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jcjK: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1919.
After Stock Taking
PIA-E3-0
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A clean sweep of every used
ad discontinued style of Up.
rights, Grands and Player Pi
ano on our five floor.
Tomorrow ashen In our Annual
Claaranca Sale of High Grade PI
, tp-!n event that of (era Nebras
ka people a golden opportunity to
secure one of the world's best pl
anea at prices and terms low enough
ta fit the purse of the most humble
working man. J
'. The prices below speak loud
er than words, and are a con
vincing arftumnnt to, anybody
that is in the market for one
of these beautiful instruments.
PIAHO BARGAINS
That Save You Money
$250 Arion Upright $ 6?
b;..- ir mot I
l&lo uroversiein upngiu o
$300 Kimball Uprffcht ..$110
$500 Weber Upriuht ...$125
$300 Kroner Upright ...$145
$325 Davis Upright $165
$400 Chickering Upr. ..$198
$300 Hinze Upright $200
$375 Price & Teeple Up. $245
$750 Stcfhway Upright $325
$500 Mansfield Player .$275
If 00 Smith & Nixon Gr. $250
Two Schmollcr & Mueller
Uprights; regular price.
$400; on sale, at $225
Three Steger & Son
Uprights; regular price,
$500; on sale, r.t $275
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FOUR UPRIGHTS returned
from rent; good as new, 1
$3,75 values, on sale 8185
FIVE BRAND New Player i
rianos left over from
, Christmas stock, at $425
Remember wa have b;Sn selling
pianos to your neighbors for 60 .
years. Our guarantee is good aa
gold. Call Now and select your
piano if you wish to save money
and obtain the bargain of a lifetime,
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Sctaller& Mueller
1311-13 n . A Omaha,
Farnam St. "MO Neb.
Wo Sell Everything in Music
Nebraska
HELP WANTED!
Printer, Pressman, Gordon Feed
er and Errand Boy.
United States Printing Co.
' Bee Building.
Bee Want Ads.
. Supply Your Wants
HEBRON PASTOR
ASKS OF LAW ON
GERMAN SPEECH
Attorney General Says It Is
Up to Minister's Con
science Now Whether
to Preach in English.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Jan. 7.' (Special ) Rev.
P. H. Buehring, pastor of a German
church at Hebron, has written to
Attorney General Willis E. Reed
to find out whether churches may
l '. back to the German language
s'rvices. The request follows an
nouncement of the disbanding of the'
Nebraska State Council of Defense,
which had adopted rules requesting
services be conducted in the Engli.'h
tongue.
"A number of congregations have
already dropped English and re
turned, to their ante-bellum status,"
writes'Rev. Mr. Buehring. He de
sires to know if his congregation is
at liberty to do jikewise.
He indicated his familiarity with
the report of the Americanization,
committee, which recommended the
resumption of German for religious
services, if the congregations so de
sired, and, the teaching of foreign
langttages in private schools under
certain restrictions.
The attorffey general, replying to
the htter, advises Tuehring to fol
low his own conscitnc and do his
best "for the peace of. the com
munity and the welfare of the
younger class." He explained that
there were no regulations or laws to
prevent the use of foreign languages
i;i the churches. 1
"It is only a question of time be:
fore those born iifthe United States
will require instruction in the
American langatige," he added.
Interesting Cases to Come
Up in Dodge County Court
Fremont, Neb., Jan. 7. (Special.)
Some unusually interesting cases
are set for hearing at the January
term of district court, which con
venes January 20. The first on the
docket is the State against Ernest
Kern, wealthy North Bend attor
ney, who faces a charge of sedition.
The North BendHome guards are
lined up against' Kern for alleged
seditious remarks he made about
officers of the guards.
The caseof Robert Drake, presi
dent of the Standard Bridge com
pany, against Dodge county, in
which the plaintiff seeks to recover
$18,000 for work he did to divert
the channel of the Platte river at
Mnrth RnH after he had taken a
contract to complete the state aid
bridge across the river, win come
up. , -.
The Omaha company assumed the
contract of the Stupp Bros, com
pany of St. Louis. Extra work was
rffmiirit tr chance the stream SO
that the bridge could te completed.
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Judge f . VV. rsution oi rremoiu win
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Churches of Hooper Will
Welcome Returning Men
Fremont, Neb., Jan. 7. (Special.)
Arrangements naye been made at
Hooper to welcome homecoming
soldiers and sailor9 on quite an
elaborate scale. Each church is to
lintrt a hannuet and receDtion for
the boys,-but on each occasion the
people of the community are inv:teu
to join-in the festivities. Dates for
the receptions have not been an
nounced. Veteran Canyon Guide Dead.
Flagstaff, Ariz., Jan. 7. John
Hance. better known as Captain
Hance, known to almost every tour
ist whoever visitedjthe urana can
yon of the Colorado, is dead.
Omaha Man Furnishes,
Bonds for State Officers
From a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, Jan. 7. Special.) Harry
S. Byrne of Omaha, who is furnish
ing the official bonds of ,all of the
newly elected state officers and most
of their deputies, was at the state
house today and filed with the sec
retary of state the million dollar
surety instrument for Treasurer
elect D. B. Crospey. .
It is attested by the Fidelity &
Deposit company of Baltimore,
which carries $350,000 of the lia
bility itself. The remainder is di
vided as follows:
National Surety qompany, New
York, $250,000; Globe Indemnity
company, New York, $100,000;
Maryland Casualty company, Balti
more, $75,000; Lion Bonding com
pany. Omaha, $75,000; United States
Fidelity & Casualty company, Balti
more, $75,000; American Surety
company, New York, $50,000; Lon
don & Lancashire Indemnity com
pany, New York, $25,000.
Bar Association Re-Elects.
Old Officers at Fremont
Fremont, Neb., Jan. 7. (Special.)
All officers were re-elected at the
annual meeting of the Dodge Coun
ty Bar association as follows: Pres
ident, George L.'Loomis; vice pres
ident, Frank Dolezal; secretary
treasurer, Waldo Wintersteen; as
sistant secretary-treasurer, Miss
Florence .Maple; executive com
mittee. J. Courtright, C. E. Ab
bott and Allen JohnsonrStatc
Senator-elect Ralph E. Weaverling
oi North Bend asked for the hearty
co-operation of his fellow attorneys
in helping enact legislation in which
the legal fraternity is interested.
Norfolk Schools Open With
65 Per Cent Attendance
Norfolk, Neb., Jan. 7. (Special.)
Schools opened here Monday
after being closed for some weeks
by influenza. The attendance is
abput 65 per cent and . upils are no
tified that they "wilt not be givci a
chance to make up studies unless
they attend school.. Mayor Cle
ments has decided not, to allow
dancing until a thorough investiga
tion of the epidemic situation ha?
been made. The disease h not in
creasing here and health officials to notify the house
SENATE NAMES
OFFICERS AT ITS
FIRST SESSION
Bushee- Elected President Pro
Tern and Committee on
Employes Chosen; Can
vass Votes Today.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincofci, Jan. 7. (Special.) It
did not take the state senate long to
get under way today and complete,
formal organization for the 37th
legislative session.
At 12 o'clock Lieutenant Gover
nor Edgar Howard called the sena'c
to order and all of the senators re
sponded to roll call. Rev. Tames
Huff of Omaha, chaplain, in the 1917
session, offered prayer. Chief Jus
tice A. M. Morrissey administered
the oath to members of the seiute
and the employes.
Senator Neal of Nemaha, f
up the organization agreed upon at
the caucus last night, presented a
motion for the appointor t of the
following committee on commit
tees. s
Senator Walter V. Hoagland, North
Platte, chairman; Senator O. Petms Te
teroon, Lincoln, First district; Senator C.
L. Saunders, Omaha, Second district; Sen
ator B. J. Alnley, Belgrade, Third dis
trict; Senator Perry Reed. Henderson.
Fourth district; Senator J. W. Hammond,
Cambrldce, Fifth district; Sen ay r Dennis
H. Cronin, O'Neill, -'h district.
Name Employes.
Senator Saunders nominated his
rival, Senator B. K. Bushee of Kim
ball, as president pro tern and the
latter was electH by acclamation.
The employes, similarly chosen,
were:
Secretary Hyde Barnard, Table Rock.
First Assistant J. H. Sinclair, Onviha.
Serjeant-at-Arms A. D. Havens, At
kinson. Chaplain Rev. A. A. Pressman, Crete.
Postmaster P. H. Wintersteen. Fre
mont. With the organization perfeccted,
a committee, includins Senators
Warner, Harries 'and Chappel was
appointed to notify the governor
the senate was organized and a sim
ilar committee of Senators Cordeal.
Swanson and Robbins was named
believe that they will eventuallv
wipe it out through application of
the quarantine.
Fifty Head of Nebraska
Cattle Average $3,845
Cambridge, Neb., Jan. 7. (Special
Telegram.) Fifty head of Hereford
cattle sold for a total of $192,350, or
an average of $3,845 each, at the sale
of Mousel brothers here today.
Twenty-five bulls of the Beau Mis
chief strain averaged $4,476 each
and a like number of cows brought
an average of $3,014 each. Superior
Domino, who went to Mrs. Braddoc
of Chadron. Neb., topped the sale,
bringing $21,000. The top cow
brought $7,200.
Gift for Gov. Neville.
Lincoln.Jan. 7. (Special.) Gov
ernor Neville today was waited upon
by the appointive heads of the
various departments under hi art.
"ministration, who presented him
with a massive upholstered mahog
any rocker.
Senator Hoael and mover! thaf thr
secretary or state be instructed, to
supply the senate with copies of the
1915 and 1918 special sessions laws.
Joint Session Today.
As chairman of the committee on
committees he reported a sub
committee on employes including
Senator Johnson of AdarW-as chair
man. Senator Robbing of Douglas
and Senator Perry Reed.
The senate then adjourned until
1:30 tomorrow afternoon, when a
joint session will be held with the
house to canvass the vote.
Chairman Hoagland called a meet
ing of the committee on committees
ts afternoon, but it will be a day
or so before the assignments are
made out. The committee on em
ployes expects to restrict the list to
Dalbey Speaker of House.
The session of the house of rep
resentatives was opened by Secre
tary of State Pool at 12 o'clock to
day. '
Ellis Good of Nemalia was elected
temporary presiding officer by ac
clamation, and W. F. Hitchcock of, tel.
Johnson county is temporary ses
retary. The members chosen for the cre
dentials committee were Fultz,
Jarry, Dyball, Snow and Behrens.
Dalbey of Gage was elected
speaker, and the following corps
of officers was installed according
to caucus agreement:
House VT. F. Hitchcock, Stcrllni chief
clerk; Will Israel, Havelock, first assis
tant; A. C. Whltted, Falrbury, second as
sistant; J. O. Moore,. Ilalmyra. sergeant-at-arms;
John Classman, Omaha, assistant;
J. Q. Standard. University Place, chaplain.
Legislature Sends
Condolences to Wife
of Former President
Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. 7. (By Special
Correspondent.) The only business
transacted by the house of repre
senatives of the Nebraska legislature
at its opening session today was the
passing of a resolution of condol
ence to be wired to the family of ex
President Theodore Roosevelt. The
resolution adopted was as follows:
"Whereas, The death of Theodore
Roosevelt, ex-president of the United
States, is recognized as a Iqss to the
republic and the world in genera?
of a great publicist, a great states
man and a great citizen, because of
the depth of his learning and the
breadth of his wisdom, the intense
loyalty he had to the fundamental
principles of liberty, the dynamic
force of his manhood, the probity
cf his character, the cleanliness of
his living, fit idealism of his nature
and his wonderful versatility of his
nature, we recognize that his influ
ence has been for good ill every
phase of our national life.
"Now that death has claimed him
for the larger realm of universal citi
zenship, we can see that his life, was
the exemplification of those individ
ual traits of personal and public
patriotism which is the aspiration of
true Americanism.
"Therefore, be it resolved. That
the house of representatives of the
state of Nebraska in session assem
bled extend to the family of our de
ceased distinguished fellow citizen,
Theodore Roosevelt, its sincere Sym
pathy and condolence in the loss
they and the nation have suffered by
his passing.
"He was as illustrious and exem
plary of the virtues of husband and
father as he was of the highest type
of American citizenship.
"D. S. HARDIN, Chairman,
"GEO. D. DYBALL.
"FLORIAN JACOBE,
"BURTON GREEN,
"T. h. Mclaughlin,
Committee."
Maupin Wants Larger Fund
for Publicity Department
Lincoln, Jan. 7. (Special.) In
the 17 months that Will M. Maupin
has been director of the Nebraska
department of publicity he has ob
tained publication of six items a
week in 400 newspapers, distributed
80,000 leaflets describing Nebraska
and the state's resources, -and per
sonally answered 3,500 letters of in
quiry, he tells in his annual report
to the governor.
Mr. Maupin recommends a larger
appropriation for the department.
Downs-Mitchell.
Miss Sybil Marie Mitchell, daugh
tre of John Mitchell, and Jack
Downs, both of Council Bluffs, were
married bv Rev. Charles W. Savidge
Sunday afternoon at the Grand ho-
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OMAHA PASTORS
CONDEMN ACTION
OF CITHOUNGIL
Want City to Continue Deten
tion Hospital for Treatment
of Women; Brand It as
"Penny Pinching" Policy,
Omaha ministers and social work
ers are incensed at what they con
sider a "penny pinching pblicy on
the part of the city council, in re
fusing to give Police Commissioner
Ringer the amount he asked to run
the women's detention hospital dur
ing 1"19.
"It would be a shame," said Rev.
Paul Calhoun, pastor of the' Cen
tral United Presbyterian church, "to
let our boys who have escaped Hun
bullets come home only to bd
pierced by the poisoned arrows of
the venereal disease. Uncle Sam,
when he found he had to fight
the Hun, took stock of himself and
found that his worst enemy in the
ranks of the fighting men was so
cial disease. He found that by cur
ing it he could build a better army.
Aud in peace time we can build a
better society by curing the social
disease. I saw some of Uncle Sam's
work at Camp Lee, Va., where I
was stationed during mobilization.
The conditions among the young
drafted n:en who came there were
simply appalling.
One for Men, Too.
"We ought not only to continue
this detention nospital for the wo
men, but we ought to have one for
men, too. Many ot them'are just
as bad and just as big a menace to
the community.
"If we ouarantine for smallpox,
why shouldn't we quarantine for
these social diseases, which are a
hundred times worse?"
Rtv. Titus '.owe, pastor of the
First Methodist, chutch, said:
"The detention hospital ought, by
all means, to continue. If they can
treat and cure; 4 women there at
the same tiBi. the aggregate
amount of good done will be en
ormous. Social disease is bne of
the great tnenaevs of our time and
civilization. - If the statements of
doctors are true regarding the ex
tent of the disease, it is simply
alarming, and I hope no measures
or money iwill be spared to curb it
in this community and everywhere
else."
Rev. Harry 'B. Foster, presides
of the Omaha Church federation, d'
clarcd that , the hospital, if nece
sary in war time, is doubly necc:
sary in peace. , J I
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