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4 - i THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, "DECEMBER 31, 1918. GOOD FELLOWS MAKE RESOLVES .. FOR NEW YEAR Not One Member Resolves to Quit Drinking or Smoking; " All Are to Remain Boosters. A New Year's resolution" was the all-important topic at the meet ing of the Good Fellowship commit tee of the Chamber of Commerce, Monday. Dr. Robert H. Wheeler, of Wheeler Memorial church on the Sduth Side acted as chairman, and after luncheon a slip of paper was laid before each member on which he was asked to write his New Year's resolution. The ownderul thing about -the meeting was the absolute conviction s.11 carried away that "timet have certainly changed." Not one mem ber raised his hand before his fel low men and said "I resolve to quit fXnking." The Reed amendment S ad already attended to that. Smok ing was not mentioned either, prob thly the good fellows, feeling that rnother amendment would come along soon enough to take care of t'at evil also. t'Dr. Wheeler said he was thank ful to have lived during 1918, es pecially November 11, 1918, and he resolved to be "supremely thankful during the whole year in viewing and feeling the' achievements that other men's hands have brought us during the past year. Re.olve for Better Day. . T. M.. Gilian. resolved to resolve iiach .morning to make that day bet- . . i - . , j tr i .1 - ter man me oay Dcigrc, ana uo some useful thing each day. Dr. Obertraard resolved to helo brine the club membership up to 3,000 nunng tne coming year. l.. a. Adair, "to make Omaha a bigger nnd better city, ana continue to De the best city in the United States." A. F. Rasp, "to make Nebraska and Omaha so mncli better that people rhrouffhout the United States will want to become one of us." Judge Seabough: "Every day, we do nir hest and ntir nnlv rnmnetitor lhall.be yesterday, and that applies to every day in x it year. ri. n. Lovell ' sa;d tne noy scout resolu tion suited him, "To do a good turn very da v." Tn T? An OnHmisr. H. O Wilhelm. nresident nf the :lul, said he resolved to try to be come a better freind of everymem- ber of the club, and the good tel Charles M. Nye resolved nft to be a crab and a piker or a pessi mist, but to be an optimist, and to push things along for my state, city, iamily and nyself." Resolutions were also offered by Foe McGlynn, ., Judgs Gray, E. C. Hodder, F. A. Williams , A. C. Thomas, Andrew Hartt, and Dr. C. H. Ballard. Manru Mrtfielw in Tell tt First Jewish Congress ' Local Zionists and representa tives' of other. Jewish organizations have arranged a meeting for Sunday evening at 8 o'clock in the Beth Hamedrosh synagogue, Nineteenth ind Burt streets, at which Henry Monsky, Nebraska delegate, will re (f port proceedings of the first Jewish congress held in Philadelphia last week. Harry B. Zimman, chairman of the local congress committee, will preside. Public Schools Again Open With a Large Attendance . Omaha public schools opened af-,-tfiht Christmas vacation with a larger attendance than at any other time thij year. Nearly all the teach ers are in their places, Superintend ent Ucveridge said. S6uth Side FT. OMAHA BOYS EAT LUNCHEON IN HORSE BARNS Large Number of Soldiers En tertained by Stock Yards Company; Visit Pack ing Houses. Every man who could be released from duty at Fort Omaha took lunch in the horse barns of the Un ion stock yards Monday noon and inspected the packing houses after lunch. The men, 678 in number, ar rived in Chartered cars at 12 o'clock and lined up for mess. The "eats" were served cafeteria style and as each man passed along he was given sandwiches, coffee, with as many lumps of sugar as he wished; dough nuts, cideMand apples, furnished by the stock yards company. The Fort Omaha band played while the boys ate. After lunch the soldiers were di vided in four groups to visit Ar mour's, Cudahy's, Morris' and Swift's. They marched single file as they went "over the top" of the L street viaduct to ibtain a bird's eye view of the yards. The Fort Omaha bind marched to the lobby of the Live Stock ex change, where they played popular airs. Someone threw a quarter into the circle they formed, which start ed an avalanche of coin to swell the mess fund. Christian Endeavor Will Hold New Year's Meeting The Christian Endeavor society of the Wheeler Memorial Presbyterian church will hold their annual sur. nse prayer meeeting New War's morning from 8 to 9 o'clock. All are invited. The first New Year's sunrise service held in the middle west was in this church 30 years ago. roNsri.T voi b interests and run TUB IKE WANT Alt COI.I'MNH TO liET IN OR OI T OF 111 SS1NKSS . South Side Yeoman Enjoys Visit ' With British in Harwich John Roger Lake, second class yeoman, of the United States ship Aphr cite has written to his father, Walter Lake, of the firm of Melady Brothers in the Live Stock ex change, from Harwich, England, where the Aphrodite is in anchor. In the same port are 125 German sub marines.. Yeoman Lake writes: 'This is where they brought all the German submarines. There are about 125 of them and they are surely good ones, it is wonder they didn't win the war with their submarines as they intended to. "England is a pretty place and the prople treat us -fine. They know they would have been beaten if it had not been for the Aphrodite so ro'itequently they are trying to show us a good time. Expected to go to London today, but as we are leaving for Portland, I will have to wa:t u'ltil we get there. "bay. Dad, these Linies are sure great with their 'alf and alf,' 'I say old chap will you ave a bit of ale.' etc I'm learning it fast. Guess because I have a little Liney blood in me." South Side Brevities Girl for housework. Cmll 5110 S. 39th street. v Girl for housework. Callat 6110 South 39th St. Four room house with 4 lots for rent S. Call So. 1181. Four-room house with 4 lota for rent, $?. Call South 5181. Slack. 4 per ton. A. L. Berfqulat A Son. Tel South 63. Floyd Combs, 277 South Twenty-fgurth street, was sentenced to 30 daya In Jail on a vagrant charge. Ralph Cotter. Twenty-alxth and N treta and John Swanaon, Twenty-seventh and L streets, were fined 610 and costs In police court Monday on charges of Nine drunk. William Wlese, giving his home as Hanover, Kan., was arrested Monday as a fugitlvii from Justice. He will be taken to Lincoln where It la alleged charges of defrauding an Inn keeper have been filed aatirt him. We wish to thank our friends and neliih bors and employes of B. A. I. for their sympathy and beautiful floral offerings during the sickness and death of our he, loved son and daughter Mr. and Mra T. E. Newton. Stove Balvlch. Thirty-sixth and X stre-'ts. was arrested Sunday charged with cuttTsr to wound. Police assert Balvlch an1 John Noviac, Twenty-eighth and S atre-u, became Involved In an argument In the basement of the Roumanian chu'jh. The cllmai came when Balvlch Is a used to have taken a knife and cut Noviac about the head. THOTO -PIAY OFFERING J FOR TODAY OBITUARY. MABLE CASK, the 4-weeks-old SauRhter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Case, . 1 9 111 Cass street, disd suddenly Sat urday of heart trouble. Funeral services were) held Sunday with In- ' ternient In Forest Lawn cemetery. MRS. FRANCES A. DAVEN PORT, 86 years of age, died Monday morning at the home of her daugh tenrMrs. E. D. Copeland. 3928 Far nam street. She had lived In Oma ha more than 30 years. MIDNIGHT presentations of motion pictures will be fea tured at three of Omaha's downtown motion picture houses tonight. The Rialto will have Alice Brady appearing in "Her Great Chance"; the Strand will .present Dorothy Gish in "The Hope Chest," and the Sun will show William Rus sell in "All the World to Nothing." And surprises for the audiences are promised when the midnight hour strikes at each playhouse. At each place the picture will start at ll p. m. at the close of the regular show and a pause will be made just at midnight to fittingly celebrate the incoming of a new year. a - Louise Alcott's world-famous story, "Little Woman," will be seen in motion pictures. Isabel Lemon, Lillian Hall, Dorothy Bernard and Florence Flinn will appear in the play. . President Wilson's arrival at Brest and the scenes of his arrival at . Paris are some of the pictures shown in the Universal screen tele gram of this week. ' Kitty Gordon is said to wear five reels of pearls and four closeups of millinery creations. in her latest pic ture play. The first three rows at "The Halambra" were noticeably hest less last evening while Master Johnny McGuire's mother read all the sub-titles aloud to him. The art of makeup is really and truly an art in motion pictuVe land Every hour of the working day, the feminine stars and the masculines, too, for that matter, paint, and pow der and brush so that they will ap pear as' they should before the searching eye of the camera. A lot of the women stars take maids with Jhem right to the set or the ex- On the Screen Today BRANDEIS "THE UNBELIEVER." RIALTO ALICE BRADY In "HER GREAT CHANCE." SUN WILLIAM RUSSELL In "ALL THE WORLD TO NOTHING." MUSE MADGE KENNEDY In "THE PERFECT LADY." STRAND DOROTHY GISH in "THE HOPR CHEST." EMl'RKSS MADELINE TRAVERS In "THK DANGER ZONE." BOULEVARD 33d and Leavenworth BESSIE LOVE in "A LITTLE SISTER OF EVERYBODY." LOTHROP 24th and Lothrop "THE- ROMANCE OF TARZAN." GRAM) 16th and Blnney MARY TICKFORD In "HOW COULD YOU J BAN?" ORPHEUM South Side 24th and M MADGE KENNEDY In "THE FAIR PRETENDER." SUBURBAN 24th and Ames WIL LIAM S. HART in "THE TIGER MAN." AT THE THEATERS OMAHA long ago learned to de pend oh the Gayety to fur niclt an uniKnallv nnvel hit a entertainment m the form of its annual watch-meeting or mid night show every. Kew Year's eve. the performance starting at 11:30 p. m. ' Just what the "stunts" are is al ways a carefully guarded s e c r et, but one can depend on the Gayety for novelty and orginality. The first performance starts tonight at 8:30 as usual; the second at 11:30. The Bowery Burlesquers will give their program in its entirety at both shows. The midnight show will be over at 1:45 New Year's (to morrow) morning in ample time to catch "owl" cars home on all lines. terior location. , These maids are armed with hand mirror, powder puff, lip-stick and eye-brow pencil. Rehearsals go forward. "Now, we'll take the picture," the director finally remarks. There is a pause in the work as the principals make a grand concerted rush to hand mirrors and powder puffs. Then, with makeup refreshed, the scene goes forward. And then, the joys and the woes of the studio projection rooms, those strictly forbidden places where the uninitiated are never per mitted to frequent 1 Every morning the star goes in to view her "rushes" so-called the film showing her scenes taken the day previous. If the lighting and photography are good and she looks youthful then she is happy. But, if for some un known reason, there is a blemish or her face is shadowed, or her lips show too much make-up, then there is weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth. Retakes are ordered so that the photography may be up to standard and the star - retain her youth. Two performances are scheduled for "the Orpheum tonight, New Year's eve. The first begins at 7:S0 and the watch party show at 10:10. Patrons for the second show are asked to time their arrival at the theater at 10:03, in order that their entrance ma? not be impeded by the crowds making their exit after the first performance. It is an ex tremely lively bill offered this week. One of the headline offerings is the musical comedy, "Married via Wire less." Another stellar act is the amusing comedy, "A Pair of Tick ets," capitally presented by Wilbur Mack and company. "Sis Hopkins" is being played at Boyd this week with Miss Vada Hillman in the role made famous by Rose Melville. The fine old play of rural life,' with its homespun char acters and its homely lessons, still holds an immense charm for the public, and its rich and simple humor will always be welcome. A soecial matinee will be given New Year's day. The great world war is a leveler of creeds and religions. To prove this when "Lefty," a private in the U. S. marines, is found dying on the battlefields, a Jewish rabbi pins a Catholic crucifix over his heart and does his best to make his last moments as peaceful as possible. A priest would do as much for a pro testant. This story is wonderfully told in the Edison superfeature "The Unbeliever" showing at the Brandeis theater four times daily all this week at 1, 3, 7, and 9 p. m. "The speediest animal act in vadueville" is the billing of Thaleros Circus, one of the headline attrac tions at the Empress, and the little trained actors certainly live up to the billing. . The well trained ponies and dogs prove a treat to the kiddies as well as the grownups with their clever tricks. Franklyn Fay, formerly of Fay, Two Coleys and Fay, a blackface offering of international Reputation, has a new offering in white face comedy that ranks among the very best "that vaudeville patrons have had an op-. portunity to witness. Susmann Funeral Services Held Sunday Afternoon The funeral services for Henry S. Susmann were held Sunday after noon at 3 o'clock in his residence, 126 No'th Thirty-eighth street, Rev. Jenks officiating. The body was in terred m the vault at Forest Lawn cemetery pending the return of his son, Lt. Sievers W. Susmann, from France. The pall bearers were A. M. Jef frey E. E. Kimberly, Frank J. Hughes, Arthur Wolcott, Frank Martin, R. H. Bushman, G. J. Ing wcrsen, Bert B. Baum. The out-of-town relatives and business associates present were1 Mrs. Joseph Meinrath, Mrs. George Buecl. rig, Thomas G. Buecking, Charles Stewart and Mildred J. Bloch, all of Kansas City, Mo.; Ariel Meinrath, Chicago, 111., and H. C. Whitehead, La Grange, 111. VICE SYNDICATE EXPOSED WITH BUTTERS ARREST Photographer Pleads Guilty to Offering Obscene Pictures for Sale, to Young Children. Albert Butters, a photographer, with a studio in 1306 North Twenty fourth street, in police court Monday morning pleaded guilty to having in his possession and exposed for sale, lascivious and obscene pictures and letters. He was also charged with aiding and abetting the delinquency and ccrrupting the morals of the young On his plea of guilty he was bound over to the district court by Judge Britt. Bonds were fixed at $2,000. Arresting officers, who are con nected with the social welfare serv ice of the Welfare board, allege that Betters is one of a' vice syndicate with ramifications all - over the United States. The business of this syndicate is to pander to the prurient appetites of the young, through means of a correspondence bureau and a photographic exchange. They allege they found in But ters' possession a code which con tained symbolic and cabalistic figures somewhat similar to short hand, each figure having an obscene interpretation and the theory is that the syndicate of panderers furnished these codes to all subscribers to the correspondence bureau. All the photographs, documents and other evidence in the case have been put at the disposal of the fed- lejal authorities in the city, together wun me avauaDie nsi o persons in othtr cities connected with the al leges syndicate and wholesale ar rests in all of the leading cities of the country may be made as a re sult of the local investigation. Wife Cannot Be Found; Husband Fears Foul Play Relatives of Mrs. Hattie Todd, S3 years of age, whose home is in LaPlatte, Neb., have enlisted the aid of police in a search of the city for her. She came to Omaha Fri day to consult a dentist and has mysteriously disappeared,' Foul play is suspected by her husband, Ed Todd. She was in good health and the best of spirits when she left home. Htr husband is an ex-member of the Omaha po lice force and conducted an inde p:ndent search which proved futile. American, Casualty List The following Nebraska men arc named in the casualty list sent out by the government for Tuesday morning, December 31. WOUNDED SEVERELY. Corp. Charles E. Booth, Central City, Neb. John F. McCoy. Greeley, Neb. Guy Kerns, Firth, Neb. James Chmelka. Prague, Neb. Fred M. Russell, Geneva, Neb. Ernest A. Hatcliff, Crete, Neb. ' Lloyd W. Ellsworth Harris. Beav er Crossing, Neb. The following- Iowa, South Dakota) and Wyoming men are named In the ranualtjr llitt ent out hy the eorernment for Tuea day morning, December SI : DIED OF DISEASE. Oliver Heala, Wakonria. S. D. WOINDED SEVKRKLT. Sergt. Halglr I.. Ilannon, Marlon, la. Corp. Walter V. Steward, Shellnbur, In. Ole II. Meon, Waukon, la. Patrick J. Sheridan, l-awler, la. Frank Hngel, Herrled, S. I). (irnrKe II. llanser, I.aniont, In. Raymond C. Ilarneaa, Keokuk, la. Otis F. Leach, Onasxa, la. William W. Itnoth, Mapleton, la. Teter C. Brlntlanaen, Rock Valley, la. Harvey E. Daniels. Mason City, la. The following Nebraska men are named in the casualty list given out by the government for Monday af ternoon, December 30: DIED OF WOUNDS. Corp. Herbert O. Hoeffner, Os mond, Neb- WOUNDED SEVERELY. Moses C. Smith, Hardy, Neb. Walter Herlin, Kearney, Neb. The following Nebraska men are named in the casualty list given out by the government for Monday morning, December 30: DIED OF WOUNDS. Corp. Henry Stroh, Lincoln, Neb. Fred C. Sternberg, Tilden, Neb. DIED OF DISEASE. John R. Richardson, Herdville, Neb- WOUNDED SEVERELY. Frank M. Brown, 810 South Eighteenth street, Omaha, Neb. Ernest R. Craig, 824 South Twenty-seventh street, Omaha, Neb. MISSING IN ACTION. John A. Grimmeiss, cftre St. Joseph hospital, Omaha, Neb. Frank Svejda, Dorchester, Neb. SICK IN HOSPITAL. Prviously Reported Missing in Action. Corp. William J. Huebner, Her shey. Neb. ASSIGNED TO DUTY. Previously Reported Missing in Action. . Arthur J. Hill, Crete, Neb. Henry W. Moeller, Clymouth, Neb. , Tha following lows. Sooth Dakota and Wyoming men are named la tha eaanalty Hat aent out by the go-en ivent .for Mon day afternoon, December SO: KILLED IN ACTION. Erneet B, Talbott. Elliott, la. DIED OF WOINDS. Corp. Ralph E Dray, McDale, la. DIED OF DISEASE. J re e M. (iraham, lake Iark, la. Homer F. Wharrall, Rockwell, la. WOINDED SEVERELY. Wm. E. Reynolda, New Market, la. John II. Vane, Cedar Raplda, la. Oscar W. Wenck, Garner, la. Ambrose P. Holla, Greeley, la. Albert I.unn, Coalville, la. MARINE CASU ALTIES: DIED OF .. DISEASE. Eatey H. Brownlee, Villlaca, la. WOINDED SEVERELY. Geo. Bundle. Jr., Btemarck, K. D. Robert II. Craig, Terravllle, 8. D. MISSING IN ACTION. Corp. Roy II. My era. Walnut, la. Henry J. Marx. Granville, la. Jamea Winn, Woonaorket, 8. D. D. Dlacknell, Frultdale, S. D. Tbe following Iowa, South Dakota and Wyoming men are named In the caHiinlty Hat aent out by the government for Mon day morning, December 30: "DIED OF WOINDS. Frank Fall, De Molnea, la. WOINDED SEVERELY. Vaagna I'acheco, Wheatland, Wyo. I'eter M. Toal, Sanborn, la. Ernest E. Itenlon, Center I'olnt, la. Berlin Js Quiet. Copenhagen, Dec: 30. No dis turbances had occurred in Berlin up to late Sunday afternoon. Rain be gan to fall at that time and the crowds in the streets dispersed. Huge processions and demonstra fens were held Sunday by all parties. oni ounii THifirc UULONLtm lUVL VILNA, HELD BY GERMAN FORCES Teutons Occupied Lithuanian Capital, Press Reports, at v Request of Government to Combat Soviet. London, Pec. 30. 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