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    Hold Funeral of
Unit K Veteran
Here on Tuesday
t American Legion in Gharge
Of Services forllero of Two
I Wars Firing Squad Will
Salute at Grave.
, Funcrat services (or Ira M. Day,
" 46. veteran of two wars who died
Saturday night at the Jennie Ed -
mundson Memorial hospital in
. Council Bluffs, will be held Tues
day afternoon at 2:30 from the Frist
' Christian churcll Scott and Myn-
" . ster streets.
' Rev. C. O. Struckenlruck will of-
,.. fieiate and burial will be in Fair
view cenjetery. All services will
; be in charge of the American Le-
, ((ion and a firing squad will be pro-
vided for a saluttv at the grave.
M. Day served in both the Span-ish-Amcrican
and World wars. He
-" was a member of Unit K and served
.16 months. in France with the Bluffs
organization. Pallbearers will in
clude three Spanish war veterans
'..'.and three world war veterans.
.They are Col. Donald Macrae,
Col. Matt Tinley, Capt. Sam Greene,
Dr. R. S. Moth, Dr. John McAtce
and Orlie Kinscll. Members of
Unit K will attend the services in
.unifrom and will marcrTMhi a body
to the cemetery. Although the or-
' ganization is scattered since the
- close of the war, members have
promised to come from Sioux City,
Fort Dodge, Atlanti6, Macedonia
" and other towns and it is believed
. that at least .30 will march.
Mr. Day died following an illness
of only three days. He was taken
from his home, 461 Fark avenue,
Saturday evening and died shortly
after arriving at the hospital. He
is survived by his wife, one son,
Riggs: a daughter. Mariorie: a
brother, Walter Day of Atlantic,
,1a.. and his tnther and sister at Ma
nilla. Ia. The body was taken to
"Woodring & Jackson undertaking
parlors.
Plan Big Meeting in
Bluffs Tonight to
Promote Company L
Promoters of the recruiting cam
paign for Company L. the Bluffs
unit which served in two wars, have
planned a booster meeting to be held
at the auditorium this evening. - Men
V who have enlisted already will attend
bringing prospective members with
them. It is hoped to recruit the
company to the full strength of 65
at this meeting and avoid having the
company taken away from the
Bluffs.
Members of the company novr in
clude Percy A. Lainson. Milford S.
Miles, John M. Henry, Rupert Hall,
Folsom Everest, George T. Blair,
Philip Orchard, E. H. Spetman. Ora
' V. Taylor, Robert M. Turner, Hom
' er I. Moore, John J. Leonard, W. L,
McGruder, Thorwald Hansen, Henry
, C. Hall, Roy E. Mowry, Floyd V
RVisrHcnn Rav VV. Rnherts. Arth
ur A. Zimmerman, John Harrison,
Charles E. Strecter, Quentin Lacy.
- Henry Andreasen. Ernest Katzen
. stein. Ray C. Wilcox, Louis Zur
muehlen, Albert" A. Geise. Gerald
Zurmuehlen, Paul Gruber, George F.
Wright and Oliver B.aOocker.
Latter Day Saints Hold
Sessions Here on Sunday
.. Quarterly conference of the Re
organized Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints, western, half
of Iowa, was held at the Eagles hall
in Council Bluffs yesterday. Ses
sions were convened at 10:30 a. m.,
2 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. '.'God Has
' Spoken Again to Man" was the
theme of the conference
: Winslow F. Smith of Salt Lake
City, the president of the church, at
tended the conference. Other prom
inent visitors included J. E. Neild
'-and J. G. McBride of Des Moines,
'O. K. Barton and F. Weber of Sioux
City and G. S. Layton and F. T.
Fei'k of "Atlantic. Local elders are
Miss Ethel Hale, Miss Bertha Dud
ley, E. P. Tracy, M. G. McKell. J
ill. Anderson and Thomas Ward.
. f Long Whistle on Sunday
v Alarms Bluffs Citizens
Shrilling of a steam whistle for
nearly 30 minutes Sunday- afternoon
, alarmed Council Bluffs citizens and
; resulted in scores of telephone calls
'lo ppjice'and fire headquarters. No
official report of its origin or purpose
was made at either place,, however,
and the inquirers were left in doubt.
The whistle seemed to come from
yone of the railroad vards in the south
part of the city. No one in the yard
'toffices of the Rock Island, Wabash,
v Burlington or Milwaukee railroads
v '.knew anything about it, however, a
telephone canvass proved.
Bill to Require Permits '
For Solicitors Prepared
Des Moines, Dec. 12. W. C. Ram
say, secretary of state',-is preparing
?. bill' requiring the issuance of per
mits to all persons in the state so
liciting money for charitable cr oth
er similar purposes, which he will
submit to the general assembly. "V
law of a like' .character is already
on the Iowa statute books, accord
ing to Mr. Ramsay, but has not been
found to be practicable. Mr. Ram
say's bill will attempt to put this
matter cttt a working basis. : ,
Hebron Academy Debaters
Hold Elimination Contest
Hebron, Neb.. Dec. 12. (Special.)
Hebron academy has become a
N member of the Nebraska State De
bating league, and held their first
tryout to select debaters for the
team. Fourteen entered the contest,
six were illiminated, and one 'more
elimination contest will be held
soon. A debate with Fatrbury is
arranged for an early date in Jan-
uary..
I Fire Loss in Sioux City . .
Averages $3.69 Per Capita
Sioux City, la., Dec. 12. Sioux
City's fire loss per capita is $3.65,
ana every time the fire alarm is
sounded $771 worth of property, on
the average, goes up in smoke.
These figures are based on the an
nual reports of the fire department
or the last five years.
Lighting Fixtures Qranden Elec
tric Co., formerly Burgess-Granden
Co.-Adv.
The Lesser
1
He; I
'Oh, I Mould much rather dance
Membership Doubled.
in Debating League
of State High School
iLncoln, Dec, 12 With a mem
bership of 9t, double that of last
year, the Nebraska High School
Debating league will announce' next
week the first series schedule of
contests for thell-district cham
pionships and the pairing for the
second-honor series, on the ques
tion for the league's 14th annual
debates, the repeal of the literacy
test restriction on immigration.
Five additional schools were ad
mitted this week: Crete (Supt. C.
H. Velte), Central City (Supt.
Beulah Dexter), Grafton (Supt. J.
H. Mandahan), Thedtord (Principal
G. W. Saunders), Walton, ; Supt.
N. A. Aker).
Pressure for admission has re
sulted in six districts having more
than the limit of eight members.
East Central, 13; Central and West
Central, 10; North Central, Southern
and Southwestern, nine.
Knights of Pytbias at
West Point Name Officers
West Point, Neb., Dec. 12. (Spe
cial.) The local lodge of the
Knights of Pythias elected the fol
lowing officers: chancellor com
mander, H. H. Howarth; vice chan
cellor, C. E. Mead; prelate, J. A.
Stahl; master of work, William
Pscherer: master of arms, W. W.
Wagner: master of finance, R. H.
Spencer; keeper of records, W. H.
Gillogly; grand representative, G. L.
Neiburg.
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Wesleyan Notes.
Tfie Nebraska Wesleyan mixed quartet
will appear In concert Friday, December
17 at 8:15 In the Wesleyan auditorium. A
varied program consisting oC quartet num
bers, solos, duets, opera selections In cos
tume, piano solos and readings and a
sketch, "Rosalie." will be presented. The
personnel Is as follows: Herbert B.
Davis, tenor and humorist; Hazel B. Wen
king, soprano and pianist: Kuth E. Kal
lemayn, contralto soloist; Elmer E. John
son, bass.
A course In sight reading of musical
compositions Is offered this winter by tho
Wesleyan conservatory.
The student volunteers bands of Wes
leyan, Cotner, Union college and the state
will meet at Cotner, December 16, for
dinner at 6 p. m., and later for a program
which will be given by Cotner. Frank
August of Wesleyan Is president of the
union of volunteers bands of these Institu
tions and Is planning for the coming
meeting.
The Wesleyan student Volunteers are
planning; a pageant which will be given
some time In January. Reference will
then be made to all the foreign missionar
ies who have gone out from Wesleyan.
The committee in charge of the pageant
consists of Mary Eatwell, chairman; El
len Person and Willard Simpson.
Doane College.
The freshmen girls' Sunday school class
entertained the freshmen boy at a party
In the gymnasium, as a result of the
contest for attendance.
Tht Sigma Tau sorority gave their ban
quet Saturday night at the First Congro
gutional church. Christmas greens, holly
mid Mother (loose were cleverly com
bined In the decorations and a Santa
Claus Mother Ooose play was presented
after the banquet.
Next Saturday Omega Ps Theta will
give their mid-year party In the church
parlors.
Tuesday was annua! slouch day. Tuns
dny night the men's fraternities pledged
their freshmen members according to the
new ruling. Twenty-two new men were
pledged.
The subject of the student council Is
still undtr consideration. Having been
revised and approved by the fnrulty. It
will come up for student vote at chapel
some day this week.
Cotner College.
The forensic council of state colleges,
of which Cotnor is a member, has accept
ed the constitution of the state debating
league. The question for debate has not
yet been decided upon by the league. It
was voted by the colleges represented
In the league that each school must par
ticipate In at least three debates within
the league In order N to be eligible to the
state debating championship.
Cotner students who have entered the
oratorical contest, voted Tuesday to re
Instate Cotnor In the state oratorical
contest. Neither Cotner nor Wesleyan are
In the state contest at present.
The Pirates of Ponsance," en opera
which will be produced In the Cotner au
ditorium. Monday, will be one of the mu
sical treats of the season. It Is pro
duced under the direction of Mrs. Blanche
Lyon, head of the Cotner musical de
partment. Twenty-six characters are !n
the cast.
Evil
By
was 'afraid you didn't Ufa my dancing.
with you myself than have ydU hump into me all the evening."'
Entertainment for
''Red Cross Nurse" is
s Costly to Chicagoan
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, Dec. 12. - Samuel Alt
man met a pretty "Red Cross
nurse." She told him she was rest
ing a bit after her hard experience
in France, so he invited her to havet
luncheon with him. He further
helped her forget the horrors of
war by- taking her to a theater. In
return she invited him to her home.
There he met two men armed with
pistols. '. ,. ,.,:
Several hours later the landlady ,
ai we nouse neard rum groaning
and found him tied to a bedpost
and gagged. The "nurse" and her
companions had relieved him of a
diamond ring worth $150. a dia
mond scarf pin worth $100, and
considerable cash, but they had over
looked $75 tucked in his hatband.
Hebron Royal Highlanders
Elect Woman to High Office
Hebron, Neb., Dec. 12. (Special.)
The; Hebron Roval Kfohlanrlprs
elected the following officers: Illus
trious protector. Mrs. Emma firav:
chief counselor, Mrs. Minnie Mc
Donald; worthy evangel, Mrs. Mary
Hudson; secretary-treasurer, H. P.
Harding; sentry, Harry Rumbaugh;
guide, Mrs. Nora Helfrich; chief
sponsor, Walter Gray; chief archer,
Mrs. Maude Carter; sentry, Mrs.
Walter Gray.
Ex-Service Men Appointed
To Head Hastings Guard
Hastings, Neb., Dec. 12. (Speciaf.)
Telegram.) Major Stein of the ad
jutant general's office has announced
that he will recommend for officers
of the military company now beinsr
formed here: Lawrence E. Jones,
captain; carl ti. i'anser, first lieu
tenant; C. C. Reves, second lieuten
ant. Recruiting will be started
Monday in the Chamber of Com
merce. All of the officers are ex-
service men. ,
Bloomfield Legion Post
Elects Officers for Year
Bloomfield. Neb.. Dec. 12. (Spe
cial) At the annual meeting of Ray
Lamb Post of the American Legion
the following officers were elected:
Commander, Ray E. Gould; vice
commander', Fred Boyson; adjutant,
August T. Peters; treasurer, Dale
Reynolds; executive committee,
Emil Stenson, R. L. Fairbrather,
James Hogan, Fleming True - and
Vern Hennings. The legion is pros
pering and the membership roll
growing with each monthly meeting.
Fillmore County Farmers
' Will Finish Drive Later
Geneva, Neb., Dec. 12. (Special.)
Six hundred fifty-six new mem
bers added to farm bureau federa
tion in Fillmore county, is the rec
ord up to Friday night. The solici
tors will make a cleanup drive for
additional members after; the roads
are in better condition.
Pure Bred Stock Sells for
Good Prices at Norfolk
West Point. Neb.. Dec. 12. (Spe
cial) The sale at Norfolk of Here
ford cattle by Thompson Brothers
of this city was a decided success,
the stock being sold at an average
price r yUU per head.
I Nebraskans in Capital,
Washington, Dec. 12. (Special
Telegram.) G. Petrus Peterson and
H. S. Wilson of Lincoln, who have
been attending an insurance con
vention m the east, were m Wash
ington today.
AnVERTlSKMENT
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Orove's LAXATIVE BROMO QUI
NINE tablets. Tim gonulne bears the
signature of K. V. Grove. 3U&
THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1920.
Charles Dana Gibson
Copyright Lira Pub. Co.
Published bv Arrano-etnpnr With T Jfn
Consolidated School
Is Opposed at Friend
Friend, Neb., Dec. 12. (Special.)
An organized fight will be made
against the consolidated school dis
trict here unless the petitioners who
obtained the consolidation withdraw,
according to information given the
hoard of education. The promoters
obtained the necessary signatures
and published the required notices
for the consolidation several months
ago but decided not to put the plan
into effect until the first of the year.
A committee from the petitioaers
appeared 'before the board and an
nounced that they hSd changed their
minds since signing the petition and
unless it was withdrawn they would
start legal action. The district con
sists of the city of Friend and about
four sections of farming land out
side of the. city limits.
Forty-Nine Firms Working
Under Export Trade Act
Washington, Dec. 12. Forty-five
export associations or combinations
are operating under the export trade
act, said a statement by the federal
trade commissions. These associa
tions, it said, comprise 772 members,
whose plants and factories number
ing about 1,000, are distributed over
42 states. In some of the larger
plants, thousands of workmen are
employed; others are so small that
exportation would be impossible
without the advantages of co-ope'ra-tion
derived under this act.
Whisky Thieves Kidnap
Drug Clerk and Rob Store
Kansas City. I'o.. Dec. 12.
Whisky thieves kidnaped a drug
clerk from his home here last night,
drove him to the store, forced,, him
to ooen it and then robbed the nlace
of four cases of whisky and $500 in
cash.
After the robbers had left the
clerk, James M. Pavtl. freed himself
from cords with which he had been
bound and telephoned the proprie
tor, according to the story he told
the police.
U. S. Soldiers in Germany
Raise Big Christmas Fund
Berlin, Dec. 12. American
soldiers in the occupied areas have
contributed 1,000,000 marks toward
a fund for v providing Christmas
cheer to poor German children, says
a special dispatch from Coblenz.
HIGH SCHL
BASKETBALL
Uavld City, S3; Ilralruu-d., 13. ,
Pavld City, Neb.. Dec. 13. (Special.)
The David City High school basket ball
quintet defeated tha Bralnard high here
by a score of 23 to 13. Scliweoser of the
local five starred. He scored 12 of the
S3 points. Bralnard trimmed Alble high
last week by a score of IK to 8.
Genera, 21 Fairmont, 17.
Geneva, Neb., Dec. 12. (Special.)
Geneva defeated Fairmont hllth here by a
fieore of 21 to 17. The game wim hard
fouKht throughout and featured by clean
1)U yinff on the part of both aquadi.
Iloifella lleat C'reaton,
Howells, Neb., Deo. 12. (Spwial.) Tha
Hownlla high basket bnll team easily de
feated the Crest on quintet here.
Strahan Hoji and Clrla Win.
Glenwood, Ja,, Dec. 12. (Special.) Trhs
Olenwood high school bny' end girls' baa
knt ball teama were defeated here by th4
ijtrahnn team by score of 18 to dB and 12
to 6, respectively.
Beatrice Announces .Schedule.
Boatrlce, Neb., Dec. 12. (Special.) Tha
Beatrice high school basket bnll team
has arranged the following schedule for
the season:
January 14, Crete at Beatrice.
January 21, Manhattan, Kan., at Bo
atrlce.
January 2t Hastings at Beatrice.
February 1 lleatrlre at Nebraska City.
February 2, Heatrlce at Clarlnda, la.
February Z. Beatrice at Flattsmouth.
Neb.
February 10. State Agriculture School
at Heatrlce. i
February 19. Ofhaha Fchool of Commerce!
at Ucalrlue.
Teachers' Body
Plans Program'
Of Legislation
Proposed Laws Would Fix
Minimumalary of County
Superintendents $3,000
And Increase Expenses.'
Des Moines, Dec. 12. The legis
lative committee of the county super
intendents' section of the Iowa State
Teachers' association has planned a
program of legislation relative to the
duties of the county superintendents
which, upon its recommendation, is
expected to be presented before the
general assembly this winter. The
program follows:
A. County superentendency.
1. That the minimum salary be
fixed at $3,000 per annum.
2. That the minimum traveling ex
pense be increased from $400 per an
num to $700 per annum.
3. That the county convention be
authorized to increase the minimum
salary.
4. That upon recommendation of
the county board of education the
county superintendent be authorized
to attend' one national educational
meeting outside the state each yea?
and that the necessary expense oi
such attendance be payable by the
board of supervisors from the county
fund.,
B. Deputy.
1. That we endorse the bill of the
Code commission relative to this of
ficer except to eliminate the qualifica
tion with no added authority.
C. Consolidation.
1. That the counfy superintendent
be authorized to call the first meet
ing of the board members-elect in
consolidated districts.
2. That the time of heanngbefore
the county board of education be
extended from a maximum of IS days
to 20 days. 1
3. Substitute notice By publication
instead of by registered letter.
4. That we endorse that part of the
Code commission bill providing
definitely for the payment of organi
zation expense. '
U. Lompulsory education. .
1. We recommend that the en
forcement of the compulsory law be
made the duty of the sheriff of the
juvenile court.
E. 1 ax Levy. .
1. We recommend that the maxi
mum tax levy be raised to $100 per
pupil and that all districts be author
ized to vote addition funds at any
regular or special meeting of the
electors.
Jury Unable to' Aree in
iCase of Woman Charged
Wl WW TT 1 J
lth Killing HUSband
. , Jx . , .
St. Louis, uec. i. a misinai re
suited in the case of Mrs. Lillian
Woodlock, 36, charged! with murder
in the first degree for the death of
her husband, Thomas P. Broderick.
a plumber, who was shot and killed
in the home here October 6, 1916.
The jury .was discharged after near
ly eight hours' deliberation, when it
reported a disagreement. It was
said the vote stood 9 to 3 for con
viction.
The defendant was again released
on bond pending a new trial, which
it is expected will 'be held in Feb
ruary. ,
Ursula Broderick, 17, daughter of
the defendant, testified she killed
Broderick in defending her mother
from attack.
The state, however, held Broder
ick was killed by his wife, intro
ducing testimony to show 6he had
told of receiving $7,000 for which
his life was insured.
Jests of New Machine Gun
Announced Successful
Washington, Dec. 11. Successful
tests of a new machine gun firing !
1 half inch bullets and with at least i make a funny remark such as "re
double the range of the caliber .30 j DOrts of my death greatly exagger-
machine gun now in use, was an-
nounced bv the War deuartment. I
The new weapon" gave "remarkable I
results." the statement declared.
John M. Browning, inventor of
the Brovv'ning machine gun, collab
orated with War department ex
perts in development of the new
gun. The tests demonstrated "un
usual possibilities," the announce
ment said. It was stated the new
weapon had a maximum rapidity of
fire of 700 shots per minute and an
efficient minimum of 400 shots a
minute.
Parole Hastings Youth
Who Tried to Rob Grocery
Hastings, Neb., Dec. 12. (Special.)
Telegram.) Reuben Hoff, 17, who
attempted t hold up Mrs: Bennett
Cloyd, proprietor of a grocery store,
was placed on parole to Chief of Po
lice Crosson for two years. Hoff
pleaded guilty. ,
Sons of Pioneer West Point
Merchant Start New Store
'West Point, Neb., Dec. 12. (Spe
cial.) Jerman Brothers have opened
a new store at West Point, carrying
a general line. The young men are
the sons of Joseph Jerman, one of
the oldest merchants in the city.
South Side
Resident of South Side
Dies at Sister's Home
Thomas Qualcy, 47, resident of
the South Side for the past 30 years,
died yesterday at the home of his
sistcr.Mrs. Mary Montgomery, 3813
T street. "Besides his sister, he is
Mirvived v by a nephew, William
Montgomery.
Fune,ral services will be held at
the residence and at St. Marys
church at 9 Tuesday morning. Burial
will be in St. Marys cemetery.
South Side Brevities
Illinois coal, t13. Howland I.br. and Coal
Co. Phone So. 1614. Adv.
Fresh milch cow, calf 2 days old. Heavy
milker. One roan Durham cow will be
fresh In 2 weeks. Very choice cows.
Phone South 8676.
Gifts for everybody In the family. Just
a few suinr?allona: Victrnla, for the en
tire family. l Leather rocker, for father.
Sellers kitchen cabinet for 'mother.
Cedar chest. for sister. Smoking
rtand, for brother. Toys cf all kinds,
for the little ones. Com In and mnk
your selections now will deliver
litter. KoutHlty-r.ivlltc company, Santa's
headqunrtcis for useful gifts. Adv,
"Dry" Agents to Brand
Saloons With Yellow
Flag of Pestilence
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, Dec. 12. On the high
seas, and in fome countries, a yel
low flag or sign indicates the pres
ence of disease and peril. Federal
prohibition enforcement officials are
going to paint the same sign on
hundreds of saloons and cabarets in
this city.
All of them will blossom out to
morrow with great flaming Ted and
yellow signs notifying tjle world that
liquor must not be purchased within.
The sign begins with the word "Be
ware," in letters two feet high and
following is the information that the
; sa,oon on which this sign has beei
Pasted has disobeyed the law and
been enjoined from selling liquor,
1 ",e. final sentence reads:,
L Al?y P"son Purchasing liquor
here is subject to prosecution, along
with the owner of the saloon. Do
not buy your drinks here."
Four Killed in Cork;
Buildings Burned
(Continued From rage One.) '
of the ambush, shortly after curfew,
two brothers named Delaney are
reported to have been taken from
their homes and shot, one subse
quently dying. '
During 'the hour before curfew,
terrorism held sway, and yhen the
streets were emptied of civilians,
loud explosions and rifle and re
volver shots kept up until early
morning. The explosions appeared
to come from incendiary bombs, as
persons who ventured to look from
their windows saw fires break out
in St. Patrick street and daylight
revealed the full extent of the dam
age. Several Missing.
It is not improbable that lives
have been lost in the fires; already
several persons' connected with the
destroyed houses and busmess
premises are reported missing.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon people
were just beginning to yenturi again
into the streets; the whole city was
then in control of the military and it
is understood that the officer ;n com
mand assured the populace that the
military would remain on difty in
definitely to prevent further destruc
tion. The troops are in full fighting
order, pickets with machine guns )
ing posted at all vantage points.
Only one large drapery establish
ment is left intact in Cork.
At 6:30 p. m. a special train left
Dublin for Cork, carrying Captain
Myers, chief of the Dublin brigade,
and a motor engine with cre.w.
Protection Promised.
A deputation of citizens of Cork,
says a dispatch received here, includ
ing the protestant bishop and the
town clerk, waited on the officer
commanding the Cork troops and re-
commanding the cone
quested him to take m
i vent a recurrence of
measures to yrc-
the appalling
damage to property. He promised 1
to send out special military patrols.
rri 1 A . 1.-1, r 1- 1
l ne destroyed city tiau in M
was only excelled in point of size in
Ireland by Belfast's great municipal
building. This is the third time it
has been set on fire, the firemen be
ing driven out at the point of revol
vers. On the two previous occasions,
i the west winsr. devoted to the pub
he health department was burned,
but this time the hall was set alight
in many places.
The great hall seating 3,000 and
having a fine organ, shared the fate
of the municipal premises.
The fact that no serious casualties
were caused by the bombs is ex
plained by the statement that prelim
inary warning was given to all oc
cupants of buildings to leave prior to
the attacks.
This Man Dead Twice,
But Still Says He's Alive
Chicago, Dec. !2. Fred Emich is
getting tired of telling people he's
still alive. When a report goes out
once of a man's death he can cap'
talizc, on it like Mark Twain and
ated."
Riit whpn the reoort iroes around
a second time, and you even receive
flowers, it gets tiresome. At least
Fred thinks so. He was reported
first as being killed while in the
front line trenches in France. He
did have three bullets in him. but
they didn't suffice to kill him.
Just the other day Emich was out
automobile riding and had a smash
up He wasn't even hurt, but next
day he received a big wreath for his
funeral.
He ,returned the wreath with
thanks, and now asks that his
friends wait for positive confirma
tion before they begin sending flow
ers. American Automobiles
nint Market in Tnrlia
I Londofi, Dec. 12. India is glutted
with American motor cars, accord
ing to a report which has been re
ceived here from Bombay.
The report states that 900 Amer
ican cars are at orescnt lvins: at
i the Bombay docks unclaimed. Most
of the motor-car tirnis are said to
be reducing their prices and that this
is particularly so of the firms nan
dling American cars.
Delicious alone, superb with
fruit LORN A DOONE
Biscuit, the modern short
bread. Tender, mealy,
crumbly. Order some to
day. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
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11
State Control Boarp!
Will Ask $9,00(5,000
For Two Years' Work
Dos Moines, Dec. 12.-fl'he State
Board of Control will ask for more
than $9,000,000 to carry on its work
during the next two years, according
to the board's estimated expenses
recently filed at the governor t of
fice here in budtret form. This sum
is an increase of nionTihan $1,500,000
over the board s budget two years
ago. - ' '
The board's request for the next
biennium are itemized:
Bpoo. A pp. Asked. Sup. App.
institution for lllon Hel. for llton
J'en's reformatory .. 103. 0"0
60K.0O0
Cherokee hospital ;... itl,0l
Clarlnda, hospital ... 1M.O00
Soldiers' Or'an'R himo. 79,300
Trnn. school fcr boys. 91.400
Slate penitentiary ... 293,000
Irst. for feebleminded its.noo
Ii'tlependenco hospital. 83,001)
Indf pendence hospltnl. s?.00O
Soldiers' Or'an's home. 79.309
liM.OOtf
712,000
949,000
296. ISO
'42fi,000
775.000
GEO. 0110
(ii'ifi.OO I
24.1,600
W 4H0
eSS.ttt'N
9S3,Sn0
100.000
16,000
275,00!)
Train, school for boys. 91.400
Mount lJlc-nsant liosp. HM.t'iw
State sanltorlum 3.00(l
Women's reformatory. ao.soi
Juvenile home 1S0.00O
Hosp. for epileptics. . . 215,500
General appropriation. 100,000
Totals
Orand
.$2,391,500 $n.6r,s.r.so
$9,015,180
total
Yank FinWln Spain Lose ,
Millions by Exchange Drop
Barcelona, Dec. 12. The dollar
exchange has reached seven twenty
here with nothing on top of it to
keep it from goin higher. It is
estimated that American firms h;ryc
lost several millions of doflars in
contracts through the sudden rise
and there is -a decided tendency at
retrenchment on the part of the
many Americans here engaged in
importing American goods.
Banking experts are pessimistic
concerning the future of the peseta.'
All indications are that it will con
tinue to drop in value and some
predict that it will range itself by
the side of the French franc in thq
near future. The balance of trade
for Spain in the last six months has
been at a ratio of 2 to 1 in favor
of the United States. Now Spain
has embargoed nearly every export
able article, including oil; leather,
and skins, and manufactured pro
ducts. -
Five Persons Wounded
When Negroes Run Amuck
Leechburg, Pa., Dec. 12. State
police, aided by city and county offi
cials, are searching the woods near
Leechburg for two negroes who
shot five -persons last night and to
day. Four of the wounded are offi
cers, including a state trooper whose
name has not been learned.!
The negroes ran amuck here last
night in a store conducted by John
Friedman when demands for liquor
were refused, Friedman said. " -
Finicky Digestions
disturbed by ordinary
food, find comfort in
Grape Nuts
Twenty hours of baking make
this blend of wheat and malted
barley Quickly and easily con
vertible into health and strength
Try a package from the grocer. Test tells
"There's a Reason
BARNEY LUGAN
ALEXANDER DRUG CO.
1702 Douglas
IT?
Omalian Is Wed
.t In County Jail
Denver Judge Grants Plea of
Check Forger, to Marry
. Before Sentence.
Denver, Colo., Dec. 12. (Spcii.il
Telcgrani.)-r"Judgc, I want to gi.t
married before I go to jail."
George Vincent Skinner, jr., of
Omaha, who gave the name of Vin
cent Castlnian, 20,' had just pleadd!
guilty to forging a $37 check ami
was facing a possible sentence in the
state reformatory, as he addrrssol
Judge F, A. Hollenbeck in the West
Side court shortly before noon Sat
urday. v Mi'ss Daisy Miller. 18. of Omaha.
who has been living at 2()j Kan
Twentieth avenue, stepped torward
from the court room audience moti
tstly and informed the court that she
was Skinner's bride-to-be.
The judge, touched by the loyalty
of the girl and the youth, granted
the reauest and tne young people
were married in the county jail this
afternoon by the Kcv. T. J. Hakle
inan of the Associate missions.
Miss Isabelle McDonald was
bridesmaid. Miss Miller obtained
the license for tne marriage last
Thursday.
bkinner pleaded guilty to lorging
check for $37 on the Home Sav-
ines and Trust company, which he
had signed with the name of "E. T.
Martin by Charles Ii. Hillikct," mak
ing it payable to John McDonald.
Matthews Dohcrty, alias John Mc
Donald, who was also arrested in
connection with the forgery, is in
jail. Evidence In Skinner's case will
be taken in court Monday.
Girl Gets 6 Months for (
Ardent Love for Man
Aseot, Dec. 12. Miss Margaret
Finch was given a six months' pro
bationary sentence for annoying
John Bryan Harris with her affec
tions, v
Bryan toldAhc- court that he
"could not go to a church, dancer
or even his club" but that Miss Finch
would be there." v
Book? 1,300 Years Old
London, Dec. 32. English books
more than 1,300 years old are among'
the art treasures of the monastic
library of Durban cathedral on ex
hibit at the Victoria and Albert mu
seum. Several of these book were
given to the monastery bv Bishoo
. William de St. Carileph (1080-1096)
and Bishop Hugh de Puiset (Pudsey,
1 1154-1 195).
V
has recently purchased the
controlling Interest In the
.Alexander Drug Co.
1703 Douglas St.
Mr. Dugan has assumed ac
tive charge of the store and
invites his 'many friend3
and acquaintances to call.
Mr. Dugan will be reraem
..bered by many through his
past Identification with'
Omaha's foremost business
houses.
For the past five years Mr.
Dugan has been associated
with the McXlsh Land Co.,
and during his many former
years in Omaha he has been
with Thompson-Belden, "
Orchard & Wilhelm and the
Brandeis Stores.
Mr. George Saltzgiver, tho
well known pharmacist, will
be Mr. Dugnn's assistant
manager, having full ehaigo
of the drug department.