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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-03
The Final Step
The Closing of
Raymond's
500 Letter
Contest

was reached yesterday when the
judges declared in favor of the
letter written by Mr.. John L, Nc
Cool, 1921 Evans street, Omaha.
After agreeing upon this letter,
they all signed an attached pa
per, together with a facsimile"
of the winning letter, in which
they state that there are many
others very worthy and deserve
special mention. See this letter
printed in full, reduced about one
half of original size, on another
page of this paper. Anyone desir-
ing to see the original letter and
the list of Favorable mention"
letters, assorted out of all the let
tiers received by the judges-we
will be glad to have you CALL at
the store, where it is, neatly pre-
pared for exhibition, along with
the names next in line, who re-
ceived favorable consideration for
the prize.
For Raymond's part we thank
one and all for your letters, and
in them all we shall find and
gather from them many valuable
ideas that we shall use in perfect
ing such store, with such policies
as we hope will be at all times
just the store you will find to
suit you best when you have fur
niture or housefurnishings to buy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-03
ONE Of OMAHA'S
RAPID GROWERS
Dresher Brothers Cleaning
Establishment Is Concrete
Effect of Much Push
and Effort.
Dresher Boys Ambitious to
Give Omaha the Worlds
Very Greatest Cleaning
Establishment.

Dresher Brothers, the Cleaners and
Dyers, at 2211-2217 Farnam St., even
at this moment have as complete and
efficient plant as any in America,
yet that doesn't content them.
No, Sir! No, Madame! Dreshers
aspire to be the largest, greatest and
busiest cleaners in all the world, and
at the rate they are now going they
bid fair to reach their goal earlier
than one imagines.
Why any of the Dresher Depart
ments would make a commendable
institution within itself if made a sep
arate plant or shop. Just think,
there's separate department and
force Of workers devoted to each of
these lines--Cleaning, Dyeing, Press
ing, Kid-Glove Cleaning, Feather
Cleaning and Curling, Velvet Steam
ing, Hat Making, Repairing and
Blocking, Busheling and Repairing
Clothes, Mems Tailoring, Ladies'
Tailoring, Dressmaking, Rug Clean
ing, Pillow, Blanket and Comfort
Cleaning, etc.
And that isn't ALL A number of
lines of work are handled daily that
do not come under the above list,
special jobs that require care and
ability, yet not large enough to, de-
mand separate department.
1t takes 100 operatives and autos
to keep plant like this going, but
it surely is kept going.
Phone Tyler 345 and an auto spins
towards your home. Or leave your
work at Dresher The Tailors, 1916
Farnam St, at the Plant, at The Har-
ney St. Office, or at Burgess Nash
or Brandeis Store branches.
Dreshers pay express or parcel
post charges one way any distance on
any sized bundle. -Advertisement
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-03
Metro Releases New Serial
Entitled 1.-THE Great Secret

THE Great Secret" the new Metro
l4-episode serial, will be released on
Christmas day. Francis X. Bushman
and Miss Beverly Bayne are starred
in "The Great Secret" which was
written especially for them by Nine.
De Gresac, the famous playwright. 1t
has been directed by w. Christy Ca
banne, formerly chief of staff to D.
E. Griffith. One hundred and twenty
five copies of "The Great Secret will
be released simultaneously through
out the United States on December
Is setting new record. The best
previous figure for serial was
eighty-seven copies.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-03
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

Enroute to Denver and Salt Lake City, in
their private and going on business, J.
G.. Woolworth, vice president, and c. A.
Clark. assistant to the president Of the
Northern Pacific, went west Friday night
over the Union Pacific.
bee Want Ads Produce Results.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-03
Army Aviator Takes
Spiral Nose Dive

Correspondence OF The Associated Press,)
Field Headquarters American Punt
tive Expedition in Mexico, Nov. IS
Get there and back" is the motto of
the punitive expeditions aero squad
ron. Censorship restrictions have
placed an almost impenetrable hedge
about the army aviators, but it may
be said the squadron has lived up to
its motto.
Flights are not begun at sea level,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-03

New York, Dec. DIR, George
Vincent, president of the University
of Minnesota, will become president
of the Rockefeller Foundation on
May IS, 1917 succeeding John D.
Rockefeller, jr., who resigns to be-
come chairman of the board of trus-
tees. 1t was said that Mr. Rookie
feller's resignation is due to his in
ability to handle all of the work at
tached to the rapidly growing founda-
ton.
The new president of the founda-
ton will devote his entire time to the
work. He comes well prepared for
the new undertaking. He is a member
of the general education board OF the
Rockefeller Foundation, and has been
associated for many years with the
Rockefeller philanthropies.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-03

A wireless signal, given by Presi-
dent Wilson, on board the presidential
yacht, Mayhower, in New York har-
Dor will send a flood OF light over the
Statue of Liberty, which for so many
years has welcomed immigrants to
the Land of the Free.
New York plans great celebration
for the occasion. A division of the
Atlantic battleship feet will salute the
president as he passes down the Hud-
son river on board the Mayhower. As
the yacht anchors between the Statue
of Liberty and the battleships the
president will press the wireless key.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-03
~ IT. .
Humphreys Seventy-seven'
For Grip, Influenza
COLDS
watch Your Sneeze!"

An eminent physician says: "a misstep
is unfortunate, but a random snceze Is one
Of the most dangerous things we have to
consider. Take person who. through lack
Of sleep. hunger. sorrow exposure to the
elements is susceptible, add one explosive
sneeze and you have at least one call for
a doctor. No one wants to spread disease
and this is the ideal time to watch your
sneese."
To get the best results to break up a
Cold. take "Seventy-seven" at the first
sneeze. If you wait until the Cold becomes
deprecated. 1t will take longer.
Price csc at all Drug Stores or mailed.
Humphrey Homeo. Medicine Co.. l56
William Street, New York.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-03
OMAHA GROCERS
WANT AN EMBARGO
Appeal to President Wilson to
Stop Exports of Wheat,
Flour and Sugar.
AIMED AT HIGH PRICES

If the farmers are not in favor of
an embargo on products the retail
grocers of Omaha are. These men do
not want to charge the high prices
any more than the customer wants to
pay them. So they would rather sell
at less if they could only buy their
stock at less.
The Omaha Retail Grocers' associ-
alton is in favor OF an embargo on
wheat, -four, sugar and all canned
products in order to reduce the pres
ent high cost OF living.
Customers Join.
The association has prepared pc
tition blanks which are to be signed
by thousands and sent to President
Wilson asking him to place an en-
barge on these produces. The petit
tons are to be placed on the coun-
tiers in the grocery stores where they
may be read and signed by the Gus
tolllclS. lHS pCtltlollS must pC pdN
in the hands of the association secre-
tary by December Is, when they are
to be sent to Washington.
Following is the wording OF the
petition:
Whereas, unprecedented advances have
taken place in the price of wheat, flour,
sugar and all canned products and
Whereas II the expectation OF these
goods were stopped, the present high prices
would materially decline, therefore be 1t
Resolved. That we, the Omaha Retail
Grocers' association do hereby call upon
Presiden. Woodrow Wilson to place an en-
barge On wheat, flour, sugar and all
canned products, in order to reduce the
present high cost of living.
ED E. WISE. President.
j. J. CAMERON, Secretary.
WILLIAM II. STRIBLING,
CHARLES E. KELLEY,
Committee.
The following petition is being in
cluded:
We, the undersigned consumers, are
heartily in accord with the resolution
adopted by the Omaha Retail Grocers' as
ISOLATION appealing to you to place an en-
barge upon the foodstuffs mentioned in the
resolution. In order to reduce the present
high cost of living.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-11

I on board the big liner Great
Northern. The second day out she
appeared on deck in a somewhat alb
breviated bathing costume.
The more sedate passengers ap-
peared shocked at first, but soon
grew accustomed to the novelty. Miss
Browne gave daily exhibitions in the
big tank on shipboard and taught
swimming to youngsters aboard,
while interested passengers looked
on. She is an expert swimmer, tax
ing part in the various madcap
stunts staged by daring girls here in
the surf off the Cliff House.
The news that Miss Browne is soon
to come into a comfortable fortune
increased her popularity on the way
over. She also rather shyly admitted
that she had met a dashing young
army officer at Honolulu and is plan
Hing return trip.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-11
WORD ABOUT STYLES
BY Betty Brown

Ribbon-not mere touches of it,
but whole bolts of ribbon, is the APP
proved trimming for party frocks of
tuIle or chiffon. The far-famed
Georgette of Paris uses as many as
six flounces with narrow velvet rib
bon on an evening gown.
Fur has broken out in new place.
A little knob of mink or lynx now
snuggles in the violet corsage-that
is, if the violets are store-made, not
garden-bred.
Pipings of heavy satin give a tai
lored smartness to blouses of flmy
crepe.
The iseret straw of which we
hear so much is an old friend under
new name. Last year we called it
shoe-polish straw, for its polish,
sometimes dull and sometimes
bright, looked very much like ''shoe
black"
The liseret straw of this year is
invariably in lustrous finish, for this
is a season of glazed effects in MILL
merry. The metal flowers, the ribbon,
the straw and braid all shine with a
glare that makes one long for blue
glasses.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-11
BY Betty Brown

The Young Person is no longer
content to lounge or loaf in her mid
dy blouse and second best skirt
like her more mature sister she must
have a pretty negligee for bedroom
wear
And just to please the fastidious
Young Person, Nine. Becker of the
Fashion Art League of America has
designed a charming little robe,
which is simple and comfortable, but
removed by many degrees of ele-
gance from the inelegant kimona.
Dark blue washable silk is used
with deep shocking of white,
though red or orange color would be
equally good. The wide sleeves are
cut in becoming falls in graceful
streamers in front
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-04
STEEL EMPLOYEES
GIVEN FORTUNE

pittsburgh, Jan. PA total Of $685.
1880 was distributed in pensions TO
employees of the United States Steel
and Carnegie Pension fund made pub
lie here tonight This is an increase OF
SI4i.512 over the amount paid out In
1914. The report shows that since
January /, 1911, when the fund was es-
tablished, $2,234, 410.75 had been dis
bursed in pensions.
Because of the large number oil
plants OF the corporation and subsi-
diary companies in the Pittsburgh dis
trict the amount of money distributed
in this locality greatly exceeded that
paid out in any other district amount
ing to s36S, 30O.50. This includes $780,
900 given in the fields adjacent to
Pittsburgh. The Cleveland district was
second with s65,0O0 In the Chicago
district disbursements amounted TO
$4,000. In the seaboard and New Eng
hand states retired employees received
S53.3gO.2S and on the Pacific coast ST.
12z. Employees of the Tennessee Coal
Iron and Railroad company, received
$4,000 in pensions. In the ore regions
Of the Northwest $1,000 was paid out
while employees of mining companies
were given 100000
Retired employees OF the Carnegie
Steel company drew from the pension
the largest amount, S155,i9S.15.
The American Steel and Wire COM
many was next with $134,2Sl.lO.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-04
THREE BANDITS TORTURE
WOMAN IN FARM HOUSE

Efforts OF three bandits last night "a
force Mrs. George Riggs Ia reveal m,
whereabouts OF wiluables in her home
on Hubbards Branch in Wayne county
failed, according 10 reports to Hunt
ington.
The bandits sought To torture Mrs
Riggs. who is the wife OF well known
merchant OF Ceredo. They tied her
hands behind her back, stuffed rags
into her mouth. and tried 10 choke her
In an attempt to make her tell where
there was money in her home. accord
ing to reports. She told them there
was no money in the house
Details were not available as Mrs
Riggs was too unstrung after the at
tack To give a coherent recital ~ her
experience, She escaped from her
bonds while the robbers ransa,cked the
house and friends notified her husband
and other citizens 81 Ceredo
Mrs. Riggs was alone at the time the
bandits forced an entrance TO her home
Her husband was at his store In Ce-
redo, Ordinarily Mrs Riggs father In
law would have been at the house Ia
afford her protection In the absence OF
her husband. but the faither-in- law
had gone 10 a neighbors house some
distance away.
II is believed the bandits were white
men disguised rs negroes, as their faces
were blackened. r. Herald Dispatch.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-04
sss BISCUITS
Kill More People In Kentucky Than
Bullets, says Mrs. Cora Will
son Stewart.

Frankfort. Ky, Jan. 5o-"More peo-
pie are killed in Kentucky by bad bis
cults than by bullets was one OF the
striking expressions made BY Mrs. Cora
Wilson Stewart, chairman OF tbs hit
sracy Commission. at the First Chris
tan church. where Governor Stanley
attends, here yesterday.
Mrs. Stewart was referring at the
moment to the primer used In the
moonlight schools. in which the les
sons deal In words OF one syllable, not
with the fact that the 'cat is on the
mat" but that God made man and
woman makes bread 10 sustain the
man. with the necessity FOR better
roads, protection OF forests, sanitation.
destruction OF dies. personal hygiene.
fresh air. sustaining food. selection ~
seed corn, deeper blowing. prevention
OF tuberculosis and sundry matters Of
vital concern that had never come
within their ken because they and their
associates could not read.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-04
POTATOES wANTEp,-we win
buy 500 bushels OF good Irish potatoes.
DIXON. MOORE a co.
BELOVED ELDER AkERs
BREATLY BENEFITED.

Willis $. Akers. minister Of the Bap-
list church. NirEie. KY, one OF Pike.
yille's prominent ministers and n man
~ God. has been In whiiesburE at
tending Circuit Court He had bees
suffering with great pain in the ear and
side Of the facr. Neuralgia Rheuma-
tism. He heard OF White Eagles rem
cdies. and went and secured n treat
ment. and the peIt morning the pain.
he says. was all gone. This In what the
Gonna Tone and OIL win do. n you
have rheumatism. kidney trouble.
weak bladder, or stomach trouble don't
suffer any longer Try Gods remedy:
one that will stand the test. II you
i've far from the drug store you car
send 81 To the White Eagle Msdicins
Co. Piqua, ohio. and the Gonna Tone
viii come TO your home all charges pre-
paid. For sale AT the Louisa Drug
Company -pd.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-04
CHANGE IN PLANS
FOR BOY FARMERS.

Hopkinsville, KY, Jan. 2S.-1f a plan
originated by B. G. Nelson, of this city,
assistant State agent of farm extern
sion work in Kentucky. and director OF
club work in particular, is carried out,
as il now promises to be. the method OF
reWarding the boys OF the corn grow
ing clubs and pig raising club through
out the State viii be changed entirely
this year.
Already Mr.. Nelson has submitted
his tentative plan to the State agri-
cultural officials at Lexington and to
the government Department Of Agri-
culture at Washington, and the APP
proval of both department has been
given, and Mr.. Nelson was instructed
to develop it.
In the past the plan has been to
award prizes in cash or merchandise
TO the boys in each county who made
the best records in their corn ggrowing
operations, with trip to the state
Fair at Louisville for the boy who pro-
dneed the greatest yield on his one
acre of land
The chief objection to this plan was
that only . very few of the boys cor
rallied all the prizes.
In the pig RAISING cluDs' u mitiNii
Otis Kircher has direct supervision
where about six hundred boys last
wear competed To see who could raise
the best pigs within a given time from
n small pig, the results were much the
same
Now Mr.. Nelson proposes to hold
number OF camps all over the state
during the summer. probably in Au,
inst. TO which all the boys entered
either in the pig or corn clubs viii have
free access. These camps will take the
place of all other prizes except tne
srip 10 the State Fair, Two or more
counties, according to the number OF
boys coming from each one, VIII De
combined into districts, and one camp
heId for each district TO which all tne
boys from the designated territory VIII
come. These camps win be for o week
or ten days, and the county agent
county superintendent OF schools or
other persons in charge OF the ciup
work in that county, will be expected
10 accompany his county's delegauon,
thus having plenty OF older heaus
clothed with authority In each camp,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-04
aereakIna" Habit. unwIse.

Trying to break" children of habits
is an error OF method. the Spokane
spokesman Review observes. The rea-
son is that habit. according to VIII
liam James, a great psychologist, not
only is second nature. but has become
nature itself and that nature is not to
be driven, but must be coaxed and
led.
Displace habit with something else
Replace 1t on the policy OF substitute
ing some better activity. An average
child even II only FIVE years old. can.
according to Doctor Dearborn. head of
a children's infirmary, be guided Judi
ciously II given careful. clear explana-
tions adapted to its years and point
ing out things really fundamental or
essential But one must start with a
normal nervous system and muscula-
ture." The doctor explains that he
means outdoor exercise and plenty Of
sleep.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-04
Liable Talk.

For the past few days matters have
been a trifie balled up at the Claridge
hotel. says the New York Mail. A. II.
Billiard of Meriden, Conn, and ]. c.
Pool OF Springfield. Mass. although to-
tai strangers to each other. arrived at
the hotel at the same hour one night
The room clerk. when he noticed the
combination. turned as white as chalk.
but, taking his cue from run of SINH
lar surprises. easily bridged the diff
Guilty Quickly he called Kelley from
the cushions at the side rail. adjusted
his diamonds, peered into the rack.
scratched his ear. picked up a bottle
and extracted from II n pill. and in
rotation shot look OF welcome at
the men. carefully pocketing his emo
TONS
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-04
HIGH TOWERS NOT NEEDED
Discovery Made That VIII Cheaper
the Cost Of Use Of the Wire
less Telegraph.

Always when someone has made an
invention or q discovery some other
person comes along pretty soon with
improvements. These improvements
usually have TO do with the efficiency
OF the thing or its simpliication.
Sometimes Il is found that a part OF
the original continuance which was
considered quite essential IL really OF
no particular need and can be done
away with Just as well as not
Something Of that sort seems to be
happening to wireless telegraphy Just
now. for, II the report which comes
from the Pacific coast Is correct. q
large part OF the costly outfit OF q wire
less station is quite unnecessary. Ac-
cording to this story. q certain Rob
ert B. Woolverton. who 10 described as
the United States radio expert inspec.
tor for that territory. has found that
the high steel towers with their an
tennae are quite unnecessary. and that
wire stretched along the ground for,
say 500 feet, will answer exactly as
well. With such wire It is declared
that Woolverton has picked mp mes.
sages from Honduras. from Sayville,
from Arlington and other places.
Beyond the simplification OF ap-
paratus which is embodied In this
idea, there are said to be other posi-.
bilittes OF great value as applied To
wireless telephony.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-04
ToRcHLIeHI.

The Eastern Kentucky Coal com
pany. which has been almost idle for a
few months. intends. In the near fu-
ture, We are told to commence operat-
ing it's two mines steady to It's full
capacity
This same company with It's assoc
ciate has about completed the chemi-
cal plant at this place. az an expendi-
ture 81 approximately 100000. which
viii be operated In conjunction with
the Coal Co. and which, In itself Is an
assurance Of new prosperous era for
Torchiight
Mrs Mary Miller made trip to
Chestnut recently.
School a this place win be out FrI-
day. Feb 4th
MIR T J Miller made trip down
the river Saturday.
We are glad that Grover See is now
being blessed with the privileges Of
freedom
Mckinley Miller was visiting his
aunt, Mrs. Mary Miller. at this place
last week HITTT
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-04
GoBeLER TOOK GLASSES
TO MARKET WITH HIM.

Munfordville KY. Jan. Isl. y.
Riordan. ~ Canmer, delivered 10 Cur
tbs Leach. local produce dealer at
Rowletts, a load OF turkeys on Novem.
Der 20. One large gobbicr escaped. Mr..
Row etts with the help " others caugh.
the bird. but In the scuHie lost his gold
trimmed spectacles. The surroundings
were searched carefully, but tho glass
es could not be found.
Mr.. Leach shipped the turkeys TO tho
William Lock Company. indianapolis.
a few days ago Mr. Leach received the
following letter
Dear Curtis, Here Is pair q
glasses my man found under tho wing
81 one ~ your turkeys. know the
fellow must have been mighty old. az
he had to bring his glasses with him to
market, Respectfully, BILLY.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-04
WAYNE COUNTY FARMERS.

The farmers 81 Wayne-co., w. Va.
have county agent and a live organ
ization known as the Farmers Coop
erative Association. Meetings are be-
ing held all over the county and the
results will be very noticeable next
fall The farmers are beginning TO
realize that they must get back TO
farming and must adopt modern meth
DDS The day has past when they can
wear out piece Of land and cast u
aside The demands of increasing pop
uIation are reducing the sizes Of farms.
Land Is becoming more valuable be-
cause Of this fact II must be taken
care Of and constantly built up in fer
tility.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-04
soldIers Mourn poa,s Death.

The regimental dog Of the Twenty
third French foot died on the field OF
honor. In recent engagement the
animal was intrusted with message
from one set OF trenches to another.
He had often been on similar errands.
and. although shot at scores OF times,
had never been hit. Fate failed to
favor him to the end, and this time he
was struck down Just as another cou-
pie OF bounds would have carried him
into safety. He died as the message
was united from his collar.