THR OMAHA JSl'NUAV HKE: JANUARY 1. Iflll. A ARTHUR MULLEN HAS BAD DAY Loses en Every Proposition He Pre sentsto Referee Erans. BOOKS HELD PRIVATE PXOPIETY SSSBaMaSSSS Steferea Rolss that rhyslrloa'a Affi davit that Mil la flick Is flaffl elent. Despite Protest at At Urirr General Mallca. Losing every point for which hs eon tended In 'Saturday morntnsj's sitting of the Donahue ouster hearing. Attorney Gen eral Arthur Mullen, who la prosecuting the Omaha chief of police for the state, at the close of the lttlpg found thsl he hsd made no headway since the opening at l:W o'clock In the morning. Adjournment until January 23 at 10 a'clock in the morning waa taken at noon. Referee Evan and the partlea and attor neys In Interest having agreed upon a con tinuance. Referee Evans has an Important criminal ease coming on for hearing in Wayne, Neb., next week. Attorney Gen eral Mullen must look after business In the Nebraska supreme court beginning next Tuesday, and several Important cases which will demand the attention of W. J. Conned, attorney for Chief Donahue, come on for hearing In the Douglas county dis trict court early In January. The first defeat of Attorney Oeneral Mullen came when Referee Evana refused Mr. Mullen'a request for a bench warrant for W. J. Boekhoff. a liquor dealer aelllng beer by the case, who la confined to Ms bed with what Is believed to be pneumonia. Mr. Mullen expects to show by Boekhoff that the liquor dealer has sold beer to pro prietors of resorts. ray clan's Certificate. Attorney B. O. Burbank appeared for Boekhoff and filed an affidavit of Dr. O. j. Hoffman, mho Is attending; the man, to the effect that he I" seriously 111 and un able to leave hla bd. Referee Evana said that In tha face of such a showing he would Isaue no bench warrant. The war rant would have the effect of causing Boekhoff to be arrested and brought bodily Into court. ' Still dissatisfied, Mr. Mullen asked an order commanding Boekhauf not to leava the Jurisdiction of the court. Mr. Burbank said Ms client haa no disposition to leave and suggested that If he attempte to do so the referee very eaally can prevent auch an action and aummarlly punish the man. Referee Evana aald he doea not believe Boekhoff eontemplatea running away and refused the order. The aecond defeat for the attorney gen eral came when Referee Evana sustained the objections of Mr. Connell, the chief s attorney, and Isidore Zelgler, attorney for John Nlttler, a witness, to the offering In evidence of Nittler's account books. Mr. Mullen placed Nlttler on the atand Friday afternoon, made him produce hla accounts, and waa about to offer them In evidence when Zlegler objected. Nlttler was recalled Saturday morning after argu ments had been made. Mr. Mullen at tempted to Introduce the books In evidence to show' that Nlttler, who Is a seller of beer by the case, has sold large quantlttea of beer In the resort district. Referee Evans sustained the objections to the offer. Mr. Zelgler's objections were made on the grounds that businessman's records of his business are privileged matter; that they are nrivate DroDerty. and that under the law they cannot be thrown open to de clde any case In which the, owner of the booka la not a party In interest. Zlovler cited several supreme court decisions In support of his objections. . . '' Books Private Property. The remainder of the sitting waa occu pied by a battle between Mr. Mullen on una aide and Messrs. Connell and Zlegler on the other on the question whether or not Mr.' Nittler's statements regarding his sties could be admitted In evidence when the only basis for them was what he read out of his accounta. Mr. Mullen waa de feated. Referee Evans questioned ths wit ness himself to determine whether after looking over his books he actually remem bered the sales or simply depended wholly upon the books. He said he depended upon trio books, as' hla men ma the aalea and the referee ruled that he could not answer. Mr. Mullen during the Bitting maintained his belligerent attitude toward Messra. Connell, Hurbank and Zelgler. Once he jumped up and shouted: "Your honor, am I to be harassed and annoyed by these outside butters-tn, or am I to be allowed to try this case? If they re to come In I insist that they be en tered as attorneys for Mr. Donahue. ' Referee Evana said he thought attorneys for witnesses had a right to be heard. , Mr. Mullen placed louls Meti on the stand and tried to force him to admit that bier Is retailed at the brewery. Parker to Head the Grand Island Road Announcement is Made of a New Pres ident to Succeed James Berlingeet. Announcement Is made. by the St. Joseph Grand Island road that W. A. Parker, now chief engineer of that road, will be made general manager to succeed James perllngeet. No offic al action wll be taken until A. I.. Mohler, vice president and gen eral manager of the 1'nlon Pacific, which controls the St. Joseph ft Grand Island, returns from Europe. Mr. Mohler Is ex pected back in about two wreks. A reception was tendered Mr. Berlingect Just before ha left to be the vies pree dent f the Virginian Railroad. The official staff of the road and personal frlendi mong railroad men of other roads were present and tendered oulte an ovation to the departing offciat. One of the Interesting things at the din ner was a book presented to Mr. IJer llngeet with the signature of every em ploye of the road In It. Some of the un lettered laborers were unable to write th"lr names, but all signed In some planner. WCLELLAND JMAN IS MISSING Albert Thamaa Cannot Bo Ko Leaves Home Ttlh l.arsjo mtm of Money. Robbery and violent death are suspected i the possible fate of Albert Thomas of McClelland. la., mho Is reported as having disappear d In Omaha several days ago with a large amount of money on his aerson. In response to a report of the dis appearance from relatives of the young nan, - lhs police have Investigated at all the hotels of the ctty and have failed to find any trace of Thomas W. M. Thomas, father of the mlSKing man. telephoned the ollce from Council Bluffs Friday, Reporting that his sun had dropped from sight. The missing man left McClelland three dav s ago to purchase large bill of goods from Omaha stores. II possessed a considerable amount of money. ion arriving here It had been arranged that he was to telephone hla wife In McClelland. He failed to do and In quiries as to his whereabouts shod that he had not been seen at the stores where ls was to have Biada purchases. BRIEF CITY NEWS ae oot Print It, I. 9. Crosaoa Si Bona Coal, lake Tear PrUtlag te tha Tinea, lg Lamps Bargess-Oraadea Co. We Oaa Set Tea r per eeat on your money in amounts of MM to fl.OOO. any length of time wanted. Good security. Hastings Heyden, 1614 Harney St. The Way la Opea through the Neb. Sav ings A. Loan Ass'n to save money. Weekly on monthly paymenta may be made; pay per annum. 1G0S Farnam Street. Better Be Bale Toast Sorry Keep your valuables In a burglar proof private sate at Omaha Safe Deposit and Trust company, street entrance at No. 1G14 Farnam street. Two Automobile Accidents Bnnday Same thing may happen to you. Cretgh, Baldrlge & Co. write the best form of automobile liability policy. Low rates. 'Phone Douglas ZOO. Th Ante Mas who really enjoys driv ing, has Ms car equipped at the Rubber store. Rubber goods of all kinds. Omaha Rubber Co. E. H. Sprague. Pres. l&N Harney atreet. Juat around the corner. Funeral of Mathew W. Bwaia The fu neral of Mathew V. Swain, who died Fri day evening at the age of 69 years, will be held from the Kountze Memorial church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be at Forest Un cemetery. Daniel Jl. Coy Burled Sunday Tha fu neral of Daniel A. Coy, who died at hla residence, 8125 Mason atreet. will be held under the ausplcea of the Masonic lodge from the Masonic temple at 2.30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Burial will be In West Lawn cemetery. tw Salivary Office The Express men's Delivery company will conduct an office In the Bee building at 218 South Sev enteenth atreet. Thla will be a branch office of ye firm, which now haa Its main business rooms at Eleventh and Davenport streets. The company will establish Its office next week. Ths Sfebraska Clothing Company la . re paring the greatest reduction sale of women's garments ver offered in Omaha. Their buyers and salespeople have been busy all this week, marking Immense quan tities of high class women's garments at one-third and one-half below regular prices. Sale starts Tuesday morning. " John Qrant Pegg Comas Baok John Grant Pegg. Inspector of weights and measures, has returned from Lincoln, where he attended the convention of the Interstate Literary association, an or ganisation of colored people. The conven tion was very successful and the chief ad dress was delivered by ex-Congressman Murray of South Carolina. Boy Celebrates His Blrthaay Richard Phelpa Cosgrove can say that his birthday was a real beginning. He waa born on the first day of the week, the first week In the year and the first year by one reckon ing of the tweneleth century. His first birthday was January 1, 1899, and he Is now 11 years old. He Is the son of Dep uty City Comptroller F. H. Cosgrove and lives at U'26 North Thirty-fourth street. PlTOros Is Denied Judge A. C. Troup, of Hie equity division of the district court, finished up the old year Saturday after noon by demonstrating that you can't get a divorce in Douglas county unless you are entitled to one, even If your spouse doesn't contest the suit. Judge Troup de nled the petition for divorce of Mrs. Clara Flke, despite the fact that her husband Catl Flke. did not appear against the woman. Mrs. Flke aaked freedom from the marital tie on grounds of cruelty and drunkenness. Judge Troup observed things that led him to doubt the woman's right to A divorce. He askej questions which she was not able to answer satisfactorily. took Judicial knowledge of Information In dicating that she rather than her husband jvva In error and denied the petition Home Miller Sells Hotels to. Himself Mr. Tavern Keeper Pays Mr. Boniface , v. . - ,-,, . Dollar Each for Rome. Millard and the Murray. j Hotel Rome and the Millard hotel were sold for Jl each thla morning. Rome Miller Is the purchaser. Also he sold the hotels to himself. The Rome has been held by the Miller Hotel company and the Millard by the Millard hotel company. Mr. Miller's extensive t'alty and property operations of this morning merely make a change in t'.ie way the red tape Is wound around tho title. Mr. Killer also sold himself a one-half Interest In the Murray. The real reason why he deeded over the property to him self Is said to lie in the fact that he forgot to pay the atate corporation taxes of $10 for each of the three corporations. Failure to pay this tax vods the corporate ex istence of the companies, and so Mr. Miller haa put the title In his own name. Four thousand or more corporations are In a similar boat. Tungsten Metal Valuable Product Material for Hardening Steel and Making Electric Lights is Plen tiful in Colorado. Tungsten, the metal from which England for so many years was able to produce a hard steel for which America paid almost prohibitive prices. Is being mined now In great quantities In Colorado. J. R. Kulp. a mining expert of Denver. Is in Omaha, telling of the supremacy America will take In the future In the production of thla valu able ore. "Tungsten." he aald. " has been found only In the laat few months In extensive veins near Golden. Colo., and the mining of it promises to become one of the great In Industrles of the weitt. It Is an ore which ran be added to Iron and make steel of any degree of hurdmss, depending upon the nrr c-rnt of It used. 1 exneet It tn 1 Into universal use in eltctrlc Hffhtinv Th. tungktt-n mines of l'.njland have been worked for ao many yea.-a that It will be undoubtedly only the muter of a few 1 yeara until they run out. ai d then America ulll have to suri'ly the vorld's demand for It." CHANGE COMMENCEMENT DATE Mla-lrnr t.raoanllon la P Uer for One Week lo Arcomuio fate Speaker. The mid year graduation of tie Omaha High school will probably be postponed from January 'JO to January '.7. I'ror. George K. Vincent, prerident-elec of the I'niversity of Minnesota, who la to de liver the commencement addresi, has wiied that he cannot keep his forr wr en- gagement and the program will prvbably be held to auit his convenience. When I'rof. Vincent was first asked to drtver the address l.e was given hla chotts of January .u or a week later, and close the eurller date. The achud authorises, however ure glad that It Is to be postponed as the later date la exac tly at tha il of the first semester. PRESCRIBES DELINQUENCY Mrs. Heller Tells of Methodi Used in Handling the Erring;. RECEPTION TO BISHOP BEECHER He and Mra. Heller Are Hi nests of the gnelal Service Clan at l.onchenn t the Omaha Commer rlnl t lah. Mrs. Harriet H. Heller told the members of the Social Service club the secret of her success the last five years as super intendent of the Detention home only Mrs. Heller did not put It Just that way. She called It e "prescription for delinquency." It runs as fellows: "Take recepvacle of slxe suited to your needs, fill half ull with milk of human kindness, add to this equal parts of re membrance of childhood's Joys and sor rows and strong unquenchable animal spir its. Stir gently. Then prepare flv. parts of patience and ten parts of perseVei anre, with one portion of work and three tortious of play, simmer over the slow fire ol experience. "Then to the essences of a winning smile, thrilled with the vibration of the touch of a gentle hand, add a stiff pinch of Biblical converse, 'Tea, yea.' and 'Nav, nay." "Set In the dark. The light of publicity materially Increases the danger of the microbe of self-conceit fatal to this com poundwhen cool, skim with care. "Mix the three compounds, then add one or two good laughs wet up with a few real tears, a heaping teaspoonful of well planned failure to see, and a few grains of power to let off eteam. Blend thor oughly. "Pour each day's potion Into a loving cup and administer the dose hourly from the spoon of fellowship." For external application combine with hickory oil. Mra. Tleller read this in the course of an address at the meeting of the Satur day noon at the Commercial club. The luncheon was held In her honor and In honor of Bishop Bcechor, who goes to his new diocese to reside Thursday. Mrs. Heller goes to Uncoln to become matron of the Women's building of the state uni versity. Judge A. L. Sutton, who is president of the club, presided and first Introduced Mrs. Draper Smith, who spoke of the two guests of honor as being "alike In sympathy for the young, the unfortunate and the weak." Then Judge Howard Kennedy read a reso lution' which voiced the club's regret at Mrs. Heller's departure, lis appreciation of her successful labors and Its apprecia tion of her Increased opportunities. Mrs. Heller In responding denied that she la going out of sociological work. "1 shall have under my care 125 or 150 young women every year," said she, "and if 1 can Impress upon only twenty-five of these that all people belong to this world, that the weak and unfortunate, the erring and the straying, too, belong my work will be of good reault." Judge Kennedy then read resolutions of regret at Bishop Beeoher'a withdrawal from Omaha residence and activity. The resolutions spoke of the former dean's energy In behalf of "every movement and every work of philanthropic and eele mosynary nature. Bishop Beecher re sponded briefly. Drunken Giant Found Imitating Windmill Steve Kusava, Big Polish Laborer, is Rescued from Hilltop by Tiny Little Countryman. Sieve Kusava. Polish laborer, six feet six. a drink-crazed giant, yesterday was discovered standing on a hilltop near Oemetery Junction, putting on a reallntlc Impersonation of a windmill In action. With two long sticks in his extended arms lie fanned the air, uttering weird Internal nolH- i.uue ouice oroaa. a uny uu or a grocer L, ,..m.t.PV .ineti., ,.,.,, w.v. wheels and reduced hitn to captivity. First he delivered the delirious giant to a priest Prayer and exhortation did not avail so now the big man Is in cell it the city Jail. Police surgeons disagree as to the nature of the liquor which produced the rare me chanical effect on Kutsvt, but they prom ise his recovery Clan Gordon is to Honor Bobbie Burns Omaha's Scots Will Hold Annual Me morial Celebration Dedicated to Memory of Eard. Clan Gordon No. 63. Order of Scottish Clans, will hold their annual Burna' cele bration Wednesday evening, January 2,, In Metropolitan hall. Some extra attractions will be brought from other cities. Including the company of four Highland dancers from Sioux City, la., hraded by that old veteran Scot. Dr. Grant J. Ross. Mrs. McFarland, Iowa's svvtet singer of Scottish songs, will also be on the program, and the most accomplished piper west of New York will be In at tendance. Caledonian society of Sioux City, la., has invited James C. Lindsay to appear on the program at a Burns' celebration on January 2t and it is the expectation that a number of the Sioux City people will j come to umaha lor the celebration the following night. VINCENT WILL SPEAK HERE I'rraldent-Kleet of Minnesota I n I versltr to Address Social Service Club Jannarr -T. George E. Vincent, president-elect of the 1'ntverslty of Minnesota, dean of one of the I'niversity of Chicago colleges, theo logian and sociologist, will bo In Omaha January 27 aa the guest of Dr. W. M. Davidson, superintendent of schools. He will apeak that day at a meeting of the Social Service club. Announcement to this effect was made by President Sutton at the Saturday meet ing. Judge Sutton also announced that he had promises of addresses from two governors of statea. One of these la known to be Governor Aldrloh. The name of the other has not been disclosed. HARRY LONG DEAD AT ST. LOUIS Well Kuun u Maar Director and Aelor Sirrinbi lo the Kffeets of Overwork. A private telegram from Mrs. Mary Hill Long brings wod that Harry Long died at Bt. l-ouis Saturday morning, lis had been 111 from the effects of overwork for j some Mr. lime. Long was well known in Omaha. where he was the stage direc tor for the Woodwsrd Stock company at the Boyd and burwood theateis. He was quit prominent as an actor and stuge director, having held Impo'tant positions in both New York and Chicago, and in other larje cities. His home was at Kansas City, wi fie he kill be buried of Monday. Big Per Cent of Fires in Forests Last Year Due to Carelessness Henry S. Graves Says Protection from Flames Most Important Work in Preserving Nation's Trees. WASHINGTON. Dec. 81. Forest fires, their destructivenres, cause and prevention are discussed In the annual report of Henry Graves, chief forester, made public to day, lie says that In the organisation and administration of the national forests the most Important consideration Is their pro tection from fire. "In a forest fully organised with ade quate mrans of transportation and com munication and a sufficient force of rang ers and guards, the risk from fire Is very small." he said. "In foreign countries In which forests are so organized, the risk Is so small that the forests are Insurable at a moderate rate." After citing the various causes of fires. Mr. Graves says that M per cent , of the fires of 1909 were ium iQ ihf .-...; of pre. ventive care on the part of the users of the forests and of the railroads traversing them." He rays the railroads, realising forest fires are against their own Interests, "have shown an admirable spirit In co operating to prevent them." He suggests that the railroads be required either to use sufficient spark arrestera or to burn oil. Four per cent of the fires for 1909 were from Incendiarism, and 13 per cent from lightning. "Incendiarism," he says, "can be stopped, partly through education of the people and partly through Increased watch ing of th forests, which will result In the apprehension and punishment of Incen diaries." The approximate total stand of timber In national forests, exclusive of Alaska, ac cording to the report, Is 530,000.000,000 feet. Though the stand of timber In the two national forests In Alaska la believed to be very large, not even a rough estimate can be made. In the order of their Importance, the five states containing the bulk of national for est timber are, Oregon. California, Wash ington, Idaho and Montana." The total cut of timber last year was 4St, 412,000 feet, an Increase over the pre vious year of 26,773.000 feet. Of the former, 379.K15.O0O feet was cut under Bale, and 104.796,000 feet under free use. The amount of timber sold In the fiscal year of 1910 waa S74,u63,000 feet, valued at 11,400,992,000. Michael Swift, Aged Pioneer, Passes Away Death from Hemorrhage of Brain Ends Illness of Two Months. Michael Swift, for rorty-two years a resi dent of Omaha, died last evening at his home, 2012 Clark street. He was 72 years old. Death was due to hemorrhage of the brain, ending an illnes of several months. Mr. Swift for many years was an em ploye at the Union Pacific shops. He Is survived by two sons, Thomas and James, and two daughters, and two brothers, Thomas Swift, president of tha Douglas County Pioneers association, and Patrick Swift, residing in Butte, Mont. The latter has been advised of the death and will reach Omaha Sunday night. BANCROFT WINS AND LOSES After Letting; Lincoln Fire Take the First tJnme Players Come Back fltreng for the Second. BANCROFT, Neb., Dec. Sl.-Lincoln and Bancroft each took one of the two games played here, the Lincoln Stars defeating the Bancroft Giants, 4i to 36, the first game and the Bancroft boys coming buck strong In the second game and winning, 30 to 23. Uncoln takes two of the thrse games on the trip, as it took the first game, played some time ago. The Lincoln boys were the bettsr basket shooters, theli foi wards rarely Missing a shot, but the good work of Carey and Vogt of Bancroft saved one game for the local team. Abe Lincoln acted as referee and Basslngcr as umpire of the series. A Ton of Gold could buy nothing better for female weak nesses, lame back and kidney trouble than Electric bitters. WV. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. N 4 A IX Brandeis ltd 'W. y or yv .. t .v. ' :,,V JV v r " i i- s ; i iTiau&iuif i r i A:l. - .... ...... ....... i iiMii.1 - " - - SMtaSj kwuiJ -- AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Police Judge Calanan Serves Notice Gun Play Must Stop. JAIL SENTENCE FOR ONE MAN lroteaaat (hsrrkn "Will OhserTe Week of Trayer Beginning San- dar Live sterk Men Will 1. rare for the West. Tollce Judge Calanan Is determined to put a stop to gun play by the forrisn ele ment In South Omaha and as a result a Pole named Henry Lochlnsky Is now thinking over the situation in the county Jail. He has ninety days In which to con template. He and a countryman were ar rested for carrying concealed weapons at Thirty-first and H street and when Cap tain Dworak and Detective McGwire came to Investigate the case they found that the bullet from I,ochlnsky's weapon nar rowly missed hitting the daughter of refer Loblsloh. Direct Intention to shoot any one could not be proven, but the fact was disclosed that Lohlslch Is a lonely Lithuanian, liv ing among a colony of Poles. History shows that there was not any love lost be tween the races and there was a strong suspicion on the mind of the court thai ths Pole was out otherwise than amusliu himself by discharging the weapon. Con sequently the sentence. But Judge Cala nan wishes It to be generally understood that he will put down with a strong and firm hand the use of revolvers In the city. "I hope this sentence will he a les son to these people." said the Judge, "and I want them to understand It is Jail and no fines for such offences." Week of Prayer. The Protestant churches of .South Omaha will observe a week of prayer, be ginning Sunday evening with a union ser vice at the First Presbyterian church. Rev. C. T. Haley of the First Baptist church will be the preacher. Monday evening at the English Lutheran churcn Rev. Dr. Wheeler will speak. Tuesday evening at the Baptist church, Rev. K. A. Jordan will deliver the address. The speaker Wednesday evening at the First Christian church will be the Rev. J. M. Bothwell of the First. Methodist church. Thursday evening at the United Presbyterian church, ' Rev. II. L. Yerian of the English Lutheran church, will give the address. The services will conclude Friday evening at the Young Men's Chris tian association, when the Rev. Mr. Pol lock of the United Presbyterian church will be the speaker. All of the services will be union services and the public Is cor dially Invited to attend. Church Services. First Presbyterian church, Twenty-third and J streets. Sabbath morning Rev Dr. Wheeler, paator, win imroouce me service Dy a snorv la. on jo..n i... mirouuciory of the "Week of Prayer. Following this Introduction there will be the annual New Year's sermon on the subject, "Only Bo Strong and of Good Courage." At 6:30 the Christian Endeavor society will hold ser vices. At 7:30 the Rev. T. C. Ilsley, pas tor of the First Baptist church, will address a union service. . St. Martin's Episcopal church, Twenty fourth and J streets, Rev. Alfred G. White, rector. Sunday school, 10 a. m. Holy com munion and sermon on the subject, "Mutuality a New Year's Thought." 11 a. m.; evening prayer and eighth lecture In the series on the "Sermon On the Mount." Topic, "The Sermon Rule of De votion." C:30 p. m. : . St. Edward's mission, Twenty-sixth and Adams streets. Sunday school, S p. m. At the morning service In the First Sf. Clement's Episcopal mission, Twenty ninth and S streets, W, L. Cullen, lay reader. Sunday school, 10 a. m.; morning prayer and sermon on the subject, "The Clrcumscislon," 11 a. m. Christian church the pastor. Rev. E. A. Jordan, will preach on the text, "And If I Be Lifted Up From the Earth I Will Draw All Men Unto Me," John 12:32. There will be no evening service. United Presbyterian church, Twenty third and L streets. Sabbath school, 10:30 a. m.; preaching service, 11:30 a. m.; sub ject, "Christ Lifted Up;" Young People's Christian union, S:05 p. m. There will be no evening service. There will be a union prayer meeting service at the First Pres byterian church. St. Luke'a Lutheran church. Rev, S. II. Yerian, paator. Sunday school at 10 a. m.i morning service at 11 a. m.; subject of 2 ail AT1 H A Stores Semi-Annual Sale Unrestricted In Our ONE DAY ONLY Worth from $25 Z $45 IX. sermon. "A Message For i!tl;" mission hand Ht 3 p. m ; mtechetlrnl class nt 6 p. nv; l.uthei lcacoe at 7 p. tn ; subject for eonsidi-iatlon. His Name Was Called Jesus;'' lender. Miss Lily Hesby. Al S P. m. the ronprcKntlon will Join In the union service at the First Preshy tei Ian church. West Plde Methodist church. Sunday school at 2:.T0; preaching nt 3 30; also In the evening nt 7.X. Lefler Memorial services in the morning. First Buptlst limrrh, Twenty-fifth and II streets. Nlhle school meets at t a. m i mornlnK worship. 11 a. m : a sermon for the New Year by the paMor. Rev. C. T. Ilsley. Ills text will be. "Hod Seeketh Again that Which Is Tasscd Away." Bethel mission. , Twenty-third and U streets, 3;.m p. m. Union service at the Presbyterian chinch at 7:.W p. m. Will Visit Western Wool . rowers. A party of ten. Including fecretary Strykcr of the National Stock exchanKc and commission mm at the stock yards, will leave today on a business trip west. They first go to Boise, Ida., where they will spend two days at the meeting of the Idaho Wool Growers' association. Then they will travel to Portland to at tend the meeting of the National Wool dowers' association, which will be In ses sion four days. After that the party will break up and some will go south to San i'lanclsto and 1on Angeles. Some also i-oposc vlslti'ig Denver. Amateur Opera. Thursday night the Bohemian opera. "Prince Jaromlr," was produced by pupils of the Bohemian Free school In the high school auditorium. The large audience ap preciated the excellent performance, much of the success of which must l.e attributed to John Fianck. president of the city coun cil, who carefully supervised all the re hearsals. The musical numbers, which were rendered lo the accompaniment of Franek'a orchestra, were throughout tune ful and at times brilliant. The following was the cast I.ulios. leader of hunters K. Kostalova Fetr Movora. hunter Zd. Hlnkulova Let'ka, huntress H. Pataoova Vera, huntress A. Beriakova ltiizoim. huntress VI. Vonaskova John, lender of .Sarecky (hunters) 1. Pavllk Court clown ! R. Sterha Martin, leader of the guards Jos. Koxaiik Prince Jaromlr tjueen of fairies Narclsa, fairy Korget-Me-Not, fairy. Violet, fairy Lille, fairy K. Trsnohlldkova Lib. fctrrbova ...A. Posplsilova ...,A. Vankatnva M. Voksova .VI. Kadavych Vojtech Hovora, an old miner.. Jos. Much a Father BlazeJ. hermit Ed Fltle First hlghlander V. Smollk Second Highlander O. Sterba Third Highlander St. Perina Fourth highlander Boh. Sinkule Rlnzena, shephiYdess E. Kuttlkova Vlasta, shepherdess H. Opocenskych Jirina, shepherdess O. Vonaskova Fairies, shepheresses, hunters, hunt resses, pages, yeomen. Michael lllnchrr Is Dead. Michael Hinchey, who has been block watchman In the business district for the a8t two year8i dled Friday night from ,rvall.elas. following an Injury to hla rlarht naiiu, ai ilia iiuhil, ,au . ivi , i , uv.cuicruiii street, South Omaha. He was 42 years old and is survived by his wife and the fol lowing brothers and sisters: Mrs. James Mella. N. P. Hinchey. D. J. Hinchey, J. J. Hinchey of South Omaha, and Mrs. B. Mella of Omaha and Mrs. John J. Collins of Greeley, Neb. The funeral will be held Sunday from the residence at I o'clock to St. Agnes church. Interment at St. Mary's oemetery. Mr. Hinchey belonged to the South Omaha aerie. No. 154, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the Woodmen of the World, The Eagles are requested to meet at the Ancient Order of United Workmen temple at 1 p. m. Sunday to attend the funeral. Mnaic t lty Gossip. Mrs. Mary Cox has returned from an extended visit with her son at St. Louis. The German-American Entertainment club will give a grand pretzel ball this evening at Franek'a hall. Dr. C. M. Schlndel has returned from Manning, la., where the doctor and family passed Christmas with friends. The special Christmas offerings at tha First Presbyterian church are reported by Treasurer J. L. Duff to be about I2S0. The Cecillan club will give a New Year's entertainment Sunday evening at the Da nish Brotherhood hall. Twenty-fifth and N streets. Lodge No. 3. Clansmen of America, will hold an open meeting Saturday night at the Woodmen hall. A program of music and dnncing has been arranged for the oc casion. At the last meeting of the woman'a auxiliary of the Young Men's Christian association the following officers were elected for the coming year: Mrs. J. H. Philip, president: Mrs. C. H. Hopkins, secretary; Mrs. Moore, treasurer. S sUN-sLL-aV saST2A Entire Stock Fur Coats and Fur Lined Coats Excepted i. .CM "-v cr CJ ) ASSIGNMENT THE JUDGES T .. J T T--J.ll. T ..,..; ...,! 4 ll Jiiiii'r i s r vi e i i p rvrMs.iviirii lii l i Criminal Division. NO GRAND JURY IN FEBRUARY Only hanae U In the llichanae of Dockets by .ladara Kennedy anil Sntton Kennedy to the Jnvenlle Division. Judge Irf-e S. Kstelle was ressslcnrd lo the criminal court docket for 1!M1 at the annual meeting of the Judges of the dis trict court of Douglas. Washington, I'urt and Sarpy counties held In the Judicial chambers of courtroom No. 1 Saturdav mornlnc. when It was also decided that no grand Jury would be called for the Febru ary term of court. Announcement that Judge Estelle's ad ministration of the criminal business of the county had been endorsed by his re assignment to the criminal docket came as a surprise t some speculators who have confidently declared the beginning of the new ycHr would see some other Judge on the criminal court bench. The only change iu the assignments of dock.ts and courts va an exchange by Judge Howard Kennedy, who has presided 111 one of the law courts during P.nn, and ,luile A. U Sutton, who uuijiik me lints .i,oiu, ... - - - division. The new atsignmcnt follow s : Court room No. 1, criminal. Judge Lee S. Estelle. Court room No. 2, law, Judge A. L. Sut ton. Court room No. S, law, Judge Willis Sears. Court room No. 4. law, Judge William A. Redlck. Court room No. 3, equity and Juvenile, Judge Howard Kennedy. Court room No. , equity. Judge A. C, Troup. Court room No. 7. equity. Judge tirorua A. Day. Dates for beginning of terms of court In the several counties were fixed as follows: Douglas. February ti, .May 1, October 5; Washington, February 7, September Is; Burt, February 13, September 25; Sarpy, February 2t, September 2i. The Judges reappointed Deputy Count v Attorneys Maguey, I'iattl, Coad and Kllick and Jury Uulliff Martin Kirkendall. The Individual Judges appoint their own cunt room bailiffs. No changes will be made. All Juvenile court officers wers reap pointed. Alaskan Citizens Say Hitchcock "Does Not Know;" "Sour Dough' Mass Keetine Sends Caustic Telegram to Nebraska Representative Want Knowledge, Not Meddling. CORDOVA, Alaska, Deo. Jl. A mass meeting was held by ths cltisens of Ka tal'.a in the Bearing river coal district to day to protest against the bill Introduced In congress by Representative Hitchcock of Nebraka, providing for the withdrawal of all Alaska coal lands pending Investi gation. During the meeting Representative Hitchcock was severely criticised for his action on the ground that ho should not attempt to meddle with Alaskan affairs until he becomes famfiiar with conditions there. ' Ths following cablegram was sent to Mr. Hitchcock: "Three hundred American-born citizens each eat sour dough Christmas dinners. How much longer must we continue to en dure hardships because of soma one who does not know?" CLARENCE LEX0W IS DEAD Former Chairman of Senate Com mlttee to Investigate t lty tsav ernmrnt of New York Dies. NEW YORK, Dec. SI. Clarence Lexow 3 formerly chairman of the senate commit to Investigate the city government of New York, died at his home in Nytck. N. Y., tonight. Mr. Lexow waa known the country over from the committee to which hla name waa given. His death was due to pneu monia, after an illne&s of but four days. Hs is survived by a widow, three children and three brothers. 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