The South First street chapter of the Woman's guild of St. Paul's Episcopal church will meet Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. G. H. Jackson, 517 South First street. Congressman Walter 1. Smith, who has been spending the holldays with his family in this city, will leave tonight for Wash- ington in order to be on hand when con- Eress resumes its sesslon on Tuesday. He xpects the session to last well into the summer, Ed Parker, an emplove of the Revere house, who Was charged with abscounding 1 with $30 with which he had been entrusted by o blind man, a guest of the house, to care for him, was before Judge Snvder in police court yesterday morning and was scnt to jJall for ten days, Mr. C. Jinarajadasa, the noted Hindu theosophlical lectirer, will arrive in Council flufls tomorrow morning and will_remain untll Wednesday morning. Tuesday evening he will deliver a lecture in Counefl Bluffs on “Man in Life and in Death, Show ing_th latlons of the Invisible World to the Soul's Growth. The funeral of the Babeeck was held y the family 1 services lete Mr sterday af Fidelia A ernoon from sidenice, 2531 Avenue M. The were condicted Rev. ‘J. M Williams of Broadway Methodist church of which decensed was a member. Bu was in Wainut Hill cemetery. Mrs. Babcock is survived by her husband, B. G. Babcoc! tive daughters, Mrs. A. M.'Swart, Mrs. W L. Smith, Mrs. M. Hill. Miss Olive Bateock of this city, Mrs. P. J. Clatter- [ buck of Marsiand, Neb., and one son, A. I Bebeock of Schuyler, Neb. Postmortem examination of the of the carcass of Prince, the fire depart- ment horse killed for glanders, show that the animal had the disase, according to word recelved by Dr. Fred H. Hollings- worth, assistant state veterinarian of this city, from Dr. Paul O. Kotn, the state veterinarian. Dr. Koto, in his communic: tlon to Dr. Hollingsworth, says “the speel- mens from Prince show characteristic lesion of glanders.” Dr. Hellingsworth ex peets to receive later a detalled report o the tests made of the specimens taken from the horse and sent to Dr. Koto The new vear started out most ately for Deputy Sheriff Claren. man. He sustained a compound | of the right limb below the yesterday morning as he engine house No. 1 on South Main stre | after having attended the annual Ne Year's banquet of the men of the fire d partment held there Friday night. Seve years ago, before he jolned the she sice, Mr.' Woolman was a member fire department. After a hurried examina- tion Mr. Woolman was conveyed to Merey hospital In the city ambulance. The frac- ture proved to be a most serlous one and {3t ‘was first thought the limb would have to be amputated. After a consultation by the surgeons, however, It was decided to attempt the sciting of the limb, which was done about noon yesierday. portions nfortun Wool fracture knee early was leaving | - . N. Y. Phunbing Co. Tel. 250. Night, L-1702 Interurban to Be Built, | JOWA CITY, 1a. Jan. 1.—(Special)—The | successtul termination of the campalgn to | rajse $100.000 foN the Davenport-lowa City interurban in lowa City Is believed to in- sure the suceess of the project. The pro- moters claim they have the necessary financlal support. Davenport will now pro- ceed to raise $200,000 or more. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cures the worst colds. Try it CARROUL ON CONSERVATION Governor of Iowa Answers Daughters of Revolution, COUNTRY LIFE NEEDS ATTENTION Workers for Betterment Might Well Turn Their Attention This Direction—Thomas: Gives Up Records. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, la., Jan. 2.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—In reply to questions put to him today by Daughters of the American Revo- lution at Washington, Governor Carroll to- day answered “This term conservation has been made to include so many things and has been given such wide construction that I feel at liberty to say to you, in-my judgment, the work in this state might profitably be turned toward country home iife, to the establishment of better soclal relations in our rural districts, to the furnishing of ous country homes with more modern conven- lences and a general promotion of the welfare of the agricultural communities.” Secretary Yields apers. cretary Thomas of the State Board of Medical examiners and health today turned over his office to President Mocrke of the State board, who eame from Burlington for the purpose of receipting for the books and valuables of the office. Thomas had signified that he would not turn the office over to Dr. Summers, his successor, as he was not bonded and had not been legally elected. Thomas did not desire to continue, but wanted the president of the board to take responsibility for the office, which he did, Marshalltow aloon Fight. MARSHALLTOWN, Ia., Jan. l.—(Spe. clal.)—Fearing Indictments If it issued 1910 permits to saloonists who have been en- jolned, the city council at & hurry-up spe lal meeting, held yesterday afternoon, pped off six of the eighteen of the city's saloons. It lssued new permits to twelve, ifter first rescinding the permits of seven t had Issued earller in the month, because County Attorney J. G. Egermayer threat- ened to have the entire council indleted if the permits were allowed to siand, With the twelve permits i1ssued it is not likely that there will be a single saloon open in the city on Monday morning Mayor Ingledue sald, after today's council meeting, that he would not sign any of the permits because two of the three sa- oons of F. H. Gifford, a close personal friend of the mayor, were put out of busi- ness and refused new permits for 1910, This further complicates the situation. At the meeting this afternoon an ordinance was introduced raising the city license from $900 to §1,5600. It was put on its second reading. Scholarship Committee. IOWA CITY, la, Jan. 1.—(Speclal)~The Towa Rhodes scholarship committee Is called to meet in this eity January 14 to sclect the state representative to Oxford Five young men are eliglble, as follows: Raymond Price of Grinnell, Raymond Har- riman of Grinnell, Willlam A. Ziegler of | Grinnell, Jobn Huft of the University of | tor Towa Towa and Jacob Larson of the University of Towa. The committee consists of Presi- dents MacLean, Bell of Drake, Main of Grinnell, Harlan of Cornell and Parsons of Parsons. COAL FAMINE IS IMMINENT Small Towa Towns Short of Fuel and Rush Orders Are Reing Hur- ried Through. MARSHALLTOWN, Ia, Jan. 1—(Spe- clal.)—Unless relief comes soon many of the smaller towns of central lIowa will be face to face with a coal famine within a few days. The supplies of coal at Tama, Garwin, Conrad, Whitton, Gifford, Lawn Hill, Radcliffe and Ellsworth, are 8o short that the situation ds beginning critical. The large dealers of this city are helpless to ald the smaller dealers of this city, because much of their coal has been confiscated lately by the Iowa Cen- tral and the Northwestern. Coal consigned to the dealers of the towns mentioned has also been confiscated by the ralircad. The lowa Central seized twenty-five cars in the local yards yesterday. It Is charged that the Central has plenty of coal for its own use, but that it s selzing it for its sister road, the Minneapolis & St. Louls, whose supply has been cut short owing to the strike. Orders been issued by the Central to rush forward all Minneapolis & St. Louis coal in preference to all other freight excepting live stock and perishabic merchandise, have Coal Supply is Short. HELL, L., Jan. 1—(Special.) The reservation country to the west of the Missourl river Is short of coal and considerable hardship is anticipated if r lief i8 not glven soon. At Plankiuton, Mount Vernon and Oacoma, Vivian, Presho and D 1s not sufficlent coal to last mu week, and it 15 being given quantities Dealers here who have a line of yards out that way, state they have from sev- enty-five to 100 cars of coa. enroute from the east which have been on the road fc three weeks, but can recelve no assur from. the rallroads how soon the coal can delivered. The break in the cold weather, when the mercary stood at 23 degrees below zero early In the week has relleved the conditions to some ex- tent. The fuel situation in Mitchell 1is rather embarrassing to the electric light plant, which has been short of fue: for three weeks and has had to depend upon the local supply. This has run short and the company has been forced to shut down on the day service to save. its fuel furnishing lights at night. The com- pany has seven cars enrouie here, and In three weecks they have been moved fifty miles by the rallroads M per there h more than a out in small ances be Mount Aubarn Man Burned. VINTON, Ta., Jan. 1—(Speclal)—W. W. Woodward of Mount Auburn was serlously and it may prove fatally burned this morn- ing when the gasoline in the tank of an engine he was tying to start exploded The burning gasoline was thrown all over his body, frightfully burning him. Doctors think he has a chance for recovery. nductor Frosen, 10WA CITY, Ia., Jan, L—(Special)—Con- Quctor W. K. Bradley of the Rock Island, formgrly of this city. nad nls hands ana feet badly frozen Wednesday morning when he was compelled to ride on the steps of & car from Ely to Solon. At the former to become | ITowa LS place he signalled for the train to start and in boarding the car found the porter had closed the vestibules to the back of the train so he was unable to gain en- trance to the car. At Solon he was re- lieved from his situation and came to this city for treatment. Eastern Star Officers. LO N, la., Jan. 1.—(Special.)~At a regular meeting Tuesday the following were elected officers of Logan chapter 195, Order Rastern Sta Mrs. Charles Cobb, W, M,; Mrs. C. 8. Kennedy, W. P.; Mrs, C, Isbell, A. M Mrs. FFrank D Stern, con- ductress; Miss Edna Hunt, assistant con ductres: Mrs. Ada Atwood, secretar; Mrs. Bsther Kennedy, treasurer; Adah, Mrs. Lew Du Vall; Ruth, Mre. Frank Teel; ther, Mre. T. C. Smith; Martha, Mrs, P. Creager; Electra, Mrs. Mary Mellett; chaplain, Mrs. L. Crouch; marshal, Mrs. Fred Stern; organist, Mrs. Willlam Card; warder, Mies Glenne Rogers; sentinel, Thomas Arthur, Joint installation of the officers of the An nt Free and Accepted Masons and the Order of Kastern Star will be held Wednesday evening, January 6. Lmprovements IOWA CITY, Ia, Jan. L—(Speclal)— Nearly a million in improvements will be Iowa City's record in the year closing. This includes about $200,00 for the university and a wing to Mercy hospital costing ap- proximately the same amount. The value of new residences is estimated at $250,000, Million in New Law Bullding. IOWA CITY, Ia, Jan. 1—(Special)—A gpeaker for the dedication of the new law building will be announced soon. The com mittee will secure a man of national repu- tation. February 22 is a probable date, Adjourned Term of Court. HURON, 8. D, Jan 1.—(Special)— Judge Alva E. Taylor of the Ninth cirsuit | will convene the adjourned December term |of the eireuit court for this county here n Monday, the jury to report the follow- ng day. There are seventy-one civil and thirteen criminal cases on the calendar. The civil calendar includes eighteen di- vorce cases, the largest number ever placed upon the calendar at one time in this county. The most important case on the eriminal calendar s that of the state against Loue Racey, charged with the murder a year ago of a man by the name of Stewart at Wolsey Wholesale Firm for Huron. HURON, 8. D., Jan. 1.—(Special.)—Neil Finch, tdr several years clerk in the Huron postoffice, has bought George Brown's confectlonery establishment and will take charge of the business the first of the year. Mr. Brown is arranging to engage in the wholesale candy business and will establish a factory here as soon as the machinery can. be put in place. Two Months for Russian Editor. ST. PETERSBURCy Jan, 2—Prof. Maxim leveky, a member of the council of mpire for the universities and a world famous sociolokist, was today sentenced to tv'o months' imprisonment because of an article on army conditions published six mcrths ago in the now defunct newspaper, Strana, of which he was the editor. Skinend from Hend to Heel was Ben Pool, Threet, Ala.,, when dragged over a gravel roadway, but Bucklen's Ar- nica Salve cured him. 25¢. For salé by Beaton Drug Co NO. POLICIES SHOW UP Alleged Insurance Swindlér Working South Dakota Placed Under Arrent. D., Jan, clal.)— an_itinerant Insurance to represent a fire, life and accident insurance company of Perth, Scotland, with a headquarters. office at Philadelphia, has been cleaning up a good sum of money in this vicinity by writing Insurance. One' of the insured walted several weeks for his _policy to come, but it falled to show up and he opened a correepondence Wwith the head office at Philadelphia. The manager there stated that McCullom had no authority to write Insurance for that company and that they had received no money from him for premiums. Several others started investigations with the same result, and then they put the officers on his track. He was found at the home of his mother in Miner county, where his wite and family were also staying for Christmas week. McCullom wag arrested and on his examination was bound over to the term of eircuft court fn February in $300 bonds. He was arrested agaln on the charge of obtaining money under false pre- tenses, and was placed under the same bonds. McCullom is thought to be the same party who has been . working the same kind of Insurance in other parts of the state with equally good results. The state department has been on.his track for some time, and now that he Is captured thinks they have secured a smooth swind- ler. McCullom's home Is Minnsapols. MITCHELL, B, L. McCullom, agent, claiming s. sy KANSAS CITY, Jan. Z—Thomas and Frank Moore, the convicts who es- cdped from the Kansas stato penitentiary at Lansing late Wednesday last, were arrested b today at the home of Mrs Belle Moore. Moore, who was serving a sentence for highway robbery, save the waman is his wife. Cook was lup for burglary. Cook © TNII'VIYN.II‘ ]'_I'IIS /AT YOU ARE LE &L 'WE caAN CURE You AVERAGE TIME TO CURE One Visiy 310 5 Dass 510 %0 Days 10 9 Duily p%?fs THE !'ASHION Has the reputation for doing first class Ladies Tailoring and Fitting. You ean al- ways tell our garments by thelr lines and style. When you see them If they are made to drder or ready to wear, We guar- antee, if you try us, to glve you the best fit, up-to-date styles, at very reasdnable prices. We do all kinds of alterations ulso in furs, Open Evenings Till 9 P. M, 33 South Main Strect TIDINGS, GENTLEMEN At My New Loostion, 10834 South Main { am now prepared to do first class tailor- ing. give you the best goodms, best styles, best materials, best workmunship and the best values. Let me make you & muit of clothes. 1f it does not prove satisfactory, it's my suit. Lukegord, The Tailor. .