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BRIEF CITY NEWS
"Tominl'i for "porting Poods."
lighting natures Burgess-Oranden.
) MaTS Soot Print It Now Beacon Tress.
Property Cared For To rent property
see J. H. Duinont, Kocllne building.
"Today's Mori Program" classified
section today. It appears In The Bee
EXCLUSIVELY. Find out what the va
rious moving picture theaters offer.
ror Safety Plrst In Life Insurance
ee W. H. Indoe, general agent. State
Mutual Life Assurance company of
Worcester, Mass., one of the oldest (71
years) and best companies on earth.
library Closes The public library
will be closed on New Year a day. Tne
reading and reference rooms will be
open from 1 o'clock until , but the clr-
culatlon department will be closed all day.
The State Bank of Omaha, corner Six
teenth and Harney, rays FOL'R per cent
on time deposits and THREE per cent
on savings accounts. All deposits In this
bsnk are protected by the depositors'
guarantee fund of the state of Nebraska.
Tlnds a Porged Abstract Title Frank
J. Norton, abstractor In The Bee build
ing had n pcculinr proposition put tip to
Mm yesterday when he waa asked by a.
prospective buyer to look over an ab
stract. An Investigation showed that the
abstract was entirely fictitious and that
some ones nam; had been forged to It.
File Bankruptcy Petition A petition
was filed In federal court asking t.iat
K. La, Book, a furrier doing business at
Hixternth and Howard streets, be de
clared a bankrupt. The petitioners are
the Omaha Mercantile and Fur company,
K. Purdy and Carpenter Taper company,
II of Omaha, and the Charlton company,
Eeldlng Brothers A Co. nnd the Back
Fur company, all of Chicago.
arings Men 111 An extensive sick
list among the officers and employes of
Ihe Conservative yavlngs ft lo ,.
elation has left a number of desks tem
porarily vacant at the offices of that In
stitution. President George V. Gilmore
lias been 111 with grlppo for some time,
nd Paul W. Kuhns, secretary-treasurer,
haa also been silk. Bevera lof the em
ployes have ben laid up more or less with
grippe or eolds.
B'NAI AMI CLUB HOLDS
ITS ANNUAL ELECTION
The- B'Nal Ami club held an election
of officers on Wednesday evening, at
which time the following officers were
elected for the next alx months: Im
manuel Touaen, president; Samuel Cohen,
vice president; Edward Bnader, secretary;
Morris E. Schlaefer, financial secretary;
M. E. Katleman, treasurer, and Nathan
Kadner, sergeant-of-arms. The executive
committee Is composed of Maxwell From
kin, N. I. Waltenburg, E. Yousen, Al
Wohlner and A. Katleman.
This club, which waa organized two
years ago among the Jewish young men
of Omaha, has grown from a member
ship of six to that of thirty and Is per
manently established In club rooms at
801 Lyrlo building. Its purposes are both
educational and sociable, nearly half of
Its members being enrolled In the even
ing high school.
Irvlnglon.
Miss Itiio Vestal spent Sunday in
Omaha visiting relative..
Mr. and Mrs. John Moore of Kansas are
Uutlng at the Hans Otte home.
Miss Minnie Deln visited at the Fred
I aulecn .home In Benson, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hackman and family re
turned Sunday from Sheldon, Neb.
Mr. and Mrs. John Williams of Fair
view viaited at the Williams home Mon
day. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Spring were guests
rt thn Carl Spring home in Benson, Sat
ii day.
Mrs. S C. Brewster Is home from Crete,
I. -.. whiro she has been visiting her
mughtc r.
.Visa Marline Brewster came home from
J hnxoit. ,ca lo spend the holidays with
1 cr parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Kd Tamp and Miss Iora
AV ill u. ms of Benson were entertained at
t e Augjrl Tamp home Friday even nj.
Uoyd and Viola Hendrlckson of Fre
mont are visiting at the home of their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hen
Ui ickson.
Mrs. Watson and family of Lincoln,
Mrs. C. G. Brewster and family of Ben
son and Mrs. 8. C. Hibbard of South
Omaha were entertained -at the S. R.
Brewster home Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Knight, Mr. and
Mrs. K. R. Brewster and Mr. and Mrs.
kers attended the silver wedding of Mr.
and Mrs. iC. E. Brewster of Omaha.
A Torn.
Kred T.uhge and wife of Denver are.
spending a few days in Avoca.
Mrs. J. H. Schmlit and daughter, Lena,
vere here fioin Yutan over .Sunday.
William Vette and family have returned
from a visit with relatives at Seward.
MIbs Sophia Tlilele and Daisy Funke of
Louisville were visiting hero over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Wart of Lincoln
were visiting relatives north tf town .Sun
day. Rev. A. K. Bashford and family have
been spending the week with relatives at
Lincoln.
J. M. Palmer and family were here
from Nehawka last Sunday for a visit
with relatives.
Miss Bertha Smoots. who is teaching
school near Kustla. spent her vacation
with her uarenta here
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Harmon of Omaha
wore here over Sunday for a visit with
ills parents west of town.
Misres Maude and Wllma Hanger are
here from Iowa for a visit with their
parents. Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Hanger.
H O. Spencer and family were here
from Talmage, Saturday, and spent the
day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. C.
Marquardt.
A New Year's dance was given at Oft's
hall on Friday evening.
Nick Teterson. a pioneer of Washing
ton county, is reported ill.
Miss Ines Alexander spent the holidays
Willi her relatives at Napcr, Neb.
Misa Tearl Sumner spent the holidays
al her home north of Waterloo.
Misses Goldle and Mabel Fuller spent
the week with their grandmother, Mrs
Miller. J. F. Boyer of West Iavenworth
street, Omaha, and sun, Milton, visited
here Monday,
Mrs. Wesley Pliant, who has been tak
ing treatment at an Omaha hospital,
cam home to apend Christmas.
Miss Bertha Lorensen was in charge
of the telephone exchange last Saturday
nnd Sunday, during the absence of Mr.
nnd Mrs. Cline.
Chris Clausen, aged 36 years, died at
his home southeast of town .Thursday
afternoon, after n short Illness with
pneumonia. He la survived by his widow
and I u tie daughter, Verna. also five step
daughters. Mr. Clausen was a member of
tiie Modern Woodmen of America and
the I'laltdcutcher vereln.
Springfield.
Bart Wilson Is back from Mexico and
California.
Mrs. Mary Treston la visiting friends
In Oklahoma.
Springfield U thirty-four years old,,
nd alcaare. A. V. Rogers and L. A. Bales
From Our Near Neighbors
DUNN ATTACKS
INSANITY BOARD
Sara that Action of the Members
ii Not in Conformity with
the Law.
TAKES MATTER TO THE JUDGES
I. J. Dunn, Omaha attorney, has
asked the Judges of the district court
to make an Investigation of the meth
ods of the Douglas County Insanity
commission, which he compared to
the Spanish Inquisition.
Men and women are sent to jails,
hospitals and asylums w ithout receiv
ing the benefit of hearings as pro
vided by law, Mr. Dunn told District
Judge Sears. The Judge advised Mr.
I unn to file a written complaint with
Presiding Judge English before the
annual meeting of the Judges, which
is scheduled for Saturday, takes
place. Mr. Dunn said he would do
this.
"A womsn client of mine was sdjudged
Insane without any hearing, whatsoever."
declared Mr. luinn. "on the mere state
ment of the physician member of the
board that she was of unsound mind."
When we Insisted on a hearing, we were
Riven an ostensible hearing after the
membera of the commission had made
up their minds In advance as to what
their decision would be.
Rlabta Xot Observed.
"The hearing was not conducted with
regard to the proper forms of receiving
evidence and my client was subjected to
a lengthy cross-examination In which her
rights were not observed.
"When I objected to the procedure I
was told by Robert Smith and his as
sociates that they were conducting the
hearing and that they would not take
any advice regarding how thev conducted
it.
"I told them to go to a warmer clim
ate and notified them to go ahead with
lhe!r order; that I would start habeas
corpus proceedings and beat them In
open court.
"My client was allowed by them to go
to California, where she now Is. I be
lieve that tho district Judges should in
vestigate the methods of this commission,
whose methods are worse than anything
of which I have heard since the Spanish
Inquisition.
Ne Person ts Safe.
"No person Is safe from the power of
Robert Smith and his associates If any
body can be adjudged insane upon the
compaint of one man and the agreement
of two members of the Insanity board
without any hearing as provided by law."
The members of the Insanity board are
Robert Smith, who holds a place as cx
officio member, by virtue of his office
as clerk of the district court; Dr. G. A.
Young, physician member, and Isidore
Ztegler, lawyer member.
Don't Haye a. Winter Conch.
Take Dr. King's New Discovery and
you won't catch cold. It kills the cold
germs, keeps you well. 50c. All druggists.
Advertisement.
are the only residents living here now
that were residents at that time.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harberg spent Christ
mas in Omaha.
Miss Kthel Klger visited friends nt
Burr this week.
Miss Lydln Preston left this week for
Oklahoma to visit relatives.
Amos Ketch has decided to move to
Oklahoma, nnd will go next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Begley of Omaha
apent Christmas with Mrs. 1). J. Beglcy.
Solomon Zeorian. who la attending
Doane college, la visiting his mother here.
Mrs. A. E. Dunn and daughter Be mice
of Bellevue visited C. B. Sanborn Christ
mas. ,
Miss Mabel Brialey has returned from
a visit to her parents' home at Bour
bon, Mo.
Miss Elisabeth O'Brien of Wayne spent
Christmas at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
L. A. Bates.
YJ.S8 Sara White, who is attending the
state university la spending vacatiou at
her home here.
Professor Everett eacock of the Au
burn schools has been visiting friends
In this vicinity this week.
Will Zeorian run his new automobile
In a ditch and turned it on Its aide. The
car waa damaged but he escaped injury.
Ed Hoyt's automobile caught fire in his
garage last Saturday, e ran it out In
the street and saved the garage, but the
automobile waa badly burned.
Valley.
Earl Hall went to Omaha Thursday.
Mrs. John Lentell has been very 1.1 with
the grip.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Gardiner went to Fre
mont Thursday.
Miss Beulah Byars of Benson Is visiting
her parents this week.
Miss Ethel Ingram is spenllng her
reek's vacation with her mother.
Mrs. F. C. Kennedy, who has been ill
with grip, is able to be out again.
Ray Gardiner la spenllng the week with
his sister, Mrs. Isaao Noyes, In Dundee.
Mrs. C- H. Coy and Howard left Thurs
day tor Los Angeles, Cat., to spend the
winter.
Mrs. Henry Wallstroem entertained the
Missionary society at her home Welnes
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Gardiner spent Christ
mas with their daughter, Mrs. Jsaac
oea, at Dundee.
Kdna Weekly of lied Cloud Is spending
her vacation with her parents, Mr. ana
Mrs. W. E. Weekly.
Mrs. George McDonald and children of
Noriolk spent several daya with Mr. and
Airs. A. J. McDonald.
Mrs. Frank F. Adams entertained the
girls of classes 1U and 1915 who are
name for the vacation at ber home on
Wednesday.
Pnntllton.
Grant Majors of Omaha spent Christ
mas at the J. R. Wilson home,
Joseph Strawn spent Christmas at his
foimcr home in Chapman, Neb.
Mr. end Mrs. George Kmpey and daugh
ter Lucne. of Omaha were Christmas vis
itors at the A. F. Empty home.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo May and children of
Chapman, Neb., are visiting with Mrs.
May s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Gate
wood. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Turnbull and children
of Blair are visiting with Mrs. Turnbull's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Horn, this
week.
Miss Margaret Johns and Arthur Johns
of Bialr apent several days the first of
the week with Paplllioo relative and
friends.
Miss Anastasla Mella of Gretna and
Miaa Margaret Miller of Havelock were
guests of Mr. and Mra. O. P. M tiler on
Monday.
Papilllon is having Its first short course
this week. The Instructors are from the
extension service of the University of
Nebraska.
Misa Joaephlns On nor of Gretna. Miss
Ieonard of Wisconsin and Father Doud
of Omaha were guests of Mrs. Louis Le
sieur Thursday.
Miss Wanda Klmmel of Lincoln has
been elected to leach the eighth grade
and domestic aclence, Misa KatUer.ns
Pelrlng having recently resigned.
MISSOURI WOMAN TO CAMPAIGN FOR SUFFRAGE
ON HORSEBACK Mrs. Alice Curtice Noycr-Winff, field
secretary for the Missouri Equal Franchise association, is
planning to reach the remote sections of her state in the
Ozark mountains on horseback.
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ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
PROTESTS ROME LICENSE
Rev. F. A. High, representative of the
Antl-Faloon league appeared at the office
of city clerk Just before closing time
last night and filed a protest against tho
saloon license application of F. W.
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Ttothery for tfW'llome hotel bar.
Mr. High sets up as his reasons that
for the last year Mr. Rothery has been
assistant manager of the Rome and has
known Just how the hotel was operated.
Ills other reasons are practically the
same as he gave for protesting the ap
plication of Rome Miller.
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'HOT Look Here, Mr. 1916 Si '
OFFICIALS FAYOR
BEE HOSPITAL PLAN
Dahlman Sayi There is No Doubt of
the Need of the City fot Such
n Institution.
OTHERS ALSO LIKE THE IDEA
Mayor Dahlman favors the propo
.Hlt'on of city and county officials get
ting together tho orly part of the
new year for discussion of the ad
visability of establishing a public
hospital for city and county use.
"I helieve we need a hospital such
a was suggested yesterday in The
Bee. The scarlet fever situation Just
now shows heyond question that the
city should be provided with an ade
quate institution where contagious
cases could be properly cared for. It
is my belief that a bond proposition
would carry next fall and the thing
to do Is for the city and county offi
cials to get together before very long
tnd talk this matter ocr." said the
mayor.
Jardlne r'nvora It.
Commissioner Jardlne said: "There can
be no question regarding the worthiness
of the project. It la one of the res'
needs of the city. Of course, we hnve'i t
the funds now, hut thst phase should he
considered. A modem publio hospital
Is one of several Important neds of th
city. I would be willing to do my share
In taking the preliminary steps."
"Without any question we need a large,
modern public hospltsl," said Commis
sioner Kugel, whose department Includes
health and sanitation. Mr. Kugela re
cent observations have convinced him
that Omaha does not hsve a place worthy
of the name of a publle hospital.
' Health Commissioner Council believes
that Omaha la large enough and able to
maintain a public hospital audi ns other
cities of the sUe now have. He said
such an Institution, would cost about
$250,000, but would be a good invest
ment. He favors a separate hospital fut
contagious diseases.
Advertiser and customer profit by tho
Classified Ad" habit.
YOTJ New Year fellows, come faster and faster, as tho
years go by. It's a mere whipstitch since we said
1 '.Howdy' ' to young Mr. 1915. He said "Howdy," gave
us a business 'way beyond our greatest expectations
yes, by many thousands of dollars, and now you're here.
Think of it, Mr. 1916. Here is a business that in
two short years, has made itself so necessary to Omaha
that each succeeding year sees it growing greater by
wonderful strides.
Think it over. Can't be luck; can't bo wealth
plenty of people have money; can't be shrewdness
there never was a business with fewer secrets.
It must be good service that keeps the business
growing. Good service is a wheel. These are the spokes:
RIGHT PRICES CAREFUL DELIVERY
GREAT VARIETY FREE MONEY REFUNDING
PLEASANT ATTENTION PROMPTNESS
CAREFULNESS PROGRESSIVENESS
We know that you, Mr. 1910, are going to help
along our plans because these plans we have in mind
are all along the line of still-better service. They are
worthy alone of your help. So we again pin our faith
to our motto
Greatest Service, to
Greatest Number"
and we'll accomplish it, too.
Mr. 19KJ, have you realized as you came through
space to reign here for awhile, what a world you are
coming to and what a specially charming spot the
United States is?
Thecrops of 1915 were more valuable than ever.
Factories are running full time many night and day,
while a great number of manufacturers can not fill
orders promptly giving a new significance to trade
conditions in general, and this country is fast becoming
a greater nation than ever in the eyes of the entiro
world. "
The outlook is bright.
Let us talk only PEACE, PROGRESS, PROS
PERITY. We are entering a New Year and a new era
as the world's greatest business Nation, and Omaha tho
City of Opportunity.
Burgess-Nash Company
'CVCRYBODY TORI
DEWEY ASKED FOR 330 SHirS
MORE.
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WASHINGTON. Pec. m.-Tlie report of
the general naval board called for RJ'
more shins by 1W5 than the plan sub
mitted by Herretary Daniels. The report
was signed by Admiral George Pewey,
hed of the general board. An expendl
tui of more thnn Hon.ncrt.flOO more than
the secretary's plan wss also called for
In the general board's report.
PEDDLER'S HORSE KILLED
BY SPEEDING AUTOMOBILE
Abo Fisherman, peddler, while driving
his horse and wogan In front of his home
at North Twentieth street, was
struck by an auto, which speeded on Its
way before he could get the number. The
horse sustained a broken leg and waa
killed by an oflcer. Fisherman was not
hurt.
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BAD STORM VISITS
WESTERNHEBRASKA
Well Defined Blizzard Stirs Up the
Snow Which Had Fallen the
Day Before.
ZERO WEATHER IN THE WEST
Wyoming and a small portion of.
western Nebraska was In the grip of
a pretty well defined bllzsard for er.
f-al hours Thursday afternoon and
early during the night, according; to
the morning reports to the railroads.
Friday morning, however, the wind
dropped and the weather became
much colder. Wyoming getting a cold
vave of Its own.
All through from Crawford, Neb., t
lender. Wye, along the line of thn
Northwestern and from Alliance. Neb., to
Hhertdan, Wye, four to seven Inches of
snow had fallen Wednesday night. Thurs
day a brisk Ind started In from the
northwest and sent this snow scurrying
along over the prairies. It drifted con
siderably, but not enough to Interfere
with traffic. The wind ceased yesterday
morning and the weather commenced to
clear.
Temperatures throughout eastern and
central Nebraska were reported as being
10 to 43 riosrees above soro. with sero to
20 degrees above In the western part of
thn state. All through Wyoming It was
below aero. Hardin, north of Sheridan,
reported 10 below; Sheridan and Crow
agency, 14, and 1-andcr, .
Bridgeport was the coldest Nebraska
point reported by the railroads. It being
xero there.
Thug Weakens as
Trio of Men Walk Past
Three Omaha men who snagged a west
bound Karnam "owl" ca Thursday night'
congratulated themselves as they stood
on tho back platform.
From their conversation, It was under
stood that a holdup man had been wlthlri
a hair's breadth of their bankrolls, hut
weakened at the critical moment. Names
could not be obtained nor could enlight
enment be found. The bold man started
to waylay them at Forty-first and Har
ney streets.
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