Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, January 13, 1912, Page 2, Image 2
Young Man, Gel Next to This Sampeck Clothes Are Now Discounted 25 The rich, handsome fabrics, the inimitable tailoring, and the neat gentlemanly styles which have made Sam peck famous the country over. No need to make your old coat "do" an other eeaeon got into one of these warm Sam pecks right now and save 25c on every dollar of the pnrchase price. ' tlaM Suits or Overcoats . .' '. .$11.25 $18.00 Suits or Overcoats $13.50 $20.00 Suits or Overcoats $15.00 $22.50 Suits or Overcoats $16.87 $25.00 Suits or Overcoats $18.67 $28.00. Suits or Overcoats . . $21.00 $30.00 Suits or Overcoats $22.50 $35.00 Suits or Overcoats $26.25 Fur Caps and Gloves Now Discounted FUR CAPS 14 00 Coney 83.25 .S Seal $5.00 17. Blended Minlt G.OO f lt. Racnoon $8.00 FUR-UNZD GLIVES Gloves $2.20 FU3 GAUNTL :Ti )5.00 Gloves $4.00 .oo Gloves $4.80 IS.50 Glove $6.75 LEATHER GAUNTLETS 14.00 Clove, lined with lamb's wool , $3.25 MITTENS $1.00 leather mltteni, wool lined, now $1.50 II. 10 leather mlttem, lamb's wool lined $2.00 l. I leather mittenn. Iamb i wool lined - $2.75 1S1S-M FARM AM STREET. Um eltyg poor was la- SIOUX OTT. la, Jan. lKWirtaa with t hskrw, was the ooloeet saint o South Dakota, Flsrre reported M below, MMcaen, SI; gesex rail, a. , Celt at Fart DWif, FORT DODUK, la., Jaa. tt-8pecial Ts(eamm.-Thirty-flvs below la official Untanna temperature for Utli city. B soars at Wehaie City. WKIWTKB Cmr. Ja, Ju. H.-The thsrasemeter raalstared forty-tiro degree below are at I e'eiock thia avornlng the eoldsat siae any raeards have been kept, rreurht Is at a standstill and the city la threntseed with a seal famine. The railroad kava saoved nothing kut par lahabis stuff foe almost two weeks and ensay tewat la northern lews are get tlnf lew ea staple groceries. The schools were eloatd today aa aeeonnt of the weedier which Is unprleedented. . . ' Modaeail i la Meataaa. ALT tAKB C1TT. Utah, Jan. Ill The extras sold moderetsd throughout eatrel sad weotssa Montane today, al though Havre aUII reports B below sera, t'aias) raetde trains frost the east ware Baa tea ta twelve hoars late. - OeMaet ta Twenty-Three Tear. SIOUX CITT, la, Jan. It Thirty-flva degrssa katow era, the tenperature re aerded today, broke all records for eotd weather la Wetot City during the past twenty-three years. The previous reo erd was talrtyene dsgrses below, ea Pee- ruary 11, 1Mb, The weather bureau ret ards go back ealy twenty-three years. The eseeeatvs cold brought suffering In many forms. The Slous City schools were dismissed at noon, because the nest ing plsnts eould not eope with oondl-floss. Threat of Strike . , Raises Price of Coal in England LONOO.V, Jan. li-The final ballots of the Ensiled coal miners for or against a national strike, hlrh will affect P90 M0 men, are being east this afternoon. It U already known that the results will show a vote everwhelmlncty r favor t a trtke. A full swot waver, mutt elapse before the en-Iks' out beoome ef fective, as the miners sis anSwn agree-' meat to glvs sot Ire to qett work. The Indications are that should a strike reeult the Transport Workers' federation will bark up ths miners by refusing to handle the coal which both America and Oermany are reported to be preparing to send hers la kuge quantities. The price of seal was raised 71 easts ta M cents per ton at a meeting of the members at the Coal exchange today. iPACKERS' BOOKS IN COURT , General Ledgers of Morris & Co. i Placed in Evidence. ITMS ABE BEAD TO TEE JTTBY Praasratlaa la Trylac ta Skew that Allewaacee far By-Prodeeta Are Tea Lave Other Beeke Mlselag. CHICAGO, Jan. lT-Further details of the bookkeeping methods employed In the freak meat business were given todsy la the trial at the Chicago packeri charged with maintaining a combination la restraint of trade. The general ledgers of Harris A Co. from last to were takes before I'nlted Stales District Judge Carpenter, and items showing the allowances credited for byproducts were read to the Jury by I the district attorney In an effort to prove the government's contention that these allowances sre inadequate. The government's attempt to. show by the intricate method of accounting em. ployed that the systems of the different packers were practically uniform. eevsrai witnesses who have been ax- I emitted stated they were unable to rec ollect the details of the allowances for byproducts to which they had previously testified by a federal grand Jury. They declared that many of the books and records which the government de sires to use In the present case and which were produced before the federal grand Jury In a rebating Investigation a sal est the packers la lit bad disappeared. When Harry A. Timmlaa, chief account ant for Morris A Co., resumed the wit ness stand he brought with him the cor poration's general ledgers for 1M7 to Bis, Inclusive, for which ths government had eased. District Attorney Wllkerson Inspected the books before continuing ths direct examination of the witness. The witness declared that the cost of killing cattle wss higher than ths charge of tt1 a head skowa by the books, but that this was adjusted later when ths actual Items of expanse were available Casts Beaks Taken I " Vaalts. ' Kmll W. Schmula, sa oocountent la charge of figuring the beef coat for Mor ris Co., was the neat witness. It developed that Morris ft Co. need t "dressed cost" In determining the selling price of fresh meat, while Armour A Co. use a "teat" system. "When did yon last see the eoet books for IMS. UN, 1M and lmr 1 do not remember," replied Schmula, Did yon ever sea them after they were takea from the federal building In Wr "Tea; I saw thsra once In the office vaults." "Did you do anything with them!" "I cut out some blank pages." Asked what was dons wtlh them after that, ths witness said Dick Ellis, "a handy man around the office, took them a a ay and hs never saw them afterward." "Where la Ellis nowT" "lis is dead." Schmula said the bound sheets used In figuring the dressed cost of beef In Mor ris A Coe offices were alwaya destroyed a few weeks alter they were compiled. as there waa no further use for them. TO CTjlts) A CUi.O l Asl pT The key to success la business at the Judicious and persist sot ase ef newspaper advertising. Take 1.AXATIV MtOMO tjulnln. Tab- s. urugsiets eeiuaa mosey if it lane sure. ., w. titu ti a siaoatige is ua tad) bus, ' Be. - lets. Half-Yearly Event Continued ' Semi-Annual Reductions on Metropolitan Clothing Browning, King (L Co. We knew that the Announcement of this Event would bring to our Seventeen Sttres many Customers anxious to take Advantage of the Reductions on the kind f CUth' ing we sell. These geois are not made up for "Sale" Purposes, but consist of the balance of the broken lines of Fancy Suits and Staple Overcoats. HALF-YEARLY REDUCTIONS . ON MEN'S STAPLE OVERCOATS Formerly $18 and $20, now $14.50 Formerly $22 and $25, now i . . . .$18.50 Formerly $28 and $30, now $22.50 Formerly $32.50, $35.00, $40.00, now ....$25.00 All Staple Overcoats, consisting of Black and Oxford Cheviot, Vicunas and Kerseys. ON MEN'S FANCY SUITS Formerly $15 and $18, now $12.50 Formerly $20 and $22, now .$14.50 Formerly $25 and $28, now ' $18.50 Formerly $30, $32.50, $35.00, $40.00, now.. $24.50 Mixed with these Fancy Suits are a few broken lines of plain Blacks and Blue. , ' "A NATIONAL INSTITUTION" BrQWiiingKing & Cq R. S. WILCOX, Mgr. 15th and Douglas Streets. Store Closes at 0 O'clock Saturday Evenings. Iswt Xewa Xetee. . ARLINGTON The itaptut church was completely destroyed by fire jart nlicnt. It m not knows now the tire originated, ss ths aulklins was In flamee wuen tne lire wss discovered. The lose Is ,. Insuranee, it.OuO. GRANT The l-veareM dauttater of Jamea HoiKhls, living three miles south east at lews, wss probably fatally burned last sveeitnf. She had filled a lantern with kerosene and spilled some tm her rlothlnf. When ehe lighted the lantern her clothes tausht fir and be fore It eould be estlnculshed she was fearfully burned. Her mother suffered severe burns on her hernia and arms In the effort to save her daughler e lite. HARMON LOHGS FOR JACKSON Unci Jnd TUnki mcKorj Might Straighten Hatter. TALKS 07 TARIFFS AKD TEUSTS Oh la's Cetera or Tells Deseeerafe la 1 East St. teals si Road ta sal vat Ion fee- the lalte States. EAST 8T. MlfleV IlL. Jan. It-"Ob. for aa hour of Andrew Jackson!" This wish lor las resurrection o( the tariff and economy' policies of President Jackson summarised the views of Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio la a speech tonight be n th nemorratle club heie. The oc casion wss a celebration of the one hun dredth anniversary of the battle of New Orleans In the war of Wit 'Jacksoa urged a gradual reaucuon oi tariff Uaes." saM the governor, evr dally on necessaries, at a time when ih. wera levied mainly for revenue. When recently ws saw aresldant lad. against his Just Inclination, to sign and praise a tariff bill which broke his own I his aartr'a aronuee 01 reionn, ui then In the fate or ms sxpresa ""- ttenm Into bills tor ted notions passed by (Tss andtr direct rommana or ibsj voters of the entire eo entry, men every where earlahned. aa they did la the days of the vadllatuu Buchanan, "Oh. for one hour of Andrew Jackson!' " I The aovarner attaeksd ths financial eoocy ef the three last repuhllces admin IstraUons aa having Increased the fed era sutler from ., every iwo year ta snore than B.M.e.tlO, each year. H devoted most attention, however, to wha he described as 'one ef the worst abuse m hlstory"-erraagm tariff taxes ea a. ta enable favored manufacturers to col act from the pubUe a much larger sum nui Pi- llri 11X1 Tel. o. toia Batraaoe oa Court Bai BLDO. im 1 dlafllawljeyVdn 3 1510 1510 Douglas DOUGLAS STREET STORE Special Purchase of 500 Dresses On Saie Saturday Morning at 8 O'clock, together with our Great Final Clearance of Stylish new Dresses that Sold at $15, $17.50 (Q)Q and $19.50 for. ipO.O We place on sale Saturday a remarkable purchase of 500 dresses in con nection with onr great final clearance of dresses in oar regular stock that sold as high as $15.00, $17.50 and 19.50. Yon will find a wonderful selection of Serges, Bedford Cords, Corduroys, Silks and Chiffon Dresses in all sizes and colors. Every garment is absolutely new for style and material This big purchase added to our splendid stock makes this the ' Greatest Clearance of Dresses in the History of our Store Our Entire Second floor will be devoted to this great salle. Ti j to be here early. Sale starts promptly at 8 o'clock. Our Great Annual Clearance Sale ' is now at its height Everything in our entire stock nothing reserved- nothing excepted At Just Half Price aaBmaaaaaaaaaaaaasamaBmi VvJy . . Owing to the heavy demand for Blue Serge Suits, Plush Coats and Tur Coats we bought and have just received a large shipment of these goods. All these have been placed In our regular stock and are included in this wonderful half-price clearance. . Blue Serge Suits at Half Price. Plush Coats at Half Price. Fur Coats and Furs at Nearly Half Price. ORK.N'S DOUGLAS ST. STORE 1 thsa H4W.eM,m for their own benefit. "It Is significant that ths gherraaa anti trust Isw aaa the McKlnler tariff law were under consideration at ths ssme time and passed at the same session," he said. 'That tariff law went far beyond earlier laws In ths bestowal of special favors. There was plain warning of its evil ef fect, and ths leaders did not dare face the country on It without a law to pre vent stifling ths competition from ablch grest benefits were promised to ths peo ple. "It Is said that an ounce of prevention Is worth a pound of cure. la this Instance It would have been worth a ton, for the Sherman law was olstlnctly a preventive measure. Ths first step surely must be to re deem the tariff from Its perverted use and restore It to Its proper place as a revenue measure by gradual reductions so that all concerned may have time to prepare for the change. With the chief csuss of ths troubls thus removed I be lleve ws shall make our way aafiy back I to normal conditions," GAGE COUNTY ASSESSOR HAS EX-TREASURER DEPUTY BEATRICE, Neb., Jan. ttWfpeclal.r- County Assessor Hemphill yestsrdsy Uled with ths board of supervisors a request to appoint W. W, Wright, former county treasurer, as his deputy. Mr. Wright, It Is understood, will be a can- dldate for assessor next tall. Miss Jessie pyrtle waa allowed tioe for clerk hire In the office. Mrs. Victoria Waxham, an old resident of Oage county living four and a hall miles northwest ef Beatrice, died last evening, aged 74 years. 8he Is sur vived by her husband, James Wsxhsm, and eon William. Daniel Kngle, aged F7 years, and Miss Amanda Paulson; sged IS years, were married la county court Thursday by Judge Walden. Beatrice Camp No. 27, Modern Wood men of America, met Thursday evening and Installed thess effleers: - Daniel Denneby, venerable consul; D. C. Rsmbo. advisor; W. L Lelfht, banker; T. J. Hardy, clerk; D. A. Wiley, escort: O. P. Ralston, trustee: 1. lawls Webe, C B. Curry, O. H. Brash and T. M. Triplet t. physic lens; H. R. Thomas, watchman; R. ft De Lay, sentry. Ths affair was brought ta a close by the serving of aa oyster supper. All records for cold weather were broken for this winter when the temper ature dropped down So M degrees below aero this morning. Since January 1 .here has been only one night thst the temperature haa not fallen below the aero mark. H. A. Miller, who recently assumed charge of ths Paddock hotel, has greatly mproved the appearance of the place. Mrs. A. H. Coon, who has been In charge of the hotel for the last few years, will leave aoea with her family for Laurel, Mont., where they will lire ea a reach. . ' v 1 V- Your wife deserves a pearl necklace Buy her one merely aa an fnTegtment K tor nothing elae. Th demand la greater now than have ever known and the price of fine pearls are steadily increasing. A really fine necklace becomes a fa sally treasure that all take pride in. It gives people a better 1m- presalon of your social and business standing. It'a a real asset. Beat of all, It selves, the "What-to-glve-vour-wife" problem once and for ail. J oat add a pearl or two on any occasion that requires a gift. Look at our pearl necklaces offered at $709, 1 1,000 and up ward. Albert Edholm JEWELER Sixteenth aad Jtarner. GOVERNOR ALORICH SPEAKS AT BROTHERHOOD MEETING (Proas a Staff Correspondent.) BEATRICE, JVeb.. Jan. U- Special Teiesranv ) Governor C. H. Aid rich wss ths ariadpal speaker at the Men's broth erhoed banquet held la tne Christian church thia evening, which was attended ay about sax Hie subject, a rather un usual one for a man In political i..e, was. "The Mental Biography of ths Kssareae." He snowed that he had gives the subject much study snd his address wss one of the best ever heard here. At noon he was entertained at dinner by Senator aad Mrs. Peter Jansea and la the afternoon he visited the InstHate for the Feeole-Minded sod the plant of Desnpater MIU Maaufartarmg eosa. asay. where hs gave aa address oa the snJhject, 'A Square Deal la Business.' SHERCUFFE'S FATE DEPENDS UPON GOVERNOR I DKJ ,":R. Cole, Jsn. I2.-Wbetber Sherman W. Morris, alias Frank Sher ehffe. will be freed from the penitentiary at Caaoa nty, where ha ta sin lag a term for murder, depends upon the action of the governor. When the pardon board met today twa ei'inbois favored grant- lag the pardon, while eoe stood eat sgsinst Um inutomd action. Governor Shsrrath Is said te be epeoeed ta re leastng ffharcJirfs sad. K Is generally Bettered, will decline to tesas the pardon. Key te the Situation-Bee Advertising. Suits and Overcoats to Measure $17.50 Reduced from $25.00 to $28.00 Our lUg Stock Kedoclng Sale reduces the price on every Suite Ing and Overcoating In our store 16 to 40. $40.00 Cults and Overcoats to mens tire for....; $25.00 feS.OO Bulls snd Overcoats to measure for.... S3000 JVO.oo Suits sb J Overcoats to measure for.....; 83500 930.0O Butts and Overcoats to mesaure for 820.00 All ork made In our own shops. Every coat carefully tried on In the bastings; and every garment well lined snd guaranteed perfect in fit and style. MacCarthy-Wilson TaUoring Co. SOI-Srtfl BOlTli J6TH STREET Five Steps South of Farnain I t I SBBBBBeneeaBBBahk Safe Robber Opens Oklahoma Strong Box for Treasurer OKLAHOMA CITT, Oki., Jan. 11-Paul Hayes, accused of several safe robberies in Oklahoma City, gained entrance to ths state's strong box yesterday under official supervision. When State Treasurer Dunlop tried the combination the vault door did not re spond. Experts were called, but their ef forts were without result. Hayes " brought from" tne prison st Tecumseh. After a few minutes' manipulation Hayes bad ths safe, which ta equipped with a time lock and burglar proof appliances, open and the state funds st the disposal of the treasurer. Before hie arrest, Hayes ss employed aa a safe expert. AMCSCMKWTt. mmm BOYD'8 f"-' ?f?! Bad. A-33S TOVlJn S4T. xUTTfll sosjera sujmam nr The Leva TaJe. of Hotfmann . gATVaSAT naaTT OJTliY n Troratare Coming Sae. Ta. Boaesaiaa Slrl KANSAS CITY MAN HANGED IN SAN QUENTIN PRISON SAN FRANCISCO. . It-Mark A. Wllklns, who waa convicted of the mur der of Mrs. Vernie Carmen, with whom he eloped from Kansas city In 19SI. was hanged at San Q two tin prison at HVIi a. m. today. Ths body was pronounced desd sad taken from the scaffold at 10:. WUxlns made the following statement to the warden: "I want you to ssy for ma. as my last words en earth, that I am an innocent n and bavs ae fear of death. Express my dees gratitude te those who hsvs been active In trying to secure a pardon." KANSAS CITT. Jan. li.-Mrs. Vernie Carmen, for whose death Frank A. Wll klns waa exeeated today, waa the daugh ter at Henry P. Linderman, a hotel pro-, prletor at Sheffield. Mo., a suburb of Kansas City. She wss the wire or Louis L. Carmen, a railroad engineer, from whom she had separated a year ago, he nna her death, but they were never divorced. FIRE RECORD. Kane PleM Plaat. nvci.VNATL O- Jan. It The piano manufacturing plant of the Knabe Bros. Plsno company m Norwood. O.. s sub urb, wss entirely destroyed by fire today. ii:f-itiirarTiTnr txattnoe tss SOs Tealgst See te TSs THE SMART SET Witt S. M. BtroXBT. la BAJTS tmOM SOSTOSJ lISOTfllt STTarOAT-t BATS ALICE LLOYD tbs arrrsiOAx oaxbtt. "LITTLE MISS FIX-IT" Phosies: Uog.se 4S4; aui. A-1404 ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE MA TLX EE TODAY :1S Note: Early Curtain Saturday Niit-J3:15 Sharp. -oatAmA-s rvM CEaTram. aTarUg Seaaiea's SOCIAI, sCAIBS BJtSaVaTAOAJISA ASS VAOOBVILAB Oeu. Oiwat toi lasrd at us iaiue Petite Jennie Austin, Electric City four. Wilbur IX hue and a Merry Fifty Ieiss Btsse aaaMase Svery wee Bay. Sua. Us.: "Tui utrox" arsnd new sner LS. KW.eax HYMENEAL Caff-SVatrd. BEATRICE. Neb-. Jan. 11 (Special TetearsA-Wasnea Arthur Go ft and Miss Elisabeth Baird of Falrbary, Nebv. were married here today by Bar. J. W. Feraer. KeT to the Situation See Advwrtistag. AMERICAN THEATER 1 Voaigkt, Kstiass Teeaarrww t mimm aiva lasTS aas the WOOBWAJSJS STOCK OOHVAJbT ts Next Week- Maa ef the Stsz." .laKUd THEA1ER. Mat. Tnc-.T. t : rt, y srzsxrs bis) rnw and Jrraakla xtssum. ieaBtUul ae)uun w asusea at i mub I