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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1915)
i i a Daily PART THREE EDITORIAL PAGES ONE TO EIGHT HE Call Tylor IOOO If Tm Wawt to Talk to Tlx IW r to AJfr Qriw eted rttb Thm VOL. XLV NO. 161. OMAHA, THUKSDAV MOKN1NT., DIXllMHKR 23, 101(5. 0 Trains. at Hotel Wsws Standi, sto., to. S1N0I.K COPY TWO CENTS. Omaj Bee. FARMER TO MAKE ONE FAMILY HAPPY Stnds Load of Provision, Saying He Remembers Time He Wai Hungry Here. FRIDAY IS TO BE SHOE DAY An Omaha family will enjoy a fino Christmas dinner which has been sent by express from a farmer living near Omaha and who does not want his name published. In a letter he states he has not forgotten the time he walked the streets of Omaha look ing for work, his wife and children hungry. Now that he Is prospering he feels It is his duty to spread a lit tle Christmas cheer along the way. The box received by Secret ary"ioane of the Associated Charities contained n spring chicken, pork roast, rice, sugar, pound of tea, pound of coffee, mince meat and raisins, lard, butter, eggs, honey .strawberry and rasp- Stock Yards Breaks All Kecords in the Receipts of Sheep Estimating yestcrdny's run of shcp and lambs at fifty-fmir cars. 13,i"68 head, the year's receipts at the hical stock yards market to datn amount to S.234.MO j head or more than 2.377 more than wrrc received In any previous full twelve months In the history of the stock yards. The previous banner year In sheep wns IMS when S.222.133 head ar- 1 rived Hy the close of the year the j i prem-nt record will be beaten by over j 60.000 heed. The above stntistlrnl record Is only one of the weekly and almost dally records jthnt are being made at the lociil yards. j The yards company officials sre dally conpratnlatlnit themselves on the vast 'increase In stock that Is being received. MOVING AN AUSTRIAN MOUNTAIN BATTERY TO A NEW POSITION In order to remove this battery to a new position, the Austrians have been compelled to pack much of the machinery of their guns on their backs. Wharton to Give Five Fifteen-Pound Turkeys for Xmas Five tut fifteen-pound turkeys will b- presented as Christmas presents by Tost- ! berry preserves, apples, wild grape i master Wharton to the thief men In his j num. niev nre specially rnisru, inns- , .' fvd birds from one of the. poKlmstcr's j farms. They will ro to Assistant Po.t- j Juice and erabapple Jelly. For Cnlurtunste Family. A portion of the letter sent by this farmer reads: "I desire that this box be Riven to some unfortunate family. I have lived In cities and know something of the sufferings of the poor. I know their dis tress la not always caused by their own acts. I havs myself walked the streets 11 1 master AVoodard. Pnperlntrnilent of Mails : W. .1. "Mettlln and Assistant Superintend ents Kleffner, William 1'rown and Itw- ! renco 1'roulx. Nor wiH the postmnster forget the fair I ladles, lie has n soft spot for the "dear ! creatures." Yes. emh and every one of of Omaha, vainly seeking employment. I J the fair sex will receive a nice box of i know what It la to be hungry and to know that my wife and children were hungry. 1 regret that after 1915 years of preaching and professing brotherly lo-e and peace that so many of us are still unable by our own best efforts to always obtain sufficient food and clothing In a world In which a most bountiful Providence be stows an abundance, and more than enough to fill every mouth. If through the press and pulpit, or any other way, this habit of giving to the poor in the city by tbe farmer could be extended. don't you think many hearts might be made glad on Christmas days: and do you rnuw inm uiq i&rmera woum not even miss such alight slrta nnlv ones a. vear? m e do not have the nnnr in the rnnntrv as they do in the cities." Distrlbatea Shoes Friday. The co-operative Christmas work being done by The Bee and the Associated Charities has assumed considerable pro portion, and in a few days will have been concluded. . Mrs. Doane says she has received a number of . responses to the appeal for children's shoes and ex pects to have quite a shoe distribution on Friday. A letter received from a mother reads: "Husband is without work. Seems Im possible to get work. Have three small children and would be thankful for any kind of help offered us to make a little Christmas for our little ones," llty Altai to Help. I aiayor uaniman ana . commissioner Jardlne have given the use of their auto mobiles and chauffeurs for the Associated Charities work. i Secretary Doane was Impressed when a ; small boy on Wednesday told her that never In his whole life had he received enough to eat at one time. His wish was that on Christniaa day ' he could have enough to eat, bven if only for once. His wish will be gratified. " The charities will furnish a merry Christmas for a negro mammy 90 years of age. The woman's two great-grandchildren will arrange the spread. randy from him. Gould is Candidate for Builders' Head Frank P. Gould is to be a candidate for the presidency of the Omaha Build ers' exchange. His namo is to be placed on the ballot for the election January 8. in place of the name of W. P. Peverell, who was one of those regularly nomi nated. Mr. Peverell has declined to make the race, and the name of Gould has been put on 'Instead by the exchange. The candidates now are E..O. Hamilton and Frank P. Gould. . At the election a president, vice president, treasurer and bIk diioctors are to be elected. TWO HIGHWAYMEN MAKE JOINT DEMAND FOR COIN While on his way home Tuesday even ing Axel Gilstad of 2904 Charles street was stopped at Twenty-sixth and Charles street by two men, who presented a Joint demand for money. One of the strangers held a revolver, while the other did the research work, which netted J9.40. After the cash transaction had been completed Gilstad was ordered to pro-, coed westward, under penalty of death If he should turn around. When he reached his home he did turn around, but the wo- high ii ay umn 'wfflsa not to- be seen. Descriptions of the robbers have been furnished the police. 5n ' .', r '-t f ,"-' r, - I ' ' . , '.". ;".";'! S WHARTON SHOWS HOW THICK 'EM Instructs Workers at Poitoffice to Lick the Stamps for Patrons in a Rash. rOSTMASTER IS A BUSY MAN n SflSrj&Atf .O.VtrAS' hinese Suspected of Bringing Bogus Son to This City Henry H. Moler, Inspector In charge pf the United States immigration office at Denver, Is In the city looking up the case of a "heathen Chinee" who Is sup poaed to be in Omaha. The Chinaman BIG FOUR WILL MOVE INTO MORE SPACIOUS QUARTERS The Big Four Railroad company since It opened freight offices in Omaha a few months ago has found business so good that January 1 it wilt take over more office room and move to the eleventh floor of the Woodmen of the World building, where L. M. Coffey will be In charge as commercial agent, with a couple of assistants. In connection with the Missouri Pacific the Big Four has inaugurated and la maintaining a fifth morning deliery on freight Bhlpped from New York. Within thirty days this busi ness has been built up until two to three cars of this fast freight arrives dally. E. L. L0MAX. STRICKEN ON MONDAY. IS SOME BETTER S. F. Booth, general agent for the Union Pacific at San Francisco, wires the office Is suspected by Uncle , Sam of having j of President Mohler that F.. L. Lomax, brought a bogus "son" back with -him from a recent trip to China. "It is a strange thing." said Mr. Moler. "that whenever a Chinaman goes back to his native land he Invariably returns with a 'son.' Daughters seem never to be born to them, always sons. Of course, the exclusion act keeps all Chinamen out of this country, but allows such passenger traffic manager of the Western Pacific, stricken with paralysis Monday, panned a fulrly good night and that the doctors In attendance are feeling hope ful. .. Mrs. Lomax has wired President Mohler, notifying Mm of the stroke sus tained by her husband, expressing the Oil! H inn that . hlu rntulltlnn Imnm.ji Chlnmen as were here before the act i .,,., ,,,,. 10 . was uooomi vvr tsi i f) iu "vn v iiii'ji 1.11 who may have been born to them In China. And It is no easy matter to prove that a 'son' is not a real son, but simply some other Chinaman that Is try ing to sneak In." RAILROADS TO CALL IN THE TWO-CENT MILEAGE BOOKS Effective) December 19, according to cir culars Issued by the railroads, the 2-cent per mile mileage books will become things of the past, so far- as being used for Interstate traffic is concerned. Notice Is given that on the date named, all su h books will be called In, and that lit their stead. If the holders desire, mileage books hold on the batla or 143 for 2.000 miles will hi- issued. In the event holders do not want the books, cash representing the unusucd mileage will be sent to the holders. Tbe increase in the charge of mlleaso beoks for interstate use is in keeping with the reeent decision of the Inter- JOE DANIELS SENDS GUN TO OMAHA NAVAL OFFICE Friend Joe Daniels, secretary of the United States navy, has sent a big gun to the iocaj recruiting office. It has al ready been unpacked and mounted by Gunner's Mate Dixon, with the assistance of the other strong-armed lads of the office. The 'gun Is so nicely balanced that it can be moved by a child. It has five barrels, each of 37 millimeters caliber, thla being equivalent to about an lneh and a half. It loads automatically and will shoot Just aa fast as you tan turn the crank. GEORGE S. POWELL DIES AT AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE George 8. Powell, department manager for the McCord-Brady company, died Monday night of pneumonia at his home, la Poppleton avenue. He was 66 years FINISH PLANS FOR CITY'S XMAS TREE Celebration at Auditorium Will Be Open to All and Girls and Boys Will Get Presents. GREEN'S BAND WILL PLAY The municipal Christmas tree cel ebration at the Auditorium will be cpen to everybody. After the pro gram Santa Claus will take posses sion of the stage and will distribute sacks of nuts and randy to all girls and boys. There will be a supply for 2,000 children, and if more should come, more sacks will be found somewhere. The formal pro gram will be started at 7:30 tonight. The Omaha Musicians' association has volunteered Its band under the lead- ersbipjot George . UrecA. These playars have arranged an Interesting program. Following tho band program Mayor Dahlman will extend greetings of tho season. Miss Grace Poole will sing "Birth day of a King." "That iSweet Btory ot Old," will, be sung by Charlea Oardner. Henry W. Dunn will also sing. A quartet composed of . Errol S trickier, Kdward Fuller, John Gunn and Leonard Kod- gers will render Hawaiian selections. Trimble brothers have furnished a large Christmas tree which will be illuminated by the Omaha Electric Light. and Power company. The following program will be offered by the baud: Grand March Professional Batiste Two Melodies (a) It tame upon the MlilnlKht Clear; (b) Uiory to the Is'ew-Horn King Vocal Holo Ave Maria ....Hoffman Miss Bessie Jeblirnlk. fWlth accoriiiianiment bv tmnd.) Christmas bongs A Yuletide Potpourri A xotiani Cornet Bolo A Perfect lJay Carrie Jacobs Bond Dr. A. P. Laird. Grand Medley Children's Gumes.. Ascher 1 All Around the Mulberry Bush. 3 London HridKe ia Falling Down. Nine O'clock Is Striking. 4 Here Stands a Bed Koso. 6 Water, Witter. Wild Flower. 8 Walking l"p the (Iret n Grass. 7 Bound and Bound the Circle. 8 Let Your Feet Tramp. Tramp. 9 The Farmer in the Dell. 10 King Around a Busy. 11 Bomsn and Kngllsh. - t li-Ln.y Viiry. Will You Get Up. IS Little Bull. 14 The Mquirrel. li-Boidier Boy. George Green, director. Ainojlng Winter Congo. The first dose of Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey will help you. It kills the cold germ. Only 25c. All druggists. Advertisement. Whatever You Do, Here's a Chance to Help Some Needy Christmas is almost at hand, and will soon pass, but the needs of some unfortunates will go on through the winter. It is possible for YOU to help thee. WILL you? Mrs. Doane here presents three more investigated cases, which she recommends as worthy of immedi ate assistance in the way sug gested: No. 19. Family consisting of mother, father and three chil dren. Father met with accident last summer t and not able to . wtJrkvWholuppwt of family... now ori' mother. Any assistance gladly accepted. No. 20. Deserted mother and two children, 5, 3 and 11-2 years of age. Children just over diph theria, which necessitated mother staying at home, frpm work, thereby closing her sole income. Food, rent and clothing needed. No. 21. Widowed mother and five children, ages 11, 10, 7, 3 and 1 1-2 years. Mother trying to support family with day work. Seldom asks aid. Food and clothing needed. If you are willing to help one of these, communicate with Mrs. Doane direct at the Associated Charities or send word to The Bee. FATHER OF NINE JAILED FOR FAILURE TO SUPPORT A. Vlckers. 1320 Jones street, charged with abusing his family, was sentenced to ninety days In the countv tsil hv Jurge Poster. Vlekere Is tho father of nine children and, according to testimony offered at the hearing had done nothing toward their support for some time. The mother, who takes In. washing, has also been the recipient of a mother's pension, which, with the Income derived from her laundry work, has been the family's only means of support. - HARTE STARTS TO BATTLE FOR JOB County Commissioner Tries to File from Third District, but Moor head Refuses Filing. WILL START TEST SUIT SOON There seems lo be simply no limit to tho prodigious deeds of valor being per formed these days by Colonel John C. Wharton In the postnfrir trenches. Uke whlte-plnmrd Henry of Navarre or Horatlun nt the bridge or Stonewall JarkiMti, Oinulm's postmaster Is ever In tho thickest of the fight, directing the operations of h's tried and trusted troops agatnat the onslaught of the Christmas pr.ekagerw. People returning from the front are relating many Incidents of his klnd ni., his courtesy, his unfllnrhlng rour- KO. Clyde Raumgartner on Wednesdsy, renetrated to a position In the first line of trenches ealled tho "stamp window." Mr. Baumrrnrtner la a large, able-bodied man snd ho, was sustaining the pressure of those aboot hltn to fairly good effect while he purrhnsed stamps to go on a pnrksge. The clerk delivered the stamps to him. Just at that moment he heard a et. rlon vilre Uhlnd him. vlbrnnt with the tone of one arrttsiom.k'd to rommnnd an; bo obeyed. He looked about an.l saw Commnndor-ln-Chlef Wharton. "Here," rrled the c. In c, "don't you know how to do that?" His query was addressed to the clerk. Thereupon the postmaster took the stsmps, I rked them and fastened them to the package of Mr. Baumgartner. Scarcely pausing to hear the thanks of the astonished cltlsen. the colonel was off to another rnt of the battle line where he was telling an old lady exactly hat time on Christmas morning her son in Plvlns, Ore., will receive the package she was mailing him. 1'p and down the line he hurries, speak ing an encouraging word here, smiling gallantly on the pretty ladles, seeing that the ammunition wagons keep tho stamp department supplied with stamps, keep ing the 42-rentlmcte'r scales manned, thus he spends his days. The man seems to know no fesr. He Is slways where the packages fir the thickest, where the danger la greatest Though In command of ths trenches. Colonel Wharton Is a man of peace. Your correspondent, during a brief in terval while the troops were at lunch, asked tho colonel, "What do jrott think of the war?" "War la the postmaster began and halted abruptly. "No," he continued, "I must not say that. I am a Presby terian elder. However, General Sherman, was right. General Sherman was right" And so saying, he cantered aft again to the front CUNDIFF SAYS KANSAS HAS GOOD WINTER WHEAT Warren K. Cunrtt.-i. assistant general passenger and freight agent of the Union. Pacific. Is up from the Kansas City headquarters snd brines wonderful re ports of crop conditions throughout Kansas. Corn has turne out better than the farmers anticipated and the yield la enormous. The winter wheat Is In prima condition and farmers are looking forward to a large crop next year. Tf-fP VwderbiltHotel THIRTY FOURTH STREET AT PARK AVENUE The most conotniently situated hotel in New York At Ihe ThMy-thiri Street Subway WALTON H. MARSHALL i a 3Jt County Commissioner Harts has taken the first step toward a lawsuit j by which he will seek to Invalidate in the courts the law passed by the last legislature establishing a county ; commissioner district outside tbe two-mile limit adjacent to Omaha. Mr. Harte walked into the office nf Election Commissioner Moorhead. "I have here a receipt' for a filing fee and I desire to file as a repub lican candidate for county commis sioner from my old " district, the Third," he told tbe election official. "I will refuse the filing, since your former district has been abolished by law," said Moorhead, "but I desire before making a final decision to confer with the county attorney re garding one or two features of the case." The new law had thrown Commissioners Harte and Best Into a battle for the same district. The measure was passed, it Is said, for the purpose ot leaving Harte without a district. nest Una Owa View. Commissioner Best, however, In a recent Interview charged that Harte had en gineered a plan by which the county hoard was to redlatrict the county, leav ing Harte a district and making Best the victim. Then the commissioners secured an opinion regarding the validity or the new law fron Attorney Myron U Learned, who gave It as his opinion that ths meas ure is unconstitutional. , Following Moorhead's refusal to accept Jlarte s filing a test suit will be started j in me courts n an effort to invalidate the law. The two-mile limit establishes an arbi trary division Una. passing in some in nonces in the middle of farms snd houses. HYMENEAL Itrlmrr-Knllrnai, Bessie Kuhlman and Carl Kelmer, Jr., were married by Rev. Charles W. Savldge at his study Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock. They were accompanied by Mrs. W. A. Greer and Oreer Kuhlman. state Commerce commission, permitting of age the railroads to charge J.4 cents per mile Mr. Powell came to Omaha from his cn Interstate business. Instead of I cents I birthplace in Illinois in 1S. He Is sur per mile, as now. I vlved by two sous, Vr. B. Wlllard and The change in tbe price of mileage i Percy S. Powell, and one daughter, Mrs. books will have no effect upon those old j Kdward U Bradley, all of Omaha, for intrastate travel, but the presiyip- j Funeral services will be held from the tlon Is that after the end of the present j Masonic Temple Thursday at 2:30. The year there will not be any mileage books ' body will He in state from 10 o'clock until sold for intrastate travel. However ud ! I o'clock at the Temple. Interment will to the present time there is no order out on this class ot mileage. SKATERS MUST HIE FOR HOME AT HALF AFTER NINE Commissioner Hummel has pobted at ail puuuu ijifucB signs wnirn inform skaters mat orders or the orricer. In ohargd must be observed and that skaters must leave when Ice becomes oft and when the clock In the steeple strikes half after a. be In Forest Utn cemetery. BODY OF MIKE CROW WILL BE RETURNED TO OMAHA The body of Mike Crowe, former Omaha police patrolman, who dud re cently at ls Ansdes. will arrive In Omaha Thursday evening and will be taken to Heafey & Heafey's undertaking establishment. From there it will be taken to Fort Dodge, la., for Interment, Friday morning. You'll soon know all about it ! Watch this newspaper Kmm Merry Christmas LITTLE BUSY BEES . We are goinjr to tfivo you FIVE DOLLS THIS WEEK, becauso it is Christmas, and we want you all to have a chanco to win one. ' LILLIAN is t h e biggest and prettiest and is for the little girl that sends us the most pictures. EDNA is second, IDA third, HELEN fourth and "BOBHY" is fifth ("Bobby" is a girl, but they call her "Bobby," because she plays with the boys all the time). You just ought to see her run and jump and play , pump-pump-pull-away and all the rest of the outdoor games. That's what puts that sparkle in her eyes and the roses on her cheeks. I just love her myself, best of them all, becauso she has such winning ways dear little "Bobby." I wonder what, little girl will get her. If I was a little girl, wouldn't I try, though! Rcmnbr, yon must send your pictures in OXE UY EAIILIKK this 'k, leratiwi Haturdny Is tlirlst mas, so the OONTE8T W1M. CLOSK 4 1 M. FRIDAY, instead of Saturday. These dolls will be given free to the little itirls under 12 yeara of age, who bring or mall us the largest number of dolls' pictures cut out of The Dally and Sunday Bee before 4 p. m., Friday, De cember a. This picture of three of the dolls will be In The Dee every day this week. Cut them out and ask your friends to save the pictures Sa their paper for you. too. See how many pictures you can get, and be sure to turn them in to Tbe Bee office before 4 p. m., Friday, De cember 24. You Can See the Dolls at The Bee Office farr ""''M' ( Vr, V,:...( ,..'.Vi.Uf , n. ,..,. ,.- Persistence is the cardinal vir tue in advertising; no matter how good advertising may be in other respects, it must be run frequently and constant ly to be really succcessful. lasBBsjRsjsasjssaBBnsasjaMaaBKB mi W0ik i