14
f. South. Side
SOUTH SIDE MAN
mm onnT onr
ywnu onurocix
MAYRCOVER
Steve Zokich, Who 'Attempted
Suicide at Friend's House
New Year's Day, Getting
Better.
According to a report receive!
from attendants r.t St. Joseph lios-
pilal, Steve Zofcicii, 2921 Q street,
who, Thursday afternoon, attempted
Miirtle at the home of Chado Rusz'
'-'914 T. street, by firing a bullet int.
his left breast, jut below the hear.
was much improved Friday and
expected to live.
f According to the story told the
police, Steve Zokich, with his broth
er Pevo, left home to make a few
New Year's calls and their first
visit was at the home of Chedo
Buszo, across the alley from the
Zokich home. The brothers were
met at the door by Buszo, who said,
"I greet you."
Steve Zokich is said to have
drawn a revolver and after- firing
two shots into the floor, turned the
weapon upon" himself, firing one
shot into his left breast, just below
the heart. He was attended by Drs.
Miller and Young, after which he
was removed to St. Joseph's hospital.
Pevo Zokich said he knew of no
reason why his brother shot liirn
' self and the wounded man was too
weak to make a statement. The
brothers are employed in the pack
ing houses. v
I AT THE THEATERS
I
F you are searching for fan and
entertainment and like to see
pretty girls in fine feathers. you
should see "Girls A La Carte" at the
Gayety, opening a wrek's engage
ment. th4s afternoon. A clever cast
of funmakers is headed by "Jamie"
Coughlin and burlesque's beautiful
comedienne Martha Pryor. Other
artists in the cast are Ben Bard,
Charles Fagan, Madeline Moore,
Harry Kennedy, Tiny Belmont and
Leona Earl.
The book "Manhattan, Please," is
in two acts and abounds in wit and
humor and laughable situations. To
morrow's matinee starts at 3.
South Side Brevities
lt:0 model cabinet phonograph; bargain.
1MB B. 28th EL South 1721.
The Jan Four club will viva a dance
- . Saturday night at Eagle hall. (
Foreign draft! and steamship tickets
may be purchased through our ForelKii
. Rxchenge department, Live Htock Na
tional bank, junction 24th and N S(s.
rld you. ever wish you had some ad
ditional money handy to ue durlni? the
holiday season? Fulfill that desire by
.iolntng the Economy Savings flub now at
the Live Stock National bank. Junction
L'4th and N Sta.
Detectives Francl and Heller, who have
, iieen on duty un the South Side for the
,,Oat two' years, have been transferred to
the central station and have been euc
:ueded by Detectives Joseph Beughnian
... and, John Herdzlna.
A. case of officers army shoes, contain
ing 24 palm, valued at $120. was stolen
from a freight tar of the Burlington rail
road while on a sidetrack at the L street
station Thursday, according to a report
x received Friday by the police.
Ollle Mortenson, 3J1 V stifet, cele
brated the advent of the new year too
strenuously and while intoxicated broke
- the front window of a soft drink parlor
at Thirtieth and U streets, according to
police. Mortenson was fined $10 and costs
Friday In police court on the intoxication
charge.
' Jack Copo and Er,n Rentfdw, resident
of Sarpy county, were arrested Thursday
night at Twentieth and Q streets on a
charge of being drunk. The police saj
Ihev found a biack mask In tlve pocket of
P,.ntfrow. who i xpl ilned he had been to a
.fnasquersda ball. The pair were each
fii.evl $10 and coals in police court Friday.
With corn at J1.50 a bushel and hay '0
ton In the Hay Pprmirs country, but few
".ittle are beln rais-d there now, accnrl
ing tn William llobuin, who came In Fr.
(!ay with a load of cattle. He said most
"I the stock hogi had been shipped in from
that section, with the exception of a few
scattering onoa 'hat would reach the locil
market next-month.
J. H. Lewis, 6027 South Twenty-third
street, was e.rrested Thursday evening on
a charge of petit larceny by Detectives
flerdin srd Baughman. It Is alleged
Lewis stole an overcoat from James Mc
fiermott. watchman for the Stock Yards
.National bank. -The real name of Lewis
i.i said to ba Collier and It Is alleged he
w wanted at Carroll, 111., by officers there,
who have been notified of his arrest here.
hpOK HERB.
" Don't" b carried away by the noise
rather use your head and see who of
fers jbu the best value In three January
sales here at Flynn's. We honestly b
lieve we have better values for the money
than can be found anywhere else. We
are making them with that one Idea in
mind and we Invite competition. book
where you please but look here at Flynn's
before you buy.
Three racks of Overcoats, J14.7S, lit
and 24.
Toung Men's Suits, J9.76.
Men's hits, odd lots, good styles, $2.50.
Grand cleanup on Ladles' fcklrts 3 to
$10.00. -
Misses' and Children's Coats, Sweaters.
Blanket. Furs, Horlesy. Etc.. F.tc.
Tou'tl find In this stock merchandise
worth the money you are asked, and we
don't try to make a fool of you by
adding a lot and taking off a little.
. Respectfully. JOHN FLTNN.
Final performances will be given
today of the current Orpheum show,
headed by Henry Santrey, the fa
vorite tenor, with his society jazz
band. The curtain rises this eve
ning at 7:55 sharp and Mr. Santrey
will be first on the program. Open
ins; with the matinee tomorrow
comes a double headline show, one
"f which features vyill be Saranoff
and Billy Abbott with the Winter
Garden Violin Girls, in a brief mu
sical comedy by Merman Timberg,
Amelia Stone and Arnian Kaliz in a
"Song Romance" by Edgar Allan
Wootf and Arinii Kaliz, and finally.
Venita Gould, versatile and effective
mimic.
At the Brandcis, Manager Sut
phen's worries are over. When the
"La La Lucille" company arrived
last Sunday he was informed by the
company manager that all the mem
bers of the cast would be discontent
ed New Year's eve, being.avvay from
home, and that he must arrange a
little" gatlrt ring on that night. Sut
phen ai ranged for the best "tea"
and cookies for the company.
'Fair and Warmer" ends its s'r-y
at Boyd's with matinee and evening
performances today. This clever
llopwood farce lias been joyous!.)
welcomed as a holiday week diver
sion, and has been much enjoyed
by large audiences at each F"rform-ance.
Whenf Cosmo Hamilton wrote
"The Blindness of Virtue" it was
thought he had topped his record,
but in "Scandal" lie is said to have
mounted even higher. .This comedy
which was a sensational success dui
irig its seven months' run in Chicaf o
last summer and fall, will b;gin it's
stay at Boyd's on Sunday evening.
A delightful musical comedy is
"T"mtnyrof," the stellar attraction
it the Empress Theater, in which
seven pretty girls and two young
men introduce singing, dancing ar.d
comedy that is most pleasing. A
novelty combination number is of
fered by Frank Wilson and Hazel
Van on the violin and piano.
Tomorrow night at the Erandeii
theater Fred Stone will be seen in
Chirles Dillingham's mus'ral ex
travaganza, "Jack c' Lantern " This
entertainment ran for a complete
year at the Globe theater, New
York, and the rntire production
wilh all electrical effects and ,the
same companv wil' be seen in Oma
ha. Every chiid in Omaha v.iil count
i' a never-to-be-forgotten -expedition
t i fairyland, and under the head of
children should V included all who
can tnjoy mirthf.il make believe.
His company comprises many favor
ites which include the six Brovn
brothers' and the saxaphonc band.
The Moonbeam girls, lively and
charming singers and dancers, and
the Globe theater chorus add prealy
to the beauty of the colors of the
costumes and the scenery painted !-y
Urban. The extravaganza was writ
ten hv Anne Caldwell and K. II.
Burndi.se and the 18 musical num
bers are by Ivan Caryll. The mati
nees arc Wednesday and Saturday.
Goorge Arliss comes to the.Bran
deis thcater.for four night.-, begin
ning Wednesday. January 14 in a
play entitled "Jacques Duval." Its
chief incident concerns a medic.1!
scientist- who has spent years of ex
perimentation on a scrum to cure
tuberculosis. On the eve of proclaim
ing his great discovery to the worh!
lie learns that his wife is unfaithful
to him. Her lover is the victim cf
I the white plague. Without appar
'cntlv relaxing his efforts in behalf
! of science, he seeks to effect a cikc
of the- lover, with the intent of mak
ing him well, because it is contrary
to the ethics of his profession to kill
a sick man. Mr. Arliss cast is
headed by Miss Elizabeth Risdon, a
beautiful young English actress, who
has been in this country for only a
portion of two seasons.
12-Year-01d Girl Is
Criminally Assaulted;
Neighbor Is Accused
Helen Wilcox, 12 years old, was
criminally assaulted at 7 yesterday
morning while in bed at her home,
1561 'North Seventeenth street, by a
man who entered her room with a
revojver in his hand and threatened
to shoot her if she resisted or
screamed, according to a report
made to police. ,
Helen's father had just left the
house for his work and her mother
was sleeping in an adjoining room.
The man entered through the front
door immediately after Mr. Wilcox
had closed it on his departure. The
girl, did not hear or see the intruder
until he walked up to her bed with
a bi(j revolver.
"It you screrni I'll kill you!" he
said. The little girl was so weak
with fright that she made no outcry
or resistance. The moment her as
sailant left she, screamed for her
mother, who notified police.
The girl told police that she
recognized the man as a neighbor
whom she has often seen in the
vicinity of her home. She gave a
good description of him. ;
Liquor Smuggling From .
Mexico Alarms Collector
Nogalcs, Ariz., J an. 22. Charles
E. Hardy, collector of customs of
the ArizoHa district, with headquar
ters here, has requested the Treas
ury department to furnish him with
live additional customs inspectors as
a result of the increase of the smug
gling of liquor from Mexico into the
United States.
rUOTO-PLATS.
adventure is "The Bandbox," stat
ring Doris Kenyon, which will lt
shown at the Empress theater for
the last times today. As Eleanor
Searle, a young singer enmeshed in
the-machinations of a baud of in
ternational crooks, Miss Kenyon ac
quits herself magnificently,
AMUSEMENTS.
BOYD
TnwiruT i ast
S VIII VII I
FAIR and
WARMER
Not
TIME
MAT, TODAr" 2:t5
TODAY MAT.
50e, to $1 To
night, 50c-$1.50
Motion Picture.
TOMORROW NIGHT FOR THE WEEK
Pop. Mat. Wed., Best Seat $1.00
WALTER HAST
1 Present
COSMO HAMILTON'S
ROMANTIC AND DARING
COMEDY
"SCANDAL"
THE SENSATIONAL SUCCESS
OF THE GENERATION
7 MONTHS IN CHICAGO
NIGHTS 50c. $1.00, $1.50 ant! $2.00.
SAT. MAT. 50e to $1.50.
Flashes From
. i Filmland
ONSTAXCE BINNEY will be
I . seen for the last times today at
the Sun theater, as the star in
"Erstwhile Susan," a Realart pic
ture adapted from Mrs.- Fiske's re
cent success of the same name and
the original popular novel, "Barna
hetta," by Helen R. Martin.
Strand Imagine Billie Burke in a
baggy smock, a skirt that hangs
crooked, down-at-the-hcels shoes,
and her hair messed beyond recog
nition. Miss Burke is forced to get
into this state in her picture, "Want
ed A Husband," winch will be
shown at the Strand theater for the
last times today. 'f
Moon Can folks get' intoxicated
on nonalcoholic drinks? See Taylor
Holmes in "Three Black Eyes,"
shown Jfor the last times at the
Moon today. There are no spirits
mixed in the drinks served Taylor
Holmes in this comedy. All the.
punches by the star are of the tem
perance variety, but they are sure
enough knockouts.
Rialto The new Marguerite Clark
film, ", Girl Named Alary," which
will be shown for the last times to
day at the Rialto, is all about a little
girl stenographer whose heart his
been touched by the vain search 01
a rich lady for her Only daughtei,
who had disappeared several years
before. Yoil" will enjoy this picture
and learrt all the facts if jou sec it
today. .-
Muse WilHain S. Hart in h'--:
photo-production, "Staking His
Lite, whan will nave us last snow-ii-gs
at the Muse today, is so full of
Hart action it is crowding this West
Faruam movie house to capacity.
Eprcss--A lale of love ami
Tft 'au Mat. 2:30
" 8I Evng. 8:25
latt Two
OMAHA LIKES IT!
Times
LA LA LUCILLE
Willi y
A SMART CAST AND A
PEPPERY CHORUS.
Prices: Nights and Matinees:
$1.00, $1.50 and $2.00.
New Year's Eve: 50c to $2.50.
0c,
Entire Week Beginning Tomorrow Night
Matinees Wednesday and Satutday,
America's Greatest Entertainer,
FRED StONE
ktrav. JACK O'LANTERN
Reserved Seats Now ok Sale.
Nights and Saturday Matinee, $1.00,
$2.00, $2.50 and $3.00.
Wednesday Matinee, $1.00,' $1.50,
$2.00 and $2.50.
PH0NCOOU0L4M
D
mm
rm at it m IN VAUDEVILLE
LAST TWO TIMES
MATINEE TODAY, 2:15
EARLY CURTAIN
TONIGHT at 7:55
HENRY'SANTREY and HIS SOCIETY
JAZZ BAND, First on Program To-
ni5ht. Come Early.
"THE MAN HUNT;" Merino 4 Maley;
Flo Ollie Walters: Van A Belle;
Billy Fern Co.; Cus Erdman;
Topics of the Day; Ktnograms.
"OMAHA'S. FUN CENTER"
iCg-mn lT7l Daily Mat., 15-25-50c
SlUyVf Evngs.. 25-50-75C, $1
POST-HOLIDAY ENGAGEMENT
Arthur Ptarton'i Ulll rl M bSIIB Burlmque
Is "MANHATTAN. PLEASE." the ! twine a
cerMall of. toes, iwenet. fun. sownt anl elrls.
"JAMIE" COUGHLIN. MARTHA PRYOR and up
wards of Twe Dnzan Younq Baautle.
LADIES' DIME MATINEE EEK DAYS
LAST TIMES TODAY
"TOMMY ROT" Novel Rivua ef Corned).
Slnflnq and Oanclnq: Hayden and Erred.
Vlollnlitd and Comedian; Wilton 4 Van.
Violin, Plena and Slnglnq: Franclt LeMalre.
Unleyrle Act and Vhotoolay Attraction. Fea
turing Dorl? Kenyoa; Alts Paths Weekly and
Biny wetT iomeoy.
V
Km
DANCING!
PRAIRIE PARK.
Twenty -sixth and A me Ave.
!ap Year Dance, January 1
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS
AND SATURDAYS
By the Ben Hur Dancing Club
Colfax 4923
Dancing Tonight
and
TOMORROW NIGHT
Swedish Auditorium
1611 Chic? go St.
PHOTO-PLAYS.
(FffcM
LTV flWte. W
89-
iriarauerite
T
Clark
"A Qirl
Tlamed irianj"
BILLY BURKE
"WANTED
A Husband"
and Harold Lloyd Comedy
"Bumping Into Broadway"
Wm. S. Hart, Cbas. Ray and Louise
Glaum in .
"STAKING HIS LIFE"
A arlnplng drama of hate and love In s primi
tive Western country.
First Chapter "Adventuree of Ruth."
SUNDAY
TORS
MIX'
"THESPEED
MANIAC"
Last Times Today,
Tajlor Holmes, in
"THREE BLACK EYES.'
r
Bam
Mountains Chopped Down
because they interfered with a GIRL'S view.
The engineer-hero would not let mere rocky
ranges obstruct the vision of the girl he loved
and whom he had loved long before they ever met.
It's a corking romance.
RICHARD HARDING DAVIS
Wrote the book.
AUGUSTUS THOMAS
Dramatized it for the stage. '
REALART
Produced it on the" screen.
OF
FfflTTfd
Will Give Omaha
MANY THRILLS
at the
StartingTomorrow
JAJUJ ND ALL week
Last Times Today
v,
Constance Binney in "Erstwhile Susan?
i
January Clearance Offerings of Keen Interest to Cash Buyers
' Every day our better values are making scores of new friends for cash buying and
' selling methods. They realize the real savings which theso superior values offer.
Clearance Sales in All Departments Will Make
Saturday a Day of Unusual Saving Opportunities Here
STORE HOUES
9 A.M. Till 6 P.M.
We Advise Early
Shopping.
THE CASH STORE
STORE HOURS
9 A.M. Till 6 P.M.
Make Your Selections
Early.
Entire Winter Stocks of Women's, Misses'
and Children's Outer' Apparel Now
1s fr L Rptfiilflr Prices
tj -' ;
All Cloth Coats
AT HALF '
Fur Trimmed Coats
AT HALF
All Plush and Baffin
Seal Coats
V4 OFF
Sale of
Dress Skirts
At $10
Hundreds of
smart Skirts made
$u p in plaids,
stripes and plain
colors, in all the
nonular styles, all
. iyps Skirts in
this lot worth up
to $15, Saturday
Outer Apparel
Specials Saturday
In the Children's Section,
Second Floor.
AH Girl Winter -)CA
Coats, a. . ... . 25 Olt
Girls' Serge Dresses, worth $15,
all sizes, Satur- Mrt 7
day special' lVt
Girls' Serge Dresses, worth $10,
on sale Saturday tf Qr
a , each $0.70
All Winter "Suits
AT HALF
Hundreds of Elegant
DRESSES
Street Dresses, After
noon Dresses,
Evening and Dinner
Dresses
AT HALF
x2 Price
All Girls' and Little Tots'
Furs, on sale Sat-i
1 J
uraay at
Girls' Serge Middys, w orth $10,
on sale Saturday, ton QC
at, each $.7d
Splendid Assortments in All
Lines for Your Selection.
Values You Cannot Duplicate.
Sale of Blouses
SATURDAY AT
$4.95
WORTH $7.50 ANI) $8.50.
Hundreds of elegant
Blouses, made up in the s
season's many styles;
materials, georgette?,
crepe de chines
and tub silks, all
in the wanted
shades; styles,
beaded, braided,
11 3
emoroiaereu huh
tailored, all sizes, t A qc
ay, 7"
Special Saturday,
at
UV fl t iX 1 I "til
Very Best Quality,
Lowest Cash Prices
in the
Sanitary Market
Spring Lamb
Forcquarters, per lb 1214J
Hindquarters, per lb 181
Choice Pot Roast, lb. .. ..1SH
3teer Shoulder Roast, lb...l5
Choice Round Steak, lb 19t
Choice Sirloin Steak, lb 30
Cone Leaf Lard, lb.....33tf
Oysters, solid meats, pt....25
Smoked. Salt, and Cooked Meats
of aU ttlods, in onr Delicatessen
at Louest Cash Prices.
BtTTEB, EGG, CHEESK A.M
FICKLE SPECIALS.
Th beat Creamery Butter, lb. 68
Good Couptry Creamery Butter,
per lb 6-1
The best No. 1 atorag Eggs, per
dpzen 534
Strictly fresh Eggs, dozen... 704
Full Cream New York white ' or
colored Cheese, per lb 454
Full Cream. Toung America or
Wisconsin Cream Cheese, per
lb ...384
Full ?ream. Brick or, Llmburgor
Cheese, per lb ......454
Lare Dill Tickles, dozen.. vJJ54
Small Dill Tickles, quart 10
.Sauer Kraut, quart .' 104
The best brands Nut Butter, per
lb 324
A foil line of Helna Pickle at
fickle Dept.
Demi-Season Hats
Simple But Distinctive Styles
Hats suitable for immediate wear, made of all straw, other piart models of straw
combined with silks, in iridescent effecls and smartly finished with a new cellophane,
ornament. Although black still holds its popularity, you'll marvel at the attractive
styles shown in brown, from African to golden, slate and bhie-grays, navy, touches of
rose, orchid and green-blue. The styles so different, suitable for traveling, street and
dress wear, attractively priced at
$10, $12.50 to $18
FEATURING FOR SATURDAY, A SPLENDID AS- m F
SORTMENT OF SATIN HATS, SMARTLY TRIM
MED, TALUES UP TO $10.00, at
READ THE BIG SPECIAL NEW YEAR
GROCERY OPENING SALE
firane Fruit SDecifllta??
a.
Fancy Florida Grape
Saturday...' OC
FLOCR WIM, BE HIGHER
BVV 9W.
48-lb. s-K best high-grad Dia
mond H. Flour S3. 15
J4-lb. sack best bigh-grade Dia
mond H. Flour 91.60
48-lb. sack our famous Health
Flour S3.25
The best No. I hand-picked Navy
Beans, per lb : 104
The best Rolled White Breakfast
Oatmeal, per lb 54
The best Domestic Macaroni, Spa
ghetti or Egg Noodles, per
pkg. TV4
Kamo assorted Soups, can 94
Gallon can Golden Table Syrup
for 854
Tall can Condensed Milk ....154
I.'o. 3 can Pork and Beans... 15
No. 1 can Pork and Beans.... .5
No. 2 canX fancy Ut Wax Beaps,
Sweet Sugar tforn. fancy ripe
Tomatoes . or Sugar Peas, per
' can o55
Comb Honey, special, rack...204
Large 'jar pure Fruit Preserves
for 304
Oil Sardines, can .-64
Lux Washing Compound, rkg.ll
6 bars Beat-'Em-All or Diamond
"C" Soap for 884
Large bottle pure Tomato Catsup
for 104
Grape Nuts, per pkg 12H4
DRIED FRI IT ASD WITTS
SPECIALS.
Fancy Cluster Raisins. Ib.... 204
Fancy S-Crown Muscatel Raisins.
per lb 254
Fancy Seedless KaiMns, lb... 254
Fancy Santa Clara Prunes, per
pkg 204 254
Fancy Muir Peaches, lb 254
Fancy Bartlett Pears, lb 254
Fancy whole Apricots, lb.... 254
22-ounce Jar pure SUalned Honey
for 494
Condensed Mince Meat, pkg.l2'-i4
Shelled Pop Corn. 3 lbs. for.. 257
Fresh Roasted Peanuts, lr.17Jt4
Soft shell Walnuts. Filberts, Rra-
iiin or Almonds. Ib 354
The best Mixed Nuts, lb.. . .33'-
THE BEST TEA AT COFFEE
MARKET OF OMAHA.
Our famous Golden Santos Coffee.
the talk of Omaha, lb 384
Diamond H Blend Coffee, lb.. 404
H. B. C. Special Blend Coffee, per il.
47 'i4
M. & J., the highest grade of pr-
fecton, lb 454
The best Tea Sifting, lb 21
Choice Sun Dried. Basket Fi ei t
English Breakfast Tea. lb,. 48
Fancy Ceylon, cup quality, lb. 604
Breakfast Cocoa, lb 304
OMAHA'S VEGETABLE AMD
ERI'lT MARKET.
Fresh Southern Shalots. Carrots,
Turnips, Beets or Radishes, ner
bunch 64
Fancy Leaf Tiettiice, head... 7 'i 4
Fancy Head I ttuce. head... 154
15 lbs. No. 1 Cooking Potatoes
for 604
Old Beets. Carrots. Parsnips or
Rutabagas, lb '. ...3Vi
Fancy Sweat Potatoes, lh. ,.7'j
It Pays TRY HAYDEN'S FIRST It Pays
o