SECOND TRIAL
OF DAVIS WILL
START ON JAN. 12
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New Evidence Said 'to Jiave
Been Discovered by Both :
the State and the ;
. ' Defense.
The second trial of George Davis
was postponed yesterday from next
Monday to Monday, - January 12,
when it wa found, that some of the
witnesses will be out of the city on
the former day.
' Davis is charged with assault with
intent to murder and assault with
intent to do great bodily injury tn
"Mayor Smith, the night of the court
Wr.tic rint Hi first trial An these
: charges was completed a week ago
and resumed in a "hung" jury, the
12 men being ciiscnargea oy juagc
"Kedick after being in the jury room
for 40 hours.
Trial of the case took four days
and was full Vf sensational testi
mony.
Since then new evidence has been
discovered by both the state and the
defense, it is said, and the second
trial promises to be still more ex
citing than the first. - -V''
In place of the Davis second trial,
- James Blankenship's second trial
will start next Monday, The jury
which heard his case before Judge
. Estelle 10 days ago. also disagreed.
He is 'charged with assault with in
tent to murder Ben Danbaum of the
police department on the night of
.the court house riot. .
. Lon Carter, negrot. charged with
. the murder 6f Mrs- Ollie Thomp
son, negress, October 9, will also be
placed on trial next Monday.
Christmas Mail In
Omaha Was 40 Per Cent
More Than - Last Year
; Omaha's Christmas mail, outgoing
and incoming, has been conserva
tively stimated by Postmaster Fan
ning as 40 per cent more than last
--season, according to an official-message
wired to Washington yester-
"Omaha people responded splen
didly to- our appeal to do their,
Christmas mailing early and the re
sult was that we kept up to the min
ute on all outgoing mail, but the in
. coming mail came upon us with
such a rush that we are stiil behind,
but expect to have everything
cleaned up soon," Mr. Fanning said.
The ppstoffice staff worked all
Wednesday night on Christmas mail
and carriers made deliveries Thurs-
. ciav morning.
Christmas mail and parcel post
packages were being delivered yes
terday. ' v ."
Busy Holiday Program Is
Arranged for Fort Omaha
Soldiers at Fort Omaha wer en
tertained last evening by "A Play
Without a Name," presented by tal
ent from Omaha theaters. Lt.'T A.
Physioc, and Mrs. Charles R. Th?l
, lieim liad charge of arrangements.
Holiday festivities will continue
at the fort until January 1, it was
announced yes'terday. This mor.i
ing at 10 a big sham battle will' ha
staged on the parade grouni be
tween' 750 soldiers, snowballs .being
substituted for bullets. '
A masque ball will provide enter
tainment tonight. A concert and afi,
address by Miss Florence Lake are
scheduled for Sunday and on. Moi
. day the soldiers will be guests at the
-Rialto theater. Tuesday a sightsee
ing expedition to the stock varJs
and packing houses on the South
Side is planned.
Mother of Omaha School Head
4 Dies Here at the Age of 77
J. H. Beveridge, superintendent of
schools, yesterday went to his old
ihome. Seaman, Adam county, Ohio,
with the body of his mother, who
died here Wednesday night at the
Beveridge" home, where she has
lived two years.
J. T. Beveridge, the superintend
ent's fatther, also accompanied the
body to the old Beveridge home.
The funeral will be held Sunday.
and was married 57 years ago next
Tuesday. .' - :
New Motor Fuel Discovered,
Says Head, of Aerial Mail
.New York, Dec. 26. Successful
tests of a motor fuel declared to be
not only more economical than gas
oline, but also easier on motors,
was "announced yesterday by Otto
Praeger, second assistant postmaster
general, in charge of the air mail
service. ' .
The fuel consists of 38 parts al
cohol, 30 gasoline, 19 benzol, 7.5
ether and 4 toluol. Ingredients
making up the remaining one and
. one-half parts were not given.
Omahan Returns From Meet
Of Implement Co. Managers
E. A. Shoecraft. manager of the
local branch of the Emerson-Brant;
ingham Implement company, has re
turned from,Rockford, 111., where h
attended the fifth annual convention
at the plant of branch house man-
agcrs and salesmen. Omaha district
was second jir-the race for the high
est average of sales for the last year.
Former. Ohioans In Omaha to
Hold Annual Meet Saturday
All former Ohioans living- in
Omaha will Jiold their annual get
together meeting and dinner at the
Chamber of Commerce Saturday
noon at 12:15. This- has been an
v annual custom in Omaha since 1889.
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' Father of Nine Sues for
- - niiiAKAA PltAftrtSnM OmiAftu
Alter 30 years of marriage aud
.with nine children" born to them,
John. Hvnek sued his-wife, Franres,
for a divorce in district court yes
terday, charging her with extreme
crueltv. .
! ' ; Plan Wireless Stations
London,. Dec. 26. A scheme of
Imperial wireless communication -is
being orepared under the super
vision of the secretary of the colo
nies. The plait is to link up all of
: Britain's -overseas possessions for
.commercial strategic purposes. ...
My Heart and My Husbdnd
- ADELE GARRISON'S New Phase of .
Revelations of a Wife" - .
What Lillian Planned and Then
Demanded of ,Madfe. r .
Into Arthur Walter's eyes there"
flashed a gleam of involuntary tri
bute. ! ,
"A fine red herring," he comment
ed dryly. .
. "Exactly I" Lillian smiled, and I
necalled her promise of an hour be
fore that "there will be a red herring
across this trail which will lead that
dead woman's family clear to Tim
buctoo." - r ' '' '
"You will -want the man's arrival
and my departure to. be .quite close-
together, will you notr the young
attorney asked. , , . JV
"About half an hour Lillian re
pVed, who evidently had every de
tail of her plan at her finger's ends.
"And during that half hour I want
you to be the busiest littleup of
tea that evet was poured. ; Have
hurried errands at any places which
they might connect with Mr. Stock
bridge in any form, and keep the
hian who is watching you on the
jump. . - -
' ar- Yir.i.... T. ,4
ml, vv anci a jvcaputiuv.
"Give your man instructions to
be at your house at exactly hatf-past
8." she went on. "As you will have
left the house at 8, it' will be the
part of -"-our enthusiastic young sis
ter here,'" she smiled at Esther Wal
ters, "to- see that there is no delay
, in getting the desk intothe ma
chine." V. . '
"I'll -do my very best," the girl
promised with earnest nervousness.
"Direct the man to avoid Merrick
road as much as possible in coming
back rom Bayview to Crest
Haven," Lillian resumed. "Allowing
for the devious route, he oughj to be
back at his home at 9, or shortly
thereafter. Tell him not to drive
tco fast. We must avoid all danger
of accident, or even the delay pi a
summons for speeding. And Iiwill
have our trusted man from this end
at your man's, house in Crest Haven
at 10 minutes past 9. It may not be
necessary even to take the desk in
your man's house, if his premises
are seculded enough."
"He is practically in the woods,"
Mr. Walters said dryly, and instant
ly I visualized the place as it must
be. There are so many such little
homes in the wooded stretches of
the south shore of the island.
"Please give me your man's name
and address now." Lillian said, pro
ducing a bit of paper and a tiny pen
cil from her dress. -1 have never
seen her when she was not able to
produce both articles.
"John Lundin, Forest Place," Mr.
Walters said promptly, then added
smiling, "There is no number, and
it will be necessary for me to out
line the location of his house very
carefully, for Forest place is tucked
away iiv an odd corner."
"Go ahead," Lillian said briefly.
"Out with It!"
Mr. Walters spoke slowly, pains
takingly, and Lillian copied the di
rections as carefully. When she had
finished she read theni over, then
Uifted her head with the air of one
W i re i . . t
wno sees a aimcuu iiuiu
plished. "Unless something most unexpect
edly turns up, the thing will go
through without1 a hitch," she said,
"and there will be no need of even
a telephone message oetween us.
But if there should be delay, if the
man shadowing you refuses to be
drawn off or if the man who is to
call for the desk has any break
down or delay and does not come,
do you, Miss Esther, go to the near
est public telephone and call me, not
UA& U..4. ' t Rre TliirlrAAa tlvt
iicict uuk ai uiia. iuinb . .......
door. Simply say that you are de
laved in cominir over to play bridge.
Then I will know what to ask you.
You will have to watch my ques
tions carefully,-- and guess their
meaning as best you can."
The girl's expressive face held a
frightened look.. Lillian smiled .at
her reassuringly.
"Don't worry, child,"" she 'said.
"There'll be nothing too hard for
you to do, probably nothing at all,
for I am confident the desk will be
in this house tomorrow night by half
past 10 o'clock with no one in the
world but ourselves cognizant of its
whereabouts." , ' . '
That Arthur Walters and his sister
shared her confidence was patent
from their faces. I was ashamed ot
my own doubting Thomas spirit,
which would not down, but which,
of course, I kept strictly to myself
until after rthur Walters and his
sister had gone.
Lillian turned to me as soon as we
had switched off' the front porch
light-and locked the door.
"tOut with it!" she laughed. "You
might as well tell me your objec
tions to this scheme first as last."
The Way Mr. Stockbridge's Desk
Came to Madge'a House.
At Lillian's laughing command to
voice at once my objections to her
scheme of secretly getting Kenneth.
Stockbridge's desk into our "house
and thus covering the trail for those
who ' might discover the secret
drawer in it I felt 'my chagrined ir-'
ritation ft my own doubting spirit
increase. But the question at the
back of my brain persisted, in spite 1
of my better judgment I knew that
I must voice it immediately. ''
. "I was only wondering," I laid
deprecatingly, "if Jhose people who
are watching ,Mr. Walters on ac-'
count of the Stockbrida-e case miffht-
not also be keeping an espionage on !
other friends and , associates of the
principal " ' ' s
"Including you?" Lillian interrupt
ed decisively. ' "Of course, .they are,,
goose the call of that man who.
named himself Haniferidge orl
Bridgehahi shows that. But I known
enough of their ways to realize that
it's the easiest thing in the world to
fool those square-toed sleuths." Her'
voice breathed infinite boredom at
he whole race of private detectives.
An Unconscious Suggestion. .
"Doesn't Jim take that spavined
old horse 'out of here about once a
weekend with a wagon make a trip!
some-wbere bringing back all sorts
of truck?" she asked abruptly. "It
seems, to me I've seen him do it'
often enough so that his going ap
pears rather a routine thing."- ,
"It is,". I returned, thrilling with
excitement, as I saw, or fancied I
did, whither her questions ' were'
tending. "That horse is his own.i
vou know from what " Katie tells;
me, I fancy he has had", the animalf'
since he was a boy. At any rate
'Babe' is as young and as desirable
in his eyes as ever she was."
"'Babe'!" Lillian ejaculated, laugh
ing. "Can you beat that for a name?"1
"I shan't try," I retorted. "But I
will answer your, question. "Jim
does make weekly trips, sometimes
oftener with his horse and wagon.
He goes to the' waterfront for sea
food, down to his father's farm on
the bay for feed and ajl sort of
things and in the fall he goes to thef
beach and gets driftwood, for the
grate fires t burns wonderfully."
The Plan "Works."
"I've got it!" Lillian exclaimed
gleefully. "I knew I would if youi
talked long enough. Jim must spend
all day tomorrow gathering drift
Wood. He can bring one or two,
loads home, and unload it where any.
casual, spying person' can see it.
They aren't watching Jim anyway,
but you, so when he drives away late
in the afternoon, evidently for an-,
other load, it's a practical cinch that!
whoever's hanging around will payj
no attention to him. And theni
nothing will be easier than for him
to go to his father's home, stay therej
until it's time to go to this Lundin's;
on Ferest place in' Crest Haven, and,:
when he gets to Lundin's to pilei
enough driftwood on top of the
crated desk to conceal it, and beat
it home.
"Anyone hanging arounq will pay
no attention to Jim, and it, your;
mother-in-law Cajls out casually to
him to put that last load in the cel
lar, where it will be handy, then it,
will simply be pie for him to drive(
into that covered entrance to the'
cellar. Once there I'll defy anyone
to find out that a crate as well as
driftwoodgoes into the house. What)
do you think?"
Im too ashamed of myself to
tell you," I admitted frankly. "But
you have effectually squelched any
little, sneaking objection I might!
have had." . , ' ,
"Thank you," she said mockingly.
"I'm glad I'm so convincing. But-'
seriously, 1 wish was as sure ot
a number ot things as I am tnat,
about 24 hours from now we'll be
inspecting this famous desk of your,
principal's with no one but ourselves
and the Walters, brother and sister,
the" wiser." '
But despite her assurance, which
I knew was not feigned, she was un
deniably nervous during the hours
that elapsed after Jim's last depar
ture from the house according to her
schedule until we heard the beat of
"Babe's" feet taming in the drive
way. A casual observer, however,
would have noticed no departure
from her usual poise, hut I have
known her so Ions that I knew she
was 'grimly repressing a suspense
h i -li- , . .
wnicn almost any otner woman
would have voiced hysterically.
. Mother Graham, whom we had
taken into our confidence enough to
make sure of her co-operation in di
recting Jim to drive to ,the6ellar en
trance paced the floor almost all of
the last hour of our wait, and her
mnatient direction to lim. born of
her nervous wait, was jery realis
tic: - 7.- -' ' " '
And then, in an incredibly short
spape of time. Lillian and I. assist-,
ing Jim, while Mother Graham kept
Katie busy and out of the way as
only she could, the uncrated desk
was standing in the alcove of my
room, and Lillian was looking at it
intently, as if she would 'wrest its
secret from it with her eyes. '
(Continued .tomorrow.)
Divorce
Courts
Margaret Morton was granted a
divorce from David Morton by
Judge Day in divorce court and re
stored to her maiden name, Staack,
on the grounds f nonsupport.
Allegations of extreme 'cruelty
won a divorce for Mae Farran from
Max Farran in divorce court, Judge
Leslie awarding the decree.
Alimony of $80 a month and 330
acres of land in Texas, besides other
money and securities, were given to
Mrs. Daisy Abercrombie in a decree
of divorce from Leonard Abercrom
bie, granted tto her by Judge Wake
ley in divorce court. They were mar
ried in 1903 at Houston, Tex., and
have lived in Omaha four years. He
is employed by. the Union Pacific
railroad and their hnmn wit at KfKIR
fCass street Mrs. Abercrombie' al
leged extreme cruelty and her hus
band allowed the decree to be
granted by default She is given
custody, of" their two "children, one
of them now away at boarding
school.
John" Eley sued his" wife, Kathryn,
for divorce in district court, alleging
extreme cruelty. .
A7!?gTng extreme" "cfSelty. Robert
Knight brought suit against. Hor-
riett Knight in district court for a
divorce. They have been married
10 years. He asks for custody of
their two children.
Myrtle Wischmeyer asked the
district court for a ' divorce from
Fred Wischmeyer, td whom she was
married in 1908. She says he has
deserted her and their children. She
asks alimony and custody of the
childrehS
Alice M. Dejong sued John De
Jong for divorce in district court,
alleging that . he has become , an
habitual drunkard. They? were mar
ried in 1914. She asks for the
restoration of her maiden name,
Trenberth.. '
No Session of Central
Police Court; Judge Away
There, was no session of police
court held at'Central station yester
day owning to the absence of Police
udge Foster, who is out of the city,
learly 100 persons were in the
court room awaiting hearings on
petty . cases when Court Sergeant
Holden announced at 9:30 that the
cases would Be continued until to
day. .
Brandeii'Firm to Give Dance
J. L.' Brandeis & Sons will give
a dance and entertainment for all
employess of the store and their
friends Saturday night at 9. The
fourth floor of the store building
will be cleared of toys and used as
a ball room. -.. ; .
Year-End Clearance Sales
Wii
ci aid'
Beginning Saturday,
' December 27th
Offer to our customers
laving opportunities seldom t
if ever surpassed.
llMfflffl'
.'. THE GASH STORE .
Store Hours:
9 A.M. Till 6 P.M.
Never . was the fcargain
giving power of cash buying
methods better demonstrated.
t.. i
A! wonderfully satisfying assortment of artistic Fall and Winter models from the world's best designers and
makers here for your seleciton at these sweeping year-end reductions. Come Saturday and;get first choice of the
wonderful values. ; ,
All the Cloth Coats
- At Just Half i '
; .
- Regular $29.50 Cloth Coats. ...... ... . $14.75
Regular $45.00 Cloth Coats $22.50
4 Regular $50.00 Cloth Coats. $25.00 "
Regular $65.00 Cloth Coats ....... . .... $32.50
Regular $75.00 Cloth Coats. ' . '. .... . . .s . $37.50 '
Regular $89.00 Cloth Coats. .'. .$44.50
Regular $98.00. Cloth Coats( . ...... $49.00
All the Fur Garments
At 4 Reduction
$439.00
$585.00 Hudson Seal Cape
Coat
$475.00 Taupe Nutria Coat, Taupe C2Ca
Siberian Squirrel Cpat $ODJ4D'
$450.00 French Seal . Coat, - t $33250
$325.00 Muskrat Coat With
Seal 4...
$275.00 Two Raccoon Coats, two
French Seal Coats.
' $198.00 Canadian Marmot Coats,
Friday .
$243.75
$206.25
$148.50
ALL THE WOMEN'S
WINTER SUITS
Half Price
ALL CHILDREN'S COATS
. v . One Saje at
'25 Discount
Hundreds of Beautiful Dresses
25 Discount
A splendid assortment of charming designs Afternoon and
Dinner Dresses, Party and Evening Gowns and Velvet Street
Dresses included.
$100.00 Dresses. .$75.00 $50.00 Dresses. . .$37.50
$ 80.00 Dresses $60.00 $40.00 Dresses. . .$30.00
$ 60.00 Dresses.. $45.00 $25.00 Dresses. . .$19.50
FUR SETS AND FUR
TRIMMED COATS
25 Off
ALL THE FLUSH AND
BAFFIN SEAL COATS
25 Off
Interesting Money Saving Sales in All Departments All Broken Lots .
of Holiday Merchandise Sacrificed for Quick Clearance Come Saturday
Letting Down
Pricks
In Our Sanitary
. Market
Lamb Forequarters, J
at' '...v:i2
Lamb Hindquarters,,
at L .18'
Pot Roast ...13,2
Veal Breast, at.. XV
Rolled Rib Roast... 25
Sugar Cured Hams..25
Choice, Smoked and '
Cooked Heats of All
, Kinds at
Lowest Cash Prices
qHOICE'
Any Trimmed Winter Hat
In Our Stock, SATURDAY
$5.00
This is a remarkable offeringas we carry a beau
tiful line of High-Class Hats.' Some are marked to sell
at $20.00 to $25.00. There are Fur Hats, Velvet Hats,
Duvetyne Hats, Beavers,'etc.
. NO 0. O. D's, NO LAY BY'S
SPECIAL STOCK REDUCING SALE PRIOR TO INVENTORY
Now is the Time to Buy in Your Future Supplies
BIT FLOUR NOW.
Tt will b I5o highir In lew than a week.
$3.15
Mck best hlfh-rradf Diamond H
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41-lb. lack of our Famoui Health Floui.$3.t3
The beat Rolled White Breakfaat Oatmeal, lb So
The beat No. 1 Navy Beana lb JJe
1 (-ounce eana Condensed Milk life
Fancy Japan Klc. lb... ;150
Good Broken Klca, lb tl-3
41-lh
Flour
14-lb.
Flour
The best Domestic Macaroni, Spaghetti or Egg
Noodles, pkg ?Ho
No. 1 cans Sweet Sugar Com, Fancy Ripe
Tomatoes, or Sweet Sugar Peas ltVie
.Qrape Nuta. pkg UVio
I Bars Beat-'Em-All .or Diamond O Soap. .Z8c
Kamo Asstd. Soupa, can.j.......' 9"
No. 1 cans Pumpkin or Krfut .....ltHe
No. 3 cans California Muscat Grapes 2lc "
No. t cans Golden Pumpkins c
Advo Jell or Jello, pkg ...14o
Teaat Foam, pkg .....4c
Large bottles - Vinegar or Pura Tomato
Catsup
Large Jars pura Fruit Preserves
Oil Sardines, can
''FOR A GOOD CCP OF COFFEE OR
TRY HA YDEN'S FIRST.
Our Famous Golden Santos Coffee, lb...
Diamond H B4end. per lb
HBO Special Blend, per lb
t & .1 Blend, nothing finer, per lb
The beat Tea Slftlngc, lb
Choirs Burlett Fired or Sun Dried
Tea. lb ;
Breakfast Cocoa, lb..
....We
....3e
.Co
TEA
...3le
...40c
...4be
Japan'
...
FRESH VEGETABLES AT LOWEST PRICES.
The beat No. 1 Cooking Potatoes, pack We
Fresh Cabbage, per lb Ac
Fresh Beets, Carrots, Turnips or Radishes,
bunch
Rutabagoes, Beets or Parsnips, lb ,..Jl-3c
Fancy Head Lettuce, head IV
Largs Soup bunches 5c
A CARLOAD OF FT.OVDA CRAPE FRCTT.
This is all 64 slsa tlut retail at UHo aarh
special sale price, rsctt .......le
No. 1 Storaare Egg, doaeai He
No, 1 Selects, Freeh Egg. 4osen ......ISe
The Best Creamery Batter, lb. pkg c
Jt Pays TRY HAYDEN'S FIRST-It Pays(
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