Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 21, 1915, Page 7

WOMAN WILL HAVE MERRY CHRISTHAS Associated Charities Finds Work for Young Woman Who Con- templated Killing Self. MANY OTHERS ARE HELPED A rather unusual ¢ was brought to the attention of Secretary Doane of the Associated Charities, the per- son being a young woman who was despondent and in a mood which in- dicated she contemplated taking her life. She called at the charities of- fice and asked for Mrs, ‘Woula vou kill yourself man?” asked the woman, “I should not; there are too many men,” replied Mrs Doane. Then the caller told her story she had looked forward Christmas and her husband left her. Mrs. Doane cheered the woman by ar- ranging for meals and finding her work to do. The woman finally sald she saw a silver lining and declared she had lots to Mve for. after all Sent the Country. Another case of Christmas cheer ferred to a young man who had just been pent from a local hospital, where he was attended for appendicitls, He wanted to get to a place where he could recuperate. Through Mrs. Doane and Captain Kline & place was found for him in the country near Omaha and he said he belleved he would have a merry Christmas. A boy has been sent to his motuor Guthrie, Okl, where he will be rec like the prodigal of old The secretary of the charities receives all sorts of letters ana many callers. A recent letter was from a woman who asked for $1 worth of coal and some groceries for Christmhs, A South Side mother wrote she had five children, one a paralytic girl 6 years of age, and the | father ill. She asked for a remembrance for the children W. 8. Desch of Central City sent $1 toward The Bee's Christmas fund being | distributed by the Assoclated Charities Wheat Prices Are Up, Even Though Doane, for a say eaying to a happy to re- at ived THE BEE: INVOLVED IN NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE SOAN. DAL S8idney G. Johnson, Walter D, Updegraff and Rob- ert Oilgate Wood, who are accused of attempting to bribe a commissioner, Mohler Says East Expects Business | to Keep Growingi President A. L. Mohler of the Union Pacific 1s back ffom a business trip to| New York, where he went to confer with officials of the system. Mr. Mohler was | in New York City during the recent bliz- | Receipts Are Large | — | With heavy receipts and a blg gain | in the price of wheat, the Omaha market | was one of more than usual activity. | Wheat receipts were 147 carloads, with prices ranging from 93 cents to $1.11 per bushel, an advance of 2 cents over Sat- urday’s prices. i Corn was 2 cents up to a cent lower, the prices ranging from 5 to 69 cents per bushel, the last named price being paid for grain of last year's crop. Re- | ceipts were 144 carloads. Oats were 1 cent up, selling at 36 to 9% cents, with thirty-eight carloads on the market. Grain stocks in storage gained consider- able during the last week, being now but | 1,057,000 bushels less than on the corre- | sponding date of last year. In bushels | grain stocks in storage in Omaha ele- vators now and last year at this time: Now. Year Ago. 1,263,000 295,000 99,000 134,000 24,000 ‘Wheat Corn Oats Rye . Barley Totals . The greatest falling off in stocks in storage, it will be noted, is in oats, of these there being 1,250,000 bushels less than on this date last year. BURLINGTON COMPLETES ITS WENDOVER CUT-OFF The Burlington has completed work on the Wendover cut-off and now fl\-h:hll trains are being runm over the new line | from Guernsey across to Wendover, in- stead of around by Hartville Junction. The Wendover cut-off, which has been | in course of construction for more than a year, is on the Burlington's Casper line about twenty-five miles over the Ne- braska state line in Wyoming. It is elght and one-half miles in length and is a suc- cession of tunnels through the mountains. The cut-off is one of the units in the Omaha-Montana short line, that when completed will mean a water grade from the Rocky mountains to the Missourl river. It is not likely that through passenger service trom Omaha will go onto the new line before next spring. rmnliica SATES % THREE WANT TO HANDLE | THE GARBAGE OF OMAHA City Commissioner Kugel will advertise for proposals for handling of garbage during 1916. He has recelved three propo- sitions from persons who want the con- tract. One man wants the contract for thering and disposal, while another an wants to take the garbage from the | city at convenient points. l The city commissioners discussed lh!‘ matter in executive session. Indications are the eity will not discontinue the pres- | ent plan of gathering the garbage under | Hil municipal direction. | LOOT AWAY IN MOTOR CAR Sunday night an automobile was seen to back up to Billy Holmes' cafe at 1422 Capitol avenue and several individuals load it with accessories of the place. Both doors left open, and when the | RIFLE CAFE AND CARRY ‘ il were proprietor came to work in the morning | | he discovered that he had been robbed Beer bottles were strewn all over the | floor. BOUND OVER FOR TAKING ‘ PURSE AND FIFTY CENTS | Sam Jackson, colored, charged with snatching a purse containing % cents from a woman in the Brandels Stores, was bound over to the district court with bonds fixed at $i,000. He pleaded gullty. Bd Williams, colored, who stole an um brella from the same stores, was fined $10 and costs. Special Officer L. T. made both arrests. Timelv " v mating Christmas, New Year's and other feast days cause many disturbed digestions. The stomach and bowels should not Ve | permitted to remain clogged up, for in- digestion and constipation are often fol- | lowed by serious discases, resulting from undigested polsonous waste matter. Foley Cathartic Tatlets should be in every home, ready for use. No griping; no up- pleasant after effect. Relieve distress atter eatinz, resulate bowels, sweeten stomach and tone up the liver. Sold & erywhere.—Advert sement. Finn | [ | zard that swept the east. He found the | torm very severe and the snowfall heavy, especially up state. As to business mat- ters, Mr. Mohler said “In New York City in financial circles the feeling is the most optimistic in years The idea seems to be that "there is going to be ‘a continuation of improved condi- tions. “The freight congestion continues on | their lives,” account of there being insuffiolent ves- | sels to handle the export bueiness that | has been piling up along the Atlantic coast for weeks." FORBES OF THE MARYLAND VISITING OLD FRIENDS HERE €. W. Forbes of Councll Bluffs visited his old shipmate, B'sun's Mate Richard Dixon, at the local navy recruiting sta- tion. Forbes is at his home on forty days' furlough from his ship, the Maryland. which is at Mare Island, San Francisco. He and Dixon were together on this ship for two years. “We brought back the three submarines of the F type from Honolulu after the sinking of the one in which the crew lost he sald. “We also carried the pontoons and other apparatus to Honolulu for use in ralsing the sunke submarine.” OMAITA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1015, FOUR GOULD ROADS 'SUES OFFICER FOR Sunday School Will ARE NOW DISTINGT POKE IN THE NOSE | Segregation of Missouri Paoifie, | Iron Mountain Rio Grande and Western Pacifio Complete. JOINT OFFICE IS ABANDONED Word has come to the Missouri Facific offices in Omaha that the scgregation of the Missouri Pacific, the Iron Mountain, the Denver & Rio | Grande the Waestern | roads is complete, As a result a joint office will not be maintained after the first of the year. The Missouri Pacific and Tron Mountain will continue to the offices at Fifteenth and Farnam, and the | Denver & Rio Grande and Western Pa cific will have to get new quarters. After the date named agents and employes of the Missourl Pacitic and iron Mountain will have no connection with the Denver & Rlo Grande and the Western Pac'fic, except In the matter of selling tickets | over the two western lines. This privilege, | however, will be extended to the Rock Island and Burlington and not controlled | entirely by the Miesouri Pacific To some extent traffic arrangements | between the Missourl Pacific and Iron | Mountain will be maintained with the | Denver & Rio Grande and the Western Pacific, but the four roads will not con- tinue to be members of the one family. It s asserted that the Donver & Riy Grande will continue to be controlled by the Gould Interests, but that the other roads will be practically outside the foid and managed by Interests that are not tied up with the Goulda. In Omaha the same agents and Interests that formerly have represented the four roads will continue with the Missourt Pacitic and Iron Mountaln, dropping out of representation of the Denver & Rio Grande and the Western Pacific, Gets Six Months for Breaking _Grirl's Jaw James Ford, 501 North Sixteenth street, was sentenced to six months In the county Jjall by Police Judge Foster, for striking and breaking the jaw of Annle Kelley. Annie asserted that Ford, to whom she had given $17 in two days, met her on the street and because she had not made more money for him, struck her. Annle was attended by Dr. Charles Zimmerer, who sald she was suffering from a compond fracture of the jaw Ford s well built, while the woman he struck welghs less than 100 pounds. He was sentenced to ninety days, on a charge of being a vagrant and ninety days on a charge of assault and battery. and the oceupy Pacific | Christ Jensen Wants Five Tho\l-l sand for Blow He Said Was De- livered by Leroy Wade. | SUFFERED "KEN;‘AL ANGUISH" — | Five thousand dollars is the um.-j which Chris Jensen, a dairyman, has demanded in district court that Leroy | Wade, a police officer, pay for the privelege of inflicting one blow with clenched fist upon his nose Whade's fist and Jensen's nose collided | on the morning of December 7, according | to the petition, when Jensen was driving a team down Leavenworth street. The officer {t ia alleged, stopped Jensen In the belief that the latter was a man for | whom he had a warrant. Jensen jumped down from his wagon seat and after a short conversation, the following events happened, according to the plaimtift's petition “The sald Leroy Wade did then and there assault, bruise, strike and injure and break the nose of this plaintiff, by reason whereof, said plaintiff shed and lost a large quantity of blood." In addition to the physical suffering caused by the below Jensen requests damages for wental anguish, alleging that he was “brought tato ridicule, con- tempt, disgrace anfl critfclam” as a result of the oncounter With the officer Also Saffers Me Anguish, Wade, Jonson allegos, was dressed W plain clothes and wore no visibles badge of his office The plaintiff asks judgment for $1.00, | the amount of Wade's bond, against a surety company and a $4,00 judgment against the officer Mrs, Ehrenpfort Dies at the Age of Eigl_lty Years Mrs. Henry Ehrenpfort, 2% South Elovonth street, dled at 3 o'clock Monday morning at her home, aged %0 years, nine months and fourteen days. She ylelded to the debility of old age, and slept away peacefully with no struggle. Mrs, Ehrenpfort was born In Germany. Bhe 18 one of the ploneers In Omaha. She is survived by her husband, Henry Ehrenpfort, who has for the last few weeks been confined to a sanitarium at Councll Bluffs, with an affection of the mind, On account of his own condition 1e has not been told of the death of his wife. A “For Sale” ad will turmn second-han\ furniture into cash. Make (ifts to Poor Children of Omaha Giving rather than recelving will be the Spirit of the Christmas celebration by the First Presbyterian Sunday school, to be held Wednesday evening at 7:3 o'clock In the Young Men's Christian assoclation auditorium As 18 customary with the school, each | cludes George ® - - ¢ hild, who would otherwise fall to be remembered by Santa Claus. The Christ mas tree and decorations at the First Preshyterian church entertatnment will Also be used again at the church's Plercs street mission, known as Grace chapel, Gifts brought by the merabers will be distributed through the City Mission. “Two Christmas Dreams,” an interest. ing playlet, will be presented by the ohil- dren. The \dentity of Santa Claus will be kept a secret until afterward. He will present candy to the ehildren. The com- mittee in charge of the entertainment in- Scott, chairman; Miss member will bring some gift for a poor | Marie Berry and Miss Elizabeth Kiewits ““Berg Suits Me"' Are You Ready? HAVE YOU made the right selee- tion for the ‘“HIM"’ friend or fami- ly member? We have all the new and best things that go to complete and tone up man’s appearance, OUR MAGNIFICENT neck- wear digplay is well worth seeing for they are styles and patterns you won't find elsewhere— 50¢, 75¢, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00. All put up in dainty Xmas boxes. SILK ISSIERY in all colors, two pairs i fancy box, $1.00. mn (4 BELTS with fancy Silver or Gold Initial Buckles, 50¢, $1.00 up. GLOVES for any occasion, from cotton- flannel at 10¢, to fine glace-mocha silk LUUNGuwG SMOKING JACKETS at lined and fur, $1.00 to $7.50. ROBES at ........ $2.50 and more - PAJUNIONS-—The new one-piece sleeping garment, un- ion suit and pajama combination, swell .........$1.00 COMBINATION SETS UMBRELLAS CANES ““Store Open Evenings.’’ SELF-SERVICE—RAISES THE QUALITY—LOWERS THE COST With the opening of our new Restaurant at 514 South 16th Street, opposite the Rome Hotel, next Tuesday, Decem- ber 21st, we can conceive of no more fitting vccasion upon which to extend grateful acknowledge- ments to the good outset of this holizi‘ay season. Restaurants and The City National Cafeteria, catering to thousands daily. Only the purest and most delicious foods, whole- somely and appetizingly prepared by skillful chefs, are placed before Welch patrons. the formula of Welch success. Men and women in every walk of life, eat at Welch's QUICK. - obstacles of the day. eople of Omaha for the unanimous approval of Welch Service than at the The public demanded it—and we met the demand. We now have four Add to this attractive environment, courtesy, and a desire always to please—and you have not because of the fact that Welch's prices are low, but because of the more im- portant fact that Welch gives them the cleanest and purest food in the world, and gives it to them Instead of spending an hour or two stowing away a heavy luncheon, that crowds their stomachs, dulls their wits and unfits them for business or pleasure the rest of the day, they get a light, cris% lunch at Welch’s that doesn’t take fifteen minutes at the most, and that puts their brains and bodies oth in excellent condition to meet the You can save from thirty to sixty minutes—golden, money making minutes—at any time of the day by eating your meals at any of the Welch places. This solves the problem of the busy Holiday Shoppers. 4 A twenty cent lunch of clean, pure, wholesome food, is 400 times Look For This Pure Food Sign— It Hangs Above the Entrance better to work on than a $2.00 feed in a lobster palace. Restaurants are located at 219 South 16th St. 514 South 16th St. 1406 Douglas Street 1408 Farnam Streect Quick Serve Cafeteria, downstairs, City Nat. Bank Bldg., 16th and Harney Streets