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THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, i SAVING STAMP ft f A mm UAT JANUAKT 1 1 BRADDOCK PLAN New Director Proposes Nation-Wide Celebration to Form Thrift Societies in All Organizations. Washington, Dec. 31. The 191M war savings campaign will be open ed actively by a nation-wide celebra tion, January 17, the anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin District war savings directors in conference here today were so in formed hy Harold Rraddock, the new narmnal director of the war savings movement. The day will be devoted partic ularly. Mr. Braddock said, to the organization of thousands of war savings societies in industries, offices, business houses, Churches and communities, to systematize the preaclvng of thrift and promote the sale of $2,000,000,0(10 wcrth of stamps during the year. Dakota Congressman Asks Investigation of Care of Soldiers Aberdeen. S. D., Dec. 31. Repre sentative Royal C. Johnson of South Dakota, who is on a short visit to. his home here after having spent more than a year in France as a soldier, today wired the War de partment and Julius Kahn, ranking republican member of the house military committee, demanding an immediate investigation of the treatment accorded sick and wounded soldiers. Representative Johnson quoted letters received frot wounded sol diers who have arrived in the United States from France, but lays par ticular stress in regard to convales cent officers. He said men were "deliberately insulted" when they landed at New York harbor and were treated as "unruly children rather than as wounded officers." Brie) City News Hearst on Committee Reason Hughes Gives for Refusing Honors New York, Dec. 31. Charles E. Hughes made public here tonight, :orrespondence exchanged with Mayor Hylan, in which was made known his refusal to serve on the mayor's committee to welcome homecoming troops because Wil liam R. Hearts was a member Other prominent New Yorkers also 'iave refused to serve. Poles Plan to Occupy Danzig at Early Date London, Dec. 31. (British Wire less) According to the Berlin I.okal Anzeiger, reports from Dan zig say that panic prevails among the German population of that city-. It has been decided that a Polish expeditionary force will land at Danzig and that the Polish troops of the city will join it. The town will be occupied, the newspaper continues, and the Ger man people and the German gov ernment will be faced by a coup d'etat. Under the plans, Danzig, Posen, East Prussia, Silesia and Fomer ania as far as Stolp, will become Polish. Diplomats Leave Petrograd. Washington, Dec. 30. All diplo mats have left Petrograd, the State department was advised today, ex cept those of the Swiss and Persian legation. VANSANT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Bids women remember that ... we are entering upon a period filled with responsibilities and opportunities. The thoughtful and ambitious woman recognizes that a business training will make it possible to meet these new conditions creditably. Time spent in securing this training will earn big divi dends for you. Day and eve ning sessions. Enter the first of any week. lone C. Duffy, Owner Second Floor, Omaha National Bank Building, Douglas 5890. Omaha 1 Have Root Print It Beacon Press. Carey Cleaning Co. Web. 391 25 Per Cent Discount on electric table lamps. Burgess, Granden Co. Ha liquet to Hlnes' Salesmen The J. H. llinps company called In their salesmen from the road this week for a general conference, and treat ed them to a banquet at the Conant hotel last night. Hereford Awn, to Hold Convention The Hereford association have en gaged accommodations for about 100 people at the Castle hotel for Jan uary 28. at which time they will hold a convention and banquet. Watch Party at Loyal There will be a New Year's watch party at the Loyal hotel tonight. A special pro gram has been prepared so as to in sure those in attendance a good time even though they may not be al lowed to trip the light fantastic. Miller Out Again J. B. Miller, manager of th Wellington Inn, who has been confined to his bed with sciatic rheumatism for the past 10 days, has recovered sufficiently to be able to be up and around again, al though he suffers considerably even yet. Hotels to Give Dances ew Year's The Home hotel will celebrate the advent of the New Year hy a big dunce in their parlors tomorrow night. The Henshaw hotel will cele brate the lifting of the dancing ban on New Year's night by having a big New Year's dance. Special music has been secured for the occasion, so that those in attendance will be assured a splendid evening's entertainment. 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 South 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 ownderful thing about the meeting was the absolute conviction all carried away that "times Jiave certainly changed." Not one mem ber raised his hand before his fel low men and said "I resolve to quit drinking." The Reed amendment had already attended to that. Smok ing was not mentioned either, prob ably the good fellows feeling that another amendment would come along soon enough to take care of that evil also. 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. J. M. Gillan, resolved to resolve each morning to make that day bet ter than the day before, and do some useful thing each day. Dr. Obergaard resolved to help bring the club membership up to 3,000 during the coming year. C. B. Adair, "to make Omaha a bigger and better city, and continue to be the best city in the United States." A. F. Rasp, "to make Nebraska and Omaha so much better that people throughout the United States will want to become one of us." Judge Seabough: "Every day, we do our best, and our only competitor shall be yesterday, and that applies to every day in the year." H. H. Lovell said the boy scout resolu tion suited him, "To do a good turn every day." H. O. Wilhelm. president of the club, said he resolved to try to be come a better freind of every mem ber of the club, and the good fel lowship committee." Charles M. Nye resolved not 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, family and myself." Resolutions were also offered by Toe McGlynn, Judgs Gray, E. C. Hodder, F. A. Williams , A. C. Thomas, Andrew Hartt, and Dr. C. H. Ballard. Masaryk is Grateful for Aid Given Czecho-Slovaks London, Dec. 31. (British Wire less Service.) Appreciation of the help given Czecho-Slovakia was voiced by President Masaryk in his first message to the Czecho-SIovak national assembly, according to a dispatch from Prague. He said that I-ranee was" the first to recognize the new republic, which it did in February. 1915, and then Italy, Great Britain, the United States and other allied countries extended rec ognition.' "It was natural," he said, "that recognition by England and the United States should help us greatly and this was seen also in the enemy campaign toward us1 The United States government guaranteed abun dant help and we have suffered from it a definite promise for the future. President Wilson himself has de voted much attention to our ques tion. We are obliged to him and to all the allied powers, and they can count on us always." "Flu" Flareup Causes Some Alarm in the Coast States San Francisco, Dec. 31. Due to a general flare-up of influenza in Cali fornia and Nevada, Dr. W. C. Bil lings, surgeon of the United States public health service for these two states, yesterday telegraphed Dr. Rupert Blue, chief surgeon of the service in Washington, for authority to employ all the doctors necessary to take care of the situation. "We might just as well settle down for a good long fight with this epidemic," Dr. Billings said. "From all indications it will last several months. Its future seriousness can only be guessed at. so we cannot take any chances. New districts are being attacked, and altogether the situation is not promising. But there is no, need of any popular fear or alarm. 'Don't worry' is the best preventive." LIMIT ALL WAR SHIPS OR BUILD UP GREAT POWER Secretary Daniels Tells Com mittee President Agrees With This View of Amer ica's Ocean Program. Washington, Dec. 31. Unless a league of nations or other tribunal that will make certain the limitation of international armament is estab lished, the United States must build the greatest navy in the world, Sec retary Danields today told the house naval committee. "It is my firm conviction," de clared the secretary, "that if the con ference at Versailles does not re sult in a general agreement to put an end to naval building on the nart of all the nations, then the United States must bend her will and bend her energies, must give her men and give her money to the task of the creation of incomparably the greatest navy in the world." Wilsons Views Same. With the completion of the pro posed new three-year building pro pram, adding ten dreadnaughts, six battle cruisers, ten scout cruisers and 130 smaller craft to the fleet, America still will rank second in naval strength to Great Britain, said the secretary, who appeared before the committee to makt his final recommendations for the 1920 naval bill which the committee is considering. "Does the president back the pol icy to make us the first naval power in the world?" asked Representative Kellv of Michigan. "Yes, if competitive building is to coi.tinue" said Mr. Daniels. "We are now easily the second naval power, but this program will not make us the first." The naval secretary said that if a league of nations is established America must provide a large part of a world police force necessary to enforce the league's decrees. Asks Power to Stop Work. He added, however, that with such a league formed, it would not be necessary to carry out the full construction program and asked the committee to include in the bill legislation empowering the president to stop construction at his discre tion if an international agreement should make limitation of armament a certainty. "I would like to let the world know that we are tremendously in terested in the president's proposi tion for reduction of armament" de clared the secretary. In reducing from $200,000,000 to $S5,OQ0,OOO the amount asked for work on the new building program during the year beginning next July, Secretary Daniels said that some further construction was necessary "because we want some more mod ern shies in our police force." Mr. Daniels gave the committee a report showing the relative strengths of the navies of the lead ing nations of thew orld. Figures for the Japanese navy were not available, it was said. U. S. Second Power. Great Britain has in operation or building of battleships, 13 battle cruisers, 31 heavy cruisers, 111 light cruisers, 216 patrol and gunboats, 409 destroyers, 219 submarines, 98 torpedo boats, 32 flotilla leaders, 220 airships and 897 miscellaneous ships. The United States, with the sec ond largest navy in the world, has built or projected 39 battleships, 6 battle cruisers, 8 armored cruisers, 40 light cruisers, 342 destroyers, 181 submarines, 15 coast torpedo vessels,. 17 torpedo boats and 569 other vessels. France has 29 battleships, 21 cruisers, 8 light cruisers, 92 de stroyers, 121 torpedo boats, 70 submarines, 39 airships and 183 other craft. Italy has 18 battleships, 7 cruisers, 10 light cruisers, 5 monitors, 15 flotilla leaders. 54 destroyers, 83 torpedo boats, 85 submarines, 30 air ships and 442 miscellaneous vessels. Russia before quitting the war, had 18 battleships, 4 battle cruisers. 12 heavy and 9 light cruisers, 128 destroyers, 54 submarines, 13 tor pedo boats, 14 airships and 90 mis cellaneous vessels. To Ship French Potash to America in Returning Boats Paris, Dec. 31. Edward N. Hur ley, chairman of the American ship ping board, has devised an im portant plan for utilizing the vast amount of American tonnage now returning to the United States in ballast for supplying the United States with the huge stock of pot ash needed for agricultural purposes, as well as large quantities of French, English, Belgium and Italian prod ucts. Mr. Hurly today explained his plan to the correspondent. He said that at present Italy, France and England were taking from Amer ica food and war supplies requiring a million and a half tons of shipping which was virtually all returning to the United States in ballast. It was now purposed to substitute car goes for the ballast beginning with potash from the extensive deposits of Alsace under French control. Experts of the war trade board will leave for Alsace tomorrow to ar range for large shipments, Mr. Hur ley added. Borah Charges Kin of Soldiers Solicited in Franked Envelopes Washington, Dec. 31. Sending under government frank of adver tisements for honor rolls to relatives of soldiers whose names appear in the casualty list was criticized in the senate today by Senator Borah of Idaho, republican. The senator read a letter signed by the American Honor Roll company, of Hartford, Conn., agreeing to send an honor roll to the recip:ent of the letter for one dollar. The letter, he said, was received in an envelope from the office of the adjutant general and sent under government frank. Germans in Africa Want to Establish a Republic London, Dec. 30. It is under stood that German residents of southwest Africa have sent a peti tion for transmission to President Wilson, through Viscount Buxton, governor general of the Union of South Africa, asking for permission ti establish a republic, according to Capetown advices. Petitioners are reported to claim that fhey not only constitute a majority of the white inhabitants, but interpret the views and wishes of a majority of the na tives. The Times describes the petition as a "preposterous misapprehension of the Wilsonian doctrine of self-determination." Ten-Year-Old Youth Hurt in Coasting Accident Harvey Appleby, 10 years old, 1441 Park Wilde avenue, was seri ously injured Monday night when he was either hit by or ran into a street car at Sixth and William street. The lad was coasting down Wil liam street and lost control of his sled. It is not clear who was at fault for the accident. The boy was taken to the St. Catherine hospital in the police am bulance and after an examination by Doctor Smith it was learned that he had sustained a crushed foot, bruised forehead and lacerations of the scalp. Permanent Defense Council Planned to Meet Emergencies Washington, Dec. 31. The War department has initiated a study of measures taken during the war to mobilize industrial resources for war purposes. It was said today that plans for a permanent organi zation based upon this review of actual war experiences will be framed later in connection with the work of the council of nation al defense. What is now planned is a per manent relationship between the defense council and all industries in the country which will embrace the outline of a war time organi zation to set up almost over night if the need should arise. The studies now in progress are largely those desired by the gen eral staff of the army. BELGIANS END Inference off PEACEPROBLEM Envoys Find Satisfactory Re sponse in Britain to Ap peals for Aid in Re construction. London, Dec. 31. (British Wire less Service.) The prime minister, the finance minister and colonial minister of Belgium, who have been in London in conference with the British cabinet, concluded their mission t6day and returned to Brus sels. They expressed themselves as entirely Satisfied with the reults of the conferences here. Louis Franck, the colonial minis ter, in an interview, said: "The financial arrangements for the reconstruction of Belgium pend ing the peace treaty and the pay ment of indemnities by Germany are in satisfactory condition. "The enormous losses to my country cannot be judged by a mere view of the great external damage done by the enemy. Shocking as that is, it is only a small part of what we have suffered. The eco nomic losses and physical exhaus tion of the middle classes and the laboring population are things that do not strike the eye as does the sight of ruined towns and villages. WIFE SEES HER FIRST WELL DAY IN NINE YEARS Mrs. Marshall Gains Fifteen Pounds Taking Tanlac; Troubles End. but they are none the less very real." Demand Colonial Integrity. In relation to colonial questions which he discussed with Walter Hume Long, the British colonial secretary, M. Franck said: "Our concern is the preservation of the absolute integrity of our own colonial territory. This matter we leave with confidence to the great powers. In my view, the African colonies can only be great in the measure that the economic and mor al conditions of the people are stead ily improved. Belgium's policy is to do everything possible in that direction and to maintain the best relations with the neighboring col onies. I look forward to the colon ial future with confidence and to the satisfactory solution of difficul ties inseparable from the transition period." With Troops Aboard. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 31. -With 2.92') sick and wounded troops, including 105 officers, aboard, the transport Aeolus sailed from France Decem ber 18 and is more than 24 hours ahead of schedule. Try Bee Wants for your wants. Federal Judge Will Grant Permanent Order in K. C. Kansas City, Dec. 31. A perma nent injunction, sought by the street railway company, restraining strik ing motormen and conductors or others from interfering with the op eration of the street cars, will be is sued by Judge Arba S. Van Valken burgh, in the federal court, if he can find legal ground for such action the judge announced today. The hearing was continued until tomor row. The patrol of the Seventh regiment, Missiouri National Guards, was increased late today. wmm "Positively, my wife never saw a well day in the last nine years till she began taking Tanlac, and it not only fixed her up all right but she gained fifteen pounds besides," said Samuel E. Marshall, a salesman ' -the J. H. Smith Machinery Co., anu living at 425 North Tenth street, Lincoln, the other day. "She had such a terrible stomach trouble to begin with," he con tinued, "that it just dragged her down for nine long years and she kept getting worse right along in spite of all she could do. She did not seem to have any appetite and just had to force down the little she did eat. and she said her food would feel like it had lodged in her stomach like a hard lump, and she would fill up so with gas that it would make her sick at the stomach and at times she would get so dizzy that she would actually fall. She was almost driven distracted with splitting headaches. She lost all of fifteen pounds in weight and was miserable all the time. "After trying everything we could hear of without her getting any relief, she said she thought she would like to try Tanlac as it seemed to be helping so many oth ers, so I got her a bottle.' After taking five bottles of Tanlac she has fully recovered her health and says she feels better than she has in many years. She eats anything she wants and enjoys all her meals like a hungry schoolboy. She has gotten entirely rid of her indiges tion; those awful headaches and dizzy spells never trouble her any more. She sleeps like a child all night and gets up in the morning feeling rested and refreshed and just as full of life and energy al most as a woman half her age. In fact she is more like her former self now than I have seen her in a long time and her recovery is all due en tirely to the Tanlac she has taken." Tanlac is sold in Omaha by all Sherman & McConnell Drug Com pany's stores, Harvard Pharmacy and West End Pharmacy under the personal direction of a special Tan lac representative. Also Forrest and Meany Drug Company in South Omaha and the leading druggist in each city and town throughout the state of Nebraska. Adv. This Store Will Be Closed All Day Wednesday The First Day of the New Year-1919 WATCH the Wednesday Evening Papers for the Announcement of our Annual Mid-Winter WHITE SALES Which Begin Thursday Morning, Jan. 2d Burgess-Wash Company 'bverybobys STORE' ill? Looking Forward THE mile-posts of the years slip by all too rapidly. We can travel over the road but once. There are rough places and smooth places, and some flowers by the wayside for those who look for them. None of us wish to hurry the years along, but, perhaps, we're glad to write the new figures 1919. 1f The great world war, which was brought to such a glorious end during the last months of 1918, has affect ed in some degree the business of the whole world. The business men who for the last four years have endured privations have suffered more and shown more courage than some under the batteries of shot and shell. If Little did they realize their incapacities and their unpreparedness in many directions. fiThe turnstile of 1919, however, is marked with Great Prosperity If There have already been marked indications of improvement in general business during the past month. The great holiday business was but one of many proofs throughout the land. If The demands of peace upon this country, more be cause of the past demands of war upon other countries, already urge so greatly upon its material and industrial resources as to make the largest of national demands necessary to devise ways to keep production at a speed high enough to meet them. 11 Europe, entering her period of "reconstruction." is already calling upon this country for steel materials and equipment, for clothing and the thousands and one other things with which it must be resupplied almost in their entirety. If The outlook for our crops for the coming year was never brighter. The present estimate for the winter wheat crop planted this fall in Nebraska alone is 78, 200,000 bushels. 1f Consequently, the one problem of business and industry which the United States of America will face during the coming year, it seems, is the problem of re transferring labor back to the manufacture of the great material needs of peace, and keeping the speed up for months to come so that we can meet the demands peace and prosperity will make upon all of us. H Meanwhile the slogan "MADE IN AMERICA" takes on new significance, and the United States will be a greater nation than ever in th-o eyes of the entire world. fl Supplying what others need America is taking from none helping them while helping ourselves. The Outlook Is Bright If Let us talk only PROGRESS AND PROSPER. ITY. We are entering into a new year and a new era as the world's greatest business nation, and Omaha the city of great opportunity. If With the hope that this inspires, this store will more closely adhere to its progressive policy to be of the "Greatest Service to the Greatest Number." It is, therefore, with great pleasure that we extend to you this expression of good will in a form of a New Year's Greeting If That you may have a VERY HAPY and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR is the wish of 15 0.