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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMRER 3, 1916.
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FIRST FILIPINO
CONGRESS OPENS
National Legislature, Wholly
Elective, Inaugurated Be
fore Immense Crowd.
TARIFF PROBLEM LOOMS UP
(Correapondnnrs of Ths Associated Press.)
Manila, Philippine Islands, Oct. 30.
Before a crowd which filled Plaza
McKinley, the open space in front of
the Ayuntamiento, seat of the central
government in the Philippines, the
rirst Filipino congress was inaugu
rated on October 16. Nearly 20,000
people saw the first session of the
first wholly elective national legisla
ture the Philippines have vere had
a session made possible by the pas
sage at the last session of congress
of the Philippine bill.
The ceremonies were brief. Mem
bers of the senate and house of rep
resentatives occupied seats on a raised
platform. Among them were two Mo
ras, one a senator and another a rep
resentative, appointed to represent the
Mohammedan Moros of the south,
who have hitherto been without rep
resentation in the Philippine legisla
ture. Two Igorot representatives,
named to represent the so-called wild
tribes of the mountain regions, were
not present.
Annual Message.
The only business of the session
was the reading of the annual mes
sage to congress by Governor Gen
eral Harrison. He reviewed the ac
complishments of the past adminis
tration and spoke of the harmony
which had ruled in the legislature
since the beginning of the present ad
ministration. He predicted a glow
ing future for the Filipino people in
the new era of self-government which
was dawning and concluded by mak
ing the following recommendations:
A downward revision of tariff rates
to meet the problem of decreasing
customs revenues. The tariff wall on
foreign products, while American
products have come in free of duty,
has caused a tremendous increase in
American imports, but has brought
a falling off in other importations,
with a corresponding decrease in du
ties collected.
A loan to the Manila Railroad com
pany, just purchased by the Philip
pine government, to provide an oper
ating capital for the government's ad
ministration of the railroad.
' Native Officeholders.
The establishment of a permanent
basis of government salaries, based
on the fact that future appointments
will be of permanent residents of the
islands instead of Americans who
must be paid higher salaries because
of the distance from home.
A revision of land laws to permit of
the mdre rapid development of. public
lands. Homesteads should become the
property of the applicant in two or
three years instead of the'longer pe
riod now required.
A revision of mining laws so fhat
in the future the title to these lands
should stay in the government, the
operating company either leasing the
property or making a royalty pay
ment. An ample appropriation for the im
mediate development by the govern
ment of the coal and oil fields of. the
islands.
Increased school facilities both for
ordinary and farm schools.
Honor Old Flag.
The first bill i offered in the new
Philippine congress, presented in the
house of representatives, provides for
the abolition of the so-called "flag
Jaw," which prohibits the display or
possession of flags or emblems bear
ing the Katipunan insignia. The
Katipunan society was a secret or
ganization which played a leading role
in the revolt against Spain in 1896 and
a similar part in the insurrection
against the United States. In 1907
following a political parade, in which
the Katipunan flag was glorified and
the American flag shown disrespect,
the commission, then the sole legis
lative body, passed a law prohibiting
the use of the Katipunan emblem.
Half a dozen other bills of a simi
lar character were also presented at
the first session of the house. Most
of them provide for pardons for those
who are now serving prison terms
for displaying or owning Katipunan
emblems. One bill authorizes the ap
pointment of a committee to devise
means for a Filipino army to pro
tect the islands when their independ
ence is recognized. Compulsory mili
tary training in the public schools is
to be a part of this system of military
preparedness.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Enroute to Denver and Salt Laks City, In
their private car and going on bualnean, J.
(3.. Woolworth, vice president, and ('. A.
Clark, assistant to the president of the
Northern Pacific, went west Friday night j
over the Unlpn Pacific. !
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the Most Appreciated. We Have Them.
You Want Them.
Silverware Set of Six Knives
end Six Forks $4.00
Boy Scout Axes, only . . 72c
Boy Scout Pocket Knives,
t $1.25
Air Rifles fl.25
Foot Balls $1.00
Boys' Skates 7Sc-$3.00
Ladies' Skates $1.25
Boys' Sleds 75c
Flexible Flyer Sleds. .$2.50
Roller Skates $1.48
Electric Irons
$4.00 $4.50 $5.00
Electric Percolators
$4.25 $4.75 $5.25
Electric Chafer
$10.75 $13.00
JAPAN WILL SEND
SW0RDJ0YERD1
French Soldiers' Bravery Will
Be Commemorated by Em
peror of Yellow People.
ARTISTS TO MODEL GIFT
(Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
Tokio, Nov. 1. The heroism of
Verdun will be commemorated by the
emperor of Japan, who will send to
the French city a Japanese sword
wrought by the leading swordsmith
of the nation.
The sword is of the kind known as
"Efu-no-tachi," used by the warriors
of ancient Japan solely on the battle
field and is accordingly thought an
ideal gift for honoring the martial
spirit and bravery of Verdun.
The swordsmith is Vagoro Gassan
of Osaka, believed the best of the con
temporary experts of the art in Japan.
It was he who fashioned the sword
worn by the emperor on the occasion
of the coronation or consecration cer
emony in Kioto last year. The sword
guard and other accessories will be
made of pure gold with raised work
representing flowers, vines and other
figures. On the upper part of the hilt
the imperial crest of the crysanthe
mum in gold is to be mounted on
both sides. The sheath will be made
of wood, its outer part being covered
with mother-of-pearl and mounted
with gold lacquer designs. The sheath
and hilt are to be sculptured by mas
ter artists, while the sword-guard and
other metal accessories will be pro
duced by well-known goldsmiths.
The sword is expected to be ready
about the spring of next year, when
it will be presented to the city of
Verdun through President Poincare.
Incidentally the Japanese depart
ment of education had begun the dis
tribution of essays concerning hero
ism of Verdun and other European
battlefi'elds. The underlying idea is
that the rising generation is too prone
to think that Japanese valor and pa
triotism is the greatest, if not the only
real patriotism in the world. To
broaden the minds of the young on
this subject and give them a truer
conception of world courage, educa
tional leaders are daily presenting the
deeds of valor of Europe.
Dead Americans
Now Being Paid For
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
Panama, Nov. 10. A bill in the
National Assembly of Panama to pay
$12,350, gold, to the estate of Ralph
W. Davis of Los Angeles, killed in a
riot on July 4, 1912, when Panama po
lice fired their rfles on unarmed
Americans, and to settle other claims
of Americans wounded at the time,
will apparently settle, after four years,
what has been a touchy matter be
tween Americans and Panamans. In
dignation ran high among the Ameri
cans On the canal zone, at the time of
the tragedy, and this was not palliated
by the failure of the Panama authori
ties to press investigation and take ac
tion against the guilty parties. The
belief has been widespread that the
assault on the Americans found sub
surface favor among the Panamans,
and the delays in getting action by
pressure from the United States
caused many expressions of disgust
and lack of faith in the government's
inclination to protect Americans.
It was in the investigation of this
case that Judge Damosthenes Arose
mena of the criminal court delivered
an opinion, which was an . harangue
against Americans and their soldiers,
and found that one of the Panama po
lice was at fault. This one had been
dead a month at the time the opinion
was delivered. This action on the
part of Judge Arosemena was one of
the circumstances prompting the
American minister to- protest recently
against his appointment as attorney
general.
By persistence the American minis
ter caused the Panama government to
admit the fault of its police and to
promise indemnity. It demanded, how
ever, that the amount of indemnity
ANDIRONS
and other
HEARTH ARTICLES
CHRISTMAS
A Big Assortment of Up-to-the-Minute Designs
SUNDERLAND'S
ENTIRE THIRD FLOOR, KEELINE BLDG.
THIS IS A YEAR FOR
USEFUL GIFTS
The High Cost of Living Makes
Casseroles. . .$3.25 up to $6.75
Crumb Sets. .$1.50 up to $3.50
Fancy Pie Dishes $2.65
Nickel Plated Coffee Pots
$1.85, $2.10, $2.50, $3, $5
Vacuum Bottles $1.25
Pepper Mills 75c to $1.50
Au Cratin Sets $7.80
N. D. Tea Kettles $2.00
Universal Lunch Box. .. .$2.75
Electric Heaters $3.75
Electric Toasters
$4.00 $4.25 $5.00
Electric Grills
$6.50 $7.50
Electric Sweeper
$18.50
PRESIDENT GIVES . SIGNAL
FOR LIGHTING LIBERTY,
LIBERTY IX-tUMJKATBD
A wireless signal, given by Presi
dent Wilson, on board the presidential
yacht, Mayflower, in New xork har
bor will send a flood of light over the
Statue of Liberty, which for so many
years has welcomed immigrants to
the Land of the Free.
New York plans a great celebration
for the occasion. A division of the
Atlantic battleship fleet will salute the
president as he passes down the Hud
son river on board the Mayflower. As
the yacht anchors between the Statue
ot Liberty and the battleships tne
president will press the wireless key.
should not be fixed by the American
government, but should be arbitrated.
It proposed that one of the diplomats
accredited to Panama should act as
arbitrator. In consequence, agreement
was reached to submit the case to the
minister of The Netherlands in Wash
ington, who is also accredited to Pana
ma. His award was for the payment,
in all, of $12,500, and the bill has been
introduced to comolv with his de
cision It passed the first reading
unanimously. .
In addition to Davis, who was a
civilian, and had recently come' into
the city from a prospecting trip
in Panama, Private Harry" Morrlse,.
known also as Maurice and Morrissey,
of the Tenth infantry, was killed, dy
ing on July 9 of wounds received on
the fourth. Nine other Americans were
wounded. In the investigation, the
point has been raised that Morrisewas
not an American citizen. The. matter
has not been settled, but no award
for Morrise is included in the decision
of the arbitrator.
Norway Cannot House
Its New Population
(Correspondence of The Associated Prem.)
Christiania, Nov. 1. The shortage
of available dwelling houses with still
more serious prospects for the winter,
is reported from various places in
Norway. In certain districts city au
thorities have resorted to extreme
measures to provide shelter for those
unable to find houses. The city coun
cil of Bergen has begun to expropri
ate unoccupied houses, but the num
ber of these is inadequate. The alder
men of Trondhjem have requested au
thprization to expropriate not only
vacant houses, but also clubrooms and
similar localities. The Christiania au
thorities are considering the expro
priation and use as dwellings of tav
erns and even places devoted to re
ligious gatherings.
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1515 HARNEY ST.
the Useful Gift
Carving Sets, up from. $2.75
Scissor Sets $2.00
Pocket Knives 25c
Manicure Sets $2.00
Came Carving Sets... $1.75
Game Shears $3.50
Razor Sets $1.00
Tool Chests . . . $4.95-$25.00
Tool Benches $11.75
Electric Washers
Fireless Gas Ranges
A. B. Gas Ranges
Fireless Cookers
Bissell Carpet Sweepers
OMAHA GROCERS
WANT AN EMBARGO
Appeal to President Wilson to
Stop. Exports of Wheat,
Flour and Sugar.
AIMED AT HIGH PRICES
If the farmers arc not in favor of
an embargo on products the retail
grocers of Omaha are. These men do
not want to charge the high prices
any more than the customer wants to
pay them. So they would rather sell
at less if they could only buy their
stock at less.
The Omaha Retail Grocers' associ
ation is in favor of an embargo on
wheat, flour, sugar and all canned
products in order to reduce the pres
ent high CQSt of living.
Customers Join.
The association has prepared pe
tition blanks which are to be signed
by thousands and sent to President
Wilson asking him to place an em
bargo on these produces. The peti
tions are to be placed on the coun
ters in the grocery stores where they
may be read and signed by the cus
tomers. The petitibns must be back
in the hands ot the association secre
tary by December IS, when they are
to be sent to Washington.
Following is the wording of the
petition:
Whereas, unprecedented sdvances have
taken place In the price of wheat, flour.
sugar and all canned products, and
Whereas, If the exportation of these
foods were stopped, the present high prices
would materially decline, therefore be It
Resolved, That we, the Omaha Retail
Orocers' association do hereby rail upon
Prealden. woodrow Wilson to place an am
barso n wheat, flour, sugar and all
oann'.d products, In order to reduce the
present high cost of living.
KD B. WISE, President.
J. J. .CAMERON, Secretary.
WILLIAM H. BTRIBMNO,
CHARLBS E. KELLKY,
Committee.
The following petition is being in
eluded:
We, the undersigned consumers, are
heartily in accord with the reeolution
adopted by the Omaha Retail Grocers as
soclatton appealing to you to place an em.
bargo upon the foodstuffs mentioned In the
resolution, In order to reduce the present
nigh cost of living.
Metro Releases New Serial
Entitled "The Great Secret"
"The Great Secret," the new Metro
14-episode serial, will be released on
Christmas day. Francis X. Bushman
and Miss Beverly Bayne are starred
in 'The Great Secret," which was
written especially' for them by Mme.
De Gresac, the famous playwright. It
has been directed by VV. Lhnsty a
banne, formerly chief of staff to D
E. Griffith. One hundred and twenty-
five copies of "The Great Secret" will
be released simultaneously through
out the United states on December
25 setting a new record. The best
previous figure for a serial was
eighty-seven copies.
The Final Step
The Closing of
Raymond's
$100 Letter
Contest
was reached yesterday when the
judges declared in favor of the
letter written by Mr. John L, Mc
Cool, 1621 Evans street, Omaha.
After agreeing upon this letter,
they all signed an attached pa
per, together with a "facsimile"
of the winning letter, in which
they state that there are many
others very worthy and deserve
special mention. See this letter
printed in full, reduced about one
half of original size, on another
page of this paper. Anyone desir
ing to see the original letter and
the list of "favorable mention"
letters, assorted out of all the let
ters received by the judges we
will be glad to have you CALL at
the store, where it is, neatly pre
pared for exhibition, along with
the names next in line, who re
ceived favorable consideration for
the prize.
For Raymond's part we thank
one and all for your letters, and
in them all we shall find and
gather from them many valuable
ideas that we shall use in perfect
ing such a store, with such policies
as we hope will be at all times
just the store you will find to
suit you best when you have fur
niture or housefurnishings to buy.
DENTISTRY
Efficiency
Reliability
Economy
Guarantee
No Charg
for
Examination
EiUbllahod ISM
BAILEY THE DENTIST
Dr. Bailey Dr- Shiphord, Mgr.
706 City Nat'l Bank BIdg.
1 6th and Harney Street.
Omaha.
VINCENT HEAD OF ROCKE
FELLER FOUNDATION.
New York, Dec. 2. Dr. George
Vincent, president of the University
of Minnesota, will become president
of the Rockefeller Foundation on
May 15, 1917, succeeding John D.
Rockefeller, jr., who resigns to be
come chairman of the board of trus
tees. It was said that Mr. Rocke
feller's resignation is due to his in
ability to handle all of the work at
tached to the rapidly growing founda
tion. The new president of the founda
tion will devote his entire time to the
work. He conies well prepared for
the new undertaking. He is a member
of the general education board of the
Rockefeller Foundation, and has been
associated for many years with the
Rockefeller philanthropies.
Army Aviator Takes
Spiral Nose Dive
(Correspondence of The Associated Preee.)
Field Headquarters American Puni
tive Expedition in Mexico, Nov. 15.
Get there and back is the motto ot
the punitive expedition's aero squad
ron. Censorship restrictions have
placed an almost impenetrable hedge
about the army aviators, but it may
be said the squadron has lived up to
its motto.
Flights are not begun at sea level,
ONE OF OMAHA'S
RAPID, GROWERS
Dresher , Brother' Cleaning
Establishment Is Concrete
Effect of Much Push
v and Effort
Dresher Boys Ambitious to
Give Omaha the World's
Very Greatest Cleaning
1 Establishment.
Dresher Brothers, the Cleaners and
Dyers, at 2211-2217 Farnam St, even
at this moment have as complete and
efficient a plant as any in America,
yet that doesn't content them.
No, Sir! No, Madame! Dreshers
aspire to be the largest, greatest and
busiest cleaners in all the world, and
at the rate they are now going they
bid fair to reach their goal earlier
than one imagines.
Why any of the Dresher Depart
ments would make a commendable
institution within itself if made a sep
arate plant or shop. Just think,
there's a separate department and
force of workers devoted to each of
these lines Cleaning, Dyeing, Press
ing, Kid-Glove Cleaning, Feather
Cleaning and Curling, Velvet Steam
ing, Hat Making, Repairing and
Blocking, Busheling and Repairing
Clothes, Men's Tailoring, Ladies'
Tailoring, Dressmaking, Rug Clean
ing, Pillow, Blanket and Comfort
Cleaning, etc.
And that isn't all. A number of
lines of work are handled dailv that
do not come under the above list,
special jobs that require care and
ability, yet not large enough fo, de-
mana a separate department.
It takes 1O0 operatives and 9 autos
to keep a plant like this going, but
it surely is kept going.
Phone Tyler 345 and an auto SDins
towards your home. Or leave your
work at Dresher The Tailors, 1515
Farnam St., at the Plant, at The Har
ney St. Office, or at Burgess-Nash
or Brandeis Store branches.
Dreshers pay exnress or narcel
post charges one wav anv distanre on
any sized bundle. Advertisement.
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where the propeller blades can grip
the air, but at a height of 5.200 to
7,000 feet, where the atmosphere is
thin. The mountains, canons and sun
baked plains, plus the altitude, com
bine to produce air currents and pock
els that are a constant source of peril.
In one case a pilot went through
that nightmare of all aviators, a spiral
nose dive. The machine was flying at
an altitude of 5,00(1 feet, which is more
than 10.000 feet above sea level, when
it struck an air pocket. Clouds ob
scured the pilot's vision and he had
no idea where he was. When he
realized that manipulation of his con
trols produced no effect, he glanced
at his compass. It was turned side
ways, indicating (hat his plane was
falling with its wings at right angles
to the earth. Carefully he reversed
his controls, fearing that too quick a
reverse would crumple the planes.
Several times he did that. At last he
felt them take hold.
Just then the clouds thinned and he
saw the earth not more than 500 feet
beneath him. He had fallen like a
plummet at least 4.000 feet.
Another pilot at an altitude of sev
eral thousand feet early one morning
noticed a sheet of flame shoot from
the hood of his machine. Startled, he
began to volplane down, seeking a
place to land. He throttled down the
motor and the flame receded. When
Ite gave the engine gas a few moments
later to regain momentum the flame
reappeared. Several times this oc
curred. Finally, he glided to earth
and got out to inspect the aeroplane.
Everything seemed in good shape.
There were no signs of fire. The
flame he had seen had been the rays
of the early morning sun gleaming
on the highly polished red blades of
his propeller.
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Argerjtine Merchant Marine
Is Fast Disappearing
tCorreapondence of The Associated Press.)
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 25.
The whittling away of the Argentine
merchant marine, freighters, passen
ger boats and fishing fleet, continues
rapidly, owing to the foreign demand
for vessels. The best known of the
shipping companies in the River
Platte has parted with passenger and
cargo steamers without, it appears,
any immediate intention of replacing
them. The sale of two more river
boats is announced, the purchasers
being European firms who have paid
'100,000 for them. Two modern tugs
Two modern tugs have also been
have also been disposed of for '35,000
the pair.
Beddeo's Huge Suit Sale
Continues
Every Ladies' Suit In tha House
Divided Into Two Lots, at
$17.50 and $22.75
LOT NO. 1 A charming group of
stunning fall and winter Suits in this
assortment Beautiful tailored and
fur-trimmed models in all the popular
shades and materials. Former prices
.on this lot' were $27.60, $29.75,
$35.00 and up to $39.75. IM 7 Cft
Choice, Monday tPll.UW
LOT NO. 2 In this group are the
very best Suits we have shown this
season. Exquisite tailored, semi-
tailored and fur-trimmed models. The
very latest in style; worth from
$39.76 to($69.76. Monday, J2 75 j
FREE
This 32-Piece Breakfast Sat With
Every Ladies' Suit Monday.
Six Plates
Six Butter
Plates
Six Tea
Cups
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COME MONDAY
Beddeo Clothing Company
1417 DOUGLAS STREET
Advantages of Early Shopping
Complete Stocks!
Good Store Service!
Comfortable Travel!
If you wait till the last minute you will find stocks of
merchandise depleted, salespeople tired and rushed, street
cars crowded.
DO IT NOW!
Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co.
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Humphreys' Seventy even' ,
For Grip. Influenza
"Watch Your Sneeze!"
An eminent physician nay: "A fnitep s
In unfortunate, bat a random tneeze U orta
of the most dangerous things we have to
consider. Take a person who, through lack
of sleep, hunger, sorrow or exposure to tha
elements is susceptible, add one explosive
sneeze and you havt at least one call for
a doctor. No one wants to spread diteaaa
and this is the ideal time to watch youf
sneese."
To set the best results to break up ft
Cold, take "Seventy -seven" at the first
nneete. If you wait until the Cold beeomei
deep'Seated, It will take longer. t
Price 25c at all Drue Stores or mailed.
Humphreys' Homeo. Medicine Co 1G6
William Street, New York.
Xmas
Suggestions
A Watch it the
Life Com
panion of the
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'Make it
worthy friend
by giving
Ryan watch.
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RYAN GUARANTEE ON ALL
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Rosa Bldf ., 16th and Farnaro
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Monday
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Six Saucers
One Baker
One Meat
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