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T1IE BfcE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, APRIL ti, J912. 7 SAY GIRL lOGLED JURORS Counsel in Mercy Case Declare She Kept Eyes Busy. WARM ATTICS EI AEGUXEST Whole Cm Revlewea eat Mask Strewn Laid Vpen Fact Plaintiff's ruin Wu a Married Maa. CHICAGO, April Arguments In the tMo.OM damage suit of Miss Esther Mercy against Miss Marion Talbot, dean of women at the University of Chicago, for alleged slander, cantered today on the complainant's character. Counsel for Miss Talbot contended In closing remarks to the Jury that Miss Mercy had lied on the witness Rand and ogled the Jurymen. Miss Mercy's attor neys accused the opposing counsel f at tempting to blacken the complainant's character. "I will show you, gentlemen, that this woman lied while sha was on the wit ness stand.' said Attorney salker, speaking for the defense. "How long do you think she would have remained at the university It they had known about Reynolds, her married fiance? I say she would not have re mained there a minute." TREASON IN BACHELOR'S CLUB Three Traitors to the Clarions Camae Discovered la Kansas Iastttatiea. Within a week after the Issuing of the catalogue of the Grant County (Kaa.) Bachelors' dub for their MIS leap year matrimonial campaign one of the mem bers has obtained bride, a second Is en gaged and a third Is said to be slipping. having been the recipient of leapyear proposal. It Is likely the bride of the first mar riage, who Is a Hutchison girl, will say hers was not a mail-order match, and. strictly, speaking, was not the result of the Issuing of the catalogue. But Ralph Beaty. whose marriage to Miss Eva, Delano of Hutchison Is an nounced, s an active member of the Bachelors' club, waa listed In the cat alogue of marriageable young bache lors recently Issued, and he Is the first of the emb to become a has-been. Mr. Beaty. who owns an extensive ranch in Grant county. 'was married to Miss Delano, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. c. Delano of No. 101 Twelfth avenue West. The marriage was a complete sur prise to alt. The young couple slipped over to Newton. . where the ceremony waa performed. Not until Mr. Beaty arrived at New Vlyssea with his bride two days later did hla friends and the other members of the Bachelors' club know that No. 1 bad happened. ' When the club held Its annual ban quet Mr. Beaty waa the recipient of hearty cengratalatloM. The other thirty four Oraat county bachelors are now spurred on to still mora eager activity by the success of Mr. Beaty. At the banquet of the Bachelors' club this toast waa drunk: "May we all be as lucky a Beaty," Topeka Capital. Death froaa Bleed raise waa -prevented bf (3. W. Cloud. Plunk. Mo., Who healed bis dangerous wound with Bucklen't Arnica Salve, Only So, Good mater ial and good workmanship cost money All I add is an honest profit Good suits to order $25 to $40 WILSON MacCarthy-Wilsoi Tailoring Co, SM-SOO South Sixteenth. St ATTRACTIONS IN OStUl. Permits to smoke Sc. All dealers. Key to the eiteation Bee Advertising. PRESIDENT SHEDS HIS DIGNITY Masle by the Baad Starts McKlnley Flroaettla. la the White Heeie, Leopold Bracony. an Italian sculptor, onoa spent six weeks at the White Housa engaged In modelling a bust of the late President McKlnley. Engaged In similar work he has been In close association with many famous men, both In this country and in Europe, but he declares he never met a mora kindly man than Mr. McKlnley, and at the same time a more dignified man. "Only once," he said the other day, 'during my long stay at the White House did I see the late president In an ettl- tude that was not dignified, but It was only for an Instant. We were In a room In the White Housa which opened onto delegation of southern men and was waiting near the door leading to the bal cony for the delegation to draw up in front Besides the president there were in the room two army officers, Mrs. Mc Klnley and myself. 'Presently we heard the band that was leading the delegation. Mr. McKlnley threw back hla shoulders, stood erect and placed his hand upon his breast between the buttons of his frock coat and was ready to step out at a slgnsl to be given him by one of the army officers when all was ready. The band drew closer and then the air It was playing could be distinguished. It was 'Dixie.' When the president heard the muslo be listened. Intently a moment. and then, waving hla arms In time to the music, be began to pirouette around the com, humming the air aa be went. 'Well, well, well, William!' exclaimed airs. McKlnley, In a semi-humorous semi-shocked tone. At once Mr. McKln ley stopped, assumed the stately, dlgnl- fled position that was hla habit, and then, getting the slgnsl, stepped out on the balcony with hie hand ' thrust Into the breast of his ooat." Washington Herald, $2 ma r OU 1m ,- mis HAT STORE FOR MEN Your Easter Hat Is Here The Snappy Style .... The Latest Shapes Indeed, here yon H find assembled every shape and style that have been designed for the Spring and Summer of 1912, at $2.00. It matters not how critical may be your taste about a hat our wide range of styles will enable us to fit you aa well as to please yox THE PRICE ONLY $2 - Guaranteed the equal of the best $3.50 hat sold. LEON'S $2H ATS SIS South Fifteenth Street Americana "The Kg of the Cross. Boyd i Somen and Marlowe la "Mer chant of Teaioa." rascals: Bernhardt and Bejaas la Moving Matures. Oayatyt Burleseae. Xrugi Borlsso.ua. Orphsam: Vaudeville. alattaees today at the rentals, Oay ty, Xrug aad Orphans theaters. "Taatlaa; of the Shrew" at the Boyd. E. H. tiothem and Julia Marlowe and company la "Taming ol the Shrew." a farce by William Shakespeare; ar ranged by Mr. Sothern in four ecu and eight scenes. The cast: Baptists, a rich gentleman of Padua.. , , William Harris Mncentio, a gentleman of iMsa . Mtlanu Tlldcn Lucentio, son to Vlncentlo Krederlrk Lewis Petruchlo, si gentleman of Verona.... E. H. Sothern Gremlo France Bendsun Hortensio Thomas Coleman Blondello , v. 1.. Uranville Tranlo John Tavlor A Pedant Wayne I.ynton Tailor Malcolm liradley Haberdasher , Walter Connolly Grumlo Rowland Buokstone Kalherine.., Miss Marlowe Blenea Miss Norah Lamlson Widow Miss Mllllcent Mrl.aimhlln Curtis Mlaa lna Onldsmith iven with Shakespeare as the author and Sothern and Marlowe and all their excellent companions as actors in the cast, "Taming of the Shrew," does not become any more beautiful to contemp late, nor attractive to listen to. Mr. sothern has dons one service; he has eliminated Tinker Sly, and the absurdity of the opening scenes of the drama aa or iginally produced. It might have been Jolly good tun In Shakespeare's day for a noble lord to pick up from his sleep In the ditch a drunken tinker, take htm borne, deck him In fine linen, provide him with at least the semblance of wife, and then have enacted a play for his amusement At present the noble lord would la all likelihood be antlci pated by the watchful policeman, and Christopher Biy would find his rest at the station house. In sny event, the scenes that have to do with him are In no sense needed for the action of the farce, and so have been done away with, hat Mr. Sothern can not get rid of Is the fact that what remains of the original I enacted for the sport of his lordsnlii who was amusing himself and his retinue at the expense of besotted Kit "Taming of the Shrew" at Its best Is a rough and tumble farce, full of absurdities, proceed ing with much noise and commotion, and showing but little of genuine beauty. either In comedy or philosophy. Were It not for Kate's counsel to wives, beauti fully spoken by Miss Marlowe last even ing, It would be all but aimless. And It will be a really brave man who will go home to the partner of hla life and Insist on thst platform being adopted. Not In these days of militancy! But the play is sanctified to some ex tent by tradition; it Is the one avowed farce by Its great author, and It has been played by any number of clever and gifted people, and perhaps will continue to be so played, because of Its laughter, producing qualities. It haa such ele ments aa to arouse light merriment, and with no appeal to deeper sentlmegt. It affords an evening of amusement un broken by problems of conduct, personal or otherwise. , , . Mr. Bothers makes his Petruehlo ram bunctious from the word go; hit Intro duction to Hortenste, Gremlo and Lucen tio might stamp him as a very braggart. so frankly does hs announce that hla ad vent In Padua but presages his wedding with a wealthy wife, and she may be foul and shrewish aa a number of feminine undesirables he freely mentions, save that he takes his audience Into hla confidence at times, and by a twinkle of his eys or a nod of his head gives as surance that he la all right, and Is ant the arrant blusterer he appears. And having pitched his performance In this key, he doesn't relax an Instant to ths very end, save in those asidee that make It certain that when Katharine has been properly "tamed," the will find aa de voted and dutiful a spouse as sver blessed woman's life; when Katherlne has bid den the other wives to place their hands under their husband's feet, Petruchlo sets her foot on his hand, to show how per fect is the partnership. This It the most graceful and about the only gracious thing Sothern'a Petruchlo does. Miss Marlowe, whose name It more closely associated with characters any thing but shrewish; the ardent Juliet; the gentle, wise and patient Portia, the ten der Rosalind, the loving Viola, the duti ful and devoted Ophelia the list Is as long almost as the catalogue of the Grecian thlps-ahs finds Katherlne some thing of a problem; at times It seems aa if she wanted to stop long enough to have a good laugh with the folks out In front over her efforts to appear suffi ciently Ill-tempered and Intractable. Now snd again she shows a rare burst of temper. Just the sign that she was not called In vain "Kate the cursed," but when a chance Is offered sha lets the sweet laughter hare its sway and shows that smile that so becomes her. She Is far more a source of deligbt as Ksth erlne then Sothern la as Petruchlo. Of the company and staging of the play much might be written, and all In praise. Mr. Bothera haa shown excellent Judg ment in his plsnnlng of the eeenea aad action, managing to keep the current moving swiftly and providing a reason able setting for the Incidents of Its prog ress, to that It haa the advantage of continuity at least Hla company It made up at excellent actors, and the humor of the piece It greatly and agreeably heightened by the good will wltb which all enter into Ite enactment The Boyd waa filled last night by aa assemblage such ss shows the esteem la which the stsrs are held, and cu rials calls at the end of each act with much anfeigned merriment during the progrsss of the play, must have convinced the actors that their efforts were not In vain. For tonight "The Merchant of Venice'' it the bill, with Mr. Sothern at Bhylock and Miss Marlowe as Portia, eo great Is the hold this play his taken oil the public. Miss ltn. in the role of Merica. the Christian nialil, ami Sir. lvxter aa Marcus Superbus, the Koman wvfect. are doitiK splendid work and are Kiven excelleut support. For next week "The Fighting Hope'' is announced. The appearance in vaudeville of Theo dore Koberis, the notiNl character actor, is attracting much attention. Mr. Roberta is presentmK "The Sheriff of Shasta,'' a oharminx western Idyl, hi the tlrpiietim. The sketch is one of unusual Interest, as It gives a vivid picture of California life during the early das. The lonely wife, who falls teinitorarily in love with the cwapci circus rldor and finally discovers that she lows her husband. Is a pathetic character. The setting of the play Is made reallstio by a beautiful picture of Mt. Shasta In the background. Sarah Bernhardt will visit Omaha again the week of April M, but this time she will come In the repertoire of Cecelia l,oftuK, the great mlmtc, who will Ik the headline attraction at the Orpheum. Miss Jtftus' mimicry of the divine Sarah is said to be uncanny In Its reality. It Is the most wonderfully sccurale copy of voice, gesture sud enunciation that' has ever been given. The White Squaw," which will he the offering st the Boyd, matinee ami nlKht Sunday, is said to be a play of AmeiVa fir Americans. There Is not a iarnnfc note In it; the story is told Ik a straight forward, happy and convincing way and it Is declared that from the rise of the curtain until the final word Is spoken there la not a moment but the Interest of the audience la held closely to the people and thrlr doings In a little mimic world before the footlights. The personnel of the hi audi.nne at the popular Uayety this week Is the cause 01 mucn ravoraoie comment and con- i gi'Stulatory remarks to the menaitement. from "Madam X" la attracting a class of patronage all of whom prnhuhly sftW the drama at the Hrandeis or Hnyd theaters, and consequently are familiar with the details of the itowerful story, and therefore most appreciative of the many funny happening In the burlesque which la called "Madam X-cuse Me." It's humor la uncesslng. Ladles' matinee daily. The drouth of theatergoers, of which all managers, great and small, have many fears each apilng, has not caused a de preciation In the attendance at the Kmc. where "The Merry Maidens ' are causing riots of laughter. Manager Charles Kranke says that the business sn far this week has far surpassed that of anv other pre-lSaater season. Munager Kranke ac counts for the big attendance bv the fact that this current show Is one of the best of the season. IT'S A REAL DANGER SIGNAL What Happened to Kaelueer Who Maa Ordered to Ignore Red Light. This epidemic of train robberies nut west reminds me of 'way back In the eighties, when I Wat pullin' an express train on the Chicago, Burlington Qulncy railroad," said the tell engineer. 1 showed up at the roundhouse one night In lime te get the engine In readi ness to take out my train 'n' I found Murphy, my fireman, with his Jumper on hlndslde before. On asktn' him why he waa backln' up with his ovarshlrt 'n' goln' forward with his trousers, he said that In puttln' on his workln' outfit he got hla overshlrt on wrong, but lied dlngdonged If hs would chsnge It, as readjustln' any portion of your clnthln' after you had put It on wrong had a broken looking glass skinned forty ways for brlngln bsd lurk. 'So, with Murphy's Jumper In a nega- live position, we took the locomotive down to the depot to wait the arrival of the express. There waa an air of tup pressed excitement aroun' the station, 'n' I no sooner got the engine backed on a sldln' out of the way till our train came In than a messenger told me I wss wanted In the chief dispatcher's office. 'Now, BUI,' says the chief dispstrher to me, 'we got Inside Information that sn attempt will be made to hold up the express Just beyond Cooper's water plug. Hang onto as much water as you can so's OtMliTS DOUGLAS STREET Have You that Easter Suit If not, we supgt'st that you soe the now tailored suits we have received es)mnlly for Hatter selling. If you care for really distinctive clothes iu well tailored fabrics there is a varied assortment of attractive styles at prices ranging from $I.).(H) to .S3.iM), with an unusu ally fine showing at $19.50, $25, $29.75, $35 Women's and Misses' Coats Light weight coats are mighty good things to have at all times. AVe are showing a large collection which certainly deserves the consideration of every woman and miss. Saturday wo will show scores upon scores of dif ferent styles of theso inneh wanted coats in black, navy, tan, grey, white, golden brown, Copenhagen and novelty materials. Socially priced for Saturday. Selling at from $10.75 to $63.00 with an unusually fine showing at $12.50, $15, $19.50, $22.50 Decreet ORKIN'8 STtpJ if W M J 1510 Douglas Street you won't have to stop at Cooper's for a tank. If you are flagged with a red lan tern down there don't stop under any consideration. There's valuable express matter In the cara tonight. I'll keep everything out of your way for an hour, so you needn't be afraid or runnln' Into anything. Keep her wide open, 'n' give no one any chance to git aboard.' "1 made a roar about runnln' by a red light If one was offered, but I finally con sented to follow Instructions. He was the boss, anyway, but I'll tell you It's no child's play runnln" by a red light. " 'Yea, I says to Murphy, after I got back on the) engine, 'your hlndslde-fure-most Jumper Is kinder losln' IU stride as a protector of poor workln' girls like you n me. we re name to ne neia up or wrecked down aroun' Cooper tank. "Five or six detectives were on the train, which was composed of six express cars, a day coach'n' a sleeper. Murf 'n' myself were earn furnished with a re volver. The express got In on time 'n' we ware hooked on 'n' cot away quicker' halt wink. "When we came aroun' the curve by Cooper's tank I sure waa hlttln' It up some, 'n' the fire wss coming out of ths stark In big chunks. Ws could have made an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius look like a safe 'n' sane Fourth of July cele bration. Huro enough. Just as we hit the culvert the other side of the water plug a red lantern was swung across the track by some one Just the seme aa if he was gettln' paid for It. I hollered to Murphy n' he n' I got down on the cab floor. Aa we shot by the men wltb the red lantern he let the lamp fly, hurlln' It i right through the cab window on my side. Had I not taken the precaution of gettln down from the seat I would have gotten that red lantern right In the midst of my tunny smile. He also shouted few remarks aa we dashed by him which sounded to me like the lord's prayer said backward on a crossed telephone wire. " 'Well,' 1 says to Murphy, 'I guest we put somethln' over on those guyt thsl time.' "Hardly had the words left my mouth then there loomed up right In front of me five of the Julelee '' luscious rip red markers on the tall end of a caboose you ever eaw. They looked like a fiery red ruby necklace, 'n' my locomotive was beaded right for the dark space In the center. 1 shut off, cot a bar 'n' half Nelson on ths rtvsrst lever 'a' we went crash right through the center of that circle of red lights. "After the smash I picked myself out of a ear of scrambled eggs 'n' dug Mur phy out of a ear of toft grains, where he waa nearly suffocated, but otherwise unhurt : Fortunately, there- waa awe killed In the collision. But. say, mebbt I didn't talk Dutch to that train dis patcher. However, H wasn't hla fault Yoa sea, a freight went along by Cooper's water plug tome time ahead of us 'n' were reported In to clear en a sldln' with out the operator who reported them In or the engineer knowln' that they were broken In two 'a' had left their hind end out on Ihe main track. Tht flagman went bark honestly to do hat duty. "Bay, taks It from me, I'll never run by a red light again, because It doesn't do your general health any good to have a couple of legs takes oft or your tkull crushed l a eolusioo. ; i says to Murphy sarcastic like: ' 'Tour overshlrt oa hlnd slde before eertalaly helped out lot.' " 'Mesne wa night have beea hilled it It hadnt been tor that.' waa all Murphy replied." New York Press. Proa of His Pswcree. Once upon a time George Baokual t!t actor, was a bank elerk m Celumkus, o. He wssn't a tremendous hit aa a banker. In fact, he waa a takedown banker the tort of banker who would have been condemned to play towns l which, as Hoy McCordell says, "the organ grinders ' syndicate wouldn't sen ! their No. I organs." When he fined aixireclaled this act he went ea the lane. It was years before he eel urns.) to Columbus aa a sure enough actor. "One of the most Interested auditors,' asys Mr. Hack us, "waa Ilia president el the benk In which I used lo work, lit kept his eyes glued on me every time I came on the stag. After the pea-foe ma nee he hunted me up, lie waa aa aid. man. and a kind one,". . ...... " Oeorge,' said hs, 1 tm delighted. Tnu are a fine actor. You didn't amount lo much as a banker, but you are a fine srtor. In fact, ) haven't seen a better actor In years.' ' "He seises! my aad a ahook It heartily. 1 waa a bit confused, by lbs warmth of his praise. " 'You-you you haven't teen a hettes tetet la teearar 1 asked. r " 'Ne. Georfe,' said be, T haven't, Not In years.' "I thought I would ho area and tun ning. 'Hut,' I said, 'you don't go ta the theater very often, do your " 'No,' said Ihe old man thoughtfully, 'new yoa speak of tt, I do not, la fast, I haven't been to the theater elnce For rest left the stage.' "-CluiUiaail Times. Her. cumulate your business by advertising In The Bee-the newspaper that reaches ell' of tht buyers. Loral Hates ef the lute. Only four more performances remain of the photo-play pictures at the Braa- aelt theater. I "The Poring Maid" Is to be heard stain Its bauatiag melodies, gay romance and I joyous near, and. aoove all. the witchery j or aiminutne atizx. ttajos in toe aaucy title role and will cast the'r charm ' over opera lovers at the Brandeie the-1 ster on Easier feundsy night. The return f -thr Spring Maid" on the remarkable trio which CMirieti It twice over ail the length and breadth of the land la a sin-. gie season is good Indicstion that the recognition of the better things la light ' opera music, when presented with lavlsa I good taste. Is not confined to any one I eecrion. The engagement of "The liprliig ! Maid'' will extend over until Wednesday j evening, with a mnilnea ea Wednesday. The row of The Blgn of the Ones- st : the American Is coming to an and with olmost a record for attendance. Kach 1 performance aces the big theater packed, 1 pi, mm First Award. $25 In Gold Second Award. $15 In Gold Third Award. $10 In Gold FOR QfjC BJSBJBBJBB Why Does a Name Mean So Much? Because Some punos,. TIiexmpco, jMrre DrinciDles or DAD orinclples. 3AD names. The mere MENTIONING of a name stands for GOOD GOOD names, while some pianos, like some people, have We Are Offering These Prizes for a Name for a Player Piano. Why We Do its Our factory at Minneapolis is prepared to launch on the market a full size 88-note Player Piano. Wtiat we are after ooa h A NAME for this Player Piano that is expressive of quality, a name that is easy to pronounce and that will rnexn arjtrwflatafc We are not coinr to depend upon our own ideas, but will leave the naming of our Player Piano to the people of thb dtr and community. Too many people nowadays are buying- pianos and player pianos with actually "any old name" on the ralAoer. or'front of the Instrument, and simply because of that fact they do not know what they are ettinr. We are auttxwtied by the factories to spend a large part of our energy and advertising money to burn It in the minds of the people so atronj that the NAME of "OUR" Player Piano will become a by-word and a common household word with everybody in this conrmcJy. , hut this good judgment on our part? .... - , WHAT does the piano-buying public have to guide or direct them In the purchase of a piano or Player Piano? Only "A NAME" in reality. Of course they have the piano dealers' guarantee back of it, but most people want more than that IP WH. as piano dealers, can tell YOU about our Piano: "Your next door neighbor has one," "The people themselves named it," and we have hundreds of them In this community, then we have "SAID SOMETHING" haven't we? CONDITIONS OF CONTEST Write eat plainly Uit nam rrn gargeat for the Player Plana, whether It be long or ehort, a word orprejastng qoalitr or aomttrrlnc tarlatt. no matter what K mar be. give your reaaona why 70a think It appropriate. A abort name means as mnch aa a Ion. one lust ao It te what we a"'r'Tliig propoaltion It conducted for the purpose) of getting the "BI8T NUflT obtainable for 00 r new Plajar Piano and to lJopnlartae fhej makes we handle. .... . K- ms mnmetl with our boaae or any other to otic house Is ell Clble to enter. The superintendent of onr factory will choose or select the first Lore beat name. TJilt It with tbe itmoet ftirnee to a& aVQ aeadiag In suitable tnggettione wUl be notified by mail. Propotala matt be mailed to oar etore by April Itth. IMS. In case of a tie. equal awardt wUl be given. Segerstrom Piano Co. Omaha's Exclusive Representatives of the genuine Knabe Piano 1825-27 Farnam St. OMAHA, NEB. "Walk Out of Your Way to Buy From Us It Pays"