r eet of Poor , Children Are Nipped by Cold Many Must Stay Indoor* Till \iil Is Received from The Omaha Bee Shoe Fund. Zero weather is here. And. oh, how pitilessly it grasps with Its icy fingers the tender little bodies of small children of the desperately poor. Oo.ng out doors Is impossible for many who are waiting on the list of the Fin irhoe Fund of The Omaha U««, waiting until there shall bo money enough in the fund so that they shall get their turn. "Thry'rc n»»t t«* blame (hut their wuy i* **o roiifli, ilutlilMK nmt f os 1.1 Hsarrrl) «*\cr enough— A I «H»r little lutlh. It *, our duly h*. nun y In |i\f them it lift over life'* rocky *1 n '• Perh ips you have been bleated with a little more than enough. Perhaps it v ill he a I*l*-rtr«lti»c to you to give to help these little on* a. No "overhead” expense in this fund. Vet every ease is carefully in vestigated. ho that no unworthy ones •hail get the she**) that must fro only to the desperately needy children. b UmvIfilKOl *1,402.13 Kdwiinl t ncklcy VftO Mr*. H. x. f'uniiinifhani 2.00 Mr*. •Iiuiim Itnnuin, North Pintle. Ncli. 1.00 1 horn t Ihii-hcii. Mnr«jurtte, Neb. 2.00 and Mr. 4 . I». Ilruwn .**.00 0^S*> Nnm«* 2.(Ml Mr*. K. K. \Tlnk«*lniun 10.00 < h**Ii 1.00 Vr. nn1* 3.041 Potal *1 13* «3 Contributions may be addressed to “I’re. Shoe Fund, The Omaha Bee, Omaha, Neb.” Pat Sweeney Departs ( After Fourth Arrest 'Mnuli.t police believe they are r.d ot fiit Hweeney, Canadian, at last. Sweeney was arrested tuur times (or investigation as a hotel prowler and squirmed ouV of the charges each time. Monday alter a jury in district court acquitted him. Detective Joe Treglia nabbed h.m again and took him to the Douglas street bridge, where he start ed him on his way out of town with a. warning not to come back. At the other end of the bridge, Sweeney turned, waved good-bye to Treglia, and shouted "Ho long. You’ll never sio me around these parts again.” Dancers to Broadcast From WOC Tonight The announcement that a dancer will "broadcast” will he received with more or less speculation, but such is a fact, nevertheless, for Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn are not only famous dancers, but famous lecturers as well So while you will bo able to "see’ Miss St. Denis and Shawn at the Brandeis theater Thursday afternoon or evening, you will he able to “hear” them when they broadcast from the Pal mi r School of Chiropractic at* Davenport, la., at 0:10 this evening, before they go to the theater for their evening performance in Davenport. Miss St. Denis is tile originator ■ ( many of the new forms of dances seen on the stage today and several of her latest creations will bo present ed in Omaha. Her explnnat'on re garding her ideals and work wi>! prove interesting to those who arc fortunate enough to tune in and heat her message broadcast from station \V.( i.r. When the national conference of women met in Washington. 1>. they selected six prominent speakers to address them and Ted Shuwn was one of the six His wide knowledge of the dances of ail countries as well as the history and art of the dance, ITs fine sense of humor and his cop vlncing mount r makes him one of the most interesting speakers before the public. Itutli St. Denis and Ted Shawn wiii appear many times on the program, which will be presented Thursday afternoon and evening at the Brand1 is theater. Man Burnrd to Death. Scranton, la., Dee. 12. — Thomas Lewis, 65, a retired business man, was burned to death in his home here this morning. Ilia sister, who resided with him. has not been lo cated and it is reported that she also may have been burned to death. SOUTH OMAHA i( HKANCH OFFICE 2«TH AND N ST6. MA ■ ■ ■■ ■■■ ■■ ■ ■ ■ Unarmed School Girl Gets Thief ^ ho Took Savings High School Freshman Attacks Purse Snatcher With Imagi nary Hatpin and Marches Him to Custody. I With ih*' aid of an imaginary hat pin and natural pluck. Miss Mable ' Alger, lfi, freshman in Technical High school, protected her Christmas sav , ing? for purchases and secured the arrest of two alleged highwaymen. Miss Alger says she was attacked ■ Monday night by two men as she was leaving the John Klynn & Co. store at 4912 South Twenty-fourth street. , where she is working after school | hours. C>i\ing chase to the tnon after one j of them had snatched her poeketbook containing her money, she caught one j by the sleeve and. reaching to her hat, threatened to stab him with a hatpin. The man was marched to the Jo seph Laitner grocery store. 1700 N street, from where police were sum moned. At the South Side station the i arrested man gave his name as Wil liam Wakeman. 20. He is said to i have confessed that he had been an inmate of the Kansas penitentiary. | Hater, police, acting on Wakeman’s , information, arrested Elmer Harris, who was Identified by Miss Alger as the one who spatehed her purse, Both men are being held ns high ] way rubbery suspects. Eleven dollars Miss Alger said she | had in the purse could not he found ! _ Council \ otes to Abandon Resurfacing of 9 Streets City council yesterday approved ; the Recommendation of City Commis sioner Joseph Koutsky. abandoning proceedings for resurfacing nine asphalt street districts in the South Sid*. This action was taken on a« ■ count of protests tiled by proper*y ' < u pers. South Omaha Brevities For Rent—StA«ra-h*jatod, 4-room apart- | in.-nt. s argo Apt a. N1A. 3026. Burn the brut Hant.a Hock Springs or Christopher Plvonka Coal Co. MA OM? 1 Coal prices are down. I’hune MA. 0032. . South Omaha lee Co.. 2316 M street. The Women a Foreign Missionary hi cit-ty of draco M E. church will enter tain with a Christmas party Thursday, at ! t ho home of Mrs. M. G. Pike. 3124 F street Mesdaims J W. Jordan. I. I Van Sant and J. K. Hydo will usalst th<* hoj-te.w.*. Luncheon will bo served at j 12:30 p. m. _______ _— - " —^ Sensational Sale of Discontinued Patterns in xkto 3A Off The Original Price Do not mistake this for a sale of cdds and ends for we are including 21 PA TTERNS of our regular stock that is to be discontinued—an opportunity to make up complete sets at half and at less than half the usual price. Full Dinner Set Compositions, Breakfast Sets, Luncheon Sets, Supper Sets All are attractive patterns, without imperfections. / Every Sale Is Final BURGESS-HASH GOMRAflY Me C/rristmas Store for everybody U/ie Cfiristmas Store for GverySody Holiday News of Great Interest Burgess-Nash Cooking School 10 a. m. to 12 m. 2 to 4 p. m. Talk on importance of salads ;i diet. Lesson on salad dress -ig. Combination Mayonnaise Club Salad Dressing French Potato Salad French Dressing Hawaiian Salad Auditorium—Fifth Floor. “Wearever}> Demonstration Miss Grace Beary. factory Xpert, is here to help you se lect the pieces you need, and o teach you to gain best re ults from them. Wednesday she will cook an entire meal on the top of the stove: roast, potatoes, macaroni and cheese, baked applies Housrfurnishings— Fourth Floor. Children—Telephone to Santa Claus at Burgess-Nash Company 6 to 9 Wednesday Evening Call Atlantic 8321 That’s Burgess-Nash—then ask for Santa Claus. Give him your name and address and tell him what you want most to find in your stocking or on the tree Christmas morning. m If You Haven’t a Telephone Remember that Santa would like to have a letter from you. His address is just— Bur|eM-N«ih Company. Burge$s-Na*h Toy ton n—Du*n8ta»rt Store. Afternoon Tea Wednesday Dancing 4 to 6 In the Burgess-Nash Tea Room with the Burgess-Nash Orchestra under the direction of Mr. Robert ( uscaden. Corn Muffins with Raspberry Jam Pot of Change Pekoo Tea 35 Cent Creamed Chicken Pattie Orange or Pineapple Sherbet Pot of Tea or Coffee 50 Cent* Fruit Cake : Plum Pudding Both may be purchase! in our Tea Room and in our Cafeteria. The plum pudding is in its original mold, so that it may be steamed up to sene hot. Th Room—Seventh Floor C»leterie— Downstairs Store Handkerchiefs , Always a Happy Choice If you have someone whom you wish to remember with a small trift, you will find handkerchiefs quite acceptable. These ma> be plain or the more elaborate, embroidered and lace trimmed. All are moderately priced. Women’s white or colored linen handker- OE _ , chiefs, embroidered corners, each. Women’s initialed linen handkerchiefs, OE_ box of 6 for $2.00. Each..OuC Women's hand-made Madeira handkerchiefs EA_ priced from $1.50 to .iJvC Women’s novelty linen handkerchiefs OE — priced up from.. Women’s lace-edged Swiss handkerchiefs. QE — each, $1.23 to . OOC Women’s linen handkerchiefs trimmed d» 1 EA with Armenian lace, $2.00 to .A Women’s hand-embroidered and drawn- d» 1 rfE thread handkerchiefs, $2.50 to. Men’s plain linen handkerchiefs OE — priced, each . Men’s initialed linen handkerchiefs, d»0 flH six in a box .VPA..UU Men’s initialed linen handkerchiefs CA — priced from $1.00 to.Ul/C Bui geM Na*h Handkerchief Shop—Main Floor. Toy Special Dolls, $ ^ 39 Dressed Dolls An imported doll to glau den any little girl's heart. Fully dressed 15 inches tall, with light or dark hair, sleeping eyes a n d long lashes. KicJlyn Dolls 18 inches tall, fully jointed a* arms, hips and knees. T h e bodies are made of dur able fine while kidskin, t h hair is brown and curly, the eyes movable. Baby Dolls No little girl's family is com plete without at least one bahy doll. 12 I inches, w 1 t h movable arm md legs, sleep ing eyes and bobbed hair. Jointed Dells This is an im ported doll, IK l nch e s tall. Fully jointed, sleeping eyes medium long null; It a i r, open mouth ■n it h t <; e t h l.orig whit' dress. Downstair* 5tor* China for Xmas The Gift for Women Hand Decorated China Russet nut sets of large bov. 1 •*nd six individual cups, set, $1.95 to $2.00. Sugars and Creamers, pair. 50c to $5.00. Salts and Peppers, each. 20c to $2.25. Chocolate Pot, six cups. Set, $3.75. Fruit Bowls. Priced at $1.50 to $5.00. Etched Cut Glassware Marmalade jars, etched and ■w ith gayly colored spoon. Priced $1.50 Attractive Candy Jars, priced Only $1.25. Slender Bud Vases. Priced at Only $1.00. Night Guest Sets. Priced, Each, $1.50. Cut Sugar and Creamer. Pair, $4.50 to $7.50. Holdfast Baby Plate, $1.00 A secure plate for the child who is old enough to feed himself. It is prettily decorated with nursery pic tures and made to fasten tightly to high chair or table. Buvges-Naeh China Shop—Fourth Floor. Wool Hose Had you thought of giving a pair of wool hose? Our complete stock offers a largo assortment of colors and va rieties from which to choose. All are moderately priced. Silk and wool in black or colors. Priced— Pair, $1.50 Silk Vests All women love silk un dergarments, but many con sider them a bit of a luxury they cannot afford. Pink, white orchid, peach and ocean green. Priced $2.50 Chiffon Hose Silk hosiery is always an appreciated gift — chiffon hose doubly so. Our special brand are priced no higher than the ordinary silk hose. These are an exceptional quality and are very clear. Black, gun metal, light pray •>nd all the new shoe shades Pair, $2.50 Burfcst-Nash—Main Floor Gifts Electee i > for All the Universal Percolators Gtecian style, 9-cup capacity, $22 50. Loving cup style. 6-cup capacity, $22.60. Loving cup style 9-cup capacity, $25.00. Themax Gifts (. urling iron, $4.95. Heating pad, $7.50. Toaster stove, $4.95 O-lb. i/on, $4.95. These products ar’ made by the Lan ders Fray Co. Twin Heaters American Deauty Twin Heaters are so made they throw heat in the opposite d i rection, thus quickly taking the chill from the room. Armstrong Table Stoves The body of the stove is made of white porcelain, the utensils of aluminum. Three things may be cooked at the same time, with the same heat. A meal for four per sons may be prepared at the table. This stove h.-.kes, broils, toasts and frys. Toaster, griddle, broiler and egg poacher, complete with cord and plug. Burgcss-Nash—Fourth Floor. Choose Gifts That Bring Joy to the Home The *6One-Minute' Electric Washer The busy housewife would more than appre ciate a “One-Minute’1' washer. It is a gift that w ill last not for a few weeks or months, but for many years. The drudge r y of washday is eliminated, and the work is ac complished in the mini mum amount of time. Our payment plan gives immediate possession. Price, $79.50 and up. Bur*r*8-Na»h—Fourth Floor. ....-t- ■’ - “Bubble Books” for Children A book of three small records of chil dren's animal stories or singing games with the story, the \ery words of the record and illustrations is priced at Only $1.00 Records What lo\elier scift than Christmas music —a favorite hymn or an old carol? 7 4430—Adeste Fideiius—With male quartette—McCormack . $1.75 87544—Silent Night, Holy Night— Oreiber, Gluck or Reimers, at . $1.50 88501—Noel — (Adam) in French— Caruso ..$1 75 85712—Christmas Hymns and Carols— Numbers 1 and 2, Trinity Choir . $1.25 — Ah, Come All Ye Faithful Joy to the World— Trinity Choir .75c. Burgroa Nash—Phonograph Shop—Fifth Floor. You Will Prefer the “Cheney” For records played upon this phonograph lose none of the artists’ sweet resonance of tone, nor is the pleasure of the music marred by mechanical noises. May we not demon strate the “Cheney”? When you have heard it we feel sure that you will acclaim it a won derful satisfaction to be able to buy a phono graph that will perfect ly reproduce the voice. Prices are moderate, terms convenient. Burgras Na«h Phonograph Shop—Fifth Floor.