Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA" SUNDAY 'BEE: DECEMBER 15, 191 J.'
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BOOZE AGENTS
SEARCH PASTORS
ON RIVER BRIDGE
Prominent Iowa Ministers
Stopped on Iowa Side by
Mistake of Federal
Officials.
H. G. McGee, Rev. J. E. Cum
mings of Council Bluffs, Rev. S. R.
Ferguson of Cedar Rapids, chair
man of the Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri
and Kansas Sunday School associa
tion; Rev. Mr. Schrader of Dubuque
and Rev. L. E. Koenig of Fairfield,
all big men in the Presbyterian
church, were mistaken for bootleg
gers Friday evening and were stop
ped and searched at the Iowa end
of the Douglas street bridge by the
federal agents on duty. The clergy
men were visiting in Council Bluffs
and wished to make a trip to Omaha.
Mr. McGee and Rev. Mr. Cummin gs
offered to accompany them and Mr.
McGee took the party over in his
jedan car.
h It was just the sort of car the
booje hounds were looking for, and
' they pounced on it with hungry
- avidity, giving expression to sundry.
"Aha's" and "now we've got yous,"
with the advice, "Don't you guys try
to ditch any of yer dopel" All were
searched without results. Mr. Cum
Tnings, sitting in the hack seat, was
holding, half concealcJ, a black
' leather grip belonging to Ferguson.
! The booze hound seized it with
t ' both hands. The result was that he.
fell backward with the grip tucked
under his, chin. "It's pretty light."
he remarked, recovering his equilib
rium. "It's full of Ferguson's sermons,"
, remarked Cummings.
i 5 The grip wag opened; the sermons
prodirced, and the car and its occu
pants thoroughly searched before
t. the booze hunters realized they were
not penetrating real camouflage.
Joe Hurtig Has Bunch
. ', of Real Winners at
; f the Gayety This Week
1 When you see "My Wife Won't
. Let Me," at the Gayety this week,
pou will admit the joe Hurtig. has
indeed a "Burlesque Wonder Show."
George P. Murphy) the Swiss
tinker, is a riot from start to finish
and is supported by .a wonderful
cast.
Primrose Semon, is a very clever
young artist and is certainly a
dancer. In her imitations of Al. Jol
on, Eddie Foy and Eva Tanguay,
she proved her ability as a per
1 former.
"Will You Love Me When My
Fliver Is a Wreck," was the big song
Murphy.
hit of the show and was sing by
y
Lulu Coates and her Three Crack
er Jacks are marvels when it comes
to dancing. They stopped the show
for five minutes and only let it go
on when it was explained that the
dancers were negligee. x
After a fw-ccful talk delivered by
William Murphy, who takes the part
of "The Doctor," the girls of the
show took up a collection. for the)
benefit of Ofnaha's poor. They col
lected $39.18.
Whisky Put in Trunk Just
; to Appease Him for Theft
Dan Droboc and Pete Studen,
proprietors of a soft drink parlor at
1401 Webster street, were brought
iefore Judge Britt in police court
Saturday morning, charged with un
lawful possession of intoxicating
liquor. The officers located the
whisky in a trunk in their place 01
business.
rirnhnc vnta!nd that several
days ago he had $1,800 in this very
same trunk, expecting to accommo
date Union Pacific employes in cash
ing their, pay checks. The money
was located by some foul fiend and
stolen, and to appease the sorrow
'"of so great a loss, they bought a
quantity of whisky, as he explained
"to make me and my friends some
liappiness." Judge Britt handed Dro
boc and Studen each another $100
worth of "sadness."
Frse Gift Offer by Beddeo
Meets, With Big Response
All day Saturday a stream of peo
ple poured into the Beddeo Clothing
company to take advantage of the
opportunity to obtain a glass water
set free.
The success with which the offer
met has induced the manage
ment to purchase a shipment of
fancy hand mjrrors which will be
given out on the same plan, with
each $15 purchase or over. This of
fer" will be continued until the en
tire supply of gifts is exhausted.
Held for Pftking Into the
Windows of Claremont Inn
, Marvin Ord chauffeur, 2329 South
Twenty-ninth street, was arrested
Friday night on the charge of being
drunk and disorderly, and is being
held for investigation.
It is alleged that Ord was peeking
into the windows of the Claremont
Inn at Seventeenth and Jackson
streets. 'whel he was discovered by
Leo Tasco, a guest, who held him
until the arrival of an officer to make
the arrest.
Mail Christmas Packages
Early is Warning of P. 0.
.. R. S. Brauer, superintendent of
mails at the Omaha postofhee, says
that, despite the fact that forces in
all departments are depleted be
cause of the war and the influenza
epidemic, all mail will be properly
handled if the people will mail their
packages ariy. He urges everyone
to mail their Christmas packages at
pnce.
' Pioneer Omaha Man
- Dies at South Bend, Ind.
David Harpster, who was born in
Pennsylvania January 31, 1831, died
at South Bend, Ind.. pecember 12.
He came to Om'ah May 8. 1858 and
went to South Bend in 1906. He is
survived by wife and three daugb
ters, Mrs. Horace M. Kaufman
and Mrs. Elmer MacDonald of
South Bend, and Mrs. Elsie Tetard
.'of Omaha,
Sergt. James Watson, son of Mr',
and Mrs. R. S. Watson, 4331 Ers
kine street, is in Germany with the
army of occupation. He has writ
ten his parents that the American
soldiers are feeling fine and are hav
ing a glorious march through Ger
many. He adds that it feels strange
to know you are among the Huns
and yet to feel that you are sate.
This was the first word the parents
have had from their son since the
signing of the armistice. He is a
member of Battery C, Three Hun
dred and Fortieth field artillery, of
the Eighty-ninth division.
Maj. P. E. Van Nostrand, former
executive officer at Fort Omaha, re
ceived word last week that his
mother is seriously ill at San An
tonio, Tex., and left immediately for
San Antonio. Later he will go to
Washington to take charge of his
new work as executive of the bal
loon section of the army.
Lt. Leo Tighe, son of Mr. and
1re Trhn Ticrh 541 Smith ThiftV-
first strept has returned to CaniD
Funston. He was called to Omaha
by .the serious illness of a sister,
Mrs. Lawrence Cowan, Arnott, S.
D , who is in a hospital here.i
Word has been received that By
ron L. Snyder, pharmacist mate in
the hospital corps of the navy, who
oiiled from New York on the Mon
golia, has arrived safely overseas.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M.
N. Snyder of 3408 Cass street.
Lt. Ilird Stryker of the heavy
eld artillery, who is now in France,
received a cablegram last Thurs
day announcing the birth at Evans
ton, 111., of a son, who will ' be
known as Hird Stryker, jr. Lieu
tenant Stryker's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. F. Stryker of South Omaha,
teturned to their home Friday from
Evanston, where they had the pleas
ure of seeing their first and only
grandchild. Since her husband went
overseas, Lieutenant Stryker's wife
l.as been with her sister, Mrs. Will
1'ooley at Evanston where the baby
was born,
Bryce Crawford, jr., son of Judge
and Mrs. Crawford, ha been re
leased from army service at the na
val aviation training station, where
he was stationed when the armis
tice was signed. He will re-enter
the University of Nebraska next
semester.
Gabriel Rothholz was slightly
wounded in France, according to a
letter received by his mother. Mrs.
Augusta Rothholz, 500 South Twen-
OMAHA MOVIE MAN KILLED
ON FRENCH FRONT.
Charles Manfre, former manager
of the Fox Film corporation here,
was killed in action in France two
weeks before the armistice was
signed.
Manfre was drafted and was in
training only four weeks before he
was sent overseas. He went to
France from Camp Funston, Kau
last spring and was in the thick of
much of the heavy fighting. He was
27 years old. His parents live in
Kansas City.
ty-efghth street. He wrote follow
ing his release from the hospital
where he was confined for a month.
He was shot through the arm while
going over the top on October 3.
Before entering the service he was
employed in the Union Pacific head
quarters. '
Corporal William H. Green, son of
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Green,
4022 Lafayette street, has returned
from active service in France and is
now stationed at Camp Mills, N. Y.
Hairy H. Mole, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. S. Mole, 2853 Fowler avenue,
will be home from the marine bar
racks at Quanttco, Va., where he is
stationed, on a 10-day furlough soon.
M'ADOO URGES
OMAHA TO BACK
FEDERAL RULE
Interesting Message From
Director General Who
Wires. on Railroad
Situation.
Girls' Dancing Party
for Shoe Fund Benefit
Postponed by Flu Order
Th danrlnff nartv which was to
have been given by the girls of the
business department ot ine cee
Friday evening, December 20, for
the benefit of The Bee shoe fund,
has been postponed because of the
"flu" regulations. 1
It will be held early in January.
The girls are making great prep
arations for the party and several
excellent vaudeville acts are being
arranged. Much talent has been of
fered. Tickets for the event will
cost $1.
Th danrinor nartv will he held
after the shoe fund has been for
mally closed, but all the proceeds
will be given to the fund to pro
vide footwear for needy Omaha kid
dies during the balance of the school
year.
Judge-Chuckles When Told
Salary May Be Increased
Federal Judge Woodrough
chuckled Saturday morning when he
was told that the bill to raise hjs
salary $1,500, a year had passed the
house.
"They have been agitating the
matter for the last 10 years,' he de
clared, "Most of the pressure, how
ever, has been in the eastern states
where some of the state judges were
better paid than the federal judges.
If the bill passes the senate the
131 judges of the United States dis
trict courts, circuit courts and courts
of appeal will be paid $7,500 a year
instead of the present compensation
of $6,000.
Advertising-Selling League
Postpones Its Meetings
The regular Monday evening
meeting of the Advertising-Selling
league nas been postponed indefin
itely on account of the influenza. It
is planned by the executive commit
tee that.upon resumption oftegular
meetings double programs will be
staged, combining the address and
entertainments that will of neces
sity be passed with program of
those evenings. Such an arrange
ment will give the entire member
ship an unusual opportunity to
broaden their knowledge, as on the
program are a list of speakers of
splendid ability.
The Omaha Chamber of Com
merce has received an interesting
mesage from W. G. McAdoo, director-general
of the railroad systems
of this country, in regard to the wa
terways situation as it effects Oma
ha. He urges government control
of railroads be continued. s
When the Omaha business men re
ceived word through the Mississippi
Valley .Waterways association that
the government program for the im
provement of the Mississippi river
from St. Louis to New Orleans had
been blocked and that the govern
ment had changed its plans for ex
pending $7,000,000 for improvement
on the lower Mississippi they sent a
mesage to Seretary McAdoo, who
made the following reply:
Mr. McAdoo's Reply.
"Telegram received. I don't know
where you get your information, but
there is no truth in the report that
contracts for barges for Mississippi
river have been cancelled. Since the
railroad administration was commit
ted some time ago to the purchase of
these barges, of curse, the contract
will be carried out. It is proper that
I should call your attention to the
fact, however, that unless the con
gress shall extend the period of fed
eral control so that a reasonable op
portunity may be afforded for a fair
test of the value of unified railroad
operation along with co-ordination
inland waterways operation the ex
periment on the Mississippi may not
hold out much promise.
Fears Railroad Competition.
"I doubt if the Mississippi river
operation can produce satisfactory
results if the railroads should be
turned back soon to private control.
The old methods of railroad compe
tition with waterways transportation
will be revived and it is probable that
the waterways experiment may not
be able to survive that competition.
T suggest these phases of the
problem, because as an American
citizen whose earnest interest in
proper waterways development has
been manifested frequently, I think
your business men's organizations in
Omaha should consider very'scrious-
iy ine importance oi extending me
period of federal control of the rail
roads as I have just proposed, in or
der that a fair test of unified opera
tion of the railroads may be made
and that along with the inland water
ways may be developel and a fair op
portunity given to demonstrate the
usefulness of such development."
Briej City News
Get Your Teeth
Into Condition
0
"Winter is at hand the season when you need extra
strength, vitality and energy.
I You wouldn't expect your car to give good service
- with a bum carburetor nor can you expect your
body to respond to your demands with a lot of poor
teeth.
Just as the carburetor splits up Ihe gasoline and
prepares it for perfect combustion in the engine, so
do the teeth grind, separate and prepare the food for
perfect digestion in the stomach.
Let us fix your teeth we are prepared to do
promptly, skilfully and at very reasonable cost.
it
Best Silver
Fillinfl ....
Heaviest'Bridge d
Work, per tooth PO
d1 I Beit22K
V I Gold Crown PO
Kuooer An ft s ivn
Plates PO? J1U JplO
McKENNEY
I HSjJjli&JC 1324 Farnam Street,
1 - ' Cor. 14th and Faraam. 1
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CHRISTMAS
CUTLERY
POCKET
KNIVES
and
SCISSORS
Large
Assortment
BOYS' ICE SKATES...... $1.25
GIRLS' ICE SKATES $2.50
ROLLER SKATES, BB....$2.50t
FLEXIBLE FLYER SLEDS, $3
TOOL CABINETS $20.00
TOOL BENCHES $10.50
SILVERWARE
KNIVES AND FORKS, set $7.00
SOUP SPOONS, set ......$350
FRUIT KNIVES, set $4.50
BUTTER KNIVES, each ...50c
POCKET KNIVES, 75c to $4.00
KNIFE With Gold Chain.. $2.00
Pearl Handled Knives $2.00
BOY SCOUT KNIVES.... $2.00
3-Pieee CARVERS, with STAG
HANDLES, in fancy box, $4.50
2-Piece STEAK CARVER, $2.50
GAME SHEARS $3.50
Silver Handled BREAD
KNIFE $1.50
We Have Lots of
GILLETTE BLADES
Auto-Strop
RAZORS
and
GILLETTE
BLADES
in
STOCK
MANICURE SETS In case, $4 00
MANICURE SCISSORS ..$1.25
NAIL FILES 25c
KEEN CUTTER SHEARS, $1.50
FANCY SCISSORS $1.25
EMBROIDERY SCISSORS, 75c
BUTTON HOLE SCISSORS, 90c
Errder SAFETY RAZORS, $1.00
GILLETTE RAZORS .,...$5.00
K. K. SAFETY RAZORS.. $1.00
AUTO STRAP RAZORS... $5.00
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IZkVil & SONS CO.
(SE1S!
1515 HARNEY SJ
Have Root Print It Beacon Press.
25 Per Cent Discount on electric
table lamps. Burgess-Granden Co.
. Mrs. John A. Gentlemen recov'
erlng from the "flu" at St. Cath
erine's hospital.
Falconer Has the, "Flu" City
Commissioner Falconer has the
'flu." His H-year-old eon is con
valescing from pneumonia.
Inspects Telephone Building J.
F. McCarthy -f Minneapolis was a
Saturday visitor in Omaha. Mr.
McCarthy Is lilef constructor and
engineer of the Bell Telephone sys
tem and was In the city looking after
the interests of the company in con
nection with their new building
Visits Ranch T. J. O'Brien, pro
prietor of the Henshaw hotel, re
turned Saturday morning from a vis
it to his ram-h at Sutherland, Neb.
McKcJvle Here Between Trains
Governor-elect McKelvie was here
between trains Saturday afternoon,
enroute to Annapolis to attend a
meeting of governors.
Sheriff Clark Laid lp Sheriff
Clark s latest illness is not serious.
He was able to get up Saturday
morning, but will not attempt to go
to his office for a few days.
Wahlstrom Back from Camp
Robert Wahlstrom has returned
from the officers' trainine canro.
Fort Riley, and has resumed his
work in the county treasurer's cftiee.
Seek Owner for Whisky Six five
gallon kegs of whisky were confis
cated by agents of the Department
of Justice hero Saturday morning.
The liquor had been shipped to
Omaha in three trunks. Federal
officers are trying to find the owner.
Visits Xew York Store J. h. Or
kin of Orkln Bros, of this city went
to New York City recently to pny a
visit to the new store which they
opened in that city earlier in the
season. He will probably remain
there during the Christmas holiday
season.
Visits Omaha Friends B. W.
Edelman of New York City is In
Omaha today renewing oid ac
quaintance and calling upon the bus
iness n.en. Mr. Edelman wa:: at
one time eneaeed In the Insurance
business in this city, but later went i
to New York.
Kansas Governor to Visit Here-
Harry S. Byrne has received a letter
from Henry J. Allen, governor-elect
of Kansas, who promise to Visit
Omaha during the winter.
Funeral of Mrs. Murphy. Funeral ,
services of Mrs. Johanna Murphy,
aged 74 years, will be held Monday
morning in the residence of Martini
J. Dineen. 938 North Twenty-sixth
street at 8:30 and St. Johns church . I
at 9 o'clock. Interment will be in I
Holy Sepulchre cemetery.
Fine flreplneo goods at Sunderland's,
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Complete with shade;
fumed oak finish and ma
hogany finish, some with
silk shades and others
with art glass shades. One
of the most remarkable
values we have ever offered,
an ideal Christmas gift or a
ful addition to your home. This
is only one of the large number
of special values for this week.
Make it a point to see this lanty
we are quoting at
Makes
beau i i-
J .25
K3
There are also 108 very
attractive floor lamps at
$11.93; 96 beautiful table
lamps at $13.87; 43 exquis
ite floor lamps at $17.90,
and so on. All the popular
shades and shapes, including Jap
anese novelties, period effects, .
etc., and the shades are Th rich A C
silks of every style and color. MiJ
Come in tomorrow an see our ex--tra
special offerings, at
DAINTY WHITE CRIBS They will
make a very acceptable v gift for the
baby, room, enough even for the big
child to move about. The square post
design is very new. Splendid white
enamel finish, automatic
drop side. This is
big special, at. .... .
Copper Trimmed Chests
spieuuiu wmiu
$10.90
Cedar Chest The gift of all gifts for her. You
could not give a more practicable, more useful gift
than one of our new arrivals in moth-proof Cedar
Chests. Many exclusive period styles at $21.75, $29.50,
"v ouu up iu 4uuv, unesis iiKe
illustration with copper trimmings,
special, at.
$15.75
THE COMFORTABLE ROCKER
Illustrated will fit nicely in your
parlor or living room. They have
mahogany finished frames, gen
uine Spanish leathers
seat and back. Ex
ceptional value,
:ff$n.37
W eras,
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THERE IS NOT amore effective or
stylish bed than a Colonial four-poster as
illustrated. Executed in selected Ameri
can walnut, high grade workmanshin.
elegantly finished. We have them In the
run size or in the twin
beds. Bed illustrated,
full size only, at
$31.50
Columbia Grafonola
The Ideal Gift
for All the
Family
rs
HERE IS A SPLENDID VALUE
IN A WELL-BUILT LIBRARY.'
TABLE Built of seasoned wood,
in the American Imitation quarter-sawed
finish. A splendid
piece for your library. Fitted
with roomy stationery drawer.
It is a wonderful t q OC
Jric. .t.h.if P
GRAFONOLA No.
100, greatest dollar
for dollar value ever
off ered. Beautiful
carved feet. -Walnut
or mahogany.
Plays four records
with one
winding,
only. . . .
$110
$8.00 Tash.
$7.00 a Month.
GRAFONOLA No. .15,
In tone, quality, con
struction and finish Is
In every way a Colum
bia, which means that
nothing has been
slighted. Quartered
grnlden oalt cabinet.
200 needles
non.vlbrant
motor, only. .
$2 Cash. a Month
$20
3 v
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$85 88
Ml
THIS PRETTV PRINCESS
DRESSEl: would go nicely In
that spuie room. Fitted with
large double plate glass French
mirror, base has full swell front,
four roomv drawers finished in
the Imitation Circassian walnut
ana it is tiara to
tellyfrom the
genuine.
We Illustrate here our
GRAFONOLA No. 75.
A marvelous Instru
ment In every wav.
Mahogany or quar
tered oak case. Case
hold seventy-five
rec
ords, only...
$5.00 Tash,
$5.00 a Month.
i
$20.45 i
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BIS "f
Toy
Department
Child's Desk and Chair.
Well Built and finished
only,
$6.45
Educational
Blackboard
Buy the Kiddle one of
these splendid black
boards. Let them learn
how to write and draw
the pleasant way.
Priced while
last, only
5S20c
uw. Air
iTS"
fa
Em
A HANDY SANITARY KITCHEN VV
CABINET BASE Two 50-lb. easy"3i
sliding flour bins, two drawers WW
and kneading boards and sani- 5V
mry inapie top, excellent con
struction, rrlcea
for this week,
at
Gift
Suggestions
DAINTY MAHOGANY
"WINDSOR" ROCKER
shaped seat and restful
"ms, at
'12
This is not a toy but
a regular old fnshioncO
teeter totter. Measure?
5 feet 6 Inches long, IS
Incher, high, can be ed
justed to balanio chil
dren of differ
ent weights,
nly
89c
Gift Suggestions from Our Pop
ular Rug Department.
National Carpet Sweeper, special, at $ 845
Marquisette Lace Curtain, special, pr, $ 2X5
36x60-inch Colonial Art Rag Rug $ 4.48
27x34-inch Nonpareil Bath and Bed
room Rug $ 5.89
Splendid assortment Tapestry Por
tieres $ -f.C?
27x,r4-inch Wilton Velvet Rug 5.9S
45xl8-inch Oval Colonial Rug $ 4i)
36x63-inch Heavy Axminster Rug 6.60
Guaranteed Vacuum Carpet Cleaner. . Cfl
Famous Bee Electric Vacuum Sweeper.$32JlO
$7.69 3
AUTISTIC SMOKING STANDS
in various designs. Mahogany
finish. We have them for
6. 583.50
and as low
as
Telephone Desk and
t'hnlr Fumed oak or
mahogany finish,
splendidly finished.
They will make an
attractive addition to
any home. Our price
$5.99
An Ideal Christmas Glft
"Wllliam and Mary -Period "
k ss.';:r.,.,.'.$9.75
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World's Largest Housefarnishers
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$1,19 3
in I-
porcelain lop
Blue f
BOHN" SANITARY.
Porcelain Top CQ AO
Kitchen Table97i70