TI1K OMAHA STTXDAY TIKE: DECEMBER 20, 1
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CORNELL MUSICAL
CLHBSYERSATILE
Glet and Banjo Club of College Are
- Hotel for Good Perfor
mance. 1IEK.E HOJpAY OF TTEXT WEEK
Fear mt tHJ Eatertmlaer Are from
Omk mm rial Pt
ra Arc Staa-esl mr
Visiter.
WhMi th Cornell musical oluba enter
tain at th American theater. December
2rt, Omaha will have tha pleasure of hear
ing and aeeinx one of th roost eraatll
musical organisation In tha land. Tha
Christina tour of tha Cornell cluba la a
brief one, and but a fw cities ar In
cluded oq tha Itinerary, so Omaha ta in
lead fortunate that this city ww se
lected. The Glee dub will sine rollicking: cor
tege ditties, and also will mdulg-a In se-lectior-
from grand, light and comlo
opera.
Tha Glee club is of particularly high
standard this, year, according to advano
- n ports, and tha members- have been -
looted' from 100 applicants, , v
Ksadollaliti m Peaiare.
The Mandolin club Is a feature which
", should please. Included in the Mandolin
dub it "Tha Sleeping Sextet," alx musr-
eian who have made enviable reputa
" tlona for themselves. The sextet includes
a -piano, violin, guitar, banjo, mandolin
- and trap drums. The selections they play
are tha latest popular pieces combined
Into medleys.
Another bright feature in the Cornell
" ' ' rnnelral clubs Is an exhibition of modern
; soolety ' dancing. Robert A. Doyle of
Akron, O., and Herbert A.. Adair of Port
i. land. Ind., are the terpsichorean experts.
Of Doyle, the' feminine : member, of the
team, It la aald that his impersonation is
very realistic, and that he and Adair per
t form fthe gyrations of the tango, the
-.'maxixe. the .fox trot and the ie-step
ywlth surprising agility. "
Fonr Are Omaha Bays.
Of particular local-Interest in the Cor
, nell musical olubs is tha prominence of
.' Omaha, In the'.slxty members comprising
i the clubs. Tour Omaha boys have earned
. the ' distinction of appearing with that
' organisation, 'i
( They are J. H. Millard and II. E. Mll-
lard, song of Mrs. F. B. Millard. 123
North Thlriy-nlnth street; II. H. Davis.
. son of Dr. B. B. Davis. Ifttt South Thirty
second avenue; and J. J. Hanlghen. Jr.,
son of J.-J. Hanlghen, S2T Scfuth Thlrty-
' seventh street.
"V H. ' E. , Millard and Davis are veterans
of the clubs, having played In the Man-
; dolin club for. three years. J. H. Millard
and Hanlghen are both serving their
. first year in the club. Millard plays the
: mandolin and Hanlghen sings second
' tenor.
1 Extensive plans for' the entertainment
of the visiting musicians are being made
v. by Omaha alumni of Cornell. A lunch-
eon and a reception and tea will be given
- ' In their honor at the University club, and
in th evening after th concert they
will' be guests of honor at a ball to be
- given at the Rom hotel.
Seats for th concert ar selling rap-'
. idly. Many box parties and line partiea
are to be given, and from advance rej
V- ervation : it 1 would indicate that seats
; will be at premium on th night of the
.''-.concert. "'
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v; 'Cenunttte Keeplas; Bsy.
Th committee In. charge of th ad
I vane sale - has been kept at wits' ends
''. . handling , reservation and endeavoring
to please th wishes of applicants. The
' most popular seats of all ar th main
floor boxes and th orchestra stats of
r ' tbe middle rows, and bad ther been
. mora of this kind they could hare been
' sold several time over. Although the
': advance .sale of seats ha been tt prog-
reas only four days, two-thirds of th
i. house ha already been reserved.
Th advance sal will continue until
Wednesday. December Z3, when th com
' . mitt will release th remaining seats
to th Beaton Drag company, who will
. handle th public sale, and while ther
are still a large number of choice seats
- left It Is imperative that all those de-
string a choice of good seats make their
; reservation with Mr. George B. Thummel
before th public sale opens.
The New Army
(Continued from Pag One.)
' up offenses. The New Army baa no use
. for those people, either, and attends to
them on what may be caMe'd "democratic
lines," which is all th same as the old
: barrack room court-martial: Nor doe It
suffer fools gladly. Ther Is no time to
instruct them. They go to, other spheres.
Ther was. or rather is, a man who in
tends to join a certain battalion. Ha
Joined it once, scraped past th local
doctor -and was drafted Into th corps
only to be nor out for varicose veins.
. 3te want back to his accommodating
doctor, repeated tha process, and was
gain rejected.
Tljey ar waiting for him now. in hi
third incarnation, for ' both aides ara
equally determined- And there was an
other Scot who Joined, served a while.
and left, as he might have left a pit or
a factory. Somehow it occurred to him
Jliat explanations might be required, so
he wrote to his commanding officer from
his home address, and asked him what
he recommended htm to do.
Tha C. O., to his infinite credit, wrote
back, "buppose you rejoin," which th
man did. and no more said. Ills punish
ment, of course, will com to him when
he realises what he has done. If he does
not then perish in his self-contempt (he
has a good conceit of himself) he will
make one first class non-com.
Gets . Ged Pipes.
I' had the luck to meet a sergeant-
major who was tbe t rxeaot-major of
one's dreams. He had Just bad sure In
formation that the klJU for hi battalion
vrere coming in fsw days; so. after
tlroe months' work, Ufa smiled upon him.
Trom kilts one naturally want on to th
pipe.
The battalion had its pipes a very good
set. How did it get theraT WaU, ther
was, of course, th duke. They began
with him. And ther was a Scots lord
concerned with th regiment. And ther
was laddy of a certain claa aonneoted
with th battalion. Henoe th dIds.
Could anything b simpler or more log
ical!
And when tbe kilts com the men would
h different creatures. War they good
men? I asked, "yes. Verra good. Wha'a
to mislead 'em?" said he.
"Old soldiers," I suggested, meanly
enough. "Rejoined privates of long ago."
"Ay. there might have been a few such
in the beginning, but ( they'd be more
-wanted In tha special reserve battalions.
Our boys ar good boys, but, ye ll under-
Omaha Boys With Cornell Glee Club
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If. F. Millard.
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stand, they've to be handfed Just handled
little."
Then a subaltern come in, with regi
mental forms, visibly leaning on the ser
geant-major, who explained, clarified and
referred them on the proper quarters.
"Does the work come back to you?" I
asked, for fie had been long in pleasant
civil employ.
"Ay. It does that-it Just does that"
And 'he addressed the fluttering papers,
lists and notes wl'th the certainty of an
old golfer on a wall-known green.
Squads were at bayonet practice In the
square. ' (They like bayonet practice,
especially after looking at pictures In tha
Illustrated dailies.) A new draft was be
ing Introduced to Its rifles. The rest
was getting ready . for, evening parade.
They, were all In khaki, so one could see
how they had com on' in th last ten
weeks. .. v
It was a result the meekest might have
been proud of, but the New Army does
not cultivate ' useless emotions.' Their
officers and their instructors worked over
them patiently and coldly and repeatedly
with their souls in the Job, and with their
souls, minds and bodies In the same Job
th men. took soaked up th instructioav.
And that seems to. be the note of tha
New Army. ,
Meat Are Chejerfol. '
They have joined for good reason. . For
that reason they sleep uncomplainingly
double thick on barrack floors, or lie like
herrings in th tents and sing "Some
where th Bun Is Shining" when they ar
flooded out at J a. m.
They walk out and dig half tgb day
or all night, as required; they wear-
though they will not eat anything that
is Issued to them; they make themselves
an 4ranized and kindly life out of a
few acre of dirt and a little canvas;
they keep their edge and anneal their
discipline under conditions that would de
press a fox terrier and disorganise, a,
champion foot ball , team.
They, ask nothing in return save work
and equipment. And being what they are.
they thoroughly and unfelgnedly enjoy
what they ar doing, and they purpose
to do much, very much more.
But they also think. They think It vile
that so many unmarried young men who
ar not likely to be affected1 by govern
ment allowances should be so shy about
sharing their life. They dlsouss these
young men and their womenfolk by name,
and Imagine rude punishments for them,
suited to their known characters.
They discuss, too, their elders who In
time past warned., them of th , sin of
soldiering. 'These men, who live honor
ably and simply under the triple vow of
obedience, temperauc and poverty, re
call, not without erfvy, th sort of life
that th well-kept-moralists lead in the
unplcketed, unsentrled towns; and it galls
them that such folk should continue In
comfort and volubility at the expense of
good men' live or should greasily profit
at th end of It all.
They stare hard, oven .In their blue
slops at white-collared, '. bowler-hatted
young men. who, by the way, are just
learning to drop their eyes under that
Kas. In th third-class railway carriages
they hint- that they would like explana
tions from the casual "nut," and they
explain to hlra wherein his. explanations
ar unconvincing.
' Geilf Is ' Apparent. .
' And when they ar home on leave, the
slack-jawed son of th local shopkeeper
and th rising nephew of the big banker
and tbe dumb but otinnlng cartel's lad
receive Instruction 'or encouragement
suited to their needs, and th nation'a.
. Th older men and th officers will tell
you that If th allowances' are mad mora
liberal w shall get all the men we want
But tha younger men of tha New Army do
not worry about allowance or, for that
matter, mak 'em.
There la a gulf already opening bet
tween those who have joined and those
who have not; but we shall not know the
width and th depth t that gulf till th
war Is over. The wis man is b who
Jump it now and lands hi safety among
th trained and armed men.
BRITISH COURT ANNULS
CONVICTION OF AULEGED SPY
LONDON, Dec. Tho court of crimi
nal appeals-, consisting of the lord chief
Justice, Lord Reading and four other Jus
tices, today annulled th conviction . of
Nicholas Ahlers. who was found guilty of
treason and sentenced o death. Ahlers,
a naturalized Englishman, formerly was
German consul in Sundeland borough. He
was accused of having aided German re
servists to reach their country after' th
outbreak of the war.
Be Want Ads Froduc Bruits.
GARDNER STIRS UP
A ROW AT INQUIRY
Congressman Demanding; Military
Preparedness Anger Wither
poon, Who Leaves Room.
CALLS FOR PROOF 'OF CHARGES
WIUmi Before Naval Committee
Asks llMler ftepreeeatatlvev te
"Ut V and rmve Ills
Farts.
WASHINGTON. Ieo. IS. Stormy scene
marked the conclusion yesterday on public
hearings before Jh house naval commit
tee. After bring on the witness stand all
day. Representative Gardner of Massa
chusetts demanded that members of the
commltteo say whether they questioned
data he had submitted to prove tha na
tion's military unpreparedness. and his
Insistent- so anVered Representative
Wltherspoon of Mississippi Unit he ab
ruptly quit the iommlUo room.
Then a series of questions by Repre
sentative Gray of Indiana caused Mr.
Gardner to resent vigorously what he said
waa an Imputation that his recent cam
paign for an investigation of 'the military
situation was in the Interest of manufac
turers of war materials. The representa
tive called upon Mr. Gray to' ' get up and
prove his facts," but the latter had noth
ing further to say and the. meeting ended.
. Will Meet Monday.
Th committee will meet on Monday to
complete the appropriation bill, the plan
being to report It to congtessNbefor the
holidays. It possible.
- Representative Gardner's testimony wa
based largely on memoranda he had pre
pared, citing important points In the evi
dence of the naval officers and officials
before th committee In reports of the
general board of the navy. The war of
words which aroused Representative
Withers poon's indignation occurred after
Mr. Gardner had finished his statement
and submitted to a long cross-examination.
He said he did not want his facts
challenged later In congress and vainly
sought an Immediate expression front th
committee. "
"Did you writ any letter to any mer
cantile organisation over the country?"
Representative Gray asked when quiet
had been restored. ,
"I hired a man to send out a printed
letter to every Chamber of Commerce In
tha land, telling them to bring It before
the meeting and enclosing a copy of my
speech. In the south, particularly North
Carolina, several of them did not approve
of if '
"How many of these letters did yot
write?"
"I do not know. I leave it to one of
these publicity follows.?
"What organization did you employ for
that purpose?"
"Do you mean to say 'am I in alliance
with the manufacturers of material T . I
am. paying every cent myself." .
"Didn't yon send resolutions already
prepared?" .
"Absolutely not"
Mr. Gardner read a newspaper article
which said it was intimated at the White
House that the unpreparedneas agitation
cam from persons allied with the pro
ducers of warlike materials. ,
Tired ( Inalnaatlons.
"Now," he said, "I am tired of this kind,
of talk. In th first p'laoe. If any admiral
or general tells th country what you
need and ought to get. you say, 'You d d
rascal, you ar trying to raise your stand
ing' by advocating this thing. .You are
an unnatrlotia rascal, that is what ,you
ar.' Then if any private cltlson gets
up. they say 'You ar bought by th man
who has material for sale If any con
gressman gets up. you say That is poli
tics.' Now, I'm tired of this thing. Get
up, Mr. Gray, and prove your facts."
"I have nothing further to say," replied
Mr. Gray, i
"Hav you any facts? anything tc
aayr
"Nothing further." '
"Then." said Mr. Gardner, "I am
through." ' . . ; (
Movements of Oeeatav Steamers.
Billed. '
CHRIST1ANIA
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With Cue Handlers
TRENTON. N. J.. Dec. 19.-Calvin Dcm
arest defeated Harry Cllue, SCu to t&fi. In
a HH Hard Flayers' league match here to
night. Average and hlrh runs: Item.
arest, 13. 103; Cllne, 11 Z-24. SO.
JACKSONVILLE, UU Dec. 1.-Jak
fhsefer. Jr., defeated Marcus Catton.
SOU to 8, in a Milliard Players' iesvue
match her tonight. Hchaefer had a hum
run of 72 and averaged 2; Cation's hUh
run waa 23 and his average 6 1-14.
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ARE YOU READY FOR IT-YOU HAVE
ONLY 4 MORE SHOPPING DAYS LEFT
Don't wait till the last day and be satisfied
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iSe?S! wun picKea over gooas. uome in and get your oiSfB
SU Au"' choice. Open
ELECTRIC
inons
BO
$5.00 value, special. . .$100
$4.50 value, special. . :$3.60
2 $3.25 Casseroles.'. ... N$2.60
i $2.35 Pie Dishes..... $1.88
f $1.75 Crumb sets... .$L40
S $2.50 Toaster sets. . , .$1.93
evening until Christmas.
fjwrelnr Sri
every
Sets
MCKnra
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75c Ash. Receivers 60c
$ $1.35 Pepper Mill . . . . $1.03
A 75o N. P. Coffee Pot. . .60c
$3.95 Aluminum Tea
H Kettle $3.36
S4 '
h UuUcisorjs co.
In fancy box, regular $3.50,
special Vrice $2.80
$3.25 Manicure seta. . . .$2.65
$3.50 Poultry Shears .. $2.80
$1.00 N. P. Skates 85c
$2 B. 13. Holler Skates, $1.49
$2.50 Scissor Sets ..... $2.00
Boys' Coaster -Wagons, $4.25
Flyer Sleds $1.50
$3.50 Tool Cabinets. . . .$2.80
$6.50 Tool Cabinets. . . .$5.52
$16.00 Toob Cabinets.. $13.60
Pocket Knives, up from.25o
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Simplex
Elcclri:
Tetsfer. S5
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Universal Electric Toaster, it-
only $3.50
Electric Water Heater $3.00
Electric Percolatoro . ; $3.00
Electric Chafers. . . . .$9.50
Electric Sweepers. . .$30.00
Electric' Washers. . .$65.00
Thermos Carafes ....$3.50
Thermos Bottles $1.00
$3.50 Smoker 6tand..$2.80
BOo SilVerTeaStrainer.40o $
$10 Table Bell $1.20 if
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That's Dad!
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"adM pays for tho Turkey, tho Tree and Trinkets. He doesn't ?1
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for himself he says "There isn't anything I vrant; spend your
monoy on someone else." But don't take him at his word.
This is the store for Dad and other men. It is filled
n.!ili ilnniva .vit.t 1 . 1 - 4 1 1 lMrvn eVi.l
men like, but things men buy for themselves. As gifts -
they cannot be surpassed, they speak of regard and
save the expense of getting them some other tirao.
A New Suit or Overcoat
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vould be n substautial gift. The finest ready-to-wear garments
in the world are here Kuppenheimer; Hart, Schaffuer & Marx.
Suits, $14.50
Valuta to $25
Rain Coats $5.00 up.
Jtfackinaws $5.00 ap.
Extra Trdusers $2.00 up.
Fur Caps $2.50 up
- Winter Caps 50o up.
Men's IIat3 $2.00 up
Lounging Robes $2.50 up.
Smoking Jackets $3.50 up
Bath Slippers 50c un.
Mufflers 5?c up.
Overcoats, $17.50
Values to $30
' Night Robes, 50c up. .
Shirts $1.00 up.
Flannel Shirts 05c up.
Belts 25c up.
Suspenders 50c up.
Neckwear The greatest as
sortment in Omaha
50c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50
Handkerchiefs 15c up.
Underwear $1.00 up.
Full Dress Vests $3.50 and $5.
Piqne and Silk.
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Gloves 95c up.
Pajamas $1.00 up.
Bags, Cases, Canes, Umbrellas, Traveling Sets, Fancy Combination Sets, Shirt Jew. r?
elry, Etc., Etc . j
OPEN EVENINGS : II
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in Boys'
Suits and
Overcoats
Everything
in
Boys'
Furnishings
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M
erchandise of Merit
and Guaranteed Quality
Brass, Bronze,
and
Mahogany .
Smoking Sets
Extra heavy welfhtexl,
'Will not tip over. Ma
hogany Stands f I "1 Iff
12.40 value. .V tl I O
Mraa gtan)a Kperlnt
14 00 valu. 52.50
prlcod up to. $12.50
Finest pottery In many
.style of vases, jardin
ieres, fern dishes, etc.,
25c to $17,50
SPECIAL
This Week
Cut Olos Jur, rlassea
and footed plateau.
JU.60 value,
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S-lnch Cut Glass Bowls,
$4.60 value,
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Cut Glass Hugar and
Creamer, I4.S0
value, at
Tut Glass VlnrgTir CraeU
uil Oils, $1.25 Eff
value, at OUU
Cut Glass .Bait and Pn.
SS?'... 35c
Se.oU
lss Bowls,
$2.50
$2.50
Imported Stems
25c 7. $6.50
Musical Steins,
$2.75
Nine place baking
net, Including
mounted canserola.
six custards and
bakers,
12.00
value. .
$1.75
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If It's Made of Glass We Have It
No excuse for not havtoa- your buffet amply supplied
with beautiful out glass If you see us on prices before
buying elsewhere.
Westinghouse Electric Cooking Utensils
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Westinghouse 6-lb. Electrl Irons, $4.60 Yalu ..S2,75'
Westinghouse Electric Toaster Stove, 6.50 value. ... y. $5.00
Have a few Electric Lamps that we are offering at cost price.
All odds and ends of our wholesale stock are placed on our
sales floor for the benefit of Christmas shopper at greatly
reduced price'
Set of Four Pieces
1, 1,2 and 3 Quart
Solid Aluminum Sauce Pans
I Guaranteed value, 1M'. On sale this week. .... .1.25
I One of the moht appreciated gifts to the housewife
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We have them.
Prompt AIuuhus Given to Mnll Orders. Open Vntll V P. M. Kverjr Evening I'ntil Xma.
318-320 SoiilS ,14th Street
Old Mnrray Hotel Eld?.
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A. E. JAEGER CO.,
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, .Pianos as faithful aa old ISatita' Claus and at prices
to fit every purse, $75.00 to $l,e6o,00 Mason & Hamlin,
Brambach Grand, Kranich & Bach, Bush & Lane, Kim
hr.ll, Cable-Nelson. Easy and elastic terms.
(Open evtnlncs to P. M.)
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