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THE BEE: OMAHA, TVESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1912.
FRAUD EVIDENCE ENDS SUIT
Judge Leslie Scores Plaintiff Who
Tries to Collect Twice.
WIVES JUDGMENT TO DEFENDANT
Conrt nrrnnl flhnim Ihnt S. J. Jnliti
on Ilnri All-emir Cnllrctrtl the
Monrr for Which llr
Win Muln.
Kvldence of fraud t.rouglit trial of n
nult of the Crane company ofralnnt Hntn
W J. Johnson of rJorencn to a nunv
rnary end before Judfjj Charle Inllc, of
tho law dlvlMon of tho dltrlct court Mon
1ny. Judgo Lmllf! gtriprxHl the trial In
Its middle, took tlm case from the Jury,
entered Judfrment for the Crann company
for 1.167.41, scored Johnfon mercilessly,
and Informed him he will have to aniiwer
to a charge of perjury before the Febru
ary grand Jury.
Johnson declared the money for which
the Crane company uel waa really duo
from J. J. Cole of Florence, Ho laid that
when ho ordered tho material for which
payment wan anked, he acted as a dummy
for Col.
Tho sensational end of the lawsuit came
When tlm court records disclosed tho
fact that Johnson already had collected
the money from Cole.
Trial of the law suit had proceeded two
days before the dnunatlo end camo. On
the witness stand Johnson declared he
had acted as n dummy In buying tho ma
terial. Cole wished to purchai-o from tho
Crane company, but that company dirt
not wish to, sell to Cole, as it was In a
Rtrlctly wholesolo business. Ho said It
was agreed ho was to purchase, but It
was to bo with Cole's money. Ho de
clared that Cole wns the real dobtor to
tho Crane company and tho suit should
be BRalnst Cole. Shortly nfter Johnson
left tho stand the Crano company pro
duced district court records showlnff that
more than a year aj?o Johnson sued Cole
for tho money and recovered JudRtnent.
Judge Howard Kennedy maWwr the
entry. Here Judge I-rf-ellc terminated the
case.
COUNTY ATTORNEY WILL NOT
FILE ANY WICK CHARGES
No action tho Omalva Bar association
may take re-Kardlns tho M Wick police
court contempt case will 'have any effect
upon the county attorney's office, ac
cording to County Attorney James P.
English.
A resolution ask luff the county attornoy
to file a complaint charging Wick with
constructive contempt wns Introduced at
the bar association meeting Saturday
night and rcforrcd to a committee. When
asked what ho will do If tho resolution
Is adopted Air. KiirIIsIi sold;
"It will mako no difference to this of
flco as long as I nm hero what tlm bar
association does. I don't mean any dis
respect to the association In saying this,
but It la not our place to take dictation
from the bar association. In contompt
raises the county attorney Is Instructed by
tho court. Tf liny court orders mo to file
a complRlnt against Wick I shall file It
and go right ahead, but It Is not for
the bar asoclatlon to glvo such Instruc
tions. It Is tho practice and the custom
for tho county attorney's office to tako
instruction from tho courts In such mat
ters. This was done In tho Oonncll case,
in the Xemmerllng casca and tho Gross
cse and In all that I can think of."
Asked If ho will Instruct tho county at
torney to fllo a complaint. Police Judge
lister, upon whoso court tho contempt
waa committed, said ho had nothing to
say.
Request Made for
License for Wick
& Moore Place
Rudolph Oerber, who held a license to
operate a saloon nt C01 North Thirteenth
street last year, has applied for a license
at P12 Dodge street, which Is tho location
of tho Wick k Moore saloon. The city
commission will act on the application
In two weeks, the advertisement being
run In the official paper In the meantime.
City commissioners nre divided on the
ndvlsablltty of granting a saloon llrense
for this location next year. Mnyor Dahl
mmi, who has not committed himself,
said his vote would probably depend on
tho man who applied for the license.
Pollco Commissioner Itydcr Is opposed
to granting a license for a saloon nt 912
Dodge. Other commissioners are divided
or have not expressed their Intention re
garding the application.
MAIL RECORDSARE BROKEN
Saturday and Sunday the Two Big
gest Days So Far.
SUMMIT REACHED YESTERDAY
ImllriHlonn Point (Hit Hint Christ
inns llnaliima Will rir lllBrs(
IJrrr AMnlnrd In the
Omnhn I'nMnfftce.
According to Assistant lostmoster
Jamos Woodanl the greatest amount of
mall ever handled In tho Omaha post
office for two days was handled Saturday
and Sunday as a result of the ChrlstmuH
rush.
"Wo are all thankful that the parcels
post did not go Into effect before Christ
mas," said Jlr. Woodward. "As It Is wo
havo some twenty oxtra men handling tho
rush in tho mailing division. If tho
p areola poMt were in effect now we would
be compelled to havo lit least 100 more
men working than at present."
The officials at the pontofflce say that
Monday was tho greatest rtiHh, and
that although there will bo a great deal
of Christmas malting today nnd even,
perhaps Christmas day, tho rush will
rapidly drop off.
80 gTcat was tho Incoming mall Sunday
that a carload of It was delivered to
Station II on Sunday In order to relieve
the congestion Monday morning.
On Christmas day two deliveries will bo
mado In the business section of Omaha,
wtillo but one will be mado in the resi
dence portion. Tho ono delivery Is sup
posed to bo mado In tho forenoon, hut on
account of tho great quantity of mall
that Is expected the carriers will not bo
on ttmo at all places.
STEEL CAR PUT TO THE TEST
Iieasoiis for Itnllrond Mnnnuer
Drawn front llrcent Trnln
Wreck.
SILVER LOVING CUP
FOR JAMES P. ENGLISH
A beautiful silver loving cup was pre
sented to County Attornoy James F.
English by his staff at a farewell lunch
eon at tho Henahaw nt noon. Mr. Mag.
ney mado tho presentation: tho others
briefly expressed their regret that Mr,
Kngllsh will leave tho first of tho year.
Mr. English responded, expressing his
own regret, his appreciation of tho re
membrance nnd commending all for
loyalty and faithful service.
Tho cup bears tho Inscription, "Pres
ented to Honorable James P. English,
County Attorney of Douglas County.
Neb., 1W8, 1906. 1907. 1912, by his deputies,
his messenger and his stenographer."
Then followed tho names of Deputies
George A. Magna, Louis J. PInttl.
James M. Fitzgerald and Charles Hanfkn;
former Deputies Alfi-ed O, Elllck and W.
J. Coad, who recently resigned; Paul P.
titclnwender, messenger, and Miss Ittlo
Martin, stenographer.
Tho entire staff and the two former
deputies attended the luncheon, Mlai
Martin being absent because she was
"the only girl."
UNION PACIFIC ASKS
LICENSE FOR WIRELESS
The Union Padflo has applied to tho
Department of Commerce and Labor for
a license to operate and maintain the
MUllner system of wireless telegraphy
hero and along its lines to the west. The
license, as applied for, provides for tho
Installation of a technical experimental
station. There Is but ono other station
of this kind In tho United States.
The story of what happened In the rall
rood wreck on tho main line between
Prazer and Qlcn Loch. Pa., ought to be
In tho hands of all railroad managers
and of all others who are Interested In
the safety of the traveling public. It Is
tho story of tho steel car when put to
the test; the steel coach ns lite Insur
ance and life saver.
Tho train consisted of a baggage car,
combination baggagn and smoker nnd
ten other cars, or twelve coaches drawn
by two monster locomotives In tandem.
This tremendously heavy train had at
tained a speed of sixty miles an hour
t Fttuer, and then, when It took a
down grade, It was still making a very
high rate of speed, though the steam had
been shut off.
The mighty train with Its enormous
weight and high speed and consequent
great momentum, met somo sort of an
obstruction .at a bridge, under whoh tho
railroad's Trenton cut-off branch runs,
and this Is what happened:
Tho locomotives nnd tho two cars Im
mediately following Jumped tho tracks,
but retained their equilibrium, and wnro
finally brought to a halt In a demolished
track nnd roudbed; eight of tho coaches
toppled over and fell down tho steep em
bankment, three of tho cars falling on
their sides upon a coal train on tho
tracks below, nnd In tho troln carrying
about 50 passengers only four or five
wcro killed and perhaps only as many
more very gravely Injured,
One car, with many passengers, turned
a somersault, but there was no fire and
'not a coach buckled;" there was no
timber to fill tho ntr with flying splinters
to malm, mangle and kill; there waa llttlo
Inextricable wreckage to crush the pas
sengers and tho work of rescue difficult
or In many instances Impossible, and, In
brief, dcsplto tho more or loss painful
Injuries of many persons. It Is not too
much to suggest that from fifty to 100
liven wero saved In the disaster Just be
cause the cars were of stoel and with
stood the terrific Mtinlti of the Impact
when tho accident happened,
Any person acquainted with the history
of railroad traffic can easily Imagine
what would have probably occurred If
a similar accident had happened a few
years ago, before the Introduction of the
steel construction In. ears. Philadelphia
Ledger.
BIG BULGE IN THE MIDDLE
Kxtrnvnaant Cost of DUtrllratlus
J'nrni Products to the
' Consumer.
Last year tlm products of all the farina
of the United States wore worth mora
than !9,OC0)OOt.COO. When these products
finally went Into consumption the public!
paid for them more than I U.f 00.000,000. m
other words, It cost 7,000,000.0CO to dis
tribute $8,060,000,000 worth of products from
the farm to the consumer."
Benjamin M. Yoakum, chairman of tho
board of directors of the Frisco railway
system, makes these tatements in the
current World's Work, For Illustration.
lie follows a carload of watermelon from
the field to tho table. The carload, he
says, represented LOGO melons, for which
the farmer received S cents each, but are
sold in cities for GO cend coco.
"We have allowed to grow up elaborate
and expensive methods to nuke the cost
of selUrur as high a it possibly can be,
ho m many nonproducers u possible may
feed 8t the public expense," Mr, Yoakum
aya. "Today tho tendency Is swinging
lu the opposite direction. No man In his
peiuses proposes to abolish entirely the 1
nerchandlfjlnsr and soiling' machinery of j
the country. Tho new system of handling .
farm products will not interfere with the
legitimate commission business of the'
country- CommUMon men always will no1
necry. it Is against the Illegitimate!
and unnecessary machinery that our plans!
niut be directed."
WANT PAY FORPARK WATER
Water Board Asks the City to Settle
for Hansoom Park.
HOLD BACK ELECTION BILLS
Judge linker Holds that Money I'nlil
for llrdrnnt Rental nnd Other
Kxprnam Corem I'nrlt
Wntrr Bill.
Water Commissioner Howell and W.
It. Ilucholz, member of the Water board,
appeared before the city commission Mon
day to urge iiayment of charges for
water used by tho clly at Hanscom park.
The council declined to pay, saying the
J100,0O appropriated by the city for
hydrant rentals and water for public
uses cover tho expenses. However, a
committee consisting of Councilman
Ilutler and McClovern nnd Mayor Dnhl
man was appointed td confer with the
committee frwn the Water board. A
conference will bo held Thursday morn
ing nt 9 o'clock,
At this conference the question ns to
whether the Water board Is liable for a
part of the election ..expenses, ns ns
sessed ngoinst them by the council, will
be discussed and an agreement probably
reached.
Mr, Howell Is standing firm against
payment of the J1.23 for each clerk and
Judge of election, the amount requested,
by the commission. Mr. Ducholz said
he thought the claim wns Just and the
Water board ought to pay It, but In re
turn ho said the city should pay the
Water board's bill for water furnished
llniincom pork.
It Is asserted that during the season of
water shortago hero Inst summer a
gront quantity of water wns used ut
Ilanscom pnrk In violation of tho Water
board orders. It Is for this lenson the
Wnter Ixiard seeks payment.
City Corporation Counsel Hakcr says
he bellovee the $100,000 covers all expenses
for water used for city purposes, but ho
believes tho Water board's rulings np
pllcablo to Individuals will also apply to
the municipality.
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Every
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Holly.1
Wreaths
for
Xinas;?
Decoration,
Flower ;
Dept.
TWENTY-TWO TO GRADUATE
FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL
The third mld-tcrin commencement ex
ercises at the Omnha High school will
bo held on tho evening of January 31 'n
tho high school auditorium when twenty
two KraduiltcH will rnoet Vn llnlninnii Mr1
John W. Cook, president of tho Illinois
Btato Normal school at Do Kalb, will
deliver tho address. Dr. Cook was at
one tlmo tho teacher of Miss Kate Jlr.
Hugh, principal of the Omaha High
school. He was her teacher when Miss
Mcliugh was In school at Hlimnilnirt.ir,
III.
During tho last three venrn the thi,v,1w,.
of nild-term graduates from tho Omnhn
nihil Eunuoi nave ueen steadily Increas
ing. Tho flrftt graduates number four
Cone Tonight or Early in the Morning if You Can ;
Immense Varieties of Christmas
Gifts at Wonderfully Low Prices
Wo nevor carry over any Christmas goods after
the holidays. In order to clear everything away wi
offer yon great reductions in many lines of most de
sirable gifts for the last day before Christmas.
Off !t "" Regular Gold Filled Jewelry
Cuff Links, Stick Pins, Hrncclets, Seta, Etc.
y8 Off On All Solid Gold Jewelry
With the Exception of Diamond Set Jewelry.
Off On All Sterling Toilet Ware
Toilet 8ot and Mnnlcuro SeCs.
Off On All French Ivory Toilet Articles
And Leather Traveling llolls 2nd IJnrgnln' Square.
Off on all Silver Hollow Ware Jea Sets, etc,
ALL OUR TOYS MUST GO
In ltrnndels 1 Jn.sc mc tit Tojinncl.
We jwwltlvcly carry over no toys until next season. Every
thing will be sold by Tuesday night.
ALL THE DOMiS' FURNITURE AT H P1UOU Chiffoniers,
Dressers, Sideboards, Cabinets, Etc.
ALL THE ClIUTiDIlEN'S ItED CHAIRS nnd IIOCKEHS PRICE
AMj THE CHRISTMAS TREE ORXAMENTS nt M TRICE.
AM; THE TOY DRUMS and HOY SCOUT 1JASS DRUMS
at Jfi PRICE.
Alili THE GIRliS' 50c SLEDS at 15c
1 1 m I I 1 1.1K II II IWII I II
SI Mil, IIS. , 1V i"WiaHSSIUKJUallllV
m
KID GLOVES
Make tho most acceptably
gifts Glovoa In Christ
mas boxes. Buy a glove
bond if you do not know
the right alzo.
HANDKERCHIEFS
Thousands of attrac
tive styles for men, wo
men or children very
specially priced.
1
m
Useful Christmas Gifts
Men Will Appreciate
A N Electrical Gift is certain
to please any man. There is a business
like practicability abont a handsome Electric
Desk Lampfor instance, tliat is certain to find
instant favor with him. An Electric Desk
Lamp throws, a strougconcqntrated glow of
light right whore it is needed, but leaves the
eve in restful shadow. .
The Electric, Cigar Lighter
An Electric )igar fcigliteris especially conven
ient for Ihe den, libraxy. or . office. No more
need to search for mitches' no -more burnt
matches to litter the desk or floor. . You simply
touch the cigar to the asbestos pad aud you
have an instant,. even light. Then,- too, the risk
of fire from a smoldering match is eliminated.
Other electrical gift suggestions for men are:
Shaving Mirrors, Massage Vibrators and Shaving Mugs.
Omaha Electric Light
& Power Co.
LARGE AREA OF WYOMING
GRAZING LAND THROWN OPEN
Woril tins benn received nt HjirllnRton
headquarters nnd from tho Inferior dp.
pnrtmcnt ot Washington, that probably
about July 1, 1913, 728,000 acres of land
of tho Wind Itlvcr Indian reservation. In
tho vicinity of Thcrniopolls, Wyo will '
do inrown open to sottiomcnt and sale
Generally this l-i -pazlnir, land nnd tho '
elovutlon Is s.o prrcat that It cannot be
Irrigated, fcomo months neb, 1). Clom
Deuvcr, bond of the Burlington's land do.
partment took tho matter up with tho
Interior department, Btieirostlni; as the
Wind Klver land Is hot asfrieultural the
practical plan wduld bo to allow. It to be
taken In four section lots, the porchasors
paying not less than Jt pr acre for the
samo. In writing: to tho Burlington, the
secretary of tho Interior naya that ho
looks with considerable favor upon tlm
Doaver plan and that It Is bcinp slven
consideration.
SPECIAL PRICES ON MATCHED FUR SETS.
WOMEN'S SILK WAISTS at i2 PRICE.
WOMEN'S LONG KIMONOS at i2 PRICE.
in f
olomdo
The rerststent ar.d Judicious Um of
Newspaper Advertising: Is the Itoad to
Business Success.
DR. C0NNELL IS FEARFUL
OF SPREAD OF SMALLPOX
The city health department Is making
on effort to prevent a conLarlon nf
smallpox which now seems to threaten
coruun quarters of the city, owing to
tho largo number of exposures.
"There hnvo been somo very bad ex
posures." sold Health Commissioner
Conncll. "And It looks like wo would
havo a number of cases of small pox
here."
Lust weel: a man with a well developed
caso of smallpox walked Into tho pollco
station and shook hands with sover.ti
policemen. A few days ago thd Dunsnny
apartments wero fumigated because two
roomerB had become 111 with tlio dlseaso
and others had been exposed.
.Vt'linmUiiiin nt the Ilotrl.
It. 1''. Smith of Ravenna, Sirs. n. n.
Hart of Oram! Island, 11. A. Lester of
Alnsworth and Peter I'almer ot Oakland
Hre at the ltonie.
W. J. Illchards of Dixon, Nena Herco
of Verdel. J. F. Frye of Hastings. B. H.
IjitUi of Tekamah and II, K. Htowcll of
(loneva are guests ot tho Merchants.
V. I Cleason of Grand Island, K. J
Itlchy of Plattsniouth. II. H. ltobbln of
Hertrand and J. H. Howard of Kremont
have taken quarters at tho Paxton,
John Here gun and J. W. finyder of
Kwlng, Frnl Henderson of Creston and
W. U Itonsflold of Auburn are staying at
the Millard.
Mr. and Mrs. John Jensen of West
Point. Uoorge Jt. Noble ot Dlalr, John
Heusted of I'chllng and Iawrcncu Coy of
Valloy havo rooms at tho Loyal.
Rocky Mountain Limited 10:47 p. m.
Colorado-California Express 1:50 p. m.
Daily to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo
via Rock Island Lines
Tickets and reservations
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lfiun Farnam St.
BRADBURY, DENTIST
ao Y.aniBani. Offlcs. Phone Doug. 1780.
Extracting . ,
Killing ...
Crowns . . .
Mrltlgeworjc
Plates
25c Up
. , . . Guc Up
. . . $2.50 Up
. . 2.nu Up
. . . 32.00 Up
Missing Teeth supplied
nrlthout Plates or Bridge
work. Serves removeil
fflj without pain. Work guar
anteed tea years.
Gifts I
For tho last minute of r '
fit
If You Value Your Eyesight
You will equip your
reading table with a
jRcXyte Lamp
Christmas shopper.
Buy a
Certificate
It can be redeemed tho
day nfter ChrlHtmas.
We have the finest lino
of dainty cnrrUge boots
In tho west.
$4 and $5
We have also a com
pete line of Auto Boots
In leather and velvet,
rubber and leather soles.
Men's Cavalier Slippers
In tan, black and Rreon,
$0.7 a to $9.00.
For Men
We n.ke a specialty of
Grandpa, Slippers extra
widths, denlsned for
comfort.
$1.50 to $5
Drexel
1419 FarnarnSt.
Prompt, salt Relief
No matter what csum yotrr mrbinc had-x.
rMilT. brain faff. rerrouaaeM, indirection, eolda,
tripp. , eoryia, ertecta of ovor-lndtitaonee orfor
ail cooditlona whar pain ( rrominaat-uoU or
cnronic rneamaiiin, umgu, goat, ate,
ANTI-KAMNIA TABLETS
ara vondcrf ul.nt!e, prompt and aaf a pain nUartrs
SaMC Ask Any DrusKlat for
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The Homo Paper of Xebrasku.
LAST DAY GIFT PROBLEMS
SOLVED AT OUR STORE
TIMELY CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS
Thermos llottles, nt $1.00, 91.00, .$2.00,
$2.50, $3.(50 nnd $5.00.
Waterman's Fountain Pens, and other
standard makes, at $1.00, $1.50, $2.00,
$2.50, $3.50 nnd $5 00.
Travelers' flasks, covered with vrickor,
leather nnd nickel, nt 75c, 85e, $1.00,
$1.25 and $1.50.
Milltnry Hair Brushes, in rosewood, coca
bola, chony, sat In wood nnd celluloid,
will ko at $1.25, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50,
$3.00, $3.50 and $4.50.
Kino Dressing Hair Brushes for ladies and
gentlemen $1.00 to $5.00
Fine Candies in Sealed Boxes ait Follows:
AVoodward's.Llggett's, O'Brien's. Gtith's,
Yocgele & DInning'6, Johnson, Hb.
to 5-11). boxes 25c to $4.00
Thrce-plccc Silver Sets, at $4.30, $4.80
and $5.04
"Wo believe our
stock Is the most
corr.pleto and varied
In Omaha, and) In
cludes a b o u t ' any
kind you. want at a
price as ' "low or as
high as you want to
pay. Dainty perfumes
tn fancy boxes make
charmlnff Christmas
presents.
SAXSTT KAZOHB
Gillette 5 to $10
Bedford... 93.50 to 99
Ever Ready ....91.00
Gem Junior ....91.00
Emerson .. ....91.00
Rnders 91.00
Keen TCutter,
at.. 91.00 and 93.60
Durham-Duplex,
at 85c, .93JS0 and $S
Auto Strop 95.00
Clark's SS.OO
Eludes for every
razor made.
SHERMAN & MeCONNELL 1MB GO.
The Harvard, 34th and rarnam Bts.
Oornor 16th and.BodffSi
Komi of Downstairs "Owl's West,"
IiOj-nl Pharmacy, 307 Worth 16th St,
Home of Downstairs, "Soaojutla."
Corner 16th and Harnsy,
HOTELS.
Authorities agree that a good kerosene oil lamp is
the best for reading. The Rayo is the best oil lamp
made the result of years of
scientific study.
Atk to Met it at your D4mltr
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
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Fer Best Results uio
Perfection Oil.
Atk about quantity
price and iron barrel
for storage.
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0:00 P. M. to 8:00 P. M.
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