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TRUSTEES ISSUE STATEMENT
They Made the Mun icipal Tree Possible
BIG FINES ASSESSED
CHILDREN DIE BY
SCORE IN PANIC;
FALSE FIRE CRY
AGAINST MISSOURI
LUMBER COMPANIES
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Our Hearty Greetings
and Best Wishes to you for
A Joyous Christmas
HOWARD AND SIXTEENTH STREETS
PUTTING LAW INTO EFFECT
Houston and McAdoo Working on
New Financial, Plan.
BANKS ASK FOR MEMBERSHIP
Unestlon of Number of. Districts uilil
Itoratlon of the llBwrprt Hanks
Are to - Be- Decided '
first.
CAStilNOTGU. Dec. 21. With all the
jijoVcr 'of a law fresh from tlio ,perf",'ot
I'rcJiIdent Wilson behind them, Secretary
McAdoo and Secretary Houston today !?
KtUi working out details of the nation's
new-ftyinnclAl system., i;
Xwo cabinet members, acting as an
! organization committee, will determine
; the important preliminary moves to the
)! actual Installation of tho machinery that
' is to operate the federal rosorve system.
, Although the law provide that the two
j secretaries shall Join with the comptroller
J of the. treasury with tho preliminary
) work of organisation, tho office of comp
' trollcr Is vacant and It has been decided
ji that the two eecretarlcs constituting u
jl majority of the committee, may go ahead.
IS Later the members of. tho federal rcservo
jj loard of seven will bo named by Prcsl
51 dent Wilson The secretary of the treas
ury ana me new comptroller win co mem
bers of that body and tho other five will
bo chosen from private llfo If Mf Wll
sen has finally made his selection for
these five places !t Is not known In
Washington
Selecting Iteserve Cltle.
j The first step to be taken by the score-
h tarles will be tho seloctlon of cities where
j federal reserve banks the backbone of
j tho system aro to be located Tho law
jj provides 'for not. less than eight and not
,!J more than twelve. The organization com-
empowered 10 employ counsel
and summon witnesses and papers and to
go deeply into the location of the re
serve reservoirs. Its decision Is not sub
ject to review by tho federal reserve
board.
; It Is posslblo that before the question
( of cities is decided the organisation com-
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.......... , Tlnik tmuo nuBKeaioa ana oaso
Ita reports on Information rained nt tint
"r hand.
J, Cities than can hardly lw kept off a
il tentative list would Include Now York,
-Chicago. St. Louis, Han 1ranclsco and
New Orleans, with Denver. Atlanta and
Boaitio or Portland, Ore., near the top.
l'niiadeiphla. Ilaltlmore, Washington.
Boston ana eovcral others are asking
lor designations.
t Applications for Jlrmbrrahln
,t 'The organisation 'committee is. cmpow-,
erea to prescribe .regulations for mem
bership In the system. Applications from
nil over the United States havo been
flowing In to tho treasury for sovoral
days. An unusual flood, however, ar
rived today and one of the first duties
of the committee will' be the promulga
tion of rules for their uccentanrn. Na.
tonal banks have sixty days in which to.
file applications, but under tho law can
remain In existence for ono year without
Joinlnnc the. system.
Secretary MoAdoo said ho expected to
actually begin formal work of selecting
L federal reserve cities tomorrow. 1
"We expect to consider the problem) In
the light or what will most benefit 'the
entire country, and locul Interest will not
be regarded." said he Wo will prob-
t rfbTy outline the districts", first and then
choose tho cities in each jlstrlct where
f the -federal reservw bank trill bo located."
I timber Ait Districts Uncertain.
Mr- AfcAriOn AlA tint knnw. Iln sulci
c; whether thero would, beieighfor twelve
J. J dUtrlqt. XhvJolt hfl regarded, as onq
81 otj the most perplexing before the or
p fnlcatlon committee. He expressed sati
.55 ,fsactlon with the way In which ttit)
banks )iave responded to. tho law.
ti "Toe "law has been accepted," he said,
g I "in thoroughly patriotic, manner, t
5 have, never -had any, doubt. And havo
S3 jijne nowt that most' of-tho' national
ff tanks of the country will enter the new
J system, I believe It wU prove an tin-
Z expected success and the greatest thing
S that lias happened to the country in
many years."
B Many applications, havo come from In
Jj dlvlduals for positions on the federal re
ts serve board, but Mr. McAdoo said he hod
not looked them over and indicated they
E were likely to recelvo scant consideration.
Ho Woman in Omaha
. Should Miss This
No woman should mUi this opportunity
to save exactly half the regular price on
any woman's coat, suit, dress, gown, fur
piece or children's coat in Orkln UroUiers'
KTcat annual half-price clearance sale
Friday.
Xttj- kosu la Ozoaba akoold at
tssft oar rrlaay, Vaturdsy and
Xosoay. Tot rarmsata offsrsd at
this .cala are only
xxsx asAss.
The Qouse of Menagh
TU 8nUewomm's mors.
Independents
Send Thanks to
President Wilson
Itf A Ulf IT1VV Tl. HI Tnl.n 1 1
I lIUIll.U4Ui.( Ml. .villi
Weight of thu Independent Tplophono As
sociation ol America, In a letter ifcelven
today nt the Department of Jilstlco
ralsed tlio regent ngrcetnent mado by
Attorney. General .Iclteynojds ,pr ,a re
organization of tho so-called Telephone
trust, air.. Wright wrote In pwti
, "The .agrcoment you have remdied .In
dicates most satisfactory . results yvhlcli
Constitute .a JustlfJcntlon and. compensa
tion, for our long struggle for that end,
Mny w.e also, through yov. ioxiirc8 to
President Wilson our npireoiation;of his
lllstlngdlshed personal- conrideratlon of
this controversy and tho unfailing pat
riotism that has characterized his at
titude throughput."
n. O. Hubbell, president of tho Federal
Telephone und Telegraph company of
Iluffalo, wrote "Mr. Mclleynolds In a
similar vclm "You have dono a wonder
ful work for publlo good," wrote Mr.
Hubbell. "and are being proclaimed a
hero by Independent telephone. Interests,
Which embrace mora than 100,000 socurlty
holders."
CLEVMLAND, O., Dec. !1.-In a lot
ter sent to Attornoy General Mclleynolds
today. Attorney II. H. McGraw of this
city demands that when tho Ilell Tele
phone company asks tho Interstate Com
merce commission! for permission to toko
over the proportloa of the Cuyahoga and
United States Telephone companies borp
tho request be refused. Ito points but
that the Dell purchased theso properties
In 1909, but a physical, merger lias never
resulted. - Uo expects It to be attempted
under the terms of the .rocent dissolu
tion agreement of tho American Tele
phone nnd Telegraph company.
Christmas Verses
by Poet Laureate
LONDON, Doo. 31. A poem entltlod
"Christmas Kve." by Itobert rtridtr..
Great Ilrltuln'a poe't laureate, appears in
tho Tlmeji today by their majesties' ex
press doslro. Tho poem Is In four verses
and has tho sub-title "Pax Ilomlnlbus
ilonne Voluntatis."
The first two verses reads
A frosty Christmas eve, when stars wero
shining,
Fared forth alone, whero westwards
falls tho hill.
And from many a village In tho watro'd
valley
Distant muslo .reached me, peals of bolls
arlnglng;
Tlio constellated sounds ran sprinkling
on earth's flood.
As the dark vault above with stars was
spangled o'er.
Then sped my thought to keep that firs!
Christmas of nil.
When tho shepherds, watching by their
folds ere the dawn,
Heard muslo In the fields and, marvel
ing, could not tell.
Whether It wero angels or tho bright
stars singing,
Tho poem Is cast In the form adopted
by tho first recorded predecessor of the
laureate in namely, uernian rhythm,
based upon alliteration and a central
pause, the most familiar illustration of
which is In the Vision of Piers Plowman.
HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN
IDLE ON PACIFIC COAST
SAN FIIANCISCO, Dec. !.-Christmas
eye finds 100,000 men out of work in tho
principal cities of the Pacific coast. In
commenting today on tho many robberies.
uurcianes ana crimes or violence of the
lust fortnight. Captain Mooncy, chief of
the detective bureau, estimated that
thero aru 20,000 unemployed In Ban Fran.
Cisco. Hunger had no conscience, ho said,
m,a the wave of crime was bound to rlso
higher, unless tho city provided work.
i.os Atigeies reports S3,W) unemployed
ond Portland and Beattle account for tho
remainder. Measures of relief have been
j. resented to tae various state nnd mu
r.lcipal authorities. Governor Johnson of
of California replied to a delegation of
working me.i that each city must care
for Its own problems. Uovernor West of
Oregon declined to cull a special scsulon
of the legislature.
FOURTH ALIENIST SAYS
HANS SCHMIDT IS INSANE
NEW YOIIK, Dec. :i.-The fourth
alienist called by the defense at the
trial of Hans tfciimtdt for murder.
agreed today with his predecessors that
the priest was insane. The witness,
Dr, M. S. Gregory of Bellevuo hospital.
said Schmidt's mind was so obsessed with
the Ir'ea of making a sacrifice when
ha killed Anna Aumuller, that ho did
not think of man-made law. At tho
rame time he added.' If anyone had
'been present to Interrupt Schmidt, he
would have recognized that ha was com-
mltting a crime. Judge Warren W.
Foster, who presides at the trial, told
(the Jury that it must be finished before
me expiration of his term, December 31
I There must be no question of a mla
trial," ho said.
TO TAKE CHARITY BALL MONEY
IMrrrttirR Snr They Atlriulril the
Wrestllngr Match for rteneflt of
the City Mlaalnn irnrt lro
nonnre It Clean Sport.
The superintendent and trustees of the
City Mlssloh havo mado public tho fallow
Ing nlatcrtifnt..ln regard to the earning
charity ball which la to be given for the
benefit of tho 'mission;
In View of the cltlcliirn Incurred by the
Oinnha Clty.mlsslpn-ln ncceptlhg towards
Its nunputt the proceeds derived from
certain, entertnlnmerits, .the auperlritcn-
uem and trustees or the mission reel II
proper to'lnakr jiubllr tho following otutc
rnenr of their position; ,
Most of us attended In pereon the
wrestling match given In November for
tho benefit of t.ib mission'. Wo conitldcr
the performance whirr, wo witnessed a
clean, nthlotlc exhibition, highly credit
able to managers and performers alike.
UhIi, r . . arll r nMAr.
...3 ni..;.., niijiiukiaif; liiu njfiiib u. hciki-
oolty displayed by tho participants In
that performance. Without oxceptlon
they freely contributed their time and
efforts for the sake of tho good they
might accomplish for the mlnslon,
We nro most grateful to the commit
tee In chargo of the forthcoming charity
ball for their kind Intention to pay Into
tho treasury of tho mission tho proceeds
of the ball. Tho funds which may be de
rived from this ourco are needed and
can bo used to especially good advantage
at this tlmo In relieving distress. Wo
shall accept them In the spirit In which
they nro offered, v
Wo bellovo that the names of the nlSn
nnd women of Omaha composing the
varloim committees In charge of tho char
ity ball aro sufficient guarantee that tho
bull will be conducted with propriety.
Tho support, both moral ana financial,
given tho mission In the past by the
churches of Omaha Is fully appreciated.
It Is our hopo that tho work dono at the
mUslon will merit a continuance of this
support. (Signed)
NEIiUE MAGEE, Superintendent.
Trustees Trustees
Charles fi. Rcynold.sII. J. Stirling,
Alfred C. Kennedy, Gould Diets,
T. J. Mackily, Carl C. Wilson,
ICzra Millard, Joseph Polcar.
CITIES OBSERVE THE EYE
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policeman nt a prominent boulovard
crossing aro said to average SS00,
The lights and shadows of tho day
show In many spots. Mrs. Francis It.
Schultz, traveling with her young daugh
ter from 8t. Joseph, Mich., to Los An
geles, for her health, lost every- cent
sho' had between trains here, when a
pickpocket stole her purse containing
IC0, Her Christmas dinner will bo pro
vided by chalrty.
Itobert M. Swltzer, county clerk, had a
Uttlo celebration of his own. This waB
his regular day for paying out allow
ances to women whoso husbands wero
Compelled by law to support them. There
wero 100 of theso. women at his office
today und wtlh each allowanco he gave
a box of candy and a card bearing the
good wishes of the season.
Tree In Court Hoom.
Judge. Uhllr, who presides over the
court of domestlo relations, provided a
Chrlstman treo In tho, court room and
distributed toys to children who aro
wnrdfl of tho court. In addition he paroled
from the workhouse thirteen rtion pris
oners.
Thero will bo a big dinner arid danca
as usual tomorrow at tho county Insane
hospital, with a vaudovlllb pcrfbrmanco
uy inmates, arnnd opera singers win1 give
selections at tho workhouse and city itris
oils. Tho county hospital will havo good
dinners and will hear tho opera elngora
during tho meal.
Illoh nnd Poor Minnie.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dee. 21.-Women
prominent socially, chorus girls In stage
attire, crippled newsboys and children of
thu poor mingled together at St. Paul's
first community Christmas treo enter
tulnmont at the Auditorium this evening,
hundreds of pale and thinly clad chil
dren carried to the celebration In auto
mobiles and special street cars wero
flushed with excitement at the conclu
sion of a theatrical performance to which
every theater In town contributed, and
many cried out In gleo when Santa Claus
began distribution of presents from two
hugo, brightly Illuminated trees.
During tho celebration, which was pro
vided by "T,ho Good Fellows," nutomo-
nllcs visited all parts of tho city dis
tributed food and colthlng; to the poor,
ine oaivaiion Army aiso provided food.
clothing and' fuel 'for hundreds or fam
ilies. Christmas celebrations will bo held at
tho Jails 'in Ht. Paul, ;andat all " state
institutions. At. tho state, hospital for In
sane, presents .were distributed from a
large Christmas tree.
Mill rit,- Poor Iltnembered.
MINNF.APOUB. Minn., Deo!' :i.-The
holiday festivities were publicly ushered
In tonight With a munlcloat Chrlatimui
tree. Governor A, O. Ebernart and Mayor
Wallace G. Nye mado addresses and a
musical program was given.
The poor of Minneapolis havo been
mado glad by the gift of thousands of
presents, dinners, etc., gathered by the
Good J?cllos," tho Salvation Army, the
Volunteers of America and other organ
izations, while their children were amused
by free theatrical entertainments at sev
eral of tho locul theaters.
Tho chief Janitor at tho city hall and
court House has prepared a feast of
corn, wheat and brtad crumbs which he
will sorvo to tho brds that congreguto
In the vicinity of the building tomorrow.
"The birds around hero will alt be at
the feast," ho said, "but thero will be
room for more."
St. LooIm Hritlnn Karly.
ST. T.OUIH, Mo., Dec. 24.-SU Louis
began Its ChristmaB pelebratolon shortly
after sunset this evening when 1,000 school
children gathered about nn Immense
Christmas treo that hull been erected In
Christmas Day
Matinees at Brahdels.' Orpheum, Em-
press and Goyety theaters.
Soccer foot ball game at Miller Parle
'In afternoon. ....
Knight Templar' annual Christmas
program at .Masonic temple, 11 a. m.
Special turkay dinner at noon, House
r of Hope, donated by George II.
Payne, followed, by Christmas tree
, and program rendered by girls of
Kountze Memorial Sunday school.
Christmas tree and distribution of
baskets at Volunteers' hall, 114 North
Ftftenth street. 10 o'clock.
Distribution or baskets at Union Gospel-mission.
11C Chicago street, dur
ing the morning.
' Chrlstnias treo and distribution ot
presents to children; at the City Mis
sion, 1204 Pacific street, 10 o'clock.
Chicken dinner to inmates of the city
Jail ut noon.
Turkey dlnnor at tho county poor
farm at noon,
Turkey dinner at 8t James' orphan
age, Benson, at noon,
MISS rATlMELI'TA flTARH.
Who Suggested tho Plan of Having the
municipal -unnstmaB Tree.
tho widest of the city's downtown streets
and sang appropriate songs.
Thousands of late shoppers hurrying
homeward, stopped and listened to tho
music. Tho tree, an immense cedar
brought fro inthe Ozark?, was illuminated
with hundred of electric lights.
The celebration opened with the ringing
of the chimes of Christ church, Episcopal
cathedral, a block away.
A newspaper today distributed 2.W
baskets containing Christmas dinners. Tho
samo newspaper tomorrow will gtvo a
Christmas entertainment to 12.000 children
and will glvo each child a present Hun
dreds throughout tho city contributed to
tha fund that mado tho gifts possible.
Munlclpn! Trees Feature.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec, 2.-Thou-sands
of Indiana residents began In many
ways tonight to take tho Christmas spirit
to their less fortunate neighbors. Munici
pal trees, for the first tlmo In the state,
became a leading featuro in the celebra
Hon. From soma of the trees presents
were distributed, while at others Urge
choruseH sang Chrlstmaa carols for the
thousands gathered.
Hungry horses will bo glvtn a Chrlsmaa
feast in Evansvllle at the expurse of
Adolph Mslzer, philanthropist and frlond
of animals.
Joy Anionic Strikers Children.
TrtlNIDAD, Colo., December M.-More
than 8,000 children In the Colorado mining
district forgot cold and destitution nnd
found comfort tonight Is rousing Christ
mas, celebrations arranged by tho United
Mine Workers of America and other labor
organizations. At tho Ludlow tent col
ony a tree was erected In a mammoth
tent that has been used as a school by
tho strikera and a Christmns program
was carled out. Similar exercises were
held In the other strikers' colonics in
southern nnd northern Colorado.
Tho labor organizations today prepared
8,279 baskets of candy, nuts and trull for
tho strikers' children, the expense being
defrayed by union funds and from private
contributing. Yho Trinidad Trades and
Labor assembly raised about I.W0 for this
purpose. In addition to toys and sweet
moats for the children, substantial sifts
of foods and money havo been provided
by the strike sympathizers.
Gifts to Poor.
DES MOINES, la., Doc 21.-Good fel
lows, "White Sparrows" and members of
other Waritubcl organizations of Des
Moines wero busy tonight attending to
tho deliver' of tho usual Christmas gifts
to tho poor. Several of the church so
ctetlca held Chrlstmaa tree festivities.
At Cedar Raplda and Ottumwa munic
ipal Christmas trees werethe feature of
the-ntght-beforo-Chrlstmas activity. Aside
from theso Indications were that tho old
fashioned method of observing tho holi
day would prevail throughout tho state
tomorrow.
In central Iowa only a small part of
tho snow of several- days ago remained
on tho ground, but snow was promised
by the ewather forecaster tonight for tho
south and oast parts of th estate.
Ten. Thousand Get "Gifts.
KANSAS CITY, Doo. S4.-Ten thousand
persons received ChrlBtmas presents of
food, clothing and toys through the
Good Fellows organization, who, with
corps of assistants, has been busy for
two' weeks putting those who desired to
give tn touch with those In need.
This afternoon' more than 15.000 persons,
mostly children, crowded about tho
mayor's Christmas treo In Convention
hall, whero thousands of dollars' worth
of sweets, toyo and baskets of food wero
distributed and a vaudovllle performance
put on by volunteers from theatrical
troupes.
Animals wero not overlooked In the
city. Two society women superintended
the, serving of a dinner of prime oats and
selected corn chop In a Seventh street
stable to liVmgry horses. A double portion
of bones was supplied the derelicts In the
city dog pound.
CARNEGIE SENDS PEACE
CARTOON TO GARRISON
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24, Secretaries
Daniels and Garrison found on their
desks today Christmas gifts from Andrew
Carnegie. A recently published cartoon,
satarizlng war, with a plea for Inter
national peace,, was the Iron master's
remembrance to tho heads of tho two
departments ot national defense.
Activities for Omaha Epitomized
Turkey dlnntr for Omaha newsboys.
given by- George Brandels at the
Millard hotel, 4 p. in.
Christmas tree and celebration.
Prairie Park club. Twenty-fifth and
Ames avenue, S p. m.
"Cli'iireU Services.1
Special Christmas services In' the
following churches;
, Church of tho Good Shepherd, Episco
pal, Twentieth and Ohio streets; holy
communion at 7 und 10 a, m.
All Saints', Episcopal. Twenty-sixth
and Dewey avenue; special services
at 7'30 and 10: JO a. m.
St Matthias. Episcopal, Tenth and
Worthlngton ntreets; holy commun
ion at 10 a. m.
Grace Baptist. Tenth and Arbor
streets: Christmas exercises by tha
Sunday school at 8 p. m.
First Swedish Methodist. Nineteenth
and Burt streets; Christmas morning
service at 5:30 a m, children's exer
cises at ?;30,n. ni.
County Commissioner. Whose Energy
Put. Mfo Into Miss Chase'B Idea and
Mado it a Success.
THRONGS GEEET
SANTA'S COMING
ABOUT CITY TREE
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Kduntzn Memnrinl rlinlr "ILIwilH tho
Lord Is Come." r"hrlntmn nnthpm hv
Semper, German Christmas song; leader,
Mr. . Helgrcn.
People, led by Mr. Carnal and band, "It
Came Upon the Midnight Clear."
North Sldo Christian church choir, five
Christmas carols: leader. Mrs. Kirch
stein.
Band, "Overture Celestial."
Mrs. WelPton. solo. "O.' Uttlo Town of
Bethlohcmr' muslo by 8m-o ie. (About
Hand, "Serenade Fantasia, ' for bari
tone, Mr. Chalou'pka.
I'copie, leu oy Air. Carnal ntiu band,
flla'fc t'i- Herald Anirels Sim."
German end DaniBh slngn srlctlr,
'It Is the Day of the Lord. ' xoti Aro
Mine All, "Hvcnleg Song.
'Hand, a paraphrase. ""lerui-ilem tho
Golden," "Agnus Del" (from the Twelfth
ji ass;.
Crelirhton Glee Club Quartet. Encltf.h
song, "Olory to God, ' leader, Father lal
modge.
Band, "The Lost Chord," cornet solo
by Dr. Laird.
I'eopie, led by Mr. carnal and the liana.
Band. "Ave Alario, cornet solo By Air,
Lotz.
Band, grand selection national melodies.
"My Country, 'TIs of Thee," by every
one present
The chimes or Trinity cathedral.
Jacob Estrup, Danish
Statesman, is Dead
COPENHAGEN, Doc. 24. Jacob Broen
num Scavenlus Estrup, for many years
the leading politician of Denmark, died
here today. For nineteen years, from
1875 to 1804, he' was premier and finance
minister In the Danish cabinet He was
born on April 16, 1825, and entered poll
tics In 1S54 ns a member of the lower
house.
Estrup, logother with tho king of Den
mark, defied Parliament for many years
when it demanded that the monarch
should chooso the ministers of the state
from among tho representatives of tho
people. On many occasions Estrup dis
solved the chambers when they refused
to pass his budgets and mo iinance ot
Denmark was kept In order by means of
provisional laws. During practically the
whole of his term of office, the majority
In Parliament was against him.
Estrup did much for the development of
tho Danish railroad system and for tho
planning of the splendid roads, now to bo
found In Denmark,
At attempt to assassinate him was
made on October 31. 1885, nnd as this was
believed to have been committed by a
political opponent, the Parliament was
dissolved tho next day.
In 1900 Estrup was made a member ot
the upper house.
FIVE MILLIONS IN NEW
COINS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. More than
5,000,000 worth of bright new gold and
silver pieces of 1913 mintage, most of
which will find Its way Into Christmas
stockings tomorrow morning, has been dis
tributed by the treasury thlB month to
tho banks throughout tho country.
But there Is ono 1913 cotn. which no ono
wilt receive. It 1b the fifty-cent piece.
None wero minted this year because tho
aupply on hand -was sufficient to tako
care of alt calls for that denomination.
In this connection attention was called
by treasury officials to the fact that the
fifty-cent piece Is losing n popularity,
and for the samo reason as the two-dollar
bill, namely, because of tho case with
which error In change Is made, as com
pared with the quarter or the dollar bill.
It is believed In time the fifty-cent piece
may go out altogether, as did two and
three-cent pieces and $3 gold coins.
Beginning about December I. and last
ing until almost Chrlstmaa day, thero has
been a constant call on the treasury this
year for new money which banks and
merchants' all over the country want for
their patrons, so that the treasury, sub
treasury and mints aro drained ot the
current year's money, which finds its
way back after New Year's. Halt ot tho
money coined during tho year la rushed
Into circulation In the month preceding
Christmas.
Menominee Celebrates,
MENOMINEE. Mich., Dec 24. Meno-,
mlnee enjoyed Its first community)
Christmas tree last night The weather j
was mild. Tho distribution ot gifts was
followed by a band concert and dancing
on the pavement.
First Reformed, Twenty-third and
Deer Park boulevard; Chrlstmaa
exorcises by the Sunday school at
8 P. tn.
People's church. Eighteenth and Cass
streets; Christmas tree and' musical
program at 1:30 p. m.
Germun Evangelical. Eighteenth and
Cuming streets; Christmas ' sermon
and music at 10:30 a. m., Christmas
tree and program at 7:15 p. m.
Grace Lutheran. Twenty-sixth and
Poppleton avenue; Christmas serv
ice at 0:30 a. m.
Immanuel Lutheran, Nineteenth and
Cass streets; Christmas matins at S
a. m., Sunday school festival at 7:30
p. mi
Kountze Memorial Lutheran, Twenty
sixth and Hamilton streets; Christ
service at 6:30 a. m.
St. Paul's Lutheran church, Twenty
eixth and Hamilton streets', Christ
mas tree and program for chlldreu,
7:30 p. m.
testimony, reported that the compnn.es
had entered Into an Illegal agreement to
control the price of lumber and limit the
production thereof.
Iloiv I.avr Wns Violated.
The commissioner found the company
had violated the laws In the following
nays:
By using what was known as an asso
ciation price list
By curtailing the output of lumber In
1904 and 1908 for the purpose of Increas
ing the price of yellow pine lumber to
the consumer.
By entering Into what was known ns
the Joint trado relations agreement in
1904 between members of tho Yellow Pine
Manufacturers' association and members
of the various retail dealers' association.
By these agreements, ho reported, man
ufacturers and wholesalers agreed to sell
only to certain retailers and retailers
agreed to buy only from members of the
Yellow Pine Manufacturers' combination.
By blacklisting certain retailers who
did not conform to "trade ethics uy
dividing tho territory and by refusing to
tell to consumers In carload lots or to
co-opcratlve stores.
Tlio names of the following foreign
companies and tho fines Imposed follow:
Chicago Lumber and Coal company,
J.50.000.
Dlerkes Lumber ana uoai xompany,
Si 000.
Freeman Smith Lumber company.
Arkansas Lumber company, $3,000.
The Detroit Timber and Lumber com
pany was found not guilty because It was
not definitely shown that the concern
was a member of tho Yellow i-mo Man
ufacturer' asuoclatlon.
The suits against the lumber companies
were filed in 190$ by Herbert 8. Hadley,
then nttorney general, aotlng In concert
with tho attorneys general of Kansas,
Oklahoma and Texas, who filed similar
suits In their states.
When Mr. Hadley became governor of
Missouri his successor, Elliott W. Major,
now governor, continued tho prosecu
tions, spending fifteen months taking)
testimony and In- presenting tho evi
dence to the supreme court.
Final arguments In the case wero made
last January.
"Why Sentences Are Suspended.
Tho reason the supreme court suspended
the decree of ouster is set forth In the
decree filed today as follows:
"Being of the opinion that thero aro
diverse degrees of guilt among these re
spondents and that on the surface, at
least, tho Yellow Pine association has re
formed of the evils which It long openly
and flagrantly practiced, we aro of the
opinion that the ends of Justice will be
subserved by granting a stay of execu
tion, pending tho further order of this
court, of tho decree of forfeiture and
ouster aa to some of these respondents,
on the payment of the fines severally
assessed against them within thirty
days."
Married Women
Are Better Teachers
NEW YOB.K, Dec. 24.-Marrled women
school teachera are better able to In
struct and aro better disciplined than"
single womenaccordlng' to a report mado
on tho subject by Dr. H. M. Maxwell,
city superintendent of schools to the
Board of Education at Its last meeting
of the year yesterday. Tho report Is the
result of study In 114 cases of women
who served as teachers four years be
fore they were married and four years
afterwards.
Dr. Maxwell said that In the same num
ber of cases It was found that before
marriage tho teachers were absent from
school on an averago of twenty-throe
days during tho term and after the mar
riage the averago was thirty-eight days.
The efficiency of tho married teachera
was not lessened.
Thero wero no statistics tn the report
to show whether or not those teachers
were more efficient than tho majority
who havo remained unmarried while
teaching and Dr. Maxwell was directed
to gather data about the spinsters so
that the board may make mora accurato
deductions.
Irish Labor Leader
Coming to America
DUBLIN, Dec 24,-James Larkln, the
loader of tho Irish transport workers,
who have boen on strike since September,
Is going to tho United States early in
the new year to carry on his "fiery
Cross" mission among laboring men thero.
At the same time he will collect funds
for the strikers here. He made this an
nouncement today in a speech at Kllmaln
ham, a suburb.
The Persistent and Judicious Use of
, Newspaper Advertising Is the Road to
I Business Success.
Two Clean Papers
FOR THE HOME
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AND
The Evening Bee
INCLUDING SUNDAY
Both for 55c a Month
Payable Monthly
at
THE BEE OFFICE
THE QBEATISI SAXE
of Klgu Qrads Coats, Bolts an 4
Dresses that Omaha has avar known,
Friday, Saturday and Monday.
The House of Menagh
Th Oantlawoman's Store.
(Continued from Pago One.)
. i - -
Miners. Tho entertainment was set fot
early evening and the hall, which Is on
the second floor, was soon filled to Its
limit The children selected to recite
Christmas selections and sing carols had
finished their part of tho program, and
the men selected to play tho part of
Santa Clans had appeared tn their gala
dress to distribute the presents thnt wore
piled around tho large, brilliantly lighted
tree.
The children were Instructed to march
up the aisles to tho treo so that the
presents could bo handed to Ihem. Tho
aisles were filled with boys and girls,
when a largo man with a heavy beard
like tlio one usually pictured as belonging
to St Nicholas, put his head- In at .tlie
door of the main hallwny and yelled
"fire."
DEATH RECORD
riinrlen M. Travis.
DANVILLE, HI, Deo 24,-CIiarles M.
Travis, minister to Brazil under President
Grant and law partner of General Lew
Wallaco, died at the soldiers' home here
today. He was 68 years old.
Kdrrnril S. Walton.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Dec 24.-Edward
S. Walton, 52, president of the National
Builders' Supply association, died hero
today from heart disease.
We Wish the
Whole World
a Joyous
Christmas
Tho most beautiful
of man's ideals comes
Impressively before us
today, and with Its
coming that spirit
which permeates this
earth and makes ono
feel that there Is more,
to live for than one's
mere self, cannot bo
withheld.
May wo In following
tho Great Example's
lead give our truest ef
forts in making every
ono with whom wo
come in contact know
the real meaning of
this great truth.
(Signed)
The
L' House of Menagh
By George Menagh
M.yi.'iit.iii.y.w.mi
No Woman in Omaha
Should Miss This
No woman should miss this opportunity
to oavo exactly half the regular price on
any woman's coat, suit dress, gown, fur
Piece or children's coat in Orkln Brothers'
great annual half-price clearance salo
Friday.
Cltanlng of Kisses' and Children's
COATS AND DRESSES.
$5.00 Dresses, 33.35310.00 and
SI 3.00 Drssses, $5.9533.00 Dressss,
$145, Friday, Saturday and Monday.
The House of Menagh, - vv
The Gentlewoman's StdreV !
REST AKD HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHI&,'
Mas. Witrsuw's Sootkino strop ha Wem
kiedforovtr SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS of
MOTII8K3 for their ClUtURENTVif.U
TBUTIIINO, with PERFECT SUCCESS, It
600THES the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS,
ALLAYS all PAIN ; COSES WIND COLIC and
U the belt remedy for DIARRHOEA, It Is t
tolutely hartaleu. Be sure and aak for "Mrs.
Wlmlow't Soothing Syrup." and take so otbcf
IhuL Twentv-Gva ata a bottle. ,1
Bolts and Drsssas, formar value,
925.00, $30.00. $35.00, $40.00 and
numliir np to $50.00 and $80.00, 6n
sals Friday, Saturday and Monday at
$15.00.
The House of Menagh
The Gentlewoman's Store,
Hair
crs
Vigor
Then you will have a clean and heaKay
scalp. No more hair lou. No more
rough, scraggly hair. Does not color.
Ask Your Doctor. tSJtFlfiZ:
AMl'SKMKJVTS.
"Omaha's run center.."
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Z,tavltt's pretentions playlet, "The Oraat
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TKED-BRqWEBS' MATINEE DAILY.
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ton toil tx Loot bitten. The Lufdoni. Buck
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mr Warrtn A Coalar. Juiillnj UllUra aol
' &PKUI Future Picture, "broacna Blllr'e Cartel-
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