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Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Girls Dancing Party
for Shoe Fund Benefit
Postponed by Flu Order

The dancing party which was to
have been given by the girls Of the
business department of The Bee
Friday evening. December 20. for
the benefit of The Bee shoe fund,
has been postponed because of the
flu" regulations.
1t will be held early in January.
The girls are making great prep
arations for the party and several
excellent vaudeville acts are being
arranged. Much talent has been Of
fered. Tickets for the event will
cost 81.
The dancing party will be held
after the shoe fund has been for
mally closed, but all the proceeds
will be given to the fund to pro-
vide footwear for needy Omaha kid
dies during the balance OF the school
wear,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15

Fort Riley. and has resumed his
work in the county treasurer's office.
Seek Owner for Whisky-Six five
gallon kegs of whisky were confis-
Gated by agents of the Department
Of Justice here Saturday morning.
The liquor had been shipped to
Omaha In three trunks. Federal
officers are trying to find the owner.
Visits New York Store-J. L. Or
kin Of Orkin Bros, of this city went
to New York City recently to pay
visit to the new store which they
opened in that city earlier in the
season. He will probably remain
there during the Christmas holiday
season.
Visits Omaha Friends-B. W.
Edelman Of New York City is in
Omaha today renewing old ac-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Judge ChuCkIes When Told
Salary MAY Be Increased

Federal Judge Woodrough
chuckled Saturday morning when he
was told that the bill to raise his
salary $1,000. a year had passed the
house.
They have been agitating the
matter for the last 10 years. he de-
clared, Most of the pressure, how
ever, has been in the eastern states
where some of the state judges were
better paid than the federal judges.
If the bill passes the senate the
l3l Judges of the United States dis
trict courts, circuit courts and courts
of appeal will be paid $500 a year
instead of the present compensation
of $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15

Charles Manfre, former manager
of the Fox Film corporation here,
was killed in action in France two
weeks before the armistice was
signed.
Manfre was drafted and was in
training only four weeks before he
was sent overseas. He went to
France from Camp Funston, Kan.
last spring and was in the thick of
much of the heavy fighting. He was
q years old. His parents live in
Kansas City.
ty-eighth street. He wrote follow
ing his release from the hospital
where he was confined for a month.
He was shot through the arm while
going over the top on October 8.
Before entering the service he was
employed in the Union Pacific head
quarters.
Corporal William H. Green, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Green,
1922 Lafayette street, has returned
from active service in France and is
now stationed at Camp Mills, N. Y.
Harry H. Mole, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. LIS. Mole, 1858 Fowler avenue,
will be home from the marine bar
racks at Quantico, Va, where he is
stationed, on a Today furlough soon.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Joe Hurtig Has Bunch
Of Real Winners at
the Gayety This Week

When you see My Wife Won't
Let Me-" at the Gayety this week,
pou will admit the Joe Hurtig has
indeed "Burlesque Wonder Show"
George P. Murphy the Swiss
tinker, is a riot from start to finish
and is supported by a wonderful
cast.
Primrose Semon, is a very clever
young artist and is certainly a
dancer. In her limitations of AL. Jol-
son, Eddie Foy and Eva Tanguay,
Ashe proved her ability as per-
former.
will You Love Me When My
Fliver Is Wreck" was the big song
hit Of the show and was Sing by
Murphy.
Lulu Coates and her Three Crack
er Jacks are marvels when it comes
to dancing. They stopped the show
for five minutes and only let it go
on when it was explained that the
dancers were negligee.
After a fosceful talk delivered by
William Murphy, who takes the part
of THE Doctor" the girls of the
show took up a collection for the
benefit of Omaha's poor. They col
lected S3o.l8.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
BOOZE AGENTS
SEARCH PASTORS
ON RIVER BRIDGE
Prominent Iowa Ministers
Stopped on Iowa Side by
Mistake of Federal
Officials.

H. G. MCGEE, Rev. ]. E. Cum
mings of Council Bluffs, Rev. S. R.
Ferguson of Cedar Rapids, chair
man Of the Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri
and Kansas Sunday School associa.
ton; Rev. Mr.. Schrader of Dubuque
and Rev. L. Z. Koenig of Fairfield,
all big men in the Presbyterian
church, were mistaken for bootleg
gers Friday evening and were stop
ped and searched at the Iowa end
of the Douglas street bridge by the
federal agents on duty, The clergy
men were visiting in Council Bluffs
and wished to make trip to Omaha.
Mr.. MCGEE and Rev. Mr.. Cummings
offered to accompany them and Mr..
MCGEE took the party over in his
sedan car.
1t was just the sort of car the
booze hounds were looking for. and
they bounced on it with hungry
avidity, giving expression to sundry.
"Aha's S" and now we've got yous,"
with the advice, Don't you guys try
to ditch any OF yer dope" All were
searched without results. Mr. Cum
mings, sitting in the back seat, was
holding, half concealed, a black
leather grip belonging to Ferguson.
The booze hound seized it with
both hands. The result was that he
fell backward with the grip tucked
under his, chin. ITS pretty light
he remarked, recovering his equilib-
rum.
ITS full of Ferguson's sermons
remarked Cummings.
The grip was opened; the sermons
produced, and the car and its occu-
pants thoroughly searched before
the booze hunters realized they were
not penetrating real camoufage.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
69GaGi SNelun.1.

Sergt. James Watson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. R. S. Watson, 1881 Frs
kline street, is in Germany with the
army of occupation. He has writ
ten his parents that the American
soldiers are feeling fine and are hav-
ing a glorious march through Ger
many. He adds that it feels strange
to know you are among the Huns
and yet to feel that you are safe,
This was the first word the parents
have had from their son since 'the
signing of the armistice. He is a
member of Battery {, Three Hun
bred and Fortieth field artillery, OF
the Eighty-ninth division.
Maj. P. E. Van Nostrand, former
executive officer at Fort Omaha, re-
ceived word last week that his
mother is seriously i'll at San An
tonic, Tex, and left Immediately for
San Antonio. Later he will go to
Washington to take charge of his
new work as executive of the bal
loon section of the army.
1t. Leo Tighe, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Tighe, Sal South Thirty
first street, has returned to Camp
Funston. He was called to Omaha
by the serious illness of a sister,
Mrs. Lawrence Cowan, Arnott, 5.
D, who is in hospital here.
Word has been received that By
ron L. Snyder, pharmacist mate in
the hospital corps of the navy, who
sailed from New York on the Mon
golia, has arrived safely overseas.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ,
N. Snyder of 340S Cass street.
1t. Hird Stryker of the heavy
field artillery, who is now in France,
received a cablegram last Thurs
day announcing the birth at Evans
ton, Ill.,, of a son, who will be
known as Hird Stryker, jr. Lieu
tenant Stryker's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. F. Stryker of South Omaha,
returned to their home Friday from
Evanston, where they had the pleas
TIRE of seeing their first and only
grandchild. Since her husband went
overseas, Lieutenant STRIKERS wife
las been with her sister, Mrs. Will
Pooley at Evanston where the baby
was born.
Bryce Crawford, jr,, son Of Judge
and Mrs. Crawford, has been re-
leased from army service at the ma
Yal aviation training station, where
he was stationed when the armis-
tice was signed. He will re-enter
the University OF Nebraska next
semester.
Gabriel Rothholz was slightly
wounded in France. according to a
letter received by his mother, Mrs.
Augusta Rothholz, 500 South Tween
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15

quaintance and calling upon the bus
mess men. Mr.. Edelman wa at
one time engaged in the insurance
business in this city. but later went
to New York.
Kansas Governor to- Visit Here
Harry S. Byrne has received letter
from Henry J, Allen, governor-elect
of Kansas, who promises to visit
Omaha during the winter.
Funeral of Mrs. Murphy.-Funeral
services Of Mrs. Johanna Murphy,
aged "A years, will be held Monday
morning in the residence OF Martin
]. Dineen. 9SS North Twenty-sixth
street at $50 and st. Johns church
at o'clock. Interment will be in
Holy Sepulchre cemetery.
Fine fireplace goods at Sunderland's.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15

OMAHA TO BACK
FEDERAL,
Interesting Message From
Director General Who
Wires. on Railroad
Situation.

The Omaha Chamber of Com
merce has received an interesting
message from w. G. McAdoo. direc-
tor-general of the railroad systems
of this country, in regard to the wa
terways situation as it effects Oma-
ha. He urges government control
of railroads be continued.
When the Omaha business men re-
ceived word through the Mississippi
Valley Waterways association that
the government program for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi river
from St. Louis to New Orleans had
been blocked and that the govern
ment had changed its plans for ex-
pending 100000 for Improvement
on the lower Mississippi they sent
message to Secretary McAdoo, who
made the following reply:
Mr.. McAdoo's Reply.
Telegram received. I don't know
where you get your inforfna ton, but
there is no truth in the report that
contracts for barges for Mississippi
river have been cancelled. Since the
railroad administration was commit
ted some time ago to the purchase OF
these barges, of course, the contract
will be carried out. 1t is proper that
| should call your attention to the
fact, however, that unless the con-
gress shall extend the period of fed
eral control so that a reasonable op-
portunity may be afforded for fair
test of the value of unified railroad
operation along with coordination
inland waterways operation the ex-
pertinent on the Mississippi may not
hold out much promise.
Fears Railroad Competition.
Il doubt if the Mississippi river
operation can produce satisfactory
results if the railroads should be
turned back soon to private control.
The old methods of railroad compe-
tition with waterways transportation
will be revived and it is probable that
the waterways experiment may not
be able to survive that competition.
II suggest these phases of the
problem, because as an American
citizen whose earnest interest in
proper waterways development has
been manifested frequently, think
your business mems organizations in
Omaha should consider very serious
ly the Importance of extending the
period of federal control of the rail-
roads as l have just proposed, in or
der that fair test of unified opera
ton Of the railroads may be made
and that along with the inland water
ways may be developed and a fair op-
portunity given to demonstrate the
usefulness of such Development,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15

tenn ana was In the city looking after
the interests of the company in con-
nection with their new building
visits Ranch-T. ]. O'Brien, pro-
prietor of the Henshaw hotel. re-
turned Saturday morning from Wis
IT TO his ranch at Sutherland, Neb
Mckeivie Here Between Trains
GoVernor-eleCt McKelvie was here
between trains Saturday afternoon
enroute to Annapolis to attend a
meeting of governors.
Sheriff Clark Laid Up-Sheriff
Clark's latest illness is not serious
He was able to get up Saturday
morning, but will not attempt to go
to his office for few days.
Wahistrom Back from Camp
Robert Wahlstrom has returned
from the officers training camp.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Free Gift Offer by Beddeo
Meets With Biq Response

All day Saturday stream of peo-
pie poured into the Beddeo Clothing
company to take advantage of the
opportunity to obtain glass water
set free.
The success with which the offer
met has induced the manage
ment to purchase shipment of
fancy hand mirrors which will be
given out on the same plan, with
each SIS purchase or over. This Of
Ter will be continued until the en-
tire supply of gifts is exhausted.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Held for Picking Into the
Windows of CIaremont Inn

Marvin Ord chauffeur, 1929 South
Twenty-ninth street, was arrested
Friday night on the charge of being
drunk and disorderly, and is being
held for Investigation.
1t is alleged that Ord was peeking
into the windows of the Claremont
Inn at Seventeenth and Jackson
streets. which he was discovered by
Leo Tasco, guest, who held him
until the arrival of an officer to make
the arrest.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Pioneer Omaha Man
Dies at South Bend, Ind.

David Harpster, who was born in
Pennsylvania January 81, 1881, died
at South Bend, Ind. December II.
He came to Oman May s, 1858 and
went to South Bend in 1906. He is
survived by wife and three daugh-
tiers, Mrs Horace NJ. kaufman
and Mrs. Elmer Macdonald of
South Bend, and Mrs. Elsie Tetard
OF Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Brief City News

Have Root Print It-Beacoh Press,
. rs Per Cent Discount on electric
table NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Co.
Mrs. John A. Gentlemen - recov-
ering from the "fu" at st. Cath
crimes hospital.
Falconer Has the "Flu"-City
Commissioner Falconer has the
flu" His 1l-year-old son is con-
valescing from pneumonia.
Inspects Telephone Building.
F. Mccarthy f Minneapolis was a
Saturday visitor in Omaha. Mr.
Mccarthy is :hief constructor and
engineer of the Bell telephone sys-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Mail Christmas Packages
Eariy is WARNING of P. 0.

R. S. Brauer, superintendent of
mails at the Omaha postoffice, says
that, despite the fact that forces in
all departments are depleted be-
cause of the war and the influenza
epidemic. all mail will be properly
handled if the people will mail their
packages early. He urges everyone
to mail their Christmas packages at
once.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Advertising League
PostponeS Its Meetings

The regular Monday evening
meeting of the Advertising elling
league has been postponed indefin-
itely on account of the influenza. 1t
is planned by the executive commit
tee thatsupon resumption of Irregular
meetingy double programs will be
staged. combining the address and
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15

entertainments that will of neces-
s:ty be passed with program Of
those evenings. Such an arrange
ment will give the entire member
ship an unusual opportunity to
broaden their knowledge, as on the
program are list of speakers Of
SPLENDID ability.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-04
Mysterious Happenings Puzzle.

Psychologists and students of the
supernatural have been investigating
series Of strange manifestations at
Cheriton, near Folkestone. England.
f. w. Rolfe, local builder, had con-
tracted to construct an underground
retreat In the grounds of Enbrook
Manor. He had been at work for some
days when he was attacked by stones
and pieces Of rock, which were hurled
at him by some mysterious agency.
Hammers and other implements float
ed through the air towards him and
his candles were extinguished by jets
of sand. He was injured by the mis-
siles, and gave up work for two days,
but on resuming operations the same
terrifying experiences were repeated,
and he has now relinquished the work
altogether Sir Conan Doyle and Sir
William Barrett, ex-president of the
Society for Psychical Research, have
examined the excavation and ques-
toned the witnesses, They expressed
the opinion that some intangible pow
er had been at work.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-04
Common Sense Plus.

The class in Commercial English
was studying the parcel post system.
The subject being discussed was the
size Of admissible matter under this
class, to be sent in any zone. The COR
rect rule for this is to measure the
parcel from end to end with an a.
inch tape measure, and then use the
rest of the measure to stretch around
the circumference of the parcel. If
any surplus inches of tape come
around, then the parcel is of correct
size.
Suppose" said the teacher, bring
ing forth practical example, s'that r
were to have an umbrella, Louise, how
could tell whether or not it could be,
sent?"
Louise arose reluctantly and studied
for a moment in silence. At last she
answered, swell, think I'd close the
umbrella first"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-04
American sardines.

Our imports Of sardines from France
and other European countries have
been almost entirely cut off by war;
but the California sardine industry is
developing SO rapidly that N. B. Sco-
field, fish and game commissioner Of
that state, estimates an output of q
100000 cases of California sardines in
another year. The California sardine
has suffered market handicaps due to
lack of standardization of pack. This
difficulty is now being overcome by CO.
operation among the packers, and bet
ter methods Of handling the fish from
the time they are taken out Of the
water until they go into the can are
being developed. Gamers representing
80 per cent of the Maine sardine cam
ming industry in cooperation with the
food administration have voluntarily
agreed to reduce their price to $3.50
case Of 100 cans for the one-fourth size
in oil and for the three-fourths size In
mustard, and $610 a case Of 100 key
cans in the one-fourth size in oil. This
will enable retailers to sell the key
less cans at three for % cents, and the
grocery trade has lined up behind the
Maine Gamers to distribute both this
and last years pack at those prices.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-04
AUTOS in WINTER.
Help Starting Device by Providing
Rich Gas Mixture.
How Antifreezing Solution Should Be
Fed Into Radiator - Proportions
Will Depend Largely Upon
Temperature.

Every year motorists find themselves
overlooking the fact that Jack Frost
is no respecter of persons and automo-
biles, and that he will go out of his
way to pay his respects to the radi-
ator and congealing the water therein
and In the water jackets of the cylin-
ders-cause a pretty repair bill and
deny the owner the use of his car for
a week or more.
The first fall Of snow Is no longer
viewed with alarm by motor car own
ers-it is no longer the signal for them
to put their cars away until spring.
More and more car owners are coming
dead storage for three or four months
every year, they are carrying an idle
investment, besides doing the car more
harm than good. Disuse breeds depre-
citation as surely as does misuse.
Provides Gas Mixture.
On cold days help your starting mo-
tor by providing rich gas mixture.
Prime the carburetor in the usual
way, or, better still. choke the air in
let. Not all of the gasoline in the rich
mixture will reach the cylinder-much
Of it will condense on the cold walls
of the intake manifold. So you will
understand why 1t is wise to provide
as rich Ii mixture at the carburetor as
is possible, and the careful owner will
take, this means of removing good
share Of the burden from his battery.
Insure Against Damage.
Provide yourself with few gallons
of denatured alcohol, and when the
weather turns in a decided manner
feed q little into the radiator, thus
insuring yourself against damage that
surely will come otherwise. The pro-
portions depend upon the temperature.
1t will require per cent solution Of
alcohol to prevent freezing at rs de-
grees, and % per cent solution will
take care of the water system down
to zero. AS low as 10 below the solu-
ton should be 30 rer cent, and If the
mercury happens to drop to IS degrees
below the percentage will be 80 of al
cohol, whereas 10 more degrees below
will require 40 per cent solution. Al
present prices glycerin is out Of the
question as an antifreezing agent-be-
sides, alcohol is far better and cheap
er, even if it does tend to evaporate
easily.
Cover your radiator when car is al
lowed to stand idle, and if it is to re-
main in the cold for any length Of time
let 1t face the wind and not back up to
it. If left in the latter position the
wind has clear passage under the
car and above the drip pan to the mo-
tor.
1t requires no more effort to do
things correctly than it does to do
them wrongly, and lack of understand
ing is the only barrier. Watch the lit
tie details.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-04
Burden Of Carrying on the War Cannot
Be Shifted to the Future
By ROY C. BLAKEY. Phi. D.. of University Of Mnne,os.

When think, know that it not twentyone billions
dollars which government wants ultimately but twenty billion
dollars worth of commodities and Our national does not
fifty billions of dollars of gold silver and
that dollars worth of wheat lumber minerals clothing
automobiles five billions of actual gold silver
paper dollars in existence the United States These dollars
which the real things measured and by
they exchanged easily For present purposes
merely claim upon real things for which be exchanged
government money order that it
exchange and commodities for it with these that it must
fight the military forces 1t obvious Also that it must have
commodities Munitions of 1880 and not yet
against the lines The burden of furnish
ing things be assumed cannot be put off till
the future.
could borrow from other nations might fight the with
what they loaned and ourselves ahead consuming what
produce have been doing before the In that could
shift the paying hemh the burden Of the the future
But there other nations who lend to at this time
selves must raise and keep supplied Not only must
all of this be addition help to feed and
allies. None of this be left to the future.
OF the generation will be injured because of this
Billions dollars worth labor and food and steel and other materials
of railroads. irrigation systems manufacturing plants improved
all of which might have aided descendants and made
their lives fuller and happier property destroyed his chill
den HERITAGE both he and they suffer Our descend
this fashion because much of their patrmony being
But their sacrifice in the future cannot relieve
title We cannot nation postpone
burden would the future help Then why deude
eelves with thinking that it can?