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THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1917. f 'Briej City News l'latinum Wedding Rings Ed holm. Lighting Fixture Burgess-Grandea Co. Hate Root Print It New Beacon Frew. Metal Diet, Preuwork Jubilee Mfg. Co. Mo Luncheon at Empress Garden. Have Your Floors Refini:heA--Con-sult Jensen's Paint Shop. Doug. 1774. Mrs. Stein Not Critically 111 Rela tives of Mrs. J. R. Stein, who was re ported as being critically ill, say that th report is erroneous. Harding Home Raided J. M. Har ding, 138 North Thirty-eighth avenue, "reports to police that burglars broke into his home Monday night and itole a quantly of silverware. No Case Against Bennle Thomas Bennle Thomas, well known in po lice circles, was arraigned in police court, charged with breaking into the blacksmith shop of James R. Brown, 4425 Dodge street, and stealing a small quantity jf gods. He was dis charged for la k of evidence. Congratulations on Matters Case A letter was received by United States Attorney Allen from Assistant Attor ney General Charles Warner, congrat ulating Allen and his deputy, Howard Saxton, in securing a second convic tion in the Thomas H. Matters case. Mr. Warner also comments favorably on the fact that the second trial took only one week, while the first occu pied four weeks. Talks at Hospital Supply Station Mrs. C. & Lobingier, wife of Judge Lobingler of Shanghai, China, spoke before the women of the hospital sup plies section of the Red Cross, Baird building, this afternoon at '2:30 on Red Cross work in China. Mrs. Lo bingier and her husband are former Omaha people, but they have made their home in China for a number of years, where Judge Lobingier has been engaged in the practice of his profession. Who Leads the National Army? The Military Training Camps associa toin has prepared a one-reel motion picture entitled "Who Leads the Na tional Army?" tn which are shown, in complete detail, the workings of the reserve officers' training camps. With no compensation to itself, the Trian gle corporation volunteered its serv ices in distributing the films through out the country and Omaha will have tho opportunity of seeing them the latter part of this week at the Em press theater and later in several of the suburban picture" houses. Fine Fireproof Good at Sunderland'. SOUTH SIDE FUNERAL OF LAD " BURIED IN CAVE Services for South Side Boy Who Smothered to Death in Care Collapse to Be ' Held Today. MUSIC Recital for the Armenians. A novely in the way of concerts was uresented at the Young; Women's Christian association Auditorium last evening; wnen miss nuciju vuvu, and Miss Dorothy M6rton gave a two piano recital for the benefit of the Armenian relict iund. Miss Wood and Miss Morton are both Omaha girls who have spent much time and serious study upon their music with fruitful results. Miss Wood studied with Edith L. Wagoner and Max Landow before taking a course at Peabody institute, and Miss Morton also studied with Mr. Landow here before she attended famous New York music school. Each cave manv evidences of their welt developed talent, Brilliancy ; of technic and charm ot interpretation were both alike demanded by the de lightful -and carefully selected pro gram they presented. They played well together, with good ensemble and careful balance of tone color, and with a freedom wljlch comes of long prac tice and familiarity. Two-piano music, outside of a few pieces, is but little known to the con- , cert-going public, the average recital ist devoting his time chiefly to spe cializing in solos. Many novelties found their place upon the program last evening and each one thoroughly justified its choice. The "Petite Suite," by Debussy was one of the highlights of the evening, and the three brilliant waltzes by Chabner, made a merry and effective closing group. Mozart's "Sonata in D major, ' with its poetic second movement, and purling runs, the melodious and tone ful Overture Fantaisie "Romeo Net Juliette," by Tschaikowsky, and the well known Schumann, "Andante and Variations," were other numbers. Two eneores, "Berceuse," by Aubert, and "Romance," by Arensky, brought added pleasure. Both young ladies were the recipients of many beautiful flowers. Preceding the concert, sev eral Armenians marched in in a body, carrying American flags and preceding the closing number, Dr. Baptist, in troduced by Mr. Wood,' who made a few remarks of appreciation for the spirit which prompted the help Armen ia was receiving and expressing the hope that Armenia, like other coun tries where the American flag had marched, would some time also be free. H. M. R. General Fayolle Heads French Forces in Italy I'aris, Nov. 20. General Marie Fay ullc, commander of the French forces in Italy, departed last night to take tip his duties. General Fayolle is an artilleryman. He was retired si weeks before the war began, but offer ed his services and received a com mand. He served under General Petain at Carency in 1915 and after ward was promoted and placed in command of the Sixth army. He conducted the operations on the Somme, which resulted in the retreat ts( the Germans to the Hindenburg tine. He then took command of the rentral gftup of armies. It was un der him that General Guillaumat inished clearing the approaches to Verdun. t General Fayolle has a reputation is a scientific soldier, earned largely .vhile he was professor at the war ichool. ' Local Elevators Two ' Million Bushels Short The shortage in grain stocks in storage in Omaha elevators as com pared with the corresponding date of last year is 2,099,000 bushels. This is the report of the inspection depart ment of the Omaha Grain exchange. The figures now and for this date one year ago: ' Tear Now. Ago. Wheat 343,000 1,323,000 Corn 47,000 48,000 Oat 961.000 1,014,000 Uyo 8V00 17,000 3arley 47,000 18,000 Total - 1,481,000 3.590,000 Ifoung Hebrew Men Meet Tuesday in Paxton Block The regular meeting of the Young Men's Hebrew association will be icld Tuesday night at 335 Paxton lock. . The public speaking class of the Young Men's Hebrew association and Young Women's Hebrew association will meet Thursday night at 335 Pax ton block, tinder the direction of the leader. Prof. Edward Puis, of Bellevue ' college. . . , Funeral services for 13-year-old James Zivny, 4918 S. Eighteenth street, who was smothered to death in a cave collapse Saturday after noon, will be held from the Heafey & Hej.fey undertaking parlors at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. E. K. Killina, of the Sotith Side Bohemian church, will officate. Interment will be in Laurel Hill cemetery. James and two companions, Bedrick Zelenka, aged 17 years, and Kanil Mu cha, 14 years old, were digging a cave at Eighteenth and N streets, when the cave started to fall in. The boys ran toward the entrance and the Mucha and Zelenka boys escaped before the roof fell in, but James was buried alive beneath the avalanche ot dirt. The bovs did not tell of the ac cident until after the body had been discovered Sunday. The Mucha boy says he wanted to tell about it, but the Zeleka boy warned him not to. Both boys are held under bond for investigation. The jpoy's father, James Zivny, and neighbors started a search for the missing lad Sunday. The body was discovered by Anton Herbek, 4827 S, Nineteenth street, who uncovered the boy's feet when he kicked some loose dirt at the mouth of the cave. . James was in the fourth grade at the Jungman school, He is survived by his parents and tvo sisters and two brothers. South Sider, Snubbed Liberty Bond Owner, Gets Freedom Herman Horn, 843 South Twenty third street, listened to a patriotic sermon by Police Judge Fitzgerald, in South Side police court Tuesday morning, and was discharged with a warning on the condition that he re port weekly to the judge. Horn was arrested several weeks ago on the charge of disloyalty. Tom Smith. 5014 South Twenty-second street, said that Horn snubbed him because he purchased Liberty bonds. Smith is intensely patriotic, ne nas two sons in the army. Horn told the cotift that Smith pes tered him because he does not own a Liberty bond. He says that he is loyal to the United States and has taken an oath to protect the flag. He has a mother and father and two brothers and eight sisters in Germany. Horn and Smith worked in the same ?;ang at Armours packing plant, lorn has lost his job. Horn wept in court. Judge Fitzger ald and Acting Prosecutor Wheeler explained to him what the United States expects of its alien citizens, and the court gave him a copy of The Bee and told him to have tsome one read the article about the duty of aliens m this country. The Ger man pocketed( the paper and with an earnest promise to be loval to the Stars and Stripes was permitted to" leave the court room. A kangaroo court in the County jail fined Horn $3 and costs. Hibernians Initiate 20 Candidates Into Order Division Three of the Ancient Or der of Hibernians initiated 20 can didates at a meeting: at McCrann's hall, Twenty-fourth and O streets, South Side, Sunday afternoon. Thir ty-five visiting brothers and four can didates from Imogene, la., witji intit local president, J. O. O'Connor, at tended the ceremonies. J. Laughlin, state president of Iowa, and E. Mc Ginnis, county president of Fremont county, Iowa, also were present. Archbishop J. J, Harty delivered an addresa, "The more loyal we are to the principals 6f our ancestors," said Archbishop Harty, "the more devoted we are to our faith and our religion, the better we are as American citizens and defenders of the stars and stripes.." Two" hundred members attended the meeting. An entertainment was giv en following the initiatory ceremonies. J. J. Curtin, state president, presided at the entertainment. Ed Foran is president of the local division. Peddler Sells Frozen Spuds, Then Does Disappearing Act South Side police would like to know who sold frozen potatoes to Mrs. Mary Kresse, Thirty-third arrd R streets. A peddler sold her 12 bushels of frozen potatoes and charged her $1.35 a bushel. He had license No. 18. The city clerk said that license No. 18 belonged to R. Russo, 1039 South Twenty-second street. Russo was brought into police court Monday morning. He denied ever selling any vegetables and. Mrs. Kresse admitted he is not the man who) sold her the frozen spuds. Russo said that he could not explain about the license number. "You are responsible (or that license and you'd better come across with an explanation," thundered Police Judge Fitzgerald. The case was continued until Wednesday and Russo is held under $25 cash bond paid by Tony Marfiski, Twenty-fourth and N streets. Funeral Services Held For Mrs John T. Mercell One of the largest funerals ever held in South Side was that of Mrs. John T. Mercell from St. Bridget's church Monday. The capacity of the church was taxed to its utmost. Mrs. Mercell, formerly Miss Mamie Fitzgerald, was principal of the Lowell school for several vears. She was loved by all who knew her. Hun dreds of her friends and former pupils attended the funeral services. The pallbearers were: Henry C. Murnhv. lohn Flvn. T. T. McGnire. John Murray, N. M. Graham and Dr. W. J. McCrann, sr. South Side Personal Taxes Delinquent Dec. 1 Taxes are high, but South Siders do not grumble when they pay them, according to John Hmchey, south Side treasurer. "The people are becoming: accus tomed to buying liberty bonds and paying taxes' said Mr. Hinchey. Ancy pay wen this year and there is praoticallv no complaining. It a tt'r . t . . ti spcaKS wen lor tneir patriotism. All personal taxes will become de linquent December 1, County real estate taxes are due now and will be come delinquent May 1, 1918. Magi City Onsslp. WHO IS NIMBIR ONE? Bess theater tonight. Steam heated apartment in Soargo block, four rttomi, (30. . 11. Benner Co., Doug laa S40 Talephoaa South ISA and order a ease ot Oma or Lactonade, the healthful. refreshing Home Beverages, delivered to your residence. Omaha Beverage Co. HAROLD LOCKWOOD. In the isven-reel Wonilprplav, "Under Handicap," at the Btse tonight. Dr. D. K. Jenkins, president of tha Unl veraity of Omaha, will apeak Tuesday eve ning to tha South Bide Sunday school teach ers' class at the Library huH, Twenty-fifth and M streets, at S o'clock. Ills subject will be "The KduoaUonal Function of the Church." MACHINE GUN MEN PROFIT BY BALL Benefit Sponsored by Dundee Women's Knitting Club Will Net Boys More Than Five Hundred Dollars. Soldiers, sailors, society and just "plain" folks combined to make the benefit ball at the Field club last night an unqualified success. , Inci dentally the 134th Machine Gun com oanv is more than $500 richer. The Dundee Women's Knitting club, sponsors for the affair, and con sisting of Mesdames Blaine Young, Howard Farrell, Richard Carrington, Maynard Swatz and Hardin Bean de serve the unstinted praise for the admirable manner in which the af fair was conducted. The lare crowd divided its atten tion between the dance floor, the cafeteria and the booths. Imagine, if you can. "Billy" Sun day selling Liberty bonds ar.d you have a fair picture of Al Dresher at the wheel of fortune. So captivating was his oratory that H-rold Thomp son fell a victim, and was seen short ly afterward standing helplessly in a secluded corner holding a brown su gar cake in his oustretched hands. It was impossible to state last night the exact amount cleared, but the committee confidently predicted that it would be a sum well above ?5W. Federal Judge Munger To Open Court Dec. 3 Federal Judge Woodrough, wild went to Tulsa, Okl., Saturday to pre side in federal court, will have work there until December 8. Judge T. C. Munger has been ordered to come from Lincoln to preside in federal court here during the week beginning December 3, when perjury cases against Dr. Fletcher A. Butler of Harvard, Neb., and Dr. Harry J. Sigmon of Lawton, Okl., will be tried, These cases grew out of the suit of John A. Mbore, Omaha attorney, who secured a verdict for $68,500 against the Union Pacific railroad for per sonal injuries which, he said, made him an epileptic. Drs. Butler and Sigmon were witnesses for the rail road in that case and testified that Moore was subject to epileptic fits before the accident which was the basis of his suit. No License Needed for Gasoline and Kerosene Gasoline and kerosene are not placed under the list of "explosive ma terials," for the handling of which li censes must be obtained, according to a communication from the bureau of mines received by County Clerk Frank Dewey. "Hundreds of persons have called ine up in regard to this point and every mail brings letters inquiring about the regulation in this field." says Mr. Dewey. "I wrote the De partment of the Interior to clear the matter for me and settle the question in oil dealers' minds." The ruling that gasoline and kero sene do not come under the regula tion will obviate the issuance of 2,000 licenses, Dewey says. PATRIOTIC WEEK AT CENTRAL HIGH Savings Boxes Placed in Rooms and Paper Shower to Be Held Wednesday; Money to Go to Soldiers. Patriotism is the keynote at the Central High school this week. 'AH pupils registered for service yester day and will start active work today Mite boxes for savings will bo placed in every first period room, into which each pupil is asked to drop what he has saved that day by denying himself from shows, candy, ice cream and Other luxuries. "Save your paper, if you will, we frill lick old Kaiser Bill," is the slogan composed by Miss Thelma Black which will be used in connection with paper drive to be started Wednes day. All students are to bring at least one magazine on that day. These will be collected and sold for the soldiers' fund. Girls in costune will be placed at the boxes into which all used paper and magazines will be dropped. A service flag, eight by 12 feet is being made by Miss Jessie Towne and girls from the, domestic science department. One star for each high school boy who has enlisted will be sewed upon it. Miss Shields, the school librarian, has the names of over 400 Central High boys who have joined the colors. Any one know ing the names or addresses of high school graduates who are in service are requested-to notify Miss Shields The flag will be hung in the east hall. With an enrollment of nearly 1,900, Principal Masters hopes to raise quite a sum to be sent to boys who once attended Central High. - Fifty books with postals of the school en closed have been sent to boys in the camps. In two hours Friday afternoon, un der the direction of Mrs. G. Voss, 32 members of the Lintnger Travel club made 220 bandages. Hits is an exeep tional record and is due to the train ing received in the school study halls that the girls were able to accomplish so mucn in sucn a snort time. Slotky, Former Bee Reporter, In Phychiatrlc Unit of Navy Samuel Slotky, formerly on the re- portorial staff of The Bee and now stationed at the Great Lakes' Naval Training station, wrote to Police Sur geon NIgro, stating that the jackfes who are in training there are bustling about with greatest of activity and are showing keen anxiety to board the "men-o'-war." Slotky is now in the psychiatric unit at the station. He writes: "My work consists in assisting to weed out mental defects which some of the boys show. Each examination consists in giving a number of psy chometric tests to find if the men are mentally abnormal. "We are kept busy attending to the 20,000 jackies who are stationed here." Weeping Water Man Fined For Possessing Liquor William Partridge, Major Roblyer and George StoII. all of Weepint Wa ter, appeared before Judge Madden Tuesday morning charged with the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor. Partridge and Moll were dis charged, but Roblyer was fined $100 and costs. Preliminary Hearing of Burgeson is Postponed The preliminary hearing of Ralph Burgeson, charged with the theft of a valuable diamond stickpin from the dead body of Thomas Perkins, killed in an automobile accident, on the night of October 26, was continued to Friday, November 23, on motion of Deputy County Attorney Piatti. uTfrmrrnhvrrfKL j cCLi I i i 8 a FOREMOST STARS They must be already great before thev appear in Para mount and Artcraft pictures. a : a ! a I a a a a a a t Is 3 SUPERBLY DIRECTED Tho name of erery Para mount and Artcraft'director is a magnet to those who know. IN CLEAN MOTION PICTURES A policy of Paramount and Artcraft Pictures based on principle and good business, too. FAMOUS PLATERS -LASKY CORPORATION rjmnt mm lsl Presentations Always at the Alimony Not Income and Not Subject to Tax, Says Court Washington, Nov. 20.- New York decrees holding that alimony paid under a decree of separation is not income and is not subject to an in come tax were sustained today by the supreme court. The proceedings were brought by Katherine Gould, to recover from Howard Gould, from whom she was separated, tho-amount of the income tax retained by him on alimony paid to her. Lieut. McEachron Arrives Safely in Foreign Lands Word has been. received in Omaha by friends of Lieutenant W. S. Mc Eachron of hi safe arrival in France. He is the son of R. A. MiKachron. He left Long island three weeks ago and is a member of General Pershing's rainbow division. . - . a1 DO Not Fail to SEE and IIEAIt the I a ft" i ni" I nenuine rianoia nano Equipped with Mctrostyle and Themodist attach ments, only found In the world's best makes Stem way, Weber, Steck, Wheelock and Stroud, which enables anyone to play their favorite selection artis tically. Free Demonstrations Daily at Our Warerooms. SCIIMOLLER & MUELLER Exclusive Stat DIANA O 131M3 Faraftm Ranran(aliva W WB Sn-aal. lURGES EVERYBODY STORE" Tuesday, November 20, 1917 STORE NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY. Telephone Douaiu 137. These Special Demonstrations of Utensils and Devices for the Home in Our . "Help the Housekeeper" Week are a revelation to hundreds of housekeepers every day. Many have expressed themselves that they did not know there were so many wonderful labor-saving devices for the home. Come and see them you'll be surprised, too. Every Express Brings to Us More New Coats at $25, $29.50 arid $39.50 AND they were never bo good-lookingr. They're ample and generous as to cut, gracefully draped, collars wonderful in shape, often of fur or fur trimmings. Most of them have belt and loose hanging back, with large pockets. The. most favored shades are represented, including Peking blue, burgundy, reindeer, brown and navy blue. ' , , Burcass-Nash Co. Sscond Floor " . A Varied Selection of "Wirthmor" Blouses, at $1 YOU will be agreeably surprised at these new models, which have just been designed and are appropri ate toi wear at this time of the year. The price, which has not advanced, Is extremely low considering the splen did quality of material used in the "Wirthmor" blouses. Buy a "Wirthmor" Mouse Wednesday and earn how thoroughly de irable a blouse $1.00 will uy. "Wirthmor" blouses old exclusively in Omaha y Burgees-Nash. Burgeas-Nash Co. Second Floor A Sale of Unusual Importance Gold and Silver Lace Hats $2.95 F)R Wednesday we have arranged a wonderful dis play of beautiful gold and silver lace hats. There are many individual styles to choose from, in large, small and me dium size models. AH made of good quality vel vet and beautiful gold and silver lace. The newest colors ar' shown in the crown which are made of pin1 purple, green, yellow, re or black velvet. Hats for street or dree are to be found in this lo, of hats, which have been specially reduced for Wednesday, to $2.95. Burtsss-Naah Co. Down Stairs HI WAS going to eono- mite on Chriitmu eardi this year," said one woman, "but then are m pretty I can't resist them," Th cards ths re ferred to are in the stationery taction for Christmas catds. (Main Floor, South Aisle.) THE gfcy colored quill pen is very Impressive And decorative, reposing in iti little holder full of shot (Stationery Section, Main. Floor.) M EW ribbons ar those) l wanted for gift making. You'll find the selections very complete and most attractive. (Main Floor, Main Aisle.) THE silk store is making 1 a special display of silk fer lamp shades figured and plain but mostly the first. (Main Floor.) . COME soldier laddies pre- fer their wrist watches with protected faces, they last longer. We have them at $4.00. (Main Floor.) THE soldiers' and sail- 1 ors' gift shop is a very busy place these days. It's so con venient and offers so many sug gestions. (Main Floor.) I N the treasure corner on the third floor, are always to be found many new surprises of a gift nature; articles that arc unique and individual. (Third Floor.) THERE are whole na- tions of baby dolls waiting here in the Toy Town to be adopted by little mothers. And there is all the wearing apparel to dress them with, too. (Fourth Floor.) ' v , THERE'S no doubt but you will find that odd piece in this closing out sale of furni ture that you need to complete your scheme of rearrangement, and at a 'great reduction from the regular price. (Third Floor.) DOOKS! Books! Books! of all kinds, for young and old. Books of fiction or books about the war. And who does not like books as gifts? (Third Floor.) To Get In or Out of Business-Bee Want Ads J l: