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Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-16
Mendelssohn Choir
Seat Reservations

Reservations for seats at the Men
delssohn Choir concert will start at the
Boyd theater this morning at 8 o'clock,
when all who have bought tickets in ad-
vance may be accommodated. The gen.
eral seat sale will begin on Saturday,
morning. March IS.
A great deal Of interest Is being shown
in the coming concert next Tuesday.
March 21. Music lovers Of this city still
cherish the memory OF the first concert
given by the Mendelssohn Choir, and this
will be very similar. in that the program
is made up of "unaccompanied songs
some OF them entirely new to this city,
and others old favorites that are sure to
delight the hearers.
The assisting soloist will be Nine. Julia
Claussen, the distinguished Swedish con-
tralto.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-16
MANY OMAHA PEOPLE SPEND
DAY AT EXCELSIOR SPRINGS

Quite a colony OF Omaha people were
at Excelsior Springs over Sunday. Among
them were:
II. II. Baldridge. Frank w. Judson,
George Brandeis. Mr.. and Mrs. C. F..
Weller. T. c. Byrne, Mrs. b. Baker, Miss
Lineburg. Mrs. ], II. Baker, Mrs. Slater
Mrs. A. c. Cooke. p. e. Coad, Mr. and
Mrs ]. C. Dshlmsn, w. s. Doty. Arthur
English, w A. Fraser. T. j. Foley. c.
NJ. Garvey, K. o. Hamilton. MIR. and Mrs
George II. Kelly. Andrew Murphy. II. f.
Patterson. Mrs. j. Z. Rugg. Miss e. NJ
Reynolds and Mrs. e. r. I.oring.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-16
RECEIPTS OF ALL GRAINS
VERY LIGHT IN OMAHA

Omaha grain receipts, especially wheat
we're Just about as light as any day dur
ing the last six months. There were
fifteen cars Of wheat. seventy OF corn
and thirteen Of oats on the market.
Wheat was up IL cents per bushel
selling at S6 cents 10 S.O2. Corn was 2
cents up 10 cent down. selling at 81 TO
81 cents. Oats sold at "A TO 44is cents. a
cent up from Tuesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-16
SCARLET FEVER SITUATION
SAID TO BE IMPROVING

According to the health commissioner.
the best evidence OF the improvement OF
the scarlet fever situation is revealed by
the returns made to the health office by
physicians OF the city.
The average number of cases reported
this month to date is eight per day. as
against twelve per day for the month OF
February and ten per day for January
During the last four days the average
has been seven. The health commissioner
believes there will be gradual and con-
tinued diminution.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-16
PIONEER MINISTER is
CRITICALLY ILL HERE

rev John FlehHrty. formerly Metho-
dist pastor at Benson. and a pioneer min
lister OF Nebraska. is seriously III at the
Methodist hospital. The patient. who Is
in his eighty-seventh year, has been given
up by his physician and his death is
hourly expected Mr.. Icleharty was for
many years stationed at Columbus and
was known on many western circuit
as Brother John" to distinguish him
from his twin brother who wac also a
minister. II. b. Flehsrty. the lawyer, Is
a nephew.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-16
E. M. M0RSMAN'S CONDITION
IS CONSIDERABLY IMPROVED

Edgar NJ Morsman, vice president OF
the Nebraska Telephone company and
pioneer Omaha business man. who has
been critically III at his home. 224 North
Thirty-second avenue, Is reported as be-
ing considerably better. with continued
improvement in his condition. physicians
believe he will be convalescent In few
days. Mr.. Morsman Is rs years old.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-16
WANTS JUDGMENT IN THE
PRATT CASE SET ASIDE

Litigation over the estate OF the late
Colonel James II. Pratt is not yet ended.
Wayland w. Magee, special adminis-
traitor, has filed motion in the case OF
the Pratt heirs against Carla REIN ask
ing district court to set aside the judg-
ment awarded at the last term Of court
Tho motion asks that the case he set for
April g.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-16

took some skin on. MY skdn
was very red and burning
and ! had to scratch and my
face was disngured. / lost
rest At night. and ! could not
put my hands In water.
"One day l found . Quit
curA Soap and Ointment adj
vertiBement. 1 arst bought a
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-16
Bluffs Lad 'Borrows'
Uncle's Horse and
Buggy and Skips

Seized by a desire 70 sec the world,
William Reynolds nephew OF C. w. At
wood OF Council Bluffs. took his uncle 3
horse aud buggy. early Tuesday morn
Ing and started upon his journey. All
was well until about t:sO o'clock when
the uncle became worried and called the
attention Of the local police to the case.
Meanwhile a horse trader in this city
purchased a horse and buggy from a
young man who stated that he was in
serious need of cash. according to reports
of the police. The horse trader had a
bunch that there was something wrong
In the deal, 80 he gave the young man
$3.50 in cash and a check for $50 In pay
ment for the outfit He called the sta
ton and gave the police description OF
the outfit and told them the circun-
stances
The police notified C. w. Atwood. who
came TO Omaha and identified his prop
ertY.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-16
DR.. Kings New Discovery.

There is nothing better for your cough
OF cold than DR.. Kings New Discovery.
in use over 20 years. Guaranteed. All
druggists advertisement
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-16
SampIe Each Free BIZ Mall

With 32-p. skin Book on request Ad-
dress postcard ''Cutieura, Dept 4, BOs-
tom" Sold throughout tine world.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-16

box Of Cuticura ointmont And then cake
Of Cuticura Soap, and after uAng them
about week my face began 70 sSt well.
and used about two cakes Of CuticurA Soap
and two boxes Of Ointment and l was
healed" (signed) Edward Podolsld, sO2T
Gresham Ave. Chicago. H.. Sept 20. 1918
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-16

Just take your shoes off and then put
those weary shoe-crinkled, aching, burn
ing. corn-pestered. bunion-tortured feet
Of yours in ''Tiz" bath. Your toes will
wriggle with JOY; they'll look up at you
and almost talk and then they'll take
another dive IN that Zig" bath
When your feet feel like Jumps Of lead
ALI tired out-just try "TiE." It's grand
Its glorious. Your feet will dance with
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-16
SKIN TROUBLE
DIST TOURED FACE
Went All Over Hands. Skin Very
Red and Burning, Lost Rest.
Could Not Put Hands in Water.
: HEALED BY CUTICURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT

my skin began TO set rough and peslink.
IL went al over my face and hands and on
my neck. and every TINA would wash I
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-16

joy; also you will find all pain gone from
corns. callouses and bunions
There's nothing like "Tiz" It's the only
remedy that draws out all the poisonous
exudations which puff up your feet and
cause foot torture.
Get a 25-cent box OF "TiE" at any drug
or department store-don't wait. Ahi how
glad your feet get; how comfortable your
shoes feel,
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habit to old schoolmates and others
whom we do not see from one years end
to another I still think that. Incl
dcntally. let me tell you how clever
people break Off q gift habit OF this
kind. They send card instead Of; a
rifI and they send 1t so early that the
recipient will got 1t before She has sent
her gift and presumably will take the
hint.
But. to return to the main road, l
used to think also that 1t was foolish
to enlarge ones Christmas circle ny
formerly had not remembered at all.
And that no longer think.
These little Christmas messages are
flashes of the real Christmas spirit.
There is no better time than Christ
mas to gather up these loose threads OF
friendship,
over the day after Christmas and bask
in the friendly feeling that l know
made people send them to me ana lhink
kind thoughts of them and realize WnSe
Il beautiful and enduring thing fricno-
ship Is
crunn under discussion. The Author
Mans wife favored the engraved per
sonal cards They are so distin-
cuished," she said.
Molly strongly opposed them; iney
seem cold to me and so unindividual, all
alike. no special thought for each per-
son. I love to pick out appropriate ones
for everyone"
All taste and NO Pooling.
Il think the engraved ones are IN
nrrfect taste" persisted the Author
Mans wife.
Perfect taste?" said Molly. yes,
TINT lust describes them. They're all
taste and no feeling. They are as i'm
rcrsonal MS n house done by decorator.
l must say I'm inclined TO aErc" with
Molly. And l also love the dear Christ
mas notes written on Christmas sta
tiunrry. They seem 10 come straight
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p.,$o n.,,1io and Goat O'Brien

Big Rute Devlin and Goat OBrien
moved on different planes Of the cF1ni-
mai hierarchy. There was all the dn.
ference Of status between them that
there is between an ambitious cprate
and an archbishop. For. while Ru1e
Was merely a sneak thief OF parts, the
coat was one Of the potentates Of crime,
with a fat bank balance, and with llttle
fear Of the police.
You might have passed the Goat IT,; a
hundred times in the street Wlthoue
living him q second glance: He was
Slim built SLOUGH shouldsTsd ap tfls sepa
recetinT manner, who wore well-rnade
clothes badly His ., r sSts a 5an a Desk
LIONS rascality in the continents Now,
in his old age he had to the h less
risky. but more profitable, administra-
tive side Of crime He lie was ;st6 IN las' Of
the criminal investigation department.
that he should have settled titled down TO e*-
IT is only IN books that man OF the
Goats reputation can avoid the suspl-
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sions OF tho police. And O'Brien. who
knew every trick on the board, had ITO
illusions on the subject. He knew that
time and again the keenest men Of the
criminal investigation department had
taken the warpath against him. only TO
retire at last bafrled and chagrined with
the futile headache which comes from
battering brains against stone wall.
He knew that the department had
sworn to have his scalp. and at times
he would smile grimly into his little
gray beard. They might know he was
at the back of half dozen burglaries.
not only in London but in Paris and
Amsterdam; that his money had pro-
vided the resources; that his brains had
planned the coup; that his fingers
dipped deeply into the proceeds-but ju-
ries require concrete proofs and proofs
We're just what were lacking.
More than once surprise descent OF
officers armed with a search-warrant
had been made on his luxurious flat on
the north side Of Regents Park. He
would receive them mildly with a re-
signed shruG Of the shoulders as one
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slurred into his block Of flats without
even turning HIS head


even turning his head.
Now, five minutes or moro BEFORE
Rufe. who was not altogether fool'
had become resigned to seeing his VIC
tim escape for the time being. He rec
ognized that he had made q mistake.
anger had passed. He was capable or
more or less sound reasoning. He had
no very clear idea, but he was certain
that somehow, IL he could hit on 1t,
Of the little old man who had not only
bllked him out Of his money, but admin
istered such a nasty jolt to his self
esteem.
He walked boldly up to the lounging
janitor at the doorway.
whats the name Of that bloke that's
just gone in?" he demanded bluntly-
skinny chap with gray beard"
What yuh want TO know for?'
Rufe was more in his element at this
kline, Of things. He lowered his voics
meiodramatic emphasis.
''S-h! I'm q split-a tee. y'know. I
can't tell y all about It, but he looks
like man we want. I'm not sure. I'm
only going by what I remember OF a
Il reckon you've made a bad miss
no jailbird. His names O'Brieni and
he's got lots Of money. Runs a motor
been here six months and always found
i'm a perfect gentleman. You'd never
guess he was nm American.
The name O'Brien Is fairly. common
sociate It with the Goat; otherwise he
might have hesitated. He pulled at his
top lip; , su,. ,.,.. ,o
said frankly: We all make e mistakes k's;s
st you can't 1,na DC c loo S9re here S'nfe shall
y voue know nc Fa about him." And another Of
his precious shilllnGs passed. :
This time II T had I pnmned
the janitor dry before he walked
thoughtfulIy away. His idea was be-
ginning to take shape. He was no ped
ant specialist When he wanted money
methods didn't matter; results were all
that concerned hlm-and he. wanted
money badly.
Exactly Mt half-past two in the morn.
ing Big Ruff drove his fist 10 the point
Of the jaw Of the drowsy night porter,
whose sleep for hours thereafter was
sounder If no more refreshing. And ten
minutes later the Goat awokc. /
II was proof of the soundness OF
his nerves that he merely opened his
ewes and made no motion. although ne
was perfectly certain that there was
sornr one in the room. He continued 10
breathe with audible regularity. nue
cycs and ears were tensely on the alert.
For several minutes the ticking of tho
little bedside clock was the CHIEF souna
in the room. But the Goat knew what
was happening. The intruder had clums-
iiv made some sound and was now "ait-
ing motionless until he could be sure
that the sleeper had not reused.
Continued In wednesdays rntelhgencer.
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10000 CLEVELAND
HOMES WITHOUT GAS
NewopapSrman Here investigating
Gas Shortage Tells OF Severe
SUFFERING

R. F. Couch, Cleveland newspaper.
man, Is in the city in connection with
an investigation Of the gas shortage
which has gripped that city the past
few days.
'In Cleveland Friday and Saturday
he said, "the gas pressure became so
low that people in twenty thousand
homes did not dare to light their iur'
naces. You can imagine the su1er
ing and inconvenience In those homer
no fire and the mercury lowering al
three degrees above zero.
THE factories, of course, are not
compelled to shut down there a. prac'
ticaily all OF them are equipped e
shift from gas to coal In case OF suct
shortage. We are seeking to learn X
the shortage is 80 great that neither
homes nor commercial users can get
pas, or whether in some way the
eas companies are furnishing the com
merciaI users with gas instead OF cut
ting them off and supplying the
homes"
Mr.. Couch today will visit Clar!ng-
ton. with which field Cleveland IL TO
be connected with new gas line.
~
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to use only pure roscaiHd cream. as 1t is
an entirely different thing from ordinary
face creams and must not br contounoed
with them. l personally prefer Creme
Tokaloh (Roseated). hui any good brand
Will do. If you have wrinkles get box
Of japanese Ice Pencils and use them In
connection with the cream and you get
quick action on the deepest wrinkles, no
matter of how long standing, In one
nights time and awaken on the morrow
to witness most astonishing results.
personally guarantee success IN
every case, in any Of my newspaper
articles which I write on subjects relat-
ing to beauty, or I will refund tho
amount paid for any products which
recommend provided you take your
dealers receipt at the time you make
your purchase. Ny American address Is
Ssmone Mariex. 20 West 2@nd street.
New York
NOTE: Tho manufacturers 81 Creme TokIlon
Roseated have such uubourdrd confidence In thcr
particular brand that they offer Ia forfeit 5000 10 to
any charitable institution II II he shown that II
will not bansh every complexion blenrsh and give
ax.d women in three days time In many Instances.
prrc frnm -Baer's DRUG Store. Stone & Thomas. G.
H. Griest & Co.. IIoge-DRris. John Coleman. Geo. ".
Shook Co.. or most any good druggist In this city.
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SIDE TALKS
Christmas Postcards.
BY Ruth Cameron

VIC fell to talking Of Christmas Pus..5
r,rds thr other night. Someone said
fhry were simply a burden supcrlm-
posed upon the already ovcr-hcary bur
That is a view used tn hold myself.
bur have changed my mind, partly az
How to Break on a. yearly Exchange
Of Gifts.
/ used to think that Christmas caras
should take IN" rlar" "f SOM" Of the
lcSSrr gifts that wr give by lore 81
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Entertainment Tuesday.

Many members of the Martins Ferry
High School Athletic association ana
their friends will be entertained Tues
day evening with an event OF unusual
interest. The program which has been
announced is out OF the ordinary and
contains piano selection by $. Claire
Haughton. vocal selections ny Mr. anu
Mrs Frank KIncholoe and a mystifying
half hour with Paul r. Semple.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-18
Linsly Military Ball.

The annual military bail to be given
hotel. January 10. Is an event of un-
usual interest. Preceding affairs have
attracted large numbers and they have
proved most charming. Invitations will
30 out within few days The patron
esses will include: Mcsdames George
A. Laughln. D. Garth Hcarne, G, J.
Milton. j. {. Mckinley. Arthur Stifel'
William Stifcl. w. L. Stone, j. H.
Dickey, II. c. Ogden. Jacob Britting-
ham. Charles Somehow. II. F. SANDER
wick. Jr.. y. Price Whitaker and Jesse
Speidel.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-18

It's wonderful to look beautiful and
youthful The Countess deCheTanne.
who at seventy years OF age possesses
,marvelously soft, smoth, velvet-like skin
and almost sgirl-like complexion, without
n wrinkle in sight told the writer per-
sonally in Paris that she owed 1t all 70
the discovery Of skin osmoSis. with
this marvellous discovery every complex
ion blemish can be bantshed ~ three
nights in many instances, and you can
awaken in the morning with peautl-
ful natural rose colored complexion as
fresh as q daisy.
have known dozens OF hollow-cheeked.
wrinkled. aged-looking women. who had
given up all hope Of ever looking beauti-
full and youthful again. to Come back
and again become most beautiful. youth
full and fascinating in from two to three
weeks time by this ~onderful simple
method.
No matter what your asr or what you
have tried unsucceSsfully. skin osmosis
will positively bring you new beauty and
youth. Merely wash your face in warm
water at night and rub in a teaspoonful
or two OF any good pure roseated cream.
which you can obtain from your drug
e;St. In the morning wash the face with
Geld water and rub in more cream.
In three weeks or less watch the magic
Transformation. See how the old. hard
ened. coarse. rough skin turns into new.
fresh. soft youthful looking skin almost
before your very eyes, all due to simple
skin osmosls produced solely by warm
water and roseated cream. But be sure
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out Of the heart and by that token they
70 straight to the heart
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r.itsrar Climb Tea,

One of the many pleasures of the
week will be the Literary club tea TO
be given at the Windsor hotel Wcdncs-
dav evening honoring Miss Frances
Ogden and Miss Mary Best. two men,
bers Of the club whose engagements
have been announced and whose we'd
dinEs are to be events of the near fu-
ture.. and as a compliment 10 Mrs. j. 4.
CaldwcIl, Mrs. e. f. Smith, Mrs. Louis
Powell and Mrs. Harold Becker, recent
bride.
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Yesterday evening Mrs. ". B. Nc
Culla entertained with very attrac-
lively appointed dinner party as com
pliment to her sister. Miss Helen Hart.
ley, who just arrived from Northtfeld
seminary to be her guest during the
The home was prettily decorated In
Christmas greenery and the farors pro.
vided for the quests were suggestive OF
Yuletide. Covers were laid for the FOL
Misses Helen Hartley, Lucretia Traas
Of wheeling. Olie Hood Of "arwood
Messrs. Ware of Martins Ferry. Low.
man H. Hartley uf Martins Ferry: Mrs
Hartley Mr.. Ferry. Mr.. and Mrs. ". B
McCuiia and Master William McCulla.
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aolden wedding

On Saturday evening at their home
in Bellaire Mr. and Mrs. Erich Del
brugge celebrated their golden wedding.
The members Of their family. grand
children and great-grandchildren were
present on the happy occasion. An
elaborate dinner was served and de-
lightful evening spent.
The following assisted the host and
hostess in receiving: Mrs. Charles Sea-
bright. Mrs, William Bow. Mrs. !; W:
L. Delbrugge. Messrs. Edward. G. W.
Ernest, Herman and seventeen grand
children and one great-Erandchild:
Catherine Seahright. the daughter. OF
Mr., and Mrs. Earl Seabright Of South
Wheeling.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-18

Sonora, finest tone phonooraph
in the world. For sale at
HILlMAN 4 SON,
% Eleventh Street.
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Christmas Charity Ball.

One Of the many plcasurahlc holiday
events planned for the participatium nj
society is the Christmas Charity ball To
be given in the Mcclure hotel Tu"Su;ty
evening. December - 10y the Second
Twig. Elaborate arrangements are h"-
ing prepared by the committee. COM
posed of members Of the Second Twig
and the event promises tn ne one OF the
most enjoyable of the Yuletide season.
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Junior Armbruster Host.

a3O"s'
On Saturday evening at the StratioIu
hotel Junior Armbruster was host 10
the Woodlawn club. The evening was
spent in very attractive pleasures pro-
vided for the happy occasion and later
In the evening luncheon was served
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SOCIETY BUSY with
PLANS FOR YULETIDE
EVENTS FILL DAYS
UNTIL NEW YEAR WITH MANY
PLEASURES
Literary Club Tea At Windsor Hote'
This Week Is An Event or Un-
usual Interest

Society in its preparations for the
many pleasures of the Iuletide season
has spent busy days during the past
few weeks and the future until the
new year promises 10 be filled with
charming events Principal among
them is the Charity ball TO be given
by the Second Twig in the Mcclure
hotel and the Literary club tea at the
Windsor Wednesday. Other affairs
honoring the returned college STU
dents have been planned, and they Will
also participate III the larger social
functions Of the Christmas season.
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The Glenwood post., 1916-10-14
VIGOROUS CAMP A|CN ON
Hear Republicans Discuss State
and National Issues.

Briskly, oratorically and hand-shak-
ingly the Republican state and nation
al campaigns are being conducted in
all parts of Colorado. Governor Carl
son is again establishing his right to
be known as a 100 Per Cent Cam
paigner," and the other candidates are
not far behind him. In fact, some OF
them are almost up with him.
Then, too, within the next two
weeks there will be five or six Repub-
licans of national prominence in Colo.
RADIO. And everywhere large crowds
of interested voters are turning out to
hear the issues discussed by those
who know.
On Wednesday of this week Cover.
nor Carlson spoke at Yuma, going
from there to Fort Collins for q speech
on Thursday and doubling back that
same night for an address at Little
ton. On Friday he is billed in Salida
and on Saturday in Leadville. Fe will
spend Sunday in Grand Junction Har-
ry Mulni1, present auditor and candi-
date for state treasurer, and Mrs.
Helen M. Wilson, candidate for state
superintendent Of public instruction,
were with the governor on the weeks
campaigning trip.
Judge George w. Allen, candidate
for the Supreme bench on the Republi-
can ticket, will spend next week on
the Western slope, beginning his cam.
paigning in Grand Junction. Senator
W. c. Robinson, candidate for attor.
ney general, spent the week In the
Eastern part Of the state. speaking in
Holyoke, Haxtun, Sedgwick, Jules
burg and other places.
Theodore Roosevelt. making a cross
country tour for Hughes and Fair.
banks, will speak in Denver either
October % or "a. Much red fire will
be burned and a monster meeting in
the Auditorium is certain.