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THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 4, 1914.
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AFFAIRS ATJOUTH OMAHA
Police Fund is Depleted and Over
draft Already Exists.
MAY CUT DOWN THE FORCE
Former Police Captain Elsfelder
Feci tho Change In the "Wheel
of Fortune Lunches for
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Students-
Steadily the South Omaha police fund
la growing shorter and shorter and un
less something Is done In the way of cur
NINE-HOUR LAW VIOLATIONS
Married Fifty Years
Central Labor Union Hears of Many
Cases in Omaha.
WILL 00 DIRECT TO GOVERNOR
Accuse Deputy Commissioner Pool
of Fnllure find Propose to MnUe
Personnt Appenl to More
henil an Point.
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tailing expenses In the department the
fund will be so depleted that the forco
will have to be cut before the end of the
year. Tear after year tho promise has
been made that the pollco fund and the
fire fund would not be depleted before tho
end of the year. This year the legislature
provided an Increased appropriation for
the double shift on the fire department.
The police fund, however, waa not in
creased. It waa hoped that City Treas
urer P. J. Martin Icould be forced to al
low the back tax money to go Into' the
different funds as of old, thus Increasing
each fund over and above the amount
appropriated by the city council. Martin
backed up by the city attorney's office,
insisted that the money should go aa the
charter Indicated, Into the Interest and
sinking fund In order to reduce tho city's
debt and thus reduce the taxes on the
people. Mayor Hoctor wanted tho money
to go Into the different funds. A court
battle was threatened. Both City Attor
y Murphy and City Treasurer Martin
ald they would welcome a court decree
In the matter, but that tho money spent
on such a suit must not be taken out of
tho city treasury. Matters have been in
that state for some time. Now It is
understood that tho police fund Is at least
a month and a halt overdrawn. This
means that the pollco must be laid off
and the' citizens deprived of protection
At the end of the year If something Is not
done. Both City Attorney Murphy and
City Treasurer Martin are anxious to pro
tect tho men and they warned the pollco
board tl the beginning of the year.
Jnrkmnn .Some Dnnccr.
Police Conductor John Jackman Is re
cuperating at his home, Thirty-ninth and
fl-streets, after his terpslchorean efforts
at tho coppers' ball New Tear's night.
Mps. and Mr j. TLA . H&j elb&ker:
A delightful golden wedding anniversary
was celebrated New Tear's day for Mr.
and Mrs. T. A. Ilazclbakcr. 2G2S Charles
Conductor Jackman admits ho Is the best street, by their six children and cloven
tangolst on the South Omaha police forco. , grandchildren. The members of the
Klsfeliler'n Plight. family present were: Mr. and Mrs. J, U.
Former Tollce Captain Hank Elsfelder, I Hazolbakcr, Edgar, 'Neb.; Mr. olid Mrs.
who for many years served on the South ' H. K. Hazelbaker, Halgler, Neb.; Mr. and
Omaha pollco forco and who had earned Mrs. C. C. Hazelbaker, Lincoln, Neb.j
a. reputation as a fearless officer, now Mrs. F. 8. Ramsey, 2028 Charles street;
knows what tho turn of a political wheel Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Kelly and Mr. and
In South Omaha may mean. A year ago
Elsfelder was' a police captain and acting tab,es w,n bo uscd fof th9 domesUo
chief at times. This morning he stands . .
Mrs. Ii. B. Clough, Omaha.
Tho friends Invited wero Judgo Charles,
13. Foster, T. 13. Dysart, C. 13. Dysart
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lynch of Florence
and William Wlltard of Omaha.
A large feast was glvon in tho evening
and during the day many-old-time friends
stopped In to pay their rospects to Mr;
and Mrs. Ilazclbakcr.
Mr. Hazelbaker Is employed at Thomp
son, Beldcn & Co.
cctenco department and perhaps for the
est It nnl u I 4 li A AnAra v)1 1 ViA
Prisoner, wnere equipped to prepare hot lunch.
before Police Magistrate James Callanan,
prosecutor. The cause of his arrest was
Insignificant. But he was thrown into
Jail and kept there until the arresting of
ficer who formerly served under Elsfelder
called up the police Judge who released
Elsfelder on his own recognizance. When
All In all, tho practical' side of educa
tion will bo doveloped moro than ever
before In South Omaha.
Mnslo City tiosalp. i
Thn Live Stock exchaniro will hold their
Elsfelder was reduced from the captaincy annual election next Monday,
to make room for some one else, he lost Mrs. John Zaloudek, wife of Police Cap
his temper and refused to serve as a tain John Zaloudek, Is said to be suffer
ing vo...- . ,. ,. lng from a si ght Illness at her home.
patrolman. The board of police commls- uBM crolo club w, E,vo a card
sloners quickly availed Itself of the party Tuesday afternoon, January 6, at
veteran's refusal and took his ' star. . Moose hall. Twenty-fifth and M streets.
Elsfelder ha been unable to secure' work 1 Skating at Seymour park was reported
Inoe. His wife baa been 111 for six yesterday and many young Poople took
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month and ill luck has pursued him. His nollda t0 enjoy tho BUatig.
worth aa a police officer waa aamuica i Jack Fjt2gorau of this 'city is visiting
how and in Omaha. However, in -South with relatives while enroute from Reno
Omaha there, aw different standards of , to Philadelphia, whore, ho will box with
Rev, John O. Albers of Lincoln, who
preached In the First Christian church
last Sunday, will conduct the services
tomorrow, both morning and evening.
We will rent our modern, 8-room house.
1111 Georgia Ave., completely furnished,
for two or thrco months to7 responsible
party, at tW per month. Wo furnish
coal. J. W. Blanchard.
City Treasurer P. J. Martin roports-that
almost 70 per cent of tho annual taxes
have been collected. The treasurer's "of
fice is running after hours In tho oven-'
lng and all during the noon hour.
Tho policemen's ball notted tho coppers
about J1.C00. The expense of the ball will
not go over 100. The rest of the money
will be divided and given to the police
men. There Is no benefit fund hero as In
Omaha.
There -will be a special meeting of Boo
Hive lodge Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons, this evening at 7 o'clock, for the
purpose or exemplifying tne Master
Mason degree at Masonic hall, Twenty
fifth and N streets.
St. Luko'H Lutheran church. Twenty-
fifth and K .streets. Ilov. S. H. Tcrlan,
pastor. Sunday school at a: 45 a. m
Because Deputy Labor Commissioner
Charles Pool "Just comes to Onmha every
little while and visits i few lawyers that
got him his Job Instead of doing anything
In regard to the nlno-hour law," ns Presi
dent George Norman of the Central Labor
union put It. that organization decldtd
last night to Bond a direct communication
to Governor Morehead, as well ns to
Deputy Commissioner Pool, rolntlng out
the fact that many violations of tho nine-
hour tomato labor law are dally being
perpetrated In Omaha. Tho Central Labor
union decided that It is time that tho
governor get busy In the matter, If the
labor commissioner do not.
When the subject waa once fairly
opened on the floor, a half dozen dele
gates leaped to their feet to tell of
spcclflo Instunccs of tho violation of this
law In Omaha. It was pointed out by
sevoral delegates that various bakeries In
tho city work a force of girls up to It
o'clock and even to midnight.
President Norman said ho had called
one of the owners up about tho matter.
and that the very next dny tint ownor
went to a department head and ordered
him to discharge a certain girl. Tho de
partment manager protested that sho
was ono of tho best girls In the house.
Don't care," repeated the owner. "You
dlschargo her or I'll discharge you."
Tho result, according to Norman, Is that
the girl, although sho was entirely In.
nocent of giving tho labor union any In
formation in regard to the Illegal working;
of girls, was discharged and Is now
working as a servant In a private home.
Tho Central Labor union endorsed tho
movement for the Sunday closing of
barber shops In Omaha, nnd recommended
that the city council pass the proposed
ordinance providing for such closing.
No Meeting for Moyer.
A motion of David Coutts. calling for
a mass meeting in Omaha to tnko up tho
mntter of tho strike troubles In Calumot,
Mich., together with the shooting of
President Moyer of tho Western Fed
cratton of Miners, was lost. Coutts was
enthuslastlo for such a meeting, ns he
Insisted the tendoncy among those op
posed to unionism was to pick off the
men of brains tn tho unions, such men as
Moyer, who wero the real workers of tho
organization. Ho Insisted that if such
atrocities as tho shooting of Moyer were
permitted to go on, there was no telling
where the difficulties would end. Others
declared a mass meeting would do no
and that whatover resolutions
Twenty-flfth and K I T 1 -l ft J TVI -P
strects. Topic, "Tho Unity of the nH,l5K .1) U III r HJ (IT
W I . WhAAlan BAvllt. I
merit when it cornea to tho pollco"lnnor
tlrole, it 1 said.
Lunch for Students.
N. M". Graham, superintendent of
schools, expects that within a few weeks
tho different classes of tho domestic
science classes will plaoe tho operation
of the new department on a paying basis
by supplying lunch to tho high school
pupils. It Is the plan of tho superin
tendent and the Instructor tn domostlo
science to have the girls of tho new de
partment cook such edibles aa may bo
useful for lunches. These lunches will
be prepared In dainty packages and
served hot to tho many students who aro
expected to take advantage of tho new
departure.
In tho early spring the agricultural
tlassca will begin active field work out
on Q street; The five acres now' held by
tho sohool district will be subdivided Into
iots and these will be devoted to raising
grain, foodstuffs and vegetables. Tho
Morning worship at 11 o'clock. Mission
band at 3 p. m. Confirmation clase at 4
p. m. Sunton services at 7:30 p. m. Ser
mon by Rev. Robert L. Wheeler.
Tho Weelc of Prnyer.
The South Omaha Ministers' union has good,
arranged for united services during tho mleht bo adopted at such a meeting would
week of nraver. Thnv also recommend have no effect, and tho matter was
tho toplo suggested by tho British alll- dropped,
nnrA rThrt anViskH ills rt n r-1 I - I n m fnl.
'TiL... t.,w T T J Blackburn Would Go
jnWMfcSfc M V until Bl niiucii
the run church,
Church." Speaker. R, L. Wheeler. Scrip
turo.. texts, John xvlUZL Acts 1:8, Mark
xvi:is.
Monday. January 5 First Presbyterian
church, Twenty-third and J atreets.
Topic. "ThanksRlvInc and Humiliation."
Texts, Psalm !MS, II Samuel xvll:18-29. L, .,... , 4. , .
Slnnkir- Will nm A. Pnlloplc. vut i. wiiuiittu uiuu mu
Tuesday, January. & At the First Chris- forbidding attorneys to take flloa from
tlan church, Twenty-third and I streets, the offlco of tho clerk Is being made by
Epheslans laSa II John 1:1M4. I Cor- I W. Blackburn, president of tho Omaha
lnthlaus. 11:1-5. Speaker, William R. HIM. uar association. He has proposed a rule
WCdnOSday. January 7 At UnilCU nhl.l, n,ni,1,1 milr thn cl.rlr in .al nn
T3. irnt.titw.fhlftl .nil ........ . 1 ' '
IT xtrets. TodIc. "Homo Missions. Texts. Petitions and answers In divorce cases on
Zachrlah xii:s-io, Komans xi:i-i, 1'saims request ot attorneys anu Keep tnem from
2 ana OT, isaian ix:i-u. apeaKer, a. II. becomlnir tinlilfn until ilnrrMn nrn pfinr1
tunnn. I ,,. .,... , .t.. ....
Thursday. January 8 At Albright " """" " ui mo juusw
Methodist church, nftecnth and Madison have expressed themselves as opposed to
streets. Topic, "foreign Missions.
Texts, Matthew xxvlll:18-20. Acts lv;31.37.
Romans x:ll-l&, uaiiatianti i:b-u, i xnessa.
lonlanH 111:1-5. KnoaUer. li. J. ii.auins.
Friday, January At First Baptist
church. Twenty-f fth and' il streets,
Topic, "Families and Colleges." Texts,
Secrecy in Some Oases
An attempt to Induce the Judges ot tho
secret litigation on the ground that fear
ot publicity tends to deter men and
women from Immoral acts.
Mr, Blackburn assorted that tho pub
llshlng of divorce charges renders re
Psalm clll:17, Psalm clx:9-U, Joshua conciliation ot couples mora difficult.
1:1-9, II Timothy 111:15-17, Proverbs 1:7-9.
Speaker, E. A. Smith.
Sabbath, January 11 At First Presby
inrlnn church. Twenty-third and J streets,
Topic, "Nations and Their Rulers."
TnxtH. Psalm 138. I Peter 11:13-27. I Tim
othy 11:1-8, Psalm 24. Speaker, J. W.
Klrkpatrlck.
Meetings begin at 7:30.
"Bere Salt Af'
Clothes at Half Price
For IiEAL accommodation, thorough satisfac
tion and gonuino valuo giving this popular
store has got competition skinned forty ways.
Backed hy tho merchandise of tho foromost
clothes makers in tho world Kuppenheimcr,
"Stein Bloch," Schloss Bros., "Soeicty
Brand," Good Clothos and Sophomore. Wo
cover the whole situation. And no man's
pockcthook is too small or too big to not pro
fit with our 100fo lvalues at fiOe. Tho satisfied throng of convinced buyers
yesterday was a tribute to our endeavors to always give about twenty-five
per cent more than the other follow for tho same money. This great salo
continues. There aro plenty of fine values to be had at Just Half Price,
$12.00 c0i
$6.00
I $10.00
$18.00
$30.00
MM .eC
1
$5.00
stc
$15.00
c. onel
s " $7.50
$9.00
$20.00 w
s' $10.00
$25.00
fir
cov-
$12.50
& $15.00
WWIQ
d $35.00 &
$1.5U
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1 afJ!lTTlw'.MW.t. tjfMW
CONTINUING ON MONDAY, BERG'S FIRST
JANUARY CLEARANCE
OF COATS, SUITS. DRESSES, FURS, WAISTS
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Here's to You and Me
and POSTUM
the puro food-drink that meets the desire of young and old for a palatable table beverage which
1b wholesome and satisfying.
Postum is made only of clean, hard-wheat and a small per cent of New Orleans molasses. It
tastes much like the higher grades of Java, but is absolutely free from caffeine, the drug in coffee,
which causes so much headache, sleeplessness, indigestion, nervousness and heart trouble
Coffoe drinkers can learn something of value by a 10 days' change to Postum.
Then, as the coffee poison Is eliminated from the system, the brain works clear, nerves becoino
steady, and the gradual return of peace-and convfort will Bhow plainly.
"There's a Reason" for POSTUM
. Postum now comes in two forms:
Ilegular I'obtum must be boiled 15 to 20 minutes.
Instant Postum is a soluble powdor. A scant teaspoonful stirred in a cup of hot water dis
solves instantly.
The convenience of Instant Postum is apparent. But, when-prepared according to directions,
both kinds are exactly the same. The cost per cup is about equal.
Grocers everywhere sell both kinds.
"Lawyers oppose the filing ol dlvorco
petitions," ho said, "but a largo number
of persons who start divorce proceedings
afterward repent. If their angry allega
tlons have been published It Is moro dif
ficult to effect reconcllatlons
Mr. lilackburn's statements to tho
ludnca havo been Informal and It In nnt
The Perslsltent and Judicious Use of known whether the bar aasoelatlon will
Newspaper Aavenising la xne uoaa to up tho subject.
liusiness success
May Change Plan of
Examining Jurors
District Judges havo under consideration
l change In court procedure which would
put Into the hands of the trial Judges the
I preliminary examination of Jurors, now
conducted by opposing attorneys,
At their recent meoting the Judces de
cided to Investigate the merits of the
proposed plan, which won called to their
attention by Judgo Sears.
The advantage of tho plan in said to bo
the saving of time In Jurors' examlna
tlons by putting the usual questions to
the entire panel following Instructions i
that falluro to answer properly may re- I
suit In prosecution for perjury
The stereotyped queries always asked
Jurors aro whether they ro acquainted
with the parties to the suit or their at
torneye, or whether they know any reason
why they chould not serve aa fair Jurors.
The judge also would be expected to
develop other facts by Individual ques
tlonlng more rapidly than do lawyers.
He would ask any special questions at
the request of a lawyer.
The method Is used In Uie Kentucky
courts and to some extent !n federal
courts. It Is estimated that In the Doug.
las county district court, one-flfth of .the
time devoted to Jrlals Is taken up now
by Jurors' examinations. T. W. Black
burn, president of the Omaha liar as
sociation, expressed himself as Inclined
to favor the proposed change. It has
been advocated by Attorney T. J. Ma
honey, who observed Its working in th
Kentucky courts, and by Victor Rose-
water, editor of The Bee,
POSITIVELY THE LOWEST PRICES IN OMAHA
This is a big statement to make but we have the
bargains to back it up. It won't take salesman
ship to convince you the merchandise itself will
COATS
$9.75 to $24.50
Worth Double
WAISTS
$3.98
Sik or Chiffon, Regularly $7.50
$9.95 to $35.00
Worth Double
SUITS
$9.95 to $37.51
Worth Doubts
Many Other
Bargains
Not
M)iti)i)J
Here
Cloaks, Suits, Dretats, Furs Second Floor
Omaha's
treated Sate
f
Woman's
BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF F0NTENELLE HOTEL
Bids for the construction of the Fon
tenellc hotel are to bo la by January 15.
This Is an extension of five days' time
over the original lime set for the return
of bids. The extension was made at tho
request of snmo contractors who aro
figuring on the Job.
Terslstent Advertising Is the Road to
Big Iteturns.
Constable Bryant
Holds the Picture
Mrs. Clara I Chrtstensen, 2701 Ilamll
ton street, has In Justice Brltt's court
brought suit against tho first wife of her
dead husband for a photograph which
she asserts was taken from her home by
wife No. l's son, Wilbur.
Wife No. 1 declares that the photograph
was given her twenty-threo years ago by
her husband when they were living
happily together and that It belongs to
lier.
A writ of replevin was Issued and th
picture Is now In the hands ot Constable
Bryant, who will hold It until the trial,
Thursday of next week.
Culls from the Wire
Dr. S. Wlcr Mitchell, tho physician and
author, Is 111 with grlppo at his Philadel
phia home. Because of his ago, SS years,
his Illness linn caused apprehension
amorig his relatives and friends.
The Oshkosh, (Wis.) Motor Car com
pany filed a petition of bankruptcy with
llabllltleH of tli.OOO and assets of about
JIT.OOO. The president of tho company. Dr.
J. A Crum, and his wife, Mrs. Ulizabeth
Crum, are the heaviest creditors.
Tho total foreign trade of tho port of
Now York In 1913 reached the two-bllllon
mark for thn first time In Its existence.
The total vuiuo or its foreign tralo f.ir
the year Just rm.it is Z,W,ttt.tZ2, as
against S1.1.M,E! In 1912, an Increase
of ?s,k:i,u,
Fire originating In the K. O. Laneen
Cloak company building In Indianapolis
lasi n I gill destroyed mat structure ana
giitted the W. it. Stewart uook com
pany's storo and tho U 8. Ayera & Corn
pony's stock rooms. The loss Ib esti
mated at (300,000.
Congress will bo asked to create four
vice admirals In tho United Htates navy
Immediately after tho holiday recesa.
Secretary Daniels said thut he hod de
tcrmlnod upon this course to avoid the
..n.-ii.tutv nf embarrassment to me
American navy In foreign service.
Iower express rates throughout the
country will become effective February 2.
By the terms of the recent Interstate
Commerce commission order it Is esti
mated that the average reduction in
charges will be approximately 17 per cent.
Three lumber companies, ousted from
Missouri by the state supreme court De
cember 21. and fined a total of 1110,000 for
alleged violation of the anti-trust law,
yesterday prepared to close their St.
Louis offices and reopen in East St.
Louis, 111.
Three unidentified men were killed
near Akron, O., jBsterday by a Pennsyl
vania train. They were walking the
tracks and In stepping out ot the path of
an on-coming freight train, stepped In
front ot an ou.rushlng passenger train on
another track. They were mangled be
yond recognition.
dene Montanl, now serving a long term
In Sing Ring as one of the ringleaders
In a $25,000 taxlcab robbery in New York
in iviz, nas laid cnarges berore Assist
ant District Attorney Frederick Groohl
that two New York police officials after
his arrest offered to free him of the
charge for 15,000. '
Widely circulated reports that Gov
ernor General Harrison has been re
placing many civil omployes in the Phil
l pines with democrats from tho United
States led the War department to siu
a statement formally declaring that th
new covornor has aDDolnted onlv three
Americans from the states to office.
Charles B. Ways, 72 years old, assist-,
ant general traffic manager of the Balti
more St Ohio railroad, died at Baltimore)
yesterday. Ha was employed as a telegra-i
pher at Harper's Ferry, W. Va., at th
tlmo of the John Brown raid and sent tho
telegram that announced Brown's attack
upon the United States arsenal at Harpi
er'a Ferry.
The business ot Loula Martin. Inc.,
conducted by tho widely known restau
rant man, went Into tho handa of a re
ceiver in New York yesterday. Tho pe
tition was Involuntary, Liabilities aro
Placed at J40.000 and asaets at 110.000.
Tho restaurant, located In the heart ot
tho city's night life section, has been
exploited as the headquarters of tho up-i
to-dato dance.
Colonel Charles A. Doyan, command
lng the firet brigade ot marines at
Manila, was detached from that com
mand yesterday and ordered to return
to tho United States. No successor will
be named, as Secretary Daniels already
has announced his Intention to withdraw!
all but 150 marines In the Philippines aa
part of his plan to concentrate the corps
at Important points In continental United
States.
. There were 7,609 national banks dolna
business In the United States December
n, according to the comptroller ot the,
u.rcncy. Tha authorised capital the
fankH was 11,070,139,176. with aa out.
standing bond secured circulation amount
lng to I740.6S3.S1S. During th Mar at
applications to organise national bka
were reoelved. Only two wtre mata,T
and 171 so far bv b4 app re v4,
