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TTIB 0MA1TA DAILY REE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 100?. U Pane- -both nroi Don't Fail to Read Our ' i.; New Year's Ad . For fnH details and particulars of our Great January Clear ing Sale. It will ho the biggest page of genuine values in the history of our store. Of particular interest will ho "The Great Ljnen Sale," "The Great Dress Goods Sale" and "The Great Cloak Sale." Thompson, Belden & Co. never misrepresent values. That is why so many people always wait for our Great January Sale. v . : ?- Thursday Candy Special Bay th Nw. Year'i Candy her and be sore of quality Bslduff's delicious Bod-Bods, assorted flavors, regular price 40c pound; special for Thursday at, a pound, only SO We still have a few fancy boxes that we are closing out at greatly reduced trices,' "j ' , - fcts' by continuing In this noble manner the tradition! of the house of Savoy, which makes the sovereign actually share In all tho .sufferings of his people.- People with tears In their eyes watched !he departure of toe king and queen, while i veteran, pointing to his majesty, said: "This Is worthy of the son of King Humbert, 'who, I. remember, risked his life mid the ruins of Casa .Mlcclola when It was deetroyed by an earthquake and stood at the deathbed of Neapolitans when, dur ing the cholera . epidemic of 1884. the vlo tims In Naples amounted to a thousand a lay, and later personally directed the riscue works during the floods of Denlsa." A national flotnralttea lias been formed to collect funds for the victims. The com mittee Is headed by the duke of Aosta and Includes the presidents of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, the mayor of Home and all prominent men In the lead ing towns. The subscription list has been opened with $40,000 ' contributed by King King Victor Emmanuel. All banks, clubs, civic and commercial associations and the newspaper have -opened 'subscription Hats. . Inl Itased to Ground. The premier has received a telegram from Slgnor Felice a deputy at Messina, sum ming tip the situation as follows: "Messina Is completely destroyed rased to th ground. The victims may be num bered by tens of thousands. The conflagra tion, which Is still raging, la completing the destruction of the city. Balvage lmple-plllng ments, firemen and soldiers must be sent Instantly. The disaster exceeds the wildest Imagination." '., . The .volcano of Btrombolt la active and the seas around the Island are very agi tated and dangerous to ftavigatlon. The pope has telegraphed the archbishop it Palermo a large sura of money and in structed him to proceed to Messina Im mediately to help the survivors. From the latest .estimates today It Is feared, that the total number of victims In Sicily and Calabria will reach more than 100,000, while the damage to property will be several huDdredS of millions. ' Just, before the king's departure one In i orswd of .notables, jtf Ing their majesties ff, said: . , v vi "SUrely the presence ' of their majesties v 111 be sufficient to console tha unhappy people.-". , , "Don't talk nonsense," the king retorted iharply. Thirty-Five Tons Destroyed. Many survivors at Catania, Sicily, tem porarily lost their reason, and when ques tioned concerning the disaster glare at luestloners and mutter Incoherently and teaselessty: "Messina Is destroyed." Persons arriving at Catansaro from the cosst state that Messina la still biasing, despite the torrential downpour of rain. News reaching Catansaro from the outly ing districts In Calabria indicates that thirty-five towns and ' villages have been wiped put, with the number of dead In that district . alone exceeding 30,000. The few survivors are mad with terror and. have fled to the forest-clad mountain slopes, where they are subsisting on roots and the bark of trees. The Itock of Charybdla now blocks the entrance to the Strait of Messina. The tidal wave wrecked- the lighthouse in the strait. Including Faro beacon, and they crashed Into tha sea. Headache n Nearalgla from Colds. Laxative Bromo Quinine, the worldwide cold and grip remedy, removes cause. Call for full name. Look for signature, E. W. Orove. 25a. CITIES LOOK LIKE POMPEII (Continued from First Page.) vessels, ' then marched in a processional through the streets. Imploring a cessation of the earthquake's scourge. News from Messina calls , for urgent measures there at once. Food especially la the present greatest need, as many are in danger of starvation. All trains bring refugees by the hundreds from the devas tated city. Sarvlvors Wander Made. MONTULEONE. Calabria, Deo. 80.-The tidal wave that swept Into Regglo flooded the city to a depth of thirty feet above sea level. Borne of the houses along the water front were swept from their foundations snd dragged out to sea.- Twelve miles of the railroad near Regglo were destroyed. 1 A tempest added to tha terrors of the scene A filspatch received here from Trlpornl . Special Plat Dinner all this week at Lunch Counter in Basement 15c Closed All Doy Frldoy-New Year's To Reduce Stock Before Jrxnu.ry lit. Courtney Offer These Very Unusual Price Reductions We wish to reduce certain lines of stock o aa absolute minimum before invoicing. To bring tbls result quickly, we cut prices far below the regular on the finest and most desirable goods In our stock. This Is a chance that Is offered rarely, and It will mean dollars of saving, to buy at Courtney's this week. Here are SPECIALS to Close Tomatoes (1-lb. rtns), per dos...ai.OQ Scliaetfor tiros, bwap, (64 cakes to box), per box M BO Assorted Preserves (lie reg ) Ss Mixed Nuts, per pound ISO JUo Urangss, per dusea l&e Sout-oi-town customers will find It a big saving to order by mall. Price List. Everything you order means a saving of money. Phone Number: Douglas 647 j IndepeiKlent A-1216 S?QQy (2D Private Exchange Connects All Departments. ' Vi" 1 Q lTth na Soaglaa atresia, OKAS A sx.;-.::-3acijsfc -lag. A-1S41 ' says that a few Reggio survivors are wandering nude and d erne ted about the rulna of the city searching for food. Practically all of the pupils of the Reg glo college perished. Uttle villas located on the heights above Regglo alone escaped destruction. Tho chateau of Regglo Is a heap of ruins. WOrJTDED COMB BY THOUSANDS Veaaels Bring Injared In Large dum ber to Naples. NAPLES. Deo. SO. The appalling magni tude of the tragedy in the south of Italy Is being brought home to the people of the north, by the arrival here of refugees, wounded and unscathed from Messina. The fact that dying people have to be brought such a distance for medical attention shows the immensity of the disaster and the In adequacy of the relief measures at pres ent possible. The German steamer Seraph n came Into Naples- early this morning with 800 ref ugees. The wounded are all In the cabins, and -their condition la pitiable. 'A few of them have had their heada and limbs ban daged, but many have not yet received medical attention. The Seraphln . had to come to Naples because all the hospitals in the principal towns of Sicily are overflow ing. It la expected that by tomorrow r.'irht fully 60,000 Injured persons will have made their way to this city, coming by merohant men and warships. The municipality, real the difficulty of coping with such tre- mendoua responsibilities, has addressed an appeal to the local population, asking the people of Naples to suceor and give hos pitality to the unfortunate Sicilians. Sev eral buildings are being prepared to serve as provisional hospitals. Just as the Seraphln was leaving Messina a man made his way to the dock and called again and ' agairf for his wife and children. The people on board listened at tentively. Then "from the vessel oame the cry In a woman's voice: . "I am here, t am here." "Are the children there?", oame from the dock ; . "Yes, we are all here' the woman re plied. . But there was no note of Joy from the unfortunate mother. . Her. heart coyld hold no happiness after the experiences of the night.. ... RED CROSS SENDS RELIEF Flftr Thoasand Dollars Appropriated fur V In Italy. WASHINGTON, Dec. 40. At the meet ing of the executive committee of the American National Red Cross it was de cided that, as the California relief work of tho society will terminate tomorrow, $50,000 from the surplus of the fund for that work now in the hands of the Red Cross, be appropriated for the relict of the sufferers in southern Italy. This money will be sent' to Rome tomorrow. It also was decided to request the gov ernors of all states aiding In the collection of funds for the Italians to have such con trlbutlons transmitted through the regular American Red Cross organisation. Nothing la known at the War depart ment concerning the report that Major General Charles D. Hall, retired, IT. B. A., was sojourning In southern Italy at the time of the earthquake disaster. General Hall's address, as recorded at the depart ment, Is care of the Credit Lyoi.naise, Paris, France. Inquiries were received at the State de partment today for information regarding Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Njrrls, Miss Pit field and Miss Stadleman, all of Philadel phia, who are supposed to hsve been at Taormlna at the time of the catastrophe PHILADELPHIA!! ARE IS DANGER Friends of Hanker of Prominent Peo ple Have Fears. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. SO. Grave fears are expressed for the safety of a number of Philadelphia people who are known to be within the sone of the greatest damage In the Italian earthquake. Among thess were Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Norrls, who had been spending the last month at their winter villa In Taormlna. Others thought to be hi Taormlna are Miss Mary Moss, a writer: Miss Florence Kane and Mlsa Louise Wood, an artist. Miss Frances and Miss Bessie O. Bock lus. Miss Emily Croaadale, an artist, and her aunt, MIss'Estelle Fagan, all of this Ity. are also supposed to have been within the earthquake region when the calamity occurred. The Pure Food Canter Out, this week, only Honey, per frame ... bran Flour, per sack Soda Crarkors, per pound ....... Soup. (Sso canst rer rn ISO oa s BOe v.nn. rim,. i. 1.SS Home Made Jelly, per glass lOa unci iu dipti AMERICAN CONSUL RILLED Arthur F. Cheney and Wife Buried Under Ruini of Consulate. BODIES NOT YET EEC 0 VEXED Marly Americana Were Registered' at Hotel In Messina not Pnrt of Tbera Mode Their Escape. BCLLETIX. WASHINGTON, Dec. 80. A dispatch re ceived at the State department today from fAmerlcan Consul Gale at Malta confirms the reported dath of United States Consul Cheney and his wife at Messina. The body, the dispatch says', has not been re covered. BtLlKTIJT NAPLES, Dec. 30. The commander of the Rufs an battleship Majharoff, which has arrived here with refugees from Messina, brings word that Arthur S. Cheney, the American consul at Messina, and his wife died under the debris of the consulate. WASHINGTON, Dec. SO.-Nlnety Ameri cana In a Messina hotel that was destroyed and Italians and Americans co-operating in the quest for information regard ng the missing are reported upon In a cablegram the State department received today from Ambassador Grlscom at Rome. The ambas sador cabled that he has received no word from the American consuls at Messina and Palermo. He has ssked the Foreign office for Information ami that officer he adds, will uso every effort through army and navy officers to obtain Immediate news. The British consul st Messina Is reported Injured and his wife and children dead. The ambassador says that It Is reported that ninety Americans were In the Tiln acrla hotel at Messina, which is said to be totally destroyed. It Is known, however, that some of the guests escaped. The For eign office reported that several foreign nations ars hurrying warships to the scenp to offer assistance. The ambassador has despatched consular officers in the quest for Information. State Department Busy. Every effort Is being made by tho State department to obtain news of American cltlxens who were In the earthquake tone In Italy and whose fata caused their friends much uneasiness, and appeal to the, department to help locate them. Amabas sador Grlscom at Rome waa directed to cable promptly any Information obtainable regard ng the missing people and to send some of the American vice consuls In Italy to" the sceno of distress to render what ever aid possible. Efforts are also being mads to keep in communication with Dep uty Consul Lupton at Messina to the end that prompt advices may reach here re garding any Americana In trouble there. The State department announces that It will make public promptly to the press any Information received from Its officials In Italy so that news will reach those im mediately interested at the first possible moment. The department's Information la that the winter tourist season has not yet begun In Sicily. The Impression among officials Is that those Americans who were In the earthquake sone in that Island were mainly at Taormlna. . . - Many Inquiries came to the department regarding friends believed to be In the earthquake region.' In addition to those al ready announced those Inquired about In cluded the following: -..,r- Mrs. Martha C.'Klttrldge, her two daugh ters, Ethel and Clarissa, and Miss Mar garet Mendell, all of Brookllne, Mass., and all of whom are believed to have been at Taormlna; Miss Blanche Kane of Phila delphia, whose probable whereabouts In the disturbed district are not stated, and David Sessums, who, It Is, said at the depart ment. Is bishop of Louisiana, believed to be at Messina. Two Wisconsin Victims. FOND DU LAC, WIS., Dec. 80. Miss Margaret McMillan of this city and Mrs. Thornton A. Greene of Ontonagon, Mich., are believed to be victims of the earthquake In southern Italy. Their party was at Rome on Christmas day and were then leav:ng for Sicily. Mies McMillan and Mrs. Greene are daughters of C. A. McMillan, millionaire lumberman and furniture man ufacturer of Fond du Lao. Few Tonrlata In Region. NEW YORK, Dec. 80. Had the disas ter In southern Italy occurred a month later, according to local managers of European tourist agencies, a much greater number of Americans and other foreign era must have perished than doubtleHS haa been the case. This would have been so, they point out, because the season for tourists in Sicily and Calahrla Is at Its height In the latter part of January and really does not begin until after New Year's, either for Americans or northern Europeans. None of the tourist com panies, therefore, so far as could be learned, had parties In the danger zone. There are fifteen direct steairuhlp lines between New York and Italy. Six of them fly the Italian flag. When all of them carry passengers and freight destined for southern Italy and Sicily, only two may be said to make regular calls at Messina. These two " are the Sicilian-American Steamship company and the Anchor line. Almost all the others tranship their pas sengers for Sicily and Calabria at Na ples and Genoa. In the local offices of the two lines running regularly to Sicily it waa said today that no word has been received by them from, Messina or any other point abroad regarding those of their vesieU that might have been In port at the time Of the tidal wave or regarding any of their property, offlcera and employes In the affected district. One of the few direct cable messages Omaha a most pleasant and most convenient restaur rant is located on our Second floor. Msple Sugar, per pound ISo 40s to iOs Prunes, 10 lb. box....ai.a Celery, per doson ...Sfte Ho Plum Puddings lse Macaroni, 1-lb. package .......... .eo" Send for our Monthly Catalogue and reaching this city from Messina slnre the eartquake and tidal wave disaster of lsst Monday wa received today by Glordlo W. Perrce of the New York office of the Slrlllan-Amerlcan Steamship company, of which his father Is the president and his uncle Is the vice president In Messina. The message, which has been sent from Naples, read: "Messina entirely destroyed by earth quake. I and family safe." Mr. Perrce said the family home Is not in Messina proper, but one mile away. However, it Is1 situated on the shore, but the tidal wave did not extend to that point. Mr. Perrce was of the opinion that the loss of life In the shipping port must have added t6 the casualties. ' Another cablegram, which came through addressed to Signer Masslglla, the Italian consul general here, was from the Italian foreign office at Rome. It voiced the Inability of the government to give an accurate estimate of the number of dead, but confirmed the earlier dispatches an nouncing the almost destruction of Messina, ' Regglo dl Calabria and other smaller cities. ' QUEEN RESCUES , LITTLE CniLD People Sarprlard by Sight of Royalty at Messina. CATANIA. Dec SO. King Victor Em manuel and Queen Helena arrived at Mes sina today, on board the battleship Victoria-Emmanuel. They at once disem barked and made -their way Into the ruined city. - . . ,.. Aa soon as It was kticwn that the kmg and queen had come erowds xt the terror stricken populnca swarmed around the royal party, prostrating themselves in the mud and crying aloud for pity. This re ception was too much for the queen, who almost fainted. Many terrible stories were told to the king In connection with the work of rescue. His majesty, however, lost little time in listening to a recital of difficulty. He Immediately joined a rescue- party and labored as unremittingly as the others He personally extricated several injured persona pinned under the ruins. The queen faltered! but quickly recovered her courage and followed the example of her husband. She devoted her attention particularly to little -children. She rescued with her hands a 8-yea.r-old boy who was bleeding from many cuts and wounds. . She herself carried him to the do.k, where she handed him to members of the hospital corps. At the dock were many small boats sent to take the-wounded out to ships In the harbor. Every.. available steamer In port has been fitted as a temporary hos pital. ' Slgnor Or'ando, the minister of justice. who Is with the royal party, has described the catastrophe-In a' telegram to a friend as one of the greatest disasters In the mem ory of man. ' An overpowering ' stench Is beginning to arise from the rums of Messina. Ten thou sand soldiers will tie required to bury the dead there. It was learned today that General Colli lost his life at Messina. FRIENDS BECOMING ANXIOUS Relatives-of Tourists la Italy Mak ing Inquiries.- . AiLTONl 111., . Dec. 30. Tidings, are awaited here of Mr. and Mrs. .-William Eliot Smith and-their daughters, Eunice and Ellen, who, according, to last advices from them, were in .the earthquake region Of Sicily. . i v ? ; , NEW ORLEANS, Dec. -80.-Rlght Rev. David Sessums, Protestant Episcopal bishop of Louisiana, la believed by mem bers of his diocese to have been at Mes sina at thel-tliirae - of the.. earthqu.. Nothing has beeretheard. from htm: :. -.r.,.i OMAHA ITALIANS WILL AID (Continued from First Page.) overcoat, begged him In prayerful tones to read him the news. 'I can no read, slgnor. - You read him to me." The stranger read It all to him and ex plained as best he could what the substance of it was. The laborer begged for definite word about his old father. 'There Is nothing here," patiently ex plained the possessor of- the newspaper. The Italian Is supposed to be voluble, but stress of emotion rendered this one silent, although mute anguish waa writ large on his face. Go down to the Italian colony on Tenth street ' and' scenes like these can be observed by the score. Joe Wttte, tho' "cripple who sells news papers in front of the United States Na tional bank, is more interested In his wares than any of his customers, for he has a sister dwelling m 'Calabria and he Is con sumed with fear that she may 'be ono of tha victims. ' ' ' "1 have many old army friends In Mes sina," said Frank Rocco of Rocco Bros., commission merchants. I hope they are still alive." LINDSAY ' TALKS UP RUINED CITY Member of Board of Education Spent Some Time In Messina. James C. Lindsay, member of the Board of Education, Is more or less familiar w to. Messina, the Sicilian city where the great est loss of life resulted from the recent earthquake.' Mr. LJndsay traveled exten sively in Italy several years ago, and sailed' through the straits of Messina and spent some time In the old town. He says the country Is -picturesque, that the city pre sented a beatulful view with its old build ings and that the people seemed to be more prosperous than In Naples and other larger cities, where begging apeared to be the principal pursuit NEWSPAPER MEN AT THE SCENE A. R. Croh and J. II. Pope Left Rome Few Days Ago for Booth. Two former Omaha newspaper ' men, A. R. Oroh and J. H. Pope, who went abroad at the end of the summer, were in Rome when last heard from by friends here. A letter received from Groh Saturday said that he and his companions were about to start for Naples snd southern Italy, and ti'S chances sre the two mea had progressed enough south by the time the quake hap pened to be sble to see the stricken coun try. No apprehension la entertained for their aafety, however. Mr. Oroh la the aon of the Rev. Leonard Oroh, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran church. PRINCESS DE SAGAN WINS Co art Decides Sko Shall Retain Pos session of Children, Who Mar ' Not Loave Continent. PARIS, Dec. JO. The petition of Count Bonl de Castellane that the custody of his three sons be given to hla - mother, the Marquise de Castellans, was denied today, t be court rules that the children remain in tha custody of their rnother. ' Princess de Bagan, formerly Mies Anna Gould of New York. The court rules further that the children should not leave the continent without Its permission. Beginning October It, lo they are to be placed at a college situated within 109 miles of Paris. UllD. PATRICK Robert E-. December , 1. Funeral Prtdsy, January 1. 1. at 2 p. m.. from late renounce, ZAi South Tenth street, interment Korust Loan. J"unerJ private. Please omit flower, SLOW DEATH FOR VICTIMS Pinioned in Bains, They Call in Vain for Assistance. : FLAMES . BURN ON UNIMPEDED Lark of Relief Workers Caneo of Is aeacrlbnble Horror A4ad to Calamity of Earlnenake Itself. CATANIA. lec. ). One of the Messina survivors says that only a small proportion of the total population escaped. ThousanJs of persons are still burled alive in the ruins, where they are suffering slow death by tor ture. Tho flames are still making their way slowly over the devastated area In an In exorable advance. Imprisoned and pinioned human beings, unable to extricate them selves, sre being burned alive; others are trying of their Injuries, while many are starving. The streets sre filled with con fused masses of brick and mortar, beams, furniture, chimneys and roofs. In many cases tho streets appear as enormous cre vasses, twisted Into fantastio shapes. The celebrated Avenue PalazzatI, which runs slong the sea front from the university to the postofflre, Is quite Impassible. All the public monuments that wore there have entirely disappeared. All the water pipes, sewers and gaa pipes of the city have been destroyed and water and filth are flood ng the torn a.rcets. Gas explosions occur frequently and result In the breaking out of scores of smsll fires. For several hours after the first des.ruc tlve shock Mesalna was absolutely without organized relief for the reason that the munlrlpal offlciiils, the so'diers, the police, doctors and nurses by the hundreds were either buried or drowned. The first work of rescue was performed by volunteers from ships In the harbor and groups of herolo survivors, who, at greAt labor and personal danger, extricated many persons pmloned beneath the wreckage. Messina's crying need today Is for doc tors; clothing and food and firemen to com bat the flames that still -ravage the city. Doctors, ' nurses and firemen are -being hurried into the wrecked city, but the lack of food and water makes the work of rescue dlffloult. - The Russian and British war ships at Messina have sent crews ashore and the vessels have been transformed Into hospitals. All the hospitals in Catania are crowded and even the schools have been converted into infirmaries. The less seriously Injured of the survivors of Messina are being dis patched by the dos -ns to Pa'ermo. M nlster of Publlo ' Work Bertollnl bas arrived at Messina and organized several corps of vol unteers for rescue work. s Refugees, telling of their escape, relate that after escaping from their ruined houses they waited In terror for the com ing of light. Then they made their way over the obstructions in the streets to the open places. They had to loave behind .them under the ruins countless victims who called for help In heartrending tones. It la asserted that probably half of the fatal ities occurred because It was quite Im possible for the survivors to render prompt assistance. Not the least of the suffering was caused by the downpour of cold ' rain. Borne of the refugees from Messina passed through Ban Olovsnnl, Palmi, Scllla, Can nlteilo, Favlxzana and Bagnara and found practically every one of the villages de stroyed. " ' 1 ' A woman gavt the -following account of her experiences: ..!. ,'. ' "AS -sooit as I vcould .-get. vPUt of ma. house I ran in the direction of the water front. 1 1 noticed that the greater portion of the, main thoroughfare of the city the Via Garabaldl, was destroyed. A thick dust prevented me from seeing more than three feet in any direction. From every side I heard the cries of the wounded and the shrieks of terrified women. I atrugged through water and mud up to my knees and succeeded in gaining one of the docks. From there I was taken on board a cruiser In the harbor. "While on my way down to the water, groping through the dust and darkness, a band of about 100 persona rushed upon me like maniacs. They were fleeing up town. They separated me from my companion, whom I never saw again." Two doctors who succeeded In escaping from Messina report that fully two-thirds of the city has been ruined. Entire streets have caved in. One of the doctors was sleeping In a room on the . third floor vrtien the first shock cme and saved him self by gripping the roof of a neighboring house. A ferryboat moored at one of the docks seemed suddenly to be thrown high Into the air. It landed on top of the dock and was left hanging there by thfc receding waters. This was the first intimation of the crew that anything had happened. The captain of the boat says a huge cloud of dust ob scured their view. With dawn came an overwhelming picture of devastation. The captain and his men landed and tried to make their way Into the city, but the fallen buildings and the twisted streets made progress impossible. BIG RUSH OF LANDSEEKERS Settlrra Cotulns; Into Rapid City Land - District In Large Nnrahrra. RAriD CITY, B."D.. Dec. 30.-(Speclal.) The Rapid City land office- continues to lead all other land offices In the volume of business. Although a large section of territory that formerly belonged to this district was transferred to the Lemon, 8 D., of fee, which :wai established several months ago, there, has been no mt r al falling, off In the number of h'omesteid entr ee made In the Rapid City office.. The records here show 871 homestead fl ings were made in May and 927 In June, 1908. Ow'ng to the rush of business It has re tarded work so that more reoent data cannot be given. The la gest number of filings made In one day waa 126 'n the fall of 1907. Thla rush of homeseekera la due mainly to the building of the' Milwaukee and Northwestern rallwaya Into the coun trv Iv'na- between the Ml sour! river and ' the Black Hills. The Rapid City district extends - eastward from the UlaoH H lis about forty mllea MAJOR JOHN HAINS ON STAND Brother of Captain Tells Jury of Changes In Mental Condition of Annls Slayer. FLt'SHrNQ, N. Y.. Dec. 30.-MaJor John Halna, U, 8. A., a brother of Thornton- J. Halns. now on trial as a principal wtlh his brother. Captain Peter C. Halns, Jr., for . tha killing of William K. Annls, was the j principal witness for the defense today. ' In a voice that trembled from emotion. Major Halna told the Jury of the changea that he had noted In Captain Halns' men tal condition from year to year to the time when the captain told of those happenings that led to the separation from hla wife. All through hla testimony the tears fell from. Major Halna' eyes. Major Halna said that Captain Halns displayed evidences ef being irrational and tiiat his mind constantly reverted to the things that had been told concerning his wife's alleged conduct wtlh Annls. Mrs. Petes- C. Halns, mother of the de- f Start the Hen Year iliolit! Take advantage of our stock reducing sale. Your choice ot '. " Any Suit in the House ,$25 (Except Black or Wne.) This includes all our $30.00. $35.00 and $40.00 suitings. Might good chance to get a reliable expert tailored suit at a big saving. Ask ' to see our $25.00 suits we have reduced to $20.00. . : Herzog Tailoring Co. H. DECK. Mgr. AMUSEMENTS. $500 CHICKENS, $500 DOGS; ; $300 CATS and $50 PIGEONS AT T H E A U D I TO ft I U (IT ALL THIS WEEK ' : ' A'V?;' We ara going to make the Omaha Show, "The Transtnlssls slppl," first In the world, If Omaha people will give to It their at tention and attendance. . . . -- This year we give a Show which experts say eclipses Chicago and Kansas City. Next year we are going to outnWMadldon Square, New York City, now first In the world. i '.... : Our Show merits large attendance. Last year's paid admissions were 10,000. Kansas City had 40,000. This year we want 60.000. Come put and boost for the Transmlsslppl. Admission, 25 cents. Children, 15 cents. fendant, Is reported to be quite 111 In New York and It is said she may not be called as a witness. ,.;. -- Mrs. Amils, widow .of the murdered man, today declared in an interview that her confidence in her .husband was not shaken by the stories of his conduct related In court by-; tha JIalna servants. ,"I, believe he was true -tiWtv" she said- ."I do not want to appear to Attempt. to prejudice the Jury and I haveglven my. word to Mr. Darr'n that I jviy nut," discus the. case, but It is right that I. should defend the memory ot my husband and the father of my children. I have nothing to say about Mrs. Claudia Halns. I am certain that my husband's relations with her were entirely proper. I always had Implicit confidence in my husband's .fidelity. . This defines my atti tude toward Mrs. Halns." . Woman of It. Philip the Jeaeoa The Women's auxiliary of the Church of St. Philip the Deacon will give a New Year's reception Friday at the rectory, 1119 North Twenty-first street, which will be In the nature of a birthday party to cele brate the twenty-first anniversary of the Women's, auxiliary. The auxiliary was formed twenty-one years ago and to cel ebrate lta maturity the women have In vited their .friends from S to 8 p. m. FOR SALE. Entire Omaha Clothing Co. Stook Ma Be Cloaca Oat immediately. The Omaha Clothing company, located at 1318-1318 Farnam St., Is open for bids from local dealers for. their entire atock. Wo havo to either sell quick or vacate premises. Chance of a life time for local dealers throughout Nebraska. Iowa and the Dakotas to purohase high grade merchan dise at 60 cents on the dollar. First come, first UerVed.', No discount, no dating. Cash counts. Will sell any lots no matter how maU". FIXTURES-TOR SALE. Fixtures that g to make up a clothing store will be sold cheap- Cash register, safe, typewriter, . uenas, . anivma ... .... ...p.l. in feeven to -ten davs. Come quick and buy the greatest bargains of a life time. -are you a"'B i wonderful opportunity slip you byT Before still serve heretaH trade -as before. No sala too-Uttla.iar us. v annua, aivrii away. OMAMA. vlwhw'iv w "'-'' Farnam Street "Forced Out ol business. i your Mi Year's Candy from . Ag.ents for "'Lowney's, Conti nentals, AUegretti, Huyler and O'Brien.' . Our free ,fteHver, service is always at your comnrand. HOTEL Orile Beatons Table-d'fioto Dinner $1.00, every evening ( t'Hi , -.. " GOOD Hotel Loyal Gulldfng AMUSEMENTS. - It BOYD 5' Thla Afternona nal Toalafct, OKABX.ES 6ZMJJT OmM MARIE DORO "THE RICHEST QIRL". nuaiDAT, nroAr, ATtrAT : " ICatln.es Trlday and aturday Oreo. at. Cohan's - ' ' 70 OXB& VOWEB rZTOX.XTT TO "LITTLE JOHNNY JONES" CBXiaXTO ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE Ketln.e Xv.ry Say, SUBl Bv.ry Wight, tug HAPPY NEW -YEAR BILL Theresa Rens; "The Operator;" Fred Warren and Al Blanchard; The Tennis Trio; Belle Hathaway'. Simian Playmates: Jupiter Brothera; Carter, and Bluford; Klnudrome. Prices ie, JRc, 60c, Phones) Doog.HOi; Ind.,'-A-1S0I Sawara eple'e Peilgbtful Flay Mats. I tan, Thnra Friday Bak. THE PRINCE CHAP Seat unday "TM KISDUIIAI". Tlieafer Matinee Today Tonight, f . . The Sensational Melodrasaa THE CJNVICT AND THE GIRL 73 Thursday TOST now Where to eotJ Reserve Your Tables Now For New Year's Eve s Good Music from 11 o'clock this year till 1 or v2 next year. t Souvenirs for ladies to - UIUYV 1X1. r..- -- v HOTEL LOYAi : -At ths mign ef the ed Arrow," Meal Tickets Frea al'HwsaSs Kvsry iro who takes kuelai VTe1 f Hanson's basement restaurant may au-a ' tii number alio visit tiwre during the uv Every day the neatest guess wins a ij Toll Hanson's Lunch Roojd Tiie most a.uactlvv: brimiu. atrfrSt and mo i conunmal lunch ruuui i OniaiiA, ROIVlE Wr MUSIC 0 sua 5 J..- (if AY