Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-20
Brief City News

Platinum Wedding Rings-Edholm.
Have Root Print It-Now Beacon
Press.
Best Meal for the Money-Claire-
mont Inn.
DR.. w. X. Foote, now at 1913 First
National.
Admitted TO Federal PRACTICE. F.
Daugherty of Omaha has been admit
ted to practice in the federal court.
Flag at Half Staff-The flag on the
federal building was lowered to half
staff Friday out of respect to Admiral
Dewey.
Builders Exchange Banquet-The
annual banquet of the Builders eX-
Chane will be held at the Commercial
club Tuesday night, February 6,
New Son to Former Omaha Woman
A son has been born to Mr. and
Mrs. r. NJ. Tomkins of Chicago. Mrs.
Tomkins was formerly Miss Margaret
Hall of Omaha.
Students Reception to Archbishop
students of st. Mary's and st. Berch-
mans academies have a reception at
st. Berchman's next Monday to Arch
bishop Harry.
Smallpox at Druid Hill-One small
poX case in the Druid Hill school dis
trict caused the usual furry among
pupils and teachers. The school nurses
have charge of the situation.
Welfare Board lnspector-Elizabeth
Stearns has been appointed an inspec-
tor for the public welfare board at $65
a month, succeeding lila Bridges, re-
signed on account of ill-health.
Burglars Get Pcnnies-Fifteen pen
MES and a bank book was all the loot
obtained by two burglars who Thurs
day night pried open the front door
Of Adolph Rueben's store at 1922 st.
Mary's avenue.
The Undertaking Business of the
late Edward L. Dodder will be con-
tinued under the management Of Fred
E. Zero, who has been with the firm
for the last eighteen years. (Signed)
DELLA DODDER, Admx
Audubons Mect-The Nebraska Au-
dubon society will hold its annual
meeting Saturday evening in the pub
lie library building. Election of Of
ficers and other matters Of interest
al = tLhlouiNCu' "a Iull dtlChuahNS 10
requested.
Value Of Bird Life to Nebraska
Sunday afternoon DR.. Scion R. Towne
will address the Omaha Philosophical
society on THE Value of Bird Life to
Nebraska at its rooms in the Lyric
building, Nineteenth and Farnam
streets. at 3 p m.
Changes His Plea-John B. Early
is being tried in the United States dis
trict court for selling liquor to Indians
without license. Early first entered
a plea of guilty, but evidently changed
his mind, as he changed his plea to
not guilty and thus made necessary
the trial.
Goes to West Point-Glenn Paxton,
son of Mrs. " V. Paxton, has received
an appointment to West Point through
Congressman Lobeck. Mrs Paxton is
an active member of the Woman S
club of the Railway Mail Serv-
ice. Mr.. Paxton is graduate of Cen
trail High school
Burglars and Holdup Men Active
Why take the chances of loss, when
you can secure insurance on the con-
tents of your residence or place of
buSlIltSo VI iIt any WhtlC VI
yourself or any member Of your fam
lily at very low cost. Phone Douglas
1856, Wheeler & Welpton Co.
To Talk on "Mules"- Mules" is the
title of the address to be delivered al
the mems meeting Of the Young Mems
Christian association Sunday afternoon
at o'clock by Will H. IHoughton
evangelist from New York. The
evangelist took Mules" as the title
of his address because he asserts that
there will be punch and kick" back
of it.
Again It's Up-The heralded ad.
vance in the price of gasoline came tc
pass when the Nicholas Oil company
and the Standard Oil company an
nounced the commodity one-halt
cent further removed from the would
be purchaser. This, as usual, follows
a raise in the Indiana territory. 1t is
now 20h cents gallon.
Neville Honors Nurse-Miss Lora
Davis, a former Blair, Neb., girl, who
took nurses training at Wise Memo
rial and Nicholas Sem hospitals, has
received state life Diploma, signed by
Governor Neville. This certificate
granted because of extra study, ex-
empts Miss Davis from further exami-
nations and entities her to pursue her
profession any place.
Students Visit Police Station
Thirty students of the civics and home
economics classes at Central High
school, headed by their teacher, Miss
Autumn Davies, paid visit to the
police station yesterday. They saw
how prisoners were ''mugged" and
measured, and were shown through
the cells court room, matron's depart
ment and workhouse.
Lines Can't Get Passport-J. R
Lines, religious secretary of the Young
Mems Christian association, who left
to do association work among the In
dian troops in MesOpotamia, may be
unable to accomplish his mission, ac.
cordng to a letter received at the To-
cal Young Mems Christian association
Lines has been in New York for the
Jast fifteen days and has been unable
to secure a passport for the war zone
Fine Fireplace Goods-Sunderiand