THE ttV.V.: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, PECEMRETJ 2. 1010. 1 J LUX- J BRIEF CITY NEWS 1D0NAHUE HEARING BEGINS Soot Mat tv F. t. Crwdei ft Sob Coal. Take Y.nr Frtrtla, te Ik Tim. Keedlng- Lamps Barf s-OTena Ce. aliaabart, t'liotugraplier, ) ft I it a. farm. Park Board afsetiaf i ha reaular monthly men Inn of the Hoard nf I'ark .ommlfeiom-rs ill be held Thursday after noon. W Caa Sat Ton T par cant an your m ,!' m ajruunu of uu to fl.vw. any knatn of tlma wanted, tiood securti. liaatlDa at Heden, 1C14 Harney St. Chiaes rtoai After Christmas ale. frora taken for embroidered waists and dreksea for scrlng. Mlaa I'hllbrlrk. room i Wead Bldg. 11th and Far nam H. &6. B attar Ba kafa Than Sorry Keep our valuables In a burglar i roof prtsate aafe at Omaha- Ha fa lit-poslt and Ttutt iuiniany. street ntranre at No. K.l Karnam Street. In the Dlroroa Court Varna Kiaurch rrar waft granted a divorce from Kred C. Kratazchmar In district court Tuenday. Hhe was permitted to reauma her maiuen nam, RoMonann. Baker to Talk The Southwest lm- riovement club meets Wednesday evening at their club rooma. Twenty-fourth and Leavenworth afreets. Judge Benjamin H. baker will spvak on municipal government. Ia Butter Store, tha only plate in town to gat what you want In the way of rubber, if It la made of rubber we have It. The Omaha Kubber Co., E. H. Sprague, Pre., lwj Harnny street. Just around the romer. Sift te Dleeese ef Vetraeka Mrs. Mary Reed, widow of Byron Heed, has given a check for 11.600 as a gift toward the pay-. mnt of the debt Incurred In the building of the addition to the eplacopal residence of the diocese of Kebraaka. A rrtTata Safe In the Omaha Safe De pualt Jk Trust company's fire and burglar proof vaults for 0U and up per yaar. We give you the only key that will unlock the safe. Omaha Safe Depoalt . Truat com pany, street En t ranee, wit Karnam street. CaUdrea'a Part? The scholars of All Kelnts bund ay school will hold a Christmas party In the Wattles Memorial pariah house on Friday from 4:90 to 10 p. m. Wupper will be served at p. m. The ypung people of the church will be welcome after 7o'clock. Chauffeur Discharge Judge Craw tor fUBmld the charge of reckless driving against Josh rerguson, the colored driver of an automobile that ran down J. K. Peterson and F. E. Mann Sunday even ing. The injured men are recovering rapidly from their Injuries and shock. Howard After a Job Steve Vail and 'Tony" Smith and other leading democrats re boosting for Jeremiah Howard for the position of superintendent of the Douglas county court house.. Howard was defeated for the nomination to a place on the legis lative ticket and his friends are practic ally demanding his appointment. Ooad Tamil? Sells Stock The J. F. Coad family has sold Its holdings in the Merchants National bank to Luther Drake, president, and Frank Hamilton, vice preai dent. There were i ahares, which brought a sum In excess of )12S,u00. This repre sents about a two to one proposition, which la taken as showing the stability of Omaha banking stocks. Chickens for the Soldiers While the soldiers' lips yet smack from the thoughts of a sumptuous Christmas dinner the an nouncement comes from the commissary department of the Headquarters of the Missouri at (.640 pounds of chicken have been ordered for a New Tear's feast The aupply Is to be divided among the army posts of the northwest. Kohler Beads (treating "A Merry C'hrlatmaa and k Happy New Year" waa the meaaage received at the Union Pacific headquarters from ' Kurope. A. h. Mohler, lce president' and general manager of the road, who Is tha head of the Omaha offices, sent the greeting to the employes under him. Mr. Mohler will not return to Omaha until some time in January, having gone to Kurope for a short vacation and to meet his family there. Prisoners Turn oa Patrolmaa Police man ctlllet Knudaon received a surprise when I ureo prisoners he had arrested the night before for drunkeneae and dltf. orderly conduct swore Tuesday morning that It had been he who was drunk. The three prisoners, who gave the names of Harry . Wlljtsma. John Perkins and Max Harrington,' iold the court that Knudaon hgd arrested them when they , were all peaceable and when he apparently waa seriously Under the Influence of liquor. The three prisoners were discharged. Arraigned on Another Charge Clyde M. Cambridge, a railroad mall clerk, who lias been In the Douglas county Jail await ing a hearing before the I'nited States commissioner on a charge of larceny from a government building, was arraigned again Tueaday morning before United Ktatts Commissioner Anderson charged wKh the theft of a $30 watch from D. R. Voorhees, a railway mall clerk. The hear ing on tha latter charge waa set for De cember &. It Is alleged that Cambridge stole money and valuables from the pockets l fellow mall clerks In their dormitory In the federal building. Cambridge's wife came to Omaha from Kansas City when she heard of her husband's arrest. She has en gaged Attorney J. M. Macfarland to defend him. Objection to the Complaint ii Made by Counsel for the Chief. LACK OF SUFFICIENT FACTS Referee Etaae lake Tetleat At- aey General Mallea Represent the Utate aaa W. J. onnell Appears for Denaliae. Formal objection to the complaint agalnot Chief of Police John J. Donahue, charging failure to enforce the S o clock closing law and laws galni"t gambling and other vices, were made by W. J. Connell, Donahue's atiorney, Tuesday morning, when former Judge Robert K. Kvana of Dakota City. Neb., opened hie special court to heir the ouster suit asafnut Donahue. The oBJectlons were grounded on that the complaint does hot charge facts suf ficient to warrant the removal from office of tht chief, that the entire proceeding Is improper In that It should be before the board of fire and police otnmlMloners. If before anyone, and that charges are baaed on an order 10 enforce the law Issued by the hoard of fire and police commission ers, which order the board had no author ity to make, as Its authority does not go beyond the appointment, removal and dis cipline of members of the fire and police departments. Teetlmoay Is Takeo. Taking of testimony began Tuesday after noon. When the afternoon sitting opened Referee Evana aald he would not rule on Donahue's objections to the complaint and to the taking of testimony. "Testimony will be taken subject to the objection. They, tog.'th. r with the tes timony, will be submitted to the supreme court after this hearing In finished," said Referee Evans. City Clerk Dan 11. Butler was the first witness for the state. He waa placed on the stand to identify a map of Omaha and to verify certain city ordinances and regu lations affecting licenses, liquor dealing anLothr vocations which the hearing will concern. Subpoenas duces tecum ordering the man agers of all the Omaha brewing companies to appear before Referee Kvans for exam ination and to bring with them all records and accounts of beer sold in the city of Omaha during this year were issued on request of Attorney Oeneral Arthur Mullen. Case Transferred. The healing, which waa to have been held In Judge Scars' court room In the county building. Is being had In Judge Troup's court room In the Bee building, all the parties Interested having agreed that elevator service, ventilation and light make Judge Troup's court room more sat isfactory. Chief of Police Donahue Is represented by W. J. Conned; .the state by Attorney Oeneral Arthur Mullen. Mr. Mullen says he may secure counsel to assist him. Stenographic reports of the proceedings are being taken by E. J. Brown of Be atrice. Neb., court reporter In the First Judicial disfrlct, and Myron E. Wheeler of Lincoln, Neb., court reporter In- the Third Judicial district. F. W. Coleman of Omaha and Lincoln, bailiff of the Nebraska supreme court, Is In attendance to serve the subpoenas on the state's witnesses. Builders' Exchange Will Hold Election Polls to Be Open Next Tuesday Din ner for Members at 6 O'clock To Attend Theater. The Rullders' exchanre will hold election next Tuesday. The polls will be open all day. At o'clock In the evening the mem bers of the exchange will meet for dinner, after which they will attend a theatrical performance together. The candidates placed In nnnilnatlon are: Foi preit'dent, OeoiKC Dlall and W. !!. Parrleh: for vice president, Robert San derson and y. J. Creed on; for trenurer. Thomas HefJ and J. C. Blxby; fur direc tors. F. F- Ullnd, Matthew H.iornson, Al bert Uorchman, D. J. Creedon. A. A. New man, GnMav Hanson, J. T. Merriam, Harry Rasmussen. Grant Parsons, Wil liam Redgwick. Dsvld M. Potter and A. J. Vierllng. Twelve candidates for director ships are made and aix are chngen. OLD SOLDIERS' HEARTS GLAD Christmas Memorable Occasion at Bat tle Mountain Sanitarium. TUEKEY ATTACKED WITH VIGOR Three llaadred rounds ef Fleek ef National Bird Reqalreel al.fy Appelltee of Mrs nt .National Home. LABORER TRIES TO DIE BECAUSE OF HIS DEBTS Job a William Cuts Throat aad terlea of Hrlnl la Attempt to Ril l pe I nhnpplnra. Ar- John Williams. 45 years old, a railroad laborer, attempted suicide Tuesday morn ing by cutting the arteries In his left wrist and his throat. He will probably recover. Williams waa found In his room at Sherman avenue by Mrs. Kate Card, from whom he rented. He was rapidly bleeding to death. Dr. O. C. Bishop, police surgeon, was called and removed the injured man to the emergency hospital at the police station. He was later taken to Kt. Joseph's hospital. Mrs. Card says that Williams was de pressed by his debts and had often threat ened suicide. A brother at Carroll, la., has been notified. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CEREMONY I.odae Men Mold Twenty-Third An neal t'hrlatinaa Venice of Greet ing at Masonic Temple. Mount Calvary commandery. Knlchts Templar, held the annual Christmas cere monial Monday at Masonic temple. Two hundred sir knights, attired In the uni forms of black marched to the meeting place where, with their wives and other women of the Templars' families, they joined In their twenty-third annual Christ mas greeting. The ceremonial was under the direction of Richard C. Jordan, commander. Rev. Francis N. Lynch, pastor of First Metho dist church, member of the Topeka com mandery, gave the address, "The Message of the Cross." A'. Sherman Pinto, excellent prelate, delivered the Invocation. A musical program of several numbers was given. following the formal cere monial a reception was held. Refreshments Were served. "1 had been troubled with constipation for two years and tried all of the best physicians lit Bristol, Tenn., and they could dw nothing for ms," writes Thoa. K. Williams. MUdleboro, Ky "'Two pack ages of Chamber' .11 i'a Bioiii.il ti an I jiver Tablets cured, ue. ' l 'r ss'e iv a I deal Conductor Tells of Train Robbery J. A. May Sayel Most ,o( Hii Money When Missouri Pacific Train Was Bobbed. Train Conductor J. A. May of the Mis souri Pacific, who had his train No. 11 held up and robbed Christmas night be tween Leavenworth. Kan., and Kansas City, Kan., is spending his lay-off time in Omaha, explaining the matter to friends. Mr. May is In Omaha from morning to night, between trains, and always stops at the Millard. Tuesday morning he had an Interested circle of acquaintances asking hi ra about th holdup.,- According to his story the robber was an old hand and went at It in a business-like manner. In the case of two people In each car who did not Instantly respond to his order to. throw up their hands he fired his 44 revolver, barely missing one of them and hitting another. The man did not take any watches with monograms or other marks, but managed to get three plain watches and 1173 cash. Mr. May Is congratulating himself because he did not lose mora money. He had f 17 In Ma vest pocket which waa taken, but a consid erable sum of money In his pocketbook was not found, because the robber held his gun In one hand and being unable to open it and guard the passengers also, asked If it contained money. "No, says May. "Csh't you sea that's a card case." Almost tlOO which May had In his trousers' pocket was also left. untouched, as the rob ber only slopped to search the coats and vests of each man. WATER COLD-CHANGES MIND Wisconsin Man C ored of Suicidal. Itch by Little Trip Downstream I'nder Ice. CHIPPEWA, FALII, Wis., Dec. 17. Johrr-1 driving during the afternoon. Christianson Jumped forty feet from a wagon-bridge Into Chippewa river today with suicidal Intent. He went under the Ice and came up 200 feet down .stream at an air hole.' He grabbed the ice and crawled out. He went home and said the cold water made him feel so much better that the deslrjt to' die had suddenly left. The Bubonic PlagTne destroys fewer lives than stomach, liver and kidney diseases, for which Fleet rlo Bitters is the guaranteed remedy, buc. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. HOT SPRINGS, S. D., Deo. 37.-(Special.) Christmas was made a memorable occa sion fur the xeteratis at Battle Mountain sanitarium. Fine weather added much to the enjoyment of the old soldiers at this national home. Saturday evening two Christmas trees were set up. One was at the tuberculosis cottage and one at tne nurses' new head quarters. At the cottage, where some two dozen or more tubercular patients are tsk Ing the fresh air treatment, a fine treo was filled with presents. Then the nurses had a tree ef their own at their new cot tage. On Christmas morning the Catholic mem bers held mass at the chapel- later , on Protestant services were held. Instead of a sermon the chaplain's wife, Mrs. Charles H. Clurk, read that chapter from General Lew Wallace's famous book, "Ben Hur," which describes the birth of Clir!nt. At noon an excellent Christmas dinner waa served at the general mesa hall, where more than ! persons were served. The dining hall had been appropriately deco rated. Festoons of green holly and red Christmas bells hung through the room and small Christmas trees stood in every corner. The sanitarium orchestra played "Old Kentucky Home," "Home, Sweet Home" and other old melodies. Three Hundred I'euads nf TerUey. It required the following materials for the two meals: Three hundred pounds of turkey, fifteen gallons of oysters, fifteen gallons of cranberries, two and a half barrels of sweet potatoes, one barrel and a half of apples, one barrel of nilnce meat and three boxes of oranges. In the evening, after supper, a sacred concert was rendered by the orchestra at the chapel. Monilay was observed as the legal holi day and all unnecessary work was sus pended. For days crippled and trembling hands had been ticlng up packages of little pres ents or nervously addressing souvenir Christmas cards for the loved ones at home. Little grandchildren, sons and daughters and 'comrades at a distance were remembered. For several days also the mall carrier was burdened with arm loads of holiday mail addressed to old sol diers in the home. ADMIRAL DEWEY TAKES DRIVE' MISSES FAMOUS CALLERS Seventy-Third Birthday Marked by Visit of' President and - Mrs. Taft. WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 27. Admiral George Dewey, who was 73 years old to day, apparently did not expect that most of official Washington would call on him to tender congratulations, for he went He missed President and Mrs. Taft, Chief Justice White, cabinet members and a host of high officers and members of the diplo matic crops, who left cards nt the Dewey residence. ' The admiral, accompanied by his son George, drove into the country for several hours, arriving home at nightfall. He found scores of telegrams of congratula tions from friends In all parts of the world. A constant stream of callers poured Into the Dewey home during the day. Mrs. Dewey, who Is Indisposed, was un able to receive any of the guests. Dlrlhs and Death. Uirtlia Urorge Menslea, Benaon, boy; An drew Jensen. 4Ii" North Thlrty-aixth ave nue, girl; Sam Lund. 1724 North Twenty seventh avenue, girl; Fred Schwarts, ?.M rioulh Twenty-third atreet. boy; Leslie A. 1'hllllpa lull Karnam street, girl; John Potter, 4"0I North Twenty -sixth street, boy; Thomas Powers. Hherman apartments, tirl; Floyd Hereon. Ji.to Chicago street; Jens P. Nelsen. 8477 Orand avenue, girl; tieoige Daily, M3 North Nineteenth street boy; Howard R. Cronk. boy; Fred liuter I'augh. Tl North clxteenth atreet. girl; Oeorge llofma'in. booth Sixteenth ireet, girl. Deaths H. Highsniith. Infant. 3177 Grand avenue, Catherine W. Felir. f.l. ai.s Prtt ireet; Mr. Dinah Scott. 77. ;M:i7 Hamilton street; Antoinette Pflaeglng. 75, old i,. pie's Home; Margaret N. Petersen, 1. an hlo street; Alfred Maloy. . ajo Califor nia atreet; Thomas Cunningham, i). New port. Neb.; Harvey W. Uard. infant 4.m North Thirtieth atreet; Charles W. Bera infant; 2tJl Charlea street. Marriage l.lrraecs. Name and Rrauiencr. Joint iiock, 1 nuiin. la b.leanor I.) mUrey, ('man Max W. Billlnger. Wichita. Kan Lucy L. Wilson. Wichita. Kan Frank 1.. Davis, Tekamah Maiy K. Rutler. Neola, la .'. llllle Posman. South Omaha l.lla siagatuvlc, couth Omaha.....'..", Henry WtMre. On . ia Hilda Andereon, Omaha Itfglna'd LeBron, Omaha Minion Hamster. Chicago.., ,. Alexander Moluian Omaha.. Ida cVhaaru. Omaha ....!!! hvln K. Wlckland. Vallev lulla Peterop. Valley '.','. Michael Urupas. South Omaha Anna VaUsuir. South iniuin Lcar A. Malm. Waua Alma Fried,, CMiha .. Age ... ... ... a ... M ...54 .... ... Zl Sign Letters Are Greek to Everyone But They Simply Mean that Some Doctors Are to Meet in Omaha Next Thursday Don't call up the city c'.ectrlojan and ask him what the letters mean that are shining on the "Welcome" sign, when you see them tonight and are startled by their strange ness. He will say, "No, tha man was not drunk who put the letters up." "Yea, he certainly did know what he was doing." , t. ' "Why, of course. It li all Gteek to you. It's all Greek to auybody, that a what it Is supposed to be." "No, they do nut mean anything. They are the let tars Phi, Rho and Sigma, and the doctors who associate under these sym bols are to meet in Otraha Thursday. Kindly tell every body ou see what they mean and get off the line so that I isii In form' the seeral hundred other people who re Wailing to call me up." . Gti 'f! T- ft? i.br "Tl V i' I " t ft i:k yrvft PWSCI L A tip, jOH N . A U.H.N " ' ' . I ; Jf.:- e- -. i .'.' I . ' -. - - i i fx' Three Die in Wreck of Passenger Launch Bound for Havana New York Couple Last Seen Cling-ing to Mast in Company with An other Unfortunate. KF.T WF.ST. 111., Dee. I7.-A fifty-five -foot launch with six passengers, bound from Fort Meyers to Havana, Cuba, struck the North Jetties here and sank shortly before midnight Sunday. A. J. Vlcent, C. O. (loeliring and Matthew Haum. passengers, were rescued today In the cabin boat after being out all night. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Bennett of New York and Herman Parker were last seen clinging to the mai-t. The sea la running high and only a part of the launch Is visible. It Is believed that Mr. and Mrs. Bennett and iterman Parker were drowned. The three rescued men entered the cabin boat, when the launch sank and did not have time to set oara. The craft finally drifted to a barren key, where they were found by a fisherman and brought to Key West. Fall From Horse Kills D, Miller's Nephew Youth Meets Death on Way to Dinner for Members of Two Families, RF.DLANDS, Cal.. Iec. 87. Roy Cher tier, 16 years old, son of II. A. Cherrier of Chicago, and a nephew of President Darius Miller of the Burlington railroad, was thrown from a horse and killed today. He was on his way to a Christmas dinner to be attended by members of the two families when the accident occurred. Miner Ktaba Wife. WFLLFSTOV. O.. Dec. 2.-At the home WELLF.STON, O., Dec. 27.-At the home of a sick neighbor. Frank Buckley, a miner, today stabbed his wife fatally, or dered Mrs. Ixuils Bofrgs. the neighbor, to leave her sickbed and go out In the snow and drove her husband away. Buckley then placed his wife on a sofa and with a knife and revolver threatened to kill any one who tried to arrest Mm or to minister to his wife. Did you get a Victor for Christmas? Victor I, $25 Other Styles J 10 to :m If you did, its music and fun arc making this Christmas season the most enjoyable you ever had. If you didn't get a Victor, here's a sugges tion: Get one now with the money you got for Christmas, and you'll have a source of per petual enjoyment. Go today to the nearest Victor dealer's and hear "the Victor. Ask him for a January supplement, which contains a complete list of new single- and double-faced records with a detailed description of each, and he will gladly play any selections you want to hear. New Victor Records for January out today To get bet result. ue only Victor Needles on Victor Records And b sure to bear the Victor-Victrola Head Thl. If y mu Hani the, Heneflt. J. W. Oreer, Greenwood. I.e.,' suffered with a severe case of lumbago. "The j pains were so intense I was forced to ' hypodermic Injection for relief. These attacks started with a pain in the small of my back which gradually became fairly paralysing My attention was at tracted to Foley's Kidney Remedy and 1 am r 'ad to say after using mis wonder ful medicine 1 sni no longer bothered in any way by my old enemy lumbago.' Sold by all druggists. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS F. K. Austeiliu. whote little son and ! daughter are popular performera on the 1 Orpiieuin circuit, is writlnu M his friend I from New York. Mr Ausierlits sa in i talented child tw autre. unJr A fields. j Swift's Premium Calendar for 1911 "The Courtships of American Poetry" Four large, beautiful pictures in 13 colors that everyone will prize Hiawatha and Minnehaha Priscilla and John AlrJen Maud Midler and the Judge Evanjeline and Gabriel This charming calendar depicts the courtships of the tour most famous romances of American poetry dear to every American as typical of the sweethearts ot long ago. The scenes are historically correct, with all the quaint surroundings and costumes of the period. I hese fine pictures are taken from celebrated paint ings and below each is a suitable quotation from the poem. There 13 no advertising on them to prevent framing. Sent prepaid for 10 centa, coin or stamps, or One cap from a jar of Swift'a Beef Extract, or-10 Wool Soap Wrappers. (In Canada 10 cents additional is required on account of duty) Swift's Premium Hams and Bacon have passed another year of favor with the housewife because of their high quality and mild, delicious flavor. When you order, be aure to ay "Swift's Premium" and you will cet the beat the market afford. At all dealers. For Calender. AddrM Swift & Company ie rioters' A.. ChUuro, GETTI NG INTO China was nearly closed to American trade by a series of shrewd negotiations on the part' of , Germany, England and France. American diplo macy saw its chance, and by a bit of shrewdness of its own not only opened wide the door of China to American trade, but nailed it open. The interesting "inside" history of this is told by Frederick McCormick in How America Got Into China," in The Century for January. It is one of -that series of important trade articles for business men which is a feature of The Century for 1911. . CENTURY . I MAGAZINE i . IS cent a copy, (4.00 a year. At all hook tor, or The Cntury Ce,, Lnina Sjur, New York. 7.1 i k I l AML-- TTVV I ai m i .imn i . I l JcLt rn.-JMJM-.-y r-"f 'j"Vt . O: .'-' a Thursday is Home Day. On i hat day rtin over the bargains of property suitable for homes, listed by Real fistate Dealers. Don't let another year pass without buying a home of your own. The money you pay aa rent will make the monthly paymenta on a home. In a few yeara the home la yours, and you have not mi used the money that bought It. Thla glvea jou the chance lo atart the ywr right on the road to prosperity. Thursday's Dee tll have a great many choice homea advertised for sale uu easy terms. o o o o o o o o o 7 fht Key to tl) Situation Bee Waut Ada. ' r 1 , " I i i'iii n i 7 f .'? 7 "f : a