THE BET,:
OMAITA,
MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1016.
JOY RIDE BAHDITS
ROB LAUNDRYMEN
Duo of Thng-t Rpeati Trick of
Forcing DeliTfrjTBen Drire
Them About City.
TAXE TWENTY ASD TIMEPIECE
School and College Notes
Polirc again listened In astonish
ment to a thrlllioc etory of two
lnttndrymen Uat night at they told
a mot nnaiual tale of highway rob
bery and threatened murder. Un
usual at their story waa It tallied
closely In detail to the atory of the
two tanndrymen who a week ago
Saturday night were held up, and
after being robbed of their collec
tion, were forced at pistol point to
Joy-rlde the bandit about the city.
Earl Whlttacker. Son of the proprietors
of the Chicago laundry, l.VH Capitol ava
il ue, nn J Roy Ooe. new driver learning
the rout. were the newest victims of the
timta who appear to be staging raiulir
flattu-day night performances for the ben
efit of laundrrmen.
They were at Twenty-ninth and Far
nam, soon after 7 o'clock last evening,
when two unmaaked men sprang aboard.
Kach one was armed with a revolver and
they hastily crawled Into the back of the
tar, out of siaht.
Obey Prod of (111.
Now drlva down the first dsrk street
vou come to," they commanded, prodding
WhlUarker. whd was driving, with the
gun. Whlttacker obeyed, and as soon as
they came to a place where they were tisane Calleae Xotee.
unobserved, the robbers searched their; T1 ,nlor cU W(, entertained by
vlrtlma. From Whlttaker they tot a Prof. Ho ford at a dinner at hi home
watch and M cent a, and from Cne they ; Friday evening.
Holler akaflng In th new rymrnwitm
bu Idlng bee begun. Pupils are allowed
the una of the "gym" floor for skating
puiom s once a week.
tV. R. Mclntyre, state college pro
bib tlnn lecturer, v.a a speaker at chapel.
A college prohibition club was organised
stay In the city.
Beat artlt aeries. comDoeed
unental nlaycre, will be the
fourth nuinter of the Doane rolleee
lerture rourae proaram. The number will
be given In the Sokol hall.
I The final examination of the flrnt
temeater will be alven this week. Ttegla
,tratlon for the second aomcater will be-
Fremeat ('.tlene.
Trof. Baker reports IS In the short
hand department.
Prof. II. W. Munson acted as Judge
In the oratorical contest at Wiener Fri
day evening.
Room twenty-alx la filled to Its ra
pacity each Wednesday evening to listen
to the fthakespearean reading by Mrs.
tlllbert.
J. M. Fair, baritone, of New York City,
will be the gueet of Mr. Hchavland In
the near future end will ilni at the morn
ing service of the Kplacopal church.
A number from Valley Is expected
to attend the Heaa Onarhart Morrison
dramatic reading, "War Brides." given
t the college auditorium neit Monday
evening.
The second winter term opened sua-
pirlmisly lest Monday. A large number
of new atndents enrolled, among whom
were E.t"He Johnson. Highland. Kan.;
Griffin Wlleon. Auxvarre, Mo.
Mrs. Clemmons snd a number of the
dormitory girle will entertain In honor
of Mra. Oearhart Morrlaon In the col
lege perlora following the entertainment
In the auditorium next Monday evening.
Mra. Jamea Rayburn will speak at the
Joint meeting of the Young Men's
"hrtetlan aaeoclatlon and the Young
Womn'a Christian aaaoctatlon, ftunday
morning at o'clock In the college audi
torium. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Gilbert enter
tained at a pretty four-cotirae dinner laat
Monday evening, with the following
rT'iie: Mr. and Mra. W. H Clemmnna,
Mr. and Mra. R. M. MeTMII, Mr. and Mrs.
a. H. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ham
mond and Mrs. J. F. Mueller.
Mrs. It. B. Simmons, formerly Mlas
Hade MrOee, who was for a number of
year arrnographer for Prealdent Clem
mons. arfrlved In Fremont to spend a
few days tlh her mother, Mrs. John
McOee. Mra. Clemmons entertained a
party of ladlea at dinner in her home
Friday evening.
. cone proi
and I durinir his ata
In a Th C w- f
" . Iff fle lntrni
not IJO and a watch. After satisfying
thernaelvra that they had overlooked
nothing, they settled back In the ma
chine, "Drive us around for a hlle." they
commanded.
The vlrtlma obeyed. At Twentieth
'allfornla the engine went dead
enowdrlft. One of the tlmca thought
Whlttaker had killed the eng'ne pur
posely and he a'ugged him viciously
arrow the face with his gun-butt. "Try
that again and I'll blow your brains
out. ne threatened. , in thn i.itr , r tn w
After riding a few minutes more the j The fleneva Utah school basket hall
bandits ordered their victims to stop, and five waa entertained at Poena college
they got out during lis stay In Crete when tt met the
. Ordered , i,rlv. Away. Crl nih "rho1 b"kcl b"U tMm'
t.iv ...... i...- . ,. Former Vnlted fltales Senator Rurkett
DrKr aay from here fast and If you deliver the patriotic oration h-re on
1k- up malde of five blocks we ll shoot , Waablnsfton s birthday. School will be
the but k end of your old Jitney bus full limlred on that day and two big pro
of holes" i grama are I ring prepared for the morning
ti.- -i i , and evening exerclsca.
,f I wl'I T i , " .I"'. I With Captain Whltehou.e out of prae-
of tV)) for the capture of one or both of ,1-. tnr Veek on amount of an att. ic
in Daunita.
A week ago S
dn end Willi
i-inrnon launnry. were Held un In a
lmllar way, Thla time there waa only
one robber, but I.e. too, waa talkative
and eager for a Joy r de. The descriptions
In ,!he pvnecalon of the police Indicate
that the mun who robbed Gordon Is one
of the duo which held up the Chicago
inmid:';' wagon.
.Merchants who allow their delivery men
to collect for them are being warned by
the police io see that money Is turned
In nrveral time a day. If nceaaary, (n
order to remove temptation from the
robbers.
I of arln and Forward Pocncer and
Saturday night Harry Oor- ! Kdmnnda out of the a a ma for the same
.r ui . 1, 1 reason. It waa a sadly crippled basket
am Kl k. employee of the . h,, 1 f)v mM,.h baltid th H,alina
t'l'oncr.oa.
I One tff tire fineat recitals ever given tri
the (oral achool waa the annual rei'ltat
'of the vurimia departmmts of the aclmol
of mualo at ih cnlleKe chapel. All de.
r artmentd of "i achnol of rnuale were wed
repreaenled and each number was forced
to reap.inl to calla for encore, fleveral
seb-cilona were rendered by the ladlea'
and men' glee clubs and instrumental
eoloe, and trloa as well as vocnl eoloa
filled the program of the evening's enter,
telnment. Prof. Aller, head of the Doane
ronwrvatory of music, waa In charge of
the affair nnd also appeared on the jsro-
.gram for a vocal nolo. . -.
Man Who Dropped .
Dead at Smelter
Is Buried Sunday
Blephan Kovradl Molnar, 1;11J Pouth
Second street, who dropped dead in frint
of the Omaha Smelting and rteflntni
company plant Frldav, waa burled mdny
adcrnoon In Forest lJwn cxmctcty. Fu
neral services were held 'from Cray's!
. hupcl Sunday afternoon' at .) o'clock.
He leaves a wife and four children.
Molnar waa a Hungarian-American sal
l d been out of work for eight month
lie whs about to occurs employment at
the surciter when he dropped dead. Ha
Icmca his wife and four children without
a !'tiny. but Hun aarlan-Ameiicana, under
the l.-adrrMiin of "The Golden Weal."
rauw-d a fund for the bjrlal. Assisting
In tho collection were Frank Ralina, Ga
briel ko and Mrs. Stephen Bolgar.
Dr, Connell Says
The Scarlet Fever
Situation Better
Health (ommialoner Connell atatea
there arc indl'-allcn of a Continued abate
ment of tcttlet fever end he bellevea the
Kiiuntion will continue to Improve.
The now. It is stated, has a tendency to
doer spread of contagioua diseases.
Nurroa working for the Roard of F,d'J-
atlon yeeterday completed th Ir work of
ailing at homea of S.'o ara-nt pupl e.
Today all public school children win be
esnmlricd aaaln and all entering after
to lay, whether absentees or new pupils,
must preaent cerVKIcstes of health before
thry will- be admitted to the public
echoo's. .
Grand Island tolleae.
Rev. K. II. Jackson visited the collene
Thuraduy and took part in the religious
exerciaea, both morning and evening.
The second semeeter began Tuesday
tnorntnv with practically all the atudenla
I back and some new ones In evidence,
The class periods have been lengthened
lo fifty-five mlnutee, which makea It
neceaaary for the first period to begin
at 1 : a. in.
Prealdent Taft returned Tueadav after-
, noon from the prealdents' meeting at Chl
I caao and from oonferencea with dcnoin
I Inationai leaders.
i The college executive committee has
been railed to meet at the Young Man a
ChrlatiHn aaeoclatlon building Monday
evening. Thla committee la enmpoeed of
aeven resident membere, tOKether with
four other members from surrounding
towna.
Jjaat Wednesday a wooden building Juet
weat of the power houae cautrht fire and
burned to the ground, and comintinlcat'd
the flames to the roof of the boiler houc.
Prompt aid rendered by thoae on the
around and by the city fire department
prevented acrloua damage.
Thuradav was the day of prayer for
cotlegea. Thla day haa been a sort of d
clalon day In the history of the Inatltu
tlon. In preparstlon for the day llev. J.
A. Morris, pastor of the Immanuel Hap
tlat church of Omaha, visited us and re
mained from Monday svenlng until after
the meeting on Thursday nlsht. During
that time be addreased the studenta six
times on relisinua themes. Thuradav was
flven up entirely to religious eervlcea.
th. hla sermons on that day were eee
clallv strong and fervent, presenting aa
he did the way of life and duty. Ilia
vialt made a rrofound tmprerelon upon
the whole school.
Believer.
President Nlcholt waa a gueat at the
dinner of the Rotary club Wrdnesdsy
evening In honor of Prealdent King of
Oi)rlln.
Mra. J. P. Kapler entertained at a
Rellevue alumni dinner Thuradav eve
ning, which Prealdent and Mre. Nlcbnll
and Mr. and Mra. W. A. Kearns cf the
ctaas of llMi attended. '
Miss Luella Carter, dean of women
and profeaaor of German, who la an
Ofreriln graduate of the clee of 1WT. at
tended the Oberlln alumni banquet
COUNCIL WILL TAKE UP THE
NEW LIGHT QUESTION TODAY
The rliy council committee of the whole
thla mortilng will take up a plan of elec
tric atreet lighting SJbmlttcd by the city
!eotM. Un a we. k ago, providing f.r
nearly ) more electric lampa without
Increasing the total egpendltura. The
P'an contemplatea adopting a new atyla
of 4 -andle power lamp for the ent re
eyatem and maintaining an ornamental
tyr'.ern for .the downtown district
In thla connection a proposed contract
with the Omaha Electrlo U.ht and Power
empany for atreet lighting wll bo con
eidered. Ci'laena tntereated In thla mat
fr are invited to attend thla meeting and
ere their vieae.
WILL LOSE OME EYE FROM
BEING STABBED IN FIGHT
Miidtse Pleraon tcoloredi, Ul' North
Nineteenth aUeet, 4a being held at po
I ee beednuartera for stabbing Mattie
Knoaell s (colored), llvng at. J8JI Cum
!n atret. at Twelfth and Davenport
street. MsH.te waa atabbed one in the
left eye. and once In the left shoulder.
Hie will leee the slhf ef her eye.
Tke graw
Orip la something cf a Joke te thoee
who have never had It hut whea they
fc-t If they become gead to all sense of
Junior. N d:aeae was ever more ap
rrorl(ely nan4 tieoauae grip takea
hold tit the entire siem. Te get rid
if it take Chambrlin' Cough Kamedy
and carefully observe ll.a dlrvctloaa with
ah bottler.'. Tlds remedy la fclghly
in omren4d by llioea who have iti it
end ku lis real value. OutaiBsule
j-v cere. Adreitsarmcnt.
Thinks Lost Woman
. Mav Be His Mother
CHICAOO, Jan. Sft-Uellevlng Mra. Nina
Viola Havnea of Navaaota, Tex., who
la at the Psychopathic hospital here, may
te his mother, Chester Drown of Chicago,
said he would write friends In San Fran
rtaoo In an effort to Identify her.
Mrs. Haynes had bonds, money and
Jewelry to the value of $ll.41. Her
strange actions caused her to be taken
lo the hoapltal for observation after aha
waa found wandering in the Dearborn
Street station laat Tueaday.
According to Brown, hia mother, after
hla father's death, married a Southerner
named Haynes, and her first name waa
Nina Viola. Brown, then about ft yeara
old. ii adopted by a Xllohlgan family.
and hia mother moved to San Francisco.
When she paaaed through Chicago en
route for a visit aeven yeara ago, urown
said be saw her. but, had not area nor
heard from her alnce. The woman here
In the hospital be are a cloae resemblance
te hla mother, ha says.
flven In honor of Prealdent King at the
nlreralty club Thursday evening.
The new aemealer beaina Monday morn
ing at I o'clock without any Intermis
sion. Many studenta, however, who fln
lahed their examtnatlone by Thursday,
took advantage of the extra day to visit
their homes.
Many studenta and faculty members
1 attended the grand orera performancee
at the Auditorium last week. A good
'alaed nartv haa rieen formed to attnnd
the Hoyd during the Forbes-Robertson
engsgement this week.
MIps Rernfce Miller. Instructor In
French snd swimming, has been con
fined to her room for the past five davs
with a severe sttack of tonailltls. Her
examinations were conducted by Arllne
Smith. Hwlmmlng claseea were sua
pended.
Terk tellege.
ever I of the student will take In the
Oheervanne of Brotherhood day at the
I'nlted Brethren church next Bunday.
Mian Rdlth Callender of the F.ngllah de
partment haa been nursing an Injured arm
aa a result of a fail last Friday morning.
The Toting Women's Christian aaeocla
tlon rlrla have been aervlng refreshments
to relieve the tedium of examinations and
to replenish their treaeury.
The second number of the college leo
ttire Bourse occurred Thursday evening,
which consisted of Alberto Blvl. harpist;
Marguerite Auatin, violinist, and Minnie
Ransom, aoprano. The large audience
greeted the artlsia with enthualaem.
The day of prayer for rollegee waa oh
ferved Wedneaday morning. The chapel
hour waa langthend and an appropriate
program waa carried out. Dr. John, the
cnllere paator. conducted the devotions,
which were taken part In by several of
the atudenta. Merle tlarner sang very Im
preaalveiy "Hear My Cry, O Dot-3." Presi
dent McLaughlin spoke very fittingly and
earnestly on the work of the Christian
college. It Importance, purpose, Ideals
snd the conduct of Ita studenta. Bvron
Tatlow rendered a violin selection. The
local church ohaerved the day at the mid
week prayer meeting hour.
""is) Wesleyaaj lalverelty.
Prof. Knox gave an even'ng's enter
tainment on the lecture course at Wabash
last Tuesday evening.
Chancellor Fulmar attended aeveral of
the meet Inge of the county and city eu
perlnHndente in Lincoln last week.
The present schedule of examlnstons
allowing a half day to each subject, la
meeting with the approval of both atu
ients and faculity.
Dr. Brhreckengast will offer a courae
in the atudy of the liquor problem dur
ing the eecond semester. Indlcatlona are
that the claaa will b a large one.
Plana are being laid for a "See Wes
lesn Flraf night on February . when
a number of reela of moving plotura of
campus, athletic contests, etc., will be
shown In the auditorium.
Requeeta are coming In from the high
schools for Jtidgea In high echoot de
bates. Wesleyan has a number of fac
ulty membra who are available for
aurh eervire as well as advanced atu-d-nts
In the college, who have won
placea on tho 'varslly teams.
n:3 Oclclirailoo
li WafUaMwl Lkill
The trrleiil of a baby fa the. fcfMtaVAlJ
completely chancres; the) entire) pect of
wa rtttare. But la the
OManUma. daring the
enxloue period of
pectaoey, there g aj
pkmdid moody toown
aa -Mother-a Vrld,
that doae wondora. n
la for external awe, te
H eves the pains of
buacJe ezpaaslon,
aoothaa and nulU the
nerves, extenda Ita ln
fluence) to the Internal
organa and retnovea to
greet extent tsetea
denev ta mtnrm erwl .-
prehradosj. R la natural treatment, eafa
for the mother, feee no drag effect wbetao.
ever and for thla reason must exert a meat
aensfldal Influence upon those fanctlona dl
recti? connected with tnotharitood. I a
very Interesting bonk the subject la fveety
dlanwsed and a ropy will be mailed free te
all expectant mothera by BredOeld JLegnIaUir
Con Lamar Bdg- Atlanta, Oa, Ut a
bottle of "Motber'a Fritad" today of nay
dniarlst. Use aa directed and yon will tbea
know why motkera for nearly half a eratury
have oaed aod reenmrnended thla splendid aid
to motherhood. Their Jettere era aaeseae
9t tlmr that bre&Ute oouiiurt in erary wor dt
Old Folks Need
"Cascarets" for
Liver. Bowels
Salts, calomel, pills tct on bow
els like pepper acts in
nostrils.
Enjoy life! Don't stay bilious,
Sick, headachy and
constipated.
Verona is Granted
Clearance Papers
WAHHIN'OTON. Jan. U-Italy haa
gfrra ataurancee that the guns mounted
en the liner Terena are for dtfeneive
purpoaea and the New Toik enatoma au
thorities were Instructed today to clear
the ahlp. The liner America also naa
ordered permitted te clear.
NEW VOHkC. Jan. 3U-l'pun tne receipt
of Instructions from Washington the rut.
torca houae todir granted e'eaianre la
tere to the li:io- cictia'. It vat Jjf ;
sail for Italian ;orU this afirrn 011.
Moat old people must give te the
bowela soma regular help, alae they auf
fer from constipation. The condition la
perfectly natural. It la Juet aa natural as
It la for old people to walk alowly. For
ace la never ao active aa youth. The
mueclea are leaa elastic. And the bowela
are muaclea.
So all eld people need Case arete. One
might aa wall refuae to aid weak eyea
with glassea aa te neglect the gentle aid
to weak bowela. The bewele must be
kept active. Thla la Important at all
agea. but never so much aa at fifty.
Age la not a time for harsh physlca.
Youth may occasionally whip the bewele
Into activity. But a Uah can't be ueed
every day. What the bowela ef the eld
need a gentle and natural tonic One
that can be constantly used without
harm. The only suck tonlo la Caacareta.
and they cost only W MnU par boa at
any drug etore. Advertlsame&L
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J ,r li prwM raulta Isl -K
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CITY GOES DARK
WIIEll FUSES BLOW
Big: Andiencei at Theater! Handled
with Cleyerneti and No
Fanici Follow.
OKCHESTBA MAKES IH7E HIT
Playing th "Barcarolle" from
ttae "Taleg of Hoffman," when the
lighta went out at th Auditorium
laat night, Chev. Giuseppe Angtlinl,
mnalcal director of the Ban . Carlo
Opera company, turned an awkward
Incident Into one of the moat pleas
ing events of the evening. The cur
tain had Juat gone down between
th two operag given and th lighta
had been turned on when the houae
uddenly became dark.
Almost at the Instant the director
enied th difficulty and gave th
word for the etrlnga to start th fa
miliar and well loved atr, which l
In Itself an apostrophe to night.
Matches that had been lighted were
dimmed. Dash lighta brought from
cover were extinguished, and white aome
whera down In the power houae ef the
Omaha Electric Llrht company r1my
workmen were wrestling with fuses and
braving flaahes of dynamo current, the
great audience et the Auditorium lla
tened to one of the choicest blta of or
chestral work given during the three
days' session.
Few knew that this mualcal selection
waa written to describe the beauties of
wli be enjoyed today. Tea will be gorved
at the club houae for membere and
frlende.
Wood Supplies for
Workers to Cut Up
He waa held until paseeraby extricated
him.'
Captain Kline, with the aid of the Bur
lington railway, la eolvlng the problem
of finding; work for men who are too
HMrl mA enit tint nbralcallv robust
the night and beaeechlng Its divinity to j fnolgh to ubof , tn, fleIdi Th.
Hurllnrton haa eupplled him with two
linger
At the Boyd theater the audience that
had listened to Helen Kell.r was about
to disperse. Vshers reassured the peorle
nothing waa wrong nnd all groped their
way out without mishap.
At other theaters there waa little diffi
culty.
In a few minutes circuits were turned
on In the downtown district, but outlying
homes were In the dark for nearly a half
hour.
The word given out at tho power house
waa that two fuaes had blown nut.
CLUB WILL SERVE TEA TO
SKATERS THIS AFTERNOON
A space haa been cleared on the Ice of
Lake Manawa In front of the Council
Bluffs Rowing association's club houae
and announcement la made that akatlng
can of old tlea and he la having these
men cut them up. He la selling the wood
for kindling at $2 a load.
Captain Kline had calls for thirty-six
men to cut Ice yesterday and waa able
to secure but three men.
He eerved 100 meals to men paying for
them In labor.
RUNAWAY HORSE DASHES
INTO CREIGHTON FENCE
Travelers took to the aide of the etreet
yesterday afternoon when a horse drag
ging an overturned elelgh daahed down
Twenty-fifth atreet Into the Iron railing
that encloeea the Crelghton University
grounds. The animal fell on the aide
walk and the retna and tuga beoamo en
tangled about a hydrant standing near.
ACCUSED CUSTOMER
MAKES AMUSING DEFENSE
When Police Magistrate Foster alts In
judgment over the case ef Sam Oareet,
grocer of 1425 North Twenty-fourth street,
against Oeorge Bristol, colored, an ejnue
Ing dialogue la expected by police.
Bristol waa being held by an excited
crowd when the patrol arrived In anawar
to a report that a highwayman had bee
caught.
"Boas, ha dun tried to slip over tw
lemona in aome orangee ah bought, an
ah lammed lm,' " vociferously exclaimed
Bristol. Oarncl aald the negro came in
and tried to get too much for hla money
while hla back waa turned. The polios
took Gamel'a word and locked Bristol try
ST. JOSEPH CENTRAL HIGH
TOO SPEEDY FOR LINCOLN
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. an. JO-rapedal Tel
egram.) Central High handily defeated
the strong Lincoln five here tonight, O
to fl. From the time that Spratt, far
Central, caged the first field goal until
the end. Central had the lead.
The score at the end of the first half
waa tl to 10, with Central In the lead.
m tl x St.. .mm r a
f
is different from general
farming . ..the problem
is how to make the business
pay . . . the growing of
good crops is only one of
several factors upon which
success depends ... other
problems are location,
markets, transportation,
financing, full-time produc
tion and overhead charges.
These are the practical words of a practical man". They
were picked here and there from the first of a series of
three articles on market gardening.
You'll find these articles distinctly worth while. Plan to
read them. The first appears in the February 5th issue of
The other two appear in succeeding issues. And notice:
This man talks selling as well as raising For the market
gardener, this is a particularly vital point. That's why the
editors of The Country Gentleman put so much emphasis
on it. There's a regular page every week called
'"If
It's full of up-to-date paragraphs and short, crisp, little
articles, each with a practical tip and all money makers.
It's just an example of other pages regularly devoted to
other departments of your farm and home poultry, dairy,
livestock, fruit, cooking, sewing, etc. not forgetting fun.
And beside, there are six to ten special articles every
week on general farming and successful specialties.
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