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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1917)
I UNDERSTAND YOU ADVERTISED FOR A HAN TO HAUL COAL AMH ANO THE HOjRb ARE FROM feA TO 9 fEb-AE OU THE Oh: NO - MV NERVED ARE ALL RUN DOVVN' WELL-VHAT CAN l DO FOB ! UST WAITED Tt) INQUIRE WHAT NERVE ATTEfNO TO THE FURNACE - T applicant? TOINIC XOU Copyright. 11J. International t News Service. BRINGING UP FATHER P f f I ?sr Drawn for The Bee by George WcManus FULTON ONLY MAN TO MEET WILLARD Minnesota Giant's Recors Proves He Is Only Logical Contender to Heavyweight .Throne. Fred Fulton lias shown himself to be the best heavyweight in the coun try, barring the champion, and if Wil lard has any intention of again de lending his title, -the Minnesotan i the logical opponent. While the heavyweights that Ful ton has removed from his path are a mediocre lot, still the plasterer has done all that has been asked of htm He has decisively beaten a large ma jority of his opponents. His knock out of Gunboat Smith in seven rounds was the most impressive performance - by Fulton, for the gunner was not ' only able to hold his own against his .. rivals, but is the only heavyweigh with a referee's decision over Willard in a 20-round bout. As indicating " Fulton's class, it is interesting to note that Langford stopped smith in three rounds and Fulton sent the "Tar Baby" to sleep in the third session Langford by no means is the fighter he was a dozen years but he still is an awkward customer, and the boxer who stops him in three rounds is doing something out oi the ordin ary. .." ? It is said that Mi'ske will be the next opponent of Fulton and if such is the case, the St. Paul light heavy weight is most probably due for i severe trourtcing. ' Therefore, it appears that the field is clear for a little bout between Ful ton and Willard, and unless the cham pion blocks k match by exorbitant demands as to purse, there is no rca $on why they should not meet before next circus season begins. Fulton Has Weitrht -; Fulton is the only man who carries sufficient weight to warrant a meeting witn the champion, rulton 6cales about 220 pounds wring form, and while1 Willard will doubtless weigh 35 pounds more, yet the Minnesotan is as tall as the titleholdcr and has as much reach. Fulton is a better boxer than Wil lard and hits well with either hand, his left hook being especially effec tive and accurate, tioth are clean boxers and the re sult of 20-round "bout would depend largely on .skill; Willard might win within the limit of a, right uppercut, which is the deadliest blow, but if he failed to .land, "Fulton would be apt to outpoint : him or even stop him. Willard won the title from Tack Johnson, April 5, 1915, nearly three years ago, ad only once has he en tered the ring against a challenger. That was when he faced Frank Mo- RED CROSSER'S CANDLES CHASE GLOOM OF WAR While the war-time pall, caused by dimming the electric signs, hung over Omaha and enshrouded the city in ' semi-darkness- on the nation's first war-time. Christina eve, thousands of , Christmas candles shed their twin , kling lights through the b.ight red crosses whlci. bedecked the windows of Omaha's homes. ' v 1 . .Every , red cross signified that the householder dwelling within had done his lit in the great mercy work for mc uoiiuii jisrues.. The lighted candles seemed to send out a message of Joy to a darkened ivorld, as they hed their tiny beams through the frostv air even th Star of Bethlehem pierced the ignor ance anq squalid misery that envel oped the world 2.000 years ago. Former Nebraskan Gets' ' " 1 Captaincy in U. S. Navy . Washington, Dec. 25. One hun dred ;apd,;; eighty-six officers of the navy are promoted to the next liigh rst, grade, by President Wilson's ap proval iodiy oi-the reportcf the se 'ccfjoft'.ljoari headed ; by "Admiral M ayo. charged . witj. the task of :hoosing meritorious officers for ad vancement to keep pace with the ex panding navy. ; Twelve" captains become rear ad mirals, 51 commanders become cap tain's; and 123 lieutenant commanders become commanders. , " ... Luther M. Ovcrstreet, former Ne braska man, was awarded the com mission of captain. ' Overstrect is a' graduate of the University of Nebraska: an formerly lived at Arborvilie, Neb; In his uni versity days he was famous 'as a foot ball player. , . Canadians Much Decorated. Ottawa, Dec. 25. London dis patches to the Reuter Agency hVe today said 7,000 decorations 'have, been conferred during the ' war. on members of the Canadfan expedi tionary force for valor in the field and for outstanding " war service. Seven officers and 12 men have ','ained the coveted Victoria Cross. , ' ' Ann? Order. - . Washington. Dec. JJ. jp?ta! Tl-irram.) " rirt Llfnt-naot Alfred Urlrnm. aviation wUoiW.a0KBl renr eorpa. U mtni:d to duty and will proceed to Fort Omaha. . . "! ; Klrat Lieutenant T.ewU 8. Jackson. In- , fantrr offlrera' rtwrve eorpa. l rellernl i f.-m rtutjr at Cxmp Uottge. and vtiU prccecd 'a Cusi,tiliil M'jclftvrii, III Alexander, Wants $1 0,000 Share of Purchase Price i rffal ff;M ' ' ' I ! "wf5 vfe I- ' .1 III S -SX i t, ,,., m rrrmn. i i i. irn- n hi- J , Grover Alexander, the star aitcher purchased by the Chicago Nationals from' Philadelphia, stated that thought $10,000 would be his fair share of the purchase price paid Philadel phia, and he thought the latter club nouia pay it. 0N6 TOWN QUINTET TRIMS CLAY CENTER Rough Game Does to Former Flippers by ..Score of Thirty. Eight to Twenty-Seven; GJose Until Last. Ong, Neb,. Dec 25. (Special.) The One town team defeated the Clay Center Athletic association bas ket ball team on the Clay Center floor by a score of 38 to 27. The game was one of the fastest that has been itnesscd for several years. It was ery rough. The score at the end of the first half was 14 to 15 and was a tie until the last three minutes, when Ong succeeded in getting four field goals in succession. Lineup: ONO. CLAY CENTRR. ' Ed. Itosonquolst t.F. L.F Wtlnnn Caaie) ......... .R.P. HF, Haylet Moalov CO.... AIcDunald C. Roanqult...L.t.l,.0 Hay KlUlon R.U.IR.O Sluyter i'leld a-oalm Wlhion (), Kllllon (&), Kd Roaenqulat (4). Moaely- (4), McDonald (4), Caaael (3), Hnylet (8), Carl Rosenqulat, Ray. Free thrown: Momly (J), Ed Rosen- quiai,. iiayiei. - j . Omaha Boys atJDamp Dodge Receive No Christmas Kits Twenty-eight Omaha boys in Truck company 346 at Camp Dodge, have received no sweaters or Christ mas packages. Miss Mary Riley in the Paxton hotel Red Cross Booth, who has a brother in this company, told the story to Mrs. W. A. C. John son. Mrs. Johnson will enlist the Oma ha Red Cross chapter's aid in obtain ing the needed sweaters, Miss Riley will help her in getting the names of thevboys who were overlooked. Cardinal Gibbons Says Xmas Lesson is One of Obedience (By Aaaoelated Fre.) Baltimore, Dec. 25. Cardinal Gibbon j ir a Christmas message to all soldiers andsailors in the serv ice of the United States, issued yesterday says. "The menage of Christmas is that of obedience. The child, whom all Christendom loves and adores, came into the world of His own making to fulfill the will of His Heavenly Father God Al mighty, though He was, He could say: 'In the head of the book it is written that 1 should do Thy will. Behold, I come.' "Before the infant babe opened his mouth He taught in His human form the wonderful lesson of obedience. "While sending to all of you my very best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, I entreat you to learn this lesson of the divine infant and be obedient to the will of your su periors." . i es i - "I'm not making any threats," said Alexander, "but I think "the public should know the situation, heven years ago Philadelphia paid $750 for me. J hey sold me for $50,000. Hard work brought about the boom in my stock, and the man who did the work ought to get some of it." - TOTAL IN XMAS RED CROSS DRIVE NOW 13,000,000 Nation Leaps Far Ahead of Goal in Great' Membership Campaign; Full Returns Not Available.' , Washington', Dec. 25. Christmas eve found the American Red Cross membership drive well past the goal of 10,000,000, with incomplete re ports indicating that about 13,000,000 new members have been enrolled throughout the country durihg, the last week. , - . . : . , V ..." lhc Atlantic division with a quota of 2,010,000, reported 2.390.000 Christ mas campaign members with many chapters not reporting and continuing ther work this week. The New England division, which has a quota of 984.000, reported that all sections out oi Boston and per haps western Massachusetts would ex ceed their quota and that the excess would balance any deficiencies. The Pennsylvania division with a quota of, 1,192,000, reported 1,400,000 already enrolled and that all the chap ters intended to continue during the week. The lake division on a quota of 1,063,000 finished its campaign with over 2,500,000 enrolled. Tire central division reported 1,646, 000 enrollments. This division also will continue at work of its ovn ac cord and the managers exfect to pass the present enrollment materially. The division has a quota of 1,18,9,000. The northwestern division with a quota of 361,000.. reported 475.000 members. In this division the weather was so extremely bad last week that enrollment will be continued this week. v - The gulf divisiot. Js working to a 500,000 quota, whiclf is much larger than was allotted from .Washington headquarters and is well on its way to that figure. The southwestern division has a quota of 1,162,000. Today's .report was that approximately 2,250,000 members 'would be enrolled before the day was over. . Returns from the northern division and southern division were scant, the best conservative estimate possible be ing 250,000 for the northern and 240, 000 for the southern division., The count had not been completed even in the larger cities of the Poto mac division, but apparently the total will be ''close to 356,000. The cam paign in this division also will be continued throughout the week. Fliers Get Commissions. Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 25. Com mission as first lieutenant in the avia tion section in the United States army will be iriven 56 cadet aviators at i Taliaferro flying field here tomorrow, S it vas announced tonight, - ; u ir ry; p ruw i (KIDDIES SHOUT ROUND MUNY TREE -AS SANTA COMES Fifteen Hundred Youngsters Gloat Over Huge Pile of Sweeps Until They Are All Distributed. Santa Claus, in his gayest holiday attire and with his entire crew of elves, fairies, magicians and pipers descended upon Omaha Monday night and held the center of the stage in the biggest, best and most rousing muhy Christmas eve celebration this city has ever witnessed. I he man who saidi there was no Santy r.ever even shoVved up, or if he did, his cold heart thawed com pletely in the warm, genial presence of the jolly saint. I he event was a success, from the opening number when everybody sang "The Star Spangled Banner," until the great pyramid of white pa per sacks disappeared like snow, be fore the sun. Piled High on the Platform. Santa's little elves and sinzers breezed right into the children's hearts with dainty songs and dances that seemed a material embodiment of the phantasmal Christmas spirit. The pupils ef Chamber's School of Dancing were the little actors in a riot of fun and graceful levity which fascinated 'children and prown-uos alike. Martha Doty. 4 years of aee. sane "Pretty Baby.V with dance accom paniment, and made a real hit. Oeorgia Best Pemberton. 5 vears of age, sang "Daddy," and showed that she can step quite lively. Winnifred Harrison sane "Babes in the Woods," and was well received. lorn Bonnie and Charlene Barnes offered a clever duet and Agnes urit ton was seen in classic and novelty dancing. Those Who Danced. Other children who appeared in the ensemble dance numbers were: Flor ence Gannon, Gwendolyn Leprrrski Mildred Jack, Roberta Druesedow! Vlanche Kneeland, Evelyn Fink! i'oretta Baroff, Ruth Bernstein, Adelc Foster, Bettie Dawson. Ruth Betts Virginia Brillhart, Nellie Grant Ed ward Grant, Leola Jensen, Stella rvougn, charlotte lirant, Marguerite Kirschner, Katherine Campbell, Ruth Rigdon. Helen Mvers. Norma Mark ana Mary Myers. Santa's chief maeician was iher in tne person red Laplane who en tertained the youngsters with : seight-of-hand act calculated to mys tify the most shrewd. The Christmas pipers, too, were not missing and the Umaha Mus f ans' association band, directed by George Green, blew and puffed into their brass pipes with all the enero-v in pired by the merry Yuletide season. ' Mayor Dahlman Talks. Fred Phelps offered a cornet solo, H. Diednckson sang a baritone solo ana miss tthel Parsons was heard in a soprano solo. Patrick O'Neil in a tenor solo was another musical of tering. Mayer Dahlman gave a brief ad dress in which he wished the children a Merry Chriftmas and hoped that vn mc occasion ot the next municipal Christmas tree gathering the war will have been over. The event was held under the auspices of the'eity of- ucwys. ciauae i Jiossie had charge U1 e jmanciai ena ot the project and Manager Charles Franke of the Audi torium arranged the excellent pr,o- An extra and much appreciated event of the program was the presen tation by J. L. Brandeis & Sons of a thrift stamp book with one stamp as starter to every child as he or she passed by to get a sick of good things. Thrift Stamps Also. Thomas Quintan and W. H. Tljomas of the Brandeis Stores had charge of this feature. George Brandeis thought it would be patriotic and educational to start these young Americans in the idea of saving as well as helping the government win the war. With a stamp in the book to start with, Mr. Brandeis believes, each child will have- an incentive to fill the book and get a war savings certificate and then obtain more certificates. The boys and girls, were elated over this unexpected Christmas remembrance. Great was the suspense att:ndant on the distribution of the bursting Christmas sacks- ' ion had to stand in line and watch the feller ahead reach the coveted spot on the stae and march off with his prize, while your own toes were trampled on by the push of the eager ones behind. . Finally after much waiting and crowding and moving up inchj by inch, and worrying for fea. the1, supply might not hold out. you obtained your bag -nd strutted off, proud of the per sonal nod Santa gave you antfalready gloating over the epicurean delight ahead when you would munch nuts and sticky cpnfections and drop slip pery banana peels along the munici- eta .juv. it a i no. -The party was a great success in the eyes of the childish critics. Even the skeptical grown-up could not re strain a sympathetical tug at the heart-strings as file happy youngsters whin dispersed and went home to sleep the sound sleep of childhood and dream of these good things the morrow would bring forth. TOYS FOR BOYS, DOLLS TO, GIRLS, "EA T1TF0RALL Volunteers of America Distri bute Great Quantities of Christmas Goodies and Fill Need of Many in Wait. "Thantr you," and "Merry Christ mas," and exclamations of delight and gratitude in every foreign tongue in Omaha accompanied -the distribu tion of Christmas baskets to the poor families and toys to the children by the Volunteers of America at their headquarters, 114. North Sixteenth street, Christmas eve. A big Christmas tree glittering with tinsel and loaded with toys was the object of wide-eyed awe and wonder on the part of the hundreds of urchins that crowded the room until the gifts were distributed. After an address by Mayor Dahl man wishing them all a Merry Christ mas, 450 baskets of provisions were distributed. . Each basket contained, besides staple articles, a chicken a real family-size chicken- which will undoubtedly be the centet piece of many a wonderful Christmas dinner. Major and Mis. F. A. McCormick of the Volunteers presided at the festivities. They were assisted by a big corps of friends and workers in the distribution of the big pyramid of baskets. John A. Monroe, vice president of the Union Pacific, was there working with the best of them, as were Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Reed. Dr. and Mrs. Charles Nye and City ooncnor rienany. Mr. Fleharty had as much fun tak ing down the presents for distribu tion as tne kumies did in getting tnem. for more than an hour steady stream of happy poor folk filed out of the headquarters door with smiles on their faces homeward bound fora real Christmas day. Little girls hugged their dolls and admired them with an open affection and little boys tocted bravely on red, white and piue norns going down the stree. while mother followed with the heap ing basket. Occasionally a couple of little chil- aren presented iheir ticket with, the explanation, "Mama'a sick. She said to get a basket," and when it was given, trudged away with the basket neapea yith toys between them. Krupp Explosion Took No Toll of Human Life Amsterdam, Dec. 25. A frontier correspondent of the Handelsbag says that the explosion which occurred rer cently at the Krupp works had its origin- tn a building where 1,000 per sons were empioyea. i ne engine room ana turning shop suffered most, and only the wooden ooVtion of the building was destroyed. -According to tins correspondent there was no loss of life. A dispatch of December 2rfrom Maestricht. Holland, eave workmen from Essen as authority for the state ment that the Krupp plant had been ablaze for 24 hours. Auto andNChristmas Gifts Stolen By-Bold Robber The "meanest thief in the world" invaded Omaha last night. He stole an automoble belontrme to ; Mrs. Frank Selby. 1300 North Twentv- fourth street, from in front of her residence. Zit that was not all the thief took. In the automobile was a ladies' plush coat valued at $85, a new vic trola, a box of cigars and a large cut-glass bowl, the result of a Christ mas shopping trip. Omaha Chanlain nuuicooco ututc a Troops at Deming Camp Cody, N. M Dec. 25. (Special Telegram.) The Sixty ninth brigade. Brigadier General Hubert A. Allen, commanding, com posed of the 133d Infantry (First Iowa) and 134th , infantry (Fifth Nebraska), was addressed at its Christmas religious services by two bridegrooms, First Lieutenant George E. Jones of the former regi--ment, and First Lieutenant Jean Cobby, of the latter, both of whom had been married during the week past, and both of whom are chap lains. Services were held in the open air near brigade headquarters. The band of each : regiment played. Wives of officers were present A choir of four soldier voices from the madvne gun company of the 133d, sang, "The Lord Will provide," and "Only Ask Him.' The scene ' was impressive with nearly 6,0" young soldiers soon to battle across the water, attentively listening to Chaplain Jones' reading of a few erses from Mathew, por traying the birth of the Christ and Hhen offering a prayer. Lieutenant Cobby,- the lawyer chaplain, spoke forcefully on "Sacri- ace." s . During Chaplain Jones prayer, a motion picture of the entire bri gade was taken to be sent back for exhibition in Iowa and Ne- OMAHAN BACK .FROM FRANCE RELATES STORY a Hawthorne Daniel, Former Member of Bee Staff, Tells of Life Aboard Sub Chaser. "On one occasion we fired a shot at a whale at a range of 3,000 yards, thinking that the object was a sub marine," said Hawthorne Daniel, re cently returned from France and now on a visit here with relatives. Mr. Daniql, fornierly a member of The Bee staff, is now assistant editor of "World's Work." jtiis reference to the whale was in connection with some of his experi ences while on a convoy ship off the trench coast. Submarine chasing, according to this Omahan's ideas, is one of the most uncertain of outdoor sports, tie cause sometimes he thought he was chasing a submarine and it was only a whale or wreckage. "We sighted what we- thought was a sub. I got the range and gave it as 3,000 yards. It -was a pretty shot and if the big fish had not submerged before the shot struck the water, it would have been blown into whale chowder or something like that," he related. The whale was stunned and came to the surface a few seconds after the shot sttuck and exploded. "When we got over last Ju n e we AMISKJ1ENT3. Home of the Big Double Show Presenting LINCOLN OF THE U. S. A. A Play of the Red, White and Blue TORCAT'S NOVELTY Presenting Only Act of Trained Game Roosters FOX & MAVO Two Boys and a Piano PAYTON & HICKEY "The New Chauffeur." Constance Talmadge in "ScandaP' CONSTANCE TALHAOGf Wm. S. Hart in "The Knight of the Trail" Boyd1 3 DAYS COMMENCING 'Tomorrow Night POPULAR MATINEE SATURDAY Return Engagement of the Sparkling Musical Comedy "VERY GOOD EDDIE" Prices 50c to $1.50 Popular Matinee Saturday, 25c to $1.00. BOYD TONIGHT l.ST TIME SPECIAL MATINEE TODAY, :S0 P.M. MtSr DIVORCED 50 SINGERS, DANCERS 50 MATINEE TODAY. ALL ?EATS 5c Thurs., 3 Days. "Very Good Eddie." BRAIJOEIS T0DAY Evav28-25 wiiniva.ivLAST -ryo times Charles Dillingham's Production of Irving Berlin's Big Musical Success "Stop! Look! Listen!" Matinee. 25c, $1.00; Nirhts. 25c to $1.50. Tomorrow, FrU Sat., "The Cinderella Man" mm Gertrude Hoffmann In Gertrude Hoffmann's Revue With Company of 35 Artist. Stanley A Norton; Ruth Roy; McDonald A Rowland; The Act Beautiful; Rouble Sims; Orpheum Travel Weekly. v OMAHA'S FUN CENTER t0rt f ifyjM D'ly Mate, 15c, 25.50c Ev'g... 25, 50. 75c, $1 Our Christinas Tree Has for You DAYE'SNUFFY" MARION SHOW MUSICAL BURLESQUE S. H. Dudley (late star "The Smart Set"). Agnea Behler. Alpine 4, Cbas. Raymond. Inex Da Verdler, Nellie Watson, Mile. Bartoletti and Girly Bauty Chorus. LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS, fist Mat. Wk: "iitca Soundets" A AIM Kunoldj mxJ & o J H 1 h OnV r saw all sorts of flotsam and jetsam floating in the Bay of Biscay. There were thousands of barrels and life j boats and wreckage, mute evidence of the work of the submarines," Mr. I Daniel said. This Omaha, navigator stated that the impact of a submarine torpedo is felt as far as a mile away. He was on a ship as close as 600 yards when a British freighter was struck by a torpedo. The craft sank in two min utes, losing 13 of its crew of 26. He assisted in saving a crew of 55 men from a British boat which had rescued the men from another boat which had been sunk. - The men were in a sorry plight. Through Car Windows Travel hours made enjoyable by the dayjight ride on Pennsylvania Lines L.& N.R.R. through Knox ville, Atlanta and Macon. Lva. Chicago 11.25 PM Daily , Ls. Englewood 11.44 PM Arr. Jacksonville 8.30 2d Moraug Sleeping Cars and Coaches Chicago to Jacksonville. Restaurant Car. Romul Trip Tickets at Special Fares For partiailart consult Local Ticket Agtnt or address W. II. ROWLAND, T.r.A. SU-H5 City National Bank Bldg. PhonsDoujlaMOvS OMAHA, SEBB. Pennsylvania Lines PHOTOPLAYS. USE Comedy Plenty of It Dramatic Just Enough . Tragedy A Wee Bit You Have a Laugh Coming Get It See JANE and KATHERINE LEE "Troublemakers" Last Times Today Ethel Barrymore '. The Eternal Mother Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew in "Thei Merry Christmas." &dovglasJ ar.Hi.iiiimi n I inim MARY PICKFORD in 'The Little Princess" His Smashing Career (Sunshine Comedy) , Last Times Today Harry Carter, Priscella Dean - in "BELOVED JIM." SUBURBAN Phone Colfas 9fl4 1 Today DUSTIN FARNUM, in "THE SCARLET PIMPERNELL HIPPODROME 25th and . r . -v v-uminr v. 1 1 ELL rjr Today MARY PICKFORD i