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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1907)
T TIIF ITf A 1 1 A nAIT.T itirr'. !C! TTTtr t v mru mftT CRIZF CITY NEWS ! ft " : : -i i : ; ,71 Tsr Stool Trtx IV SlMhart, photographer, llth ramam. , A. luteal removed to 101 Brandela kulldlng. , T.ttn, dentist, removed to 101 NotIU Blfc. 'Phone Red 1622. t. A, Inru, Tailor, K0-1Q Brandela XUdg will make ault to please you. Christina eel and turkey dinner In parlors First Presbyterian church Friday, 'December I. . W Uv have Rock Fprlnys Coal 'Central Coal and Coke Co. of Omaha, llth and Harney atreta. Ai"ll Sasaar at First Congregational church. Nineteenth and Davenport street, noxt Friday and Saturday. Dinner Friday p. m. Ticket. St cents, ( Zdl of the Tint Christian Church, .Twenty-sUth and llarney streets, will hold a rummag-e aale every Saturday, commencing 12 o'clock, December 7. Vfroro (or Abandonment Thomaj K. D. Wlnward hae tiled a petition for divorce from Mary 0 Wlnward, charting abandon- Intent. Bmployer Oats Monty Backpencer uui naa aeourea . a verdict of J175 from Frod Nelson In district court. Otla claim overpaid Nelson when It came to set Ulnc for aoma grading work Nelaon bad Cone for him. 0 Trail of Orooni License Inapeotor waggoner la on the trail of a number of giueeia who have failed to pay Ilcenae fees .Report to the health commlaeloner show number of euch case and the Inspector will enforce the penalty If licensee are not cured Immediately. Two Revolver Thieye Convicted Oscar meison waa convicted In police court Fri day morning; on the charge of eteallng- a revolver from the Bennett company's store, Jid Jamea Kelson was found guilty of stealing two revolvers from the same place. They were each given a thirty days' sen tence. Colonel Xnilenber- to Be atirA (Colonel 1. C Muhlenberg, deputy paymas ter general United States army and form erly paymaster of the Department of the killssouri, has been ordered before a re tiring board at Washington with a view ito his being placed on the retired Hat of the army. Woman Is Operated Oa After a per sonal examination of the condition of Mrs. WUllam Bartan, whose husband complained that she tiad been neglected by a physi cian. Dr. Connell decided an operation aeoeaaary. This was performed Thursday and. while the patient Is very low, she may reoover. rehfba Meet at X.yrlo Theater Pro moters of the Antl-Baloon league have transferred the place of meeting front the First Methodist church to the Lyrio the ater, where It will be held at 8 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The speakers will h Dr. 8. Z. Battln of Lincoln. William R. Patrick of Barpy county, Thomas Dar nail and Elmer E. Thomas. To Test Aro Lamps on Streets City ' Electrician Michaclsen haa ordered for hia offlce two ammetera, which will be placed t the plant of the Omaha Electric light and Power company for the purpose of testing the quantity of eleotrtcltv sunnlUd to city aro lamps. This Instrument Is de vised ao that it will give' an Idea of the outages on the circuit and will play an Important part in determining the number of lamp conatantly in use. , Ieweult Over Watermelons Seventy, five watermelons stolen from a freight car between Omaha and South Omaha are the subject of a suit brought In district court Friday by B. F. Marshall, who la aulng the Union Xaol no for t7i.05, alleged to be the value of the melons. Marshall says In his petition the melons were taken from the car by a third party while in ca, and rustody of the railroad and he contends the road should be responsible for them. Three Companies Back to Fort Notice was received Friday at Tort Crook that the three companies of the Sixteenth In fantry wh.leh were sent out during the re cent threatened uprising of the I'te Indians have been ordered back to the post and Will arrive there within a few dys. These companies are K, which was sent to Des Moines, la.; W, which went to the Chey enne River agency, and I. which was at Gettysburg, B. D. The companiee left Fort Crook November t and 8. Aoquaistaaee Social at Manae Rev. and Mrs. M. V. Htgbee and the session of Knox Presbyterian church gave an "ac quaintance social'' at the manae, 2011 Maple treet, Thureday evening. The invited guesta were those who have been received Into the membership of the congregation during the present year. They numbered "orty-five. The elders, who constitute the session of the church, are W. H. Ander son. W. E. Flndley. A. A. Lamoreaux. D. W. Merrow, Frank Martin, R. A. Mo Eachron and J. A. Stokes. Crverno Calls Button on Clarke Case Judge Sutton went to Lincoln Friday after noon. It is said to discuss the Harrison , Clarke case w ith Governor Sheldon. Judge Sutton was presiding over the criminal de partment when Clarke was tried for the murder of Edward Flury and sentenced to be hanged. Clarke's execution Is set for December 13, but Governor Sheldon haa granted him a hearing Monday, and It Is understood the governor has called on Some Christ mtS Bargains FOR MEN Our Men's Furnishing Section is replete with beautiful and appropriate holiday merchandise for men. We mention a few items to give you an idea of the many attractive offer ings you will find in this department. House Coats and Men's Neckwear Dressing Gowns $-00 Sons Coat for $4.60. These coats are made from a good quality of Scotch Tweed, correctly tailored and trimmed with silk cord on edge and pockets and heavy silk frog fastenings. Brown and Oxford mixture, else C 4 irf It to 44 JpLoU Blsgant SlUM atone Coats at 97.SO Made from beautiful silk brocaded materials heavy satin lined and Ilk cord trimmings two frogs tuxedo cut. In blue, black, green and brown pattern. Good fi"7 tf 111.00 value at UU 13.00 Dresalcg- downs at 93.78 Good quality double faced brocaded cotton terry cloth, light and dark colors. 6.00 value jfj yfj Seantlfnl (10.00 Dressing Oowna at 7.0 Made of extra fine, double fsced . wool elder down. Very heavy, rich design heavy rope allk cord and pearl buttons. Reds, browns, greens and tan. 110.00 Vf QQ On Sale Saturday REAL 00c AND 75c XECKAVEAR FOR MEN At 35c 3 for Sl.OO We use the word "real" advised ly. Theee ties will appeal to men of refined taste, who appreciate rich and tasteful colorings. Light and dark effect for street and evening wear. By far the most brilliant offering of the season. We bought over BOO dozen from a leading New York maker who needed cash more than his stock of neckwear silk. Our IStb street window U full of them. These ties are made of the choic est and finest London and Vien na silks, such as Ottomans, Taffetas, Spltaflelds and Bogel atTryg rich color combinations In purple, myrtle green, ni t brown, burgundy, marine, (run metai, grey, plum, etc., three for one dollar, each . 35c HIGH GRADE 8ILK SCARFS AXD MUFFLERS 20 PER CENT OFF rearl, white, black and fancy solid colors. $1J50, 92.00 to $3.00 Smstrt Christmas G FOR BQYS SUITS and OVERCOATS at G3.80 Values Up to SS.OO-Non L.esa Than S. Give the Doy "a Merry Christmas!" Let Him Enjoy it in one of These Suits or Overcoats t: THESE ARE WELL MADE, PERFECT FITTING GARMENTS , CHOICEST FABRICS AND NEWEST STYLES, FOR BOYS 3 TO 16 YEARS OLD. THE BOYS' SALE inaugaarted last week has been a inocess we sold hundreds, of garments. To make the values and as sortments as good as at the beginning of the sale, we hare added to the remainder of the big purchase a large number of suits and overcoats from our regular stock. These are garments that have been selling at $6.50. While they last all will be sold at $3.89. h m m .a.. sh. " saMiBaBHMBaMaBMHaJa M II " ' """ "'' 1 ' 1 1 -' - - ,,, ,, ,r!L ,., - " t ' -jr " ...... r 1 - . -i .... LJ Parents should not overlook or underestimate this Wonderful Opportunity! It will be a long time before they have another chance to buy such splendid garments for boys at. . 3 83 lothes ft 111.1 n ,1 it? Judga Sutton to so to Lincoln to consult with htm about the oaaa before the public hearing Is held. FUNERAL OF DR. LANKTON errtcas WIU D Held Saadar Afternoon at tko Horn. Ths funeral services of Dr. Freda M. Lankton will be held Sunday at J p. m. at the t irro, 1617 Dodge street. Rev. Newman Hall Burdtck will conduct them. Burial will be at Prospect Hill cemetery. Friends ara invited. Dr. Lank ton was among Omaha' most publlo-splritrd women. She became a member of the Omaha Woman's club soon after its organisation and for years was one of the most prominent workers in Its phllanthroplo and literary departments. She waa alao Identified wittx other organ izations, particularly those of a philan thropic character, but her charity waa unostentatious. For years she had given her professional services to the Old Peo ple's home and much -of the time she had been quietly contributing to the support of some of Its occupants. The Visiting Nurses' association haa also ahared her beneficence, and bealdea helping theae In stitution ahe haa given material assist ance to several young men and women In securing education. One now prominent young physician of Omaha owes his profes sional education to her generosity, while everol girls have been able to complete the high schoo' course which would hav been lmpoajltle without her assistance Two of these are now teaching tn the Omaha schools. Thursday evening;, word was sent te Dr. Burdlck, pastor of the Second Presbyter Ian church, of which Dr. Lankton was a member, that the doctor was quite sick. Dr. Burdlck went to ee her. He wa not awaro thct her sickness was dangerous until he arrived, and It had not been re garded as dangerous until the last day or two ' of ber Ufa, The patient recognised her pastor and apoke a few worda to him, but was dead fifteen mlnutea. after his ar rival. Her death lias been a shock to her numerous friends. "Elio did, a vast amount of good of which the world never knew," said Dr. Burdlck, "and her going will be keenly felt in Omaha." j Building Permit. Mrs. JT. A. Brown, repairs, 111S Capitol avenue. JTOO; Paxtnn Oallanher company, bpok warehouse. Ninth and Jonea streets, HuO.OfiO; 8. Alice mi"r, irame dwelling, tiil J 'oulas street. 41.800. 3 RIMER, STEWART & BEATON 413-15-17 South IGtn St. Special for Saturday fl CARPET ft jk SWEEPER like cut, oak or ma hogany finish, Ja pan trimming, one of the best known sweepers made, a useful CnRIST MAS GIFT. Spe cial price S2.00 Extension Rods for Lace Curtains, extend from 30 to 54 inches, brass finished with fancy ends. Special price, 15c, 10c, 5c Window, Shades, all colors, mounted on good spring rollers and worth up to 75c each, eize 3GxG. Special for Saturday, each '. . 30C Smyrna Rugs, size 30 x GO, Oriental and floral designs, reg- clar-price $1.50, a fine CHRISTMAS GIFT. Saturday Special. Rogers, Stain Floor, the best flpor, finish where ruga are . used in place of carpets. Makes, old floors look new, made .. in the fllowing shaden, Mahogany, Cherry,' Light and Dark Oak, and Transparent. Special for Saturday. Jints .30c- QQart' 50c M m Md "iM 0 WORLD'S STRUGGLE FOR GOLD Supply of the Coined Metal Unequal to the Demand. HOW STOCK IS DISTRIBUTED American Mint Worklnar Orertlm to Meet Present Esaeraeney . Tb Preeloaa Metal ta Transit. The report of the director of the United State mint for 1P06 computed the amount of coined gold in the world at $8,433,600,000. Thl vast sum waa dlatrlbuted as follows: Gold coin In circulation, $3.O14,a,0OO; gold coin In banks, .3.S0O,O0O. Amount of fold In the United Btatea, $1,420,800,000; amount In circulation in the United States, M66 -000,000; g-old coin In the United States treas ury and banks. $055,800,000. The gold per capta In the United States Is $14.91; In the British Empire. PS tl; In Prance, $2.41; and In Germany, $16.14. And still the cry of the world Is "More gold." Millions of dollars" of products taken out of the soli during the past year can only be started on their Journeys to consumer through the roagio oft the yellow metal. The rast Industrial machinery of the country can only be kept in motion by It presence tn sufflclent quantity. Three months a-o. according tn th- mlnent authority on money, Alexnnder nel Mar, there was not more than $70, W.O00 tn pld actually In circulation In thla country, and almost Insignificant quantity compared, for instance, to the a.OCO.000,000 of farm products of the years. Uttle wonder then when the countless handa began to be stretched out this small sum mcltod away like snow under a hot sun. The rest of the more than $1,000,000,000 of gold In possession of the country Is hoarded-ln the United States treasury. In safe deposit boxes, in banking houses. On how much of the world's gold can we actually draw? How much la ther In the world? It can only be answered In round figures, for the statistics are necessarily to a large extent merely a tlmates. Of actual gold there ia In the world about $7,Ou0.O00,O00 used ss currency, of which only some one-half is In cir culation. America' $500.flM,000 Is Increas ing at the rate of $40,000,000 a yean the rest of the world but equals this Increase. A gold famine, then, threatens every time there Is industrial unrest, and every time nnanclal enterprises are floated. fchlpraecta from Abroad. As a rule the United States has man aged ao well with its varloue currency devlcea that gold exports have been more frequent than Imports, except in the years 1S74. 180, 1893 and 1S94, when present condition ruled, and the gold movement was in our favor. At present all we can get Is not proving enough. Bl earner after steamer from abroad haa added to our limited resources during the last few weeks, and are still coming the Tentonic with ri.eno.OOO, the Lusltanla $10,000,000, the Oceanic $8.n00.000 gold in the Bank of. Eng land to the extent of $JO,000,000 la awaiting shipment to the United States; France haa hipped $lfi,0tt0.000 In gold to ua, alao through the Bank of Englund; Berlin la using the same route for It.W.OOO. Yet so sharp la the reed that banks are offering a premium for the metal, as well as for silver, snd In Wall street may be seen crowds of men and women pushing their wsy Into banking houses with heavy satchels, whioh they wish to exchange for checks on which the premium is counted la. In the asssy offlce gold Is being carted and weighed. On Ihe wharves nervous banking officials are managing the transference of the metal from the strong rooms of the liners to the trucks. In this work many detectives aro eir.loyed but the llttla iron bouud boxes used for the purpose of ship ping gold, each containing about $30,000, are handled as If they were merely so many case of plain merchandise. The same sys tem of checking by the ship official and by the receiver ia used a Is don In any cargo. When a truck ha about as much a it can carry a detective jumps on the box be side the driver, and off it goes the coin to the bank to which it ia consigned, or bar metal to the lubtreasury. Extra guards are hardly needed. It would requlr con siderable hardihood and exceptional strength to run off with on of these boxes, new Geld I Carried. It la the steamship's purser who keep the key to th strong room. Th gold u encased first in aacka and then la th wooden boxes, when It 1 transferred to the aubtreaurarr and assay offloe. Bo great wa tb stuaa4 on th banker during th last rw eLa that they secured as maen money as poslble without waiting for the results of this process. When the Kron prlnxessln Cecelle arrived some days ago with $7,000,000. seventy boxes of the metal went to Lazard Freres. sixty to Heldel bach, Icklehelmer St Co., and thlrty-flve to Kuhn, Loeb Co. the three leading gold house In America. Of course. It is con tinually under guard when in. the specie room of the liners, which are usually situated on the orlop, or lower deck of the vessel on a level with the water line. But alt this influx of gold Is a mere dribble in comparison to the immediate needs of the country, and the word has gone forth to the mints to turn all the metal In the vaults into coin.' Philadelphia' mint is endeavoring to meet Mr. Cortel you's demand for not less than 80.000,000 4n double eagles to be delivered within the next three months. Night and day the machinery ' of thla establishment wlil be kept going, and the 24,000,000 of bullion In the vaults, to which has been added 10.000, 000 by the arrival of the Lusltanla will be converted Into disks to satisfy the gold hunger. Hardening the Metal. All the gold to be refined and stamped whether It mines from private persons, or Is bought in the gold markets ha added to It by the mint a 10 per cent copper alloy for coining purpose, and to withstand the wearing Influence of circulation. Once the gold Is refined to this standard. It Is melted Into Ingots, rolled Into strips of the proper thickness, and cut into blanks or panch ette. These are selected by inspection to see If they are the proper shape. Coins that are not are placed with the parings from the cutting, are melted over again. The ' coins once selected are weighed. For a double eagle the standard weight Is S16 grains, but a tolerance of half a grain either way Is allowed. Coin that fall he low this standard are put Into the melting pot again. When the pieces. have been weighed they are subjected to the milling or "upsetting" process. This consists In putting the little ridges upon them that appear when a coin Is placed upon Its side. After this they are annealed and cleaned. This Is done by dip ping them In -a solution of sulphuric aold. Then they are fed to the presses, ready to strike. When they come out, ther Is another weighing process after which the newly minted coins are counted and placed in bags of $5,000 each, and delivered to the superintendent of the mint. He disposes of them according to the subtreaaury order on hand. I'l the present money atrlngency, the Philadelphia mint Is bearing the brunt of the csll for currency. The Kew Orleans mint Is small snd Its machinery antiquated; the San Franclaco mint has the heavy task on Its shoulders of coining gold for the Immodlate vicinity, where gold as currency has always been In vogue, and the Denver mint cannot begin to supply the demand made upon It. Coinage of gold tn the United States was made free by the act of 18T5. which repealed a charge of one-fiflh of one per cent Physical Properties. And now a word about the physical prop erties of the metal Itself. It i the only metsl of a yellow color. When pure 1 la the most malleable substance known, a grain when beaten being aulTlclent to cover a surface of fifty-six square Inches, tn which case It Is only 1,800,000 of an Inch thick. When very thin, leaf gold appears green by transmitted light. The metal Is also very ductile; a single grain mar be drawn Into a wire 600 feet in length, and an ounce of gold covering a silver wire Is capable of being extended more than 1X) miles. Gold ran readily be welded cold, and thua the Anally divided metal may be com pressed between die Into dlaca. Only a combined aolutlon of hydrochlorto and ni tric actda can attack it. Philadelphia Record. to quash, as they will be taken up when the special case are reached. The first of the motions will be heard before Judge T. C. Mungtr Saturday morning. In the case of Perry A. Yeast. In the event of the motion being denied the case will go to trial next Monday. This case probably will occupy most all of next week. LANE MAKES A HIT IN UTAH Impresses the Newspaper a Mam of Affair and Lot of Energy. IL Vsmc Lane, surcharged with Omaha enterprise and motive power after a resi dence of twenty-five years in this city, ha naturally Impressed Salt Lake City as a "man of affair and lota of energy." Mr. Lane arrived in the Utah capital Tuesday night and is making his home at the fash lnoable Alta club. Her is what the Trib une of that city says of him: "It Is too early yet to decide Just what the new policy will be, or whether any changes will be made in the present sys tem. I shall have a good deal to learn about the company and can not say what will bo done for some time." U. Vance Lane, the newly appointed president of the Rjcky Mountain Bell Telephone company gave out the above atatement at the Alta club Tuesday even ing shortly after his arrival from Omaha, Mr. Lane reached Salt Lake City about 9 o'clock on the Los Angeles limited and was met by General Manager Murray of the company. This Is the second visit of Mr. Lane to this city. Mr. Lane expressed himself aa pleaned with Salt Lake C:ty and his reception, lie feels confident that the territory of the Rocky Mountain Bell Tele phone company Is an excellent one and that there Is a good field for develODment of the telephono business. Asked If the recent financial flurry would make any difference In the policy of the company, Mr. Lane said that he hoped It would not he neces sary to contract in any way. The new president seemed delighted with everything he had seen here. The Salt Lake City Herald ssys: H. Vance Lane, the new prealdent of the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company. arrived In the city laft evening on the Loa Angelea limited from Omaha. Mr. Lane la Suartered at the Alta club, where he met eneral Superintendent D. 8. Murray and Other officials of the Bell company. "Naturally, I have nothing to say for publication at this tune that would be of Interest," said Mr. Lane. "I have only Just arrived, and I want to see the city and look about me before I talk too much. You may say, however, that there will be no radical chanpea; In fact, I don't know that there will be any changea." Mr. Lane has been connected with the Nebraska Telephone company for twenty yeara. He is a middle-aged man, with a tinge of gray In hla hair and plenty of energy In his body. Ho Impresses one aa being a man of affairs. READY TO HELP SIOUX CITY Oman Grain Exrhaacs Proposes As sistance to Neighbor 1st Their Organisation. Request have been received by the Omaha Grain exchange from M. King of the "Sioux: City Board of Trade" for as sistance In the organisation of the ex change In that city and a committee of Sioux City business men have been invited to come to Omaha and go over the plans for the organisation. When the Omaha exchange was organ ized Kansas City and Minneapolis very kindly stepped in and assisted In the or ganisation of the Omaha exchange and fur nished copies of their rule and other In struments necessary to the organisation. Two terminal elevators and one ware house have been erected In Sioux City dur ing the last six months and a primary mar ket 1 to be established in that city. Rail road companies have agreed to give the city on the upper Missouri river the "mill ing in transit rates" as a start and later the Missouri river rate may be secured. Grain men of Omaha believe the estab lishment of a market at Sioux City will be a success and will be In the same propor tion to the Omaha grain market as to slse. a the packing Industry at Sioux City I to the Induatry in South Omaha. While th Northwestern haa made the same rates from South Dakota point to Sioux City as to Omaha and 86 per cent of the rail road of South Dakota head toward Sioux City, official of th Grain exchange say the new market at Sioux City will not affect, th Omaha market and will strengthen the position of the Missouri river cities and cut down on forwarding east to a primary market. For this reason they propose to give the Sioux City Grain exchange a much assistance a possible during the period of "It organisation. MAN WHO BLUFFS IS CARVED A Result of Friendly Jllxap Omaha Police Are Looking; tor Knit Artist. The police department ha been aaked to look for a man by the name of Lawrence Smith, who stabbed Homer Foster at South Bend, Thursday. The story told by the South Bend authorities Is that Foster and Smith came from Omaha together on the Rock Island and that Foster held up Smith and relieved him of about $20. Smith allowed himself to be held' up unOer the false Im pression that Foster hud a gon. When ho learned Foster had no gun Smith went after Foster with his pocket knife and cut him up so badly he is not expected to live Smith recovered his money and skipped out and the South Bend authorities think he came to Omaha. Discoverers of Philosophy. "AI?. you glng tn be good between now and Christmas?" asked one small boy. "I suppose so," answered the other. "I was good a long time before last Chrlat maa, and all I got waa two orange and a picture book." "That' Juat th trouble. ' You can alwaya get all the puniahment 'you deserve for being bd. but you have to tske a ohance on the reward for being good." Washing ton Star. r MOTION TO KILL CHARGES Qnaahlasr of Indictment In Eleven Land Cases Is Asked For. Motion hav been filed In th United Btate district oourt to quash the Indict ments against J. H. Edmlsten In three oases for lll-gsl fencing, subornation and forgery In land matter; agalnat Charles J. Htewart. Perry A. , Yeaat, two case against Earl Comstock and other, R, M. Allen, Re Bert OUlasple and others. William George and F. U. Walcett for fraudulent transaction In land matters and illegal fencing ef ptilfclc lands. Th motions to quash ar all ef the umi general character and seek ta Invoke th statute of limitation and Insufficiency ef th Infennatlen contained In the lndict irwmta, ko ttme I est for tearing the notions To' Meclh MQeey Harmful to American Women? "When our foreign critics speak of the American woman they nave in mind the wives and daughters of unwisely chivalrous 'men, who have blindly allowed their women folk to pursue ignorant and half-baked ideals of emancipation." Almost without exception, her attempts at a career have been futile, and often they have been notably, even pathetically, ridiculous." "Lacking all vital contact with life, ignorant of.all the deeper wells of human impulse,' her mind and her very good looks are as superficial and as trivial as her activities." Women will be interested in The A merican in thia weelc'i issue of 1) EVENING POST A beautiful ipcdtl Chrktmu Number ef p pages, Of nil newidetJert, at 5c, the cepyj 1.50 the year by mail, Th Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia Penna,
