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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
From Our Near Neighbors

| 81 Avoca.
| John Fiesehnan was visiting his parents
| at Hickman over Sunday.
Mrs Jake Spencer. waverly spent soy,
erai days visiting friends.
Thomas H. Cromwell was here from Lin,
\ coin the first of the week,
| Miss Stella Opp. Columbus was visiting
| her parents tore this week.
| Mrs l., A. Dncr and daughters were
visiting with relatives al Brock,
Miss Agnes Durham Sioux city, was here
| this week for visit with relatives.
| Austin H. Lewton left this week for a
| few weeks visit with relatives In Illinois.
| MIR. and Mrs j. NJ Dunbar and son Glen
! were visiting relatives at Nehawka Monday,
| Lloyd Harmon and family were here from
| Union attending the Smotts- Harmon we'd
| ding,
| Mr.. and Mrs. John JchnNNn and sons 81
Royal are visiting their daughter, Mrs, Fred
| Belts,
Mrs. II. ]. Behnns daughter Lcone and
son Lloyd were Weeping Water visitors
| Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs, Louis Peterson Minneapolis
Kan, are spending the week with relatives
and friends.
O. II, Book and Miss Ruth Wilhel,niua
Reuter- Of Syracuse were married this week
| In Syracuse.
Nicholas Trook. who Is attending High
| land Park college In Dcs Moines, speat
| Christmas here.
Dale Mead of Colorado arrived the frs,
of the week for a few days visit with rel
atives and friends
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Harmon. Omaha are
visiting his parents, Mir, aud Mrs. A, 7,
Harmon, west of town.
Miss Clara Msrauardt, who Is teaching
at Havelock, spent her holiday vacation
with her parents here.
Miss Selma Marquardt. who Is teaching
school In Omaha, was visiting relatives aud
friends here this week,
Mr.. and Mrs. &C., g. Spencer and sons of
Talmage were here the first of the week
for visit with relatives
Mr. and Mrs. W. l.. Giln of Council
Bluffs were here this week for u visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. F, W. Ruhgc
Mrs. Henley and daughter Susie, Rock
w. Breazeale home In this city.
Mr. and Mrs. George shackely and
daughter, Margaret. were visiting relatives
at Murdoch the first OF thcNwcek
Miss Maud Hanger OF Des Moines and
Miss Wilma Hanger, Marshaltown, are
visiting their parents, Mr., and Mrs. p. A,
Hanger, west of town.
John A. Maynard. Dunbar and Miss Iva
Miller, Berlin, were married at Nebrask "a
City this week. The bride is the daughter
| Of Mr.. and Mrs John c. Miller of Berlin
and the groom is young man of Dunbar
They will make their home at Dunbar after
short wedding trip.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30

Emil Jacobsen and Harlie Appleby wers
entertained at the Roy Hazard home Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Powell and daughters,
Marie and Mildred. were entertained at the
A. D. Knight home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Watson and family. Lincoln.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hibbard South
Omaha, we're entertained at the Frank Hib-
bard home Monday.
Mrs. Watson OF Lincoln, Ars. Carl Hib-
bard, South Omaha; Mrs Evans and Mrs.
S, R. Brewster were entertained at thu
Hlbbard home Tuesday,
Mr., and Mrs. A. c. Dein, Chriss, Elmer,
Norman, Tom and Walter Dein, Alfred Will
iiams and Minnie Dein were entertained at
the Walter Madsen home in Benson Sunday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. C. c. Curtis and Mrs.
Swarm and daughter, Irene, Huron. s. D..
who have been visiting relatives here, left
Tuesday for Prescott, Ia, for a short visit.
Mrs L. D. Curtis accompanying them.
Mr. and Mrs. John Andersen and family,
Mr., and Mrs Ralph Hall and daughter.
Mr., and Mrs, George Knight and Mr.. and
Mrs Elmer Christophersen were enter
tained at the Albert christophersen home
Monday. ~
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
wild Horse" Man, i.
Freed, Will Write
Book About Case

A wild horse" book, giving the his
tory and the proceedings of the wild
horse" case is to be dedicated to Fed
eral JudgeJ. w. Woodrough and the
jury by L. R.'West, manufacturer of
Osceola, Ia, who was acquitted of all
connection in the affair of conspiracy
TO use the mails to defraud in the sale
OF wild horses in Coconino county,
Arizona. During the proceedings
West took voluminous notes and upon
hearing his acquittal decided to re-
ward the Judge and the jury.
Judge Woodrough ordered the jury
not to bring in a verdict of guilty
against West on the grounds that the
government had not produced evil
dence to show that he was connected
in any manner in the affair.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
WISE MEN ARGUE
ON ATHLETIC HEART
DR.. Lee of Harvard Insists that
There is No Such Thing to
Bother Athletes.
TALK ON MORAL INFLUENCE

New York, Dec. pa compre-
hensive investigation OF college ath-
letics will be made, providing the Ma
tional Collegiate Athletic association
can gain the aid of the Carnegie
Foundation, the Sage Foundation, or
the General Educational board i'll a
countrywide movement. The asso-
citation at its convention here yester-
day adopted resolution providing
that the executive committee of the
organization request one of these
foundations to make survey of ath-
letics id colleges, with particular ref
erence to their moral influence
1t was announced that the executive
committee, which is made up of the
officers of the association and the dis
trict representatives, will Immediately
get in touch with the foundations and
will try to launch movement copied
after other great educational surveys
that these institutions have made.
d, Athletic Heart. .-...
One OF the interesting discussions
at the convention revolved around the
athletic heart" According to\ Dr.
Roger !. Lee of Harvard university,
there is no such thing as an athletic
heart. DR.. Lee claimed to have
proved this during the last year with
Harvard .oarsmen by means of new
instruments devised to take graphic
records. With these instruments he
was able to study the cardiac rhythm
and natural rhythm, and he declared
that cardiac irregularities are in no
way related to physical exercise, but
rather to increased nervous sensibil-
ity. He said that these irregularities
occur frequently in all. walks of life
and are not limited to athletic per-
sons
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
Famous Utah Cutoff is
COMPLETED at Great Cost

Grading on the Union Pacific
$6000,000 Utah cutoff, which short
ems the main line OF the road over a
stretch Of eighteen miles, has been
all completed and fitzpatrick Bros,
the Beatrice, Neb,, contractors, are
now pushing work on the three tun-
nels, according 10 reports received at
the local headquarters.
The eighteen-mile cutoff is be-
tween Wahsatsch and Emery, in
Utah, and slortens the main line be-
tween these two points several miles.
The contracts entails some $6,000000,
and fitzpatrick Bros. have turned
much OF the work over to dozen
sub-contractors, including several
Omaha firms. When the three tun-
nels, work on which started last
summer, are completed the cutoff
will be practically finished. ~
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
Realty Man Tells
Court as to Money
And Land He Owns

Named as defendant in divorce ac-
ton brought by his wife. Nettie B.
Stewart, who asks $4,000 alimony,
Louis L. E. Stewart, wealthy realty
operator, was on the witness stand all
morning in Judge Sears court while
attorneys grilled him as to his prop
erty holdings.
Mr.. Stewart, who is president of the
Stewart Investment company, lives at
5000 Marcy street. In his answer
and cross-petition he alleges that he
has already given his wife property
worth in the neighborhood of 100000.
He also asserts that she left him in
1912 and went to California.
Mrs. Stewart sets forth that her
husband abandoned her in Septenl-
Der, 1912, without just cause. She
says her husband is worth 100000.
They were married at Red Oak,
Ia, seventeen years ago. There were
no children by this marriage, but
both have grown daughters by former
marriages. Mr.. Stewart is 81 years
old and his wife so years old.
The plaintiff asks for an absolute
divorce and $4,000 alimony
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
Warmer Weather Will
Slowly Come Upon Omaha

A slow reaction, with a gradual ris-
ing temperature, is expected to offset
the cold spell which invaded Omaha
and vicinity tn, last two weeks. This
is the prediction Of the government
meteorologist. The mercury failed to
go below the zero mark during the
last twenty-four hours. 1t was 2 above
at 8 o'clock Friday morning here, the
minimum temperature recorded.
All through the state it was re-
ported clear Friday morning, with
slowly moderatihg temperatures The
coolest spot in Nebraska was Valen-
tine, which recorded 10 below some
time during the early morning. At 7
o'clock Valentine reported 10 below.
A like temperature was reported from
North Platte,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
Illustrated Art Talks
Saturday for Children

Free illustrated art talks for chill
dren will be instituted by the Omaha
Society Of Fine Arts Saturday after
noon at 3 o'clock at the Monroe
theater. The art lectures will be given
each Saturday. This weeks picture
will pertain to the spirit OF Christmas.
Officers of the Fine Arts society
emphasize that all children of Omaha
are invited to come. Different pic
lures will be shown each week with
a short explanatory talk by school
teachers and Mrs. w. G. IRE, presi-
dent of the society. The management
gives the use of its building. The
slides are owned by the art society.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30

| Besides filling his new cement tcc house
| he Is shipping Il to points on the branch
| Miss orpha Gaines and her mother. Mira.
Gaines OF Fremont. spent ChristmGs with
! MIR, and Mrs, NJ. A, Ssucr
! Mr. and Mrs A. Gardiner went To- Dundee
/ SUNDAY 10 spend Chrlstn,as With Mr., and
| Mrs, Isaac Noyes and Priscilla,
! Mrs, Eya Bronson was taken IN and went
TO BENSON TO stay with her daughter, Mrs,
! Alex Smith, the last OF the week
/ Mrs. MsrSaret tlodsworth and Miss Mar
| garct went to OMAHA Monday to spend
Christmas With MIR, and Mrs, J. Turk.
Nv and Mrs. r, L. Kcrncdy, Helen and
! Ethel, attended the Christmas reunion OF
| the Todd family at Waterloo, Monday.
Mrs A. L. 2wicbel Us clerktng In Clark's
! store while Miss Ruth Carey II spending the
Christmas vacation at her home in Omaha.
: Miss Margaret Holdsworth was the only
one of the Valley telephone corps entitled TO
| the Christmas gift Of the Nebraska Telc-
! phone company,
i Tho regular monthly meeting of the
| Woman's Missionary society OF the Pres
! bytcrian church was held Wednesday after
| noou>at the home OF Mrs, Ingram,
The home Of Mr. and Mrs, Nels Anderson
| was the scene OF a very ENJOYABLE gathering
recently when. about nifty Of their friends
! gave them surprise In honor OF their
twenty NTH wedding anniversary, A
handsome silver tea set was presented them.
4 Mr.. aud Mrs, Andersen were married In
! Now York. but have speut almost all OF
| their twenty-five years OF married life In
| the vicinity Of Valley. There three daugh.
| tiers and three sons were at home,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
William Parker to Show
Pictures at City Mission

One hundred beautiful pictures will
be thrown upon the screen at the city
mission, Twelfth and Pacific streets,
Sunday night at 7:30 by William
Parker, an instructor and lecturer
from the /" Model School of America
located in Gary, Ind. ;
The subject of the lecture will be.
Seeing Things" Young and old will
enjoy the pictures because they have
been colored by the best artists in
this country All are invited.
Mr. Parker is here during the holi-
days visiting his sisters family, Mrs.
J. II, Ellsberry, 2S35 South Ninth
street.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
Wheeler Now Has Some
Title Tackled to His Name

Perry M. Wheeler thinks his new
title is an awful appendage to be
worn by a minister's son.
His new decoration is, "Clerk of
the police court, permit clerk and as
sistant prosecutor of the South Side"
The city council confirmed the ap7
pointment made by the mayor. The
salary is to be $1,000 year, begin
ming January l.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
Blame Bonehead Pal if You
Got No Christmas Gift

If you haven't received your Christ
mas present through the mails, don't
blame the P@stofice department
The chances are that the sender
Jailed to properly address the pack
age. Never i'll the history of the
Omaha postoffice has there been as
many letters and packages sent to
the mike department as there was
during the Christmas rush In many
IF the cases senders had given the
wrong address, while in others the
carriers had been unable to locate
parties because of the change of resi-
ience. If the sender cannot be To-
Gated, or does not think the gift
worth the additional postage to have
t returned, it will be kept six months
and then auctioned.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
Women Try Power Of Ink
On Senator Hitchcock

A chain of thank you cards to
Senator Hitchcock for voting "Yes'
on the referendum of permitting
women to vote on the question Of
prohibition in the District of Column
bia December 10 is urged by Mrs. W.
E. Barley, president of the Nebraska
Suffrage association, ina letter of in
structions to Omaha suffragists.
I'VE shall write the senator ex-
pressing the hope that his vote on
this question means he will support
the federal suffrage amendment
said Mrs. E. S. Rood, ex-president
Of the Equal Franchise society. elise
ct him explain his position,
The letters to Washington will he
gin to pour out of Omaha today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
Union Pacific Loses Auto
Cars; Were They Stolen?

The assertion that the railroads
were stealing cars from each other
and the denial that such is the case,
recalls an incident Of not long ago
when the Union Pacific sent seven
teen large automobile cars back to an
eastern factory to be loaded with
autos for delivery on the Union Paci-
iic. The Pennsylvania needed some
cars at Chicago for hauling grain, so
they simply took the seventeen Union
Pacific cars, loaded them with grain
and the Union Pacific did not have
any cars for hauling their autos.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
Valley.

Miss Gertrude Ingram Is IN with the grip.
Miss Nellie WEIGH spent Christmas at
North Bend.
Rev. Mr. Rohel Omaha. preached at the
Presbyterian church Sunday morning and
evening.
Misses Ruth and Frances Whitmore are
spending their Christmas vacation at Grand
Island, Neb.
Miss Eva Harrier, Benson, Is spending a
two weeks vaca ton with her parents. Mir,
and Mrs. p. 9. Harrier ,
Vernon and 'Aletha Zimmerman of Belle
vue arrived Tuesday to spend their vacation
with Grandma Hembach.
H. p. Ferree has a corps OF men harvest
ing the finest crop of Ice he has ever had
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30

was well known In Grctna, where he has q
number of relatives Mrs. Mike Hughes and
Mrs Walter Miller left Tuesday evening
for North Platte to attend the funeral.
The Royal NoiEhbors lodge Wednesday
evening elected the following officers for
the following year; oracle, Mrs, William
Rightmeyer; vice oracle. Mrs, John Fleck
past ORACLE, Mary Arlington: chancellor, Mrs.
John Einfait; recorder. Mrs. II. g Sandy;
receiver, Mis-, John Hughes; marshal, Mrs,
Frank Waterman: assistant marshal Flor
ence Sandy; sentinel Mrs. A. NJ, Mangold
outside sentinel Mrs, Eli La Borde; man
aver, Mrs. W. p, Mansold; manager, John
Hughes manager, Mrs, A, r Hughes; ply
soiuns, Drs. Ailssbeck and Pinkney,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
City Council Grants More
Part Time Saloon Licenses

The city council granted forty-eight
more saloon licenses for the first four
months Of 1917 Protests against the
sufficicncy OF personal bonds for fifty
three applications will be withdrawn
upon the fling Of affidavits to show
that these bondsmen are realty hold
ers in fact
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30

yards from loss. The company,
however, was not certain that Zyla
was really blind and its Chicago
manager framed a fake. movie in
Peters yard,
Everything went we'll until the ''di-
rector" ordered.-the actress to draw
up her skirt and expose her ankles.
This was too much for blind" Peter,
who peeped and now is out the S., 500.
The picture shows Miss Hazel DAILY,
who posed as. the actress, and the
ankle Peter peeped.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
Police Judge Foster LII.
Gives Stiff Sentences

Police Judge Foster set a new
record Friday when he meted out. four
1inety-day septences and four thirty
lay sentences out of sixteen cases. If
one man had to serve all of the SEN
fences he would be in jail more than
one wear
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
Police Say Jordan Has
Abandoned Wife and Babg

! Wanted in Denver fo- wife and
child abandonment, E. E. Jordan,
who, the police assert, recently came
from there, has been arrested as a
fugitive from justice and is held for
Denver officers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
pspillion.

j. s. strawn spcnt Christmas with the
home folks ut shelton,
Grant Majors Of Omaha spent Christmas
at the home of his uncle j. r. Wilson.
Miss Grace Corey was guest OF Mrs
James T. Begley. Plattsmonth, Thursday. .
Miss Ida Bossard who teaches near Nor
folk, Is spending the holidays at her home
here
MRS., Maude Ross and two children of
Omah a Nspent Sunday with Mrs, Carl Me"
mann.
Mrs. ]. Wallace Larkin and Miss Mildred
Rogers are spending this week with relatives
In Clarks.
Miss Georgia Oliver. who teaches school
near Lexington, is spending her vacation
Ut her home here
Miss Marion and Karl Brown, who are
attending the state university, are spending
their holidays at home here.
one of the children Of Mr., and Mrs, Dick
Claussen OF Omaha, who came to spend the
holidays with Mrs. John Harmsen, is sick
with scarlet fever.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
DR.. Kings New Life Pills.

Regular bowel movement is essential to
your health Take DR.. Kings New Life
Pills and have daily movement. csc. ALI
druggists acknowledgements
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30

"Peeping Toms" occasionally get
away with it" but Peter Zyla not
only did not get away with it," but
it cost him $500 to see less than is
shown in the photograph.
Recently there was all accident i'll
the Chicago stock yards and Peter
Zyla, employed there, complained
that it cost him his sight. He passed
every medical test and was awarded
$500, the amount guaranteed by the
casualty company that insured the
The Coconino sun., 1916-12-29
HAYDEN WOULD RELIEVE
MILITIAMEN FROM WORK
ON THEIR MINING CLAIMS

The following bill has been intro
duced by Congressman Hayden for the
relief of Guardsmen doing border
duty.
"Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Unit
ed States of America in Congress
assembled, That the provisions of sec
ton twenty-three hundred and twen-
ty-four of the evised Statutes of the
United States, which require that on
each mining claim located after the
tenth day of May, eighteen hundred
and seventy-two, and until patent has
been issued therefor, not less than
$500 worth of labor shall be perform
ed or improvements made during each
year, shall not apply to claims or
parts of claims owned by officers or
enlisted men of the Organized Militia
or the National Guard who have been
mustered into the service of the Unit
ed States, so that no mining claim or
any part thereof owned by such per-
son which has been regularly located
and recorded shall be subject to for
fixture for nonperformance of the
assessments until six months after
such owner is mustered out of the
service or until six months after his
death in the service: Provided, That
the claimant of any mining location,
in order to obtain the benefits of this
Act, shall file, or cause to be filed, in
the Office where the location notice or
certificate is recorded, within ninety
days from and after the passage and
approval of this Act, a notice of his
muster into the service of the United
States and of his desire to hold said
mining claim under this Act.
The Coconino sun., 1916-12-29
WIRELESS TELEPHONY
FOR FOREST SERVICE

Albuquerque, N. NJ, December 10.
Wireless communication for trans
action of Forest business looks more
promising every day" is the state
ment of l.. V. Slonaker, telephone en-
gineer in the Forest Service, after his
retrn from Arizona to make a de-
tailed inspection of the wireless APP
paratus recently installed by Ranger
Warner on the Apache Forest.
Ranger Warmers wireless outfit
was under difficulties because of
slender funds, according to Mr.. Sion
aker. The antennae, instead of be-
ing mounted on the usual steel tower,
are hung from a piece of barbed fence
wire strung between two high cliffs.
The antennae themselves are suppose
to be of brass, but when the brass
wire gave out ordinary baling wire
was used to complete them. Never
theless they work. Messages have
been picked up from SEVILLE, New
York; Key West, Florida; Point Iona,
California; Vancouver, B. c.; and
even from warships at sea. The ap-
paratus and its installation cost SIPS.
A wire telephone line to connect with
Clifton, the nearest town, would have
cost 100000.
The outfit is already being used for
Forest business. A message was re-
Gently sent to Silver City, via regular
telegraph from Clifton, making an
appointment with ranger on the ella
Forest to meet at Alma, N. Mex, for
the purpose of receiving grazing ap-
plications.
By supplementing the wireless tele-
graph installation with few mex
pensive APPLIANCES it is now proposed
to change it into wireless telephony
outfit. The advantages of wireless
telephony, according to Mr.. Slonaker,
are very great. 1t obviates the ne
cessity of either sender or receiver be-
ing familiar with photographic codes.
1t is said that the Forest Service is
considering trying out modern wire
less telephone at the Grand Canyon.
1t is proposed to connect the Ranger
Station near Ell Tovar with the Rang
err Station on the Kanab Plateau on
the north side. The cost of stringing
regular wire line across the Canyon
would be about ten times the cost Of
a wireless installation. The atmos-
pheric conditions in rough country are
supposed to be particularly unfavor-
able to wireless, and should its use
prove practicable at the Canyon, its
adaptibility for bringing the present
gaps in the Forest Service telephone
system would be considered by For
est officers as practically assured.
The Coconino sun., 1916-12-29
YOU KNOW BOTH MEN
IF YOU STOP TO THINK

"He's a good spender, but the fell
low with him is an awful tightwad."
We heard the remark as we stood
on Monroe avenue the other day, and
1t happened that we knew the two
men. There was the first truly he
was a spender in the eyes Of the
world he cultivated. He never spent
a cent without letting eryone know
it. Buying drinks and cigars was his
favorite way of keeping up the
"spender" reputation. When he treat
ed he made large noise and -four
ish in doing it. ...
Then there was the 'tightwad"-
we knew him we'll. "He hasn't bought
a drink since his mother put him in
long pants" one of the 'spender's' adj
mirers had charged, and he was right
so far as most Of US knew. The
"tightwad" smoked cigar occasion
ally, but he never Joined the boys"
at their bar parties. Yes, we knew
MIN WE'LL we hHcW VI tiic wy hS hou
adopted, and was sending through
school in addition to his own two
children; of the employee who had been
sick nearly two years and who still
drew full pay; of the hundreds Of dol
lars he had unostentatiously given to
charity; of the gifts he had made to
the various hospitals and other insti-
tutions, although we never had seen
him so much as wear a tag on Tag
Day to advertise his charity. We knew
from whence had come the annony-
nous donations Of clothing and food
to an unfortunate family all last win
ter, and we suspected the sourse Of
other gifts.
Yet they called him "tightwad."
He never spent cent with the "boys."
Too often our judgment is that Of
the "boys." We mistake the man who
buys the smokes and drinks for free
and generous soul, while we sneering-
ly label the quiet, unassuming fellow
whose gifts are not advertised
Northumberland Rapids Herald.