Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 17, 1915, Page 7

BRIEF CITY NEWS “Townsend's for Sporting Goods.” Gify Certificates—Edholm Jeweler. Lighting Piztures—Burgess-Granden. Kave Root Print It—Now Reacon Press. Ohristmas Tree Lighting Outfita— Burgess-Granden company. Investment—Iiarney and 224 Sts. Ask Dumont, Keeline Bldg., fo particulars. Ohristmas suggestions at Mrs, Sper- ling’s art exhibit at the Fontenelle, room 1007. Open cvenings until § o'clock. “roday's Movie Program” olassified section today. It appears in The Bee EXCLUSIVELY. Find out what the va- rious moving plcture theaters offer. Robs Jitney Shop—Axel Praks, 2089% Martha street, stole a quantity of sta- tionery from a ten-cent store and as a result was arrested and fined $15 and costs. Kearney Man Robbed—Allen Blanken- | #hip of Kearney reports to the police that a sneakthiof gained entrance to his room at the City hotel and stole $% and a watch. Cornell Men Meet—Cornell college men held their regular noon luncheon meeting yesterday at the University club. They meet every first and third Thurs- day of each month City Help Wants More Pay—Various city employes are applying for increases ot salary for 1916. 'The commissioners will begin next week to consider the budget for the mew year. \ Schools Close Friday — Schools of Greater Omaha will be closed Friday aft-| ernoon for the holidays, which will ex- tend to Monday, January 3. Christmas programs will be given throughout the city by the children The State Bank of Omaha, corner Six- teenth and Harney. Pays FOUR per cent on time deposits and THREB per cent on savings accounts. All deposits in this bank are protected by the depositors’ guarantee fund of the state of Nebraska. Mrs. Duncan Very Low—Mrs, Ellen Hart of St. Louls, Mo, arrived this morning to be the guest of her cousin, Miss Odyssa 8, Duncan, of the Alma apartments. She is called here by the serfous illness of her aunt, Mrs, Blizabeth Duncan, mother of the late George J. {Duncan, Mre. Duncan is still confined to the Nicholas-Senn hospital and her recovery is very doubtful. Greece and Bulgaria Agree on a Neutral Zone Along Frontier SOF1A, Dec. 18.~(Via London.)—A neu- tral zone extending two kilometers on each side of the frontier has been agreed upon between Greece and Bulgaria, ac- cording to an officlal announcement made here today. The official announcement says: “Bulgarian armies, by the capture of Monastir and Resna, having approached the Greek frontiers, the Bulgarian gov: ernment, wishing to avoid the responsi- bility of accidents between advanced posts and Greek frontler guards, pro- posed to the Greek government that a neutral zone be formed by the retreat of troops on each side two kilometers from the frontier. J “Greece replied, accepting.” » Rotary.Glub Gives. .- The Omaha Rotary club has contributed | The | money has been delivered to Secretary | $2 toward The Bee Christmas fund. Doane of the Associated Charities for use in dispensing Christmas cheer to cbil- dren, old people and otherg who need as- sistance at thls time, .| 1 ST e el $25 to The Bee Fund| PAGEANTS 70 SHOW HISTORY OF STATE | Semi-Centennia] Celebration Will | Be Staged on Most Elaborate : Scale Over Nebraska. KNIGHTS CONTROL IN OMAHA At a banquet tendered by John | Lee Webster to the general commit- tee in charge of the semi-centennial | celebration of the admission of Ne- | braska into the union, at the Fonte- |nelle last evening, Gurdon W. Wat- | tles submitted a report of the execu- | tive committee, outlining in a gen- eral way the plan of the celebration. | The gist of the report, which was adopted, is: The first celebration will be held in Omaha, during Octo- |ber, 1916, to celebrate the first steps toward statehood, which were ‘ukon in this city during 1866 by the | territorial and provistonal legisla- |ture; that the principal features of the Omaha celebration shall be his- | torical, spectacular street parades ! under the supervision and control of | the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. | Motion pictures showing history, re- sources and products of the state may be | added and the suggestion is made that & | historical motion ploture play be pro- | videa County Seat Celebrations, The committce further recommended celebrations be held in all county seats | on Mareh 1, 1917, and that preceding these celebrations the children of all schools give particuiar thought to the history of | the state and that essays and historical | future reference. Special programs will | be given in all schools of the state prior | to March 1, 1917. Co-operation of com- mercial clubs, civic bodies and county officials will be sought in connection with the county seat celebrations. connection with the University of Ne- braska commencement in June of 1917. A musical pageant and oratorical and Iit- | erary productions will be central features of the Lincoln observance. The governor officlally designate the dates referred to. Committecs Named. The following committees were ap- pointed to have charge of the Omaha, state-wide and Lincoln celebrations: OMAHA CELEBRATION, Gurdon W. Wattles Norris_Brown Gilbert M. HitchcockA. L. Reed Victor Rosewater {i‘gmAe Miller E. E. Buckingham W. A. Fraser Casper E. Yost W, H, Bucholz |SCHOOL ' AND COUNTY = CELEBRA- TIONS. | Prof. A. O, Thomas, Judge Paul Jessen, | _Lincoln Nebraska City Ross L. Hammond, Fremont LINCOLN CELBERATION. H. M. Bushnell ~ Dr. H. B. Lowry | {Col, E. R. Sizer A.J. Bawyer | Chanman Webster of the Comm!itee ot |One Hundred presided at the banquet. | sketches of ploneer lite be gathered for | 'Nto the nmation.” A literary celebration will be held in | loney shortly after moon and lnlormed; will be asked to issue proclamations and |my Dr Frankiin THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1915. prajries than If it had mountains filled with mines of gold and siiver, or hilis covered with fhe forests of cen- turies; morg beautiful with ita bright sunshine expansive landsca and highly colored vegetation than lands of romantic soenery. Roma- 1t s riak o tha alrEem i iont < TR ] 0 the all-resplyidont Mr. Webater's Speeoh. In his talk Mr. Webster pald a lttle tribute to the disappearing races of In- dians of the west, offered & paen of Praise for Nebraska's great development from waste virgin sofl to thousands of square miles of agricultural activity, and he emphasized the importance of the his- | ;nflrnl Pageant to be given here next | all, | Of the Indians he sald: ‘“These Ameri- | ©can ™aoces are also disappearing as the | races of old disappeared—the Babylon- fans, the Assyrians, the Carthagenians, | the Montezumas, Their languages will soon become dead and unspoken Ilk't unto the languages of the Hebrews and the Pharaohs. The white race owes to these native Inhabitants of American soll | & debt of gratitude which it has never fully recognized and never be willing to fully repay.” He referred to the equestrian statue, “The end of the trall, as representing the Indian casting his last look to the west- ward, where there is nothing more to be seen but the waters of the Pacific, his | l'l.l“ deploting the end of hope and ur; e Mr. Webster's comments on the pro-. | posed pageant were: ‘‘The pageant fis | the pictured word of history, and it | expresses that which can not be sald | and leaves an impression which ean not be forgotten. It is an undefined uni. versal language that speaks to the minds | of tue multitude. Tt is the ideal of his- | tory seen In a vision. The pageant awak. | ens the spontaneous approval of the peo- ?Ie because they love the beautiful and | he plotorial appeals to their imagination, Next autumn, through the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben and the genius of thelr de- slgners, hundreds of thousands of people will applaud the chigf incidents of Ne- braska history=—the ‘birth of Nebraska TELLS POLICE HE SAW' i MAN WHO SHOT CARLSON A man who refused to divulge his identity telephoned Detective Captain Ma- | him that he had just seen the man who HEARTS TREATED FREE | Trestment, Free. Heart disease {s dangerous, hundreds | drop dead who could have been saved. | Mm‘ have been cured after doctors fail- | ed. To prove the remarkable efficacy of | his new Special Personal Treatment for | heart disease, short breath, pain in side, | shoulder or arm, oppression, irregular | pulse, palpitation, smothering, puffing of ankles or dropsy, alao nerve, stomach and rheumatic symptoms, Dr. Miles will send to afflicted personas a $2.60 Free | ;tl'rc::lmem. Bad cases usually soon re- eved. These treatments are the result of no[ years' extensive research and remark- able success in treltlns various aflments of the heart, liver stomach, which often complicate each case. | Send for Oures in Your State. are the results that he sick person to test this So wonderful wishes every With him sat Governor Morehead, Jus- | famous treatment at his expense. Afflic- { tice Morrissey of Lincoln, Bishop Tihen | of Lincoln and Gurdon W. Wattles. Toast to N raska. ted persons ghould avail themelves of this liberal offer, as have such an onngrtu o . comes more | are dangerous. oat |~ Mr, Webster started the prandial exer- | suddenly than that from heart disease. | .| clses by offering the following toast: NEBRASKA—A land that rose ui a Dept. HF,, bountifui | 1°P flendT:‘t onee for his new Book and 8 R n o8, | Owes, %o?m 1?5‘: Main lxt. Eilkhare, | SEVERAL PETTY THEFTS REPORTED TO THE POLICE O. E. Johnson of Lincoln, lost a grip ut the Union station which contained in addition to his clothing, a camers | valued at $60. 8. E. Wood, 1200 North | Twenty-ninth street, found this morning that during the night tools valued at $30 | had been stolen from a shed in the rear of his residence. F. Jones, 2226 Ohio street, and Mrs. Florence Glade, 6234 North | Seventeentih street, report the theft of wearing apparel from thelr homes. —— HORSES MUST HAVE SHARP SHOES ORDERS NIELSEN Owing to the fact that it was found necessary to shoot several horses that sustained broken legs by falls on the slippety pavements yesterday, the Humane soclety intends to push the mat- ter of sharp shoes. Humane Officer Hang Nielsen is personally supervising the no- tification of drivers that their horses must be protected against the icy pave. ments. DUVAL SEES BUSINESS PICKING UP IN THE EAST General Agent Duval of the Milwaukee 1s baok from New York and wsserts that all through the east there has been a de- clded improvement in business within the last thirty days. In most 'nstances manu- facturing plants are running ~on full time and many of them have sufficlent orders ahead to keep them running to = in the wearer, ers of Greater Omaha before. a wige selection. % | | | A Jewelry This Is a Jewelry Christmas Jewelry depicts character, lends poise, creates personality, and is a mark of refinement Realizing' this is a Jewelry Xmas the jewel- With large stocks and greater assort- ments they are ready to assist you in making Dame Fashion Has Decreed have prepared as never Christmas capacity for several months. OFFICER TIMM FALLS ON ICY WALK AND IS INJURED Officer Ezra Timm fell on the lcy side- walk at Sixteenth and Webster streets and recelved a scalp wound that necessitated his retirement from duty for the day. B. C. Byrnes, 242 Vine street, Council Bluffs, had an identical experience at Fifteenth end Harney street. WILL CONSIDER AN EMPLOYMENT BUREAU Robert T. Burns, Dr. Harold Gifford and Captain Kline, representing local or- @anizations, will meet next Monday evening with the Welfare board for con- sideration of the employment bureau to be established by the board. Now Look Out. When a cold hangs on, as often hap- pens, or when you have hardly gotten over one cold before you contract another, look eut, for you are liable to contract some very seiious disease. This succession of colds weakens the system and lowers the vitality so that you are much more la- ble to contract chronic catarrh, pneumonia or consumption. ?ur‘ your cold while you can. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has a great reputation. It is relied upon by thousands of people and never disap- points them. Try it. It only costs a quars | ter, Obtainable everywhere —Advertise- | ment. #hot Charles Cafison in the latter's sa loon at Twentieth and Missourl avenue South Side. walking north on Thirteonth | atreet. etrest and adjacent thoroughfares. The anonymous informer told Ma- | loney he was in the saloon at the time of | the shooting and he furnished a complete description of the man. net was promptly spread over Thirteenth | The police drag- [ NEW DEMOCRATIC CLUB |organizod with permanent rooms at | Thirteenth and Jackson strests. While secretary. Meotings @re to be held first Monday evening of each month THURSDAY, DEOC. 16, 1915, STORE NEW! GESS-NASH COM Tfie Chvistmas Store_for Everybody FOR FRIDAY, 7 The applicats the | has been held up for Investigation. PHONE DOUG 137, Nowhere Can Good Taste Find Better Expression Than at Burgess-Nash—Whether You Spend a Dollar or Many Times the Amount Pretty SILKS for Gifts, 59¢c a Yard HORT lengths of silks, 1% to 5 yards in a plece, including plain and fancy messalines, taf- fetas, crepes, poplins, in plald, striped and figured effects. Widths 36 to 42 Inches; almost | every shade to be found in this Were $1.00 to $1. assortment, Friday, yard, 59c. Burgess-Nash Co.—Main Floor. MERCHANDISE AND GLOVE OERTIFICATES. RE are exchangeable at any time merchandise, and issued for any amount. more popular than ever this season with people whose shopping time is limited, or with those who cannot determine what gift to mend. These certificates | Toys Are What the Children Want, and You Can 50, Coaster Wagons Specially heavy steel wheels, roller bearing ax! steel $4.60, now $5.66, now ....... ‘Wagoner for Burgess.Nash Co~~Fourth Floor. strong and durable, Rears, ‘Wagoner coaster wagon, regularly $3.50 Wagoner coaster wagon, regularly | .t $4.50 coaster wagon, steel wheel, regularly $6.76, now.8$5.00 Ohristmas Stockings at $1.00, 75¢, 50c and 28¢c. Sale of Doll Beds White enamel iron doll regularly $1.60, now 98¢, White enamel iron doll regularly $2.95, now $1.05. and Mahogany Sleds of All Kinds, BURGESS-NASH BASEMENT STORE A Veritable Christmas Gift Shop for Everybody Men’s FURNISHINGS That Make Very Acceptable Christmas Gifts SPLENDIDLY selected line of just such furnishings as a man likes, and specially priced, too. Men's Hosiery, 4 Pair, 85¢. Four pairs extra quality lisle hose, spliced heel and toe, package for a useful present, the box, 65c. high double sole. A splendid Men'’s 8ilk Hose, 23c. Men's fancy silk hose, the slightly imperfec- tions (no holes) of 60c qualities, pair, 23c, Men's Neckwear, 3 for $1.00. Large flowing end apron silk 4-in- hand, variety for selection, 8 for §1. Men’s Handkerchiefs, 6 for 49¢c, Any initial, good quality cambrie, full size, good looking box, 6 in the box for 4%, Men's Handkerchiefs, 6 for 59¢. Little better quality, imitation hand embroidered initial, any letter, 6 in the box for 5e. 4 Men’s Ximas Bath Robes. Probably the most acceptable pres- ent a man could recelve. These robes Filled with toye, assorted varieties, beds, | beds, brass doll beds, specially priced. Supply Every Desire Here in Burgess-Nash Toy Town LL the old favorites as well as the very latest novelties are here in Santa Claus’ big show room-— Toy Town, Fourth Floor, and they are displayed with easy and convenient selection in mind. aisles, plenty of happy, smiling salespeople to help you in your selection. Wide A few specials for Friday: g Hobby Horses Reduced In every instance the price has been olipped quite materially. Galloping horses, $4.75, now 8$3.75 Galloping horses, $6.75, now 8$4,50 Galloping horses, $6.75, now $5.00 Galloping horses, $8.50, now $6.50 Galloping horses, $11.50, now’ $8.50. Galloping horses, $16, now $12.50 Fur Neck Pieces At Less than Half Price URS are being worn extensively by the best dressed women pverywhere, and seldom, if ever, have you had the opportunity to share such remarkable fur values as these 80 early in the Winter. A special of fur scarfs and neck pleces at I than half pride. Far Neck Pleces, were $17.50 ..... $7.50 Fur Neck Pieces, were $10.00 to $15.00, sale price. ... .85.00 to $25.00, sale price Fur Neck Pleces, were $10.00, $3.50 Burgess-Nash Co-—Basement. Remnants of Outing Flannel, 8¢ A MERICAN outing flannel, 10 to 20 yard lengths, light, medium and dark colorings, the very best quality obtainable, at yard, 840, Burgess-Nesh Co.—Basement. BLANKETS Are Fine Gifts IZE 60x82 automobile rugs, couch or sun par- lor use. Here are the softest, richest, most serviceable rugs you can wish for. Scotch and Navajo patterns, splendid values; just the thing for Xmas gifts, at, each $4.98, Comforters, $5.98. Just recelved satin covered, down filled comforters, light and | medium colored designs that are new and pretty, edch $5.98, Comforters, $2.95. comforters for double beds, with plain silk border, very speclal, at $2.05. ' Blankets, $2.49, Heavy, wool finished bed blan- kets, just like eiderdown, fancy plaids and checks; also gray, tan and white, size 70x80, at, pali, 82.49. Burgess-Nash Co—Basement. ‘1892’ Aluminum Sauce Pan at 39c 39c “1892" double lipped aluminum sauce pan, approximate capacity five pints, polished aluminum, riveted handle, very special for Friday at 30c. Burgess-Nagh Oo.—Basement. Faney silk dotted mull covered | have piped seams, girdle, cuffs and collar made of border; tailored robes. Prices— A5, $2.98, 8$2.48 tra box, 10¢ to 85¢. ctive. Pretty Box Sta Splendld quality box stationery, in a variety of styl TOYS, AT 10¢ TO $1.00, A special table of toys has been provided that Wide range of selection at 10¢ to $1.00, in lot ens 35¢ tionery, 10c to and sises, will prove at- BED SPREADS AT $2.50 TO $5.00. Marseilles design bed spreads, full size, with plain or cut cor- ners, splendid selection at $2.50 to $5.00. % Burgess.Nash Co.—Basement, SLIPPERS Always Make Pleasing and Acceptable Gifts For Christmas OUR holiday line of slippers for men, women and chil- dren is new and includes an immense assortment from which to choose. For in- stance: Men’s kid slippers, tan and black, Everett and opera style, 98¢, Men's comfortable felt slippers, Friday, 80¢, Women's felt colonlals, all colors, Friday, 69¢c, Men’s kid Romeo slippers, Friday, $1.25, Women's felt Romeo slippers, fur trimmed, 69¢c. Women's felt Princess fur trimmed slippers, $1.10, Women's felt “Komfy" trimmed slippers, $1.10, ‘Women's felt novelty slippers, al ribbon 1 colors, Friday, 70ec. Children’s felt novelty slippers, all colors, Friday, 69c. Children’s felt Romeo fur trimm red, #9¢, 70c and 6fc. Burgess.Nash Co—Basement. You'll Want Several Pairs of |, These PURE SILK HOSE at 69c OMEN'é?x;;\ t;rw;i silk hose, in black snd_;”!owmcolors, high spliced heel and double sole. ect to slight imperfections, at 69c a pair, ©C0—8 quality, but su Burgess-Nash They're the usual asement. Decided Price R $1.00 eduction CLEARAWAY of empty pleture frames, representing a great variety of styles and kinds at a big price reduction. The frames include large, medium and small sizes, in round, oval, square and oblong, in gilt, mahogany and elrcassion finish. Frames, were fin{n;fl. ‘were r‘m;nlu, were lan‘n;u, to 86c to b9e, o S o $2, g 10c|c:. 25c tor, ... 50c| ... Burgess-Wash Co.—Basement. Splendid Assortment of Christmas Four groups: were 75c¢ Handkerchiefs in Basement Friday Fancy CHINA for Xmas Gifts ANCY decorated china consisting of celery trays, cake plates, sugar and creamers, cracker jars, cho- colate pots, fruit bowls, roll ;x;;ys, ete., values to 69¢c, at Berving Trays, 19¢. Wood frame serving tray, ma- hogany finish, cretonne centers, brassed handles, special at 19¢, Glass Vases, 25¢. Thin blown vases, with pretty cut designs, assorted shapes, spe- cial at 25c¢. Electric Lamps, $3.98. Electric table lamp, solid metal stand with pull chain socket, com- plete with fancy silk shade, extra special at $8.08, Burgess-Nash Co.—Basement. Home Furnishings Underpriced Suggestive of Ohristmas Gift Giving. Savory Roasters, 69c. LUE steel, seamless Savory roasters, self basting, medi- um size, at 69¢, Carving Sets, $1.39. “L. F, C.” three-plece ecarving sets, put up in fancy lined boxes, special at $1.89. Baking Dishes, 59¢. Pure aluminum baking dishes, with enameled inset, specially priced at B®e, Bamboo Baskets, 25¢. Large assortment of bamboo sandwich, bon bon, fruit and nut baskets, your choice at 25¢. Burgess-Nash Oo.—Basement. all the m s are naturalized Amer }ONE MORE L‘ E ELECTS ITS OFFICERS |yin and oreon S, Astates or e | UP FOR INVESTIGATION slan and Greek Dbirth. Articlos of in- | i R corporation have beeh flled. A. H. Rab- Ty Gy The Jackson Street Democratic club, |Inovitz is president, Charles Matsukos The elty ocouncil granted thirty more |1a the name of a new democratic club |Is treasuror, and Frank Gorkolopus is |saloon licenses for 1916 or of Richard Edenfleld, 1013 Farnam street,