Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 18, 1910, NEWS SECTION, Page 2, Image 2
THE OMAHA RFNTAY WEE: DECEMBER 18, 1010. The Store with the "Real" Christmas Spirit 10 of Church Ladies' Sales Dcrinj Xm Week WILL BE GIVEN to the CHURCHES To Assist in Christmas Festivities for the Children. Our bct and most suhetsntlnl method of wishing nil Merry hrlstmas. Thin offer now. In the recognized busiest week of the year. enables you to extend your help to the church. In a practical way, without expenwe and at liberal Having In tunny Instances. Monday and Tuesday The more will lltrrnlly he turned over to the I-'lrst .in grefistion clnirch, cuiij uhout acorn of the Indies from thin organization will take places behind our coun tera, and 10 of all their ftnla will b given to them on these two dyi. nh-r churches will have repre aentatlvea here on the other days, which will he an nounced later. f uujr enough for inontlia to come anl HELP the t'hurrhos all yon ran. Store will rema in Open Evenings UnM Help the Churches The.V alva widest aenna to Christmas cheer. In addition to our special offer numer oua apodal sales will be in progress during the week. The (flrla' Coat Sale, the Women's Ureas Sale big saving In wfutera and other features will he In force to give even added Im petus to selling for the. week. Special dec orations for CHURCH CHRIST. MAS week. V.' . rnt rovnn proptrs own m j or. 7i AND lUlUIJ. ssfls 1518-1520 FA&NAM STREET 1 1 Pl 7 'fcvf lH mm braska City. Three candidates are now In the field and the Hat promises to grow. The present Incumbent, Frank McCartney, would like to have four years more. John W. Bteinhart and v Frank Helvey are vigorously opposing Postmaster Mc Cartney's desire to hold on for anothoer term. The prealdent today nominated L. F. Etter to be postmaster at Bouth Omaha and A. O. Yetter, poatmaater at Coiad. Representative Klnkuld has recom mended the appointment of R. II. Mc Kitiney to be postmantt-r at Mullen to suc ceed Clara U. Jeffordti, Humphrey, who resigned. The president today nominated John Bell to be postmaster at Spearfiah, 3. O. This is a reappointment. In fact Postmaster Bell has served the patrons of the Spear fish postofflce for nearly twelve years. Secretary Balllnger through the secre tary of the treasury transmitted to con gress an urgent request for an appropriation of $3,500 to complete the drafting and field note writing pertaining to the surveys In North and South Dakota. BIG REWARD STIMULATES HUNT FOR SMUGGLERS Hundred Thousand i'aid Parr for In. formation Aftalnat Sugar Com. bine Bearing Fruit. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-The reward of 1100,000 to Richard Farr for disclosing; frauds practiced on the customs service at Its New Tork docks has so stimulated activities 1n the Informing line" that the Treasury department has been compelled to ask tor a large appropriation fur this purpose. In asking for""n deficiency ' ai propriation of SyO.OOO Assistant Secretary Curtles of the Treasury dJiurtment made the following statement to the house com mittee on appropriations: "The real reason why, Irrespective of the aim of the president, we need more money ' la that we have an Increased number of foreigners coming in, owing to our own Increased activities and hope of rewards similar to Parr's large sum of money. Ths activities in the informing line are much greater than they were three or four years ago, principally owing to the fact that we are prosecuting the cases with so much more vigor than formerly and discovering mora frauds." The urgent deficiency appropriations bill carrying S996.67J was passed by the hottBe. today. The bill contains an appropriation for $80,000 for Klchard Tarr, tho United States customs Inspector who did so much In bringing to light the sugar frauds at the New York customs house. Thla Is the balance of the $100,000 which Mr. Parr re ceived for hi disclosures. Mr. Parr Is not mentioned by name In the bill. DANISH BANKER TO PRISON P. A. Alberti, Who Embezzled Trus . Funds, Given Eight Yean. SHORTAGE OVEE TWO MILLIONS He Was Formerly Minister of Jnetlce and Ills Peculations leased the ' Resignation of Christian, sen Ministry. COPENHAGEN, Dec. 17.-Former Min ister of Justice P. A. Alberti, the revela tion of whose banking frauds In the fall of II .scandalized the country, was sentenced today to eight years penal servitude. Alberti suffered a physical collapse In March, 1909, while awaiting trial and was removed to a hospital where he remained until sufficiently restored to face his ac cusers. Kor fourteen years Alberti had held a commanding place both In politics and flnanre. He waa a member of the Deuntxer ministry and later x dominated the Chrlstensen cabinet, which he entered aa minister of justice in 1BU6. As president of the Bondesstandena Sparkasse, a sav ings bank, and of the Danish Farmers' Export association he was the custodian, really, of enormous funds to which he be gan to help himself according to his own confession seven years before he accepted the portfolio of Justice. Unpleasant rumors had been In circula tion for some time before the exposure came, but the minister was the Intimate of King Frederick and the idol of the poorer classes and his financial genius, in domitable will and brilliant oratory re peatedly saved him. But the time came when he could no longer cover his tracks aud, hard presaed, Albert! confessed that he had misused the funds of the bank and that he had systematically robbed the Export association and its customers from the day that It began business In Wis8. Ills peculations amounted, he said, to about $2,800,000, and the money had been lost In Bouth African and American mining ven tures. Popular Indignation was so Intense that Premier Chrlstensen, who but re cently had publicly affirmed Aiberti'a honesty, was forced to submit the resig nation of the entire cabinet. CHICACOAN SCANS IOWA LAWS Representative of Vice Committee Has Interview with Casson. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS OBJECT Arrest of Mrs. Mary Miller I) I iclo.es that She Stole to Make Christmas Gifts and Mae In Starvlna Condition. IKS ' MOINES, ta., Dec. 17. 9peclal Telegram. )-George J. Kneeland, a repre sentative of the vice committee of Chi rago. arrived In the city today to make a thorough Investigation of the effect of the new Iowa laws In the matter of putting houses of 111 fame aut of business. He" had an Interview today with Senator Cos son, the author of the law to facilitate the enforcement of all laws, which was aimed directly at the enforcement of laws on social evils. He also had an Interview with the secretary of the State Board of Health and Inquired Into the operation of the commission form of government; and will make an extended report on the same. Friends of law enforcement claim that for the first time in Iowa history, there Is not an open bawdy house in the state. Stole for Christmas. ' The art eat of Mrs. Mary Miller and her subsequent release by the nolle re vealeft a story of suffering and starvation. She was cauirlit taking goods from a de partment store. Investigation at her t"Mne found she was caring for a Woman In the last stages of consumption and a little crippled girl, neither of them her rela tives, and that she stole the goods for Christmas presents. All were In a Stat bordering on starvation. Orr vs. Jackson, certiorari. Muscatine county, annulled; Davount & Welch vs. Chicago, Hock island and Tactflc railway, appellant. Pot la wattoirne. atllrmed: Htate va. Harrison Miller, appellant, Clinton, af- iirmea; uowiruui, appellant, va. City or Waverly. Hrentec, reversed;- Ktllson vs. First State Bank of Corwith, appellant, Hancock, reversed; Lena looser vs. Plain field Savings bank, appellant, Chickasaw, affirmed; Durward. appellant, vs. hymair Hu obeli, defendant, Shelby, affirmed; Keller vs. Harrison, appellant, Palo Alto, dismissed; Courtney, sppellaht, vs. Court ney, Wapello, affirmed; Archer, appellant, vs. Barnes, Mills, affirmed; Doyle vs. Duckworth, appellant, Pocahontas, af firmed; Hlaats, appellant. vs. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway, Dubuque, affirmed; Bonnell vs. Draper, appellant, superior court, Shenandoah, affirmed; Klinginan & Scoular, appellant, vs. Ka clne Hattley company. Polk, affirmed; State vs. Undsay, appellant, Jasper; affirmed; Kirk vs. MacMullen, appellant, Washing ton, affirmed; Orke vs. McManua, appel lant, Winneshiek, affirmed. n.ents would not In any sense be In the form of minority reports and that they Would not In any manner, however in direct, reflect upon the Junior Illinois senator. South Dakota Millers Want Lower Rates They Allege They Cannot Compete with Milli that Have Advantage of Interstate Rates. HI" RON, R. D.. Dec. 17. Special. )-A meeting of the State Railway commission was held ' her Thursday to hear com plaints from the South Dakota Grain Dealers' association and the State Milling association. Attorneys Null Royhl of this city appeared for the grain associa tion and millers, and A. K. Gardner and B. F. Farrell of thla city and W. P. Dougherty of Dell Rapids appeared for the railway companies. The grain dealers were especially Interested In an attempt to establish rates sufficiently low to per mit shipping of grain from and to various points in the state. It developed that every fall it Is found necessary to ship grain within the state from points where crops are abundant to sections less for tunate. This, however, cannot be done with profit to dealera because of the high freight rates, hence the attempt for a lower tariff. The question involved In which the millers were especially Inter ested was that of Interstate rates that would permit South Dakota millers to compete with foreign millers doing busi ness within the Stat. South Dakota millers feel that under existing rates thry are not given a favorable chance for competi tion. At the conclusion of the testimony postponement was taken ' for thirty days to enable necessary evidence to be brought forward. Cosmopolitan Club at Aines. AMES, la., Dec. 17.-(Spedal.)-On of In the student life of Iowa Stat college the most Interesting 'recent developments has been the organisation of what is known as the Cosmopolitan club, which has a membership of nearly one hundred for eigners. The members represent the Orient, Honolulu, Argentina, Brasll, uba Mexico, the Scandinavian countrlea. The sla and other European countries. The olub Is a member of the International As sociation of Gorda Fratres, which Is recog nized by statesmen as a potent factor toward world's peace and the settlement of international disputes by arbitration. Tonight the club gave Its first Interna tional program. I. Elayda of the Philip pine islands was chairman. ' ) SMITH BOOSTING PENSION BILL Iowa Cangtreesman Amonsj tailors Who Try n Interest Taft I SaHoway Measure. WASHINGTON, Dec. Ifc A congressional committee, which Included Representative Smith of Iowa aad senator Warner of Missouri, called on President Taft today to Interest him In the Sulloway bill for an Increase In the pensions of civil war soldiers. The bill would Increase the pen sion Hat from $150,000,000 to $3X.000,000 a year. It Is understood the president did not give much encouragement to his callers. tork Train at Honston. HOCSTON, Tex., Dec. 17, -The stork train from New York bearing fifty-three orphaned foundling babies reached here on time today and was given a warm recep tion. The demand for the tiny folk proved so strong that the quota for the city was speedily exhausted and the supply designed for j Antonio narrowly missed being taken. More Opposition to Judge Elliot Attention is Called to Plank in Repub- iican natiorm of South Dakota Regarding Appointments. PIERRE, a. D Deo. 17.-6peclal.) The matter of United States Judgeship is be coming more interesting each day. The report was very widely circulated that James B. Elliot waa to be appointed and that he had the endorsement of both sen ators from this state. It has now devel oped that the republican state platform for this year contained a resolution oppos ing the naming of any corporation attor ney to ait on the bench of the United State court, and this particular plank Is now being brought forth by those oppos ing Elliot's appointment aa a reminder to the delegation in congress that the peo ple of South Dakota are opposed to rail way attorneys being placed In a position to pass Judgment on state railway legislation. Moore Denies Berry Charges. NEW TORK. Dec. 17. Willis L. Moore chitif of the Cnlted States weather bureau! wno is in iew lorn, , denied today the mir oi mismanagement, extrava gance and Irregularltlea" in his department made by Jamea Berry, a former employe, yettterday In Washington. The Key to the (Situation--Bee Want Ada. WATCHES $1 to $150 titer Hug Kllver 33 1 t0 8350 DIAMOND $5 to $1500 JEWELRY 230 $1500 Ct T GLASS $1 to $40 OUK DUKO.D 6 AFAMtE We contract to refund amount paid less ten per cent If article Is re turned within one year from date of purchase. RINGS 75c to SOOO CLOCKS $1 to $45 .TOILET SETS $G to $35 $1500 Purchases the most ex clusive of ornaments slx-tons Duvalllere. AOVELT1ES 25 to $40 Optn Evtnmga LMUltELLAS $3 to $15 152 & DODGE . Opor Glasses) $5 to $25 Harmony Hanu.net at Mnrahalltnwn. MARSHALLTOWN, la.,' Dec. 17. (Spe cial.) The Marshalltown club entertained as Its guests Friday night seventy-five railroad officials of western roads and the State Board 'of Railroad commissioners at a "harmony, smoker." Practically all the manufacturers and ' business men of the city attended. The prominent speakers were R. H. Alshton, general manager of the Northwestern, Chicago; K. A. Butter worth, assistant general freight agent of the Plerre-Marquette, Chicago; G. L. Sorri er a, general freight agent of the Great Western, Chicago, and 8. G. L.uti. freight traffic manager of the Iowa Central ft Minneapolis & St. Louis. Arrested na statutory Charare. LAKE CITY. Ia., Dec. 17. iSpeclaL) A warrant waa issued Tuesday of this week in the court of Justice Thomas Ten- nan t at Rockwell City for the apprehen sion of John Delllnger, a farmer residing west of the town, upon an information filed by County Attorney F. F. Hunter, charging: with seduction. Constable Hart ley served the warrant. Before Justice Tennant he waived preliminary examina tion and was bound over to await the action of the grand Jury. He furnished a $i,000 bond and was released. The young woman in the case Is Ada Williams. Railroads Ask Relief From Legal Liability Applications Under Long and Short Hani Provisions Poor Into Com merce Commission. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Applications for relief under the long and short haul provision of the Interstate commerce act have ;been pouring In on the Interstate Commerce commission for several weeks, but more particularly during the last few days. These applications ask relief from liability for violation of the long and short haul provision. It being well known that the tariffs of every railroad contain In stances of technical violation of that sec tion of the law. Authority Is given the commission to exercise discretion In ad ministering the law In this particular. Several weeks ago the commission issued an order fixing February 17 as the last day for filing applications for relief, that date being six months from the effective date of the law's operation, as fixed In the law Itself. To be on the safe side, however, and In order to preclude the raising of an em barrassing question In tha courts, subse quently, the majority of the railroads de cided to file their applications within six months of the paaaage by congress of the amended act regulating commerce. That period expired today. Secret Report Will Not Be Sent to House .; Secretary Dickinson Sends Letter in Answer to One from Speaker Cannon. low Neves Notes. HARLAN Willie, the young son of Wil liam Gubbells of Panama, In this county, was kicked by a horse Wednesday and seriously Injured. -- MARSHALLTOWN Mrs. Joseph Stea bler of near Haverhill, Marshall county, was probably fatally injured, when she fell through a trap door Into her cellar Friday. HARLAN Augusta Thomaa of Wash ington township has filed a petition for divorce against her husband, K. H. Thomas, alleging cruel and Inhuman treat ment and asking alimony in tha sum of $7,600. - MELROSE Mary, the little daughter of Jamea Gleason of this place, la dead, and James, a son aged years. Is not ex pected to live as a result of drinking horse liniment which they found In the house. BRITT Fire of unknown origin badly damaged th building and stock of the Combs-Elmo General Merchandise com pany here Friday. The owners place the loss by fire, smoke and water at $7,000. It waa partly insured. MASON CITT Patrick Leonard, "th Human Sieve," has so far recovered from the slashing he received about three weeks sgo that today he was dismissed from the hospital and was taken to his own home. He was horribly rut up by a knife in the hands of Virgin Crow, twelve alashea In all, and among this number a penetration of both the posterior and anterior walla of the stomach. WASHINGTON, Dec. , 17. Secretary of War Dickinson today aent to the house a letter In reply to the MeLachlan resolu tion concerning the adequacy of national defense. The letter discusses the situation briefly, but the secret report recently sub mitted to the house and withdrawn will not be resubmitted. Secretary Dickinson's letter, together with th speaker's letter to Mr. Dickinson re turning th secret report, were read to th house. Mr. Dickinson's communication mmA it was not compatible with the pub- lie Interest at this "time to report to tha house th Information called for by the MeLachlan resolution. This letter was in reply to Speaker Can non's letter of December 14. The speaker, after quoting the house rules, saia: "In view of th above rules. It is highly Impossible for the speaker to treat this matter as confidential, If It 1 to r orougnt to the attention of the house." The two communications without objec tion of the house, wer ordered printed. ALLEGED SLAVER ARRAIGNED Frank Smith Held for Violation of Federal Statutes Woman Cou nlalnlnac Witness. Frank Smith, arrested by th polo Thursday on a technical charge, was ar raigned Saturday morning before United States Commissioner Anderson on a chare nr vinlatlnc tha federal whit Slav law. Eva Latham was arrested by Willis Adams, Immigration Inspector, Friday, to gtther with org Pgnagoa. who la charged with similar offense. The woman will b held aa complaining witness. Smith went to Jail In default of $5,000 and Pgnagos in default of $1.50 ball. Smith's hearing l t for December 2i December 3D U th time for rgnao hearing. CLEAN BILL FOR LORIMER (Continued from First Pag.) The Weather FOR NEBRASKA Fair. Iowa I Unsettled. Shippers' Bulletin Prepare forty-eight-hour shipments north and west for tem perature or Ul to lt aDOve, ana easi ana south ror temperatures oi au io jd above. Temperatures at Omaha yesterday: Hour. ueg, ators Burrows, Bulkley, Gamble, Hey burn, Frailer, Paynter and Johnston. Of these senator Bulkley, Frasier and Johnston dtf1 not meet with the full committee today, but their names wer attached to th report. in discussing the question of the bribery. It la understood ths subcommittee was content with Incorporating In tha report all of the testimony affecting Individual member of th Illinois legislature. No effort was mad to determine th truth or falsity of thla testimony. All Testimony Sifted. Nevertheless the subcommittee sifted all of th testimony on th subject of bribery and the conclusion waa reached that Mr. Lo rimer would have been elected without regard to the member aald to have been Influenced by any financial considerations disclosed or charged, whatever th source. There was a rumor circulated abput th capltol today that two or three member of th committee on privilege and elec tions would file statements of their views. Indicating their belief that It had been shown money had passed between certain members of th legislature. It was th understanding, however, that the state- A Vfj 7 a. m 2 S a. m 2 IS x, ' " t a. m 7 Wis v 10 a. m S8 VkTir) 11 a. m m T?J II m a T 1 P- m H a. i wPL I P- m its . JXJt1 I P- m m rs rrzz p- y- 1 P- m 28 Z v- 1 P- m 2" I S p. m m f Record. BRITON IS SEEING NEW YORK! Journalist Attempting to Do America Two Days Has Busy Night. OPERA, BOWERY AND CHINATOWN Today He I Isltlnai t.rnnt'a Tomb, Fifth venne. Central Park, the Stock Rsrhanae and the City Hall. NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Up bright and early today despite a late bed time hour after a whirl about the city, W. R. Holt, the Ixmdon Journalist, who came on the Mauretanla for a thlrty-eigh'.-hour visit to this country, prepared To make the most of his time today in "doing" New York before the Mauretanla sailed on Its hollduv record trip at o'clock thla venlng. Mr. Holt's twenty minutes In Baltimore and a similar time In Philadelphia on h's way from Washington, where he spent twn hours and a half yesterday, traveling there on a special train after landing from his steamer had only whetted his appetite for the personally conducted trip on whloh half a dozen newspaper men of New York look him to see the norturnal side of metropolitan life last night. , The Metropolitan opera, Sarah Bern hardt, the big restaurants In full bloom In the late night hours, the Bowery and Chinatown, were only a few of the sights the Engllhhman saw befor he was ready to retire. Today his rout Included Grant's tomb. Fifth avenue In the promenade hour, Cen tral park, the Stock exchange and the foreign quarter, together with the city hall for Interviews with Mayor Gaynor and other prominent men. Mr. Hot was evidently taking copious mental notes throughout his hustling trip. He showed this by his remarks: "I have seen a great many typical Americans fully twenty nationalities, I should say," was one of his comments. A LEAD SALE now Instoad of January 1st. FlBTSi eing sit Cost Every plore of FI R WILL HE NOLO. KOR OI R I'RICEs WILL COMPEL 1U YIXO. A complete stock of fonts, Koarfs, BhawU r.nrt Muffs In fvrry known kind ot fur. fiEXl INE KI RS (not Imilntlon), at from tO.(K per art to f.230.0O. CET OI R PRICES before you buy. 1508 Douglas St. Th Key to th Situation Be Want Ada 3 A e You Deaf? Hava You Catarrh Asthma or Branches? Ve Cure Thasa and Other Chronic Diseases, such as Catarrh of the Stomach, Liver, Kidneys, Bladder and All Diseases of the Bronchial Tubes and Lungs. We Remove the Cause. We Have Had Years of Success With Others and Feel That We Can Help You. TV0 Weeks' Treatment FREE W realise, that there are many who are onable to pay large fees for treatment, because of th uncertainty jonnected with the usual methods, so we have decided to give people a proof that we can cure them, and the only charge we will make will be. for medicines actually used. If you can not call, write us, and we will ex plain how wa treat you In your own home. Addrass, Berlin Medical Institute 405-407 Bee Blag., Omaha, Net. Live Xmas Sugge Iet us give you a fe a novel Xmas Rift for -B"BfSBW 1 ST t 1. otionc i iff, Bnifvn wwh'vV mmtA v Iet us give you a few RiiKfcestlonB for a novel Xmas Rift for a relative, friend or for yourself. Why not give some thing this year which will be entirely different from the usual run of Xmas gifts, and which will bring pleasure to the receiver every day of the year. A Nice Parrot for. . . . Talking and Cage ....$18 $4.50 $1.00 $8 A sweet warbling, hearty Mountain Canary and rage at A self-sustaining globe with goldfish (no change of water necessary), com plete with orna ment, plants, etc., up from A snow-white aja i A cute little Pomeranian Swiss Fox Terrier Puppy Vtd pUppy ;i And the most appreciated present of all, one of our famous Living &Y2uaic Ooxos, $5 ; V. 8. Patent No. ttOfiSS. A canary with a musical education. Sings entirely different from any other carrary; sings all day and evening until lights go out. These birds are directly imported by us from Germany and we guarantee full satisfaction. Hundreds of other attractive Xmas presents' to select from. Call and see the finest and most up-to-date bird and pet animal house in America. " VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME. EYJAX GEISLER BIRD CO. 1617 FARXAM STREET. US I All Things That Aid the Eyes are here when you need them. There are reading glasses, opera glasses, lorgnettes, linen testers, field glasses, and a host of others. Not forgetting, of course, our superior eyeglasses fitted to your vision after an expert examination of your eyes. Com and get a pair. You'll look well in them; you'll see well through them. HITESON OPTICAL COMPANY (Incorporated) S13 South Sixteenth It. Local OFFICE OF THE AVEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA, Deo. 17. Official record of tern perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding period of the last three years: 1810. Iu9. l&uK. 19o7. Highest today S SS 31 Lowest today -7 3 ti 22 Mean temperature 18 1 32 28 Preolilitafeon -00 M Temperature and precipitation depart ures from the- normal at Omaha alnce March 1 and compared with th last two years: Normal temperature 27 Excess for the day 1 Totnl xca sine March 1 731 Normal precipitation M Inch Itoficlenry for the day US Inch Total rainfall sine March L.-UM Inche Deficiency sine March 1 it t7 Inches Exevas for cor. period, IMS 4 K inohes Deficiency for cur. period. HMI. . 4.17 Inches Indloatea below aero. U A. WELSH, Local Forcaatr. , L'T- 1 ar; ; ur- V COLD STOUAOIi CO.. A tit : 'v t VI . i ir J if ! v ! ,v... ...... ... .. ..... ......... ... - iCi il.i Ask the Man Who Owns One aw fl I snP IllannW 5UOTOR TRUCKS ! V -w ill Do you ever think of the difficulties that this kind of weather and road conditions present to heavy hauling? Think of how much of this weather we have during a year. What is the efficiency of your present method with horses? Let us give you a demonstration while the snow is on the ground, and we can show you the efficiency of our method. This kind of weather we can do the work of four pair of horses. t Cdl) us up and arrange. for a demonstration Douglas 3961. Ever since they have been on the market, the sale of Packard trucks have more than doubled semi-annually. Half our sales are to previous purchasers. Three tons, twelve miles an hour, used in 3 lines of business. EflcscttipSc (Gairaisjo Co, 2213 Farnam Street Xd