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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1915)
J in jMaiM iimi i main w 01 n-r -" "'"'"'' ms if i uriiinriiiwiiiim miiiiii m w mum 1 1 m new tttt n rn' " naniiisiiun him nan mi sri ir m n i nil irmss mwm i-tmim mu win iihiij wii m mtamm ttmmm mmmm i r m n mi mum ww wimnwwwwi m m m -ti wiiiiimi iim tWu m sa a iwiim mi m 11 1 i uni wjmii m ssm siisi i i an n i is im ..-uijr-m vKi&si,u -. -e.. .----- ' ' " " ' 4 TIIE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1913. jt; Nebraska BRIGHT STAR OVER BRYANJS TALKS Only Glittering Emblem in Heaven Borers Bight Above Lin coln Mayor. DEMOCRATS SEEK MEANING (From a Waff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Pec. JS.-iflpeelal.l-Peonl round Lincoln who attended the er Hsea In connection with the munltrsl Christmas tree t the state house ground, j c' tart night, re wondering u mmu,7 ... repeating Itself. Over 0 year. ego over In the Holr City of the old world a lUr appeared to proclaim that new leader of the people had been born. Laat night, directly over the platform on which stood Mayor Bryan, a bright lar appeared high in the heaven.. Strangly. too. it wa. the only .tar that u visible the whole evening. The .tar came out brightly, the first one to .how Itself early In the evening. The sky was covered nearly all over by haiy clouds, but that lone .tar appearing above Mayor Bryan in the modern Holy City, shone out alone clearly for nearly half an hour and, waa then obscured by the cloud, which covered the ikic.. The question which now confront, the anti-Bryan element In the democratic party Is will Mayor Bryan proclaim that the Incident of the lone star settles the matter of who Is to be new leader of the democratic party and that his candi dacy ha. received the approval of a higher authority than even ' President Wilson. BECKMANK GIVES REASONS FOR REAPPRAISEMENT VIEW (From Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Dec. Speclat.)-The re- appraleement of certain school lands or dered by democratic members of the State Board of Publlo Lands and Funds over the protest of Land Commissioner Fred Beckman, the only republican member of the board, will cost the state $4,800 In the next five years, according to Mr. Beckmann. who haa steadily fought the re appralsement Idea, ' . Mr. Beckmann asserts that the appraise ment Is unfair and not legal. He asserts . that the board has placed the re-assessment of the lands In the hands of the Howard county Board of Commissioner., which has ajerady taken a stand on the matter in favor of a reduction. In ex plaining his stand on the matter Mr. Beckmann says: I vote against the reappraisal of school lands In Howard county. A reduction of t3 per acre has been petitioned for by the present county board and others, and aa the majority of the Board of K.ducallonal I.enda and Funrta voted that the present county board act as appraisers for a re nppralaement the prosnects are that a 13 reduction per acre will be made, which will mean a yearly loss of !l.84. As the - apprslaement will hold Hood for five years it will be a oss to the school fund of H.VH.X. and It Is my opinion that reap pralsement will be Illegal for the follow In'" reasons: The record will show tat on November , 191S Howard county school lands were , appraised, the act of which took effect January 4, 1904. The record also will show that on March 1M, oo motion of Attorney General Martin, a member of the Board of Kduoational lands and funds, which carried unanimously, an appraisement of school lands for leasing purposes was ordered In Howard county. In pursuance of this order the comma sloners of Howard county were Instructed to reappraise the school land for leasing purposes. In June, 114. the county board of Howard county sent their arprslsemnt to the Board of Educational lands and funds. V. e report shows that the county beard to the oath as prescribed by law before they made the appraisement, flee report on file in office of commissioner of publlo lands and buildings. On July 14. 1914, the following motion, made by Beckmann. romm esloner of public lands and buildings, a member of the Board of Kducailonal lands and funds, that the appraisement of school land for leasing ptirponee made by county boards In Howard Keya J-'aha and Knox coun ties was approved unanimously. On June If, 1111, a ie it'on waa rreaonlei to the Board or Educational lands and funds claiming that the school land in Howard county, as appraised bv tho county board In 114 was too high and lor renuouon Of W per acre. jwier a rcaaing ot the petition, the board voted tat Commissioner beckmann nd Deputy Attorney tinneral Marrett look up tls matter and report. On Novem- her 13. 1M5. record C. page SH, tbe fol- lowing appears on ths record: ? signed by ine county com- misl-iier. of Howard county, asking a reduction of S3 per acre in the valuation oi m appraisement or school land of Howard county, being before the board, after a general discussion, the hoard de clined to take up the matter of disturb ing the appraisement. I also contend that ths Breaent hmant of county commissioners of Howard county is estopped from acting as apprais ers of this school land, as it ran be aliwn that on Heptember 2. iMIfi, they signed a pstttlon ask ng the board of educational lands and funda for a 0 per rent reduc tion of the appraisement as made by the former board In June, IHI4, whl h waa ap proved by the board ofedticatlonal lands M funds July 14. 19H. The law nrovliloa that the board of educational lands and funda may, during the year 1KHX and every five years thereafter, provide for en anpra'sxl of sold I !! K Uavlsed Statutes 1518, chapter 6SS1, page l0&. Lst week a delegation of Howard eunty men came to the state house and after conferences with members ef the board a meeting had and the order was jnade over the protest of the land com missioner that the reaspraisement be made. Mr. Beckmann Is very Indignant over what he calls a hand-handd method of doing things sfter the board had al ready approved the report of Imself and Isfputy Attorney General Barrett HYMENEAL CwBiasI Bfra-TkesapaoM. TECUM8EH. Neb., Dec. Special ) Mr. Charles Adam Cummlngs of Tscum- ah and Mlaa fianava CIImv I ,. " " w'" niarnra at tlK t-reeK Friday, by Rev. Elijah Thompson. The aroom U th. n of Mr. sndTrs. Wll- Uam H. Gumming, of Tecun-eh. snd the k.ij!- . .v.. jt . ... . M. Thompson of Elk Creek. They will live on a farm east of this city. DsrlMB-HrDsslrl. TRCVMSKH. Neb.. lec. 3 -(Special)-. Mr. Clarence O. Davison of this city and Miss Edna McDsniel of Nelson were mar. tied by County Judge James Livingston, In this city, Friday. The groom is the sou of Mr. snd Mrs. . J. Davison ot Tecumseh. 9r. Davison is a bridge fore, tnen and tbey will live In this city this winter. The errtste Grip Is something of a Joke to those who have never bad It but when they get tt tbey become dead to alt sense of humor. No disease was ever more ap propriately named because grip takes hold of the entire system. To get rid of U take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and carefully observe the directions wllh each botUA This remedy U highly reoommend4 by those who have uaad It ui know Its real value. Obtalnabia Swy Lei, Advartlaetn ant Nobraska Notes from Beatrice And Gage County RKATRICB, Neb., Dec. - Special ) Word waa received here Friday from Du buque, la., to the effect that Sam Rah Inowltg, Max Swltser, M. Fettleman and Vkix Hayden, who la.t aprtng moved a stock of bankrupt clothing from Beat rice to Dubuque. Ia., were found guilty of fraud In the federal court there after a trial lasting two week. Hayden, Hwlt ter and RaMnowlt. were aent to the federal prlaon at Leavenworth and Fet tleman waa fined 12,600 and coat.. The coat. In the caae amounted to about $3,flno. A number of wltne.aea from thle y tetlfed for th governfnent. prior to locating In Beatrice the firm went Into voluntary bankruptcy, and tnveatlgatlon dlacloaed that the men had shipped the gooda to Beatrice to evade their credlt ora. They were" placed under arreat and convicted. Walter Terry Carr and Mlaa Anna Plmper were married at the Lutheran! that time gone on record pledging them parsonage Friday by Rev. Relttel, the aelve. to make the fight for the develop- pastor. Mr. Mary C. Hartwell, an old resident of thl. county, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Hale, In this city this morning, aged sixty-five years. She leaves no family except her husband. SEEKING KIDS FOR ADOPTION Search for Extraordinary Yoa si sters and the Teats They t'ndergo. In response to the demand for children to be adopted there haa arisen a class of workers who make It their business to search for extraordinary children A.- i low 1 months sgo the Children's Aid society of New Tork had orders from three million aires for children. Two of them wanted girls and the other a boy. After long and Painstaking search the choice finally nar rowed down to twenty candidates, none of whom would do. One of the millionaire, finally began to make the rounds of orphanage, and other Institution.. He .finally found a little girl who filled the bill, but before he and hi. wife took her they looked at thousands of little girts from I to 4 ysars of age. This age Is con sidered the safest, for In that time the ehllahas not gained permanent impres sion. 'of Its home, parents, or ths institu tion where It was reared, and If It has any traces of disease or bad temper they are likely to crop out at this age. Sympa thy or pity play little part In the pre liminary stages of modern methods of child adoption. After a cursory examination of the chl'.d shows that Its legs are straight. Ha back and chest are well formed and nor mal. Its head Is well shaped and Its gen eral proportions are . about right for a child of its age. It Is sent to clinic, where It Is examined for tuberculosis and kin dred Ills, and especially for traces of hereditary taint In the blood. It eyes, ears, nose, throat, neck and chest are thoroughly examined. Some of ths ques tions which must be answered are: How Is the gait of the candidate? Is he well balanced or shambling? Is he pigeon toed or are his feet everted? Is his fore head high or low? Are his ears .well planed? Is he cross-eyed? Are hi. teeth regular or Irregular? Are the fingers long or short. Has the candidate any exag gerated egoism, any excessive self -consciousness, and fll-beJanced mental ao tlvltv? The child's mind Is then sub jected to Slmon-Bmet tests In order to determine Its general intelligence. iwr i a child comes through this ordeal, the j well-to-do prospective parent tnen aenos i It to a specialist In children's diseases, who mskes a final report of ths candi date's physical condition. At this stage the process has Just be tnr the child mu.t be placed under observation to determine whether It will respond to the kind of training wmcn wealthy persons give to their children. If the child Is adaptable It will soon fall Into the wsys of Its foster parents. If Its parents havs been persons of rough habits there is a chancs that ths child will fall short of the position which his new life will bring to him. Children who h.v. . hannv smile, a habit of prattling and climbing about, and signs of good - - mand nature ana imu" These, as well as similar tralta, are uau- ' discovered by close contact with ths i vJZ. hh tt may occupy, ' 'lld In the home which It may occupy, '.Then, before the court proceedings, a de-i money must be sPnt In ,r?M e " ,w .wtndlera black- order to make sure that .wind rs. ntac l mailers and other cruninaoe ww, forward and pose as tns reoi psu- ths child. Thl. precaution Is necessary not only to protect ths foster parsnts, but also ths child when It shall hava be come of age. Indianapolis News. UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS AMONG DEAD ir nondenee of The Associated Press.) 1 BERLIN Dec 10 -At the University of Berlin the' roll of honor of Its students anil nrnfssaors who have lauen in iai .--,1 war already covers tnree inrse ,.. - - wit. w . . a m -sktK ssrsa Sltl rrounaea oy iaurel wreath. In the main lobby of the f" that hi. life depend, on provid '"1. !rl-!r ct.in ln h'mself with proper eover. And this central Du....u... . " " " f elsht professors and l.o- " . , . . . . u. official, and not " th" J Among the latter are thirty- ,t. of theology, fifty turea, one atudenta. two a(UU!Ilia ft ...... twentr-seven of medicine, and 1SS of various branohsa ot the philosophical de partment COURT PHOTOGRAPHER OF GREAT BRITAIN IS DEAD (Corresnondenoe of The Aasoeleted Press.) "i I1NDOH. Dec TO. The oeatn is an. Dee 10 The death Is an- . .... . x.. ,, "n"n " " - I Photographer to the court of Oreat I Britain. "a. onl, when he on- !tatned his annolntment after taktn a series of pictures of King Edward, then Prince of Wales. During his life he photoKTsphed every Important monarch taw.1 MONUMENT OF FRAGMENTS OF THE TCRPE00ED SH'PS (Correspondence of Tb. Associated Pres. ) r,JZ . rj r , Denmark. ted of fragments of v va t.iiinvic.i, munw.. n-,r-"-. torpedoed .hip. wasbod ashore ha. bee in the North Sea. The monument, which take, the shape roughly of a aubmartne, rests above aa English unexploded mine, also washed ashore nearby. Qalaiae kat Ums No At Hrm4. Because of Its tonie and laiatlve effect taxatlve Bromo Quinine eaa be taken by anyone without cn'iatnit nvrvouanes. nor ringing la bead. There la only one "Bromo Quinine.'' E. W. Grove's signa lure en boa. Jt AdverUscmenL M'CAGHE TALKS ON WATERWAYS Sayi Thote Interested Have Decided to Work Together Initead of Fighting Each Other. WATEB ADVANTAGE IS GREAT "BJver navigation for Omaha I. not a Joke, and the Julia and Ada Belle that have been plying between Omaha and De catur during the summer and fall are the beginning of a great fleet that will one day carry cargoes to and from umana," .aid John L McCague, presi dent of the Commercial club and member Of the Omaha Real Fkrtate exchange. In a talk to the exchange la.t Wednenl.c sn "Waterway.." Mr. McCagua and J, TT. Gamble were Omaha delegatea to the National River, and Harbors congress eome week, ago at Washington. D. C. Mr. McCague re viewed the results of that convention. Pointing out that the delegate, had at mem of waterways a nation-wide fight, looking toward development of the latent possibilities all over the country Instead of fighting one another to pull appro priation, one way or the other. He said that ths National r.lvers and Harbors congress was made up of some of the biggest and ablest business men from all section, of the country and that he had never heard so many talks full of real moat aa he had at this convention. Beads Strong; Men. "Kansas City," he said, "haa always sent Its strongest men to these conven tions, snd ths result is that they have aocomnllsheil Mn .-.4 k ...... . .... - - - um,w Birvauy tnm m lnn, . . . . . , - "x solving meir i waterways problem locally." The speaker called attention to the fact that Mr. Gamble was elected one of the vlos presidents of the congress. Mr. Mc- Cagus himself was elected a member of the board of directors assigned to the Missouri river district, and added that this was the first time In the history of the Rivers ax 4 Harbera Omsha had received any real recognition. ine pian aa tie congress mapped It out 1s t6 divide the .vnuntrv lnt . sections, each Its own definite water-1 way. project to ir, worked out tETi h. said. ,. ths ril from Poughkeeoala nv,. mteroostal develormTa-. k1 . T nd thrchesarasr ! D"W1" . velopment of the Ohi i'" , ,th d"l other tha Mi..i..iJl, ? f. vsJlesr- ' Missouri valla n.k. . .1 YJ. , another tli r:ium!u.,.M'"lM,PP,:, . nircr ucveiopment and another the Intercostal development along California, Texas and New Orleans. Te Work Toarether. "We plan now to work for tho develop ment of these projects, each and all. In stead of trying to get the beat of one an other and being accused of pulling for the pork barrel." said' tne speaker. "Ths thing that makes Germany so Potsat at this time." he continued, "is that It has Its waterwav. . a.''. that all its shipping above mere parsrls ! dees by waterways," tie pointed out that the next thing to ! 1 is r.k. i. ; ; " 1 Ululf w hei. tTw- T a " . waler tront a! .K-l n." f th' nu'cPty wh-VVs - 'vallable for dockage Ha iJT V "p'rttIon dovelops. s saia one of tho finest sights at New urieans "tie fourteen miles of dockage J T 17 1 Bd clty wht i n h Pan'm cn1 nd ' he 1m ntn."v,t r,ver tr"Po1atlon. - e'n1 ' ,low!l t( work" out Its destiny then it will be a great thing for Omaha and tha imnar but to get the benefit that Is due us from this canal we must have the upper rivers developed." - Entrenching Tools in Kits of Soldiers in European War (Correspondence of the Associated Prea. ) , cll,ln to various American refining tlon of German activities which sre per DUNKIRK. France, Nov. 2. Next to "tb,ll'h'""t"- Th affidavit was sworn mitted to continue on Chinese soil under his rifle, every soldier values most of all I ,0 bfora George II. Scldmore, who sub- lease to foreign powers, his ontercnchlng tool, which consists of ' scribed himself as consul general of the The latest ground for complaint of a small wooden handle not quite 'two reei long and a detachable iron cross- tere.t. at Yokohama. Japanese steamer iro which a French piece with a pick at one end and a sharp j Several cases of outbreaks among th cruiser took into Ealgon under charge of narrow spade at the other. Men cling to German prisoners of war have led th carrying arms and ammunition for mu thelr entrenching tools whan they have Japanese press to declare that the an- tlnUU ta Ind1'- A P,Bnr on bo"jr "u " 'ru neany every other article of oqipment. A man without an entrench ing tool feels that he Is of rather less value aa a soldier than If he had no uniform. Without this little pick and .pads he must lis out In tho open after an advance instead of scraping for him self a little mound for rover. When there Is any movement in the lines most of ths entrenching work Is done with these little tools. It la only when a position has been solidly won and is to be occupied more or lesa perma- nently that large picks are brought up - " - . . - , , It becomes the merest Instinct to 'Unct a" ? corner even the overpowering doslre for sioep which comes at th. close of a long d.y. hard fl h i make, even th. consumption of food seem instinct U strong enough to conquer even nukll av th, mn.liniMln. superfluous. Frequently the tired infantry man after ten or twelve hours of hard fighting mu.t struggle from dusk to mid night with his entrenrhlnr tools; not till his cover Is snug and sound does the sol dier dare to curl himself uo In hi. pit and take the coveted forty wink, la pre para- jtton. for the counter-attack which la al- niost certain to come before dusk. A soldier's letter tells about a British rerlment that boaatad (KaV AA ant ...7 " " . ,, .alTant r.m.nt he W "1"re.70t' rlf. J1 Ttol "ono or tintaut s past wars. Tney naa fh"r t Balaclava; they had fought " r m g.ooe out tn.y B4,J, been taught to dig; It was be- ve.vii 'a. a " - swiiaavi ss foolish Ideas of caste. I "And here Is whst happened to them not ' from Mon- The regiment had ' been rushed into a gap to cover the f !,!: BCU- tbey were dismounted, an Infantry officer offered them some friendly advice, urg- , ,d .,.... wlth , thTO provide thenuwlve. with )fcm, Wn of mv But lney Uufh.d. took their position, and lay down In tho open. 'We don't dig.' they boasted proudly. Poor gallant fellows tea min utes later a battery found them and sprayed them oft the fare of the earth as the little bugs are cleaned off a rose bush by tho gardener's sprsy. Gee4 (or Sleet Hoaw.oeb.eo. ConaMpetlaei causes sick headache and Dr.. King s New Life Pills wiU ours it. Take a dose tonight, tbc All druggists. Advertisement. HIS "VIRGINIA JUDGE" IS VAUDEVILLE CLASSIC. JAPAN DEPORTS GERMANS Presence Detrimental to the Inter eits of the Country, Say the Japanese Authorities. MANY AFFIDAVITS ARE TAKEN (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) J TOKIO, Nov. 15. Japan's order of de- portation against flvs German business men of Yokohama, which has already been carried out, has brought Into die- cusslon the entire question of the treat- mentof German civilians, as well as Oer-i not and rolled with huge rollers. There . . was a time when It was dangerous to man prisoners 'n japan. , .... , .rv.- ..i.... i,. In'16! n the coldest days of wln- ! ,.v -v.. , ,... i .haT-ri.tTon that thmen were dls- , T, ,L ZZ lt con. ow ocuun.ii i -f nd ,u M,e- newspapers. however, openly allege that four of tha Germans, namely those connected with the firm of Otto, Relmers ft Co.. were dismissed because they shipped copper through neutral countries destined for Germany. Borne newspapers say they understood on good authority that a Japanese copper mine had actually been worked by the company and its products' forwarded to Germany through the United States. Tsrw M -t, Have to O. The deported Germans include Martin Pors. "wnn-"- a, Co., H. Fokkes, K. Fischer and C. Heitmann. Tha fifth Harman dlamlMaeit waa f V. feK manager of Bergman & Co., at Yokohama. The Investigations of the pollee covered ... .I" . " " case Is said to fill more than 600 written Pages. The Incident Is regarded aa show- n that the authorities are constantly exorcising a strict surveillance over ths German civilians resident In Japan. Th JPn Qasette. published at Yokohama, prints- a copy of an affidavit which waa .worn to by Martin Pors last July at the Amerlcsn consulate at Toko- hams. The affidavit declares that the copper buslncs. transacted by the firm of Otto t Co.. In Japan direct or through others In Japan since the outbreak of the war has not been done and Is not done with Oermany nor with Germany as the ttltl- mate destination. It continue, by sarin A. M . ' '. that all the copper shipped by the firm to New York Is sold In New York through Its agents, E. P. Earle, an American United State. In charge of German In- thorltles are treating the prisoners too IIIwmHv Tti- m ,uili. -..ZIa . .wl I , ; wt.U former member of the German eurred at the camp at Kurura. when a Mrvlce la China. This steamer Japanese guard is said to have been as- ulled from Shanghai, and la alleged to saulted by a German prisoner after he have carried ammunition on cases and had warned the prisoner to be more care- arms which were thrown overboard when ful about smoking and about throwing the French cruiser rave chase. ! 1 on rtoor' "he Jill asserts i that the authorities should deal with I Oermany and its people In a manner dlf- 1 ferent to that accorded to other nations, It expresses the opinion that a sharp . watch should be kept over the German , .. ., , lnna . ..... ,, WUIll I try long ago. TIPS ON WRAPPING THE GIFT Precawtlowa Neurr to I an re Secarity mm Safe Do. livery. Every year the post offices are eon fronted with tho problem ef distributing thousands of parcels that have lost their outer covering, and that bear nothing to identify senders or recipients sender's name and address should not only be placed on packages, but should also be placed Inside of them. Though It be written a thousand times thst parcel, should be so don up that ordinary shocks will hava no effect, the masses will continue to tie them up In slovenly fashion. And do send your gifts in time! i On or before Christmas they should be received snd acknowledged with pleas ure. Books may now bs sent by parcel post Packages weighing eight ounces or leas taka a rate of I cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof. Regular Bone rates apply above that weight "Do Not Open Until Christmas'' may be written on the outside of a package. Inscriptions as "Merry Christmas." -Happy New Year." or "Best Wlshes." In handwriting may be Inserted In parcel post packages, and simple dedicatory In scriptions, not ot a personal nature, may be written on the fly leaves of toooka If It Is desired to sand a written com munication along with a parcel this may be done by Inclosing ths communication In an envelope and tying It securely to the parcel, placing letter postage on the envelope and parcel post stamps on the package. Tor Bale" ad will tarn second-hand furniture tnto cash. umn rfinrEAJiEiLJ di NUCHjfflFFERING So Declare Preacher at Parkvale Church Congregation Raiiei Money for New Edifice. FURTHER EFFORT THIS WEEK Practically $1,000 ii now sub scribed on the cash subscription list the members of Parkvale Presby terian church are circulating to raise a building fund for a new church. Rev. R. W. Taylor an nounced this splendid progress at the morning service In the present church at Thirty-first and Gold streets. "This week," he said, "we are going to make another strong effort with the subscription list among the members- only among the roembera. Then next week, beginning with the new year, we are going to spare no one. We are then going out to solicit snyone who will help us, whether members or not." Just where the new church building wlU be located Is not yet decided. It Is possi ble, of course, that the structure will be built on the present sits, but some effort has been made by the congregation to find another suitable location. At one time the handsome Crelghton addition. Just northwest of the present location. was considered, but It was found that building restrictions there prohibited everything but dwelling houses. Christ Tempted Oftea. Rev. R. W. Taylor In his morning ser mon reviewed the life, temptations and sufferings of Christ with a view to show ing that, though he waa the Son of Ood, he came to earth as man and suffered and fait aa men suffer and feel. "He was Canable nf bslnar (unnt, til waa a. verely tempted on many occasions." said, Mr. Taylor, "but he never yielded to temptation. He was capable of suffering as man suffers, and he suffered much. Hs was perfected In suffering as steel rails are perfected In being heated red ter. because the old Iron rails might break ,n "uch vre wetBer- Then cm tho 'teel ratl " thl" procel" of U .Un' "d torturin5n1 T?""' until tnese rait, are aDsoiuteiy reiiaDie and wU1 ,Un(j tne ,trmln under any cotl. anions. "And so ths lives of men are perfected by suffering. That 1 one point we have to meet constantly when the skeptic at tack, ua The skeptic says. 'Why doe, yur a"ood God permit all this suffering wo"af answer ui man i. rfct ""rlng. Chinese Neutrality Much Buffeted by All Belligerents t correspondence or tne Associated fress) SHANGHAI, Dec. SS. Foreign conces sions In China have been centers of g trouble since the begln- ning of the European war. As the result of acUvm,, of various belligerents in these settlements charges and counter- charges have been made concerning the violation of China's neutrality. China 1 is so enmeshed in European trestles that it Is always extremely difficult to de- terrains the actual status with reference to the European powers. Practically ever7 foreign concession was crested i under dlfforent conditions, and the corn- ' n. ami I . W M rhln - A . V, A IM.Ut tt04 IIVMVICB wivvw.. vw ill,, ,.va , u various powers are so varied that few diplomatists can harmonise them, Newspaper under German control at the treaty ports are constantly charging that China is violating its neutrality b Permitting shoes and Bther supplies to ,h,tpp4 from Sh"h" for,the ur,of the Ruuan army They are a! vole g protests against the shipments of sup- for tha Frencn and Engllllh armles. 0n thl. cth.r hand. th. EnKii.h .nd French areas are loud In their denuncla- this sort waa supplied by the capture of 1," "wner w"OD,11l1 p"" It has even been charged that the Ger- man Social club in Shanghai Is used as an arsenal for the storage of supplies to be used in promoting sedition among the colonies of Germany1 enemies In the far Jt- THE "COME-BACK" The Toim Back" roan was really never down-and-out His weakened condition because of over-work, lack ot exercise, improper eating and living, demands stimulation to satisfy the cry for a health-giving appetite and the re freshing sleep essential to strength. (KJLJ) MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules, the National Remedy of Holland, will do the work. They are wonderful! Three of these capsules each day will put a man on hla feet before he knows It; whether bis trouble comes from uric acid poisoning, the kidneys, gravel or stone In the bladder, stomach derangement or other ailments that befall the over-seal-oua American. Don't wait until you are entirely down-and-out but take them to day. Your drusglst will gladly refund your money If they do not help you. loo, ' 60o and fl.M per box. Accept no aubetl- tutea. Look for the name GOLD MEDAL on every box. They are the pure, orlg- Inal, Imported Haarlam Oil Capsules. . 1916 Xmas Savings Club Starts Today COUNTY PROTEGEES HAYE MERRY XMAS More Than Three Hundred Men, Women and Children Share in Pleasures of Holiday Season. FIFTY KIDS AT RIVER VIEW More than 300 men. women and children In Douglas county's Insti tutions, the county hospital, River view home for children and the coun ty Jail had a large share of holiday Joy Christmas eve and yesterday. Fifty children at Rlvervlew home were delighted by a tree and by gifts provided by the Omaha Wom an's club and Superintendent Thomp son. The elder children received useful presents and the little tots were given toys. A turkey and chicken dinner was served yester day. Mrs. O. W. Ahlqulst visited the county hospital and jail with gifts of candy, nuts, and fruit In accordance with her annual custom of many years. On Christmas eve there was a tree at the hospital and 279 Inmates received gifts. Mrs. Ahlqulst, Mrs. John Shin rock and son, Miss Catherine Carroll and the William Holmes quartet were among thoee who participated In a pro. gram of songs and recitations. A turkey dinner was served yesterday. At the county Jail the prisoners ate chicken and the usual accompaniments of a Christmas dinner, but the real cele bration was postponed until later thla week when an entertaining program will be held. Women Agents of Carranza Corrupt Officers of Villa FORT WORTH. Tex., Dec. M.-T. T. Edwards, United States con.ul at Juarez, who was reported to have left HI Paso thi, wek; . . endeavor to help General I Villa leave Mexico, denied here tonight that he had heard anything from Villa i-lnc. December 21. and said hi. absence from EI Paso was occasioned by a law suit st Fort Smith, Ark., in which he was Interested. Edwards left for El Paso tonight "General Villa plan, to leave Mexico and go to Cuba," said Edwards. "If he cannot go to Cuba, he will go to.ome other foreign country and await, tho downfall of the Carransa government." "Villa's failure in battle and the col lapse of his fighting organization is at tributed by Edwards to the corruption of his officers by Carranza agents, most of whom he said were women. "Women In Carransa's pay," said Ed- AMU8EMENTS. Dsvotad. to Brilliant acueioal Barlesqae TWICE DAILY Mat. Today KBWSIT XV BUMEbQUS w2id- N ite AIDS EXTBA DTDBTTB S.A I Rfl BROW New Tear's Frt. Nits. Pc. It. startlns at 11 .90, lult aa boar after tha res ular performance. DBAR HEADER I Aa usual, you'll find ths Gsyety ! gayest place In town New Year's Bv. You'll see lOlft bors under most joyous elrcumstaacea and you'll Ilka the show, too It's surely K. O. As a tip, set seats light now. Bis new surprises at midnight. E. U JOHNSON. Mgr. Oayety. Evenings, gnnday Si Holiday Mats., 1 slak a"Jsj) atAsa saaml tSLa a bus guv, www ew-asM vwi yrMAT$.l5oind 25C .-new sbi u you use. our no amount T.ADTE8' A. AT AJTY WI TICKETS IWv EAT MATIN EX Baby Carriage Oarage la the Xiobby none Song. 4S4 Tka Bast of Vsndsrllls fitly Matinee l:le Every Nlsnt. 1:1. J I Other set this week! Chi Other set this week: Chia. E. Evan ('.. Welter C Kelly, Usrdner Trio. George t'hiyo, Dorothy Brenner, Orpheum Travel Weekly. Prloes: Mat. I nee. ssllery. 10c Beet teat NEW YORK FASHION SHOW (eteept Saturday snd Sunday. xe. Night, lih . the. too sad 7!o. Week ot January Z, Gertrude Hoffmaa. In. 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. Each Bottle of. hat a coupon affixed to its neck label Save couponi and get premium. Send for Free Premium Catalog. Phone Douglas 1889 and have case sent home. Luxus Mercantile Co., Distributors wards, "became so Intimate with lila officers that he wa. afraid to trust any one." Allies lTv Landing s In European Turkey BERLIN, Pec. fBy Wireless to Pav rllle.) A special despatch from Sofia says the Overseas isews Agency reports an attempt to land at Kaala. Kuropcan Turkey, of Angle-French troops from Oalllpoll. Tho Greek commander at Kaala, however, protested against thla. Burglars Ply Trade Near Police Station The fact that police headquarters Is situated next door to the Hamm Brew ing company', office, failed to awe burg lars, who on Christmas eve pried open a window and obtained 76. THE . MDERBILTtlOTEL THIRTY FOURTH STREET AT PARK AVENUE The most conoentenily situated hotel in New York At the ThMy-thlrJ Street Subway WALTON H. MARSHALL Afonofer ELL-AM S Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it 25c at all druggists. 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