Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 15, 1911, Page 4, Image 4
TI1K HKE: UMA1IA. FKIDAV, DECKMJiiSU 15. 1SU1. First Prize Rarn Lamb BURNS ARE PROBABLY FATAL Uri. Caroline Melrin Attempts to Start Tire with Coal Oil. EESCUEILS ABE ALSO BURNED Victim of Horning Eiploalaa Takaa to Hospital ! t nronirloii Condition and She Mar Mot lirrtrti Mm. Carolina Jlalvln, 10 South Thirty- rlgth vnuf, wu j.rolxibly fatally burned yasterday morning at 6 45. when !) attempted to start a fire with karo nvn. Har clothing wu entirely, burned from her budy. Hhe was scared from head to foot, and her hair waa burned entirely from hor head. Blie waa ruahed to Methodist hospital. Hobert Melvln, her husband, and Kath arine, the 14-year-old daughter, received aevere bums when they attempted to cave Mra. Melvln, but It wa not neces- aary to take them to the hospital. At the time of the accident, three other chil dren alept In an upxtAlra room and did nut know of the explosion until they heard the streams of the mother. Mra. Melvln arooa to build the flro In Iba kitchen raofe, and found that her little eon. Robert. Iiad not brougnt In klndllnc the night before. Al. the fuel aha had consisted of large pieces of wood. Being without kindling, aha uad kero sene and tha reault waa an explosion. Sirs, Melvln's dothtng waa saturated with tha oil and It Ignited Immediately, Rar Tarooah ta Itoaae. vv itn . net ciotntng abissa aha ran through tha house screaming. Her hus band and - Katharine rushed downstairs and attempted to smother tha f lamas and In doing ao thay war also burned. Neighbors hesrtn? tha scream turned In a flro alarm and the department re sponded In time to aava tha house. Tha police ware notified and tnreo doc tors wars sent to tha scene at oats. Mra. Melvln waa taken to tha hospital In an unconscious condition. Tha other two victims of tha flra ara confined to thtlr beds with serious burns. Wo wish to call your attention to tha fact that most infectious dlaeaaaa auch aa whooplnr ooogh, dtphtherla and scar let fever ara contracted when tha child has a cold.- Chamberlain's Cough Ram. ady will quickly cure a cold and greatly leaaen tha danger of contracting these diseases. Thla "remedy la famous for Its cures of cold. It contains no opium or other narootlo and may bo given to a child with Implicit confidence. Bold by all dealers. - - -. .. . i. TRAMP IS KILLED IN WRECK Another it Probably Fatally Injured at the Lane Cut-Off. THREE CAES ARE DERAILED Chief Brlgga gays that the Accl deat la Ceased by Spreadlag Halls as the Vuloa Pav el fie Track. An unidentified trimn waa Inatantlv killed and another fatal I v inltir&rf the spreading of rails derailed four Union Facino freight eara at rtfty-slxth street and Lane cutoff at about 1:00 yesterday morning. At the tlma the accident ocurred It waa not known that any one waa Injured. but about o'clock a brakeman heard some one talking in a lumber car. An investigation showed that a tramp had been crushed between two pllea of lum ber and that the other tramo waa mif rr. Ing from a broken, back. Coroner Crosby was called and tonk care of the Ndy of the dead man. Chief of Police Brlggs of South Omaha answered a call and had the other victim of the accident transferred to a South Omaha hospital. where It Is said he lias no chance to live. Kemp Alienation Suit Now on Trial The famous r0,ono damage suit of Wil liam Tlghe against J. I. lUmp, a promi nent coal dealer, for alienation of Mrs. Tlghe' s affections went to trial before Judge Redlck In the law division of the district court yesterday. Examination of Jurors for service In the case developed tlio fart th.it whether or not they ; married or single la regarded as of pntn mount Importance by attnrneye on ho'h aldaa. The plaintiff wants all married men on the Jury, while the defendant I not anxious for the Jurors to be husbands and fathers. Persistent Advertising Is tba Road to Big Returns. Eradicates 7$Ei& Beautifies Vrinkles tzifltAxxspiNKeiystic; The Skin THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH THE ONLY CREAM IN THE WORLD WITH A COLD MEDAL Sold at 50c, 76c, 91-00 ALL DEALERS -J V.V.. -7 ' , lilt .. 1 'W- fcUTBWOLDf-WINNKTt AT TlfW TNTKHNATIONAf, LIVH STOCK SHOW AT CHICAOO. NOW AT THE OMAHA fcHEEP BUOW-BRBD Ut F. A. KOSElt, ItlCHRHALU ORE. SMALL COAL DEALERS OBJECT llrotest raying Same License at the Larger Concerni. 'HAVE RETAINED AN ATTORNEY '3sJnry Is Flow Belag Ralaed with : Whlrh ta Make the ' Fight Which Dealers Ray Will ' ' Be started Booa. Owners of the smaller coal yards In Omaha to the number of 130 are preparing to submit to the City ' council' a ayatf.m of graduated licenses. Intended to re lieve the smaller dealera from the bur den, of paying, the aano annual occupation '. aa.tlie. larger djjaers.., ,i J. I. Kemp, iblt Leavenworth, Is the treasurer of the temporary organisation. 'le has received several hundred dollars 'rhlch will be used If necessary In taking the matter Into the courts. W. J. Connell rl!l be tbelr legal representative. The plan has not been worked out In detail yet. but; V III lo submitted soma" tlma within the next law months. ln: con-' nection' with it l'n lnvigatloh ?of the methods of the larger 'companies muV1ue' gtarted. ''''.'',.,, Mr. Kemp saya It Is probable that an explanation will be aaked aa to .the dlS' posal of the money raised each year by taxation. "We don't know what they do with ti.OUO or 15.000 when tha aalarU-aiT two inapectera amount to only 1 1,800," yi paid. In brief the request to ba made of the city council la that the dealer own ing two or three yards and running slosena of delivery wagons be required to pay a larger Hennas than his competitor who owns a small yard and one wagon. OMAHA MAN TO TESTIFY IN THE PACKERS' TRIAL Oeorga E. Kay, Twenty-ninth and Pa cific atreeta, haa been subpoenaed by the Vnlted Mates government to appear and give testimony In the prosecution of tha Chicago packers, Indicted for alleged vio lations of the criminal provision of the tiherman antl-truat law. aix years ago Mr. Kay waa an auditor la the Swift ft Co. houses In South Omaha, but later left their employ and until three months ago was a bookkeeper fur A- Retail, a contractor. During tha last 'thiee . luou the La lias been unem ployed. Mr. Kay will leave tonight for Chicogo. It Is believed he will be asked to tell what he knowa of the operations of Hwlft at Co. In tola state under tha Bherman anti-trust law. For a long time ha was traveling auditor for that comgiany and became very familiar with their system, particularly In regard to tholr treatment of customers, ' NURSES NOW SELLING SEALS AT POSTOFFICE The Nebraska Aaaonlatloii of Ileglaterrd Norses haa begun tha sale of Ited Croaa seals In the postoffice end Instead of selling the stamps Iron one. big booth, aa waa originally planned, tablea have been Installed at each end of the building, at which they may ba purchased. Today the aaaja were Bold' by the Misses Anna fetersoa and faWah, .Athertui) ,iu the Swedish Mission and Clarkaon Memo rial hospitals, respectively. Tomorrow nurses from other hot pita Is will take their places and different nurses will be la charge every day until ChruUruas. The girls In charge today aay they have sold seals la amouats ranging from 1 cent te i and that the opening day haa 'in augurated the Ked Croaa aoat -campaign Is a very promising manner. H S. PRELIMINARY DEBATE TO BE HELD NEXT THURSDAY The annual preliminary debating con test for high school lada will be held beat Thursday afternoon la the assembly room at the school under the direction of 'rof. Edward H- Burke, the debating coach. Eai'h boy entering must dallver a five-minute speech on any subject lis caoeea, the merits of each to be passed bpon by a committee made up of tiiree umbers of the faculty. About twenty five are expected to enter anj the regular debating equad for the school year Will te ptrked at this time by the Judgea. K to tbs MiumUi" lice Advertising. Novel Appeal Made to Secure Eelease of Man in Prison r-eoVle who speed r. automobiles should temper Justice with mercy In considering tbs ahortcomlntrs of other speeders, for a bond of speederahlp binds all good speeders together. This In substance la one of the arguments used by Bophus Neble, Jr., of counsel for Al Bhultx, the chauffeur who ran down and killed the late William Krug, In, an argument for parole of Sliults before the mate Hoard of l'arrton and 1'arole at Lincoln Wednes day. Phultx hos served about nine months of a three-year sentence for manslaugh ter for thedeath of Krug. ' v Rumors nave it' that Shults's nppllca tlon for parole will be favorably passed upon by the board, but John O. Yelscr of Omaha, a member of the board, says ths cane Is in his hands. "I have not yet made a report to!' board," said Mr. Yeiser. "I don't when I ahall. The board has not, finally cojyiidered, (lie matter and cannot untli I have reported.' - ' ., ", Mr. ,Nbui's; refeteo.ee Jo. tlio bonds be- twsen apeedars resulted from Ills knowl edge of an Oman cuao In which lr. J. tV Butler, one of the members of the board,. was a participant. Several months ago the doctor and his son-in-law, Dr. K. J. Orlffln of Omaha, were before Police udge Mryce Crawford. EUoeedlng the a'peedJ limit was the charge. Mr. Neble referred- to this and declared that any man who haa an automobile la sure to let It out and see Just how' fast It can go some time or other. Sliults did not Intend to kill anyone, he aald, has not a criminal mind and has suffered enough for the . wrong he did. ... J Dan Butler Says'Her.;? Will Insist on Form City Clerk Pan Butler will not honor petitions now bring circulated by candi dates who will enter the reoc tor com missioner. Tha prescribed form of peti tion will be Issurd shortly after the first of ths year from the city clerk's office. Only those leaned by ulra will be honored by Mr. ltutler. "I hear," said the city clerk, "that soma counrllmca are circulating a petition and when tha requisite 100 names are secured wai file It There are others out, or will bo, I hear, and when they are algned they will be presented here fur flllug. But they will not be honored und only the forms given out from here will be accepted," Cronk Divorce Case is Again Continued After having won a long fight to get George 1". trunk to pay his wife ault money ao she ruuld go ahead and secure witnesses to testify that Oronk haa "con doneU'' the alleged offenses for which ha divorced her, attorneys fur Mrs. Cronk nad to halt ths hearing again yesterday because the wltnesaes were out of town. The hearing waa continued until Ueoem ber W, at which time Mrs. Crunk's law yers aald their witnesses will be present. COURT HOUSE FIXTURES TO BE 0FHIGHEST CLASS "The vice president vf ths Sterling Ilroiise company Is coming to Omaha scHin to personally look over the new eourt house with a view to seeing what best may be done In Installing the fix tures." said Joseph Heyden. who haa re turned from Now York City, where he went to arrange f,r tha big contract which his firm of llayden Hroa. haa secured on the louglas county court iiou.e, "This la the beat and highest priced fix ture firm In the country, and the firm la anxious to do a apleiutltl Jub for the county, to make It a alrung advertisement for other work In tha Wei.t. While here the officer of the company will secure all measurements and consult with Architect LuieiuMir and he hs told ma ha will do the beat work poaalble." lit . lirUr. I Is sadist 1 .a. a. I II -, nv Ji3 J I 'J VI) nil CO ID 11 VS. I '-w , . si f t" h Hal Gift FMraituiir m.,ctl < must be beautiful-it must be personal and useful-it must be permanent In all the realm of gifts, there can be found no class o articles that so happily and appropriately blends all these qualities as distinctive and unusual furniture, such as you will find in unequalled com prehensiveness ,at this store. And such a gift is not at all beyond the means of the average gift-seeker. This house makes a special feature of inexpensive, yet uncommon gift pieces, some of them as low as one dollar. Mahogany Stands Made attractive to A Hleealy Affair Is lung hemorrhage. Btop it. and' cure weak lungs, toughs and colds, with Dr. King s Naw Discovery. tc knJ fj M Kor sale by Ueatou Drug Co. I 4 tiful oak Children's Sulkies nt ' at endure; $3.00 and ud Mahogany Sewing: Tables Made in the best woods and fashioned in the hand somest designs $13.00 and up Costumers Selected oak and pretty mahogany; strong and durable. .2.00 and up Tea Tables Solid mahogany and quar- , . ler, sawed oak; graceful and charming des,n8 $8.00 and up Mahogany Tea Trays Very excellent quality and graceful models $5.50 and up Fire Side Chair Mahogany; " roomy and comfortable ...$20 00 Cellarettes Oak and mahogany; some with special attachment features, 15 and up a Smoker Sets Very.select line 50c and up $5.50 .Ladies' Desk Chair Imitation - mahogany $4.00 ; , Sectional Book Cases Macey and Gunn designs; oak and mahogany. . .$12.00 and up $34.00 Overstuffed Chair Mahogany frame; roomy $25.00 Smokers' Cabinets Oak and mahog any; strong and durable $3.50 and up Smokers' Staiid Oak and mahorranv ...S1.50 and uu Children's Rockers and Chairs-Beau- 65c and up Strong and pretty, S1.50 andun Umbrella Stands-Oak and imitation "Nboaw ....$3.50 and up Pedestals-OalJ and Mahogany $2.50 and up "We also have a large line of children's doll carts, high chairs and rockers and many dainty little articles that will find a welcome place in any home as Christmas giftsw $47.00 Bed Davenport Quarter sawed oak frame; denim covering $30.00 $16.50 Mahogany Settee Upholstered , in denim; strongly made ....$12.00 $30.00 Overstuffed chair Full of com fort and beauty; graceful lines $23.00 Telephone Stand and Chair Solid oak; strong built $5.50 Piano Seats Beautiful mahogany, quarter sawed oak and selected walnut at $7.50 and up Medicine Cabinets Selected oak and white enamel handy and roomy $3.75 and up Mahogany Book Blocks Neat designs fashioned along graceful lines $5.00 and up Hall Clocks Mahogany and oak; ac curate timepieces; beautiful decora tions $25.00 and up Drop Leaf Tables Finely grained and figured; handsome articles ....$8.00 and up Ladies' Writing Desks Birch, mahog any and oak $12.00 Ladies' Desk Chair Selected oak; fine ' " construction .,' $3.75 $60.00 Mahogany Settee Built up con struction; handsome article $30.00 Sewing Tables Well made; pretty de signs $1.50 and up Rockers Lrge and roomy j selected oak; pretty patterns $3.00 and up Marble Pedestals Italian Marble Pedestal "For Mother s Lore" Jtal an Marble Bust 20 Inches high. "Coquette" ............ Italian Marble Kuat 19 Inches, "Holland Lass" Italian .Marble. Pedestal For "Holland Lss" . Italian Marble iUist 20 Inches high. "Prlscllla" Italian Marble Pedestal For "PriBcilla" Two-Toned Italian Marble Uust 8 Inches high. "Laara" ..... Italian Marble Uust 16 Inches high, "Devotion" rwo-Toned Italian Marble Figure 25 Inches high. "IrU" ... Italian Marble Ilust i a inh. kt.h t . .. Wmllar Dusts f many familiar figures, from 10 to 16 Inches from ...V. .w 25.00 S75.00 SS5.00 $12.50 SOO.OO $25.00 S15.00 $42.50 $47.50 $40.00 high, at $7.50 to $13.50 Lamp Shades Small Sllit Rliadee Gold laco and gilt bead fringe, champagne colors $8.00 French lmp Shades All colors, 14 Inches diameter, finished, with beautiful silk braids and fringe , $15 00 French 811k: Lamp Hliadea Rose color, with medallions in panels," scailoped bottoms, fringed with gilt beads at -t t run . . . ' . . ... . a'" " Sls.UVl w. - . -- - -.. . i.m .itn. lj liiiuieu vim n iin I I i I . mnn r rnnr. I t. in champagne and rose colors $8.00 Florentine Electric Lamps Dresden Parlor Lamps Beautiful designs Itruahed Braas Iaimp Beautiful design nana larrea Italian I'ortable Lanip 23.50 .... $10.50 $17.50 Remember Good furniture may be cheap, bat "cheap' furniture cannot be good. Miller,;, Stewart . Beaton C Established 1884 Oo "THE TAG POLICY HOUSE" 413-15-17 South Sixteenth Street