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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1916)
THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1916. Brie C News PUtin am WoddUur Klnyt Edholm. Hal o FriM 1W.W Baft Don Frsaa TiM CImimS. Me, mt Carsy'a. Well It! oo If 1 far Um M w clUrsnypt Ino. SwHaler, Goss A Switxler, Attorneys, have moved their offices to the City National Bank building-. City Opens Bids The city council opened, bids for coal, lumber, print . ins. stationery, building material and other supplies (or 1917. Bids were referred to the purchasing department for tabulation. Northwestern Local Service Re sumed Effective at once, all Iowa local trains, which arrived and de parted from Council Bluffs, while the Union Pacific bridge was being moved, will from now on arrive and .depart from the Omaha Union station. Get Check and Cash Sneak thieves Christmas night stole a certificate of deposit for $(00 and $12 in cash from L. P. Martin, 1010 Davenport street, while he was a guest at the Millard hotel, according to reports made at police headquarters. The certificate is on an Avoca, (Neb.) bank. Says Be was Strong-Armed John Noottin, 1418 North Twentieth street. has reported to the police that he ' strong-armed by lour young men Christmas night just after he got oft a street car at Twentietn ana raui streets. -He asserts he lost 120 in cash and a suitcase full of clothes. fftne Fireplace Goods Sunderland. Ring for Ixm Adams One of the most substantially remembered county department heads was Louis E. Adams, 'county surveyor, the employes of whose office presented him With a $300 diamond ring. Mr. Adams was showing the sparkler to court housers Tuesday morning and remarking that it pays to nave efficient employes. Garage Name Changed The name of the Uertschy garage has been changed to the Bertschy Manufacture ing and Engineering company, accord' ing to amended articles of incorpora tion filed with the county clerk. The capital is $126,000. A. J. P. Bertschy, president, and C. H. Bertschy, s retary, are the officers of the company. Hit By a Tail Joe Dlakulle, Union Pacific, extra gang laborer, Is at St. Joseph's hospital as the result of Injuries he suffered Christmas day when he was struck by an automobile driven by Jack Kind, of the Omaha Taxlcab company, near the Union Depot Dlakullo was taken to the hos pital by Kind. His body and right arm are badly bruised. RAILROADS MAKE OVER ONE BILLION Expenses Have Not Kept Pace With Rapid Rise in Re- ceipts, Tabl"r Show. EAST LINES GET THE CREAM Wilson Entertains , Friends and Kin at the' White House Washington. Dec! 26. President VVltson concluded his Christmas cele bration at the White House last night with a dinner, it which he entertained a large group of relatives and friends. It was an ail-American dinner with delicacies from many parts of the country sent to the president as ' Christmas presents. After spending the morning with Josephine Cothran, his small grand-niece, and other rela tives about a huge Christmas tree in the White House library, the presi dent took a walk through the resi dential section of the city with Mrs. Wilson, and directed the distribution of candy and toys to small children in Virginia, who wave to him daily when he goes to golf. The White House was deluged with telegrams and letters from all over , the United States and abroad, wish ing Mr. Wilson a Merry Christmas. Many of the messages spoke of hope for peace in Europe. Because con gress is in recess, the president will have few "engagements during the re mainder of the week. The government departments re- .. mained closed and members of the cabinet, diplomats and other officials spent Christma: quietly with rela tives and friends. Most of the mem bers of the senate and house were at their homes for the day. Storm of -Criticism Greets WiJson Note InLanC of the Czar, Petrograd, Dec. 26. (Via London.) President Wilson's note has called forth from the Russian press and from the nation itself, a torrent of cri fcisms, partly, tolerant and partly sharply adverse, but for the most part maintaning a, tone of polite, amiable rejection. The Associated Press has been in formed that the Russian government received the note in the spirit of friendliness in which it was offered, but while appreciating the humanitar ian motive which prompted it, will find it impossible at present to sug gest any terms which could guaran tee a durable peace. Horrible Spectre of i Deficit Haunts Dems Washington. Dec 26. Various dif ferent plans' suggested for meeting the deficit, it is admitted the govern- ment will face at the end of the next fiscal year, are being considered by President Wilson and his cabinet, and ,it was said today that the president . might dedide to address congress on : the subject as soon as he made up his mind as to how the revenues should be raised. Members of the house ways and means committee already have discussed the problem with Sec retary McAdoo and other administra- ' tion officials. The committee will take it up formally after the holidays. Williams Released To the Three Eyes Lincoln, Dec. 26. Harry Williams, veteran first baseman of the Lincoln Western League club, has been re leased to Bloomington of the Three-I league, according to' announcement tonight at local base ball headquar ' ters. Williams will be succeeded by ' Ray Schaandt, who comes to Lincoln from Bloomington. A Hint to the Aged. If people past sixty years of age could be persuaded to go to bed as soon as they take cold and remain in bed for one or two days, they would recover much Aore quickly, especially if they take 'Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There would also be less danger of the cold being followed by any of the more serious diseases. Advertisement. Ths Graatsst Pain KlUtr. Sloan's Llalownt sow rifht t tho Mat of pala. ilmplr las it o you do not ban to rub. Itc At all drunUU. Adr. Washington, Dec. 26. More than $1,000,000,000 net income from opera tions was made by the railroads of the country during the year now clos ing. The large total is the peak ol prosperity in railroad operationsand stands more than one-third higher than the top of 1913, hitherto the banner year. Statistics 'gathered by the Inter state commerce commission, com plete for nine months and made the basis for calculation for the entire year, indicate that the total net in. come from operations will be approxi mately $l,098,000,00O. For the first nine months of the year complete re turns show $785,558,266. Even this does not represent the full amount, as roads whose income is less than $1,000,000 are not included, Estimate Conservative. The estimate $1,098,000,000 is re garded by officials as conservative. It makes no allowance for normal in crease in business, during the last three months rf.turna for which are unavailable but places the income for uctober, November and December at the same figures as for July, August and September. There is no question, officials say. but that there will be an increase, the only doubt is as to its size. An analysis o. the returns for the first nine months shows a startling increase trom January to September, amounting to more than 67 per cent Thus, net income in January, $64,915, 286. had moun.ed to $107,910,814 in September, an ircrease of nearly $43,- Itt Chief Items. For the firsi nine months of the year, the commission's figures show that the railroads collected $2,654,829, 647, from all sources of operation, the chief items of wliich were as follows; Freight, $1,875,019,990; passenger traffic, $522,103,907; mails, $45,348,609; from express companies, $65,089,474; incidentals, dining and buffet car serv ice, operation of hotels and restau rants, sale of vending privileges on trains and at stations, parcel rooms at stations, demurrage, storage of freight and baggage, telegraph and telephone wires leased to otner companies, operations of grain elevators, etc., $60,414,597; and all other , transpora- tion cnarges, so,uo,ou. ibt last item embraces sleeping and parlor, car service, freight on milk, which has virtually an express service, switching charges and the operation of special trains. , Record Gross Income. This total, using the first nine months as a basis, will reach $3,600.- 640,502 when the year closes, officials estimate, and without doubt will ex ceed it. Never before in the .history of railroad operations have the roads had so great a gross income. Expenses have not kept pace with the rapid rise in receipts, although they have measurably increased. From a total of $182,88169 in January ex penses Had increased to $2Uj,ZJ5,394 in September, approximately 11 per cent. During that period receipts had increased from $260,054,306 to $324, 954,301, approximately 25 per cent The chief items of expense for the nine-month period for which returns are available are as follows: aintenance of way. $320,157,526 maintenance of equipment. $441,750.- 069; transportation, $858,973,536; traf fic, $46,679,422; miscellaneous oper ations, iy,yuvoy; general expenses, including administration, $61,996,428. All operating expenses totaled $1,744,. loU,W ,. . - On the same basis the year's ex. penses will approximate $2,346,066,990, leaving net revenue from operations $1,254,573,512. From the last figure, however, must be deducted the rail roads annual tax bill, approximately $155,625,546, and bad debts down on the books as uncollectable revenue approximating $965,928, a total of $156,591,474. Profits on Every Mile, About 230.500 miles of railroad were in operation during the year. In the first month the total fell below 230,- 000; during the latter part of the year it exceeded 230,000. Using 230,000 as, an average returns show that for every mile ot road operated in the country the railroads will receive this year approximately $15,655 in gross receipts and a net income of $4,774, or little more than 30 per cent of the H gross. compared with previous earnings, net income for 1916 shows an increase of more than 52 per cent over the fiscal year of 1915, 59 per cent over 1914 and 34 per cent over 1913. Wide divergence in receipts of the roads in various sections is disclosed. The overburdened railroads of the east have skimmed the cream, of the traffic. The congestion at eastern seaports and on almost every eastern road has spelled, in glutted sidings and slow-moving traffic a flood of revenue,' the like of which was un dreamed of even a year ago. For every mile of 59,200 in the eastern group more than $20,000 has been re ceived in revenue and every mile has earned a net income of nearly $5,900. Reasons for This. While to the usual eastward trend of traffic, the great demands of na tions at war and the location of mosit of the country's factories, munitions and otherwise, in the east are at tributed as primeary causes for this 'condition, secondary reasons are said to be the eastern roads for the most part have short hauls and traverse densely populated areas. Especially is this noticeable in the revenue from passenger traffic, eastern roads with 59,200 miles having rece.ived almost as much in passenger fares as all the rest of the roads in the country put together, with a total of 170,800 miles. The railroad of the south, with 42,600 miles, come next to those of the east in revenue per mile, with $11,927 about 58 per cent of what the eastern roads received. Net income on south ern roads was approximately $3,500 per mile. On western roads the reve nue per mile was approximately $11,. 217. with net income of $3,614. The western roads, however, show a great er net income, in proportion to re- British Soldiers in Ffont Row of Trenches Eat Christmas Plum Pudding Under German Fire torn a Staff Carroopoadonl of tk AaoMlalrd rross. With the British Armies in France (Via London), Dec. 26. Christ mas has sent a throb of good cheer to all the British armies in the battle lines of France, and wherever a British soldier at his Christmas dinner today, whether in the front first trenches or in the secluded secur ity of the reserve corps, enthusiastic toasts were offered to king and iinpire and to the coming New Year, which Britons confidently believe vill bring victory to the entente allied cause. It was a Christmas of bounteous plenty along the British front and the soldiers in the field were joyously immune from the three-course din ners prescribed for the British Isles. Each individual company of the vast army organization had a jubilant Christmas spread and there was much rivalry in the elaborateness of the camp menus. Every British soldier had an individual plum pudding. Where con ditions permitted, as many of the men as possible were relieved from the front line duty for dinner, but in the mid-ditches of the Somme and in other sectors Christmas dinner, steaming hot, was carried up through the communicating trenches, sometimes under the pelting shots, up to the men held by duty at the outposts of war. AXEMAN MURDERS LOUISIANA FAMILY Three Dead and Two Probably Fatally Hacked Is Toll of Christmas Tragedy. SLAYER ESCAPES UNSEEN Minden, La., Dec. 26. Neighbors summoned by a half-dressed little boy of 7, ran to the home of John N. Reeves near here early today and found that murderers had turned the house into a slaughter pen, treeves and his wife were dead, the man's skull crushed by an axe and the worn. man with a bullet hole through her head. An 11-year-old boy, still clutch ing in his arms his 15-months-old rrntrr an4 anntU nt C k. P fulfill. a iuuiiuii i "- i.v.uk, vi , ntiE ua.- ! more than 40 per tered and chopped from axe strokes, slightly surpassing .The children were carried to a hos hofiday months ofl pttal at Shreveport, where the eldest ceipts than is shown In any other section. Western Roads Lead. Percentage of net income to gross receipts was: For the entire country approxi mately 30 per cent; for eastern and southern roads 29 per cent; for west ern roads 32 per cent. The difference is attributed by officials to careful administration and to higher tariffs prevalent in the sparsely settled sec tions of the country than in the east Western roads also lead those of alt other sections in the amount of taxes paid, $71,263,601, with eastern roads second with $62,440,341. The annual taxes of southern roads is placed at $21,923,604. Eastern roads, however, contracted more bad deb's than those of other sections, the showing being: Eastern roads $445,805, western roads $367,653, southern roads $152, 570. The figures show that the American people are traveling more and further than ever betore at least on Ameri can railways. Beginning with $49,865.- 917 in January the public's monthly passenger tare rose cent to $70,000,000. i this fisure in the ho July and August. In the short; died. Their brother, who gave the montn ot February passenger receipts . aiarm, escapea Because he was sleep ing in mc attic, ne naa come aown early in the morning to look for his Christmas presents when he saw what sent him flying terror-stricken to the slumped to $46,618,325. Total Passenger Receipts. They rose from $54,253,790 in May to $61,548,716, when the vacation rush started in June, and to $70,185,753 at its height in July, receding to $66,586, 472 in September, the last month for next farm house. A tool chest, in which Reeves is said to have boasted that he keot ? aeP"m"' ,me ,,st mon 'r $4,000, was found broken open, near a which complete returns are available. :,bu ' whi.h ,h, n,r.t,ph,J "f" 5 Officials assert that passenger receipts tor the remaining three months prob ably will fall below those of Septem ber, but normal increases in other revenues are expected to compensate for this loss. Total passenger receipts tor the year, it is expected, will ag gregate about $700,000,000. Increased rates in certain commut ing sections are said to be responsible to some degree, for the increase in passenger receipts! Notwithstanding the enormous vol ume of business handled and the re sultant new high level in net income, officials declare that the car short age' situation has seriously handi capped the roads in recent months, and that, were it not for this and the congestion in the east, the roads would show still greater revenues and income. i - U,S. Reserve Board Making Financial Connections Abroad Washington, Dec. 26. The govern ment today took its first formal step through the Federal Reserve bank, looking to the establishment, of fi nancial connections abroad through which it hopes to strengthen the posi tion of the United States as a world banker and to maintain- the American dollar as the standard of exchange. Under a section of the federal re serve act, the board authorized the appointment of the Bank of England as a foreign correspondent of the Federal Reserve bank of New York, and announced that the eleven other reserve banks might participate in the agency relations. Connections with other foreign governmental institutions, such as the Bank of France, is foreshadowed, of ficials say, by today's action. The Bank o England is the first foreign correspondent, whose, ap pointment has been authorized since the operation of the new financial system in this country. In addition to being the first step by the government toward going after foreign business, it is under stood that authorization of this ap pointment is a part of general plans for establishing connections that will strengthen the United States as a creditor nation in the commercial competition which probably will re sult when the war closes and to pro vide a ready means to offset any tend ency on the part of foreign bankers to withdraw the huge supply of gold accumulated here during the war. Canadian Militia Minister Advocating Conscription Lindsay. Ont Dee. 26. As a re cruiting policy for Canada, Sir Samuel Hughes, former minister ot militia in the Canadian cabinet in an address here, advocated the immediate calling out of alt single men between the ages of 18 and 45 years, not now ex empted under the law, for active serv ice training under the Canadian militia act. He declared that the na tional service commission was more or less of a failure and that it would be a year before the commission could begin to operate with any effect. table on which the narents had nlaced an array of simple presents before retiring Christmas eve. Posses searched all through the day for the murderers. Tonight three heavily shackled negroes were brought to the Minden jail. What evidence there is against them has not been disclosed. Archbishop Harty Extends Greetings at Saint Cecilia's The significance of Christmas to the world was the import, of- a brief message spoken by Archbishop1 Jeremiah J. Harty, newly installed bishop of Omaha, at the celebration of solemn high mass, at St. Cecilia's cathedral at 11 o'clock Monday morning. ' The archbishop extended the greet ing ot tne day to his hearers. He said the gospel of Christ was the gospel of the civilized world. Masses were celebrated also at 6, 8, ana iu ociock in the morning. Father Cotter was celebrant, Father O'Sullivan deacon; Father Costello, sub-deacon Father Gately, master of ceremonies. eVP"e',"l IIIIIIM AFTER XMAS SICKNESS generally comes from over eating and lack of exercise. Relieve that tired, languid feeling by taking a good dose of one of our effective laxatives. We have only the best and are glad to deliver. 1 16th mmi HmaitJ Sts. PkM Daaflas $4$. 1 1 s 1 1 1 1 1, Culls From the Wire- Two men pushed their way through I throns of ChKlstmas chopper near the csol tol at AVaahlnston, threw a brick Into the plate window of a Jewelry store and maoe on wnn several thousand dollars' worth of jewelry. Good Old Home-Mad g Family Cough Remedy 8j ji n Mack Better ths. k Keady u Made, K lad Easily aid d Cheaply Prepared. n. If you combined the curative proper ies of every known "ready-made" cough remedy, you would hardly have in them ill the curative power that lies in thir lintple "home-made'' eoueh syrup which takes only a few minutes to prepare. Get from any druggist 2 Mi ounces of Pinex (60 cants worth), pour it into a jlnt bottle and fill the buttle with plain tranulated sugar syrup. The total cost s about 64 cents and gives you full ilnt of really better cough syrup than ,-ou could buy ready-made for f2.S0. Tastes pleasant and never spoils. This Fines and sugar syrup prepara tion gets right at the cause of a cougb ind gives almost immediate relief. It 'oosens the phlegm, stops the nasty hroat tickle and heals the sore, irri ated membranes that line the throat, hest and bronchial tubes, so gently nd easily that it is really astonishing. V day's use will usually overcome th rdinary cough and for bronchitis, roup, whooping couch and bronchia. rtlima, there is nothing better. Pisex is a most valuable concentrated impound of genuine .Norway pin el 'act, combined with cuaiaool and hai een used for generations to break u evere coughs. To avoid disappointment, be sure tc :k your druggist for "2j ounces ol 'inex" with full directions, an don't ccent anything else, A guarantee of bsolute satisfaction or money prompt v refunded, goes with this preparation NATURAL MINERAL WATER Relieves srj fiaivii Owing to the Urge amountn f .t,i..i rl sodium, miff BOBia, rilica, 7, , m.. " in ana diuretic; thii water can be uied aa a laxative or cathartic with aatonlahing remltfl, doing away with eooatipated eonditiova. fei'll..!! I II TIM fanoui criijj)ho-(3ilnrtn al.neral Watr la dallfeW In Omaha In fle- iiilon Jun. Utie refunded when Jut la rMunud. Brown Park Mineral Springs ISla and O 8u.. Swim Side. Phone Souta ITS DR. JOHN A. NIEMANN, Osteapatkic Physlclaa la Charge. Burgess-Wash Coiipauy. Tua.dey, Doc. 28, l18. "EVERYBODYiSSTQRElL STORE NEWS FOH WEDNESDAY. Phoas Doug. 1ST. A DETERMINED effort to clear our stocks of all winter mer chandiseaffording in all probability the most remarkable cleara way we have ever had Annual "Round-Up" of Women's, Misses' and Children's Goats, Suits, Dresses, and Skirts In Most Instances the Prices Have Been Reduced to One-Half ACLEARAWAY of rare importance affecting practical ly our entire stock of women's, misses' and children's ready-to-wear, now at a time when you can get the most good out of it. Here's an idea- Coats Reduced Vi and Vz Coats that were $15.00, reduced to 110.00 Coats that were 116.76, reduced to $11.17 Coats that were $19.60, reduced to $13.00 Coats that were' $26.00, reduced to $16.67 Coats that were $29.60, reduced to $19.67 Coats that were $36.00, reduced to $23.34 Cost that were $39.60, reduced to $19.75 Coats that were $46.00, reduced to $22.50 Coats that were $49.50, reduced to $24.75 Coats that were $55.00, reduced to $27.60 Coats that were $65.00, reduced to $32.50 Coats that were $75.00, reduced, to $37.60 Tailored Suits Reduced to Vz Price Suits that were $19.60, reduced to $9.75 , Suits that were $25.00, reduced to $12.50 Suits that were $29.60, reduced to $14.75 Suits that were $36.00, reduced to $17.50 Suits that were $39.60, reduced to $19.75 Suits that were $46.00, reduced to $22.60 Dresses Reduced to Vi Price Dresses that were $19.50, reduced to $9.75 Dresses that were $25.00, reduced to $12.60 Dresses that were $35.00, reduced to $17.50 Dresses that were $39.50, reduced to $19.75 Dresses that were $45.00, reduced to $22.60 Dresses that were $69.60, reduced to $29.75 Skirts Vz Price Skirts were $ 5.95, now. . ... .' .$2.98 Skirts were $ 6.50, now. . . ... .$3.25 Skirts were $ 7.50, now. . . $3.75 Skirts were $ 8.50, now. f . . . . .$4.25 Skirts were $12.50, now. ... . . .$6.25 Skirts were $15.00, now . .... .$7.50 Child's Coats Vz Price Coats were $ 5.00, now. '. . . .$2.50 Coats were $ 7.50, now.u; . . . . .$3.75 Coats were $10.00, now. . . . . . .$5.00 Coats were $12.50, now, .,',,.$6.25 Coats were $15.00, now;: , . . . .$7.50 Coats were $16.50, now.v. . 4$&25 Remnants of SILKS Were $1.00 to $1.50, for 69c ALL the short lengths left from this season's selling, including plain and striped messa lines. flawed foulards, striped tub silks, silk pop lins, canton crepes, crtnkiea crepes, rhnrmeuM. etc.! lenurthi 1 tn 5 vrds: widths 82 to 42 inches; were $1 to $1.60, for, yard. . .' i Bur(Mi-riaan u, mtw nar, 69c Remnants of Dress Goods That Were to $1J for 35c THIS lot includes "euch weaves , u serges, panamas, batistes, military coatingi and mixtures in a big range of colon; lengths l'a to 5 yds.; widths 36 to 54 in. ; suitable for skirts,: a isi dresses and children's coats; ' were 50c to $1.00, yard, at. Biirsau-Na.il Cs. Mala Titer. "Round-Up" of Women's Winter FOOTWEAR-Big Reductions THE reductions are less than the cost of making. All broken lines and odd pairs of Women's Boots and Party Slippers are included in the clearaway. Novelty boots, tan Russia vamp, white calf top, button; were $9.00, pair 66.98. Gray kid vamps with gray cloth top, lace; were $9.00, for $6.96. Bronze kid, button and lace, turn soles; $6.00 values for $4.66. Black kid vamps, gray buck top, turn sole, lace; were $8.00, for $6.46. Tan Russia calf lace boot, welt soles; were $3.60, for $4.66. All the short lines of black kid and calf skin, lace and button, welt soles, our special $4.00 lines, for $3.26. Ail the short lines of black kid, patent and calf skin, button and lace boots; our best $5.00 grade, for $3.66. Odd lots of dancing and party slippers, values from $5.00 to $7.00, choice for $3.85. Burs...-Nuh Co Second Floor Round-up of Housefurnishings Cedar oil mop, triangle shape, polished handle, oiled ready for use, 19c Aluminum sauce pans, 2 and 3-qt, size,, 89c val ues, 19c. ' - Cedar oil polish, i-pz. can, 25c size, 10c Toileteer, for cleaning closet bowls, can, 12c , No. 3 galvanized tubs, first quality, large size, $1.19 value, at 79c Sunbrite cleanser, 5c cans, 3 for 10c. Glass canister coffee mills, hold 1 lb. of cof fee, 59c value, at 39c Toilet paper, large roll, 4 rolls for 25c Burfaas-Naah Co. D.wa-SUirs Start R OUND-UP of Art Embroidery Goods Including gowns, scarfs, pil low tops, corset covers; com binations, bags, infants' dresses, etc.; were $1.60 to $15.00, now 98e to $3.98. Stamped Goods 19c Corset coers, gowns, table covers, pin cushions, pillow cases, scarfs, etc., now 19c Table Cover 69c Cretonne table covers in yel low, blue and pink, reduced to 69c. Stamped Goods 5c Odds and ends of stamped bags, belts, pin cushions; baby caps, bibs, etc., Be. Bursoaa-Nash Co. Third Floor. 3i-Piece Breakfast Sets in the "Round-Up" at $1.95 HUKttS a spe cial v a 1 u e from the china section of unusual importance 31 piece white and gold decora ted. breakfast sets, new Mayflower shape, special, set, $1.95. Glass CobUls, 6 for $1.60 Daisy cut goblets, thin lead blown, Wednesday at 6 for $1.50. Win Glass at 10c Grape cup wine glasses, plain and optic design, each, at 10. Bursosa-Nssa Co. Dowa -Stairs Stors