Omaha Sunday
PART ONE
NEWS SECTION
Page 1 to 10
VOL. XLVI NO. 81.
OM'AHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24, 1916 FIVE SECTIONS THIRTY-TWO PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
BTCYj THE WEATHER
JCJC UNSETTLED '
THE
ENTENTE FORCES
IN DOBRUDJA ARE
SLOWLYYIELDIIIG
Russian and Roumanian Rear
Guard There and in Wall-.
achia Gives Way Under
Teutonic Pressure.
ALMOST REACHES BORDER
Only Thirteen Miles South of
Northern Extremity of
" Province.
GUNS ACTIVE NEAR VERDUN
(Associated I'rai Siunnurr.) ,
Slowly yielding to the Teutonic
pressure, Die Russian-Roumanian rear
guard in Wallachia and Dobrudja is
being pressed backward to the north.
Heavy fighting is in progress in the
vicinity of Rimnik-Sarat, lrridaay be
, tween the Buzeu and Sereth rivets in
Wallachia. Russian advanced posts
at Bakovitcheni; in the foothills of the
mountains west of Rimnik-Sarat, were
compelled to retire after battles at
this point and at Vadulsoresoi, An
engagement at Balatchenul, south of
- Rimnik-Sarat, also is recorded, indi
cating that the Russian lines still pro
tect that town. .. .
Effort to Cover Retreat. v , ;
These engagements are regarded by
some Teutonic, military critics as an
effort on the part of the Russians and
the Roumanians tocover the retreat
of their armies and of the Roumanian
, - refugees across the line 6f the Sereth
fiver, and to cover the flank of trie
Russo-Rouinanian armies fighting in
the Carpathian mountains of Mol
- davia.
In Dobrudja the Russo-Roumanian
defensive line is reported to have
" withdrawn northward until it 3s only
thirteen miles south of the northern
extremity of that province.
Only artillery activity is recorded
." 'on the Russian front in the vicinity
of Baranovichi. '
The big guis are active also in the
region of Hardaumont and Cham
brettes, near Verdun. , . -
Operations on the Macedonian fron
tier are being prevented fcy bad
weather.
, Delivers Peace Note.
The American ambassdor at Petro
grad delivered the German peace note
to the Russian government Saturday,
and President Wilson's note to thje
belligerent governments was handed
to the Italian foreign minister by the
American ambassador at Rome. It is
unlikely that the reolv of the .entente
powers to the German-note .'will be
dispatched betore Monday ana it may
be delayed for ten. days, according to
the British foreign office. ? This is at
. tributed to the delays in communica
tion It is reported in Paris, how-
ever, that the reply is almost finished.
Rumors are, circulating in London
that the entente's answer is being
drawn up at Rome to be forwarded
thence to Germany. ...
It is estimated that the losses of
British shipping, resulting from the
war, total 435 steam vessels, each of
more than 1,600 tons or, 12 per cent
of all steamships owned . in Great
Britain at the beginning of the con
; fUct,. "'.
(6en. Milrguia Takes'
Command in Juarez
, , f Military District
Juarez, Dec' 23. General Fran
cisco Gonzales at military headquar
ters today said that General Jose
Murguia, brother of General Fran
cisco Murguia, military commander
of the northwestern zone, would suc
ceed, him as commander of the de
facto troops in the Juarez district.
General Gonzales said that he would
take the field in person against Fran
cisco Villa south of Chihuahua City.
Chihuahua City, Dec. 22. (Via El
Paso Junction, Dec. 23. General
Francisco Murguia, military com
mander of the northeastern military
zone, held a conference today with
the foreign consular representatives.
General Marguia announced that
Francisco Villa .and his forces were
advancing on Torreon, but added that
General Talamante, the de facto com
manded in Torreon, had sufficient
forces and elements to defend the
city. t
General Murguia declared he had
recaptured all of the military trains
which Villa took from Chihuahua
City and had garrisoned the town of
Guerrero.
v "You Are Discharged,
m Don't Do It
Again," Says Judge
-. , . I
Webster City, la., Dec. 23. (Spe-
cial Telegram.) A jury this morning
returned a verdkt of not guilty for
Henry Nathanson, vino had been on
trial here, for a week charged with
running a "fence" for an organized
gang of robbers.- two f whom had
plead guilty- ."You are discharged,
but don't do it again," said Judge
Wright in dismissing Nathanson.
Temporary Order irv
Fremont Light Case
Fremont, Neb., Dec 23. (Special.)
A temporary injunction restraining
the city council and the board of pub
lic works from purchasing additional
machinery for the city plant was
granted in district court by Judges
Button and Thomas. The court inti-
mated that the action of Marc G.
Perkins was prematurely brought and
gave the plaintiff's attorney five days
in which to prepare a brief on that
point and the city attorney five days
to answer. The additional machinery
will cost $22,000. The court ruled
that the new machinery is needed.
Little Donkey Engines Pull Old
Bridge Away and New Into Place
Spectacular Engineering Feat
Takes Place With Scarcely
a Hitch.
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BIG CROWD WATCHER .
The Union Pacific bridge, erected
here across the Missouri river in 1877
has gone and in its place 'has been
reared a double track, all steel struc
ture, at a cbst of $1,000,000. The
change from the old to the new was
made yesterday. The old bridge was
moved onto false work to the
north and the new, from off false
work to the south, where it was con
structed and onto the piers that had
formerly supported the old bridge.
While some 'delays were experi
enced in moving the two bridges, the
actual moving time was less than an
hour; Last night the new bridge
was in place, Reveled up and traffic
passing over it uninterrupted.
At a little after 10:30 o'clock yes
terday morning, the Qmaha-Sioux
City local passed over the old bridge,
that having been the last train to
use the structure. Then a lot of
Union Pacific train equipment was
brought to this side of the river from
Council Bluffs and at 10:10vo'clock
the bridge was turned over to the
workmen. The four spans of the old !
Drwge, .JiU teet each, were unbolted
from the approach spans at both
the Nebraska and Iowa sides of the
river, the spikes drawn from the con
necting rails and all the connections
cut. " .
Prior to yesterday, rollers had been
placed under the old bridge at each
of the four piers and the cables at
BRITONS ARE STILL :
HAVING SPASMS
American Peace Move Con
tinues to Excite Editors of
English Newspapers.
WAR NEWS OVERSHADOWED
London, Dec. 23. President Wil
son's note to .the belligerents still is
the dominating feature of the news in
Great Britain today. It even over
shadows dispatches from the battle
fronts and discussion of the govern
ment's program for organizing the
entire country for war purposes. -.
Practically all the newspapers con
tinue to devotfe leading-ju-ficles to the
note, while BritisTi, Frenph.'XJerman
and other -cbmtnent is prominently
displayed ! under"" such "Tieadings as
"Lansing's Verge of War Blunder,"
"The Snare of Peace" and "Wilson's
Mistake." . , . , ,
So far as Great Britain is con
cerned, the press says that President
Wilson already has been answered by
Premier Lloyd George wheiv he de
livered in the House of Commons' on
Tuesday his speech in; reply to the
German proposals, by the address
made on Thursday night by Andrew
Bonar Law, the chancellor of the ex
chequer, and, finally, by the emphatic
declaration of the cabinet through the
king's speech oh proroguing Parlia
ment. '", ' .;
However, it is recognized in official
circles that a formal polite reply is
due President Wilson and this, it is
said, will be drafted after consulta
tion with Great Britain's allies. Like
his uncle, the late Lord Salisbury,
Foreign Secretary Balfour is a mas
terly dispatch writer. This was dis
played in the communications written
by him when he was first lord of the
admirality, in refutation of various
department would welcome it";
Condition of Buffalo
Bill Much Improved,
Denver, Colo"., Dec. 23. The con
dition of Colonel William F. Cody
(Buffalo Bill), who is ill here, was
reported much improved by his
physicians today.
Charlie Sherman
Red Top Boots
A-
When Charles R. Sherman was a
boy, back in old Vermont, the kiddies
did not have the interesting and ex
pensive toys which are distributed by
Santa Claus today. Toys were sim
ple in those days. A rocking horse
was considered a rare gift,
i "Yes. I can remember mv first
Christmas present On Christmas eve
the folks told me Santa Claus would
bring me something nice il I was a
good boy and went to sleep, but it
was hard to sleep that night. I re
call that I was a long time going to
sleep. Arid I was up bright and early
to see what was in store for me,"
said Mr. Sherman, as' he viewed an
array of wonderful toys in one of
the stores during the week.
Continuing the reminiscence of his
boyhood days, he related that . the
E resent he found at the foot of his
cd on that eventful morn was a pair
of red-top boots with copper toes.
"I felt prouder in those, boots that
Christmas morning than I would feel
today in, the seat of a new twelve
cylinder automobile.. In fact, it
would be harder to recall any event
of later years which would compare
with that occasion, if elation counts
for anything. I walked through the
village streets and imagined every
body was looking at my boots. The
minister stopped to cast an admiring
glance. I was the last word of pride.
That was the first Christmas present
within my memory and it was the
most appreciated," he added.
Holiday
tached to the ""-ucture and carried
over to , tiling engines, pos-
iw- aVf' ' capacity of $330-
. tio 'Q located on the new
V . the ropes and cables al
iened to the old bridge passed un
derneath and over large drums se
cured to snubbing posts located on
the false work to the north of the
bridge.
When everything was in readiness
for the start, K. L. Strickland, chief
erector for the American Bridge com
pany, passed the word to T. S. Mel
ton, general foreman in charge. Im
mediately the latter signalled the en
gineers on the stationary engines, the
ropes were tightened up and as the
engine on the over river pier ecitted a
sharp shrill, short whistle, at 11:25
o'clock, the engines commenced to
pull, the old bridge 1,000 feet long
and weighing 5,600,000 pounds, slowly
moved out of place and over the
twenty-eight-foot journey that it had
to make to land on the false work,
provided for its retention until its
wrecking is complete.
Guide Rope Parts.
In five minutes the bridge had
cleared the piers and. was over the
south edge of the false work. Then
a guide rope parted and the moving
was halted until 11:55. The rope was
spliced and in three minutes more,
the bridge had slid into its temporary
position. .
The time from'' noon : until 1 :06
o'clock was consumed in changing
the cables, blocks and, tackles from
the old to the new bridge. At that
hour the signal to start the new
bridge into place was given. The
tConttnued on Ymf Tw, C'olamH Ono.)
ILSON'SACTIONNOT
POPULARAT PARIS
Petit Journal Characterizes
Note as Outrage to French
Honor and Dignity.
IT OMITS MORAL ISSUES
Paris, Dec. 23. President Wilson's
rote and the statement of Secretary
I ansing continue to be the sensations
of the day and take precedence over
everything else in morning papers.
The president's action by no means
meets with favor with the commejita
tors, who only vary in the, manner
of expressing their opinion. . ,
The principal reproach is in the
words of Stephen Pinchon, who, unit
ing in the Petit Journal, says:
. ."The note makes no distinction be
tween the "States who provoked the
war and those tipon whom -it was
forced. The belligerents, whovere.
they are, see themselves treated in
the same manner by President Wil
son. : He does not remember either
the violation of Belgian neutrality,
the crimes of the submarine warfare
or any of the monstrous acts which
revolted the conscience of his com
patriots and that of .the. civilized
world. Germany, its victims, Bel
gians, Serbians or French, it is all the
same. -
Outrage to Dignity. .
"America can appreciate this sin
gular conception as it pleases. We
should be lacking in the first of our
duties in not holding it up as an out
rage to our honor ar.d our dignity."
Georges Clemenccau, 4ormer pre
mier, in his newspaper, L'Homme
Enchaine, says:
"The moral side dt the war has
escaped President Wilson. He puts
on the same footing all ot the bellig
erents without asking for what rea
son each of them is fighting. Fail
ing to take into consideration these
imponderables, . he believes himself
just when he speaks to all in the
same terms. He has not felt that the
end df the war could not be under
stood in the same way by both sides
and consequently jt would seem al
most blasphemous to hear it said that
'the objects seem the same on both
sides.'" . , . - ,'
Lincoln's answer to the French and
British offers to mediate between
(Continued on Pag Nine, Column Seven.)
Swells Up With
With Copper Joes
Charles E. Foster, police judge, is
another Omaha man whose first
Christmas present was a pair of
boots with red tops and copper toes.
He has never been able to find a pair
of boots since which have 'given as
much satisfaction. Those particular
boots had a charm all their very own.
! W. W. Slabaugh lived in northern
Ohio during the days of his early
childhood. A tin horse on Wheels
was his first Christmas present. All
jof the boys of the town called to see
; his wonderful equine. He would say
wnoa! ana Uiddapl and make it
go by using a whip. And he would
hold a bunch of hay to its mouth to
see if it would eat.
Charles -E. Fanning, postmaster,
received a tin gun for his first re
membrance from Santa Claus. He
was more pleased over that gift than
he was when he received the appoint
ment as postmaster. He imagined he
was a great Trojan with his gun over
his shoulder. He made a paper sol
dier cap and would march in the road
in front of his house, with a nonde
script army of boys and girls follow
ing him. - -
A sled was Judge R. W. Patrick's
first Christmas present. He lived at
the time at Seventeenth and Daven
port streets. On Christmas morning
he attached the sled to his uncle's
sleigh and recalls that the relative
drove through a bank of snow just
to immerse him in the depths of the
beautiful. '
Greeting
s to You All! No
' It Takes
its )WLMmm$km .
TO ASK OHIO GUARD
CHIEFSTO RESIGN
"Made Mountain Out of Mole
Hill," Says Report of Offi
cers Conducting Inquiry.
SIGNED BY 400 SOLDIERS
' El Paso, Tex., Dec". 23-Th for
mal investigation of the "round robin"
signed by abi?ut..400-flfiembt'of 'tht!
Eighth Ohio infantry has been com
pleted by Major Ely i of General
George Bell's staff, and the report For
warded to General Bell. r. . .
Colonel Edward Vollraith, com
mander of the Eighth Ohio infantry,
said today that the investigation had
developed no ncty facts regarding the
situation in camp, and added the
"round robin" had "made a mountain
out of a mole hill." He also said that
Private Dixon, who was charged with
have drafted the "round robin," was
being confined to his quarters at the
infantry camp.
The "round robin" was prepared as
a protest against camp conditions in
the Ohio camp and' was intercepted
before it reached an Ohio newspaper,
it was said at the Ohio camp.
It was understood here today that
the recommendation of the regular
army inspector, following his inves
tigation, was that the twenty or more
noncommissioned officers who signed
the "round robin" be asked to resign
and return to the ranks as privates.
It was also recommended in the re
port, according to reliable' informa
tion, that the men who signed the
paper be given a lecture on the du
ties of soldiers and warned that their
action was unmilitary. Because of
their brief service they were not to
be further disciplined, it was said. The
case of Private Richard Dixon, who
was said to have prepared the "round
robin," will be taken up further, and
ii was sam roaay mat a general court
martial might be recommended for
him,
It was declared that his information
about the death of Private Rodney
Lapp was false and without founda
tion. The attitude of the regimental
surgeons toward the men was criti
cised, it was said, but no recommenda
tion made, regarding them, it was
added. , ' ,
"Gussie" Gardner
To Repudiate Mann
For His O.K. of Peace
Cincinnati, O., Dec. 23. Represen
tative Augustus P. Gardner of Massa
chusetts, in a statement here tonight,
repudiated the leadership in congress
of Representative James R. Mann be
cause of his endorsement of President
Wilson's peace note to the European
belligerents and said he would sup
port Representative Lcnroot of Wis
consin for speaker when congress
convenes. The statement was:
"I have read the endorsement
which the leader of my party in con
gress gave yesterday to President
Wilson's offer of interference in Eu
ropean affairs. This is. the fourth
or. fifth time that Leader Mann has
given encouragement to Germany's
wicked rouse. So far as I am con
cerned I shall -tolerate such leader
ship no longer.
"I believe, that the happiness of
the world requires the destruction of
the dynasties of the Hapsburgs and
the Hohenzollerns. For that reason,
with -very sincere regret,' I repudiate
Congressman i Mann's leadership.
I shall support Lenroot Of ' Wiscon
sin for speaker when congress convenes."
So Little to Snread
BUSINESS MAN IS
HARSH IN HIS WAYS
.
Story of His Dealings With One
of His Poor Employes Who
, Was Taken Sick. V
.
NOTHING FOR A RAINY DAY
By A. R. GROH. "
Here is the story p(. a harsh-Omaha
busuisv.man which has just, come to
light, and of his dealings with one
of his poor employes.. He tried to
keep the affair quiet, but it is pleasant
to know that he failed in his purpose.
J This"" man employs several team
sters. One of them a fai(hful servant
who has nearly worn himself out with
toil, awoke one cold morning recently
with achmg.head and hmbs. He tried
to dress. He felt he must dress and
get' to work, for upon his. toil de
pended shelter, food'and fuel for him
self and his aged wife; But the tired
body, refused to be driven any farther.
He fell over on the bed.
His faithful wife was nearly over
whelmed by this new misfortune. She
got hint into bed and gave him some
home treatment. Then she put on her
wraps and hurried to the office of the
cmplpyer., She knew him for a gruff
man and she was not entirely-unprepared
for the discharge of her bus
band. ,
"Huh I Sick, is V? What does he
mean by getting sick right at the busi
est time of the year?" demanded the
plutocrat.
.Tears Flow. .. .
The poor woman began to cry.
"Now, none o' that, fo crying." I
won't have' it," he blustered.
"Oh, if you only won't discharge
my husband. He has worked so long
and so hard and it's all we have to
live on ."
' "Who said anything about discharg
ing your husband?" demanded the
heartless man. "Do I look like a man
that would discharge your husband f"
The woman cried softly.
"What doctor have you got foi
him?" he asked then.
"I haven't got a doctor yet. 1
didn't like to go to the expense and
John thought perhaps he wouldn't
need one," she said.
"What I No doctor T cried the em
ployer. "This is a fine state of affairs.
Sick husband and no doctor I"
He grabbed the telephone and called
up his own physician. He gave the
address, "and get right down there,
too," he finished.
Opens His Purse.
"Now, then, madam, I suppose
you've spent all your money in riotous
living, eh? Nothing laid up for a
rainy day, eh?"
"1 have a couple of dollar! yet"
"A couple of dollars," he cried. "A'
couple of dollarsl What good is a
couple of dollars? Here, I think I
owe John a little money. Here's $20,
four 'fives.' Buy whatever he -wants
and what the doctor orders."
"Oh, fhank " began the woman,
now tearful for joy.
"Stop it I Stop it! No thanks I" ex
claimed the pitiless man.. "I won't
have it. I don't want it. Haven't
got time for any of that. Now get
on home to your husband. His wages
will go right on,. You come- an' get
'em. Now, remember I Be here Sat
urdays, 3 o'clock."
What do you think of such a man?
How easily he might have said kind
words to the woman and sent her
home without mentioning such sordid
things as money!
Why, he didn't eve"n wish her a
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year so far as we have, been1 able to
learn I '
Bee on Christmas Day
Christmas
SWITCHMEN ARE
GIVEN MORE-PAY
x '
Arbitrators in Eastern Case
Decree Raise of 5 Cents an
- Hour and Eight-Hour Day.
Affects thirteen roads
!t New York, Dec' 21. The eight
hour day with straight pro rata time
for ..overtime v is granted ..la ...the
Switchmen's union by the federal ar
bitration board in a decision today
in the switchmen's controversy with
the railroads, The award gives an
jncrease of 5 cents per hour for fore
men' and helpers. The switchmen had
asked an advance of 10 tq 12, cents;
They had demanded also time and a
half, pay for overtime work instead
of . the pro .rata basis fixed by the
board.
While all six arbitrators signed the
award, James B. Connors and W. A.
Titus, representing the switchmen,
dissented as. to the S-ccnt increase, to
the denial of time and a half for over
time and to the award giving over
time at the pro rata rate. . , :-
E. F. Potter and T. W. Evans, the
railroad representatives, dissented to
the award of the eight-hour day. ,
Charles B. Howry was chairman
of the board and Jeremiah W. Jenks
Was the sixth member.
The award affects thirteen eastern
ra ilrn.lc
! "Much emphasis has been laid unon
the fact that the hours of work of
the switchmen are often long," says
a statement by Arbitrators Howry
and Jenks attached to the award. "Al
though the standard workday has
been ten hours, frequently the men
have worked from eleven to twelve
"and sometimes even longer."
1 It w,ag said here today on behalf of
the railroads that the award was in
terpreted by them as "not giving an
O. K. to the Adamson law."
"This decision in the switchmen's
tontroversy with the railroads has an
important bearing on the Adamson
law," it was stated here today by an
official spokesman for the conference
committee of managers of managers
of railroads.
, "It does not O. K. the Adamson
act in our opinion. The Adamson
legislation gave the men ten hours'
pay for-eight hours of work, or an
increase of about 25 per cent in
wages. The award today gives the
switchmen only nine hours' oav for
I eight hours ot work, Or between 13
and 16 per cent in increased wages.
We get a great deal of satisfaction out
of this award.
Sioux Falls Man Dies ,
- Suddenly at York
York, Neb., Dec. 23. (Special Tele-
gram.)i-John Keiter died suddenly
this morning at the city restaurant
of hemorrhage of the lungs. His
home was in Sioux Falls, S. D. He
had been with the Western Construc
tion company as carpenter for the
last two years. He was about 50
years old.
Colder Weather and Two
Snow Storms Head Here
Washington, D. C, Dec. 23. In
the week beginning December 24 in
the plains states and in the upper and
middle Mississippi valley, the tern-,
perature will be below its seasonal
normal. Colder weather will over
spread the districts Tuesday and
Wednesday and it will continue cold
thereafter until near the close of the
week. Snow is probable at the be
ginning of the week and again Thurs
day or Friday. -
ALLIES' ANSWER :
TO PROPOSALS OF
GERMANS READY
Petit Parisien.Says it is a Long
( Document and that it Sets
Forth the Issues of
the War.
PUTS BURDEN ON TEUTONS "
Statement Says Crushing Re
sponsibilities Rest Upon the
Central Empires. -
GRIEVANCES OF ALLIED 7.
Paris, Dec. 23. Tha allies' answer
to Germany's peace proposals is al
most finished, according to the Petit
Parisien. The paper says it is a
rather long document and sets forth
clearly both the "grievances of the
allies and the crushing responsibili
ties of the central empires."
Comment of Vienna Press. '
London, Dec. 23. The Ncue Frcie
Presse of Vienna, according to a
Heuter" Amsterdam dispatch, says
that President Wilson's note will
have the effect, at any rate, that the
question of peace will remain for
some time in the foreground. It
adds that the entente will be obliged
to discuss a reasonable basis on which
to end the war and that the desire for
peace in the entente countries wilt be
further strengthened.
The Vienna Allgemeinc - Zeilung .
remarks with satisfaction that Austria-Hungary
and its - allies consid
ered the same moment opportune to
prepare the way for peace negotia
tions. : -:
The Neues Wicnef Journal eagerly
awaits the attitude of the entente to
ward President Wilson's' move, in
view of the recent declaration of the
leading statesmen of the entente that
interference by neutrals with the ob
ject of bringing about peace would
be scarcely a friendly act, . ,
Torreon Surrenders . .
To Villa Forces is
El Paso Report.
" El Paso, Tex., Dec.' 23. Uncon
firmed reports that Torreon had been
captured by Francisco Villa's forces
were forwarded to Washington by
government agents early today. These
reports stated that the fighting started
early yesterday morning and contin
ued until I o clock In the afternoon,
when the city capitulated. ..
1 A foreign property owner in Santa
Rosalia received the first news today
of the capture of Santa Rosalia by -,
the Villa forces on December 12. He
was notified that 300 Carranza soldiers
who had entrained to go to Chihuahua
City were captured and practically all
of them executed, the message stated.
Those killed included the Carranza
colonel in command, it was added. No
property was destroyed.
It also was reported ' that Jose
Ynez Salazar was attacking Chihua
hua City and that Villa was approach
ing Jimenez on his way north to par
ticipate in this attack. As the tele
graph lines are cut south of Chihua
hua City, Carranza officials here in
sist they have.no news of the fight
ing at Torreon and deny any fight
ing at ChilmaliuaCity ,
Soldier Killed. '
. In FighJ Over j
! Game of Cards
' Brownsville, Tex., Dec. 23. Mes-ger
details were received here of the kill
ing of a National Guardsman in camp '
at Llano Grande Wednesday night as
a result, it is said, of a quarrel be- "
tween two soldiers., in a game of
chance: The man firing the fatal shot,
it was said, imnydiatcly disappeared
and has not been apprehended. Names .
were not available at Fort Brown late
i last night, but the report said the
body of tin dead man was being held
pending instructions from Minnesota,"
his home state.
All Omaha Invited
To Christmas' Tree
At the Auditorium
The municipal Christmas tree en
tertainment at the Auditorium this
evening will be free to everybody.
Each boy and girl present will be re
membered by Santa Claus, who will .
distribute candy, nuts and fruit.
An interesting program of instru
mental and vocal music has been ar
ranged and the committee in charge
insures that the occasion jWill be ap
propriate and -worth while.
A large Christmas tree will stand '
like' a tower of light to please the eyes
of all beholders. The Ancient Order
of United Workmen band will plav .
several numbers. Mayor Dahlman will
say a few words.
. v The Spirit -of '
Giving
Because the Omaha Bee
has been giving the Beit
Result at the lowest rate i
the advertising public ,
' have made possible this
steady increase .: in paid , ,
- Want-Ads. .
Last Week,' 1,287
Total for 51 weeks, 57,138 !
To place your ad .
Call Tyler 1000 !