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THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. JANUARY 13. 1912.
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Omaha Bffiinl Koepltal. Dong. MS.
Ou. atle. rixturea, luTM-aiulu.
pedal w are selling th Durham
Demonstrator rasor wiui one, Duroam
duplex blade for lie J as. Morton A Son Co.
Answer ta UntN Case Wsllory
Uuigaa has tiled in district court aa an
swer and cross-petition to his wtfe's suit
tor divorce.
avage jabla to Bit Up Chief of De
tet.ivc. jonn H. savage, who baa boon
confined to his bed for th last week tram
ton.. - trouble, la reported to be Im
proved. He la able to alt up.
efcjaxaa Motormaa Vaimprarad
George Nelson, the street car motormaa
who was crushed between two ears at
the Ames avenue barn Wednesday
moraine. still In a serious condition at
the Swedish Mission hospital.
Thawa Pipes; Starts Blase A small
fire 'Started In the borne of Mrs. H. C
Kaufman. Ulin .North Seventeenth atreet.
at t:M o'clock yesterday moraine, when
Mrs. Kaufman attempted to 'haw out
soma water pipes la the basement. The
damace waa slight.
Batter Meals at Commercial dab
Foimai aouce has guue u u musis of
the Commercial club announcing that on
and after next Monday W oenta will be
chaifed for the noonday luncheon at the
club. It has been a) cents for many years.
"Improved quantity, quality and service
is promised. '
raw School Bids Absent Despite the
extreme cold aeather. reports receivea
by the Board of Education are that the
number of absentees from school Is re
markably small. Superintendent Graff
says In the high school the number of
ataenteea is very eugnt, and It la only in
the primary grades that the attendance
Is diminished.
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Pretty cold for homeaeekers. but tha
doe not prerant "Chat" Blauf hter push
ing tha business of loeatlnc and relln
quishment for Bouts Dakota lands. Mr.
Blauchtar Is vial tine In Omaha, and it
notifying his friends that h will hav
open house Sunday at tha Merchants
hotel. At home, la Dallas. & D., he Is
head, of the firm of Slaughter A Shepard.
which has branch offices at Coiome, Win
ner and Carter.
Y.M.C.A. Glee Club
Sings for Friends
Wore than 100 persona braved tha chill
of tha coldest night of tha present winter
so tar to attend tha Toting Man's Chris
tian Association alee club's first free
concert of the year In the association
auditorium last night.
They were well, repaid. Tha club of
fered fire numbers, every one of which
was presented charmingly. The young
men sang In a manner that told of care
ful training of able voices. As to gett
ers! technique, harmony, quality, and
shading, the music was all that aa exact
ing music lover could wish. Lee O. Krata,
ulreoter at tha club, waa In charge.
Miss Florence Peterson, pianist; Rob
ert Smllsx. viola; Will Heatherlngtoa.
violin; and Mis Dora Baas, reader, gave J
aDie a so nigniy appreciated assistance.
Eleven number were given and each
waa a cordially applauded a to require
an encore. Among the numbers were
Lien's Hungarian Rhapsody, by Miss
Peterson: Krnafald'i dchliunmerleld by
L Messrs) taiMey and Heathen niton; Kip-1
lug's "Danny Devrer, by Mis Baa:
and West's "A Warrior Bold," Kraut
; "Norsk Nightingale" and Krals'a "No
body Knows but Mother" by the Olee
club. Dr. Jennie Calfaa sang "Island of
Dreams" and waa well received.
The club will giv several more free
concerts for It friend daring the year.
The next will be given soma time dur
ing March.
How is the Time to Test the
Slothing Situation in this 6ity
Again tomorrow, our entire stock of men's and
young men's winter suits and overcoats
LEGITIMATE REDUCTION
25 DISCOUNT
Hundreds of men ' and
young mea satisfied them
selves as t our great val
ues and bought suits and
overcoats this week. If
you did not buy a suit or
overcoat, you should at
tend our honest sale of
255i reduction 2 off
loses its meaning when
our prices and values are
considered. , Join the
happy crowd of money
savers and buy good val
ues in our clothing store.
Our assortments are still good your choice Is unlimited here
staple blacks and blues are Included also full dress suits and tux
edos. When you see the values we offer and then deduct 25 It
will clearly establish our claim that It positively pays to come here.
MEN'S SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR, HOSIERY at GUT PRICES
Men's Shirts
Reduced
$2.50 and $2.00 grades now $1.15
$1.50 And $1.75 grades now . .95c
$1.00 grades now 55c
Men's Union Suits
Reduced
$2.00 grades now $1.35
$2.50 and $3.00 grades now $1.85
$3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 grades now
at $2.45
Choice of any 50c or 75c neckwear
in our store, tomorrow 25c
Choice of all $2.00 and $150 silk
reefer mufflers 95c
Choice of all our $3.00 to $4.00
Men's high grade Sweater Coats,
at $1.85
Men's Silk
Hose
worth to 35o
19c
Omaha' largett and bett equipped clothing afore.
If fen
Crown Make
Suspenders
50c and 75c grades
25c
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Annual
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iicaii up
Sale
Ideal Cement Stone
Go. Branches Out
Th annual stockholders meeting of th
Ideal Cement Stone oompany was held
January 11 at the office of the company
at 17M Cumlnf street, at which time th
following; officers and director were
elected: N. J. Peterson, president and
manager: P. J. Denlson, vice president;
were elected directors.
Owing to th (rowing demand for first
class cement stone in Omaha and sui
rounding town in r'sbraska and Iowa
was decided to open an additional factoo
at Twenty-fifth and Oak streets, thl
plant principally to supply the south pan
of the city and South Omaha. This sires
the Ideal Cement Stone oompany three
large factories, all equipped with the
most modern steam curing and up-to-date
pawer machinery, enabling them to fur
nish the best cement stone at lower cost
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AFFAIRS ArSOUTH OMAHA
City Treasurer Says Transfer of
Money to Grade Fond HlegaL
MOTHER BOND IS PBESEKTED
Delegate FaraserV Caafereaee
Will Be Eatertalaed at racking
Hssmi aad Stark Yards
Teday.
It I contended by the city treasurer
that the recant order of the dty council
authorising him to transfer eome 1600
from tha general fund to 'the depleted
fund of grading district 106 cannot be
done according to taw without laying
the city treasurer liable on his bond tor
such transfer, i
In a written statement with extracts
from Cobbey's annotated statute the
treasurer give his reasons for refus
ing to comply allti the order of the
Charles Peterson, secretary; E. If. Car-1 council Insofar as It relates to the trans
act!, treasurer. These and J. A. Pearson for of money from the general fund to
the fund of grading district 1V
. nother part of tha council's order
i named the transfer of 1700 from the
terest and sinking fund to the depleted
und of the aforementioned grading
iletrict, which embraces- Q street from
Thirty-sixth to Harrison street The
reasurer admits that the transfer of
he ST0O Is legs! because It !s paying
back what was formerly taken out of
the grading fund Illegally.
ft seems to be the opinion of others
shout th hall that th KM need not be
You Nocti
Vitality.
Strength,
Force.
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your arms are bound,
your energies paralyzed.
Sooft's
Emulsion
is the Vitalizerand
your opportunity.
TAOC-mAMK
all Dnuooiara
transferred to the fund of grading dis
trict ice, but can De paid directly from
the general fund. As yet the city at
torney's office ha rendered no formal
opinion In th matter.
Delegate ta gaatk Oaaaaa.
Delegate from th Farmers Co-opera
tive Grain and Stork association, the
Nebraska Farmers' association and the
Rural Life congress will be entertained
hy the packing house and th Union
Stock Tarda this morning.
The visitors will coma to th yards In
special cars from Omaha and will be
escorted about the packing district until
noontime whoa luncheon will be aerved
In the Kxchang building and an Infor
mal program rendered.
Among the speakers for the occasion
will be the following: Bruce McCulloeh,
who will speak on "Shipping and Mark
ing IJve Stock", O. a. Smith on "Th
Farmers' Shipping Association", L. C
Lawson on the "Farmers' Congress", J.
a Walters on the "Stock Yards", John
O'Hearn. on the "Packing House", Frank
Odell on the "Rural Life Commissioner",
T. B. McPherson on "Commission Men."
Raffles Makes Repart.
After a long wait th report of J. C.
Raffle of the Arthur Young auditing
company of Kansas City was received
hy Mayor P. J. Tralnor yesterdsy even
ing. '
The reports were voluminous and the
mayor declared that he would peruse
them himself before making them public.
His honor. expected to go over the re
ports carefully last night The audit
covers th condition of the city and
school finance and I made out In tri
plicate form. It la expected that the
report will bring some startling truths
to the knowledge of th dty council.
Boat Caasea Stir.
Consternation reigned In th office of
the dty treasurer yesterday when a letter
appeared from O. C. Dovey of Platta
mouth asking for the redemption of a
bond held by him on grading district
forty-twa. Issued In lfl.
, According to th file of the treasurer's
office it appear that th bonds of th
district In question war retired year
ago. Of th original issue of tt.Ma. divided
Into five bonds, ail are marked cancelled
and checked oft on th book of th
1 treasurer.
This is tha second claim on alleged
' bogus bonds within th last few months.
Recently an Issue comprising 17.300 ap
peared In New Tork for redemption. They
, were repudiated by the dty, which la In
possession of th original Issu sow can-
. died.
j It Is understood that It may become
necessary for tha city corporation to
Join tha Backers' association of the
I'nited States in order to get at the bot
tom of the frequent appearance of alleged
bogus bonds.
Wait Mar Tralas.
Seeking to have the Northwestern In
crease Its train servtoe Into South Omaha,
secretary of tha Live Stock exchange. A.
F. 8tryker I absent on a oonferenc with
the railroad official,
Th commission men It Is understood
want an Increase of train service on the
Crofton, Blfomfleld aad Wynot branches
of tha road. At present there Is one
train a week on these branches, and that
on 8unday. The commfoslon men want
four trains a week.
laapala Caase at Theft.
Crged by an uncontrollable Impulse. 1;.
.Her, a respectable man of family an-J
a property owner. Is accwed of having
pilfered eight pounds o: sugsr from the
J ma ha Packing company.
Alles was arrested yesterday evening by
.h!ef of Detectives James Sheahao of
i the city ptllc department and James
Austin, chief of th police of the Omaha
Packing company.
Alles when brought to the station Is
said to have admitted th theft, but ex
plained that ha waa unable to account
for th Impulse that forced him to take
the sugar,
Masle City Ooeslp.
For rale household goods. Leaving
city, zw n i.
Phone Hell South WW ln.1. P-1M8 for a
rase of Jetter (.old Top. Prompt delivery
to any part or ins city, wuuaiu setter.
It Is. reported that a shortage of coat
la threatened In the packing house dis
trict, dial operators and railroads have
combined to nut fuel to th packers. It Is
understood.
John Pap pas, residing at Twenty-eighth
and O streets, waa arrested yesterday
evening on a warrant Issued by Justice
of the Peace George Collins. Pappa Is
charged with the unlawful pnaaeiutlna of
160 belonging to a fellow countryman.
The Union Paclfio Railroad oompany
reoorted to the police yesterday the loas
of nenrly 200 pounds of mest out of a
car standing under the O street viaduct
Wednenday night. The meat was con
signed to Omaha from the Cudaiiy Pack
ing company.
Rev. C. T. IMey. pastor of the Baptist
church, has engaged Rov. A. W. Tandy
evsngellpt lor a. revival service, which
liessn January . The services will he
held every evening at the Baptist church,
Twenty-fifth and H streets. All are In
vited. On Saturday evening Rev. A. W.
randy will preach at tne west ewe Bap
tist mission.
Desire for Warmer
Climate Causes Boy
to Desert Fireside
To search for a warmer climate, Walter
Hatenholx, IS years old, ran away from
his home, 273S Jefferson street. South
Omaha, early last night, but was cap
tured by the Omaha police after he had
nought a railroad ticket to Kansas City.
The boy said he Intended to make his wsy
to Oklahoma City, where he hoped to
find a good Job or at least a warmer
climate. He had spent most ot tne salary
he had drawn from the South Omaha
Packing company f.r his railroad fare.
His father. 11. O. Hakenhola, came to
Omaha and took him back home.
If you want to run away, wait until
summer time." his father told him. "You
don't wsnt to be going around without a
Job thl kind of weather." "If I wait till
summer." the boy said. 'It won't do me
any good."
WORLD'S SPEEDIEST TYPIST
WILL DISPLAY SKILL HERE
If. O. BJalsdell, the world's speed lent
typist, came to Omaha yesterday from
New Tork and will demonstrate here that
the Underwood typewriter and himself are
of th fen' mi dynamo in th speed realm.
Blaisdell has a large silver loving cup
he won in the world's championship type
writing contest held at Madison Square
Garden October 26, Mil. His record waa
112 net words a minute for one hour.
When It is considered that five words
are deducted in this contest for each
typographical error. Blaisdell stands
almost as a wizard of the machine.
He will give exhibitions at the Com
mercial club, at the business colleges and
oire of the larger business Institutions.
before he leaves the city Saturday.
FOOTPADS ROBFOUR WOMEN
This ii liit of Eoldupi that Took
Place Last Right
OVER TWELVE HI FEW BAYS
degrees Take Part la Rack Affair,
Frlahtealag Vletlraa lata tilvlag
I'P What Valaahles They
An Carrying. . .
Th Highwayman' rule book, gulds, or
whatever It is, for tha year, 1H states
in th first paragraph, perhaps In the
preface, that women have been picked
by the Omaha Association ot. B?d Ban
dits aa the best robbery victims.
Accordingly, frightened. hysterical
woman have kept th polios busy since
the year began looking for those bsndlts
who have tacitly agreed to work In com
pliance with the rules.
So far during th last few dars more
than a doxen women hav been accosted
by negro robbers, some choked, some
threatened at th points of revolvers and
some frightened almost to prostration.
Four women last night made reports
ft robberies and attempted robberies
Gertrude Nelson, returning to her horn,
!K1 Dodge street, was stopped by an
armed negro at Twenty-second and JJodg.
streets at t:t o'clock last night Whe..
tha holdup told her to throw up he,
hands th young woman grabbed tor hi.
revolver. But th ronber caught her ..
th throat aod waa choking her whe!
she emptied her pocket book of U am
even pennies and gave to hint.
Thra hour later, Emma Van Mete,
waa held up and robbed of H near he
home at Twentieth and Dodge atreet b,
a negro. rh also waa farced to glv.
the bandit her topax ring and pearl pin.
A negra who had na gun got not hi n.
from E. Jacob ot Nineteenth and Isar
street, when he held htm up betweu,
Cs and Chicago street on Klxteem
street at l:. Jacobs was returning bom.
from his work at Orkin brothers.
When a negro pointed a revolver a
Misses Lula snd Margaret Cory near thel
home at Hi North Eighteenth stieet earl,
last night, they screamed and frlghtenei
blm away. They then hurried to then
home and notified th police.
Til key to success In business Is th
Judlrlou and persistent use of newpapei
advertising.
PlGasantRGfieslaiii,
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GGntloaiiAEffQctiYQ,
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
in the Clrcfe.
on evenj Pacfae of tho Genuine.
DO NOT LET ANY DEALER
DECEIVE YOU
STOUT OT FIGS AND tXIXUt Of UNNA HAS OVEN
IMYEkSAI. SATISFACTION FOft UORC THAM THIRTY YFARS
AST. AND ITS WONOUnn. SUCCESS HAS LED UN
SCRUPULOUS MANUFACTURERS Of MITATIONS TO OFFER
PtfTWOg rTSARATIONS UNDER SIMHAR NAMES AND
COSTING THE DEALER LESSs THEREFORE; WHEN BUYING,
Notetfcj FulTNam9 of thfl Gompanuv
rilllAl.llllBJIJl'l.lllTTJ'
isf.iaisii'j.ir.va x tra.1 i'ui'a m
n.iiiii.iiii.iiiriiiiiavi,
BUNTED STRAIGHT ACROSS.NEAR THE OTTOM, AND
THE CIRCLE. HEAR THE TOT OF EVERY PACKAGED THE
CENUINE. REGULAR ntKX Kit DOTTLE. ONE SIZE
ONLY. FOR SALE IT ALL LLAOtNC DRUGCSTS.
Will
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n zu'wj
swuruas nr-rua
ornauo.
SVtT Of FIGS AND ELTTIR of ajw THE MOST PLEASANT. WHOLE.
SOatE AND ErTlCnvt RMUT FOR STOMACH TMUILES. HZAL0TJ
AND MLJOUJeCSS DUE TO COStSTVATION. AND TO CET fTS atEFKlAi.
BFtCTS IT ES NECESSARY TO aVT THE OCJCJXAL AND ONLY GENLaw.
WHsCH MANUFACTURED IT THE
California Fig SyrupCo.
i I ULfA na ft Bin ,i,na.
All JXsctal iiisrasn cured witbowt a ran ksl a
operalioa. No Chloroform. Elder or ether gen-)
aral socssthetic oied. CURB GUARANTEED j
to last a LIFK-TIME. tTaxAJtiaATtcoi ra.
WRITE FOR BOOK OS PILES AND RECTAL DISEASES WITH TESTIMONIALS
DM. C- ST. TAwsjV, 124 EfeKmg. Oaeawa. Moaeaeaa I
OF
Lighting
Fixtures
AND
Gas Lighting
SunnIi- !
0
l.eev oounie weave, wmta light
Inverted mantels, with genu
ine magnesia ring. Regular
:ie quality, while f
they last tJC
only
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l.sce Cpngnt Mantels, an ran,
and with double wire sup
port Pries these anywhere
and you will find them a
regular ito and I0o value,
i luring thla aai f
turn pries ta tJC
only
Irtish sack tavtrted lUgkt
43 tVelsbsch Inverted Light
of the guose-neiik type, with
magnesia burner-tip go In
litis sale. Finish, polished
Ltas. lioxed compista with
a No. 1 Weiahach inverted
Mantle and No. 1011 half,
frosted globe. Iteg- ffl.
u.sr pries II IS each. ajVC
sal price only
Corns Yaor
i Great IT M
Kit Buy Kcw
Genuine fcr ,fl
Sale I m Fulyn
1 J ,- J
m 'A. s it- "..'M r
CMndellers at Saving Tee
lias and two K let Irk: dining
room chabUeliera, -like . cut, .
n ith art glass shade, av a
llegular price elirt
!. r"
S Oaa and 1 Electric Chande
liers. Ku. " IU0J. Kegular
price S.5. Hale fi Ef
price only iBl
1 Oaa and : Klectrlo Clianda
llers. No. 1U'L Hegular
price ! . fcai r A
price only wlWU
1 Use and one Klectrie Fend-
ant. No. - C ou. Regular
pri.e 13.00. bale
price
$2.03
PFt.IJiVENTORT SALE
Ovw I.OOw Gmu and Electrto
com bt nation Chaudtira, not
mentioned ubove. t exception
ally low prices In order to
clean up our uample line and
stock previous to Inventory.
Ttieee article are from our
wholesale stock and titer are
actually being- offered at less
than their wholesale prices
and are quoted at from 42&.t
Jowrt to S2.te.
Ve will lastatl any order far
Oiandeliers In Omaha, iouia
Omaha or Council Bluffs with
out extra charge.
These p-icea are only In ef
fect so kmc aa this assortment
lasts. - ...
Burgess-
! Grandeo Co. j
1 1511 HOWARD ST. I