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( A The tjn day Bee. THE OMAHA DEE proes to the homo is rad by th women Bella goods for advertisers. WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska Snow; cold war. For Iowa Tartly cloudy. . For weather report see rage f. s VOL. XXXIX-NO. 29. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, " VNUAItY 2, 1910 SIX SECTIONS-TIIIUTY-SIX PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVK CENTS. t .PEOPLE'S DAY AT WHITE HOUSE 1 President and Mrs. Taft Give Firt Anual Reception to Officials and Public. Gorges Menace BRITISH POLITICS JOY RULES THE 0s V All Shipping on the Ohio River NEW YEAR'S DAY LESS STRENUOUS s . Dt Cooks Pola CLAIMS REJECTED BY THE COPCNHAGEtf UrWERSVTY, Campaign Passes from Stage of Per First on Calendar of 1910 is One of Rollicking Mirth and Frolic. sonal Abuse to Discussion of The Hague. Boat Cables Are Likely to Break When Threatened Floods Come. FATHER TIME MAKES FAST RACE POLLINGS ONLY FORTNIGHT AWAY Omaha Efrv II ffl Tri .T II FUNCTION LASTS THREE HOURS kLn hat Time Chief Executive Shakes Hands with 5,515 Persons. TAFT SMILE IS ON DUTY New Chinese Minister and Daughters Attract Attention. SPEAKER CANNON IS LATE lie Dots Rot Arrive In Time to Head (nnnrrMlcinal Contingent -Oen cm In Miles nnd Bell Lead Army Deleftntlon. WASHINGTON. Jan. l.-Presldent and Mrs. Tatt held their first New eYar's levee at the WhlOe house today. Although Mrs. Taft has not yet regained her full . strength and seemed rather pale In a gown of white silk, she carried out her original Mntentlnn of remaining In the receiving lino until all of the members of the cabl circle, the foreign ambassadors, min isters and members of their households and the Justices of the supreme court had a paid their respects. At the end of twenty minutes Mrs. T;ift retired. The vice presi dent and all of the members of the cabi net, with the exception of Secretary of State Knox and Secretary of War Dickin son remained In the receiving party until the last of the general public had passed. The reception began promptly at U a. m., and ended at 1:55 p. m., when the White house doors were closed. In the two hours and fifty-five minutes that he held his position at the portal of the famed blue room, President Taft shook hands with 4 exactly 6,575 people. This number fell con ) alderably short of the figures during the last years of the Roosevelt administration. Tha day overhead was well nigh Ideal, but malting snow made conditions underfoot anything but desirable. The Una of cltl- i sens began to form, however, at 10:30 a. in., although they were not scheduled to enter the White house grounds until 11 o'clook. Taft Buttle on Doty. President began and ended the session with a smile. For his personal friends among tho diplomats, the government offi cials and tho navy and army contingent Mr. Taft had hearty words of greeting. Occasionally a cltlscn had a word to say to the president and tha latter listened at tentively until his aides hurried the visitor along to make room for the crowds In the rear. The president stood the ordeal splen didly. The average time of passing was forty people to the minute. Although he gave each a strong clasp, the president declared he felt no fatigue. The standing In one position so long, however, made him declare that he felt almost as though he would have to learn to walk all over again. Althcush the usual precautions were m taken, .th.. reception passed off without In cident. A Uuiist or two warm rollout temporarily of th lr cameras at the en trance to th3 blue room. The diplomatic display this year rivalled any In the part. Practically every mem ber of the corps waa in the city and each ambassador and minister was attended by a brilliantly-uniformed staff cf aides and secretaries. The new Chinese minister and S Ills staff In heavily-embroidered robes and hats attracted the usual amount of atten tion. The Marine band rendered music during the reception. The band was divided Into two sections and when one air was fin ished by one section a new tune was be gun by the other section. Cosby Makes Introductions. The Introductions' were made by Colonel j Spencer Cosby of the army, major domo of the White House, assisted by Captain Butt, Lieutenant Commander Panlmer and others. As u.uial the public early was In evidence. It being the president's first New Year's . reception there was great pressure for the honor of wishing htm tho compliments of the season. The "cltisen" contingent was made up largely of Washington people. "phe time for their reception had been fiied at 1 o'clock, but three hours earlier lie crowds began to gather and by 11 k o?look the line stretched for blocks, ex- tending beyond the State, War and Navy department buildings and down Seven teenth street. During the diplomatic portion of the re ception the greatest Interest was attracted to the four daughters of the new Chinese minister, ranging In age from 13 to 18 years. In oriental robes of white and with pink ribbons on their dark hair they added plcturesqueness to the scene. Speaker Cannon Is Late. Speaker Cannon was. half an hour late In reaching the White House and had to go through the line long after the other members of congress. Representative Mur dock of Kansas, one of the Insurgent lead , eis of the house, gut a most cordial recep fi tlon from the president. So did Clifford rinchut. It was reported thut Mr. Plnchot and Secretary Rallingor shook hands, but this proved Incorrect. The delegation of army officers was headed by Clenerul Ntlson A. Milea, re tired, and tknerul Franklin Bell, chief of staff. Admiral Lciuxte, In command of the Washington navy yard, led the navy contingent. Admiral Dewey did not alUnd. 1 Mis. Sherma'i, wife of the vice president, , and a number of the women of the cabinet rceoived at their homes, the number In cluding Mrs. MaoVeagh. Mrs. Dickinson, Mrs. Wlckershuni, I Irs. Mayer, Mrs. Bal llnger and Mrs.Naegel, all of whom had as their assistants the women of tli famihej of offlciuls connected with the departments over which their husbands preside. Following the death of Mrs. Knox's "brother, Frank B. Smith, on Thursday night, the secretary and Mrs. Knox re calUd all invitations. TOM JOHNSON STEPS OUT Cleveland Mayor ICnda Klaht Years of fcervlco with New Year's Day. CLEVELAND. Jan. 1. While the offt rial term of Tom L. Johnson, for eight . cars mayor of this city, closed last mld- 'V.si night, the formal transfer of the office to Jlerman C. Baehr took place at noon today. The retiring mayor will take a rest for several weeks and then will re turn to keep In touch with the local demo cratic organisation. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. l.ACoal barges and every type and kind of craft on the Ohio river In the vicinity of Louisville representing a value of hundreds of thou sands of dollars, arc In danger today. Practically all the boats have been fa.itencd by means of cables or otherwise anchored, but It Is the prediction of ex perlenced river men that If the Ice gorges break quickly the trees will be uprooted or the cables srapped. Along both snores of the river, as a precaution against loss of life or Injury guards have been stationed to warn work men and the curious away from the Ice. The weather Is much warmer than yester day. EVAN8VILLE. Ind., Jan. l.-Many of the monster Ice gorges In the Ohio river today still defied the thaw and old river rren are expecting disastrous floods from the back water. At Caseyville. Ky., the water rose two feet In a few minutes this morning be hind the gorges beior the town. This gorge flllB the channel and extends down to the mouth of the Saline river. At KMerprlse, Ind., eight miles this side of Ov ensboro, Ky., there Is an Immense gorge and another towers above the river at Three Mile Island, near Newburn, Ind. At HawsvMe, Ky the river Is frozen over smoothly and farmers are hauling their produce to different places In sleds At Jeffersonvllle, Ind., a wharf boat of the Monongahela Coal company, valued at (16,000, waa cut open by an Ice floe and sunk. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1. All of the 150 work men, who were Imperilled when the false work of the McKlnley bridge across the Mississippi river collapsed late yesterday have boen accounted for. The false work wu torn away by Ice floes. The workmen today were none the worse for their experience. Newspaper Man and Sheriff Mix Controversy Results Over Ill-Feeling Growing Out of Trials of Cattle men Recently at Basin. BASIN, Wyo., Jan. 1. (Special Tele gram.) Felix Alston, sheriff of Big Horn county, this morning assaulted Q. C. Mor rls, a newspaper correspondent, In the of fice of a well known Basin real estate dealer, striking Morris a stinging blow In the face. The feeling on the part of Alston dates back to the cattlemen's trials. Mor rls Sent out verbatim reports of the test! mony of the Investigation of the method of drawing juries which was beard Just before the cattlemen's trials, and which resulted In tho Indictments being quashed In affidavits filed In court at that time serious charges were made and Alston's name figured In them. Just before the cattlemen were taken to Rawlins they sent for Morris and the sheriff denied him acctss to them. Morris later secured an order from the court and Alston was compelled to let the cattlemen receive the visitor. Alston Is nearly six feet tall and weighs about ISO, while Morris Is only a little over five feet, weight about 135 and Is nearly 50 years of age, about fifteen years the sheriff's senior. Morris did not attempt to defend himself, but maintained his po sition with respect to Alston verbally. Gaynor Takes Oath of Office For First Time in Years Most of New York Officials Are Anti Tammany. NEW YORK, Jan. 1. William J. Gaynor was Installed as mayor of New York today, with simple ceremonies. There was a throng us big as the mayor's office would hold to witness the brief ceremonial, The other newly elected officers of the greater city and its five boroughs also formally assumed their duties. All tho other new city officials, the New York county officers and the presidents of tho five boroughs are men who were on other than the Tammany ticket. For the first time In six years the chief offices of the municipality are filled by men not allied with Tammany hall. Mayor Gaynor announced that ha would not make public, the names of any ap pointees before Monday next. WOULD DEBATE TOM WATSON Former Populist Candidate Asked to Defend His Attack on Missions. ATLANTA, Ga.. Jan. 1. Thomas E. Watson, one time populist candidate for the presidency and recently a critic In the public print of foreign missions, today was challenged to a public debate by rep resentatives of the various Protestant churches of Georgia. The challengers have named as Watson's opponent William T. Ellis, a Philadelphia newspaper man. Switchmen's Strike May Involve Twenty Thousand WASHINGTON. Jan. t "If an amicable adjustment of the differences between the northwestern railroads and the switchmen la not reached through the mediation con ference here, the strike will spread and probably 20.000 will become Involved," de clared H. B. Perham, head of the Railway department of the American Federation of Labor today. "This Increase will not be among the switchmen alone, but will come from other organisations like the freight handlers, the boiler makers and such affiliated as sociations. Tha switchmen are for peace if possible, but are determined on a general strike If these plans for mediation fall." Mr. Perham. who hastened here from St. Paul to urge an action on the federal med iation board with a view to bringing both sides together, said thut failure of the mediation plan would mean a general strike that would tie up railroad traffic. Many Nominations Left Open to Avoid Three-Cornered Fights. HAVING FUN WITH PEERS Many of Them Shine More at Fox Hunting Than in Statesmanship. BETTING FAVORS LIBERALS Corson's Statement that Hereditary Iloase la Sure to Hare More Able Men Than Elective One la Msih Discussed. LONDON, Jan. 1. With the first pollings of the general elections only a fortnight away, the campaign shows lees popular excitement than the last stages of most previous general elections. Since the first tremendous uproar over the rejection of the budget by the House of Lords and the general explosion of oratorical fireworks with a remarkable amount of personal abuse by rival politicians, the contest has settled into a dull bombardment of speeches and newspaper articles dealing with the House of Lords and tariff reform. The list of candidates is still far from complete, while factional squabbles be tween tariff reformers and free traders In the unionist ranks, forces the radicals and laborltes, In the government forces, to leave - many opportunities for changes In nominations already made In order to wold three-cornered fights. Have Fan with Peers. The peers on the platform continue to furnish a picturesque element In the bat tle. They feel compelled to face the pub lio in order to vindicate the claims of their class to power and as a good proportion of them shine more brilliantly at fox hunting than statesmanship, their audiences get plenty of fun out of them, and frequently howl then down. . Punch displays a can vas at a fair with the yokels pitching balls t It. Conditions In America and Germany under a protective tariff are made the prin cipal topic of the debates and each side finds many illustrations of the blessings or tho drawbacks of a high tariff from those countries. The newspapers are wrangling over the questions whether the cost of living Is higher, and more unemployment exists In America and Germany than In Great Sritain. Tariff and the Navy. A. J. Balfour, Lord Curzon and Lord Mil ner are leading the opposition's fight with Austen Chamberlain putting tariff reform to the front and Lard Charles Bertsford accusing the government of neglecting the navy. David Lloyd Gearge and Winston Churehlll of the administration's forces draw the largest crowds, larger even than Premier Asqulth. Lord Curson's declaration that a heredi tary chamber is sure to contain more able men than an elective one, has been the most discussed utterance of the week. ' Betting at White's club, which is the sporting rendezvous for the aristocracy, Is even that the Liberals will have a small majority Independent of the laborltes and the Irish members. The Liberals already are conceding the loss of some London constituencies which turned the color of the last election and which will be the first to poll In the coming election. Battersea Is likely to reject John Burns, president of the local government board, because the worklngmen say he has deserted them. He Is making a hard personal fight among his old neighbors to keep his seat in Com mons. Liquor Bane of Allotted Indians Fifth Murder Among Sisseton Tribe as Result of Overindul gence. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Jan. 1. (Special.) The acquittal a few days ago of a Sls beton Sioux Indian, who was charged with murder, calls attention to the serious prob lem which confronts those who are In charge of the affairs of these Indians, due to the demoralization which has resulted from many of the Indians being afflicted with an overpowering desire for strong drink. Since the year 1882 five murders have been committed among this tribe as the result of over-indulgence in liquor. As these Indians have a!l taken their allot ments of land they have the same stand ing as white men and there Is no way, ex cept by moral suasion, to prevent them drinking ljquor to excess. The guilty parties In each of the murder casea were arrested, but the outcome of their trials also haa contributed materially to. the demoralisation of the drinking In dians, as only one conviction resulted, this being responsible to a great extent for the emal! value placed upon human life by the drinking and more reckless mem bers of the tribe. No affiliated organisations will take sympathetic action pending the result of Mr. Perham's conference with the media tion board, which will be resumed Monday. The American Federation of Labor has left the whole matter In the hands of Mr. Perham, who Is head of the order of rail way telegraphers, which carried on the recent strike against the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railways and Is a mem ber of ths executive committee of the federation. Mr. Perham had an opportunity to have a little talk with President Gompers of the Federation today, but his call was largely Incident to the new year's open house re ception at Mr. Compel-1 s home. No decision has been reached by the mediation board as to the selection of a third arbitrator In the case of the dis pute between the Illinois Central and Its switchmen. CUMMINS TALKS ON TARIFF Iowa Senator, in Address at Des Moines, Says Fight is Only Begun. CALLS PROGRESSIVES TO ACTION He Asks Them to Send Men to Lower Honse Who Will Aid Senators in Their Efforts for Lower Duties. DES MOINES, Jan. 1. Senator Albert B. Cummins, In a speech before the guests at the Progressive Republican dollar dinner at the Savoy tonight served notice that the fight for progressive and Roosevelt princi ples Is not ended, insisted that defeat In tariff revision should not dishearten but should encourage progressives" and, urged" progressives in Iowa to send to congress from this state men who will support the senators Instead of neutralizing their ef forts. . j Ho Intimated that the . state, administra tion of Iowa should not be allowed to rost In the hands of the standpatters when the sentiment of the state Is clearly progrea slve. .. The senator spoke plainly against Con gressman Hull, Insisting that he has not been as faithful to the business lntererts of the district as a congressman would be interested In securing freer freight rates as well as In securing military tourn- cnr.ents which seemed to be the extent of the ambition of the earnest adherent of Speaker Cannon who represents this dis trict. State Senator C. C. . Dowel! presided at the dinner. Scores of republicans from over the state were present. Conferences were held along the lines of the senator's speech and it Is not unlikely that a progressive c. ndldate for governor will be brought out soon against Governor B. F. Carroll. Judge F. Prouty of Des Moines was one of the speakers and as the sole candidate against Captain Hull his faithful support of the progressive cause was alluded to by Senator Cummins. What Senator Cummins Said. : In the course of his speech Senator Cum mins said: "With respect to the tariff, the stand patters feel that it makes little If any dif ference how high the duties are If they be high enough to exclude exportation Their first, and I have sometimes thought their only, concern Is for the producer, They are so much afraid of hurting him that they close their eyes to every voice save his and assume that, knowing what he wants, he will not ask for more than he deserves. The echos of the platform of 1908, which contains the pledges of the republican party to the people of the coun try, have become so faint In their coun cils that they are drowned In the cries of Impoverished manufacturers. On the other hand, the progressives remember that we promised the American people that the duties on Imported competitive commodities should be measured by the difference be tween the cost of production In this and rival lands, and that we made the promise In order to give at once protection to the producer from unequal competition and protection to the consumer from a vora clous extortion,,' We know that In many fields of Industry home competition had been substantially destroyed and we' In tended to subject our home producers to the fear of foreign competition If prices were raised above a fair and reasonable profit. Flht Is Not Ended. "I do not attempt to obscure or to mint mlze the extent of our defeat, but If any one harbors the delusion thst the passage of this recent tariff law ended the fight for fair and reasonable protective duties, It would be wise for him to at once reform his conclusion. "The progressives, after years of strug gle, brought the convention to a full acknowledgment of Justice of their position. "With respect to further regulations of Interstate commerce, the stand-patter oc cupies Just the same position that he has always occupied. "It Is sufficient to say that the agitation for the strengthening of the law regulating common carriers became acute about 1SV9. It finally resulted In the amendment of 1908. It was a long, weary campaign. The stand-patters were either silent or in op position. Cnanon, Aldrirh and Hall. "Joseph G. Cannon was then, as now, the most oonsplcuous member of the na tional house of representatives. In all (Continued on Fifth Page.) THE AFTER PROPHETS. Depot Platform Full of People Torn to Pieces Gas Accumulating Under Boards Explodes and Injures Score of ' Holiday Travelers. MONTREAL, Jan. 1. Twenty-two were injured In the explosion which wrecked the train platform at Place Vtger station at the east end of the city last night. Most of the Injuries consist of broken legs. Mrs. Charles Bruneau of Montreal, cannot live. Tha explosion was caused by the Ignition of ah accumulation of gas under the long wooden platform paralleling the station. The midnight train of the Canadian Pa cific for Quebec was standing on the tracks adjoining tha platform and an unusually large number of holiday travelers were bidding good-bye to friends when suddenly score o? them were hurled Into the air as though shot from a giant catapult. Some went straight up twenty or thirty feet. Others were thrown over the top of the train and one man with both legs broken was found on the roof of one of the ooaches. Head-on Collision Between Limited Interurban Cars Five Persons Injured, Two Probably Fatally, in Wreck Near Green field, Indiana. GREENFIELD, Ind.. Jao. 1, Five per sons were seriously Injured, two probably fatally In a head-on collision between two limited Interurban cars on the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern line at Philadel phia, four miles west of here late today. The Injured are: Claude Roland, New Castle, Ind., motor man; chest crushed, probably will die. Charles Byers, Greenfield. Ind., crushed and cut; Injured probably fatal. W. S. Royla, Cleveland, O., chest crushed. W. B. ' Bradshaw, Indianapolis, head badly cut. Jerry Kloutz, Indianapolis, head cut and bruised. , The cars were the New Castle llflted, west bound, and the Dayton limited, east bound. They met at a siding as the west bound car was preparing to . enter the switch. . . The Dayton limited was said to be run ning at full speed when It crashed Into the westbound car. So great was the Impact that both cars were telescoped for ten or twelve feet Both moformen stuck to their posts In vain attempts to stop their cars. There was such a heavy fog that the motormen could see but a short distance ahead o fthem. Kansas Convicts Canarht. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 1 Thomas Cook and Frank Moore, the convicts who es caped from the KaKnsas state penitentiary at Lansing late Wednesday last, were arrested here today at the home of Mrs. Helle Moore. Moore, who was serving a sentence for highway robbery, says the woman Is his wife. Cook was up for burglary. Little Nemo, Capitol Pet Squirrel, Commits Suicide (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 1. (Special.) Little Nemo, the squirrel Which for so long has gamboled sbout the state house lawn with his partner, Is no more. The little fellow met a traglo death under the wheels of a motor car at Fourteenth and H streets yesterday morning. There are some who say the little squirrel committed suicide. Whether he did or not the facts In the case sre these: Several weeks ago the other little squirrel which played with Nemo and which had also adopted the state house grounds for a home was run down and killed by an automobile. Since then the Janitors about the bunding have rotlced the remaining squirrel strolling most of the time up and down the street car track. Little attention was paid to him and do effort was made to cheer his loneliness. The remainder of From the Washington Star. BREWERS IDLE FOR PRESENT None . in Omaha Makes Beer While Litigation is Pending. WANT TO KNOW RIGHTS FIRST Hearing; I to Determine Result of License Flnht Will lie nesnmed Before Jndare Estelle To morrow Afternoon. No brewery In Omaha Is manufacturing beer or I will until the litigation affecting Its rlgnt to a license Is determined, and that is Indefinite, as the matter Is still before judge Estellc, who says It must be carried out to a complete finish. Some COO or 700 brewery employes, most of them married men. are temporarily out of work as a result of this litigation, and will have to seek new employment If the ce.ee stands against the breweries. "We have too much beer on hand to make any more while our rights are In Jeopardy," said one of the brewers yester day. Hearing on the question of brewers' licenses before Judge Estelle has been put over until 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. The court announced that the hearing will then go to a finish before adjournment. "I want all the counsel to understand this and govern themselves accordingly," said Judgo Estelle. ' John C. Cowln, representing tho Krng Brewing company, appeared when court opened at 11:30 Saturday and told the court he had been out of town, hence did not know such a case was up until Friday night. "The Importance of the case," he said, "requires that we bo given some little time for preparation. If It goes to the conclu sion Insisted upon by the appellants It might mean the closing of all Omaha breweries for a year." Judge Estelle conceded the Importance of the case and asked the Anti-Saloon league attorneys to express themselves. Elmer E Thomas said he was compelled to go to New York for two weeks, leaving Sunday night, but thought L. D. Holmes and W. R. Patrick could handle the appellants' end all right. Mr. Holmes said he was willing to con cede the delay asked, as thplr rights could not be In any way affected, and then tho hour for resuming the argument on what form the order shall take was fixd as stated above. THREE MEN ACCUSED OF ATTEMPT TO BLOW BRIDGE Suspects Aliened to Have Tried Dynamite Railroad Property In Baltimore, to BALTIMORE, Jan. 1. Following an at tempt last evening to blow up the Oay street bridge of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad three men were arrested on a charge of conspiring to dynamite the bridge and also the Mount Claire machine shops of the railroad company. The bridge was not seriously damaged. William B. Shipley. Hamilton W. Llghtner and William H. Zimmerman, all machin ists, were later taken Into custody. De tective Captain Pumphrey claims to have evidence directly Implicating the men. the story Is told In the words of Captain Persinger of the state backing department: "I was on my way to the state house. At Fourteenth and H slieeta I saw a ear oomlng from the south. At the same time I noticed the squirrel near the track. As the car crossed H street I noticed the squirrel dive under and I did not se It come out on the other side. When the car had passed I went to the track and Investigated. Thero I found Little Nemo dad. The little fellow had run under the car, turned around and faced the direction from which he had come. His hi ad only was touched by the car." The conclusion Is that the squirrel had contemplated suicide since the death of his mate and for weeks had watched the street car tracks for a car nnd had Jumped undei the first one he had s -en go'ng fast enough to do the deed without prolonging his agony. Day Passes Quickly, with Variety of Holiday Features. YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN MEET Christian Associations Hold Open House and Receive Multitude. . OMAHA GUARDS HOLD RECEPTION New Armory in Fraternal Hall Seen of Military Splendor Kulahts of Columbns Gainer fur Merriment. The first of the New Year days was one of mirth and frolic In Omaha. Everywhere there was Jollity and .even though the grizzled old year for some passed Into memory In a veil of regret, the lusty youth lMO was heralded with cordiality on every hand. Father Time moved down tho hours of; the first day on the calendar In quclk suc cession, for they passed rapidly with holi day Joys, and each passing moment brought In a harvest of good cheer. Weather and there were two kinds of It on New Year's day was of the best brand. The morning dawned bright and warm, but as tho day dawned the cold north wind swept the city and the pleas ant warmth became crisp, bracing atmos phere. This change In weather only added to the diversions of the day. It was a grand holiday for everybody. In the churches. In the clubs, among ths aociety folk and among the children theia was New Year's Joy. There were amuse ments galore. The playhouses entertained large audiences, the churches rendered ap propriate programs and the cafes served the hungry with choice holiday viands. Skipping about tha streets and boule vards were countless automobiles. Many contained pt-oplo out for a lide In the open air and others the coupes and limousines bore society folk hero or thero on their fashionable New Year calls. Strei-t cars, too, helped carry the Jlide of man to and fro across the city. Bin; Day at the' Y. M. C. A. New Years la always an eventful day In the annals of the Young Men's and the Young Women's Christian association. Both associations maintained "open house" Sat urday and welcomed thousands of visitors to their buildings. For nearly a dozen years the Young' Men's Christian association has observed the Initial date of tho year with a house warming of some kind. They have wel comed at times as many as 5,0Ck visitors to their building In one day. Tne new building at Seventeenth and Harney streets Is especially well fitted to entertain com pany. Throughout the day the big building was thronged with people., Entertainment was provided on every floor from the swimming pool In tha basement to the dormitories on the fifth floor. There were special events of two hours duration In every department and throughout the evening an orchestra furnished music In tho main lobby. In the big swimming pool there was an aquatic event? and in the gymnasium athletic exhibitions. ! In the evening there was a two-hour moving picture show In the second floor assembly room and re ft eshmcnts wum served In the third floor main dining room. The dormitories were open to the public and visitors were given a view of the manner n which the 130 or more young men live young men who are away from heme and who are enllBled la one big fraternity. The dormitory boys also provided special stunts on each floor. The Boys' department was also a scene of activity. The Juveniles put on special stunts and their quarters and the gam rooms were open to all visitors. Young Women Hold Reception. New Year's day was an exceedingly eventful one at the Young Women's Chris tian association building. "Welcome" waa the watchword of the day. The day's program began at t o'clock In the afternoon with a muslcale in the audl trrium. The entertainers were Miss Olive Carpenter, violinist; Lena Ellsworth Dale, sc piano; Mrs. Dale, Mrs. Harter, H. ' C. Jessen and Harry Burkley, quartet; Cecil, Btrryman, pianist; Mrs. Lloyd Harter, contralto, and Mr. Vernon C, Bennett, ac cimpanlst. From 5:46 to 8 o'clock the domestia science kitchen was open to visitors. Demonstration were given by Miss Mar garet Coffin, In structor In household science. There was an exhibition of preserved foods such as nellies, Jams and marmalade and a table properly set for dinner. Various recipes were also given. In the gymnasium, beginning at 7 o'clocH there was an athletic exhibition by tha vurious classes and basket ball games.' Fancy dances were also given as a part of the entertain nent. Refreshments were served by a committee on the fifth floor. At 8 o'clock the day's activities closed in order that the young women could Join the reception given at the Young Men's Christian association building. Omaha Guards' Reception. The Omaha Uuurds, Company U, Seo ond regiment, Nebraska National guards, entertained Its members and friends la the new armory In Fraternal hall, across from the public library building on Harney street. The affair was in the nature of an open hoube, commemorating the opening of the new armory to National guard uses. Cigars, cards and miscellaneous refresh ments were the program features, and the occasion was availed of by a large num ber of young men not now associated with the National guard, with the result that this company at least, will shortly receive numerous additions to Its membership. Captain 11. E. SteiTlcker acted as master of ceremonies and saw io It that every visitor huh made welcome and perfoctly at home. The new armory Is conveniently located and will ha utilised by tho three com panies of the Nutlonal Oiiurd In Omaha s permanent quarters. The machine gun platoon of the Omuha Guard Is also quar tered In the new armory with Its equip ment. Arrangements are now about completed for the formal opening of the new armory as Omaha National Ouards' battalion and the organization of a provision! battalion In Omaha. This will take place Jauuary (Continued on Fifth Pae.) i