Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA SUNDAY BKE: DECEMBER 15. 1M7.
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LARGE LOANS TO HIMSELF
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TtanV Frainivpr Tplla ftf rnnillCnri in ,
XaJUEtr leilS 01 COnamOEl ID, ;
Walsh Pnnrrrns i
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EUTE3 WITH LITTLE COLLATERAL
Uprated Warnings from Comptroller
f tarreaey Art Heeded aad
Matter Cravr Warae !
! of Better.
CHICAGO. Dec. 14.-C. M. Bosworlh, a
national bank examiner, who prior to as
suming that offlcc was rrefident of the
initial Southern and of the Wisconsin
Michigan railroad companies. Walsh enter
prises, took the stand In the trial -of John
R. Wllili Friday and described conditions
which he found to cxlHt In the Chicago
National bank, when 'he examined Ha af
fair In November. 1"4. June. 19. and De
embor, He asserted that Walsh had
I ecn repeatedly warned by him and by the
romptroller of the currency to unload the
over-supply of securities tarried by the
bank, but that the - warnings went un
heeded, while conditions became steadily
worse. , .
I-areje Laaaa, Little Collateral.
When the first examination was made,
tl.o witness testified, there was found to
lie due depositors a total of $17. ft .!. of
which t3.bM.0M waa deposited tiy other
hanks and the remainder by other depos
itors. Among the amounts represented at
hat Urn by bonds in the bank, as coliat
ral on note, were $2j0.i0 of Wisconsin &
Michigan railroad, against seven notes to
taling tVtO.OOO; K3.00 of Illinois Southern
as security for fl.6v4.VJ0 represented by
seventeen memorandum notes; $"i000 of
the Southern Indiana, account of a loan of
H38.0. There were, be said, eleven memo
randum loans of 187.000 each, with IIOO.OQQ
of bonds of the Southern Indlsna as eecur
'ty. In addition there was an unsecured
can of llOO.ort).
The books at the time showed. Mr. Bos
vorth declared, a direct loan to the Cht
so Chronicle of tlOO.OOO. and two notes for
"00 each, signed by John Brsdshaw
i- M. W. Seymour, discounted by the
". ' agd Chronicle.
Mr. Bosworlh testified that upon mak
ng the examination Tie found the hank's
if fairs substantially the same as on the
first oerasion. although la the meantime
e had called the attention of the comp
troller of the currency to the conditions.
After the second examination Mr. Boa
worth testified, he told Mr. Walsh that un
leas he disposed of aome of the securities
ftnd remedied the condition of the hank the
comptroller would take measures to cor
rect matters himself. Mr. WaTsh. he said,
inolorfsed and assured him that something
would be done at once.'
rromlses t Kent.
Mr. Bosworth identified statements made
by Walsh to the comptroller In which the
banket asserted that the .companies whose
bonds were held were prosperous and that
the bonds could be disposed of by the end
ef the year. The final examination before
the closing of the bank, he said, waa com
menced December's. W6. At that time an
Increase of the things complained of waa
found. tUstdes the note of the railroad
companies already referred to, there were
found at that time a note of J. W. Faith
horn for tinc.OOO. a note of the Ohio Quar
ries company for HOO.eno, a note of the Bed
ford Quarries company for $150,000, a note
of the Akron Gas company for 1100.000. a
note of the Peoria Oaa company for $109,-
VM, and a variety of others for Various
amounts signed by Individuals, firms and
corporation. .
EXPERTS ON LUMBER RATES
Technical Test I mob? ResraraHnar Effect
of Railroad Charges aa
a Timber Trade.
WASHINGTON, Dec 14.-Technlcal tes
timony waa adduced at the hearing today
before the Interstate Commerce commis
sion In the cases of the Oregon and Wash
ington lumber companies againat the rail
way line of the Pacific northwest. The
vdence related particularly to the rates
laid by the Oregon and Washington lum
wrmon as compared with those paid by
the yellow pine lumbermen to the same
points of destination. Several witnesses
testified to the technical case of the Ore
gon and Washington lumbermen, regarding
the amount of output of their companies,
the points of destination of their product
and the prices paid for It. The rates which
the Oregon and Washington lumber pro-
durers were forced to pay were offered a
testimony, and the assertion was made
that these ratea were auch as to compel
the producers of lumber In the Pacific
rorthwest to close their mills.
Wttneases testified that they were un
able lo place their product on the market
east of the Rocky mountains at a profit
and that they could not depend upon the
local market in their territory to provide
for tt.em such a market ss would enable
them to maintain their business.
Ir l"ha line of cress-examlnatlon Indicated
. the purpose ef the railroads to show uhat
' the rate were not exorbitant, but really
were fair and equitable coinrared with the
"Tate given producer of lumler of the so
railed yellow district. No indication of an
end cf the hearing is In sight.
Several of the cases are pressing for
hearing by the commission, but It Is not
likely that the pending cases w ill be con
cluded before the middle of next week.
WOVE FOR LIBERAL SUNDAY
Bew York Aldersnea Ifear Arcaraonts
for aad Against Proposed
Cha oars.
NEW TORK, Dee. 14. Whether New
Yorkers are to have a more libera Sunday
tbsn ; permitted under the present law,
a recently Interpreted by Supreme Court
Justice O OnrniiB. was debated by repre
entatlves of nearly all clashes of a cosmo
politan city at a public hearing before an
sjdormanlc committee today. To this com
rr.Htee has been referred, ty the Board of
Aldermen, a resolution dc-s!gnd to qualify
the present legal restrlctlor.a so far as they
. my bo modified without bringing city
i Inancoa Into conflict with the penal
i-Me. The suggested changes, which may
be Incorporated In the new city charter,
woulJ allow such entertainment of a
mimical and t4e!lectual older as would
not violate til traditional significance of
the day. They provide for the opening of
theater and opera houses, aa well a other
place where concerts have long been held
so the Sabbath. Proponents and opponents
of the resolution were beard by the com
mitt, which will report to the full board
next Tuesday. What this report win be. If
already determined, is n it known.
Next Sunday will necessarily be "blue."
ta waa last, although the Kden Uusee and
louaa of the ponr.y trcade have secured
ajuactloea througii v.htch they will be able
S do husinoaa as uniisl. Tie theatrical
kted generally, howrvc. will cot force the
laaua. but await i -ion of the board
J Protostaa. Cuti; ,'.rmn and Jewish
kkaodattona and 1. organization were
Trpreeected today.
Cut ('.as. Co?ley. Jeweler, nt B. It h St.
Mote Cava llaoleo llaaaoaaa.
NEW TORK, Iee. H.-The imai'.m
uulaxilf t Its bea t Introduced U1-
iSr
t trvMir cf H New Tnrk li causing
'Ks t-j the owner of tho old fahineil
11 las heen prar-tlrally derided to
(ul in hair the charges for horn cub and
It I Bui J that moat of the owners will
stta h taximeters to tle vehicle. Many of
independent cab owner., men own their
umn cab. r reports to be In negotiation
wjfh mmr jr,cturt.r fof, motor t,i, to ke
the place of the old hansoms.
Announcements, wedding stationery and
calling cards, blank bock and magaalnn
binding. Thone Doug. 14. A. L Root, Inc.
SLEEPING CAR LAW INVALID
Wlnronala asreme . t'aart Holds
Police rawer Is Violated
br A at.
MADISOX, WIb., Dec. 14. The state su
preme court today declared" the Wisconsin
sleeping car law unconstitutional. The de
cision holds that the law Is not a valid
exercise of the police powers of the law;
that it leaves to the occupant of the lower
berth to decide whether the upper shall b
dosed or open, instead of' absolutely re
quiring an unoccupied berth to be closed.
DIVIDING TEE SCHOOL FUND
(Continued from Third Page.)
of Miss Fltrh of Omaha, assisted bv fire
from the Boyd school -of acting of Omaha.
BEATR1CK Mrs. Prank Whltcomb, a
former resident of Beatrice, died at her
home at IJneoln yesterday, aged SO years.
Mr. Whitcomb was formerly engaged In
the rump business here. She leaves six
children.
YORK Snow fell last evening to the
fltrth of one Inch.. Farmers are relolclng
I over this moisture and hope for more.
They wnulA like to s-e considerable mois
ture before the hard winter sets in. as
that means another great crop.
PI-ATTSMOCTH-Rev. A. L. Zlhk ha
tendered his resignation aa pastor of the
First Christian church In this citv and
with his family will depart for Clayton!
N. M., about the first of January, where
he has tsken up a homestead.
BEATRICK The exhibition of the South
eastern Nebraska Poultry association closed
here last night after a run of three days.
It was the most successful affair of the
Hind ever held In the city. Pherman Whlt
utmib of this city acted as Judge.
BRAD8HAW A petition was signed this
week offering a reward of tsJ for the ar
rest of the 'person who has been poisoning
dogs in Bradshaw. Bradshaw haa more
dogs than are needed, but a number there
are objecting to the poisoning of then.,
LINDSAY The subscribe of the stock
of the new Farmers' levator company
met Saturday to organise and elect offi
cers. Kx-Bemttor Bradv of Albion, secre
tary of the Farmers' lilevator Association
of Nebraska, waa here to help organise.
MILFORD The Milford Oun club has
made arrangements with George Lv Carter,
chief game warden of the state, for the
importation of twelve pairs of Hungarian
partridges. They are twtcv the sire of our
" Bob White." The gun club will protect
these birds from harm.
ARBORVILLE The golden wedding of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Plessinger was a social
event, wliicit tliuse who participated la Will
long remember. Over luO relatlvee and
guests. Including a number from York, at
tended. Mr. and Mrs. Plessinger are each
nearly 8C years of age.
Hl'MbOIJrr Alexander Kerr, one time
sheriff of this county, died a few days
since at his home in Omaha, and the body
was brought for Interment at his old home
in rJalem, where funeral services were held
and a l&ige numbfer of old friend arid
neighbors gathered W pay their respects
to his memory. ,
HCMBOLJJT Miss Amsnda. oldest daugh
ter of Mr. and. Mrs. John Fans ha user, a
lending farmer family of Speistr precinct,
was united in marriage to Mr. J. Louis
Von Bergen, on of the well known farm
er and stockmen of that section. The
ceremony waa performed by Itev. Vol
precht. pastor of the Dry Branch church.
BEATRICE The appeal case of J. H.
Sparka, Involving some XliOiXr in bridge
claims against Uage county, waa dismissed
yesterday by Mr. Sparks' attorney without
prejudice. An original Jurisdiction of this
case was obtained in the federal court
some time ago. and It now appears that
the case will have to be determined in the
higher court.
H I'M BOLDT Word comes from Bookane.
Wash., to. his pareola, Mr. snd Mrs. John
Lee. of this. city, .lo the enect mat Mr.
George A. Le Is being prominently men
tioned as a candidate for the legislature on
the republican ticket at hia new home city.
The young man recently engagea in me
practice or law at Spokane, and has al
ready attained considerable success In his
chosen Meld.
WK9T POINT The local lodge of the
Modern Woodmen of America have elected
the following officers for the coming year:
Consul, A I. Hartline; worthy advisor.
Frank Miller; barker. B. O. Hermann;
clerk. August Hanft; escort. H. 8. Radlr
watchman, Fred Kloth; sentry, Herman
Wilde; rhyslclan. Dr. H. I- Wells; man
ager, F. J. Brasda.
NORTH PLATTE The plans for the new
Presbyterian church have been received.
The plana were prepared by Architect
Chaddiok of Omaha and they have been
approved by the building committee. Upon
receipt of the detailed specifications the
building committee will wk for bids for
the construction of the church. The archi
tect guarantees that the building can be
constructed for tlT.auu.
BhIATRJCK Rawltna Woman's Relief
corps met yesterday and elected theao
officers: Mrs. Polly Bull, president; Mrs.
Myra Miller, aentor vice president; Mrs.
Nellie Dunn, Junior vice president; Mrs.
Maggie Dorn, chaplain; Mrs. Mary Hirer,
treasurer; Mrs. Kachael Lahsnon, conduc
tor; Mrs. LMvy enottenklrk. guara; Mrs.
Sarah Wilson and Mrs. Miranda Haney,
delegates to encampment.
BEATRICE The committee of tha city
council met with the committee from the
Commercial club last evening to consider
ways and means whereby the city will
comply with the will of Jamea Charles,
who bequeathed S12.000 for park purposes
at the lime of hi death several years ago.
A number of available locations were dis
cussed, and the committees will meet next
Tuesday afternoon to visit the several
proposed sites.
WEST 1'OINT-Frlends and neighbors,
both in country and town, of Robert Z.ah
now, the fanner whose valuable team was
stolen from the, streets of Bancroft three
weeks anu, have subscribed a fund of
to be given as a reward for the recovery
of the stolen property and the arrest of
the thieves. Tills makes a total reward of
t: .j offered in this case. The team waa
one of the finest In Cuming county and
was valued at fi0.
BEATRICE The Ellis Farmers' Eleva
tor company was perfected ytsterday by
the election of the following Board of
Directors: P. J. Zimmerman. P.oas Hill,
Fred Hishland. Temple Plerc-, Henry
Pcheve. G. T. Reynolds. Will Miller, Sam
uel Pheant and Samuel Freeman. The
company is Incorporated for tt.Oeq, and will
meet next Monday to elect officer. The
company will purchase an elevator or
build a new one at once.
WEST POINT-Dr. H. IL Cohee of Wood
Lake, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cutiee of
Beemer. died st his home of typhoid fever
at the utse of SO years. The doctor was a
native of Cumlrg county and a graduate
of Creipi ton Midlcal college and hia un
timely demise ia much deplored by the
people of this community. The remains
were interred st Wisner on Thursday un
der the nutpicra of tha local lodge of the
M j-1ern Woodmen of America.
WEST POINT-William Townsend. a
well-known r-!ont of West Point, died at
the Fremont hospital on Wednesday from
the effects of a stroke of paralyala. The
deceased waa a native of England and waa
one of the pioneer settlers of northern
Knox couefy. from which place he moved
lo M Point twelve years ago. He was
l7 yesrs of i i ami leave a large famOv
of marr ed daughters and one son. Tha
remains were iroul.t lo Wrirt Point yrs,
terday -r.r1 'titerred in the family ' in
the puolic oenirtery.
F.sT IfUNT-The W,t point National
lrik has nmvd into Its new building. The
new Inuie of tile bark in the finest and
most con.plrte banking building in the
Elkhorn valley without exception. All the
latest devices and up-to-date fixtures have
been installed. It replacea an old struc
ture built by Bruner at Neiigh In the year
171 and occupied by them as a private
har k. They ere succeeded by Stevenson
A tituefer. also private ban ken, who con
ducted the Institution until 1H&. when the
business waa merged into the Wji fulm
National bank. ,
LINDSAT A night achool has bwn r
tanixed in IJmlsay In connection with the
H'.ly Family Paioctoa s. hool fur the ln-
fit of thiM b.iolis II. mt .-jinkAt t..
I school during the day. Rev. Rebanua haa
I un "'rumental
in bnnrtnr about tha
Ma)bllily of the school. All cUsaea have
not been organised, but soon will be. There
are now four teachers Mini Dunne, teach
ing reading, spelling and writing; Rev.
Kobanua. teaching grammar and abort
hand, M J. Rarmakees. teaching arith
metic and bookkeeoii g : lr Tot4itn. teach
ing phvaioloiry and r.y-i-n. New clause
r.d auLiocls win be lauaLt as oasnua
j uuei.
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AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Temporary Bcpair Ka.de to Q Street
Viaduct and it ii Ready for Trafle,
MAYOR TO SIG2I KEW. OSDEffASCE
Steel to Be Ordered af Oaee aod
lsseetatloai ew Stroetare Will
Re Ready for I w hy Middle
. of next liSkBU. ..
The temporary repair to the Q ttreet
viaduct were completed last nlgnt. The
street railway company Is expecting orders
from the mayor to again mak use of the i
structure. Car will probably run during
the day. If not, they will resume early
Tuesday morning. The viaduct ha been
closed for about three week while the
underpinning gnd. the stringer were being
replaced. It was the spreading of the
stringer which caused (he sudden closing.
The Vnlon Stock Yards and Villon Pacific
companies are expending a 'little money
a possible on these repair. they expect
to put In the new viaduct during tha early
spring months. - . . - n
Mayor Thomas Hoctor has promised to
sign the viaduct ordinance. th prov1i"ln
of which bav'a been tha subject if consider
able discussion recently. With the signing
of the ordinance the Union Stock Ysrds
company and the t'nion Pacific, accordfng
to positive authority. Will order the steel
aad materia at once for the erection of
the viaduct. It will require from sixty to
ninety days to fill the order for tel and
perhaps a month longer. So If Is possible
for the -viaduct to be constructed and be
in operation by midsummer. The structure
will cost the companies tiOO.OOt' at least.
The packers are very anxious to sea the
completion of the viaduct. This is espe
cially true of the Armour plant, located
at the end of the viaduct. A rrippled struc
turo In the front yard, a It were, detracts
a great deal from the packing establish
ment. The same authority which an
nounced the Intention of the Union Stock
Yard and Union Pacific companies said
with regard to the opposing attitude of the
street railway: -"Of course we expect the
street railway company to fight us to th
last ditch. No corporation will voluntarily
assume a levy where the return Is Indirect.
Nevertheless, being the most constant user
of the viaduct, the. stree railway company
should pay for the repairs to the structure.
We are ptjrTectly wilting to build the via'
duct In the first place, hut this Item Is the
most Just proposition ore could dsvtsa. In
that it Is fair both, to us and to tnsrh."
gtolea Isena Recovered.
Mr. C. L. Talbot recovered all of the
large collection of souvenir spoons which
were taken from the residence' several days
ago by a burglar. The man, whoever, he
was, apparently grew faint-hearted on the
Job, or became conscience stricken. Th
police are of the opinion that he discovered
thst all the spoon were marked and thus
easily Identified, and he did not dare to
dispose of them, nor did h dare to keep
them, bee a us the police were camping
pretty close on hia trail and he knew It.
Therefore ho wrapped them up carefully
and brought them to South Omaha. Ho'
did not dare go on tho premises for fear of
being suspected, so h left them in the
doorway of M. D. Mann's barn, a near
neighbor to Mr. and Mr. Talhot. .
Daaaago Clalsa aealed Dewa.
the Jury In the Coatsworth damage ease,
tn which J. T. Coatsworth sued the city
for 130,000 personal Injury, returned a ver
dict awarding tha plaintiff fsm for a
broken leg. The case was "baaed on a
fault in the sidewalk at Thirteenth and
Missouri avefTue. - Trio plaintiff la not at all
satisfied with the award, and will at once
file a motion with tha court for a new
trial. Tho city attorney on his part will
file a motion to And for the city, regard
leas of the Jury verdict. He claim that
the defect In the street was latent, tn that
tho surface of the ground gave no Indica
tion of the caved ''place under It The
plaintiff swore that the hole could be seen
across the street.
Two Casves of Theft.
' John W. Dennell. 175 South Twentieth
street, reported to' the polioe that hia resi
dence was entered by a burglar Thursday
bight, and several valuables. Including a
woman's watch, chain and charm and a
valuable locket, taken. The window was
pried up a a mean of admlssloa. No oae
heard nor saw tha man. Th polioe are of
the opinion that It was not tho work of the
regular visitor, who has been In the city
for over a year, but so far haa eluded cap
ture. This man has refused In moat esse
to tke anything but cash.
L. D. Lively of Qllmore waa in South
Omaha yesterday morning looking after a
stolen horse, which was taken from his
ranch Thursday night. Ha thought the ani
mal might have been offered for sale at the
stock yards. The police are looking for
the animal.
Headrleluoit Gives Chief a Rss.
Charles Hendiickson, whom Chief Briggs
brought from Hamburg, la., yesterday
morning, tried to escape from the chief at
Pacific Junction, and tf Briggs had not been
a good runner he would have succeeded.
Hendrlckaon Is wanted in South Omaha for
forging a check and passing It on William
Wetxel. Near Pacific Junction Is a rail
road crossing, where the train comes to
top. The man had been very tractable all
the way and the chief, wishing to spare
the man's feelings, put him In a seat gnd
sat two seals behind htm. The man
watched him and apparently the chief
dosed. The man got up and walked past
the officer as the train slowed down, while
the chief watched htm through bis closed
eyelids. Just as he mad hia dash for lib'
erty. the chief sprang up. As the man
landed on the ground the chief reached the
steps. Hendiickson started to run toward
the rear of tho train, but his running ability
was much Inferior and the chief caught
him by the collar as the train began to
move. He gave him a sharp cuff on the side
of the ear and forced hrm to Jump back on
the moving train and sprang up behind htm.
It was a aleeper and the vestibule was
closed. One narrow step and tit hand rails
were all they had to cling to. The chiaf
stood outside his man, forcing him tight
againat the door of the coach, with bis
arms around each side of him to the hand
rails and held blm by main force, while the
train whirled on to Pacific Junction.
V. at. C. A. Kotoo,
At the regular monthly meeting last even
ing the board of director of th local
Young, Men's Christian .association passed
a r solution thanking the school boys, who
did excellent work. In removing the brick
from the gymnasium, and the young wo
men who entertained the boys at the close
of ths day. It was the unanlmoue opinion
of the board that the work of removing
the brick was th least of many result
that have and will grow out of the move,
ment.
The board transacted much routine wor
connected wit a changes that are beir
made. The matter of price to be charge
for dormitories waa left to the cotnmlt't.
on temporary work, with tho understanding
that they could not be rented to aay but
association matnbera. . .
8snlor memberships to high school stu
dent will bo sold for K each until Janu
ary X. 1M. Junior memberships wlU be S3
until the sum date, After January 1 all
senior members!, too wrfll bo ti ts) eaah or
ITS) If paid In lnatallmer.ts Jf thirty days
apart. Junior metubersliiia will then be
k w i-rt ii v-v i
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WHOLESALE
Prompt Delivery1: ;
I t-mmiii inrr
U cash and the latter mernbershlf will be
limited to lco. ; '
Appreciation of the splmdW help given
and offered by the Ladles' auxiliary was
expressed and a committee appointed to
see that expree3rfea of such appreciation
should be properly conreirca. -liaiar
Mrs teas
Rev. Ralph W. Liver's Sunday morning
theme will be, "The Leader Joshua." The
Luther lea fro will meat at p. m.
Services will be held la the Norwrglan
Danlah lang-ua-e Sunday at 4 p. m. at the
Trinity Lutheran church," Twenty-ninth
and T streets. The subject la, "The All
Important Question."
"The Purpose of Repentance." will be
presented by Rev. George Van Winkle Bun
day" morning at the Baptist church. "The
Fewer of Evil." will form his evening dis
course. "The Debt the Nation Owes the Pioneer
Preacher," will be the subject of Dr. R.
L. Wheeler's Bund ay morning address. In
the evening he Will speak from an evangel
teal theme. . . '
, Special services bearing on the home mla
loukry aad-ihureji extenstoji work will be
tha erdr of services at Lefler's Memorial
church both morning and evening. r
RtVf Andrew Ranwlck will preach on
the topic, "Acquainted with God." Sunday
morning. In the evening Secretary Q. A.
Young of tha Young Men's Christian asso
ciation will speak on the national conven
tion of the association at Washington, D. C.
"Home." wlU be Rev. H.' H. Millard s
topic at the Methodist church at the morn
ing hour. In the evening -"The Power of
Mercy." will be hia theme.
, The Wining Workers club of the Christ
Ian church will hold a baiaar at the Scargo
block Twenty-fourth and M, December
1 and 30. '
Magle City Gwaatay.
The Halcyon club gave a pleasant dan
cing party last ntght at the temple.
The police arrested John D. Thornton for
running a pool hall without a license.
Miss Eva Renwick of Knojtvllle. Tenn.,
is tfle-guest of Andrew Henwlck and family
Mlaa Margaret Parks. Twenty-iiflh and
D street, la said to be confined to her
home by Illness.
The women of the Methodist' church
cleared over tiM at the baaar held In South
Omaha last week.
The Misses O Lachltn. Twenty-fifth and
A, entertained a number of near friends
Tuesday evening.
Nebraska lodge No. 7. Ancient Order
of United Workmen will give a dancing
party on December 1 at the temple.
Ludwlg Kralky. Z North Twenty-second,
reported a eon born In his household yes
terday. Irwin E. Rice. K North Twelfth
street has a son. Fred Oaut. 12! North
Twenty-third, lias a boy.
Card of Thanks We wish to expres our
thanks to fur friends and nelKhbors for
their assistance and sympathy during our
sudden bereavement by the death of our
husband and father, Nela Bwanson. Mrs.
Nels Pwaneoa, Julius Swanaon, Mrs. Marie
6i(tmu-r.
Miss Florence Bthmke. Twenty-sixth and
B street a, entertained the Bon S'Mr club
Thursday evening in a pleasant game of
progressive whist. The guests were Misses
Barrett, reran. Margaret Parks, Hasburgh.
Loveley, Davis, Murphy and Uaughan;
Xfeesrs. Barrett, Wilson, Onrrlgan. Mc
Mahon, Woods. Moore. Llcknosky. Rice,
Iarkln and Ones. Misses Barrett snd
Davta and Messrs. Oos and Moore won tha
prises.
The Polksdot Whlrt club reorganised for
the season Thursday evenirg. The mem
bers were entertained by Mrs. Oeorpce
Walliker and Misa Maude Dennli at the
home of Mrs. Walliker. The guests were
served after the gamea to one of the dainti
est spreads of tiie season and the ciuh
members are atlll talking of their pleasant
evening. Prl were won by Thomas
Parker and Mrs. Otto RadtuaeiL T!.e
guetts of the evening were Misses Alia
Oilchrlat. Holmea. In tor. Dennia. Meoare.
Parker. Laughlin. Con. aVoll anil Reed,
Mr. and Mrs. Cute. Mr. and Mrs. Ewell.
Mr. and Mrs. O Shea, Mr. and Mrs. Walli
ker and Mias Dennis have the nrt and a
most hearty bow from the combined mem
bership of the club.
MORE MONEY F0R THAW TRIAL
Experts Paid at Rata al'llaadred
Dollars a Day for Their
frvleee.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14. A a extra appro
priation of llS.Ouu for conducting the trial
of Harry K. Thaw was allowed today by
the Board of Estln.aUa. Comptroller Mela
said District Attorney Jerome wss going to
confer with his t-xperts with a view of
keeping down the expenses for their testi
mony at the second trial.
"Already 14.eW baa been spent for ex
perts. It Is an outrage, but it can't be
helped." added the comptroller. "The ex
erts were paid at the rate of 1100 a day,
'proximately lit an hour, in some cases."
It was stated that the cost of the trial so
far had been upward of tlOO.Oua
Cold bracelet. Copley. jvweUr, 21 g. jeih.
Brree la Nat ta Leave.
LONDON. Dee. 11 The AsaooU.lt d Pre
Is officially Informed that ths rumor to
the effect that James Rryce, the BrUlih
embassador te the United Slates, Is t
leave the Waatuugton embassy te aXao
lutely untrue.
Presenilis lor Mem
GOOD CHEER TO ALL
put
Remember Your Sick
carry tiis largest steak of Dsmsstic and
FREE A Christmas Souvenir With Each Purchase
' BRANCH STOftEHuorte Gfocty,
MEHIRIES OF EXPOSITION
- . af i
Dinner Girca to Dirctort and Other
Who Hide it ft BacotM,
StPOBT 07 KX3T0ST COKXimX
OeaeraJ Charles F. SZaaerea
aas the. Hesalts ef the
f Patttaa- Its Starr lurk
cssmu r
Memories of the Transmkwlaslppl Ekpo-'
sltioa from the point el view ef the men
who were back of the affair wet re
counted last night at the dinner given tn
the board of directors by burdOn W. Wat
ties, president of the exposition, at the
Omaha clUb. Besides the directors a Mum
ber of guests who had been Wore ot leaa-j
closely connected wtth the exposition, were
present.
The dinner waa primarily to enable the
director te luten te a report of general
Charles P. Manderson. chairman of tBe
history oommtttee, oft the progress df the
work of compiling a detailed etery 61 tha
exposition. 4
General Manderson presented the history
in three large Bound volume of typewrit
ten matter, and hi suggestion that A con
densed history containing the important
events or the fair be published, wa
greeted with applause. After the sugges
tion had been made Mr. Wattlaa announced
that he bad already decided te guarantee
the finance of the work, which 1 to be
prepared under th direction of the com
mittee. The report of the history committee wa
only a starter for the aerie of IncldVnt
of the work of putting the exposition on
1U feet, that followed. General Mander
son told in some detail the work of ths
committee In compiling the history, and
paid a glewlng tribute to the men who
brought the exposition safely through.
"The exposition," he aald, "brought the
city of Omaha out of the slough of dee
pond te an era of hopef ulneaa. It seems to
me that this town took a new birth from
that date. Nobody who put hi money
Into It expected ever to see a dollar of it
again, but the directorate not only paid
every dollar of Indebtedness, but repaid 9)
per cent te the stockholder and had 12,500
In cash left over. It wa decided to use
this tn compiling a history. '
He paid a tribute to President Wattles
for hi Important work ef making the fair
a success financially and also referred, as
did other speakers, to th visit of President
McKlnley to the exposition and hie use. of
the Omaha club rooms a an executive man
sion while he was here.
tar at the . Persaaders.
Following the icport Mr. Wattles called
upon a number of men who bad Important
work in developing the exposition. John L.
Webster, he introduced the "star ector
of the troupe" which vlaltad the western
states to secure appropriations from th
state legislatures.
"I am heartily in accord." aald itr. Web
ster, "with all that ha been said her to
night as to what the. exposition did for
Omaha. It came at a time when we needed
encouragement and it lifted us eut of the
despondency and started us on a higher
plane. It developed in us a keen apprecia
tion of art and music and the other Higher
things of life. It gave us that which mad
us a metropolitan city. Before we ware a
country village."
Mr. Wattles then Introduced Thomas B.
Kimball as the chief architect of the expo
sition, anu declared that to his carefully
made plat.s was due the ability ot ths
management to construct ths bulld'ngs
within the appropriation made for them.
Mr. Kimball responded briefly, declaring
that the burden cf Mr. Wattles' conversa
tions to him during the constructive period
of the exposition was. "We must pay th
stockholders back." He aald It s to V.r.
Wattles' careful" work that the construction
work was don within th estimate.'
With a humorcU reference to th second
exposition aa the concert to the main circus
Mr. Watties introduced Dr. George L.
Miller, president of the Greater Omaha ex
position. Dr. MliUr spoke of the work accomp
lished by the men who had made the ex
position a success and had been strong
factors in the upbuilding of the city. IK
also referred feelingly to the elder men of
the city who had passed away.
"I ha'e great confidence in the young
manhood of our city," be said. "The
young men of our time cam out hers wit
their brides of a year and set down upon
toes prairies and said by the eUrnal God
1U conquer. I call on the young man
hood ot Omaha today to remember tna
there- are higher thing than mere gain.
Their fathers taught them this."
Mr. Vt a riles closed with aotr.e Incident
.Christinas ;
1309 FARNAM
Holiday WINES and LIQUORS
CHRISTMAS BOXES -DECANI ERS-WINE SETS,,
IMPORTED GERMAN STEINS-TRAVELING FLASKS
MILLER'S
FINE WINES
55e, 50t 75c Per Quart
Up in Attractive Christmas Dxe
Friends on Christmas Day.
Imported Wlnss, Liquors, Cordials. Etc. tn fHa West.
FRfCES TO ALL
, Open Evenings
Liquor Department, 14th
connected with th presence of Prealdent
McRlnky at the exposition and raid the
persldetit afterward told him it wa In
bright spot In hi administration,
i Among those preseht as guest were
Thotna. R. Kimball. Dr. George L. Miller, i
W. S. Popptetoa. Victor Caldwell. Clem
tfieot CBase. Emil Brandeis, H. W. Tate
gnd f, A. Nash. The member of th
dlrectprate present were G. F. Bid well. E.
te. Bruch, O W. HoMrege, -W. B. Jardlne,
Thomas-KlIpatHck. F. P. Klrkendall, L.
H. Kdfty, S. W. Lindsay. C. W. Lyman.
C. F. Mandereoh.' Charles Met, C. S. Mont
gomery. A. L. Raed, Arthur C. Smith, G.
W. Wattle. John L. Webster. G. F. Weller.
Luclu Wells, John S. Wharton, R. 8.'
Wlleot. C. M. WUheim and C, E. Yost.
MINNESOTA WINS THE DEBATE
titk the Deviates Over Nebraska
Valvoretty hr a Tvate
0e Tate. 1 . .
eaeaawawaaaa
MINNEAPOLIS, Dee. 14-(8pecial Tele
gram.) Minnesota won. but it waa .a hard
fight, when it met th Nebraska university
debaters Friday in one of the. best forenslo
Contests which has been annealed .on the
Unl vet illy of Minnesota forum. The vote
of the judge waa ! to l In Minnesota's
favor. The argument on both sldee were
persuasive and dealt with the control of
transportation corporation In a way not
ofteh keen (with and without gloves),
ailnnesota upheld the affirmative side of
the question under debate, "Resolved, That
the federal government should have ex
clusive control over all transportation cor-,
urUona doing an Interstate business, con
stitutionality granted."
Clyde O. McWhinney. Lawrence J. Weaver
and William R. King upheld the honor
of Nebraska In a fitting manner' and though
thy filled to win, tbey fought to the last
step, conclusively to one Judge, at least,
that, the, .federal . government should not
have excluarv control over the tranfporta
tlon corpora rjort of the country.
Governor John J. Jol..iaoe presided and
Introduced the Judges of the evening in
Judge A. J. Vlnje of Superior, Wit, Judge
John J. Fruit of LaCrosse. Wis., and At
torney Robert B. fccott of Madison, Wis.
Weaver proved to be Nebraska's best de
baler, ppenlng second in the regular debate
and second in rebuttal, though McWhinney
nfl King both were at their ease and felt
at home on the stag. Cheers and con
tinued applauee greeted th Judges' deci
sion when K was made known that Minne
sota failed to secure a unanimous decialon.
LINCOLN. Neb., Dec. .-6peo!ai Tele
gram.) For the first tlm In several yearn
the Lincoln High school won the annual
debet wllh th Omaha High school. Th
verdict of th Judges, was unanimous. The
question for debate waa, "Resolved, That
th Chinese Immigration Law Bhould be
Extended to the Japanese." The Omsh
debater took th affirmative. Omaha waa
rpresen(ed by Harry J. Kenner. Harry
Stacker and Gilbert Barnes. Lincoln'
representative wr Clarence Clark, Vern
Bate and Fred Marconnet. Th Judge
wre Prof. B. L. Hinnian, F. B. Gass and
W. R. Jackeon.
LINCOLN. Deo. IS In the Nebraska
Iowa university oratorical contest tonight
the decision of the three Judges, Prof.
Isador Loeb of Missouri, Judge James H.
Qulnn Of Minnesota and Benjamin CI
Taylor of Minnesota, waa unanimously for
Nebraska. The Nebraska debater Were
Measr. Bwenson. Frertfhs and Elliott and
of Iowa Messrs. Brant. Byrra and Mayer
William J. Bryan presided and made an
address.
ORCHARD IS CROSS-EXAMINED
Darraer sheer that Wltaeae Cam-
shitted Maay Crime Brfur Me
Kaew Pettlhaae.
BOIBE, Idaho. Dec. 14. -Clarence Darrow.
the Chicago attorney who Is conducting Uie
defense ef Georg A. Peltibon. had Harry
Orchard, the states chief witness, on the
rack for two hours and a half today, en
deavoring to discredit his testimony. The
cross-examination was rigid and effective,
in that m it Orchard was pictured ss an
Inhuman monster, a murderer, bigamist
perjurer, gambler, thief and incei.dlary.
Profiting by the failure of Attorney Ktch
erdaon In the Haywood trial to shake the
testimony of Orchard. Darrow made little
attempt to make the wltneaa contradict
himself. Twice only during the day did
he try to confuse Orchard In regard te bis
testimony, and each time he failed. Read
ing from the testimony of the Haywood
trial, Darrow endeavored to make it appear
that th witness had changed hi state
ments, but Orchard forced hi questioner
to read more of hi testimony give be
fore, showing that his testimony had been
th cam at both trials. Dsrrow laid par
ticular eraphaale on th fact that Orchard
waa a criminal bef or ha becam acquainted
with Moye'r, Haywood and Pen I bone After
bis cross-examination on cacti ot Orchard
HILLER'S
PURE WHISKIES
. 80c, $1.00. $1.25 Per Quavrt
Is
55a2'
sand Douglas
crimes before his trip to Denver taj De
cember, IMS, Danww aakedt
"Did you know Moyer, . Haywood gad
Pettlbener - , . ,
. Each time the wUnea answered "no,"
Dsrrow announced that he - would r con
clude hia creea-examlnatlon on .tomorrow,
and Hawley stated to the court thajt the.
stale would tnleh Its -case by next Thurs
day. Witnesses for the defense were there
fore subpoenaed to appear next Friday.
( W, R. Benaett.
Having personally severed my malnes
relations with J. E. Baum, I am.ijqrw at
liberty to consider any position (nof neces
sarily retail merchandising) looklhgjt a
permanent paying business tn or out of
Omaha. ''.-.
In view of being accessible to njr who
may wish to meet aad talk with., me on
any subject, I have secured office No. tU,
Board of Trade Building, B. W. Ctrr. uth
and Farnam Bts., where I shall be a. part
of the time each week day. '.'
I shail be pleaaed to meet my friend any
time for a social chat tf nothinVTinore.
Addreaa all mall to me care PoMoflo Box
t, Omaha. W. R. BENWKTT.
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BANKERS AGAIN LOCKED , UP,
Bonds f J. Dalaell Biwwa and W. J,
Bartaett Raise .frae 70,000
geoo.ooo.f iw
BAN FRANCISCO, Dec.' It The taondt
Of J. Dalaell -Crown and Vf. J. Bartnett,
.manager and vice prealdent, respeeflvely.
of the suspended California Safe-.DVpeslt
and Trust company, who are aceuaed ol
having hypothecated securities -ia-' the
amount of tZie.uOO belonging to ths" '-Col ton
estate, were Increased - today f rom'i 7l,0uf
fo 1300,000 on motion of the district 'attor
ney. Neither wa able to secure tha In.
creased bond and both are confined si th
city jail tonight . i:
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