THK BEK: OMAHA. FRIDAY. MAY 13. 1010.
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TIADCCT ON LOCUST ASSURED
fchmference with Engineer! Brini
Promise of Construction.
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Meads er Propwae to Take l Re
quired ImprorrnHl at Oace
Mrhnlna Street t'roaalaa;
(onci Rooa.
The Ixicust street viaduct over the rail
road tracks at Fifteenth street and ex
tending to the east rlty limit la now
lractlcally &Nured fop construction this
season. There In a likelihood aim of the
beginning of the Nicholas street vladurt
before the heason, closes. This Is the out
come of a conference held at the city en
gineer's office Wednesday afternoon.
City Engineer Craig says the railroad
engineer demanded . certain concession
on the. plan made ' by his department,
whk.li will be granted. "The concessions
asked will not In , any way affect tho
strength or utility of the structure," iiald
Mr. Cra, '! am now taking the matter
up with Pe projT committee of the coun
cil and I -think we will be able to pas the
Jfinal amended ordinance at the next meet
ig. The railroad men are ready , to go
ahead with the Locust street Improve
ment and want things put In shape so
that they can begin.' work right away.
"In the matter of the proposed Nicholas
street viaduct, while I cannot speak offi
cially pr definitely at this moment. I be
lieve It Is safe tnj say that the road will
treat the city fairly and go ahead with
ajhe building of the viaduct before many
' months have passed. There is no great
or decided opposition among the railroad
men having to do with thone af fairs, and
so It seems reasonable to expect compli
ance with the desires of the city council
within a reasonable' time.''
The Missouri l'aclrlc has gone Into the
United Staten district court to enjoin the
city from compelling construction of the
Dodge street viaduct at this time. The
railroad takes the position that such a
viaduct Is not required, that the city doe
not own the street, that the engineer's
specifications are not right and that prac
tically everything connected with the mat
ter Is out of order.
City Attorney Burnam and the city en
gineer are now engaged in preparing the
answer of the city to the suit. The law
CYolved has been to the supreme court
'ft upheld, according to the city offi
cials and they expect the Missouri Pacific
will eventually have to go ahead with the
Dodge street viaduct.
Government Case
Against Kharas
All Submitted
Defense is Attempting to Show No
Fraud Was Contemplated or
Carried Out.
CARLOAD OF CATTLE
TAKES RECORD PRICE
Primrose Feeder Brings In Shipment
of Trtrnty Head, rlllnar
for ?236N.
A record price for a carload of beef
cattle. was established on the South Omaha
market when ('. W. Haggerty of Primrose
nold the Cudahy Packing company twenty
head of steers for S-',W.M). The sale was
made by Ralston & Fonda, commission mer
chants. The price per pound of th live
beef was 8 cents. While the price per
Pound has been passed on the South Omaha
market, never before has a carload of cat
tle brought so high a price through the
two components of quality and quantity.
The cattle brought an average price of
I118.4J per head.
The cattle and the feed that fattened
them were both-the products of a quarter
section of .Nebraska soli. Beside feeding
this shipment of cattle, Mr. llaggerty
raised a large number of high priced hogs.
"With cattle bringing such prices at live
weights, is it any .wonder that the retailer
Is forced to charge such prices as are now
prevailing?" remarked T. It. Fonda, jr.
"It is the scarcity of this kind of cattle
that is causing these high prices, and nut
until more of this , grade of cattle Is pro
duced will you see lower prices. Of course
it is a splendid thing fur the producer, but
It Is pretty - hard on Mr. Ultimate Con
Important witnesses In the case of the
United States against Theodore Kharas for
using the malls for fraudulent purposes,
who ' testified Thursday morning, were
Frank Frayser. postoffioe Inspector, who
worked up the case agninst Kharas: Arthur
Vernon, who wss Jointly Indicted with
Kharas in the alleged fraud; W. H. Kel
l"gg. a printer, who operated the printing
shop owned by Kharas In getting out the
printed matter in the exploitation of hi
movable street car sign scheme, and Pr.
F. J. Despeeher, a dentist of Omaha, who
sought to negotiate with Mr. Kharas for
the right to exploit the scheme In France.
In the cross-examination of Mr. Vernon
It was sought by Attorney Wells, repre
senting the defendant, to show that Vernon
had been promised immunity from prose
cution if he would turn state's evidence
against Kharas. This Mr. Vernon denied
emphatically.
It developed during the hearing that Mr.
Vernon wa the head of the New York
bianch of the concern and that there had
been a fallout between Kharas and Vernon.
Vernon's hone is In Boston. Mas?. Owing
to the constant objections of the attorneys
to the character of the testimony that
Vernon might give, but little further was
shown than a couple of letters passing be
tween Kharas and Vernon.
The remainder of the morning hearing
was devoted to the reading of some of
the literature put out by Kharas and
printed In the office owned by him and
operated by Kellogg. With the reading ,f
tills llteiatuie the government rented its
case.
At the conclusion of the government's
part of the case, the attorney for the de
fense made the usual motion that the
court direct the Jury to return a verdict
for the defense, which the court did not do.
The defense will begin its Innings Thurs
day afternoon. It will be the purpose of
the defense to show that there was no
fraud contemplated or carried out whatever
in the enterprise which Kharas was seek
ing to promote and that the prosecution of
the case against him has been stimulated
by enemies who wanted to get contort of
the enterprises he has inaugurated and in
order to do ao sought to bring about his
ruin.
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Vendetta Ends
in Bloody Fight
Boys Engage in a Serious Cutting
Scrape One is in the
Hospital.
The vendetta - between Jose Bunserl. 17
years of age, and Jimmy Bonda, 15 years,
ba ended in blood. Jose is at Omaha
General hospital. Jimmy is a fugitive
from the law.
The Injured boy was attacked by hi
erstwhile working companion at the Klr
fcendall shoe factory, when Jimmy was
"fired" for pasting his friend's hat full
of glue. When Bunserl essayed to remove
his hat after leaving the factory on
Wednesday he parted with several locks
of black .curly hair, . . . -,. . .
There was a fuss and then Jose told
"de boa." ' . . .
In tjie fight at noon Thursday the Sun
seri lad received two cuts across the mus
cles of his right upper arm which may
disable him for life. He sustained sev
eral other serious wounds.
AIRSHIP. PUT ON TAX LIST
Geo rte K. Yeager.l First Omaha u
to Record Aerial Car for
Taxation.
An airship ha been listed for taxation In
the office of the county assessor. George
K. Yeager Is the first Omahan to gee thus
n tbe county books. Mr. Yeager. who Is
piano agent at 115 North Nineteenth
treet, puts down in ink on hi schedule,
"One airship at $200."
The machine Is his own invention,
TUMOR OP
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GROWTH
Removed by Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound
Holly Springs, Miss. "Words are
Inadequate for me to express what
your wouaerful med
icines have done for
me. The doctors said
II had a tumor, audi
had an operation,
but was soon as bad
ogainaseter.l wrote
tovouforadTice.ana
began to take Ijdia
E. IHnkham's Veg
etable Compound
as you told me to
do. I am glad to
Isav that now I look
and feel so well that my friends keep
smug me what nas helped me so
much, and 1 gladly recommend your
"Vegetable Compound." Mrs. WlUJE
, Edwardr, Holly Springs, Miss.
One of the greatest triumphs of
A-vdia E. Ilukham's Vegetable Com-
Jm una is the conquering of woman's
dread enemy tumor. If you have
mysterious pains.intlammation.ulce ra
tirkfcr displacement, don't wait for
tlmJ to confirm, your fears and go
through the horrors of a hospital opera
tion, but try Lydia E. Tiukham's Vege
table compound at once, .
-Fdr thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs.has been the standard remedy
for female ills, and such unquestion.
able testimony as the above proves the
value of this famous remedy, and
Should give everyone confidence.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a rnntiden
tUl letter to Mrs. IMnkbam, at
ynu, iier aclvlco Is free.
Aerial Burglars
Get Wagonload
Entrance by Skylight of Store Gives
Looters Chance for Early
Evening Haul.
Back door and windows are entirely
passe In the burglar line now. The mod
ern and proper method of entering a bus
iness house wtth predatory Intentions 1 by
aviating up to the skylight and Just gently
dropping In This was demonstrated by a
pair of burglars who robbed a "five and
ten" store at 1311 Douglas street early
Wednesday evening.
The store was ransacked from tup to
bottom and a wagonload of goods hauled
awuy before 8 o'clock, wheu the work was
discovered. Officer Walker was placed on
giiaid to catch the aerial pirates on the'r
return, but they warily stayed away.
An inventory must be taken before an
estimate of the stolen goods can be made.
Car Robber Gets
His Grub Stake
"Mysterious Mike" Turns Regular
Morning Trick on Dodge
Street Line.
"Mysterious Mike," the street car roU
ber. will eat three square meals now.
His Thursday morning work consisted of
the robbery of C. M. Ktasven. 3326 Ohio
street, of a gold watch while on his way
downtown on a Dodge street car line.
I Mike has been turning a daily trick for
I nearly two weeks and has .thus far been
able to make a dishonest living with Im
i punlty.
It's not a ques
tion of "our loss
your gain." These prices
arc an every day affair with us.
We always sell at an average of
20 below Omaha prices and
we make money too. Our ex
penses are low, that's the reason.
Every So. Oma
ha car passes our
door. Simply transfer from
any Omaha car to any
South Omaha car and ride
Just a few minutes longer.
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Lawn Furniture
Specials
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neatly painted lawn
hunch TVnthr or hard
usage will not harm It. Size 36 Inches
4 2-lnch bench, like above, 8125
48-lnch bench, like above, 81.00
Porch
Furniture
Rockers and
chairs, like cut;
strongly made of
wicker and rat
tan, from $2. CO,
down to
$1.25
We also sell the
b e a u 1 1 f ul and
popular Porch
Furniture, made
of grasses.
$475 $38
For Refi-gerators Same
Make as Illustration.
When It comes to re
frigerators we not only
sell lower by several dol
lars orr-eacn box, but we
carry the very finest line
shown In this section
They are built to saye lec
and they do it. Complete
ventilating system in each
keeps pure air constantly
circulating and food al
ways wholesome.
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for this
Sanitary
Couch
for this beau
'J tiful oak pol
fahed pedestal
24-inch top. A regu
lar )4.50 value In
Omaha.
A handsome Sanitary Couch ad
justable, so as to be made into a bed
In a few seconds. During the day It
folds, so as to be an ornamental
piece of furniture. A regular '$4.00
value in any Omaha store.
What You Save in South Omaha
$20 Saved on $100 Purchase, and Other Amounts in Same Proportion
If you only stop to figure the amount we can actually save you on any pun-hue you make we
will have your trade and you will be dollars ahead. Hundreds of Omaha, South Omaha and country
residents are awaking to the fact that rents and expenses for conducting a large furniture store In
South Omaha are low and the customer . receives the benefit of It all.. Note the prices in this adver
tisement. .
H'lLTON. blGELOW and DODV BRUSSELS
RUGS, 26 BELOW OMAHA PRICES
COMPARE OUR PRICES FOR
CARPETS and RUGS
WITH THOSE CHARGED IN OMAHA
Brussels Rugs, in beautiful patterns nml perfect (?Q Hr
designs ; our price vOe I O
Velvet Rugs, handsome patterns and good values at
Omaha prices, but we ask 20 less. &4 r M
Sold here for $13.UV
Axminster Rugs of very high quality and (1M7 Cft
noted for lonir wearinc: our price, only V v
Genuine Bagdad Body Brussels, in most beautiful pat
terns. These would cost you $10.00 niDre (JJOfJ ift
in Omaha our price, only V"1Uav
Bagdad Wilton luxurious patterns and per- OA
feet designs our price, only ...P0UdU
Kitchen
Cabinets;
$2.75 to
$22.50
Many different sises)
an daslfns, to fit
practically any spare
kltohsn apao you
have. Our prloes are
certainly low on this
line, as you know If
you have ever priced
them In Omaha. You
have no Idea the num
ber of steps you will
save with one of
these In your home. -Made
of oak wtth dull
finish.
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South Omaha.
MXKEA GETS OUT Of JAIL
Live Stock Man's Friends Come to
Front with Bail.
SHORTAGE IIN0WN TO BE LARGE
OffU-exft of (umpanlm Interested De
clare Ac-oountmit Atlmlttl
ftt.OOO Defalcation and Kay
It May Be More.
MISS JONTZ TO DRAFT BILLS
Head of Associated tharltles JVamed
at Head of Committee to Plan
I. errs for Itellnqnr nl.
Judge Lincoln Frost of Lincoln has ap
pointed Miss Ida V. Jonts chairman of the
committee which is to frame bills for pre
sentation to the next Irsiolature for a stale
reformatory, for younger delinquents and
for a state labor colony. Miss Jonts will
have as other members of her committee
T. W. fmlth. W. E. Hardy and Professor
Ljtlle ICaves of Iancsster county an.l
Janu-s A. Donahue of O'Neill.
T!il committee will gather all material
ircessary to show the legislature the need
for and the advisability of establt.ihing
Ihese two features of savlag legislation.
In the proposed reformatory the youngsters
not amenable to public school or home dis
cipline woulJ be educated and trained along
tiade Hues. The labor colony would be de
signed to care-for the tramp evil by mak
ing habitual vagrants work for their living.
William McCrea was freed from county
jail late yesterday afternoon on a $1,000
bond signed by four friends. Preliminary
hearing was set for Tuesday morning.
Another development of the day was a
statement by officers of the National
Surety company and the Omaha I.ivc hiock
Commission company that Medea's um
bpzzlement will reach at a total of 2,60O.
McCrea is declared to have admitted his
shortage to men concerned.
linll tor McCrea was settled in the sum
named by County Judge Leslie, following
an aiKument between Attorneys Alvin P.
Johnson, representing the bond company,
and Pancoast, who appeared for McCrea.
Mr. Pancoast asked to have ball set in
the sum of $i00. The other lawyer de
clared that "the embezzlement Is now be
lieved to be Il'.oOO. It may bo mure and it
will certainly not be less that J,000. The
defendants," continued Johnson, "has no
family here and no particular ties. We
think the bond ought to be largw enough
to Insure his being, hers fur preliminary
hearing:"
During Mf. Pancoast's-statement it was
brought out that McCrea has turned over
to the live stock company a small insur
ance policy and some stock worth together
about $700. His bond was signed by K. M
Eckman, C. II. Van Alstine and J. H.
Bailey, all of South Omaha. and the
Chambers' Academy company by W. K.
Chambers, president.
During the day an examination of Mc-
Crea's books continued and
between McCrea's friends
the bond company and his amployers.
There Is a movement on foot to make
up the sum McCrea Is short and If this Is
done he probably will not be prosecuted.
A plea had .to be entered before ball
coil Id be granted In county court and Mo
,Crea's attorney said for him. "Not
guilty."
Murk Kehane Interested.
Officials of the Omaliu Uvt Ktock Com
mission company, many of w hom were per
sonal friends of McCrua as well as asso
ciates in businsss, are greatly disturbed
by McCrea's trouble and Arthur Uogers,
Live Stock Commission company, declined
to make any public statement concerning
the case beyond expressing sympathy for
McCrea's plight, which seemed entirely
genuine. To an Intercessor In the man's
behalf WeHtbrook la known to have said:
"I personally can't do anything. This is
not a co-partnership or fu'mlly affair, but a
corporation into which stockholders have
put their money and the defalcation will
have to be iriade up' in full. The company
simply cannot compromise. "
It is regardtd'as certain that the bond
company will Insist on every cent being
restored ho that the surety company itself
will not have to bear the expense.
A local agent for the National .Surety
company declared Thursday that the audit
of McCrea's books shows that irregularities
have been going on for several years at
least four. That this could be without de
tection until now Is duo to the fact that
the Omaha Live Stock Commission com
pany has not been accustomed to conduct
an annual audit of all its books.
Independent is
Rushing Its New
'Phone Exchange
Will Be Open for Use' in Ten Days,
According to Officers of
the Company.
Milk Commission
Ready to Issue
Its Cert ficates
Flan Set Forth in City Ordinance of
Last September boon Uoa
Into Effect.
the jurors, who aver that there were Irreg
ularities In the session behind the closed
doors of the Jury room. . , .
It Is possible that the motion for a new
trial In the Connor case will be argued In
district court Saturday morning if C. J.
Smythe and J. J. Sullivan, opposing attor
neys In this action are able to-postpone a
trip to New York, where they are to take
depositions In another cacs,
The new exchange of,, the Independent
Telephone company -at South Omaha will
be ready for operation in ten tlajs.
Work has been rushed on the new ex
change building at Twenty-fifth and M
streets and the automatic switchboard is
being Installed this week The roof is on
the structure and the finishing of the In
side will be completed by May 2i.
i Must of the work in the business section
j will be finished this week Krom M to O
i Btreets, in alleys between Twenty-third and
Twcntv-fniirlh and Twenl v-f if I h nnH
d negotiations ' , ,. ,
. , . - Twenty-fourth, the conduits are completed
nd officials of . ... ,, , ,
miiu are reauy lor ine cuuies. Ail me un
derground work will be ready for the ca
bles by the time the switchboard is in
stalled. The building was started April IS and the
work has been rushed n that it would be
ready for occupancy when the system is
put in use. The building Is two stories
high, with basement. It Is fireproof, be
ing constructed of brick, steel and con
crete. The building and the system will
cost about $172,000.
As soon as the South Omaha exchange
Is completed work on the Florence plant
: n 1 1 1 be returned and It will lie in nuora.
president of the company. Is said to bet(oll abmll fintt of Jut)e Thp 1)uiI()lnt.
greatl distraught. The surety company ,h,re mojJt ,.0,"uletrd and the cable
The Omaha Milk commission is now
about ready to begin issuing certificates
to milk producers under the terms of the
city ordinance passed last September. The
commission has been securing data from
other cities and has been going slowly In
framing up its rules. The standard' to
be maintained by those getting certificates
must be 93 per cent on government scoring
cards, and the city veterinarian. Dr.
Young, will be the inspector of certified
dairies for the city. The city bacteriologist
will ulso make tests of water used by the
dairies to which certificates are granted,
and all objectionable food substances must
be eliminated from the rations fed the
cows.
I'nder the city ordinance the health com
missioner, city chemist and city bacteriol
ogist are made members of the commis
sion. These three act with Drs. S. li. Towne
and C. W. Pol'a'J, recc tiuif nded for the
commission by the Douglas County Medical
society.
.CONNOR JUROR ADDS AFFIDAVIT
II. McDonald MntU Member of
Ilid to Swear Verdict Only Be
liberated by Jury.
With the filing of an affidavit Dy O. H.
McDonald, nine of the Jurors of the Connor
will contest case, recently heard In district
court, have declared that the Jury reached
an honest dec'sion after due deliberation on
the merits of the controversy. The verdict
was a declaration that the late Joseph A.
Connor destroyed a will which was alleged
to have made large bequests to the church.
The proponents In the action before the
court have filed the affidavits of some of
DEATH RECORD
Marajuerlte M. Fahs.
Marguerite M. Fahs, 18 years old, a mem
ber of the senior class at high school; died
Wednesday afternoon at the Clarkson-hospital
after a brief illness of brain fever.
Miss Fahs was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles F. Fahs, living at 2306 Cali
fornia street.
Inflammation of the middle ear attacked
the young woman about the middle of last
week and developed Into brain fever. She
was taken .to the hospital and an operation
was performed on the affected organ.
Miss Fahs would have graduated In June.
She was a member of the. "Wy-Deltz''
sorority in the high school and took a
prominent part in the social affairs of the,,
younger set. Sho Is survived by her father
and mother and a sister, Catherine,
The funeral will be held from, the resi
dence at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Rev.
George A. Heecher of Trinity cathedral will
officiate. Uurlal will be at Forest Lawn
cemetery; ' . . , .
Eight young men, members of the senior
class, will be pallbearers and, according
to the announcement, the. services will be
private. The. bereaved parents Issued a
request that flowers be omitted by friends.
KOTBatXHTS OF OOEAJT BTSAMSXIFS.
Fori.
MONTRKAt. ,
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HALIFAX
SAN FRANCISCO
LIVERPOOL
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Mftllllou.
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Marrlaato License.
The following marriage licenses
t-een Issued: .
Name and Residence.
Adam Kost. Butte
Elite Hanson, Mead
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Age'.
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has a less personal fceliuiS in tho matter
and is Insisting that the whole deficit be
made up.- In behalf if this company mat
ters are being conducted by J. A. Oil
braltu of Kansas City, supervisor of claims
for the western district.
It is said that a love of good living is
le.-ponslble for (he trouble In which Mc
Crea has been, plunged, lie has been fond
of theaters and expensive cafes and gen
erally ha been present i opeulng nights
at playhouses, often giving email pantos.
tto far as physical health Is concerned
McCrea appears to have recovered-completely
from his suicidal attempt of a week
ago, when he swallowed a dosen or more
morphine pills.
E. 8. Westbrook, secretary of the Omaha
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strung except the main one to Omaha. It
is expected that $15,000 will be expended
on the Florence exchange.
It is planned by the company to lake
what will be left of the amount set aside
by the court fur the Improvement of the
lines to extend the service In those parts
of Omaha which are nut now connected
with the local exchange.
llalldlnsr Permit.
VVm. Hsnniger. 2314 So.-d. frame. .. .$3.0nn
Annie Itasmussen. 2W9 Izard, frame... J.uot)
Nellie I'.rennan, 3ijl California, frame.. 2.2."
W. P. Kelly, 2W7 Shirley, frame z.sio
James Y. Slater. 1719 Sptague, frame.. 2, art
James F. Slater. 1 7 1 r Sprague, frame.. 2,Z"0
Jam" H. Slater. ITU SornKue, frame.. 2.'J)
Wlnthrop, 1K24-LM 80. IO1I1 4,0ml
Lmll Uall,, 2314 So. 32d frame 2,m0
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USFENDHIW.
iriinnorta boy hi
'JS trousers and
stock 1 021
without wrinkv
lintr. Freedom
f circulation
UnA nu'ickness in
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dress is assurea.
For boys in knee
'trousers. Madeior
fzirli also,
Onlr50oTJc
rinthintraildlJC-
r.irimmt houses.
'II vour dealer does
rims
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pair, liioa leeeaseef
f'fi; :,. Bole Makers.
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Gas Service
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To Know Is To Act:
We cannot impress on our consumers too forcibly the
fact that we are anxious at all times to do anything to
render their use of gas an actual pleasure.
. We have given thought to every phase of the busi
ness and arranged a prompt service for any request that
may arise.
Remember, there is no reason for your gas lamps or
gas appliances hot being efficient and satisfactory. Ve
make the best gas, deliver it at a proper pressure and if
there is a fault it must be within your own premises and
of a character easily corrected.
'. It is simply a question of letting us know.
Omahix Gas Company
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