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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1912)
THE DKE: OMAHA, THl'UijDAV, DEt'EMBBB J6, 1912. ASK FOR CHANGE IN VOTING Iowa Traveling Men Want Eight to Cast Ballota by Mail. PETITIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE ArtlT Work ftttng Dont io Bring; Atxmf Hetl.?r nlllon Rct'wreen J Jlnalneee Men and the --. Railroads. wt . mi . . 5 JJ'rom a. Staff. Correspondetit.i DBS' MOINBS la.." Da 2S.-(flfwdi.t.)-lowa traveling men xr becoming very aoiltr In urging upon the coming legiala ure a bill lt change the manner of vot ng oni to provide that In tho case of pertoos who arc away from home on rleeUon day .they shall not he deprived of the. privilege of voting. Tho plan la o have nome provision for the taking of Healed ballots by traveller men and have them forwarded to Ihe proper official to be counted at the hpme precinct of the men who thi vJJtf.way fio'ra borne,. petition It In preparation for the legis lature and.lt wllL.pe lrnd up by hun dreds of the traveling men of the atate, asking for the necessary changes In the primary and election laws to permit of this absentee voting by traveling men. It Is expected that there will be a num ber of changes In the Mat primary law Ht the coming session of the legislature, as the leader of the legislature are al ready quite active In conslderlnngg this and other subjects relating to elections. Hnilnru Men unit Railroads. It Is declared thst several hundred Of Hie business men and leading corporations hwI firms In Iowa, have Joined In the Railway Business association," whlcn i ins over iM members, the purpose of which Is lo bring about better relations Hlween the buslneeslnterest of thestaje a ia wio;c or ine rajiroaa companies, iney iieclsre In favor of some chance In policy and In faor of that which will permit the railways fo secure "adequate revenue to meet existing obllrstlons and to at tract capital for necessary Improvement and extensions." it Is contended that here In Iowa there his been too much legislation of a character to be neither beneficial to the public nor with due re gard io healthful cdrtdlttons. Supreme Conrf Slow oh Rehearing;. Defore the close of the last session of the Iowa supreme court for thn present term, the court Waee on rile a state ment made In connection with an appli cation for a rehearing, which Is regards hy lawyers as virtually a rebuke to them for having been so free In asking 1 uounoii muiis Water Board Plans Against Emergency i i Chairman Jnen of the Water board ' admitted yesterday that he passed one ! sleepless night about two weeks ago , when slush Ice Jammed Into the intake pipe at the river pumping station and presented such stubborn reslitance as to 'cause serious threst of a danrerou water famine. Chairman Jensen resolved then thst nsver again would the water supply of Council Muffs depend upon one Pipe connection with the river and one set of pumps to feed the other units of the pumping system. Chairman .lensen matured plans for nqw auxiliary pumping plant Ht the j Thirty-seventh street station, and during life" last Wo Greeks he lias been encr- Rsllcally engaged In construction work in accordance jllh those plans. A new building has been built adjoining the I now pumping station on the north and another pump, to be driven. If ever used, by a steam engine, Is being Installed. The auxiliary pumping plant Is to be entirely Independent of the new one Just Installed, where two hIgh-efflcUncy centrifugal pumps are driven by power ful electric motors, only,, one designed lo be used, the other to be ready In case of emergency. Tn addition to' the Ice gorge and the mush Ice that filled the Intake pipe, tho sudden fall of the river to the extent of more than four feet In twenty-four hours, was the cause of the near soproach to a water famine when ttit electric pumps refused to work for three days. The pumps were' required to lift the water to a height greater than was expected. The fall of the river was due to an 1c gorge that soon gave way and Permitted the pumps to work efficiently, but to provide against another such condition the new auxiliary plant Is being Installed. Only one of the old centrifugal pumps purchased when the plant was con structed thirty years ago hsd ever been used. It was stored at the river plant ready to be set In place If an accident happened 1o the other one. Chairman Jensen and Superintendent Eltiyre have taken this pump and 'set It In a pit ten feet below the level of the electrically driven pair. They have Installed one of tho old hollers and engines, and used the old heitlnK connection to drlvn the pump i CHICAGO FIRE CHIEF HURT Automobile Crathet Into His Buggy on Way to Fire. ST. ANDREW'S CHUXCH BURNS llnlldlnfc to AVIilih lie Was Maklnit Ran Is Totalfr Destroyed !l Plttalinrah firemen Orer comr hr Smoke. CHICAGO, Imc. .-BatUllon Chief Thomas Hackett and his driver were seriously Injured In the wreck of their vehicle esrly today, while speeding to a fire which destroyed the 8t. Andrew's Kplscopal chiiirb. An automobile, driven at high speed, crashed Into the buggy and demolished It, Ilackett and the driver were hurled fifty feet. Roth were taken to a horpltal. The t'llflcc. valued at 30,C00. was totally destroyed. It was a brick structure, four stotlcs high, and was more than forty years old. .Six firemen Overcome- hy SmuUe. PlTl'SBimait, Pa., Dec. M.-Blx fire men were overcome by smoko and dam age approximating 1100,000 was done today when an eight-story building occupied as the. city wnrchous of tho Westtng house Electric and Manufacturing com pany was destroyed by fire. Crossed wires were given as the cause. Fanning Gives His BRIGGS GETS 1,800 REWARD Son-in-Law Theater pi ! South Omaha Police Chief Given Christmas Present. Money for CaPturins convicts. (Governor orders warrants i m... ill uie iivci ever uiui i j'uimv I." mse InThl. tha't a J"V ' " ?' matter of fact no decision Is rendered " ,u" ' ... , , J. . ' T rt-cept upon the acquiescence of every 1 b " '"l." member of the court (unless exceptions nu "? l"'b,"'"' f ntk "w nro noted). The court has had before It the past year upwards of 200 applications for rehearing, or cases which have been decided, but the lawyers have, naked the court to go back and do It over again. Generally .the claim Is made by lawyers that thn court' lias not considered the oases sufficiently,' But the court denies this. Only a ' very few reheating are ver granted. AVaut IVuuiun'a Urpnrtiuttui. CUub women of Iowa will make sit ef fort during Uie coming session of the legislature to get a women and children's department created In connection with tho state Jabor commission. It Is urged bymany tfta a woman should be in this 1eiartmfchga.sptlat h'ty should be to )ool after the Interests of girls and children with a corps of women assist ants. Men. the claim, cannot get Into the confidence of tho girls and learn all the needs of the workers and the con ditions under whloh they we required to perform their dally toll, Already tho tlub women are costing About to get some prominent woman t)clal worker to address the legislature csi this subject. Arrangements had been made to have Mrs. Starkweather, originator of a simi lar department In Mlnnosota, come for such an address, but her dtath recently has made It necessary to look for another. Would Kteu Muuev Home. Another effort will be made by bank ers, It Is stated, to get the generally as sembly this winter to pass a Jaw allow tut; atate banks to loan money on real estate mortgages on land In adjoining slates. This proposition met determined opposition last session and will probably nt this one an the majority of the mem be'rs, being farmers, believe this would have a tondency to ralee the price of tndney In Iowa and make It more dlffl tult. or at least more expensive, to, get loans on towa lanus. noy win proi ably renew their 'slogan, "Imva money for Iowa land FURS EN BERG IS CAUGHT AT FREMONT BY OFFICERS Hoy Pursenberg, who Is said to be the man who ran down and killed A. ivlti nt, Twelfth and Dodge streets a few days ago, was brought to Omaha from Fre mont yesterday afternoon and locked tn the city Jail, Officer Rich was detailed to gQ to Fremont and bring him here. Fur senberg Is said to have driven right on after he ran down Levlu. lie drove south to ntverview park, then to South Omaha, where he took a train and went to Qran4 Island. At Fremont ho was arrested by local authorities and held until the Omaha officer tailed for hlro. supply at tho Initial point, The danger from the mush Ice. which occurred for the first time. Indicated the necessity of a steain plant, nml although It may not he reuulrcd for Uo again. In twenty years, It will be titer readjfifor Immediate use when the occasion rWjtrM It, The plans of th water board were ap proved by Burns & McDonald, consult ing tfiiHlneem, of Kansas City, who had an expert here to make an examination. The new plant, Including the building that covers It, will be teady for use In two weeks, such has been tho ipeed with -which the work has been pushed, Express Rates Beat . : the PostarOharges For tlm fit st time the exiness com panies csmu Into actlvo competition with the Vostoftic department for the Christ inas business this year, and co far hb tateM and service were concerned the com panies came out ahead. Last night tin? Postofflee drpaittnent was stscked, tig uratlvcly, to Its eyes with packages that the weary carriers had collected In their rounds, augmented by the tons that were dollvered at the postofflee, and It looked as if all of the Christmas packages re. celved fur transmission during tlm day and evening could not be started toward their destination before late today, And then this outgoing tide was wet by ths Incoming flood that raised the level far above former hlgh-tldu records.. At the express offices last evening the floor tel was readied and the tired workers hau an opportunity to enjoy a real Christmas thought. In the matter of rates, on everything above pne pound weight the express com panies beat the postal rates tn most re mit kable fashion. Packages that cot 48 cents by mall wore accepted at the ex press offices at 'X cents and forwarded with the decreased risk nf damage ana loss. Packages weighing between one and two pounds were forwarded by the ex press companies at the same rates tor Iowa and Nebraska points as charged at. the poatotflce, with the certainty of prompt delivery at destination, regardtesj of the sire of the town or village, Christmas Marrlaae I.treuav. Marriage licenses were Issued ynsUrday to the following pamed persons; Name and Address. Age Oeorg'e I,. Italloway. Omaha Zl Clears, t'erron. Council Bluffs VI Ouy MoICenna. Omaha Ida E. Kuby. Omaha llsrbcrt S- Mills, Council Bluffs Pearl I. Itlchardsou, Council wiuf ts. . l J. Meyers, Kearney. Neb Kdtth M. Osborn. lndlanola, la Black Christmas Foreruns Disease, Says Old Citizen I'lirldjinnj In Omaha yesterday was al together different from those of former years, Climatically, It was the Chrlstmss of southern California and the Christmas sports were golf, automoblllng und driv ing Instead of slelghrldlng and skating. It was the "black Christmas,' that, ac cording to the forecast of the so-called wise one, means a fat graveyard next year. According to the old dtlxen. yesterday tim one of but eight Christmas days since 1834 when there was not snow on the ground, and this same old cltlten added that during the summer following each of the snowltss chrlstmascs dis ease prevailed to such an extent that It was close to epidemic. The snonless Christmas, or something dlse, had a depressing effect about tho hotels yesterday. The usual gay crowds and large dinner parties were absent! there were few peoplo In the rotundas and dining room, except "the regulars." However, these filled the hotels, due to the fact thai Omaha has become the best hotel town In this auction of the coun try . I But things have changed tn Omaha, as well as elsewhere, so far as elaborate preparations at hotels on holidays are" concerned. Some years ago It was the custom to have Chrlsmus menus a yard or more In length, and thereon were named hundreds of tho most toothsoma and tempting dishes the chef could con- Htruct. In those days one paid ?1 or so und was brought more food than x men could cat. One minced and tasted uud tasted and minced, with the result that of a dinner that cost from $3 to, 15 one ate not to exceed W cents worth. The difference wuS loss to thn hotet propria tor, for It was .tfrtovij away. Theithtnss' chn'rired. While the "big eats" dill are ttrr-nftdence, the a la carte plbfi pEevalls.nnd the man or woman who takes Christmas dinner at the hotel or ders What Is wanted and pays for that und nothing mure. This nqw plan prob ably accpunts for the fact that there were fewer than ever big parlies at the Omaha hotels ynsttrduy. At the Home, Her Urand, Paxton, lien shaw, Millard and Iyal there wrre a number of dinner iiartles yesterday, but they were small, compared with thoJe of former yearn. However, they were elaborate- enough, tho menus currying every thing that would tickle the most Jaded palate. t Santa Clau was a rather generous old i ! fellow to Omahans and distributed some I lavish presents yesterday. Among there were: From Charles Fanning to his son-in-law, C. J Atkins, the Bosse theater In South Omaha, valued at 113,000; Mrs. If. M. Itnyer. 1&22 Cass, a 1SI3 Cadillac four-passenger auto of the coupe typo; Mrs. U M. Cohn, 111 South Thirty-fifth street, received a seven-passenger Cadil lac ns a Christmas present: the Omaha Paint and (j'lass company gave John Iffendorfer, a member of the firm, a Hupmobtle. Postmaster John C. Wharton gave each employe cigars and cands. For ten minutes yesterday morning business at the postofflee was suspended while clerks and carriers presented Mr. Whar ton with a big bouquet. Members of the Commercial club gave employes KMX). The purne raised was twice as large as It was a year ago. Every employe of tlw Fairmont Cream ery company received u shining 5 gold piece as a Christman gift from the com pany. The coins were given out on Christmas eve. From the highest sal aried men employed by the company to the humblest laborers no one was for (rotten. About 430 were remembered, workers In all three plants, Omaha, Crete and Grand Island, sharing. In Omaha th company employs about 150 persons. Police Matron is Remembered by the Officers of Police Pollen Matron Klla Gibbons was yester day presented with n, fine engraved gold watch and a diamond brooch by the offi cers of the Omaha, police force, who had quietly taken a subscription for the pur pose of remembering their sister officer on Christmas day. Captain Dempsey called ths matron Into his office In the morning and In a brief talk presented the gifts to her with the compliments of the Omaha police force. Mrs. Gibbons has been the police matron here for seven years, and the officers are unanimous In their declaration that slio has always been faithful, considerate and Impartial In the discharge of her duties. The gold watch was engraved with tb words. "To our matron. Mrs. Ella Gib bons, Christmas, yt2." LIGHT ON LEGAL ACTIVITIES 1.4 Ft-TT MotImb- Pictures of Lawyers In the Heat nml Stress of Itnalness. A Cleveland corporation lawyer has a new stenographer the second 'new one this week. Strange to say, he didn't discharge the first one because she wan Incompetent, but because she was too Koort. Ll him tell It: This girl came to me well recom mended, and when I dictated a test let ter I found her extremely rapid and ac curate. So J employed her on the snot. Shu fell right In with tho work, and I decided that 1 had found a treasure. But on tho third day she gave me a shdckv "I was dictating an., opinion In a com plicated Infringement suit, and it wan Important that U should be accurate. In every word and phrase. This was the third draught J had written, In fact. At ono placo t Interrupted myself, und said to the fcteiiographtr:' ' 'Am I speaking too fast for you.-MIss .facl:on,' Aro yuu getting my words Cciwu correctly.' " 'Oh, I'm gclUn tltttu all right," she answered snilllng. 'And you don't speak Lnearly as fast as I ran take. I'm about twenty words ahead or you now.' "There's such a thltg as being too good." Sheriff llyrrs of t.mirnster Claims Pari of Money I'ntll Kxeenttve .tes In anil Derides for South Omaha 3tan. llilef-of Potlce John J3riggs was Tues day given credit for the capture of the thre convicts. Gray, Dowd and Morley, last spring, hy Governor Chester It. Aid rich, who ordeted that warrants, Aggre gating ll.soo, be drawn In the name ot the South Omaha police chief. Brlggs, accompanied hy his attorney, Henry C. -Murphy, and Deputy Fire War den John Trouton ot South Omaha, Grant Chase of t?rpy county and Uus Hyers, sheriff, of Lancaster county, arrived at tho governor's office shortly before noon for a conference on the reward money. The governor, who Is a personal friend of BrTggs was enthusiastic In his con gratulations on the outcome of the trial at Wahop. When the matter of the reward money waa formally taien up. It appeared that Gus Hyers, sheriff of Lancaster county, claimed one-half of the reward still to be drawn, plus J300 which he already ts said to haye obtained. The debate on the dif ferent claims grew heated until the gov ernor took a hand and Intimated that Brlggs was the one entitled to the money. Taking the case up In detail, the gover nor recognised Brlggs" claim to for the killing of Gray. It was also conceded that $600 for tho capture of Morley also belonged to Brigs. The third $600 for the death of Dowd, tho governor admit ted, was open to dispute, but Trouton and Chsse, both of whom were In the first rig behind the convicts, decided that they would leave the settlement ot their rights to TJriggs, and the three claims were then examined, approved and rec ommended by the governor, as dictated by law. Warrants Are Ursnn. Later the warrants were drawn and audited, but realization of the reward money was hindered for the time because of the practical depletion of the fugitive fund, In which it was found there re mained but $400. The warrant were then registered to await the passage ot the de ficiency fund act by the incoming legis lature, when the money will be finally paid. Scr.-erMr AUNrM wprasMft Mat pieauam at the happy outcome ot Brlggs' trial at Wahoo and commended the chief for his conduct throughout the affair. The governor concluded his session with the Omaha men by declaring that ho ex pected to be tn Omaha next week In re aponso to an Invitation lo wltnesH a prize fight in whlgli Packy McFarland will b the principal. Six Hundred Tots Are Given Presents at the City Mission Six hunderd Utile tots at the City mis sion were cyc-wltnesses yesterday to the fact that there Is a real Santy Ctaus, for they saw him come Into the room, all loaded down with presents and not a child was forgotten. They were a Jubilant bunch of children and succeeded In sitting still during a short program with greatest difficulty. Miss Nellie Ma gee would not permit the kiddles to open their Christmas packages at the mission and sent them all currying home eager to arrive and see If Santa really read their letters or Just brought them what he wanted to. Old Mail Carrier is " Remembered by the People on His Route Thomas E. Guniett, a mail carrier on West Farnam street for twenty-five years, with five motherless children, to care for and not having drawn pay tor three months, was presented with 1185 by the patrons of hl route. The money was presented by Mr. and Mrs, Glenn C. Wharton after It had been donated by the patrons. Since Gurnett's Illness Post master Wharton has visited him regularly twice each week. COPLEY- PLAZA HOTEL BOSTON . Oh black (rem Bsek Bty Station I Martaient to thoppiaf , tbestrt la i reaUeatiil district! Boston's newest hotel. Under same manage ment as Hotel Plaza, New York. Prices for rooms and restaurant most reason- abl$ considering excellence of appointments and service. Single Rooms with Bath, $3.50 to $5.00. Double Rooms with Oath (two persons), $5.00 to $8.00. Special prices quoted for pro- longed, stay. PRESIDENT IS GUEST OF MINISTER DODGE AFTERTRIP TO CANAL- (Continued from Page Ope ) Pit ED STBRAY, Mtatllsf Dlrtstw J. C. L.V1N. Minr Stop It quick, with Kondon's the original m1 VanulneCfctarrhftl Jellr. Sootbel tb InlUn M tWuit-bl thrtr placet Hop lh tlcUa. COAL CONCERN BANQUETS EMPLOYES ON CHRISTM.AS Employes of ths Full Welcht Coal com pany rily-four In number, were ten dered a Christmas batqusbby the, owners of the business In the1 ap&rious' offlc at ITfi-lO-U North Twsniy-taMrlh streej yes terday afternoon, -itooav Jiooui toastmaater, Introduel company and employes T.uolen B- acoutcn. Omaha Kdltlt 1. Matthews, Fremont, Kb. nay II. Wise. Omaha Mary K. llayden, Council Bluffs... George U Mack. Council Bluffs ....3d .... ... ....IS ....it .34 Kills M. nicharlson. Sioux city :i GOOD WILL SPIRIT REIGNS OYER CITY (Continued from 1'ace One.) wills between a mother and three chlh ilren. The mother has baked a dullclous ouhe and the oldest of the children wishes a slier. Accordingly It starts to plead with Its mother, The maternal heart temporarily holds Its own, but finally yields and the child Is given u piece ot cake, with the understandlutr, however, that It la not to mention any thing about it to the other two. It promises, but also yields to the Inquiry on the second child, which In turn af fects the mother and gets Its cake. The third child has the same experience as the second. The mother then becomes worried about her lack ot discipline over" her children, but consoles herself that they must have been hungry. A. pathstlc ballad entitled "Chrlstmss With Grandmother" was suns; by the church's quartet. It warmed up the hearts of the older members of-the con erexattou and brought many pleasant memories back to them. There were a number of little songs by the children and also drills by them. The aventnc passed pleasurably, and special music was p!aye! by th Ulmers Family orchestra. The entertainment closed with the dis tribution of candy anions the children. In a certain case tried In Missouri where the charge waa theft ot a watch, the evidence was most conflicting, and, as tho jury retired, the judge observed that ho would be glad to assist In the adjustment of any difficulties that might present themselves ik the mind of the jury. All but one of the Jutors had tiled out of the box. There waa on the face of the one who remained an expression betoken- luff the fxtremest perplexity. Observing this hesitancy, his honor said: "Is there, any question you'd like to ask me7" At this the twelfth jutor"s face bright ened. "te. your honor," waa his eager re sponse. "I'd be awful glad If you'd tell mo uethf the prisoner really stole the watch." Christmas Decoration '1'rusl - WASUlftNGTON. Dt . -Christmas trees lit hundreds ot humex throughout the United. States are weighed donu to- i mrnur orim. man-was day oy tmpraucis ot uerman trust. opecim i nnsimas icrvii-rs i nr nfcmbtuvof the, IK.. ""s -i"'i .,,.,. ri.in,;it tn, Kountie memorial , who made appn.r.au f forelrn and domtstlo commerce , church. Twenty-sixth and t arnsm sKRviuKSi at Koirvrei: eitvnoir Mpeulal Chrlatmas Mnslo at Church Yesterday Morning, e lield Lutheran Attorney Kphrulin ipschutz ot Phil adelphia ttcently had a client who waa to come up for a hearing before Magis trate Gallagher, "What, U' your name?" asked Mr. Llpichutr ot his client, when the latter came him with the case. ''Junius 1. O'Brode." was the reply. "What Is your middle name?" "Patrick." "Well, now, when Maglstiato Gal lagher asks you your name, say 'James Patrick O'Brode,' at.d don't forget the Patrick." "Sure I won't," prcirJsed the client- When Olirode was prratgned and. Mag istrate OalUghor ivsked the first que-, Hon. "What la your name:' the prisoner said In stentorian toms. "James Pat rick O'Brode. and don't forget the Pat rick." Ue was discharged. Even Railway Men Observe Christmas Travel III and out of Omaha and through the city yesterday was the lightest In years.- As a matter of fact, scarcely anyone left town and few came. Those who dUl como -camp only from short distances to eat a Christmas din- tier' with some friend, Travidora seemed to have planned their itineraries that they might be at home on Christmas day, and about all who were on tho road were those who were without homes, or by fortune were forced to forego the observance' yf Christmas with relatives and friends. Ilallroad men seemed to have doped the situation in advance and there was no attempt at business at the city offices, all of which were closed during ihe entire day. At local headquarters of railroads there were no activities. It was a full holiday for nit of the officials and clerks. Desks were locked and no business was transacted, fur 110.000. which nlease turn over lo thr washerwoman, and tell her for me that I kondon Mre. CO, she was a rooi io ever nave ininec children. White Christmas lu Denver. DENVER. Colo.. Dec 35. Denver".; preparation for the observance of a green Chrlstmaa and an eighteen-year record was shattered today when snow began falling shortly before 10 o'clock. At tha hour a light, flaky fall began, the first ( on Christmas day for eighteen years. Snow also was reported from Cheyenne and Leadvllle. Tho snow added to Denver's holiday merry-making. Business practically was ' Tnrpej:3dr and ) public Offices closed. liny Gets Presents from Wilson. BAST ORANGE, N. J.. Dec. 25. When CharleJ" Oonroy, 8 years old, got up this morning he found that the letter that he sent to Santa, Onus, state house, Trenton, had been answered by Governor Wilson; Charley asked for a sweater, a pair of gloves, a necktie, a cap, two books, a train of cars, a box of blocks and somo candy and .fruit. Prcsldent- -, . tm.,-. ..-nB a . - lmn,aaao,l Mint 1 . tlirvi. liauu .ins pv iiii,GDnvu ...v , had one ot his stenographers send unariey an mo iiunss no bskcci iur, Splf ndd for colds. cUrrn. iar throat, etc. rims- am ana imre. uw imniun mwr. ev.u. C et Koodon'f . tn sanitary SSoorNc tube. Montr back u It fans. At orupgisi CTerywucc Eaiopia ur.i- Minnaapalis. Minn. L. B. McCOUN GO. COAL South End 16th St. Viaduct "HOME OF THE LONG TON" DEATH RECORD. JOHN DALE HAS FIVE SONS HERE FOR FAMILY REUNION John Dale, veteran Insurance man, has his five sons with him for the first time In seventeen years. They are here to spend the Christmas holidays. Mr. Dale Is 82 years old and had his sons witn him at dinner Sunday and at luncheon at the Commercial club Tuesday noon. A. B. Dale camo from Kvanston, 111., and Loulr. from at. Iouls. John P.. Walter and Fred live In Omaha. Miss Aiintf Vapor. Miss Annie Vapor, for years an em ploye ot the Union Pacific telegraph de partmentr widely and favorably known lu commercial and railroad telegraph cir cles,. ,dlcd Christmas morning at her home. 810. Nprth Thirty-fifth street, after several weeks' Illness and much suffer ing. She came to Omaha with her parents from Belleville, Canada, In the early '.O's. and had growp up here, teslding lu Omaha continuously since. Sue was educated In. Omaha public schools and wus loved and - respected by all who know her. and . numbered, nmuug her friends many of the sons and' daughters of Omaha's pioneers.- -Funeral servlcea will be at the home at 2 o'clock. Inter ment at Forest Lawn .cemetery. Frank 1. Shepard. ST. PAUL,, Minn., Dec. 25.J-Frnk P. .Shepard, a well known railroad con tractor, died at his home here last night of pneumonia. Mr. Shepard was a mem ber of the firm now engaged in double tracking the Pacific coast end of tho Chi cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway. An Kxceutloii. Does It pay to advertise? I'sually. But a man In a sleepy little western town puts up a strong objection. For years he was a modest clock mender with Incidental tinkering. And then In an evil hour he put In a small stock of Jewelry and advertised the fact. An enterprising burglar saw the ad and camo around the next night and carried off the entire outfit. Wherefore, the clock mender bewails his enterprise In strong and vigorous terms. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Sudden Conversion "But think, madum, what woman suf frage means if carried to Its Inevitable conclusion. If women can vote they can hold office." "Yes." "Think of the possibility that some day they might elect a woman mayor of Chi cago!" "Ves." "Then they would, try for the judge ships, perhaps." "Well?" "Then they might elect a county board a county board, heavens! I hadn't thought Of that! Madam, give me ono of your woman suffrage badgeB'."Chl cago Tribune. Colli a C'nuar Hrndaent iinil Grin. LAXATIVE BROMQ QUININE removes the cause. There is only one "BROMO QUININE)." Look for the signature ot E. W. GROVE. SEc.-Advertlsoment. Hair Tonic AVer's Hair Vigor keeps the scalp clean and healthy. Promotes growth. Checks falling. Does dot cplor, Ask Your Doctor. . J, C. Ajar Co.. TxnralX' MaM. REST AND HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD Mils. WI.N6UOW8 BOOTH tNO SYlttfp hiit been uitil for otar SIXTY YEARS by MILLION'S ot MOTHERS tor their rillLDKB.V WHEN TEETH1NU. wllh PKItFECT SUCCESS. It hCOTIirs the CHILD. SOFTENS the dUMS. At -UIY8 all PAINJ CUIIL'S WIND COLIC, nnd la Ihn beat tamed tor DIARRHOEA. It ti abto lutelr liarhileia. De ion and Stk for "Mm. , Wlnalov'a Soothing iSrup." and Uk ue other ? kind. Tweatr-'Ive centt a bottle. TUAVKIiS. Key to the Situation Bee Advertising. I prlate addresses. Gall Margolin, a mem-'the existence of a combination among . by Rtv. O. I). Baltsly at :30 yesterday was br of the company, made the Prtndrl nnuc Mr. Baltxly chose as his text lawyer address, thanking the guests for faithful ntneu used I In Christian countrl"s tor'1'1" ' '"mo you was born this dsy "I w IChrlstmas tree embelllsnments ate matte in the city of David a si .lh'About 75 per rent of the manufactur- l?hrll: "? I,'d" I ers." says Consul Dillingham In his re- furnished by a large choir, I port, "are members ot a syndicate which , The leading anthsm wj streets, ! Mayor l.unn of Pclmnegtady, N. V., ' - M. I ' . ...... -I., .W.-.-,, ,,, service. HIGBEE BUSY AT PHONE RECEIVING GOOD WISHES 1U. M V. Hlgbee. pastor nt the North Presbyterian church, probabty answered more telephone calls than any Qthr-r pastor In Omaha. The calls were from his parishioners, who wished, him a merry Christmas and much joy. Yesterday Mr. Higfce bit upon a happy plan to call Christmas to the notice or his people. He fiiailed to each of several hundred mewl neatly snrraved cards, extending hi and Mr. lilgbee's compliments. They wern delivered during the afternoon and yesterday morning for two hour he was Ifept busy receiving over the telephones. bt wishes for a merry Christmas." The Persistent nS Judicious Use of Kwsr AtJvsrtlilng is th Road to ;utinM 8ucce, a allowing a visitor the sights ot Christmas tre embellishments ate matte lu the city of David a savior, whluh ls New York ono day." h said, "and. of there. .... 1 Christ, the Lord." Soectal music was course, we took in millionaires' row. We rent or uie manuiaciur- . . ..... . ..... t.-,i.,t, i...,- . ...wi. was -I'nfold Ye with approval in front or me v,arnegie was formed to prevent competition among theniseivea anu to esisoiisu stsnuaru prices for selling their manufactures. The syndicate aEteos on one price for aoh style ot ornament, which Its members mutt strictly aanere to in an sie. n they tor Herman use of for export to America or othr foreign land." Iona Neira Notes. CRESTON The bottling works and pas teurised milk factory belonging to T. P. Boyd was destroyed by fire, the origin ot which Is unknown. The department, in which the milk was sterilized escape witn but little damage, but the rest ot the plant, with much or the machinery, was badly damaged. Insurance or SAX) was carried and Mr. Bovd Will rebuild as soon as the loss is adjusted. G LBN WOOD j ud g Mayncs ot Council Bluffs haa declared void the mortgag for approximately &0G. which the Mills County National bank or Oleuwood held against the Bernard 9. Harding bankrupt aioca oi jeweirv in Dana win appeal from th desl"- Portals." Miss Dora Olsen sang "Who Is This" from the room below In the rear ot the choir, while J. V. Barton sang the unit In response from the rear of the balcony, The church waa well tilled. The annual Christinas services wera held last evening at 7:30. LITTLK U.N Kit HADE HAPPY KatertalauteHt and Gifts for All at Caatellar Church. Everyone wa amado happy at the Caa tellar Street Presbyterian church last night. Th evening was, primarily, one of entertainment and many presents were brought and distributed, The little chil dren, especially, found much over which to enthuse. Special mutlo was In ordr Th church was dtcorated btautltuliy i to Uie and we guffawed before the house ot Senator Clart;. 'Then we came to this lawyer's great, pillared home of pale stone, and my friend said; '"But surely, surely, he never built u place Ufco that out uf bis practice,' " 'No, fald I. 'not out of his practice nut ot his practice.'" , HOT FLASHES. Women in middle ate often complain ol hot flashes. 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Folder) containing Maps and details or !ii different tours to PANAMA, JAMAICA, CUBA may be had on application The Royal Mnll Stcatn Packet Co. SAN'DKKSON Jfe SON., Gen. Agts., 15 So. LaSalle St., Chicago. W. K. BOCK, 1317 Karnom Street AMU.Sa03IE.VTS. 'OMAHA'S PUN CENTER." Daily Mat., 15-35-SOo Evgs,. 19-35-S0-73O Th Show With Bsal Xmas Jollity WINNING WIDOWS EXTRAVAQANSA, AITS ViUSBVIILB A Riot or Mirth, Color and Melody. Beautitul Alta Phlppa and a l)paut Chorus of 30 IIonost-to-Qoodness Widows (Grass and Otherwise). XiadUs' Sim Matin Every Weak Say, "Worth Climbing th Kill." SOUOX.AS ST. AT EIGHTEENTH Xjrton VanarlU includes "Venus on Wheels;" Readlck-Freeman Players; Ertytn rianey; Mints Sc Palmer; Courtney; Hlppo- ncope Pictures. EVERY ACT YOUR OHIST- kas onr, Tram 9 to 0; at 7 and 9 P. SC., Sally. SANTA IN QUARANTINE IN CITY OF FORT DODGE FORT DODGE, la.. Dec. 53. (Special Telegram.) A postofflee clerk became til with smallpox and the city health otr cer haa quarantined the Santa Claus head quarters. Fort Dodg tesldents must wait a day or two for all packages still in thr mail until th big building can b fumigated. Phone 404. Mat. Every Day 2;1G, Every Night 8.13. I ADVANCED VAUSEVZSX.E 1 This Week: Wm. K. Thompson, Chas. i Kellogg, Ofedos Manon Opera Co.. Fred and Adele Aatulre. Hilda Hawthorne, Gray and Grahair,, Two Alfreds, Pathe's , Weekly Review. Prices. Mat. Gallery 10c, best seats 25c; except Saturday and1 Sunday. Nights 10c. S5c, 60c and 75c. MSA lHWeeast. BOYD'S ALL WEEK Matin Today, Saturday Ths VAUQHAJT SlVaSER F&AYERS IN THE DEEP PURPLE 1,000 Ssats at as Cants Colfax, Iowa "Tke Carlsbad ef America" Readily reached by Rock Island Lines several last trains daily. Booklet decriptive of Colfax Mineral Springs on request tm Aulommtie Block Signals HTJr Tickets and reservations aBBmjf'sai 14 th sad Farasa Straots HlattpHajl raaaaat DaasU MaWaikat A44M U4eeaet Vest Weak QXRX.S BRANDEIS THEATER TONIQHT, FRIDAY, SATURDAY Katlnc Saturday, S5o to $1.00 ZioaU X. ?arkr's Quaint Comedy POMANDER WALK ir yon wish to dwll In th land of hpplaa a this play. TJLH ZiXTTXJBST BEBL Krug Theater Xatlnta Today, at30 Night, 830. MOULIN ROUGE EXTRA COUNTRY STOM rrlday Night &aal' Bally Sim ICatln. f V