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Beranek, s. A., 1903 8. 18th 81
Becht Pharmacy, 40 S. 10th 81;
Benson Pharmacy, Benson, NeD.
Bemis Park Pharmacy, 33d and Cunning
Biake's Pharmacy. 2S25 Sherman Ave-
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Cermak, Emil, 12O4-6 s. 18th 81
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Huff. A. L.. 2g24 Leavenworth 81
King, II. s., 1898 Farnam 81; nat 6.
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Patrick Drug Co., 1902 N. Gath St:
Lathrop, Charles E.. 1924 N. oath st.
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Saratoga Drug Co, oath st. and Ames
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schaefer, August, 2o31 N. 18th st.
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AUTOMOBILE SCHOOL

PROFITABLE positions open In the au-
tomobile field; technical instructions on
both steam. and gas engines; students
paid for repair work. Address Omaha
school of Automobile Engineering, 24lS
Leavenworth st. t9)-M76l
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observation-disclosures MEETING.

MIL IINNs
The annual meeting Of the stockholders of
The South Omaha and Western Railroad
for the election OF seven directors
and the transaction of such other business
as may com before the meeting. will be
held at the office Of A. l.. Mohler, corner
OF Ninth and Farnam streets, Omaha,
Nebraska, on Wednesday, the thirteenth
day OF January, A. ID. 1903. at II o'clock
a. m. L. Nj. Oht, secretary.
J-i-d-l2-t
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STOVE REPAIRS

FURNACE, steam and hot water repairs:
ThermostatS and other heat regulators;
new u-naces and hot water combinatio1
heating. Omaha Stove Repair Works
1206-l20S Douglas st. Phones: Ind. A-362L
Bell, douglas 960. ia
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REAL ESTATE
FARM AND RANCH LAND FOR SALE
Montana.
Colorado.
Nebraska.

l6O ACRES in Custer county, Is miles from
town; close 10 school; 81 acres broken;
sod house and stable; also grauary and
C20)-913 2X
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Perpetual results cannot dc-
company occasional advertising
OFFERED FOR SALE


1000 KIND perfumes and sachCt powders.
Sherman & Mcconnell Drug Co.. 10th and
Dodge: Owt Drug Co.. 10th and Harvey
Q6)-M252 DecSA
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RAILWAY TIME CARD

UNION sTATION-1OTH AND MASON
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BARTER AND EXCHANGE

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-l6O acres of
the best alfalfa land In Oklahoma, 2 miles
from town, for income property or mer-
~chandise. II, Omaha Bee, Council Bluffs,
la. 3)-M9O9 TX
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Poultry and Eggs.
LOST AND FOUND

LOST-A bunch of keys; name plate A. w.
Sydney, Poplar Bluffs, Mo. Return to
1880 So. 32d Ave. and receive reward.
Q2)-M940 6
WILL party who called up Tel. Douglas
6410 about white bulldog call up again?
We lost address. Q2)-9i2 1
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BURLINGTON sTA,-IOTH q MASON
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PATENTS

D.. o. BARNELL, Paxton Block. Tel. Red
n11. uO-S0S
THAT PROTECT-Three BOOKS
for investors mailed on receipt of &c post
age. r. 8. and A. b. Lacey. rooms 1884
Pacific Bldg, Washington. d. c. Estab-
lished 1862 nO-S07
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WEBSTER STATUTE q WEBSTER
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LIVE STOCK FOR SALE
Horses and Vehicles.

FOB SALE-On account of moving to New
York will sell the finest sadd e horse In
the country, known as 1.-THE Inman horse"
has taken blue ribbons at every horse
show where he has been shown; also one
pony basket phaeton; cost $l75; for sale
at $50. Inquire A. d. Brandeis.
N1l-Q43 2
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REAL ESTATE WANTED
WANTED-To BUY

HIGHEST prices for d-hand furniture, car.
pets. clothes end shoes. Tel. Doug. Ss7l.
C2S)-S31
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REAL ESTATE LOANS

WANTED-City IoaIls and warrants. w.
Farnam Smith, 4 Co., 1890 FaTnam 81.
CASA
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HOUSES AND COTTAGES.
$S5-22i7 N. 18th. Boulevard, brand new 6
rooms. modern. oak finish, hot water
heat.
$SO-SS57 Charles, 8 rooms, modern, good
repair, barn.
S25-i7O2 s. 18th, coed 7 rooms, cheap rent,
one block from Hanscom Park car line,
S25-1133 N. 18th, good I rooms, bath, etc.
$20-3S03 n. 10th, neat 5-room cottage,
modern except heat.
S15-5O5 S. Saith, good broom cottage.
S20-1916 Ames Ave, good 5-room cottage,
modern except heat.
FLATS AND ROOMS.
$35-417 N. 18th St, very desirable Groom
flat, modern, easy walking distance.
$35-547 S. 9th. choice broom apartment,
first floor and modern.
S4O-1N S. Path. choice apartment, 8 rooms,
walking distance.
$35-2961 Pacific, good S-room modern flat,
on car line.
s45-9O4 S. nth, 5 rooms (second floor.
Lake, 5 rooms, bath, cheap rent.
GARVIN BROS, 1904 Farnam St.
Q5)-M961 3
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MAGGARD VAN & STORAGE co. Tel. D.
1896. We guarantee moving pianos, II. II.
Goods. N6)-7S4
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Fine Residence for Doctor.
Near St. Joseph s Hosnital.

Has Z living rooms, office and waiting
room with separate entrance, . rooms in
all. Modern plumbing, bath room on first
floor, toilet and sink also I'm basement.
Furnace almost new. House built 8 years
ago and i'm first class condition, well
situated with fine view over park and
bluffs. Lot 44X13S, fronting east on paved
street. All special taxes paid. Price 81. 200.
o. c.. OLSEN. Sole Agent.
Tel. D4e3. 1Ot s. 18th st.
Ug-Mg6n g
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MONEY TO LoAN-Payne Investment Co
(Gl-S2I
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INK BARRELS

We have on hand a number OF these bar.
Sels which we will sell at 0Oc each, They
are fine for rain water or ashes. Call at
press room. Bee publishing Co. d0-g7
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Furnished Houses.
Houses and Cottages,

OMAHA Van and Storage Co. pack. move.
store H. II. goods, storehouse 1120-24 N.
10Th, office 1909 Farnam. Tel. Doug. 1853.
Q5)-7S3
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

YOUNG man desires place to work ft
board while attending school. BoyleS
College. Both phones. (2D-MStJ
WANTED-Any kind of work, by young
Japanese boy. Good references. Write T.
Tao, 723 So. 9th st. 'G0-M96S TX
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-17

afterwards his passion for high a.
nance which had obsessed him from
boyhood, gave vent to itself. and he
became involved In all sorts Of
money transactions. resorting to the
sharpcst kind of practice. He never
mixed Belgium's affairs with Leo
pold's, but his conduct was so for
eign TO that OF hngly that he soon
not only lost the affection OF the
Belgians but likewise the respect
aud good viii OF European royalty.
Nothing Too Small for Him.
Time after time he stopped to the
petty meanness of the loan shark.
until even Queen Victoria, loath TO
believe the charges made against
him, refused longer TO oreeognize
him, But Leopold went blithely on
his way. investing money in Asia.
Africa, South America any place
whore there was opportunity for
large gain. Hls first investments
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CAN 7 STAVE
OFF PROBE Of
LAND OFFICE

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Dec. IT,
The sensational announcement Of
Secretary OF the Interior Balllnger
made upon the floor OF the house
yesterday by Representative
Hitchcock. Of Nebraska. makes n
practically certain that the house
organization cannot stave off an
investigation Of the genefal land
office after Christmas The general
sentiment Of that body today Is
that there should be a full invest.
cation Of the charges brought
against the secretary by L. r.
CLAWS. former chief of the field
division OF the land office. In con
nection with the Alaskan coal
fields.
A resolution demanding such an
investigation Is now In the hands
OF the rules committee. having been
referred TO that body by Speaker
Cannon
The resolution cannot be dragged
from the rules committee unless
enough strength Is mustered TO
override Speaker Cannon. who Is
known 10 be opposed to an invest.
cation The democrats and the
believe today that
this can be done The speech Of
put the matter fatty up
TO congress in plain terms and the
representative from Nebraska
made his demand for an investiga.
iion In strongest possible terms.
Those men who have been lined
up against Ballinger in the fight
for the Roosevelt policies Of con.
servation' look upon the Hitch.
cock speech as the real opening of
the battle before congress. They
say that they are prepared TO meet
powerful influences, following the
repeated endorsement by the presi-
dent OF the action OF Ballinger, and
expect to have big fight on their
hands In an effort to force the reso-
luton ont OF the rules committee.
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Since 1895, the year Of King Leo.
pold's birth. some "a years have
run their course; time in which the
ruler Of Belgium rose to be the most
admired monarch Of Europe and
again sunk until there was none 30
unpopular ns he. Today. II popular
appreciation Is exact. to write the
life Of King Leopold would be TO
compile a catalogue Of crime; TO
merely enumerate the impreoatory
titles that have been bestowed upon
him would tax the ordinary vocab.
ulaTy.
f.eopolds reputation was bad; his
character a puzzle lie was not one
Of those simple individuals 10 whom
there Is a key, disclosing every
thing; rather he was intensely com
plex. 10 be opened only by knowl'
edge Of the proper combination;
thus to get ut the man Is an OK
trcmeiy difficult and doubtful task.
American interest Ia Leopold has
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the butt. he fondled his beard and
smiled, smiled to the very last when
his cars heard nothing but denun.
citation and revilings.
Was Worlds Richest Man.
Leopold was probably tho richest
man In the world when he died. As
flnanciers, the Morgans and Rookie.
fellers stood below him. He had
the financial brain and with Il a
logged pertinaoity and a keennoss
of foresight such as has been ac-
corded few men. As an empire
builder he ranks with Hastings and
Rhodes. And be never even yet
foot In the Congo.
Leopold won the admiration Of
all Europe during the Franco-Prus.
sian war by the manner in which
he guided the destiny OF his little
nation, the buffer state between
the oontendlng powers. He was
then the idol o, his people. Shortly
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ic of monarchs; sent his children
to school with the bourgeoiso. pro
ferred financicra 10 scions of roy.
atty and only donned the trapplnga
OF HIS office TO satisfy his peoples
love for the picturesque.
And yet he was filled with per.
onal small vanities and obstinacies.
That immense square-cut beard was
dearer to him even than gold Hair
dressers worked on Il daily and al
night II was wrapped In silk sack
that no harm might come to &C. He
could brook no opposition to bis
opinion In small matters, though
willing 20 be convinced in large at.
fairs.
The licentlous press Of Europe
and particularly of Belgium has for
20 years caricatured and lampoonod
him numerically. and no one
laughed SO heartily as he His sense
Of humor was such that II made
no difference TO him that ho was
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"CUI BONO?" OR
WHATS THE USE?"
CANNON'S MOTTO

WASHINGTON. u. G.. Dec IL
speaker Cannon's new motto ia
"Cul bono" lie II tired answering
insurgents and democrats lie viii
20 longer share the lImeileht with
them OF pay any attention 10 their
speeches or interviews. Ne Is sat.
iafied with himself and his security
IN his place IN the republican PARTY.
and when he was asked today 10
max" answer To Champ Clark's in.
teryiew he grinned aud answered
"rui bOno?"
Two hours later the reporter
found oar that this is Latin for
what's the useg"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-17
FAMILY DRIFTS 400 MILES
DOWN RIVER IN BLIZZARD
Pennless, They Attempted to Reach Their Relatives
Rescued Half Starved and Frozen by Farmer
Near St. Paul

ST PAUL, MINI, Dec. l7.-Exhausted half frozen and
nearly starved Levi Frank his wife and children
this city today after fighting their way for 400 miles down the
Mississippi raft during the storms which cumn-
ated Friday night in blizzard During the blizzard their
boats became island family nearly
dead from five days exposure when they rescued
Frank is in precarious condition from sickness brought
by his attempts swim from shore
assistance and his daughter Leila in hosta suf
fering from pneumonia and typhoid fever.
Frank lived the headwaers OF the Pine river When
the timber disappeared his OF livelihood gone
he determined relatives Lacking
money transport the family by train boats built
they undertook the journey in them.
They tell pful stories of nights and days in fearful
the river When the blizzard pro-
visions practically exhausted A farmer sighted them
from the shore and their aid.
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A LIFE CONVICT
is GROWING RICH

NEW YORK. Dec. II Alphonse
" stephani the wealthiest dead
man N New York state, IN fact be.
coming d millionaire. although he
cannot spend cent OF his. income
"A a life convict in Dannemora
prison, whore he has spent the
last Is years. stephani has accumu.
lated a fortune estimated Mt more
than half "a million dollars.
Stephani was sentenced 10 prison
for life for killing ex-Judge Clinton
g. Reynolds. whom he accused Of
having treated him unfairly In
business dealings Ills mother
died soon afterward. leaving him
$4,000 His father also left him
10000. With this capital stephani
conceived the plan OF making Wall
&C.. yield him a revenue that might
one day be the means OF opening
the prison doors for him,
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BEVAN-HE'S A GRIM PIRATE MAYBE,
BUT HE LOVES LITTLE CHILDREN AND
WANTS TO HELP THE BACHELORS FUND

Looks like a pirate doesn't he.
Kind u long and rakish like with
bells on his fingers and rings In
his ears
but he isn't. That Is. he isn't a
pirate nui he's the next thing
70 it.
He ls bachelor.
Also be IL q rlnnef and he has
Ia voice which wholly bellies his
looks u u 81 sweet ne a bell on
a May morning. and he uses Il
that folks may BE- happy Instead
" rowing the Spanish main with
a sniekersnee in his hand and a
deadly looking cigarette IN hia face.
he roves all the mains aud railroad
systems the world knows anything
about. singing 20 people.
He IA Alexander Beyan. head II
the Romany Grand Opera troupe.
which this week IL singing lta way
into the hearts Of Seattle show
goerr az the Majestic theatre.
Here Is what he wrote to The
Star today:
MY voice Is all | have. and Il
has made ~ me O world rover
Since ! was ~ years old have
had % sing that ! might live. and
you know what that means I have
no home. ! never have had one, al
though ] have couutry--it's sunny
Italy
But that have no home does
not mean that ! do not long for
one, and always will. love chill.
dren, and ! most miss those that I
might have had when the chit
dren's great day comes near, so
please accept the enclosure and
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always been melted by scandal,
either in his private life or IN con.
nectlou with the Congo atrocics
Very seldom has there been printed
anything 10 his personal or official
credit, yet disinterested observers
have always contended that the
prosperity OF Belgium Is In no small
measure due to his business fore.
sight
Was Business Man First.
OF all things. Leopold was first
business man. next a cynic, and
then yoluptuary Being a king
always appealed to him as some
thing to his advantage, but never.
theless humorous withal The di.
vine right Of kings he construed to
be his Individual right TO do as be
individually pleased In his private
affairs, that kings can do no wrong.
he understood TO mean there was no
wrong. He was the most democrat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-17
MORE COME
To SANTA 5 AID
Fund for Poor Children in
Seattle Is Growing With
Each Mail.

Checks and letters for the Bach
eiors' Christmas fund for poor chill
dren are choking The Stars mail
nowadays The idea that there are
poor children who won't have any
Christmas unless the Bachelors
help them. has brought the cues
ton home hard 10 lot OF men in
this city.
"A Lover OF Children" writes
from Monroe. inclosing check for
81. Am not bachelor she
writes. but have taken a great In
ierest in your plea for the children
and am sending my mite TO help
them along. Won't you please see
that the Soderberg children get
somsthing?"
The Valdez Furniture company,
1910 First av., shows that big
business concerns still have
time TO think OF the poor. The
firm sends its check for IS, with a
word OF appreciation. and the hope
that the money makes someone
happy on Christmas morning.
The story of Alexander Bevan,
tht AAAt8s ~ tbiH III AUOtntr coli
umn. An unknown sends $3.50,
with the wish that IL 20 to help the
poor Riddles.
Scattered around the columns OF
The Star today are letters from
the children themselves. They tell
their story better than the editor
can tell Il for them.
"A Bachelor Of 90" has a good
idea. Il can't afford to 90 in very
deep" he writes. 'hut II you'll send
me j letter from some little tot
and let me answer II. I'll see 10 II
that Santa Claus sleigh does not
break down on the way to his or
her house. ! expect to have as
much fun seeing some kids happy
as they will have themselves"
Aren't there more men In Seattle
who have no children, but who
would like TO make someone's kid
dies happy on Christmas mornlngg
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BOYS HEART BREAKS WHEN HIS FATHER
WOULD FORCE HIM To TELL OF THE SIN
COMMITTED BY THE MOTHER HE LOVES

whose arms can her little boy gog
strong hand for the hand of his son.
A l4-year-old boy was called 60
the witness stand In Justice Fred
&. Browns court 10 testify against
his mother on the charge OF I'M
faithfulness. He broke down and
cried. Can boy accuse his moth
err He sohbed and sohbed. She
was his mother still Could he face
a crowd Of curious men and cast
a stone at this woman. his mother7
In mercy the witness was ex-
cused.
Frank Pugsley and Jewel Finlay
We're accused. James Finlay. the
husband. was the complaining wit
ness. The father had the boy sum-
moned TO testify against his mother.
The family has frequently been I'm
juvenile court aud the father has
before had to answer the charge OF
non-support Through disgrace and
dishonor their boy i dragged from
court 60 court.
It's too much for the heart Of a
boy.
This case was dismissed. but the
court ordered the child taken from
his mother. As they left the court
room the mother grabbed the boy
and the father snatched him back.
I'm send him 1900 miles away"
shouted the father. The woman ran
screaming through the han.
But it's the boy that suffers.
Snatched ana grabbed and dis
graced, tho heart OF boy is
crushed.
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AFF|DAV|TS IN
LEAv|TT CASE
ARE SHOWN To
THE STAR MAN
Holzheimer and Peyton
Made to Swear to Truth
of Los Angeles Graft
Story.

Yesterday X. ]. Murdoch.
editor Of the Los Angeles Rec
ord. and the representative OF
The Seattle Star in Los An
geles. was shown the sworn
confessions OF Deputy Prose
cutting Attorney Holzhcimer
and Special Agent c. B. Pey-
ton. in which the two men adj
NIT their efforts to secure and
their acceptance OF 81 900 from
Ralph ] Leavitt. in return for
which the representatives Of
the prosecuting attorneys Of
flee in this city agreed not to
oppose the motion TO dismiss
the extradition proceedings
brought against Leavi,t.
In addition. Mr.. Murdoch
was informed by Mr.. Freder-
icks, district attorney in Los
Angeles. that the King county
grand jury had refused to pay
for the message sent by Fred
erieks to the grand jury telling
OF the Holzheimer Peyton :
Leavitt transaction.
In spite of all the evidence
that has come TO Seattle OF the
truth OF the graft story. Prose
cutting Attorney Vanderveer
has not yet discharged Holz-
heimer from his employ. This
morning he is quoted as say
ing that he will take no action
in the matter until he hears
from Kenneth Macintosh.
who is to investigate the mat
ter for him in Los Angeles.
Is the grand jury willing
that Mr.. Vandcrveer should in
vestigate his own office.
through a man whose chief
deputy he used to be' Isn't
II the duty Of the grand jury
TO determine for itself the truth
OF this charge, that vitality af-
fects one Of the most important
offices in the county,
The grand jurors did pay for
the telegram sent by District
Attorney Fredericks. accord
ing to the statements of the
grand jurors this morning.
When the telegram was deliv-
cred to the jury it had been
opened. The jury refused to
receive it or pay for it until
(Contlrued on Page Thirteea.)
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tried his credit sorely and for years
he was put to all kinds of devices
to raise money
His interest IN Congo came about
through Henry NJ. Stanleys discov.
cries Stanley went 60 Africa for
James Gordon Bennett and carried
the American flag with him. The
United States. however. wars not IN
an expansive frame of mind at that
time and had troubles enough with
the black folk IN the South. Leo.
pold was then an enthusiastic mem.
Der of the antislayery society aud
when Stanley went TO him for funds
the Belgian king treated him lib.
orally The Association Information.
ale Afflcaine was formed for the ex.
ploitation of the Congo Senator
Morgan OF Alabama and several 9th
er Americans were financially inter.
ested. Leopold began TO sink mil.
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CONTINUED on Page Fourteen)
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Prince and Princess Albert Of
Belgium. who today became klng
and queen Of one ~ the worlds
most Interesting nations. are better
liked BY the Iselgians than the new
kings dead uncle. Leopold. vas
Albert already VAS officially the
ruler 81 the Congo. and this move
kept King Leopold from bclnT