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MRS. SCHROEDER LOSES SUIT
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Taili to Collect on Two Fraturnal
Insurance Policies.
VERDICT DIRECTED vBY COURT
It I Shown that I'lnnm-lal Soeretnrr
f riattdrntrlirr errln. Short
In II In Arroanli, Mario An
other Molelde tter.ipt.
Admission of Mr, run. line gohroeder
that her husband. Aug.iFt Schroeder.
manifested suicidal Intent two months
before he was shot to death In h!. home
was a vital Mow to her suit In Judge
Hears court anainst the Wooilu.cn of the
M'orld and Royal Achates to eolleet IJ.OOO
on polities on Schroerier's life. Judite
Pears sustained a motion of the Insurance
orders to direct a verdict In their favor.
The verdict give Mrs. Sohtoeder SI9.
hut the costs of the lawsuits are taxed to
her. Thry will reach close to J-MO. Byron
O. Rurhank, attorney for Miv. Schroeder,
announced an spieal to the supreme
ou it.
Hchroeder, a eigarmaker ani financial
secretary of the riattdeulscher vereln,
was found fatally shot In his home on
the evening of November 19, 1910, by his
wife, who has been out on a b:lrf er
rand. He had been shot in the head. In
Ills hand was a revolver, one of the s'lells
In wlili h had been dlschai i;od. Schroeder
had been found short In his accounts
with the vereln. The coroner's Jury said
he had committed suicide and the proofs
of death submitted to the insurance or
ders gave suicide as the cause.
Orders lleruaeil to Vny.
Mrs. Schroeder sued when the fraternal
orders refused to nay the policies on the
ground that the policies provided there
should he no payment In suicide cases.
The burden of proof was upon the orders
to show that Schroeder committed sui
cide. Mrs. Schroeder declared her husband
always was of cheerful disposition and
never said anything that indicated he
contemplated ending his life. Cross-exit
mined by If. (.'. Hromt, of counsel for
the defense, Mrs. f-'chroeder admitted that
In September Schroeder suffered Injuries
from a fall and a day or two later opened
Ills veins at tlio wrists. ,M that time a
Physician saved his life.
When Introduction of evidence was com
pleted tlie defense moved for the direct
verdict. The SI9 Is Riven Mrs. Schroeder
under a provision of the Royal Achates
policy that In case of suicide the benefi
ciary shall be paid all the money the
benefactor has paid Into the order as
premiums. No such provision Is contained
by the Woodmen of the World policy and
on this Mrs. Schroeder gets nothing.
Christmas Shoppers
Switchman Killed
at Council Bluffs
Wlllard Loper, a switchman In the em
ploy of the Chtcamo & Northwestern rail
road waa Instantly killed yesterday morn
ing In the Northwestern yards near I
Ureet in Council muffs, when he was
struck by a swiftly moving switch engine.
111k body was found badly mangled and
with his head almott severed from his
shoulders by John Lcsgctt a few minutes
ifter the accident.
Loper was tU years of ae and Is sur-
ived by his widow, two daughters, three
ttep-daughters and one son, who live at
J'2 8outh Seventh street, Council Bluffs,
No one was near at tho time of the ac
tdent, but Liggett says that when he
nw the'-body lying on the tracks a
twitch engine was. rapidly disappearing
on the same track ou which Ioper was
lying. The coroner took charge of tho
jody.
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OMAHA TEACHERS ARE TO
TALK AT LINCOLN MEETING
Several local chemists are planning to
attend the sixty-fifth regular' meeting of
the Nebraska section of tho American
Chemical Boclety, which will be held In
the lecture room of the chemical labora
tory of the University of Nebraska on
Saturday evening.
Xr. Herbert A. Senter, head of the
chemislry department at the Omaha High
school, is president of the society. As
part of the program given Saturday even
ing, Trof. Robert Currens oCthe Univer
sity of Omaha will deliver an address on
"Pure Milk for the Home," aitd Dr.
Charles I' Crowley, local gas cotnmis
. Bioner, will read a paper on "The Value
of the Chemical Knglneer to a City." S.
H. Koss, of the local food and drug In
spection laboratory, will read a paper on
"Miscellaneous Analytical Notes from
General Food Analysis."
Douglas County is
Keady at All Times
to Carry Its Share
Douglas county's attitude toward the
rest of the state In taxation matters was
given by Deputy County and County
Clerk-Klect Frank Dewey of Omaha
Wednesday at the meeting of the Ne
braska State Association of Commission
era, Supervisors and County Clerks at
Qrand Island. Mr. Dewey said In part:
. "Tho total tax for the state for 1910
was $:,00,693.0t, of which Douglas county
paid $1KM4;.94. The county paid about
one-eleventh of the whole tax.
"The attitude of Douglas county, In a
general way, Is misunderstood by alto
gether too many people In other sections
of Nebraska. Having In Its borders the
one big metropolitan city of the state,
with Immense business concerns, great
factories nnd manufacturing plants, a
large population (and multitudes of visi
tors every month In the year fiom all
over the country, Douglas county neces
sarily faces problems and is compelled to
meet dlfflctulles different from any other
county. That It handles Us puzzling prob
lems and meets Its dally difficulties in a
broad gauge spirit Is the judgment of
everybody not blinded by petty prejudice.
"Omaha Is the open door to the west
and the entry way to the east for those
from foreign lands coming across the Pa
clflc. It meets, greets and bids welcome
all who come to Nebraska through ItB
always open door. It alms to give them
good linpreeelons and put them In the
humor to tall In love with this good old
t-tate. It holds up its end of the burden
every day and all 'along the line. There
is no shirking of clvlo duty In Omaha
or Douglas county. Rather does It err
in the other direction and carry always
a trifle more than Its share of the load.
"This will bo admitted by the observing
members of any organization that have
ever held a meeting wltMn the borders
of the county.
"Douglus county cannot escape Its re
sponsibilities of hospitality at the front
door, and has never tried to. Her citi
zens are the most enthusiastic and ef
fective boosters for Nebraska; and It
does not lessen the credit due that their
opportunities ure greater than those of
other counties.
"Whither we will it or not. we must
grow together and he powerful to make
things better for all our citizens. Doug
las county prefers to grow, to do good,
to carry Its share of every burden, to
contribute to every good cause that ap
peals to the general citizenship, to be
good comrade and good neighbor with
every county and every city in Nebraska.
Our Interests are mutual at every point,
and we should reason together and live
together In the most kindly and reciprocal
spirit."
MILWAUKEE WILL ALSO BUILD
Has Been Buying Property for Million-Dollar
Terminals.
TAKES IN THE AUDITORIUM
Ksteada Sooth nnd Knsl from Fif
teenth and Howard Streets to
Thirteenth and In Ion
I'aeirio Tracks.
A Fierce Attaek
of malaria, liver derangement and -Kidney
trouble, la easily cured by ICIectrlc
Bitters, the guaranteed remedy. 00c. For
sale Beaton Drug Co.
mm filter
O.' Sausages
The Milwaukee road will erect an Im
mense terminal station of Its own and
something In excess of 1,000,000 will be
expended In buildings and on the yards,
between Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets,
soulh of Howard.
What gave rise originally to the report
that the Milwaukee and the ltock Island
had joined hands was the fuct that for
years the first mimed road hud owned
some lots west of the viaduct and which
had been occupied by a coal company.
Now comes tho report that these lots
will not be put Into the pot, but Instead
the Milwaukee will have a freight depot
of Its own and one right In the heart of
the city, the northwest corner of its
grounds being at Fifteenth and Howard
streets.
According to reports, for several
months parties have been quietly buying
up the property between Thirteenth and
Fifteenth streets, and from Howard south
to the I'nlon Pacific tracks. The same
reports are to the effect that the real pur
chaser Is the Milwaukee road. The prop
erty Includes the Auditorium and extends
east to. the proposed location of the Union
Pacific's new freight house. '
The action of the Rock Island in an
nouncing tht purchase of terminals In
Omaha and Its Intention of erecting a
mammoth freight house. Is said to have
Inspired the Milwaukee road to take more
speedy action than was Intended. A
freight depot of Its own had been con
templated by the company, but it was not
quite ready to act. Now, however, with
the Rock Island owning Its depot and
terminals, It leaves the Milwaukee the
only tenant railroad company entering
the city, with the exception of the Wa
bash. ,
DR. MILLENER TALKS TO
MEN'S CLUB ON RADIUM
Dr. F. W. Mlllener of the Union Pacific
spoke on the new discoveries In relation
to radium Wednesday evening at the regu
weekiy iiieetintf of tho Men's club of
Trinity cathedral. He explained the dif
ferent elements into which radium will
decay when placed In contact with other
substances.
He eaid radium Is broken down, or de
cays, Into several other elements of
lighter atomic weights. As It was
formerly supposed to be Impossible for
an elemental substance to separate into
any other element, great possibilities are
opened up for the future, and the' orig.
Inul idea of the old alchemists concerning
the transmutation of metals is in a fair
way to be confirmed, according to the
t xpcrt.
BANQUET GIVEN IDA
GROVE FOOT BALL TEAM
It's sausage-time now, and you
can buy our sausages. Wc only
make them during the cold-weather
months, and only make enough each
day to fill that day's orders.
If You Know the Difference
between real farm sausages and
"near farm" sausages, you are the
very kind of pcrson for whom Jones
Dairy Farm Sausages are made. Wc
use only the "tausagy" portions of
little milk-fed pigs, and do all our
work on our own farm, which is also
home.
Wa also cur ham and bacon with
ireen hickory smoke, and taka our
tima about iu Tha rasult is a flavor
that is rich and delicious, though a
iittlo old-fashioned and hard to find.
We nuke frrth iUiuments of our sau
sages several times a week to grocer in
this city. ,
Made by Milo C. Jone, Jonei Dairy
Farm, Ft. Atkiiuun, Wi.
SOLD BY
GLADSTONE BRO-.
IDA GP.OVK, la., Dec. 14. fS pedal.)
At a banquet tendered the Ida Grove foot
ball team by Captain Frank Marsh the
team elected Homer gcott as captain
for lltll. The entire llue-up, including
Maish. who was given the all-Iowa quar.
I ter position this year, will be on the
team again next fall, and Ida Grove ex
peris to have one' of the best teams It
ever had. Iowa ( Ity has promised a
guine, and Dubuque. Cedar Rapids and
MurUialltown have all said they would
consider dates. A heavy schedule is
j p untied. .Scott, the new captain, played
light half this year. He has the true
foot ball Instinct, Is heavy and fast, and
Is ubfu!uuly tireless.
CHARITIES SOCIETY IS
PLANNING FOR STATEMENT
at the
e thi-Janu-
The executive committee, of the Asso
elated Charities of the state met at tl
..'lty ball yesterday to arrange
program for the state convention
ary 2H. '29 and 30. The members of the
committee present were: Dr. D. K. Jen
kins, president, and Dr. J. A. Jenkins,
Mrs. F. H. Hall, Rabbi Frederick Colin,
Kather MeGovfrn. Rev A. W. Clark Xiss
Margaret Guthrie.
Royal Arch Masons
Choose New Officers
at Annual Session
The grand chapter, HocSd Arch Masons
of Nebraska, met at Masonic Temple In
annual sewlon yesterday and after
disposing of the routine business snd lis
tening to the reports elected and Installed
officers as follows:
John Harper, David City, unind high
priest.
Henjiimln F. l'Utmaii, Chadron, deputy
grand high priest.
James Tyler, Lincoln, erand king.
Chauncey I.. Wattles, Nellh, grand
scribe.
Kudus D. Richards, Fremont, grand
treasurer.
Francis K. White, Omaha, grand sec
retary, James "V. Maynard, Omaha, grand
chaplain.
George S. Towell, Omaha, grand lec
turer. Burt I Spellman, Beatrice, grand cap
tain of the host.
Carroll D. Kvans, Columbus, grand
principal sojourner.
John R. Btlne, Omaha, grand royal
arch captain.
William D. Funk, Bloomfleld, grand
master third vail.
Alpha Morgan, Broken Bow, grand mas
ter second vail.
John Kelley, Omaha, grand master first
valL
Charles I Mielent, Wahoo, grand stew
ard.
Iewls K. Smith, Ixmg Pine, grand Stew
ard.
John N. N'ealey, Thndford, grand sen
tinel.
The hi'slnebs was concluded at the
morning meeting ani during the after-
noon' most. of the visitors left for their
respective homes.
Ogden Gateway is
Again Opened to
the Burlington
The differences between the Burlington
and the Western I'aclflc have been
patched up and again the Ogden gateway
has been opened to the first named road.
As a result the Burlington Is again send
ing sleepers through to California points.
Several weeks ago when the two roads
parted company the trouble arose over a
division of the through rate from Omaha
to the coast, each, claiming that the other
wanted the lion's share of the money de
rived from the haul. Koine new division
has been made, but Just what it Is is not
known, as the Burlington offices in
Omaha have not been advised.
W. F ERDMAN IS DEAD,
LIVED HERE MANY YEARS
W. F. Kidman. 61 years old, well known
in fraternal circles In Omaha, died yester
day morning at 7 o'clock at his home, 13S
.Son til Twenty-second street. He came to
Omaha in leM and for a long time was
engaged in the wholesale clear business
until two years utfo, when he was stricken
with paralysis. Ho was born in I'latt
vllle, Wis., on January 19, 1S-"jO. Mr.
Bidman was a bachelor, hut he Is sur
vived by a brother. Henry Urdman, and
two. sisters, Mrs. Carrie Uses Brown and
Mrs. Rose Martin, all of Omaha.
Mr. Frdmaii wjs affiliated with the
Woodmen of the World. Maccabees,
Bankers I'nlon of Ainciira, Fraternal
I'nlon of American and Royal Achtes.
SWANSON NOW HAS GOOD
CHANCE OF RECOVERY
The condition of Hellwlg Swanson, who
was Injured In an automobile wreck near
Flkhorn, Neb., last Friday night, was
reported to have been improved lost
night and hopes for his recovery are
now being held by the physician attend
ing hjm.
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AT
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Just 8 bales of the highest class Oriental Rugs. They were sold
by the United States Custom House on account of unpaid duty.
We secured them at a wonderfully low price, and the bargains at
which we Bell them will be remembered for years. See the windows.
NEXT MONDAY, DEC. 10th, at BIMN3EIS STORES
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CLOTHESLINE THIEVES
D0INGG00D BUSINESS
Two clothesline robberies are reported
to the police. A line In the back yard of
Mrs, John Fots' home at 709 Leavenworth
street was stripped of a large washing
and Mrs. Mable Walls, 24lt Caldwell
street, reported that her clothes were
stolen from her back yard.
The key to success in business Is ths
Judicious and persistent use of newspaper
advertising:
PACKING HOUSES CUT
DOWN THE WORKING DAY
In accordance with the usual custom,
the packing houses at South Omaha have
reduced the working day from nine to
eight hours a day for tho men In the
mechanical departments. This change af
fects several hundred men.
TWO THOUSAND ASKED
FOR NOT WHISTLING
Whether the Iron work foreman fur
Caldwell Si Drake, general contractors
on the new county building, whistled u.
signal before a pulley turned and i-runhm.1
off the left thumb of August D. Witt Is
the question upon which hangs Witt's
chances for securing a 12,000 dumaco ver
dict against the contractors. He says
the pulley was turned while he was fixing
It and the foreman failed to warn him.
The case has Just gone to trial before
Judge Mutton.
BURGLAR TAKES FIFTY
CENTS FROM GAS METER
P. H. Peters of the Midland hotel re
ported to the police that a burglar
gained entrance to the basement of the
hotel some tlmo Wednesday night and
wrecked a gas meter and stole DO cents.
Halldlna l'rrmili.v
Mary K. Gruber, Thirty-sixth and James,
frame dwelling, SrHJ; Ham Him k, 1U.3
Koutli Twentieth, addition to flam leil-
The beer behind
the ' triangular label
possesses character and
quality to a marked
degree.
' BLATZ COMPANY
Oa-S 10 DmwIm StrMt, OhM, Nab.
Paoasi Douglas S4M3
ALWAYS THE SAME
. GOOD OLD
Give Gifts that Will Pleasi
They are at the
Christmas Fair of tie Churches
December 4 to 20
Beautiful Court of the Bee Building
Every gift a gift that will delight and
everyone a gift at a reasonable price
Visit the Gift-Land of Omaha this week
Some of the Christmas Fair suggestions are: Water color novelties, fancy paintings,
aprons, haml-painted china, handkerchiefs, comforts, fancy baskets, Mexican stamped
pockethooks,. dusting caps, porcelain ware, dolls' outfits, delicious home cooking, candies.
THE FOLLOWING CHURCHES WILL BE IN. CHARGE DECEMBER 15 AND 16:
Churches. ( hairmau. Kesideiice. Telephone.
North Side Christian Mrs. 0. A. Mangum 2804 N. Twenty-eighth St. B-2940
Church'of Good Shepherd. .Mrs. Ira Marks Apt. 8, Roland W. 6000
Lowe Ave. Presbyterian Mrs. II. M. McClanahan. 13 12 North Fortieth St. ..11.1402
St. Mathew's'Eng. LutheranMrs. L, B. Snyder 1952 South Fifteenth St. D. 7475
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Your Money Goes Farthest at the Christmas Fair,
Under auspice of The Omaha Bee.
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