Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 13, 1910, Page 7

\ - A ( r VIADUCT ON LOCUST ASSURED Qonference with Engineers Brings Promise of Construction. WILL D0 WORK THIS SEASON n Now Propose to Take Up Re- anired Improvement at Once— Nicholas Street Cros Comes Soon, The Locust street viaduct over road tracks at Fifteerith street tending to the t city limits is now practically assured for construction this season. There 1§ a likellhood alse of the beginning of the Nicholas street viaduct before the season closes. This is the out come of & conference held at the city gineer's office Wednesd City Engineer Cralg says the railroad engineers demanded certain concessions the plans made by his tment, which will be granted. “The concessions asked whl not in way affect the strength or utility of the structu Mr., Cra I am now taking the up with e proper committee of t il and I think we will be able to pass the /vnll amended ordinance at the next meet /08, The rallroad men are ready to go with the Locust street imp: and want things put shape that they can begin work right away “In the matter of the Nicholas street viaduct, while I cannot speak offi- clally or definitely at this moment, 1 be leve it Is safe to say that the roads will treat the city fairly and go ahead with Wthe bullding of the viaduct before many months have passed. There 1s no great or decided opposition among the railroad men having to do_w!th and #o it seems reasonable complt ance with the desire counell within & reasonable The Missouri United Staten distrjct clty from compelling Dodge street viaduct at this time. The raliroad takes the position that such a viaduct 18 not required, that the city does not own the street, that the engineer's specifications are not right and that prac- tically everything connected with the mat- ter is out of order City Attorney Burnam and &lneer are now engaged answer of the city to the sult. The law olved has been to the supreme court 8 upheld, according to the city offi- clals and they expect the Missouri Pacific will eventually have to go ahead With the Dedge street viaduct. CARLOA the rail- and ex- v afternoon on depa any matter 1e coun ahead ment in proposed D those affalrs to expect of the time Pacific city has gone into the court to enjoin constru of the the city en- In preparing the —— D OF CATTLE TAKES RECORD PRICE Primrose Feeder Brings In Shipment of Twenty Head, Selling for 368, A record price for a carload of beef cattie, was established on the South Omaha market when ', W %0ld the Cudahy Packing company twenty head of steers for 32,7850, The sale was made by Ralston & Fonda. commission mer- chants. The price per pound of the Iive beef was 8 cents. While the price per Ppound has been passed on the South Omaha market, never before has a carload of cat- e brought so high a price through the two components of quality and quantity. The cattle brought an average price of $118.42 per head. The cattle and the feed that fattened them were both the products of a quarter section of Nebraska soil. ‘Besides Teeding this shipment of cattle, Mr. Haggerty ralsed a large number of high priced hogs. ““With cattle bringing such prices at lve welghts, is It any wonder that the retaller 18 forced to charge such prices as are now prevailing?’ remarked T. H. Fonda, jr. “It 18 the scarclty of this kind that is causing these high prices, and no until more of this grade of cattle is pro. duced will you see lower prices. Of cour it is a splendid thing for the producer, but it Is- pretty- hard on Mr. Ulumate Con sumer.’" AIRSHIP PUT ON TAX LIST George E. Yeager et te Record Aerial ¢ Taxatio Omahan for An airship has been listed f the office of the county ass E. Yeager Is the first Omahan to get thus on the county books. Mr. Yeager, who ls % plano agent at 115 North Nineteenth Wireet, puts down in ink on “One airship at §200.” The machine is his own invention, taxation in TUMOR OF - YEARS - GROWTH Removed by Lydia E. Pink- ham’sVegetable Compound Holly Springs, Miss. — “Words are fnadequate for me to express what . ourwonderful med.- cines have done for me. The doctors said 1 had a tumor, and I had an operation, but was soon as bad againasever.I wrote toyouforadvice,and began to take Lydia Pinkham’s Veg- etable Compound as you told me to do.” 1 am glad to say that now I look and feel so well that m{ friends keep asking me what has helped me so n'mch, and 1 gladly recommend your Vegetable Compound.”—M Rrs. W ILLIE EnWwARrDs, Holly Springs, Miss. One of the greatest triumphs of ydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- und is the conquering of woman's read enemy — tumor. If you have mysterious pains,inflummation, ulcera- %'r displacement, don't wait for t to confirm. your fears and go through the horrors of a hospital opera- tion, but try Lydia E. Pinkham’s ege- table compound at once, For thirty years Lsd'm E. Pinkbam's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been thestandard remedy for female -ills, and such unquestion. able testimony as the above proves the value of this famous remedy, and should give everyone confidence. If you would like special advice abo ‘our case write a confiden- 1 letter to Mrs, Pinkbam, at ynn, M Her advice is t'ne. d alw elpful, sald | the | Haggerty of Primrose | of eattle | his schedule, | Government Case | Against Kharas All Submitted Defense is Attempting to Show No Fraud Was Contemplated or Carried Out. Important witnesses e case of the United States against Theodore Kharas using the malls for fraudulent purposes who ' testified Thursday motning, were Frank Frayser, postoffice inspector, who worked up the case against Kharas; Arthur Vernon, was jointly Indicted Kharas in the alleged fraud; W. H 108K, @ printer, who operated the printing | shop ownea by Kharas in getiag out the | printed matter in the exploitation his mo street car sign scheme, and Dr J. Despe a dentist of Omaha, who | sought to negotiate with Mr. Kharas for the right to exploit the scheme in France In the cross-examination of Mr. V It was sought by Attorney Wels senting the defendant, to show that V had promised Immunity cution would turn This Mr in who able ron been it Kharas. | emphaticall It developed during the hearing that | vernon the head of the York branch of the concern and that there had been a fallout between Kharas and Vernon Boston, Mass. Owing Lo the constant objections of the attorneys the character of the testimony that Vernon might give, but little further ghown than a couple of letters passing be- tween Kharas and Vernon The remainder of the morning hearing was devoted to the reading of some the literature put out by Kharas printed in the office owned by him ed by Kellogg. With the veading of lterature the government rested from pro he state’s evidence Vernon denled My was Kew | Vernon's heme is in and this its case, At conclusion part of the cas the of the government's . the attorney for the de fense made the usual motion that the court direct the jury to return a verdict for the deiense, which the court did not dg The defense will begin its innings Thu afternoon. It will be the purpose of defense to show that there was no fraud contemplated or carried out whatever in the enterprises which Kharas was seek- ing to promote and that the prosecution of the case against him has been stimulated by enemies who wanted to get contorl of the enterprises he has inaugurated and in order to do 8o sought to bring about his ruin, Vendetta Ends in Bloody Fight Boys Engage i;nTSerious Cutting Scrape—One in. the Hospital. di the The vendetta between Jose Sunser! vears of age, and Jimmy Bonda, 15 year: has ended in blood. Jose is at Omaha {General hospital. Jimmy s a fugitive from the law. The injured boy was attacked by hi erstwhile working companion at the Kir- Xendall' shoe factory, when Jimmy was fired” for pasting his friend’s hat full of glue. When Sunseri essayed to remove his hat after leaving the factory on Wednesday he parted with several locks ot black curly hair, There was a fuss and then Jose told “'de bows, . In the fight at noon Thursday the Sun- seri lad recelved two cuts across the mus- cles of his right upper arm which may disable him for life. He sustained sev- eral other serlous wounds. Aerial Burglars Entrance by Skylight of Store Gives Looters Chance for Early Evening Haul. Back door and windows are entirely passe in the burglar line now. The mod- ern and proper method of entering a bus- Iness house with predatory intentions s by aviating up to the skylight and just gently dropping in/ This was demonstrated by a ali of burglars who robbed a “five and [ten” store at 1511 Douglas street early | Wednesday evening The store was ransacked from top to | bottom and a wagonload of goods hauled |away before 9 o'clock, whem the work was discovered. Officer Walker was placed on gUard to catch the aerial pirates on thelr return, but they warily stayed away An inventory must be taken before an estimate of the stolen zoods can be made. |Car Robber Gets |“Mysterious Mike” Turns Regular Morning Trick on Dodge Street Line. “Mysterious Mike," the street car ber, will eat thvee square meals now His Thursday morning work consisted of the robbery of a gold watch while on his way downtown on a Dodg: line. Mike has been turning & daily trick fo nearly (wo weeks and has .thus far been able to make a dishonest living with im- punity MISS JONTZ TO DRAFT BILLS W- street car ated Charities Named ad of Commitiee to Plah Laws for Dellnguents. Judge Lincoin of Lincol has ap pointed M tz chal n of the committee which is to frame bills for pre- sentation to the next legislature for a state reformatory for younger delinquents and ;'ur a state labor colony Miss Jontz will | have as other members of her committee {T. W. Smith, W. E. Hardy and Professor Luc!le Eaves of Lancaster and James A. Donahoe of O'Nelll. This committee will gather all material ecessary to show the legisiature the need for and the advisability of establishing these two features of saviag legislation In the proposed reformatory the youngsters not amenable to pu ¢ school or home dis cipiine would be educated aud trainéd along | trade lines. The labor colony would be de- slgned to care.for the tramp evil by mak- | ing habltual vasrants work for their living county Marringe Licenses. The following marriage lcenses have | een lnsued: | Name and Reaidence | Adam_Kost, Butte, .. | Ettle Hanson, Mead..... Age. o B 3 ok K tor | with | non | epre- | was | of | and | 17 | Get Wagonload | | | | { | tion of “our your gain.” we make money too. Specials hard painted for this neatly 85c usage will not harm it Porch chairs, like ¥ CATAVERYIL wicker and | | | | A X tun, from \ i A down to— | T $1.2 ! ’ We also sel | Furnitaure, of grasses. tisement. It’s not a ques- These prices are an every day affair with us. We always sell at an average of 20% below Omaha prices—and penses are low, that's the reason. Lawn Furniture wood, 1awn bench. Weather or hard Size 36 inches —42-inch bench, like above, 8125 -48-inch bench, like above, §1.60 strongly made of $2.0 beaut!fuland popular Porch made If you only stop to figure the amount we ¢ will have your trade and you will be dollars ahead. residents are awaking to the fact that rents and expenses for conducting a large South Omaha are low and the customer receives the benefit of it all.. loss--- any Omaha Our ex- $47. $38 For Refr-gerators—Same Make as Hiustration. When it comes to re frigerators we not only sell lower by several dol- lars om-eacn box, but we carry the very finest line shown in this section They are built to saye icc and they do it. Completc ventilating system in each keeps pure alr constantly circulating and food al- wholesome. Furniture Rockers and cut; rat- o0, A ha 5 1 the for this beau- $275 titul oak pol- ~— ¢ahed pedestal —24-inch top. A regu- lar $4.50 value in Omaha. folds, What You Save in South Omaha $20 Saved on $100 Purchase, and Other Amounts in Same Proportion can actually save you on any purchase you make;, we Hundreds of Omaha, South Omaha and country FURNITURE COMPANY $4 justable, so as to be made into a bed in a few seconds. During the day it so as to be an ornamental piece of furniture. value in any Omaha store. Note the prices in this adver- Every So. Oma- ha car passes our door. Simply transfer from car to any South Omaha car and ride just a few minutes longer. 9 9 for this Sanitary Couch ndsome Sanitarr Couch—ad- A regular 1$4.00 furniture store in HOME WCREA CETS 0UT OF JalL| Live Stock Man's Friends Come to‘ Front with Bail, | SHORTAGE INOWN TO BE LARGE | ~ | Officers of Compa Interested De- Admitted and Say ies | wlare 2,0 Aceountant Defaleat it May Be Mo William McCrea Jail late yesterday afternoon on a $1,000| bond signed by four friends. Preliminary hearing was set for Tuesday morning Another development of the day w statement by officers of the National Surety company and the Omaha Live Stock | | Commis company that McCrea's bezzlement will reach at a t MecCrea s declared to have shortage to men concerned Bail (or McCrea was settled in the sum named by County Judge Leslie, following | an argument between Attorneys Alvin P. was freed from county | | lieved to be $2,500, His Grub Stake| | brought i i M. Klassen, 3526 Ohlo | Balley | Chambers, | Crea’s | i Johnson, representing the bond company, | and Pancoast, who appeared for McCrea Mr. Pancoast asked to have bail set in the sum of $00. The other lawyer de clared that “the embezzlement Is now be- 1t may be more and it | not be less that $2,00. The | continued no \d no particular ties. We ought to be large enough being, here for preliminary will certainly defendants,” family here think the bond tnsure his Johnson, “has to hearing:" During My, Pancoast's' statement that McCrea has (v stock company a small and some stock worth together His bond was signed by K. M H 3 and J. H of South and the Academy W, E president Dyring. the day inatlon of books continued and between McCrea's friends and officials of the bond company and his employers. There a movement foot to make | up the sum McCrea s short and it thi done he probably will A plea had to codld be granted in county Crew's attorney said for | gulity | Stoek change 1 Officials of the Omaha mission eompany, mar sonal friends of McCre i business | by MeCrea's trouble president of the | greatly distraught mpany | has a less personal feeling in the matt. | and is insisting that the deficit made up. In behalf of this company | ters are being conducted by J. A | braith of Kansas City, superv for the western district It is said that & love of g | 1esponsible for the trouble | Crea has been.plunged. Ile has b | of theaters and expensive cafes erally has been present a: opeuing nights at playhouses, often glving smuil paities. So tar as physical health is concerned MeCrea appears to have recdvered- com- pletely from his sulcidal attempt of a week | ago, when he swallowed a dosen or more lmurpm-m pills. it was out to the live ance policy about $700 Eckman ned over | a insur c. all Chambers Alstine Omaha company b M- negotiations an- exa i on Is not be prosecuted before bail court and Mc Not be entered him ested. Live Stock Com- of whom were per- well as a atly disturbed Arthur Rog sald to clates are g and re, company, is be } he surety e wh De mat Gal ¢ of claims | the | company | restored so that the sur | will not have | company de Live Stock Commission company, ‘declined to make any public statement concerning case beyond exprgssing sympathy for McC plight, which seemed genuine. To an int, the behalf Westbrook 1s known to have said: “T personally can't do_anything edsor In man's which and ce stockholders put their money thé defalcation have to be made up in full simply cannot compromise.” 1t garded as cértain that the will insist on ‘every cent ty company to bear the expense agent for the National ed Thursday that the ea’s books shows that irregularities lave been going on for several years—at least four. That. this could be without de- tection until now is due to the fact that the Omaha Live Stock Commission com- has not been accustomed to conduct audit of all s books. poration into win The company is bond being itself A local Surety audit of Mec( any an annual | Independent is Rushing Its New ’Phone Exchange Will Be Open for Use in Ten Days, According to Officers of the Company. The Te be ready Work hange streets exehi the Ind ne company on for wperation in ten day has rushed the new at Twenty-fifth and wtomatic tc being i this week. The the stru and the finishing « side will be completed by May Most of the work in the business sectiol wiil be finished this week, From M to O between fwenty-third and and Twenty-fitth and Twenty-fourth, the cond are completed and a for the All the un derground work will ‘be tor by the time the stalled The bullding was started Apri work has been rushed so that it ready for occupancy when the put in use. The bullding Is high, with basement. It Ing constructed of brick crete. The bullding and cost about $172,000, As soon the South npleted work resumed and first completed pt the m one expec that $15,000 Florence exchan planned by the will be left of the by the court for the lines to extend the service Omaha which with the local new ot at South aha will building M nd the ed ire board roof is on the in- streets Twenty-four in alle e ready les regdy switehboard the ca bles ne is in would be system two storles be con will s fireproof. teel and the system as Omaha exchan Florence plan will (be in opera The buildir and the ca to Omaha be will b on the it tion about the of Jun there s stru Imost & exc I expended on the It is company to take amount improvement of the parts conneeted n 1 are not now schange Building Permits. 14 So. 324, frame 2919 Izard, frame. 631 Californ| ame Shirley, frame 9 Sprague, frame. Sprague, frame 3 Bprague, frame 80. 10th James P. James P James P. Winthrop, 1924-2 E. 8. Westbrook, secretary of the Omaha | Emil Gall, 014 S0. 324 frame. entirely | This js | not a co-partnership or family affair, but'a | have | and the | Milk Commission Ready to Issue Its Cert ficates, i’lan Set Forth in City Ordinance of Last September Soon Go.s Into Effect. commission now issuing certificates The Omaha Milk is about ready to begin to milk producers under the terms of the city ordinance passed last September. The commission has been securing data from other cities and has been going slowly In framing up its rules. The standard’ to | be maintained by those getting certificates must be 93 per cent on government scoring cards, and the city veterinarian, Dr Youug, will be the inspector of certified dairles for the city. The city bacterlologist will also make tests of water used by the dairies to which certificates are grapted, | and all objectionable food substances must | climinated from the rations fed the | cows. | Unde be the city ordinance the health com- missioner, city chemist and city bacterlol- | ogist are made members of the commis. sion. These three act with Drs. 8. K. Towne and C.W. Pollard, recoumended for the commission by the Douglas County Medical society ‘CONNUR JUROR ADDS AFFIDAVIT 1. MebDonald Nin Body to Swear Verdict Duly De- Hberated by Jury. | filing of an affidavit by G. H.| MeDonald, nine of the Jurors of the Connor | will contest case, recently heard In district court, have declared that the jury reached | an honest dcc’sion after due deliberation on | > m of the controversy, The verdict was a declaration that the late Joseph A Connor destroyed a will which was alleged to have made large bequests to the church The proponents in the'action before the | court have filed the affidavits of some of | | 1 G, This Atblet G. Member of With the rits | | | stockings without wrink-| ling. Freedom of circulation land quickness in fldress is ass\lkNd- For M’i/}:‘um set aside | Sold by Lea &:nhinnnd De- WILTON, BIGELOW an 9x1 | week and developed into brain fever. d 2 RUGS, 20% BELOW COMPARE OUR PRICES FOR CARPETS and RUGS WITH THOSE CHARGED IN OMAHA Brussels Rugs, in beautiful patterns and perfect x1 x12 x12 Velvet Rugs, handsome patterns and good values at Omaha prices, but we ask Sold here for. noted for long wearing terns. fect designs ractically Elmhon have. line, them in have no 1di ber of save wit these in your home. Made of oak with dull finish, e d BOPY BRUSSEL S Axminster Rugs of very high quality and our price, only. Genuine Bagdad Body Br These would cost you $10.00 more in Omaha—our price, only Bagdad Wilton— luxurious patterns and per- i —our price, only Kitchen Cabinets, $2.75 to $22.50 Many difforent sizes an@y_designs, wpace Our prioes are certainly low on this as you know you have ever priced meha, OMAHA PRICES $8.75 | 20% le: . $15.00 $17.50 ussels, in most beautiful pat $36.30 to fit spare you ny if You the num- 24th and L Sts South Omaha. e ‘m- jurors, who aver that there were Irreg- ularities in the session behind the closed doors of the jury room. It Is possible that the motlon for a new | trial in the Connor case will be argued in district Smy neys in this action are able to: postpone @ trip to New York, where they are to take depositions In another case, DEATH RECORD Marguerite M. Fahs. Marguerite M. Fahs, 18 years old, a mem- ber of the senior class at high school, died Wednesday afternoon at the Clarkson hos- | pital after a brief illness of brain fever Miss Fahs was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Fahs, llving at 2306 Cali- fornia street Inflammation of the middle ear attacked the young woman about the middle of last court Saturday morning if C. J. he and J. J. Sullivan, opposing attor- | dence at 2 o | ofticiate She was taken to the hospital and an operation | | was performed on the affected organ. | Miss Fahs would have graduated in - “Gas S |Te Know Is To She was a member the “Wy-Deltz" sorority in the high school and took a prominent part in the social affairs of the younger set. She is suryived by her futher and mother and a sister, Catherine, The funeral will held from the resi- lock Saturday afternoon. Re Beecher of Trinity cathedral will Burfal will be at Forest Lawn of be George A cemetery: Ight young men, members of the senfor will pallbearers and, according to the announcement, -the services will bo private. The bereaved parents issued a request that flowers be omitted by friends be MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. Port. Salled, | MONTREAL MONTREAL. HALIPAX SAN FRANCISCO. LIVERPOOL. GFNOA NEW YORK r. Trene. NEW YORK ‘Oceantc NEW YORK Carong ANTWERP. QUEENSTOWN SOUTHAMPTON Carthagini Friesland Pennevivanis Maniton Saxondi Majeni Act:— We cannot impress on our consumers too forcibly the fact that we are anxious at all times to do anything to render their use of gas an actual pleasure. We have given thought ness and arranged a prompt may arise, to every phase of the busi. service for any request that Remember, there is no reason for your gas lamps or gas appliances not being efficient and satisfactory. 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