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THE BEE: OMAHA. HHP AT, PECEMRER 17. 1W. 1 BRIEF CITY NEWS I H lert TttA n. a. T. sTwcVoda Crrtlfl Aeer-mtas. 1. -, rhotofrapkar. lit a A rarr.am. tijasiisc rial res. BurH Graudea Ca. aa. (Veto, removed to Itth A Hjward. Aalta!- l-cle Policies sight drafts at t j'jrrj H. U Neely. nacager. Cnnana, l.u sri.oal 11 a Isiuttw Co 10 ..n ..:', Kkd-n:.t, lfe. Trtn i'oi-nea Cr.a:. S. Auy. Gen-ial Agm Oinai. -ta a las aaars of Nebraska '''' ---d Loan aiocitlon earn per cei.t pr annum, crel.ie semi-annuaily. M I-.ca-d of liad t ji.dirs. I Farr.am. CI -.7 Off.ciaia taks Xeliday The cut tfie vera e-.o -a, Thursday afur- boon. In r-spotue la Mayor Dahlman priclsa-.at.tn lot tja:. day at the Na t. -r.al Cora ki iic war. araLsn. Buried The funeral H iicaard n im iii, th young attorney whoaa Oca was cau.ed by typhoid fever. was i.eid Ti.ursaay af.ernoon mtta a-.rv.ces j at t'i home, l'.-JV Wirt err-et, a: 1 JO and! Interment in r r9t Lawn cemetery. Accusal cf tif Aaandonmant An ia-j iornt;.ioa too ot tne- eouiiLy at.orney in .c c iu: t c.iargea Kay Pool with i abandonment of bis wife and 2-year-old dacM.r pnoce lie not yet been ar-' liiim Case la Foatpon Tit case '; ag-l...t f H. Phiibin of the Senilis hoii j bar. charged witn violat-ng the x o'clock f c.uj.r.g .a. et f r Tl.urs.ia..- in poi.ee ' court. ha been put aver until Saturaay. l-r.oi.-.g a decis.on on the saloou Injunct.oa Ktt-m If Judge Hedick. r Boys Get Eisagk of T&etr Lark. Waiter iat.-e ar.d iienry Bellman, runaway boyj from l"-nver. were picked up. by the police V etinexiay night an I detained. They sa.d they had tired of th-ir i-jnaay experi r...i and vouid be only too glad to eo hcii.e. Tney ba een turned over to tn Jjver.i, oi.'.cen. una will endeavor to have ur.e boya aeni trae. WiiliiTna' la Taaa t Salt City L-tec..ve i. V.. turt of salt Lake Cuy darted et Thuraday afternoon w.ia Krank Y, UUaaiif. th colored man warned In tfc Mormon elty for burglary. Eitra- d.tlon pupert were aecured by tne officer' and WUiama will be arraigned lmriuite.y un reaching to t tab court. I Cnsrek Coaaart Wall Atteudea a con ceit by Omaha taiesu drew a crowded bouse at the Pearl Memorial church Wednesday night The muaical program r -i - i I . . - f- . . . portant featurea of lha entertainment were tna Toung M.n'a Christian Aanociatlon quartet and 1'au) Herbert, who read sev eral aeiections. Toaac; Saoias Zobbsry Caarg-o Albert J. Toucg p.cad'id not guilty when ar raigned before Juige Sutton on a charge of robbery of Chants Finn December J. Similar pleas were entered by Henry Wil liams and John Lcan. accused of break ir.g into and entering a Northwestern freight car. John Austin also dmed break lr.g into and entering a Milwaukee car. Saaiaa sUagg-laa; Kis Wife Albert Korner, suspected by the police of being tK. r .n,.. hi. t. " Thurso n.ghL ihe lecturer is ii. V. evening, from the effects of which she iaAaams. te St. Joseph's hospital, was arraigned H. C. Arery. a laborer at Armour Co.'s Thursday. Ke denied guiit, saying his 1 1 "King p.a.n. v.a- airesied i.u nignt ou wife told hint a man followed her for sev eral blocks and saluted her by naying. "Hello. Klddo." Pending Mrs. Korner i recovery tha casa baa been put over. Si aat aad Charlaa Scott Wta SlTosesa The decree of divorce which Si A. Past secured from Mrs. Bertha Past before Ju3-e Esteii In district court will stand. When defeated after a hot contest, il.-a Fat appealed to the supreme court, which has now issued a mandate dismissing the ppeai.. Charles ecu has been grarrted a 1 ivorc in district court from Ann Scott, whom the court finds treated him with ex trema cruelty, besides attempting to take his Ufa. Tinea fox Carrying a Wsapoa Police Juuje Crawford came nar'.y carrying out his recent mandata of fining persons caugat carrying concea.ed weapons t(M and costs Thurs-day w hen J. E Salomon was brought up on tha: charge. Solomon's youth re sisted in his being b-t off with "a fine of J- and eosis. Tt court Is still laying for someone ca which to s.art the Imposition of r.'X) flwes. as he threatened following a recct: visit to Kansas City, where a peni ttni.ary tentence Is the penalty for carry ing Cur.cr.aied- weapons. Fearfwl BLaashter cf deadly microbes occurs w hen throat and lung diseases are treated with Cr. King Hew Discovery, sue and H-00. For sale by Beaton lurua: Co. DISTINGUISHED SUBJECTS FOR DOMESTIC SCIENTISTS 3 las Beastch's Paxils Served Diaaar e avlKatiwa Party 1 laittaai a tloMal Cora Espoalrlwa. ScietiUfie cooking experiments were made on two governors, a United States army officer and a party of the Missouri River Navigation congress last evening, when Will a. Campbell entertained a party In the model dining room cf the domestic science department at tha National Corn expo tion. ' Those ia raa party were Governor John Burke of North Dakota. Governor Robert 8. Vasaey of South l'akota. Major E. H. t-huita, C S. A., engineer In charge of the Misaouri r'ver. A. B. Biail of Sioux City, diaries E. I'eland of Pierre. S. D. ; E. O. Carretl of Fremont, r, G. Vessey of Pierre. b L. ; Dr. C O. Robinson of umaha. and Mi. Campbell. . This Is the f.rst opportunity the youn? women at the corn show have had to ex periment on a dln-r party and the tablea w ere set accord ng to the best authorities, American Beauties and grains from the sevea states on tha Missouri rivar forming the decorations. N oveiUea FREN Z SI R 15th and Dodge. A. L AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA JCisiinj' Daughter of Hn. Collins Found ia Omalu. LITTLE GIRL LOSES EXS WAY tart H, froaa efcwl 4 1 e aad WiHrn rtft Dark arlee C. Kelly Held (Uri, wf F-raery. Nellie, the T-year-old dnchter of Mra Collins. 0 Nnr.k Twenty-!th rtrt. u found Wet?nia by her anxioua mother after having been loot ware Tuesday at S p. m. srte had win red all the way to Omaha- afjut trying In vain to find her 1 trodden, care for the porr. heip for the way bum. At last as It grew dirk she 1 teipl.es. gentla firmness for the ertrr.m-iliy was forced to eeek aherter where she could. '. Incl.ned everything that makra for the She was taken In by some kindly d'spvaed I betterment of political and social eondl-n-ople of Omaha, who found ber practic- I tlur.a claim an attention today tha like of ally exhausted. The day fortunately v. a " klch- hv never before rlv4 not very cj'd or she would have suffered. lr on ihes to appreciate thia fact fully. Whn she was put In b-d she was not : n:m ens"!t ladesea of the pert- st'T'a d until late WadneadAy morning- ! L.i . vnI the zrl was fcrouaht to Sojth : Omalu, no little girl b-lr.g reported lost la Onahi. At last the mother was lo cated The llttie e-.rt had been snt to Central school for the first time) Tuesday and Instead of waiting for her two brothers she tnej to find her way home without them. Charles C. Kelly Held. Judge Callahan bound Char.es C. Kelly over La ma c:jrnn cuun TiaCarria.ir ir..irn- In. rm the rhirr. of fnre.rv Ha v,, his preliminary examination. The charge flied alleges that he endorsed John Arfa name on a check without authority and : t.a.aed the check at George Schuier's saloon. The amount received was S2T. the price of a cow. which belonged to John Arf of Omaha The cow was sold by Kelly at the South Omaha yards and the check made out in the name of the owner. I The bond waa fixed at T00. Low la Maslowak.1 Laaes CataJk. Louis NaalowsAi, Thirty-fourth and K streets, is looking for the man who too a from bis house Tuesday night. The cirney had been concea.ed after the fashion of many of the foreign residents in a sup posedly safe corner. Simultaneously with tne disappearance of the money, a lodger w ho had been In the family for some time . disappeared. Nasiowskl gave It as h op men that iu ioager. wnose name is Barney Leoonosku took the money with nim as ha had epportutrity to discover the piaca where it was kept. Haste City Kates. Jester's Gold Top Br delivered to any part of the city. Te.ephone No. i Household furniture for saie cheap al once. Lr. M. f. Cox. SIS North 23d. For Rent Three large rooms. 113 North Thirty-ninth avenue. Pnone South 1413. Many friends of Mrs. R. E- Bivius at tended the tuneiai yestera afternoon at ot iatartin's church. Chief John briggs and P. H. Shields re turned last n...t iroru rted "Oaic. la., w here they n&d a successful hunting trip. Tha next number of tli Icunf Men's iCLrii.aa aswxiiation ietiture course wui be the cnarge ot carrying out his dinner pau r.aed wun meat. Mrs. Lew A : air reported that some one ' had supped m.o the nana ay of their rea luerce and too a coat. Sne caught a j glimpse of a man she suspected and gave j tne description to tne ponce. j Paul Heyne. aged i, died Tuesday at his j residence, 'n tar,, tudji) i ne iune.a wui ' iSa.oxnTOe.?.' Cas com- ! i pan. He has a niece In this country and j I n.s mother, aged 14 ycaxs, lives in Ger- Guarantee Fund r r r (And then it is desired that tha academy JOT OaCnCTCrlCSt i1' bcon1' lat ciearins house of an cs j tne data gathered. In tha hope that new i rules may ba deduced and new lawa estab- Three Thousand Lollaia H&i Already j ur-t t. c T Vr J In this work the academy has made . Been Secured Without Any it9e.f h.rbj..ler of the new thouaa-. Solicitation. of the nai.on un political and aociai suo- Jects. and by bulid-ng up a coa.prenensive Ona-Hfth of the necessary CiOU ruar- ' raiura on a quesuon about which there .t. f-H tnr t -,-.e.,K r,,. ,iaa Uttle written. It gives direction to v.rion.i s.-.e., h. i next September, has been raised without solicitation. Subscriptions aggregating L. have been made by the member, of , 7 lueratur. on that s ZZ -,, K?m!f- ;ject. If the divorce quuon i upper- Subscribers will be given commutation' wUj brm, forlh oa ticketa good for admission to all festivals j lufeJect ,ht bMa tried in any subscribed. Persona who subscribe 15 win ; be given two of these tickets, a.id larger I suoscnoers win De given tickets per ratio to the tS basis. These tickets will admit the holders ta five grand festival con- certs. ill entertainments and banquets, i with preference of seats over those who boy single admission ticketa fne total admissions wui aggregate a greater amount than will the tickets given - the I person who subscribes to the guarantee fund. By adopting this plan, the sub scribers will ba given value received for all money that is raised. The plan has never been used by tha Saengerfest before excepting on one oc--.. . . t. ,:. , ... . . j ihiuu .wv w i aieo ii reoria. li in tnrea weeas and met with pat lie favor. The subscribers will be given bonds denoting the amount cf money subscribed. ' Tha minimum bond will be fc-i. The finance committee will begin soliciting or selling tha stock after January L Tha Saensrfeat Gaxette, a paper con taining valuable Information concerning the industries, amuserntct and ether things in Omaha will be published by the . Saengerfest association. The first number will appear during ti e latter part of Jan nary and copies will be ma.led to ail sing- ! oeleiiaa district of the Nortn- western Saengerbund. and to other soci eties that are expected or have been in vited to come to Omaha on this occasion. The Gaxete will be published monthly and six numbers will be issued. This will be the official paper of the organization. 20 DISCOUNT for Chrit-tmaa bjkn. on Suit Cases, Tratelin Bags, Ladies Hand Bags, Toi let Seta, Music Holla, Etc. These goods arc all the very best value and laatanjc Christina- gifts. Omaha Trunk Factory Flivnes Douglas 1038; ImL AlOVi. Engraved Stationery t V'sa Ia.atia A i iiiisrimara Kami Cmrd Ail cMiBaralHcmlMH.wHn mmmj una at a-d sannmriji oWu-arad wmmm Emboaaed Monograun Sta.tIonery ra 1 1 ii i a at jci looae as aiiaTy i ai. ROOT. l-NCCRPO RATED o UiamiHwaiaU rkaaal). Some Things You Social Scientists' Meeting. The annral winter meeting rf the American cai4riv of Pn!!t:pal and Social Science are to bcln In F"hUad;phia within the rett ten days, and !t 1 rw?cted that the seriea of d.i-'i.:on wi'.! brirg out a wea.th of contrtbutiona to the know!("g, of the problems of political and a"cial eclence. There never haa been a time when the world haa antwtred that fateful ques tion, "Am I my bmtber a keeperT- ao atror.gly In the affirmative as It ia ao taering It todav. Scial service, the wal cf tne individual, the uplift of the dotrn- ort,:aJ "tsraturo on the subjects wlUun the JJ political and aociai science. He finds them the moat wldly d-scuised sub jects in A mer.es n Ufa today. Everywhere men are discussing; them; everywhere the great underworld Is feeling the touch of tha hand that would lift It up the rugged steeps that lie between the quagmires of unfortunate existence md the more pleas act c.aics of profitable avir-g. And to no other one ajrency can tola change of attitude of the nation toward unf urfjnate. be Uaced more easily U.n i to the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Founded for the jroad pur pose of bringing together In ava.iab.e torm ail the ripetst and best thought uf he world oa the politico-social proo.ema. Its work haa ben eoeh-mair.g in sumaurig the tr.terest of people everywhere in t.-.e wel fare if tneir unfortunate bretuiea, and has bn instrumental in bringing about many of the blessings tnat have come to the submerged millions. The pubucit't.u of the organization are the most widely qujied sources. of Infor mation on social science In the world, and those who make the literature of the as aociation are the men who are achieving Lhoigs. Whether It be child labor that is discussed, trusts, poverty. Uie Liquor qutstior.. deep waterway Improvement, the race probern, the laoor issue, welfare work. or what not. the best thought of su.aiM.4uw people is brought together ia a concise symposium. In other words, tha academy haa made ltsj.f the pioneer In tha suojects with which It dea.s. gathering the data and biaxing the way for the action of tha nation. The hnnala of tha academy are pub lished In a bi-monthly volume, and mora than a 100 of these numbers have appeared. ;They deal with nearly every subject of human w ifare that has occupied tea at tention of the people in the past quarter of a century. The contributors have num bered among them ail the presidents from Harrison to ? aft. ail the w riters on civic betterment in short every, one whi has had soma nun to bring waose end was the betterment of the political and social conditions of the people. Tha American Academy Of Political and Social Science now has about 4.X) mem bers. It was founded In lSoi. ar.d is char tered alcng broad iinea. Wherever there la a human being there ia some problem related to him that social science must solve. How to make him of good to him- se.f, of maximum service to his nation, Qf maximum help in the onward marca of human progress. Ui a quesuon that must b solvd in each Individual casts. It Is therefore one of the principal objects of ! tne academy to enlist tee support of ; every intelligent c.tixen and to stimulate direct observation and ref.ecuen on ail tha socjvi phenomena of every community. the Investigations which follow. When there ia a quet..on of great puonc moment before the nauon the academy may be J . .. I . 4 ..nnn I. r.i-rvrl hi-, liim, MllVmC. corner of the wocid. In order tnat states may be In d load to acept tha good and reject Jia bad If child labor engages tne rtntlan of -ha nauon it will give a j Iynaposium of current thought, j j i an CO U ft May Be Victim of Bolivians Shot in Trouble with Strikiiij 2SV leaxed tint Omaha Eagoaeer "Was tive Eailroad Woriterj. j CHICAGO. 111., ' William Thomas Dtc. K A report tha. Vancourt of Omaha, a civil engineer, had teen shot In Bo'.ivii. ' has caused relatives h - re to ask tlie s'te ; department at Washington to investigate tha matter. Vancourt was last beard from in Septrmber, 13". at wnica tiiae he was employed by the National Railway of 1 Bolivia ln the construction of a ime from ! Oruro to Cochabamba. A Utter to his mother in Omaha annouacsi that a str.ae cf employes had been cai.ed ar.d tnat hi ; feared trouble. In the search for him and the effort to ' obtain news of his whersabouts. A- G j Norris. chief engineer cf ina Peruvian Cn ! tral railway, by which company Vancourt j had been previously mpioyd. was ap I pea.ed to. among others In Bolivia- Norri ln his better to Mrs. Vancourt said: "1 have not seen or beard any mini defin ! Ite about him and a rumor went around that ha had be.n shot, being tnvulve-l in some trouble in Bolivia. Thia was denied by othar parties at a later data." Mr. Vancourt ia tha son ef K. D. Van court, a contractor at 1E Wirt street. Mr. and Mrs. Vancourt deay tha statement of the Associated Press dispatch. They received a letter from their son ln May, IMS, when ha was employed ln raiiioad construction work in tiie forests In Chili. Ha had act bean shot up to tha tun tha Utter hait bean written, but tne parsnts admit that ha and mamoers of tha nin eering party had trouble on different oc casions with tha native, who object to tha development of tha country. Mr. arxi Mr. Vancourt say that tha story now afloat waa received from their son about one and one-baif years ago. Ha waa la Panama two years ago and In tended to return noma but the financial troubles la tha country at that tints pre vented him from comir.g. Hi thought that ail construction work would ba stopped and that ha wjuJ ba unable to find em ployment. Tha mail arvlca in South y American countries is very poor and but few Utters Want to Know Though or of the first Innf "utlona In in T.eH frr the study of political and soclsl srienre. the academy by no means Is alorra today. Tae Civic Forum of Nw Tork. la B'htr cf tha clearing; houses of social service idtsa and speakers from all farts of the world are brouicht to New Tork to enrich Its furj of rr.fi?rmat.on on such topiis. England has found that no matter bw radical men ma. beconw in their utterances, it ia better to have aino tute fre p h than to suppress extreme radicalism. Evn the anarchist Vb?re Is allowed to pmc.aim his views to his heart's content, or at least as long as he bas wi.i lng auditors, and while ha may not aid anything worth w bile to the discussion, the very privilege of talking- disarms his criti cism and tnak-a him a harmless crack. Things are often proposed by members of the academy which, by no 019118. would meet the approval of a majority of the members, but all phases of every question deserve to be presented, in the theory of the academy. And In tha and they all have been found to contribute Is varying degrees I to the solution of tha problems Involved. J Recently, under a grvnt from the Car negie Institution of Washington, a writer ! haa undertaken ro publish "Y ho s Who"; of the scientific men of America. In gath- j ertr.g the names of those entitled to be ranked arr.on this number, ne finds that there are about 4.00 stxictiy high class 1 scientific men; and whila political and so- j cia! science may not head the list, it Is j shown that hundreds have msde repura- j tions for having conducted race-benef ,tin tidies in th.s branch of service. This blue i book of scientific men Is but tha prelim- j tna-y step In a study of the mental and ' physical quaiitifS t the men who malte 1 up the scientific tnougDt of America. It 1 doubtless wui prove a wondexfuny inter eeULg study to know what proportion of them are bald-headed, wnat proportion wear mora than number seven uata what, proportion of ii.em have rugged health, w hat proportion is of a nervosa temper -anient and so on. The aveuu by which men are -.eiping solve the social problems of tne tune ire mny. The government itseif has taken ih up ihruuxu 1 . ueidi uuieaus and ocner agencies and through cmid laoor legisla tion. Mra Kusse.i a,'e s foundauoa ".or the study of poverty Is perhaps the moot Important and far-reacning private work. The tuberculosis researches, the gifts of Rockefei.er and aoaeaa of other institu tions give evidence tnat men of affairs ire actually beginning to re. Li that they are, of a truth, their brother's keeper, and that "brother" is as broad as "T.e.gnbor" In tl.e commandment. "Thou shait love they neighbor as thyself." Ail tnese act;viti- may ba directiy or Indirectly traced to the work of sucn organ zauons as tne Academy of Foi.uc! arui Social Science. It is said by those who have studied the tendencies of the times that civilization coming to rea.ize that the individual who prospers is but a trustee for him who does I not, anu tni iina iuea ns grown more in a s.ngla score of years than in ail the rest of the time together. It is finding its ex- I position in a growing spirit of char'ty that ; is even now beg.nmng to extend to unborn ' geneTat.ons. Who ever ihought. a score uf years agr). that the country wou.d be bo soon stirred by the demand for the con servation of the world's resources for 1 generations of future centuries. Welfare" and "up! ft" are two wards that have come ir.to general use as a re- su. t of tha auiiviti MV.auch lnsiitutlor.-i ; ' t as this academy. Although they may be j ' t somewhat overworked ,-,lojay. the add-jd WASHINGTON, Ucc. IB.-Whether the ; service which they are ompa.l4 to recuer i Jobbers of port.r.a. Ore., ar.d Seattle, I on.y tells the tale of . thousands of nun I Wash., shall be given such rates as will' and women who are giving of their uiue ' erable them successfully to compete with ! and means to reach oit a helping hand to ' jobbers at Missouri river transfers, St. i those who need It. .The churcnes tnrousa- j raul and M.nneapons. and big djitnbutiiifi out the country have come to realize -nt points tike Uenver. Coio.. U a quesuon that their greatest hold on tne people in the ! being considered by the Interstate Corn future w..l come through aociai service en- ' mere cjmmi.-j.iin. Oral argument were, deavor. One of the leaj.ng churcnes of j heard by Uie coauuiss.on touay In the ca-ea VS aii.icgton has a free ee. ear and throat ct the Portland Cha.nber of Commerce infirmary. Here may come the poor of , asainit the Oregon Uanroad and Nav.tfa- , every creed and be treated without price, j tioc company, and others, and the trans- 1 The pastor ia keepm? a card Index of Uie I portation bureau ot Seattle aainat the ; patients and Is Inquiring into the history and the needs of each individual. He tan'j to help them throw off the rats of poverty and in mnr no into decent citizenshin. It is but one of the thousands cf Instanced coming to light where the church is ainiln? to make itself a strong and practical factor In the solution of the soc.al problems that have yet to be answered in tnis country. By nXIaxIC 1. XAIXXX. Tomorrow rlt CP U-aUadBT. that ara written by Mr. Vancourt to Oma ha ev?r reach their dest. nation. He Is w itn i a party of Americans, aeveral of whom I are from Omaha. Hi parents feel aasured I that should thtir son meat with an acci- I dent they woud receiva information by i I cable. i j However, the American consuls in South I America nave been requested '.o locate ' I Mr. Vancourt. j esev P-.-iAt;u uhm show I awwlh Dakota's Gwvernur Strait for kldweatioaal Side uf Cora show. "Omaha and Nebrasita. is to be cor.a.inu ; ia'.ed on the magn.ficer.t cor expos. no which Is presented far the education of the ; farmers of the west. ' sa.d Governor K. S. ' Vessey of Suuth Dakota 'It is a mairlfi- 1 ent undertaking ard has been well ra Tied ' out aionx the cn.y pi oier lines ed-catio.ial. ! Omaha has snown that an exposition may ; be made entlre.y edu. atior.al. ln fact, a j. j short coiiesse course. ' "South Dukuti feels very fr eudly to ' Orra... for a large part of the stat is : I direct.)' tributary to tnis market, and I j ILave met a large number of our cittiens I I here t-xiy " Nurses id Sectors Cm aasl Bccoaoiacad Kcndon's Over IC.jKi.'XlO ottl-.uig-..u -tan! ! pcrtin ca'arrh remedv lil jij.J ia tiie past ii years, a Thousands tiir.tv to the enerKs o kj avr..hiiiz. aarS irierKft of BO,.hirtz. aar I ."1 af?pt0. heai.-Tt iB'IutBC. a ' I av-taaoi. ikaam.u ',ufi via-trnt'oarr c. Ttr a u-w;.mi Cm...!. b..; ji rtia.-.i-.-wr tha rratsy ; rtwa- :n .l formal of cirai UiU tatsaj, Laf fwr. mVM aa. aMxal ko U B !. r-aV- OrTsl Of l.la SbtnassM'tl Of V1I OLLltT f --. , M a T V -ia 2sss buu Free Sample At Year Drussisfs sas-n! naltT. Alt j -f. r t w 5u.ti. 'uia. r 3 Vm S.-iCI"!!! xVmf., t m v mar M.ft c ,t wa kaW ll, Tn hm mmm a. E i mm 4 Meis Splendid New Suits mm 3 1' 1! t .3.. j. - 4 j. mm Omaha's Greatest Neckwear Exposition Torr-orroTv- a Sale of 75c and 50c Classy Holiday Neckwear three fcr $1.00. Too'd coma hers fov von- Xsiaa necx-wear tart for tha -pportwnlty ef choosing est selection ia towa bnt when Miactloa la towa nt wfcen yen can other habeni-abary aaka 7Ja and 50e cut ' I tha question. nek a- umrtwHt vow msv wall ti.ii Esactiful r.ew alik f o-r-ln-haads Just tha right Ucg-th aad proper wldih every color ar r and color combination evsry patters, stripe i or fignrid at taraa for SliJO; a p 31. or, each Sale of IVlcra's SI1K IVIuHlcrs $1.50 and $2.00 Silk Mufflers at 95c. These xtiafnara ara of a quality aad value ws same. ThaVro all made of besntlfal sills, cord, and rich brocaded atnia. Square and reefer shapes, tome henastjrtahad. These (1-50 aad a.00 frs-laa, Friday "The House of High Merit.' ' !5'bacr dailcase is aeued -g- ri 4. Tit. riV ; . "b wl. auoucii nSaim. f lOpCied Change, ' r if Tff AiNY TtTTwC tT A Ma AH P2XSLXI Owteosne af Great Interest to Whole salers oa Both Coast aad Mlaaatari Iiltrr aad M InatMU Ter salBaLs. ; Northern Pacific railway, and otners. ooti. j of which involve the question at usue. Th, leases re known popularly as tno "back I haul cases." j Usten:i.g to the arguments today were fJTten numbers of the Merchants- Associa- j ; t.on of New York, headed by Nathan M.jui J I ar.d a deiegat.on trora a ir.-n.lar body lu ; San Franci. co headed by Secretary Vi heeler, ; formerly secretary ot tne iMfpartiner-t oi j Ccnmierce anu Lioor. No decis.on will be rendered on the ca-es for several wee-s. j but tr.e questions to be determ.ned are re- gaiued as of vital commercial interest to . tne j'ac.iic coat and of more tr.au ordinarj 1 cor-iequctice to tne big snippers on the Ai.antic seaboi'd. ; Lathels of Patents. "Lapels, laheu, who s got the laiels.' qaeried everybody today at a hearing be fore the house comm.ttee on patents. ! The committee is considering piopostd ; anifcr.dmer.ts to the new coppyrignt iaw to t do av.ay witn tne conf union over some of its pro . uiucis. N toimnjt.ua-r of Patent Moore contended . that, coi.ua.ry t j - tne intentions of it fran-ers, tiie r.ew La, by char-aing the ef- J tect of tne act of li.4. tooa tr.e ju.i-iclict.on ever labe-s tro.u tne patent otf.ee and r- : qaiied their rcg.stration in tne library of consr'sa. Ltbr-ri-r. of Cor.jtreas Putaiam ' cocteiided mat tne ju.jU:cuuu stiii lays with tne pateul otlice a to certain C.aae: of iabeia. Man..me Attorney General Wickershani j ha been a-k.d fcr a decision to clarify i Uie situation and .no what oltic- may riantfuiiy icgUter the labels. ! llickia-oa to I'airta II lew. Mr. Uickinson, the secretary of war, at cocipamed ty his private secretary, M. Petittfo. and General Clarence aldward. enj.-f of tiie !Tisu.J-r' bc.-eau of the r ue pariment, wi.l Irava liere next T'ie.iiay foi a t.:n djs or 10 we:, visa to Port Kico. Tne objev. of tr.s secretary's v.sit i to gaia at f .rst hand a know ledge uf buai nes and a,overnmenial Conditions in l--laiand. BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA NOT SERIOUSLY DAMAGED Besslri tia be Made la Week With at Plaelas Vewwel ta Dry Dock. j WASHINGTON. Dec. Ii It was ascer- ' ta.ned at tr.e Brooklyn navy yard today . that the battleship Nebraska, which col lided with the Georgia last Th jrsdiy while ' at practice off the Vlr? n'.a capes, will not have to te. docked at th. time in order to repair the damage done. Yard officials informed Secretary Meyer by tclegTapn that the necenaary repairs ' could be mads In six diys w ithout dx-k- ing. One armor plate was compressed Into i the wood backing about one Inch at the ( forfard and. It waa recommended that the , rect.fylng of tha plate ba postponed until ; next erring Secretary Mer arproved ; tha racinnrce-da'lnn. I For stiff nec U.re is nothing than Chamberlain a lanln-tnt. batter aid Overcoats at 1& Men of all tastes, men of all aces, men of all sizes, men of lim ited and men of unlimited mean?, all find that at any of the above prices we can provide them with the identical garment that suits them best. Tfcey find the styles new and correct, the fabrics of finest quality, the patterns handsome and the fit exactly right, because even gar ment is strictly hand-tailored by the best workmen in the best clothes shops in America. Tou, too, will find these jirmenta to be the kind you will like better every day you wear them, for they're made of fabrics that stand hard everyday wear a long while. Among the Overcoats we especially mention the new "Mili tary" style shown in the very newest shades. An inspection cf these garments will actually save you $o.00. buy tha same ciassy ncxw.ar hsrs for fir there la Incentive ao great as to pat n n theTcs so t rent la ia fla4ina a tie for uwusi yarn wotld only expect at eve a ., . la solil colon aad bUc. Also Ln solid 3k&ra4fiaotfvi HO rf-y,i;iL.n.'? L' THEY FALL F0a " BARGAIN'' Pvawpe-cts of Gsoel Deal la Fael Vie timlaea Twa Ilowaewlves Who Appeal to Police. ! Moore. 1"1 South Twenty-first street. tX Beware of bargains ln eoal. j Both' women have compjiined to the po- A stranger called at the home of Mrs. I lice, wbo ara searching for tha tnttrpria Gus Dokel, 1917 South Twenty-first street. lng- "oial dealer." declaring that her hrvband. a railroad I worker, had tol him to take ter order) Watchea FREXZER I3th and Ioda. . AN APOLOGY We had to close our front door a few times yesterday on account of crowded business. The short delay, only a few minutes each time, was unavoidable, and should it occur again during the few days up to Christaas, we trust you will excuse it and wait a few minutes for the sake of attend ing the Great Half-Price Christmas Sale the biggest bar gain success in Omaha's history. MESH BAGS Mesh Bairs, all sizes, chamois lined Sale prices PEARL HANDLED PLATED WAEE dozen Knives and Forks, Sterling, mtd., regular price $20.50 Sale price . $10.2.1 H dozen Fruit Knives, Sterling mtd., regular price $6.50 Sale price, nov, at $3.23 EOGEPtS BS0S. 1S47 WAEE Berry Spoon, regular :r!ce J2 50 now Cold Heat Fork, regular .rice $1.50 now - . Carving Seta, regular price $11.00 now .". TOILET SETS Sterling Silver Comb, Brush and Mirror, regular price $27.50 now, at . r ; f 1.1.73 Sterling Silver Military Erushes and Comb, regular prices $12.00 to $17.50 now : Cfl.OO to $S.75 Quadruple Plated Comb, Brush and Mirror rets, refrular rrlees $9.50 to $14.00 now $4.75 to $7.00 It is money in your pocket to attend a sale such as this, at a time when everybody is purchasing presents. "We never promise more than we can perform, and this sale at this time of a complete S47.0CO nianrLfacttirer'a and wholesal er's jewelry stock certainly proves an astounding irnd delightful surprise to our numerous customers. AT THE SIGN OF THE C20WN j jjj i H s ! a 115 South 16th St. , mSSSSSSE. awsrr-v"-: m,i urn a 14-y ear-old whiskey, bottled In bnnd. per quart fXOO Old Crow wbikaey, 18 years old, bottled from t'le wood, quart (1.25 full riuart $1.40 gallon Si.OO French Cocnac brandies, imported, per quart bottles . . . ll.SO, a-0O aad Si.so Imported i on and Snerry wines, per quart Si-Oo, kill aad ai.so by the ga.lon ti.OO and J ao Creme l Menrre Crem ! Roie. ""reme Da Cocoa, cut g.ass r.ecaoter . boo Merry Widow Cordial, rut gia b-iitie fier qu-rt aU-Od ti.anipanne. Goid tii-al. Grfat tVeatrn, C'.'s, Ripens, oottie IJo-SOo-aoc-Tso Mars-icnino Ctierriei. per quart br.tlie gj aad T4o Beef klxiraeta. per fs-oa Jar. Fisrier brar.l .....30c Flex brand Sa Burharn s Clam Bouillon, per piat bottle M home Made Wine, r 1 or white, per gaiion , g ioo Telapaoaa or Kail Order Froscptly FUls Teadf Clarks la AttaaAaaoa CACEi LEY BROS. Wino Merchants 111 B. leta Bt Oppaslta oatoffla. L2S23 oliday . o- at 35c, or from tha lara- t 3Sc that every rotng elsewhere avtry taate. aaora thaa the) . . colored ottcmaa for three tons of coal left by a wrecked train in the vardx. Mra Iokel paid for the coal, confident that her husband bad ordered It, at tha rata of S3 U a ton. 1 She is waiting yet for the delivery. Tha sama process cost lira ' Stephaa ' - a. 1 711 TO TOE PUBLIC regular prices $ .75 to $18.00 . tSSH to 99.0O . . . 73c .$6.00 Opposite the Boston Store. EDE