fHE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY. NOVEMUEU 1917.
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REAL ESTATE
SHERIFF'S SALE
THE HOLDREGE HOME,
2118 South 32d Street
Hanscom Park view.
Ground measures 150x200 feet.
10 fine large rooms, steam heated.
To be sold to the highest bidder at
the east door of the Court House
at 10 a. m. precisely.
Tuesday, Nov. 27.
AUTOMOBILES
CSED CAR DEPT.
WILLYS-OVERLAND, INC.,
:047 Farnam St. Doug. 322-U
FOR SAL.K Ford touring car. good condi
tion. Call Dingle, 680, Brandels Bldg.
Douglas 2410. ,
WINTER top for Hudson Six-llfty-four :
cheap, mo Farnam.
BATTERIES CHARGED AND REPAIRED.
Ev.rready Battery Station, I'ivt rarnam.
FOR SALE 6 new 1918 Ford touring cars;
2 uiid 1917 Ford Boaiea. a. -3"
Auto Livery and Garages.
RENT A FORD DRIVE IT YOURSELF.
10c a mile, 35c per Hour, minimum cuai-.
(Except Sunday and holidays.)
f
FORD iiiviiiKX uu.,
Douglas S622.
1314 Howard St
Auto Bodies.
SPECIAL FORD SEDAN BODIES.
WM. PFEIFFER AUTO CARRIAGE WKS
25th Ave. and Leavenworth St. Tyler 701
Starters and Generators Repaired.
w roimir any storage battery, guaran
teeing same for six months.
Or-AHA BATTERT AND SERVICE CO.,
2212 Harney St. Tyler 33.4.
' AUTO ELECTRIC SERVICE CO.
Anything electrical about your auto.
3M 8. 19th St. Douglas 6488.
Auto Repairing and Painting.
EDWARDS, E. .. 2616 N. 19th St Web
ster 1102. For best results with repair
work consult us.
tlOU reward for magneto we can't repair
Colls repaired. - Baysaoner, u . mi.ii.
Repairing and Painting.
i? AhT ATOR
LAMP AND WINDSHIELD REPAIRING.
JS'Bht and day service. Out-of-town work'
1 given prompt attention.
" BOYLAN AUTO RADIATOR
REPAIR CO.
Douglas 2914. 151- Davenport 8t.
IlflP your leaky auto radiators to the
Kearney Radiator Works, - expert T-ork-manshlp.
Kearney. Neb.
Tires and Supplies.
"mSRANTEED TIRES
ft PRICE.
Sladtt with two old tires, S0x3, J8.60;
30x3, $7.15; 82x3, $8.25.
"2-In-l" Vulcanizing Co.,
1518 Davenport St Agents Wanted.
Douglas 2914. .
"BILT-NU" Tires, guaranteed 3,600 miles,
save money. Vulcanizing and retreading.
Auto and radiator repairing,
OMAHA RADIATOR, TIRE AND AUTO
WORKS, 1819-21 Cuming St. Tyler 917
TTRETAT HALF PRICE. ALL SIZES.
New 30x3 Firestone ' 9"
New 30x34 nonsklu Firetone.. 13.00
Kaiman's Tire Shop. 17Z1 cumins, u.
TIRE price wreckers. This Is no 2 In 1 tire
COMBINATION TIRE FACTORY
1103 Jackson. Agts. wanted. Omaha, Neb:
BUY Lee Puncture-proof Pneumatic Tires
and eliminate your tire trouble. Powell
Supply Co.. xpm f arnam oi.
O. G. Tire Co.. 1415 Leavenworth it
Tyler 1261-W
Motorcycles and Bicycles
H A R L E Y DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES.
Bargains In used Machines. Victor H.
Roos, The Motorcycle Man. 27th and
..eavenwortll. ,
MEDICAL
WHY SUITER T
Latest and moat scientific treat
ment for sll dlseaaea. Dr. Charlea
Barnes. B1J-524 Rosa Bldg. Ex
amination and consultation frae. Ha
is'euring thousands. WHY NOT
YOU? Delays ara dangerous. If
yon can't call, write. Houra: a. ra.
to i p. m.i 7:80 to :30 avenings.
Sunday by appointment
DR. E. R. TARRY
240 BEE BLDG.
PILES, FISTULA CURED.
Dr. E. R. Tarry cures pllea, fistula and
other rectal diseases without surgical op
erations. Cure guaranteed and no money
paid until cured. Write for book on roc
tal diseases and testimonial.
JlUPTURE auccessfully treated without a
mirrlral oneratlon. Call or write . Dr.
Frank H. Wray. 306 Bee Bldg.,
PERSONAL
THE Salvation Army Industrial Homo so
licits your old clothing, furniture, maga
zines. We collect We distribute. Phone
Doug. 4125 and our wagon will call. Call
and lnspeot our new home, 1110-1113-1114
Dodge St.
BATHS, massages and manicuring. Central
Bath Institute. 1508 Harney St Miss 8.
Ken.iamin. Mgr. Douglas imi.
MISS SMITH, formerly of the Rlttenhouse
Sanitarium, Is now located at 203 Karbacb
Bid.. 16th and Douglas. Red 2727.
Manicuring (Healer) and scalp treatment.
For appointment call Ty. 1038. 702 S. 24th
MISS FISHER, sulphur, steam baths and
maairn 379 Bran. Thea. Bldg D. 1559
LUELLA WEBSTER, maasage and manl
, m inn
curinR. &1 raxion dir. rv j v
MAE HRUGMAN. scientific masseuse and
baths. 203 Karbach Blk. Red 2727,
VAPOR and tub baths. Massages of all
kinds. 70P S. M.a. Apt. 3. Dg. 7046;
BATH and massage, 1802 Farnam St.. Room
2. Phone Douglas sioi.
IMMANUEL prlvste maternity home. Best
care 2605 Bristol. Webster 2908.
PRIVATE licensed maternity Kom. 4416 N
88th fit. Phone Colfax 2042.
SCIENTIFIC massage. 620 Bee Bldg. Phone
Douglas sn.
Tubbaths. manicuring. 228 Neville block.
MISS WEST, manicure, massage. 210 N 17th
E. BROTT. massage. 702 S. 18th. D. 52.
Manicuring and mass., 1623 Farnam. R. 1
Horses Live Stock Vehicles
FOR SALE Fine spotted Shetland pony
and 6-months old colt 2223 S. St. South
Side. Phone 8. ,
A TEAM of horses for sale cheap. Call
Mr. Sam Noble. 1216 South 14th St.
Douglas 599u.
MONEY TO LOAN
DIAMONDS and lewelry loans at 14 and
2Vi Pr cent. W. C. Flatau: estab. 1892.
till floor Rosc-SJvcurlllcs Bids. Tyler 9i0.
REAL ESTATE
MONEY TO LOAN
Orgunlsed by the Business Men of Omaha,
FURNITURE, pianos and notes as security.
140, 6 mo., H. goods, total cost, 13.60.
40, C mo.. Indorsed notes, total cost, 82.60.
.Smaller, large am'ts proportionate rate.
PROVIDENT LOAN SOCIETY,
432 Rose Bldg., 16th and Farnam. T i"66.
LKGAL RATES LOANS
$24.00 $240.00 or more
Easy paymenta. Utmost privacy
740 Paxton Bldg. Tel. Doug. 2295.
OMAHA LOAN COMPANY.
DIAMOND AND JEWELRY LOANS.
Lowest rates. Private loan booths. Harry
vtalsshock. 1514 Dodge D 5619 "-' 191
K.C. WAR FUND WILL
BE OYERStaRIBED
Reports From Different, Parts
of State Show Original Quotas
Are Exceeded in Most
Instances,
Reports from different parts of the
state indicate that the Knights of
Columbus war camp fund will be far
over-subscribed on the basis of the
original quotas assigned. Denton,
with a quota of $300, raised $650 in
three days. Dawson, with a quota of
$425, subscribed over $1,800 in four
days.
Alliance raised over $1(000 of its $2,
000 quota in three days, Beatrice
council at its first meeting pledged
$516 from its members. Gretna raised
approximately $1,000. Lincoln has
raised $5,000 and expects to raise at
least $5,000 more.
Two members of the committee
from the Lincoln council, Theodore
Blockwitz, deputy grand knight, and
Charles Coffey enlisted in the United
States marines Wednesday and it has
been necessary to fill their places with
new members.
Subscriptions have now reached
$59,186.80 in Omaha. Crejghton law
students subscribed $178 Friday night.
May Commute Soldier's
Death Sentence
Washington, Nov. 25. While the
death penalty has been imposed on
an enlisted man of the American army
who is of German birth, on his con
viction of desertion, it was indicated
today at the War department that the
findings of the court-martial would be
overruled and sentence commuted to
a long term of imprisonment.
The r1rlir was stationed at
Panama- and there appears to be little
doubt that alter nis desertion ne en
deavored to make his way to Germany,
presumably for military service there.
It has not been the custom in any
army, even in time of war, to impose
the death penalty for desertion unless
the act was in the face of the enemy
nr nn1es there was evidence to show
that the purpose of the offender was
more than merely, to attempt to evaae
military service. .
No Rail Building
Until War Closes
"With the high price of material,
the high price of all kinds of labor
and its scarcity, it is safe to predict
that until after the close of the war
there ill not be any railroad ex
tension, or other construction more
than is absolutely necessary to keep
the properties in good condition," was
the assertion of Marvin Hughitt, sr.,
chairman of the board of directors of
the Northwestern system, who spent
two hours in Omaha Saturday, this
havinz been his first visit in two
vears.
Mr. rlmrhitt came from St. Paul
and was on his way home to Chi
cago. '
Bellevue High School Boys
Pledge Money to "Y" Fund
The Young Men's Christian associ
ation drive in the Belltvue High
school has ended successfully. Six
teen boys have pledged $10 each,
making a total of $160.
The following boys pledged them
selves to earn $10 each:
Ervlne Bennett Harl Prouasco
Marlon Bennett Jessie Purcell
Theodore Bonde Charles Rummcl
Thomas O. Daniel Waldo Shallcross
Clarence Frazier Everett W. Smith
Theodore Frazeur Deane Steele
Frank I.angheino Leonard Steele
A. H. Newell Edward Steep
Turks Shell Ancient
Tomb of Prophet Samuel
London, Nov. 25. "On Wednes
day we stormed the Nebi Samwili
ridge, the site of the ancient Miz
pah, which is 5.000 yards west of
the Jerusalem-Nabulus road. Re
peated counter attacks by the Turks
have been beaten off. The enemy
has bombarded the mosque con
taining the tomb of the prophet
Samuel, which we carefulli avoided.
"Our troops, which had apr
proached Beit Una on Wednesday,
were forced back by a strong coun
ter attack and are now holding Beit
TJr-El-Foka, up the upper Beth
Horon."
PAPERS PRINTED
IN FOREIGN TYPE
FACEJWBLEM
Federal Law Requires They
File Translation in English
of Articles Pertaining
to War.
How are the foreign language news
papers published in Omaha coming
out under the restrictions of the new
federal law, subjecting them to spe
cial oostal censorship, unless able to i
secure a permit?
This law requires all toreign-Ian-
guage publications, not exempted by ,
order of the postmaster general, to
file at the place of postothce entry,
English translations of all articles
relating to or commenting on the war.
Two Secure Permits.
Inquiry at the Omaha postoffice de
velops that only two foreign lan
guage newspapers have obtained the
needed permits, these two being the
Denni Pokrok, the Bohemian daily,
and the Danske Pioneer, the Danish
weeklyboth of which have had vigor
ously loyal policies. Other foreign
language publications are said to have
made applications for permits, but so
far without result, although Val
Peter, publisher of the German Ne
braska Tribune, is back from a trip
to Washington, presumably on a per
sonal excursion to persuade the postal
officials that his paper did not have
to be watched.
Using Old War News.
In the meanwhile the rule of filing
the translations of war articles, is
apparently working in reverse direc
tion, as evidenced by the tilings made.
Instead of translating into English ar
ticles written in German, or Swedish,
or Italian, as the case may be, dis
patches already printed in The Bee
or other English-language papers' are
being boldly appropriated and trans
lated into the foreign language, the
original cuttings in English going to
the postmaster with sworn affidavits.
Readers of these papers are thus get
ting no, news or comment about the
war whatever, except what has al
ready been printed in the English
language papers the morning or the
evening before, and the function of
these papers has come to be, so far
as it concerns the war, merely to
furnish their readers a translation of
already published news.
National Red Cross Men
To Be Here Next Friday
Officers of the national Red Cross
will be in Omaha next Friday. H. P.
Davidson, director of finance; II. D.
Gibson, general manager of the Red
Cross publicity, and Henry J. Allen,
who has just returned from France,
after making a complete inspection
of the Red Cross work, are the of
ficers who will be here. They will be
entertained at a public affairs lunch
eon at . the Commercial club Friday
noon, November 30.
Files Suit for Heavy
Damages Against Parks
Harry L. Waller, employe of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture, has filed suit for $25,000 damages
against James J. Parks, contractor,
his wife, Mary Parks, the Parks Con
struction company, James Parks, jr.,
his son, and Mary Corcoran. He al
leges they are parties to a conspiracy
td give him trouble and make him
lose his job.
On April 13 the Parks family con
gregated along the back yard fence
and announced that they would get
his job," the petition says.
Thereafter all was quiet until June
6, when Mrs. . Parks, assisted
by Mary Corcoran, he avers,
beat him with a section of a tree,
and shortly after that James Parks,
jr., of the same family attacked him
with a ball bat, and, to cap the cli
max of that memorable day, they had
him arrested for assault and battery.
He protests that he was not guilty
of any offense, but that nevertheless
by the malicious machinations of
the Parks family he was forced to
suffer the humiliation of spending the
night in the gloomy confines of the
South Side bastile. y
Further he says that all these evils
wished upon hun by his neighbors,
the Parks, weil! but part of a dire
conspiracy on their part to get him
in bad . with his federal employers,
they knowing full well that the fact
that he had been in jail would hinder
his promotion under the civil ser
vice rules. He avers that he believes
they did it all with only the one ob
ject in mind of making him lose his
job with the Department ofAgricul
ture. - -
The Wallers live at 1624 Missouri
avenue and the Parks faniilj at 1602
on the same street, according to the
petition filed in district court.
Muse to Keep Open House
For "Jack, Giant Killer," Film
The Muse' theater will keep open
house next Friday, when "Jack the
Giant Killer" will be the picture
shown for children of all the orphan
ages and inmates of all charitable
institutions in the city. Automobiles
will take the old people from the
House of Hope and Old People's
home. Mr. Shirley is extending the
invitation through the better films
committee of the Omaha Woman's
club, headed by Mrs. W. S. Knight.
The City mission, Magee Christian
Endeavor mission, Child Saving in
stitute, Detention home, Creche, So
cial settlement, St. James' orphanage
are included. The picture will be
shown at 10 o'clock.
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock the
same picture will be shown for the
special children's movie.
Wallace McDonald Gets .
Commission at Snelling
Among the Omaha men commis
sioned officers, following three
months of intensive training at the
second Fort Snelling camp, is Wal
lace B. McDonald, son of the late
Sheriff John W. McDonald, and
brother of City Comptroller McDon
ald. He received an appointment of first
lieutenant McDonald was 26 years
old last Friday. He was graduated
from the Omaha High school and
was attending the University of Ne
braska when war was declared and
immediately put in his application for
the Fort Snelling training camp. Mc
Donald formerly lived at 222jLake
street.
STORES PREPARE
FOR SHOPLIFTERS
Open Season for Appropriating
Articles From Counters Finds
Omaha Merchants Ready
for Them.
Shoplifting season comes but once
a year, meaning the open season ior
appropriating articles from stores
without going through the formality
of paying legal tender. This form of
petty larceny and at times it is grand
larceny is something the merchants
say they are never entirely rid of.
"But, you can njark this down, that
shoplifters do not last long. They
are' always caught. One may go for
a few months or even a year, but they
get caught." said a merchant who was
discussing this subject last week.
"Omaha merchants could unfold
some strange and weird tales if they !
would tell all they know about shop
lifters," he added. "I have in my
drawer here confessions I have ob
tained from people caught in this
store. Here is one signed by a man
who confessed it was nis first offense.
We caught him red-handed, as they
say, brought him into the private oi
fice and put him through an examina
tion. He made a clean breast of it all.
Told me he had been, out of work and
luck, but had work in sight. He said
he expected to marry an estimable
young woman and pleaded that if we
exposed him his business and marital
prospects would be ruined. He said
he thought it would be easy to get
articles without paying for them, ad
mitted he had received his lesson and
promised that the first time at shop
lifting would be his last. I believe
that man was struck by a real con
viction and I have heard since that he
has been doing well.
Always Detect Novices.
"It is not difficult for the experi
enced store detective or observer to
discern between the novice and the
veteran shoplifter. It is as easy as
knowing beans with the1 bag open.
The professional store thieves travel
in circuits and stay in a town just
about long enough to play safe, as.
they think. They do plav safe for a
while, but with modem ideas of de
tection, it is. becoming hard for even
the professionals to play the game
very long.
"We usually know when a bunch of
professionals begin operating in
Omaha, and everyone is on his guard
on such occasions. But the utmost
vigilance will not get 100 per cent re
sults, because all parts of a store can
not be watched at the same time,
Last week a woman came in here with
a knitting, bag of unusual pattern.
The opening was cleverly devised to
permit of a wide opening. This wom
an fumbled over a lot of blouses, hold
ing them over the top of her bag. I
observed her movements and signaled
two clerks to keep an eye on her.
Evidently the woman was wise to the
situation, as she departed as soon as
she realized she was being watched.
Have Many Tricks.
"One of the trick's of the experi
enced shoplifter is to pretend to be
looking intently at some articles and
at the same time direct the move
ments of her hands to other articles
which she or he frequently succeeds
in slipping into a receptacle. I recall
that in years gone several shoplifters
I were arrested in Omaha with false
arms and hands. These false limbs
were fastened together in simulation
of natural limbs while ther real hands
were gathering in spoils under cover
of a cape. Large pockets of skirts
offer convenient caches for some store
thieves.
"I have here a confession from a
woman who lives in Omaha and is
worth not less than $25,000. When
caught in our store she begged for
leniency. She could give no extenu
ating reason why she should steal,
stating that she just saw the oppor
tunity and could not resist. Some re
fer to that form of stealing as klepto
mania." The large stores have increased pro
tection during the busy shopping days
before Christmas. One of the large
business institutions of this city al
lows $6,000 a year for losses by thefts
of shoplifters and employes.
"The Broadway Frolics" Draw
Well at Opening Meeting
"The Broadway Frolics," which
opened a week's engagement at the
Gayety Saturday, is good at the start
and grows better all the way to the
end. The last of its scenes of fun
and beauty is a burlesque military act
in which Lon Hascall' is "General
Nuisance" and in which the jokes are
so funny that they cause the sentry
to fall off the parapet every minute of
so. In thii scene the chorus appears
in military uniform of such design
as causes the audience to gasp at the
beauty and color.
Armenian and Syrian Relief
Campaign to End Next Week
A large fund is being collected by
the Nebraska branch, swelling every
day. The total in cash now is,
$4,855.97; pledges, $3,338.35; total,
$7,994.54.
Forty churches had made partial
reports to headquarters on the situa
tion up to 8 o'clock Saturday night.
Sixty more are yet to be heard from.
Many public meetings will be held
during the coming week to boost the
fund.
French Steamer Sunk.
Paris, Nov. 25. News was received
today confirming reports that the
freight steamer Maine had been sunk
on Wednesday night eight miles from
Dieppe. All of the five officers and
men on board were lost with the ex
ception of one sailor.
Frightful Atrocities
On Jews in Palestine
Alexandria, Egypt, Nov. 24.
Refugees from Palestine report that
the Turks, in co-operation with the
Germans, are committing the most
fearful atrocities on the Jewish col
onies in Palestine.
Last month all the leading men of
the Jewish colony at Jaffa were ac
cused of espionage and on false evi-.
dence or on confessions extorted
by torture wer convicted by a Ger
man court-martial and hanged with
many members of their families,
refugees declare.
In order to extort confessions, it
is added, many men and women, in
cluding some American citizens,
have been stripped and beaten in
public, some severely enough to
causa deat
FOOD REPORT HAS
AVERAGE PRICES
F0RWEEKN0V.10
Eggs Range From 42 Cents to
69 Cents; Butter From 45
Cents to 56; Nebraska
Below Average.
A report for the week ending No
vember 10, issued by the United
States Food Administration, shows
that the price of eggs ranged from
42.2 cents per dozen in Nebraska, to
o9.9 in Connecticut, these represent
ing the lowest and highest prices for
the states.
The average price of eggs in the
Lnitcd States for that week, based
on prices from 671 cities, was 50.4
cents p dozen. "Strictly fresh" eggs
retailed in Omaha yesterday at 50
cents per dozen.
The food administration's report of
fers more food for thought in a list
of prices for the nation and by states.
The prices shoft'n in the first column
of the following table are the averages
for the United States and the second
column shows the average for Ne
braska, for week ending November
10:
WhrHt flour, tibl $1.8.1 It.ST
Wheat hrtnil, M-ot lout 107 .10
('orniiirnl, per Hi DAT .HAD
Klo Ill .10
t'udttor.'i. per peck ' 447 ."
Navy bcntu, irr lb Id .18.1
Mined toinalon. ? II'K Mil AM
inne.l iirita, Ihn 17A .179
CnntiPtl corn, g lt 171 .1K
Susar, per lb 0B .OH I
IWon, per lb 476 .4HS
Pork rhoiiD, per lb 3M .3
Ham, per lb 40A ,40ft
rd, per lb S17 .315
M.Ik, per quart K'l .117
Butter, per lb M .477
Oleomargarine, pv H ' M -DAS
. .tnanan, per iloien. 7A .VIZ
Clieene, per lb S47 .8.W
Hit", per ilmen A04 .4'.'i
Kunnil Rteak, per lb 'iK ..10.1
t ens, per lb .219 .25
Highest and Lowest.
The following shows the highest
and lowest prices for the week on
some of the staples:
Wheat Hiiur llllirt, Florida, l.Hj low
eat. Idaho, S1..1H.
I'otntoeH lllglient, T-ouUlana, ,A0 low
est, Oregon, .U.S.
I tread (2 llw.y lllhet. North Dakota,
13c; II) states 10c per loaf.
Mimar (per lb.) Hlgheiit, .113; lowent,
California, .08(1.
Hutter Hleh'nr, Went Virginia, .(187;
loweMt, Kentucky, .4IVA.
Milk (per quart) Highest, Florida, .15;
lowent, WlMconnln, .09.
Kgga (per !oen) Highest, Connecticut,
,8; Invent,. Nebraska, .432.
BaeoR (per lb.) HlgheBt,' Oeorgla, ,S4X;
lowest, Florida, .885.
Fork Chop (per lb.) Went Virginia, .St;
lowear, Wisconsin, .810.
Round Hteak Highest, Massachusetts,
.884; lowest, Oregon, .31.
, How Flour Will Be Used.
It is estimated in this report that
during 1917 100,000,000 barrels of
flour will be used approximately as
follows: Commercial bakeries, 35,
000,000 to 37,500,000; domestic use,
45.000,000 to 47,500,000; crackers,
4.000,000 to 5,000,000; macaroni and
other products, 10,000,000 to 15,000,
000. It is also figured that 6,500 of
34,500 bakeries of this country use
between 80 and 85 per cent of all
flour consumed for commercial bread.
Decrease in Staples.
There was an appreciable jdecrease
in some of the staples from the
country-wide averages of the previous
week. Bacon, for instance, dropped
from .518 to .476 on the average for
670 cities, a drop of more than 4 cents
per pound. Oleomargarin , dropped
more than 1 cent on the general aver
age. Meats dropped from 1-3 to 1
cent per pound.
An analysis of the averages of
prices of staples for the week ending
November 10 shows that Nebraska
was lower than the general average
on all items except cornmeal, canned
tomatoes, canned peas, bacon, round
steak, oleomargarine, bananas and
cheese.
Sun Theater Celebrates
Its First Anniversary
The Sun theater, 1410-12-14 Farnam
street, is celebrating its first anniver
sary, beginning this week, the Rialto
Realty company, who operate the
house, being extremely pleased with
the showing made.
The Goldberg brothers, who are
active in the management of the thea
ter, have been in the show business
in Omaha for the last eight yean
Their rise in the industry has been as
meteoric as the business itself. The
Goldberg brothers, together withW.
R. McFarland, Harry Rachman and
W. II. Jones, are also to operate the
new Rialto theater at Fifteenth and
Douglas streets, which is now nearing
completion.
The building of the new theater was
made possible by the tremendous suc
cess of the Sun theater during the last
year, and the Goldberg brothers pre
dict a good future for the Rialto
Gompers Heads Labor
' Federation Once More
(Br Associated Press.)
Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 25. Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor for 35 years,
was re-elected yesterday, virtually
without opposition, and with him the
Other officers, except John li. Len
non, treasurer, who was defeated by
Daniel J. Tobin, president of the In
ternational Teamsters' and Chauf
feurs' union. It was found impossible
to complete the work of the conven
tion today and a night session was
called, at which it was hoped to clear
the calendar and adjourn sine die.
Next year's convention will be held
at St. Paul in June.
Lieutenant Campbell, Former
Bee Man, Praises Work of T
Lieutenant Ralph P. CampbelL. for
mer member of The Bee family, now
stationed at Camp Pike, Little Rock,
Ark., praises the work of the Young
Men's Christian association, in a let
ter written to his mother, Mrs. N.
Watson, 2712 North Fifty-sixth street.
He says the "Y. M." is doing wonder
ful work at Camp Pike, affording the
only recreation for Iwmesick boys.
Vice President Marshall
Makes Speech in Holdrege
Holdrege, Neb., Nov. 25. (Special
Telegram.) Vice President Marshall
spoke yast night to a crowd of 2.800
people in the city auditorium. Con
gressman Shallenberger introduced
the vice president, who spoke on
"America and the War."
Y. W. C. A. TO BWN
DRIVE jOR $35,000
Is Omaha's Quota of Four Mil
lion War Fund to Be Used
at Camps and Cantonments.
The Young Women's Christian as
sociation of Omaha will start a "drive"
for $35,000 on December 3. Twenty
live' thousand dollars of this sum is
Omaha's apportionment of the $4JXX),
000 to be raised in the United States
for association war work. The other
$10,000 is for the association's local
budget. Nebraska's apportionment for
the war work fund is $75,000.
"The Young Women's Christian as
sociation is already actively engaged
in war work," said Miss l'tta Picker
ing, Omaha secretary. "We have 46
centers of work for girls adjacent to
army and navy camps. The Junior
War Work council has taken as part
of its activities, the promotion of the
Patriotic league with 100,000 mem
bers. Hostess Houses Maintained.
"Hostess houses have been con
structed or authorized in, or near -34
of the military camps and canton
ments in this country. These serve as
meeting places for the families and
friends who come to visit the soldiers.
F.ach house i provided with a Jiostess,
director, cafeteria director and
emergency worker. These houses do
a special work for women who do not
speak English.
"At Charleston, S. C, the govern
ment opened a uniform factory, em
ploying 700 girls, and the association
was called upon to silve the housing
problem for these girls. Similar sit
uations have to be met in other
places.
' Matty of the military camps are
in states where the colored popula
tion is densest and here special prob
lems in the care of young colored
women have to be met.
"Even before the War Work coun
cil was appointed calls had been re
ceived from social workers in Russia
and France for American Young
Women's Christian association work
ers. Seven women have been assigned
to Russia. Two are already there.
Twelve women have been sent to
France, some of whom are helping
French women in operating canteens
for industrial women.
"Other workers are asked to take
charge of social huts and rest homes
for the American Red Cross nurses
now in France. These huts arc being
constructed at the hospital base units.
They are for the use of the nurses
while they are off duty."
Fremont Teacher Weds
Lover Called to Front
Fremont, Neb., Nov. 24. (Special,
telegram.) Cupid invaded the ranks
of Fremont school teachers again
when Ray E. Bauder of Taylorville,
III., claimed Miss Ruth Wood, a mem
ber of the Central school faculty, for
his bride. The young people had
Lplanned to have the ceremony per-
iormea auring me nonaays, nut wnen
the groom received a call to report
for duty with the quartermaster's de
partment, in which he had enlisted,
other arrangements were made. Mrs.
Bauder will continue to teach in Fre
mont, South Side Boy Missing
Since Wednesday Morning
Adam Gurba, 12 years old, is miss
ing from his home, Twenty-seventh
and Q streets. Adam it small for his
age and has dark hair and is blind in
his left eyeHe left home Wednesday
morning togo to school and has not
been seen since. He told his school
mates that he was going to Detroit,
Mich., with a companion, Vincent
Rilonia, aged 15 years.
Young Council Bluffs Girl
Wedded in This City
Carl L. Booton, son of Calvin C.
Booton, and Frances H. Boyce,
daughter of John Boyce, quietly slip
ped over to Omaha from their homes
across the river Saturday and were
married by Rev. Estelle Reid Lien
ard at the latter's residence, 509 South
Twenty-sixth avenue.
The bridegroom is expecting to
enter the aviation corps of the army
soon.
Neapolitan Singers to
Entertain at Henshaw
A duo of Neapolitan singers has
been engaged by Manager Jack Keen-
a i of the Henshaw hotel.
These singers are on their way east
from Los Angeles. The singers are
extremely popular with the young
folks. Kecnan is sDarinar no effort tn
furnish high class entertainment at
tne ilenshaw.
Steele City Does Its Bit
For Y. M. C. A. War Fund
Steele City, Neb., Nov. 25. (Spe-
ciai.i-'-Meeie Uty, including Newton
precinct, well, apportioned ?400 to
raise m the war fund drive last week.
C. J. Clark, R. S. Wiellcv. A. G. Horn-
ley and F. V. Lowe are members of
a committee to raise the money. They
ODiamco betore Saturday noon
Protestant Churches to Hold
Union Thanksgiving Services
Protestant churches of the South
Side have arranged for union Thanks
giving services to be held at the
Grace Methodist church at 10:30
o'clock Thursday morning. Rev. C.
H Holler of the Trinity Baptist
church will deliver a Thanksgiving
sermon.
Polk County Completes Drive
For Y. M. C. A. War Fund
Osceola, Neb., Nov. 25. (Special.)
Polk county has completed its drive
for the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation fund. It' was apportioned $2.
500 and raised $6,800. Osceola High
school contributed $240 in addition to
this amount.
.'S. Schuylkill Goes
Down in Mediterranean
Washington, Nov. 25. The Amer
ican steamer Schuylkill has been
torpedoed and sunk in the Medi
terranean. The Navy department
was advised today that 40 rr.en of
its crew had been landed at a Medi
terranean port. There was no naval
armed guard aboard.
THANKSGIVING
TO BE GREAT DAY
IN OMAHA HOMES
Citizens Send More Than 300
Dinner Invitations to Sol
diers Through The
Bee.
More than 300 Thanksgiving dinner
invitations, the first returns in The
Bee's plan to guard against any sol
dier boy's harboring lonely feelings ,
next Thursday, were placed in the
hands of Colonel Herscy at Fort
Omaha and Colonel Settle at Fort
Crook Saturday. Both commanding
officers expressed great favor at The
Bee's undertaking and the desire to
co-operate in every possible manner
in acting as go-between for Omaha
hosts and hostesses and the ma in
their charge.
Hersey Gives Permission.
Doubt that invitations extended by
bis-hearted persons in neighboring
towns could be accepted was dispelled
whep Colonel Hersey granted permis
sion for the boys to leave, provided
the distances were not too great to
permit them to return the same day.
Several of the men confessed to a
sinking of the heart when a rumor
spread about the post that the boys
would not be permitted to accept the
dinner invitations to them. How the
rumor started could not be ascer
tained. "If kind-heartedness could win the
war, the thing "would be ended now,"
commented Captain Lazar, when the
packet of invitations was turned over
to him. "1 hope every man does not
receive an invitation, because then
there would be no one left to guard
the post," he said.
Win Good Will ot Boy.
Captain Lazar intimated Omaha
hosts and hostesses would win the
everlasting good will of the soldier
boys if they would arrange to invite
charming girls as dinner partners for
the men.
One hostess is busily knitting four
pairs of wristlets as favors for the
tour soldiers she is inviting to her
home. n'
Appeals in behalf of The Bee's plan
will be made from many local church
pulpits this morning in furtherance of
such action endorsed at the Minis
terial I union meeting last week.
Churches which have no standing
committera on entertainment of sol
diers hav named' them for this pur
pose. Mrs. H. S. McDonald will have
charge of the work for the First Pres
byterian church; .Mrs. Charles Wright
for the First Methodist church and
Miss Leeta Holdrege for the Unita
rian church. Mrs. Arthur Lockwood
is in charge for Calvary Baptist
church. v
Many Invitations.
Scores of invitations will be extend
ed to Fort Omaha men by societv
women workers in the .Red Cross
canteen at Fort Omaha. Personal in
vitations have been, given in these in
stances. ' 1
Mrs. Francis A. Brogan is inviting
four men to her home and four for
a friend. Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Con
nell, who have a son, Robert, at the
balloon school, will ask four men tc
dinner,
Mrs. li.- Higgins, 3632 Soutl.
Twenty-third street, South Side, ask:
The Bee to send six privates. Mrs.
Higgids will furnish the boys car
fare. '
George T. Morton will entertain
two soldiers, men from Philadelphia
or Ls Angeles preferably.
Othe invitations have been received
as follows:
Mra. O. W. Fp- A. Theodora, .
child. 1. o. a. Onanoufh, I.
P. J. Koley.' t. lira. W. H. Knt, I
I.oul Blotcky, . Junta A. IImtU, L
W. Lake, . ,
Knights of Columbus May
Treble Fund in Dodge
Fremont, Neb., Nov. 25. (Special
Telegram.) The Knights of Colum
bus war work fund allotted to Dodge
county will be doubled and may bt
trebled. The committee has post
poned the campaign until the Young
Men's Christian association commit
tee has finished its canvass. - The
Knights of Columbus in Cuming.
Dodge and Washington counties are
asked to raise $3,000. Already more
than $2,500 has been' raised and but
little work in the rural districts has
been done. E. J. Robins of Fremont
and a delegation from West Point
were at Beemer Thursday evening to
conduct a meeting.
Associated Retaiiers Advise ,
Closing Stores Thanksgiving
A resolution to close all Omaha
stores on Thanksgiving day was
passed at a meeting of .tha board of
directors of the associated retailers of
Omaha, Saturday. J. W. Metcalfe,
secretary of the association, says that
the grocers and butchers have a
right to celebrate Thanksgiving day
with one square meal at the custo
mary hour, as they are compelled to
remain open every other day of the
year except Christmas.
Body of Private Hansen
Brought Back From Deming
North Platte, Neb., Nov. 25. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The body' of Private
Ingval D. Hansen, a member of Com
pany E at Camp Cody, was brought
here this afternoon prior to being
taken to Ringold for interment. He
had been among the drafted men who
were sent to Camp Funston and later
transferred to Deming. Death was
caused by pneumonia. The deceased
was the son of Peter Hansen of
Ringold, and about 23 years of age.
Drops Dead in Store.
Kearney, Neb., Nov. 25. (Special
Telegram.) A man identified as J. E.
Henderson residing eight miles south
and west of this city, in Kearney
county, dropped dead in a local cigar
store this afternoon. Henderson had
just made the remark that he was
not feeling well And that he thought
he would call and see a doctor, col
lapsing before he finished the sen
tence. He died within a few minutes.
Heart failure was the cause of death.
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