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VOL. XLV NO. 161.
OMAHA, THUKSDAV MOKN1NT., DIXllMHKR 23, 101(5.
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S1N0I.K COPY TWO CENTS.
Omaj
Bee.
FARMER TO MAKE
ONE FAMILY HAPPY
Stnds Load of Provision, Saying
He Remembers Time He Wai
Hungry Here.
FRIDAY IS TO BE SHOE DAY
An Omaha family will enjoy a fino
Christmas dinner which has been
sent by express from a farmer living
near Omaha and who does not want
his name published. In a letter he
states he has not forgotten the time
he walked the streets of Omaha look
ing for work, his wife and children
hungry. Now that he Is prospering
he feels It is his duty to spread a lit
tle Christmas cheer along the way.
The box received by Secret ary"ioane
of the Associated Charities contained
n spring chicken, pork roast, rice,
sugar, pound of tea, pound of coffee,
mince meat and raisins, lard, butter,
eggs, honey .strawberry and rasp-
Stock Yards Breaks
All Kecords in the
Receipts of Sheep
Estimating yestcrdny's run of shcp
and lambs at fifty-fmir cars. 13,i"68 head,
the year's receipts at the hical stock
yards market to datn amount to S.234.MO j
head or more than 2.377 more than wrrc
received In any previous full twelve
months In the history of the stock
yards. The previous banner year In
sheep wns IMS when S.222.133 head ar-
1 rived Hy the close of the year the j
i prem-nt record will be beaten by over j
60.000 heed.
The above stntistlrnl record Is only one
of the weekly and almost dally records
jthnt are being made at the lociil yards.
j The yards company officials sre dally
conpratnlatlnit themselves on the vast
'increase In stock that Is being received.
MOVING AN AUSTRIAN MOUNTAIN BATTERY TO A NEW POSITION In order to
remove this battery to a new position, the Austrians have been compelled to pack much of
the machinery of their guns on their backs.
Wharton to Give
Five Fifteen-Pound
Turkeys for Xmas
Five tut fifteen-pound turkeys will b-
presented as Christmas presents by Tost- !
berry preserves, apples, wild grape i master Wharton to the thief men In his j
num. niev nre specially rnisru, inns- ,
.' fvd birds from one of the. poKlmstcr's j
farms. They will ro to Assistant Po.t- j
Juice and erabapple Jelly.
For Cnlurtunste Family.
A portion of the letter sent by this
farmer reads: "I desire that this box be
Riven to some unfortunate family. I have
lived In cities and know something of the
sufferings of the poor. I know their dis
tress la not always caused by their own
acts. I havs myself walked the streets
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master AVoodard. Pnperlntrnilent of Mails :
W. .1. "Mettlln and Assistant Superintend
ents Kleffner, William 1'rown and Itw- !
renco 1'roulx.
Nor wiH the postmnster forget the fair
I ladles, lie has n soft spot for the "dear !
creatures." Yes. emh and every one of
of Omaha, vainly seeking employment. I J the fair sex will receive a nice box of
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know what It la to be hungry and to know
that my wife and children were hungry.
1 regret that after 1915 years of preaching
and professing brotherly lo-e and peace
that so many of us are still unable by
our own best efforts to always obtain
sufficient food and clothing In a world In
which a most bountiful Providence be
stows an abundance, and more than
enough to fill every mouth. If through
the press and pulpit, or any other way,
this habit of giving to the poor in the
city by tbe farmer could be extended.
don't you think many hearts might be
made glad on Christmas days: and do you
rnuw inm uiq i&rmera woum not even
miss such alight slrta nnlv ones a. vear?
m e do not have the nnnr in the rnnntrv
as they do in the cities."
Distrlbatea Shoes Friday.
The co-operative Christmas work being
done by The Bee and the Associated
Charities has assumed considerable pro
portion, and in a few days will have
been concluded. . Mrs. Doane says she
has received a number of . responses to
the appeal for children's shoes and ex
pects to have quite a shoe distribution
on Friday.
A letter received from a mother reads:
"Husband is without work. Seems Im
possible to get work. Have three small
children and would be thankful for any
kind of help offered us to make a little
Christmas for our little ones,"
llty Altai to Help. I
aiayor uaniman ana . commissioner
Jardlne have given the use of their auto
mobiles and chauffeurs for the Associated
Charities work. i
Secretary Doane was Impressed when a ;
small boy on Wednesday told her that
never In his whole life had he received
enough to eat at one time. His wish was
that on Christniaa day ' he could have
enough to eat, bven if only for once. His
wish will be gratified. "
The charities will furnish a merry
Christmas for a negro mammy 90 years
of age. The woman's two great-grandchildren
will arrange the spread.
randy from him.
Gould is Candidate
for Builders' Head
Frank P. Gould is to be a candidate
for the presidency of the Omaha Build
ers' exchange. His namo is to be placed
on the ballot for the election January
8. in place of the name of W. P. Peverell,
who was one of those regularly nomi
nated. Mr. Peverell has declined to make
the race, and the name of Gould has
been put on 'Instead by the exchange.
The candidates now are E..O. Hamilton
and Frank P. Gould. . At the election a
president, vice president, treasurer and
bIk diioctors are to be elected.
TWO HIGHWAYMEN MAKE
JOINT DEMAND FOR COIN
While on his way home Tuesday even
ing Axel Gilstad of 2904 Charles street
was stopped at Twenty-sixth and Charles
street by two men, who presented a Joint
demand for money. One of the strangers
held a revolver, while the other did the
research work, which netted J9.40.
After the cash transaction had been
completed Gilstad was ordered to pro-,
coed westward, under penalty of death
If he should turn around. When he
reached his home he did turn around, but
the wo- high ii ay umn 'wfflsa not to- be seen.
Descriptions of the robbers have been
furnished the police.
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WHARTON SHOWS
HOW THICK 'EM
Instructs Workers at Poitoffice to
Lick the Stamps for Patrons
in a Rash.
rOSTMASTER IS A BUSY MAN
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SflSrj&Atf .O.VtrAS'
hinese Suspected
of Bringing Bogus
Son to This City
Henry H. Moler, Inspector In charge
pf the United States immigration office
at Denver, Is In the city looking up the
case of a "heathen Chinee" who Is sup
poaed to be in Omaha. The Chinaman
BIG FOUR WILL MOVE INTO
MORE SPACIOUS QUARTERS
The Big Four Railroad company since
It opened freight offices in Omaha a few
months ago has found business so good
that January 1 it wilt take over more
office room and move to the eleventh
floor of the Woodmen of the World
building, where L. M. Coffey will be In
charge as commercial agent, with a
couple of assistants. In connection with
the Missouri Pacific the Big Four has
inaugurated and la maintaining a fifth
morning deliery on freight Bhlpped from
New York. Within thirty days this busi
ness has been built up until two to three
cars of this fast freight arrives dally.
E. L. L0MAX. STRICKEN ON
MONDAY. IS SOME BETTER
S. F. Booth, general agent for the Union
Pacific at San Francisco, wires the office
Is suspected by Uncle , Sam of having j of President Mohler that F.. L. Lomax,
brought a bogus "son" back with -him
from a recent trip to China.
"It is a strange thing." said Mr. Moler.
"that whenever a Chinaman goes back
to his native land he Invariably returns
with a 'son.' Daughters seem never to
be born to them, always sons. Of course,
the exclusion act keeps all Chinamen
out of this country, but allows such
passenger traffic manager of the Western
Pacific, stricken with paralysis Monday,
panned a fulrly good night and that the
doctors In attendance are feeling hope
ful. ..
Mrs. Lomax has wired President
Mohler, notifying Mm of the stroke sus
tained by her husband, expressing the
Oil! H inn that . hlu rntulltlnn Imnm.ji
Chlnmen as were here before the act i .,,., ,,,,. 10 .
was uooomi vvr tsi i f) iu "vn v iiii'ji 1.11
who may have been born to them In
China. And It is no easy matter to
prove that a 'son' is not a real son, but
simply some other Chinaman that Is try
ing to sneak In."
RAILROADS TO CALL IN THE
TWO-CENT MILEAGE BOOKS
Effective) December 19, according to cir
culars Issued by the railroads, the 2-cent
per mile mileage books will become
things of the past, so far- as being used
for Interstate traffic is concerned. Notice
Is given that on the date named, all su h
books will be called In, and that lit their
stead. If the holders desire, mileage books
hold on the batla or 143 for 2.000 miles will
hi- issued. In the event holders do not
want the books, cash representing the
unusucd mileage will be sent to the
holders.
Tbe increase in the charge of mlleaso
beoks for interstate use is in keeping
with the reeent decision of the Inter-
JOE DANIELS SENDS GUN
TO OMAHA NAVAL OFFICE
Friend Joe Daniels, secretary of the
United States navy, has sent a big gun
to the iocaj recruiting office. It has al
ready been unpacked and mounted by
Gunner's Mate Dixon, with the assistance
of the other strong-armed lads of the
office.
The 'gun Is so nicely balanced that it
can be moved by a child. It has five
barrels, each of 37 millimeters caliber,
thla being equivalent to about an lneh
and a half. It loads automatically and
will shoot Just aa fast as you tan turn
the crank.
GEORGE S. POWELL DIES
AT AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE
George 8. Powell, department manager
for the McCord-Brady company, died
Monday night of pneumonia at his home,
la Poppleton avenue. He was 66 years
FINISH PLANS FOR
CITY'S XMAS TREE
Celebration at Auditorium Will Be
Open to All and Girls and Boys
Will Get Presents.
GREEN'S BAND WILL PLAY
The municipal Christmas tree cel
ebration at the Auditorium will be
cpen to everybody. After the pro
gram Santa Claus will take posses
sion of the stage and will distribute
sacks of nuts and randy to all girls
and boys. There will be a supply
for 2,000 children, and if more
should come, more sacks will be
found somewhere. The formal pro
gram will be started at 7:30 tonight.
The Omaha Musicians' association has
volunteered Its band under the lead-
ersbipjot George . UrecA. These playars
have arranged an Interesting program.
Following tho band program Mayor
Dahlman will extend greetings of tho
season. Miss Grace Poole will sing "Birth
day of a King." "That iSweet Btory ot
Old," will, be sung by Charlea Oardner.
Henry W. Dunn will also sing. A quartet
composed of . Errol S trickier, Kdward
Fuller, John Gunn and Leonard Kod-
gers will render Hawaiian selections.
Trimble brothers have furnished a large
Christmas tree which will be illuminated
by the Omaha Electric Light. and Power
company.
The following program will be offered
by the baud:
Grand March Professional Batiste
Two Melodies (a) It tame upon the
MlilnlKht Clear; (b) Uiory to the
Is'ew-Horn King
Vocal Holo Ave Maria ....Hoffman
Miss Bessie Jeblirnlk.
fWlth accoriiiianiment bv tmnd.)
Christmas bongs A Yuletide Potpourri A
xotiani
Cornet Bolo A Perfect lJay
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Dr. A. P. Laird.
Grand Medley Children's Gumes.. Ascher
1 All Around the Mulberry Bush.
3 London HridKe ia Falling Down.
Nine O'clock Is Striking.
4 Here Stands a Bed Koso.
6 Water, Witter. Wild Flower.
8 Walking l"p the (Iret n Grass.
7 Bound and Bound the Circle.
8 Let Your Feet Tramp. Tramp.
9 The Farmer in the Dell.
10 King Around a Busy.
11 Bomsn and Kngllsh. - t
li-Ln.y Viiry. Will You Get Up.
IS Little Bull.
14 The Mquirrel.
li-Boidier Boy.
George Green, director.
Ainojlng Winter Congo.
The first dose of Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey
will help you. It kills the cold
germ. Only 25c. All druggists. Advertisement.
Whatever You Do,
Here's a Chance to
Help Some Needy
Christmas is almost at hand, and
will soon pass, but the needs of
some unfortunates will go on
through the winter.
It is possible for YOU to help
thee.
WILL you?
Mrs. Doane here presents three
more investigated cases, which she
recommends as worthy of immedi
ate assistance in the way sug
gested: No. 19. Family consisting of
mother, father and three chil
dren. Father met with accident
last summer t and not able to
. wtJrkvWholuppwt of family...
now ori' mother. Any assistance
gladly accepted.
No. 20. Deserted mother and
two children, 5, 3 and 11-2 years
of age. Children just over diph
theria, which necessitated mother
staying at home, frpm work,
thereby closing her sole income.
Food, rent and clothing needed.
No. 21. Widowed mother and
five children, ages 11, 10, 7, 3
and 1 1-2 years. Mother trying
to support family with day work.
Seldom asks aid. Food and
clothing needed.
If you are willing to help one of
these, communicate with Mrs.
Doane direct at the Associated
Charities or send word to The Bee.
FATHER OF NINE JAILED
FOR FAILURE TO SUPPORT
A. Vlckers. 1320 Jones street, charged
with abusing his family, was sentenced
to ninety days In the countv tsil hv
Jurge Poster. Vlekere Is tho father of
nine children and, according to testimony
offered at the hearing had done nothing
toward their support for some time. The
mother, who takes In. washing, has also
been the recipient of a mother's pension,
which, with the Income derived from her
laundry work, has been the family's only
means of support. -
HARTE STARTS TO
BATTLE FOR JOB
County Commissioner Tries to File
from Third District, but Moor
head Refuses Filing.
WILL START TEST SUIT SOON
There seems lo be simply no limit to
tho prodigious deeds of valor being per
formed these days by Colonel John C.
Wharton In the postnfrir trenches.
Uke whlte-plnmrd Henry of Navarre
or Horatlun nt the bridge or Stonewall
JarkiMti, Oinulm's postmaster Is ever In
tho thickest of the fight, directing the
operations of h's tried and trusted troops
agatnat the onslaught of the Christmas
pr.ekagerw.
People returning from the front are
relating many Incidents of his klnd
ni., his courtesy, his unfllnrhlng rour-
KO.
Clyde Raumgartner on Wednesdsy,
renetrated to a position In the first line
of trenches ealled tho "stamp window."
Mr. Baumrrnrtner la a large, able-bodied
man snd ho, was sustaining the pressure
of those aboot hltn to fairly good effect
while he purrhnsed stamps to go on a
pnrksge. The clerk delivered the stamps
to him. Just at that moment he heard a
et. rlon vilre Uhlnd him. vlbrnnt with
the tone of one arrttsiom.k'd to rommnnd
an; bo obeyed. He looked about an.l
saw Commnndor-ln-Chlef Wharton.
"Here," rrled the c. In c, "don't you
know how to do that?"
His query was addressed to the clerk.
Thereupon the postmaster took the
stsmps, I rked them and fastened them
to the package of Mr. Baumgartner.
Scarcely pausing to hear the thanks of
the astonished cltlsen. the colonel was
off to another rnt of the battle line
where he was telling an old lady exactly
hat time on Christmas morning her
son in Plvlns, Ore., will receive the
package she was mailing him.
1'p and down the line he hurries, speak
ing an encouraging word here, smiling
gallantly on the pretty ladles, seeing that
the ammunition wagons keep tho stamp
department supplied with stamps, keep
ing the 42-rentlmcte'r scales manned,
thus he spends his days.
The man seems to know no fesr. He Is
slways where the packages fir the
thickest, where the danger la greatest
Though In command of ths trenches.
Colonel Wharton Is a man of peace.
Your correspondent, during a brief in
terval while the troops were at lunch,
asked tho colonel, "What do jrott think
of the war?"
"War la the postmaster began
and halted abruptly. "No," he continued,
"I must not say that. I am a Presby
terian elder. However, General Sherman,
was right. General Sherman was right"
And so saying, he cantered aft again
to the front
CUNDIFF SAYS KANSAS
HAS GOOD WINTER WHEAT
Warren K. Cunrtt.-i. assistant general
passenger and freight agent of the Union.
Pacific. Is up from the Kansas City
headquarters snd brines wonderful re
ports of crop conditions throughout
Kansas. Corn has turne out better than
the farmers anticipated and the yield la
enormous. The winter wheat Is In prima
condition and farmers are looking forward
to a large crop next year.
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THIRTY FOURTH STREET
AT PARK AVENUE
The most
conotniently situated hotel
in New York
At Ihe
ThMy-thiri Street Subway
WALTON H. MARSHALL
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County Commissioner Harts has
taken the first step toward a lawsuit j
by which he will seek to Invalidate
in the courts the law passed by the
last legislature establishing a county ;
commissioner district outside tbe
two-mile limit adjacent to Omaha.
Mr. Harte walked into the office
nf Election Commissioner Moorhead.
"I have here a receipt' for a filing
fee and I desire to file as a repub
lican candidate for county commis
sioner from my old " district, the
Third," he told tbe election official.
"I will refuse the filing, since your
former district has been abolished by
law," said Moorhead, "but I desire
before making a final decision to
confer with the county attorney re
garding one or two features of the
case."
The new law had thrown Commissioners
Harte and Best Into a battle for the same
district. The measure was passed, it Is
said, for the purpose ot leaving Harte
without a district.
nest Una Owa View.
Commissioner Best, however, In a recent
Interview charged that Harte had en
gineered a plan by which the county
hoard was to redlatrict the county, leav
ing Harte a district and making Best the
victim.
Then the commissioners secured an
opinion regarding the validity or the new
law fron Attorney Myron U Learned,
who gave It as his opinion that ths meas
ure is unconstitutional.
, Following Moorhead's refusal to accept
Jlarte s filing a test suit will be started j
in me courts n an effort to invalidate the
law.
The two-mile limit establishes an arbi
trary division Una. passing in some in
nonces in the middle of farms snd houses.
HYMENEAL
Itrlmrr-Knllrnai,
Bessie Kuhlman and Carl Kelmer, Jr.,
were married by Rev. Charles W. Savldge
at his study Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock.
They were accompanied by Mrs. W. A.
Greer and Oreer Kuhlman.
state Commerce commission, permitting of age
the railroads to charge J.4 cents per mile Mr. Powell came to Omaha from his
cn Interstate business. Instead of I cents I birthplace in Illinois in 1S. He Is sur
per mile, as now. I vlved by two sous, Vr. B. Wlllard and
The change in tbe price of mileage i Percy S. Powell, and one daughter, Mrs.
books will have no effect upon those old j Kdward U Bradley, all of Omaha,
for intrastate travel, but the presiyip- j Funeral services will be held from the
tlon Is that after the end of the present j Masonic Temple Thursday at 2:30. The
year there will not be any mileage books ' body will He in state from 10 o'clock until
sold for intrastate travel. However ud ! I o'clock at the Temple. Interment will
to the present time there is no order out
on this class ot mileage.
SKATERS MUST HIE FOR
HOME AT HALF AFTER NINE
Commissioner Hummel has pobted at
ail puuuu ijifucB signs wnirn
inform skaters mat orders or the orricer.
In ohargd must be observed and that
skaters must leave when Ice becomes
oft and when the clock In the steeple
strikes half after a.
be In Forest Utn cemetery.
BODY OF MIKE CROW WILL
BE RETURNED TO OMAHA
The body of Mike Crowe, former
Omaha police patrolman, who dud re
cently at ls Ansdes. will arrive In
Omaha Thursday evening and will be
taken to Heafey & Heafey's undertaking
establishment. From there it will be
taken to Fort Dodge, la., for Interment,
Friday morning.
You'll soon
know all
about it !
Watch this
newspaper
Kmm
Merry Christmas
LITTLE BUSY BEES
. We are goinjr to tfivo you FIVE DOLLS THIS WEEK,
becauso it is Christmas, and we want you all to have a
chanco to win one. '
LILLIAN is t h e
biggest and prettiest
and is for the little
girl that sends us the
most pictures. EDNA
is second, IDA third,
HELEN fourth and
"BOBHY" is fifth
("Bobby" is a girl,
but they call her
"Bobby," because
she plays with the
boys all the time).
You just ought to see
her run and jump and
play , pump-pump-pull-away
and all the
rest of the outdoor
games. That's what
puts that sparkle in
her eyes and the roses
on her cheeks. I just love her myself, best of them all,
becauso she has such winning ways dear little "Bobby."
I wonder what, little girl will get her. If I was a little
girl, wouldn't I try, though!
Rcmnbr, yon must send your pictures in OXE
UY EAIILIKK this 'k, leratiwi Haturdny Is tlirlst
mas, so the OONTE8T W1M. CLOSK 4 1 M. FRIDAY,
instead of Saturday.
These dolls will be given free to the little itirls under 12 yeara
of age, who bring or mall us the largest number of dolls' pictures
cut out of The Dally and Sunday Bee before 4 p. m., Friday, De
cember a.
This picture of three of the dolls will be In The Dee every day
this week. Cut them out and ask your friends to save the pictures
Sa their paper for you. too. See how many pictures you can get, and
be sure to turn them in to Tbe Bee office before 4 p. m., Friday, De
cember 24.
You Can See the Dolls at The Bee Office
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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.
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