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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1907)
THE OMAIIA DAILY BEEt BATTinDAT. DECEMBER 23. 1JKI7. 2 Saturday, December 28, at Kilp&trick's, Commencing at 8 O'clock in the Morning, Starts the Most Remarkable Ever Known in Omaha, Presenting a Rare MONEY - SAVING OPPORTUNITY on High Grade Goods. Ttjj i II Ji- Our entire stock of Ladies Coats, Furs and Suits will be offered at prices, which should clean out the stock in a hurry. Don't fail to be on hand promptly at 8 o'clock for when the doors open Saturday morning The Excitement Will Commence. Needless perhaps to remind you that no damaged goods no refused lots no trashy jobs ever enters our store. This is a chance to buv the best best in quality best in style and the best in workmanship from the best manufacturers in America. Loose fitted coats, semi-fitted coats, made from broadcloths, kerseys, cheviots, e tc. Coats in blacks, blues, browns, reds, evening and pastel shades. Cast your eyes over the prices: Coats which sold up to S37.50, on sale Saturday, at, each 251900 Coats which sold up to S25.0D, on sale Saturday, at, each 312. SO Coats which sld up to S20.0D, on sale Saturday, at, each .' .....$9.50 Coats which sold up to SI 5.00. n sale Saturday at, each ... 57.50 There are 35 in a lot of fancics'4ight and dark shades, which sold up to 522.50, these will g at each SS.OO t - There should b3 a scramble for these value is great. . H n Children's Coats at 4 and i Off Former Prices ; A -Special-Lot some were $8.00. some $10.60. some $12.00. will go. at. each 33.98 Our suits will be classified and placed in 3 groups: V If-you need a suit if you are likely to need a suit if your friend needs a suit if '"any body needs a suit these prices should awaken interest and clean out the stock rapidly. Lot 1 Suits of Fall, 1907, style, sold up to S35.00, Saturday... $15.00 Lot 22 Suits of FaU, 1907, style, sold up to 555.00, Saturday S29.00 53 Suits, some Eton, some coat styles, broadcloths, fancy worsteds and all good styles, some sold as high as 540.00. Saturday a. . 57.50 Fur and Fur Coats AU at i Off Former Prices Extravagant profits never marked on our Furs, nor do we ever mark up to give 'us a chance to mark down for a sale. All our colored Taffetas, in cluding "Grandmother" brand, sold up to 85 cents, will be of fered on Saturday at 59c yard. "We will close out a lot of Fancies which sold from 75c to $1.00, including stripes, plain taffetas, plaids, etc., at 49c yard. A big lot of plaids and fancies, 21 to 27 inches wide, some 27 inches, wash taffetas and a lot of checks, worth up to $1.25, at 69c yard. All our black Silks of very kind 20 from regular prices. A11 best Velvets and Pannes and Paons rA off regular prices. Dress Goods New Fancies plaids and plains in some Instances only a few pieces of a kind, worth up to fl.00 a yard, at, a yard 35 A lot of plains and fancies, formerly $1.00 and $1.25". Saturday, yd..5J) Beautiful new Suitings, broadcloth ef fects, stripes and checks, shadows plain goods, various weaves, were tip to $1.6.0. Saturday 08 Scotch Clans, were $1.00, Saturday, a yard 70 A bic lot of Broadcloths which sold up to $2.50. Saturday 31.69 A large assortment of-djoiee plain col ors, formerly up to $2.00. Saturday will sell at 31.39 A splendid Panama with side bands, Just the thins; for skirts, formerly $1.75. Saturday, yard 81.19 Challies in two lots, the best French ' goods, worth 75c and 85c. Saturday at 49c and 39 All Black Goods 20 per cent from reg ular prices. Remnants of all kinds and every length at one-half regular price. .Gloves Long, short, heavy, medium, kid Mocha lined, unlined, wool, cashmere, golf priced to move In a hurry. Wool and Cashmere, were formerly up to 75c, Saturday 29 A lot sold up to $1.00 will go quickly at T 39 Lined Mittens and Gloves, Just a small lot, formerly up to $1.00 a pair, on Saturday, per pair 39 A lot of genuine Prince Kid Gloves, worth $1.60. at, pair 89 A lot of unlined dochas, worth $1.00, at. pair J 69 A lot of lined 'lochas. Including Ire lands, worth $2.00. at, pair.. 81.39 All our best $2.00 Gloves, including Fownes. at, pair 81.69 All our $3.26 and $3.50 Long Gloves at. pair 32.49 None fitted on day of sale all guar anteed except long gloves. Terrific Cutting of Book Prices Too many items to quote particulars if you want sets or odd books this Is your chance a large assortment of Children's books, Btandard and other fiction. ' Saturday we start a sensation al Silk Sale, also every single item in the stock cut deeply. A lot of Velveteen and some Silk Velvets, nearly every color, sold up to 75c, will be offered at 23c yard. A big lot of colored Taffetas, all silk, at 39c yard. All our fancy Crepe de Chines, which were sold up to 85c, at 55c yard. All our plain all Silk Crepe de Chines, sold by us always at $1.00, during this sale, 79c yard. Bi Purchase Just la Men's Cafthmrre Sorka la blacks, grey and fancy worth ap to BO cents Saturday 22 Cents Per Pair Phenomenal Under wear Bargains Men's heavy wool Merino Shirts and Drawers, usually $1.00. will be sold Saturday at 79 Ribbed worsted that were formerly $1.50, on Saturday, each 9S Closing out four lines formely $1.50, natural wool, double fold, etc.. Sat urday at 31.19 Cooper ribbed silk and wool, regularly $2.00. Saturday 81.39 Cooper ribbed. Bilk and wol, regularly $3.00. Saturday 31.95 Heavy fleeced cotton Union Suits were $1.60, Saturday 98 Cleaning up Men's fine Union Suits, worth up to $4.00, Saturday $2.08 Women's Heavy ribbed Vests and Pants, grey or ecru 25 Three lines of 60c goods will be of fered In one lot at, each 35 "Kayser" Swiss ribbed wool always $1.00, on Saturday 79 Australian wool ribbed Vests and Pants, worth $1.50, at OS Union Suits, heavy fleeced. Peeler yarn, will go at 59 $1.00 grade fine yarn Suits, will go at 79 Special lot of "Florence make natural wool Suits which seU regularly at $2.00, will go at, each $1.29 And 20 per cent discount off all reg ular lines. Including Sterling, Mar ode, Vega and other high class winter weights. Children's Mentor Vests and Pants, usually 35c, Saturday at 25 Flat wool to close a broken line worth up to $1.00, at two prices, 6949 And 20 per cent discount from all regular lines. Don't forget that an early visit will be to your advantage, particularly in the. CLOAK, COAT and SUIT DEPARTMENTS, Thomas EiiLfaxiriicm: k Co. - ' -iT " . ' ! Tl , ' 1 - 7T COMPANY ENDS ITS CONTRACT Kft More Special Services Between Two Bis Corporations. VMM TELEPHONE OFFICERS TAKE STEP ft ran Aaragatloa af Itrrrarat far Barltarta Ptmi mmi Brfir Rate mm Telepaoae la-trasseata. (Front a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Dec. 37. (Special Telegram.) The Nebraska Telephone company today notified the Railroad, oommlulon that It has taken steps to abrogate its contract with ttie Burlington road whereby In re turn for passes on the road to Its officers, the Burlington employes have been granted a special rate on telephones. The system lias bean In operation for a long time. The action of the telephone company comes as a result of a complaint made before the Railroad commission by the Independent companies. , A list of names of Burlington employes was furnished who receive special rales on I elrphenea. The telephone company ln firmA' tha commission of its agreement with (be road and today comes the an nounresjent that the plan has been done a way with. Tha railroad company col ldnd taleuliona reatals In return for the favors ' granted. The contraot will end t The commission appointed by the su Lteoeaibcir SI. Whra, complaint was made to the commis sion and the facts were ascertained, the matter was referred to tha attorney gen eral for tits action under the commission law Oration by the telephone company of its . purpose In a letter from Attorney W. W. Mursman of Omaha, lw Hales arc Held Va. A month ago the Burlington through Freight Agent Bpena auggested to tha Rail : road Commissioners that the residents of the order of the railroad commission for the construction of a shed at Omaha for use in cream service. On their complaint a rehearing lr the matter has been ordered for January v at Lincoln. la ae ran re Coantaar Asks Qaeatloaa. The insurance department has received a communication from the Bank Depositors' Insurance company of Washington as the result of an old-fashioned mistake. The stenographer in the Insurance office en closed In the company's self -addressed en velope a letter to the Lancaster Count y bank of Waverly, in answer to an Inquiry received concerning the company. The In surance company wrote today that it was evident the insurance department had made a miKtake, and then it proceeds to ask the department numerous questions, among which are the following: Is not .such a deposit an Insurance inter est t What Jurisdiction have you got over for eign corporations not regularly admitted In your state? Is it not a fact tliat there are national banks in your state over which your stale banking commissioner has no control? Presuming that the above Is true, Is not our position the same as national banks? We have a federal charter and prepay the postage on our letters of solicitation. The letter Is signed with a typewriter and will noybe answered by the Insurance department. Auditor Bearle and Insurance Deputy Pierce both announced today that the company has no right to do business In Nebraska, and they desire all bankers In the state to know that It lias no license to do business here. Fisher Csm Jaaaary ; preme court to take evidence In the dis barment proceedings Instituted upon au thority of the recent legislature against Captain Allen G. Fisher of Chadron met today and set the date of the hearing for The result as the Immediate not!-. January 29. Captain Fisher was here and appeared with his attorney H attack Rose The commission organised by selecting Charles Sloan chairman and Walter Ander son secretary. Aside from this nothing was done. The disbarment proceedings grew out of a claim filed with the legislature for an appropriation to pay for lands which were supposed to escheat to the slate. W. B. Rose appeared for the stale.. The de fense has until January 14 to decide whether It will consent to the Introduction of the evidence taken during the legisla ture. Caakey After A ppraariallaa. J. E. Cobbey, author of the Cobbey stat utes, called on the secretary of slate today to again discuss the appropriation made by the last legislature with which to pay for statutes. The secretary has refused to say whether the legislature wanted him to buy Wheeler or Cobbey statutes. Mr. Cubbey said he had not decided whether to bring legal proceedings. The bill making the appropriation authorised the secretary to purchase "Annotated statutes," and both Wheeler and Cobbey claim to pub lish annotated statutes. I lie Republican valley,, being short of corn for feeding purposes, were entitled to a special low rate on this cereal to permit them te lay In a supply for the winter. A talk with ComsMssioners Williams and Win nett resulied, so Mr. Bpen thought. In his securing permission to promulgate tha re duction, which it was understood, was not to be la any way regarded as a cri terion by which other rates were to be fixed. Today ifce commissioners discovered that I lie Burlington has placed the new tariff In effect an December ! without filing the schedule with the board or receiving a fornial order permitting tha change. A teller was sent to Mr. gpens holding up the rale until this formality is gone through with and tha change takes place in a legal Uiar.ner. ! la t aaald the Law. 1 lie rsles proposed are ls per cent lower liiaii llmse heretofore existing and are I .e . r lV.au the tariff contemplated by the .' .drkh bill. The commission fek that evea Ijr iu hercM of ttte people of the Repub 1., tn ValW y the change could not be al lowed tj go Into effect Illegally. The fntoti Pacific has aid a tariff ached u e fur Us new Nortk River line showing havges from, the towns on the route to Omaha eily, " Tha fcreaauurv tuetk ais a.fc"taaed aiLQ ' Aldrteh ta Aaalst Stale. Senator Aldrlch of Butler county wss In Lincoln today to consultation wit a Attorney General Thompson regarding the case of the State against the various railroads of the stale.' to Come up January 6. in the in tied Stales circuM court at SI Louis. Senator Aldrteh will .assiat the attorney general and commission ta this rase, having j been relaiiwd as special t-ouaaei by the ering the points of the sufficiency of the constitutional amendment to delegate to the legislature authority to give the com mission power to regulate rates of trans portation companies. He will argue that the railroads have mistaken their remedy in applying for an injunction against the commission and that they have a remedy at law. This Is the case where the rail roads were denied an injunction against the commission to prevent it from enforc ing the recent railroad legislation enacted by the legislature and appealed to the higher court. Senator Aldrlch, the father of the commission bill, will ' accompany Attorney General Thompson to St. Louis. Pratest aa Preeeptress. At the meeting of the State Normal board this afternoon numerous letters were read from various county and city superintendents and graduates of the normal school at Feru nrgtng the dis charge of Miss Stoner, preceptress of the school. Miss Stoner secured some pub licity as a witness in the case where Prof. J. W. Searson waa charged with an attempt to criminally assault Miss Ka:h erine Hudson, one of his pupils. The letters showed a similarity, giving the Impression that concerted action was taken to secure the discharge of the pre ceptress. The letters charged that the moral tone of the dormitory wus not w hat It should be and that the writers vtouil not recommend students to board there. At the request of Superintendent Crub tree the board took no action in the mat ter. Superintendent Thomas of the Kearney Normal school reported that Mrs. A. L. Ware, who has had charge of the board ing department, had resigned and this department was now in charge of Mr. and Mrs. John Saunders. The board al lowed a number of claims. Siw Vark Maa Dlea aa Trala. Maxwell Spencer, aged 2t, of Z Kast Ninety-sixth street. New York, a young man of evident wealth, died on the east bound Burlington train as it entered Lin cola this evening. The body was taken from the train here and will be prepared for shipment to New York. Spencr, ac companied by a physician, had been to California In search of health and vai trying to reach home before ha died. Dr. Greenstone of Brooklyn, the physician, will accompany the body. Iasaraara rsataif la Traable. State Auditor fcearle and Insurance Deputy 3: L. Pierce for the last two days have been meeting wlta the officers nd directors of the Nebraska Mercantile In surance company, who have been trying to change the company from a mutual concern to a stock company. The Insur ance department has been Investigating the affairs of the company, and, while Mr. Pierce has refused to make any state ment. It is reliably reported the company lacks between 15.000 and M.00O of having enough money on hand to meet outstand ing obligations. The Insurance depart ment lias refused so far to make any public statement regarding the result of the Investigation. It is said, however, that the company expects to receive financial assistance from Chicago tomor row! I'ntil then conditions will remain in statu quo. ' HL M. Coffin, president of the Nation! Mutual Insurance company of Omaha which recently went Into tiie hands of i receiver, is also pieaident of tha .Ne l.raMVa Ma.r ?..(!.. . TEACHERS CONCLUDE WORK Session! Have Been Interesting" and Instructive to Them. MEETING PLACE U0T DECIDED Oinaaa Waals Lite ta Have it. kat Will Ket Ga lata Air Flrbt ta Sera re It Oepeasi Lara-el r aa Chaarellar Aadrewa. this session, because we do not believe In creating any feeling over the matter. 1 would like for the teachers to understand, however, that if the chancellor will come to Omaha and If the teachers will comt there. Omaha will give them a reyal wel come." Prof. Davidson will leave tomorrow for Sheridan, Wye, where he delivers three lectures to the teachers' association of that state. President Waterhouse today said the meeting had been one of the very best ever held In Lincoln and he was thoroughly satisfied. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Dec. 27. (Special.) With an address by Governor Hanley of Indiana at St. Paul's church tonight the annual meet ing of the State Teachers' association came to a close. The various 'programs prepared for the different sections were carried out aa announced. Interest in each section be ing Intense. The selection of Chancellor Andrews for president of the association, apparently is one of the happiest selections the association ever made. When his name waa proposed practically all those men tioned for the place quickly stopped their campaigns, and stood aside for the chan cellor. He was chosen, as one educator expressed it, not on the theory that It would be an honor to him, but that the association would be honored. In his ad dress to the general session this morning the chancellor never appeared in a hap pier mood and he showed himself possessed of a great deal mora vigor than some of his traducers would have the people imagine he had. At the same session Superintendent Mc Brien delivered an Vldress on "Vitalising the Teacher," which was'dlscussed by C. A. Fullmer of Beatrice. G. H. Thomas of Mo Cook, W. A. Clarke of Kearney, G. W. Wadsworth of Bellevue and Chancellor Andrews. Each discussed vitalising by means of work and Influence. The selection of the next meeting plaoe of the association, as provided in the con stitution of the association, will be left to the executive committee which meets some time In January, when the new officers take their places. The place can be se lected then or late, as the committee elects. A poll of the executive committee today. it is said by one who is Intimately ac quainted with the members of tha com mittee, would show Omaha had a ma jority, but it la likely the wishes of Chan cellor Andrews will be respected by the committee. , Ka Flgtt kr Osaafca. Prof. Davidson, superintendent of the Omaha schools. Is not in favor of akiy dissensions being created In the associa tion over the location of the next meeting. "For my part." hs said. "I should re spect the wishes of Chancellor Andrews in tha matter of selecting a meeting place. The chancellor is a very busy man and If he believes the meeting should be held here I would not oppose his wiabea How ever, all of Omaha would love to give te Chancellor Andrews a magnificent re ception. If he would coma to Omaha next year every organisation la the city and all of tha city machinery would be- put in motion to make tha meeting a grand suc cess worthy of the chancellor. Aa a mat ter of fact, none of us from Unaha have GLAD CHE SHOT HER HCSBAND Warfolk Wassaa Give Eipreulea ta Seatlaaeat la Jail. NORFOLK, Neb., Dec. 27. Speclil Tele gram.) Charged with shooting her hus band with Intent to wound, Mrs. H. F.; Barnhart is still In the city jail. She has been ' bound over to district court under Sl.DM) bond and failed to get ball. County Attorney Koenlgstein. Barnhart's former partner, will' try to send her to the peni tentiary. Conviction would mean one to twenty years' sentence. "I shot him and I'm. glad of it." she said. "I wanted him to go home and he wouldn't. I shot twice up street ta frighten, then once to wound, but not to kill. I wanted to show people of this town I meant what I said." The buUet has not been found. Kathlaa- Kew la Ssaltk Case. MILFORD, Neb., Dec. 27. (Special.) The coroner's Jury in the SmHh case con tinued the inquest yesterday, examining a large number of wltneases, without any new disclosures. Many of the neighbors of the Smiths are present and manifest a great deal of Interest in the Investiga tion. The family are held In high es teem by those who have shared their acquaintance. alaed the meeting to tha teachers during Nebraska Kews Kates. BEA TRICE Jacob Mouser, a pioneer resident of Blue Bprings. is critically ill and little hopes are entertained for his recovery. BEATRICE Judge Kelligar held a brief session of court here yeoierday and dis posed of the lax sale matters which were due to come up this year. BENEDICT Nearly IlriS was taken In by the societies at the dedication of Fraternal hall, a fine large, brick building erected for the use of fraternal societies of Bene dict. BEATRICE Word has been reoeived here of the marriage of Miss Birdie Hamil ton, formerly of this city, to Charles A. Burns, which occurred Tuesday last at Omaha. BEATRICE The Beatrice club gave its annual holiday iarty last evening, which was the most elaborate function of the season. The Beatrice Symphony orchestra furnished the music. PLATTSMOUTH Chrl itmas day T. F. Ruby and Mlas Martha H. Bengen were united In marriage, also Stephen Beckman and Miss Gertrude Runterhols. Lety Schlagle and Lmroa B. Boardman and Harvey Shipley and Miss Ruby lilner. UPLAND The two cases of diphtheria in the family of W. Ehertn will be re leased from quarantine In a few days. The school, wnich closed three weeks ago on account of quarantine, will open on De cember 1U unless some mora cases break out. BEATRICE The usual number of Christ mas marriages were solemnised In this city and county, the contracting parties being as follows: Thomas Purvis and Miss Ann Heaston. Waller Pence and Miss EJfle Hiutun. Eniorv Drlaklll and Miu Kltza- i beta Moon. Floyd Burns and Miss Cor delia Gates, Thomas V. Adams and Miss Cora Reid, Lewis Howe Sears and Miss ! Carrie Bell Hemphill, Walter Harris Reed ind Miss Ele Swett. UPLAND Christmas trade has been poorer here than for years. Franklin county was exceptionally unfortunate in having most of the wheat hailed out and in having the poorest corn crop in the stale. As a result of this and of the money panic the merchants of Upland are doing a very small holiday trade. BEATRICE Word was received from Lincoln announcing the sudden death of Mrs. A. 6. Maxwell, a former resident of this city. Before locating in the capital city Mr. Maxwell was manager of the City Gas company at this point. Mrs. Maxwell was about 40 years of age, and Is survived by her husband and one child, a son. BEATRICE During the last few months thieves have carried off considerable prop erty belonging to the Wabaska Electric company at Blue Springs, which went into the hands of a receiver some time ago. G. P. Marvin, receiver of the plant, says the guilty parties will be punished if the offi cers succeed in apprehending them. PLATTSMOUTH Judge Paul Jessen of Nebraska City held his last session of district court In this city Thursday and adjourned sine die. In the cane of James M. Dwyer against George B. Zeigler, which occupied the time of the court much of the day, the court found for the plaintiff and Issued an order closing the ditch. Homer Foster, charged with assault and highway robbery, gave a bond of I8o0 for his appearance at the next term of court and was released from jail. YORK Farmers and those who do con siderable driving are rejoicing over the good work already done on York county roads under the new lsw. It Is estimated that more good work has been done thl; fall on roads m York county than li any two years heretofore. Under the ol" law the road overseer who knew nothlnc about how to make good roads called ou a few farmers and as a rule left the wor in poorer shape than before. Fortunately the road overseers elected hsve had somi fair Idea of how to make good road and miles upon miles of good road work has been done In York county. PIERCE Benjamin Llndtiay announced on his return from Spokane a few days ago that himnelf and family will remqve from Pierce in the near future, the only unsettled question being what western city will be their future residence, but In all probability will be Spokane, Wash. Mr. Lindsay has for more than a quarter of a century been one of the mont re spected as well as valuable clttTbns of this place. He was the senior member of the well-known firm of Llndsuy tk Wolverton and has seen Pierce grow and been a material factor in building it up from a half dosen frame houses to a model city of the second class. intend to lay low for the parties who art prowling around their houses at night, and who seem to have no other way of earning a living than by pilfering the storehouses and supplies of honest, hard-working peo" pie. We trust that this will serve as a warning to the guilty parties before greater calamity befalls them. Clarkson Herald. Jugging In thV'Rlver-The most popular method of fishing In the Missouri is by what is called the "Jugging" method. Several Jugs or air-tight cans are secured and a line about four feet long Is at tached to each upon which the baited hook Is placed; the fisherman then rows up the river several mile and throws out his Jugs, and whenever a fish bites the Jug acts as a cork -doea for a small lino. Years ago John Price and John Jones, two well known colored men, established a great reputation for catching catfish In the river. Finally bad luck overtook them and . for some time they were unable to make any catch worth while. Jones conceived the idea that they should try a new kind of bait, so together with Price, they se cured a lot of live frogs, which Jones was sura would tempt the appetite of tha cat fish. Making preparations for a big catch they rowed up the river several miles and deposited the Jugs in th river's current, there being a live frog attached to each line. After floating down with the current for several miles and not baying had a bite, Price began - to twit Jones on his choice, and finally, after coming down op posite the landing they had to begin tak ing in their Jugs. Judge of their surprise and of Price amusement when on every Jug they found a frog, they having climbed upon the Jugs, and rode all the way la stead of acting as bait for the fish. Ne braska City Presa. If you hsve anthing to trade advertise It In the For Exchange Columns of The Be Want Ad Pages. NEBRASKA FR0MDAY TO DAY Qaalat aad Carinas Feat area af Life la a Raaldly Gtswisg fttate. Lesson In Fhyslca The people of Ne braska City were amusing themselves yes terday by testing the new discovery in the telephone and a great deal of amuse ment and wonder were results of the ex periment. If you have a desk phone you can try it yourself. Just unbutton your vest and place the enunciator to your body and be as perfectly understood as if you used the enunciator to speak through. Why It Is we do not understand, but it works and the discovery will doubtless be put to some very practical uses. Nebraska City News. War On entering one of out hardware stores the other day the editor was greatly surprised to Soe two of our otherwise most peaceabla citizens coolly contemplating the purchase of a couple of revolvers, six shooters at that- On being questioned as to their motives, they declared that they sOmrfSenna acts gentlyyet prompt ly oatlie bowels, cleanses lle system ejjectu all); assist one in overcoming habitual consignation permanently. To get its beneficial effects buy tke Genuine. ftanu jari u rod y Ke , California JTioSxiujp Co. tCSJm'ttA31r3TJRUCO(5T-604fKrrTU