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Prison terms for
steamer0ff1cials
Three Germans Convicted of Con
piracy Given Year and Half and
Another One Year.
RELEASED ON APPEAL BONDS
NEW YORK, Dec 4. Dr. Karl
15 nen. George Rotter and Adolph
Hachmelster of the Hamburg-American
line, recently convicted of con-
pplracy to defraud the United State
government, were sentenced today to
eerve one and a half years in the fed
eral penitentiary at Atlanta. Joseph
Fopplnghaus vai sentenced to one
year. The Hamburg-American line
js'&s fined f 1.
All the defendants were admitted
to bail pending the suing out of a
writ of error in their behalf.
Batl was flxc4 at tV,WD In each cas
and was sctwpted from a aurty com
pany. Sentence u pronounced after Judss
Hovt had averruled motions by William
Iland, Jr., chief counsel for the defensa,
for dismissal of the verdict on ths ground
that It was contrar to the evidence and
law tn'ths cas. In making his motion
Mr. Rand said he had little hope that It
would be entertained by the court.
United States District Attorney II.
Cnowden Marshall. In moving for sen
tence, said It was "his painfull duty to
sic for substantial punishment no so
much for Its effects on the defendants,
but to servs as a warning to others."
Nona of the defendants showed any
emotion when sentenca was pronounced.
Prior to the opening of the court they
were surrounded by a number of sym
pathisers with whom they chatted freely.
Ir, Buens told hi listeners his only re
gret was that the American people should
bcllevs he had done anything to Injure
them or had ever had anything but the
kindliest feelings toward this country.
Through Mr. Rand, the sged director
. of the Hamburg-American line asked
Judge Hows to take Into consideration
that his three co-defendants were his
subordinates and that If any offense was
committed they wars merely acting under
his orders.
The nominal fins Imposed m ths Ham
burg-American company was explained
by Judge Howe as due to his wish to
fm ths case as far as possible "from
ths odor of money." He said that there
was no evidence to show the company
as such had entered Into any conspiracy
and that tt was probable that Dr. Buens
alone had any power to bind It In any of
the proceedings complained of.
Ths lighter sentence Imposed on Pop
plnghaus was In recognition of the fact
that he occupied a subordinate position
and had merely carried out ths orders
pf his superiors without having an active
part In the planning of ths conspiracy
for which they were convicted.
BRITISH PAY TRIBUTE TO
GERMANS' WORK IN CHINA
.Correspondence of ths Associated Press.)
LONDON, Nov. 21 A trlbuta to ths
work of ths Oermans In China has Just
been sent out by ths British government
It Is part of a report from Consul V.
X Ravage of Changaha, capital of the
province of Hunan. To German traders,
men of tact and persistence, hs said, la
chiefly due ths fact that ths Chlness
native traders are becoming mors and
mors tolerant of foreign commercial
methods and merchandise. '"New firms
who enter Interior China," hs adds, "will
no longer have to break through ths
opposition of their old-established con
nections among ths Chinese, and Instl
tuts new and unpopular methods, Ths
building , up of trads connections In
China la lust now easier than In any
other country."
Credit Is also due ths Oermans for
opening up the mining fields of China
to foreigners. Consul Savage says
"Nalivs prejudices, vented Interests and
the areed and power of ths Chinees
sentry have, no doubt, raised great dlf
flcuttles In ths past In the wsy of suc
cessful exploitation by Europeans of ths
vast mineral wealth of China. In that
Vespect ths province of Hunan, wkilch
had Brent mineral resources, was oiw
of ths worst to deal with. Tst thees
aams difficulties havs been overcome,
in anma measure, aud ths sxport of cer
tain ores and metals Is now a principal
feature of ths trade of Changaha. But
to whose efforts Is this dust Ths answer
la to thoss of German firms. rmsn
enterprise has had practically nothing
Jo do with It"
WOMAN'S CLUB WILL STAGE
LADY WINDEMERE'S FAN
Ths oratory department of ths Omaha
Woman's club will producs Oscar Wilde's
P Ladv VMndemsra's Fan" early in Jan
bary, Uia proceededs of the play to be
Used for ths school lunches at Train
school, a work to be started soon by ths
Woman's club.
Three performances' will be given, two
at the auditorium of ths Omaha Con
servatory of Mualo and Art in the Metro
politan building, and 'ths other at Bolle-
IV ue college.
Ths leading part, that of Ixrd Dar
Huston, will ba taken by 1X3 win U Puis,
head of the department of expression In
lie) lev ue college. The part of Lord Win'
Cermet will ba assumed by A. W. Hunt
Lord Augustus Lorton will be played by
Ien Kales, ths younxeet member of ths
rast a sophmors at Uellevus college. Ths
Reading woman part that of Mrs. Kdlynn,
W1U be taken by Mr a uram wiuiama.
fclrs. W. C. Lsuubert. loader of ths de
partment will play Lady Windermere.
PASSENGER MEN HOLD A
REGULAR RAILROAD BALL
Nebraska Fruits and Flowers to Be Shown
at State Horticultural Society's Annual Meet
I'nder ths leadership of prnmlnfht
horticulturist of the state, the Nobrksaa
Ftste. Hortloultursl society will msk
st the midwinter apple show, at Lincoln.
Jsnuary 17-23. a complete exposition of
ths hortlcultursl resources of ths state.
As to future development of this In
dustry, there will be a number of ad
dresses by prominent speakers.
Kor several weeks President K. M. Pol
lard of Nehawka. Secretary J. R. Dun
can of Lincoln, and a publicity commit
tee comprising L. C. Chapin of Lincoln,
Q. A. Marshall of Arlington and others
Interested In horticultural work In ths
state, have been outlining the program
for the annus! meeting and apple show.
The apple display will be at the audi
torium. Modern methods of packtng,
spraying, marketing and advertising will
be exemplified by experts. Flower lovers
will be shown ths best flowers that ths
florists can producs at ths annual flower
show. During ths week President Pollard
will preslds at ths various sessions of
ths stats horticultural society. One of
the social features will be a good fellow
ship banquet a period of relaxation from
ths mors sedate slds of ths program,
election of officers snd other society
business.
On Tuesday, January 18, the progrsm
of ths society will egln. In the mean
time ths apple and flower show, free
to ths publlo, can be viewed st the audi
torium. "Horticultural Resources of Ne
braska" wilt be discussed by rr. George
YL Condra of the State university, and
will be illustrated with views from
Nebraska.
On Tuesday afternoon co-operation In
ths fruit Industry in Nebraska will be
discussed by Senstor P. A. Rodgers. s
prominent fruit man of Arkansas. Ths
banquet of the Horticultural society win
take place Tuesday evening.
On Wednesday "Beautifying ths Horns
Grounds" will be ths genersl thems.
Prof. Tell M. Nloolet of Lincoln will out
line plans for Improving the grounds of
the country horns. R. Tlmler of Benson
will dlsouss ths problems confronting ths
owner of the olty horns. "Beautifying
ths School Orounds" will bs ths thems
of Prof. EX H. Barbour.
"Clesn Fruit" will bs an Important
address by Prof. R. F. Howard of Lin
coln. "Producing ths Apple Crop,, will
be discussed by O. P. Beavers of South
Omaha.
Thursday morning will bs devoted to a
lacussloti of utilising ths waste products
of Nobrsska orchards. "Canning me
Surplus" will be explained by miss mui-
ah Peterson of ths state rarm.
Ths potato industry will rsoeivs atten
tion at a separata program on
day afternoon when all phases pf the
work will bs discussed oy expera.
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Omaha Distributing
Center for the
Shredded Wheat
Omsha now becomes ths distributing
point for the Iowa and Nebraska business
of ths Bhredded Whest Biscuit company.
The company hns Just opened an office
in ths Woodmen cf the World building,
from which It will handle ths business of
Nebraska and Iowa.
The Psclflc Storage and Warehouse
company of Omaha has for nineteen
years handled ths distribution out of
Omaha for Nebraska territory. This
warehouse will be used for ths larger
volume of business that Is to corns with
ths taking In of ths Iowa trsde territory.
On account of ths Increased demand for
Its product snd from a deslrs to be In
closer touch with Jobbers In this territory.
ths company has opened offices hers snd
placed Elliott Mason, general sales agent
In charge.
H. O. Flint ths general sales manager
from ths Nlsgara Falls office, was In
Omaha for a few days making arrange
ments for ths new offics here. Hs as
serts Omaha looks good to him ss a cen
tral distributing point Mr. Mason, who
Is to havs charga of ths local office,
says hs sees great promise here In this
field.
Jardine Explains
Paving Outside
The City Limits
City Commissioner Jardine wishes to
explain the history of a Strip of street,
10x210. north of the new Thirtieth street
paving and Just outside of ths limits of
Omaha.
Wlien ths new pavmg wss completed s
week sgo It wss conceded thst to leave
this strlo unpaved would bs a "crime.
Mr. Jardina exoreased it Ths Omaha
& Council Bluffs Street Railway compseiC
agreed to pave Its share; the Hugh Mur
phy Construction company offered the
stone, sand and cement for the other por
tion of ths strip; ths Purlngton Brick
company of Galesburg, III., supplied two
csrloads of brlok; Charles EX Fanning
furnished soma mors brick; J. P. McOurk,
Chicago, furnished ths asphaltlo filler snd
ths city of Omaha did the work. The re
sult wss thst ths strip was psved snd
ths thoroughfare between Omaha and
Florence wss made complete. Thirtieth
street Is now open and In Its improved
form provides an excellent street between
city and suburb.
In order to get this street completed be
fore hesvy frost set In crews were worked
night and dsy.
Read Them Every Day. It Will Pay!
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Gr.AMarshall
X.ri.Pollard
VIRGINIA IS WON
BY VIOLA MEYER
Ths city passenger agents' banquet and
ancs at Hotel Koine last night ssvorsd
Strongly of railroad passenger activities.
A tnlniaturs train ran on a tiny track on
ths main table at ths banquet, the door
man wss attired in a conductor's uni
form and putuhed invitations at the door,
gust as If they were tickets. Uanous
iwera culled in the sams manner that
brakemen announce stations along ths I lows:
ln. About U5 peopls attended. The
committee In charge consisted of W. K.
iktock, V. C. Balrd and W. It Rowland-
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Little Girl Collect Piotnret from
The Bee for Many Blocks
Around Her Home.
THREE DOLLIES THIS WEEK
Virginia" has gons to Uvs at 1U North
Thirty-first street Omaha, because little
Viola Moyer collected tns most pictures
of her from Ths Bes Isst ?sek.
Virginia" Is a beautiful dolly with
golden hair and a pretty whits dress
trimmed in blue and with baby bKis
slippers.
Viola worked hard right from ths be
ginning. Bhs went to every house for
blocks around hsr horns and caked folks
to save ths pictures from thslr copies
of The Bes. It didn't matter how cold
ths weather was, Viola went around and
worked, for shs Jvst fell In lovs with
Virginia," and dreamed about her and
thought about hsr, and Just felt shs
couldn't bs happy without hsr.
Bo she's a very happy little girl now
with "Virginia" all her own. fchs's all
ths hsppler because shs trlsd to win ths
other dolls that Ths Bes has given away
to little girls In previous weeks. Bo this
Is a lesson to little girls not to gst dis
couraged, but to "try. try again."
Now, hare's great nsws for ths little
girls.
Three Dolls TkU We a;
This week, Ths Bss Is going to glvs
away three dollies Instead of only one.
Rach contestant will havs thrss chances
to win Instead of only one. If shs hasn't
ths most pictures, but only next to ths
most, or third most, shs will win a dolly.
There are three dolls. "Julia" Is a big
bsautlful dolly, twenty-four inches high;
Gretchen" and "Mary" are smaller
dollies, but Just as bsautlful and beauti
fully dressed .
The picture of "Julia" will bs In Ths
Bes every morning and svenlng this week,
beginning with today, and the littls girl
who gets ths most of her pictures and
brings thsm to Ths Bes offics by 4
o'clock next Saturday aftsrnoon, will get
her. Ths littls girls who havs nsxt to
ths most snd ths third most will get ths
other two beautiful dolls.
Start right away and get all ths peopls
you can to help you by saving ths pic
tures from their copies of Ths Bes.
Tea Moaths Old
Baby Blair was third in last week's
contest, as you ran sos by ths figures
below. Bsby Blair Is coming right to
ths top even If she Is only 10 months old.
for shs has lots of women working for
her. Ths week before lsst shs had only
X1 pictures and Isst week shs had over
loo mors.
One littls girl who lives away out In
ths sand hills tried to win Virginia, but
shs didn't havs snough votes. Bhs was
Lottie Wads, who lives at Arthur, Neb.,
and shs wrote a Istter when shs ssnt In
hsr pictures of Virginia. Shs said:
"ARTHUR, Neb.-Dear sir: I taks pen
In hand to drop you a few lines with as
many doll pictures as I can get. lm a
lonesoms littls girl living out In ths sand
hills and cannot get anything to play
with. I am I years old, and would like
to havs ths doll vary much. Tours truly,
"LOTTIE) WADE."
Ths names of ths littls girls who got
over 100 plcti'.-es last week were as fol-
Japan the Mecca
. For the Man Who
Uses Rod and Reel
(Correspondence of Ths Associated Press.)
TOKIO, Nov. 15. Reports Just complied
show that Japan Is ths leading fishing na
tion of ths world in ths number of people
who make their living from flahlng. In
the relative Importance of fisheries In
domestlo economy. In ths Ingenuity and
skill of ths people In devising fishing ap
paratus, In ths preparation of fish and In
ths Interest shown by ths government
In promoting fisheries.
It Is estimated that one person In
twsnty In the entire empire is mors or
less of a fisherman. Fish appear In some
form on ths table of svery Japaneua
family dally, If not at every meal. Ths
annual value of water products Is over
tW.OOO.OOO. Half a million boats are en
gaged In fishing, of which 18,000 are more
than thirty feet long. Almost 1.000,000
men are professional fishermen and 1,400,-
000 mors give part of their tiros to fish
ing and ths rest to farming or other pur
suits.
A thousand species of fish have already
be on Identified In Japanese waters snd
almost svery ons of them Is edible. One
of ths commonest, most wholesome and
most sought after is ths shark, which
ths western peopls have never learned
to sat Dogfish, a member of ths shark
family, found along ths north Atlantic
coast would never bs permitted to go
uneaught In Japan and oven ths Octopus
Is a tabls dellcaoy. Much fish la eaten
raw.
Ths prominence of fisheries Is attribu
ted to ths encouragement of officials
who havs studied the fishing Industries
In ths United States. Ths Imperial Fish-
erics lnstltuts at Toklo is one of ths
finest In the world.
Russia and Germany .
Complete Plans to
Exchange Prisoners
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 10.-Prepa-ratlons
have been completed for the re
sumption of the exchange of wounded
prisoners between Russia and Oermany.
The transfer will bs carried on as before
without any modification of the original
plan, but several Innovations have been
Introduced which will make the long Jour
ney more comfortable for the wounded
and additional sanitary precautions havs
been taken. Ons of these Is a new disin
fecting station at Haparanda, where all
arrivals will receive a steam bath, while
their clothes are washed and disinfected.
Since It has been found that ths locomo
tives snd steam heater can only supply
enough heat for two cars, the trains dur
ing the cold weather will be cut down to
that length. Large numbers of blankets
havs been provided, and tho wounded will
havs no difficulty In keeping warm In
their exourslon northward, which carries
them almost Into the Arctic circle.
The exchange will continue throughout
November, but It will be briefly inter
rupted In December, when all the Swed
ish trains will bs needed to take care of
tho Christmas traffic, which In Sweden
Is always extraordinarily heavy. Ths
sanitary arrangements havs been found
to bs perfectly satisfactory. Tho doctors
In chargs stats that no Infection of a
serious character has occurred, and only
ons nurse has been taken UL
A Sarfaeo Delicacy.
"Mawnln. colonel." saluted the ens
SaiiitJiun aarcou.
vuli IohkIh (lis mniii T'
Have you uny iieeivl pineapple?"
"So. s.jh. not did niawiilii . i- las' ws
Iiao u (myrii seih a stale of
drcon:-otii' nut ue i.i-ff std we'd servs
U In d future In de raw. Wb n a man
gnutv a piutKW.lK hull a Utile while hs
(lun t noUi4 vut's de iimuer wtd (Is
liiMde."
"l iver snd bs'-on."
"V, sun. iuiity fine substitute."
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lola Meyer, 144 N. llm. Omaha t(4
Frances Corr. il He ward. Ouutha.... 1,176
iiaiiy Mlalr. IKS) Harney, Omaha toil
iiarnei Armour, an Ma Ave., coun
cil Bluffs
Ilrien Harris, Oa school, Omaha...
liia Frevtnaii. lm N. 17th. Omaha...
I Juris Uatekln. Mi N. Uih. Omaha
What's de stats ob i I'aullne t'larkson. .J N. 4Mb, Oiuaha
fvsryiuna wemeri, w bvans. mnalia
Hrfurw as After.
A aell-Kiiown banker In a downtown
restaurant was eating mush and milk
"What's the mattvrr' Inquired a friend
"Ool dyspepsia."
"I'on't you enjoy your meals?"
-r-mjoy my malr- snorted ths In
dlgnant dyspepuc. "My nmals are mere
ly guide-posts to take medicine before or
aitar. eaiuraay feveniug t'ost
The Promotion -
off Health
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Good health mtist have its
start in the Stomach, Liver
and Bowels, for these organs 7TT1
are the controlling power
and have direct influence on
the entire system.
If stomach weakness is al
lowed to develop, digestion
becomes impaired, the appe
tite begins to wane, the liver
becomes lazy and the bowels
constipated.
Therefore the great im
portance of establishing and
maintaining strength and
vigor in these organs at all
times. To this end just try
IIOSTETTER'S
N STOMACH
BITTERS
It is Nature's one best aid
in the promotion of health.
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Will There Be Music in Your Home on
Christmas Day The Happiest of Them All?
IT IS impossible to estimate the measure of enjoyment the piano or playeB-piano
brings to the home life, particularly during the long winter, evenings and es
pecially at Christmas. . : . . , . 'It ; . . ;. .
If you ever intend buying a piano DO IT NOW during this
Special Holiday Sale of
W and USE PI AM!
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It will be to your interest. We must have the room that the pianos on our floor
now .occupy and the best way out of it is to SELL THEM.
Here is an idea of what we are offering The saving advantages are simply
wonderful.
LOOK THEM UP. YOU WILL BE SURPRISED.
A FEW USED PIANOS
Packard, upright .$285.00
Knabe Bros., upright $225.00
Sterling, upright $235.00
Huntington, upright $175.00
Steinman & Son, upright $125.00
Harvard, upright . $195.00
LindelL upright ...$75.00
Wilson, upright $175.00
Nelson, upright $175.00
Autopiano, upright $175.00
Weaver, upright $190.00
Schaff, upright $225.00
A FEW NEW PIANOS
Armstrong, upright $247.00 Haines Bros., upright $360.00
Brewster, upright $211.50 j Armstrong; upright .$256.00
FAMOUS PIANOS FOR WHICH WE HAVE EXCLUSIVE
SALE IN OMAHA AND VICINITY
Chickering & Sons Behning Armstrong ' Burgess-Nash
Haines Bros. Autopiano Brewster And Others
Every Piano Sold With Burgess-Nash Guarantee
TERMS:
You will be permitted to purchase any piano in this sale AT THE TERMS YOU
MAKE. We have every inducement offered to compel you to buy HIGHEST OF
QUALITIES, LOWEST OF PRICES AND EASIEST OF TERMS.
A Victor-Victrola for Christmas
A Victrola with a few records of such timely music as "Home,
Sweet Home," and other old time and sacred selections, with
some of the newer compositions, will double the pleasure of Christ
mas dayi
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JJen a Victrola can had at $15 $25 $40, $50, $75 and up
to $250, at terms that make the first payment a sum convenient for
you to invest, there is no reason why you should not have a
. Victrola for Christmas Day.
Remember, all dealers must sell Victrolas at the same price
and on the same terms. The only difference is you get better
rhoic and better service here.
Ttotnla psjrtmSBt-rou-tk oo.
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