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Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
South Omaha Brevitaes

Steam. heated apt In ScRrgo Blk: Z rms,
SsS00.E. II. Benner Co, d. S406
Mrs. Robert McNally OF sheridan, Wyo,,
Is the guest OF her parents, Mr.. ana Mrs.
| Sam Wagcpsen.
Nice home corner Twenty-fifth and X
for sale. by the owner. Inquire All South
Twenty eighth street
Three four-room cottages, between r and
@, on Twenty eighth street, for sale by the
| owner, NJ s, d. J. Adams
Mr. and Mrs, G. L. McGinty and little
daughter have returned from a visit with
relatives IN Mount Vernon, Ind,
Miss DeLone. harpist will give recital
at the Trinity Baptist church, Twenty fifth
and II streets, Tuesday evening, Decem-
ber II,
Detective Zaloudek OF tho South Side
police force went to Camp Cody, n NJ.
Thursday evening TO visit his son, who 10
In training there,
Tho Regina club will give . card party
and entertainment at st. Bridgets school
hall, Twenty sixth and Il streets, Tuesday
evening December II.
Miss Isabelle I,orer OF Lindsay has re-
turned TO her homo after a visit with Miss
Catherine Heafy. Miss Borer Is sister
Of Rev. Father Dorer of st. Bridgets
parish.
Miss Martha Adams has accepted 4 posi-.
ton in the office of the clerk of the dis
trict court. Miss Adams In q graduate of
the South Side HigN school. She has been
In the employ OF the Citizen Printing COM
pany on the South Side.
The South Omaha woman's club will hold
a kensington Tuesday afternoon. December
II, at the home Of Mrs. J. b. Watkins 2blt
Il street.
Lieutenant II, II. Stewart is visiting
friends on the South Side for few days.
He will 20 to Camp Dodge soon. The
young officer was formerly employed In the
beef department at the Swift packing plant
He left his work TO enter training at Fort
Smelling. and was there commissioned first
lieutenant
Upchurch lodge, No. .. Degree OF Honor
met Wednesday evening and elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year, Past
chief Of honor, li2sie Randall; chief OF
honor. Mae Bernard; lady Of honor. Lillian
McCabe; chief OF ceremonies, Agnes Fisher;
recorder, Margaret Steele: finsncler. Hattie
Mauer; treasurer, Elizabeth Deckert: musi-
clan, Mary Flood: usher, Mae Ellis: assist
ant usher. Caroline Ellis; inside watch. Ida
Morton; outside watch, Mary Ratigan
tain Of team, Rose Bernard: trustees,
Francis Cornoman. Emma steinberg and
Mary Riley.
The U. q. J. club met Friday at the home
Of Miss Gladys Condor. musical program
was given and refreshments were served.
The following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Miss Alva McClanahan: secretary
treasurer, Miss Grace Sauteri reporter. Miss
Nora Zeiger. Among those present We're;
Misses Marie Luokey, Ruth Johnson, Grace
Sauter, Eva Zeiger, Nora Zeiger, Gladys
Condon: Messrs. Harold Nuno, Roy Scarda,
Harold Keiberg, Hugh Glow. Alba Mcclana-
han. .-.
The boys OF tho social center OF the West
Side school and the Morton Park Athletic
eluh will hold a Apries athletic contests
during The Christmas holidays. George Col
'lina Is In charge OF the social center boys
apd p. c, Caldwell Is leader OF the Morton
park boys.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
RED CROSS NURSES
BENEFIT BY 'Y' WORK
Young Women Conduct Work
Also Among Workers in Gen.
ters Where Munitions Are
Being Made.

Miss Eta Pickering, general secre-
tary of the Omaha Young Womens
Christian association. says the Rookie
feller foundation has given 100000
for the war work of the Young Wom-
ems Christian association. This is in
addition to its initial ~onation OF $780,
900. When the $4,0G0,000 goal is at
tanned 100000 more will be given.
Other institutions and individuals
are backing the Young Women's
Christian association in meeting the
social. industrial and moral problems
which war brings to women and chill
dren. The Carnegie foundation appro-
priated 100000.
John R. Mott, secretary OF the in
ternational committee of the Young
Mems Christian association, is inter-
ested in this work. In a letter he
states. "In spite of all provisions being
made to create a zone of moral safety
around the camps, the moral and re-
ligious welfare OF the soldiers depends
in large measure upon the social con-
ditions in adjoining communities, We
are eager to have the women's associ-
alton meet this responsibility for the
protection Of girls and women. Work
ers for girls and men should Coop
crate. Christian women have given
remarkable service in the British and
Canadian armies"
The association seeks to build
"huts" for Red Cross nurses on the
western front. Trained workers are
needed among foreign speaking wom-
en- in manufacturing and military CEN
ters. Mrs. James S. Cushman Of New
York City is chairman OF the war
work council of the Young Mems
Christian association.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
IMPROVERS KICK
ON PARK PURCHASES
South Side Federation Opposes
City Purchase Of Christie
Heights or letter Track
for Parks.

The Federation of South Side I'm
provement clubs opposes the pur-
chase by the city of tracts of ground
in Christie Heights or the letter tract
for park purposes and passed reso-
lutions to that effect at their regular
meeting December 7. Copies OF the
resolutions have been sent to the
mayor and the members of the city
council as follows:
Whereas certain residents OF the
southwestern section of the city ap-
peared before the honorable mayor
and city council and represented TO
them that the citizens, taxpayers and
residents of the southwestern section
of the city desired the purchase OF
the Christie Heights property by the
city, and
"Whereas, the Improvement clubs
of that section of the city are against
the purchase of said site by the city
and the taxpayers and citizens gener-
ally are opposed to said site, and
Whereas, j. has come to our knowl-
edge that a tract OF land known as
the letter tract has been offered for
sale to the cit for $4,000 for park
purposes, and
Whereas, said letter tract is not
suitable for park site, and never will
be desired nor cared for as a park
site by the citizens OF this community,
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, that
the Federation of South Side I'M
provement clubs does hereby Wig
orously oppose the purchase OF the
proposed Christie Heights and letter
tracts of ground by the city of Oma-
ha, and
"Be 1t Further Resolved. that a
copy of this resolution be sent the
honorable mayor and city council at
once"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
Willis Reed Addresses
Members of Douglas Bar

Attorney General Willis Z. Reed
addressed the members OF the Omaha
Bar association at the Commercial
club Saturday evening on certain fea-
lures of the draft QUESTIONABLE and the
part the lawyers are expected to play
in the administration of the selectivc
draft law under the new system.
The attorneys were each given the
2s4-page "Selective Service Regula.
tons" instruction book prepared by
the government. The lawyers were
advised to study this book as they
would the statutes Of the state.
Hundreds OF cases in the first draf,
had to be brought up for reconsidera
ton by the district exemption board
because men did not know the steps
to take in making their exemption
pleas or failed to make their cases
clearly and completely and in the
proper form.
The Bar association urges its mem
bers to cooperate with the govern
ment in making the next registration,
which is to begin December Is, as ac-
curate and exact as possible.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
AULD THINKS
NO CHANCE NOW
TO FIND BANKER

Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. Especial
Telegram. )-Satished chat II. ]. Lef-
ferdink, 26lS Garfield street, Lincoln,
Neb., is dead and that his bones are
bleaching somewhere on the desert
near here, w. T. Aud of Omaha
today asked the police to institute a
search for the man who has been MISS
ing since November 7. He said Lef-
ferdink formerly conducted bank at
Denton, Neb., but removed to Linz
coin after disposing of the institution.
Later he came to Phoenix expecting
to locate hcre In October h. wrote
his wife in Lincoln that he had de-
cided to end it all, declaring he in
tended to 60 out on the desert and
walk until he was Obliged to give UP
and then lie down to die, leaving his
body as food for the buzzards."
A telegram sent November 7 asking
IL his letter had been received was the
last word from him. The aid Of Mr..
Auld who is wintering here, was en-
listed by Clinton ]. Campbell, Lin
coin attorney
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
HERE'S ONE MAN
WHO BEAT DRAFT
George Randolph Of Wayne
Surmounts Many Difficulties
in Effort to Farm, Get Edu.
cation and Enlist.

Here is one man who has success
fully steered the ship of his private
fortunes through the rocks and whirl.
pools of the selective draft to the goal
of his personal ambitions, "Use your
head" is his motto now, "and it all
comes out as slick as good checker
game" he says.
George Randolph, q, of Wayne
Neb., came down to the district ex-
emption board some time ago with
grievous troubles on his mind. He
said that few years ago he was up
to his ears in debt and at the same
time possessed with a great desire to
get university education and max.
the most of his life and his abilities.
To accomplish this end he had thence
forth two great ambitions. First to
earn enough money to get out of debt,
and second to earn enough more to
get his education.
Goes On Farm.
He went out on farm determined
to earn that money by sheer pluck and
hard work. And he did.
But in the midst of his struggles
war was declared. When the first
draft was called he did not have quite
enough to pay off his debts so he
pleaded his exemptions as an agri-
cultural laborer and was exempted.
But by the time his harvests were
in this fall he had paid off his debts
and had the couple of thousand dol
lars he needed to get his education
at the state university. Here was
where his problem began. If he left
the farm to go to the university the
cause of his exemption would be re-
moved and he would automatically
become liable for service and be sent
to Camp Funston. If he remained on
the farm under the protection of his
exemption as a farmer he could not
get his education. He did not want
to farm. He wanted an education. He
was on both horns of the dilemma
with arms and legs waving and no
rescue in sight.
Appears Before Board.
Finally. however. he solved the
problem and appeared before the dis
trict exemption board here, full of
enthusiasm. He demanded that his
exemption be removed and he be
allowed to join the navy.
Its just the thing" he said en-
Enthusiastically. Don't know why l
didn't see it before. I can serve the
country and get my education all at
one crack-and a dad blamed good
education, too, at that. Best in the
world. / want to join today"
There was some difficulty. In the
first plac. the governors permission
to allow him to enlist had to be OBJ
tanned. 1t finally came through. But
on examination at the recruiting Office
he was turned down on account of his
eyes.
This was poser. In the first place
the very fact that he asked to enlist
constituted an annull;nent OF his ex-
emption and made him liable to the
draft. If the navy refused him he
could not go back to the farm nor to
the university, and his education"
would go alli to smash!
But Randolph was not man to be
downed. He went back to the re-
cruiting office and told them that if
there was anything wrong with his
tests it must have been in the ma
chinery, as his eyes were o. K. and
no mistake! He finally won and
passed the second examination. He
is the happiest man in the service to-
day and getting his education" "the
best in the world, by gum" from
Uncle Sam. +.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
Y. w. Workers Raise More
Than $4,000 in War Drive

The sum of $l0,603.1S was raised in
the recent Young Woman's Christian
association drive. The different COM
mittees and the amounts they turned
in are as follows; Mems committee,
$1,347; women's committee. $2,875;
business girls committee. $l,92205;
Daughters of American Revolution,
$50; churches; $958,30; nurses COM
mittee, 81 ,44S.ll; amount raised in the
stores by different helpers, SOFAS;
theaters and moving picture shows,
$.36Q %
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
OD0R OF BURNING
FLESH PERVADES
STRICKEN CITY
Fires Blaze in Spots and Snow
and Ice Hamper Heroic
Efforts Of Rescue
Workers.
(By Associated Press.)

Halifax, Dec. 9.-Right in the heart
of the burned area, fires starting
Thursday, blazed tonight like bonfires,
and the crowds moving along the
rough snow paths caught something
that made the atmosphere we'll nigh
unbearable. 1t was odor of burning
flesh.
The flames leave little trace and
this fact may give substance to the
new official estimate of 1900 dead.
There was no accurate census OF the
population OF the Richmond district.
Families came and went and when
whole families were lost there was no
one left to report their deaths.
There are dismantled buildings in
the rows OF streets that have not yet
been dragged down. The walls lean
at dangerous angles and the window
blinds, coated with ice, kept up an
all-day tapping as the wind swept
through. There are piles and piles Of
ruins that no available force at pre-
sent here can clear away in weeks.
Not much will be found to help solve
the maddening riddle as to the num-
Der gone.
Refugees in Tents.
Going out from the business section,
the newspaper correspondents OBJ
tanned the first vivid impression in
passing a wide. snow-covered park,
with 800 tents in which part of the
homeless were being supplied with
food and heat. There were not
houses enough to shelter them, but
the fact stands out that while the city
was stunned Thursday, it provided
quarters for every person in distress.
The tent quarters were comfortable
without doubt.
Between this tented park and Rich
mond. are the morgues. A four-story
school building. badly damaged by
the jar, is the main morgue into which
hundreds tramped today in search of
the missing. But the view was heart
breaking to those who feared the
worst, for the bodies were burned and
blackened to such an extent that the
only chance OF identification lay in
the possible finding of trinket. OF
the 800 in this morgue, not more than
so bodies had been claimed tonight.
Eight hundred probably have been re-
covered. ,,.-
;now Delays Search.
Many of the injured died at relief
stations while being removed to hos
litals and elsewhere. Heretofore it
has been more or less guesswork, but
the officers in charge of the morgues
fixed 1900 as the number, this being
based on reports from officers who
had made a general survey of the
burned section.
With everything buried under the
snow, the search today was delayed
while the main forces wer devoting
attention to the injured. All vehicles
have been Communicated. An aged
man on his way to search for his wife
was held up and the sleigh taken fronl
him.
An officer explained in kindly way
that it was life and death matter to
take care Of the wounded. Without
protest he gave up the rig. This
merely illustrates the wonderful spir-
it of the entire community.
Guards stood all around the ruined
part OF Halifax, but this wa for form
rather than for fact.
There never is any looting in Hal
flax in time OF trouble like this" the
authorities announced today in dis
posing of the inquiries concerning
looting.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
War Play Written by Miss
Greene Staued in Omaha

DRAFTED" new war play written by
Miss Mac Greene, 26l6 California
street, is to be staged in Omaha
shortly before the holidays. The
dramatic club of St. johns parish
will present it at til: Creighton audi
torium, the proceeds to be devoted to
war benefits.
The production is to be under the
direction of Mrs. Isabella McLaugh-
lin, who as Isabella Gilbert was
stage favorite several years ago. She
is now residing in Omaha, having
moved here from Denver recently.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
Aged Woman Overcome
By Gas; Will Recover

The timely arrival of Police Sur
geon Romonek probably saved the life
of Mrs. Katherine White, aged go,
who was overcome by escaping gas
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs. F.
H. Rosters, 22l9 Miami street, late
yesterday afternoon.
A kettle of water on a gas burner
boiled over and extinguished the
fame while the aged woman was TAX
ing nap. She was found by Mrs.
Rosters, who Immediately summoned
a doctor.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
GINGER, PEP AND
FUN GALORE IN
ROSELAND GIRLS

Solly Ward starts out at the OPEN
ing OF THE Roseland Girls" as Her
Man Sousebuilder, the vegetable
king" He appears later on as a
hilarious policeman. seasick steam
ship passenger, Johnnie" at stage
door, a pc ldler of neckties and shoe
strings, and finally as a more or less
brave sheriff in a wild west town.
And in every character he is con-
tinual fun maker. His accent is gen.
orally German, but it becomes Yid-
dish in the last half and always he
has Charlie Chaplin smile.
The show opened weeks engage
ment at the Gayety yesterday to full
houses. The people seemed to have
advance word that this is an extra
good show. THE Roseland Girls"
starts out with the declaration that
it isn't going to have a plot, and the
large cast Of principals and chorus
sing a song to that effect. Instead of
the plot, the song says, they're going
to give the audience speed. ginger.
beauty and fun" And the show lives
up to the promise. There is novelty
in this show. There are nine scenes.
and each is put on artistically. There
are pirate scenes, scenes on ship
board. scenes in the wild west. And
in every one is the fun OF Ward and
the pep" of his company, particularly
Stella Wood, who is Pep in the first
half Of the show and Happy" in the
last half and lives up to her name in
both instances.
Elsie Bostel, Esther Delaur and
Evelyn Burnett, Harry Coleman and
Don Trent are all able assistant fun
makers. A toe dance in the first act
by Charlotte Turner and song trio
BY M. Hunter, Burdette Hunter and
Harry Chick in the second act were
specialties that made big hits.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
New Factory Draws Investors
To North Part Of City

The large rubber tire factory be-
ing built between Eighteenth and
Nineteenth streets on lizard street has
attracted the investors to the north
part OF town. ]. B, Robinson has
sold the following piece of property
three times in less than six months:
four-apartment brick fiat at 1906 to
1872 North Twentieth street, each
buyer making a neat profit, as the
building is comparatively new and up
to-date
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
Austrian Orchestra Director
Arrested as an Alien Enemy

Cincinnati, o., Dec. 81. Ernst
Kunwald. an Austrian subject and di-
rector of the Cincinnati Symphony
orchestra, was arrested here today by
United States Marshal Devanney on
an order received from Attorney Cen
eral Gregory at Washington. Marshal
Devanney announced that Prof Kun
wald was arrested in accordance with
Article XII of the presidents proc
lamation relative to alien enemies.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
Ladies' Aid Society
To Hold Annual Bazar

The Ladies' Aid society OF the
Walnut Hill Methodist church, Forty
first and Charles streets. will give
its annual bazar at the court house
on December II and l8. The fair
will be held in the spacious rotunda
of the building. Women Of the church
will be in charge of the booths, where
sales OF dolls. fancy work and knitted
articles will be conducted. ..
Mrs. J. B. Whitley is chairmanao OF
the committee Of affairs. Mrs. w. P.
Wheeler is president of the Ladies'
Aid society.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
Stumbles Over Tow Rope.

Thomas .. Coughlan, l0S South
Twenty-fourth street, received lacer-
alton over his right eye when he fell
over rope towline which was fasten-
ed'to an automobile driven by Eugene
Barbeau, at Sixteenth ard Farnam
streets, yesterday afternoon. The car,
which was driven by Barbeau, was
pulling another automobile at the
time.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
North American Buys Hotel.

Ottawa, Kan, Dec. 8-(Special
Telegram.)-A contract has been
closed here by the North American
Hotel company of Omaha to take
over the completed fve-story Dobson
building and convert it into 100000
hotel at once. The Dobson building
was started several years ago, but
after { e exterior was practically COM
leted work was suspended because
of iitipafinn
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
Card of Thanks.

We wish to extend our thanks to
the foremen and employees of the
Cudahy Packing company and to our
friends and neishbors for their many
acts of kindness and sympathy ex-
pressed to us during the illness and
bereavement of our beloved husband
and father. ... .---.----
MRS. AUGUST r. BEHMKE.
MRS. FRANK GRACE.
MRS. THOMAS MOORE.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
SOUTH SIDE

brasks and have been published in
their emergency bulletins.
Miss Bookmeyer and Miss Kopietz
are in charge OF the domestic science
work at the Sorth Side High school,
and heir work has attracted much
attention. They have classes in Red
Cross sewing, surgical work. practical
dress-making, and also hold a class
in night school for men who wish to
become army cooks.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
Nephew of Sheriff Clark
Killed in Fight at Cambrai

Sheriff Clark has been notified that
his nephew, Eddy Maher of the
American engineers in France, was
killed in the big advance before Cam
brai, in which a force of American
engineers took up arms to stem the
German counter attack.
Maher was 20 years old when he
enlisted in the engineering corps soon
after war was declared. He is the
son of Mrs. Mamie Maher of Brook
lyn, Mass, Sheriff Clark's sister.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
Three British Officers ,
Arrive at Balloon Scr 7ol

Three officers of the Royal Flying
corps Of the English army arrived in
Omaha yesterday and went at once
to the Fort Omaha balloon school
where they will assist in instructing
the recruits how to observe the en-
emmy from the air. These men.
Captain R. D. Edlundeh, Lieutenant
R. B. Waine and Lieutenant v. G.
Hammond AMI veterans in the service
and have been on the Belgian front
for a considerable time. They are
all most interesting.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
HYMENEAL.
Peck-Anderson

Miss Mabel D. Anderson, daughter
of Peter Anderson of Tekamah, Neb.,
and Earl S. Peck were married by
Rev. Charles w. Savidge Saturday
afternoon. They were accompanied
by Miss Irene Mason and Don
Mari. The entire party was from
Tekamah 30 &. .
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
South Sid. Girls Compile
Recipes Accented by Uni

The girls in the advanced cooking
classes Of the South Side High school
have already done important work
in giving practical help in food con-
servation. Last spring the class in
original research made many recipes
for meat substitutes. These recipes
have been adopted by the agricultural
department of the University of Ne
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
Silk Dresses Stolen.

An unidentified burglar entered the
residence of Leon Simmons, 1881
North Twenty-third street, yesterday
afternoon while the family was away
and stole two silk dresses and an
ovcrcoat. The burglar gained en-
trance by unlocking the front door.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10

Culver City, Cal, Dec. 9.--Two men
pretending to be making a motion
picture. held up and robbed the Gull
YER City Commercial and Savings
bank today and escaped with $4,000.
Culver City is near Los Angeles.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
Besse Stars This Week.

Besse Stars This Week.
Pauline Fredrick,
Mime. Petrova.
Billie Burke.
George Beban.
Fatty Arbuckle.
Carlyle Blackwell,
Charley Chaplin.
Edna purviance.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
PERSONAL.

f. BRoTT. Massage. 702 S. 18th. D. 9526
Manicurlng and mass, 1923 Farnam. r, 10.
FURNACES cleaned. 81: Central Tin shon.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-10
RED CROSS DRIVE
LEADERS CHOSEN
Nearly 100 Representative
Business Men Named to Lead
Committees in Huge
Christmas Campaign.

Nearly 100 men were named yes
terday to serve as chairmen of the
various committees which will con-
duct the huge Christmas Red Cross
drive for 10000 members in Omaha
the week starting December ".
Representative business men have
been chosen from all walks of life in
all parts OF the city, including the
South Side, Benson and Florence.
They will head the committees which
will have direct charge of the big
drive for members.
Each one of these chairmen is ap-
pointing captains to assist them. The
captains will be announced later in
The week.
A committee of women soon will
be appointed to a house-to-house can
vasS in the residence districts.
Names of Chairmen.