TIIK BEE: OM.UTA. TtirnslUV. nECEMPER SI. 1!H4.
BBIEF CITY HEWS
are oot m It Now Bnrrni prese.
Bnrfwes-Oraadea Co. Lighting fix
tures. settfe! lall Mod arm gonN tot neM
errvihe my payment ' pM. Hankers
Beelty Investment Co. Thone Poug.
Insured of better busTnea for !
y locating your office in The Uee build
ing, "the milldrng that la always riewr
Of fir room 103.
Todaya Oomplete Movie rogTam"
classified section today, and appears tn
The Be EXCLUSIVKLV. find out what
the virions moving picture theaters offer.
sTew Baby at Caray Home-Mr. and
Mrs. Frank J. Curvy, 21 Park avenue,
are the happy parent. of a new haby boy.
The youngster vciKhs eight pounds, and
both he and his mother are reported as
doing splendidly.
"Veterans to Install Offioers Camp
Ie Forby Tf the 1'nited Ftates-SpanlKh.
"vTar veterans and Henry W. Lawton
auxiliary will hold a joint installation of
officer and a reception at Magnolia hall,
Twenty-fourth and Ames avenue, Satur
day evening.
Mtser to ' Continue (rood Work
Walter Peltier, who has done some pood
work among the boys of the eouthsUie
district by organizing thorn Into clubs,
is planning to continue his work on a
larger acale during the coming year.
With the return of milder weather he
will again plan hikes for the youngsters
out to Interesting places In the country.
Jobs Back for Hew Trial Johnnie
Jones, negro murderer, who was saved
from tha electric chair by a decision of
the Nebraska supreme court. grnnllnS
him a new trial on the ground thnt evi
dence of a confession was improperly re
reived at his trial, has boon started onT7" ,nHr nate to eot thoy dropped
his way to Omaha from the penitentiary
at Lincoln. Deputy Sheriff Musgrave
went to Lincoln to bring Jones here.
Nash is Resident
New York
for Havden Bros.
Buyer
BLOOD TRAIL LEADS
TO WOUNDED THIEF
Mexican it Shot by Watchman as
He it Seen Stealing Valuable
Set of Furs.
MARKS IN THE SNOW FOLLOWED
Kara Recovered a ad Baralar Knand
vttlli Broken II Ip In llnnm
W here He Was Taken After
Fnnr llnnra In nn.
With a broken left thigh, caused by the
Impact of a SS-rallbcr revolver bullet,
Juan Mareno, Mexican, of Pacific Jumc-
tlon, lay for four hours In the snow at
Ninth and Dodge streets, to which rorner
he managed to nmke his Vay after being
shot by the night watchman of the Na
tional Fur and Tannery .company, li'ii
South Thirteenth street.
Mnreno'and a companion early In the
morning attempted to gain entrance to
the above establishment by forcing the
lock on the front door. Mike Mikrimo
vlrh. the watchman, hearing the noise.
stationed himself behind a pillar directly
In front of the door, with his revolver In
hand. The lock, proving too much for
the marauders, they picked up a brick,
with which they broke the plate glass
window.
s Mareno reached through the hole
and took a set of furs valued at tsno,
Mikrlmovich fired. One of the men ut
tered a cry of pain and. before the
watchman could open tho door, hud fled,
great responsibility Involved and the big
bond4i0.Mm- required of the Omaha
postmaster."
W. M. Nash, who for eighteen years
has been buyer and manager for Haydcn
Bros., is going to New York to open an
office and represent the firm as resident
buyer. Mr. Nash, during his term Wth
the house, has bought the dress goods,
wash goods and linings, linens and white
goods, blankets and flannels, curtains
and draperies and general heavy domes
tics. He is one of the. best known buyers
on the market, being for the last eighteen
years a continual visitor to the mills,
manufacturers and dry goods commission
men. He spent his early life among the
best New Tork dry goods houses. After
serving a three years' apprenticeship in
Manchester, England, and while yet a
boy, he came to ' New York with A. T.
Stewart A Co. In October, 1J76, Mr.
Nash. got a contract from E. S. Jaffery
& Co.. 330 Broadway. After Stewart went
out o( business, this was considered the
best jobbing house in New York.. Mr.
Nash spent seventeen and one-halt years
with this concern, and the last nine years
was assistant to Mr. Messenger, reputed
the best buyer la New York then.
When Uayden Bros, entered the jobbing
business in 1906, Mr. Nash took charge
of this department also, and in January,
1907. when Hayden Bros, became mem
bers of the Wholesale National Drw
Goods association, Mr. Nash represented
them there. During the same year he
became a member of the Jobbers' j.b
clatlon of . Dress Fabrics, Buyers, an
auxiliary branch of the National Jobbers'
association. . ,
Joke Carried Too
Far Lands Young
Women in City Jail
Carrying a joke too far landed two
young woman and a man in Jail yesterday
morning, when Officer Joe Neaman ar
rested them for stealing napkins, silver
ware and table sets from a down-town
cafe. At "headquarters, the girls declared
they took the stuff only for a Joke. They
gave their names as Gertrude Fox, 211
Bouth Thirteenth; Gertrude Do well, 2823
Ha nam, and B. B. Spencer, 906 South
Twentieth.
A waiter saw them hide the stuff about
their clothing and waited until they
reached tho street before stopping them.
Both girls then hauled spoons, knives,
i forks and napkins from their .stockings
and Jackets. The women were each fined
123 and costs in police court. Spencer
was discharged.
the furs, which were found a short time
later. In the morning, detectives detailed
to tho case, followed n trail of blood to
the spot 'at Ninth and Iodge streets,
where Mareno fell.
Follow Blood Trail.
At this Juncture the blood path con
tinued from a largo splotch to 26 Dodge
street, where, mounting the stairs, the
officers found the wounded man lying on
a cot In the rooms occupied by Henry
Bates, colored. Mareno was in a serious
condition and was removed to St. Jo
seph hospital by orders of Police Surgeon
Hubenbecker. Bates declared he heard
the man groaning, and hurrying to tho
street carried the fellow into the house.
Mikrlmovich was taken to St. Joseph
hospital later In the morning and identi
fied tho man. Mareno declared that lie
had no companion, but the police are
positive that he is lying and' are con
tinuing the search In the hope of ap
prehending the other fellow. That two
men visited the store Mikrlmovich posi
tively asserts.
Bell System Sells
Stock to Employes
The American Telephone and Telegraph
company has announced that employes
ef tha Bell system, who have been In
the service two years or more, may pur
chase stock in the corioraUon at $110
per share and on easy payment of 12 per
month. The purchase of one share for
each $3M of annual wage will bet per
mitted, but no employe will be allowed
more than a total of ten shares. Stock in
the American Telephone and Telegraph
company sells at about 1118 on the stock
exchange and nets annual dividends of
k per cent. The employes may pay part
down, while the balance due run at 4
per cent.
UNION PACIFIC SHOWS
DECREASE IN NOVEMBER
Figures on tlie Union Pacific business
for November have been compiled by the
company's New York office' and for
warded to Omaha. According to the cal
culations, the system did not make as
much money as during the same month
of one year ago.
Union Pacific operating revenue for tho
month amounted to S7,5b2,lS2, a decrease
of S36G,9t:, as compared with the same
month of last year. The operating ex
pense amounted to (4,433,389, having been
out down $63.092. This left a net revenue
of 3.163,823, but It was a docrease of
1307,804. The taxes paid amounted to 1375.
Kt, $9,4J less than during the corre
sponding month of a year ago. Finally,
the operating expenses for the month was
am,894, a decrease of 11,3.
Builders Prepare
iJlUULiUll JDcUlUlS
Ballots have been prepared for the
annual election of the Omaha Builders'
exchange which is to be held on January
4. The voting, will continue that day un
til 5 o'clock In the evening, when the
ballots will be counted. J. J. Toms and
Charles J. Johnson are the two candidates
for the presidency; Farley S. Hamilton
and H. E. Olson for vice president; O. F.
Nelson and- J. E. Merriam for treasurer.
Six directors are to be elected. There
are twelve candidates on the ballot for
these six places, as follows: Charles An
dersen, Fred If. Johnson, Frank B.
Vlerling. L. Im Mcllvaine, Thomas Herd.
AY". C. Bullard, William Redgwlck, Al
fred Bloom, jr.; Harry Smith, Grant Par
sons, W. H. Parrlah and Robert Sander
Postoff ice Clerks
Will Give Big Dance
New Year's Night
Omaha postofftce clerks have decided i
to hold a danceNew Year's night in the
liome" hotel ball room.
Among the special features are: Parcel
FOt llp, by Martin Palgren; F. K.
O'ltrlen will sing "(.'omln' lp on the .
H. ;" David Olcson will stop off 'syrol
ogy;" K. F. Panilhnuer will sing between
dances "Zones. Zones, Zones;" 1. J. Cur-,
tain will deliver a one-minute address
(In the cloak room) on "Why I l.rft tha
Police Force:-' Cyrus prtt'wlll tslk
for one minute (In the cloak room) on
"Agriculture;" Harry Petersen will talk
for a minute and a half (in the cloak
room) "on "A Thousand (Jlrls 1 Have
Met;" Rllas Lake will entertain with a
talk In the lobby on "Schoharie county.
New York;" Herman Tombrlnk of South
Omaha will talk (In the lobby) on "fjirge
Animals I Have Met at the Yards;" F.
J. Ie Le Vega will talk on "The Single
Man;" C. J. MagUI on "T!ie Value of
11.000.000."
E. A. Glas Is head of the entertainment
committee.
PROMINENT RANCHER
CONVICTED OF LARCENY
PIERRE, ,8. D., Dee. (Special Tele
gram.) The Jury In the case against
Herman Sonnensc.heln, the prominent
Stanley county stockman on trial at
Fort Tierre, charged with the theft of
two cars of cattle. t brought In a verdict
of guilty of grand 'larceny this evening,
after being out about an hour.
Two cars of cattle were shipped from
Lantry for Chicago, but were stopped at
Mobrldge as stolen stock, and by tho
confession of Ed Carr, Sonnenscheln was
connected with the -deal. Sentence will
be pronounced tomorrow by Judge Me-Nenny.
ELLICK DIES0N THE COAST
Prominent Business Man Fails to
Rally While Seeking Health.
FROM GENERAL BREAKDOWN
Was Wtlir In Civic ttfalra ef ( llr
ad Hard Wsrfcer In Relieve
afferlna When Tor
nado Strikes Here.
Frank t. Klhck. manager of the Omaha
lrlni!ng company, died Tuesday night in
I'asadenn. fal., after a serious Illness of
six weeks, resulting from a general
breakdown. Mr. K.lllok left Omaha a
little over a month ago for California
In the hope that he would recover by
complete rest, but he gradually grew
worse until his death last night.
Mr. EJUck had lived in Nebraska forty
three years. He was born In Pittsburgh,
Fa., forty-four years ago and came to
Nebraska with hia parents when 1 year
of age. He flW lived at Fremont and
came to Omaha in 1903.. He remained
here during 1903 and 1904 and then moved
to Texas, from Texas to Chicago and
back to Omaha In 1910.
He was a member of the Elks, a Knight
Templar, a Shrlner, member ef the Com
mercial club, the University club, the
Rotary club, the Happy Hollow club and
the Manufacturers' association He was
also a member of the workman's com
pensation committee appointed by Gov
ernor Morehead.
Mr. Elllrlc, is survived ry Ms wife, his
mother, Mrs. Josephine Elllck, who is liv
ing In Omaha; three sisters, Mrs. H. M.
I'armer, Mrs. Allen Parmer and Mrs. H.
li. Bocde; one brother. A. O. Elllck. and
three children, the oldest a boy ot 1?
years.
Mr. Ellick spent a large part of his
time in doing good for others. When
Omaha was visited by the tornado two
yvars ago none was more active In the
work of relief than Frank Ellick. As a
member of the general relief committee
he, worked day and night in his efforts
to relieve suffering and to help the home
less In rebuilding their homes.
Mr. Ellick was recognised all over the
country as an expert on printing coat
systems and has been In grrst. demand
In many states by associations ho
wlshe, tn hear Mr. Klllrk give hia. ad-
vanced Ideas on this subject.
t
May He Bnrled al Kremeat.
Friends here of Frank t. Elllck. man
ager of the Omaha lrliitlng company,
who died la Eoe Angeles last night, have
t been apprised of hen the body IU
be brought to Omaha. However, It is
presumed that, accompanr-d by Mrs. El
llck. It will start tonight, or on th
train leaving I.ne Angeles tomorrow
morning. It is figured that it will reach
Omakt Friday night or Saturday.
So far as la known In Omaha, It Is
presumed that the body of Mr. Elllck
will lie burled at Fremont, that being his
boyhood home, where his peP'e resided.
This, though. Is a matter that will bo
determined by Mrs. Elllck and the friends
here have had no communication with
her relative to thla matter.
JURY UNABLE TO FIND
CAUSE OF FATAL FIRE
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Pec. 38.-(Ppe-clal.)
The greater portion of today was
occupied by County Attorney A. C Cole
In examining witnesses to ascertain the
cause of the fire which burned to tfeath
Mrs. Mull, .aged JO years, in thla city
Christmas afternoon. Many witnesses
were called, but none told how nor where
it originated. "
Mrs. O. P. Monroe testified that she
left her mother upstairs about ten min
utes before being notified by Mayor Hat
tier of the fire. v
Eawrcnce Stull testified that he
climbed a ladder and entered the room
through a window and found the room
full of smoke and several Inches of water
on the floor, and after crawling around
on his hands finally found the dead body
of his mother and ho handed It through
the window to a fireman, who carried it
down the ladder After the flames had
been extinguished he again entered the
room and found a coal oil can, a stove
with two small sticks of wood In It, the
bed consumed by fire and the door to Mie
room still locked. Several corroborated
his testimony as to having found the
door to the room locked, Lawrence test I
' fled that he had given his mother two
heavy aulta of underwear and a check
for $10 for a Christmas present.
r :;Tyt
"Tin w
ilLi o o
rumors fly thick
and fast. They say
that
The
Man
Will cut loose in
Omaha soon.
If he does then
good night clothing
prices.
Wskh md Std
WHARTON NOT WORRIED
OVER SALARY REDUCTION
. O
Postmaster John C. Wharton la little
worried by the reduction in his salary
proposed In the postoff Ice appropriation
bill now pending in congress. It would
trim 1,000 from his annual stipend of
$0,000. But even If passed, the bill would
not go into effect until next July, and
his term expires the following February,
just seven months later, so Postmaster
Wharton would lose Icbs than $600.
"However,," he says, "in justice to my
successor, 1 will ssy that I think the
present salary of $6,000 a year Is none
too much for the office, considering the
This nl Kit. rs. -
DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip,
enclose t cent to Foley Co., Chicago,
in., writing yur nann and address
clearly. You will receive in return a free
trial package containing Foley's Hoaey
and Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and
croup; Foley Kidney Pills, for pain in
aides and back, rheumatism, backache,
kidney and bladder ailments; and Foleys
Cathartic Tablets, a wficlqsome and thor
oughly cleansing cathartic, especially
comforting to stout persons. For sale ia
your to"" bv all druggists. Advertise-
It is impossible
to be strong
and robust if
handicapped
by a weak
stomach or
lazy liver; but
you can help
Nature conquer
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UITM D9IEH
99
is now on its way to
Omaha
Watch this space Satur
day for further particulars
No Baits or Special Sales
Chickens and nfw aomettmee aold leea than eost; grab these, but watoh
oat for the other Items. At least gOO) regular svsry day prices lower at
The BASKET STORES
TstsvsT JJTT OKUU QsYOCXM.
TThlnlver snnvhody offers to give ye something fr nawthln', or Home
thing fr less tlmn it's worth, or more fr something tliln It's worth, don't take
anny chances. Veil fr a pollsman. Dissertations by Air. Dooley.
GAc air"
......19c
l!c
for lc;
Z'iC
Map line, 35o bottle 2Sc
Maple syrup. Iog Cabin; V gal, 7Ie;
quart, 39c; pint, ilbo else ......Mo
Cocoanut, bulk, per lb. .U0
Mince meat. 10c pkg.. go; I for ,.Z2c
New citron, lb. . I3c
New lemon or orange peel, lb. ..17o
Macl-ren's peanut butter, per lb. llo
Chocolate. Vi-lb. cake No. 1 ITemlum
at Ifcc
Chocolate, H-lb. cake W. H. Baker's.
at lc
Potatoes, White Rural. 15 lb., 17j;
KO lbs., 6 tic; ii-bu. lota, 64c.
Coal oil, per gallon. 8c; 6 gals.. . Sc
Oatmeal. Basket Ftore 26o pkg., IRc;
JOo pkg
V. B. breakfast food, 25c pkx. ,.:ic
We charge So for regular deliveries, of groceries and meat In a limited
territory. $.00 orders delivered free, in the same territory. Special irregu
lar deliveiiee, lbc or more, according to the distance, j
Can yon afford to support tha so-called free delivery credit system f
tart the Msw Tear right, pay cash and be free.
jro, ai b-8 Ho. i0tn. go. ga io xto. Mtn. ho. as iao7 ruto
Ho. 84 B187 rernam JTo. 8 S51S Wo. t4tk
Omaha, XJnoola, Xavelock asd University rieoe.
Cedar oil polish, $1 size 76c
Kmc: Ztio else
PIdrf vinegar, per gallon
Macaroni, )c pkg., 7c; 3
ajid 8c. 3 for
Pal soda. 44 lbs.. 6c: 2c lbs... 25c
Kuh-No-More or Pyramid Washing
rwtier, 26c pkg., ISc; be pkgs 4o;
for .10c
O old Dust, l!5e pkg., 20c; 3 for Coo
Fait, 14-lb. sack, 1.1c; 10c basv. 6c;
6c hag 3c
Crlsco, $1 alxe, 88c; SOo slse, 44c; 36c
, alse . 32c
Crackers, soda or oyster, lb., 7c; 3
.lbs., 19c; by the box, per lb. ,.Vin
rVittage milk. 6c cans. 4c: v for ..10c
Corn Klakea, 16c pkirs, 3c; 3 for "5c;
10c pkg., 6c; 3 for lto
-JL-fJsl, "4!w- -
arer
OVida arid
to FA
The Frisco has on sale daily, winter tourist tickets to all of the
Florida and Cuban resorts. Good for return passage until Juns
1st, 1915. ' Liberal stopover privileges.
r .
rtanias KAiy to: Miami and return.
Jacksonville and return, S 42.50 Key Wast and return,
St. Augustine and return, 44.80 Tampa and return.
Palm Beach end return, . 61.00 Havana and return,
Ooed returning six months from dste of isle.
Correspondingly low (ares to other resorts in Florida, Cuba and tha
Isle of Pines.
The Kansas City
Florida Special
An all-steel train, through from Kansas City to Jacksonville, ever the Frisco Lines
and Southern Railway. Steel coaches, dining cars (Fred Harvey meals) and sleepers.
it takes you through the mark Mountains. j
Detailed information and profusely illustrated
descriptive literature may be had by addressing
$ S4.60
75.60
84.10
790)0
Do yot boss your
business or does
your business boss
you) It's about time
you were asserting
J our rights and sett
ing tho question
by going to Florida.
J. C. Lovrien, Divisioa Passenger Agent,
609 Waldheim Bldf , Kansas City
ill' J. C. Lovrien, Divisioa Passenger Agent, fVsV - - (j
A 609 Waldheim Bldf, Kansas City NS , sjfSsr II
:jm J vv, i' 441 ill . II
jii - i' l i ii
TURKEYS! TURKEYS 16c
1914 Milk Fed Spring Chies 11
We have fast received one eerloed of live reeso, ducks and turkeys, which
rs will areas 10 your oraer lur your svvw uuwr iu- pnws a
the elty. We give 1 ounoes to the pound.
ion tYimnuartera soring lamb IHo
1914 Hindquarters spring laiiih......
fliolce steer pot roast 14e, 110
'hoice young veal roast . . 14o, Uo
Oioloe voung Veal chops . .lac, 18V0
Choice Mutton chops
fig pork lolne lHo
Pig pork butts lSHo
Ciicfahy's Diamond C and Armour's
Ktar hams IS He
8ugar cured hams 11,0
Sugar cured buron 18o
Kxtra leen breaa-faat bacuii ....JjSSe
Ovsters. per quart. , ....eOo
20 Pounds Best Granulated Sugar for $1.
Sio.ooo atoek of Orooeries atoat atsdnoed Before Our taventory.
Lju-ge cooking apples, box ....gl.10
Vncy head lettuce, heaf , . . .So, lOo
Laige grape fruit, each Bo
special large sweet oransres, dos. 30o
Kancv ripe bananas, dozen lOo
10c bottle ralsiip Bo
lOu pkg. corn flakes, pkg ao
Meet grade No. 1 eirgs, dosen 80
Best tub or pkg. creamery butter, pr
pound 30
2 be grade of peaches, per can ...lee
Itcd Halnion. per ran ...14e
if... pan. nf full ulmoa . 1 Oo
3 Tks;s. Takhoma biscuits 10c
4 18-os. cans of milk
4 8-lb. sack or IManiona v; nour
3-lb. cans of pumpkin or hominy 70
H lb. of chocolate. 20c size loo
Baker's cocoa, per tan .To
4 cans of corn, 10c grade -ao
Karly June peas, per can 7Hj
Mason t. Jars Queen olives Oo
I'axton gas roastcHl coffee, can . , . J6o
Oolilcn Hanto coffee, lb lo
XSc. pkg. nHphtha powder .....
10c liJiigsford rIohs sturch, pkg. 60
10 bars White Kunslan. Queen V htle
- i tl.i.iw. ...I C nun 850
rvunii.rrles ner ouart 60 I 3 pkgs. Takhoma niscuHs loo
These prioes good for Thursday and Baturday. MaU Orders filled -rompt-
1 at tlia same nrloos.
THE EMPRESS MARKET
Opp? Wool worth 5c and 10c Store. H3 South 16 th St. Tel. D. 2307.
TURKEYS, TURKEYS, 16 1-2c
1914 MILK FED SPRING CHICS, 11 3-4c
Turkeys, geese and dnoks. fresh picked. We are leaden la poultry. We
dressUl poultry ourselves; guarantee anything bought from us. We give IS
ounoes to tne poiwh
e.uuo lbs. geese at the market price.
4,000 lbs. ducks at the market price.
Pig pork loins .....XlHo
Plr pork butts . ..U
lit nice steer pot roast 14c, llo
Choice young veal roast ...,14c. llo
Ijimb legs JS?C
I.auib chops lZi
Mutton roast
Cudahy's IHaJnond
Htar hams
Sugar cured hams ,
HiiKar cured bacon
Kxtra lean bacon
Oysters, per qtmrt
anif Ariuour'S)
1S
llijo
ISMo
V
uo
avpxcuxa
From 4 tn 6:30 S. m., lamb chope Bo
From 30 to 7:30 p. m., pork chops
at lOo
PUBLIC MARKET 11 H0;.r,M
IT
A Happy New Yeair
is best provided for in 1915
with an office located in the
a
Bee IBuildin
"The building that U always nut"
Well kept
Well known
s Well located
Well lighted
Well ventilated
( With real pleasure
The Bee Building Company
wishes you, one and all.
A Happy New Year