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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1915)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY T.EE: DEOEMHEU 5, V.)lf, HUGHES MAKES HIS MARK IHAUSTRALIA Once Ranch Hand, Pesthole Digger and Peddler Becomes the Prime Minister. BY HARD WORK GETS TO FRONT (CVrrrTorKlrno of thrt Awo liitl Prss) MhLllOURNB, Australia, Ort. 2 W1 Ham Morris Murhea. who this week br eams prime minister of Australia conse quent upon tha assumption of the com monwealth hlirh commlsslonfrshlp In InJon by Andrew Fisher, hits hod a atrrnuous and plrtureeque rawr. He la a Welt-htnan by birth and baa Just en tered upon 1.1a fifty-aecond year. Until be waa about 10 years old be knew but Utile English, but when he had acquired a better knowledge nf that language he brrntne a devoted student of It through Die medium of claaric works tha Bible. Minkt-f posre and Pickens, for example. !:?fore he waa 30 he waa obliged to earn Ma living as a atate school teacher, and, libi health having suffered from the train, he came to Australia. This step he took In ISM. For the next trn years his life waa a succession of struggles to find work, kerp It and retain his health. He was at various times a boundary rldr or ranch hand; railroad freight station hand; a shed builder; a post-hole digger; a vineyard helper; an employe In different, capacities on roaslwise steamers and a driver; and onre he tramped fn) miles to obtain em ployment only to be disappointed. Out Mr.tltnsi 1 mbrellaa. An lllnees finally turned him to seeking lit fortune In the city of Svdney. where l.e had to peM!o book, mend umbrellas and do almost anything else which came to hand. At.' this ' stage ho became a socialist and a single taxer the latter from hearing' lectures by llenry Oeroge who was them on a tour of Australia and reading, Mr. George's work "1'rosrrcsa and Poverty.' t'pon tho formation of the labor party In New Pcmtn Wales an a separata entity air. Hughes threw his whole soul, Into tha movement.', and ' be may quite pro perly ba said to he founder, of the party as It exists-In Australia today. Ho spent three jnpur-:lKW3 n organising ' the labor and tralo . union elements in the then colony . and impressing upon them the power 'Wljih' they wouid wield If they adopted ( the "solidarity pledge" which he and William A.- Ilolman, now premier of New 'South Wales, had origi nated. Thl workl of organisation eventu ally resulted In 'the-, acceptance of tha pledge by the lalxirltca and "solidarity". 1 the key to ihn labor party's success at the polls both in state and federal elections and the , rule of guidance for the distribution of offices. K'Mrtet to Legislature. In 1K!4 Mr. Uughes was elected a mem ber of tho New South Wales legislative Proposed New Home of House of Hope to Be Built at Florence -it MTmrmmli2.eiif!l:i iiiiJii ZlL Tha House of Hops In a new location and with larger -buildings and greater facilities for. carrying on Its work of rating for old people. In now to develop rapidly Into a big Institution. Tha contract for the construction cf the first and central building of a group of builJIngs that are to conatltute the "House of Hope," has been let to Con tractor Thomas Herd, ' who Is also a member of the board of trustees of the Institution. The contract Is for $50,000 structure. The new location faces Main street in Florence. The land for tha new plant cost n&.OT). In their entirety the plans for the new home call for a series of five buildings sdjolnlng one another In a row. The main or central building of the group la to be the administration building and the chief building of the group. On either side of this and ad Joining It Is to be a handsome sun par lor. Adjoining either sun parlor Is to be a large spacious cottage. It Is the main or central building that la to be built at once. The House of Hope was founded In the spring of IMS, to provide a home for aged and destitute people. Rev. Charles W. Havldge, Its founder, pur chased a cottsge at 1713 California street, supposing that this would be adequate to meet the local need, but It soon be came apparent that more room was needed snd a second cottage Immediately adjoining on the west was purchased. By this time the wotk had gathered to Itself a number of staunch friends and from among them a board of trus tees was elected, and the House of Hope wss Incorporated. In course of tlmo the cottages proved inadequate In every way. The same reason which caused the first expansion necessitated the second, and after the cottages had been occupied two years, the Dexter Ik Thomas homo, r. North Twenty-seventh avenue, was bought and paid for in a remarkably short space of time. In this spacious old residence from thirty to thirty-five old people have found shelter for eight years. The society of the House of Hope Is sn organization for the care of aged people and Is Incorporated under the laws of the atate of Nebraska. It Is governed by a board of fifteen trustees, who hold all Its properties snd directly dictate all Its policies, and who j are directly responsible to the public for I all funds entrusted to the corporation and the proper administration of its af fairs. It Is now maintaining a home In which forty old people at a well nourished and cared for, and for the last nine years has never failed for a single day to pro vide for those In Its keeping. Rev. Charles W. 8avldge Is at its head. O. H. Tayne la vice president, U I Kountx, treasurer, snd Mark M. Savidge, secretary. assembly and he soon gained a reputa tion as a trenchant speaker and hard worker. It was during his service in this body that he Introduced and had passed the early closing act, the first measure of its kind on record. In 1901 when the first elections were held for the government of the forth coming cominonweslth the several Aus tralian colonies having votei to form a federation Mr. Hughes was elected a member of the houso of representatives by a constituency In Sydney which Is composed mostly of wharf lalorers, These workmen he had already organised Into a inlon of which he waa made the secre tary and later on he was Instrumental in the formation of the Waterside Work ers' federation, which embraces not only tho dockers and the like In that particu lar quarter of Sydney, but those In every other part of the state of New South Wales. Mr. Hughes was created the presi dent of this federation and he has been retained in the office ever since. So pop lar is he in his electorate that he has been returned to . the house without a break. Adsnltted to (be Bar. "Mr. Hughes wss admitted to the bar In 1901 and In 1904 he rose to cabinet rank. This was In Australia's first labor ministry that of J. C. Watson. He was minister for external affairs during the short life of the Watson governmertt, but on the labor party's again coming Into power In 1908 he became attorney general. This position he has held In every successive ' 'abor cabinet and he does not expect to relinquish It novr that he has become prime minister by the action of the labor caucus; which Is to say he will' assume the duties of both offices. - Several landmarks In commonwealth legislation are largely due to Mr. Hughes' Initiative. Notable among these are federal land taxation and the system of compulsory military trsinlng which has attrached attention in the United PLates of late. Since the war in Europe em phasised the value of material for mu nitions ha has attacked with character istic vigor what he called the "German metal ring" with the result that the llrltlsh government has taken action against a number of firms engaged In the smelting business. Buchanan in Mercer park. Several other similar sales will be held by the O. K. chapter for the purpose of raising money. P. E. 0. Convention Will Be Held Here During June, 1916 The grand chnpter convention of the P. B. O. women's society -will be held In Omaha In 1918, prohgbly some time dur ing the month of June. This convention Is a biennial event and was held this year In Ban Francisco. The grand chapter convention of the P. FX O. is an international convention and over 1.000 women are expected to at tend It. Delegates from every part of the United States will be here. The con ventlon will last about a -week. It la one of the biggest conventions scheduled for Omaha in ISM. There are four chapters of P. K. O. In Omaha and they are already making plans to entertain the convention dele gates. The D. K. chapter, of which Mrs. J, C. Weeth Is president, will start a campaign to raise funds for the enter tainment this month. The first effort will be a sals of special Christmas dainties at ' the - home ' of Mrs. John Treasurer Ure Has. Large Sums On Hand Treasurer t'Hs reports that his total collections for the year ending Novem ber 30 were $3,391,494, of which 1178.914 were back taxes. The total for the corresponding period of 1914 Is given as $3,118,429. The treasurer reported his total bal ance on hand now la $3,834,500.57. The water fund has reached $1,023,137.34. UNION PACIFIC MEN ARE GUESTS'AT GREELEY COLO. President Mohler and General Freight Agont Lane, both of the Union Pacific, were guests of the Commercial club 'of Greeley,' Colo., Friday night. A dinner was given In their honor, after which there, was a series of speeches. Presi dent Mohler 'was the principal speaker of the evening. THRASHER PINCHES TAXI . PILOTTHREE TIMES IN DAY B. C. Bezanaon, 4326 Franklin street,' a taxi driver, was arrested three times. Friday by Officer Thrasher, who main tained In court that Bexanson Insisted upon operating his business without, the proper license. Judge Foster fined Bexan son $1 and costs. Arthur Hauser is to Be Arraigned for Murder Monday County Attorney Magney has filed complaints and . Information in district court against Arthur Hauser, alleged murderer of, M. H. Smith. The docu ments were signed .by Miss Grace Slater and the country attorney. ' , The prisoner will be formally arraigned next week, possibly on Monday He will be charged with murder In the first degree while attempting to commit robbery. ' ACCUSES HUSBAND OF 1 CONSORTING WITH AFFINITY . Attorney John C. Wharton filed In dis trict court for Mattle M. Evans a pe tition for divorce from Charles M. Evans, to whom plaintiff waa married twenty years ago at Glenwood, la It is alleged In petition that Evans deserted his wife In Grand Island seven years ago and consorted with a woman referred to as an "affinity." Mrs. Evans asks for cus tody f three ' children, an absolute dt vorce and possession of some property. Use The Bee's "Swapper" column. HAXTHAUSEN REPORTED ON ROAD TO RECOVERY ' C. Haxthausen, who was seriously in jured in a fall at the city Auditorium early in the week, is reported to be im proving. His condition was critical im mediately after the accident. MERCHANDISE DEPENDABLE-PRICES MODERATE-TREATMENTCOURTiouS-nRMS TO SUITE IT TTTiTl rrv T v . T xr A W,. " .11 'Mm ft. A i WW v ? Here' 415-417 South Sixteenth St s y T A P7MJ sl A MIL" Phone Dougl& 3354 ' the Store That Delights SetritaClaiis A Veritable Gift Mine-Gifts Practical. Useful. Endurimr Assortments Pleasingly Varied! Prices Refreshinsrlv Low! Terms Easv Every one of the six big Beaton &Laier sales floors is fairly bristling with de. suable Gift Suggestions that .cannot but please every member of every family-gifts that are not j MH.Mmwiuunng-constant reminders ot the donor's esteem. Take n PlfillPPlV CTTrll T H mimh rtm r..lnf l XT ll ii . . y s . . . , ,.m ' 6 n.wiuiii icKiuiuerj orneaonor s esreem. laKe Ws vicv,ijr ouuu luiuuji" uvury saiesitoor. xouu not bo annovinelv urppd to hnv hprp Anv p. flection you may make will be held at your order for future deliver. aj .1. R.UY ??S'". An? SG y . ; . , ., y " uvvui (it pamenn, iuakb mem 10 saw convenience. Choice New Lines of Real Oriental Rugs in Desirable Gifting Sizes and Patterns 1 1 1 f I ill See Our New Music Cabi net! and Pjano Benches rmii li i Id . Mahogany Lamps With Shades Just ZS of these ma hogany base Lamps, complete) with silk shadei and necea eary attachments to sell while thtv lam. . 5.75 XT. ..$5.00 Gold Reception CHAIRS Made In Austria of bent beeebwood and durably flnlnhpd In genuine Hold leaf: on sale, at each Nests of Tables A unique and handy gift, al ways appreciated by the women who entertain. There are three attractive seta in mahogany, priced at $24.50-$37-$38.75 Elegant Colonial BUFFET Built ; of select quartered oaa stock with 60-lnch plank top and large plate mirror: very massive and roomy. Shown in two finishes, golden waxed and polished, ex actly like cut; an q fr exceptional value.. 44kO.Ul J d - rT . ... 1 . J ! r s aa .n jri 1 r ft 4 Kiddies-Get a Rag Doll for Christmas Here's a picture of Anna Belle, a great, big doll, al most as large as a really, live baby. She haa big, brown eyes, golden hair, a beautiful, red ribbon on her head and red bows on her pretty slippers. And with Anna Belle comes a little Brother and a little Sister Doll. They are all dressed up ready for Mother to cut out and stuff. Get These Dollies FREE Here's How to Do It Have your Mamma and her friends use WHITE HOUSE Self Rising PANCAKE FLOUR'; they can buy it at most any Grocery. Thn you save the tops of the empty boxes and when you get 16 caved, take them to your Grocer, or send or bring them to us and you will be given thee three beautiful dolls. Remember, It costs nothing: you need no money; Just save 15 box tops that's easy only 15. - - And WHITE HOUSE Self Rising PANCAKE FLOUR is better than most of them. Tell Mother about It. Grocers' Specialties Company 503-509 North 13th Street, Omaha, Neb. it Folding and Tilt Top NOVELTY TABLES Are always ' acceptable glfta to the lady of the house. A mahogany table similar to the above we ."u $49.50 Tilt Top Tables priced up r"- from OO.OU Genuine Leather ROCKER EXACTLY AS ILLUSTRATED Upholstered In brown Spanish lea ther with high back and roll arms. large size, comfortable wing at lust. rocker, featured JjO 7 . . . . www i nuui , w w e w i at just, .... mm -" iv rt nf aam I.!Ij.J IT.'iL IT 1 1 e n. e n . n . . - a cu if no nunareas 01 neces ot OUDerb Wew turn ture-i; t Snctrest ons tvervwhere A f,...,. . r - , as j HI n Thi. Quaint Fumed Oak Hundreds of Desirable Gifts in the Carpet Section Ladies' Desks Juki one of many attractive, modestly priced debks shown on our bains floors. It Is built of wlert oak Block, finibhed, nut brown fumed; has roomy . rartments, pric e, . vU, O KweeMT Vacs., model R, combines carpet sweeper . and vacuum cleauer la one, an ideal - Cf Xmaa gift... JUOU Axmlnster Ituga 27x60 sire, high pile, extra heavy oriental colorings, special. & Qj- each . ..aplesviJ $54.00 Seamless Wilton Hugs; the -Sxl0- else. IS" ..$43.60 ISS.50 Seamless Wilton Rugs; the (fij Qf 9x11 sise, OO.OU $8.50 Royal Wilton Hugs. 36x63 site; an extra fine asKortmcnt, woven from all worsted ( or yarns, spl... pOs33 Seamless Velvet Rugs xlS Blxe; heavy, all wool neveral all-over pat terns, ex- Of. Qf tra special, St 1 sOU Whlttal Rugs make an Ideal present. A large as sort ment .ue6::'r:h. $7.50 36x63-in. s!xe . . . . $11.50 BiHsel Carpet Sweepers; the Cyco bearing style, in the Japan tin- o it f lsh, price .... Omi'O Just arrived, another large shipment of those good Ha&eocks, made from Velvet and Axmin ster carpets, sale price. . 49c Magazine Rack Kxactly like cut. and built of solid oak throughout and finished nut brown. fumed, Mondi Better Visit Our Toy Shop Enrlv WhilsV Stnrka -l! Are Complete Bring the kiddies down for a visit to the Toy -Shop now and let them decide what they want Santa Claua to bring them so you can give him the neces sary Up before the last . minuie rusn. our Toy . ; ft il6u of Jack" The gift vvvhich expresses not only .the good taste but the thbughtfulnsss v of the giver is doubly appreciated. Elec trical Gifts possess all of the beauty and . distinction ;of other presents, and they also prove that the giver is mindful of the continued comfort and happiness of th3 recipient. , ; - Electrical gifts are quite the vogue this season. Your gift will be appreciated if it is an Electrical one. Here Are a Few Suggestions. TOR WOMEN Electric Flat Irons , Electric Toasters Electric Curling Irons ,;. Electric Chafing Dishes Electric Water Heaters . Electric Coffee Percolators - ' . Electrio Disc Stoves ' ' Electric Sewing Machine Motors " . ' ; Electric Vacuum Cleaners Electrio Washing Machines . ' FOR MEN ; Electrio Shaving Mngs Electric Shaving Mirrors Electric Cigar Lighters FOR THE ELDERLY Electrio Heating Pads Electrio Air Heaters FOR THE CHILDREN ' Electric Christmas Tree Lighting Outfits Electric Toys, most of them operated by dry batteries Junior Electric Range Omaha Electric Light & Power Co. Geo. H. Hurries, Pres. day, $1.29 ZZ3 ACENCV FOR THE K00XE COMBINATION CAS COAL RANCES AND MOORE HEATERS CZ C. H L fV f I S I B st o v i ilia AOBr '- m Mil 44r5IViH l.'. 1-.-' , 1 V 3 II CK--1VJ-'V ri-p-tfec-' ,'-1 El 1' - Shop this aeaaon is the most complete we have ever shown. Prices . are aure to please you. Baaameat Persistence is the cardinal vir tue in advertising; no matter how good advertising may be in other respects, it must be run frequently and constant ly to be really succcessful. For Results Bcc Wont Ads.