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T3 TlfE BEK: OMAHA. TIKSDAV, .FANTAliV 1, I'lKJ. By Frederick Lewis, Author of "What Happened to Mary" With exaspe ration, became suddenly dis tinct as Mary opcii'd the. door of her dressing room. "Old Hex," aa they railed him. on hi usual "dress rehearsal rampage," and she smiled at the sound aa ahe picked her way lightly through the, heterogeneous masa of plled-np propa to the wings, for alie knew It inennt that thing were going well and that only one. or, perhaps, two playera were out of fooi:a n hla rtaite picture. The raounua voire, now vituperative, now satiric In assumed pleading, came In tonal wavea an the director atorined :iip and down the center aisle amid the shadows, while on the stag" the playera 'themselves atrove with unconsciously ,' comic grlmacis, to ahield their ryes suf 'fhlcntly to sec over the flu lint footlights aa they llt.mcl to I. Is tli.idc. ! "Take that scene over!" he shouted at last. "Craig. hcin your entrance cue. Now And Nora Where's Nora?" Mary drew back with a little tremulous hIkIi of content, and. laying a caressing hand on the ennvaa battlements of a towering castle, dre w In a deep In. nth of the conglomerate odors. It waa all an familiar; so much a pint PEACE FOR POLAND, PADEREWSKTS PLEA Eminent Musician Appears at South Side to Booit Polish War Sufferers' Fund. BIO CROWD HEARS ADDRESS "May Almighty God protect, and tre in neutral land give of our bounty to the poor, starving and suf fering people of Toland." Hla long, golden hair streaming In the whiteness of the light that spread radiantly from the upper windows of the South High school auditorium in the 8outh Side, Ig nace Jan Paderewskt, .the world's premier pianist, delivered a plea to Amerlran-Poles of Omaha that will long be remembered. The great pianlat made a striking fig ure aa he stood on the platform, while the applause, of C-fln patriotic role awrpt up to greet hla concluding words. In tereat had been rapt throughout the en tire addreaa, and during the stirring speech outbreak! of applause were ton and frequent. Ilaa l littery Kaenrt. rsderewskl arrived at five minutes after 4 o'clock. He waa accompanied hy hla wife, Private Secretary V. O. Moral I, Father Michael rjluha or the Fouth lld f ,r no; n, yrt t seemed only yes- St Francia ?hur:li and other inemhera terdny that ahe had atood In much the of the local reception committee. He waa name faahlon In the winsa. ahabhy and escorted throtiTh two columna of rntih unknown, her llpa dry nnd her hand- like aoldlera In full viilform of bright red ice, waiting for her rehearsal, and gold, who were stationed In military It had not. after all, been so very many yeara alnce that day, but they 'had been long onea, full of disillusion ment and hard work. Yet to Mary, look ling back at them throua.li the glamour jof their fruition, they seemed very, happy I years, leading up to the happier present; ifor tonight the great flaring electric let ters of the electric alftn would proclaim to all the world that Mary Page waa-a atari Not the atar of a aecond-rate road troupe or a stock company, but a Broad way atar In the exclusive Covington the ater, that ultima thule of the young actress. For a moment the .players blurred lie fore her eyea, and her Hps quivered with an emotion deeper than tears, but the sound of a famllar phraae brought her aharply to heraelf. Her cue had aounded, and ahe gave a laat little feminine twitch to her costume and tripped lightly out upon the atage. Fhe had forgotten that ahe had been In the theater since o'clock In the morning; the endless repetition of scene and act that had set every nerve Jang-, ling allpped from her like a dream, and ahe remembered only that she waa Nora, playing the laat splendid act of the drama ahe loved. And at the flrat sound of her voice, so bravely gay, tne tired playera were suddenly galvanized Into action. Home pan of her radiant Joy aeemed to filter Into their own souls, and drooping shoulders were lifted and dull eyes brightened. A new note crept Into the witty badinage of the linea, and with a algh of relief the director took out hla huge allk handkerchief and mopped hla brow. "They've got It!" he muttered to the two other men who atood, Indlstlngutah- t able ahadowa among tha ahadowa; "She ThS,ss'erre Mary Page Pictures Essanay by (Copyright, 1915. hy McOlure Publications.) 1 picked a winner all right, and a dirt low J t lUPTF.R I. 'royalty at that. Take It from me. were The Sfw Star. j going to make a few trust managers look The voice of the atage director, ahilll sick with this play. You walt-lf you're fp'hf? V5 I L-J L-J A L-J v. S Annual Clean-Up Sale STARTS TUESDAY It's a Genuine Sale oi Shoes, You Know salute, their swords crossed, In the in terior veetlbule of the South High school. He bowed repeatedly to the soldiers aa he passed through the hall to the aeat on tha auditorium atage. He did not remove his great fur overcoat until he waa called upon to speak. la Roaarilr Applaadeai. A thunder of applause greeted him as '.ha curtain rolled baric, giving a full view of the committee and guests seated on the stage, father Theobald Kalamaja, prleat at the Omaha Church of Immacu late Conception, Introduced the apeaker, giving at short length a summary of the work accomplished by the Polish Relief rund workers In thla country, the cause of the meeting, and a short atory of the sufferings of the Poles In Poland. All sneaking waa In the Polish language. "I thank tha Almighty that I live to day to be able to help and give to the thousanda who are starving and .dying in Poland." The music master ventured Into a dramatic description of the de vastation of hla little country. "The armies of Kurope have passed and are still passing over our native soil. The people who for years and yean have maintained the peace and religious toler ance of alt Bumoe are today being trod den on by 'he armies of the very countries which tl.ey have helped to pro tect. "We cannot blame these countries. We only ask and endeavor to satisfy the wants of those of our countrymen who are atill alive. I will do my part, and It la expected that you people will do yours, it Is up to us In America to give all that we can spare and send It to those suffer ing in Poland today. "Were jrou, my countrymen, to jour native land today, you would not recognise your old homes. Appreciates American Help. "I am satisfied with the support American-Poles have given the cause of the Iollsh relief fund which 1 organised In New York City. They have diarie a great work. With the kindly help of Americans we may be able to prevent much of the starvation rasliw In our home country today." The program, with the exception of the addreaa, was brief. The South High or rheatra played several selections, ami a troop of Polish children, boys and girls of S and lt years, from 8t. Francis parish, sang several pat rot Ic aonga. two of the moat popular being, "Kong of Welcome" and 'Thousand Warriors Irave War saw," The children seemed to please Paderewskt Immensely, and his spirits were moat bouyant aa he arose to deliver his addreaa. At the close of the meeting Polish sou venirs of all kind were purchased freely. Madame Paderewaki's favorite dolls sold aa prices of from S3 to l"i each. Postcards of Poland scenes sold by the dosen. The committee reports about I70O taken In. The Faderentkl party came to the South Side in two big limousines. They returned to Omaha shortly before a:) o'clock. More than three-fourths of all the Polish adults living In Omaha at tended the rally. go to ! puts the punch Into It all- fight." And shuffling down the aisle he climbed 'clumsily Into one of the boxes and aat i down. "Gex Is right." mumbled the shorter of the two onlookers, rolling sn un lighted cigar lietween the thick llpa of hla weak mouth. "This play la going to get over big! You mark my words, Dave, ahe'a In for a aeaaon'a run as sure ss my name la K. 1L Daniels. We from Missouri." I "Oh, the pray!" sneered hla com panion. "The play is rot. It's Mary Pag--that gets It over." j "Well. I'll grand you that, ton.' , acquleaced Deniets In some haste, his ryes narrowing shrewdly. "She ran sure j deliver the goods every time. You didn't I think I waa trying to hand her anything ! did you?" Hut David Pollock didn't answer. II was leaning over the scat in front star- ' lug at that gay little figure In Its quaint costume, bis eyes full o.' brooding ten- , dcrness, his ears hlert not so miss n single note In that clear, young voice. For to Pollock, Mary stood as the epl-1 tome of sll that was lovely and deslr-! able. Her youth, her vivacity and per-j haps most of all the flower-like Innocence of her filled him with a tumultuous tc-; sire to win her; to give her the world j for a plaything If ahe wanted It; to fl!' ! her little handa with riches and Jewels If they pleased her but to have her for himself. He watched her now, as she moved toward the wlnga. In her glrllah lovell- ncss. That head, crowned with a ma I of golden hair how well It was set upon' hcr shoulders, and how charmingly simple waa the frock she wore. Mary Page WHSj of the rare type that looks lovely m anything Her girl friends used to say that if ahe threw on a lampshape for a hat It would become her. Hcr eye, j fringed with heavy laahea, were a d'ei blue, and looked candidly Into one a i own. Hut. young though she was,! there waa always a little wtstfulness In her beauty. It was aa If some far-off j sorrow haa never been forgotten. David i wondered If she wss reslly happy today Ostensibly a wine merchant. Pollock's financial Interests thrust their steely ten tacles Into a hundred different endeavors, not the smallest of which was the theat rical world. Ilia ever-growing wealth, his masterly virility and hla ability to be a "good fellow" when he choae, marked him as a' big man, Judged by the mate rial standards of New York, and Daniels was not the only satellite whose career j depended upon his careless whim. It ! was a saying that what Dave Pollo?k wanted he got, and heaven help the man j that stood between; but back of his want of Mary hovered an Intangible doubt an t when he was sober the bigger ques tion of his worthiness; and now as he stood watching her the harsh lines of his mouth and chin softened and there wss an unfamiliar note In his voice ss 1 ..IJ MU,ln1 f "I wonder what shell say when she heara I've backed her to the limit that I bought her atardom for her? Has sho asked about this side of It?" "No." said Daniels, a little nervously. "She's such a little kid about some things she sort of takes It all for granted. Put see here. Dav, don't you go tellln' her today. Stars, the beat of 'em. are tem peramental aa the deuce, and she's worn our with rehearsln'. For the Lord's ask don't let's have any tears till tonight is over!" "Don't be sn sss," he retorted. "I'm going to tell her tonight at the baimnct after the play." "Fine!" said Daniels, but somewhat un easily. "Are you going to stick around a while? I'm going to get a drink." (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) roken Lines of the World's Best Makes of Shoes for Men and Uomen-at About HALF. PiilCE The names and prices tell the whole story. It's a GENUINE Bargain Event every broken line of Fine Shoes in our store reduced to cost and less than cost for quick clearance. This Annual Sale by this old established Family Shoe Store is always a big success so come early. People know US know our MERCHANDISE and know that when we advertise a sale THERE'S A REASON. Sale starts promptly at 8 A. M. Tuesday. Extraordinary bargains this year. I X E 77V FOR WOMEN ier's $7.00 latent and $5.45 Ialrd & Schober's $7.00 Very Dressy, patent and satin even ing shoes, at Wrlfsht & Peters' Import ed French Bronze, $6.50 grade, lace or button and the newest side lace kid and patent. . 15 pood lines, $6 grade. Patents, Kids, Dull, Suede, Buckskins, made by Laird, Wright & Pet- era, Cousins and other good makers. . . uuiiuu auu $4.75 $4.45 $R and $5 Shoes, patents, cloth tops, gray, white or fawn tops, black satin. velvets, satin De Lalne. tans, cham pagne, kid iJV iJMlUC, $3.75 $5.60 and $5.00 Grades Suedes, Tans, Gun Metal, Patents; all regular stock, in modern patterns, at Two especially good val ues are Wright & Peters' $5.50 grade Gun Metal, lAce Fawn or black cloth top We have Patents, Dulls, Black and Brown Kid, Brown and Black Suedes, some lace, some button; worth up to $5.00, at There are Patents, Cloth and Kid Tops, Dulls for real wear, Tan Calf Skins, Lace and Button. We don't mention the former prices. Just Bell them, at $3.45 $3.45 HIT? UUllUll t $2.95 1 113 IU1 IIIC1 $2.45 Misses' Wo Have and Children's Footwear BUY GOOD SHOES NOW ) Clea'n-l'p Irlces in Our Children's Dept. Vou Clet the IlcguUr Profit. A REAL SHOE SALE FOR Johnston & Murphy's $7 French Calf and a1;":: .1:u::ia. .$5.45 J. & M., Stacy Adams, and Boy den $G.50 Calf, Kussia and Pat ents, Button and Laco Slater & Morrill's $( French Calf and Tan Russia, double solo to heel Our $5.50 Genuine Kailgaroo, Cushion double sole to heel . . . . MEN $4.75 $4.45 $4.25 Howard & Foster's and other makes; $5.50 and $5.00 values. Patents, Tana and Calfskins. $3.75 Reynolds, Drake & Ga ble $ 4 . T 0 Tan Russia ana Black Calf, I.aco and Button. at $3.45 Twenty-seven lines, $1.50 and $4.00 values, all good makes. Patent Tans nnd Dulls $2.95 And a lot of short lines, $5.00, $4.00, $3.5i all good shoes, in many styles, to clean up ... . $2.45 Boys' and Youths' Footwear A Good Selection of Hoys' nnd Little Gents' Miocs at 20 Pep Cent Off. See Our Windows for Samples of Bargains FRY S(H1(Q)E C Corner 16th and Douglas For Skins Affected by Winds and Weather Thta ia the season whan she who would have a himiIIwib, Illy-white, satiny com plexion, should turn her thoughts to mercolizeil wax. the firm friend of the winter Kill. Nothing so effectually over comes the deHpoillnK effecta of piercing; windsuid htttna; cold temperatures. The wax literally ahaorha the chapped, red dened or coarsened cuticle, brlng-ina; forth a brand new akin, clear, soft and girl ishly beautiful. An ounce of mercolUed wax. ohtnlnaMe at any drua; store, ap plied nightly like rold cream, and washed off morning, will gradually Improve the worat complexion. She who coddles herself all day In an ovci heated house and finds her aktn flushed and flahhv aa a conaequence. ran iulrklv freshen up for the evenlnjf bv Just hathlmr her face In a lotion ! made hy dlaaolvlng an ounee of powdered i sixolite In a half pint witch hazel. She'll I find thla most refreshing. It smooths out wrinkles and draws In the saggy tissue. Advertisement. CHARGES BIG LOSS IN HANDLING MAILS Roper Makes Allegations Againit Surety Companies Bidding on Screen Wagon Work. MAKES A PLEA TO CONGRESS . I-Y r-om llatf I rn, 1 have a little girl rar, 0,j wno haa a rreat deal of trouble with croup." writes W. E. Curry of Kvanavllle. Inil "I Lava used Foley' Honey and Tar, ob taining instant relief for her. My wife and I alao used It and will aay It la the beat cure for a, bad cold, cough. throat trouble and croup that I ever MW." Those terrible coughs that seem to tear one to pieces yield te Foley's Honey and Tar. Bold everywhere. Advertisement Strong Overcome By Gas and Dies Awakened by the smell of gaa early Sunday . morning. Mrs. M. T. htrong, 24391, South Rixtet-nth street, found her husband dead from anhvxl,it'on In an other room. At an inquest thla monthio. a vi r ilrt i of accidental deatli by gas was returned Btrong. a laborer, M yesis of age, had retired about midnight In eood health and spirits, Hla wife found a It cock partly opened In the kitrhen. the connection be ing Intended for the attachment of rub ber tubing. Strung could not be aroused by knocking on the closed door of a bed room adjoining the kitchen, so Mrs. Btrong called Florence Mortality, a neigh bor, and together they entered the room and found him dead. Besides the widow, one brother and two sister survive Strong. They are C. K. Btrong, Larkspur, t'al.; Mrs. R. K. flaw son. Butt. Mont., and Miss K. 15. Btrong, who lived with Mr. and Mrs. btrong here. The funeml will be held at t o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Croaby chapel. Interment will be In Vest lawn cemetery. Asssssrrairst, His Omaba Mervhante Kx press, si though the vU-tims of a roloasal fire, ar la bustnesa on a greater and grander scale than ever before. The sain able staff, the same ample equipment, the same el.icient service. The head office (Douglas IT.-) la temporarily at room 1. 1'ntca station, tth end Jackson ftreets. other offices sud phones unchanged. W. . 'Maine, Q. W. Jobawun, O. f. West WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-Uestrlctlons placed by surety companies on bidders for screen wagon transfer work In the government postal aervlcu is coating the I'nlted States a vast amount of money unnecessarily, lant-l O. Roper, first as sistant postmaster general, hss declared to congress In a plea for establishment of a federal employes' guarantee fund, In New York Oty alone. It la alleged the government H paying ITiOO too much for the transfer work. So Important (ill Mr. Roper consider the situation thut haa develoiied as a result ef the investigation hy federal agents that ho failed the pustofflce com mittee In executive aes.olnn to lay reports of the bus Til heiurc llii-in. His state menla were elo.'uly uuardrU. and today an uccuiint of tne executive si'sxlon was advertently secludd In a house report. Aaserlraa Beret r .Naeaed. The American Surety company of New York, which la dominant In the screen wagon bonding field, waa mentioned par- tlcaularly by Mr, Roper as partly re sonslble for the limited number of bids received for this class of transfer work The Investigators report dealt sharply with the company and Ita Washington agents. Some of the agents' arts In con nection with the awarding of contract and bonds of bidders were tormed "un wan anted, unfair and questionable.' Frequent references were maJe through out the report In Mr. Roper a remark to the Caeaidy interests, who formerly held screen wagon contracts In several cities, and who were bonded by th American Surety company. Other bld dera, according to evidence adduced by the investigators, found the t'aaaldy firm a hard one with which to compete. Three members of the firm sre serving terms In the Atlanta prison for postal law violations. ef barge- These are some of the allviiutlona th Investigators' report make agaluat the American Surety company; That they refused to bund certain bUI dera unless the amounts of their bids were made public, while It bonded others without Inquiry. That It refused to bond bidders on what It considered low estimates, but agreed to furnish bond In higher amount on the same inninlly provided. That the company's Washington agent acted as peisonal attorney for J. J. Caaaidy, a bidder, who now la serving a term In Atlanta fur fraud, while he waa presumed to be serving the Inter ests of all blddera. That the agent denied that he was act. lng aa t'asaldy'e representative, while documentary evidence la the Investiga tors' hands. fclven contrary )roof. That the agent objected to a depart ment seeking to Induce low bidders to reduce their figures. )n a aa Francisco case the company refused to bond W. J. V''"" (r contract of less than SR5.000 and subse quently the contract waa let ror x44.ov. Ita actlona on certain New York. Chi cago and les Moines contracts also were criticised. Pitcher Alexander in Omaha on Way Home Or over Cleveland Alexander, Tamour pitcher of the Philadelphia Nationals, ar rived In town last night on his way to his home at St. Paul, Neb., for a visit. He will make a stop of a couple days In Omaha. He Is staying at the Rome hotel. Naval Baadanaater lilea. i ANNAPOLIS. Md.. Jan. 17.-I.letiteuant I Char lea A. Zimmerman, bandmaster at j the naval academy, died here today, tie waa M years old and was a musical com poser and also prominent as an orKanist, s 6 H tf M M 0 H m Pain In the Back wsf s a It ottenot tne most violent u character, yet it is surpris- M ini how quickly it disap- N pears wmcii uiuau e uim merit is used, not only for backache but for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Nerve Psins, Slosn's Liniment is remarkably effective. Eat Big Meals! 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I -imp of lead In the stomach, .elihing of I gas and eructations of und geMed food, ' water brash, acidity, nausea, headache, : blliouNiiess aud many other bad vymp- j lonw : and, betlilea. you will no: need ' laxatlvea to keep your stomach, liver an I 1 Intestines clean and fresh. i It your stomach is sour snd (ull of gaa : or your .food doean t dlveat, and your meals don't seem to fit. why nit get a 1 60-cent esse from our (It Jurist and i make Hfe worth living? Absolu e relief 1 from stomach mlserv and perfect duie- ' tlon of anything you eat la aure to follow ftve minute after, and beeldea. one.ctss Is sufficient to rid a whole family of such trouble. Surely, a harmless, Inexpensive prep aration like Ilapepain, which will alwas. either at daytime or during night, re lievo your stomaoh misery and digest your meals. Is about as handy and valuable a thing- as you could have In the house. Advertisement. lon't worry about skin troubles. You ran have a clear, clean complexion by using a little xemo, obtained at any drug store for Xc, or extra large bottle at tl.Ou. Zemo easily removes all traces of pim ples, black heada. ecxema, and ringworm and makes the akin clear and healthy. 7,e mo la neither watery, sticky nor greasy and stains nothing. It Is easily applied and costs a mere trifle for each application. It Is always dependable. Zemo, Cleveland. i'rtitllB',u."ia.,.',l'-;' ,r-Vs'.rMJUIhsre j 4 ARTISTS That's th Sire of Our Staff . LKTTF.KH V..KU DKSUiMNd Signatures aad drawtags ol all deeorv'oas- e touclUaa phot ographs, rebuilding pictures, and all kinds of art work. i:x;havin;s. LI,KlTIMTVI'r.S and HTKKKOTYIMIS At Tour Bsrtrloe. Bee Engraving Dept. raoae Tyler 10O so Bid- Oaaa'ua. . Each Omaha Factory Is Working For YOU 9 i i Each Omaha factory is your servant the more factories Omaha has, the more servants you have, the more money, the more facilities to get on in the world. Each factoiy is drawing into this city the trade of the surrounding territory. It is converting our raw products into finished articles and using the profits to build up the city, pay our own home workmen their wages and make Omaha a more prosperous city and a better place to live. The better market our city is, the more money we keep at home and in circulation, the more thousands of workmen we employ the greater is the individual prosperity of each one of us. Omaha Goods of the same quality cost less than goods made elsewhere the selling cost is reduced. There is no good argument for buying goods made else where; but there are many good reasons why we should buy the Omaha brands. We Should Always Talk, Use and Serve Omaha-Made-Goods I' made: in 1 U S. A. V FX?' METAL CELIYERY EOHES Bteds tm wtoos Uagtbs tm suit aar 111 Hitu aiuaked la tmrnrntmi tin ,i w. lMasui ! rhU trs. ItSSIllHMwt aalrk Sh'tPU. w ir '( tatkMtir.iMiaw Alsa lunl Ciaigil -- ami US- nuUlu. CvUMBUN STta. I AH CaaVsMT. laa ts Ittk Sire. aaas City. Me, THE OMAHA BEE -THE HOME PAPER jeSiiiy hibu-uhii JL is ei-rt . nKtijs . til. . al 1 ! I '.1 ' t, 1 11 i a ll 4 L i