THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 23, 1911.
CLARENCE LOSES HIS RED TIE
H'aitt Pepartment t Postoffice ii
Kunninjj Over.
KAJJT WILL MISS. THEIR GIFTS
la.afflrlrnt AMrrsaes Will Caaa
Maay to Pall tart of at
I. mat (Iiif rkminai
nrmrmkriarr,
H ?f. BowIph, who him bpn planed In
chr of the "nixies" ' departmrnt of
tha Omaha powtofflcp, h In hi wits.
slon a number of raekagi mailed In
Omaha but unaddrepssrd and without
return addrear. Pome of the pnck
aes contain artlrleg of considerable
value and "peelal rffortd srp belnir made
to lorte the owner or sender of there,
although ' the official have very little
data to aid them In their nearch.
Vlf the pnntal department could-only
Impress upon the minds of aome people
that It is Juwt as Important to write an
address on mall matter as It Is to drop It
tnto the poetofflce, then a lot of trouble
all around could be saved." said Mr.
Howies.
One of the pokaei Mr. Bowles Is
troubled about Is a valuable leather
pocketbook, mailed without an address
and the only mark of Identification la a
card bearlra; the words "Merry Christmas
from Km ma." Another 1-arkoRe prettily
tied with colored ribbon and wrapped in
scented paper, but unaddressrd, contaJna
a valuable ladles' hat. with two larg-e
willow plumea. It Is a larpe pnekaffe,
jet It weighs but little uid could be de
livered If It was addressed. It 1 from
-Frank le to darlinjr.'
Three bonks'The Origin of. the
Ppecles." "Westward Ho" an1 ' Karma
are in one parcel and In another package.
Charles Utile sends "K. E. Ross" several
pair of ellk socks nnd soma neckties.
But of all of tbiva miscarried gifts per
harm the one which is. deservedly lost Is
one mailed from "Swewtle" ' ttf ' "Oar
nee" cootaJnlnR two flaralnc red and
yellow crocheted silk ties. - In this In
stance kind fate withheld "Sweatle'a"
hand from writing an address on the
rackaee and "Clarence" was saved from
the unforalvable sin . of daooratlng a
waist basket with a Christmas gift
Devolves on Parents
, to Chaperone Girls
Superintendent E-IJ. Graff believes the
achool. authorities -would be usurping- the
preroKtlve of the parent requesting that
achool' slrJs be ehaperoned when on the
treet at night. "The good offices of the
school officials."-he id,- -ar, UM(J ,0
Improve social conditions as much as pos
sible, but we would meet with opposition
from- parent if we should attempt to
demand that girls be chaperoned always
hen out. at nlKht. Wevwant to co-operate
with the home, but It seems to me
that t-the responsibility, for'the children
rests with i the parent solely after, achool.
Jiourv" WhJle not disagreeing with the
demand that has been made by some
Ivic organizations for a better system
of chsperonags. he dlsolalms the right of
, school officials to Interfere with parental
control. ' .
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Oyster Adulterators
' -lirfbr Regulation
Dr. n. W. Connell has declared re
lentless war on adulteraters of the ova
ter. "I have- Instructed the meat In
spectors," ,aid Dr. Connell, "to see
that no liquid Is added to oystsrs. TJioy
re now packed solid and customers
should see that they are so sold. If the
meat Inspectors find them with cold
water standing .over them they will be
at once condemned. To add water to
oysters not only adulterates them, but
also renders them less palatable." Dr
Connell -aid that In hi, purchases he
bad 4ound the practice of watering oys
ters common with several merchants.
High School Lads
and Lassies Enjoy
Christmas Feto Day
The last day of whool for the year of
1911 at the Omaha High school was oh.
served wllh all due Christmas eclat in
both the morning and afternoon classes
yesterday and teachers threw all Ideas of
lessons to the winds and allowed their
students to Indulge In everything from
'fudge parties" to Impromptu anecdote
talks In which everyone present took
part.
One room resembled a Christmas bazar
for about ten minutes while the girls
opened several mysterious boxes and
passed them around. Many of the teach
ers who did not believe In so strenuous
an observance as "fudge parties," filled
the bill by reciting everything from
Shakespeare to James Whltcomb Riley
to their students.
The girls In the domestic science de
partment decorated a Christmas treo and
held a lengthy feast of Christmas candles
and cookies, all of their own making.
The girls have beert all week making up
"dainty" boxes for the youngsters at The
Creche mission under the direction of
Miss Neva Turner, the domestlo science
Instructor. Kach little tot at tue mission
will be surprised to find a box of pure
school-made candy In his stocking on
Christmas morning.
The boys in the manual training depart
ment placed their Christmas work on dis
play fn the basement, and after listening
to a short talk by Prof. J. E. Wlgman,
the head manual training Instructor, were
given their Individual pieces of handi
craft.
J. P. ENGLISH WILL NOT
PROSECUTE DR. UPJOHN
nr. William C. Vpjohn. who was blamed
for the death of Mrs. Deae Sawyer by
coroner's Jury on the strength of state,
menu by Mrs. . Sawyer's husband and
sister regarding an alleged operation, will
not be prosecuted by County Attorney
English's office.
A transcript of the testimony before
the coroner's Jury Is being prepared for
the county attorneys office, but a half
day s Investigation by Deputy County At
torney Maguey has convinced him that it
would be Impossible to secure conviction.
Without the- testimony of Mrs. Sawyer s
husband and sister regarding her state
ments made to them before her death the
state could not hopo to convict, and this
testimony under the rules of evidence
would have to be excluded as hearsay by
the court.
SUPERINTENDENT GRAFF
SENDS CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
The season's greetings to school teach,
ers, city officials and numerous friends
have been mailed from the Board of Ed
ucation by Superintendent K. U. Graff.
As the mort adequate expression of the
Yuletlde spirit Superintendent draff has
elected a quotation from Ralph Waldo
Kmerson:
lt me go where'er I will,
1 hear a sky-born iniiklc still;
It sound, from all thlnxs old.
It sounds from all tliluga young
rom all that's flr. from ail that's foul,
Penis out a cheerful son.
It Is nut only in th row,
It Is not only in the bird,
Not only where the ra.obnw glows,
Sur In the song ! woman heard,
rtut n the darkest, tneunext thine
There alway, alwuy something ting.
PARK BOARD WILL MEET
: TWO TIMES NEXT WEEK
The Board of I'ark Commlnjlonei a will
hold a meeting on the afternoon of riot-ember
27 at 3:1. o'clock to dispose of
routine mattes. Rome Miller, president
of tiie board. Is not expected to attend,
as he Is now la the east. E. J. Cornish
ill not attend the meeting on Iecmber
27. but another meeting will 1e hld De
cember 2, at which he will be present.
All Interested In the work of the Park
board are Invited to the meeting on De
cember 27. '
Ueaprrat hauollaaT
pains In the chest require quick treat
meuu Take Dr. King's New Discovery
t-jt safe and sure relief. Wo. $100. for
by lieaton Drug Co. '
A Oeittrlusm Urverase.
Have you tried HTOHZ OLD FAXO.V
UliAVT )t nut you are missing a treat
It la a typical "old world" brew, full
bodied and of exquisite flavor. Order a
case todiy. phone Chas. Btors, Web. IM);
lud. 13-UCl.
Miss M'Hugh Extends
Greetings to Pupils
Principal Mcllugh of the Omaha High
school has Issued a Christmas letter to
the teachers and atudents of the school,
expressing her thanks for their co-opera
tion, which has aided In making this
year such a successful one. and extending
her Christmas and, New Tear's greeting
to all. fha .commends the boys of the
school especially on account of their
swearin off from the smoking habit Fol
lowing is her letter I ,
"Tt Both Teachers and TupUs:
"Now that we are parting for the holi
day vacation, I wish both teachers and
pupils a very merry Christmas. In look-
ng over this year's work I feel that we
have achieved a large measure of suc
cess. We have all Joined In trying to
Increase the spirit of self-control until I
am sure that the time la not far distant
when the "polleman" Idea shall be un
known among us. t
"We have .all learned that the honor
of the school Is safe In the hands of the
pupils. The recent action of the boys
in taking care of the uh of tobacco near
the school, and the action" of a club of
boys who voluntarily pledged themselves
to not use tobacco In any form for a
year, show this. The hxsetiing number
of cases of discipline In the office show
also the Increasing spirit of order.
".This result has been brought about by
the loyal working together of pupils and
teachers with 'the office force. ICnough
has been done to make us feel that we
have earned our vacation. I hope one
and all will lay aside all thought of
school work and get as much rest and Joy
out of the holiday aeason as possible.
"May we all find 1913 a "Happy New
Year; one In which we wilt all hold our
heads high, when we say, 'I am a member
of the Omaha High school."
Dahlman Closeted
WithOff icial Pen
Mayor Dahlman Is locked In his office
threatened with writer's cramp. He is
signing the waterworks bonds at the rate
of throe In a minute. They are delivered
to him In bundles of too. There are 8, 250
to sign and the mayor has computed the
labor ho will have peS-forned when all
are- signed. There are thirteen letters in
his name and, not counting punctuation,
he will have written 107, letters when
his signature has been attached to all
the bonds. Milton Barlow, chairman of
the Water board, attaches his slgnaturo
to the first line and beneath It Is the
mayor's autograph. Comptroller Kred
Cosgrove endorses the bonds on the last
line. Above those three signatures City
Clerk Dap Butler places the official seal of
the city. Probably t7,000,XK) of the bonds
will be floated In the first Issue to cover
the original cost of the plant and con
templated Improvements and extensions.
Local Iron Foundry
Gets Big Contract
To the Paxton & Vlcrllng Iron Works
of Omaha the Uolou Pacirio Ilallroad
company has awarded one of its largest
foundry contracts for next year.
In, the past the ITiilon Pacific has had
most of the wheels for Its freight cars
and the heavy works for the engines
made in Chicago. During next year this
work will be done In Omaha and at the
foundry of the Paxton & Vlerling pooplu.
As a result of the new contract the
foundry people will Increase Its working
force by adding something like sixty
men. The work will be turned out from
time to time, as needed, tho delivery
covering all of next year.
LILLIAN BROWN TAKES
SOME CARBOLIC ACID
Lillian Brown, a domestic living at 843
South Twenty-third street, swallowed
carbolic acid at Fourteenth and Douglas
streets at o'clock yesterduy morning,
and she Is now In a dying condition at tit.
Joseph's hospital. The woman swallowed
the acid while walking along the street,
and P. O. B rod a haw, who lives at the
Chatham hotel, witnessed the act as he
was passing. He tried to prevent her
from swallowing the drug, but she eluded
him.
The Brown woman has been sick tor
the lat few months and It Is said de
spondency caused her to take the deadly
poison, tihe told the physicians at the
hospital that wheu she started from her
home yesterday morning she did not In
tend to kill herself until she got back
there, but she was taken suddenly 111 and
wanted to end It all.
BUILDERS EXCHANGE TO
ELECTION JANUARY SECOND
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The Omaha Builders' exchange will
hold Its annual meeting and election ot
officers on January t from U to 6
o'clock In the exchange rooms In the
Bsrker block. The annual dinner will be
held at I o'clock, after which the build
era will go to the Orpheum, where lie
seats have been lasarvatL
Ihe
otinetty
last opportunity 'and the best opp
Economical gifts of furniture the du
rable, practical and useful kind of gifts
UUNDREDS have not bought their gifts yet; their last opportunity is Saturday. For these
xx hundreds we offer the greatest and most economical furniture gifts that we have yet
presented. In addition to a wealth of odd-bit pieces, we have made unusual prices on seven
articles Jor Saturday only. These arc called extraordinary Christmas bargains. We also
snow the most complete line of other durable Christmas gifts. Furniture is the lasting, use
ful kind of gift, and .we show a wonderfully excellent group of desks, beds, work tables,
smokers stands, muffin stands, tea trays, tea tables, foot rests, Morris chairs, sideboards, din
ing tables, candlesticks, pedestals, costumers and . occasional tables. They are all economic
ally priced for the last shopping day before Christmas. - Most of them have January sale
prices. If you are among the hundreds that have not bought your Christmas presents, visit
this store Saturday and you will get the most pleasing and worthy gifts at inexpensive prices.
$5.50 FUMED OAK MAGAZINE STAND-$3.75
(Like Illustration.)
' This article is built of selected oak and is so substan
tial that first impression gives true 'insight into its
many excellent qualities. There are three thick shelves.
It is tightly put together, and will not become" rickety
within a few months, but will endure for years. For
Saturday only it is priced at $3.75.
$5.50 TABLE COVERS $2.25
These Table Covers are of Silk Velour, Damask,
figured Silks and Tapestries of all colors and designs.
They are 24 inches wide and one and a half.yards
long, and are worth as high ns $5.50. The Saturday
price is $2.25. ' ' ' ,
TABLE RUNNERS $2.50 ,
A largo collcctioin of Table Runners, in Oriental
designs, which are 20 inches wide and from one and a
half to two and a half yards long, are included in the
Saturday special, offering at one price of $2.50.
$2.25 HASS0CK-$1.25
These hassocks are made of genuine Spanish
leather; and are bargains at the Christmas offer price
of $1.25.
$1.00 COCOA DOOR MATS 65 CENTS.
These are handy, useful little articles of exquisite
quality. Size, 16x27 inches.' The one-dajr price' is
Co cents.
$1.00 TAPESTRY PANELS-65 CENTS
Made with beautiful scenic views and Gainsborough
heads, these panels are the greatest value in thcrcity
for 65 cents. The size is 12Vxl7 inches.
$4.00 IMPORTED TABLE COVERS $3.00
Beautiful colored designs characterize these covers,
which are done in metal tapestry. They are 16x27
inches, and are worth up to $4.00. ,
Gifts of sentiment, service and durability
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$44.00 Martha Washington
Sewing Table Solid, se
lected mahogany; beautiful
inlay; roomy compartments
for sewing materials, excel
lent model $35.00
$35.00 Colonial DeskMa
hogany, oak or Circassian
walnut; height, 44 inches;
solid heavy writipg bed,
29x35 inches; strong, modest
lines; beautifully built, $25
$75.00 Italian Marble Figure - - '
"Mui4c," lines are dainty
nnd graceful $50.00
$34.00 Old English Clock
fumed oak, quaint design, ac
curate ; $20.00
$33.00 Accommodation Table,
Solid mahogany, for books,
writing, magazines, etc $23.00
$47.50 Italian Marble Figure
' "Iris", imported from
Florence, handsome $32.00
$15.00 Italian Bust Pure Ital
ian marble, finely and truly
carved, unusual design $10.00
$75.00 Italian Bust "The
American Girl," finely
carved by master hand $50.00
Solid Mahogany Tea
Tables Beautiful patterns . $20.00
Ladies' Desk Chair Oak
and mahogany. .$3.75 and up
$13.00 Oak Hall Chair-Very
pretty model $8.00
Colonial Mahogany Mirrors
French plate glass, $13.00 and up
Costumers Fashioned in oak
and mahogany. $2.00 and up
Tabourettes Fumed and
golden oak, strong $2.25
Oak Drop-leaf Table Size 36
inches $8.00
Magazine Stand Solid oak;
strong $3.50
Umbrella Stands Oak and
'mahogany, zinc drip'......., $3.50
Mahogany Sewing Tables
Made in . the best woods,
handsome designs. . . .$13.00 and up
Oak Drop Leaf Table Size
36 inches $8.00
Mahogany Stands Made to
endure; attractive $3.00 and up
Cellarettes Oak and ma-"
hogany; some with special
attachment features .$15.00 and up
Smoker Sets Very select 50candup
$5.50 Ladies' Desk Chair
Imitation mahogany $4.00
Sectional Book Cases i
Macey and Gunn design; oak
and mahogany..... ,.$12.00 and up
Smokers' Cabinets Oak and
mahogany; strong "and dur-.
able $3.50 and up
Pedestals Oak and mahog
any $2.50 and up
$16.50 Mahogany Settee
Upholstered in denim;
strongly made $12.00
Telephone Stand and Chair
Solid oak; strong built $5.50
$25.00 Tilting Top Table
Solid mahogany, an unusually
fine specimen $20.00
Ladies' Writing Desks
Birch, mahogany and oak.. $12.00
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$53.00 Folding Card Table
Solid, choice mahogany; spe
cial, roomy compartments
for cards, chips, etc., size of
top, 49x40 inches. .$45.00
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$23.00 Ladies' Desk-Solid
mahogany, beautiful inlay;,
height, 39 inches; writing
bed, 25x28 inches. .$18.00
$20.00 Mahogany Dressing
Table Beveled French plate x
glass mirror, 16x20 inches; size
of top, 20x30 inches; uncom
monly rich design $14.00
$17.50 Bridge Whist Set -Solid
mahogany, . with hand
some inlay; furnished with
playing and score cards; size,
12x14 inches $14.00
$10.00 Book Blocks Solid,
choice mahogany; beautiful in
lay; exquisite model $7.50
$3.00 Silk Lamp Shade Im
ported from France; finest
quality; gold fringe; attractive
and dainty $6.00
$200 Mahogany Hall Clock
Beautifully figured wood; bev
eled French plate glass door;
92 inches high; accurate; hand
some design and wonderful val
ue, at ;. $140.00
$35.00 Colonial Electric Torches
Solid inahogany; height, 60
inches; very acme of beautiful
creations; graceful list of furni-
ture, per pair $27.50
$55.00 Pineapple Post Twin
Beds Solid mahogany; exquis
ite design; strongly construct
ed; graceful lines; all sizes ,.$37.50
$25.00 Ladies' Desk Made of
handsome birch; dainty and
graceful; height, 36 inches;
heavy writing bed, 26x29 in.;
selected wood, exquisite work
manship $20.00
$31.00 Sheraton Nest fables
Selected mahogany; inlaid
lines; created by the best of
modern designers; particularly
useful table $25.00
$12.50 Colonial Fern Dish
Solid mahogany; special brass
bowl; very pretty model . . . . .$10.00
rv2ill3r, Stewart & EBe&toEi (Co.
Established 1884
THE TAG-POLICY HOUSE
41340-17 South Sixteenth Street
7.
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