THE BEE: OMAHA.
MONDAY. DECEMBER 17. 1917
ive Kimt Print It New B-.icon Press
BrujcupNev LITTLE TOM GOES
SHOPPING ALONE
FOR CHRISTMAS
Eurgess-Granden Co,
sa" Couldn't Sleep Hans Ksrccrs.
'inK Florence Knsers fur divoive.
l. iM-s she kt-tt him awake ni.yhts.
I . s. t;runt Tost Met'timr INw.lar
Tii.'t'tinff of V. S. Grant j.nst will lie
h.-l. next Tuesday night in Memorial
lull, court house.
Mrs. ljuiK ;ik's South Mrs. Ed
i"in leaves Monday iiHTiiintr for
Savannah, Ca., to sp.'ii two months
with her mother. .Mrs. If. .. Weil.
Hirth Announcement r.orn. Ue-i-einher
13. to Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Al.irich of Winneika, HI., n son. .Mrs.
Aidrich. formerly .as Miss Mary G.
.MeCamn- of Omaha.
Mores to 15c Opm at ii:ht--Ke-Kimi
tilfj December 17, .Monday, and
.ontinuinir until December IM, the re
tail stores of Omaha will remain open
at n;i;ht until ! oVlork to take care
of the holiday rush.
Vl-it in Oniuliu Mr. and Mrs. T!
I". 1'itman of I'hadron. X h., visited
in mah;i several days on their way
home from Indianapolis. Ind.. where
they visited theiV son. SerKeant Pit
man, stationed at Fort Harrison.
Kelin at llalloon School Charles
.1 Kelin. formerly employed with the
.M. 10. Smith company, is attending
tlie balloon school at Fort rimaha and
hopes to do his bit in the aerial work
ot the army.
Discuss Social!
ject for di
party open
at 2:30 o clock will be "The Socialist
1'arty: A Force or a Farce." 'five
speaker is- Kucene M. Konecky, Filth
floor Lyric building.
State Bank of Omaha, corner Six
Buys Base Ball Bat for 'Daddy,'
Striped Muffler for Uncle
and Roller Skates for
Mamma.
BY MABEL GUDMUNDSEN.
Seven-yenr-olil Tom Norwcll is a
1'. U. G.!
lie ai.d his mother, Mrs. Tom Nor
wcll. of Des Moines, la., are staying
at the Paxton hotel while they are
doing their Christmas shopping in
Omaha.
Mrs. Xorucil wants little Tom to
learn to 'untile money and to some
day become a hanker like Tom. sr.,
who is connected with a big bank in
Des Moines: so she let him sally forth
alone Friday afternoon to buy his
Christmas gifts.
bciorc he lett she gave hmi a sert-
l bciorc I'e lett she gave mm a sen
socialist Party The sub- jous t;lIk on H, .overling and explained
TUr3n. i ,hat lie should buv useful gifts. She
lorum Sunday afternoon . , , , , t
MAJESTICS HOLD
STAGE AT GAYETY
ALLCOMINGWEEK
I.yle La Pine and Roscoe Ails are
two of the most comical cutups who
have visited the Gaycty for a long
time. Nothing ails Ails when it comes
to making up his face to he a laugh
producer. And La I'iiic is right on
the job, too. George Leon and Doc
Dell complete a grand quartet of
remedy producers. They look and
act funny and they crack some new
and funny jokes.
They are t! ading conic. ans
with Fred Irwin's "Majesties," which
opened at the Gaycty yesterday. The
show is "different" from many others
in several ways. The scenery is
bizarre and the scenes change rapid
ly. The opening of the second act
with "Creation of Girl," is especial
ly out of the ordinary.
Florence Bennett is the leading at
traction among tin girls and Maud
Baxter made a great hit just because
.she has decidedly superior vocal
powers, which make enjoyable the
various songs she sings. "Talk, Talk,
Talk." sung by Kuth Morris was also
a winner. One of the funniest things
seen here in a long time is the spe
cialty put on, in which La Fine, Paul
Cunningham and a glass of near-bear
are the actors.
She !
told him iltat lie is a member of the
S. P. I'. G. society for the preven
tion ot useless giving.
The little chap nodded gravely and
set out, but he swaggered a iittie and
teenth and Harney streets, pays 4 per 1 jingled the change in his pockets as
cent on time deposits. Three per cent j lie .left the hotel,
on savings accounts. All deposits in The mother busied herself knitting
this bank are protected by the ?- a Sammv sweater as she waited in
rNcb?akla-Adv. ' lhe llotel Pirlor for ,lle rctl,ni of hcr
i..tt,. n t t, . . son.
'in i i miie-emc nm i wo inuis
of beer were taken from C. C. Greene,
-2 S Patrick avenue, when he was
arrested Saturday morning at Twenty-sixth
and Lake streets. This is the
lirst beer to be confiscated in several
months, according to police.
Sunday ij;lit Lecture A lecture
will be Riven under tbe auspices of
"The Order of the Star in the Fast,"
;y 704 Uee buildinp, Sunday night at
$ i5 o'clock by J. T. Kklund on the
siih.lect, ''The Great Teachers of the
Past, and the Coming of Christ."
Glass Culled to liiiffalo M. A.
Glass, who has been manager, of the
H. G. Dunn company here for sev
eral years, has been called to liuf
falo, N. V., to take charge of the
office there. Buffalo is his "home
town" and he has been away from
it for "7 years.
Must Work if Stay Here An un
welcome reception awaits all vagrants
who seek the "realms of Omaha" to
escape work. Yesterday afternoon,
Detectives Danbaum and Van Deusen
nrrested 20 found promenading Doug
las street, who asserted, when ques
tioned, they did not care to work.
Attorney Gordon Improved S. I.
Gordon, attorney, who ha:, been eon-:
fined to a local hospital Ahere he un-1
derwrnt an operation for the removal
of a cataract two weeks ago, has re
turned to his home at r 9 3 1 North
Twc ci v-fourth street greatly im
pro,ii. though not entirely recov
ered. Holdup Victim on Way B. F.
Piiighi.m of l.ogan, T'tah, held up and
robbed by two men at Fifteenth and
,lacl a streets November 22, is on
his to Omaha from Ogden, Utah,
to i'l'PliJy. if possible Nick I.arkovie.
South Twelfth street, charged
with ihe crime. Larkovie was ar
rest, il Tuesday.
KoliU'd by Woman John Craig
head, peddlor, Twin Falls, Idaho, re
ported to the police, that he was
robbed of $J0 by an unrecognized
colored woman at Twelfth and Capi
tol a'.' nue last night. Irene Palmer,
colore, 1. Fourteenth and Howard
streets, waslater arrested and is held
for investigation concerning the theft.
Truth Center to Meet Truth Cen
ter will meet at the Metaphysical li
hrarj, Assembly hall, City National
bank building, Sixteenth and Harney
Ktreets, at 11 a. m. Sunday. The
speaker will be Lulie M. Cooke of
New York and Chicago and the sub
i ect "The Greatest Gift." Week day
lectings Tuesdays and Thursdays at
1'::10 p. in. s
Two Omaha Boys Promoted Ten
sion Condict,' of the navy recruiting
station, has been advised that Samuel
Slotky, a former Omaha newspaper
man who recently enlisted in the navy,
has been promoted to thief yeoman
at the Great Lakes Naval Training
station. Lawrence Dodds, former
sales manager for the Dodds Lumber
company, has also been promoted to
chief yeoman, and has been detailed
in the psychiatric, unit where mental
tests are given recruits.
l ine Fireplace Uoori. at SumlerlHiid's.
Ernst's Patriotic Address
Published and Distributed
The address entitled "Are You Sor
ry Voti Came to America?" delivered
several occasions by C. J. Ernst
of Omaha, is being re-published in
Michigan and Minnesota by the coun
cils oi defense of those states. Copies
arc to hn. distributed widely through
out those states.
Mr. Ernst was born in Prussia, but
?amc to this country with his par
jnts when quite young. He has made
,.mic addresses, full of American loy
ilty and patriotism since the war be
an. Henry C. Richmond. secretary
of the Nebraska State Council of
Defense, has 'just notified Mr. Ernst
that his work is H, be re-published
ami distributed in Minnesota and
Michigan.
Municipal Chorus to Be
Organized Next Sunday
Omaha is to have a municipal
.horns, according to announcement
made by the recreation hoard last
right.
Lee K-atz. director of community
, r.ter singing, will lead the nuiny
yiorus. The first meeting will be
f Id next Sunday at 2 p. m. at the
Young Men's Christian association.
The chorus will be organized at
this meeting and plans for rehears,. Is
made.
Places in the municipal chorus are
open to all. The recreation board
invites any interested parlies to at
etid the -first meeting next Sunday
uid specially invites those experi
enced in chorus work.
Christmas Gifts for Nebraska
Boys at Naval Station
A treat is in store for Nebraska
-atlors in training at the Great Lakes
naval , station who cannot get away
for the Christmas holiday. Each Ne-bra-kan
will receive a gift taken from
a Christmas tree. "5 feet high, erected
.,n the main drill grounds, lacing the
a huinistrati.'ii building. A train load
..;' smaller Christmas trees are being
.!...! to make up the large trees.
I-i addition to Christinas bags, each
f reser.t v. ill receive a pipe, t.
and knitted goods. There will
i.V games and speaking about the big
-,-e and llt.fi'Kl presents will be di--,
1 d. bout 5! id Nclir isk..ns will
1 i- in t;:c Chri.-tm:. - .V!'-.-'
In about an hour he was back. Mrs.
Norwell looked up from her knitting
to see him stepping out of the ele
vator carrying packages enough to
load a truck. He laid his bundles on
the floor and stepped back into the
car to gather up still more.
Mrs. Norwell dropped half a dozen
stitches. The boy had only had $3.00
to spend.
She put aside her misgivings and
smiled at her son as he lugged his
packages over beside her chair and
piled them knee-high on the floor.
Then he thrust his lists into his pock
ets and eyed his mother with happy
pride.
"They're all useful every one. I
guess I did nrettv good. I know
Dad'U be tickled," he confided as he
unwrapped a long package and dis
played a base bail bat. "You know
how he likes to play base ball with me
summer evenings."
"A base ball bat for Daddy " fal
tered Mrs. Norwcll.
"I'h-huh, mother; can't you just see
him rub his hands in the dirt and
grab the handle and say, Now watch
me hit her on the nose'?"
Mrs. Norwell knitted slowlv. "And
what did voti get for Robert?"
"A story book; here 'tis. I tho't he
could read it aloud to me."
"Oh, I sec,'' said his mother, and
for the first time in her life she looked
at her son doubtfully.
"And I got a doll for sister." con
tinued the youthful Santa.
"A doll for 3-year-old sister,"
soliloquized the woman, "that shows
his heart is in the right place. I
can't expect him to choose all of the
gifts wisely."
"Gee, I had an awful time getting
the doll. I wanted one with real iiair
on, and they tried to sell me one with
just hair painted on it. Huh, I
wouldn't have one of those!" '
"You think sister would rather have
one with real hair?" questioned his
mother hopefully. ,
"Well, can't you hear lr scream
when I play like I'm a villain and
rush in and steal he doll and hang it
up by its hair?''
Mrs. Norwell laid down her knit
ting. "And for Uncle?" she asked faintly.
Little Tom dug around in the pack
ages and finally produced a muffler
a green and yellow striped muffler of
the breed the Creighton freshmen
wear.
"Gosh, mother, ain't it swell!" said
the young S. 1'. L'. G., as he put it
around his neck and admired himself
in a mirror. "Uncle gives me lots
of his mufflers. He says he has mor'n
he can use."
Had Tommy looked at his mother
then he wouid have seen that she
looked sterner than she did wlie she
found him stealing cookies; but he
was busy with his packages.
"Gosh, vou mustn't see what's in
this, it's for you," exclaimed the boy
as he held up a package which look
ed like roller skates. Mrs, Norwell
looked closelv. Sure enough, one ball
bearing wheel was protruding from
the brown wrapping paper. Mrs. Nor
well's heart sank.
"Roller skates! Christmas day and
me roller skaing and Daddy base hall-batting!"
Tom, jr., edged over to her chair
and placed his hand on her shoulder.
"Hain't I done good, mother? Ain't
yer proud of me?"
Mrs. Norwell choked: and then, be
cause she is a real mother and under-1
stands little boys, she put her arm
around the little fellow and squeezed
him tight. "You did splendidly, dear,
I'll bet we have a bully Christmas." j
Ten Miners Killed in j
West Virginia Explosion!
P.luefields, W. Ya., Dec. 16. Ten 1
miners are known to have been killed
early tonight bv an explosion in th.
mine of the Yukon-Pocahontas Coal
company, at Susanna, 't) miles west of
here in McDowell county.
Four others are reported to have
lost their lives. The bodies of 10 men
have been taken from the mine and
exploring parties are searching for1
other possible victims.
Pi Beta Phi's Entertain
Out-of-Town Guests
i
Amid a wealth of Christmas dero-1
rations, 30 girls of the Pi Beta j
Phi sorority were entertained yester
day afternoon at the PretMcst Mile:
club house. Two out of town guests j
were present: Mrs. Frank Wilkins, j
Sioux City, la., and Mrs. Truax.
Ihe hostesses were: Mrs. JJrycc
Crawford, Mrs. W. J. Moring, Miss
Edith Fisher, Miss Alice Truxtel.
Thirty-Five Stars on Service
Flag of the Centurion Club
South Siders are proud of the rec
ord made by the young men of Saint
Brigid's Centurion club, social and
athletic association. With a role of
honor comprising more than 35
names, the organization is entitled to
the largest service flag of any similiar
social club in the community. Not
only have the young men excelled in
the field of public service, but the club
founder and patron, Father Bellew,
has enlisted as a chaplain. The club
is entitled to service flag of 35 stars.
In emulation of the young men,
Saint Prigid's Regina girls have ten
dered their aid to help make the Red
Cross drive a success.
Though the social activities of the
Centurion club are crippled in conse
quence of so many young men en
rolling in the army and navy, the
older members are planning a cele
bration at which the youthful sailors
and soldiers will be fittingly remem
bered. The following are among
those who co. uprise the Centurion
roll of honor: '
Vim-put Lmvry. Patrick Kciinetly.
Michael lliKKlna John Ituniylng.
1. ,luar, I ( uslilnt; U-o WardiHti.
Karl Huss-ell. Joseph (Jasnlk.
W. 1. Mnlhillv. Ilcrt Tanner.
Morgan Henley, Jtay Sullivan.
Michael Haitian. Kdward Whctau.
Leon;. r.l HlesHiny. l.co Cahill.
.lames Sullivan. l l. Kavanagh.
Waller Iiyan. .lamps .MUchei.
Joseph sh ehy. Charles Kaap.
William M.'lchlor. Frank Rumping.
William Hoy (t. Krank O'Connor.
Roti.-rf I'arks. John Parks.
Kniniet McMnhon. Kaymond Keif.
Maurice Howard. Kmmct Hammn.
Cyril Sh.-cliy. I.ra Mcliovern.
Omaha Merchants to Aid
In Sticker Campaign
Merchants in Omaha who wish to
assist the Red Cross by purchasing
the stickers to be placed on packages
that shoppers will carry home should
communicate with Mrs. Wilson Low
or Mrs. A. L. Reed at Tyler 2734,
Red Cross headquarters. Already
32.5(10 stickers have been sold at 1
cent each. The idea is to raise money
for the Red Cross and at the same
time to conserve manpower and
money by enlisting the aid of shop
pers to relieve the delivery conges
tion at the holiday times.
Wattles Notifies U. S. of
Action on Sugar Sales
Not only did State Food Admini
strator Wattles serve notice on a lo
cal concern to stop selling sugar to
the Fanners' union, but he today noti
fied the beet sugar distributing com
mittee of the United States food ad
ministration of his aqfion. He also
notified J. P. Fallon, chief of the dis
tributing committee of this district, of
this action.
MARIE MIKOVA
Pianist
In Recital
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Park Ave. and Harney St.
Tuesday Evening, Dec. 18, at 8:15
Ticket $1.50, $1 and 75c.
On Sale at Schmoller & Mueller
and Hotpe Music Store.
Hotel Dyckman
Minneapolis
FIREPROOF
Opened 1910
Location Most Central
300 Rooms with 300 Private Baths
Rates $1.75 to $3.50 Per Day
H. J. TREMAIN
Pres. and Manager
DON
T
FUSS IH
MUSTARD PLASTERS
Dietz Lumber Company Gives
Thrift Stamps to Employes
The C. X. Dietz Lumber company '
nports lut) per cent efficiency in the
;;:ct that every officer, head of de
partment and employe has joined'
the Ned Cross tor 1V1H. This com
pany t'hri.itmas will give to every
..re of its employes ?25 in thri't
un:j-. er.c unage tin: habit o: '-.'ft-
Musterole Works Easier, Quicker
and Without the Blister
There'9 no sense in mixing a mess of
mustard, flour and water when you can
easily relieve pain, soreness or stiffness
with a little clean, white Musterole.
Musterole is made of pure oil of mus
tard and other helpful ingredients, conv
bined in the form of the present white
ointment It takes the place of out-of-date
mustard plasters, and will not blister.
Musterole usually gives prompt relief
from sore throat, bronchitis, tonsilitis,
croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, head
ache, congestion, jpleurisy, rheumatism,
lumbago, pains and aches of the back or
joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chil
blains, frosted feet, colds of the chest
(it often prevents pneumonia).
30c and 60c jars; hospital size $2.50.
The Right of the Majority
In urging National Prohibition by Constitutional
Amendment its advocates deny THE RIGHT OF THE
MAJORITY TO RULE.
The Constitution of the United States provides for
two methods by which it may be amended. One js by the
calling of State Conventions of specially-elected delegates
to pass upon the proposed amendment a truly popular
method. The other is to submit the amendment to the
Legislatures of all the States.
The Prohibitionists HAVE NOT PROPOSED THAT
THE POPULAR METHOD SHALL BE EMPLOYED.
Their plan is to have the amendment adopted by the
Legistatures of THIRTY-SIX out of FORTY-EIGHT
STATES.
Under this proposed method of the National Prohibi
tion Amendment to the Federal Constitution, the State
of Nevada, for instance, with less than 100,000 population,
would, through its Legislature, be given as large a voice
as the TEN MILLION combined who chanced to live in
the State of New York.
It would be the negation of our boasted Democracy
if more than 50 per cent of our population, living in
twelve of the most prosperous and thickly settled states
of the Union, COULD BE OVERRULED on this question
BY LESS THAN 50 PER CENT because the latter
happened to be scattered over a greater number of
sparsely settled states.
Once adopted and made a part of the Constitution
of the United States, National Prohibition would be
VIRTUALLY IRREVOCABLE. However short it might
fall of the results expected of it whatever other evils
might arise because of it however great its failure
might be in a National way, even as it has been in the
State experiments tvould be practically impossible to
revoke it, EVEN THOUGH AN OVERWHELMING
MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION DESIRES ITS
REPEAL.
Thirteen of the smallest states of the Union, ivith a
population of less than 5,000,000, COULD THEN OVER
RULE THE OTHER THIRTY-FIVE STATES WITH A
POPULATION OF 95,000,000.
COERCION is the keynote of Prohibition-COERCION
in PRIVATE HABITS and COERCION in PUBLIC
POLICY.
The United States Brewers' Association.
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