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THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: RATUKDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1908. 3 BRIEF CITY NEWS I Bent Print tv Baaolpm T. weaoda, rabiie Aeoonasaat Blasaart, photogTapner, 11th 4k Faraara. Bowman, lit N. If. Douglas sbo. II.SS. monsk (or bslldey sandl and ei aura, tit 8. 16th. Saitabl Idle FollcUa sight draft at maturity. H. 1). Neely, manager, Omaha. lot Zmw Uu or lctrlo reading lamps make acceptable present Prtcss reasonable. Burgess-Qrandaa Co neat to gas office, 1(11 Howard St. Ten mossy ul Lasurano papers proof safe depoalt box In the American Bare uepo.ll valuta in The Bee build- The COnplcuous social event of Cheat ing. Boxes rent for only X t yer. or mas day and the only affair of Importance only 11 a Quarter. WM tn, coneert ,vell at lhe Lyric In the Wants Life Insures Christmas plays I n Important part In the suit filed against the Sovereign camp. Woodmen Of the I World, In county court by Julia B. Horn- I ish. 8he clalma SaoO on a policy held by The college men arrived In the late after her son, Joseph W. Hornlsh, who died noon and were entertained at the Racquet Chrlstmaa day, 1907. The suit was filed club until dinner time, when they were Christmas eve. She says she offered to I mane proofs of death last August, out the order refused to pay the policy. Christinas Wadding BUgaUd One Christmas wedding has been Indefinitely postponed because Marriage License Clerk Furay was obdurate. Orrie T. Bhsldon and Cecil Harris of Dee Moines applied for a license Thursday, but because Mrs. Harris had secured a divorce In Iowa only two. mdntha ago. Mr. FMrey turned the application down And refused to warm up even under the influence of Christmas cheer. Clerks Bemember Chief Chief Cleric J. N. Remmel of the Northwestern freight depot was presented last night with a fine Morris chair by the clerks who are employed under hla direction. There were no formal ceremonies of presentation and no speeches were made, but Mr. Remmel I made a few remarks expressing his ap preciation of the gift and of the spirit -which prompted the men under him to make It, Drops Big Christmas OUTS Mrs. Susie Taylor lost her IJ9.000 suit against John Blanck, a saloonkeeper, whom she charged with debauching her husband, William F. Taylor. At S o'clock yesterday afternoon the Jury In Judge Troup's court returned a verdict for the defendant. Mrs. Tuylor charged her husband squandered $J,000 of Iter money in Blanck's saloon and hod been Incapacitated from labor, for which he added a claim of 2t,000 FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY Era est Scott, Colored, the victim and an Italian Does the Shooting. Ernest Bcott, a colored man who lives In the rear of 1313 Davenport street, was seriously and probably fatally shot at 1:36 o'clock this morning by Joe Collett, an I Italian, who conducts a grocery store at 1024 Capitol avenue. I According to the story which Collett told t the police station Immediately after the shooting, he was In the rear of his store watering his horse when he saw a man peering at him around the corner of the barn. The man approached him and he fired twice with a .44 caliber revolver. One of tht bullets struck Scott on trie right side, and apparently passed through the I . . . . . . i - , , . 1 KKineya, mulcting a pruoaoix lie was taken to the Omaha General hoe- pltal, where, he, was attended by Polios Surgeon Harris. . , Tne shooting occured near the police -sta- tlon and Emergency Officers . La hey and Morgsn and Detectives Davis. Patullo, Maloney and Van Dusen went at onco to the jcena and arrested Collett and a num- ber of witnesses who were examined by the police otflclals. v Collett asserts that early In the evening some one attempted to break Into the base. ment of his store and this fact caused him to be armed when he went outside. 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I " Fslls to k-n, 0mq " V - Jf 1 Ciux m-r 4.MM . k.li imi sa4 N JTES ON OMAHA SOCIETY Conspicuous Event of ChriltmM Was J to Yale Club. CONCERT LYRIC, BALL CHAMBERS Many Horn Malt th Dinners Are the Day of Tear Mere Happy. Ulves All to evening by the Tale University Olee club and the dancing party that followed, given by Mr. and Mrs. Luther Kountie at Cham hers" academy. In honor of Its members. guests at the Omaha club, or in soma of the homes of the city where many small dinner parties were given. The concert was quite the fashionable event of the day. The dance followed the concert and began at 10:30. The ball room at Chambers' was attrac tively decorated for the dancing party, with smllax and branches of pepper trees from California. Yale pennants and emblems Welcomed the visiting college men, while Christmas decorations prevailed in the sup- per room, where small tables were Jlghted with green-shaded candles, and holly wreaths were used In further decoration. Mr. and Mrs. Luther oKuntse received the guests and wee assisted by a num ber of local Tale men, who devoted the first part of the evening Introducing the visitors to the Omaha young women. About 175 guests were present, Dinner Parties Mr. and Mrs. R. 8. Hall entertained at dinner at their home last evening In honor of some of the members of the Tsle Qlee Banjo and Mandolin clubs. The table was trimmed In holiday fashion, with a center piece of holly, while bunches of violets were at tho places of the young women. Covers were laid for Miss Jean Cudahy, Miss Bess Baum, Miss Dorothy Morgan Miss Jean Aycrlgg, Miss Caroline Barka- low and Miss Esther Byrne, Mr. Lendon, Mr. BUIr, Mr. Hyde and Mr. Le Blane, members of the clubs, and for Mr. Denlse Barkalow, 'Mr. Ware Hall and Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Whltmore will give a dinner party this evening at their home preceding the Tale Glee club con- cerf when covers will be laid for: Misses Edna Keellne, Council Bluffs; Eugenie Whltmore; Messrs Oeorge Van 'Brunt, Council Bluffs; Frank Haskell, Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Whltmore. One of the dinner parties preceding the concert was given by Mr. Mao Harding, who has been attending Tale this year. Two of his guests were members of the Olee club. Those present were Ruth Hard- Ing, Miss Caroline Harding and Clarence Allls and Clinton Merrick of the Olee club, Mao Harding and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harding. Major and Mrs. Bradner D. Slaughter have as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Williams of Denver, Colo., snd son, Mr. , T V. . TIM 1 1 1 bA I. m n. r . ti.a r.f t. - ,......, - . . Tale Glee club. In honor of their guests! Major and Mrs. Slaughter entertained at dinner Christmas evening at their home and at a box party at the Yale club's con- cert afterward. Their guests were Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Mr. Herbert Williams, Mr. and Mrs. John Lottrldge, Mrs. Annella Gllmore and Mr. Sam Slaughter, Family Gatherings, Christmas day In general was Spent at homa , tho ml(ltt Df tne beautiful things wnlcn ganta Claus left. There were many ftttny reunions this season, when relatives of Omaha families assembled here from distant states. One of the largest family reunions was that of Mr. E. G. McGllton'l parents and brothers and sisters. Including Mr. McGllton's sisters, Mrs. C. H. Smith of Chicago, Mrs. John F. Stevens and Mr. Stevens of Fresqua Isle, Me., . and two brothers from Menominee, Wis., T. W. McGUton, and John N. McGllton, with their wives and their father, John H. McGllton, and Mm. McGllton of Cedar Falls, Wis. With Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Clarke were Mr. and Mrs. Ward Clarke of Chicago, Mr. ind Mrs. Louis Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Clarke, Dr. and Mrs. Ewing Brown, H. T. Clarke, Miss Hortense Clarke and Miss Ruth Clarks. Mrs. Henry Plerpont and daughter. Miss Helen Plerpont of New Haven, Conn., are the guests Of Mrs. Plerpont's son, Mr. Henry W. Plerpont, and Mrs. Plerpont. They had Christmas dinner together, when Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. Smith were also present. Messrs. Schiller Hosford and Richard Hosford of MoHne, 111., father and brother of Wlllard Hosford, arrived to have Christ mas dinner with Mr. and Mrs. John A. McShaneV and Mr. and Mrs. Wlllard Hos ford. With Mr. and Mrs. C. Will Hsmllton for Christmas dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamilton, Ml. and Mrs. Fred Hamilton, Mrs. T. L. Cumnrlngs, Miss Stella Hamil ton, Miss Marion Hamilton and Charles and Russell Hsmllton. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Daugherty had a family dlnneY party on Christmas day. when their guests were Mr. and Mrs. John D. Creighton, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Creighton. iSf. and Mrs. Edward Creighton, Miss Ellen Creighton, Dr. and Mrs. c. C Allison and children, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. NOT EVERY TAILOR It in a position to offer you an extra pair of Trousers with your suit order should you request same, tor the almple reason that their limited stock will not permit it. At Moon s you'll find a generous stock to select from at all times. Suit and Extra Trousers S25 ta $45 STOCK REDUCING SPECIAL Full Black or Blue Cheviot. Thibet or worsted suit wun extra f n jr Trouaera of same or Striped g) as w material. - WILLIAM JERHEMS' SO.VS. 09-11 Sooth lfitn St. Naah and children and thn daughter and three sons of Mr. and Mrs. Daugherty. Dining with Mrs. Herman Kountse rhrlarmti Am am VI An1 Mrs. Jerome Magee and children and Mr. end Mrs. Ben Cotton and children. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Weller gave one of the large family reunion dinners and Christmas tree festivities. Those pres ent were: Mr. and Mrs. Hsrry 8. Weller, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Weller, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Crandall, Chapman, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Weller. Misses Ellen Wcart, Cherokee, la.; Agnes Weller, Marlon Weller, Virginia Weller. Katherlne Davenport, Helen Huxford, Cherokee, la.; Dorothy Weller, Ruth Fisher, Alice May Weller, Elvira Crandall, Messrs. Robert Earl Fisher, Ralph Crandall, Jr., Clifford Weller, James Fisher and Wellsr Crandall. Among those who gave dinner parties on Christmas at Fort Crook were Colonel and Mrs. Cornelius Gardner, Captain and Mrs. W. C. Bennett and Captain and Mrs. Oeorge E. Ball. Theater Parties, There were several box parties given Thursday evening at the Boyd to see Edith Taliaferro in "Polly of the Circus." Ono party occupied two boxes. Including: Mr. and Mrs. John L. Webster, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Dundy, Miss Edith Thomas, Mes- dames E. W. Lee and E. a Dundy of New York City, Messrs. Herbert Daniels and Will Chambers. After the performance the party went be hind the scenes and 'met Miss Taliaferro and watched the children of the company enjoy the Christmas tree that had been arranged for them. Miss Frances Martin will give a box party Saturday afternoon at the Boyd In honor of Miss Olive Baker, who Is home from Smith college, North Hampton, Mass., for the holidays, the party to Include Misses Olive Baker, Ruth Moorhead, Helen Rlbbcl, Frances Martin, Mesdames Selwyn Doherty, Isabella French and Oaylord Mar tin. HOLDUP MEN IN EVIDENCE Busiest Night for Boss In This Line tof Indastry. Til Christmas money at all hasards was evi dently the motto of a number of "stick up" men last night, for the number of offenses of this kind reported to the police exceeds In record for a long time. Mrs. VIckery, 2633 South Eighth street, was returning home from a shopping ex pedition about 7:60 o'clock last night and bl she passed Eighth and Bancroft streets a man snatched her handbag and knocked an armful of bundles to the ground. In the bag was $G. Tho man ran north on Eighth street and has not since been seen. About 11:15 o'clock M. W. Cavanugh, who lives at 128 South Thirty-first avenue, was held up by- two men at the Curtis Turner park and relieved of a small amount of change. His assailants were young men and made their escape. As 3am Fleischman, 1919 Burt street, was passing the alley on Twentieth street, be tween Chicago and Cass streets, two men. a short and tall one, shoved revolvers In his faco and went through his clothes, Bo- curing 14 In silver and a bank book. "Frank Koxolke, a watchman for Sunder Twen- r ''!.co'' ya: tlcth and Hickory streets, reported to the police that while he was engaged scrub bing the office three men approached, one coming inside with a gun, while the other two waited near the door. They went through his pockets and also the office, but secured nothing, as there was nothing to be had. At exactly midnight Harry Miller. 1319 PaclflO street, was walking under the rail road bridge on Thirteenth street when three men held him up, securing $10 In money and his keys, POLICEMAN SHOT IN SHOULDER Trying- to Arrest Man Suspected of Committing; Highway Robbery When Shot. Patrolman S. D. Smith of Council Bluffs wss shot In the shoulder in that city Thurs day night while trying to arrest an unidentified man suspected of being guilty of a holdup turn. Smith's wound, while painful, is not thought to be serious. J. W. Schiller, a barber, living at 423 Damon street, was held up while going home, in front of 115 West Pierce street at the rear of the Hafer Lumber company's yard. by a man who presented a revolver and took from him TO cents. The robber over looked SIS which Schiller hsd In another pocket. ' When the robber departed Schiller knocked at the house at 115 Pierce street. where Smith boards. Smith, who was off duty, prabbed his revolver and started out without hat or coat. A block west he saw a man in the shadow of the Woodward candy factory and asked him what hs was doing thertf. A struggle ensued between the two whfi.ii wound up by the man shooting Smith in the shoulder and then breaking away and running. Smith fired six shots at the fleeing man, but with what effect la not known. The man who did the shoot ing ran down the alley past the police sta tion and escaped. BROKEN MATCH CAUSES FIRE Slight Damage Done to stock In Base ment at Sehnt'oller ft M seller ' ' Mnsle Hoik, A fire, which at one time threatened to become serious, in the basement of the Schmoller ft Mueller muslo house about 7:45 last night was caused by an em' ploys who struck a match in an effort to find an electric light and turn It on. The blase occurred In the stock room of the Columbia Phonograph company, One of the clerks in au attempt to la cats a machine In the dark struck a match which ignltsd and broke. One of the burning fragments fell Into a pile of ex celsior and for a time It looked as though there would be a disastrous firs. The amount of damage could not be estimated last night, as the stock o phonographs will have to be invoiced. Aside from this room, the damage is thought to be light, although It is posil ble that some of the pianos stored and crated in the basement were Injured by water. The stock of Schmoller ft Mueller, as well as that or the phonograph com pany. Is covered by Insurance. The man who caused the trouble Is said to be new employe of the firm. He was slightly burned in an attempt to extinguish the flamea before tbe arrival of the fire de partment , FREE PLAY FOR THE NEWSBOYS "Little Johnny Jones" to Receive These at n Matinee on Nesr Year's Day, The newsboys and paper carriers of the city hsve been Invited to attend the matl nee performance of "Little Johnny Jones' on Kvw Tear's day. which courtesy has been extended to them by the manage. ment of the Boyd theater and the business management of the 'Little Johnny Jones' company. The boys will ta attended b Mogy Bernstein and others, snd this New Tear's present ta sure to meet with their approval. Care will be taken tht all re ceive tickets and judging from the opening rush It won't take them long ta get sup AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Thomas Spokes Assaulted and Danger ously Hurt by Highwaymen. SAYS HE KNOWS HIS ASSAILANTS Refo.es to Tell Who They Are, hat Aseerts He Will Settle with Them Himself Whea He Recovers from Iajary. Thomas Spokes. Thirty-second and S streets, was ssssulled ladt right near his som and besten with some Iron 'ntrj ment In a serious manner. Three frecturee of the skull wete .made, one of which Is said to be dangerous. The assault occurred sbout S. o'clock. Spokes had drawn his check at Armour's packing plant and V was supposed that he had the money. For this reason the police think the assault was for the motive of robbery. As it turned out. Spokes had given his money to his wife and only had 10 cents. After thp asssult he was found by neighbors. He was still conscious and declared that he knew who the men were. He had been drinking some hlmrelf. When Chief Brtggs arrived he asked Spokes who had assaulted . him. Spokes replied: "I know all right, but I will not tell. I will get even with them on my own account" This was all the Infcrmatlon the police had to go on except certain suspicions. A number of arrests were, made In the case and It Is thought that among them the three cr four Implicated In the assault are to be found. Spokes was taken to the South Omaha hospital, where his Injuries were attehdiB by Dr. Koutsky. The doctor took pieces of bono out of, each of three separate points of fracture. He considers the man seriously threatened from his wounds. Tax Commissioner Flgares. Echoes of the lively and often portions I debates in the recent sessions of South Omaha's charter revision committee have reached the street. Yesterday the cham pions of the action taken regarding the tax commissioner were given an oppor tunity to meet the friends of the present system on the corners. Much talk and little persuasion followed on either side It Is understood that plana for a cam paign have been laid out by each faction. Jay Williams, the present tax commis sioner, Is naturally looked upon as the leader In the fight to retain the position as one of the city's offices. He said yes terday: "I hold that the office of tax commissioner has been one of economy and saving to the property owners rather than a loss. I maintain that since the office was created there has been a steady Increase of the 'valuation placed on all corporation property In the city. I quote you the following to show how much that Increase has been: Real Personal 1P0O. lfll. 1H00. I. Armour & Co...l27n.0rt S1.2.6V S 2.997 S11.3S Cudahy 337.25 1.279.ST6 S.&4S 11,062 Hwlft ft Co 2K7,0 1,161.400 S,t;4 10.W7 Omaha Pkg Co. 151.600 4.5fio l,6fi(i 4.300 Hammond iau,040 4S0.000 1.9X s.R.sl( Stock Yards Co. 4ia.7i0 4,135,000 4.74l S5.738 Water Co 75.000 748,000 8L 6.447 Street R'y Co... 4V.CI00 SOO.fKX) 451 B.1S5 Omaha Gas Co. ' Sl.flno 150,000 231 1.294 r.iectno Co 10.000 170.000 no vgia Telephone Co... 12.500 160,000 137 i.m Tax paid by corporations above, in 1900. Was 119,533.11. In 1908, it equalled $90,521.84, an increase of $70,000. "The tax commis sioner's office is to be credited with this raise," he said. . On the other hand, the friends of the pro. posed, system declare-that the county as seasor's books will also show that all these corporations have been raised Just as much as In the city assesment. Thus the question is left opon to argument. Ex-Mayor Thomas Hoctor said he was opposed to the elimination of the tax com missioner, on the ground, that only after the office was created did the corporations of the city receive an assessment any. where near Just or equal. The men opposed say that the South Omaha tax commissioner was always last to raise the assessment and that in each case he had followed the lead of the county assessor. Jerry Howard, It Is declared, has organ ised a rebellion against the tax commis sioner recommendation and the action on the fire department, rejecting the doublu shift It Is saJd a meeting has been called for Sunday In the nature of a rally at which adherents of his Ideas will bo pres ent Christina. Observances. Last evening wss given over to Christ mas observances In South Omaha. Nearly every home In the city had some sort of L Almost Covered with Eczema No Night's Rest for Nearly a Year Feared Lifelong Disfigurement ' All Treatments Failed and Limit of Endurance Seemed Neari PERFECT RECOVERY IS DUE TO CUTICURA "With the exosptlon of his bands and feet, my son Clyde (thirteen years old) was almost completely covered with foil i a. Physicians treated him for nearly a year without helping him any. While they wore very kind ana did all in their power, yet nothing seemed to re lieve him. And I had tried many rem edies sent to me by kind friends but they nU failed. His head, face, and neck wora covered with large scabs which ha would rub until the fell off. Then blood and matter wouia run out and that would be worse. Maar a time ha looked as if hla oars would drop off. Friends com lng to see him said that if he got well ba Would be disfigured for life. " When it seamed as if ho could pos sibly stand It no longer, I decided to try Cutlourn. I bought a oake of Cutl oura Soap, a box of Cutioura Ointment and a bottle of Cutioura Resolvent. 1 used them in tho evening and that waa tha first night for nearly a year that ha Slept. This may sound exaggerated to you, but In tha morning there was a great change for tha better. In about six weeks you could not have told that he had evar had anything wrong with him, I treated him twice a day for six month and at present ha has a fine complexion and not a near on his body. This story may seem overdrawn, but neither words nor pen oan describe Clyde's suffering and how ha looked. Our leading phy sician, Dr. , recommends tha Cuti- rura ssmadies for eoema. Mrs. Airy Ceckburn, bhiloh, O.. June II, 1907." Fraquont shampoo with Cutioura Soap and weekly dressings with Cuti oura atop falling hair, remove crusts, areiea, and dandruff, destroy hair para sites, soothe irritated, itching surfaces, stimulate tho hair follicles, supply the root with nourishment, loosen tha scalp akin, and make tho hair grow upon a sweet, wholesome, healthy scalp, whan ail other remedies fail. i If I 4 !arai Tinlan he f Iuaia Cau4ra. ue adults Mim Su ( ) t Ciif m ta sua, Inn H NUcvit (nan Oawal 0 1 M Hal IM Si a. B TORTURED 1 celebration. During the hours of dusk mnny people of all ages were seen hurrying from home to home with little gifts and tokens of the holiday season. Hundreds of little Christmas trees were decorated with pres ents during the evening In nooks of the darkened psrlors ready to be lighted up In moment, when the children least ex pected it, showing all the gifts which are being enjoyed this morning. Several of the churches of the city had special observances. Among them the First Methodist church at Twenty-third and N streets gave the evening over to the child ren of. the Sunday school. The usual Christmas songs and readings by the younger members comprised most of the progrsm. Each member recelvrd a gift of candy and other sweet meets In honor of tho occasion. A large crowd of Interested older people attended. The Presbyterian church will hold a morning service today at 10:W a. m. Dr. Wheeler wl'l conduct it Tbe Siuth Omaha hospital had a Christ mas tree and Banta Claus for all the nurses and the assistants about the hospital. The patients also received many little gifts to cheer them throifgh their Illness. One little bov. sublect to epileptic or other similar attacks, received a new suit of clothes and a number of gifts which made him very happy. Ha said It was th host Christmas he had bad for years. Notice to Teaehers. Notice la given by the Board Exam iners for teachera1 city eertlflcatea of South Omaha that an examination all be held for three days, beginning Monday, December 28. Candidates for this exam ination should fUe their preliminary pa pers with the city superintendent prov ing their eligibility to bo given a certifi cate. Among the requirements are a min imum ago of IS, graduation from a four- year high school and either a year's nor mal training or a year of successful ex perience in teaching. During the examination the following program will be followed: Monday. December 2S Orthography arithmetic, music, physiology, theory and art, botany. Tuesday. Lecemrer z pjngnsn si em- mar, American history, physical geogra phy, algebra, reading, lvlcs, penmanship. weanesaav, iiecemoer to -lieomeiry, American literature, drawlr, veography, English composition, history ol euuca tion, English literature. The board consist of Margaret OToole, Mrs. L. M. Matthews and N. M. Graham. Maa-lo City floss! a. D. S. Foster Is spending his Christmas vacation in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Cressey are spending Christmas in Falrbury. 8tantslaus Vldo, Forty-second and M, reports the birth ox a daughter. Mrs. William Barclay Is almost entirely recovArod from hor recent illness. Phil Kearney pot elected officers at the last reauiar meeting. The Woman's Kellet corps elected officers as follows: President, Airs. Josephine L arrow; vice presmeni, Mr.. TitiU Anderson: lunlor Vice presi dent, Mrs. Clara Wright: wecretary, Ida A. Aughe; treasurer, Una Mclntlre; chnp- laln. Mrs. Atlda Luae; conuucior, mrs. Mary Eastman; assistant conductor, Mrs. Mary Lisa; guard, Mrs. lxra CTawtora. The Alvo Dancing club will give a matl nee dance this evening at Rustling's hall. Lottie Loose has gone to Weeping Water to spend her Christmas vacation, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Cltrk of Avoca, la.. re the guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Barclay. Rev. F. T. Ray married Earl Roberts to Miss Lola Holmes of Sheridan, la., last evening. The vacation of tha South Omaha schools began last evening and will con tinue until January X. The general delivery windows of the postofrlce will be open for1 tha delivery of packages until noon today. Fred Paul left yesterday afternoon Tor Kansas City, where his brother lives. Ha will make them a visit of thres days' duration. Wllliarn Ollchrlst of Sioux City and Charles Ollchrlst of St. Joseph are guests of their mother and sisters. They are ac companied by their wives. The following wore arrested for various petty misdemeanors last night: P. J. Mc Mahon, Dan Ringer. Dave Berry, John Lowdon, John Berry, Tom Klornan, Art Hill and B. Sullivan. HOW LIGHTS HAVE SHONE Business Firms Have Paid for It and Clectrlo Company Dlseonnts the BUI. "Meet me at Saint Louie, Louie,, "Meet me at the fair. "Don't tell me the lights are shining "Anywhers but there." That's what they sung about St. Louis in IMS and that's what tney are still sing ing about Omaha In 1908, the year of ths Nstlonal Corn exposition's first reign In this city. The song of Omaha has been sung in praise of the city's enterprise and the lights' spectacle. The same electrical dis play that Illuminated the streets for Ak-Sar-Ben was continued for the National Corn exposition and ths Christmas season. It will be renewed on New Tear's eve and night. An exceedingly frugal man called up The Bee by telephone the other day to ask, "Why is ths city of Omaha wasting Its money burning all these lights?" The answer Is, "Tha city of Omaha Is not paying for these lights." A few enter prising business men are. These are ths firms and tha amounts: J. L. Brsndels & Sons Havden Bros 1"" ..$76 .. 7t Bennetts (J. E. Baum) Electric Light company (discount bill) Thompson? Belden & Co Nebraska Clothing company Thomas Kllpatrlck & Co Orchard A Wllhelm Miller, Btewart A Beaton Rome Miller Rome Hotel Henshaw Hotel Loyal Hotel 60 of Bchlits Hotel Hanson's Cafe t& Sherman & McConneil IS Myers-Dillon Drug company 10 A. Hospe 10 People's Store 10 George Kogers 10 Baldurr 10 Beaton Drug Store 10 Dresher the Tailor S Merchants Hotel ., 6 Nlcol the Tailor t W. T. Bourke Fry Shoe company 5 Charles K. Black (Hatter) 6 Guarantee Clothing company Total .StilO Dynamite Wreck. Bmllal.es as completely as coughs and colds wreck lungs. Cure them quick vith Dr. King's New Discovery. 60c and 11.00. Fcr sail by Beaton Drug Co. NEW HORSE DISEASE ON TAB Wiggles Is tho Plnarne, and It Cosaes to Light In a Law salt. There Is a grave problem confronting vet erinary experts. An entirely new disease has been discovered and men who thought they knew all the Ills to which horseflesh u heir to, have been compelled to "give It up " Tills new I'sesse Is called "wiggles," and the first case cf It on record comes to light In a suit filed In tha court of Justice East man. Frank Morrlsey demands $300 dam aces frcn. cue A. R. McCrary, alleging that McCrary sold hlra a horse represented to be sound, and fleet, and so on. Morrissey, In his petition, recites thst all the time. ha ' knew ths horse had the 'wiggles.' " A continuance was granted on the case, the attorney for the prosecution being or dered to render a mora explicit Mil of par ticulars. The Innuenro of a Bee want ad pene trate to unsuspected quarters. WHAT TOE WOMEN ARE DOING j Club Wome fcecurs Introduction, of Traveling" Clinic in California. - EDUCATIOS AS TRZYZ3TATIYE President Roosevelt Kswrrae. A s proval of Y. W. C. A. Sister of Mrs. Itams'hrer Ward Tke Isan with Her. After a long and persistent effort the club women of California have succeeded In Inducing the fllate Board of Health to lake the first steps In their elan for a traveling clinic. A railway car fitted up as a laboratory has been furnished by ths Bouthern Paclflo railroad and this will be used to Illustrate methods of preventing dlseaso. It Is to have special exhibits showing how tuberculosis, fevers snd other diseases may be prevented. Both the Southern fuclflc and the 8anta Fe rail roads have agreed to transport the car and tls occupants over tho-lr roads, any place In California, free rf charge. President's Approval. While- tho Toung Woman's Christian as sociation has ever been fortunate In Its support from those ?n high places. The fol lowing commendation from President Roosevelt, spoken to a delegation of Ita members at ths White House recently, Is especially gratifying: I doubt If there la a philanthropic move ment In the country which brtter deserves the Interest and support of our people than the movement for Young Women's Chris tian associations. There has been In the past a tendency to do more fcr the yoang men than for tne young women. I remem ber twenty-five years ago being much struck In New York with tho fct that there was so much moro opportunity for a young man, without friends in the city, to gt a place for himself, to escape temp tation, to receive aid, thaa there was for a young woman; that too often there was no chance for the girl, the young woman, who came to the city, to receive help ana have the human sympathy which she so much needed. This association Is to be commended for the way In which it Works In harmony with all other bodies. It Is a real mis fortune to Sfe philanthropic organisations pulling against one another. You hsve striven to mnko your work part of the general helpful work of the community. Vou try to work in connection with other philanthropic organisation. I do not know In Washington an organisation which has a greater need and which has a juster warrant for asking outsiders to help It than this. I desire to ssy thst this Is one of the few gatherings seen In the White House that has come, not on Its suggestion, hut mine. You may be Interested In knowing how you happened to get here. An African missionary called on me one day. He had just come back from Africa and hnd two cr three people with htm. among them a young woman. I was sneaking to tho miemonnry ooouc tne nren in missionary notk of Instating on Industrial training, a point on which I have strong convictions. and In some way It happened to come up that this young wr.msn was connected with the Young Woman's Christian association lr. Washington. Trlbnto to American Women. One of the three memorial windows un veiled recently at Plymouth church, Brook lyn, shows a group of four distinguished American women, Harriet Beecher B,tow, Mary Lyon, Francea Wlllard and Kathortne Esther Beecher, Of tho four Miss Beacher Is perhaps least widely known. 8ho was a daughter of Rev. Lyman Beecher and an eldest sister of Harriet Beecher Stow. Fcr many years she was at the head of a large seminary for girls In Hartford, Conn., and later opened another at Dubuque, la. Bhe was among the first' to Introduce domestic science Into the school curri culum. Mary Lyon was the founder and first president of Mt. Holyoke college and the first to teach this Important branch. Slaters Disagree. The two sisters of Mr. Humphrey Ward are a ardently advocating votes for women as she is opposing It. Miss Ethel Arnold, ths younger slstsr, Is now In this country delivering speeches In the east In favor of woman suffrage. Mrs. Turner, tho second of these three gifted sisters, wss one of the principal speakers at the great London meeting to which Elian Terry sent her written declaration of her advocacy of the cause of woman suffrage. Mrs Turner has especially emphasised the In justice of unequal pay for men and wo men teachers and she and Miss Arnold are both writing and speaking In answet to the opposition of their brilliant sister and her views on this subject. MAN DIES AT POLICE STATION Heart Pnllnre Cnosed by Alcoholism ta Ascribed as th Cans. J. B. Forbes, who gavs hi residence as Council Bluffs, but about whom little la known, dind at the police station at 10:30 o'clock last night from hsart failure brought on by chronic alcoholism. Forbes was brought to the station on December 20 and was put to work on the street He. escaped, but was caught th next dsy and returned to work. Yesterday he hecam sick and was treated by the surgeons at the station, but hla years of dissipation had done their work and their efforts were of no avail. The body was turned over to the coroner. who will attempt to find trace of relatives of the dead man. PROMPTLY OVERCOMES STOMACH TROUBLE All Distress from Tour Disordered Stomach and Indigestion will Vanish. Tou haven't Catarrh of the Stomach, or Nervousness, or Gastritis, or Cancer, etc. Prove this by taking Pape's Diapepsln after your vsry next meal. Convince your eelf within flv minute thst your actual disease was sour, acid stomach food fer mentationthat svsry bite you ate turned to stomach gas, stomach poison and acid, which makes you feci sick and miserable, producing such symptom, as pain In the pit of the stomach, difficulty In breathing after a meal, headaches, belchlag, heart burn, nauseous breath, water brash, bili ousness, sour risings, gas oa stomach and many other bad feelings. Indigestion Is a result, not a hum, of your misery. If the stomach is sour your food become tainted and that ia why you There are no vacant offices, but: If yon have been looking for uch room, no doubt you have found desirable space is a rare thing. From time to time changes are made by tenants which would make available just the kind of office rooms which you desire THE BEE BUILblNG la oecuplad from top to bottom, but lor reasons abora staUd w gp g waiting list and would b pleased to hav you call snd look through th building. Djr giving us an Idea of your raalrsanu would plao ns ta a poaltloa to fulfill your want along thla Hm at oa futur tlm. Lava yr nam and addraas wit It W. BAKER. Supt,Room C01 Our Letter Box .Contributions nn timely topics invited. Write legibly on one side of tha paper only, with name and actress appealed. I'nusod contributions will not be re turnt'd. Letters extending SCO worJs wl'l be surdeot to being cut oown at the dlacretlon of the editor. Publication of views oc correspondents does not com mit The Bee to their endorsemtnt. Cost of tha Grand Jnry. OMAHA, Oec. fl-To the Editor of Th Bee: The announcement of the cost ot tht late grand Jury to the county raise- tht question Whether the "gam Is worth ths candle." Irr1 answering this question It I necesesry to determine whether an extraor dinary situation ' existed that warranted railing a grand jury. WS the violation of law In the county flagrant and alarming, and was the county attorney neglecting or refusing to file Informations against law breakers? Seme such ' situation ss this would seem to hs aheut the only Justifica tion for the outlay Involved In the quarterly calling of grand Juries, for, our constitu tion, criminal code and custom, have prac tically substituted the -county attorney for the grand Jury. . " ' That such a State of affairs did not exist Is amply proved by tha result of the nine weeks' work of the last grand Jury, which, aaWe from indictments, found for ths of fense, committed it waa in asssion, did nothing; that ia nothing properly within the scop of a grand Jury'a duties. True, a report waa made, hut the making of a sensational "report" .covering everything from Dan to Bersheha, from ethics to statesmanship, serves no' purpose hut to discredit tha grand Jury that made It. A grand Jnry, like a trial Jury, Is made up of laborera, tradesmen, an occasional busi ness man and soma .having no vtslbl means of support. Tha average of Intel ligence la no higher and there I almost a complete lack of such training as quali fies on to make Intelligent recommenda tions on governmental policy. What ahall be said then of the propriety and weight of such recommendations as that pmaha adopt the commission plan of government, that the fir and police board be appointed by the governor, that th Juvenile court should not be disturbed by the legislature, and tbe sag advice to our stripling county commissioners on how to build th new county building. The making of such a report seems to have beoom the Important part of the work of Douglas county grand Juries. The responsibility for this I not wholly on tho grand Juriea, however. Called upon to per form grand Jury. service and finding little to do In ths way of making presentments, they feel that somotlilng momentuous I expected of them, hence th '"report." And so It Is that Our grand Juries have become a sort of a "hot air" clearing house, where sorehead politicians, chronlg grouches, public bore Who can no longer get an audience at th curb, professional reformers, and old women with remi niscences of tne night mare may rind a ready market for their wares. It must be Interesting, too, as entertaining as a con tinuous vaudeville performance. But dots It pay? DAN HORRIQAN. ORPHANS HAVE A FINE TIME , Little Koike at St. James' Orphanage Are Feted by Knights of 'Issibsi, No happier' set Of children In Omahs gathered around any Christmas tree than those of the St. Jnmes drphanag of Ben son at the annual celebration Friday. Un der the leadership of Manager Redmond of theBrundels store,, the Kntghts of Co lumbus took entire charge of th celebra tion of the day and saw to It that th little tots who might be homeless but for the kindly arm cf the orphanage, had everything ttvlr little hearts might 'desire and everything which goes to make Christ mas day a Joyous affair. From early morn until late at night tha children were en wrapped In one round of pleasur and wsr not given a moment's time in which to think that they were dwellers In a chari table Institution. At noon the 140 orphans gathered around a spresd provided by the Knights of Co lumbus and the way the little tots did eat of the good things which had bceh pro vided without stint by tha Sir Knights.. For several years the Elks have been send ing chicken and turkeys to the orphanage, but this year tho Knights of Columbus asked for the privilege and not only pro vided th sumptuous dinner, but tn tho evening set up a Christmas tree lighted from top to bottom and also laden with presents, a present of soma kind for every child. How th little ones did open thr eye when at rarly' candl lighting they were ushered Into th big room where th huge tree was soon a blase, of light. Th members of th Knights of Columbus were only sorry the affair could not hav been mora brilliant. Just to see if th approla tlnn could in any way hav beta mor keen. Th little ones did their ehsre to make th affair on to be remembered and In return for th kindness of th Sir Knight gave a delightful entertainment. In which all took part In one way or another. Some teclted and some sang and th entire ss semblago Jotnsd In songs. hav these stomach disorder. Ask your pharmacist to show you a cass of Paps' Diapepsln. which costs only SO cents. Read, what this effective stomach and digestive treatment contains and how absolutely harmless, it mut be; how it doea for th stomach what th washing and sun bath do for tha churn; absolutely remove every corrupting or tainting el.. ment snd will digest all the food you can eat. Go to your druggist and get some Dia pepsln now, then eat anything you want at your next meal, and you will not suffer from Indigestion or stomach trouble. Each bit of food will tasts good, and, besides, you will not need liver regulators to keep your Intestines and stomach clean and fresh, Now and forever rid yourself of tha misery of Indigestion and stomaeb trouble. Make your meals a pleasure by going ta the table with a healthy appetite. plied. - -