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Til w hrMi mi n 'rinvn v mrnnMuwp o.t 101 - V S I I BRIEF CITY NEWS RUck.ralcentr Co., TJndartaJtsrs. Boot arrlnt tt Now Beacon Press. filffhtlar Fixture, BurgvsawQraaden Co. alley the Statist. City Nat'l. D. 3S6 Try rutlron Cafe Ererythlng rlRht. Diamond Loans at OH and S per cent. W. C. Flatau. 1514 Dodge. Red 6619. JT. and X. O. Xobrrtaon, attorneys New location 11M-5 W. O. V?. Bldr.-Adv. lald Up Sbarei In iTebraaka Savings end Loan Ass'n. are backed by Omaha hornet. Semi-annual dltldends. 1036 Far nam street. The Stat Bank or amah pays 4 par tent on time deposit. 3 per cent on aav. lng accounts. The only btnk lu Omaha whose depositors art, protected hr the depositors' guarantee fund of the state of Nebraska. 17th A Harney Sts. Adv. Many Would Join Wary The enlist ment of seven men at the local naval recruiting station during the last week constituted the record for twelve weeks. There were fifty-three applications at the station. Gasoline Ordinance up An ordlnanco prohibiting the storing of gasoline In grocery stores In quantities exceeding flvo gallons and covering tho problem of storing oils and explosives was recorn mended by the city commission yesterday. Luncheon for Mtnlatenr All men of the First Presbyterian churoh are In vited to join with the business men's Bible class in its Christmas luncheon Tuesday noon at 12 o'clock at the Com mercial club, whan it wll have Itev. Drs. Jeriks, Marshall and Iampe as guests. Turstenber still Kissing- Roy Fur stenborg, who ran down and killed Jsador Levin at Twelfth and Douglai streets Thursday afternoon with an nuto mobile, has not yet been locaaed by the police. Tlo disappeared Immediately after the accident and has not been seen since. He lives with his parents at 1620 Clark street. They have received no word from him since tho accident. Damages for Opening Street The question of openinr Thirty-third street Into Ed Crclghton avenuo was discussed and postponed for three weeks at the meeting of the city commission yesterday morning. Tho appraisers reported Hint J8.0C0 damages would be done In opening the street, two dwellings being destroyed. Councilman McGovern opposed this re port on the ground that It will levy too heavy a tax on the residents In that neighborhood. County Prisoners Are Transferred To New Quarters Transfer of prisoners from the old county Jail to the new one in the court houso was mode yesterday and 109 men and women were assigned to new quar ters. The prisoners were carried, in the patrol wagon, escorted by a heavily armed band of deputies. At noon all had been removed from the old Eleventh street Jail and were com fortably established. The first meal was served them from tho new kitchen, and by way of celebration extra rations were given them. Just before the "trusty" prisoners were locked up they organized a "kangaroo court." Every prisoner was ordered to do his duty in tho matter of keeping the Jail clean and orderly and thoso falling wiii-jje punished by the court. The first case was called at 6 o'clock. When Dep uties alike Wallace and Hd-Caaaldy were charged with earning concealed weapons. Both .pleaded guilty and were fined one packngo of granulated tobacco and ciga rette papers for each malo prisoner: The fines were paid at once and the accused deputies were released from custody. Sixteen Club Gives Banquet and Dance Last evening the Douglas Auditorium association held a banquet for members and friends In the dining room of the Douglas auditorium, all members be ing present, many giving short talks. The affair waa followed by a dance of the Sixteen club, which will hold weeittj Sunday night dances In the Douglas audi torium. Present nt the banquet were: A. B. Ferris. F. V, Osborn, F. W. Schultsc, (J. A. Schult, H, A. McDonnell,, C. H. Krelle, George Guthrie, Andrew Lanr. Karl Long, Robert Ratekln, A. It llaynes, August Waage, F. A. Fratt, C. U Mitchell. Glen Fratt. E. A. Palmer, Floyd Toonbloom, Edward Burdlok, H. Crew, George W. Rohan, Lera Krah, Oa ward O'Donmell, George Cook, E. A. Reese, Fred Shafer, O. Neble, Edward nrader, Charles "Walker, David Etiren wtech and R. G. .Sward. Movement of Ocean Steamer. Port. ArrlTd. SHIM. HALIFAX. . .Plis. .Canada. HAIJFAX Rusarian NBW YORK Mendotta PORTLAND. . PretorUn.. . . DALTIMORB.. BtrUrowa TACOMA F,nku Mara. TACOMA 3 (JP ) LIVERPOOL.... Taatonle SOUTH AMPTON.Bt. Paul OFBRALTAR Canoplc QOEBNSTOWW Cam Aula. Special Announcement THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, BEGINS OUR GREAT SEMI-ANNUAL Pre-inventory Sale We have had a splendid year, but we've had to carry very big stocks to get it, and in order to make quick "turn-over" of goods on hand in all departments, are willing to take the losses which the preinventory prices will represent. . Watch daily papers. Prepare to be here Thursday morning and get your share of the wonderful bargains which you'll find in every department. I WILSON ENTERS 19 HALL President-Elect Sees Old Room First i Time in Two Years. LEADS REPORTERS MERRY CHASE Take Klrr-Mllr WnlU nnd Mlnili I'll In TrcrlnctH of University Which llr tin If. Id I.OtlK. PniNClTTO.V. X. .t.. Dee. .-lrcsldent-elect Wood row Wilson became "I'rcsl Wlleon of Prlnoeton university again today, but only for a few minutes. After a five-hour walk through Prince ton, during which the governor acted as guide for half a dozen correspondents, he turned Into Seventy-nine hall, a dormi tory, donated hy the class of 1ST9, of whloh he was a member. "By virtue of the fact that the gov ernor of New Jersey Is ex-offlolo prrsl dent of the board of trustees of Princeton university, I suppose It Is still proper for me to go In here," said Mr. Wilson, with a laugh, as he led his retinue up a flight of stairs. At the entrance to the suite of rooms in the dormitory, whlrii were especially fitted up for the president of the university, ho paused. "I still have the key," lie remarked, as he drew forth a bunch of keys from his pocket, opened the big oak door and turned on an electric light hero und there. The big room from which Wood row "Wilson once ruled Princeton university was vacant. The furniture had been moved out and the rugs wcro gone. The handsome carvings on the walls, tho olg fireplace and the decorations, however, were Intact. Since Mr. Wilson resigned from Princeton to become governor nil the offices of the university have been grouped In Nassuu hall. It Is w'as the first time the former pres ident of tho university had seen his old office Id two years. The governor walked briskly through the rural vicinity of Princeton, swinging a black rone. He pointed out places of Interest with the ale of an old-time resi dent. During tho coming week Governor Wil son will be, for the most part, at the tato houso In Trenton, where ho 'has conferences scheduled with Speaker Clark, Congressman Underwood, Senator Hoko Smith and a number of other dem ocratic leaders In congress, lie heard with regret of tho Illness of Mr. Under Wood, he said, and expressed tho hope that the Indisposition, would be but tem porary. Chinese Slave Girls Secured by Raiders SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. LM. -After threading a labyrinth of dark passage Ways, battering down two heavy doors, and finding themselves blocked by an im passable tteel barrier, Captain Frank Alnsworth and a squad of United States Immigration Inspectors found four Chi nese slave girls early today, immured in an Improvised prison, formerly used for n gambling house. The raiders were brought to a standstill by the steel door, but found a. paanageway, entered through two secret panels, whloh led them to the room where tho girls were concealed. I.oy Ye, a Chinese of local prominence, was arrested on a, charge of having harbored -the women. The raid Is the second within a week, the Inspectors and pollco having received their Information in each case from tho same Becret source. It was learned today that since the raid the price of slave girls has risen and that as high as 11,000 apiece Is being offered for women. Auburn Man Shoots Self After His Wife AUBURN, Neb.. Dee. 23.-John Heln rioks of this city oommltted autcldo today after killing his wife. Helnrlcks had ben drinking heavily and shortly after , 3 o'clock he rushed into the house, shot his wife .with a shotgun and a few min utes later shot hlmsolt through the head with a 22 caliber rifle. Both were living when neighbors rushed in but Helnricks died within a few moments -whllo his wife bled to death, an hour later. Twelve children are left. COLONEL DANIEL B. DYER IS DEAD AT KANSAS CITY KANSAS CITT( Mo., Dec. 2i-Colonel Daniel Burns Dyer, one of Kansas City's most plctureeque characters, died today at his summer homo. Clarendon, at Beaumont, Mo. He was 03 years old. Colonel Dyer had been a soldier, pioneer, frontiersman, capitalist, Journalist, street car magnate and antiquary. For many years he waa United States Indian agent In Kansas and tho Indian territory. Hi waa the first mayor of Guthrie, Okl. lu Atlanta, Ga., Colonel Dyer built tho first street railway system In the south to be operated by water power. HAYPEN PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN PASSES AWAY. EDO Alt ALLEN. Kansas City Beef For Christmas Tables Council Bluffs .people are to enjoy the pleasure of eating the finest Christmas, beet that wail perhaps ever sold by the local butchers., It Is the product of Ulnak Polled Angus .and Shorthorn steers, comfed, nnd nil 3-ycar-oldi, cuttlo that constituted export stock nnd brought the highest market prices. Two carloads, comprising t9,(X) pounds, constitute tho supply. All of the meat wus fcold by one man, representing one firm, and although the butchers were perhaps not awnro of the fact nt the time they gavo their orders, tho sale represented something of a fight against tho &outtt Omaha packers, who hnvo ' supplied this market vr,lcl,cu"V without competition. Tile record-breaking sales were made by I. Walter, a Council Bluffs "man, a salesman for tho Sulz berger & Sons Packing company of Chi cago nnd Kansas City. CASTRO DODGES DETECTIVES AND LEAVES FOR NEW YORK PARIS. Dec, 2.1, -r-Tlie Sltttln prints an amusing account of the ndH'entures in liurope of Clprlano Castro, the ex-prcst-dent of Venezuela. WIkmi hu arrived at Antwerp he found twenty detoctlves wait lng for him. Those dogged lilm with varying luck to Brussels nnd thoncc to Paris. The cx-presldcnt tluded the dcteoUvcs several times with great astuteness. When he arrived In Paris he thought ho had managed to conceal his Identity, but fooii afterwards ho became Involved In n. quarrel In a cafe and demolished consid erable crockery with his cane. Tho police were called In and Castro's Jdcntlty, wan disclosed, It Is believed Castro came to Paris for tho purpose of fomenting an Insurrection In Venezuela, but finding .that he was not successful In this decided to go to the L'nlted States. Castro Is aboard, tho steamer Ia Tournlnc. which "nailed Satur day for New York FUNERAL OF EDGAR ALLEN WILL BE HELD TODAY Funeral services will lie held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at tho homo Of his brother, Arthur Allen, 820 South Twonty-nlnth street The Allen Bros.' of fices at Tenth and Farnam, wpre closed yesterday. They will be opened again Thursday. The body will lie lu stale at the brother's homo until 3:30, when the fu neral services will h held. The Rev. T. J. Mnckuy, pastor of All Saints' church, will officiate, at tho funeral cere money; , Tho body will be Kent to Chicago, fol lowing the services, for cremation. The pallbearers have been named as follows: W. 11. Hucholz, Ward M. Bur gess, George K. llaverstlck, M, C. Peters, John Melhop, jr , Charles 11. Pickens, R. U. t'omittoclc and Charles G. Hnyce, AUTOMATIC PARACHUTE WADE FOR qSE OF AVIATORS PARIS, Dec. 23. An Ingenious automatic parachute for aeroplanes was demon strated from the Klffel tower today. The contrivance, which consists of it vast umbrella, forty feet In dlamutor, Is spread by a systom of springs operating Jnstan tancously and automatically directly the fall begins. Tho paroctmto woo dropped today from the first platform of the tower with a sandbag to represent an aviator. The apparatus open fully before It had fallen sixty feet. It landed gently, taki lng sixteen seconds to drop 190 feet. BROS. CAPTURE FEDERAL GARRISON Refugees Reaching Juarez Tell of Slaughter of 260 Troops. WERE DEFENDING ASCENCION (irnrrnl Sntntat ('onimmuli Rebels Who Arc Kiirnilnt nt the Cap tured ToTfn Where Clovrrn mem Troop Are limited. KL) PASO. Tev. Dec. 21 Refugee fed eral soldiers arrlvH today at Juarex to report that :0 federal Irregular troop garrisoning Aseenclon practically were annihilated Wednesday when rebels at tacked the town, about seventy-five miles MUthwiwt of Juarez. The attack waa made shortly after midnight and fight Inn cnntltilipil onlv n ffW hnnin. Tho nr. risen commander reuort by letter to . urnerni rrucy Auncrt at Jtiares that he j knew of only fifteen of hi men escaping besides himself, lie Is hiding at a ranch. he writes. The fate of ISO federal regulars at Gut man, nearby. Is not known, but It is be Heved that the town wns taken by htbels before- ARcenclon. Tho rebels are commanded by General lno Salasar, The retolutlonlsts are re potted as mobilising ut the capttired town, General Jose Blanco with too federal troons Is luovlncr nralnst Asrynrlnn fmm I the Casas Grandcs district to the south, A train bearing PX1 regular cavalry of the Seventh regiment arrived tonight at Juarei from Chihuahua City and will pro ceed early tomorrow against the rebel mobilisation. A battalion of regular Infantry also, It Is said officially. Is moving from the west against Asoenclon. forming a pocket In which It Is hoped to trap tho rebel force, whloh tho federals now ndmlt num bers some 1.600 men. Rebel agents In El Paso declare that General Pnscual Orosco, Jr . Is In tho field with an army of more than 2,000 men, American Negrara ttackrd. MEXICO CtTV. Dee, II3.-A colony of American negroes, located twenty miles west of Dtirango, is reported to. have been nttacked by a band of rebels. Two of the .defenders, according to' tho report, were wounded and a number of women mistreated. Tho rebels sacked the place. Two Ships Founder in Gulf of Mexico, Twenty-Two Drown MOBILE, Ala., pec. 23. Twenty-two persons, Including the entire crews of tho British schooners Cartegena and Gcorglana and the family of Captain Woods of the latter, were drowned when the ships foundered In the gulf of Mexico during tho recent West Indian hurricane, according to definite advices which reaohed Mobile today. The schooners went down between the Cayman Islands and Jamaica. Until to day no word has been received from either vessel since the middle of No vember. , Pickpockets Get $175m One Day Again tho dexterous pickpocket gangs, which have been operating with remark' able success during tho last two weeks, have reaped u harvest. Yesterday J. Saunders of Sldnoy, Neb., was "crowded" In a street car en route to tho depot. When ho disentangled himself he discov ered that his purse containing $110 had been taken, He reflorted the affair to Officer Thrasher and the matter waa re corded in tho record book at police head quarters. Another victim of pickpockets reported the loss of C3 to the police, giving good descriptions of the thieves. IIo refused to divulge his name, but promised to make an attempt to Identify the men should they he arrested. Violent Earth Shocks Occurs Near Messina TURIN, Dec. 23.-The violent earth shockB occurred today at Messina ami Regglo dl Calabria, Sicily. The disturb- ance caused a great panto, although there were no casualties. The material damage was small. The shocks lasted from eight to ten seconds, The first shock was so violent that tho earth seemed to open. It could he compared with the awful earthquake In 190S. COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE WILL BREAK ALL RECORDS WASHINGTON, Dec. U.-The foreign trade of the United States In 1912 will ex- ceed all previous records. Iflgures Just complied by the bureau of statistics, De partment of Commerce and Labor, indi cate that the imports of the year will ap proximate Jl ,500,000,000 against 1 1,563,000,000 In 1910, which was the former high record year for Imports, and that the exports will aggregate 2,,000,000 against 12.031,. 000,000 in tho former high record year for exports. 1311. The calendar year also will break all records in tho value of both im parts and exports. The Increaso in Imports occurred espe dally In manufacturers raw materials, which for the ten months for which fig ures are available amounted to S23,8T3,6S8 against J42i,5(0.375 In the same months of last year. The increase occurred eupe clally In hides nnd skins, which show a gain of 33,000,000; rubber, about 130,000,000; wool, over $15,000,000, and fibers, $10,000,000, In foodstuffs Imports of coffee showed an Increase of $31,000,000 and sugar. $23,000,- 000. Imports of cotton for the eleven months of J912 amounted to $531,000,000 against $140,000,000 for the some months In 1911. Wheat exports for the period probably will amount to about 100,000,000 bushels, exceeding by about 20,000,000 the record of last year PULPITS JOIN IN PROTEST AGAINST WIDE OPEN ORDER v CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Protest from al most every pulpit In this city was made today as a result of Chief of Police Mrs Weeny's order that cfe might sell liquor unlll 3 a. m. New Tear's eve. Clergymen of denominations predict n saturnalia. A weekly ball Introduced by a hotel In the theater district also canio In for ministerial attacks. Chsmpasne Is the nly drink jold at the ball, evening dress Is required und tho gaiety Is said to ba extreme. Mayor Harrison lias announced that he would Investigate the dances. Key to the SItuktton-Bee Advertising. , Xmas Beat Sugar, 31 lbs tl.OO Public Prldo Flour. 18-lb. sack.. $1.15 1-lb. mu Rumfonl linking I'owiler 18a 15c pkg, Heeded nr Seedless ltulslus for 10o 10c pkg. Kalslns. oat or .lollo two for 16o Largo Queen OUves quart 0Bo I.I n gen Hen-leu,' quart 100 Ak-Sar-llen Coffee. tl 30o 28c Hutterlne two pnunrt rolls,. 0o llest Country llutlor -pkg.. roll or tub per lb 33o Remember DELIVERY WAGONS LEAVE AT 10:30 A. M. and 3 PM. We Are Open Until 10:00 Christmas Evo. n Choice Missouri Turkeys, lb. 171c up WE HAVE THE li.MUlKST ASSOHT.MENT OE VASCY TUR. KEYS, (JEESE, DUCKS AND CHICKENS OE AN'V MARKET IS THE CITY. OCR STOCK IS SHIPPED DIRECT TO US EROM THE REST ttROWEKH WHICH ENAHI-ES US TO HIVE THE I'UllMC THE CHOICEST OE l'OUl,TRV AT PRICES WITHIN THE REACH OE AIjIj. Central IVIapRet KUDAKOKSKV .MEAT CO., PROPS, 21 0 North Iflth Street. Phono DoiirIak 171)11. YOUR XMAS will he u plensure, sullsfiicllon and success if wo fill your order Kxrellent, larKo variety, quality alwayn first conxldorutlon. Prices always the lowest. Hervlco tho best, Home made Hread, Cokes, Uolls and Piei. msdu from the best and purest nvRterlnals by skilled Work men. Fresh Dressed Chickens., Ducks, Oeese and TurkeyH.. Not only a pleamiro to look at hut huvlntf that Hweetncss, richness und deli cacy which you appreciate and enjoy, especially at this season. Your orders will receive upctilal and prompt attention. l.n us Jiave them early. BtJTTEK, Diadem. Idlcwlldl Mea dowgold, Wild Hod. Ideal, pur lb. 3VO SZLBAB, our home made, well browned, fl loaves for . 2fio n.OUB, Washburn's, Crosby's Clold Modal, per IS Hi. mocK. nt 51'40 PSAS, Uarly Juno, sifted, per can, at ,100 LXBZTXTT CA.XE, i-layer. PBK Icp- Inp, dellcloue, worm auc, eacu, at ISO LETTUCE, fine, liirue. crisp, two for .Oo OEAKOSB, lirlKht. sweet, iuivoIh. 35c size, per doien 28o OBAFS TKUTT, Atwood' flnet flavor, solid, thln-nklnncd, oa. So OAXBB, 2-laycr. nut, connol or r.ocoanut, each , . . 8o AJPPI.XH, good1 Wlno Hap, per peck 30c BO0B, best April storage, doz 330 kBTJtJtA.au B TIPS, extra lurira unA tender and sweet, 40c Hol lers, at . ?.So PEAKUT BUTTER, In bulk, '1 lbs for , Mo OZiZVBS, quart Jars, lorBe. flno flavor, ouch 35o KAZBXITS, best seeded, 3 pkKS. for 36o XKQXiZSK WAX,2UTfl, per lb. at .. 800 TOM JOHNSON Oroctrles, Meats and Bakery Tel. Web, 1S75, 30th and Z,ake, Poisons Last Food In House and Kills One of His Children CUIIUBW, Wash., Due. 2X-Charscd with having poisoned tho last food that remained lu the house for tho suxteimucc of his wife and five children and with having caused tlin death by thut means of his 3-year-old daughter, Hii Htoddurd, a homenteadcr UwnK on Toroda Creek, IS miles from hire. In being nought throughout eastern Washington by tho authorities of Kerry County. Stoddard is believed hero to have be come suddenly Insane an hitherto he has had an excellent reputation, FIRE IN MAYESVILLE KEPT IN OPERA HOUSE MATH VILLI''.. Mo.. Di. 33. The los In the flro for .i time which threatened the IjusIiim dluri't of Maysvtlle Hatur rtay night whh $.".?.tt9. The fire was con fined to the Cuwllff ora houso block, the. largest building In this part of the state. All o( thoie who wcro Injun d when the fire started In tho C'undlff opera Iiouho arc on the road to recovery. Market Turkeys 17c At the Public Market Our Turkes this year nrc shipped tliriH't to us from the country nnd tliey promise lo be tho best, ou the market. Jt will pay you to buy your poultry at the Puhlis Market. 10,IK)0 Geese, our own dressing, 13iV t),00U Ducks, dur own dressing Fresh dressed Spring Chickens lS'M Xmas Young Veal Hoast 10c Xmas Steer Pot Roast . . . ,7v and Sc Pig Pork Uiins ...10c Lamb Chops-.' lbs for 25c Xo. 1 Skinned Hams 1.4aU No. 1 Haeon 10 c Coal Coal Coal PUBLIC MARKET SPECIAL U 7C Lump, ISgg and Nut, per ton vTti V Genuine Illinois Lump, Egg und Nut, per ton $0.00 Arkansas Hard Coal for furnace use, per ton. ..... .$9.50 IK TIP-TOP BREAD on your table. If you have been using Tip-Top or if you ask your friends those who use Tip-Topyou will have no other. It recommends itself; others recommend it. fcilAsTi'ia " 6 "UtNrorntr ENDS OWN LIFE RATHER THAN ASSASSINATE KING UOMK, Dec 23.-The Qlornal D'lt&lla publiilu-ii a seniMttlonal story that a young 1 unurchut. llimry Dal Kcrro of Ban Qlo-1 vanul, In 1'ornlceto, mar Holognu, who. Waa designated by lot to assassinate King Victor Kmmnuuel, attempted to commit mtlcldc rather than carry out Ivls mission. Fcrro. says tho paper Is now In a hos pital in o. serious ronniuon. j Basket 1611 HAR NEY ST. lMiones: Douglas 2703 Douglas 3111 Intl. A-2M7 Remember Wo Are Open Until 10:00 Christmas Eve. CHOICE POULTRY AT LOWEST PRICES saos, aoo for doe. Oct our prices on good things to eat bnforn ordering cluuwhero. Our Mock Is complete, (uiillty At, our prices O, K. nnd service unexcelled AVo handle OlcomarKorlno. tlmt pood ontliiK kind. If you wish to navu money It will pay you to irnCks at the Smith Grocery Company 18th and Nicholas Sts. WIm an for 1 Your Xmas Dinner. R urcen i.niiei uiicnenncimor yo,' a years old; full quart. Jl.OQ Cordials Apricot, llanann, Apjlle, Peach per quart ,76o Kxtra flno u, ....... .51.00 Uottlcd In lloml Whiskies per full quart , . . 91.00 2-quart bottles Golden AVest Deer 38o Homo Made Hropo Wlhc, red ir white, -per Kalloli , .91.00 CACKLEY BROS. llil-lM North Kith Street, Your Christmas meals will be more enjoyable if you have U. P. Steam Baking Co. f WM. J. BOEKHOPF Bstall Scalar, Phone Douglas 119 The 1'ersUteiH and Judielou i re Kewapaper Advertising Is tho Uoad nualnesii Sucoctw. of to