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GRELICK HELD
FOR RUNNING LAD
DOWN WITH GAR
Driver for Elmer J. Neville
Admits Struck Edward Ma
si I ka in Tenth Street,
Causing His Death.
Jack Grelick, 17 years old, 2526
Parker street, was taken into cus
today Tuesday night by Detectives
Van Duesen and Danbaum on a
charge of manslaughter.
Grelick drove the Packard car on
South Tenth street last Saturday
night that hit Edward Masilka, 17-
year-old son ot Airs. Mane Masilka,
615 Dorcas street. Masilka died
shortly afterward at St. Joseph hos
pital. Grelick is out on $2,000 bond.
After striking Masilka, Grelick
lurned out all lights and speeded
away with the body of Masilka still
hanging to the fenders of the car.
About the middle of the block the
iad was I shaken free and the front
it. d rear wheels passed over him.
Gretick had been driving for El
mer J. Neville, 3723 Jones street, for
about three weeks and had driven
his son, James, to the Omaha Ath
letic club where he was toid to call
for him in an hour. 4?
"I had an hour to spend," said
Grelick at the police station, "and
was just driving around."
- "As soon as I hit the man I took
the car to a garage," he continued.
"Did you inform Neville of the ac
cident r
"I Mid, and was told to see Attor
ney J. F. Stout, 117 South Thirty
ninth street," was the reply.
"What did he advise you to do,"
he was asked.
"He would give me no advice
whatever," he said.
"Did you ask him if you had bet
ter call the police station?"
"I did, and was told to use my
own judgment."
It was said 8t the Neville home
last night that the Neville family
had gone to California and that the
son, James, left in the afternoon for
Yale college.
The Stock Yards National Bank
offered a $250 reward and worked
unceasingly to clear up the mystery
and it was through the bank the in
formation came that led to the ar
rest of Grelick. He was found at
Florence.
Soldier Believes in
Being on Safe Side
With His Sweetheart
Paris, Dec. 22. He wanted to
buy a Christmas present for his
girl back home so that she could
show it to all the other girls, and
destroy their peace of mind be
cause it had come from France. He
knew just what he wanted, too, but
every time he thought of going into
the shop and trying to ask in
French for the thing he wanted, he
got red behind the ears. He had
gone over the top in the past, un
afraid, but he couldn t do tins.
At last, when his leave was all up,
he went into the canteen and asked
the Y.' M. C. A. woman there to
make the purchase for him. He gave
her the address, and hoped it
wouldn't be too much trouble to
send the package.
"Of course it won't," said the Y.
M. C. A. woman who buys doaens
of such gifts each week. "I'll enjoy
it. I'll see that the package goes all
right, and, if you like. I'll write her
a little note too. telling her how
well you're looking."
"That will be nice." said the pri
vate. He counted out the money, a
generous amount. Still he lingered,
and it was evident that he had sonic
thing else on his mind.
"Anything else I can do for you?"
asked the woman.
"It's like this," began the private,
hesitatingly. He stopped, swallow
ed, and started all over, again.
"Please be careful what you say in
that note, won't you ma'am? Yon
see my girl she's funny about
some things she might think well
you know how women are!" finished
the private wisely.
"I'll tell .you what." said the
American woman, I'll tell her I
enjoyed meeting you because I
have a son in the army myself. Will
'hat do?"
"That will be fine," said the pri
vate heartily. "I wouldn't have
mentioned it, only you know how
women are." He smiled at her un
derstanding', saluted, turned and
went out.
Even a Rotten Egg is
Good for Something
"Thar ain't nothin'- in the world
but is good fer somethin', " is one
rf .It fiiitA cavincrc ,lf Tim' Rltrlf-
ley of Bear Lake, Ala.
Buckley is 'a thrifty soul. He
farms in summer and traps in win
ter and between wheat and furs he
is growing rich. One morning
while his wife was cooking break
fast, she broke a rotten egg into a
skillet and was starting toward the
door to throw it away when Buck
ley stopped her.
"Woman, don't throw that egg
tway," said Bucklef.
"But it's rotten'" protested his
wife.
"Makes no difference," declared
the philosopher. "Thar ain't nothin'
in the world but "
"James Buckley," exclaimed
NEBRASKANS
HOLD BIG JOBS IN
DEPARTMENT
(Continued From ?( One.)
has been directly in charge of the
work of the judge advocate gener
al's department during the last STx
months. General Ansdell spent
three months in France at the front
studying the methods of adminis
tering military law there.
The executive office of the judge
advocate general's department in
Washington has for some months
been in charge of Col. William S.
Weeks, a regular army officer, who,
shortly after his graduation from
West Point,, was stationedd at Fort
Crook. Both Colonel and . Mrs.
Weeks are well known in Omaha.
Colonel Weeks was preceded in
the executive office by Col. Henry
M. Morrow of Omaha, now judge
advocate at headquarters of the Sec
ond army of the American expedi
tionary forces in France. Colonel
Morrow practiced law in Omaha
prior to the Spanish-American war,
at which time he joined the regular
army and has since continued in the
service. v
Captain Palmer Assistant.
The assistant executive officer and
liaison officer under Colonel Mor
row and Colonel Weeks has been
Cupt. Harry 0. Palmer of Omaha.
Captain Palmer has also been in
command of the enlisted detach
ment, which he organized in the of
fice of the judge advocate general.
This consists of 16 regimental ser
geants major, 20 battalion sergeants
major, 50 sergeants and an author
ized strength of 20 privates, colored.
Regimental Sergt-Maj. Samuel O.
Cotrcr of Omaha, who is a member
of this detachment, is chief clerk
and office manager of the war laws
division of the judge advocate gen
eral's office. It has been the duty
of these executive officers to see
that the administration of the entire
department is performed smoothly,
expeditiously and efficiently. They
must have an intimate knowledge of
the work, of the entire department
and of all the divisions and be able
to advise General Ansell and Gen
eral Crowder regarding the status
of the work throughout the depart
ment. They Have also been in
charge ,of the personnel of this
corps throughout the army.
Colonel Gilbert Drafts Law.
Since the chief safeguard of the
soldier and citizen throughout the
war period has been military law,
there is perhaps no more important
office in the army than that held by
Col. William O. Gilbert of Omaha,
who has, since America entered the
war, been head of the statutory
construction and legislative draft
divisions of the judge advocate
general's department. In this he
has been assisted by four majors,
one captain and specially detailed
enlisted men. The duties of this
division have been to conisder ques
tions involving the construction of
statutes relating to the War de
partment, the armyand military af
fairs geiferally; the drafting of pro
posed legislation in any way affect
ing the military establishment; and
the drafting of regulations and or
ders of the War department re
quired in current administration.
Tliere has been maintained in this
division a section known as the re
construction section, the duties of
which have been to study and report
upon actual legislative and adminis
trative projects submitted to the
judge advocate general's department
for consideration and looking o
the adjustment of military adminis
tration and requirements of the gov
ernment in the period succeeding
that of actual hostilities; and to
make also a general study of the
legislative needs of the after-war
period.
Maj. Fred W. Ashton of Grand
Island has been assistant to the
judge advocate general in the peni
tentiary cases section, the duties of
which are to review every general
court martial case in which the sen
tence includes confinement . in the
penitentiary. Major Ashton has al
so devoted considerable time to
eases involving the dismissal of of
ficers frim the service.
Serve in France.
Lt. Col. James P. Cosgrave is
division judge advocate with the
Fifth division in France, whee he
has been stationed for more than a
year. He was formerly a member
of the district bench at Lincoln.
At port Monroe, Lt, George
Sugarman, formerly an Omaha law
yer, has been judge advocate of the
coast artillery training center.
Shortly before the signing of the
WELFARE BOARD
HANDLES MANY
-1
GASES IN 1918
Legal Department Advises
975 People as to Rights;
Domestic Relations
Department Busy, n
During the year of 1918, the free
legal aid department of the Board
of Public Welfare handled 975
case. Two hundred people were ad
vised as to their legal rights and
$1,085.89 was collected and saved
tor clients.
The domestic relations depart
ment handled 309 cases during 1018.
Ninety-five per cent of these haf ing
Lctn caused by ineniciency on the
part of the wife and oftimes on the
husband's part. The wife may be
extravagant, poor housekeeper or
unable to distribute the funds wise
ly. On the part of the husband i
may be due to being disagreeable
in the 1iome, he may be unable to
keep a good steady job that pays
him a living wage and in many
cases illness contributes largely to
the trouble in the home.
Secures Gardener.
Early in 1918, the board secured
tl.e services of an exprt gardener.
Over 276 lots were given out to the
citizens of Omaha for use during
the crop season of J918.
The board has the supervision of
the public dance halls and pool
halls. During 1918, the board rec
ommended licenses for 36 dance
ha'ls, and issued permits for every
public dance held. This board has
investigated 101 pool halls.
The board also co-operates with
the American Red Cross, civilian re
lief, Nebraska Humane society and
the Nebraska compensation com
missioner.
The endorsement of all the
worthy charities of the city is han
dled by the board in co-operation
with the Chamber of Commerce.
Furnished 11,975 Positions.
The co-operative employment
office in the court house referred
9,407 men to places, of which num
ber 7,889 were actually placed in
postions and 5,743 women were re
ferred in positions ot which num
ber 4,975 were actually placed in
positions.
Assuming an average of $10 each
referring 15,610 applicants there has
beena saving of $156,000 to the
working class of people.
An industrial survey was made of
17 large business concerns, inves
tigating the working conditions of
women and children. In some in
stances chairs were recommended
for the female employes, revolving
doors to kep out cold, better light
ing and ventilation facilities and in
stallation of sanitary drinking foun
tains.' In one or two instances it
was recommended that matrons be
placed in rest rooms.
UNCLE SAM LOST
$150,000,000 IN
RAIL OPERATION
(Continued From Pare One.)
ranup to $3,800,000,000. This left
$1,000,000,000 of net revenue, which
Lwas cut down more than $200,000,-
Trtv i j.j . : - c j:
taxes, rentals for equipment not
owned by railroad 'companies and
other incidental losses.
War taxes and expenses of main
taining financial and other corporate
offices, including salaries of officers
not actually employed in physically
operating the railways, must be paid
by the railroad companies out of
the $950,000,000 which the govern
ment guarantees them.
All Records Broken.
For the railroads, 1918 was a year
which broke all records of revenues
and expenses. Although receipts
were nearly 20 per cent greater ex
penses were even more. It took 80
per cent of the operating revenues
to pay operating expenses, although
only 70 per cent was taken for this
purpose in 1907. Operating ex
penses which, with estimated figures
for the past two months, amounted
to $3,800,000,000 were $1,000,000,000
more than in 1917. Increased wages
are estimated variously to have been
responsible for between $600,000,000
and $800,000,000 of this $1,000,000,000.
First Events in War
First American soldiers killed in
action in France,. Nov. 3, 1917:
Corp. James B. Gresham, Evans
ville, Incl
Prvt. Thomas F. Enright, Pitts
burgh, Pa. '
Trvt. Merle D. Hay, Glidden, la.
First Nebraska noncommissioned
officer killed in action, March 17,
1918:
Corp. Russell G. Hughes, Omalja.
First Nebraska commissioned of
ficer killed in actio, May 28, 1918:
Lt. C. P. Gathers, Bladen, Web
ster county.
First American soldier killed in
action on German soil (Alsace-Lorraine
sector), June 17. 1918:
Prvt. Joseph W. Guyton, Scran
ton, Pa.
First atillery shot fired by Sergt.
Alexander Arch, South Bend, Ind.,
battery C, Sixth field artillery, Octo
ber 23, 1917.
armistice, there was organized in
the executive office of the judge ad
vocate general, a corps of officers
known as the army service corps,
for duty overseas as adjustors of
claims arising in connection with
the movements of the military es
tablishment. Two Nebrakan held
commission in this corps. One was
Capt. Arthur R. Wells of Omaha
and the other Lt. John A. Lawler of
Hastings.
Women's Work?
wife. "I've heard that a thousand
times."
The wolf never sniffs at the doors
of the prosperous farmers of the
Peace River country. But foxes are
different animals and here is some
thing you don't know rotten eggs
re rated as an epicurean tidbit in
v.iloine menus. -
That night Buckley set a trap in a
poplar grove near his home and
baited it with the rotten egg.- He
hoped to catch a red fox or perhaps
a coyote. But when he went out to
his trap next morning, what do you
think he found? The biggest silver
fox Buckley ever had clapped eyes
on. He sold the pelt in Peace River
the other day for $346.
"A right nice lot of monev to hatch
from a rotten egg," remarked Buck
ley, as he stuffed the money in his
pocket. "I've allers allowed that
thar in't nothin in the world but is
jood fer somethin'." ...
Are women as yet really needed in
all our industries? One of our experts
in industrial management believes
his ' that before the war ends -women
wijl be needed by the hundred
thousands, and we ought now to be
planning for their training and safe
guarding. Now is the time to pre
pare and develop plans and policies.
Every woman should make herself
fit for war's call at home or abroad.
Health and strength are within
the reach of every woman, and there
is no better time than now to try an
herbal tonic, which has had a half
century of practical demonstration
and successful results in most of the
delicate derangements and weak
nesses of women. It is the "Prescrip
tion" of Dr. Pierce, used by him in
active practice many years, and
now sold by almost every druggist
in tablet pr liquid form.
II it is a headache, a backache, a
and uncontrollable nervousness,
something must be wrong with the
head or back, a woman naturally
says, but all the time the real trouble
very often centers in the organs. In
nine cases out of ten the seat of the
difficulty is here, and a woman
should take rational treatment for its
cure. The disorder should be treated
steadily and systematically with
Dr. Pieroe's Favorite Prescription,
and the hygienic advice followed
which Dr. Pierce gives free.
For diseases from which women
suffer, "Favorite Prescription" h a
powerful restorative. During the
last fifty years it has banished from
the lives of tens of thousands of
women the pain, worry, misery and
distress caused by these diseases.
Your neighbor could tell you.
Address Dr. Pierce, Pres. In
valids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.t and
get confidential medical advice en
tirely free, or send 10c for trial
lensation of irritability or twitching packajie.iTrwcriDtion'' tablets.
part in the drive. Farmers say the
hairy scavengers are numerous in
that section, but the hunters failed
to locate them.
Wolf Hunt Failure.
Fremont, Neb., Jan. 1. (Special
Telegram) Hundreds of cottontails
and jack-rabbits were killed, but not
a wolf was sighted in the big hunt
staged Tn Saunders county today.
Upwards of 200 men and boys took
START NEW YEAR
IN CELEBRATION
OF PROSPERITY
(Continued From Face One.)
the officers at the post from 12 to 1
a'clock.
Then there was the big dinner
"put away" in the thousands of
Omaha homes by the families, with
Sister Sue and Brother Bill and the
grandchildren and Uncle Hank, per
haps, invited guests to the New
Year's family reunion.
Nor were the poor and the unfor
tunate forgotten. Special dinners
were served at the Salvation Army
industrial home, old folks' homes,
orphans' homes and even in the
jails. Charitable people made trips
to many poor homes and left bas
kets of good things to eat.
Not' Esperanto.
Sir Henry Wood, o long and so closely
associated with Queen's Hall, and who
has been recently offered the appoint
ment of conductor of the Boston (Has.)
Symphony orchestra. Is a stickler for
clear enunciation in singing.
Lecturing on this subject one day, he
puzzled his hearers by addressing them
as follows:
'See-ded dwun dye at the yorgern, ey
ivuz zweerey and eel at eese "
His audience looked puzzled, as well
they might.
"Now," proceeded Sir Henry "this
Isn't Esperanto, neither does It happen
to be Chinese or Choctaw, or any other
outlandish lingo.
"It Is merely how many singers render
the first two lines of the 'Lost Chord.'
which are, translated Into ordinary
English, 'Seated one day at the organ, I
T,-as weary and ill at ease.' " Pearson's
Weekly.
ADJUST OMAHA
TROLLEY STRIKE
TROUBLE TODAY
(Continued From rate One.)
ganize in associations or groups and
to bargain collectively through
chosen representatives is recognized
and affirmed. This right shall not
be denied, abridged, or interfered
with in any manner whatsoever.
"Employers should not discharge
workers for membership in trade
unions, nor for legitimate trade
union activities.
"The workers, in their right to or
ganize, should not use coercive
measures of any kind to induce per
sons to irrtiucc their organizations
nor to induce employers to bargain
or deal therewith."
Referring to the Kansas City
situation, Mr. Burnett commented:
"We offered in Kansas City to have
the men return to work and prefer
all differences to the war labor
bcr.rd. We are satisfied that Mr
Taft is a man of justice and we were
willing to have the men return un
der those conditions."
Kansas City Carmen to Come. '
A committee of the Kansas Jity
carmen's union will come to Omaha
to meet Chairman Taft and Manly
on Friday.
Mr. Taft will be entertained
this evening at the Omaha club,
where a dinner will be served to
20 persons. W. F. Gurley will be
toastmaster. Mr. Taft expects to
leave Omaha at 6 p. m., Friday, for
Chicago, where the Kansas City car
situation will be taken up by himself
and Frank P. Walsh.
The former president is interested
in the American relief work and it
is expected that while here he will
have something to say in behalf of
a $30,000,000 national drive being
promoted for the benefit of needy
Armenians.
Street lailway employes who were
out during the recent strike have
been looking forward with interest
to the hearing which has been sched
uled for today. Many of these
men feel confident that the union
recognition feature of the situation
will enter into the deliberations of
the war labor board.
President W'attlcs of the street
railway company stated yesterday
that" the Omaha traction prob
lem is a community problem.
"One thing is certain: this com
pany must reduce operating ex
penses, but we will not reduce the
pay of the men until the last dog is
hun. It has been our policy to in
crease wafces, which we have done
steadily from the old flat rate of 20
cents, per hour to the present scale
of 41 to 43 cents per hour," said Mr.
Watties.
Community Problem.
"We will have to dispense with
new construction and reconstruc
tion, and we may have to reduce
seme of the service. The destruc
tion of this company will not solve
the street car problem in Omaha. It
is new a community problem and I
have passed the point of looking at
the situation from a personal point
of view.
"When we go before the war labor
board we will offer to show our
bof.ks During recent months we
have not been earning enough to
meet actual operating expenses, to
say nothing of paying dividends. We
do nor know what may be ahead of
us as a traction company. Other
companies throughout the country
are experiencing trouble. The
Brooklyn Rapid Transit company
has just passed into a receivership."
6 BCLLANS
Hot water .
Sure Relief
RELL-ANS
CaFOR INDIGESTION
GRANDMOTHER
KNEW
There Was Nothing So Good
for Congestion and Colds
as Mustard
But the old-fashioned mustard
plaster burned and blistered while it
acted. Get the relief and help that
mustard plasters gave, without the
plaster and without the blister.
Musterole does it It la a clean,
white ointment, made with oil of mus
tard. It is scientifically prepared, sc
that It works wonders, and yet does
not blister the tenderest skin.
Gently massage Musterole in with thi
finger-tips. See how quickly it brings re
lief how speedily the pain disappears
Use Musterole for sore throat, bron
chitis, tonsilitis. croup, 6tiff neck,
asthma, neuralgia, headache, conges
tion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago
pains and aches of the back or joints
sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chil
Mains, frosted feet, colds of the ches
(it often prevents pneumonia).
30c and 60c jars; hospital size $2.50
Bee Want Ads are the Best Busi
ness Boosters.
''JM A?mowwm0 The u J . ,
.. Mm YEARLY JANUARY Jm"
jP White Sales
'5. Commencing m i
. ' THURSDAY
" January 2nd , , I '
Affording Economies of Interest
To Every Patron:
THIS is one of the most pronounced selling events of
the store. It is planned months in advance on a
very large scale and we might say without unduly
bpasting that this year, as in the past, it stands unde
x niably supreme in assemblage, variety and value-giving,
i
Over a Quarter of a Million
Dollars Worth of Snowy White
Goods are to be offered in this sale and unusual op
portunities are afforded to replenish the household
stocks of linens, cottons, blankets and to profit by the
savings on long cloth, nainsooks, dainty batistes and
beautiful undermusliris. The outstanding features of
this event are:
Greater Stocks, Greater Variety and
Values of Sterling Worth
Thex sales begin Thursday morning, and offers in
the following sections will be a feature of the first day's
selling.
LINENS
LINGERIE
Of Muslin, Crepe, de Chine,
Wash Satin and Hand Em
broidered Filipino.
WHITE GOODS
Such as Crepe, Voile, Imported
Novelty Skirting, Organdies,
Windsor Crepe, Dimity, Im
perial Longcloth, Nainsook,
Gabardine, Poplins, etc.
Damasks, Towels, Table
Cloths, Bed Spreads, Crashes,
Table Padding, etc.
ART NEEDLEWORK
Doily Sets, Luncheon Sets,
Guest Towels, Stamped Cen
ters and Scarfs. 1
DOMESTICS
Ready Made -Sheets, Slips,
Muslin, - Tubing, Longcloth,
etc. in very wonderful offer
ings. CORSETS
Some of the most remarkable
values we have ever detailed
in this event.
And in addition, the following departments will
have sales of special note:
Draperies, White Goods, Laces and Embroideries
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