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Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
7 DEATHS Drive
CHRISTMAS JOY
FROM LANG Home
Father and Son Die Within a
Week and Mother is in
Serious State of
Health.

Plans for merry Christmas in
the home OF Frederick o. Lang, 26l4
Emmett street, were rudely shattered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lang their son,
Donald, and Mrs. Snyder, Mrs.
Lang's mother, had great plans 10
a jovial holiday season. Mr.. Lang
was employed by the Ford Motor
company as mechanic and since
the closing of the local assembling
plant has been building house on
his farm near Florence. Six-year-old
Donald has been making the house
merry with his laughter.
Last Friday, after few days
sickness, Donald died from the in
fiuenza. The little body was buried
Sunday. Christmas morn g the
father died, and now the mother, the
only member of the little family left,
is on deaths threshold with double
pneumonia. She is at the Lord Lis
ter hospital.
Mr.. Lang has no relatives in this
country. The funeral will be from
the home Friday at 2 o'clock. Bur
ial will be in the Forest Lawn ceme-
terry. He was IS years old and had
been married eight years.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
Packers Pinch Odd
Pennies on Wages, Says
Kansas City Witness

Chicago, Dec. 26..-At the hearing
of packing house employees for wage
increases before Federal Judge Al
schuler today, Miss Ethel Kelly of
Kansas City testified that woman's
coat that cost $14.75 year ago now
costs $35. She also said that when
working on piece work the packing
houses withheld the odd pennies
from the employees. If a worker
earned $21 a day on piece work,
they only got $2S5, she said.
Mrs. Edna Wheeler of Kansas
City, working on piece work in the
Morris & Co. plant in Kansas City
said she averaged SIS weekly and
worked 10 hours daily. This sum
was insufficient, the witness said,
and her board cost her $3.50 a week
and her room $3.50.
Judge Alschuler authorized Miss
Kelly to visit Chicago department
stores to ascertain the differences,
if any, in the cost of food and cloth
ing in Kansas City and Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
u. S. Seeking Release
Of Consul Arrested
by Hostile Bolsheviki

Washington. Dec. 26.-Urgent
messages sent through many chan
nels when the report reached Wash
ington that Roger c. Tredwell.
American consul, had been arrested
by the bolsheviki at Tashkent, in
Russian Turkestan, brought word
today that the consul. while in GUS
tody, was we'll treated, being cor
fined to his room instead of pris-
on. Efforts to obtain his release are
going forward.
Just what caused the consul's ar
rest is not known, but it may be
that the hostile bolshevik authorities
took him in charge for no other
reason than the fact that he was an
American consular officer.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
New Ordinance Orders
Gas Mains from Streets

An ordinance, prepare9 By Cor
poration Counsel Lambert, ordering
the Omaha Gas company to remove
its mains, pipes, etc, from streets
alleys and other city property, was
introduced in city council Thursday
orning. The purpose of the or
dinance is to put on record the fact
that the gas company's franchise
has expired and that any further &C
ton the city may take in regulation
of the gas company while condem-
nation proceedings are going on
shall not be construed as admission
that the company still has franchise
rights.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
AT THE
THEATERS

DOCK AND WHITE are now
X definitely scheduled to appear
~ at the Boyd for the week of
January u. This is after a number
of changes and switches have been
made in the date, due to illness of
the principals, an appendix and a
few other things such as disturb
the even flow of the amusement cur
rents. This pair OF dancers have
with them an organization that was
given approval in Chicago, and
which will probably be welcomed in
Omaha.
The bill headed by the Six Kirk
smith sisters and the performing
water lions and diving girls at the
Orpheum this week is one of tie
best of the season. On Sunday
comes Wilbur Mack, actor-play-
wright, in his newest comedy, "a
Pair of Tickets" Another topline
feature will be the nautical musical
comedy, Married via Wireless
The electrical effects and scenic in
vestiture are features of this Of
fering. The principals in this at
traction will be Queenie Williams
and William Pollard.
"a Man Without a Country" be-
gan its weekend stay at the Bran
deis last night. This is moving
picture elaboration of Edward Ever
EFT Hale's famous story, in which the
fault of Philip Nolan and the pun
ishment visited on him is shown in
a vivid manner. The exhibition was
watched by a gathering of interest
ed spectators last night, who gave it
a verdict of approval.
Three more performances of
Darkest America" will be given at
the Boyd by the Smarter Set, this in
GLIDING the matinee on Saturday. In
this piece the we'll known comedians,
Whitney and Tut, are supported by
a splendid singing and dancing or
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
Germans Have Lean Fare
For Christmas Dinner
AS For All Other Meals
Supplies of Foodstuffs So Short in Larger Cities That
Legitimate Traffic in Them Ceases; Dinner
Without Coffee in Restaurant Inter
den Linden Costs 81 Marks.

that the highest daily wage of
skilled German mechanic rarely
reaches 20 marks.
Cannot Exist on Rations.
Those in the poorer walks OF life
all declare that it is absolutelyim
possible to keep body and soul to-
gether on the rations distributed on
food cards. The correspondent can
declare on personal knowledge that
it was impossible, even in the winter
of l9l6-l9l7, to exist on the official
rations. In other words, nearly
everyone was compelled to resort
to "schlechthandel."
Another factor in the food situa-
ton is the lack of fat Even after
such meal as cost 81 marks, one
becomes hungry, even ravenousiy
hungry, within two or three hours.
when get my'weekly allowance
of 50 grammes of butter" said one
woman in discussing the food ques-
ton, Il spread it all on one slice
of bread, so as to have one real meal
every week"
Hunger Never Appeased.
1t is the normal state of every
German, at least in the larger cities,
to be continuously hungry. A keen
political observer said to the AS
ISOLATED Press:
81 I had 10000 tons of fat I could
eyerlastingly squelch bolshevism in
Germany, and if I had some con-
densed milk. too, | could set up al
most any kind Of government ex-
cept the one we used to have"
1t is not only THAI food is so dear
as to be out of reach of the poorer
classes almost completely, but all
articles Of clothing are correspond
ingly dear. The correspondent was
offered 800 marks for an overcoat,
which was purchased in Berlin in
1916, for 178 marks.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
Last of |. W. W. Held for
Trial Now Out on Bond

With the release of Carl Jacobs
on a $1,000 bond Thursday morning,
the last one of the "a members of the
|. w. w., who have been in the
Douglas county Jail for nearly a
year pending their trial is now out
en- bond.
1t is not known just when their
trial will be held. 1t was to come up
i'll the January term, but another
poStponement has been allowed.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
Mauritania to Make Quick
Passage With u. S. Troops

Washington, Dec. 26.-Departure
from France of II transports includ-
ing the Mauritania with more than
5000 men from the Three Hundred
and Forty-seventh infantry of the
Eighty-seventh division, was an
nounced today by the War depart
ment. The Mauritania, sailing
Christmas eve, will reach New York
Monday and most of the men aboard
will be sent to Camp Dix for de-
mobilization. Eight hundred sick
and wounded men are on the Hen
derson. due at New York January 5,
but the other vessels are bringing
only small number of men.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
BY Associated Press.

Berlin, Dec. 26.-The Germans,
particularly those living in the larg-
er cities, had lean fare for their
Christmas dinners.
So much has been said about the
food situation that is understand
able if there is an impression that
the situation has been exaggerated.
Here, however, there is one excel
lent barometer of the situation name
ly, "schlechthandel" as illegitimate
trafficking in foodstuffs is termed,
and this is beginning to diminish
markedly.
A month ago it was possible to
buy butter, sausages and some other
articles from these dealers at high
prices. During the last fortnight,
however, it has become increasingly
difficult to find these things and even
the best connections and sources"
are now unable to produce more
than occasional small portions at
greatly increased prices.
Ham Sold for $40 Marks.
When the crafty dealers in this
business cannot longer secure ar
ticles, there can hardly be a doubt
that it is because they do not exist.
Wealthy people, it is true, can still
obtain limited quantities of what
used to be considered necessities. but
are now considered luxuries, though
at terrifying prices. In one partic-
ular case a man in Berlin paid sac
marks for a ham, the eggs to go
with it costing three marks apiece,
A dinner recently purchased at an
Inter den Linden restaurant. con-
sisting of thin soup, fish, meat and
a baked apple, cost 81 marks. Coffee
would have cost three marks add
tional.
What such prices mean can bes,
be realized when it is considered
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
Bret City News
Have Root Print It-Beacon Press.

Have Root Print It-Beacon Press.
Carey Cleaning Co.-Web. ss2.
25 Per Cent Discount on electric
table lamps.-Burgess, Grauden Co.
Fine fireplace goods at Sunderland's.
FaIconer Back on Job-Citv Com
missioner Falconer was back at his
office Thursday after two weeks i'll
ness with the FLU"
Heinz Statesmen to Meet-The II.
j. Heinz company will mold a meet
ing of their statesmen nd represen-
tatives at the Conant hotel Friday.
Hotel Clerk Better. B. Miller,
manager of the Wellington Inn, has
been a sufferer for the last few days
from very acute attack Of sciatic
rheumatism. He is resting some
easier.
Swift Men Here for Convention
Swift G. Co. has called its statesmen
in from the road and is holding its
annual convention az the Rome no
tel. 1t will close the convention
Friday night with big banquet, at
which there will be about $50 in at
tendance.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
FIASHEC 7Tom FIIMIAND !
n PHOTO PLAY. 0FFERINGC. FOR. TODAY. |

HIRLEY MASON and Ernest
- Truck appearing in "Good Bye
~ Bill" have the best of the kaiser.
Far the best, for they are the means
of one William Hohenzollern's
famous mustache being shopn away
and they certainly give him a good
sendoff when they send him away
into oblivion. The play will be pre-
scented at the Strand today and to-
morrow.
Announcement of the completion
of Blanche Sweets "The Unpardon
able Sin" is out and the picture
will be released soon over the en-
tire country. 1t has been nearly
three months in the making.
Two famous Bret Harte stories
are to be used as the background
for Harry Carey's newest western
melodrama, on which production
will be started at an early date at
Universal City. THE Outcast of
Poker Flat" and THE Luck of
Roaring Camp" have been blended
by H. Upton Steck into a rapid
FIRE, out-of-door drama that should
display the talents of Carey and his
cowboy associates to advantage. 1t
will be produced under the direction
of Jack Ford. who has directed all
of Carey's recent cinema successes.
9Fritzie Brunette will continue
work in Sealed Orders" after an
enforced vacation due to the cpl
demic. Harvey Gates prepared the
scenario from the story of Andrew
Soutar and George Hull.
In the making of her new screen
story "The He'll Cat" Geraldine
Farrar was felled and became uncon-
scious for an hour. The accident &C.
Cured in the midst of fight scene
with Tom Santchi and was the re-
suit of the famous diva's Knocking
her head against a door jamb be-
hind her. ..
Dorothy Gish in "The Hope
Chest" will be at the Strand, De-
| cember 20. The story was written
by Mark Lee Luther and adapted to
the screen by NJ. M. Stearns. The
production was directed by Elmer
Clifton, while John Leezer acted as
the acknowledgements. In this
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
Railroad Travel Heavy;
Expect Rush to Resorts

Trains going out of Omaha Thurs
day were loaded to capacity, most
OF them carrying extra equipment
to handle the rush of business There
was the regular traffic, including a
constable of people going through
to the coast, and, in addition, there
were great crowds of men and wo-
men returning to their homes after
spending Christmas with relatives
and friends.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
MUS7EROLE-QU|CK
Relief! NO BLISTER!
It Soothes and Relieves Like
a Mustard Plaster Without
the Burn or Sting

Musterole is a clean, white oint.
ment made with thu oil of mustard.
1t does all the work of the old-fashioned
mustard plaster - does it better and
does not blister. You do not have to
bother with cloth. You simply rub
it on-and usually the pain is gone!
Many doctors and nurses use Muster.
ole and recommend it to their patients.
They will gladly tell you what re.
lief 1t gives from sore throat, bron.
chitis, Group, stiff neck, asthma, neu.
ralgia, congestion, pleurisy, rheuma.
tism, lumbago, pains and aches of the
back or joints, sprains, sore muscles,
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet colds of
the chest lit often prevents pneumonia.
30c and 60c jars; hospital size $3.50
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
South Side Funerals.
F. r. Richart.

F. r. Richart, Y years of age, died
in his home, 1929 South Twenty
third street, Tuesday of apoplexy.
He has been a resident of the South
Side for IA years. He is survived
by two sons, Ned and Henry and
two sisters. Funeral services were
held in the home Thursday afternoon
at $3.50. Interment was in West
Lawn cemetery.
Frank Novy.
Frank Novy, the infant son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Novy, Fifty-fourth and
u streets, died Wednesday of inhu-
enza. Feuneral services will be held
Friday morning with interment in
Graceland Park cemetery.
Mary Havlicek.
Mary Havlicek, So years of age,
died in the home of her daughter,
Marie Hakny, 600l South Nineteenth
street, Wednesday. She is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. Hakny and
Louise Havlicek. and two sons, Je-
rome and Frank of Oxford Junction,
la. Funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon.
Murrie Anna Mcclure.
Murrie Anna Mcclure, infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Mcguire, 1912 X street, died
Wednesday of pneumonia. Funeral
services were held at 2 o'clock
Thursday afternoon in the residence.
Interment was in St. Mary's ceme-
terry.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
Copper Price Tumbles.

New York, Dec. 26.-Leading
producers and sellers of copper
were reported today to be freely
quoting the metal at Is cents a
pound for the first quarter of 1919,
when the present price of 70 cents,
fixed by the war industries board,
will be no longer effective. Orders
were being booked chiefly for &C
count of domestic consumers, it was
said, and no inquiries were being re-
ceived for deliveries beyond March.
These orders included one for about
100000 pounds. w.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
Colleges to Be Paid
for Losses Caused
Through Army Corps

New York, Dec. 26.-Equita. lie
financial adjustments will be made
by the War department with educa-
tional institutions which have suf-
fered loss by reason of the demobil-
ization. of the students army training
corps. The announcement that such
all arrangement has been arranged
was contained in a letter from Maj.
Ralph Barton Perry, secretary Of
the committee on education of the
general staff, made public here last
night by the Merchants association
which had instituted all inquiry into
the subject.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
On the Screen TodoQ
MUSE-GLADYS BROCKWELL In

MUSE-GLADYS BROCKWELL in
THE STRANGE WOMAN"
STRAND-SHIRLEY MASON AND
ERNEST TRUCK In GOOD BYE
BILL"
RIALTO-PAULINE FREDERICK In
"A DAUGHTER OF THE OLD
SOUTH"
EMPRESS-OLIVE TELL in SECRET
STRINGS"
sUN-TYRoNE POWER in THE
PLANTER"
BRANDEIS-"THE MAN WITHOUT
A COUNTRY"
LOTHROP-24th and Lothrop-TOM
MIX in FAME AND FORTUNE"
GRAND-16th and Binuey-BABY
MARIE OSBORNE in my LADY
= BEANSTALK"
ORPHEUM-South Side-24th and NJ
FRANK KEENAN, in THE BELLS"
SUBURBAN-24th and Ames-HARRY
CAREY IN THREE MOUNTED
MEN" LEAH BAIRD in WOLVES
OF KULTUR," No. 5.
BOULEVARD-33d and Leavenworth-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
Heal Skin Diseases

1t is unnecessary for you to suffer
with eczema, blotches. ringworm, rashes
and similar skin troubles. Alittle zemo,
obtained at any drug store for Csc, or
$l.0O for extra large bottle, and prompt
lyapplied will usually give instant relief
from itching torture. 1t cleanses and
soothes the skin and heals quickly and
effectively most skin diseases.
Zemo is a wonderful, penetrating,
disappearing liquid and is soothing to
the most delicate skin. It is not greasy
is easily applied and costs little. Ge
1t today and save all further distrsea
The E. W. Rose Co.. ClevelandG
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
Neutral Nations Not
to Have Active Part
in Peace Conference

Paris, Dec: 26.-(Havas.)- ALLIED
representatives. have decided that
neutral nations will not be admitted
to the peace conferenc, according to
newspapers here. Neutrals may ad-
dress their claims to belligerents,
however, and such claims will be re-
ferred to special body which will
be cheated by the peace conference.
1t is reported that nsutrals will
participate in the deliberations in
cident to the formation Of a league
of nations.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
"Booze Hounds" Seize Large
Amount of Christmas Cheer

Officials of the department of just
ice had a busy day Tuesday with
18th hour bootleggers wishing to fill
the Christmas demand. Most of the
arrests were made on the Iowa side,
of the river, but an immense quantity
of liquor in suitcas S, trunks and
other containers were conhscated
around the Omaha depots, the mer-
chandise having been deserted by its
owners,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27

ganization, and a quality >of enter
tainment hard to beat is the result.
The Burlesque Review will con-
tinue distributing yuletide joy this
afternoon and evening at the Gayety.
Tomorrow another standard Column
bia Circuit attraction makes its an
nual bow-The Bowery Burlesquers
with the we'll thought of Billy Foster
and Frank Harcourt at the head of a
big cast and chorus. Ladies matinee
daily.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
Zeppe|ins to Be Used
as Aerial Merchantmen

Paris, Dec, 26.-(Havas).-D
armed German Zeppelins will be
converted into aerial merchantmen
to ply between New York and Ham
burg, according to the Echo De
Paris, which says that it has received
its information from reliable
Sources"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
South Side
Double Funeral for Son
of Soldier and His Aunt

William Robert Riley, jr.. 4 years
of age, a son of Sergt. and Mrs. w,
R. Riley. 1908 Harrison street, died
Wednesday in the home of pneu-
monia. His father is a member OF
the S9th division of the American
forces in France.
Double funeral services will be
heldin St. Agnes church for the boy
and his aunt, Mrs. John Mullner,
also a victim of pneumonia. Friday
morning at 9 o'clock. Interment
will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
Flu in Guatemala.

San Salvador, Dec. 26.-Advices
received here from Guatemala re-
port Spanish Influenza prevalent
there and say that it has caused the
death of number of persons. The
sanitary arrangements for the cities
have been taken over by doctors
from the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
Mail Burns at Nogales.

Nogales, Ariz., Dec. 26,-Ihe
Nopales. Sonora. postofice and
customs house was partially de-
stroyed by fire today. All mail from
Maxico destined for the United
States was ruined. This included
"a pouches of registered mail and a
large number of locked bags. Bust
ness firms of this city are seriously
affected by the loss.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
Gen. Semenoff Wounded
by Bomb Thrown in Theater

Hardin, Dec. 26.-(By Associated
press).-General Semenoff was
wounded in the legs and 10 other
persons were injured when man
wearing a uniform threw a bomb in
a theater in Chita recently, accord
ing to advices from that city.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27

production Miss Gish is granted
some excellent opportunities and
makes the most of them. Every
girl who has hope chest, and every
woman who has had one will well
come this.
Mae Marsh has a screen role
which she believes is destined to
become the Polly OF the CIRCUS" OF
the motion picture world. 1t is en-
titled "The Racing Strain" and Is
a romance of Kentucky and the
Saratoga tracks.
Bert Lytell in Hitting the High
spots" was released December y
The play which was written by Mr.
Lytell himself is thrilling story of
! .xico and one of the most inter
esting photodramas in which this
star has been seen. Hitting the
High Spots" will come to the En-
press on January %. ..
Bert Lytell is to appear in Faith"
taken from Richard Washburn
Child's novel of the same name.
bud" Fisher, famous as the orig
inator of Mutt and Jeff" has entered
the ranks of scenario writers. His
first story, THE Adventure Shop
will be played by Corinne Griffith.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
Peruvians Flee Chile.

Lima, Peru, Dec. 26.-It is esti-
mated that 5000 Peruvians have fed
from Chile to Peru and Bolivia dur
ing the last month as a result of the
crisis between Chile and Peru.
Every steamer from the south is
bringing scores of fugitives.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
Miss Wilson Helps Celebrate.

Neufcatel, Dec. 26.-(Havas.9 }
Christmas was celebrated by S,O00
American soldiers here yesterday.
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter OF
the president, participated. Gifts OF
TOYS and clothing were given to the
children of the vicinity.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
Burman Wins Bout.

Baltimore, Dec. 26.-Joe Burman
of Chicago won the 12-round bout
with Eddie Wimler of Pittsburgh
before the American Athletic asso-
cation tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27

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Beaton Drug Co., Dundee Pharmacy,
Green's Pharmacy.-Adv.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27

Bert Lytell is to appear in Faith"
taken from Richard Washburn
Child's novel of the same name.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-05

Who is going to declare for mayor or for city coun cman? Don't be bashfu come out and start something.