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1 THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY. MAT 3. 1912. 1 I Colonial Pumps for Women There's an air of refine ment about these colonial pumps that mere words fail to express. Their graceful lines lend dignity to the foot while adding new lau rels to the shoemakers craft shown in black Ooze, white Nubuck, black or tan Russia Calf; This is one of the fastest selling models in this popular shoe department at $4.00. Write for illustrated catalogue. lit wrtfl nonrt 1518-20 Farnam Street Morley Defense Purely Negative (From Staff Correeaaadeat.) LINCOLN, May l-Hpeeil.-Th Jury belag meant. th trial ( th em of tb MU against Charles Morley. ac cused of the auiraer f Wardre Dela- honty at la pealteaUary u started taay. Tat ewelng eiste merits of ih attorneys developed that th aiata will try to preve Uat th plaa to aarapa waa arraag) katvaaa Morley. Dod and Orar aa tha aft.mooa before and that at that tlma Qray save Morley a fun and tMrtaaa certrtdge and that Morlay da maadad ana mora or ha would not (o. belrat afraid of tha fateful tWrtaan. Th atete will ale? attempt to prove that alt tbraa flrad araetlciny simultaneously whan Delshunty waa hilled. Th outline af th edefens waa pursly a negative one, taking tha ground that Ih atat nuat prova Ita allegation bayonS raaaonabl doubt and asserting It could aot prova tha allegation In Iha Indict ment, that tha ahot which killed Dala hunty waa Brad by tha defendant, which It aaaaru tha atata nut do lo make a Tha tlrat wltneaa callad waa Deputy Sheriff CUenberry, a former guard at tb prtaoa and who participated In the cbaaa for th convict. Ha waa railed to tell of a convaraatloa h had with the defendant, but waa not permitted to do a. Frank L. Htary. tha convict librarian, waa la lis chapel at tha tlma of tha break for liberty. Ha detailed tha svents, but brought out notklag new. John Thorn, alw a convict, waa called. Hla testimony waa along tha eame llnea and ooptalae aatklng - no karotofor mad publlo cnnoamlng th affair. Mra. Ksmeer. th mother f th defendant, waa vletbly agitated during tha teitlmony, but th defendant hlmaelf w perfectly cool, but at tha aama tlma alert and took nolle of all tha tgstlmaay. lajerwa la Fire ar brulaed by a fall, apply Bueklea'a Ar nica galvo. Cur burn, aula, weunda, ells, eoree. ecsema, plla. OuaraaUed, So. For aala by Beaton Drug Co. Jaka P. Whll to Better. PES MOINKS, la.. May I. -J aha T. Whit, preetdeat at the Called Mln Worker of America, who la under Iha ear of apedallata following a auddea attack of lllneea at bla hone la Oak- WATCH REPAIRING All Work Guaranteed. VI Raaaon!. looea yaatarday. wa aald to be much Im proved in condition today. Flege's Hired Man Repeats His Story PENDER, Neb.. May l-ttpedel Tel egram. i District court adjourned Wednesday evening with W. C. Daven port on tha atand an behalf of tha Mate In Iha eaaa agalnat WIIHam Flog. When court convened thl morning h again took tha eland and bla croee-eiamlnatlon ooatlaued. Th chief point of Inter! In hi UMimony waa that ha found a ahlrt at tha Floge home with blood apota upon II Belonging to William Flg. When kd where th ahlrt waa at that tlma ha aid ha turned It ovr to County Alter ny Klngabury. but Mr. Klngabury denied any knewledge of tha ahlrt. Tha defenaa moved that tt ahlrt be produced la court . tb motion wa over, ruled. Albert Eclttencamp, tha hired man at tha Flrge home at the time of tha murder, repealed hla teatlmeny at Iha former trial to tha affect that William aad Louie Flege had become engaged in a quarrel, that William ahot bar with a revolver, that ba (tha wtineeai, went to tha barn, thai William followed him and told aim to keep etlll about what ba had aeen or be would gat th earn tftlng, thef . ha hitched up hi team, went 1 IM cVB field and cultivated eora antll I O'clock, that ba then went home, found Lout lying In th yard where William had left Iter and that ba then reported the faot to tha neighbor. A to what waa dona that evening about th Fleg home, the witness merely cor roborated what had been teatlfled to by ether witnesses. Questioned aa to why he cultivated corn all (hat afternoon with out reporting th ahoollng, he aald be waa afraid to report It bereue of what William had aald to him before coming to tha field. TUa wltneea told a coherent atory all th way through and under tha grill of tha eroe-eaa ml nation eturk to hi atory eoneletently. LIFE LECTURES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE St Mary's Avenue Congregational Church On the Sunday evenings of the month of May, the pastor, Dr. J. A. Jenkins, will discuss four themes which are of vital interest to young people, presenting them in a popular, yet inspirational way. May 5 Sowing1 Wild Oats. May 12 Whea Ha is Twenty-one, May 19 Young Men and tha Money Madness. May 26 The Meaning of Matrimony. Plan your Sunday so that you may have time to attend this service; an hour of instruction and up lift that is worth your while. FEEDER CATTLEARE SCARCE One Man Sayi Pricei tt Stock Yards Are FronibitiTe. CaOP FAILU&ES RESPONSIBLE Whea reg Gwoo Is) Itirkeri Ar Com welled gII aad Xow They riad Feeder Oat f Reach. The range country in northern Ne braeka and South Dakota la now forced to buy atnek anywhere It can get t for feeding purpoaea thia aummer." -hla feature of the drouth In tha cattle mar ket waa explained by Oeorg W. Bell. stockman, of Brtstow, Neb., who la In Omaha to purrhaae cattle to take bark with him to Boyd county, ft return hem, however, with no etock a he fi.ids prlcei at the yards here prohibitive. Because of last year crop falljre cattlemen were forced to ahlp moat .f their atork lait fall. During the winter when feed got higher and higher nearly all of tha etock left waa shipped to mar ket. Thl spring find vary few cattle In tb whole range country and lit some Hare I don't believe there la a atoar to aaase la Laoklaa; Flae. . "I bought Mt head near home a week ago and have them on pasture. The range never looked better than now and all cattle in that section are being kept minus dry feed. 'I doa't aea bow the market can go much higher. I caa't buy a thing here with tb proepect of coming oat even. What cattl there la left on t:ie range all have to ba held, however, or there will be nothing to chip Oils fall. The ultimate consumer will ba getting tha w rat ut It this spring and aummer. bu. It la due aalely to the crop failures of tha last two year." BISHOPS ASSERT PEOGEESS SLOW (Continued from Page One.) During th 'dork. auaamer aoasorn, tire eea-yka win begla at S.00 St Mary's Avenue at Twenty-seventh Street : if IJ' Repairing Jewelry la a alda line with manv oa-tbiImI Jeweler. With us tha repairing of fine ewelry and th resetting of tma la a pc laity. We guarute our work, Th moat dellcat placa la perfectly eef In our hand It la advisable to have yeur net ting Impacted occasionally to cec rect any poeaibi Inossnsaa ar alia- ring which might reetilt In lose or reakag. The coot I but a trin; a tot aa leek toem ever for you. Goitafsoa .& Henrlckson Ml Woeta lata atteat. tabi waa gathered from every land. every conference In Methodism being rep resented In th beautiful moeele. In th center I a block two Inches square from Iha pulpit John Wesley, moet frequently preached from In London. Nebraska la represented by a piece of native walnut,' secured near Omaha, and a block of na tive catalpa from tha western part of tha atata. There Is a: so raterted a piece of orange wood, prevented by th Rev. H. PYewaon who Breached tha first aer mon In Omaha, Nab., and I now tha old est living Methodist minister In tha world. Tha gavel is made of nuaeala wood. brought from the center of Africa. Th chair la eolld San Domingo mahogany, hsnsomely upholstered la Spanish leather. Tha calling of rhe roll of delegate .waa an Interesting exercls of th morning. Unlike political convention there were no contested eeate. Of Nebraska' twenty delegate, all responded but two. When th delegation from Italy waa called, the great gathering broke Into loud and pro longed applauee aa Iha name of Mlea Italia Garibaldi waa announced. Tha mul titude could not be stilled until Ills Oarlhaldl emlllngly arose and bowed her thank for tha ovation accorded her. She la tha granddaughter of Garibaldi, tha famou llallaa patriot, and la principal oj a Methodist girls' school to. Rum. Amen rhe delegate could be aeen tor. baaed native t India, yellow aolefeat from Cln and men of Jet black oom- laxioa from Africa. Of European coun tries, .. gwltaeriaad, Otrmany. Norway, Sweden aad rials nd responded with delegate. Plan to r a eel I dote Con frreaeee. Th Nebraska dsleaation la lavlne nlana for a move that I of Interact to every Methodist la tha atata. It la nlannina- to aak tha general conference for an ena bling act so that all conference boundarte may aa uiiea and in antir stale b Designated a a conference. At present, for administrative purposes, there ar four divisions of th stats Into confer encaa th Nebraska conference, com prising that part of th stst lying south of the Plana river and east of the west Una af range IS, wt of th lth prin cipal meridiem; to North Nebraska con- lerenc. comprising the territory lying north of the Plaits and aaat of tha wsat Una of range It, west of the sixth prin cipal meridian; th West Nebraska eoa fsrenca, comprising in territory lying won of th weat line of ranaa IX wast of th uih principal meridian and south of th uuh standard parallel north, aad th Northwest Nebraska conference. Including all territory west f tb wea line f range U. west of lb slilh principal meridian and aorth of the sixth standard narsJIel north. This would mean a comnlete re adjustment f many matters Including the summation or a number of district super intendent. It would aleo mean a larae conference te be entertained, ao that only ine larger dUea Ilka Omaha. Uncgln.1 rremont or Orand Island could entertain tha conference. It would ba almost aura to mean tb putting of th confer ene upon a eelf-entertalnlng plan and really there I no good reason now why min isters bould not pay tor their entertain ment aa teachers and other professional peopl do whea they meet In convention Th spirit of eoaaottdatlon la la tha air and tha delegate from a number of tea will ask for the aama thing Ne braska la asking for. Tber te one question being naked by everybody: "What will Dr. Jma M Buckley dor- Dr. Buckley hi now ft rear old and ha been editor of the New York Cbiictlaa Advocate for thirty-two yea re. He ha been a mighty leader In Methodism and aa ba responded to bla name at roll call at thia conference h did a with hi old time vigor. But even hi warmest friend admit be baa failed pbyalcally and mentally la the Uat few rear. He Is afflicted with aphaata. which k) moat aotloeabla la hla pubu atteraaca. tl la thought by eome that ba shoo id retire, but though be has told many maa la bla time that tha hour of superannuation be eome tor them, there ar few who would want the anptsaaaat task of breaking tb new to Dr. Buckley. It I thought by aom that be will go before tb conferanc and voluntarily ask to ba relieved of hi Important of flea. Others aay be baa aa notion of doing K aad that ho would soar the euggeatloa that be la not aa vtgeroua aa aver. Ttaaa alone will reveal "what Dr. Buckley will do." One elgntneant thing la that he was ao appointed a tb eplecopal eosa- MlllM Brut M.Ml k. dulu. - committee, a placa ba baa held for the bm twenty f twenty-four year. The Auditorium, the ntih., n!, - I tha general eoafereace. Is moot eatle ! factory. It la tha right alaa. well lighted. : perfectly aea led and th aoouatlca ar ex. i celleot tl will eeet approxjmiattly tarn LOOKING UP CITY CHARTER (Continued from Page On.) and a high bank which concealed the roa dlrom the vtaw of the engineer. Wear .aase Wrlttea la. The official primary returns enow that many names were written In for vice president among them Former Speaker Cannon, who received sixteen votea in Key Paha county. George W. Noma also received some scattering votea. - The flirt day a registration for the fall election resulted in 3.77 names being placed on the list. Of these 2.7M designate themeelvee aa republicans and the re mainder a democrats. Not a socialist, populist or prohibitionist registered. W. U Stephen has been re-elected superintendent of the Lincoln schools St a eatary of 8.M per year, an increase of K) over his present aalary- Track Team ta Kansas. The unlverelty track team left this aft ernoon for Lawrence. Kan., where they et the Kansas university tomorrow. Coach Stlehm. aa usual, waa pessimistic In speaking of the chance of tha team. but tha facts ar that tha ahowlng made agalnat A me warranto confidence In the remit. Th engineering students of the uni versity make their annual trip to Omaha tomorrow, leaving on the :U train on the Burlington. The tour of inspection will Include the Union Pacific shops, the amalter. th street railway and th elec tric light planta. the waterworks pumping autlon at Flortnoa and th telephone ex change. They will return Saturday morning. Baer Vt M leal a. Convict Edward Baker ha succeeded In keeping himself concealed from the prison guards who have been searching tha Institution for him. though officials are atill convinced that ha la Inside the walla and ha not made hla escape. Al bert Prince, under aenteac of death for tha murder of Deputy Warden Davis, la till unconcerned as to hla fata. Tha general temper of th prisoners la anew. Ing aom Improvement, though tber ar still some surley on, and kntve and other weapons ar atill being found where prisoner have seoreted them. CHILD IS PUSHED INTO FIRE BY DEMENTED BOY MILWAUKEE. May i-LIUle Wtllerd Bapr, aged I year, died today from burn sustained yaatarday. It I alleged, when he waa pushed lot a bonfire at th aid of a railroad track near hla home oa th outskirts of tha city by a M-year-old neighbor boy. who I aald t be demented- Tha mother of tha boy who died deolaree that ay wltneaa told her that after her boy waa pushed Into the fir repeatedly that tha lad who did th pushing stood around, shouted and danced whll h btirnd. Th coroner I Investigating. HYMENEAL Llad ma aWwh aaoa. Mis Jeanetle Johnson and Arthur Lind- ma of Oakland, Neb., were married Wednesday afternoon at I at th resi- ir et Rev. M. V. HI bee, who per formed tb ceremony. Mr. Llndmaa I th daughter of Mr. and Mra John John- of Oakland, and Mr. Lindman la tha son of Mr. and Mr. John Lind man, also of Oakland, to which piaos th newly wed will go to reside. They were ocaipanled to thl city by Mr. and Mrs. August M. Johnson, tha former a brother of th bride. ,. . , I.etler-Cb aaaborlala. MADISON, Neb., May l-tgpwIaD- Jame E. Lflr, eon of J me Lcflcr. sr., aad Ml Bern ice Margaret Chamberlain, both of Kalamaaoo, war married thl morning by Judge MoDuffle. A marriage lloena wa Katwd to Frank Maurer. eon of John klaurer of thl city, and Ml Clara Sehwarta, daughter of Frank Sehwarta, both of Orwsn Oar den. Aaderoa-Aadaa. Miss Anna V. Anderson, daughter of Alfred J. Anderson of Oakland. Neb., nd Mr. (If art 0. Anderson of Lyon. Neb., were married by Rev. Char lea W. ftavldg at hla residence Wednesday afternoon at 1:1a, Th bride's brotner, Mr. David Anderson, and tha groom' sister. Ml Amelia Anderson, both of Oakland, Neb., accompanied them. BaU-Haletead. Mis Hasel Halstead. daughter of Louie Halatead. and Mr. Leroy Ball, both of Albion. Neb., war married by Rev. Chrle W. Sevldge' at hla residence Wednesday afternoon at I Here Is the Greatest Opportunity to Buy High Grade Linoleum and Oil Cloth at Much Less Than Regular Price that has ever been offered the people of Omaha. BRANDEIS STORES Special Sale of Linoleum and Floor Oil Cloth MONDAY, MAY 6th The thousands of people who need linoleum and oil cloth this spring will find that this sale will mean a remarkable saving of money to them. See the six great window displays of these goods. i Johnson, a youth also of Brookfleld. was sentenced to nine months In the Wapello county Jail her today by Judge Smith McPbereon In th United States court. DEATH RECORD. Aagaat Tharapoekea. August Thorspckn died Wednesday afternoon from pneumonia at hla resi dence. UK Military avenue. The de ceased la aurvtved by a wife and two chil dren, Violet and August. Mr. Tbor epecken had resided la Omaha for thirty four year and had bean connected with th Milton Roger company tor thirty thre year having had charge of tha tin and furnace department for a number of year. Th funeral will be held from th family residence at I o'clock Sunday afternoon with Interment In Forest Lawn cemetery. Tha funeral sermon will be de livered by Rev. M. B. William. Omaha lodge No. 1, Independent Order of Odd Fallow, will have charge of tha funeral. Peter mitB. AUBURN, Nsb.. May t-(8peclal.-Peter Smith died at bla home here yes terday attar a short Illness from pneu monia. He larked only a few days of completing his ninety-third year, and waa probably th oldest man In the county. Ha waa a native of England, but came to thl country whll yet a boy. II home steaded a farm in thin county In the slxtlss and reared a family. In UK he retired from th farm, alnca which tlmt he ba made hi horn In this city. Mrs. Oewrare Dark, McCOOK. Neb.. May t-CSpectsl. H- Mrs. Oeorg Dack died on a farm a few mile southwest of thl city yesterday afternoon after an lllneea of a few days. Interment In Riverside cemetery, this city, yesterday afternoon. She leavea a huaband and two small children. Nalhaalrl Oea. NASHVILLE. Tenn.. May t-Nathanlel N. Cox, member of congress from ISM to 1101 from th Seventy Tennessee dis trict, died today at bis horn In William son county, aged Tl Aleaaader Bill Reported. WABHINOTON, May 1-Declarlng It to ba probably tha moat humamtartaa mens) ur presented st th ptissnt session of congress, tha house merchant marina com mittee today formally reported th Alex ander bill to require equipment of all American veassl with lifeboat and Hfr aavtng apparatus sufficient to ear for very soul aboard, at least two wireless operators and eeerchilghu of aufflrjient power to render them of aid at night Yea tor Mlewae of Mails. OTTUMWA. la.. May t -After pleading guilty to writing an obscene hitter to Hasel Ong of Brookfleld. Mo.. Oeorg 1. or; Appearances count for so much that as a matter of business you should be neatly dressed. I make good suits to order at $25 to $40. WILSON UicCarthj-Wfcon Tailoring Co SOdVSOS Soath Sixteenth 84. EVERYBODY INVITED FRIDAY NIGHT Biggest event in this campaign Scandinavian-American MASS MEETING Washington Hall, 18th and Harney Friday evening, May 3d, a great meeting for good government will be held. Sophus F. Neble and Charles A. Alden will be the prin cipal speakers. A. "W. Johnson will preside. FINE MUSIC The combined Swedish, Danish and Norwegian Singing Socities will sing. CITIZENS' UNION CANDIDATES will be present to meet those in attendance and will speak. This meeting called by a committee consisting of S. A. Corneer, J. Midiaelson, C. C. Sorensen, A. W. Johnson, C. M. Bylander and Nelson T. Thorson. FREE TO ALL BRING FRIENDS Iff.!.. Old Age for Cafe or Home It' th bear that will plea In th club, eafa. hotel, farmhouae, cot tage or mansion, because It eatlgflea the moat critical and exacting Judge. It pour clear, iparkllng, cloudlaasa and pure. The Amber Bottle protect Old Age from decay. aktlt Tmaoa trrpuas ti oath Omaha Wat. J 1 1 Ma, tsog m . Paoao, lU aca. Orash MPCX) 1. BUS, 134 Boagla raoae, Boaglaa lot. JETTER BREWING CO. SOUTH OMAHA, NEB. ' J?r,-CiJ ill It ! T "V Scottish Concert On Friday night, May 3, there will be a Scottish Concert given at Hirst Memorial church, 34th and Lari morc streets. Beet of talent will take part in the pro gram, and besides the old-time songs and music of Scot land, the program will include much of humor and mirth. The fallowing are among those who will entertain the patrons of the Concert: MAJOR O. W. HACDOL'GAL Scottish bas-piper R. O. WATSON Baaeo MRS. JOHN MACTAGGART Contralto GEORGE PEACOCK Basso JOHN O. DUNN ...Baritone MRS. H. W. FITT Soprano ALEX McKIE Violin W. DAVIDSON Planiat JOHN MACTAGGART HumorUt J. C. Lindsay is chairman of the Concert Committee. 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