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BRIEF CITY NEWS
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classified section today, and appears lri
The Bee EXCL.USIYEL. find out wtiat
the various moving picture theater offer.
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Duval of the Milwaukee has gtne to Chi
cajro to confer with the officials at head
quarters. This Is the first time he has
met the company officials since his pro
motion. Dr. Xoltmsn Addresses Xeetlaf Dr.
A. Holtman spoke before the Theoso
phical society In the City National bank
building Sunday erenlng-. He dwelt
upon sociological conditions and unred
his listeners to develop a brotherhood In
their hearts for all men.
Aeroplanes te Ixposltioa Ths Great
Western brought In two aeroplanes that
bare were turned over to the .Union Pa
cific to be rushed through tj Ran Diego
to be there In time for the opening of
, the exposition. They come from Pitts
burgh and are consigned to the Janus
brothers, who are to fly them.
CoraeD infers to XHnrer Occupying
all the cars of a special train on the Rock
island, the Cornell Glee club of sixty
in w. i r , rh,-i.-
persons wiu w u .
mas afternoon, en route to Denver to
give a concert. Returning the party wilt
come over the Union Pacific ami will
n, m through Omaha December 28.
BetBscMll U Discharged Ed Ruth
sohlld. colored, living at in Patrick ave-
nut, charged with conducting a disorderly
house, was discharged In police court
when he proved that he had merely been
- entertaining , a party of friends at a
birthday party.
Improvers Pulling
Hard for Car Line
to Gibson Station
County .Commissioners Harts and Best
have been chosen by the county board to
conrene with City Commissioners Kugcl.
Hummel and . Butler and a committee
' from the . Southeast Improvement club
with regard to a conference with officials
of the street car company to discuss pro
par 1 extension of the Harney car line
to Gibson. ' The Southeast Improvement
club has been advocating such- an ex
tension for some time and has succeeded
in interesting uie city ana county com
missions, which have evidenced an In
tention to Investigate fully into the ad-
' viaablllly of the proposed extension.
ICE CUTTING IS TO
START WITH TODAY
Big Gangs to Be Put to Work on the
Local Fields Unless it Warms
) Too Much.
ICE IS TEN INCHES THICK
Worth went era Is Already t olllnsr at
Valentine aad the laloa Pa.
title lias Men at Work
'at orth Platte.
Ice harvest will he In full swing here
this morning; provided the cold
weather continues. Just how many will
be given employment on the fields Is
uncertain, bt the number will bn not
far from 1.000.
The Omaha Ice and Cold Storage com
pany, the largest of the local Ice pack
ing concerns, reports the Ice on Carter
lake and the reservoirs close to ten
Inches In thickness, and It Is figured that
nearly another inch will be sddod by
morning with moderately cold weather.
This company has put a large number of
men at work - on the Ice fields clearing
off the snow.
The packing companies' ail sent men
out to clear the snow from the llelds
where they will harvest the ico. This
morning Uiey will start cutting with full
foroes at Seymour park, , Memphis and
Ashland.
At Meadow the Rock Island Is clearing
the snow from the lakes and today
they will start rutting ten-inch Ice. At
Valentine the Northwestern lias started
cutting twelve-Inch ico. something llko
100 men being given employment, most of
them being farmers residing near by.
The Paclfio Fruit Express company has
started Its ice cutting gangs at North
Platte and Gothenburg, where the Ice Is
twelve to fourteen Inches In thickness.
On the ice fields and at tho houses close
to SCO men ere being given employment.
Some of them have been sent out from
Omaha, but the majority are picked up
In nearby towns and gathered from off
the farms along the Union Pacific, the
company for which the ice harvesting Is
being donn.
Asks Appropriation
to Extend Sewer
and Stop a Menace
" Appearing for property owners In the
north section of the city. Attorney T." B.
iiraay asitea Tne city couueu ii provim
' 4h tint nf ha va for
extending the Saddle Creek sewer and
completing the open section of the sewer.
-IS IS 9, mtutn w lltmua uiu m buib-
. tnriL" said Bradv. sneaking or the conai-
- von OI- me avwer. oumtuuar uuii tu
be done." , .
City Commissioner Thomas McGorern
' of the department f of public lmprove
' meats said it would' cost $250,000 to com-
plete the sewer. The council took no ac
tion on the attorney's request.
Caldwell to Address
Teachers on "Peace"
Prof. H. W. Caldwell of the University
ot Nebraska has been secured by Super
intendent B. IT. Graff to deliver an ad
dress . on "World Peace" before the
Omaha school teachers. Data for the
meeting has not been fixed.
HUNDREDS TRY TO GET
WORK SHOVELING SNOW
Such a large crowd of men anxious to
get work gathered around the auto bead
quarters of the snow shoveling and street
cleaning department at ' Sixteenth and
Dodge streets) yesterday that the work
was temporarily stopped until those who
could not be given jobs were gotten out
of the way. Several hundred men ap
plied for such work. Ryder put seventy
teams and tfo men to work.
METCALFE TO LOOK UP
NAVIGATION BY RIVER
Missouri river navigation is to be in
vestigated In St. Louis by J. W. Metcalfe,
member of the trade extension committee
of the Commercial club, while he is in
that city spending the- holiday. The
Commercial club trade extension com-
: mlttee has asked him to get all the lrv
formation possible on Mississippi river
navigation to help Omaha In working out
its problem of Missouri river navigation.
TAXI AND AUTO ORDINANCE
TO COMMITTEE OF WHOLE
' Ordinances providing that . taxlcab
' drivers wear buttons conspicuously and
take out licenses, and that automobiles
, be parked In the middle of the streets In
. the business sections were recommitted
to the committee of the whole by the
( Ity council, pending amendments offered
' by the Automobile club and interested
persons.
ONE DEATH FROM DIPHTHERIA
AND ANOTHER CASE FOUND
One death from dlDhtherla and one new
case Is reported by the city health de
partment. The number of cases of the
ataease have been Increasing. A child in
al home at VOi North Twentieth street
died Monday morning after examinations
Sunday bad shown "negative" cultures.
They physicians say the child may have
died of a weak bean.
HENRY W.YATES IS STILL
CONFINED TO HIS BED
Henry W. Yates, sr.. president of the
Nebraska National bank is still confined
to his bed by illness. He has been ailing
for about a week. There Is no change
reported in his condition.
Macon Promises to
Treat Horse Better
A. O. Macon, 2723 Le street, was fined
100 and costs, suspended sentence, for
cruelty to animals ry Judse Foster.
Humane Officer Nielsen said he discov
ered Macon's horse starring In a dllap
ated bam. Macon promised to remedy the
condition.
TO ABOLISH WELFARE BOARD
Rydfr Suggests it Be Done Away
With if New Board is Named.
Murray and Barnes
Almost Mix in Court;
Stopped by Sears
A physical encounter between Attorneva
'. B. Murray and A. K. Rarnna in r.
trict Judge ' Sears' ' court was averted
only by Interference by the Judge. Humes
i attorney tor Mrs. Emily McCormick in
foreclosure suit against Murray.
Barnes said he doubted wlmihop an
alleged fact was as Murray had stated it
"Are you savinar that what- T mm
not true? Inquired Murray belligerently,
starting tor Barnes' side or the table in
the court room.
Barnes stood hia s-rounrl -anil
Sears paoifled the two attorneys.
Dawson Fined for
Attack on His Wife
Will C. Dawson, 2628 Charles street, was
fined 5 and costs In police court for an
attack made upon Tils wife In which he at
tempted to cut the clothes from her body.
It developed in court that Dawson was
angry because Mrs. Dawson attended a
party to which ho did.noj want to go.
Avoid Blood Polaoa
by using Bucklen's Arnica Salve on all
wounds, bruises,, sores, scalds, salt
rheum, etc Prompt relief for. plies. 25c
All druggists. Advertisement ,
STURGESS' RESIGNATION IS IN
llaasoa af TopeVa Is ow Here la
k the latereat af a Patille Welfare
Cvsaantssloa with' Adel
tlaaal Aathorlty.
"Why not abolish tho social service
board?" suggested City Commissioner 3.
J. Ryder, st a meeting of the comcil In
committee of the whole, when the or
dinance providing for the creation of a
recreation commission" of five was be
ing discussed.
'What's that eoclai service boardT
asked Chairman Dan B. Butler ot the
committee of the whole. "Oh, yes, what
has become of ltT"
Ryder's suggestion, was taken under con
sideration and the ordinance laid over for
two weeks until Dr. C. H. Rtlmson. play.
ground expert, who suggested the commis
sion, will return to Omaha,
"A publlo welfare commission could
handle these matters and there would be
no need of more than one board with con
flicting powers." said Commissioner
Ryder.
Almost Korsrottea.
The social service board has been almost
forgotten by the council. Chairman T. F.
Sturgess of the board sent his resigna
tion to the mayor several weeks ngo, but
the mayor would not accept It.
The Omaha Public Welfare association,
headed by Rabbi Frederick Conn, is
planning to secure an ordinance creating
a welfare commission for the city, to
superintend all recreations and amuse
ments. Theodore Hanson of Topeka, Kan., field
secretary of an association to which wel
fare commissioners of several cities be
long, is meeting with Uie Omaha Public
Welfare association to help make pre
liminary arrangements for a big cam
paign, tf necessary, to secure the creation
01 a welfare commlssloa' with authority.
TUESDAY.. DKCKMBEK 2J. 1914.
HAVE.Y0U ANY DISCARDED
CLOTHING FOR COLORED KIDS
1
John Grant Pegg. city sealer of wolo-ht.
and measures, who will play Santa Claus
to the little colored children of th ritv
Christmas day. Is in need of clnthinv
and rood, but especially clothinsr. Thosa
who have clothing they can soar hava
been requested to cive It to him for rfla-
tnoutlon among the needy colored people.
. Much Haow Soath.
KANSAS CITT, Mo.. Dec. 21. Kansaa
and 'western and northern Missouri x.
perlenced the heaviest snowfall of the
season today, with from three to
eleven inches reported. Most of the
trains ' arriving here today were late.
Telephone and telegraph service was
greatly handicapped. The fall In Kansas'
was the heaviest in December since ISM.
Read the "For Sale" ads If you want
bargains of the minute.
HATRED OF AUSTRIA
IS'SHOWNIN ITALY
Police and Troops Kept Busy to
Maintain Order at Celebra
tions in Country.
REMEMBER 0BERDANK, IS CRY
Analveraary af Mti Wha Oraaalsed
rattle Plot to slay Fraarta Jo
seph la aad Wis Was
Pat to Death Observe.
ROME. Dec M. The troops and police
at many places In Italy were called upon
today to keep down riots agamst Austria
at celebrations of the anniversary of the
death of the Irredentist leader. Ober
dank, who organised th unsuccessful
plot to assassinate Umperor Francis
Joseph In Trieste in 1SSJ and was put
to death for it. .
During the night of Saturday, although
they had been forbidden by the authori
ties to do so, parties to the movement
placarded the streets with posters re
ferring to Oberdank snl also distributed
Inaflot. some of them with mourning
borders, bearing the inscription, "lie mem
ber the Sacrifice of Oberdank." Several
were arrested and som demonstrators
were slightly Injured In clashes with tho
police, -
Repahliraa Deaaty Talks.
The republican deputy, Cola Annl, de
livered a speech to a sympathetic audi
ence, which frequently broke Into ap
plause art the speaker recited the history
of the Trieste martyr." and his Ideals,
and declared it wss necessary to realise
them.
The demonstration reached its climax
when Rlcclottl Garibaldi, son of the
Italian patriot,' GarlhsMI, leaning on his
crutches arose and said:
"A voice is still rlmrlng from Csprera
ti.la.nd. where my father Is burled. Tt
ssks for acts, not words from the com
mittee promoting the enlistment of volun
teers." As Garibaldi ceased there was a tre
mendous outburst of applause and cries
of "Long live Italyt" "lxng live Trent!"
and "Long live Trieste!" Several crowds
of the demonstrators attempted .to In
vade the center of the city, but . were
prevented from doing so by tho police
and troops.
This afternoon the republican associa
tion held a procession and later unveiled
a marble tablet in the Republican club
in honor of Oberdank.
The Storm of th Town
The Light Shines Again for
the Legitimate Merchandiser
Last Saturday we were encouraged when the pub
lic responded to a Real Sale, as they did in our Chil
dren's Department. ' ' - .
To our minds it proves beyond a doubt' that the
"Fakers" with their special buying powers and half
price sales are fast fading away. To show our appre
ciation we are now going to include all of the
Boys' and Children's Clothing
In this Departmenvin
One Real Sale
in order that they may be had for useful Christmas
presents. ,
We manufacture all of our clothing and it carries
our unrestricted guarantee.
rowning, King & Go.
CEO. T. WILSON, Mgr.
BERG S UiTS ME
Buy a Merchandise Certificate
If you can't think of or know what to buy. We issue them
for anv amount and they are exchangeable at any time.
Men's Suits, special $145
Men's O'coats, special $17!?
Robes Jacket Sweater Coats
$3.50 up $5.00 up $1.00 up
Shirts Underwear Mufflers Gloves
$1.00 up r $1.00 up 50c up 50c up
Hank'fs. Hosiery Silk Hdk'fs Fur Caps
15c up ,25c up 50c up $2.50 up
Cloth Caps Pajamas Night Robes
$1.00 up $1.00 up 50c up
Neckwear Suspenders Scarf Pins Cuff Links
50c up 50c up 50c up 50c up
Novelty Sets and Combinations and fancy ar
ticles that please men and boys.
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Evenings y ' ,r7 J , Evenings
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QUICKLY EASES
SORE THROATS
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Simply Apply Little MacLareu's i
' Mustard Cerate. I
igars for Ladies j
A Black Eat Christinas YaSe
About the Presents for rjijesl
We IKlave tfor Sale
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Gloves
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Shirts
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Hose
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Neckwear
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A Hat Bond! w a Glove :Bondl.
Saves a Lot of Time and Worry
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Unities tits (ussy, roussy must aid plas
ter, KMwn'a Mustard Carats neither
burns nor stings. It has all tho virtues
of the mustard plaster and nons of Its
faults. Acts quickly yet gently In a
soo thine, cooling- way and Is a "bully"
good remedy for reaching tho raw spot
In m sore throat
No one knows what a bad Cold may
lead to. Coughs and Colds often lead to
Pneumonia and Consumption, and the old
proverb of "a stitch In tjme saves nine"
applies very aptly to Coughs and Colds.
You cannot make any mistake It you
use aCaeliarsa's Mustard Carats for
Stiff Keck. Bore Throat. Pleurisy. Colds!
and Congestion, Bronchitis, Neuralgia,
Headache, Lumbago, Rheumatism, Sore
Muscles. Lams Back, Chilblains, Sprains
and all kinds of Aches or Pains, and It
often wards off Pneuaaonla.
At all druggists 25c and 60c. or mailed,
postpaid, by The MacLaren Drug Co.,
Los Angeles, Cal. For generous sample
by mail, postpaid, send 10 oents and this
advertisement
Bold by all Sherman & McConnell Drug
Stores.
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We mean to sell to Ladies, but the kind of cigars men
are glad to smoke. We make very lowest box prices.
Black and White Perfecto; bpx of
25 for . ...$1.25
Cyona-Invincibles an
unusually fine mild
smoke ;box of 25, $1.25
Fernandez, M. F. Clear
Havana; box of 50 for . . ..$2.00
v (Above is a small, fine quality,
clear Havana.) '
La Provincia Coquettas; box of 50 for f $2.00
Little Toms; box of 50 for $1.75? Box of 25 for 90c
Saramita, Baby; box of 25 for $1.00
Seidenbergs; box of 25 for ; .$1.25
Tom Keenes; box of 25 for ; $1.00
Chancellors, Conchas Especials; box of 50 for. . $3.00
Cubanoids After Dinner; box of 25 for. . . . $1.00
El Solano, Media Perfecto (2 for 25c), box of 25 for $2.75
(Tb above Is thecbolcst Clear Havana)
Garcia Cabfneta box of 25 for 12.25
Preferencla, C. F. Extras box of 25 for 1.75
Robert Burns. Invincibles bojtof 25 for $1.85
Relo. (2 for 25c) boxof 25 for $2.75
Rio Tans, Concha Bouquet ....box ot 50 for $3.50
vTom Moore, Invlnclbleg box of 25 for $1.85
Webster, Epicure, (2 for 25c) box of 25 for $2.75
Mercedes Regalia box of 25 for $200
Charles Denbyg box of 25 for $1.00
We sell over 200 brands and sizes of standard cigars.
siiEnnnn & QcoiinEu. drug co.
Tour Good Drug Stores All Easy to Find.
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