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THE BEE: OM AH A," THURSDAY, JANUARYS-IMS-. "v Nebraska "DADDY" MANN MEETS INSTANT DEATHBY train Prominent Western Railroad Man Killed While Work ing on Bridge Dur ing Rush. Bridgeport, Neb., Jan. 1. (Spe cial.) R. A. Mann, well known rail road man, was instantly killed by a Burlington train Sunday. He was working on a bridge across the Platte river when the train struck him. He was born , in Metropolis, III., where for several years he was engineer of an ice company. He lias been employed by the railroad in several western Nebraska citie3. "Daddy" Mann, as he is known in railroad circles, is survived by his widow and four daughters, Mrs. Charles Amlingmeyer of Metropolis, Miss.; Miss Mary Mann of Chicago, Mrs. Herman Stock of San Fran cisco and Miss Lena Mann of Uridgeport, and two sons, Joseph H. and Louis J. of Bridgeport. The body will be taken to Metropolis, III., for interment. Eagle Man Despondent With Flu Commits Suicide Plattsmouth, Neb., Jan. 1. (Spe cial) Henry Henrichscn, living near Eagle committed suicide. He has been despondent for several days following illness with the influenza. Business men and farmers about 500 in number organized for a New Year's wolf hunt. A hollow square five miles wide and seven miles long was formed for the drive. Wolves have been killing a large quantity of stock in this vicinity during the fall. Takes State Record of 263 Eggs a Year The farm hen with her 80 eggs a year, can do like the fabled ostrich and hide her head in the sand when some of the records of the single comb white leghorns at the Wiscon sin experiment station are given. The best hen ever reported at the station is a leghorn which has just finished her year's record of 263 tggs. She was one of an early hatch, and began laying in the fall instead of the follpwing spring, as :lo most farm hens. For eight con secutive months, she laid 22 eggs or more, and the highest number was 26. For perseverance, which is not common to all hens which make a high record the first year, the ex periment station offers the record pf another leghorn who laid 432 rggs in two years. . During the first year she laid 248 eggs; during the second year, in spite of malting, she laid 184 eggs. Disproving the theory that high-producing hens will not produce fertile eggs, 44 healthy chicki were hatched from ;his hen. OMAHA SLACKER HUSBANDS PROVE TRUE SOLDIERS Some of Them Didn't Entirely Escape War by Marriage, but All Are Stand ing By. Unlike numerous cases of "slack er marriages" in various eastern cities, hundreds of military mar riages in Omaha during the last two years have proven so far genuine, sincere, bona-fide and perfectly hap py ones, according to a survey made. Reports from the east that "slacker marriages contracted by thousands who wished to escape the selective draft, are beginning to bear fruit in the form of deserted wives," do not attain . par with Omaha's record of military wed dings. The advisory head of all domestic troubles, the Public Welfare board, has come across no evil conse quences of "slacker marriages" so fa.. T. H. Weirich, superintendent, said: "We have met several cases of recent military 'marriages where the wives have become dissatisfied or unwilling to 'keep the home fires burning,' but these we have rem edied." Savidge Has Good Success. Rev. C. W. Savidge, pastor of the People's church, who has married more than 4,000 couples, of which raoie than 100 were contracted by soldiers and sailors, said: "My people have proven themselves truly sincere in that matter. Not one case has come to my attention where men, who married in the ear ly days of the war deserted their wives or wives deserted their sol dier husbands. All the marriages that I performed were honorable ones. I place that success to the prayers I offer at every wedding ceremony that I perform, that the married lives of the couple will be sincere and happy." Rev. A. A. DeLarme, pastor of the First Baptist church, said in re gard to the matter: "I have per, fonned quite a few military wed dings, and to my knowledge not one has come to my attention that was not genuine." Find No Trouble. Rev. O. D. Baltzly, pastor of the Kountze Memorial church, said:' "I am strict in regard to the marriage question, and as to the' military weddings I have performed, I .have not heard of one case which? was not genuine.'' ' - . '. T. J. Mackay, pastor of the Epis copal church, declared that ; he had not heard of one case of a military wedding that did not prove happy or true. ; ' "Omaha exceeds other cities in that respect of morale and princi ple" Rev. C. W, Savidge said.. . , Thus, contrary to the actipji'a certain police judge in Chicago will take against slacker husbands by or dering their internment in jail, Om&ha police and divorce court judges - may feel relieved of that specific duty. .' .-. Stubborn Auto Blocks Street Cars for 30 Minutes New Alibi Provided for Those Who Happen to Be Late to Their Place of Labor. Here's a brand new alibi if you happen to be late at work, and it's a plum good one. It may sound phoney, but it was related to The Bee by a regular attendant at Sun day school, and you'll have to be lieve it. It happened at Twenty-fourth and Fort streets, about 7 o'clock New Year's morning. A car contain ing five festive celebrants'of the ar rival of 1919 was s'falljed on. the car tracks. Came up a street car loaded with people eager to be at their ta.ks. The auto refused to respond to the touch of the driver and sat stolidly on the track. Kind friends offered to help get T it started, but the driver threatened i , - , . . i- . - i. j aire results to anyone wno loucnea his pet. Other street cars came up, likewise loaded with people, who wished to make a good impression on the boss the first day of the year. r The auto sat on the track. Soon it occurred to the driver that the street car migh help him get a start in life. The car graciously did its bit, but the auto swung gracefully around the corner and stayed on the track. It finally dawned on some one that it would be a bright idea to call the police, which was done. Befort the arrival of the officers the occu pants of the automobile shoved it off to one" side and four : members of the party scattered,' ' The .driver stayed by the ship, and at last re ports was waiting the arrival of the police or something. The car num ber was 125,164 Nebraska. The street car service was delayed just 30 minutes. SOCIAL WORKERS URGE EUGENICS BILL STATE Proposed Measure May Re quire Physical Examination of Persons Who Desire ; to Marry. t A movement for' the introduction of a eugenics bill 'at the ri'ext: ses sion of the legislature is.. gaining favor among social workers and club women. The proposed IJill is said to have for-one of its clauses, provision for the. physical examina tion of all men and women about to marry, and also a provision that would require that 30 days elapse after' the license was issued before the ceremony was performed. Prominent Omaha club wtftnen, Mrs. Charles W. Hays, Dr. Jennie Callfas and others,, declare them selves in favor of the bill. Judge Howard Kennedy, author of a bill providing that physicians report all cases of social disease, and establish a quarantifie-'if neces sary, which was defeated in the last legislature, does riot ,' believe the proposed bill will pass.. : Legislatioh Too; Radical ' " "This legislation, is too radical for this state at the present time," "he said.. Judge Kennedy is ex-chairman of the Nebraska State Conference of Charities and Corrections and has drafted many bills for" social better ment. ' - Mrs.. K, R. J,EdhoIm. is interest ed .in' he medical etarninatiorf from the Standpoint, of preventing tuber culosis. "Ex4mmatkjn "of 'i soldiers brought ' forth , surprisingly large numbers of cases ot tuberculosis among: even farmers in this state," she said. ' . : " ; . NEBRASKA CASE REFERRED TO BY POSTAL HEAD State Railway Commission Jolly Attorney Over Post master: General's Taunt "Silly Suit." From a Staff Correspondent. ' Lincoln, Jan. 1. (Special) Mem bers of thestate railway commission this morning as a -sort of New Year amusement discussed the : .recent statement of Mr. Burleson in which he told Senator Hitchcock that a public official was not called upon to answer the mouthings of irre- snonsible '"hlatliprsWitps" vnhn maw criticise his official actions and his reference to a "silly suit instituted for publicity purposes in a court known to bc "without : jurisdiction against the postmaster general." Members of. the commission say that the "silly suit" referred to was the one brought-by the Nebraska railway commission in federal court questioning the authority of the postmaster general in certain tele phone matters. Attorney LaMaster. of the com mission, who drew the papers and represented. the commission was the victim-of much jollying- by those nresent" herausp nf the nnstmaet general's opinion of his " legal abili ties.-; However, Mr. Master is not at all frightened by the rriticism of the great man at. Washington and will" continue to scrap- the powers that be whenever arid wherever op portunity offers td get iiia word. Miss Lillian Madison, daughter of Nelson Madison of Hnibn, S. D. and Gwynne Evans were married by Rev. ' Charles' V. Savjelge at his study in the Keeline building Mon day afternoon. The attendants were Eugene Baker and Blanche Spen ceTv ' '..-.'.'. AMERICANS IN NORTH RUSSIA CAPTURE TOWN Kadish is Taken from Soviet Forces in Advance on Vol ogda; Riga Fears Ap proach of Bolshevists. . Archangel, Jan. 1. (By Associa ted Press. -American ' troops yes terday recaptured '.the village 1 of Kadish,' on. the middle sector, of thi northern Russian front, and today pushed' forward their lines- a'dis tance of two miles south of the vil lage in the. direc.ti.on pf Vologda! This . winter - push,, which , was against strong resistance,, was under taken simultaneously with a move ment southward by the allied troops along the. Onega river. 'The Onega column rested today at the village of Gogoll ' . ... ... The recapture or Kadish was marked by some heavy fighting in which, howeVer the American cas ualties were -light. This village, which is located about midway be tween the Vologda railway and the Dvina river, was stfongly defended and the bdlshVv'iki there used th'e; block houses built Dy the Americans and British when they occupied the town in November, prior to being driven out by large forces of bol shevik!, -i The .recapture of Kadish. gives the American troops a good winter posi tion' inthe block houses they, have built.." Since the retirement from the town, early in November he troops on this sector had "Wad virtually no shelter, the front line being unable to b'uifd fires for fear of the artillery and snipers ;Oft the; opposite bank of; the narrow. Emst,a river, . .: . . .' .,. Preparations for yesterday'?, at-, tack : on Kadish-Was carried out un der conditions met with nowhere except-in a semi-Arctic wlderness.- - A battery of heavy howitzers had.ta be brought" on sleighs . 80 miles on.1 a rouzh trail, .throueh the wilderness The Onega column, in ' .reaching Gogbli, apparently. obta'inecV.fulIy the objective of Hi "push sdu'thward; -'ryju: .:!; :. Copenhagen,, Jan;-. .-..1 .-f-Riga is -j panic-strikenr over : the-; advance of. Bolshevist forces,: which are: only. I miles away.-and many v families are 1 freeing from the city, according to advices from Berlin. , - . - The Russian fleet will attempt, to leave Kronstadt and meet. the Brit ish jn the -Baltic. Two battleship? ... and some' cruisers,: manned . by -i Esthoniana and Lithuanians, tried ' to-put out to sea recently, but. were , fired upon from. -the .Finnish-coast ami BUDsequeniiy reiurneo. io- j.ron stadt '.:'. ': WW I DIFFERENCES J3F PRESIDENT Taliaferro' Field Abandoned; Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 1. Talia, ferro field, , said' .to be one of the biggest aeriaT gunnery ' school in the world, Jiaj been ordered closed. More thanv'J0,000iaCres, we'fe under lease to the government for gunnery purposes; :f fW Cold CtUM Orl and Influenu. LAXATIVJJ BROMO QCIMNK Tablet! returns Mm ciua xoere m unty one Hromo UvBuinc a w. GROVE'S ilimatuM on th box. 30c.AdY. TT Semi- PTT TT7 A TXT GiWiT I I LTnv c A TT tti tvt Tt Tinr ttvMt Annual VUiUJiiiirj fc W midlT iSl&lljUh 1X1 UJ W fVUWXJ Absolute clearance of every Winter Garment in this immense stock. I don't say y2 price but compare iny prices with any so-called "V2 prices" and I will assure you you can save money by buying here. : ! ' ? SALE OF CAT Coats, value to $22.50. Sale price . . $14.85 Coats, value to $35.00. Sale price. .$18.50 Coats, value to $40.00. Sale price. .$23.50 Coats, value to $45.00. Sale price. .$26.75 Coats, value to $50.00. Sale price. .$31.75 Coats, value to $60.00. Sale price . . $37.75 Coats, value to $75.00. Sale price . . $47.75 SALE OF Values to $17.50. Sale price $9.85 Values to $24.50. Sale price. .... $14.95 Values to $35.00. Sale price . . . . . .$21.75 Values to $42.50. Sale price, $27.75 Values to $60.00. Sale price ...... $31.50 s $3.95 V Clean Sweep 3al of BLOUSES Blouses, Val to $7.00. Blouses, VaL dyf to $8.00.;.. p4t70 Blouses, Val. (f T to $10.00... )D.yo Blouses, Val. q r to $1150... ipO.yO Liberty Bonds taken in at full value as payment for merchandise during this sale. Fur: Muffs and Scarfs In all grades of skins, reduced for this Clean Sweep Sale from one-fourth to one-third former prices. Clean Sweep Sale prices now: Muffs, $9.85 to $39.50; Scarfs, $14.85 to $49.50. SALE OF Values to $35.00. Sale price. ... . .$17.50. Values to $40.00. Sale price . . . . . . $22.75 Values to $49.50. Sale price . . . . , . $26 J5 Values to $60.00. Sale price . , ; , $23.50 . Values to $79.50. Sale price. . $37.50' Values to $80.00. Sale 'price . J.C) .$41.50 Valuse to $90.00. Sale price . '. . $47.50 Liberty Bonds taken in at full value as payment for merchandise during this sale. J Clean - Sweep Sal of '-' wair--: skirls $3,45 The PopiilM, Price Cloak Store, S Jj Corner i6th and Douglas Streets. SMrtsW to $6.00. - Skirts,i;Val..4e 7fi to $9.50..:,;MOe I V - Skirts, Val to $120... I D Skirts, VaL ; d Q v ft C to $16.50.., WOU n: AND PREMIER; ACUTE Manchester Guardian Says Mr. Wilson Needs to Hurry Back to France to Maintain ' Fourteen Points. London, Jan. .1. "President Wil son, returned to France yesterday. It was time," says the Manchefrter Guardian, in commenting on the speeches of Premier Clemenceau and Foreign Minister Pichort and the1 difference in 'the views 'ex pressed' by the French statesmen and-President Wilson. . : ; '.'The difference in-views," it eon: tinues, "is. palpably acute and can not, be glossed . over. . It is better not to gloss it over, but to face It and to nave our differences' Declaring that the allies had ac cepted . President . Wilson's 14 points 3n the armistice . terms and i that tbes,e points were the policy of America and Great Britain, the Guardian concludes . , "If : bur. friends aniong tht allies reject'-it well, they will .have to ma4. Jheir own: peace,' arjd. .dis pense with bur assistantje.". . ' , , GREAT LAKES. ELEVEN WINS CHAMPIONSHIP Mare Island TViarmes Beaten, 17 to 0, in Filial Game ; for Service Honors at'Pasadenl' ' , Pasadena, Cal., Jan. 1. The Great Lakes Naval Training station foot ball team won .'today the-right to cTaimVthe sMKttVchampbjiship of the United States "by defeating i team representing (he Mare Island, Ca niarinr.-with S "score "Of 1? to 0. Both had gorlbrMiihJkng Rea sons unaeieatett-untu tooay, naming won eliminatron -eontests in the tast and west' . respectively.-r The game, a feature b:the annual rose., tournament here. Was1 nlaved at Tournament park before ah. audi ence of approximately 22,000 per sons. Soldiers and sailors with a plentiful sprinkling of marines; bc cupied stands at the ends of the field as guests of thfe .tournament asso ciation and their yells and songs blended with the blare of two bands and- the-, shouts of- thousands in .the other -stands. - v . -,-. The weather was ideai,;beiHg,c.ool, with a light breeze. ' . i . .. The Best Cough Syrup ': If Home-made V ' Btr' a mt war to mti ft. and jet bar tb hnt raogb reaa yoa net triad. You've probahly heard of this well known, plan of making cough avnip at home.' But have you ever used lit When you do, you will understand why thousands of families, the world over, feel that they could hardly keep house without . it. It's simple and cheap, but the way it takes hold of a couch will quickly earn it a per manent place in your home. Into a pint bottle, pour 2Va ounces of Pinex; then add plain granulated sugar eymp to fill up the pint. Or, if desired, use clarified molasses, honey, or corn syrup, instead of sugar syrup. Either . way, it tastes good, never spoils, and gives you a full pint of better cough remedy than you could buy ready-made for three times its cost. It is really wonderful how quickly this home-made remedy conquers cough usually in 24 hours or less. It seems to penetrate throueh every air passaips loosens a dry, hoarse or tight couch, lifts the phlegm, heals the mem branes, and gives almost immediate relief. Splendid for throat tickle, hoarseness, croup, bronchitis and bron chial asthma. Pinex is a highly concentrated com pound of genuine Norway pine extract, and has been used for generations for throat and chest ailments. To avoid disappointment ask yonr druggist for ."2',i ounces of Pinex" with directions, and don't accept any thing else. Guaranteed to give abso lute satisfaction or money refunded, The Pinex Co., Ft Wayne, ind. : Try Bee Wants for your wants. i- Benson & Morn ANNUAL JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE .''''.' .....-.. - . - . . v - .. ''' Wonieii Tailored Suits " f - 4 "s '; :.:;v,;. x ' Women's Winkr Goats - ' v "t ' '''. v":; Women's ;Newct Dresses Women's Separate Skirts: -. : - : Women's Smart Blouses . Y : - vGM's Coats -'and 'Dresses' ' r ; '-:f:c '- '.' :t.?niyvt ":; ! .. -1 Boy s UyercoatB? Bmts and Mackmaws Z; " - -:!": ' -: V' - infant V. and Children's Apparel. I'..'; V:::" " :v, Men's'uits and Overcoats 25;6ff. I -:' " ; Besl ; Dividepds Payable Quarterly i Condition of Occidental Building & Loan Associa tion at the opening of business, January 1, 1919. RESOURCES f. Real Estate Loans . .' . . i : . . . V . . ; . v . .... $6,385,892 . 85 Stock Loans...' , . ...... . ? . . 'V : . 4 V r:.''. ., Uttice xJailcung . . . . . . . .......... Real Estate . Real Estate Sold on Contract v Accrued Interest on Real Estate Loans . . . ...'.: ... i . . , ' v Accrued,. Interest on Securities . . . ; i i':' Loans in - Foreclosure1 , , ...... and'Municipal Securities ... . . . .-. , . . . ,. iLiberty Loan. onds ......... ... ; . . . . . . v . . . ...... . War Savings' Stamps :rV -, . . Gash on' Hand and in Banks . . . . ... .a, . ..l!,:'.. . . . . -..1 33,398.95 248,000.00 17,766.95 70,168.24 34,345.16 1,700.48 26,038.32 38,527.23 157,600.00 .239.17 . 154,129.45 $7,167,806,80 LIABILITIES ' ; 'Capital Stock .$6,830,860.28 Incomplete Loans .......v.;.r....'. .. 47130.40 , ;t. .. .Contingent Loss, Fund . . . . ;'.'. . v 285,000.00 kt: ; - Undivided Profits . .:. . . ... .. r. ................... . 4,816.12 ' : m r -S. j . . , : ' : $7,167,806 .80 Increase in assets duringpast year . . . . '. . . .....$ 578,597 . 91 Dividends earned for members during 1918 . . . . 401,364, 05 : V It Only Takes Oiie Dollar! , to start on the road to success in the Occidental Building & Loan Asso , iciation.-. 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