T1IE REK: OMAHA. TUESDAY. lnOCKMUER 22, 19U.
THOMPSON, BELDEN & GO.
Store Open Evenings Until Christmas
Christmas Week
Candy Special
Front Table, Center Able
High grade COc Candy. You
will 'rdcognizp tho brand
when. you soe it
Pound box, 39c.
Vs pound box, 23c.
Second Table, Center Aisle
Tags, Cards, Seals, Labels,
Tissue, Boxes everything
needed to make your Christ-
mas packages attractive.
Third Table, Center Alile
A fine box of excellent Sta
tionery, including paper and
envelopes, 25c. ,
The Store for Shirtwaists
Christmas Suggestions
New arrivals crepe do chine Blouses, $4.50.
Jersey Petticoats, $3.95 and $5.00.
-Tokio Tea Gowns,, $4.50. $6.50 up to $19.50.
Beautiful Kimonos, $5.00, $7.50 and $10.50.
A gift from the Store for Shirtwaists is al
ways appreciated.
"SAFETY FIRST'VOR
STRIKERS THREAT
Enjinemen to Walk Out if Condi
tion Under Which They Work
Not Made Less Dangerous.
STONE IS THEIR SPOKESMAN
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Serviceable Gloves for Men
Wo have the very best makes in
every popular stylo for dress and
street wear. , Mochas (gray and
.. brown), heavy cape,1 dress .fei'd',
etc. Every pair depenableY-
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$1.50 to $2.50
Popular Fabric Gloves
Kayter's Double Silk Gloves, par
ticularly well suited for muff wear,
in colors, black and white, $1.00 a
pair. -
KayserY Pure Wool Cashmere
Gloves. Women buy these be
cause they are warm, silk lined, in
navy, brown, grajy, black, 50c a pr.
: ' Headquarters for
Christmas Handkerchiefs,
All Styles-All Prices
Silks for Waists
No woman eyer had too
many Silk Waists. A con
stant succession, of newness
these days. ' What could be
more acceptable!
Black ; SillpT-"
Practical Gifts
In the giving of a dress,
waist or ;pelUcoatlength, of
black '.tdllc l'M ,represfcnt
something 'more than 'an or
dinary gift;- they are, good
long after- the ordinary gift
hs been forgotten! .Many
pretty things to show you.
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Extrabrdinaiy Values Offered
iri Mid-Winter Millinery
Tomorrow-Tuesday
, , Beautifully Trimmed, Hats that
represent every smart fad. now in
Former;'! '-v-'" . '.
$v Tuesday; 0U-$bDU-,:'0
$20-$25 ' . v. ...
6strich, Far. and Flower Trimmed Hats of fine quality.
'"You positively could not duplicate them at double the price.
The Best Values We Ever Offered
i Flowers specially priced for, corsage bouquets,
furs, gowns 25c, 50c, 75c and $1.00. ,
Millinery Section Second Floor
Board of Arbitration Maul Hraalate
arprlae Teat, or Urmm
lAlrf at Hrerlasr In
(hlratn.
t'llICAUO. Ore. 21.-Thrcats that the
engiriemfm of western railroads will strike
It the board of arbitration fail to remi
la to surprise teste In a mnnnfr -htrli
will eliminate danger to tha men were
made before the board at toilay'i pen
sion. The threala were made by Warirn K.
ftone, grand rhief engineer of (lit Broth
erhood of Locomotive Knglneers, and
William P, Carter, president of the Broth
erhood of Iocomottre Foremen and En
glnemen, representing the men. They
were occasioned by remarks of W. U.
I'ark, vice president of the Illinois Ceni
tral, and F. A. Burgess of the engineers'
organisation, both members of the board,
and by James M. Hheehan, attorney for
the railroad.
Sher.han'a Statement. .
Sheelian stated that tha railroad man
agers had assured the officials of the
brotherhoods that only such surprise tests
as took Into consideration the safety of
the men surprised would be used. This
brought Carter and Btone to their feet.
"I will Inform the board' said Stone,
i "that we have heard this assurance be
fore. In 190, In ivn. and 1a 1919 we tried
to get the roads to eliminate dangerous
efficiency tests, and each time we went
i back to the men and told thorn that It
i was all right, that the roads would con
duct only fair tests, and just a regu
larly the roads did nothing of the kind.
Meat Will Act.
"Now if the assurance of the railroads
does not remove this danger to tho lives
and limbs of our men; If federal and
state laws do not, and If this arbitration
fails to do so, I can assure you that the
men will. I do not wish to try to In
timidate this board, but the strength of
.he men will be used If necessary to pro
tect themselves when alt else falls."
Carter said: "Safety first Is a. good ad
vertisement, but we want a system that
will not cause an englneman suddenly
confronted with a red light to Jump when
there Is no real danger. We Invite ef
ficiency tests.
"There Is not In the world a body of
men who conform to the duties of their
positions so closely as the enginnmen,
and If tha law cannot protect them, as It
has not In Kansas, the men will protect
i themselves by their united strength."
Oa Staaa Agala.
O. F. Modenback. a Rock Island fireman
ot El Reno, Okl., who testified Saturday
tbat In January, 180, ho and his engineer,
named Thompson, had jumped from their
oab of their locomotive when a red light,
turned as a teat, auddenly confronted
them In a snow storm at Dover, Okl., was
on tha atand again.
Sheenan stated that an exhaustive en
quiry failed to show any record of the
accident which witness aald had resulted
, in a broken collar bona . for Thompson,
j Reports, Bheenan said, showed that
Thompson had worked that month, anj
accident and train records showed no re
port of any such occurence. Witness citing
to his story, except that he seemed a
little uncertain as to tha exact time of
tha accident and could not recollect the
first name of the engineer.
A. R. VETERA V ANSWERS THE
LAST CALL.
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JOHN A. DEMPSTER.
MEN EXECUTED IN
MEXICOCITY DAILY
Sixteen Executed Last Week, Shot
Down in Streets, Bars, Cafes
and Private Dwellings.
MANY POLITICAL OFFENDERS
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gabrM' foRCEs. :
BlBLY DEFEATED
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Troops "First Chief" Meetjyith
Crashing Reverses at Anizaco
1 . and Pnebla. 1
VICTIKS - REACH -VERA CRUZ
Ma Cars f Waaaae mm Fr
Bad tea ef ' Of float Arrive at
Brnmpmrt mm Marat aa (
Dceeaaawv SO. .
WASHINGTON, D 1.-"U appears
from Jate dispatches." says a SUate .de
partment statement" today, ''that . the'
constitutionalists 'met s crushing defeat
at Aptzaco and Fuebla. ..'
"It la reported that a the moral og of,
lha Ah nine, cars of wouuded and foJr
dead offlcars arrived at Vera Crua. It is
said that mora were expected." n
Further ' details of t an Ineffectual at
tempt by 0neral Bias Opinal. a former
federal, commander, to capture Pledraa
Kcpraa. Coahulla, wttb a forca of twea-ty-fiv
men; erganiscd la Texas, were re
ceived today at the department Cen
tral Opinal was killed, eleven noncom
missioned' efHatri at Pledras Negraa
garrtaoa auapected et lncltlag troops to
revolt wera executed.' and OptnaJ's chief
lieutenant. Chlneulo. also a former fed
eral afflcer, aaa. captured. .Two of his
men were killed and their bodies publicly
dl.Haywr" at Iledraa Negraa city halt.
Fifteen of the others are In hiding at
Piedtaa Negraa, tha remainder having
fifed back to Texas.
Mar Will Mava Traoa.
imcniti Conjul mltiman. at Mexico
City. txly traanmltud' a soeaaatfe sent
by Myurena, the Villa oommaader at
Naoo, to Jrvilonal President Qutierrea.
atatmg bis Intantlon of moving" hla forces
aay from the American border. Satur
day, ha aald. hla forces refused 10 return
t;.a fir to avoid shooting Into American
territory. ' '
Wofd u received tuday from te
EraJi!llan mialMter at Mexico ty. thai
Cutierres'f ablnet was .considering: de
claring a general amnesty.- '
Disorders are feared ' in - Manaanlllo,
where the Gutierrei fOrcea'ln npasesalon
of the city are threatened by an attack
from- Carranaa troops, assembling In tha
Vicinity. Secretary Bryan aald today he
was without advloea of r ported disorder
In Mexico City 6r Vera Cms.
Percy Meaker, a British subject Iro
J rl toned at Navajoam. Sonora. haa been
released by order of Governor Maytorena
kinder S.00S pesos rash band. Meaker's
automobile was seised by Carranaa troops
and used In transporting soldiers and he
was charged with aiding an enemy. lis
la manager of a ranch owned by Interests
in New York City.
Maytoreaa Conference Delayed. ,
NACO. Art.., . Dec Sl.-rRnln-aoaked
roads prevented the proposed meeting to
day between Brigadier General Hugh I
Soott. chief of staff of the United Htate
army, and Jose Maytorena, tbe Vllllsta
leader In So no re, to dlecuas plana for
moving tha Mexican war away from the
International boundary at thla point
Maytorena's automobile wag mired some
miles away from the daaignated meeting
place four miles east of here, and Oenerai
Soott with General Taskcr H. Bllaa, com
manding the American forces here, re
turned to camp. The meeting will be ar
ranged later. ,
cancellations that ' can ' appear on hla
postofflce records.
It Is probable 1 he may apply to tha
United State authorities for such relief
as can be given him In an effort to have
the boycott declared off. ,
GREAT BATTLE
IJEAR WARSAW .
' YET UNDECIDED
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laea of a trench as an achievement
worthy of not.
A prominent neutral traveler, who
reached London today from Berlin, ex
pressed tha opinion that the Germans are
not thinking seriously of a Zeppelin in
vasion of England. According to this, ob
server, they regard the apprehension and
the precaution Matnst Zeppelin attacks
take la Loado and other English cities
aa a gooa joaa.
NEW POSTMASTER AT
' LUCAS, S. D BOYCOTTED
SIOl'X TklAA. i P.. Ioe. II-- Spe
cial.) Something unlqu In the way of
boycotts Is reported by arrivals front the
Rosebud country, who state that the re
moval of tli poeteffto at Laicaa, a small
Rosebud town, from one large star to a
rival establishment has resulted In a boy
cott being doclsred against tha postofftoe.
When the new postmaster was Installed
a few days ago and removed the past
ofttc to his store from' tho store of hi
chief competitor. In business, th pro
prietor of th laettar atqra, gathered his
friends about him and organised a boy
cott on th new appoint, with the re
sult that moat of th outgoing mall la
dropped In a box In th lor w taer tha
postoffio formerly was located.' Aa th
salary of tl Lucas postmaster la baaad
upon th number of stamp cancellations
this boycott Is seriously affecting his
salaiy and leaves him with lit tie to do
,expt abrry over the small number of
Cleveland Hotel
Keeper is Murdered
CLEVELAND, a. Dec it -William' J
Troy, SO, proprietor of several hotels.
waa found stabbed to death In a room In
th Troy hotel at St. Clair avenue and
Ontario street early today. There wera a
half doaen wounds In his body. The
fact that over S3 of Troy's money and
a diamond ring wera reported missing
caused the police to work on the theory
that robbery prompted to crime.
STATE COMMANDER'
OF Ai R. IS DEAD
(Continued from Page One.)
Fillmore county until 1S7S. From there
hs went to Geneva where he served as
county superintendent of schools for six
year and waa postmaster four year.
He was a member of th Nebraska legis
lature 1US and IKK). He organised th
Geneva National bank and waa Its first
president
In 1E93 Mr. Dempster moved to "Lincoln
and In 13M to Omaha He took a position
with th Bankera Ufa Insurance com
pany a superintendent of agents.
Mr. Dempster was commander- of th
survivors of th battla of Bhtloh and was
department commander of the Grand
Army of th republic and past comman
der of th U. 8. Grant post No. 110,
Fifty -second Illinois infantry. v
He was a- member of Tangier tempi
(Shrinara),. Mt Calvary cominandry,
Knights Templar; Capitol lodge. Ancient
Free- and Accepted Masons, and Bsllevu
chapter No. T Royal Arch Masons. He
had been president of the Men's club and
of th Business Men's Bible class of th
First Presbyterian church.
Had Lara, Family.
H Is survived by his widow, two
brothers, A. R. Dempster, Sioux Falls, 8.
tk; Georg Dempster, Chicago; three
sisters. Mr. Charles Stone, Elgin, 111.;
Mrs. John W. Burgess, Beatrice, and
Mrs. Qeorge Smith, Geneva; sons, Ed
ward J. Dempster. Geneva; Dr. . Roy
Dempster. Granger, Wash., and John
Henry Dempster, Sioux Falls, 8- D.; two
daughters, Mrs. Melvln Troyer, Falrhope,
Ala., and Mrs. Mabel Chrlstenson. Bloux
Falls, 8. D.. and three stepchildren, Mrs.
II. Clarence Myer, Omaha; Edwin N.
Robertson, Concordia, Kan., and Claud
H. Robertson, Ann, Arbor, Mich.
Mr. Dempster waa first married to Miss
Flora Psxson In 14. Ids first wife died
and In lill he married Mrs. M. E. Robert'
son of Lincoln.
Th funeral services will be held prob
ably, on Wedneadsy at 1:30 p. m. at tha
Masonic temple. Th Masons will be
assisted by the Grand Army of
th Republic. - Rev. Edwin Hart Jenki,
Pastor of the First Presbyterian church,
of which Mr. Dempster was a member.
will officiate. The Douglas County
Planers' aasoolation, of which Mr. Demp
ster was a member, will be In attendance.
CREW OF BRITISH SHIP '.
SUNK BY LEIPZIG IS LANDED
lAjniHjn, uo. a. vA. telegram re
ceived her from Buenos Ayr Informs
th Foreign office that th crew of tho
British ship Drummulr. sunk at aaa by
th German crulaer Lai pale, ha been
landed at Port aa Antonio, Argentina,
by tha German ship 8ylldta. Tho
Lolpsla one of th Gorman arutMr
destroyed by British antra la th naval
engagement off th Falkland Island Ds
camtwr a
IF YOU IMUEU'T A PLAYER
PIAHO III YOUR HOt.lE
This Opportunity Was Made for You
$4
Now buy thla Ciemnloe) Aeolian Player
Plino tle world's txt and well known
make, equal to Player Plane gold elae
w here for $0OO.
nrv xow bavk si 50.
Important Every Bulnc and IYofmaional Man' home should
have one.
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It la Said that One HsalrtS
Party Person lawa-htfrea la
(hihaahaa Capital Dartagf
Last Month.
EL PASO. Tex.. Dec a.' Additional re
ports of Wholesale execution of political
offender In th Interior of Mexico
reached the border today. Persona arriv
ing from Mexico City stated that six
teen men had been killed at th national
capital during the last week. Reliable
reports from Chihuahua City said that
140 persona were killed ther during tho
last month.
Many former federal army officers as
well as Carrania supporter are named
aa having met their death. In most
cases tha killings were accomplished by
shootings in - the streets, saloons,
restaurants or private dwellings. Borne
days ago General Villa'a troop took
several prominent prisoner to Chihuahua
City from Mexico City, where they were
captured.
Held! for Raasoan.
It Is not known If they are numbered
among th killed. Among them were Gen
eral Miguel Delgado, a former com
mander, and several other federal gen
erals, Guillermo Terrasas, of th landed
Chihuahua family of that nam, and
Castula Baua ,a rich resident of ParraL
Baca Is reported as held for ransom, to
gether with Luis Terrasas, jr., who ha
been detained at . Chihuahua several
months.
Complaint was mad today to consul T.
at Juares of Albert oonsaies, said to be
an American cltlsen. , H was arrested
on a charge of being a spy. I
DAUOUAS, Arts., Dee. SI. Jos Eaeal-
anto And Esteban Cms, Mexican, ar
rested at- Naoosarl on charge of having
murderei Thomas R. Francis and R. E.
Dunn, British subjects, confessed th
crime today and were promptly executed,
according to a message received by J. T.
T. Paxton, British vice consul here.
A firing squad detailed by Carranlsta
officer at ' Nacoxarl closed the careers
of Crus and Escalante, who were
charged also with several other crimes.
Dunn and Francis were robbed and then
killed two weeks ago at a mine near
Nacoxarl. Dunn at one time lived in
Pittsburgh. Pa..
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MUSIC "
a Necessity
3 A of our het homes have pnrchnsod this great Aeolian
riajrr lat 1 9 days.
U SPECIAL LOW TERMS $10 A MOMTH
EXTRA 5 Slightly Dscd $500. $550. $650
Player Pisnos flow Offered at
250, S325, S350
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Today we will plaoe cn sale an Assortment of new mad nited
Flanoa of nuanaJ exrelleitce. Steinway, Knabe, Chickering, Steger
A Sons, Knveroon. Rlmbail. Davix A Bona, Lindrman & Bona, Hard
man, MePhaU and HchmoUer tt Mueller Flano.
Samples of Used Piano Bargains
PVn liter
Price
$500 Chk'kerlng
27S Mueller
350 Steger A Sob
$300 Norwood . .
$800 BcixmoUor A MeeUer
Sale
Price
8100
S125
SlOO
8155
8147
Former Sale
Price Price
f-lOO Rteger Jk Sons ....8160
2oO Kimball -8125
$880 Schmoller A Mueller
t S105
$500 Steger & Sons . ... .J5250
$32S Mueller 8148
$000 Knabe $250
Come or write us at once for full particular. Free Stool, Free
Scarf, Free Railroad Fare. 75 Piano for Rent at
V 83.50 pr Month.
Schmoller Mueller Piano Go.
1811-13 FARNAM STREET.
HKADQCARTERS FOR VICTROLAS AND GRAFONOLAft.
Store Open Evenings.
Importing Grocers Table Delicacies t
year, and
Belgians Vote to Pay
Nmety-Six Millions
to Germans in Year
LONDON, Dec. 2L-A dispatch to th l
Router Telegraph company from Amster- I
dam says:
'Under pressure from th German ',
authorities nine Belgian provinces sent
representative to Brussels, who on EM-
urday held a so-called landtag session.
It Is aaaertad that thla AM illlhjr t J
concornlng a war levy of $96,0DO,ono, which
must b paid to th Oerraan government
In twelve monthly Installments.
"Th representatives agreed to Issue
treasury bonds, guaranteed by th nine
provinces and a group of bankers, headed
by th Belgian Boclete General, under
took to advance tha money. The German
governor general promised that all re
quisitioned goods would bo paid for in
cash If th Installments wer regularly
received." '
Ivet jour Christmas Dinner be the , dinner of - tbe
COURTNEY'S will furnish the Delicacies of the season.
Christtitag shopping at Courtney's is easy and pleasant. The best
that the world's market can produce i nttrartively displayed here
for your selection. Deliclqus delicacies that will make your CHRIST
MAS WINNER a never-to-be-forgotten event.
Table decorations and favors, Christmas tree Candles and Dec
orations, Plum Puddings, Bar-Le-Duc, Japanese Crab Meat, Cluster
Raisim, Mincemeat, New Nuts, Figs and Dates.
Heller 's Imported Hard Candies,
per lb 60c
Heller's Imported Chocolate
Santa. Claus, ea. 15c, 80c, 50
Pure Sugar Christmas Mixed
Candy (hard). 2 lbs. ...25?
Pure Sugar Xniaa Cream Candy
(mixed), per lb 25
WINE AND CIGAR DEPT.
Ia our liquor department we
have the largest stock of high
grade wines, liquors, cham
pagnes and cigars in the west.
All of the standard brands for
household and medicinal pur
poses. FRUIT BASKETS, filled to or
der ,. 32 and up
MEAT DEPARTMENT
In our meat department we
have secured for our Christmas
trade the finest selection of tur-
German Cruiser
Eeported Sunk Off
the Scotland Coast
LONDON, Doc. II. Persistent rumors
ar current that a German cruiser has
been sunk off th coast of, Scotland. l
la also rumored that two British destroy
er arrived at Lelth. Scotland, badly
damaged. '
Ther Is no official confirmation of
thaae reports.
XMAS CANDIES
Tn this department we
carry a full and complete
line of Christmas boxes and
baskets (both filled and to
be filled) in sizes from 1 to
5 pounds, including fancy
work baskets, fancy silk
and gold baskets, Japanese
rattan baskets, silk hand
embroidered boxes.
SOMETHING NEW, Royal
Cream Chocolates.
A delicious chocolate,, butter
cream center, covered with bit
ter tweet chocolate, lb. . . 75c
Swiss Milk Chocolates, lb. GOd
Bitter Sweet Whipped ' Cream
chocolates, per lb. ..... GOtt
A large assortment of sweet,
chocolates, lb. 40t nd 50c
Heller's Imported Austrian Fruit
' Filled Chocolates, lb. ... 80
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keys, squabs, spring lamb, suck- 4
Ung pigs, ducks, crown roasts,
beef tenderloin. English mutton
saddles, all put up in a style not
to be surpassed. X
PARSON'S NUT J
BOWLS, $3.60 J
aa appreciative Xmas present, "t
Phone ifougla 647
17 tit and Douglas Street.
Be Want Ads Produce Results.
CRUISER TENNESSEE SAILS
fOR PORT OF JAFFA
ALEXANDRIA. Egypt, Dec. 21. -(Via
London) Tbe I'nlted eUatee cruiser Ten
nessee which is looking after American
Interest In eastern Mediterranean, left
thla port today for Jaffa, It recently
arrived here from th Istand of Solo.
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Bead the "For kale'' ads if you
bargain of th mlnut.
tant
CHRISTMAS SHOPPER HIT
BYAUT0 AND IS KILLED
ABERDBTKK . D.. Dee. .-htr. W.
B. DeW, ago! BB, was struck while cross
ing th street by aa automobile driven by
Dr. W. D. rarrell. and died In a few
hour. Mra Dow was doing her Christ
mas shopping ' - .
Special Hoticc
For Three Days, Beginning
Wednesday, Deo. 23rd,
Continuing Till Sat. Eve.,
Dee. 26th.
YOUR CHOICE OF ALL
OUR MEN'S SUITS
AND OVERCOATS
No matter what tbe former
selling price fifl f
blues and blacks V
included VU
MAYDEU DQOS.
important notice!
Anyone who wants to buy
Wines and Liquors for the Holi
days should go to a reliable
bouse which sells all goods at
one price.
As a means of bringing our
selves before the public, we offer
the following special offer:
With each $1.00 purchase we
wiU give a very fine Imported
aleudar.
With each $2.00 purchase w
IU give a large bottle of Wine
And a very fine Imported Caleo
tar. With each $3.00 purchase we
will give a bottle of choice Wine,
Calendar and very fine Fruit Dish.
C.SCULAUK&CO.
1307 Douglas Btreet.
AMUSEMENTS.
DRANDEIS Iaga.
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MUTT Anu JEFr xoo
statu, ag-aoo Jgvenlngs, 3S-6o-75o-gl
Friday, Saturday. tJnnday, Dao. 8S-gS-S7
Xat, Xmas, S r .I Saturday, SUM) r.SC.
THE PRINOE OF PILSEN
with ion w. KAjrgosra.
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Xmas Day Matin at a O'oloek
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Net Week Hig Production of
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