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TIIK BEE: OMATTA, WEDNESDAY, JANTAUY 12, 1016: BttlrJt' CITY NEWS ,'WRI.SH PI1ITS 1ID THE BLACK FLAG Towassna's tor pertlay deota." Ifhtlaa; rixtiree Burfsss-Grandeay Bara Boot Prist It Now Beacon Proa. Ksvrrai at Peopla'a Chorea Dr. FVnk W. cot of Tltusrllle. ra.. la holding re vivaJ wrvlcM ttvery night thla wtt at the Feople's church. "Todays Mono rrocram elaseiflao section todajr. It appcara In Tho Ilea EXCLUSIVELY. Vina out what th ve rioua moving plctura theater offer. Orooer la a Bankrupt Abe Blumen thal, dealer In gTocerlea and meat, filed a voluntary petition In bankruptcy. Riv ing liabilitiea a 13.428 and assets aa $1,797. laborer Tilse Baaxrnptoy F ration Victor E. Huller, a laborer, filed a volun tary petition In bankruptcy. He aaya his liabilities are WIS and hla assets, two. He asks exemption on tha latter, aa they are household goods. Two Antoa Takaa Dan Sunberg, I0S South Seventh atreet, reports to the po lite that hta auto was stolen from Twen tieth and Dodjre streets. H. Dreeaen, 607 South Twentieth street, asserts that hia car was stolen from In front of hla home. Wakeley Ooaa to Chicago General Passenger Agent Wakeley goea to Chi cago Thursday, where Friday and Satur day, together with the other general passenger agenta of the Burlington, will he discussed and outline tho plans for rrylng on the passenger end of tha road's business during IMS. The meeting Is the annual family gathering of the passenger officials. Sells Wood Alcohol in Dry State Without Labeling It Poison SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. ll.-T. Takano. proprietor of a Japanese drug atore and hotel In the lodging house district, wm arrested late today on a charge of selling wood alcohol without labelling the bottles poison." Detectives who investigated the deaths of ten men and one woman from alcoholism since prohibition became effective January 1, asserted that at least three of the persona who died from drink ing wood alcohol had purchased It from Takano. Prosecuting Attorney Lundln stated ha would charge Takano with man slaughter. , Carlson f'uts Two Bandits to Flight by Wallops on Jaw . When O. S. Carlson, 45S3 Marcy Street, was held up by two men near hla home Monday evening, ha waa given the uaual order "to put up his dukes." Carlson evidently mistook the command,' aa he put them up rapidly, with successive wallops to the Jaw of each bandit. Tha would-be bad men fled. War Gives Print Paper Yellow Hue The color of the paper on which the daily newspapers are printed Is now be ginning to reflect a result of the war. For the last tow days, ' the print paper has appeared somewhat yellower than uaual. Thla la due to the fact that all auch paper la treated at the mill with a German bleach, which makea It pure white. Instead of the tan or yellowish tint of the paper pulp In Its natural form. Now the mills are beginning to run out of the bleach, the supply from Germany having been cut off by the war and the stores of It in thla country being prac tically exhausted. Tha "pink aheeta" also look a little paler than before. Thla is also due to the war, the Imported pink dye being no longer available, and the American brand of pink dye being considerably pajer than the foreign variety. Warning ii Sent Out that Mercury is to Fall 20 Degreei, with Wind and Snow. SHIPMENTS ABE HELD UP Zero weather is right upon us. The weather man says so. He hoisted the cold wave flag yesterday to warn all. Along with the black flag went this new forecast: Much colder with snow and strong wind tonight and Wednes day with the thermometer 20 de grees lower within the next twenty four hours. The snow, the beautiful snow, Is all that saved us from about tero this morning. When the well-known white flakes began falling the tem perature began rising and stood at 9 degrees above sero at 7 a. m. Up In Prince Albert and Medicine Hat, western Canada, they weren't Quite so fortunate and the men all bad use for their ear tabs and bear tkin overcoats; for the thermometer registered 44 degrees below iero. Nearer home It was pretty cold, too, temperatures of 20 to SO below iero be ing common in Montana and North Da kota. At Valentine, ' Neb., it waa 4 de grees below iero. llBn All Araaad. And snow! There's snow all around. Every station In the Missouri Vailey re ported snow falling. But while It is so cold up In Prince Albert and Medicine Hat. It Is quite warm down at Shreveport. La., and Corpus Chrlstl. Tex., at both of which pieces the Ice man probably finds some demand for his product, for the tem perature is 70 degree above sero this morning. This is a difference of 114 de grees marked practically by the breadth of our dear republic. Hold Bark Shipments. On account of the snow and the pos sibility of blizsardy conditions, hurry orders went out not to start out live stock trains, especially from points where there la good shepter and feed for the animals. Shipment of fruits, vegetables and other perishable commodities were held up for better weather, especially if consigned to the cold area and if going long distances. Over the state, light snow commenced to fall late last night and continued in most places this morning, having reached a depth of from two to four Inches. Along the Missouri river the railroads reported the snowfall lighter than out In the central and western portions of the state and the temperatures from S to 20 degrees above sero. Contractors Begin to Arrive for the State Convention PRESIDENT BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION. .. U; .; - Vt - . ; N, v I . V:- ' v ' . ' J ICE MEN SHARPEN UP THEIR TOOLS 'Til "Edwin S.Jewell Edwin S. Jewell waa elected president of the Omaha Building Owners' and Man agers' association at the annual meeting held at the Loyal hotel. Mr. Jewell fa building manager of the City National bank building. A. A. All wine, assistant secretary of the Omaha Ixan',and Building association, was made vice rresldent, and Hugh Wal lace, manager of the First National bank building treasurer, and E. O. Hamilton, Krnest Sweet and R. O. Babcack-directors. ICE CREAM MAKERS MOVE INTO OMAHA Joint Convention of Nebraska and Iowa Association Opens Ne braska Sessions at Rome. Cudahy Starts Harvest at Seymour Lake Burlington is Cutting at Curtis. ICE IS NOW THICKENING FAST HELD BIG BANQUET LAST NIGHT The Joint convention of the Ne braska and Iowa Associations of Ice Cream Manufacturers opened Its Ne braska sessions at the Rome hotel yesterday afternoon. The biggest hall in the hotel was filled with delegates and -with won derful machinery which is used nowaways to supply the people with their great summer delicacy. The art of making ice cream has developed to such an extent that now all kinds, plain and brick, are made' by machin ery which is automatic and turns out the product at astonishing speed. First sessions of the Joint convention were held In the. Grand hotel. Council Ernst Elected Head of Forest Reserve p. J. Ernst waa yesterday afternoon lected president of the Fontenelle Forest association, which la the organisation that hopea eventually to ralao money for the purchase of forest land in Douglas or Sarpy county for the purpose of mak ing a foreat reserve. C. M. Wlllielm waa made vice president Roy Towle waa elected secretary, and C, W. McGrew treaaurer. , Dr. Solon R. Towne, Thoruaa R. Kimball and Fred J. Adams were made the remaining mem ber of the executive council. No definite action waa taken at the meeting besides the election of officers, although President Ernst says the asso ciation hopes this year to get the program definitely under way. No funds ate as yet ralaed for the movement. Council Passes the Jardine Ordinance The city council passed the Jardine ordinance, which holds saloon proprietors responsible for the sale of liquors to persons of whom they have been notified not to sell Intoxicants. avsV'he ordinance reads that notices shall be served by "wife, husband, relative, guardian Or business partner." The filing of a notice by a "friend" will not be considered sufficient within the operation of the measure. Warships Converse Across Continent WASHINGTON, Jan. U.-Flagshlps of tha Atlantic and tha Paclflo teets were In radio communication today across about 2.600 miles of Intervening land. The battleship Wyoming, near Cape Henry, reported to tha Navy department that meaaages exchanged with tha Ban Ilego at Ouaymas, Mexico, were strong and easily read. LANSING TELLS ITALY TO DISARM ITS LINER WASHINGTON, Jan. JO. The desire of the United State government that the two three-inch guns mounted on the Ital ian Uner Guiseppe Verdi now at New York be removed and the vessel depart unarmed upon Its return voyage was ated formally today to the Italian urn- dor, Count Maochl Di Cellere. by secretary i-ansing. i ne aecreian a views will b transmitted to the Italian gov ernment, and. It is said, until a reply is received the liner will bo detained in port. A few building contractors from various parts of the state gathered early, this morning for tha convention of the Ne- Bluffs, where they opened Monday morn braska Master ' Builders' association, ' ing. The convention closes Wednesday which la to open thla afternoon at Hotel evening. Thua, by tho transfer to Ne Rome. j braska soil today, each state gots a day A business session Is to be held during : and a half of the three-day session, the afternoon and a theater party is to The question-box discussion will be held be enjoyed at the Orpheum In the evening, ihia morning, led by B. B. Rosselt of The speakers for today are John Stein- Peoria, hardt of Nebraska City and Frank Whip- j The business meetings of the two or perman of Omaha. The speakers for sanitations, with their respective elee Wednesday are C. E. Duell of Bloux City, tlons, will be held Wednesday afternoon- Harry Lawrio cf Omaha and Stanley j Rosewater, attorney of Omaha, who is to I talk on aome legal phases of contract work. A banquet is planned for Wednesday evening, when soma lively cabaret Is promised. Old Ice Sharps to Attempt Come-Back All Land in Powell Unit is Taken Up Word reaches tha Burlington immigra tion department that practically the last of the 30,000 acres of land available In tha Powell unit of the Shoshone irrigation project in Wyoming has been taken aad that the greater part of It will be under cultivation next season, tha water being ready to be turned over tha entire area. The Frannle unit, 12,000 acrea of the same project, will be ready for settler The public recreation department la clearing the anow from tha ice at skating ptacea. C. B. McDonald. A. C. Taylor. J. P. Butler, D. B. Butler. Dick Grotte, George Clarke, Harry Prlmeau, C. F. Bossle and Alvln Patten of tha city hall are forming a skating club. These old timers declare they can "come back," but some of their frienda are Inclined to be of a Mlssourian turn of mind on this point. TELLS JUDGE FORD AND BRYAN HYPNOTIZED HIM Victor Mullenborn of Knutz, Minn., waa brought before Judge Foster to whom early In 1917 and at t per acre. 2.60 per j he had declared he had been hypnotized acre to be paid tha first year after filing and kept In an unconscious condition for and the balance In nineteen annual pay- j some time by Henry Ford and W. J. ments, without Interest, no payment, however, to ba made until four years after the Initial payment made at the tlma of filing. In the Frannle unit there will be 150 farms of eighty acrea each, and when the land is ready for filing, It will ba dis posed of by some plan of drawing and to only actual settlers. STREET CAR COMPANY HAS RE-ELECTED OLD OFFICERS Stockholders of the Omaha and Council Bluffa Street Railway company hare re elected all the old directors, and they In turn have re-elected officers aa follows: Directors G. W. Wattles, F. T. Hamil ton. C. W. Hamilton. W. A. Bmlth, Frank B. Johnson, C. R, Tyler, Barton Millard. J. A. Munroe and L. F. Crofoot. Preai G. W. Wattles; vice president. F. T. Hamilton; vice president and general manager, W. A. Smith; assistant general manager, R. A. Leussler; secretary and auditor, W. G. Nicholson. At a meeting of directors to be 'held within the next few weeka tha plan of operations and extensions, ' betterments and improvements will ba discussed and agreed upon. GURLEY RETURNS FROM CAPITAL MINUS MUSTACHE Mr. and Mrs. William F. Goriey are back from Washington, where they spent the holidays and were detained by the Illness of Mrs. Ourley'a mother, 17 years old, who, however, had almost fully re covered when they left Incidentally Mr. Guriey failed to bring home with him tha handsome mustache which used to orna ment his beeuning countenance. Bryan. Judge Foster ordered that he he held for the Insanity conimUasion. CITY TO TRY TO COLLECT THE TAXES FOR SUBWAYS The city council directed the legal de partment to proceed against various par ties who ave been delinquent in pay ment of subway taxes. Commissioner Jardine reports about ?,000 due. cover ing a period of several years. In the event the cold weather now here continues any length of time, the ice harvest will be on to some ex tent within the next two or three days. Already the C,udahy Packing company has started work on the lake at Seymour park. There the field was marked off and during the af ternoon something like 300 men were started to work cutting ice that is close to twelve Inches in thickness. The Armour people are about ready to commence cutting St Memphis and will probably have a force of 200 to sn on the Ice Wednesday, the field having been marked off already. It will ba probably the last of the week before the Swift people will start cut ting on Carter lake. There the Ice seems to be but about eight Inches thick, but la now freezing down at more than two Inchea every twenty-four hours while the temperature is at the present stage. Nothing will be done until the Ice haa reached a thickness of about twelve Inches. To Cat on Reservoirs. The Omaha Ice and Cold Storage peo ple, who cut ice on the rescrvolre, pack ing largely for domestic consumption, are looking over their Ice tools and get ting them In shape. However, nothing will be done In the way of cutting until tha Ice has attained a thlcknesa of twelve Inches. At thla time It Is about eight Inchea thick. The Rock Island people will start the annual Ice harvest at Meadow, below tha South Side, about Friday or Saturday In the event the weather continues cold. There the Ice is said to bo close1 to ten Inches In thickness. The Burlington is cutting ice at Curtis, employing a full force of men. mostly gathered from the town and the sur rounding country. The Ice has reached a thickness of nearly twelve Inches. The Pacific Fruit express has a large force of men on the loe at Gothenburg and North Platte, where twelve-Inch Ice Is being cut for packing In the houses along tha Nebraska division of the road. With two or three days more of cold weather the Northwestern will com mence Its annual Ico harvest at Valentine and long Pine. From these two points It will gather the ice for use on Its Ne braska and western Iowa lines. Vp there the Ice Is now tun Inches thick and hourly la growing In thickness by reason of tem peraturea below sero. Scarlet Fever in Omaha Improving According to the reports nvelved by the superintendent of public schools the scarlet fever situation continues to Im prove. only four caws have been found thla week, which Is regarded as encouraalng. ICach week since tho recent outbreak shows a decrease. during tho Inst twenty-four hours one c. was reported. The Ito.trd of FJucatlon Is continuing tho work of examination and Investiga tion by nursea The last report from the health office corroborated the Information given out at school headquarters. THIS THIEF EVEN TAKES WRIST WATCH IN RAID A sneak thief gained entrance to 1MJ Famam street, Monday, and stole two watches helonclng to Charles Van Klcklc, an overcoat, the property of I,eo I.ang, and a wrist watch hcloiiKlng to Mis May Whltnah. Cleanse the Blood and Avoid Disease When your blood Is Impure, weak, thin and debilitated, your system . becomes susceptible to any or all dlsesses. Put your luood In good condition. Hood's Sarsaparttta acts directly and peculiarly on the blood It purifies, en riches and revitalises It and builds up the whole system. ' Hood'e Parsaparllla has stood tha test of forty years. et It today. It la aure to help you. Advertisement. Beautiful Hair, Thick, Wavy, Free From Dandruff Draw , a moist cloth throtfgh haii and double its beauty at once. Save your hairl Dandruff dis appears and hair stops . ' coming put. Immediate T-Tes! Certain ?-that'a the Joy of it. Tour hair becomes light, wavy fluffy, abundant and appears aa aoft' lustroua and beautiful aa a young girl's after an application of Danderlns, Also try this moisten a cloth with a little Danderine and carefully draw It through your hair, taking one little etrand at a time. Thla will cleanse the hair of dust, dirt or excessive gA, and in Just a few momenta you have doubled tha beauty of your hair. A delightful surprise awaits those whoae hair haa been neg lected or la scraggy, faded, dry, brittle or thin. Besides beautifying the hair, Danderine dissolves every particle of dan druff; cleanses, purifies and Invigorates the scalp, forever stopping Itching and falling hair, but what will please you most will ba after a few week'a use, when you aee new hair fine and downy at first yea but really new hair grow ing all over tha acalp. Danderine la to tha hair what fresh ahowera of rain and sunshine are to vegetation. It goes right to the roots. Invigorates and atrengthena them. Its exhilarating, stimulating and life-producing properties cause the hair to grow long, strong and beautiful. You can surely have pretty, charming, .lustrous hair, and lota of it, if you will just get a 26-cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any drug store or toilet counter and try It as directed. Advertisement. Rgsinol 1 l . Do Vss Have r rtomackt If you are troubled with sour stomach you should eat slowly and masticate your food thoroughly, then take one of Cham berlain's Tablets immediately after sup per. Obtainable every where. AdvertUe- j ment. luoKcs ciear sKins and good hair The regular nse of Resinol Soap for the toilet, hath and shampoo, can usually be relied un to keep the complexion clear, the hands white and soft, and th hair healthy, glossy and free from dandruff. II the kin or scalp U alrsady in Ws coadttioa. a Hiort uuuncnl with Rtaiool oiuUn. ur in 'Tr ' ' t u Dorm. I hilh. Kasisol koa ndtJininwnt.r.toidbrslldrujtMU. For wimple lt. wnu to IVyt. I. P. kmcoi, fclnavDr.. M. Men with Undrrfiuts find that Res tnol SAavittf Sluk rnents irritation. Be Careful in Using Soap on Your Hair Most soapa and prepared a ham poos contain too much alkali, which la very Injurious, aa It dries the acalp and makes the hair brittle. Tha best thing to use Is just plain mul si fled cocoanut oil, for it la pure and en tirely greaseless. It's very cheap, and beats the most expensive soaps or any thing else all to pieces. You can get this at any drug atore, and a few ounces will last tha whole family for months. Simply moisten the hair with water J and rub it in. about a teaspoonful Is all 1 that la required. It makes an abundance ' of rich, creamy lather, cleanses thor-1 oughly, and rinses out easily. The hair dries quickly and evenly, and la soft, fresh looking, bright, fluffy, wavy, and easy to handle. Besides. It loosens and takes out every particle of dust, dirt and dandruff. Advertisement. ?Store Hours, 8:30 A. M. to 6 P. M. Saturday till 9 P. M. urgess-Nash Company. ""EVER YD COY'S STORB' TA'EHHAY, JAX. II, lOlfl. KTOUK XKW8 rX)It VK1IXKN1AY. PHOXK DOfOLAS 18T. THE BUKGESS-NASM INDOOR GOLF COURSE INVITES YOU OF COUESE, NO CHARGE FOR LESSONS TELEPHONE FRED BARTSCEi One of the Features Wednesday in Our Second Annual Sale of Undermuslins Extra Size Garments for Large Women AND AGAIN Wednesday the snowy white salo Hndermus Un tables will be heaped afresh with supplies of beau tiful snow-white undergarments for women, misses and children. This undermuslln Bale offers extra special buy ing advantages tnat tr nere 88 nowhere else, and shrewd buyers are laying In a season's supply. Well made, beauti fully trimmed and priced as low as consistent with quality and workmanship. Combinations, $1.75. Combination of nainsook with ln.ee Insertion medal' lions and lace edge; sizes 46 to 50. Very special at f 1.75. Corset Covers at 59c. Corset covers of fine nainsook, row of lace Insertion and lace edge; sizes 4G to 60. Corset Covers at 75c. Corset rovers of fine nainsook, fltih eye lace Insertion outlining embroidery medallion, lace edge; sixes 4 6 to 60. Corset Covers at 98c. Made of sheer nainsook, lace and embroidery Insertion and edges, ribbon run beading, sizes 46 to 60. Combinations, $2.50. Combinations of fine nainsook with dainty lace Inser tion end edge, flare drawers; special at $2.50. Petticoats, $1.25 to $3.98. Petticoats of muslin and nainsook with flounce of fine Swiss embroidery, finished with underlay, cut very full. All extra sizes. Muslin Gowns, 75c. Gowns of muslin, high or V neck, cluster tucks, embroidery Insertion, embroidery edge. All sizes for large women. Gowns for Large Women, $1.00. Made of fine muslin, high or V neck, fine em . broidery trimmings, also nainsook with fine edges. Sizes 4 6 to 60. Gowns Wednesday $1.25 to $2.98. Gowns of sheer nainsook, cambric and rrepe, all trimmed with the finest of insertions and edges, cluster of tucks. Sizes 46 to 60. Barreaa-Waah Oo. eoond Tloor, Drawers at 50c. Drawers of fine cambric, cluster of tucks, deep ruffle of cambric embroidery. All extra sizes. Drawers at 75c. Drawers of fine cambric and nainsook, lace Insertions and edKes, also embroidery finished ruf fles. Sizes 46 to 60. M Mrs. Moulton and Her Staff Will Cut, Fit and Pin Any Material at 98c Yard or Over, Free of Charge RS. MOULTON and staff aro from the famous Keis ter Dressmaking School, and aro masters in tho art of successfully combining fabrics, trimmings and general garment construction. Mrs. Moulton will make the pro ducing of an extensive wardrobe much easier and inex pensive. Come. It will be immensely interesting, instructive and of in estimable value to all. Accept this service with our compliments. BURGESS-NASII COMPANY. i CORSETS Values of an Unusual Sort in the White Sale Wednesday TIIK offering embraces practically every well known make of corsets, and a stylo for every figure is repre sented; your one opportunity to pur chase a high quality corset at a material saving. Cornets formerly 9 1. 04), now for 70c Cot-Mela were $l.ftO to $2.00, now $1.10 Corm-ts wero $ l.ftO to tA.OO, now ftf.OH nneta were $6.BO to 97.no, now 94 .OH Vrsets were 9M.00 to 910.OO, now 90-08 YOU'LL APl'KECIATR THKSE HI'ECIAL VALUES IN HKASttlEUEB. Made of good quality materials and daintily trimmed with laces, embroidery and ribbon. Brassieres, formerly 30c, now !i-'tc Mrashleres, were BOc to 73c, now 4c. IlraHHlerca, werti 91. OO to $I.."M), now 70c llrasHieree, were 91.7A to -.0(, now 91.1W Burrsss-sTasb Oov Baooad moor. t J I Our Mid-Winter White Sale of Sheets and Muslins goes merrily on in our Do mestic section in tho base ment, with stocks continual ly being replenished with fresh goodst Including Fequot Sheets, Meaco Bheeta, Trquot Uheeting, Mnsltna, Meaco Sheetings, Long Cloths, Pillow Tubing, Outing Flannel. We are selling merchandise of this character on the earn basis that we purchased them months ago. Prices have advanced so much In that time that the prices quoted during this sale are excep tional values. . Barf ss-Wash Oo-Baaamaat. Free Lessons in iBurgess-Nash Co. Everybody's Store 16th and Harney Knitting and Crocheting Mrs. Brown, a skillful teacher, is in charge of this demonstration of Fleisher yarns and her services are free and at your command to help you learn any of the new stitches; to teach you how to make any article. Burrsss.Bisa Oo VUra riooy. Thousands of Fine SUITS and OVERCOATS at Half Price '32cvrCofAiri(r3. Rubel's Going Out of Businsss Presents an Opportunity for You to Buy Your Sale 9 iiliigs, iteues, life. At Less Than Wholesale Prices And in Many Instances at Less Than Cost to Manufacture Plenty of extra salespeople to wait on you and prompt delivery guaranteed. Buy for your present and future needs now. An extension of time at the same low price will be allowed if it Is so desired. 4IBavalB(BaaaaassaajNaBBBBsaaBBBBMBaaBBa Elubel Furniture Company Hrdltrcot