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nm r.F.K: mr.H.. Saturday, rr.r.iirAnv n. inn. 11 1 s i 1 1 , 1 1 Y K r. BRIEF CITY NEWS I AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Tlmae, FrlBtlnf. are Root rtt II. 9. 3. Creed on ft Rons ( ol. Won 4. erf nl Fearls. at KHIiolm's Dr. aTortoa, Dentist, 7 City Natl Bank. Oaa, Electric fixtures, Bargass-Orandsn. guars Diamonds, IMIiolm, Jeweler. Keep Tour Money an.l valuable In tha Amerlren Safe Ieioslt Vaults Ir. The Bee building, tl ranta a box. 13 a ear. Bsperanto Club Meeta The Saturday sf ternoon meeting 01 the Ksperanto cluo will b held Saturday at 2 at the Omaha 1'ublle library. For Wi(( Earners, the monthly pay ment plan of the Neb. Pavings l,oan "Assn. offers the ldinl plan for saving. M Hoard of Trade Hulldlng In the Dlvirce Court Maude A. Martin rilfiay filed a ,-ult for divorce aalnst her husband, Frank '. Martin. Martin form ally own. d considerable property In maha. Funeral of 3. L. Constantine Saturday The funeral of J. I.. Constantine will be held at the home of his slater, Mrs. John M.van. itfil South Kleventh street, at 3 orlwk Saturday afternoon. Woman Dies Suddenly Mlaa Anna Pai nter, agrd 4' ycatN, .,is scizco oy convui alnna In her apartments at Ml South 81 teenth street Thursday night, dying after a few minutes. A pout mortem will be held, j Coroner's Jury Unab'e to Find Clue to Wanmoff's Mnrierar I U QUEST HELD IN SARPY COUNTY . Jnmea Melr Ilea from raffoldlna la Cntlur tndaar Packing ' Plonl. Fall from Room of C nin th- iff f u 1 ttv? jurv at xne inquest, rem oer ine j body of Peter Naumoff yesterday after- 1 noon at Papllllon. found that death bad : ben raured by parties nu: Known to the Jurors. Xaumoff's mangled body wan found on Hie Nurllngton tiacks. close t the division line between Ioiig!as and Sarpy counties, last Frtdav morning. Circumstances sur roundlng the case pointed strongly toward murder, and many due to the possible identity of the assassins have slnt been investigated; hutt a .set nothing of a con vincing nature has developed. The Inquest yesterday afternoon was conducted by Sheriff Spiarman of Sarpy county. Carpenter Plea from Fall. 1 James Mulr. a carpenter. Inltired Wednes day afternoon by a fall from the scaffold ing In the engine room of the Cudahy Pack- ! ing company, died Thursday morning at the South Omaha hospital. Mulr was working on the scaffold when I arrangements havs yet been No funeia made. Harrlmaa Boys a BesldenoeN. F. Har ltn.an was reponeu l i.oay as purchaser of a residence at Thirty-fifth and Harney streets, from J. W. Aiken. Though the consideration was repotted as only $1, It Is generally understood a price close to $7,400 was paid for the property. Ford Asks Mandamus M. Ford, the con tractor who put In the paving at Flor ence which has caused no much trouble In the courts. Friday Baked for a mandamus In district court calling upon the city clerk of Florence to Issue a warrant to him In accordance with the agreement for 17. 1W. aspects la Baamoff Murder Case Are Released Heven Bulgarians held In con nection with the Naumoff murder were ordered released by Judge Hears Thursday In sustaining writs of habeas corpus sued out by tha suspects on the ground that no charge had been filed against them. The Sarpy county authorities made no effort to prevent the release of the prisoners. Bohemian Traveler Lectures Sunday E. Si. Vrans, the noted Bohemian traveler, will be In Omaha aVuiiday and will lecture (it the Uuhemlan Turner hall. Mr. Vrans has traveled over practically all the world In the last fifteen years, and has taken pictures of many of the places he bus visited and the scenes he has witnessed. Us will show these pictures as a part of his lecture. , Dana to (live a Play The well known historical drama "Ambroslus," will be pre sented at the theater In Washington hall, Sunday evening with Johs. Hersklnd, the famous Danish actor from Copenhagen, In the title part of the show. Great care has been taken In mounting and staging the play and a large oompany of the beat home talent has been drilled and rehearsed under Mr. Uersklnd's personal supervision. Valoa Msa W1U Make Protest A meet ing of the labor unions of Omaha will be held at tha Lyrlo theater Bimday evening at I o'olock to protest against the aetlon of tha federal court In sentencing sixteen Colorado miner to Jail for a year for con tempt of oourt. The organisations, which . ill take part. In tha meeting are. Central t-abor union. Building Trades council. Ty pographical union. Plumbers' union. Paint re' union. Plasterers' ' union, sheet metal Workers' union, bod carriers. Amalgamated carpentere. United Brotherhood of Car penters and Joiners, Worktngmen's Clrole, Bleotrlo workers, musicians and stone utters. Bus Maleeua Keeper and BoaA Company "Thomas Casey became Intoxicated In the saloon of John Buhram, Balden, Cedar ounty, on May 17, 1909, and tried to walk to hla bom la Randolph, a few miles away. Ha waa not equal to tha ocoaalon o lie laid down on the Burlington tracks and a train struck him. Ho died aa a re sult, according to a petition filed. Now his widow, Bridget T. Casey, fllea a petition In the United Btatea olroult oourt asking for 16,000 damages. Bahrain and tha Lion Bonding and Surety oompany being made defendants. She sets forth that tha liquor old to Casey by tha aalocn keeper waa the oauae of bis deetn. he lost hla balance, falling twenty feet to the cement floor below. He alighted on his head and fractured hla skull In several places. The Injured man was attended by Drs. K. U. Delaney and J. O Rellly. Mulr lived at Thirteenth and A streets. Coroner Crosby will hold an Inquest at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at Brewer's undertaking parlors. The funeral will be at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Magic City Uuaalp. Coal See How!and. 'Phone Mouth 7. City Attorney Henry Murphy Is 111 at his home. Joseph J Murphv Is suffering from a severe attack of the grip. A valuable laprobe was stolen from the buggy of lan Banner, the stockman, yes terday. A home cooking sale will be held st the Ktter store this afternoon bv the woman's auxiliary of St. Martin's church. Mrs. Charles Hippie, who was operated upon at Ht. Joseph's hospital several days ago, Is reported to be doing nicely. P. H. McCormack. who lives In the Scergo block, fell on the slippery sidewalk Wednesday afternoon, breaking his leg. Phone Hell South 868. independent F 18S8 ror a case or Jetter Uold Top. Prompt de livery to any part of city. William Jetter. Mr. Mahoney. Forty-fourth and Q streets, entertained the Ladles' Aid society of the West W mission yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Alfred O. White, wife of the rector of St. Martin's, returned Wednesday from a ill weeks' visit with her parents and friends In London, Canada. Negotiations for the tmrchase of flftv feet of ground fronting on t) street Just west or the city hall are pending between the Cincinnati Brewing company and Mrs. Schram, owner of the property. J. D. Ringer has received a letter from John O. Kelly, formerly of South Omaha, In which Mr. Kelly states thU he has purchased the Times of Walla Walln. Wash. Mr. Kelly went west last June and was so Impressed with the country that he decided to locate there. The Walla Walla Times, Mr. Kelly says. Is one of the leading papers of the community. Three Men Holdup - Victims Last Night A. C. JtcOonnell Bobbed of Twenty Three Dollar Xoitika tnd Eot icky Lom Smaller Sumi. Holdup asen were working energetically last night Albert H. Kostka, 1106 Paclflo street, and Waller Roalokey, 1015 William street, were stopped by the revolvers of two an en In front of the Center street school house at .11 o'clock. The highwaymen took tT.Ut and escaped. A; V. MoConnell, a collector for the Omaha Meeavngcr and En press company, thought a Uramster was playing a Joke when he was Interrupted at 7:30 o'clock while unhitching hla team In a barn at the rear of im Webster strtet. When a huge revolver waa tucked under h'.a chin he quluMy parted with i3 which ne had col lected for Ills company. Tha robb disap peared outside the barn. ' Impulse Prompted by Insanity is Plea of Mrs. Watt's Lawyers Defenie Ailegei Uncontrollable Im- . pulse Drove Woman to Kill Mn. Lillian Wade. Uncontrollable impulse prompted by enotlonal insanity .caused Ueorgie Watts to shoot and kill Mrs. Lillian Wade at the Trultt boarding house, June 29, 1P10, ac cording to the attorneys for the defense, In the caaa now being heard and upon these grounds they will ask for her acquittal. Most of the defense's evteence was In by tha Thursday night adjournment. Tljo state declares the shooting was wilful and deliberate and therefor will ask the full penalty for the crime of murder. Among the several witnesses called by tha defense to prove the defendant's good reputation were C. W. Haller, an attorney. Rev. U. Houseman and Solon Walker, a neighbor. Several witnesses testified to strange actions on the part of ths defendant after the return of her husband from Kansas City. Mrs. J. Wilson, the defendant's mother, told of seeing her wandering about at all hour of the night, and of unusual reticence and Inclination to mutter. One witness told of seeing Mrs. Wade draw a knife upon Mrs. Watts. After this an at tempt was made to bring In a plea of self defense, but wss overruled by the court Our Twice Yearly Collar ale Saturday Collar Sale Originated By And Exclusive With This Store Collars For 39c (SOLD BY THE BOX ONLY) As the result-of an idea originated by this store, one of the bet known collar makers of the country has made to our special order approximately 1(,(K)U men's collars in the latest prevailing styles for this season. These collars are identical with the kind you usually get at 2 for 2oo, but by furnishing our own names for the different styles and by agreeing to keep the mak ers name a secret we were able to secure these collars at this almost "unheard of" price. In place of the maker's name you have OUR guar antee that these collars are strietly 4-ply and of the lat est styles, as illustrated. They will be sold by the box of six only. All sizes from 12'2 to 20 Saturday SB'S BBT IIBBSlgj XaV It AKM'.l I'AK.NAM g-asiai .. lUfJaQ) CAPITOL HOWAliO P- 1 1 M mBBI IKMKJK fa aas DAVKNPOKT WERSTEK VINTON' Uoi. bbbb.1 awl sTT sl-f nigf aWaaaVaM'Vt A Great Alteration Sale of Men's Winter Trousers 25 Per Cent Reduction On Our Entire Stock of Winter Trousers (Except Blues, Blacks and Corduroys) llirillir flirt CAO enn -I no ton4 j-m 'PriMi 1 )- tl 14 . mont has been favored with the greatest patronage hiPr-; ;,'7 i.'. j' 'J '' its history. We have sold thousands of pairs and ns niri5i' ity '', X.'.-' ;'j consequence we now nave on nana several lumureu iv-' T; - pairs ot trousers, consisting almost entirely ot small lots. These small lots must be disused of at once, and so we now offer you a choice of our entire stock of Men's Winter Trousers (except blue, black and cordu roy trousers) at exactly 25 per cent below the regular prices. Every desirable shade, fabric and pattern and all Hzes are included in the assortment of $2.00 to $7.50 Trousers, now exactly 25 PER CENT OFF Our Final "Clean-Up" Sale of Suits and Overcoats Offers the greatest and last bargains of the season for Men and Young Men. We have grouped together a great number of only slightly broken lots of Suits and Overcoats, that sold up to $30.tK), and marked them at less than one-half their real value. The assortment yet contains practically every shade, pattern and all sizes to fit thin men, stout men and men of regular build. Jn two big lots as below Men's Suits 1 O'Coats 9 That Sold All & t U): J 1 I BBS t TL. Season Up To $20, Now ot Men's Suits! O'Coats That Sold $. All Season to 830, Now at Hl2 Men's Union Suits $3, $3.50, $4 Grades, $1.65 Men's fine worsted, mercerized and silk and wool mixed Union Hults. Kuril well known brands as "Cooper." "Superior," Ktc. Regu lar :i.O0, $3.60 unci 14.00 grades, ai 31.65 WML "The House of hih MeritV Men's Garters 25c "Paris" and "Bos ton" (Jarters, are now re duced to only 14c "IT 21 MORGAN BUYS INDEPENDENTS? Report Syndicate is Gathering Them Up for Bell Interests. OMAHA PLANT LISTED WITH REST Rrrelver I. rale I. Abbott Sara So Far aa lie Knows Local Company Not Concerned ia Air War with Moraran. In St. Iotils on Weilnrsrlay a story was current, with sufficient of color to give It support, to the effect that a syndicate under the lead of J. P. Motgan had prac tically arranged for the purchase and con trol of all Independent telephone systems from Rochester to Denver, Including the Home of Kansas City and the Independent of Omaha. The only notable exception ad mitted Is the Klnloch system of St. Louis, which la the strongest of the Independent organizations. The purpose of the Morgan purchase Is to consolidate the control of the telephone systems of the country under the American Telegraph and Telephone company, which now controls the Bell tele phone companies and the Western Union Telegraph system. The Independent Telephone association Is in session at Chicago, and a vigorous row was waged between the factions at the opening session over the matter. Omaha company Is In the process of prosperous of these. Its stock Is selling around $115 and it Is earning In the neigh borhood of 12 per cent on Its capital of $3,000,000. besides taking care of a little over $2,800,000 of bonds. The Lincoln company Is also a prosperous concern and the com panies In Rochester and Buffalo, N. T., are doing well. The action of the American Telephone association at Its Chicago meeting this week may have an Important bearing on the deal. Necessity for urgent action arises from the fact that a bill la pending In the Ohio legislature to prevent the merger of competing telephone companies, which would be a snag If encountered. Another snag In the way Is ths Injunction of the Nebraskasupreme court, which for bids the merger of these companies by sale or otherwise In Nebraska. CASS COUNTY OFFICER ARRESTS MAN HERE A Peterson Will Re Taken la BhOOtlBST. Hhrlfr K. 11. Flahner of Cass county iriived In the city yesterday on the trail Mrs. E. L. Culver Succumbs to Ailment Spinal Affliction of Month's Duration Ends in Death Funeral is Held Today. Mrs. Tj. L. Culver, 1141 Park avenue, died last evening following an Illness of a month from an affliction of the spine which sp p eared suddenly In a form that baffled physlclana. The ailment la reported to have boon somewhat In the nature of aplnal meningitis, the disease which has taken off a number of children all over the country. The funeral was held at the Masonic temple, under the auspices of the Vesta chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Burial will be in Nemaha Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Mra. Culver Is survived by her hur band. and a son and daughter, Raymond, 17 years old, and Mildred, 15 years old. Members ( Inscly Questioned. CHICAGO. Feb. 9 Members of the Im portant telephone associations held a secret "experience meeting" today at which an effort was made to determine JuBt how much truth there is in rumors that have been current since the opening ot the meeting of the National association that certain members had sold out to the Bell companies. Individuals members whose names had been connected with the rumors were ques tioned. In each Instance, the members denied he had entered negotiations. Reports among the Independents today at tributed to J. P. Morgan a plan to en- The I COUrage states to establish utility commls re I slons. elvershlp, and Lysis I. Abbott, the re ceiver, said last, night that so far as he In any way In any proposed merger. It cannot under existing conditions be legally approached on the toplo of' merging with any such combination. The franchise granted the company by the city contains a clause that forbids Its sale to the Bell or any similar competing company. Next to the Klnloch company of Bt. Louis the most Important Independent companies are those of Detroit and Kansas City. The Home company of Kansas City la the more Colfax Pioneer Dead. COLFAX. Ia.. Feb. .-8peclal.)-Death visited the home of John Oannon, a wealthy farmer four miles north of this city, and claimed hla father and mother within a week. William Gannon died on February 1 and his wife followed on the 8th. They were Si. and 87 yesrs old, respec tively. Both were natives of Ireland, but residents of this vicinity over fifty years. They leave a family of four sons and four daughters. iS-2 m . SB- T r I" J?; L I Il i lllanl riilitW aa As long as a boy is a boy he is going to climb poles, scrape his shoes, and exhibit a desire to de molish leather. You. cannot change the boy, but you CAN change the make of SHOE you are sup plying him. "Fulluvwears," our own famous brand, are as near "Boy Proof" as leather can be made, and the prices per pair are only No Sliors "'hnruKl." No Shoes "Delivered 322 South Sixteenth Street. A Few Steps Down Brings the Prices Down. of W. U. Peteraoii. al.l lo be an Omaha j l'' church of South Omaha, conducted the riano Hei-ital l Max 1. endow. Bonate ( Walilsteln), op. 53 Beethoven Allegro con brio. Introduzione ladaglo molto). Rondo (allegretto! prestissimo. j Novellette, op. 21. K major Schumann I liimiiinitu. op. 142. B flat major... .Schubert Mrs. Culver had lived In Omaha fourteen I Runilo capi lccinso, op. 14, K minor Men years. Rev. A. C. White of St. Martin's Eplsco- Sonate. R flat minor, op. -1. Mendelssohn Chopin man. who Is wanted at Avoca. Neb., on the charge of shooting with Intent to kill. He succeeded In locating hla man. and with Detectives Dunn and Fleming ar rested him at Twenty-fourth and 1'arnam streets last night. Ths crime lth which Peterson Is charred was the attempted shooting of M. R. Niel on, a farmer living near Avoca The trouble. It Is said, started In a game of poker at Nielsen's place. Peterson. It la alleged, made some remark about a woman. The other took It up and Peterson, enraiied. left the house for Ms shotgun. When he returned the door was locked funeral aervjees. DAY OF PRAYER IS OBSERVED Blvrrstly of Omaha Holds Kxerelses Bt Which Dr. Frederick Melon, aril Delivers fternaoa. of color more pleasurable. February Is the dav set sside through out the world as a day of special prayers ...tivs and esoecially la It observed In itl.e larger universities, where the exercises Instrument known L hv Touni Men's and Worn. I a a grand piano. v - L ., i..ittlli (.r.Mitf mini Nielson put I en s Christian asaoclatlone. The day was'"-ln 1 ' ' . , I tiravedoppio movement. Scherxo. Marche funebre finale (presto). All bord dune source (Annees de IVlerinage) Llsr.t Ktude de Concert. D flat major Llsxt Krl King (after Schubert I Llazt Last night a large audience assembled at the Young Woman's Christian association building, In that beautiful auditorium whose graceful llnee and pleaaant harmony makes listening to music still On the stsge was an to the musical world It Is sn Instrument on 1,1. head out of the wn.low and Peterson ! obeerved at the I'nlveralty of Omaha,'1' pomposity m vn o. .. ..til i.. have fired at him with h...- .u ... r, trraderlck U,4'...n r! playing being of a most plangent nature. t.arr.ls iv.mln.i.r Preabvterian church i displaying prodlglovn The aliot g'azrd Nie's .n's head, not In- j ,ne speaker of the day. Hla theme w amazement i turln blni seve-elv. !tron then bruit ! ..f nf Man H ik. I the audience in the door, a ta noted with the mn InrlJe 1 , ...i, . n:,m, So t, 1 Hut while the people were sitting In that ft UU11U1 Mills idi ma, 1 1 v aa iia a nd technique to th and almost consternation of who took the gun awav from him. when be finally ran out of the house. Dlaaracefal Issdsrt of liver and boaels. In reusing to an. is nulokly reineidled with Dr. King s New Life I'llls iV For sale bv I'eaton I'rua Co .k. Pr.slrt.nt D E. Jenkins l1 , , auuuorio... ...i u,. ..... w. ... -t I war walling uion the atage, oblivious a bnet prayer wru, in nu n ine raern-1 - . . .,.. bera of the faulty and student bodv of- ""' - - . a , r th. .nirt..i 'room at the aid- of the stae a man who A guarantee of Mos'ness Prosperity The rr( stent and Wise Patronage of fas Bea AdvarUauLa- Caiusrina not only their own memhera. but for col legea and students throughout the world. Because of the aacredneaa of the occarinn no claaaes were beld after the regular chapel aovir. apptardnce was fret-ted with much heart felt and s ncere applause, as though every one knew what was coming. But they did not know al. For the man did not "do things'' to the Ha oae liol beioag to tha already alluded to. But like the most highly trained magician, he began to caress its keys with the deftest of fingers, he made motions of Invitation with hla hands, he put his fet artistically on the pedals, and then he began to play: no, not to play alone, to sing, to chant, to dream, to meditate, to pray, to expound, to Invoke the muses all at once. And they did his bidding. Such dancing as the man brought from tnat sombre and demure grand piano! Such sobbing and throbbing In the "Marche Funebre." Such rushing of winds over the graves of the departed. What effects did he not bring out of the phtno. He did not do things to the piano. He Induced the piano to do things for him He did not compel. He Impelled It. The msn's name la Max Landow. And Max I .endow ia not only a pianist at the p:ano. He Fhows what the poet musician fun do. He does not astound his SK'ience. nor does he hypnotize It. But he breathes Into the music of the mssters the treath of I fe. and touches his audi ence with his own Inspiration. Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Mendolesohn, Chopin, Liszt, all were Interpreted, made alive. Another local pianist said of the "Erl King" number that It waa "ths finest piece ot playing one might hear in years, and no question about It." The enthusiasm of the audience throughout was a gr?at tribute to the appreciation In which Mr. Landow Is held, as was also the size of the audience The people here realize that Max Itndnw Is not only a local pianist of ahoni they are proud, but one of tbe few great ones In tbe musical realm of today. kC REV. MR. M'GIFFIN IN ADDRESS i Pastor of l.owe Avenue Presbyterian Speaks at Omaha Theological Seminary. Rev. Nathaniel McGtffln. D. D., paator of the Lowe Avenue Presbyterian church, made the address at the Omaha Theological seminary yesterday morning on the oc casion of the day of prayer for colleges. He spoke on the subject of manliness with the text, "Cilrd Thyself." It was an ap peal to the young men to get control of themselves early, su'iKlue their emotions and train their faculties In the groove of sane, virile manhood. The address was particularly forceful. President Marshall, who has Just re turned from a three weeks' visit among western colleges, and the other members of the faculty with their wives and the students comprised the audience. Neuralgia pains stop when you use SIOAM'S OWIMEWT PrUmt, Sc., SOc, m4 ft.OO. An accessible office in the best known building In the city is offered TO YOU NOW. The vacant offices are few, so would suggest an early inspection. The rental price includes electric light, heat and good Janitor service. The Bee Building Room 4tli On 4th floor, fronting on tbe court,. About 170 square feet, with vault and wash stand. Kent 118.00 per month. Room 426 On 4th floor, fronting north. About 100 square feet. Has wash stand. Rent $30 per month. Room 640 On the 6th floor, fronting; 17th street. About 180 square feet, aud has a vault and wash stand. Price $18.00 per month. Rooms &26-M On tha 6th floor, fronting north. About 340 square feet with wash stand. A fine suit of smaller offices. Kent $32.60 per month. The Bee Building Company Dee Business Office, 17th and Farnam Sts. 1? ! ! i it