Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 03, 1904, PART 2, Page 11, Image 11
TI1E OMAHA DAILY DEE; SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1904. ll Eicnr-noiR day in effect Shorter Wtrk Period Adopted for the Unloi Pacifio Shopmen. EASTERN PAPER INSISTS STICKNEY SELLS Wall Street Jearaal Star wlta Theory that Wftr Heads Hare Boaaht Maale Leaf noate. Th eight-hour day. Instead of nine. In the shops of the tnlon Pacific ) now In effect. Several reason are given for the change at this season of the year. An official of the company aald one of the reaaona frr returning to the eight-hour day at thla aeaaon la the light. "It la not light enough now," he aald. "to work nine hours. In fact, we have to use artificial light to do tome of the work, but there la a large claaa of work that cannot be done except by daylight. The men now go to work at and quit at 6 o'clock. Our equipment la pretty much out of the way, aa thla work waa cleaned up during the aummer. There la, therefore, not o much to do at thla aeaaon, and then we have to keep within the appropriation." laalata Great Westera la Sold. The Wall Street Journal la poaltlve that the control of the Great Western haa passed to other western railroads. It says control waa not bought In the open mar ket, but acquired through the purchase at private sale of preferred stocks, A and B, and debenture bonda. The common stock, says the Journal, dots not figure In the tranaaction, only aa Ita value may be enhanced through affiliation with some of the strongest of the western roada. On account of the ability and apparent willing ness of the Chicago Great Western to dis turb rates, the Northwestern and St. Paul, the chief linea between Chicago and St. Paul, have been expected, for some time, of designs on the competing road, but for the reason of its almost parallel line with them It was not considered good policy, although tha Lake Shore wna paralleled by the Nickel Plate when the Vanderbilts took It over for the New York Central system. It la claimed that ultimately the Great Weatern will be parceled out between the Northwestern, St. Paul and Union Pacific and that the latter will not fare badly In tha proportlonment, although It would not be to the Interest of the properties named to allow th Union Pacifio to enter Chicago over the Great Western system. No Immediate change of control Is contem plated. Hill to Use Electricity. It Is announced that the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific are seriously con sidering the use of electricity as a motive power for use on trains crossing the mountains. The change. If made, would be In the Interest of economy, as the cost of coal consumption Is something enormous and the railroads would gladly make the change If their engineers can show a sav ing through It. The Northern Pacifio Is fortunate In having coal mines on Its line, but the Great Northern Is not so fortunate, having to buy much of Us fuel from the former company. The greater part of the Great Northern coal comes from Ohio, via the great lakes. The Northern Pacifio used 1,639,888 tons of coal during Its last fiscal year. There are quite a few Im portant water power stations In the Cas cade country that could be used to gen erate electricity for use in the mountains. The Northern Pacifio is also figuring on Installing electric power in its coal fields for mining purposes. , GIBSON ELEVATOR , IS READY New Structure Will Be Opeaed for Business with Soma Show of Formality This afternoon at S o'clock a special train will take the members of the Omaha Grain exchange to Gibson, where the new elevator of the Nebraska 4 Iowa Grain company will be formally opened for busi ness. On the arrival of the train the ma chinery of the elevator will be set In mo tion and the first car of grain will be whisked Into its bins. The new elevator starts in with a ca pacity of 110,000 bushels, but the necessary trackage and grounds have been secured to Increase this. If desired, to 1,000,000 bushels, and from time to time. If ne cessity demands, steel tanks for storage, each of 100,000 bushels capacity, will be added. This latest addition to the grain storage capacity of Omaha is' a modern elevator covered with corrugated Iron on the Bur lington tracks, the coat of which Is not made public, but the fact that the site secured la capable of meeting future de mands for storage Indicate that the cost cannot fail to approximate $100,000. Floyd J. Campbell Is the secretary of the Nebraska & Iowa Grain company and will be the host of the grain men who will be at Gibson for the opening ceremonies. CHANGE! IN TIME. New Service for Kaasas City. December 4 the Burlington's St. Louis Express will leave Omaha at 4:25 p. m. This train makes connection at St. Joseph fur Kansas City, arriving at 11:20 p. m. a ' good, late afternoon train for Kansas City, saving sleeping car fare. Other good 'trains for Kansas city and St, Joseph at S:l a. m. and 10:46 p. m. i, NEW TIME) CARD. Mlssoarl Pacific By. On and after December 1 leave Union Sta tion, Omaha, 8:30 a. m. and 11:15 p. m. for Kansas City and South Auburn; local leaves Webster street station 4:60 p. m. City ticket office, southeast corner Fif teenth and Farnam. UNDERWEAR The cold wind can be withstood If you have good, warm UNDER WEAR. Now U tha time to change from that light summer . weight. 2 We have the largest Hue In Omaha. and carry a complete stock In the various weights and slies. They come In cotton, half wool and fleece lined, from 25c to $2.00 per. gar ment We have special values at 25c, 85c and 50c per garment JOS. F. BILZ! 322 So. 16th St., Omaha. SOLE AGENTS FOR PICTORIAL. REVIEW PATTERNS. Wo nei s Coats Reduced Men s Over coats at $12 Saturday will witness some very radical reductions lu women's winter coats. We deem it wipe and prudent to make these reductions now while there is a demand for these winter coats. $7.50 tud $8.50 Women's Coats, Saturday at $5 T 1 f " $5 275 WOMEN'S 27-IN. COATS Made of fine zlbellnen, cheviots and kerseys. tljtht and half fitted backs, lined with a good quality of satin lining; coats In this lot sold at $7.50 and $8.50. REDUCED SATURDAY TO $10 and $12.50 Women's Coats, Saturday at $7.50 450 WOMEN'S BOX COATS Made of the rery best quality of all wool ker seys In all shades, 27 Inches loujt, lined with the rery best qual- aay p Ity of frunranteed satin: coats that sold at $10 and $12.50. 111 REDUCED SATURDAY TO ' 'v $13.50 and $15 Women's Coats, Saturday at $10 375 WOMEN'S STYLISH COATS-27 and 42 inches long. In the finest ker seys, zlbellnes and montagnacs, also new swell mixtures, tourist styles: coats that were lenders at $13.50 and $15. ALL REDUCED SATURDAY TO $10 Women's High Grade Coats Reduced fpr Saturday. We have taken all our novelties In women's coats Imported moi!e!s ami stunning- opera wraps and reduced prices from $5 to tW on every garment. It will pay you to visit this department Saturday. Great Special Sale of Women's Furs Saturday We bought 800 women's Fine Fox Boas from New York fur manu facturer at about 60c on the dollar. They go on sale Saturday morning. A OH for women's SSOO Rable iA 7R for woman's KO.flO Isabella ?4 vll and Isabella Fox Boas. ipi'ttdO Double Fox Boas. C On tor women's $10.00 Sable Ctfi 7ft Jr ST-"'" S500 Isabella $0.yii or Isabella Fox Bona. q10.0 Double Fox Boas. CIO On tor women's 116.00 Sable CO 2 Kft "r w,oml.n'" VM IsabeI1 qIU.UU or Isabella Fox Boas. "'ou Double Fox Boas. n mtZ. for women's $18.00 Isabell CO J. 7ft tor w,omn'" S6 00 1,ablla Zpl Double Fox Boas. ip&MO Double Fox Boas. Women's Fur Coats Women's Astrakhan Coats -Made of the very best f HE selected skins, 24 In. long, lined with the best guaranteed j satin. Saturday Women's Electrio Seal Coats 22 In long, made of 1( 7 "5 the best grade of skins, new high storm collar and new sleeve, lined with the best satin. Saturday f" easier Women's Near Seal Coats The very best skins med CA in these garments that money can buy; looks as good as a J M V genuine seal coat and made and lined as well. Saturday Saturday will be the third day of our prat Twelve Dollar Overcoat Sale. Thursday's Bale was a hummer in the overcoat dept. No one can doubt for a minute that this is the most remarkable overcoat barpain event of the season. Only the very latest material being used cut - with broad shoulders collars hujr the neck closely. Our claim is this and you will agree with us that no cheap tailors n ho build coats at ?2.". or ?30 can equal these coats at $12. You young fallows who have been in the habit of vis iting cheap tailors, wake up and take a look nt these coats at $12. Here is an overcoat proposition that will appeal to men vho wish to spend $20, $25 and $30 for strictly high grade custom-made overcoats. We bought 310 overcoats from one of New York's most famous shops. Made as only high-grade, high-priced tailors can make them the very latest approved styles widest latitude of choice. You will notice particularly that these coats have that smart swing that is an un known art to all but the best tailors. A nVT'TJPO VTM WORTH 40 PER CF-NT MORR U IjlilAJA 1 . Saturday-cholce-30.00. $16.00 and VJassJ F Special Prices on Shoes Saturday Misses' and children's genuine lmx crtlf lace shoes, with good, heaTy soles, shoes that we gtiicniitce to glvo good wenr, worth $1.75 and fl.no, sizes lHa to 2 at $1.2."., 1 fifl sizes 8Vi to 11, at l.UU Ladies' nice felt Juliets in red and black, fur trimmed, also brown and black felt toilet slippers, worth fl.25, at mm 90c Ladies' pntent leather, vlci kid and box calf lace shoes, good, up-to-date styles, sold elsewhere fl CIA at $2.50, our price 1.1 U Men's genuine box calf lace shoes, good, heary soles and extension edges, also colt skin lace and congress shoes, made with plain toe and same in tip, regular $2.50 on value, at II Motorman and cold weather shoes, made of box calf, shoes Boys and youth's Cnsco calf lace shoes, good, plump with heavy soles, plush lined throughout, the shoe that we so'e8' wortn 1C0 and 1-35' Blze9 2 to 5 1 25 t. - j i i i ... s . . Ot es a mimm F uuu roiwi'muy iruiirunu-'ieu ur njfii wuu uttfu 10 hi' fMfitei&tf mm' wfec- J protect thoir foot In cold weather, sizes 6 to .".2.25 Sizes 134 to 2, at 1.10 MEN'S UNDERWEAR MEN'S INDKRWEAR Men's medium weight derby ribbed, fleece lined cotton underwear. In ecru Jafger and fancy mlxel colors, excellent wcurliiK garments for tall wear, worth 7oc at 46c. MEN H unukhwear Extra Heavy wool, natural gray underwear, nicely fin ished and full Hlze, alno tan, red, b ue and brown all wiol flat underwear bi st value I ever shown worth In regular wuy $1.26 and $1.50 at.. $1.00 45c wear, wort 1.00 45c 1.00 MEN'S GLOVES MEN'S GLOVES Fine ' quality, double wrist, Saxony yarn golf gloves light and heavy quality In gray, brown, blue and black regular 75c quality 46o MEN'S GLOVES Men's perfect fitting Mocha lamb skin and cape gloves In tans and browns unllned, fleece or silk llnexl anv stvlo stltchlna blir varietv of ntvl' to select from the regular $1.60 quality for $1.00 FIRST REAL TOUCH OF WINTER Bs-0lled Cold Ways Sweeps (her Hsbraika Durisg the Bight LOWEST MERCURY TEN DEGREES ABOVE Omaha Welcomes Advent of Cold Weather Wbtch la Regarded as Muck Needed In All Lines of Trade. What is called a cold wave swept over Nebraska between Thursday's sunset and Friday's sunrise, and generally the state finds Itself visited by the first nip of real winter weather.- In the north and west portions of the state snow fell and In places the thermometer registered as low as 10 degrees above sero. A brisk wind served to Impress the advent of winter. The first cold wave flag of the season was hoisted In Omaha at 9 o'clock Thurs day night and by morning people knew why. The mercury had dropped to 20 de grees above sero. Weather Forecaster Welsh says the thermometer will continue to descend and that before Saturday morn ing the sero mark may be reached. After the prolonged and unusually mild autumn Omaha was ready and willing to have a little winter and old December seemed perfectly able to deliver the goods. Business men are happy, for while dull times are unknown in this city, trade In nearly every line had begun to show the effects of the prolonged season of mild weather. At least one man skated In Omaha yester day. He waa skimming over a small lake on Walnut Hill early yesterday, locating the soft spots. As a matter of comparison between the advent of winter this and last year It may be recalled that on this same lake in 19u3 a large crowd of skaters kept things bowling all throughout Thanksglv. tng day, while up to Friday morning not a particle of Ice was to be found there. And what Is true on this lake is true of other skating places in the city. CHILDREN IN THE ROBB CASE Javenlle Witnesses Corroborate Tes timony of Woman Who la Suing- for DIvoroe. The Robb divorce case has been con tinued until Monday. The case of the plaintiff has been finished with the excep tion of one witness, who Is now 111, but who will be called Monday If able to appear. The three witnesses called Thurs day afternoon were Helen Garrow, a little neighbor girl; Allen Robb, the small son of the couple, and Anna Vacek. a former domestic. The children corroborated the testimony regarding the Incident where Robb Is said to have slammed 'the piano lid pnto the hands of Mrs. Robb and to have pounded on it with his lists. The little boy testified to the Incident on the stairs, saying his father pushed his mother down on hltn. demurrer to the Indictment, but no action haa yet been taken in the matter. Mr. Lowe was a member of the Nebraska legislature at which Mr. Dietrich, then governor, was elected United States sena tor and it was charged by his enemies be fore the grand Jury that Investigated the case In November, 1903, under W. S. Sum mers, a personal enemy of Senator Diet rich that he profited greatly by his influ ence with Senator Dietrich. The indictment found against htm at that time waa a surprise to everybody except Senator Dietrich's vindicative political ene mies who stealthily Invoked every factional passion and disappointment to Injure him and hie friends. Later in the day Judge Munger decided to hear the motion Saturday morning. MISS RIVES LOOKS FOR HERO Southern Authoress Visits Omaha, and West In Search of Material for NotcI. Halli Ermine Rives, the authoress and a sister to Amelia Rives, whose pen has given her much distinction, arrived In Omaha yesterday over the Chicago & Northwestern, accompanied by her pub lisher. Miss Rives, who Is a southern woman of pleasing personality, is touring the country to secure material for her next novel. Only recently she haa re turned from Europe and expects to visit a ' number cf western cities before her return to Virginia, her home. MIbs Rives came here from Chicago 'and leaves Saturday for Denver and Salt Lake City. From there she will go to Butte, then to Seattle, Portland and on down the coast to California, where she will visit a number of the coast cities. "My visit to this part of the country," she said, "is to obtain the material for an other novel. I am anxious to write a story of characters of today, of people we know, Instead of those whose peculi arities we have to take from pictures, tradition and history. I always visit the countries in which the scenes of my Btorles are laid. Before writing 'The Castaway' I made a tour of the old world. I visited England, Sweden, Italy, Germany, France and Greece, and the book Is now being translated into the language of those coun tries." Miss Rives, who Is also the author ot "As the Heart Panteth," told many inter esting incidents connected with the selec tions of the characters of her books. She will leave lor Denver over the Union Pacifio after visiting Omaha. LOWE'S DEMURRER IS READY Victim of Summers1 Prosecution Comes with Attorney to Meet Charge In Federal Court. Elliott Lowe of Alma is in the city with his attorney to present his demurrer to the indictment for conspiracy found against him by the federal grand Jury in November, 1903, wherein he is charged with extracting money from aspirants for political appoint menta in the Republican Valley. Tha In dictments against Mr. Lowe grew out of the Senator Dietrich case. In which Mr. Lowe waa charged with being the special distributer of postofflce and such a an agent for Senator Dietrich and for which he exacted a certain fee, which was to be divided with Senator Dietrich. Sevaral month a0 Mr. Lowe filed a JURY HAS FRIZZELL CASE Takes Libel Suit for Fifty Thousand Dollars After Twelve Days of Testimony nnd Argument. The arguments In the Frlxseli damage case were concluded shortly before coon Friday before Judge Munger In the United States circuit court. John L. Webster de livered the cloilng argument for the de fense, occupying one hour and a half. He was followed by Ed P. Smith, attorney for the plaintiff, In a speech of over an hour in length. Judge Munger delivered a writ ten charge to the Jury, occupying twenty five minutes In its delivery. The jury was then dismissed until 2 yesterday after noon, when It will take up the final con sideration of the case. The trial has occupied twelve days and Is the first of the jury trial undertaken at this term of the federal court. OMAHA WITNESS ONE WANTED Girl Eesoned in Omaha Aids in lie&king Up Bad Gang. BERTHA WINDECKER CONVICTS HER LOVER United States Immigration OfHelals Succeed at Last In Taking; Meu Who Imported Women for Immoral Purposes. Bertha Wlndecker, a young French woman, who was arrested In Omaha on November 19, and taken to New York by United States Marshal Matthews, has seemingly proven to be Just the person the New York immigration officials needed to make a case against a shameless gang which for some time has been en gaged In the business of Importing girls and young women from France for Immoral purposes. Bertha Wlndecker's lover, Kmll Cherbonelle, was arrested some time ago In New York, after arriving there front Omaha, and is supposed to be tha leader of the gang. Previous to tlio arrest of the Wlndecker woman hera '0,'P other French girls, Imported by the same gang, had been arrested at St. Joseph, Mo., and taken back to New York. From them the officers learned that nearly every steamer front France was bringing over girls secured by the gang's 'agents In France, the latter even going so far as to marry some of the girls and then shipping them to New York to await the promised coming of their husbands. Bertha Wlndecker Is supposed to be one of the girls who, being mar ried was not a wife, and finding herself In a strange country without friends or knowledge 'of the language easily fell a victim to the plans of the gang. When arrested here in Omaha a few days ago she could not make herself understood in Eng lish. Another Man Caught. A raid by United States officers in New York Tuesday night waa successful .in catching Charbonelle'a partner, one Louis Poudre, who is also thought to have been in Omaha and St. Joseph to arrange for handling the western end of the Immoral traffic. Four recently Imported girls are also under arrest with Poudre, and the whole outfit is to have a hearing today. After their testimony Is secured the women are to be deported, according to advices re ceived in Omaha. Their testimony, It Is thought, will surely convict Charbonelle and Poudre and break up the traffic, which seems to have been systematically planned. The whole nefarious scheme was uncov ered by the arrest in Chicago of one Marie Lenoir. From her the police learned of the proposed location of some of the Imported girls In Omaha, St. Joseph, Kansas City, Denver and other places where the two men had' acquaintances. The chain of cities Involved Is said by United States officers to extend from New Orleans to Ban Frun Cisco. Many of the women, as Inthe case of Bertha Wlndecker, allege that they were forcibly imported In the first place and afterwards closely guarded in the houses they were taken to In this country. The woman taken from Omaha went with the United States officers willingly, and seemed rather glad than otherwise that her connection with Charbonelle had been discovered. Metropolitan Makes Protest, The M(-troKlltan Life Insurance com pany is the I litem to take advantage ot the recent ruling of the supreme court against the usM-miment of the gross pre miums of liuiuranee companlea as a basis for taxes of following years. The company tirlt'g.i suit uiiatiiHt the city and lt treas urer and asks the city tr im ordered to accept Sl'.t ns taxe on $7i.0.:T, the only ac tual jjropttty the eumiiany has in the city, Slid to be retrained from lowing a tax of $.4 l'i on an uMwunient of gr.ms premiums of llij of $Ctu Bee Want. Ada Produce Results. NEGRO GOES TO PENITENTIARY Hugh Miller waa sentenced y Judge Diy to two years In the pe. Iientlary. The col ored man was arrested on a charpu of having assaulted and robbed A, Ki. vet her In South Omaha, taking from, him $ I In money and a watcn. He pleaded r.ot g ilitv to the charge, but later consented to pi ad guilty to larceny from the person. Kla vether attended a colored dance In South Omaha and played the good fe low, expos ing considerable money in the pro.eea. Miller wes heard to ray he would get the cash. When the white man left the danos Miller went with him, and the former was later' found In a partially Insensible condi tion, having been assaulted and robbed. Rnllway Notes and Personal. J. B. Durham, chief rate clerk for the Oregon Short Line, Is vinitlng old friends In Omaha, his former home. T. M. Schumacher, freight traffic manager for the Oregon Short Line is on his way west from Chicago after a short visit with Union Pacific officials. Cold weather is having the effect of stopping outalde work on the railroads. About fifty Greeks, who have been work ing on the Union Puclilc near Columbus are in the city aranglng for trannportatlon to New Orleans, where they will put in the winter. The Union Pacific has begun the con struction of new weighing scales at South Omaha. The scales which will be put In at U street will wntarh four rjin n. minute. Tha maximum weight that can be accommo- ' dated by the scales Is 200,1X10 poundx. They will take the place of the scales at L street. A special train with General Manager W. A. Gardner, Assistant General Manager R. H. Alehton. General Superintendent W. D. Cantillon and other officials of the i Northwestern, including division superin tendents of the road, passed through the city at 3 o'clock this afternoon on a gen eral tour of inspection. Others In the party were T. A. Lawson, assistant general superintendent; C. C. Hughes, general superintendent of the Wyoming and Ne braska division; Lloyd. Bowers, general counsel; W, H. Stennett, auditor of ex penditures; Marvin Hughltt, Jr., freight traffic manager; W. R. Knlskern, passenger traffic manager, and E. D. Urigham, gen eral freight agent. George F. Bldwell. manager. Joined the party at Omaha. October earnings of the Rock Island, $4,318,812 gross and $1,65.468 net. From July 1, the beginning of the fiscal year, the gross earnings were $15,307,506 and the nut $5,274,-S12. DO YOU It's Your Move We have movd to 1608 Harney street, and now we are waiting for your "moves," The new dectrlo sign will make it easy to find us. Very easy. Our attractive office at "1608" will please your eye when once you are inside. We want to meet you tn person and will try to please you with our o ial qualities. Come in, whether you want to buy or not. Come in just to see a fine office. SUNDERLAND BROTHERS COMPANY 1 jrzskt 1608 Harney St. LIKE IT Mo T t rk CUTTING PRICES e Jl O O , ON ENGRAVING 1C0 Cvrds, with plate 75c 109 Card, from plate.. . .50c Weddings, Announcements, At Home Cards, with Crane's Best Papers, at prices that will surprise you. MOYER STATIONERY CO. 220 So. 16th Street. We Ve a Hobby That we ride and It's our Boys' $1.50 Bhoes and we've ridden It a great many years with the satisfaction of knowing that our customers are pleared with the value we give them. These shoes are made ' from honeot leather with soles that outwear any two you ever had Saturday we have extra help In our boys' department so we can give you the best of attention we take as much care In fitting the boys' shoes as we do the fathers'. Drexel Shoe Co. (419 FARNAM STREET, Omaha's Up-lo-Da:i Sim Htms ASK FOR OUR FREE CATALOGUE. This S For Menstrual Suppression!?-,.... ZZfZZZ PEN-TAN-GOT UU fn Slut TnM m srlwe. u Wsi uut it fard Mdaiii duality. Try the experiment of buying a fine box of the lainous candle and chocolates. Sold at Chicago price by MYERS-DILLON DRJ3 CO., 16th and FtrnamSfj. If 1 w.tj t . s 1 A J .7 TAV 'i . Nothing personal intended, and we do not pretend to sell "live coals," but, "hegorra," If we sold "dead coal" we would own up to It. "LIVE COAL" MAKES "LIVE COALS." THY US. Central Goal '& Coke Co., 15TH AND HARNEY. PHONES I22I-47I8t-I695. A BEAUTIFUL VOMAH. of Cr" Vhr,ob Use ia Ike gtary Imperial Hair Regenerator (iiiMtiw of lisir you to-1. 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