KSBBBSBsVniBUISM.SBBBBaLL MM I TSh iWlMlSl Sim 4 PILE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1913. v S MANY FAYORCHARITY BALL Insinuations of Some of the Minis ters Are Resented. TICKETS GO AT A RAPID RATE Prominent Clergymen Assert that the Character of the Committee In Charge la Sufficient tinarnntee. Opinions at variance with the attitude against the charity ball taken by the Ministerial union Monday, are being freely expressed by some of Omaha's leading preachers, church members and business men. Many tako exception to the appointment of a commlttco of min isters to get the assurances of the ball management that the ball will bo per fectly respectable. In the meantime, tickets for the big New Year's affair for the benefit of the City Mission are being so'.d rapidly. Harry A. Tukey, chairman of tho ticket com mittee, said at noon .that ho expects that evory ono of tho 3,000 tickets will bo sold long before tho ball takes place. He de clares that the project Is meeting with most encouraging support, and that many of tho prominent men and women who are handling the tickets have already sold ten to thirty-five tickets each. Ad mission will be by individual ticket at $2.50 apiece. . Knvnm Tolernnt Attitude. "I regret that tlio Ministerial union took up tho question of the charity ball nt all, Kcv. Frederick T. ltouso of tho First Congregational church declared. "I favor a more tolerant attitude, and be lieve thero are plenty of really bad things for us to fight without Interfering with charity balls." "The ministers cannot change tho ball, and from tho personnel of tho ball man agement, It looks ns If tho affair will be conducted properly," sold rtev.' Edwin Hart Jenks of tho KlrsircBbyterlan church. Ho and Rev. Dr. ltouso opposed action by tho Ministerial union until the ball management was heard. When they failed In this, a compromise was adopted In the appointment of a commlttco to confer with tho ball committee. Sitjn Action In Fool lull. "Tho action of tho Ministerial union was foolish," Itov. Thomas J. Mackay, rector of All Saints' Episcopal church, said when he learned what the preachers did. Ho said ho got disgusted with tho union some time ago and had not at tended its meetings recently. "Tho money to be raised by giving the ball Is for a good cause," Dr. Mackay continued. "I know the ball will be a very proper affair, for Omaha's .best citizenship Is represented on tho com mittee in charge." ' "I do not know why tho minister should oppose the ball," said Dean James A. Tancock of Trinity cathedral. "It is for a very worthy cause. When a boxing and wrestling exhibition was given recently-for the same purpose the ministers did not object. Some of the best people in tho city aro forwarding the ball, so Its high character Is assured." To ItalNe I.arire Snm, Between $1,000 and $3,000 will bo cleared by tho ball and will be turned over to the managing board of tho City Mission, according to Clement C Chaso, chairman of publicity for tho ball committee. He nays a similar big charity ball was given In Omaha In 1SS4 and that about $2,300 was cleared then. Besides tho expression of some min isters who deplore the action of tho Ministerial union Monday In questioning the respectability of the ball, other state ments by highly respected business men are being made. George F. Qllmore, president of the board of directors of the Young Men's Christian association, said: "I know that tho people who are giving this ball aro high grade peonlo and will make the ball a high grade affair." Delden Sees No Objection. T am sure that there can be no well founded objection to the ball," said C. C. Belden, who attends tho First Methodist church. "Tho men whom I understand to bo promoting the ball aro most excellent .fellows." General Secretary E. F. Denlson of the Young Men's Christian association Btates. Robert Dempster, an elder of the First Presbyterian church and chairman of its benevolences, said: "I think that the ministers should have listened to the representatives of the ball committee before taking nny action. Instead of re fusing to hear them. Thero will be a charity ball, so thero is no need to kick up a fuss over It." Many Boys and Girls nAre at Work in the ' M. and M. Contest .The boys and girls already nominated In the M. and M. voting contest are set ting the pace for the organizations and the grown-ups. Some of them make two or threo trips a week to the contest de partment, so eager are they to get their votes recorded. The standing of tho contestants in each of the four districts and in tho outside towns will bo published in The Bee De comber 23. The first bonus prize will bo awarded In each district Christmas eve, December 24. The bonus prize to women is a handsome gold filled Elgin watch: to boys and girls, a pedalmoblle. This pedalmobile Is a beauty. It looks llko a real auto. The contest Is only a little more than a week old. No ono lias a big start. The voting value on the various manufactured products Is so great that every one has a ;chance. One advantage of the big contest Is that contestants can vote as often as they have coupons and labels to turn Into the contest department. ' There Is just ono road to success. "Keep everlastingly at it" Get your friends In. terested. Ask them to help you. Tell them to buy the products for which votes are issued. Ask them to patronize the merchants who give away M. & 11. vot ing coupons. They'll do it, If they know that you need assistance to get votes. Out-of-town contestants are registering every day. The free trip to Chicago Is a big Inducement. And it should be It's worth while. Every effort will be made to make the trip one long to be remera1 bered for its Intercut and pleasant as sociations. In addition to this trip, which Is spe cial In each town organized, the candi dates In these towns are eligible to con test lor the pony and cart and the Detroit roadster automobile. Out-of-town organizations have also a chance to compete for the J 1,000 in cash. "A square deal' to all that's the slogan In The Beo's M. and M. voting contest. The contest manager would like to meet personally every oYie Interested In this big premium offer Won't you call at the contest department and let us lell you all about it? The room Is 224 Bee build ing, the phone Is Douglas 1113. Preparing Plans for Fontenelle Hotel Is Not an Easy Task As the plans and specifications for the now Fontenelle hotel building near com pletion, the magnitude of the task of erecting the building Is becoming known. In addition to the general work of put ting up a steel, concrete and brick struc ture to a height of almost 200 feet above the street, Including fourteen full stories above ground, some strange and Intricate 1 problems In tho detail work are being negotiated by Architect Thomas It. Klnv ball. The laundry mangle planned for the hotel will weigh over ten tons, yet It will bo operated on the thirteenth floor of the building, which presents a nice problom, both In hoisting it to that position, and reinforcing the floor space where It will stand. The brick oVcn being considered for the hold's own bake shop will weigh about 112 tons. Many similar problems In the plans and specifications are facing the men who are planning or will con struct tho giant building. William It. llurbank of Syracuse. N. Y.. who will be the managing director of the new hostelry, lias been In tho city, con ferring with the architect in regard to details In the plans. He left for his homo yesterday. Research Into the history of tho Fonte nolle family, after one of whose members the hostelry Is named, has been one of Mr. Burbank's hobbles. He plans to use a historic coat of arms In decoration of interiors, china and silverware. The Fontenelle family probably came origin ally from Marseilles, Franco, . he says, and the name of the Nebraska Fontenelle was really Corbeau until he adopted his mother's family name of Fontenelle- be cause of trouble with relatives at New Orleans in the early days. The original lontcncllo family was of noblo llneago, according to Mr, Burbank, Four Feet of Snow at Denver While Omaha. Has Delayed Fall Assistant General passenger Agent Ru ble of the Union Pacific, with headquar ters In Denver, Is In Omaha and pro nounces th,Is tho Ideal winter resort, as serting that ho Bees no reason why peo ple should go elsewhere in search for climate, and Ideal weather. In Denver, according to Mr. Ruble, real winter holds tho city, and for that matter also Colorado. The Know that fell during the early days of the month sun covers the ground to a depth of four foot practically none of It havlnr melted. The snow has been carted off tho business streets of tho dtyt but In the residence sections and in the suburbs It Is SO deou that it Is next to lmnnxxl. bio to get about. Street cars succeeded : in getting back on their schedules only last week. The coal Situation. Mr. Tlnhln the most serious in years, not so much on account of a shortage of fuel, but be cause It is still next to lmnnsslhlr. tn Hn. liver on account of tho outlying streets ana the alleys bolng drifted to a depth of several feet. While Omaha Deotto have Imn hn.v. Ing In real spring weather during the last two weeks, those of Denver have been going around In a temperature but a few degrees above zero, not a day hav ing ueen warm enough to melt the snow. Ryder Will Have a Larger Traffic Squad After Jan. 1 A traffic sergeant, who will devote his entire time to traffic In congested dis tricts, and an Increased squad of traffic policemen will bo appointed by Police Commissioner J. J. Ryder to go on duty tho first of the year. Traffic policemen will be placed at the following crossings: Fifteenth and Far- nam streets, Fourteenth and Douglas streets, Twenty-fourth and Leavenworth streets. Twenty-fourth and Farnam streets. Twenty-fourth and Cuming streets and Twenty-fourth street and Ames avenue. Police Commissioner Ryder said: "I think It will be possible to Increase the traffic squad after the first of the year. i believe the appointment of a sergeant to have charge of trafflo of ficers and to look after trafflo In down town congested districts will help re lieve the situation. We need many more trafflo officers, but we can't have as many as we need." Emil Karsch, German Pioneer is Dead Emit Karsch. an old Gorman nloneer of Omaha, died at his residence, 1910 Elm street, Monday night at the age of 72 years. Mr. Karsch was born In Ger many and came direct to Omaha when be come to this country in 1S69. He re mained hero from that year until the time of his death. Mr. Karsch was a well-known business man of the city, as he organized the E. Karsch Grocery company at Nineteenth and Vinton streets eighteen years sen and conducted the business of the firm as long as his health permitted. He was a. member of the) Landvereln society. Mr. Karsch was also a German army veteran. He fought with the Prussian army against Austria in 1S66, just previous to his departure for Omaha. He Is survived by three sons. William of Sioux City and Henry and Gustave of Omaha, and two daughters. Mrs. Ellin. haus and Mrs. Leyboldt of Omaha. His brother, Jacob, died three years ago and hia wife died two years ago. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the residence. Rev. Mr. BalUly of Kountxe Memorial church will officiate. Interment will be at Forest Lawn cemetery. MILWAUKEE'S RED CROSS CAR AT COUNCIL BLUFFS The Milwaukee Red Cross or that h. been out on the lines of the system since rxovemoer 4, was In Council Bluffs Mon day nlcrht and started on It ti.rV ..-In up through the Dakota. Dr. Uscomb is In charge and expects to reach Chicago late this week. The Red Cross car carries a mm nr surgeons and nurses, and makes the more important towns on the lines of the system. At these points and In the audi torium of the car the surgeons gather the employes of the road and give thein lectures on giving first old In case of accidents and the nurses give demon strations as to the handling of the Injured. if ii I, i I ) www Grtftutimooewr ( 7h, f ' y A VcT V4rS" CA.UANG MF NAMES" ) (7K n ' lllp u3mv AlNo?TBAO AS" AN AMTOCAMOWB" AMNS0V1WC1M6 '' EL0 VUUS STUFF Vbo-so- tea.'Tvr VMuHtvtf l.lKvIW vN ZS. Lkl1 WjasV tiXT?T?M I ROUND UP FREIGHT ROBBERS Detectives Believe They Have Gang that Stole $30,000 Merchandise. SIGN WRITTEN CONFESSIONS Several of the Accused Have Made Statements m to Their Activi ties In Pilfering; Ilnrlliis; ton Cars. That wholesale robberies from Hurling ton freight cars, covering a. period of several years, and which total In tho neighborhood of $30,000, have been brought to a permanent close is the belief of the local detective department and Burling ton police officials who have succeeded In rounding up six families who have participated In the work. George L. German, assistant chief spe cial agent of the Burlington, discovered the Identity of the thieves several weeks ago when forty-seven cases of whiskey stolen from a car were traced to the home of one of the families under arrest. The police have secured a number of signed confessions and the net work of evidence is about ready for Its presen tation In a trial of the accused . Those who have bee narrested and ar raigned to appear in police court for their hearing are; Mr. and Mrs. A. Sin dclas, Mr. and Mrs. N. Renlsh, Mr. and Mrs. A. Sllagg, C. Dolgar, U 811a gg and Mr. and Mrs. F. Putl, all of whom reside In the vicinity of the railroad yards. All were released on cash bonds of 00 each. Mrs. Oormack Asks for Share of Estate Mrs. Mary Hay Cormack, formerly a well known Omaha school teacher, widow of the lato Thomas Cormack, former po lice captain and proprietor of a detective agency, has filed a claim In county court for one-half the estate of her husband. In. addition to the one-third which Is hers by law, Mr. Cormack died intestate. The widow's claim amounts to 20,000, nearly all the estate. Khe alleges Bhe was a partner In the business of the detective agency and is entitled to one-half the ac cumulations from that source. Then one third of tbo remainder Is hers by statute. According to her contention, two brothers of Cormack should share only In the re maining fraction of the estate. A hearing will be held January 5. DR. LOWE TELLS STUDENTS HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL In an address to the students of the Omaha High School of Commerce on Monday Dr. Titus Lowe of this city characterized the kind of boy or girl that a business man desires to have In his employ. Since Dr, Lowe began work In the shipping department of a whole sale grocery house and worked his way through the business step by step until he became traveling salesman for the firm, he Is thoroughly acquainted with business conditions and was able to give some excellent advice to those who are preparing themselves for a commercial rarer- "Xo one can win success In any line unless he Is In love with his job and puts all of his heart and energy Into the work," he aald, and advised the students to cultivate a sunny disposition and a willingness to do more than just enough to earn thsir pay. Moreover, concluded Dr. Lowe, "you must be square with yourself If you wlah to get a square deal In business." Persistent Advertising Is the Road to Big Returns Adventures of the Globe Girdlers Copyright, IMS, International News Serv Ic. sure -ms" trick rAS"vr Beaten death.. Si Article X. . assBBBBBBBsa CEATEM To uEATH vJ T NEVEU. M ZMgS Ikkmj- pf trX IHflsR Sin T fZrrt.Yr 4 sSl aIKw lPikWsir Mt I Omaha's Public Schools The School Year. The publlo school year In Omaha com prises thirty-eight weeks, exclusive of vacations and amounts net to about IKS days. It begins on the first Monday In Sep tember unless that happens to fall on the first second or third day of tho month, when It begins on the second Mon day. It continues for the thirty-eight weeks of five days a week, divided into two terms of nineteen weeks each, malt Ing 190 days. But seven regular holidays are provided for Labor day, Thanks giving day and the day following (for Thanksgiving day falls on Thursday) Christmas, New Year's day, "Washing ton's birthday and Memorial day. In ad dition to these, fast days may be observed when proclaimed by the state or general government. Any other suspension of school rests entirely with the Board of Education, acting through the superin tendent of schools, who will notify each principal. Two regular vacations are provided, ono of two weeks for Christmas and one of a week In April. Experience seems to justify these In tho judgment of the school authorities, although there is some objection to the length on tho part of somo others. Experience Is said to teach the wisdom of the present arrange ment, however. The child who puts in good licks for 183 days In the year Is said to receive all the schooling that he really needs and no less, If he be a normal child. What amount of Instruction Is needed for the average child? The amount pro vided. No exceptions are made on that hcore. The average child, Is supposed to complete the entire thirty-eight weeks, with these exceptions, each year and there stands the compulsory education law as a vigilant monitor to help the school folks see that he does. So Btrlct are the rules of attendance that pupils are promptly reported to the truant officer for Irregular or nonattend ance or habitual truancy. Such reports are made, however, only after the prin cipal of the school Is convinced that every other available means of securing attend ance has been exhausted. The latitude given principals under the rules In force is sufficient In most cases to effect satis factory results without the aid of tho truant officer, so that it has come to be understood, much to the good of the order, that when the truant officer Is called In the case is one for drastic ac tion. The effect Is generally salutary upon Young America, who In the vast ma jority of cases has a most exalted opinion of this truant officer. So rigidly are the rules governing at tendance adhered to that pupils are re quired to bring written excuses from their parents or guardians for tardiness and absence. The teacher has a right to de mand such excuses and to subject the child to suspension If they are not pre sented In due time. Each teacher Is also to judge as to the validity of the excuse. Sometimes It may bear very suspicious earmarks affecting its authenticity. In such Instance the teacher may make what Inquiry Is deemed necessary to satisfy her mind on the subject and If after aucvh Inquiry It appears that Young America's dexterous hand hath writ the note, o whose existence the folks at home wot not, that Is, If the pupil shall forge, pre pare or assist In preparing such excuse Illegally, then again he falls under the bane of possible suspension. The principals, who Inform parents alike as to oxcuses, deportment and lax work, become the custodians of all ques- j iioname excuses tor tardiness or absence and file the same with the truant officer when deemed Invalid, whereupon some thing contrary to the peace and dignity .'jrvr-- wsx" TlMNfY CAUAHWiT-VtWrE-ScK MANAOta-TALVCkVkS 3fcOl)0 RULES" Virm-THE- VCOTb TACTtCNA-i tlr n. Member of The nee Staff. of Young America usually ensues. It Is only fair to atato that such cases are comparatively rare. The Board of Education, as well as superintendent, principals and teachers, strive by every available means to have the Darents understand (he rulas. nn that the game may be played fairly and mutually satisfactorily, but it Is frankly admitted that many parents apparently are tardy In grasp! rig this understanding, or loath to act upon It at certain times. Efforts are made to have the pupil Im part such Information to those at home responsible for him. Returning to the question, what amount of schooling Is required for the averagq child T We may see from the insistence upon regular and punctual attendannn how deeply tho school authorities are Im bued with the belief that all allko need the full time each year. No maximums and minimum ii exceptions are made. But how about the sick or affllctedT Local cases of sickness are locally cared ror. The chronic 'affliction Is a matter for determination at the beginning of the school year under the nrovlslnns nt th state health laws and city ordinances. wo child Is admitted to any publlo school In the city who does not comply, men tally and physically, with these reiula. tlons. As to epidemics, they are scarce affairs In the lire of the Omaha schools. They are watched with all possible vlirllamv.. The authorities, Including the city health commissioner, have for years applied here the maxim that "prevention Is better than cure," and by dealing with condi tions affecting posslblo causes have very little difficulty with epidemics. In the event of a contagious or Infectious dis ease, the school Involved Is promptly closed and thoroughly fumigated. The germs are thus destroyed. Cases are on tecord where a whole building has been fumigated between Friday night and Monday morning without losing a m6 ment's time or the fact becoming current knowledge. It does no good to have such information spread among a community or body of children. Schools are sometimes, though not often closed on account of heat or cold. Last spring, in the closing days of the year, when the mercury rose to abnormal degrees, It became necessary here and there to lop off a little time. The teacher Is the arbiter of conditions In her room. She must see that the specified prevail ing temperature of JO degrees Fahrenheit Is kept up. If In the winter the cold Is so intense as to make that Impossible and the room becomes too cold for safety and comfort, the teacher notifies the principal, who has the right to close the loom and dismiss the pupils, but the principal must Immediately report such action to the superintendent of Instruc tion, as well as the superintendent of buildings. The same thing holds good as to any other emergency for which rooms are closed temporarily. MATHIESEN SAYS DAVIS IS LICENSE OFFENDER Assistant License Inspector John Mathlesen, reporting to Mayor Dahlman, on the complaint of J. A. Davis, that License Inspector Berkowltz was not compelling all labor agencies to take out a llcenne, asserts that Davis himself Is an offender and has given his office much trouble. He says that out of four years Davis had a llcenso for six months and only once to his knowledge did he have a license for the entire year Mathlesen says Davis complained of the amount of the license, wanting to have It Increased, Esther McCann to Get Money if She Stays in Omaha Judge EngltHli declined to award the custody of Esther McCann, It years old, whoso greatest ambition Is "to become a great Shakespearean actress," to either her father, Charles E. McCann, a rail way mall clerk, or her mother, Ada 8ammas, known aa a vaudeville singer In Chicago and New York. At the close of a hearing continued from last week ho ordered the father to pay U0 a month for the support of the girl, but only so long as she Is within the jurisdiction of the court. Miss McCann said on tho witness stand that if the judge did not allow her to return to Chicago to rcsiimo her studies In dramatio art her whole career might be ruined. Judge English left her free to stay with elthor parent, but refused to compel her fattier to pay 50 a month for her maintenance in Chicago, aa asked by the mother. Engravings i i i ii 1 1 i i l lii iwsarJ?i ' j i im photographs or drawings, or direct, from tho olrject Itself. The engraving nlant of Tba Omaha Bee is thoroughly eaulnped to handle KmiwP orery dntall, Including making the original photo graph or drawing. Our engravers have been chosen. each because he Is the best in his own line of work. Our equipment Is the newest and best. When you need Illustration, give us an opportunity to chow our ability. A newspaper engraving plant makes outs which show good results under most difficult printing conditions. Our prices reasonable. Esraviig Department, The Bee PMishii Ct. 1704 Fartuun St,, Omaha, Neb, INDUSTRIALISTS "JUGGED" Thirteen, Some from Omaha, Are nrrcsica in ivnniu i.ilv. ' SEVENTEEN CENTS AMONG ALL Six Cnrllrr In Day Torn Hacks on JnilRR In Conrt When Asked to Raise night Hands nml He Srrorn, KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Dec 18. Thirteen Industrial Workers of tho World, speak- J crs and singers, wcro arrested here to- i night by the police, aa fast as the offi cers could drag them from an Improvised rostrum at Sixth and Main streets, where an attempt was 'mode to hold a street demonstration. Many of the men ar rested said they lived In Chicago, Omaha and San Francisco, and that they had come here to aid tho local Industrial Workers of the World organization "In the fight for free speech." All of tho men arrested wore red badges on which was written, "Free Speech for Kansas City." The police as serted that when tho men were searched a total of 17 cents was found among them. All were locked up. When six Industrial Workers, earlier In, the day, chnrgod with speaking on streeta without permit, were asked to ralso their right hands and bo aworn In court to day, they turned their backs to tho judge, and ono found his tongue. "To holt with this court." he said. "No matter what we arc, wo can get no justice here." The remark cost the man f.00 cr that amount of labor. The others were fined J1C0 each. Ono said ho hod Just como from San Francisco In answer to a gen eral call Issued from Kansas City. Licenses Granted to 150 Saloons by City Commission At a meeting of the city commission Tuesday 160 applications ror saloon licenses wcro granted, no protest against their Issuance having been made. Three Protestants, Including tho Anti Saloon IcoBue, have made a total of thirty protests, The city commission will hold a hearing In the council chamber Thursday morning at i o'clock on the protests In the list of applications read by tho clerk wero four or five "doubtful houses," Indications pointing to tho possibility of the places attempting to do business on a wholesale and retail basis. These places wore cut out of tho list. Several saloon keepers, chlofly thoso against whose saloon's protests have been made, were In Uie council chamber when tho licenses wero ' let. One applicant, Haskell & rullman, withdrew their ap plication. t McGovern Would Stop Smoking in All Local Cafes An ordinance prohibiting the use of the "noxious weed" in cafes, restaurants, boarding houses or any place where transients cat was Introduced by Com missioner Thomas McOovern at tho meeting of tho city council, read twice and referred to the commlttco of the whole for discussion. McGovern said he Introduced the ordi nance because he believed no man should amoko In d. room where a woman was eating and that thero was no justifica tion of the act of smoking In any publlo eating house. The ordinance carries a penalty of a fine of from U to for violation. It pro vldos that there shall be "no smoking at or near a tablo In any hotel, restau rant, cafe, lunchroom, boarding Jtouso or other place where meals are) served to transients." f Bee Want Ads Proaucs Results. The peak f ferfectioi ii adrerlisiaf may be tbtaiaed through the use of food engravings. Pictures tell the story of the goods advertised and everybody grasps the point at once from the picture. can be made either from