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Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-20
STAGE HANDS QUIT
AT KRUG THEATER
Scene Shutters and Engineer Walk
Out After Dispute Over Num-
Der Of Employees.
NIoBE HELPS TO SET STAGE

Six stage employees and an en-
gineer walked out last evening at S
o'clock from the Krug thester. leav-
ing the North Bros Stock company
and Manager Cole in the plight OF
presenting "Niobe" without a stage
crew other than volunteers from the
actors and others connected with
the theater.
The curtain went up few minutes late
but tho performance went on about as
usual and the audience did not know OF
the situation beyond the footlights. Tho
announcement Of the strike caused some
little flutter on the stage. with Niobe n
her white habillments assisting in setting
the stage. and Sport North. Robert
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-20
Itching Torture Stops

II is unnecessary for you to suffer
with eczema. ringworm rashes and sim
liar skin troubles. a little Eemo, gotten
at any drug store for 25c. or 800 for
extra large bottle, and promptly applied
will usually give instant relief from Itch
ing torture. II cleanses and soothes the
skin and heals quickly and effectively
most skin diseases.
Zemo Is a wonderful disappearing liquid
and does not smart the most delicate
skin. IL IL not greasy. Is easily applied
and costs little Get it today and save
all further distress.
Zemo Cleveland.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-20
Says We Become
Cranks on Hot
Water Drinking
Hopes every man and woman
adopts this splendid
morning habit.

Why is man and woman, half the time,
feeling nervous. respondent. worried:
some days headachy. dull and unstrung;
some days really incapacitated by illness.
If we all would practice inside-b bath
ing. what a gratifying change would take
place. Instead of thousands of half-sick,
misunderstanding souls with pasty. muddy
compilations we should see crowds of
happy, healthy, rosy-cheeked people
everywhere. The reason is that the hu-
man system does not rid itself each day
of all the waste which 1t accumulates
under our present mode of living. Fol
every ounce Of food and drink taken into
the system nearly an ounce OF waste
material must be carried out. else 1t fer
ments and forms ptomaine-like poisons
which are absorbed into the blood.
Just as necessary as 1t Is to clean
the ashes from the furnace each day.
before the fire will burn bright and hot,
SO we must each morning clear the In
side organs of the previous days accu-
mutation of indigestible waste and body
toxins. Men and women, whether sick OF
WE'LL are advised to drink each morning,
before breakfast. a glass of real hot
water with a teaspoOnful OF limestone
phosphate in it, as a harmless means OF
washing out of the stomach, liver, kid
neys and bowels the indigestible mater
ial. waste, sour bile and toxins; thus
cleansing, sweetening and purifying the
entire alimentary canal before putting
more food into the stomach
Millions of people who had their turn
at constipation, bilious attacks. acid
stomach, nervous days and sleepless
nights have become real cranks about
the morning inside-bath. A quarter
pound o. limest';ne phosphate will not
cost much at tue drug store, but is suf-
ficient To demonstrate to anyone, its
cleansing. sweetoning and freshening ef-
feet mpnn the Observation-Disclosures
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-20
Night Riders Plan to Burn Whole
TotUnS and Put People to Death

NEW MADRID. Mo, Jan. blow the
plans of night riders OF southeast Mis-
souri, TO burn several towns and to kill
the leading merchants. manufacturers
and land owners in those towns were
frustrated by the arrest Of sixty-seven
members OF the secret band. several
months ago, was told on the witness
stand in court here today by confessed
night riders, who are being tried on
charges Of assault with intent 10 kill"
and 'conspiring with intent to kill"
Jerusalem" was the pass word Of the
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-20
Three Boys Arrested
For Robbing Store

Three boys, all unesr II. were arrested
last night by Policemen John Coffey,
Tom Baughman and George Armstrong,
after they had broken into the King gro
Gerry at Twenty-first and Howard and
stolen about s. worth OF candy and to-
bacco.
The boys are: Fred Haas. 2oS7 Howard
clifford Gustason, 5O6 North Eighteenth.
and Isaac Mcfarland, 1917 Dodge.
The police trailed them to the Haas
boys home and found young Haas hidden
under a pile of old clothes. Tom Baugh-
man yanked him out and as he did so
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-20
Ouch! Backache!
Rub Lumbago or
Pain From Back
Rub stiffness away with small
trial bottle Of old st.
Jacobs Oh"

All Pain is gone!
Quickly?-Yes. Almost instant relief
from soreness. stiffness. lameness and
psin follows a gentle rubbing with "St.
Jacobs OIL"
Rub this soothing, penetrating oil right
on your painful back, and like magic
relief comes. "St. Jacobs or is a harm
less backache. lumbago and sciatica cure
which never disappoints and doesn't burn
the skin.
Straighten up! Quit complaining! Stop
those torturous stitches. In a moment
YOU will forget you ever had I'VE ak
back. because it won't be stiff or lame.
Don't suffer- Get a small trial bottle OF
old. honest st Jacobs or from your
druggist now and get this lasting relief.
Advertisement.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-20
German Calls U. s.
One of Worst Foes

BERLIN. Jan. I7.-Cvia London, Jan.
io)-Tn the Prussian Chamber OF Depu-
ties today Herr Won Heydebrand. the
conservative leader referred incidentally
to America as among Germany's worst
enemies"
Germany, he said, enjoyed the splendid
feeling Of being innocent Of all the hor-
rors Of this war.
Il should not wish to bear the re-
sponsibllity Of our worst enemies, among
which America must now be fookone,l
because Il prolonged the war for at least
one YEAR he declared.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-20

night riders. To do the bidding Of the
majority was their vow and death"
was the penalty for failure to obey. ao-
cording TO the testimony OF Hobart ship
man. Walter WILDLY and George Perry.
This trio, with more than three score
others. were arrested several months ago
after the night riders besieged six de-
tectives who had spent two weeks in the
woods and swamps of Now Madrid and
surrounding counties, working as lumber
jacks with the night riders by day and
spying on their meetings by night.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-20
434tbsG
Nh0at0D
ATTRACTIONS IN omAHA.

Boyds; Photoplays.
Brandeis; kick In"
Empress; Vaudeville and Photoplays.
Gayety' ''Ths twentieth Century
Maids"
Hipp: Photoplays.
Krus; "Niobe."
orpheum9 Vaudeville.
Strand! Photoplays.
Promises of the Press Agents.
A little novelty of the right sort at
tracts unusual attention. This is evil
denced over at the Orpheum this week.
where two youthful players from China.
Miss Don Fung Cue and Harry Haw. are
not only proving interesting but fascinat-
ing as we'll Miss Cue, who is stll in
her teens, has one little song about the
Chinese maidens not being able to get
beaus over here, that enlists everybody $
sympathy. She wears several Chinese
costumes that in fine workmanship could
be the envy of girls.
As is indicated by the title, kick In"
now playing at the Brandeis theater' is
a play with a. punch. kick In will be
given for the last two times today, matt
nee and evening.
You've read. Of course, az person be-
coming famous over night because of
some notable achievement Incidentally
' the same thing happened at the popular
Gayety. The favored one is Comedian
Jim Barton, who made his first appeae-
ance before Gayety audience last Sat
urday night; He was an absolute
stranger and the matter of his making
good was entirely up to him. In word
| he came; he saw that big audience be-
fore him; he conquered, and from now
on no comedian will be more welcome in
| Omaha than the said Jim Barton, rho
! is with the Twentieth Century Maids
and it's mighty good show aside from
the nimble-footed James. Ladies matinee
daily.
Without question the strongest bill yet
offered by the strand is the present one,
Pa sa and Shf &ary Boand hf in SgS
the Edge of the Abyss" Both represent
absolutely the acme Of perfect picture
The Submarine Pirate beiSS most most
unique and unusual comedy, at the same
time highly educational. while the dra-
matte matte festnrs AT the Edge Of the
of the greatest plays or features turned
out by that wizard of stagecraft. Thomas
, II. Ince, which is saying whole lot.
| Pearl White. the favorite movie acress,
| plays the leading role In The King $
! Came which is at the Boyd for four
success has been Photographed with an
excellent cast in support of Miss White,
chief of whom are George Probert and
| sible for the excellence of the acting seer
in this picture Continuous from / &c
/ II p. IN.
Mice and Men" is the story OF a
! philosopher who decides that women are
! not ali that they ought TO be, will be
| at the 1ipp for the last times today. the
stellar role being taken by Marguerite
Clark.
The Might Clerk" is the name of a
fascinating, fun-abounding sketch that
will please Empress patrons during the
! last three days OF this week. 1t is a
veritable laugh-provoking musical COM
edy fresh from the shops of fun.
BY special arrangement the Farnam 4
| able 10 announce as a feature for neXt
Sunday Violet Mersereau, one of the
daintiest maids in FINLAND. in THE Path
of Happiness" AS q mountain maid she
plays in a stream, a la Kellermann, in a
way that adds greatly to the beauty OF
the picuture.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-20
GREGORY is AFRAID OF
OIL LAND LEASE BILL

WASHINGTON. Jan 49, -- Attorney
General Gregory today advised Chair
man Ferris OF tho public lands com
mittce he feared the bill the house
has just passed. providing leases to oil
land operators who were dlspossessod by
tho withdrawal OF public lands in Cali
fornia and Wyoming will complcatc the
creation OF fuel reserves for the navy.
and possibly prevent any safe reserve
supply on the public domain.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-20

the other boys, who were nearby. broke
and ran. Armstrong and Coffey gave
chase and caught them dozen blocks
away. All Of the stolen stuff was TT
covered.
The Haas boys father Is a travelling
man, and his mother is convalescing from
a long illness.
Police say they secured confessions
from all three OF the lads, and then
turned them over to the Juvenile authori-
ties. who placed them in Riverside home
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-20
French Garry Saints
From Greek Churches

BERLIN. Jan. ls.--CBy Wireless 70 Say
ville)-The Overseas News Agency
quotes the Athens newspaper Nea Himers
as describing that on December q last
French officers entered a Saloniki church
and carried away valuable paintings OF
saints from the edifice.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-20
CABARET DANCER IS
yQDIKE CASE FIGURE
Younger Son Reported to Have
Welded Mellyne de 0nsonne
of Crown Point
HOYNE WILL HANDLE MATTER
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
CHICAGO, Jan. ia writ OF
habeas corpus for the release OF Irv-
ing Updike. who, with his brother,
Herbert. confessed to having plotted
TO kill their father, Furman d. Up
dixie, was dismissed in the criminal
court today after Irving had said he
did not want to be released. Her
bert Updike, who revealed the plot,
remained today in the Oak Park
police station.
| CHICAGO, Jan. 19.-While Irv-
ling and Herbert Updike, who are
said by the police to have confessed
TO plotting the murder of their
father, Furman d. Updike, were de-
clining the assistance of lawyers to-
day, investigators we're at Crown
Point, Ind, looking into the reported
marriage of Herbert, the younger of
the prisoners, to Mellyne De On
some, a cabaret dancer.
Hoyne 20 Take Charge.
Maclay Hoyne, states attorney of
Cook county, which includes Oak
Park, said tonight that the suburban
authorities were making too much
OF a family affair out of the case,
and that he would take charge him
self tomorrow.
One of his assistants, he said,
would be in court in connection with
a writ Of habeas corpus applied for
today for the brothers and return
able tomorrow.
Won't See Counsel.
Two lawyers were active today
seeking bonds for the prisoners, and
one of them obtained the writ OF
habeas corpus, but in spite of this
the prisoners declined to see counsel
and signed statements to the effect
that they did not want any.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-20
FONTENELLE DIRECTORS
PLEASED WITH RESULTS

Stockholders OF the Douglas Hotel COM
pany, who held their annual meeting at
The Fontenelle yesterday were pleased
at the showing made by the enterprise.
The hotel is a success, and the directors
have ordered a s per cent dividend paid
to stockholders up to July, 1916.
NJ r. Barlow was elected director,
in place of the late V. b. Caldwell.
Other directors were reelected. The
board will meet soon to elect officers.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-20
Meat Makers Money
And still more, including:

Everbearing Strawberries; How a Man of 90
Found Success in Poultry; the Mechanical Mixer
and how il brought efficiency to the dairy Early
Rhubarb Brings the Best Price; Pruning in the
Home Garden the Dark Cornish, by Judge W.
II. Gard; Cooking In the Country Schoolhouse
the Fireless Cooker and the twelve regular
departments which bring valuable, seasonable
information weekly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-01
BRITISH DAREDEVIL SNAPS BATTLES
WITH CAMERA IN JAWS OF DEATH
Scenes on Somme Taken by "Msins of No-Man's Land
for War Office as Shells and Germans Are
Busy Around Him
writies Specially for ths Everin0 Ledger
Bv ELLEN ADAIR

hampered him and the Germans got there
FIRST He managed 10 retreat under heavy
FIRE and filmed the reserves dashing 10 the
rescue OF the British.
Buslly turning the handle Of his machine,
he proved n splendid target for the German
snlpers. Two bullets passed through his
service cap, shells kept bursting all around
him. soma as close as fifteen and twenty
feet. and n flying piece OF ehrapnel smashed
the metal top OF the tripod.
TRIPOD BATTERED UP
still he kept on grinding away. Then
nj last n sulper shot one OF the tripods
legs or and the intrepid operator had to
dive into a duEout to FIX up a new limb
with piece OF timber.
= To work camera on battlefield is the
most dangerous Of operations, since the
enemy mistakes II for new type of ma
chine gun working boldly In the open, and
directs the heaviest fire upon the offending
instrument
The whole length Of the German lines
was filmed from an aeropians by Malins.
The German antaircruft guns peppered
him continuously. Leaning over the side
ofAthe Reroplane, he worked his camera
virtually upside down. with shells bursting
dangerously close
Nothing deferred this intrepid young
man. The French soldiers called him the
Mad Irlshman." but his nickname among
the British Tommies explains In one phrase
his marvellous courage-"Mallns, OF Mo-
Mans Land"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-01
GARBAGE FINDS us WAY
FROM CAN TO LAUNDRY
And False Teeth, Silver and
Pianos Go With It 70 Re
duction Plant

-. . i. 90,
Everything, ron raise teetn eho shNtr
family heirioons 70 pianos, sooner or later
fnds its way into the Carriage or Fhia-
.sty s5A sreasnrer Of shs Penn ReductIon
fonpany. which has tho contract for dis
tosai OF garbage Of this city.
s.o /. an eoid pisc. found tts vxav
49,. =. rh.o. ~ enc Pam T,eduetlon niapt
s,tsth .freet ana ,bs scbyvikiii once
- ,h.t eto ,old ME-. ,s rsnuisd 10 have
- -s . F.s.ii.. 49,
rssris
* went ooWn IN the hatoty OF tne ootll-
pany es plesseu' lot Ihe men became 20
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pe.,y, , ~" - Lii 49, a. hs,r are carsss
..--.s.. 80 ,ha,. 60 !, q, tr,rn..ihio 20
lss-..t a. $780, ,ba .,,,..,- 90 u. o,,,n.rs
y. rapa ~ botela and clubs hovevsr n
.'.,ssi 49,, 10 dsisgated 10 Iooi. after tbs
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s,s,srS rs..,s
GAHbASb ls lNIEtNfSIlNS' loo
Garbage IN much moro interesting ana
much less sloppy subject than most people
would think" said II. D. Beaston. presi-
dent OF the Penn Reduction Company, when
showing reporter 60 the mammoth plant
on the Schuyllkill. where the garbage from
a city of nearly 100000 In transformed
from potato peels and meat scraps into
eterilized grease for soaps and n filler for
fertilizer.
.-rhe thing which astonishes most people
Who 70 through the plant" no said as he
led the way through tho labyrinth of ma
chinery. ',ls the fact that the process IN 80
complicated and that everything is so sant-
tarv and clean They all expect TO find
an eyil-smelling. dirty place and everything
in n fearful condition. But things are as
clean here as in n bakery. according to ono
OF tho philadelphia bakery inspectors, who
told us he wished that all bakeries we're
an clean. Many people think that all that
IN done in n garbage reduction plant Is Just
10 dump all the things in a kettle. boil
them and get off the grease, They have
no idea OF the thousands OF dollars worth
or Ynachinery used in such n process. They
do not know that IL in a science and n diff
cult one, to get the products from the
garbage. Another thing: people think that
we make gold dollars out herein fact.
Just coin money. Well, We do not Every
thing has gone up so that 1t Is hard even
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-01
FIRST "MuMMER" PERMIT
Granted to James NJ. Dilks, of the John
G. Biggans Association

Rivalry among New Year mummers as
to who would be first to be granted a
permit to parade on New Years Day was
settled this morning when James NJ Dllks,
OF 2f24 South Warnock street. outdsthnced
his rivals and obtained from Sergeant
Harry Dale permit allowing the John @.
Blggans New Years Association to par
tcipate the parade. The club granted
the honor Is new organization.
Five other clubs were granted permits
They were Zu Zu New Year Association.
George Tustn, Jr.. captain, 1882 East
FassyunlC avenue; West Philadelphia Asso-
ciation James NJ. Neville. captain, 133
North Underwood street; Victoria String
Band, Charles A. Dowli9E. captain. IA
John Thomas, captain. 646 North Eighth
street; Short Beer Association. Spence Kelly.
1910 Segel street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-01
MEXICAN CONGRESS
MEETS AT QUERETARO
Revision of Constitution Main Object
of Acknowledgement Carranza
Presides-Confers With Pani

oUERETARo. Dec. l. - Two hundred
and forty-two Mexicans OF all ranks, COM
prislnE tho republics FIRST real representa-
tive Congress- met here today to consider
affairs OF State. First Chief CarrRnza pro-
sided. The Congress was called ostensibly
to revise and interpret the Constitution Of
1887. under which the Mexican people have
labored for ffty-nine years,
Senior Panl, one OF the Mexican commits
sIoners who oigned the protocol at Atlantic
City. N. j., has had n long conference with
General Carranza over the document. but
no official statement was forthcoming.
The foreign affairs of tho Government
have fallen on Alfonso Slller. an assistant
Minister Minister Acuna, who had been
in charge in the absence OF Minister Aguila,
has resigned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-01
Women's Raincoats

Full-length Coats, in various
attractive styles. OF rubberized
tweeds, $500 to $16.5O; rubberized
Canton cloth and cashmere, $500 to
$22.50; rain-proofed cloths, $1,000
TO $4,000. -S New Location
Second Floor, FllbeTt Street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-01
Boys Cloth Hats

At S1.00- Stitched-brim Cloth
Hats. in new plaids, checks and
plain colors; stylish models. Sizes
to 16 years-S1,00.
At $1.50-Many styles, all with
flexible brim. Can be turned down
or shaped to the boys fancy. Sizes
10 to 16 years.
~ New Location
Second Floor, East
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-01
Artistic Lamps Make
Very Desirable Gifts

A visit to our Lamp Store will
be well repaid with a view of this
great array of Electric and Gas
Lamps, Shades, Candlesticks, etc.
. Art Metal Lamps. with shade 70
match--S4.75 to $500.
Mahogany Table Lamps. without
shade-S4.00 to $500.
Floor Lamps, without shade
$1,000 to $4,000.
Fine Silk Shades, great variety
of cOlors and shapes-s2.50 to $500
Bayberry Candles, the appropri-
ate Christmas candle-25c to S1.00
n pair, in fancy boxes.
-S New Location
Fourth Floor. East
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-01
Police Fight Crooks; Witness Slain

CLEVELAND, Dec. I'm running
street battle between three automobile ban
dts and police today Earl Miller. pedes-
trian, was nhot and killed. Tho bandits
escaped. though one probably was wound
cd. Tho bandits were fleeing from an apart
ment house. where they had forced dozen
tenants to bring their valuables into tho
hall.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-01
Umbrellas and Walking Sticks

wonderful assortment featuring all the ideas handles
desirable qualities Womens Umbrellas,
Umbrellas, $4,000 Chdrens Umbrellas
$780, Walking Sticks $1O0 to $1,000
American Taffeta Umbrellas, special-$1.5O
Tape-edge Union Taffeta Umbrellas, special-S200
Yarn-dyed Union Taffeta Umbrellas, speCial-S375
We bought the handles
standard grades New styles in
Engraved #-S Aisle g. 4. Ccnir
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-01
Bowery Bread Line DwihdIes

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-only one hundred
men asked for food last night when the
Bowery Mission bread line was resumed.
There were only 100 Thanksgiving baskets.
eompared with $50 year ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-01
Little Girl Dies From BURNS

oAKWoOD. Nd. Dec. 1.-As a result OF
burns sustained when her clothing caught
nrs as she was playing near hot stove,
Bsa Mary Green. the two-year-old daughter
of Charles Green, near here. died.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-01
Pullman Go-Carts

Go-Carts, handsome new models
that will delight any mother. In
white enamel, gray, brown and nat
ural = $25.00. Others - $4,000 TO
$4,000.
Cloth RObes-Brown and white.
Exceptional value-S5.00.
High Chairs, Baby Yards, Kiddie
Hoops, Safety Gates and Nursery
Chairs. s@--S New, Location
Third Floor, MArlIet Street. East
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-24
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tioral Church of this city was held last
Thursday evening, the good people OF
the church and congregation nearly
filling the large audience room.
Rev. Mr. Bond presided and made a
very touching address covering the pas
tors part of the years work. Reports
were read from the various depart
ments of the church, all showing
progress in usefulness and influence
for good. Mrs. Lehnkt ring of Darling
ton, gifted organist, was present and
rendered several fine selections on the
pipe organ to the delight of all present.
Refreshments and social hour in
the lecture room followed, thus closing
another successful, happy annual
meeting.