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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1913)
THE OMAHA SiVXDAY JJEE: DECEMBER 2H, 1U1.1. 8-A ECHOES OF TO ANTE-ROOM Brotherhood of Americnn Yeomen Starts Big Campaign. HANY CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS Vnrlnn LoiIkp Hol.lltiK YnlMlile Program for Members of th" rrolernHles nid Their Families. WANTS OLD LUMBER TO BUILD HOME FOR POOR FOLKS. PARCEL POST IS EXTENDED The Brotherhood of American Yeonnnl started a ao.000 campaign three months ago. and t the Mime tlmo n ICO.000 club. , Any Yeoman might become n member of i this club by slgn'ng a card pledRlnR him self to secure at lonst one new member The. plan has been very successful and many now members have been added to tho fold. The Ycomeii have made wonderful ad vanccment In the last few years. Iat year the membership was Increased 52,(00. They now have n membership of over 280,004 and will soon reach tho much de sired SOO.000. The Yeomen have four homesteads In Omaha, tho largest of which Is Homo atead No. 1404. It meet at Barlghfs hall every Wednesday evening and Is tho on'.y homestead In Nebraska which can boast of Its own orchestra. Mr. Fowler, the new district manager, and his three assistants hnvo been doing BplendM work, Initiating from five to twcnty-flvo new candidates every "Wednesday evening. The Brotherhood has planned ft very unique watch party, to bo held Wednes day cven'ng. New Year's eve, nt Ua'rlKlit' hall. This Is to be the graiid surprise of tho season and will nlso mark tho clone of the sixty-day membership campaign. Tho prizes will be awarded and an en Joyable evening Is promised nil who attend. Limit Increased First of tha Year from 20 to 50 Pounds. BOOKS TO 00 PARCEL POST Limit of Zone Uintr tlir Second N Itnlnril .from It to SO Pound Cliniijtr In Ilntra Are Also Mnile, MHS, Q. W. AHLQUIST Woodmen of tlir World. Omaha Seymour camp. No. 16, wlH In stall officers for 1911 nt Heymour hail January C Tho Christmas trco entertainment, to have been given by Schiller camp No. 301 and Carnation grove No. S2 at tho Gor man Home, Tuesday evening. Is Indefl nltely postponed on account of the death of Sovereign Grand Commander Joseph Cullen noot. Marconi camp No. 421 and Jolanda Krove No. 133 will glvo their annual bal) nt tho Mooso Hpmo hall In January, 1013. Fred Klenkc, clerk of Schiller enmp No. rM, reports the best percentage of in crcaso In membership slnco tho organiza tion of tho camp at the German Home. German-American enmp No. 101 meets the first and third Tuesday evenings of each month at Thirteenth and Dorcas streets, the new Uohem'an hall. Kosclusco camp No. 851 will meet next Sunday at Twcnty-Boventh and I. streets, South Omaha. South Omaha camp No. 211 Installs offi cers Wednesday, January 7. Druid camp Ko. 24 holds its Installation ceremony Monday, January G, Twonty fourth and Parker streets. outh Omaha grovo No. U Installs of. iicers January 7. tl. a a aiaio Manager of Nebraska Edward vnisn was at horns Christmas. MRS. AHLQUIST THANKS ALL Missionary Worker is Grateful to Those Who Helped Her Aid Poor. GLADDENS HEARiS OF MANY Over 100 I'rnona "Wore Ulven Chrlsl ninn I'lirrr liy Her Needs n I.U-. tie I.iiinbrr Now for un A Keit Couple. Knights of the Slneenlieen. Omaha tent. No. 70; will meet Monday evening, wnen special business wilt he transacted, winding up the affairs for th year, A large, attendance has been requested. A public Installation of of ficers will take place January 6. Tho icgree staff of Council Bluffs. Ia., has kindly consented to assist In tho Installa tion. A splendid program has been nr Innged and refreshments will bo sorved. All members and ladles of tho Macca bees, their families and friends havo been cordially Invited to bo present. I.mllea of thr Mm-raher. Th Ladies of tho. Mqdern .Maccabees have elected officers for tho ensuing term as follows; Past commander, Amelia 3rtsyer commander, Manta Mottax, lieu tenant commander, Millie Thompson; rec ord keeper, Uelle McAdams; flnanco keeper, Jennie Kverson; chaplain, Uona Hurgo. mistress at arms, Mlnnlo Wilson; norgeant, Jane Greenwood; sentinel, Lulu Kelly; picket, Mlnnlo Trcnke. Fraternal Union of Amerlcn. Mondamln lodge,. No. ill, will keep open house for members and their friend, mi Friday evening, January 2. at their now quarters at Frenzcr's hall, Twenty-fourth' and Parker streets.- A splendid nT6gram la being prepared. Refreshments will bo served, Tribe "of Ben Hiir. Members of Mecca- coUrt, Tribe of Ben JIur. will keep (ppen house Now Year's night from' '.8, to li ;30 o'clock at their hall, 1505 Harney street. Friends of the society have, been Invited and a delight ful entertainment will be provided for all. HnjrnYilRtilior of America. Golden Rod camp; Boyal Neighbors of America, Jq, ssj. will give a card party and dance at Ancient' Order of United Workmen hall, Fourteenth and Dodgo streets, Tuesday- evening. Take Warning. Don't let stomach, liver nor kidney trouble down you, when you can quickly down them with Electric Bitters. Wc. For sale by your druggist. Advertisement. Over 400 Indigents, nclplessly crippled and sick people were taken care of Chrlstmus day by Mrs. G. W. Ahlqulst, i Independent missionary worker, nnd sho wishes to thank all who made It posslblo with contributions for her to extend .1 helping hand to su many. 1 Over fifty of theso rases are gcnulno sob" stories, stories of men nnd womon who ate ut the mercy of the nblc-bodlud folks- around them In the world. Bonvj of them hnvn nothing to antlclpato but tho last call, nnd for ft few It can not come fast enough, while others, moro hopeful for n rrturn of a health they knew Ir. other days, nro wnltlng 'and praying with undiminished patience. To these Mrs. Ahlqulst mlnlstcrod and lots of them have no other assistance except ing what she Is able to give them. Thoro la probably less distinction In her work tlinn la generally possible, for sho digs out, so to speak, tho worst cases that can bo found; cades so deplorable that a less pitying person would pnss up' In a kind of despair Very recently Mrs. Ahlnulft 'was called upon by an used couple oktn.T out a mis erable existence In the bottoms at 2223 North Thirteenth street. A little ram shncklu bulldog they called homo burned down. It v.-ntn't much of a build ing and probnbly cost about tho prlco of a Very ordinary social event. They were homeless and so came to Mrs. Ahlquist and pleaded for help. As they did eo they cried, regularly cried; two old, The parcel post regulation, which , will go Into effect Jnnimry 1, 1814. will ex tend onco more, the work -ami business of that department of the United States postal system, and will, besides, tend lo servo a greater number of people than i ever before. - ' . rue new regulation is the -second Inno vation which has been made In tho par- ', rcl post since Its Inception a year ago. The first provided for tho Insurance of ' packages and the (. O. D. feature, mak-t Ins It possible for the parcel post to ompete moro Sharply with express couf- j panics, I t'nder the new ruling tho limit of the j weight of packages for dcTfyery In the first nnd second zones. Is Increased from I twenty to fifty pounds. In the third, I fourth, fifth, sixth, soventh and eighth j zones, the weight limit Is Increased from ' eleven to twenty pounds. Slight changes In the rates affecting these parcels are also made co-incldcnt with tho Inaugu ration of tho new rule. r On and after March 1C, tho rules gov erning the parrel post will be extended to permit tho mailing of books. . The rate of poslago on books weighing eight ounces or less, shall bo 1 cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof, and on those weighing more than eight ounces, the regular. zone rate shall apply. I'll reel Post Hates. Parcels weighing four ounces or less are mailable at tho rate of 1 cent for each ounce or fraction of an ounce, re gardless of distance. Parcels weighing moro than four ounces will, on and after January 1, 1914, be mailable at the fol lowing pound rates, a fraction of a pound being considered a full pound: i ZONE BATHS. The Time tt Enter? NOW $6,000.00 CASH AND PREMIUMS Save Labels and ML & M. Voting Coupons THE BEE'S LIBERAL GIFT OFFER The Way 1 to Win? I GET BUSY 1 To WOMEN, CHILDREN and ORGANIZATIONS: 81.000.00 In cash to organisations. To women, nnd to children tinder 15 years of age, living In Omnha and the surrounding country, a Detroit lloadntcr automobile. To children under 15 years of age, exclusively! living in Omaha and the surrounding country, a Pony, Cart nnd Harness. To women, exclusivelyi hi each of the 4 district District 1 and 2, Omaha; District it, South Omaha; District -1, Council Bluffs an Upright Plauo, a Diamond Itlng, a Handsome Toilet Set, a Dainty La V alllere. To the young lady receiving tho largest number of votes in each of tho outside towns, A FHKK TIM TO CHICAGO. Dealers Who Will Issue IV). & (VI. Voting Coupons on All Cash Sales M. & M. Voting Coupons, Issued by tho merchants whoso names appear In this list, aro good for votes In Tho Omaha Bee's M. & M. $G,000 Voting Contest. The dealers hero named aro authorized by Tho Bee to Issue theso coupons on everything sold in their stores at tho rato of ONE VOTE ifor each cent cash purchase. When you make a cash purchase at tho counter, ask for your M. & M. Voting Coupons Insist on the coupons when you settle your account. Bring tho coupons to The Beo Contest Department at loast onco a week and get for them a voting ballot. The list of merchants, lino and location of business follow. ask tkjssms dhaimus run iwu uiulu: First. a 3 3 c a M 52 3 5 t i Si .Oi. .or .07 .00. .03 .o .on .. .03 .OS .03 .00 .10 11.. .10 12.. .11 u. 14.. 15.. li 17i. IS,. 19.. a).. 21.. 22., 23.. 23;. .11 .12 .13 .13 .1.1 .14 .14 .15 .15 .in .16 .17 .17 :c. ,18 27.. .18 is tn physically weakened persona without, a z'.. .19 "relative or n soul In tho world to go to 20.. .20 lull n wntrinn . tvlm la f Ivlilu fUirntlpn I Iior llfo cnrrylng tho burdens of others. 53" Now Mrs. Ahlqulst hasn't any mono', ia! but sho Is ready to soul: out und patch together tho ncroskary elements that will clve these two old pcoplb ' a place In which to live. Sho wants some old lumber and ohe will personally have It hauled and a rouplo of carpenters havo promised to help nor. If ho will get tho material. U need not bo new, old .boards will do. Her telephone number Is Web ster 70. 34., 33., :.. 37.. 3S.. A).. 40.. .20 .21 .21 .22 .23 .23 .24 .24 .25 41.. .23 41. .2fi 43.. .28 Ilonest merchandising and honest ad vertising aro bringing us the crowds. See Adv. page 9. Julius Orkln, 1510 Doug. laa St. A Happy New Year Being happy fs the se cret of being well, looking well and feel ing well. Start the New Year right, by resolving to assist the Stomach, Liver and Bowels in their daily work by uso HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS It tones, strengthens and invigorates the entire sys tem. Try a bottle today. Omaha University Students Tendered Stirring Initiation Five collnrless' young men sat In the front row during chapel oxerslses last Thursday morning at the University of Omaha. To say that their appearance caused quite a lilt of comment by other! students and members 'of the ' frfculty would bo putting It rather mildly, but the cause of their unusual nppearaneo finally leaked out nnd during tho Inst few days of school served as spk'y gos sip to be tatked over on the campus. Not only was the appearance of the flvo young men marred by -the lack of collars and tics, but portions of their hair was missing as. If. they had Just re cently vlsrtcd the barber college to be experimented on by some over-zealous hair trimmer. Ope student In, particular was set off from the rest by having the greater part of a l'artslan mustache that ho had been trying to grow nearly clipped off. These five young men wero invited to Join the A. T. C. club at the university and as the club consists of tho most popular young men of the school, they Jumped at the chance. Qlen Itoovos, tho unfortunate young man who lost his mustache, suffered most as to personal appearance. lor threo months ho had coaxed a few strag gling hairs Into a full blooming mustache. Hut such matters did not bother tho A. T. C. club, nilndfojdcd lie was led away from other now members and the first thing he knew was that some acrid fluid as being applied to his mustache. From a sandy looking color It had sud denly taken the appearance of dark red. Dut lteeves was not to know what had happened to his mustache for some time, Tlmo was pressing, for the club hod I four more men to take in the mysteries ; ot I1 clty. A pair of clippers wielded by nimble ' number of locks from his hair. A tub ot water standing near served tn mni ntt i his somewhat heated feelings and a slap u mo uac oy eacit member as a kind of fealty made him a member of the or ganization. The next day he ddm,i at tho school chapel minus his mustache, but where It had once been dark lodlno stains took Its place. Those taken into tho elub are Joe Weln. berg. Dick Wchards, Qlen lteeves, James I Westerfleld and Stanley High. 44., 4.-.. 46., 4S.. 49.. 110.. .27 .27 .28 .28 .') .Z .30 .07 .OS .09 .10 .11 .12 .13 .11 .15 .16 .17 .1 .20 .21 n IE .24 .25 .26 .27 .28 .29 .30 .31 ,33 .33 .34 .35 .36 .37 .38 ,39 .40 .41 .42 .43. .41 .45 .46 .47 .48 .49 .CO .51 .52, .53 .54 .07 .08 .09 .10 .11 .12 .13 .14 .15 .16 .17 .18 .19 .30 .21 23 .23 .21 .06 .OX .10 .12 .14 .16 .18 .20 .22 .24 .26 .28 .30 .32 .34 .36 .38 .40 .42 .41 .07 .It .15 .19 .23 .31 .35 .39 .43 .47 .51 .55 .59 .63 .08 .14 .20 .26 .32 .38 .44 .50 .56 .62 ,r.s .74 .09 .17 .25 .33 .41 .49 .57 .63 ,73 .81 .89 .97 .11 .21 .31 ,41 .51 .61 .71 .fil .91 1.01 .12 .24 .36 .48 .CO .72 .84 1.08 1.20 .80 1.05 ,86 .92 1.13 1.41 1.21. 1.51 1.11 1.32 1.21 1.44 1.31 1.56 l.iVS 1.S0 .67 .08 1.29 1.61 1,92 ,71 1.04 1.37 1.71 2.01 .75 1.10 1.45 1.81 2,16 .79 1.16. 1.5.1. 1.91 .2.28. .83 1.22 1,61 2.01 2.40 .1.. '.'- .27 .28 .29 .30 ,31 .32 .33 .31 .33 .36 .37 .38 .33 ,40 ; ... .41 .:.. .42 1 .43 ... '. .41 .... J... .45 ... ... .... ..... .... ...i .46 ... ... ... .47 ' .48 4D DO . . ,51 .52 .... ;.. .53 .CI OMAHA DEALERS AUTOMOBILES The T. O. Nortiiwnn l o., 912 .lonei AUXOKOBnB SUPPLIES. Arthur Htorz Auto Supply Co. .'021 Karnnnt. XAXEKY. Myers Bakery. 2A2 Farnam. COAX,. The C W. Hull Co. DAW CUTS AOA9SVT. Pastime -Pleasure and. Dancing Club. Douglas Auditorium, livery Thursday evening. DAIRY PRODUCTS. Alamtto ouiutuiy Dairy, 1312 Far num. Dxuas. llalrd Pharmacy, litn St. Douglas. (Joldman Pharmacy, 24th & Leaven worth, Oilers Pharmacy, 2Sth & Leaven worth. Farnam 11111 Pharmacy, 2521 Far nam. lteeves Drug Co., 38th Av. & Leavenworth. J. 11. Hchmidt, 24th & Cuming. Keller Drug Co., US N. 25th. Schaefefa Cut Pries Drug Store, 324 N. 10th. i Adams-ilalght Drug Co., 21th & Lake. Adams-IIalght Drug Co., 21th h Fort. Dundee Pharmacy, Wth & Under wood. aswsxAi, SCXSCZAXSZSE. Phtup Urcwnberg, 'Wi a. 10th. OBOOSJtl. It. Kulakofsit, 4wt-t Ames. Flodman ilros., 4tth & Cuming. F. A. Flalx, a5 tiherman Ave. K. It Pnnkralz & Hon. N. 21th. J, licrkowltz, 1502 N. 21th. Klmer Anderson, 3021 Leavenworth. J. Adelson, 2733 Davenport. John Wisler, 48th & Leavenworth. .Stuln llros., 4O02 Hamilton. Louis Sommer, 19th & Dodge. Chas. F. Shaw Co., 1331 Park Ave. 1. Sherman, 3501 N. 30th. Geo. Itoss, 24th & Maple. Hosenblum Bros., 103-5 No. 10th. H. luiciimun, Sherman Ave. Hcee Hl(., Va leavenworth. The McCoy Grocery Co., 2221 Mill- iiti-y Av. C. F. Kelly, 5720 N. 21th. Tom Johnson. 20th & Lake, llobbs & Shafer, 24th &. Wirt. Sam Flnkensteln. 2002-1-6 N, 2Cth. Tuchman Bros., 18th & Chicago. Tuchman Bros,, 24th & California. Tuchman Bros.. 25th & Davenport Louis Zlev. 322$ California. XA.K9WAKX. Burnett Horn Ware Co., 1612 Harney. Aarons' Qlft shop, luth & Farnam. S&UNDXT, Nonpareil Laundry Co.. 1708 Vinton. I.IQXTI3TO riXTURXa. Harwood-Popa Co. W3ATS A2T9 FKOVXSXOXS. Fred Bonuess Provision Co.,lv21 Lettvn:worth. Fred Bonness Provision Co., -608 B. 16th. . . ZXAXOS. Orkln Bron.. 16th & Harney. Schmoller '& Muelter. 1311-13 Far nam. FKOxooxArmxK. The Heyn Studio, )6th & Howard. B70XTZIT0 OOODS. Townsend linn Co.. ISM Farnam SHOES. rUROTSXXHas AITS SET OOODS. Wm. Vasak, 12S4 X 13th. TAXX.OBS McCarthy & Wilson Tailoring Co., 301-6 S. 16th St. XAZXORS, OXEAXIBB, STUBS Dresner Bros.. 2211-13 Farnam. THEATERS. The Pastime Theater, 24th & Leavenworth. Suburban Theater, 1US N. 21th. The Gem. 1258 S. 13th. Apollo Theater, 9th & Leaven worth. Clunls Theater. 2553 Farnam. , Lyric Theater. 17th nnd Vinton. CO votes on each admission. The five-cent theaters will give Star Theater. 1811 N. 21th St. SOUTH OMAHA. BAKERY. Homo uancry, 132 N. A. Bakke, ntn. CLEANERS AITD DYERS. The l'antorlum. COAL. The C. W. Hull Co. SBUOatSTS Forrest & hioj.ii utug Co., 401 N. 24th. SET OOODS, BOOTS, SHOES AND PURNISKINa OOODS. VuceK Dtfpl. store, .N. 24th. riVE, TEN AND TWENTY-IT7E CENT STORE. Magic City u, lu iinU ia-L'cnt Store, 305 N. 21th. OBOOEBXES, KEATS AND PRO VISIONS, United Provision amies, 318 N. 21th. XABSWABE. 0. K. Hardwuiu Co., N. 21th. JEWELRY. Jacobson & i-uien. zm N. MILL INERY. Miss K. A. nyuu. ola .. 21th. MOVING PICTURE THEATER, heeou 'i neuter. LAUNDRY. Nonpareil Launury Co. COUNCIL BLUFFS. OXOTRXEXS. rUKHISHINO OOODS AND HATS. Joe Smith it Co. COAL COMPANY. Council Bluiiu Coal at Ice Co. DRUGS. West End Pharmacy, 32d and Broadway. DBUOS. PAINTS, OLASS. eo. S. Davis, 200 Broadway. OBOOEBXES. John McSorley, 805 Main St. B. W. V nlteiuud, 2015 OUi Ave. OBOOEBXES AITS KEATS. 1. A. Glllnsky, 3111 Broadway. Julius Keppner, 1102 6th Ave, Star Grocery, 2227 West Broadway C. 1L Huber. 112 E. Broadway. O. C. Sorensen. 628 16th Ave, SBOOXBXSB,,SATS AXS TEES Rlche & Seeley, 1601 West Broad way. OBOOEBXES. HEAT. SBT OOODS AND NOTIONS L IS. Nelson, 603-605 N. 8th St XABSWABE. . P. C. De Vol Hardware Co., 601 W. Broadway. LAUNDRY. Kagle Laundry, ils V. Broadway Save laundry slips, 6 votes for each one cent. MOTORCYCLES. BXOYOXES, SPORTING OOODS. Tho Cyclery. 317 Broadway. PICTURES AND ART OOODS. H. Boi w.ck, 209 S. Main. PAINTS AND VTALL PAPER. H. Borwlck, 203 8. Main. PICTURE THEATERS, The Nicholas. 617 Broadway. Elite No. 1. 611 Broadway., Elite No. 2, 615 Broadway. PHOTOOBAPKEB. C. A. Riley. 317 V, Broadway. VEHICLES, WAOONS. IMPLE MENTS. Marvin C. Van Derveer. 12-21 Fourth St. PIANOS. Laustrup Piano Co., 310 W. Broad way. SHOE BEPAXRIKO. Friedman Bros.. 9 S. Main. SHOES. Hamilton Shoe Store. 412 Broadway. FLORENCE. LUMBER. Mlnhe-Lusa Lumber Co, SHOES, rURNXBKXNOB AND SBT SOOBS. Larson & Effenberger. Out-of-Town Dealers ARLINGTON AUTOMOBILES AND PARK MACHINERY. Fred Echtenkamp. BBUOS. John C. Webber. OENERAL MERCHANDISE. J. W. Hatlon NEWSPAPER. Itevlew-Herald. BLAIR CXjOTXZEB, Ed Matthlesen. SRUOS. Farnham & Snnnn ' SBT OOODS. The Bee Hive. PLOUR, PEES AND COAL. J. C. Long. OBOOEBXES. J. Mueller's ti ocery HARDWARE. The Arndt Huidware Co. The Pilot. NEWSPAPER, BENSON SBT OOODS M. J. Chalupsky OBOOEBXES Knudsen Gi ocery Co. XABSWABE Byars Hardware Co. LUMBER Rlvett Lumber At ' oal Co. PICTURE THEATER Wm. 11. Sackiiede. COLUMBUS BBUOS Purity Drug Store. OBOOEBXES W. F. Schrain. rURNITURE, BUGS, UNDER- TAKINO. Herring & Malonn HARDWARE Boyd & Ragatz. NEWSPAPER. The Journal. FAIL O RING CLOTHING AND GENTS' PURNXSKXNO. The loKser THEATER North Theater FREMONT CLOTHING AND GENTS' PUR KISKXNOS The Hub. FURNITURE Kavlch & Wlishbo. OBOOEBXES Frank Hanlon XABDWABE N. M. Hansen. ' GLENWOOD, IA. SHOE STOBE Vinton Workman OBOOEBXES E. G. Whipple. DRUGS Red Cross Drug Co. CLOTHING, SHOES, rURNISH- . INGS Hamilton t Matthews. JEWELRY. J. B. Johnson. THEATERS Ecenio Theatre. NEWSPAPER The Opinion. LYONS DRUGS C. S. Newmcyrr. PURNITURE G. E. Cleveland OBOOEBXES Metcalf-Cofiin i' JEWEXiBT Harry A. Martin. LUMBER, COAX, AND PARM MACHINERY J. Shumway t .ion. KEN'S FUBNXSHXNOS D. McAiomt'S ion. NEWSPAPER Lyons Mirror. OAKLAND CLOTHING AITS SHOES Wick 'iiio Cloiiner BBUOS W. W. Roberts nurmacy. OBOOEBXES Larson's Cn i i t-ry. XABSWABE C. W. Forti- . JEWEXiBT B. P. Persor XEWSPAPEB , Oakland Inueueiicient. WAHOO BAICEIIY. CANJJY, CIGARS AND ICE CREAM. Swanbom & Hult, CLOTHING & FURNISHING. Elmer Johnson. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. A. Morln. LUMBER, COAL AND BUILD ING MATERIAL. D. R. Phelps Lumber & Coal Co. MOVING PICTURE THEATER ?tar Theater. Bidders on the New " Hotel Ask Their Names Be Secret , , ... Contractors who aro preparing bids (or the Job of building Fontenelle hotel are not anxious to have anyone know who- they are. No, they aro not .ashamed of tho fact. They aro trying to dodge tho horde of salesmen, from the material houses, and another flock of contractors looking for the sub contracts. They feel there Is plenty of time to talk to those people after someone has been awarded the contract. The plans prepared by Architect Thomas Kimball havo been mailed out to all the contractors, who were Invited to bid for the Job. stost of them havo asked tho architect and the directors to shield their names until after the bids are opened. The bids are to be In by January 10. Tho plans contemplate sixteen, stories. from Eighteenth street. The hotel will be built on a side hill so that not all of the sixteen stories will show above tho ground at the west side. -There will bo two levels below the ground even at Eighteenth street. STREET CARS TO RUN LATE HERE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE While the schedules for train service have not been completed, It Is given out by the officials of the street railway com pany that on New Year's eve, the cars will be run sufficiently late to carry homo all of the people who stay down town to watch the old year out and the new one In. It Is probable that on most ot tho lines cars will run until at least 3 o'clock New Year's morning. Save Tills Coupon sHHVApW Twenty Lawrenco Barrett cigar bands, to gether with this coupon brought to tho Con test Dept., 224 Bee Bldg., at ONE TIME entitles the holder to Double Voting Value On Lawrence Barrett Ci gars. This Bpecial offer holds good only up to and includ ing January 6, 1914. There never was a better time to start in the contest than Right Now. Tho contestants already entered are running an even race. Fill out and mall or bring thiB nomination blank to the Contest Depart ment, 224 Bee Bldg. The Contest Manager would be glad to explain to you in person. When will you call? The phone is Douglas 3119 NOMINATION BLANK. Name . . .' (Woman or Child) Address. Names (Organization) Good for 3,000 Free Votes. WOOD & COLDREN, Contest Mgrs. Y.M.C.A.TO KEEP OPEN HOUSE Doors Will Be Thrown Open to All New Year's Eve. PLANNING FOR A BIG EVENT Officials of the Organisation anil llenda of Departments lo Wel- and Show Them Aronnd. come HERMANNS-SOHNE WILL GIVE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM Members of the German order of Her-monns-Sohno will celebrate a Christmas program at Muller's hall, Seventeenth and Vinton streets. Sunday evening. The affair will start at 6 o'clock. All children. 14 years or under, will be admitted free. Candy will be distributed among the youngsters. BURKE INVITED TO SPEAK HERE ON FOUNDER' DAY The annual Founders' day banquet, one of tho largest social functions of the year at Crelghton university, will be held on Saturdoy evening, February 7. at one The ladles' auxiliary of the MoKlnley of the large hotels. Although a speaker I lodge of the B'nal ITrltu will hold a cele- B'NAI B'RITH WILL HOLD NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION has not been secured, the Crelghton authorities have Invited Hon. John Burks, United States treasurer, and former gov ernor of North Dakota, bratlon at the Metropolitan club. Twenty- second and Harney, Nw Year's eve. AH members have been Invited to attend and bring friends. The annual open house celebrutlon will be held by the Young Men's Christian as sociation upon New Year's eve. when the association building will be thrown open to the publio to do with as iney will. AH the floors, rooms, everything, will be absolutely open and anybody will be at liberty to wander about as h pleases without obstruction on the part of officials. During the evening nil kinds of athletic contests will be In progress and different exhibits will be shown and refreshments will bft served. To add a bit of liveliness to the evonlng tho association's brass band of some forty husky young men. cadi with a propensity for music, will render rapid march tunes and some tt tho latest melody hits. The association has planned a well di rected route of sightseeing. It Is planned that the route shall start at the top floor and travel downward until th basement Is reached. On the fifth and j tourth floors, the dormitory rooms will be opened to show Just how so many of Omaha's young men are able to refrain from rooming places. On the third floor a calendar exhibit, educational charts, mechanical drawing exhibits, exhibits or tho' Omuha Bketch club nnd an exhibition ot candy making will attract the attention of some, while a continuous concert by Prof. Lee Kratx will attract that ot others. Refreshments also will be served. On the second floor amateur photog raphy, electrical apparatus and auch de vices will be on exhibition. Moving pic tures wltl bo displayed in the auditorium and boys' stunts will be performed by youths in the boys' department. On the ground floor will be the band, although the gymnasium will furnish con siderable excttlement to those who advo cate boxing, wrestling and other gym nastics. In the swimming pool swimming races will be held and aquatic stunts per formed. Down In tho basement the new and completely equipped electrical testing room will be opened so that tho publlo will be able to seo just how many In explicable things engineers may do with the mysterious currents. Tho New Year's open house this year Is expected to outshine all other previous celebrations. Last year 3,000 persons crowded the building to get an Insight of the work of th association, but this year the number Is expected to far sur pass 3,000. LITTLE BABYISSUFFOCATED Seven Months' Old Son of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton McDonald Dead. PDIM0T0R COMES TOO LATE I'ollce Sara-eons Hasten tor the Home with the Life Saver, hot They Are Not In Time to Save a. Life. 77 99 FIREMAN INJURED IN GROCERY STORE BLAZE Manflto Bros., 11M South Thirteenth street, grocers, were driven from their building Saturday morning, when fir broke out in the furnaco room. Consid erable damage was done and Fireman Gilbert M. McMurray of No. 5 was se verely cut about the hands by broken glass. The store is covered by Insurance to the extent of 3,000, which will about cover the loss. JUDGE L0BINGIER WINDING UP VACATION AT HONOLULU Judge Charles Sumner Loblnger of Manila, who has heen lecturing at vari ous law colleges tn the United States, In cluding the University of Nebraska, Is spending a few days at Honolulu, Hawaii, before returning to his duties In the Philippine Islands. He has been on a five months' vacation and his lec tures upon Spanish civil law have been met with much Interest among students of Jurisprudence. Fearfnl ftlnunutcr of deadly microbes occurs when thront anl lung diseases aro treated with Dr. King's New Discovery. 80c and J1.00. For sale by your druggist. Advert'sement. 4Se TAI1LU DAMASK At Orkln Brothers Monday ts. With, three Bmall children Joyously playing with their Christmas toys on the dining room floor and the father kneeling In prayer by the window, Dr. C. H. Beadles, police surgeon; Dr. II. B, Hamil ton and Officer George Emory tolled Saturday morning for an hour and a half with the pulmotor to revive a spark of life In the body of Mr. and Mrs. Clin ton McDonald's 7-months-old Infant son. John Leslie, which had 'suffocated In the bed clothing during tho night. Tho mother, who stood by with tears coursing down her cheeks watched their vain efforts, and finally when the case was given up as hopeless took the life less body In her arms and wept. The family retired at midnight Friday and, abandoning her usual custom ot ris ing at E, Mrs. McDonald slept until 7. Upon getting up she noticed that the child seemed unusually quiet, but paid no especial heed to the matter until ISvangellne, 13 years old, nnd the eldest child, discovered the baby apparently lifeless in bed a half hour later. Dr. Hamilton was Immediately notified and In turn Informed the police, who arrived less than fifteen minutes after the call, with the pulmotor. Apparently life still lingered In the breast of the Infant and j with all possible speed the pulmotor was applied and worked continuously for over an hour. In the meantime the family had summoned the father and gave all possible aid to the efforts of the pulmotor operator. McDonald Is employed as a carpenter at tho Union Pacific shops and the funi- ily resides at ICjS Military avenue. The dead child was a perfectly formed, sound youngster and, according to the parents, had since the day of Its birth been strong and healthy. Coroner Crosby took charge of the body. FOR GRIP, INFLUENZA. COUGHS, SORE THROAT COLDS "Having used your remedies for forty years, and being still alive I cling to Dr. Humphreys'." ' Give "Seventy-seven" a fair trial and you will be convinced. Take it at the first sign of cat6h ing cold, the first chill or shiver, ta get best results. If you wait till your bones begin to ache, and you begin to cough and Bneeze, it may tako longer. The Dollar Flask, holds more than six twenty-five cent vials ifor sale by all druggists or inalloi. Humphreys' Homeo. Medicine Co., 151 William Street. New York. Advert! e-ment. IsVIHHsisHsbsHslsMslsUw I TIIE OMAHA BEE THE HOME PAPER.