T1IK OMAHA SUNDAY BKK: DKCKMUKU 21. ('Nebraska Urr lUlALb . DESERT CAPITOL All Who live Out cf City Leave for Holiday Vacations. AFTER PATEI7T KEN IanrfH-k Doctor "irckii In p Law Irresponsible Vcmlor MurolB Poatofflrc KandlrH I.ilrcp QnantKIra ot Mall. Creighton University Debaters Nebraska Nebraska i (from a ."t.iff Comnnn.l it.) 1JNCOLN, .Nil)., Deo. -3.--tSocrlal.)-The Mate hdut-o was partly ' der.op-jlated this morning and this artrn:non fi.iind still less of tl.o of:cials tt'id employes about the bis builiiii-.g. Sumo 01 these whose homes ar out of the city left last night for the Clyistmas holiday anU t:ie remainder g t away uday. Nono c( the offlcpg will tic open Monday. o- !;i the usual cu.nom. Thtre was ttio ucur.l ln terchmiKe of Christmas remembrances, and imnnir theia Hnn n,an, ........ ...-a appreciated than the presentation of J!0, all In good coin cf the realm, which offi cials and employeH in the cast end of the capilol presented Major .Moore, the faithful colored janitor. Heretofore It has been the custom to give the major a turkey, but this year it was decided to make the, remembrance a cash one. Inspect Federal P 11 ! M l n s;. P. J. Furlons of the supervising archi tect's office at "VVaahlnrton was In the city today Inspecting the ficeral build ing. While he is not directly charged with such work, being Inspector of me chanical equipment, he is also looking Into matters connected with the proposed enlargement 0f tho bullJing. Four Trnmpa Arraigned. Frank Johnscn, Thomas Nash, T. E. Hayes and H. Jloan, four tramps, were brought In from Kalrlm-y today by the federal authorities. They have been con fined In the I'airbury jail for eonio time on a charge of drunkenness, but today were arraigned before T'nlte''. States Com missioner .Maijlsy on a charo f opening a mall sack at Fa!. 'bury on JCovember 23. The sack was a pouch mall between Fair bury and Nelson. It Is not known by the authorities whether the men obtained anything of value frnm the rack. They were held unfl;.r Jl.frM bail each, which they were1 unable to furnish. After Jledlelno Vendor. Dr. Walker of Hancock was in the State Board of Health ofHce today to ascertain if there was any way to reach vendors of patent mediclnss when per sons taking the remedy were Injuriously affected by them. The doctor Is - con vinced that a baby which he was called to attend died as the result of taking a dose of a well known remedy far bowel complaint. The bottle containing the remedy bore a caution not to give It to children under 3 years old. The child In Question was i, but according to the doc- 1P rU I.OHWOll IdUU l.ltl H I IT lhll1 11... BUA.. age chlid of 3. Dr. Miller of the health department Informed him there was nothing In tlio medical law which would cover the case and as the label complied with the provisions of the pure food and drug, bet there was; probably io ground (or legal action. ' ' i . Vital Statistics lilanks. Dr. Miller of the Btate-Board of Health is sending out a .new set of blanks on which to jrenort v!ital statistic Hereto fore birth returns have been made on . potar ctyUg. tbuf the Bow blank Is iden tical rwttti HYiia l- Kir V. thorltfc. in'Collectldrt.of such statistic-! DODOE, Neb.. Dec. 23.-(Speclal Tole tt Is thought conideraiile benefit will ac crue by the use ot blanks which will put the state statistics in harmony with those of the federal government and of a- ma jority of other BtateB. . . Blft Day for Postofflce. Friday the local postofftce handled 67,000 pieces of first-class mall, breaking all records for the Lincoln postofftce. In dications are that today will exceed even that record and the week taken as a whole has been the most strenuous ever experienced here. The ' mall, however, has all been cleared up without any eon gestton so far as first-class matter Is concerned and little if any delay with otner classes, or tne vast quantities ot packages received but one so far has been In a seriously damaged condition. Petition by Bedford. City Clerk Itcdfern has prepared a petition which Is now being circulated, calling upon the mayor to call a special election to vote on the commission form of government ' for Lincoln when. 23 per cent of the vote cast at the last election shall have signed the petition. Tho petition is for a government similar to the one adopted In Omaha. It is being Viberally signed, though up to the present no general effort to obtain signatures has been made. ; Tyler to Stand Pnt. Water ' Commissioner Tyler announced today that .he did not Intend to resign as a. result -of the present clamor re garding tho 'Rice street well. - He says the well was In service under the Bame conditions, so far as could be seen, for years before he assumed office, and ho had no reason to believe It contaminated until the bacteriological examination was made. ;; v : , rv.Vi.',. ' V.1 1 ".v -r y r v r JOHN W. DELKHANT. HF.NRY MON3KT (Alternate.) FRANCIS T. MATTHEWS. PHILIP E. HOKAN. SOUTH DAKOTA TEAM. - , , V -o- " ' ' ' ' :-r. t i ' M P - . i ... BAMVEli Ii. O BRIEN( Alternate.) W. WALTER HOYE. RAYMOND LOYOLA TEAM. CHARLES FLANERY. COFFEY. Pome time between February 16 and March 13 Creighton university will meet South Dakota State university and Loyola university of Chicago In annual debates. The South Dakota contest will be held in Omaha, 'while the Loyola debate will be held In Chicago. . The team representing Creighton against South Dakota, will con sist of Messrs. John W. Delehant, Henry Monsky (alternate), Francis P. Matthews and Philip E. Horan. These men will support the negative of the Judicial recall question. The team opposing Loyola will consist of Messrs. Samuel L. O'Brien (al ternate), Charles Flancry, W. Walter Hoye and Raymond T. Coffey, who will support the negative of the women's suf frage proposition. , Considerable Interest has been mani fested In the debates, both by the con testants and the student body, mil the teams are engaged in active preparation for the different debates. ALDRICH PARDONS JOHNSON Governor Gives Clemency to Phys- ician of Lincoln. SASSETT MAY BE CANDIDATE Three Stores Are Robbed at' Dodge DESERTER SURRENDERS TO CUSTER COUNTY SHERIFF BROKEN BOW, Neb., Dec. ll-(Spe-clal.) Arthur Endquest, a He'.f-conle.-ed deserter from the United Stales Briny, was taken to Omaha la.t nlsht by Dr. Willis Tulbot. Endquest struck town a few days ago and after loaring about for some time and failing to get work, ap proached Sheriff Keii..edy and told him hi was tired aiuMumry and thnt he. thp sheriff, could get a fat reward ty report ing him to Fort Uobinsou as a dfein r. The sheriff wired the military post und found tho. man's statemer.t to bd correct and thin there was a reward out ior his apprehension. t'hnrrh t uuiiion il of Women. NEBRASKA CITY. Dec. ( fecial.) Moses U. Payne, the miiil jnalro land owner, who owned nearly all of th.1 fuim land opposite this city prior to his dai.i, gave to the Free .uethodlst cnurcli a church building at the corner of Seventh street and First avenue. At the tima there was a large congregation and it still has a large membership, but on the death of Edwin Mapon the last male u itrlcken from the members. ..p. Ail of the members of the church are women and they hold regular cervices and have a large attendance at then- Sunday school. This is perhaps the only church in the state where the membership consists of only women. Nobody la Too Old to learn that the sure way to cure a cough, cold or sore lungs is with Dr. Kli-g s New Discovery. Wc and S1W. For sale by -Beaton Drug Co, gram.) Three burglars made a haul here last nJght; tnterlnff 'thre stores .-and se curing about $150 cash, besides an amount of clothing. Deputy Sheriff W. C. Condll of Fremont, accompanied by Loury anu the bloodhounds, arrived about noon in an automobile and have taken up the trail, which has been followed as fai south as Fairvlew at present. It Is thought they are making for the main line of the Union Pacific to make a sure getaway. ' NEW LUTHERAN CHURCH DEDICATED AT ALTONA ALTONA, Neb., Dec. 23 (Special.) The new. German Evangelical Lutheran church of this place was dedicated Thurs day, and In spite of th heavy biiow a large crowd attended. The morning serv ices were conducted in German by Rev. II. Wiehklng of Alta, la., assisted by the choir. The afternoon services were con ducted by Rev. A. Ollenburg of Bloom field, Neb., In German also. Evening services, which were In English, were In charge of Rev. Mr. Oelschlaeger of West Point, Neb. x The church is a frame structure, 36x63 and ninety-two feet to tip of steeple. It has a seating capacity of 600 and Is Illu minated by acetylene gas. It-will have an up-to-date pipe organ as soon as com pleted. The structure was designed and built by the Jul Kaaz Construction and Building company of Atchlnson, Kan. Rev. Fr.' Schoner Is the pastor. CUMING COUNTY NEWS NOTES Automobile' Association Holds' Ita Flrat Annual Meeting; at Ilecmer. . WEST POINT, Neb., Dec-23. (Special.) The Cuming County Automobile association- held ' Its first annual meeting at Beemer Monday. " A large attendance was present, and measures were taken to perpetuate the Ufa of the assoclrttlcu, and especially direct Its ef forts to the inaklnMT and maintenance of good roads In Cumins county. The good roads motto Is the keynote of the sor.let;, . E. H. Mack, for many years pnstmar.ter at Bancroft, was recommended li- Prpul dent Tuft for confirmation on Monday. Mr. .Miii'K' r'.ai polntnient Fives univer sal Kttii.fa.lon to the people of eastern CumftiK county. TI.e mrrriago of C. C. Stalil and Miss Anna Joratm.en is announced as bavins taken plfcce In Omaha last v?ck. The tn.om Is the proprietor oi the automo bile garao here, and 1 the county aisent for the Ford automobile. Tho bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Jor gsnsen of West Point, and was born and brought up In this city. The couple left lor Denver the same evenlnp, and will fhortly return to be at home to their frUnds In their riew residence at West Point. Farmers' Jnittltnte at Gibbon. GIBBON. Neb., Dec. Sl.-tSpeclal.) The farmers' Institute closed here last even ing after Jwo days' successful sessions, regardless' of a atx-lnch snow. Sixty coops of flue chickens were on exhibi tion, alio a -largo array of farm products cf ail klKia. A fine exhibition of farm animals was held yesterday. Free meals wcro terved everybody. Key to the Situation Bee Advertising. DOMESTICATED MALLARDS AT 0RDP0ULTRY SHOW ORD, Neb., Dec. 23. (Special.) The first annual exhibit of the Letup Valley Poultry association Is now on at the Wentworth hall. There are over one hundred entries and some from a con siderable distance. There aro winners from many of the Nebraska shows and notably two coops'of geese that have won bluo ribbons In New York and Omaha, pne of the most hovel displays Is that of a brood of domesticated . Mallard ducks. C. II. Partridge secured the eggs and the ducklings, after being hatched, appeared to forget that their wings were made to fly with. Mike Prestele, an early settler and a well-to-do Bohemian former, has finally succumbed to the ravages of a cancer In his stomach for which there was no medical relief. He was burled from the Catholic church. Judge Hanna held a short term of dis trict court this week and listened to the trial of a case wherein adjacent property owners became Involved in a dispute as to the right of one of them to build a show window In front of his store six teen inches over the walk.' The case was taken under advisement until the next session ot the district court, Janu ary 9. A petition has been -largely signed by automobile users and others Interested In good roads asking the county board to uppoint a county hlyhwuy commissioner as provided by the late legislature. The maximum talury for such an officer in this county would be $1,20. Nearly a, foot of snow lies on the level and a whlie Christmas Is assured. Ther Is little frost fn the ground and the snow is melUntj from the bottom. SCOTTSBLUFF MAN INHERITS FORTUNE SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., Dec. 23.-(Kpe-clal.) Harry liawta, familiarly called "High Green," an employe at the Bugar factory at this place, received notice this week from an attorney representing his uncle's estate in the Black Hills that he was tho heir to property valued at $e5,XA. Mr. 11 awes Is modest In his new fortunes and deprecates any publicity. He w..i continue his work at the factory until the campaign closes. His friends are con gratulating him upon his good fortune. VclirunUit City I "niter Hold, ' NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., Dec. 23. (Spe clal.) The Staats Zeltung, a weekly Ger man paper of this city, was eold yester day to William Fey, a farmer residing north of the city. The paper was the piopcrty of the late Jucoh Buctlcr, and has been edited by John Mattes, Jr., as adn-.inl "trator tsince' his death. The Bale was made under an order of the county court and brought f.H. It is thought the new purchasi-r will continue the publica tion. It Is the oldest Gorman publication In the state and was originally owned and edited by Dr. Frederick Renner of Omaha. ' SMUGGLERS OF CHINESE GIVEN FOURTEEN MONTHS CHICAGO, Dec. 23. Lord Btoneburg and Albert Arthur Queltette, who were convicted of smuggling five Chinamen over the Canadian border to Chicago, were today sentenced to serve fourteen months In the penitentiary at Leaven worth. Ftoncburc, whom the officers had sought for thirteen years, told the court he was com Del led to go Into the smug gling buslnecs to earn a living or his wife and children W. A. Sellerk Kllea for Conaresa In Flrat Dlatrlet anil W III Ran Aanlnat Panl Mark. . .. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. ?3. (Special Tele gram.) -Oovprnof Aldrloh late this after noon made a Christmas present of a par don to Dr. W. H. Johnson. Dr. Johnson was convlctpd and serttehced Jor per forming a criminal operation on Amanda Mueller. On account of. falling health ht was paroled after serving about a year of his sentence, which would have ex pired January 12. 1S13. The pardon Is Is sued by tho governor berauso he believes the honorable record of tho doctor In the service of his country during the civil war entitles him to a restoration of citi zenship and in the belief that he has al ready suffered sufficiently and that the law ban been vindicated. As only a little over two weeks re mains of the sentence the governor be lieves that at this Christmas time It Is well to restore cltlxenshlp to one who, with the single exception of the offense for which he was convicted, had de served well of his country.- !l.ictt Mnr File. It was rumored around the capltol to day that IV S. Bassctt of Gibbon would file soon ns a candidate for commissioner ot public lands and buildings. W, II. 'J liotiiMson Hpeaka. William H. Thompson of Grand Island came down this afternoon and Tonight addressed the Lincoln liar association on the Initiative and referendum and leilll. He had no more than landed In the hotel than political friends commenced to drop In to see htm. He greeted all with the samo smile, but bad llttlo to say about politics, at least In a public way. In dls cutslng tho referendum and recall Mr. Thompson went at length Into the his tory if the formation of the government and maintained that the principle of re call was everywhere found, the Idea of responsibility to the people. It was man ifest, he said. In tho comparatively short terms of elective officers and even In life appointees It was recognised In the power given to Impeach. As to Judges, he maintained they were simply Instru ments of government the same as, other officials and no honest Judge need fear to render opinions for fear of adverse public opinion, but rather It would be a check upon any who might b6 Inclined to be dishonest. Neither as lawyer nor cltisen . could he see any danger to the Judiciary from the recall. The referen dum and recall, he maintained, was not a departure In government, but rather a development along the same lines orig inally framed to meet developing condi tions. Shortage front Old Errors. State Accountant Tulleys has HlsVnv. ered a. discrepancy of about 30,000 be tween the account of warrants issued as shown by the auditor's books and the cash on hand in the state general fund. The discrepancy Is tn accumulation of years, ana is not believed to be due to any -real shortage, but to an accumula tion of small errors In bookkaenina- Mn. of the discrepancy dates back of 1S97, wqen me ledger system was adopted, and to trace the source of the errors would be a big task. Practically all of the dis crepancy dates back of the Moore defalcation. ' Kelleck Files for Consrraa. W. A.. Selleck this afternoon made per sonal filing as republican candidate for congress lh this, the First district. This makes two candidates to date to go on the republican primary ballot, the other being Paul Clark. It Is believed there .will be no others, though of course no man knows what may develop be tween now and the time for closing the lists. Mr. Selleck was a member of the last state senate from Lancaster county and a filing for rcuomlnatlon for that office had been made for him. Mr. Selleck tays It was done without his consent and that he will not file an acceptance of the state senatorshlp filing, but Is In the congressional fight. In connection with his filing Mr. Sel leck Issues the following statement: ' "I have been a supporter of the repub lican - party since I cast my first vote In 1S80, when it was my privilege to vote for James A. Garfield, I believe In the policies and principles of the republican party; I believe that the party meant what it said when In convention assem bled In 190$ It said the republican party declares unequivocally for a .revision of the tariff; In all tariff legislation tho true tariff principle of protection is best main tained by the Imposition of such duties as will equal the difference between the cost of production at home and abroad, together with a reasonable profit to American Industries. I have confidence that the republican party will enact such legislation as will bring about this re sult, and should 1 be elected to congress would work to that end. "I believe In the policies of the repub lican party & shown by laws passed for conservation of natural resources ot the country, snd believe that laws should be passed preserving for the benefit of the nation the vast natural resources ot Alaska; for the continued and generous support of the veterans of our wars, their widows and orphans; for the con struction of the Panama canal; for the enforcement of the laws impartially to the rich and poor alike. "I believe In a progressive program ot legislation which shall meet the Issues of the day and sol them Justly In th. In terests of the whole people. The sntl truft laws rhould be enforced. The Sher- mnii inw, r.avins proved 1m l 'u lent to fltrttlch iii.t n r I, i i i-t t DL'iilnitf tt.oHiiii. oly ard trade restrictions It should amended or added to till It la suttieieiit. I would support such efforts. If elected 1 would support sujli la.vs as would pro tect tho warra eurner and the furuter: In securing to the former a Just return foi his lnbjr, and to the latter a staple mar ket and Protection from unjust transpor tation charnes which take an Inequitable hare of the ptoouce from tho farm." Clieyeime Traction Company Will Carry Passengers Freo CHEYENNE. Wyo Dec. li-lSpec!!.) ! The Cheyenne Electric Street Railway company last night announced that be ginning this morning and continuing until Tuesday morning It will carry passen gers to and from Fort Russell und within the city free, and, beginning Tuesday morning officers, soldiers nnd others will be carried between Cheyenne and Foit Russell at a reduced are. the company selling tickets good for four fares for 25 cents. Where tickets are not provided the mme faro will be charged n here tofore, 10 cents each way between Chey enne and Fort Russell, and t cents within the city limits. While no definite action has bcen tuken by the officers and men at Fort Russell It Is expected they will accept the compromise and end the boy cott, which was Inaugurated last August. Investigations have shown that under prcfent conditions the company cannot operate cars between Cheyenne and Fort Russell at a straight 6-cent fare. j Merry Christinas Every person connected with this great establishment unites in wish ing you a very Merry Christmas. OMAHA'S ONLY MOIIKHN CLOTHING KTOUK THK HO.Mi: OK (QUALITY CLOTH KH. aUlJSLWmiU'yaayn S0UTH DAKOTA CHURCH FEDERATION MEETS IN HURON HURON, S. D., Dec. 23.-A meeting of tho State Federation of Churches here yesterday the following officers were chosen: President, Rev. James G. Hark ness, Aberdeen; vice presidents. Rever ends Perse Pinch, Huron; 11. R. Best, Sioux Falls; A. C. McCauley. Bridge water; secretary, Rev. D. J. Perrln, Belle Fotirch; treasurer, Dr. H. P. Carson, Huron. The executive committee Is com posed of Reverends S. P. Shaw, Sioux Falls; C. T. Notson and W. II. Thrall. Huron; C. C. Todd, Aberdeen. Various topics were discussed. Including home missions, Christian education, community life, the liquor traffic, etc. In a statement of principles adopted Is one discnuraglni tho establishing ot a church of any other denomination where one is already established; also, encour aging the revival ot a feeble church, rather than establishing a new one; urg ing the preference of a community when locating a church; the temporary suspen sion ot church work In a community, should not be considered an abandonment of the field; all case questions ot Inter pretation and friction to be referred to tho officials supervising the territory In volved, Some attention was Riven to political matters Insofar as to request congress to enact laws prohibiting the shipment ot Intoxicating liquors Into states and com munities where the tale of such liquors Is prohibited. WOULD HAVE SWISS SYSTEM OF RECALL USED IN ARIZONA TUCSON, Arts.., Dec. 23.-When the legislature convenes in Phoenix In Febru ary It will be asked to adopt the Swiss system of recall and let the Oregon system, which was voted out of the con stitution, December 13, by an ultimatum ot President Taft, go by the board. The essential difference between the Swiss system and the Oregon plan Is that under the former the only thing voted on In a recall election Is the recall of the officials and In the event of his elimination the governor appoints his successor. A. A. Worsley, a state senator, will propose the new recall system. Ho Is now. at work on the measure and will defend It on the ground that under the Oregon system an official tinder fire Is handicapped by a double fight, a strug gle not only to retain his position and refute the charges against him, but a struggle also against an oposing can didate. Worsley's bill will provide that when the recall Is resubmitted to the people for Incorporation In the constitution, the Oregon and Swiss plans shall be placed on the vote, so voters may choose them. ATTORNEY GENERAL STARTS FOR ISTHMUS OF PANAMA NEW ORLEANS, Dec. B.-Ambassador Jules Jusserand and Mine. Jusserand of France, Minister and Mrs. J. Loudon of the Netherlands and United States At torney General and Mrs. Wlckereham sailed today for a visit to the canal sono. . An eleborate reception ( was tendered Ambassador and Mme. Jusserand by local and French societies before the ship sailed. WOMAN IS CAPTURED AFTER TWO YEARS' CHASE TOLEDO, O., Dec. 23. Mrs. Anderson W. Jones, alias Mrs. Andrew E. James, was arretted here today after a two years' pursuit by federal officers for Il licit traffic In oleomargarine In Louis ville. Her husband Is In Jail here, chained with a like offense. Their son, Morris Jones, IT, was sentenced to three years In the reformatory at Elmlra, N. Y., for the same offense. Start the flew Year Right by Keeping Your Money, Life Insurance Policies, Tux Receipts, Contracts, Deeds, Abstracts, Bonds, Jewelry and other valuables In a SAFE DEPOSIT BOX In the American Safe Deposit Vaults la the Dee Building, 216 Sdutb 17th Street. Boxes rent 13 a year or $1 for three months. Call and see them. Open from 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. every day and v until 9 P. M. Saturday nights. Special Notice ! Owing to tlio fact Hint wo have hnd so many wills for Toys tho first few days after Christmas iu years past, wo have decided to keep our Toy Depart ment open for business Tuesday nnd Wednesday, and on these two days you ean buy at HALF PKICE and less sam ple Toys, Dolls and Games that are slightly soiled and mussed in handling. These wero used as display samples. Tho exceptionally low priors should ' eloso them all out Tuesday and Wednes day. Orchard & Yilhelm Carpet Co. Store closed all day Christmas" Monday TIE "HOTEL 13th and Dodge Streets NEWLY EQUIPPED, WITH RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY ROOM AND FREE TELEPHONES. Now the Best Moderate Priced Hotel in Omaha. Fine Cafe and Oar in Connection Dodge Street Cars from Union Depot; convenient to shopping and jobbing districts and all theaters. MoIBo COUGH BUOPS sfil Mentholated cough drops have no equal iot cougns, coias, sore inroat, noarse ness, asthma, tickling la throat, etc. It Is a delightful confection. Pleasant to the taste. Different from the ordinary cough rem edy. Your druggist will recommend BB. Cough Drops. Ask him about them. For sale at Every Store. Beck's (0. D.) Dest Laxative Gold Tablets 25c a Dox A guaranteed cure for a cold. If you are not satisfied with the raw suits your drusYlst will refund you your money. TH1ETT-THIBD STREET Xeo. 84, 1911 Block 187. Do your customers live here , On 33d Street, between Center and Francis Streets, there are 8 oc- cuniod houses and in 6 thev fi j M . take The Bee. Advertisers ean cover Omaha with one newspaper. AGENTS FOR FRANKLIN HAMMER & CO. SS The Thing To Do If you losa your pocketbook, -w a ",urcn1 umbrella, watch or some otner article of value, the thing to do Is to follow the example of many other people and adver tise without delay la the Lost and Found column of The Bee. That la what moat people do when they lose articles ot value. Telephone us and tell your loss to all Omaha la single alter-uooo, Put It In The Bee, if