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Evening journal., 1916-12-20

before him Immediately his own
daughter, the Ice Maiden, beauteous
creature. tall, stately and magnif-
cent.
At her fathers command. she waved
her magic wand OF icicle diamonds
over the entire Forest. and. almost
immedia ely, the surface Of tho Earth
became hard and glistenings VIII le
Father Oak and his Kingdom were
paralyzed and motionless. The North
Wind had conquered; Forest and
Rain we're rendered helpless.
Laughing loudly. the Monster then
continued his search for Violet, but,
strange TO say, nowhere could he find
her Finally, however, he sp ed her
tiny door closed and partly sealed by
Moss, who. upon discovering the re-
turn Of the North wind. had rushed
TO Violet's help. Furious at being
baked second time, King North
Wind shrieked IN his frenzy and hurl
ed himself upon the frail' tile shell
ter with such force that il was blown
asunder. Tenaclously. however. did
Moss cling 10 that door but the North
spears of icicles. and, torn and bleed
Ing. he sank down, soreiy wounded.
Seeing that she was really about
to be carried away by King NORTH
Wind, Violet cried aloud in her
anguish and terror for help. when 10.
there suddenly appeared. drifting
down from the sky, on a white feath-
cry cloud. an old man " tn a long
white beard, and. just as King North
Wind was swooping down TO claim his
unwilling bride. the old man silently
laid a soft mantel of white fur over
everything. thus completely n ding
Violet so that the North Wind swept
by her. nor did he ever find her. He
ragged for days, but ever and anon
did the old man, with the flowing
white beard. fling his soft mantle OF
white fur over the place where Vio-
let lay in ding; nor could the North
Wind rout him. Realizing defeat. the
Norther King sullenly departed for
the land Of the Midnight Sun.
Thus Violet was saved bv the kind
ness and benevolence OF a good Saint
who. known TO us as ST. Nicholas. or
Santa Claus. now visits the Earth
once each year. TO look after other
little Violets that might need a word
Of cheer TO warm them into life again.
But, then, ! am quite sure you all
recognized the beloved old Saint by
the flowing white beard and the kind,
kind heart; and also this is the rea-
son why It usually SHOWS around
Christmas time.
Evening journal., 1916-12-20
SU- -FRAGE Notes

WASHINGTON. Dec. eO.-Wth a
greatly reduced majority in the pres
ent Congress. the Democratic party is
asking itself, How can we win in
1882" and In the answering OF this
question. national woman suffrage
plays a most important part.
Miss Anne Mart n, national chair
Evening journal., 1916-12-20


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Evening journal., 1916-12-20

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Evening journal., 1916-12-20

You may purchase any piece of
Jewelry, Silverware or Clock in our
store on our easy weekly or month
ly payments. The goods will be
delivered Immediately on the first
payment
Evening journal., 1916-12-20

II Il Is inconvenient to call,
phone ID. & A., 7104, or Automatic
1868, and one Of our representa-
tives will visit you within the pri-
vacy OF your home or place of
business. A postcard will also an
swer the purpose.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-29
In the Silent Drama

Muse-Friday and Saturday Anita Stewart
art appears at the Muse in The Daring
Of Diana" This picture Is vivid tale of
newspaper life. Diana being reporter on
one of the biggest sheets In New York City.
In one scene we find Diana roaming about
the streets trying to find some news. when
suddenly the fire engines appear and the
crowds hurry after them. This is no fake"
for the engines are really going to a fire
and SO are the crowds. The fire In the
picture is factory fire. Billie Burke in
Tangled Threads and Mutt and jeff
cartoon are also on the bill. Many electric
fans have been installed recently, making
the Muse delightfully."- cool.
Hipp-If you were o young woman born
into the smartest set In New York society;
II your sister had committed crime; II in
order to save her you were forced to become
a secret agent of the United States Gus
toms to aid in the detection Of a man who
had smuggled 100000 necklace into the
country-if you fell In love with the snug
gler you were compelled to pursue; II 1t
became a choice between your sister and
the man you loved, what would you do?
This Is the theme of the story at the Hipp
today called Under Cover"
Empross-The four Milanos comedy
European gymnasts, are presenting feats OF
agility and endurance which makes their
act quite out of the ordinary. Mr.. Moylan
OF Larry Moylan and company is one Of the
cleverest card manipula tors in the country
and is capably assisted by daintily CARRIED
Irish colleen, whose work will cause you
10 sit up and take notice.
Strand-William Farnum IL the featured
player at the Strand today and tomorrow
in story Of western mining camp life
called THE Man from Bitter Root" OF
course. there is one Of those corking good
Farnum fights and the action is fast and
furious throughout. holding the spectator
enthralied throughout.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-29
Hatch Takes Blame
For the Failure

Newark, N. J., July 2S.-Full re-
sumed late today by Edwin H. Hatch,
sponsibility for the collapse of the
Mutual Trust company Of Orange.
N. J., which was closed Monday by
state banking authorities, was as:
vice president of the institution. and
said to be one of its largest stockhold-
ers. The crash, he said, resulted from
the over-certification Of $4,000 de-
post to ten times that amount,
$4,000.
Hatch's statement, issued from his
sick bed, followed the arrest Of him
self and Thomas S. Byrne, secretary
treasurer of the bank. TIE latter pre-
viously had admitted, according to the
authorities, that he had part in the
alleged conspiracy, but asserted his
act was not prompted by a desire for
personal gain, but by the belief that
he was serving the bank.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-29
Drugs and Toilet Articles.

Hughes Ideal Hair Brush, It's
value $3.50
2-quart combination, $500 value
AZ .Sl.l0
loo crepe toilet paper, 8 rolls, Csc
Extra large automobile chamois,
at .$l.29
Colgate's tooth paste and tooth
Drush ...,........... .23c
Pebeco tooth paste, SOC size 29c
Large size powder pufs Toe
Burgsss.Nash
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-29
Culls From the Wire

So that the republicans may attend the
Hughes notification ceremonies In New
York, the house agreed to adjourn from
Saturday to next Wednesday.
An arbitration treaty between the United
States and Honduras, similar to those nego-
tated by former Secretary Bryan with
many countries, has been signed.
Plans for the presidential campaign OF
the national prohibition party will be out
lined at d meeting of the general campaign
committee in indianapolis August 8.
In Washington an absolute divorce was
granted in the district supreme court to
Mrs. Katherine V. II. Wylie, whose hus-
band. Horace wylie. clipped to Europe in
1910 with Mrs. Elinor NJ. Hichborn.
Demand for an increase in wages from
S5 to 40 cents hour was made by a
committee from the Duluth Longshoremen's
union to officials Of the Northern Pacific
railroad and Lake Lines Stevedores assoc
citation.
Guardsmen on the border discharged be-
cause OF the necessity Of supporting de-
pendent relatives will have 10 pay their
Jwn expenses home. II was explained that
uudor the War department regulations this
compensation could not be allowed
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-29
Two Young Girls the Cause of 7wo
Boys Being Seriously Wounded

Two little girls are responsible, in
a measure, for shooting at Twentieth
and Mason streets late last night
which resulted in two boys, both un.
der II, being seriously wounded. The
boys are:
Archie Crawford. l6 years, $40 South
Twenty seventh street, bullet through left
shoulder; taken home.
Paul Papineau, l6 years, Florentine apart
ments, bullet through right kidney; taken
to st. Joseph's hospital
Two other boys of about the same
age did the shooting and escaped
Their names were not learned by the
authorities. The girls knew them only
as Eddie" and Mickey"
The story OF the affair as CLEANED
by the police is that the Crawford
boy and l5-year-old Ruth STAGE. 907
South Twentieth, and the Papineau
youth and Julia Ryan, IA, of S44
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-29

South Twenty-fourth, were very fond
of each other. They quarreled a
week ago at krug park. and out OF
pique the girls danced with the boys
known as Eddie" and Mickey"
Several nights ago the two latter
Youths took the girls to a picture
show. After the show Crawford and
Papineau, who awaited outside with
some other boys, routed Mickey"
and Eddie" and jeered the girls.
Last night when the new friends Of
the girls took them to the picture
low. the gang" was outside again.
When they tried to repeat their for
mer tactics. one of the young escorts
pulled a revolver and shot down the
ringleaders. The other boys fled.
The girls told the police that they
knew their escorts only as Eddie
and Mickey"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-29
Master Bakers Play
Aides Nineteen to
Nineteen Tie Game

What do you think of base ball
game tied at 10 to 10 runs at the end
of the third inning with the mercury
hugging the hundred-above mark?
That was the result of ball battle
between the master bakers of Omaha
and their helpers yesterday at Val
ley. The game was called, as the
players found it too hot to continue
the game.
About seven-five of the master bak-
ers, families and assistants went out
to Valley in fifteen automobiles and
motor truck. They spent the time,
aside from playing base ball, in bath
ing and in various contests. The ma
chimes were decorated with Ak-Sar-
Ben colors.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-29
GILMORE HEAD OF
BUILDING AND LOAN
Omaha Man Made President Of
Association at Meeting
in st. Louis.
OVER 200 ARE PRESENT

St. Louis. Mo-, July 2S.-(Special.)
The twenty-fourth annual conven-
ton of the United States League of
Local Building and Loan associations
ended tonight with an informal din
ner at the Sunset Hill Country club.
More than 200 visiting delegates at
tended.
Officers for the year we're elected
at the afternoon session. They are
George F. Gilmore, Omaha, president
L. l.. Rankin, Columbus, o., first vice
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-29
Two Bound Over on Charge
OF Stealing Motor Cars

Grand Island, Neb,, July H.--(Spe-
cial Telegram.)-La today the two
defendants, Devore and Griffin, ar
rested in the disclosures resulting in
the finding by Deputy Sheriff Cords
of six motor cars which had been
stolen in various sections Of the state.
were bound over to the district court
in the sum Of $1,000 each.
Griffin was Immediately served with
another warrant by Sheriff Sievcrs
on a charge preferred at Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-29

president; E. L. Keesler, Charlotte,
N. C., second vice president; Mark
D. Rider, Chicago, third vice presi-
dent; Joseph X Gamble, Philadelphia.
treasurer; H. F. Cellarius, Cincinnati,
secretary, and E. F. Howell, New
York City, assistant secretary. Cell
larius has been reelected for twenty
consecutive years.
Boston was selected for the 1917
convention. .s- .%,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-29

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Q Small size Listerine .......12e
Canthrox, SOC size ....... .29c
c Hard rubber combs, 25c size Ice
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Large size liquid veneer $50 SEC
h Fels Naptha, 10 cakes. 80. sac
c Nonspi, SOC size sec
c Sloan's liniment, 25c size. lie
c Large face chamois ......loe
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Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-29
Bryan Is Offered Place
In Winona Lake College

Trustees of new college being or
ganized at Winona Lake, Ind, have
offered William Jennings Bryan a
place as chancellor of the institution,
it is reported from Winona Lake.
The proposal is now being considered
by Mr.. Bryan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-30
THE LURE OF "soMRTnINd FOR
NOTHING"

Americans are perhaps not much
unlike other people in their love of
being humbugged; but they man
age to demonstrate their affection
for that proceeding, at times, on a
most impressive scale. Yesterday
the Dead Letter Office received, it is
stated, $4,000 letters containing a
dime each forwarded from Mime
spolis. They represented results Of
a chain letter fake; a silk petticoat
was promised to every woman who
would write five copies of the letter,
and forward a dime with her original
of it.
People by tens Of thousands COM
piled with the request. The Mime
npolis postoffice was almost swamped
by the incoming mail for the con-
Germ that had started the scheme and
then decamped III time to avoid the
rush-toward the penitentiary. The
newspapers expose of the thing has
not caught up with the lure of the
graft; the letters continue to come
in increasing numbers. Human
credulity may have limits, but such
all enterprise as this compels doubts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-30
THE CAMPAIGN FUNDS

The Republican campaign man.
agement has announced that it's cam.
paign fund was $1,667, 1929 in con-
trioutions to the national committee,
and $360,930.14 to the Congressional
committee. The Democratic national
committee says it has received
$1,006,283 to its own fund, $25, 646.42
to the Congressional committee.
Besides these sums, the National
Young Mems Republican League
raised $500, and the Democratic
executive campaign committee, $780,
758.
Thus the campaign funds are
shown to be decidedly less than in
tho good old" days when the coun-
try had vastly less wealth than now.
Ii political costs OF living had risen
in the ratio of other things, this
years campaign. might be expected
to cost. about $15,OOO,0O0. Instead
the two parties together declare
their funds are less than that COM
monty credited to the Republicans
alone in 1896.
Evidently the voters are going to
decide this election to suit them
selves. There. has been no charge,
sufficiently serious to deserve any
attention whatever, of efforts either
to buy or to coerce voters. Laws
made in recent years, rigidly limit
ing the sources from which funds
may be drawn. have had a signifi-
cant effect. But beyond this, and
doubtless more important yet, is the
sentiment that lay behind these
laws. The PUBLIC doesn't want finan-
cial campaigns, and the politicians
have discovered that it isn't worth
while, anyhow, to try to do the trick
with money. Seriously to affect re-
suits would require an amount be-
yond possibility-and raising it
would involve measures that would
almost certainly cause a scandal re-
acting to the disadvantage of the
party that managed to get the big
pile.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-30
BUT HOW ABOUT LABOR HERE ?

Henry Costing, president Of the
Trade Union Congress of Great
Britain. occupies a position analo-
gous to that of Samuel Gompers, head
of the American Federation of
Labor. On the eve of departure for
America to attend the Baltimore
conference, Mr.. Costing issues an
interview in which he predicts for
British labor and industry, after the
war, the greatest prosperity they
have ever known. The wartime scale
of wages will be continued and even
bettered "when all Great Britain's
industries are in full swing"
Cheering news, that, for the
American workingman who looks
forward to the prospect of Compel
ing not only with the returned mil
lions of Britain's soldier-workers,
but with the rehabilitated industrial
organizations of the other warning
nations.
The American scale of wages and
living will never survive unless the
American system of protection is re-
stored in its full effectiveness. There
will be no compromise. This coun-
try must go forward under protec-
ton Administration headed by Mr..
Hughes, or it will go backward un-
der a free trade Administration
headed by Mr.. Wilson. The voters
will decide which way they choose !;
and just such assurances as this
from our competitors across the
water are making it more certain
that in the last days before cleo
ton the voters will coldly decide to
stand by the interests Of this coun-
try, threatened as they never were
before.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-30

grade schools will perhaps not stir
so deep an interest as would teaching
elementary economics and civics.
But for pupils who have a clearly
defined objective in the language
field. the earlier attack upon a for
eign tongue would mean an easier
and quicker mastery Of it.
AS for the fraternities, that is q
question which should be settled, and
settled once for all. 1t is hang
over issue, and the president of the
board already has indicated that he
believes either in sanctioning the
secret societies or in condemning
them. At present they are in an
anomalous position, and whatever de-
fects they have are emphasized by
their uncertain status.
Extension of medical and dental
supervision, with provision for
school nurses, affords a remarkable
chance for constructive effort. The
outline given by the president Of the
board in a casual address may rep
resent only few phases of the
school program he has in mind. He
has cited enough issues to point the
way to some highly useful work this
year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-30

damage in the shortest time; and
then, without warning or declara-
ton, to have struck; destroying
British merchantmen right and left
"They could have put down a thou
sand ships in the first week." de-
clares Lord Beresford, "and IL we
had had three times the number of
dreadnaughts, it would have availed
us nothing"
This method would, in the opinion
of Lord Beresford, have brought
England to her knees; the Germans
could have carried Paris, and then
smashed their way to Petrograd,
won the war, and dominated Europe.
Their mistake was in assuming that
Britain would not fight, and so omit
ting to treat the British merchant
fleet as they treated Belgium. At
least it is interesting to Americans
to know what the highest British
naval authority thinks is the right
way to start q war.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-30
DENIALS THAT DON'T DENY

The various denials Of Senator
Lodges charges about the multiplying
addendum to the Lusitania note
which contained the "omit no word
nor act" phrase, are not convincing
or satisfactory. Former Secretary
Breckenridge uses vigorous enough
language, but IL is not to the point.
He says:
Anyone who quoted me as
represented -" Ia n scoundrcl. No
member of President Wilson's Cab
met ever threatened him on any
subject. The malice that would seek
for partisan advantage to cmascu-
late the potency of ones Govern
ment in vital international 1f-
fair by the mongcrinE Of backstairs
gossip Is beneath contempt.
The real question here is not
whether anybody threatened to re-
sign from the Cabinet. 1t is whether
the President did assent to sending
an addendum or supplemental note
that in effect would negative the
vigorous language of the document
that was published. Mr.. Breckin-
ridges Characterization as scoun-
drel of the man who has vouched
for the story has no Significance. The
only thing that the former Assistant
Secretary of War denies is the state
ment that any member of the Cab
met threatened to resign. The es-
sential parts of the story he does
not deny.
Neither did former Secretary Gar
rison. He was in Washington when
the Lodge story was published, and
declined to make any statement
about it. Manifestly, he would
have denied it if it had not been
true.
Meanwhile Prof. Bailey, who sup
piled Senator Lodge with the ac-
count of the interview in which Mr..
Breckenridge told the. story of the
addendum, comes forward with fur
Their insistence that his story was
accurate and in no wise exaggerated.
The President declines to make any
statement on the subject. Secretary
Houston denies that he ever threat
ened to resign, which nobody seems
to have charged. He expresses con-
fidence that the President would
have been incapable of conceiving
such crooked course"
Altogether, the story not only has
lost no strength or convincing force
from the "denials" that have been
issued. They fail to deny. The
story will not fail to exert telling
influence on the campaign in its
closing days. 1t cannot be brushed
aside as roorback. There is plenty
of time for denials, Of the sort that
will stick, if the facts can be de-
MED. The Republicans would be
convicted of political asininity and
insincerity of the grossest kind if
they had put out such a tale with
out being perfectly certain of their
ground.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-30
FOR BETTER COUNTY ROADS

The county" which once included
that part of the District of Columbia
outside Washington city and George
town, has long since passed out of
existence. 1t ought never to have
existed, for some of the traditions
of the unfortunate period of divided
Jurisdictions here have fingered too
long. One of them was that the
County" was not entitled to much
consideration in the way of public
improvements. A result of this is
the bad roads which are SO COM
mon in the purlieus between the de-
veloped city and the District bound
aries.
The Retail Merchants Associa-
ton is doing real service to both
Washington and the surrounding
country, in taking up systematically
the effort to get this twilight high
way zone introduced to daylight con-
ditions. A committee has been
named to study the whole situation.
1t will find plenty of work to do,
and its recommendations, if care
fully prepared, should receive the
attention Of the District admins
tration and, in turn, of Congress.
1t is a matter Of commonest OBJ
servation that nowadays the worst
roads are the streets of country
towns. Splendid modern pixies reach
for miles and miles from town TO
town; but at the corporation line of
village, town, or city there is an in
slant slump, in most cases, and the
old-style dirt road of bumps and
mud is found once more.
The outlying districts of Wash
ington have altogether too great a
mileage Of just this kind of roads,
and they are a disgrace to the city.
The city has splendid streets, the
surrounding counties, particularly in
Maryland, have roads that are lust
as good; but between the city's
streets and the country road sys-
tenn lies the belt of District of Co
lumbia roads that need to be per-
fected in order properly to connect
city with country. Let the situation
be fully analysed and then put a
real push back Of the movement fol
improvement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-30
A PRACTICAL SCHOOL PROGRAM

An educational survey of Wash
ington, similar to that recently
made of the recreational facilities of
the District, would disclose the fact
that this city is leader in many
phases of school work. But to con-
clude from that fact that Washing
ton can afford to take a breathing
spell and wait for more backward
cities to catch up, would be a sad
mistake. A reading of the report of
the Superintendent of Schools shows
how new problems press upon school
officials for solution.
The Rev. DIR. John Van Setback,
>jr., in an address last evening, out
lined few of the questions that
await solution, and they form an
excellent platform upon which the
new Board OF Education may work.
Some of these problems are: super
vised study, free text books for the
high schools, keeping pupils in school
for longer periods, teaching modern
languages and typewriting in graded
schools, abolition of fraternities,
competitive examinations for jani-
tors, larger use of Fairgrounds, and
extension of medical and dental su-
pervision.
The question Of keeping pupils in
schools for longer periods probably
refers both to the longer school ses-
lsions daily, which would be neces-
sary to introduce a scheme of super
Vised study, and lengthening. the
school year, by establishment of va
cation schools.
Free text books for high schools
long have been advocated by labor
organizations and civic bodies, and
data gathered by the United States
Bureau of Education show how fan
behind the National Capital is in
this respect.
Teaching modern languages in