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BRIEF CITY NEWS
Staek-ralconer Co., Undertakers.
Have Root Print It -Now Beacon Press, j
lighting rixtnres. Bnrgsss-aranden Co.
Ballsy the Dentist, City Natl. U. Ii66.
Try TUUron OafKverythlng right.
Diamond Loan at atj and 5 per
cent. W. C. Flatau, 1514 Dodge. Bed Ml?.
B. k, uj ii, o. nobertson. attorneys.
New location 1104-S V. O. TV. Bldg.-Adv.
The Xtebraeka Savings md Lon Aot'n.
offers a safe and profitable plan to help
von buvc. Fitrnam street.
The state Bank or Omaha pays 4 per
tent on time deposits, 3 per cent on sav
ing accounts. The only bink In Omaha
whose depositors ar- protected tv the
depositors' Guarantee fund or the slato
pf Nebraska. 17th Harney Hts.-Adv.
Wedding alng Stolen X wedding ring
valued ns an heirloom and a number of
other articles of Jewelry were etolen from
the home of Carl Boonstra, 1837 Van
Cnmp avenue, early Friday by burglar!.
Johnson Plead Qullty Prank H. John
son pleaded guilty to introducing liquor
onto the Indian reservation when ar
raigned In federal court before Judge
William H. Munger and waa sontenced to
itxty days In the Madison county Jnll and
to h fine of $100 and costs additional.
Lecture In Sign Language The deaf
wo Invited to attend a lecturo to be given
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock In Bartght
hall, Nineteenth and Farnam Btreets, by
Prof. J. A. Gillespie. It will bo given in
the sign language. The rilbject will bn
'Tailing- Out the Church." and the speaker
Will show how the kind's chamber of the
trreat pyramid illustrates this matter.
Glee Club Electa Officers The- Toutig
Men's Christian association Glee club,
after an enthusiastic rehearsal last eve
ning1, elected the following officers: II. A.
tSalsbury, president; nay Chapman, vtco
president; I G. Lehr. secretary; M. Soule,
treasurer and I,ee G. Kratz, director. The
-lub has tliree concerts for the near fu
ture and others are pending.
Cement Company to Hold Meeting
Btockholders of the Nebraska Portland
Cement company will meet In Omaha
January S. After tho meeting the officers
if tho company will take the stockhold
ers In a special Pullman car to Superior,
Jfeb., that they may see tho plant of
tho company at that place. Tho train
will leavo Omaha January 8 at 4:S0.
Prof. Stuff to Speak Frederick Ames
Stuff, associate professor of English
language and literature of tho University
of Nebraska, will lecturo at Unity church,
Seventeenth and Cass streets, this eve
ning on "Tolstoi, AVhat Light Does He
Throw on the Relations of Master and
Workman?"
Wavy Club to (Hve Danoe The Navy
club has JUBt secured tho furniture for
Its apartments In 440 Paxton, block. Meet
ings aro held every Friday night, and the
members are greatly pleased at having1
tho furniture Installed. Tho club has ar
ranged for a navy ball to be held New
Year's ovc, Docember 31, In Metropolitan,
hall. All tho present navy men. and cx
tervlce men will appear at the ball In
uniform.
To Try Indian i in January The group
of Indians Involved In the indictment
charging introduction of liquor on the
Omaha Indian reservation pleaded not
ullty when arraigned in tha federal
court, and Judge Munger set their trial
for the January term of federal court .in
tho Omaha division, which begins Janu
ary 8. The men are Turner Strlcklett,
John Baptlste, Thomas Bear, "William
Franklin Kindergartners Have a Tree
HOLIDAY GIFTS
Useful, Practical Gifts for Relatives and Friends
Wo're juat now showing a very cxtcnaivo lino of goods suitable for holiday gifts.
Wo'ro marking these gift goods at specially low prices and will arrange terms on all such
purchases to suit your convenience If you wish you can take a whole year in which to
pay for your gift goods.
Remember the ad dress, 1515 Howard St., w
UrtMCnt I nth nml 10th
Corner lOlh St.
CLASS PltKSIDED OVER BY MISS MOIIIt OIVKS A DKl.lOHTKl'l, CllIUSTMAS PIIOGHAM
nth
I.0UI3
Harrison, lxmls Gray Hair
Big Bear.
Enlistments Are Heavy The week
just closing lias been tho best In the lost
three months for tho navy recruiting
station, ten applications for enlistment
having been made. In fact, this Is prob
ably tho largest number of applications
made within the twelvemonth. The offi
cers In charge aro jubilant over the re
port they will be able to make at Wash
ington for Docember. The two weeks
preceding Christmas, with the exception
of midsummer, la considered the worst
period during tho year.
lewis to Oppose Socialism B. Arlon
Lewis will oppose socialism In a debate
with Rev. Carl D. Thompson of Milwau
kee, a socialist, at the Lyric theater next
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The meet
ing will be .held under the auspices of
the Omaha socialists.
Bellevue Picks Out
Contest Debaters
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Paving May Be Long Tied Up in
Event of Wright Case Appeal.
BONDS ARE DRAWING INTEREST
City Receives Lrm Ilntr nt Interest
for Money Than Cttlsrns Are
Pnrln, anil Suit Mio
tic riroiiKUi.
The debating contest at Bellevue col
lege was held Monday and Tuesday of
this week, two teams being chosen which
will represent the school in the inter
collegiate contests which are scheduled
for March.
The subject whs. "Resolved, That the
trusts should be regulated rather than
prevented." Prof. Gist of the Latin de
partment was coach and Profs. Pchmcl
del and R. M. Crossman of Omaha were
Judges.
The men who have won places on tlin
teams will meet In a dual contest nt
homo In February for the Manderson cash
prize of $50, which is divided In the pro
portion of 40 and 60 per cent to the win
ners and losers. Following this contest
tho triangular debate with Doane and
Cotner.Is to be held on March 10 for
tho Intercollegiate championship. Cotner
was successful in taking both contests
last year, defeating Doane and Bellevue.
It may be that tho decision of Judge
Howard Kennedy In the Wright injunc
tion suit may havo a farther reaching
effect than appears on tho surface, If
the supreme court should uphold the de
cision on appeal. It was sutd yesterday
that the National Construction company
would appeal the case to the higher tri
bunal. The appeal In any case means
a long period of Inactivity m trie Magic
City along public Improvement lines. At
bost oven If the case should bo advanced
it will be months before the supreme
court can get around to It In the regu
lar order of business.
Tho wait nnd the consequent stay In
paving might matter little to tho public
generally were It not for the fact that
the said public will be paying Interest
upon the bondB sold to pay for tho paving
while the money lies Idlo In the banks
or at least lies drawing a lesser amount '
of Interest than the public Is paying for
the bonds.
Mindful of such condtllons It was said
yesterday thnt certain taxpayers. In view
of tho holding of tho court might go Into
court again and havo tho city enjoined
frprn paying Interest upon tho bonds sold
to derray the cost of the contracts Just
declared null and void. This would simply
mean that the city would havo to uso
the money In such Investments as would
bring a return equal to tho Interest on
tho bonds and then at the end of tho
term of maturity sell the Investments
and redeem tho bonds.
There Is no doubt that the court's de
cision In tho case may complicate matters
In the Magic City to an extent more
than usual. Money complications espe
cially such ns will mean increaso In ex
penditures without value returned to the
public may do more towards hastening
annexation than anything else. Consider
ing tho difficult temper of tho voters
nt present, officeholders are Inclined to
seek any means of escaping such compli
cations. Now that Commissioners John J. Ryan
and Joseph Plvonkn havo been ordered
ousted by tho Bupromo court, the main
question agitated concerns thrlr probable
successors. It Is tho opinion of somo that
Mayor Hoctor will not be In a hurry
to supply the plnccs of Ryun and Plvonka,
being well content to carry on tho affairs
of tho board himself li order to carry
Inlo execution certain plana that havo
been held In abeyance for so long.
On tho otlier hand a rumor has It that
Hoctor will strengthen his political fences
by the appointment of men whom might
develop Into opponents at an election next
spring. Of these, two names are men
tioned. William Queonan nnd Doctor
Thomas Elisor. Ensor was groomed by
a strong band of democrats last spring,
but refused to stand under the circum
stances. Queenan Han been a e"?
before and I. said to nourish the , ambl.
Hon still. In which case It In said that
a combine between Hoctor. Queonar, . and
M the .big difficult). It
In said that (HUln Is also In on the plan.
Mimic nty nii
JliTTKlVS GOLp TUt'B.
1st. 2d.
1S7 173 w
Jill
flrlirpa
Chadd )!')
Koch i"
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INS
Fitzgerald
Hall
192
169
16
175
197
1G7
Total.
411
rco
534
179
These desks are imulo
of selected solid oak In
various finishes, have
stationery drawer,
roomy desks. SpccIhI
$5.95
ORICTI8N
a.
PROPELLED
39c
Regular
$1 Toy
AUTOMOBILES
Tills Is a roKUiitr Dollar Toy, Rood aluo Auto
mobile, 1 1 Inches lottR. Is propclloil by muclmnlcal
contrivance, has movable uhnuffour, ntrong, sub
ntantlal toy, amuatnt; and entertaining.
I
MORRIS CHAIR
.75
Solid oak,
Fumed, Harb
or Oolden, gen
ulno leather
cushions,
S p a r I n 1
at .
TABLE
MISSION CLOCKS
They stand 6 feet high,
made of solid onk, Unrly
English or Fumed, brass
movements,
guaranteed
good time
koepern. .
Uonvy substantial table, inado of solid
oak (no imitation), lias largo sationory
drawer, a vnluo you can't possibly equal
in all Omaha. Extra special price for
Saturday
Brass A 55
aw w
U
5-75
BOOK RACKS
Hook Hacks, Hook Buds,
Waato Paper Baskets, Foot
HtoolH audi Tubo u r o 1 1 e s.
Many special values.
Totals
740 m WW 2.G2
MID-WEST TAURUS.
1st. 2d. 8U. loini.
Hansen
Let Us Show You Men's Clothing
That Satisfy the Doubt
as to whether you can get
clothes that will look as well,
wear as well tailored as swell
as custom made clothes at
twice the price.
Hart Schaffner & Marx
made for us this season the finest
lot of suits and overcoats ever
shown at $20.00 to $35.00, and
we're offering them, in order to
greatly reduce our immense stock
before inventory, at 3 prices
nr.
linunLii - .h
Hancock J'
n f!hnse
Martin
Deal
1U
ISO
Totals' .
Handicap
St!
sn
lMi
.183
180
224
llti
SS7
as
1M
15T.
aw
171
167
r.2i
Ml
55S
Ml
DOS
2,01!')
117
Totals Ml 026 M0
CULIUN'S cuns.
1st. 2d.
Itoth M
Stafford v-
Cavanaugh - J"
Thomoa JM
Nolan 1
Totals - S19 740
Hundlcap 23 -3
Jd.
17R
It!
176
17fi
182
RTil
2.1
737
Total,
420
C14
51B
47R
2,410
60
Totals S42 .7(3 &74 2.479
STKI.MNGS.
I 1st. 2d. 3d.
Vosh lill 1W 13
Kohl no
Valdsteadt J 175 117
Rnnrven liO 1R9 14
OhnesorB 186 177 1iTi
$15.00, $18.50, $22.00
A Stylish Now Suit or one of those Handsome New Overcoats would be just fine
for Father, Son, Husband or Brother, and you can safely bet they will kindly appreciate
such a gift.
Have Sinta Claus Stop Htrt on His Way to Your
Chimnay aid Christmas Tret and Deliver One of
Our Guaranteed Suits or Overcoats at Your Home.
Tea, every garment we sell is fully guaranteed in fit, fashion and finish guaran
teed to give satisfactory service in every reBpect You can exchange or have altera
tions made after Christinas 'if fit is not perfect or fashion does not suit.
Other Gift Suggestions in Our Clothing Dept.
Men's Fancy Vests Boys' Suits Children's Play Suits
Men's Mackinaws Boys' Overceats Rain Coats
Total.
441
4G1
459
T.33
5181
m , , , o
I I I I I Bods
2L posts Mii-1--
SOLID OAK
PEDESTALS
They nro Jiiflt as Il
lustrated, heavy and
well made, solid oak,
lOnrly Kiutllsh finish
"VVo offer them to
morrow nt only
$1.80
LAMPS
Iitko assortment for caa
or electricity Threo bpo
rlal lots on sale-
BIG BRASS BED SPECIAL
Splendid Iirans Hod offering, luis lioavy 2-inch posts,
natln or bright finish, guaranteed aa u
Lacquer that will not tnrnlsh, price
cut to riw
b m m at ill mk MlmR
mmm
CHIFFONIERS
They havo flvo drawers, are
.75
well mado In
Oolden oak fin
ish. It Is a
special for Sat
urday only at.
6'
Library Cm
ho Mil ouk, two uuors,
jiirtiiiiMo
Hliclves,
ono bf HCV
oral now on
koIc. Hpcclnl
at
ad- tf
ToUla 815 ECS 712. 2.105
Mnxlc City ttosslp.
If you aro In a nuandry to know what
to liny him for Xmnn sen us. M. Culkln co,
Mrs. J. Hurnfl has neen cauei 10
homa by tho serious Illness of her father.
Miss Helen Drown will ho the truest of
Ml Anna Wright nt Wayne, Nob., for
a few wecka,
Mr. and Mrs. J. 13. Anderson have as
Kuest for tho week, Mr. nnd Mrs. T. A.
Zlnk of Lincoln.
C. D. Johnson leave the last of thla
week for Chicago, whore ho will spend
Christmas with friends. '
Mrs. H. Ulldburnt of Fort Dodge. Ia.,
In tho HUOHt of hor sister, Mrs. K. I.
Hcldt, for the holiday season.
A mass meeting ol South Omaha oltl
tons will bo held this evening at tho
Hawthorne achool at 7: o'clock In tho
lnteresta of tho Thirteenth otreat boule
vard. Tho basket ball teams of tho local high
school will play their first games of tho
season at 7:J0 sharp this evening at tho
new gymnasium, Twenty-fourth and J
streets.
Tho South Omaha Gun club will hold a
turkey shoot Bundav at the club rango
at I'-orty-fourth and K stroets. Frank
Dworuk and John Hrlgcs will shoot u
speolal match of twenty-five taruets.
Tho Kpworth leaeuo of the FlrHt
Methodist church are holding a Christmas
gift sale at Kil Norm uweniy-rourui
street. Today and tomorrow thoy will
make u special effort to havo overythlng
that ono would wish to give uh a ulft.
Mrs. Jamea and MIbh Gertrude Austin
entertalnel the Wcdnebday Afternoon
Card club at their homo. 809 North
Twenty-fifth street. Thoso present were:
Mesdames, J, L. Ooodner, Jack Jacobs,
ifnnc. Monte. Hubbard, Dalian. IS. D.
Simpson W. E. Wtgle, levering, J. Aus
tin, Prlnslow and Misses Uvoorhles, Ger
trude Austin. The prlie wlnnors were
Miss Uvoorhles, Mrs. Loverinc and Mrs
Kane.
FOND FOR CHOLERA SERUM
Thirty Thousand Dollars 'to Be
Asked of the Legislature.
STATE LOSES $5,000,000 IN HOGS
Iotth, Whom; I.osn Is f io,""
Trlth Other SarrOTinillnsr 8trs,
Pliuis Action Affects Cost
of I.lTlnv.
IT
PAYS
Try HAYDEN'S First
PAYS
PEDDLER STRUCK BY CAR
AND MAY DIE'AS RESULT
Daniel Smith, aged 00 years, a peddler,
was struck by an caatbound West Leav
enworth street car at Fifty-fourth and
Ieavenworth streets yesterday afternoon
and Is now In a dying condition at the
county hospital. He is suffering from a
fracture of the skull and Internal In
Juries,
Smith, according to A, E. TrebelcocW,
the motorman of the street car, attempted
to run In front of the car. Tito motorman
mu ho throw on tho brakes, but could
not stop his car before Smith waa struck,
Tho peddler was thrown a distance of
twenty feet. He wns taken to the county
hospital where uo was given medical
treatment.
Tho Persistent and Judicious Use of
N wepaper Advertising Is thr Hoad to
iJusli.ca 8uccee.
Tho Nobraaka legislature probably will
be urgrtd to double the appropriation for
maintaining the plant for manufacturing
antf-oholora serum at the state farm.
At tho last cession H6.00U waa approprl
ated for this purpose und now the demand
Is for S30.0GCL
I'rank Crockor of l'llley, president or
tho Nebraska Wwluo nreederH' association,
says the farmers of this stato have lost
no less than to,W0,W worth of hugs this
year from cholera and hi und othera be
lieve that had tho legislature in 1911
granted tho appeal for Xffi.OOO for tho
sorum plant a large part of this loss
might have boon prevented. A lock of
funds cut off work thut needed to bo
done, $15,000 being Insuf flclent to do it.
According to figures authoritatively
given out In Iowa that state this year has
lost from 12,0,000 to 115.000,000 worth of
hogs from cholera, whllo Mlwourl Kansas
and Nebraska liavo all lost about tho
same 43,000,00 worth.
Ail of these other slates, It Is said, are
preparing for liberal appropriations to
make serum with which to combat tho
disease. Of tho efficacy of this serum.
which has the endorsement of the federal
government and veterinarians genorulty,
there Is said to be no question. Tho only
question has been in getting enough of
it. It Is mado from the blood of hogs
and nt Iwiavy expense.
KipcDir Mil (;uipnred to J.oni.
"Hut the expense," said O. TV. Hervey
of The Twentieth Century Farmer, in
discussing the subject before the farmers
In convention in Omaha, "la nothing aa
compared with tha loeses. I believe that
had our legislature appropriated $10,000
moru two years ago a large part of this
t5,0W,O00 loss might have boen prevented.
What Is that beside a paltry 110,000? Here
Is a cose where parsimony and short
sightedness is confused with economy.
"We don't want to look at this matter
aa merely benefiting the farmer and hog
producer. It hue a much broader aspect.
Suppose we had 130,000,000 worth of hogs
assembled In any one place, say at the
South Omaha stock yards, for Instance.
It wouldn't take us long to appreciate
the meaning of tho low of that many
hogs. We would begin to understand that j
it bears a very vital ruauon to ine ruai
of living, I think, and that, therefore. It
offecta everybody, wtwther he be a hog
raiser In the country or a dry goods clerk
in the city.
"Well, now, suppose we fall to rise to
the situation, fall to combat this scourge
aa we should, what then? The chant
aro It will go on getting worse, entailing
far greater losses. It certainly would
not bo right for Nebraska to do Iosh than
those other HtatiH do, and I'm sure they
will nil set nsldit as much or moru than
f:,O00 for two years.
"This In n subject of the most vital In
terest to ovcryono apd I hope It will so
Impress our legislators. In city and coun
try, so it will not bo necessary to urgo
any action on thorn this winter."
Explosions Set Fire
to Odd Fellows' Hall;
Near Panic Ensues
Wlille nearly 400 persons wcro enjoy
ing the twentieth anniversary of the
Washington lodge of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen laat night In their
hall at Fourteenth and VntUo streets,
four muffled explosions brought tho pleus
uro to a sudden halt. A minute later tho
Odd Fellows' hulldlnp next door, of which
tho Ancient Order of United Workmen
building Is tho annex, burst Into flamo. In
tho Odd Fellows' building n lodgo meet
ing, attended by fifty rimmlx won In
session, but ull rscaped. Next door a
panlo was averted only by the cool head
odnepu of attendants and Officer Wright,
who hearing the explosions, went to warn
the celnbrators.
The blaze was confined to the Odd Fel
lows' building, and the toss was kept
well under J5.000. It is thought that tho
explosions wero caused by gasolene In
the Santo Nlclto restaurant on the first
floor. Tho restaurant was gutted and the
Western Harber collegu next door was
also damaged to the extent of nt least
J1W. Firemen kept tho Maze fs the Iowir
floor although for a tlmo It seemed as
If the entire building would be destroyed.
What caused the explosion of the gaso
lene haB not been determined.
The thrco local lodges of the Independ
ent OTdcr of Odd Fellows own tho build
ing. It Is fully covorcd by Insurance.
chased by tbo county when O. AV. Piok
nrd wns n road supervisor, were admitted,
O. J. Plcknrd wnB ii member of tho
Board of County Coniinlsslonorn when
tin-so Items wero paid. Tho ilefonso will
Inquires Into the necessity of tho pur
chases nnd the use mado of tho articles
purrhased.
Hvlrtcnco along the saino general Hue
occupied today's tdttlngs. More vouchorn
In support of contention of tho defense
thnt Plcknrd, whllo In office, favored hU
mother and others won Introduced.
VOUCHERS FOR PICKARD'S
BROTHER ARE PRODUCED
Financial records of Douglas county
wero Introduced by tho defense at tho
trial of former County Commissioner
Oscar J. Plckard's suit against The Ilee,
beforo Judgo Willis O. nenrs in the law
division of the district court yesterday.
The records were offered In Justification
and proof of a general charge lodged
gainst Plckard by The Bee when the
former was running for re-election a year
ago. Vouchers and pa) rolls showing that
Plckard's brother, O. TV. Flokard. was
paid tl n day out of, the county treas
ury for caring for tools used lit road
work, when no road work was being done,
were admitted In evidence. For this O.
W, Plcknrd received a total of $21.
Vouchers showing that an oil stove and
teuts for use on culvert work wero pur-
Buffalo Shot Dead
By Elwood with a
,22-Caliber Rifle
To shoot buffalo bulls with a .S-caliber
rifle and that In compuny with Frank
rtookefcller, brother of the noted John
D was the rather odd experience oC
J. W. Elwood of Omuha during the early
part of the week. Mr. Klwood has Just
retrtrned from Bolvldero, Kan., where ho
spent a few days on tho Rockefeller
ranch. Mr. Itockefcllor has a large herd,
of buffalo. lOvery year ho has a number
of bulls killed out of the herd. Mr. Kl
wood has killed a number of these for
him, but never beforo with a ,23-rlfle.
"Wo UBed n 23-spccIal bullet with s
copper Jacket, but a eoftnoaod ball,"
said Mr. Klwood. "Wo ran three of tho
animals Into a corrall and I stepped. In,
took careful nlm for tho heart, and shot.
Tho animal trembled for a moment and
collapsed and In thirty seconds ho wan
stono dead. It wob only nn experiment
with me. Tho ranch boys all laughed at
mo when I said I would kill tho animals
with u .22-cnllber rifle, but I wanted to
be on tho Hafo sldo ho I Bet my big rlllo
loaded and ready In tho corner o the
corrall, but I didn't need It."
After tho second animal had been Wiled
Mr. Rockefeller himself, after being re
peatedly Joked about trying a shot him
self, snatched tho rifle and killed tho
last one on the run, making a beautiful
shot striking tho animal sauarely in the
heart.
Mr, Elwood brought the heads to
Omaha. Ho will mount them and will
makes robes of the hlaen, which he will
then send to Mr. Rockefeller at Cleve
land. The meat was whipped to Kansas
City, Chicago and other points.
YOUTHFUL HIGHWAYMEN
ROB SUBURBAN STORE
Two youthful highwaymen, believed by
the police to be tho same who have been
working here for over two weeks, entered
the Jules Pauenndaum grocery store at
8002 Hamilton street oarly last night and
robbed the cash register of $1, One ot
tha men held the propiletor at bay with
a ptstol. while the other took the monev.
At the time of tho robbery there wero
no customers In the store,