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TiiKiffiE: '(mm; xljsday. xjecehber it. 1012. BRIEF CITY NEWS j MISS HELEN GOULD ENGAGED Stack-ralconer Co., TJnaartaksrs. t Soot Print It Now Beacon Tress. lghUntf rixturm. fcurrass-arandsnCo. HUT tbt Ssntlat, City Nat'l. D. SB6. Try ruttron Cat nverythlng riuhu Diamond 1,0am at 34 aud S ptr WliL W. c. riaUU, IGH Dodge. Hed. Ml!). Make Tour Saving Increase your earnings by Joining the Nebraska Savings and Loan Ass'n., 1606 Pa mam street Th But Bank of Omaha pays 4 per cent on time deposits, 3 per cent on sav ing accounts. The only bank In Omaha whose depositor ar, protected by the depositors' guarantee fund of the state of Nebraska. 17th & Harney His. Adv. Sentenced for larceny Hoy JIcKln ney and H. I Marland were gtven thirty days In the county Jail by Police Magis trate Foster on petit larceny charges. Nelson QtU off Eay-01af Nelson, ar rested for Insulting Mrs. J. Smith of Den ver on the street Saturday night, was dlcharged In police court for lack of proiecutlon. Fined for Insults Will Hnrmon was fined $25 and costs by Police Magistrate Foster for Insulting women on the streets. Ho was nrrestcd on complaint of J. M. CalabrU, Janitor at the court house, who appeared against him in police court. Housebreaker Sentenced James Smith, airosted with Harry Embten by Detec tives Sullivan and Lahey on the chargo of breaking into rooms In cheap lodging houses, was sentenced to thirty days in the county Jail by Pollco Magistrate Fos ter. Bmblen was discharged. Tom Moore Club to Dance Tho Tom Moore club wishes to announce' to its friends that It will in the future give Its dancing parties in tho new Armbrust hall at Tjvcnty-fourth and Vinton streets, commencing Monday, December 23, 1912. and every two weeks thereafter. Jock Francis Visits Here John Fran cis, general passenger agent for the Bur lington, Is over from Chicago to spend tho day and do some Christmas shopping. It has been more than a year since Mr. Francis has been In Omaha. He ex presses surprise over the growth of the , Philanthropist Will Wed St. Louis Railroad Official. FINLEY J. SHEPARD THE MAN Itrccnt Drfrniler of tlnatrr nt Ae if Kortj--Pnnr I'honaes llelnmatr One Year Older Tlmii Herself. UAKHWOOD, N J . Deo. l.-Announeo-ment of the engagement of Miss Helen Miller Gould of New York to Flnley J. 8hepard,( a prominent railroad man of St. Louis, was made this afternoon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. George J. Gould hero. It was said that the announcement of the time and place of tho wedding would be withheld for the present, and this statement was confirmed upon Inquiry at the residence of Miss Gould In New Tork. Mr. Gould made known hi sister's en gagement In a formal statement, which read : "Mr. and Mrs. George J. Gould annouce the engagement of their sister, Miss Helen Miller Gould, to Mr. Finley J. Shepard of St. Louis." Asked whether he desired to say any thing additional concerning the engage ment. Mr. Gould laughed and remarked, "There will bo nothing more, except that this engagement Is most pleasing to Mrs. Gould and myself " Mr. Shepard has long been prominently Identified with railroad and financial af fairs in the west. He Is at present as sistant to the president of the Missouri Pacific railroad, with headquarters in St. Louis. Worth Thirty Million.. Upon the der.th of her father. Jay Gould, In 1S92, Helen Gould, then 21 years old, Inherited a fortune of about J10.000.ono. it has been estimated that by Investment she hns trebled this fortune., and nt tho same time has devoted fully half ef her time to benefactions which brought her Into world prominence. Since tho death of her parents Miss Gould has been' tho intimate friend of city, remarking that it Is astonishing i nuwell Sngc. who has been one of Will Q at Christina Money Janitors, elevator conductors and all other em ployes of tho government tinder the cus todian's office In the federal building, will be allowed to draw their pay at once for the first fifteen days of December, Cadet Taylor, custodian, has received word from the secretary of the treasury to that effect. Farmer 1 a Bankrupt Voluntary pe tition In bankruptcy was filed in tho United States district court by Henry P. Krnhlman tif Arlington, Neb. Mr. Krahl man, who Is a farmer, names his debts at 1.4iS and his assets at $26. In his petition ho said his assets amounted to his clothes ho was wearing at the time and enough for "one change a week." Butcher Cuts Himself Charley Cope!, n butcher in the Public Market, at noon Monday was seriously injured In cutting meat on tho block. In some way tho knife slipped and sloshed Into his tight lug midway between tho thigh and tho knee, cutting a gash to the bone and several Inches long. Blood flowed pro fusely and before the ambulance arrived to convey Copel to the hospital he had fnlnted. Mrs. Van Court Xoe Eye Mrs. E. D. Van Court, who has been afflicted with a cataract of tho- oyo for several weeks, has been compelled to have tho diseased optic removed.' Sho Is rapidly recovering from tho effects of the operation. Mr. Van Court, who 'has also been lit and in n, critical condition. Is much improved and his complete recovery Is expected. Ho Is now homo from tho hospital where ho was confined. Nebraska Men on jram at Meet. of the Engineers Prog Nebraska is going to be heard from at tho convention of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, to bo held In Chicago, December 25-28, for there are three men of tho state on tho program. Tho convention Is looked upon as one of great importance, especially to agri culturalists and engineers ' who are inter ested in modern methods as applied to the farm. Tho Nebraska men who are on tho pro gram and their subjects arc: G. W. Sjogren, student at the University of Ne- . I.vnslcn "T,tfl nf fflrn Plantnrs!" 1 V Chase, professor of agricultural cngl- , I'aciflc-Iron Mountain lines, was also She began her benefactions during thw Spanish-American war whon she gavo her time and several htindred thousands of dollars to the relief of sick and wounded soldiers, for which sho received the thanks of congress. In 1893 she led n woman's movement for the unseating of Brlgham H. Roberts, congressman from Utah, as a demonstration against polygamy; later tho became devoted to the interests of railroad employes, and toward the establishment of tho Railroad Young Men's Christian association she gave her personal attention and upward? of $1,000,000. Several railroad Young Men s Christian association buildings, others for naval men and several for the Young Woman's Christian association have been erected in cities throughout the United States through her generosity. One of the most unique forms of her charity has been tho personal receptions she has given to hundreds of city waifs and self-supporting women at her cstato near Tarrytown, N. Y which includes a great playground especially fitted up for these parties. She has never been at tracted by society. Defender of Splnntrrs. Only last July Miss Gould figured in a controversy with the Rev- Elmer F. Huffner of Grand Junction. Col6, when he dealt severely with "bachelor maids" In a sermon, declaring spinsters should be isolated. Miss Gould was quoted as replying that he did a great injustice to bachelor maids, particularly to those who were dovotlnij themselves to Ideals for tho advancement of civilization. As to her own case she said: "If I had found a suitoblo helpmate r might havo spent my money In a dif ferent way and a way which might not have dono as much good as it has." AiMitinlntniit'p Hi-buii l.imt Year. ST. LOUIS, Deo. 15. Flnley J. Shepard met Miss Gould soon after entering tho operating department of the Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain lines in June. 1011. Ho accompanied Miss Gould and her party last March over the Denver & Rio Grande lines when she mado a tour of Inspection of the railroad Young Men's Christian association buildings. A closo friendship sprnng up from that trip. Mr. Shepard Is 45 years old and tho son of a Connecticut minister who died recently. Ho has been In railroad work slnco 1SSD. Before entering the service of tho Gould lines ho was with the North crn Pacific and the Santa Fe. When H. F. Bush, president of tho Missouri nocrlng, University of Nebraska, "Test ing of Gas Tractors;" J. B. Davidson, University of Nebraska, class of 190t, "Standards of Agricultural Engineering." Jail Food Cause of Near Mutiny Conditions bordering on mutiny exist today in the Douglas county Jail a's the result of alleged bad food furnished tho 100 or more prisoners there. Yesterday afternoon when deputy sher iffs doled out the evening portion to each prisoner in the "bound over" department, all flatly refused to accept the rations. When they were ordered to leave the cor ridors and go to their cells they sullenly lefuted. One prisoner started to fight with the deputies and the others wero not unwilling to make trouble. Deputies Wright and Lambrccht finally bridged an open break by cajoling the prisoners Into submission. The deputies promised that they would take up the food question to day with Sheriff McShanc. SCHMIDT IS RELIEVED OF LARGE ROLL OF BILLS Carl Schmidt, 222 Farnam street, tempted the fates onco too often this morning when he ventured down at Tenth street and Capitol avenue to seek amusement with J Jingling in his pockets. First he narrowly escaped the clutches of Louise Sherle. a colored damtel. Schmidt escaped with his cash and ven tured farther. Before he had gone a block three men, one white and the other two colored, stepped from behind a build Ins an covered him with a gun. Tho $95 was taken from him and the men disap peared. Schmidt hunted up Patrolmen Schwager and Pszanowakl and reported his loss to them. He was able to give good descriptions of the men and he laid purtloular stress upon the fact that the colored man .was dressed In a blue suit of overalls. The officers knew Nathan Sherle from the description and went to h's home at 1110 Davenport stret just m time to sco him doffing a suit of overall With him were Howard CoUlns and Fran Fergusen. All were arrested and Immedi ately Identified by Schmidt chosen president of tho Denver & Rio Grande in Janunry. 1912, Mr. Shepard was selected as his assistant and recently his appolntmont as assistant to President Bush on the Missouri Paclflc-Tron Moun tain with Jurisdiction over all depart mcnts was announced. Slnco coming to St. Louis eighteen months ago, Mr. Shepard has been active socially and Is known as a lover of books, a mwlclan of critical taste ond an all round athlete. Wi-ililluc: In Janunr). NEW YORIC. Dec. 13.-Wh!!e no definite date for the marriage of Miss Helen Gould to Flnley J. Shepard has been set so far as can be learned, friends of Mr. Shepard said tonight tho wedding-would probably take placo some time during tho latter part of January. Watchman Fires on Burglars in Store A trail of blood leading from tho At. K. Smith wholesale dry goods store at Ninth and Farnam streets to Harney leads the police to believe that one of the burglars encountered by Special Officer Olaf John son was struck by bullets fired at him. Johnson was making his rounds In the store when he heard a noise. He discov ered two men piling up stacks of silk and dry goods. He commanded them to throw up their -hands, but both men dropped their work and fled for the door. The first oneescaped, but the other was cor nered and showed fight. A piece of board lying on the floor was utilized as a weapon and he struck at Johnson, who fired two shots at him. The man Jerked away and Jumped,, through a plate glass window, making his escape, I-ater John son discovered that his overcoat had been stolen by the first man to evade nls clutches. CHINESE EMPEROR TAKEN ILL WITH WHnnpiNfi COUGH LONDON. Dec 16.-The Chinese em peror. Hsun Tung Is suffering from an attack of whooping rough, according to a Peking dlipat'h to t' c Pail, Mail, The emperor ttfnrc I- ws l r 'aimed tn that position, was Prince Pu-Inl He l ( years old. Sto.r Brand" Shoes and "Diamond Brand" Shoes MP Shipmonts of International Shoe Company for the fiscal year ending Dcmber 10, 1912 SjssssssssssssssssyTy TT aWSJB-l IS f MM i irai I3nasjnijsjra On Kvory Heel 21,749.159.64 The volume of business is larger by Many Millien Dollars than that of any other Shoe Company On Kvery Solo "Star Brand" Shoes "Diamond Brand" Shoes (Roberta, Johnson & Rand Branch) Shipments for year ending December 10th, 1912 -Shipments for year ending December 10th, 1911 -Increase in shipmonts for 1912 - $14,002,675.54 13,671,186.19 $ 331,489.35 (Peters Branch) Shipments for year ending December 10th, 1912 Shipmonts for year ending December 10th, 1911 Increase in shipments for 1912 $7,746,484.10 6,913,218.77 $ 833,265.33 Total Increase for 1912 $1,164,754.68 Believing in the intelligence of the American people, we have built this business on n sound economic basis and havo not deceived either ourselves or our customers with the theory that GOOD shoos can be made of substitutes for leather. ' In manufacturing and selling our shoes every true economy is diligently sought, but is not fair to the customer for tho manufac turer to save 5 to 30 cents n pair by using substitutes for leather bo causes tho consumer does not know it until ho hns worn the shoes and found them unsatisfactory. I It is a fact that about 90 per cent of all of the shoes mado in the United States contain substitutes for leather. The International Shoo Co. does not use any substitutes. The International Shoo Company owns and operates TWENTY THREE highly organized specialty factories, employing over 10,000 skilled shoemakers. During 1913 these factories will make FIF TEEN MILLl6N PAIRS of shoes, embracing over 1,000 different styles for men, women and children. Manufacturing shoes in largo volume under one management materially reduces the cost of production. Our factory output is the largest, in the world and our selling expense is tho lowest. As tho result of these economies we are SlflLTjTN'G shoes for less than it costs tho average manufacturer to MA KM them. Progressive merchants are fast learning thai, it pays them to concentrate their purchases with the manufacturer who constantly carries a stock of shoes from which they can quickly fill .in their sizes as needed. This is the only way to prevent great; losses re sulting from rapidly changing styles and from expenses incident to carrying more goods than necessary. This Company constantly carries by fur the largest slock of shoes in tho world. It is kept, clean and fresh, our Htylos are good, and we serve our customers well. "Star Brand," shoes are sold by 120,000 merchants. "Diamond Brand" shoes are sold by over I'J.QOO merchants. Friedman-Shelby shoes are sold by ovoij 8,0(10 merchants. Each liniMS distinctive and separate. Each retains its individuality. When you are buying shoes, demand these brands. Then you will be sure to get honestly constructed and. thoroughly satisfactory shoos. After Decomber 15th, 1912, the Friodnmn-Shelby Shoe Company, under the di rection of Mr. John C. Roberts, will be a part of this business. It will thereafter he known, as tho "Friedman-Shelby Branch." Its customers will participate in all the advantages and economies of the International Shoo Co. The shipments of this branch for 1912 are not. included in the above statement. International Shoe Company 23 Big Factories St. Louis . 10,000 Shoemakers RIYER UP TO ITS OLD TRICKS Missouri Again Starts Cutting Into Iowa Shore Above Folsom. HEEATENS TO CHANGE CHANNEL Work Donr r the nurllnittnii Itunil nml the Gorernnirul Ileliia; Swept Army and nendereil IJarlrna. After tho expenditure of nearly .'M.000 and rlprapplng nearly 1,000,000 nnuaro yard of tile river bank In the vicinity of Folsom, la., twelve miles from Council Bluffs, the Uurllnrton railway and the Covexiunent engine! s who have been co operating, ore confronted by a new danger that threatens to render itelos nil of the work done and permit the Missouri river to carry out Its Indicated purpose of forcing a new channel through the rich, farming country along a line running north and south from Pacific Junction, with the probable, bed of tho river very close to dlenwood, about fif teen miles east of the present channel. Tho current of tho stream has begun a new attack above the village of Folsom and above the nearly two miles of rip- rapping that has been completed. For nearly a year the railroad company has been fighting to protect Its property, Including tho Plattsmouth bridge and Its yards at Pacific Junction. Jlore than a year ago the river started to elbow Its way toward tho bluffs on the Iowa side, and before the cutting could be stopped, came dangerously near accomplishing Its purpose. The main line tracks were out of commission for a long time, while old box cars, laden with stonnf.Hnd chained together, and others filled with old steel rull. were pushed I-to the stream At the upper mil nf the point where the tlver attacked the Iowa bank a plough manv miles in length, extends Houthwa'd running between Pacific Jjnctl m and Qlenwood und on down into Missouri. It was formerly the bed of t!e stream, If the cutting qf the banks had not been stopped before this de pression was reached, a swift current would have flowed from the river through it, and a new channel would have been cut many miles east of the present one, destroying an enormous acreage of valuable lands. It Is this danger that is again renewed by the cutting that baa begun above the rtprapplng, The river Is digging Into the bank for a distance of ; half a mile above folsom, and unless i stopped that town will undoubtedly dis appear during the high water next spring. The rlprapplng that has been dono Is of a permanent character. Huge mats of willows woven together with wire are floated on the water near the bank and then sunk to the bottom by hundreds of tons of rock. Tile mats are eighty-five feet wide and several hundred feet long, land hundreds of thousands of tons of rock have been used In the work. Up to last wrck there had been completed S9C.R8) square yards of this rlprapplng, Now at least half a mile more of the same kind of construction must be mads during the winter or all of the work heretofore dono will be valueless. The engineers' estimates show that this work has cost 1280,000, of which the government has paid ti:.00g out of $30,000 available, DENVER SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE TALKING OF STRIKE UBN'VEn, Colo., Dec. 16.-A strike of Denver school teachers Is not Improb able If the Hoard of Education does not accede to a demand for a raise in salary soon to be presented. No definite steps have been taken, but there Is talk of forming a union after the example of tho Chicago teachers. Mi's nertha Uoyer, chairman of the teachers' Interest committee of the Grade Teachers' association, annnounced yet tcrday that there was considerable dis satisfaction among tho teachers and that some action would be taken If their de mand was not answered. Robbery of $20,000 From Express Safe Done by Messenger BAKEnSFliSU), i nl. lire, ltt. .Marvin W, Ilamby, tho 20-year-old uxpreas mes senger whos" car on the Sunnet AVestorn train of the Santa I'"e railroad wan robbed of $20, HF1 In gold near here hiflt week, broke down and ronfesned he had roblxicl tho safe with th aid of Ills IS-year-old brother, Melvln. The money, which had been hidden by the boys In n brickyard at Kern Junction, was recovered with the exception of (200. which wan fount in Molvln'a room lloth brothers are In Jail. Lto Want Ads Produce Itesults. Would Revive Names of Old Battleships WASHINGTON. I)w 16.-A an Itiner ation to patriotism In lasting recognition of the navy's historic past. 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