*'Widow Seeks .
Assistance for
Her Children
Mother of Five Small Tots
Makes Appeal to Omaha
Bee Free Shoe
Fund.
"I am a widow woman with five
small children. I work every day
to make a living for them. I am
writing to see if you can help me
get shoes for them. Their sizes
are—. I would .hank the good
people for their kindness If they
can help me out through you."
The live children of this brave wom
an will be provided with shoes. This
letter is typical of many received.
Every case Is carefully investigated,
so that none of the Free Shoe Fund
is used to buy Bhoes for children
where parents who can manage to
bury them themselves. This investi
gation is done by school teachers and
costs the fund nothing.
That's one beauty of this fund. Your
is used 100 per cent for the char
ity without a “rakeoff" for anybody.
I'revNnisly aekiiou ieilgrd . *1 ,K1 * V)
Omaha Ibircus club. 5.00
(Ull 5.00
Crunk Howard . 5.00
Snnlh IJnroln school . 5.07 '
Mnnntoutli Fark school . l,oo
Fnt.li . . . ..i. 3.00 !
V. F. 8. 1.00 i
% Friend of Children .. t.oo
4.olden Hole club, Trknninh, Neb. 3.00
Mrs. M. II., SI. Faul. Sell 1.00
If. Campbell. Osceola. Neb 5.00
^Tiench Community dub. IHalr, Neb. 2.50
Kdnn H. Klehnnlson. Central City,
Neb. 10 no
I*. M. Campbell . 5.00 '
Total . *1.402 13
Can you help put warm shoes on
these cold little feet? If you can. send
or bring your contribution to the
Free Shoe Fund, The Omaha Bee.
Checks may be made out the same
way.
City to Have Christmas
- Tree in Auditorium Dee. 23
There will lie a municipal Christ- j
j.ias tree in the City auditorium Sat
urday evening. December 23, when
2.500 pounds of candy, 2.500 pounds of
nuts. 60 Isixes of oranges. 60 boxes of
r.pples and 5,000 popcorn balls will be
distributed. On the following day
the mayor and city commissioners
propose to carry good things to the
children at Father Flanagan's home,
the Creche and the Masonic home for
boys.
Husband Threw Her Shoes
Into Fire, Woman Charges
Jim Corby, 1013 Charles street, was
discharged in police court yesterday
after being arrested on a charge of
being drun end abusing his family.
The Judge continued the caso until
January 2. According to his wife’s
testimony, he came home, threw her
| down and, removing her shoes, threw
them in the fire, saying he had been
informed a neighbor woman had
bought them for her.
|*r*v*nt Inf?ii‘*nrit
The Tor In and Laxative Effort of Laxative PROMO
I.N'INK Tablet* will keep the In n
^^loalthy condition and thus ward off all attacks
of Colda. Grip or Influenza. 30<y— Adv.
W. B. Cheek Heads
Auto Club ^;fth Time
liKi- cr<je&
\V. B. Cheek, re-elected president
of the Omaha Auto club at a meet
lng of the board of directors Monday,
assumes the duties of this office foi
the fifth consecutive term.
Other officers elected were: F. t,.
Nesbit, first vice president; d II.
Brewer, second vice president; Dr. A.
J\ Overgnard, treasurer; J. 1Has
kin. secretary; J. G. Kuhn, counsel;
.1. II. Iiionberger, assistant treasurer,
and A. B. Waugh, manager.
I.ee Huff also was elected a di
rector to fill the unexpired term of
C. K. Duffle, resigned.
String of Fatalities
Follows Wedding
Peter Kllner, 71. Lincoln, was fined ;
$15 in police conn yesterday for tun
ning down Mrs. Rose TTtloy, 21fi’-j 1
South Nineteenth .street, ut Fifty-third j
street and Military avenue.
A strange string of fatalities fol- !
low ing the wedding of Alex Mlllner i
atpl Anna Painter, Juno 21, was dis
closed at tho hearing. Mrs. 1'tley was
a gu.-st at the wedding.
Mrs. Margaret Resl, S-12 South
Twenty-fourth street, another guest,
was killed by an automobile October
SO. The mother of tho bridegroom is
critically 111 now. Police Sergeant
Frank Rose, on his way to the wed- j
ding party, narrowly escaped being ,
run down.
Clay Prodlicts Bankruptcy
Suit to Conte Up Totlav
Hearing in the Nebraska Clay Prod
ucts company's fight to avoid being
declared bankrupt will be continuer!
this morning nt 11 before Federal
Judge Woodrough. Prnke-Williams
Mount company, Henry Peterson nnd
12. B. Carrigan nro the petitioning
creditors.
Trial of Charles Acton, for Imper
sonating a prohibition officer, was
postponed until next Monday.
La Porte Held
for Death of Girl
by Coroners Jury
0 *
County Attorney Files Charges
of First Degree Murder
Against ‘Singing Mike'
After Inquest.
"Singing Mike” La Porte was or
dered held for the death of Alice Rine
hart after a coroner's Inquest yester
day in N. P. Swanson's mortuary.
Charges of f-rat degree murder were
filed against him by the county attor
ney.
I.a Porte was present at the inquest
in charge of a detective. He showed
no signs of emotion. The mother, a
sister and a brother of the dead girl
also were present.
Mrs. R. K. Jones and Harry Parr,
both residents of the apartment at
2102 Chicago street where the murder
happened, testified to hearing hurried
footsteps in the girl's room after a
pistol shot and a woman's scream.
Ina Rumbuugh, chum of the dead
girl, told how Alice, Frank Stewart,
Mike and herself returned from the
cabaret after midnight. They had
been drinking. Relatives of the dead
girl asked that La Porte or his friends
pay for the burial. La Porte said
lie had no money. Insurance policies
nmong her effects are being investi
gated.
Weather Man to Address
Association of Engineers
The Omaha chapter of the American
Association of engineers will meet at
S tonight at the Chamber of Com
merce. M. V. Robbins. Omaha's
weather man, will discuss the origin
and working of the U. S. weather
bureau and will describe in detail the
instruments used to forecast the1
weather.
Following the meeting, the members
will make a tour of inspection of the
weather bureau office and will be
made acquainted with the instruments
described by Mr. Robbins during his
talk.
Bee Want Ads produce results.
Former Omaha Priest
Killed in Auto Crash
Rev. Thomas A. McNelve, Instructor
of Eatln and English at Creighton
university in 1904 and 19t'i>, and pas
tor of St. John church here in 1917
and 1918, was killed Saturday near
Topeka, Kan , w hen the automobile
he was riding was struck by a train,
according to word reaching former
Creighton associates.
His companion, William Ryan of
St. Marys, Kan , with whom he was
going to Topeka to buy cattle for the
St. Marys college farm, died three
hours after the accident.
Rev. Mr. McNelve, 57, was a native
of St. Marys. Kan., where he was in
charge of a parish since his departure
from Omaha. The automobile in
which the two men were riding was a
gift from his parishioners. He was
succeeded by Rev. Mr. Dineen at St.
John church In Omaha.
1922 Banner Health
Year, Says Dr. Pinto
Diminution in Diphtheria
Cases Here Last Year Noted
hy Commissioner.
This will bo a banner year from the
standpoint of health, according to Dr.
A. H. Pinto, health commissioner.
"We will not have the ligures until
sometime in January," said the com
missioner," but our observations al
ready warrant the statement that
Omaha has been a veritable health re
sort this year. There has been a de
cided diminution in the number of
diphtheria carrier cases, due, I be
lieve, to the vigilance which has been
exercised in the school medical Inspec
tion work. Last year we had about
1,000 diphtheria carrier cases. This
year there will be about one-third of
that total.
"By watching the children earefillly
in school these carrier cases may
bo removed before they have spsead
the disease to others. During the last,
few years more Importance has been
given to the suspected cases. A child
may be in school and appear In health
rPfaosv<Hmi
With Practical Xmas Gifts
We Sell the Things Men Like
Monoj?ramed Handkerchiefs, silk'
or linen; Silk or Knitted Neck
wear, Manhattan Shirts, Vassar Un
derwear, Knothe Pajamas, etc.
‘‘Every Man Know* Our Quality Clothe*.”
S. E. CORNER
16TH * HARNEY
JOIN OUR
New Year Get-Ahead Club
Now Forming for 192S
With Christmas and New Year coming on, we all begin to think of “get
ting ahead in 1923.” The Get-Ahead Club is a Fifty-Week Banking
dub—No Dues, No Red Tape. To join you merely call at the bank,
make your first deposit and get your pass book. You can join with as
little as lc or as much as $20.
—and Here’s How Much You Will Have in One Year,
and in Five Years
One Year Five Year*
lc Increasing Class.$ 12.75 $ 63.75
2c Increasing Class. 25.50 127.50
5c Increasing Class. 63.75 318.75 !
5c Decreasing Class . 63.75 318.7<> !
10c Increasing Class... 127.50 637.50 ]
5c Increasing-and-Decreas'.ng Class .. 32.50 16 ...50
10c Increasing-and-Decreasing Class .. 65.00 325.00 PlUS
20c Increasing-and-Decreasing Class .. 130.00 650.00 Tnterent
25c Even-Deposit Class . 12.50 ^6~.o0
50c Even-Deposit Class . 25.00 125.00
$1 Even-Deposit Class . 50.00 250.00
$2 Even-Deposit Class . 100.00 500.00
$5 Even-Deposit Class... 250.00 1,250 00
$10 Even-Deposit Class . 500.00 2,500.00
$20 Even-Deposit Class . 1,000.00 5,000.00 j
Getting Ahead Is Largely a Matter of Getting Started
“A Coin and a Minute ’ Will Make You a Member.
Join the Club Today
The Omaha National Bank
Farnam at 17th Street
Capital and Surplus - * * - $2/XX),000
to the casual observer and yet be a
diphtheria carrier.'’
Woman Hurt in Fall Refuses
to Ride in Police Patrol
Mrs. G. W. Goodrich. 55, SU1 Hick
ory street, slipped and fell in front of
1415 Dodge street yesterday after
noon, injuring her back, and was
taken home in the poli--e surgeon's
automobile when ehe refused to ride
in the police patrol.
"I've never ridden on one of those
things yet,'' She said, "and it's too
late in life to start doing it now,"
U. P. Asks Bids on Engines.
The I'nlon Pacific railroad yester
day asked bids on 7S new freight en
gines to cost approximately $5,900,000.
The Pacific Fruit Express has asked
for bids on 3o0 new refrigerator cars
for express service, In addition to the
6,000 recently ordert-d
Nanfito Arrested Again
and Booze Stork Srized
Sam Xanttto, 131.1 Pacific street,:
holds the local record for alleged Vol- ,
stead law infractions, lie was ar- 1
tested for the fourth time, yesterday,
by u federal raiding squad headed hy
Robert Anderson, group chief.
Ten gallons of moonshine, 1<HI gal
Ions of wine and 33 quarts of beer
were contlscated.
Federal agents also arrested An
drew I’nppas, ft"9 South Thirteenth
street, on a charge of Illegal sale.
Only one pint of whisky was found
In his place.
gess-Nash Com
{/Me Cfiristmas Store for CveryBody
News of Holiday Offerings
And Messages From Santa Claus
In Our Downstairs Store
A Group of Lovely
Dresses
Reduced {1 £75
Tuesday to J[
. We did not overestimate the value of these dresses
t their original price, yet we have greatly reduced
them for Tuesday’s selling. There are
, Two-piece eult effects of blue twill cord
with black matelesse, other twills with
bsnds of monkey fur trimming; crepes com
bmed with silk lace, velvets With checked
woolens.
t It is seldom that even onr Downstairs Store Is able
A o offer dresses of sucb late styling, fine workmanship
yY.ind new materials at a price so amazingly low.
Silk Jeruey
Petticoats
F*ine quality soft silk Jer
sey in practically till col
ors, with fancy pleated
ruffle.
J2” to *4**
Heavy Satin
Petticoats
A good weight petticoat
for winter wear. Regular
and extra sixes priced at—
8l49and8l98
A Welcome Gift
Silk Jersey Bloomers
Especially welcome because they are needed (or Immediate
wear. These are of good wearing Jersey in all dark shades,
made with elastic waist and double elastic cu((.
*2« to s449
Burim-Nwh—Down«t*lr« Stor«
New Stockings
Always
Please
The “Bear Brand’’
stocking as a girt
would please the
mothpr as well as
the child. These are
an eiceptis nally
good stocking.
Pair 26c
BurgfOT-NMh—DniMln Mora
Yours for a Story
David Corey
The Jack Rabbit man, author of
the Jack Rabbit stories, will be
here at the Bur^ess-Nash store,
Tuesday. From 10 a. m. to 12 in
and from 1:30 to 4 p. m. he will be
Tuesday. From 10 a. in. to 11 m. and
from 1:30 to 4 p. m. he will bo In
vites children to come to the audi
torium where he will tell his funny
animal stories.
Anri (tort a in—Fifth fVtr
Sweaters
For Boys
Pull over or coat style sweater?
are equally popular with boys. A
wide assortment of colors, Sites
28 to 34.
Each $3.50
For Men
Mixed cotton and wool sweaters
made in coat style. These are very
heavy and will make an excellent
Rift A variety of colors. All elzes.
$1.75, $3.45, $3.95
Union Suits
Heavy quality fleece lined union
suits. Ankle length, with high
neck, long slerves and open crotch.
A11 sizes in ecru only.
Each 79c
Gauntlet Gloves
These are the "Boy Scout” gloves
and are made of black or brown
leather, warmly lined.
Pair 69c
ItonnHair* >t©r#
Domestics: Blankets
“Real” Home Gifts
Cotton Blankets $1.29
Tan or Rra.v with attractive colored borders, sire 70x80
Inches. May be used for sheet or blanket. Each.$1.20
36-Inch Silkoline
This 1* In both plain and
fancy colors, suitable for
qutlta and comforts.
Yard 25c
Bed Spreads
Extra large size crochet
bed spread. Made with plain
or scalloped edges and cut
corners.
Each $2.95
36-Inch Percale
Neat patterns in both light
and dark colors, for chil
dren's rompers and aprons.
Yard 19c
Dress Gingham
New designs Tn 32-tnch
width gingham. A wide as
sortment of colors and pat
terns from which to choose.
Yard 17 ^c
Outing Flannel
Both light and dark colors
In the 27-inc.h width. Plaid,
checked or striped patterns
Yard 1514c
Tussa Pongee
36-inch width, so service
able for curtains. Old rose.
Delph blue and natural.
Yard 69c
Polar Bear Blankets
Firmly woven two-in-one
blankets. Plaid patterns In
a number of pretty colors.
66x80 size.
Each $3.95
Table Damask
Bleached satin finlr’i dam
ask. 64-Inch width. Attrac
tive patterns with colored
borders. j
Yard 98c
D»I«w-Xh1i-I>«irn»talr« Stor»
Fibre Silk Stockings
A woman always appreciates wearing apparel
as a gift, and this is especially true of hosiery.
For this reason we are offering black and
gray silk hose at a very low price. Pair,
18c
hn«ta-!(Mh—D«wn«t*tr» St»r»
Felt Slippers
89c
Misses* and children's felt slippers, re
duced for Christmas aelllng. These are
red or blue and made with leather o
soft padded soles. Many styles froi
which to choose.
Slits 2 to 5
Sizts S>/2 to 8
Sties B'/j to 11
Sixes to 2
«arsr**-Sa*h—Downstair* >tor«
Burgess-Nash
Cooking School
lOA.M.to !2M.2to4P.M.
Lesson on pastry and pies. Mazola
made pie mists. Date pie. Lemon
sponge pie.
Auditorium—fifth finer
■ L ZM
Demonstration
"Wearever'’ Aluminum
Miss Grace Beary, factory ex
pert, will help you in the selection
of the number and kind of utensils
that you need. She will teach you
to gain the best results from
"Wearever” Aluminum.
Tuesday she will fry pancakes
on an ungreased griddle.
, BnrfrwNuli—Fourth Floor
Our Own Dear
Santa Claus
Invites You
If you haven’t seen Santa
Claus, or if you forgot some
thing that you wanted to say
to him, come to Toyland any
evening after school. In his
own little house, he waits for
hoys and girls to talk with him,
for his toys are all made, and
he isn’t too busy to see you.
Then it’s such fun to watch
the electric train with real elec
tric lights running round and
round, across the bridge and
through the tunnel.
Talking dolls and mechanical
toys, tea sets and doll furni
ture, Tinker Toys and games,
the wonders of wonderful Toy.
land.
—l*>wn»t*ir* Store