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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-23

Measure The Bee against other local
papers IN respect Of quality as ,UeB as
quantity of timely nelOs and interest
ing articles from day to day and The
Bees superiority lUjH be dennoustrote5
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-23
AID Club Elects It's
Officers Wednesday
Will at That Time Also Consider a
New Constitution Already
Prepared.

The Omaha Ad club will hold its annual
meeting Wednesday and besides electing
new officers win adopt or reject new
constitution which has been prepared. The
old one has been outgrown. Ralph NJ.
Sunderland, president for two years. viii
not be a candidate for reelection. Henry
r. Gering. now vice president Is a strong
possibility, Drank n, Bnsh. p. f. Fodrea,
Il X. Mahley and p. T. Swobe are also
mentioned
A. L. Gale VIII be unonposed for secre-
tary and "A. =. Crsigh probably will be
elected recorder without a contest. sam
uel Rees, ir.. Lawrence Bunker and Il. o.
Steele are mentioned for treasurer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-23
RAILROADS CONCEDE REFUNDS
Ask for Postponement, but Will Not
Fight Rate Case.
MISSOURI RATE CASE STANDS
Gains Made at the Recent HearinR On
Chicago Are set Forth ny p. ,.
Mcvann OF Omaha, bureau
Manager.

shippers Of the Missouri river cities are
of the fixed opinion that their several
traffic bureaus quite Justified their ex-
istence az a result OF the hearing before
the Interstate Commerce commission just
over I'm Chicago. The railroads then con-
ceded that refunds totalling s2OO0o0 or
possibly S25O.OoO will be made by them
without contest. Other gains made at the
meeting are set forth in a statement made
Thursday by K. ]. McVann manager Of
the traffic bureau Of the Commercial club,
on his return from Chicago. Mr.. Mcvann
said.
The railroads were not prepared to try
the issue Monday in Chicago. pleading that
the time Of their accounting departments
mad been taken up BY the Investigations
incident to the great advance rate hearing.
from thirty 20 sixty days. This request
was not opposed by the Missouri river
sihlpplng interests and finally. after a long
discussion, the commission granted the
postponement.
In reaching a conclusion about allowing
the pOstpOnement Commissioner Clark eN-
acted an admission from all Of the rail-
roads present that they accepted the prin-
ciple enunCiated by the commission in the
Missouri river rate case, and that their
request for pOstp0nement did not mask
any effort 20 get the question into the
courts again. The result Is that what
ever decision is reached BY the commission
railroads shall be allowed to go back to
the old rates, or shall be compelled to
charge the reduced rates.
incidentally the question Of the vast
number OF claims for reparation growing
out OF the original decision came up for
settlement. The railroads admitted their
liability for these claims and agreed IN
open court 70 accept an order Of the
commission which would give them per
mission to refund to the shippers all
amounts collected on Atlantic seaboard
/ business in excess OF the rates prescribed
| by the commission IN its original order,
which would have become effective Novem-
Der 10. 1903, had Il not been enjoined. As
result Of this action Il h now possible
/ for every shipper who has paid more than
the rates prescribed by the commission
since November 10, 1905 to present his
claims direct to the railroads and secure
refund from them OF all such amounts.
Claims that have already been filed with
/ the. commission through the various traf-
I tic bureaus will be paid In full but claims
! that have not yet been filed will be sub
| Ject to the two years statute OF Iimita-
/ tons on Interstate commerce matters. In
| other words, an Omaha shipper may now
file with the railroads claims for ali busi-
| ness from Atlantic seaboard points to
Omaha carried under the first five classes
I OF the western classification and obtain
refunds OF all amounts which were paid
not more than two years prior to the date
his claim Is filed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-23
Grew Jumps in Time,
Car Runs Into Train
Motorman and Conductor Escape
When Crash with Freight Train
is Inevitable.

II. c. Kerr. nsotorman, and q. F. CrediI-
cock. conductor of street car No $40.
west bound, on the Leavenworth street
line. escaped death In collision with a
passing freight train on the Belt line by
jumping.
The car was without passengers. As IL
0owied down the grade the brakes re-
fused to hold and both motorman and con-
duetor jumped off when it became APP
parent that the crash was inevitable
A car in the middle OF the passing freight
train was derailed and second badly
damaged. The fore end Of the street car
vas crushed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-23
HAWGIIANS TO LAND SHOW
Singers from Pacific Isle VIII Enter
tain Visitors at Exhibit.
81 KONA COLE oN DRAUGHT
Strange Foods from Tropical Lands
Offered by Dark-skinned Natives
a Hit at Atlantic City aRd
the Big Chicago Display.

Hawaiian music and confectionery viii
be served to the visitors to the Omaha
Land Products exhibit. The native airs
Of the soft voiced Hawaiians will be made
a part Of the daily program. The Hawaiian
singers made their first appearance at the
Seattle exposition. They have since ap-
peared at Atlantic City and at the Chicago
Land show.
A touch OF the rare tropical color Of the
isle in the Pacific will be gained by the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-23

AIRS. d. Gilkeson. s1s Ingies ave
Youngstown. ohio gained wisdom BY er.
psriepce. My little giri had a severe cole
and coughed almost continuously Nv
sister recommended Foley's Honey and
Tar The first dose / gave her relieved
the inflammation In her threat and after
uslna only one bottle her shroat ana Iungs
we're entirely free nom inflammation.
-Jr-e tren I always keep a bottle OF
Fo.eys Honey and Tar IN tbs house
Accept no substitutes sold b. All drus-
giauE
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-23

serving Of Eona coffee and pineapple mead
by the Hawaiians az one Of the concessions
Of the show
The Hawaiians have evolved whole
series Of foods and beverages peculiar to
their country's half-tropical climate. This
feature OF the attractions presented by the
islanders has. at all Of the cities where IL
has been presented, proved OF unusual tn
tprpst
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-23
Railroad Cashier
Says He is Guilty
Charles Hollenberger Admits Taking
Money Belonging to Great
Waqfnru

Charles Hollenberger the Great Western
railroad cashier who embezzled 500 and
fled eastward with a South Omaha woman
July II, was arraigned before Judge
Estelle in district court and pleaded guilty
Thursday morning Only once did he raise
his head and meet Judge Estelle's eyes
with his own. That was when he said the
one word. Guilty" Judge Estelle de-
ferred sentence until Saturday and sent
the man back 70 jail.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-23
Little Girl Dies
from Too Hard Play
Seized with Commissions of the Heart
While Playing Hide
and Seek.

While IN the midst OF q game Of hide
and seek. little Margaret RIVAL lg years
old fell into commissions OF the heart. from
which she died Wednesday night az her
parents home iSlI Corhy street The child
was daughter ~ p W. Reveal The body
VIII be taken 70 Auburn, Neb.. Tor burial
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-23

Is lung hemorrhage. stop it and cure weak
lungs. coughs and colds with Dr Kings
New Discovery. SOC and H.o0 For sale by
Beaten Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-23

A piece OF flannel dampened with Cham
berlain's Eminent and bound on to the
affected parts Is superior to any plaster.
When troubled with lame back or pains
in the side or chest give it a trial ard
you are certain to be more than pleased
with the prompt relief which it affords
Sold by all dealers
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-23
HoMESlCE HE TURNS ON GAS
Laborer Found Unconscious In HIS
Room-Chance for Re

Joseph valos, laborer, went to bed
Wednesday night declaring that he was
at the point Of desperation from home
sickness. Thursday afternoon at O'Clock
he was found unconscious in his room
ISL Leavenworth street All OF the gas
Jets in his room were open. A chair was
against the door. DR.. s. c. Scheier was
called and administered restorative treat
ment. Valos has a chance for recovery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24

Beacon Hill The very name car
ries- Boston with it and pictures fine
old homes with handsome dOorways
and brass knockers and purple win
dow glasses with glimpses of mahOg-
any beyond. Part and parcel of con-
sentative Boston is Beacon Hill, lit
tie neighborhood which still holds TO
some of the traditions Of century
back and is rightfully proud of it's
name.
Now, if you should happen to be a
late shopper on Christmas eve and
should be crunching across the snowy
common with your arms full of bundles
and your ears just about frozen off,
you might, perhaps, stop in astonish-
ment if you happened to glance to-
wards the Hill; for you would see
glimmering candle lights in almost ev-
cry window, and there in front of an
eXEgovernor's home you would notice
a group of half a hundred men and
boys. strange time for the governor
to be making a speech, you think, and
then you see that gentleman step out
into his doorway and, instead of po-
litical address, you hear the voices of
the men and boys floating over the
frosty common. They are singing a
Christmas carol, and you take a fresh
grip on your slippery bundles and
climb the hill in time to hear the sing
ers shout Merry Christmas" to the
governor.
All along Beacon street the windows
are aglow with candle lights. The lit
tie company, headed by a boy holding
aloft cross, moves to the next house,
stops and sings another Christmas car
oil. Down a cross street you crunch
through the snow to the candle-lighted
home of "shut-in," where the singers
shout a Merry Christmas" and an
swer a hand wave with a verse from
Saint Martins hymn.
ooh. We sing all over the Hill mid
night said the boy with the cross
and then you think that your bundles
must be put into waiting stockings
long before then, and so you hurry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
EThe Argus santa CLAUS Fund.

No labor that The Argus has ever
undertaken for public happiness OF
welfare has been attended by more
successful or more gratifying results
than the Santa Claus fund and ac-
companying Good Fellow enterprise,
inaugurated year ago and repeated
this year with an even greater degree
of popularity than attended the first en-
deavor
One of the most pleasing features of
the novel proposition is that the peo-
pie have made it their cause. This
was shown this year by the great NUM-
Der who, responding to the Good Eel
low part of it, filled out the blanks
appearing in The ARGUS from day to
day and received the names of poor
children to whom they will have the
satisfaction of playing the role of Santa
Claus tonight. TWAS shown by the cash
subscriptions that poured in all unsolic-
tied to the general fund out of which
the regular Afgus santa Claus Fund
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
Sustain the Sheriff Who Does His
Duty,

sustain the SnerIH VINO Does MS
Duty.
In the course of discussion of the
outcome Immediately following the
election of o. l.. Bruner to the office of
sheriff of Rock Island county, last
month, The Argus said: Now that
Mr. Bruner has been elected, The Ar
gus does not hesitate to say that moth
ing would please it more than TO have
him demonstrate that he has been mis-
Judged and none will be quicker than
The Argus to recognize that fact if the
occasion arises. That he has an op-
portunity such as does not fall 10 every
man is generally admitted. The Argus
hopes he will make good. 1t hopes he
will prove that his Office will be dom
/ mated only by those influences that
speak for the highest moral betterment
and the proper respect for the law
/ The wish of The Argus is that Sheriff
| Bruner may make a creditable record.
and if he does this he will have no
stronger supporter than The Argus, for
/ it is a much easier and much more
! pleasant task for any newspaper to
/ commend than to criticise.'
/ BY his act of yesterday in formally
and firmly notifying the gambling ele-
ment that Rock Island viii harbOr it
no longer Sheriff Bruner indicates a
determination TO make good. and The
Argus is more than glad TO make good,
too. and TO commend his course. In
doing this it believes it but voices the
sentiments of the great body of the
citizens both of Rock Island CITY and
county. Sheriff Bruuer says he is sin
cere in the policy he has adopted, that
he has taken his stand after due de-
liberation, and that, in a word, what
he has said to the gamblers, goes, not
only as it applies to the present, but
for the entire term of his administra-
ton of the office of sheriff.
Mr.. Bruner has gone about his task
in a business-like manner that chal-
lenges confidence. He has in
dulged in no raids. nor grand
stand play and in no man
ner susceptible of construction as mere
ly kicking up the dust for effect. He
has summoned the gamblers before
him and quietly, but with sufficient
emphasis. informed them that his duty
requires them to cease operations or
to quit town, that the law is to be en-
forced. and that the new order of
things pertains. not TO the present
alone. but for the entire period of his
incumbency of the office TO which the
people have elected him.
Briefly summed up, Mr.. Bruner indi-
Gates that ne is to be sheriff, and that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
Holdings in the Sugar Trust.

The American Sugar Refining
company, the sugar trust, has issued
a list showing the number of stock
holders and their holdings in the
various states and in foreign coun-
tries.
Massachusetts investors hold more
of the stock than. the investors of
any other state, with 489,924 shares
--of common and preferred. New
: York investors are next with total
Sxof s227 SOS shares and Pennsylvania
investors third, with 4S,511 shares.
The statement of the company, made
under the provisions of the corpora
ton tax law, shows a loss on last
years business, accounted for by the
payment of $3,5OO,OOO assessed
against the company for the weigh
ing frauds, and in judgments OBJ
taihed under the antitrust law.
There is pending now in court a
bill filed by the federal government
for. the dissolution of the company
as in violation of the Sherman law,
and the supreme court of the Unit
ed States, in a decision handed down
a fortnight ago, ruled that the COM
pany's offenses were continuous and
that prosecution of the officers and
directors was not barred by the
statute of limitations.
1t is generally considered that the
trust, accounted the most rapacious
,that<ever was formed, is finally at
bay, and in fight for its life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
The Argus Daily Short Story
All Within Three Hours-By Elsie B. Matteson.
Copyrighted. 1910. Associated

II INVENT servant. l don't live
here. I'm at mothers. l was just
going out when the bell rang"
Here's your alimony check. l sail
at and came near forgetting it. 1
was taking it to the pOstOffice and.
passing the house, concluded to leave
it. l supposed a servant would take
it in"
He handed her the envelope contain
ing the check and turned to go away.
Where shall L send the receipt?'
she asked.
"Oh, you can send it to the -- hotel,
London"
"Tf you will come in I'll write re-
ceipt-now."
~ haven't time: the ship sails at ..
At least that's the hour the tide serves
I failed to get the sailing hour, but,
having a time table of tides, l know
that is the hour"
at won't take but a minute. Be
sides, it's not IL yet You have three
hours"
He hesitated. She turned and went
into the library, where stood a desk
1t had been his desk. He followed her
and stood looking about him at IA
miliar objects. There was the easy
chair in which he used to read his
paper and smoke after dinner, and
there were the smoking paraphernalia
she had given him and the pipes he
had left the night they quarreled and
separated. She opened the desk and,
sitting down. wrote the receipt and
handed it to him. He folded it, put
it in his pocketbook and turned to go.
"If you hadn't behaved so badly"
she said, ''I might have been going on
this trip with you. You know of our
proposed outing and how had set my
heart on it."
why don't you go with your bosom
friend?"
Now, the cause Of the trouble be-
tween these two had been one Of those
infatuations of woman for another
woman which on occasion are as much
to be dreaded as wifes infatuation
for another man than her husband.
Your foolish jealousy was largely
responsible for my losing one who
loved me dearly"
81 didn't come here to talk over that
matter. 1t. was settled in court.
came here to leave you your allmony."
THE court settled our case" she re-
torted. You settled the matter be-
tween me ana Amy"
What DO yos mean? Have you got
tired of herr"
Not that We could never feel the
same toward each other after you
made her a cause for separation"
Pity you both hadn't foreseen
that"
1T wasn't necessary that we should
foresee it had you not
Good morning.
He started to go. but she called him
back TO ask him some question as to
property they owned together. Then
he started again, saying not unkindly:
'Goodby, Nell"
How long do you propose to be
away"
It'll / get tired"
That's the way I'd like TO make q
trip abroad-set no time for return.
What places do you intend to visitT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
Christmas Eve on Beacon Hill

along for your car and forget all about
the bad temper which you picked up
an hour before in the crowded store.
Fifty years ago, the rector of the
Church of the Advent inaugurated the
Choir Christmas eve," which has since
1907 been renewed and adopted as a
regular custom by the Beacon Hil
neighbors. An old tradition that the
way of the Christ child should be light
ed with candles on Christmas eve &C
counts for the wavering lights that fill
the windows on the Hill. To the
homes where candles burn the singers
go regardless of religious denomina.
ton or belief and echo Merry Christ
mas" and sing a carol Those of the
parish who are shut in are sure of a
visit, and the singers are always as
sure of welcome as they were back
in 1859, when the late Bishop Hunting
ton, lat that time a Professor in Har-
ward college, was serenaded by the
Christmas eve singers. He tells the
story in his Memoirs and Letters;
After the house had become still,
about 1890, as l was sitting in the
study preparing for the holy duties of
the day, suddenly most delightful
music in youthful voices burst under
my window. l raised the curtain and
there stood a picturesque group of
singers, mostly young boys, with Ian
terms, under the sparkling sky in the
frosty night, pouring out Christmas an
thems-genuine old English carols, in
music and words wholly picturesque"
Christmas celebrations are chang
ing" said DR.. William H. Van Allan,
the rector of the Church of the Advent,
''and this choir Christmas eve marks
distinct return to the religious cele-
bration of the day. There is a good
Christmas feeling wherever We go
and a proper kind of sectional spirit
is being developed
Is Beacon Hill conservative? What
would some of the good old Puritan
stock of 100 years back think of the
Merry Christmas eve celebration of
1902
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
Life Lines
BY BASILEUS.
PIETY
Copyright, 1910.

The man who prays that he may be
good because it pays in dollars and
cents, must pay a penalty as a re-
compense.
Piety must be more than picture of
the good; the merchant must know its
meaning as well as the monk
A prayer: The sins ! see, confess I
to thee; the sins of omission and com
mission take, thou, Father. from me !;
take away sorrow and may no trouble
borrow, that may be free.
Mans piety is good or bad depend
ing upon the results it gives: if It lifts
him to the level of good men it's sure
enough" piety, but if it drags good
men to his own level its the sham
brand
You will hardly be able TO shout
yourself into the Kingdom come"
when your neighbors are wishing that
you had never been born.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24

committee composed of Miss Dina
Ramser and Miss Margaret Giles will
purchase presents and distribute the
same among the children not other
wise provided for this afternoon and
tonight. These voluntary contrlbG-
lions came in sums of from $50 to 81,
and in many cases were anonymous.
There were several So bills and cash
contributions of smaller denominations
the names of the donors of which were
withheld. Keep up the Santa Claus
mystery wrote one, even in the
source of revenue. F."
This is beautiful sentiment and in
keeping with the spirit of the giving
and the purpose. but The Argus and
the committee would have been better
pleased to know to whom to send re-
ceipts for the donations. Under the
circumstances all that could be done
was to make duplicate lists of all sub
scriptions from whatever source and
presenting one to the committee re-
tain one for file in The Argus office,
so that they may be checked up or
compared at any time.
1t is the spirit that has made The
Argus Santa Claus fund success and
given 1t permanency. And thus it will
be continued each year with the hope
that through it the joys of the Christ
mas tide may enter homes where desc
lation and misery would otherwise
make it a mockery instead of an OBJ
servance of the hottest, happiest day
in sacred history.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
The tide served al . o,clock.


Now, this may be considered sin
gular beginning for story What
difference whether the hour was or
or l or 6? This difference-that had it
not been there would have been no
story
Young Mrs. Tedford, who had been
married at eighteen, two years before,
and divorced at nineteen, one year be-
fore. owned a house that had been
given her at the time of her wedding.
On the day the tide served at = o'clock,
not knowing any more than the reader
that it made any difference to her at
what hour the tide was at the food,
she took a train at o'clock in the
morning from her mothers suburban
residence at ElmwOod to go to the
city. She had found it both lonely
and inconvenient to live alone in her
own house, and she was going into
town TO arrange for n permanent stay
with her mother. Not that she wish
ed TO live in the cOuntry-indeed, she
detested living there-but she could
not well help herself.
Mrs. Tedford visited a real estate
agent and left an order TO rent her
house, furnished, then went to the
house to get few things that she
needed for immediate use, put them
in bag and was going downstairs to
take the 11:15 train for Elmwood
when there was a ring at the doorbell.
The lady was somewhat surprised,
for the house bore evidence on the
outside of being unoccupied. The
pOStman never called nor were there
supplies to be delivered
Il wonder who it can be"' said Mrs.
Tedford, pausing on the staircase
She shrank from opening the door
while alone in the house; but, being
curious woman, she opened it.
Good gracious.''
The occasion of Mrs. Tedford's ex-
clamatlon was seeing her divorced
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24

& The Argus joins with the hosts of
friends in general of Rock Islands
distinguished citizen, Frederick e.
'nDenkmann. in extending greetings and
- congratulations on the honor that has
%been1 paid him by King Gustavus V,
1of Sweden in comforting upon him the
rare honor of Knight of the Order OF
-uVasa 1t is a well merited recognition of
ffthe' generosity and public spirit exhib-
tied by the Denkmann family in pre-
senting TO Augustana college and
E-Theological seminary Denkmann Mem
( orial library. In this same connection
{ The Argus. wishes Knight Denkmann a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Il Year