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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1915)
2 A TIIH OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 26. 1915. LAND BANK BILL IS UP TO CONGRESS Joint Committee on Rami Crediti Agree en Measure Cresting AgricnlUrai Bamki. TEBSOSAL CREDIT PHASE LATER WASHINGTON. Dm. J 5 When ronirm reconvenes after the boll day rttA, a band Diorlaee bill (-resting the official machinery for system of agricultural banks en tirely distinct anJ eeparet. from the commercial banka will b ready for consideration by both house. The full Joint commute on rural credits, which has bcea working for months in an investigation of the aubject with a number of old bill, as well r the experience . of some of the European governments aa a basis, will meet January J, to receive and !shr upon the bill completed yes terday by the land mortgage ub commlttee. Thla ' measure creates a ijnrtfm of taelvs regional banka for the Immedi ate use of farm borrowers everywhere, in the Cnltfd Plates at a low rate of in threat and control of a central board at Washington distinct from any exist ing government officers or fdrel bur eaus. This board comprising five mem bers, wilt have almost supreme authority over land mortgages figuring In the sys tem. Members of the board will be ap pointed hjr the president Subject to the approval of the senate. The members of the aub-rommltlee on personal credits have been ' participating in land mortgage loan proceedings and ss tba two sub-committees compline the full Joint committee, the agreement on the land mortgage bill Insures Its speedy submission to the senate and house. The personal credits legislation, ss s eparste measure Is not yet In sight although there have been oma hearings before that sub-committee and soma of the personal credit are taken rare of In the land mortgage loan bllL Heartnga en the naval appropriation Mil will begin before tlie house naval wf- falrs committee probably . January t. It was announced today. The Nary de partment s recommendation for pro vision In the bill for a ary dock st Nor folk, with a limit ef oost of U.S0O.0U0, la the principal dock problem In the naval plana. AMERICAN GIRL CHEERED BRIT ISH SINGISQ IN TROCHES. Nearly Half Million In. Stocks Stolen From Mail Wagon WILMINGTON. Del., hec. .-Four hundred thousand dollars in stock cer tificates were stolen from a registered mail pouch here late last night while In transit In a ens horse covered wagon from the Wilmington postoffics to the Pennsylvania railroad station. The pack age contained atock certificates of the Jupont Hercules and Atlas Powder Com panlea. General Motor company and rail road companies to the value of 7SO,0M but rf.'O.OOO of the securities were subse quently found hidden In the vehicle. Albert Johnson and Karl Johnson, ne groes, the drivers of the wagon were ar reatcd today. They are not related. The men are believed, according to the po lice, to be the tools of the robbers. . The securities were enroute to New York. Rome of the steel belongs to the Dupont company and ths remainder Is the property of brokers In New Tor. The postal Inspectors will not divulge the names of the brokers. tmt user MIPS IX)ftOTIT UK IK L.AV KBW YORK, Dec. H.'-WHh the rumb ling of cannon sounding In her ears, Mies Dorothy Itlgctnw, daughter of Poiiltney Rtgolnw, former minister to Oennsny sn1 a .granddaughter of the late John HlgHow, diplomat and author, sang to British soldiers In their tranches In Trance and make them temporsrlly forget the artmneee -of war snd Its ac companying horrors. ' .... Miss lllgelow J not returned to thla coun try with her mother, but will return to England after the holidays. She has hsen studying singing snd dancing in lOntfsnd for several yars, and wnen the war started ahe and ether young women ar ranged charity dances and entertain ments for the benefit of the soldiers in the trenches. Finally she decided to visit the front snd to attempt to cheer up the Tommies on the firing line. She wss granted permission and was given sn es cort, jone of General French's aides. "I did not aee any actual fighting." she said, "but I did hear the ronr of the big guns and saw the men coming bark from the first line trenches. The poor boys seemed to enjoy my singing and ap preciate my efforts to smune them." .BaMcUat Proof. A oltlsen wss standing on a street cor ner looking a bit dopreserd when a friend rauntered along. "Whfit iwmn to be the trouble, ol 1 man?" aollcttlnualy queried the letter, ex tending the sympathetic hand. "You are a eight like sad scenery." "I have lust had something of a Jolt," answered the sad one. "I was bequeathed a allver service ss the solid thing a few weeks ago. snd now I know thst It is only plated ware." 'Horry to hear thst, old fellow," re furred ths friend. "Hut you may be mis taken." "Oh, no, I'm net," w the mournful rejoinder of the sad one. "The service was on the sideboard the other night when burglers broke In, but they never touched It." Philadelphia Telegraph. The Routh High basket hall teams wilt practice aa uatial during the Christmas vacation. Captain Nixon plana to keen his men In condition for the Fremont game next Friday evening In the local gymnasium. Chicago Lawyer Dies trom Automobile Gas Poisoning CHICAGO, Dec, B Eugene M. Hum phrry. a lawyer. Is dead at bis home here todsy of whst physicians term "petro tnortls," or automobile gas poisoning. According to physirims, U Is ths first fstal case In Chlcsgo from that cause. An Idea of the ' violence with which "petrnmortjs" attacks Its victims wss given todsy by Dr. John D. Kills, head of the department of rciinatlonal die eases of Rush Medical college. "The thing Is new to science in some of Its aspects," said Dr. EUls. "Persons who are subject to vertigo may be at tacked when in a close, small garage. The danger Ilea in a failure of certain elementa In the gaeollne to oxndlte. In any event there is a quirk suffusion of a violent gas thst renders the victim faint. Thue, If the exhaust of an auto mobile continues, the results Is almoat Instant death. "The post mortem showslngs are those of brain and lung congestion." Bumphrey went to hit garage last night to get his automobile, in which he In tended to deliver a number qf Christmas gifts to poor families. An hour later his body was found on the floor Of the garage, the engine running and the small room filled with gas fumes. Dr. Connell Again Warns Parents to Guard Children The records of the health department show that for the month up to Saturday morning ninety cases of scarlet fever were reported to the office. During the last week there were thirty casea, a ma terial Increase over previous weeks of the month. These esses are well scattered over the city, showing that no particular commu nltr la Immune. The health officials are 'maintaining their vigilance and are anxious that phy sicians report all caaes promptly. Health Commissioner Connell repeata hla auggestlon that parents keep their children segregated for a while and thus minimise the dangers of contagion. beginning the first of the year the heslth office will adopt a new system of msklng weekly reports of all contagious diseases, a ropy to be sent every week to the chief surgeon of the department of health at Washington. The health commissioner feels that with the co-operation of cttisena and physi cians the scarlet fever situation may be kept checked and he wishes to em phasise the Importance of preventing ths spread of disease through mingling of 'children, lis explains that' one case mgy spread contagion to many victims In a short time. - VOLUNTEERS GIVE OUT XMAS BASKETS (Continued from Page One.) ST. JAMES' ORPHANAGE HAS BIG XMAS TREE A Christmas tree celebration was held at 8L James' orphanage Chrlatmaa night. A big Chrlatmaa tree was loaded down with good thlnga for the children aa well aa decorated with all kinds of pretty bright tree fixings. A real live Santa CI au a from the Burge.s-Nash store was there with gifts of clothing, candy, nuts, fruit and toys. His supply of good things waa practically unlimited and each one of the 147 children tn the borne received a good ahare of his "goodies." The Knights of Columbus have had. charge of thla event for twelve years and thla year's entertainment was even better, If that Is possible, than ever before. The committee In charge consisted of E. W, Slmeral, John A. Bennewltu, Dr. W. M. Riley. A. B. Henley. T. J. Don ohue. v . vagglng hi tall, smiling, shaking hands with his special friends, wishing Merry Christmas with his eyes, and beemng good will on everybody. He was dreseed up for Chrlatmaa with a big pink ribbon which Mies Alice had tied taatcfully around his neck. It took nearly two hours to give out all the Christmas cheer, and when the last needy person had gone on Joyful way, when all the toys and bankets oad dis appeared, then there wss another cele bration upstairs. ' . ' McCormlCks Olebrste. Thla waa the family celebration of the McCormlcks. A tiny ChrlKtmns tree was there and about It and under It a perfect sea of presents. Not one of these was opened until all the folks downstairs had been supplied with their Christmas cheer. But then there wss a grand time. Presents, present, presents, for Miss Alice, for Mrs, MoOormlck, for Miss Leone and ths major. A handsome revolving office chair had been smuggled up while the major was busy downstair and had been carefully covered with a shawl. It was a com plete surprise when ths major came up and It was presented to him as a gift of the comrades in the Volunteers to their leader. A gold watch came to him from friends, too, and waa presented with a fitting speech and accepted with a pleas ant response. Altogether It was the greatest Christ mas the Volunteers and their poor have ever had. VAUGHAN FAMILY JOINS IN BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Christmas day at the home of Mrs. E. J. Vaughan, 2751 Meredith avenue,, was made doubly gladsome by reason of a family reunion In honor of the seventy third birthday anniversary of Mrs. Vaughan. Bhe waa born at Marlon, Va., and settled at Fremont in 1880 and came to Omaha in 1895. Eleven children Joined In a Christmas dinner. Their names are C. C. W. M, F. N, and G C. Vaughan; Miss Mollis Vaughan and Mesdames F. D. Miller. J. T. Nichols of Bluefield, W. Va.: J. V. Harrow, V. W. Sabln of Oases, Minn.; O. a. N.lman and U. B. Green. St, Mark's Lutheran Church Celebrates A Christmas tree that touched the highest poln In the celling, splendidly decorated and lighted with many-colored tiny electric lights, marked the celebra tion of ft. Mark's English Lutheran Sun day school last evening In the church at Twentieth and Burdette streets. An elaborate program, participated In by the children of the primary and In termediate department, was enjoyed by an audience that filled the church to capacity. Misses Ida Melcher, Martha Shults and Marea Meyer had charge of drilling the children in their parts. The primary children sang Christmas songs and spoke "pieces" and dialogues. Charles Puis, superintendent of the school, presided and made a felicitous addreaa. Mias Rachel Shults. organist, played the accompaniments to most of the songs. Plxteen girls of the Intermediate department sang "eBautlful Star," and the church choir, under the direction of Arthur Melcher, aatig "Silent Night." Big boxes of candy and orangea were distributed to all the children and spe cial boxes of chocolates were presented to members of the choir and others prominent In ths work. The pastor, Rev. L. Groh, was remembered with a special gift, as was also Victor Enholra. One Killed as Three Fire Trucks Crash 'BEAUMONT. Te., Dec. 2B.-One man was killed and three injured here today in the collision of two automobile fire trucks which crashed together at high speed while answering a fire alarm. Rob ert Glass, aged Z7. met Instant death. Of the Injured Lieutenant George Raf ferty was the most seriously hurt, but he Is expected to recover. Australia Completes Great Wheat Deal MELBOURNE, Australia (Via Lon don). Dec. 16. A wheat deal just com pleted with the British and French gov ernments Involving nearly 1,000,000 ster ling and the price la above t shillings a bushel. A sale has also been made to Italy. A cargo for South Africa has brought the record price of I shillings I pence. Examines Stocking at Fire; He May Die BALLING ER, Tex., Deo. S.-R. L. Harwell, Jr.. 11 years of age, waa fatally burned while Inspecting his Christmas stocking at a fireplace tn his home here early this morning. His nightgown caught fire from the grate. Peruvian Bark In Dlstreae. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec, tS. Celiac, a Peruvian bark. etrlDned of ita Mlln ani drifting southward toward the rocks on the Washington coaet, waa reported in tie tree, tonight, one and ahalf miles southeast of Cape Beale, Vancouver island. General Bobles Takes Charge of Juarez Government EL PASO, Tex.. Dec. IS. Chrtetmas In the Mexican town of Juares, recently surrendered by officers of General Fran cisco Villa, waa marked by the appear ance of military and civil officials of the defacto Mexican government trom El Paso. Andreas O. Garca. Msxloan con aul, and staff escorted General Tsabel Robles across the International bridge. A reception to which tba reslfertta of the town were Invited was held at mill tary heedauerters. General P. Ellas Cellea arrived from Sonora and conferred w'th General Obrtgon and Mexican Consul Oerce. Cellea atated that Carnmsa troops were to leave Naco, Sonora. today en route here to occupy Juares. jr:.,",. rr.r. 1 ,,saas TfrjrliTjrs (firkin XmP 130G - XSIO sd? DOUGLAS t ' t Unlimited , Assortments Unqaesiionsble Styles Uaappro&du&Ie Prices vTgxjliiJjs (firkin CLM1 Wants 7,500 More Men for Marines WASHINGTON. Dec 16.-An additional 7.(00 officers and men are needed by ths marine corps for adequate performance of its manifold dutlea In the opinion of Major General George Barnett, command ant, sa expressed In h's annual report made public tonight I rice the policy of the navy general board has been to keep the corps st one-fifth of the total enllated strength of the navy, however. General Barnett reoomnMtnds ths addition at pres ent of only 1.W0 men. sixty officers and twenty-three warrant officers. Secre tary Danlela has asked eongreaa for this enlargement of the corps. Oeneral Barnett recommends appropria tion of tlOo.ouo for purvhsss of advance baae material for the marines. PLEA FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AT HOME 8T. LOUIS, Dec. t..A plea for moral end religious education of the young but insistence that this task la the wont of the home and of the church or ayna gogu were po'nte emphasised In tha ad dresa ef Dr. Henry Berkowlts of Phila delphia. Chancellor ef the Jewish chan ts wo.ua society at ita national meeting hre tonight. ' i "Jewlh people" he said, "having abandoned ths system of segregating th.-!r children In parochial schools will never resort to tt again. There Is the alternative danger of having reltgtoua and moral lint ruction In Jected Into the public school system. We believe that the separation ef church and state should be inviolably maintained. "Though we have given te the world tl.e Bible and cherish It above alt, yet me oiipoae bible readings and all other t-'llgl'sua exercises In the public schools a an infraction of the golden prlncipio vf wiwrsti n i.f chkir-h and s ate," Ue TU is's pvr'' coiuiua. STARTS MONDAY MORNING AT 8 O'CLOCK inr Eitli8? Stedc of Ladies' SiiSSeCo and iresses Sacrificed tor Qiiclc Clearaice This sale is the most important one ever announced by this store, the recent en larging of our establishment virtually compelling us to cany a much larger stock than ever before all bought within the last three months. Think of buying these up-to-the-minute styles at the sale prices Quoted below. We expect, and nave made preparations for, a record-breaking attendance at this sale. COAT All Our $15.00 Coats in ri thin Said at... ...$f .DU AU Oar $22.50 Co&U in Q4C PA this Sale it.. Ig..t)U All Our $29.50 Go&U in &4H r A thi-Baleit Ml-DU All Our $39.50 Cotte in ftf) r A this Silo at $e.e.eDU All Oct $55.00 Coats in $Q7 rt this Bale at OI.DU SUIT AU Oct $19.50 and $23.50 A fir SuiU in this Sal at ! f 3 All Our $25.00 and $29.50 &4 M nr Suit in this Sal at. . . . . .$14. 1 D All Our $35.00 and $39.60 f A r Suits in this Bale at $JiMu All Our $45.00 and $55.00 04 Suits in this Salt at. ... . I O All Our $C5.00 and $75.00 rtQ rwf Bults in this Sale at Li J, Id PMESSE All Our $15.00 Dresses go nr on Sale at; ...$0el V All Our $22.50 Dressos go gf A nr on Sale at All Our $29.60 Dresses go 4 M . on Sale at vXto9 All Our $35.00 Dresses go &4 Q nr on Sale at $10ef c) All Our $39.60 Dresses go &SIS nr on Sale at .$u&ild Clearance ol Skirts n Choioe of 350 Skirts, latest models, fine materials tffQf worth up to $10.00. Clearance Sale Price tT ) yisoa-isio vy DOUGLAS Blouses at $1.69 Choioe of 350 Handsome Blouses, some slight-f CQ ly mussed, actual u J value to $400...... JL SPECIAL NEW YEAR'S EVE Menu and Musical Program Cabaret Features and Dancing Reaerrationj Moat He Mad in Advance To Insure Proper Attention. WKLOOME THE SEW YEAR AT , THE PAXTON HOTEL ItirilAlll) KITCHEN. Muuiger. r'- iiweMiuMMmiimw mmmmmmumtm u 1 1 mmmmujmmiS' rj ' : Ms. i - J : . r r 4 1 - TtIOMON-MLDEiN6CQ Hie FasLon Confer of Hie Middle Wesl Established I886 Great Clearance Sale Monday of All Our Trimmed Hats We are determined to make a final clear ance of every Winter Trimmed Hat in our Entire Stock. Three hundred in all Small, Medium and Large Hats. All the wanted colors and up-to-date shapes and trim Hats That Were $10.00, $12.50, $15.00, $18.00, $20.00 and $25.00, At These Low Prices, $2.50. $3.50, $4 50, $5.50 Millinery Section Second floor. A' If you are in the throes of a funeral problem you will find that we are highly recommended. We offer you the services of a competent staff of experts who will arrange a well conducted, properly appointed burial that will meet with your commendation. BLACK BROADCLOTH CASKETS, FROM $30 UP. 1 Horse or Auto ' Drawn Funtrala Lady . Attendant Resident Parlors Omaha Only Independent Undertakers Douglas 887. 24th and Harney Sts. jT'l. v i 4- K sjm a a -wi I a r , V- W , h rp :4 Y!vv'i'WV til The v Day of days is at hand! Welcome the joyous time, clad in gay holly and mistletoe, ra diating good cheer and a gener ous spirit, symbolic of the renew al of all that is best in man. On this glad anniversary of the birth of Him Whose life was devoted to Mankind, we are wishing you a merry Christmas and a most happy and successful New Year. Omaha Electric Light & Power Co. CEO, . HARRIES, PretidtnL These greetings, although a day late because of a mistake of the printer, are none the less sincere.