Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 27, 1915, Page 4

BRIEF CITY NEWS “Townsend's for Sporting Goods.” Gify Certificates—mdholm Jeweler. Mave Root Print It—Now Beacon Press Ohristmas Tree Nighting Outfits— Burgess-Granden company. To borrow momey on real estate see J H. Dumont & Co., Keeline Bldg. “Tolay's Movie Program” section today. It appears in The Bee EXCLUSIVELY. Find out what the va- rlous moving pleture theaters offer. Xeep your money and valuables in the Americdn Safe Deposit vaults, 218 8 17th St, Bee Bldg. Boxes rént $1 for three months. Open from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m For Safety First in life insurance, see W. H. Indoe, general agent State Mutual Life Assurance company of Worcester, Mass., one of the oldest (71 years) and best companies on earth The mtate Bank of Omana, corner Six- teenth and Harney. Pay. FOUR per cent on time deposits and THREE per cent on savings accounts. All deposits in this bank are protected by the depositors’ guarantee fund of the state of Nebraska. Battle Cry of Peace Rings Out Strong for Better Defense Plans Frequent applause from large audiences punctuated the opening exhibitions of “The Battle Cry ‘of Peace,” the spectacu- lar photoplay masterpiece, which yester- day began a two weeks' run at the Bovd It is a gigantic presentation of America’s unpreparedness against war, and empha sizes the doctrine that to Insure lasting peace with honor the nation should be- come powerful enough on land and sea to be thoroughly respected by all foreign powers, The Christmas audiences seemed greatly Impressed by the presentation. Starting with a picturization “America, the Land of Peace and Plent the prologue furnishes much informa- tional matter by skiliful photography. Then fiims of Hiram Maxim, the invent- ive genius, show him lecturing on “De- fenseless America,”” and foreign spies are pictured as engineering peace meetings, while the navy of the enemy is preparing to bombard Nw York and land.an invad- ing army. In the midst of a comical peace meeting, which ends in a fist fight, the Invasion begins, Cleverly made mo- tion plctures appear to show the actual defeat and annihilation of the United States fleet; then New York Is razed and burned, pictures depicting the famous skyscraper line crumbling in flames. A horde of triumphant enemy soldiers march down the streets, slaughtering the un- prepared and abusing the women. Throughout the film portrayal, an in- genfous plot adds realism and horror. Pictures are shown of Secretary of War Garrison, Dr. Lyman Abbott, Majoy, Gen- era] Leonard Wood, Ex-President Roose- velt, Admiral Dewey and other notables One of the most effective details com- pares by diagrams the population and | armed forces, and the wealth and armed forces, of the principal powers, The theater orchestra furnishes appropriate | music and the ushers and usherettes are clad in militia and liberty costumes, The players in the dramatic scenes are cap- | able, and the production is a marvel from a photographic standpoint. | of | prominent families, | parks, (HAPPENINGS IN . THE MAGIC CITY | Eagles' Christmas to the Young- sters Gives Host Great, Big “ Joyful Time. 'TW0 SANTAS ARE KEPT BUSY Dis is great From out of the packs of crowding «hii dren, some thinly clad, but radlant with happiness, came the satiafied cry of a newsboy at the Bagle hall yesterday aft- ernoon. From the hour of 2 until 4 two Santas” passed out huge | candies, nuts and fruits to eager hand Something like 1,800 children were sup- |Dlied with the long wished for prizes of the Christmas day. Former Captain of Police Pete Powers, six feet six inches in build, and George Parks, prominent construction man, (feet pight inches, played the part of the | “Santas” and for two hours handed out the packages of happiness. Many of {the enormous crowd d that Pete ‘nml George were ‘‘really, truly” Santa | Clauses from the northland and sent up | ovation after ovation to his highness. | Rev. Dr. Robert 1 Wheeler of the First Presbyterian church spoke at the | opening of the program. Flanked on one side by a high pile of Christmas sacks and on the other by an immense Christ mas tree, beautifully decorated, the aged | minister spoke the words that welcomed |the good tidings of the hour. His talk jwas short however, as the large ber of youths were yelling for the candy gifts The hall was crowded to capacity, It is estimated that more than 1500 little folks were within the four walls at one time while 300 more waited patiently out. | side, craning their necks In an effort to | #ee how things were coming on. Only a |short program was given, Dr. Wheeler taking up most of the time with his re. marks. To Regulate Pool Ha . ““This congregating of minors in certain pool halls of the city has got to cease," Captain Anton Vanous of the local police station sald jast evening. “I find that it has become a habit for certain boys of the South Side, whose ages range between 12 and 18 years, to go to certain pool halls in the downtown district and play pool, | gamble on the small scale and engage in other practices that are both against the law and contrary to home moral % Less than two weeks back a pool hall was raided and ten boys taken to the police station. A crap game was found to be in progress and covered by the detec- {tives. The keeper was fined $10 and costs and each of the youths were fined $1 and costs. Police have always kept a lookout on such resorts, knowing that they ex- isted and ready to swoop down on them Youths of the city, belonging to have been found in these places. The state law requires that no young men under 18 years of age may enter a pool hall. Skating Proves Popular. Skating was the popular eport in the | South Side yesterday morning and after- noon. ANl morning and afternoon, Ral ston, West Q and Benson cars were carrying loads of the fce sports to Sey- mour lake, Spring lake and Riverview At all three places the ice was packed to the limit. | | Watchman, Who Shot Little Girl, Insane red Baker, former watchman at the | city- dump, who shot 10-year-old Ida Stroud last week, has gone violently in- | sane, according to police surgeons. At | the cellr#®m in headquarters station, | where he has been since his arrest, he | attracted such marked attention that he | was removed to another cell for his own | safoty. \ The little girl cannot possibly live, de- | clare surgeons, who gre taking care of her The watchman's bullet pierced her | intestines and made sixteen wounds. Death s expected hourly John D, Hiss Is Dead After Brief Illness John D. Hiss, nged 6 years, resident of Omaha for twenty-five years, died lfli his home, 2211 Grant street, Saturday | at 6:30 o'clock after an attack of heart | disease. Mr, Hiss was taken sick three | days ago, death coming yesterday after- | noon in the presence of his wife and son, | Arthur, There are no other survivors. | The funeral will be held this after- noon at 2:% o'clock at the Dodder un dertaking chapel, Twenty-second and ! Cuming streets, interment being made in the Forest Lawn cemetery. Harry Pearce Gets | Fine Xmas Present | Harry Pearce, register of deeds, was | one of the most pleased men in Omaha | when he received as a Christmas gift from the members of his office force a handsome humidor stocked with~ fine cigars. The humidor is made of mahogany and atcording to Mr. Pearce the handsome article of its kind which has ever been his privilege to see. BIRTH OF NATION COMPANY ENTERTAINED AT DINNER Attaches of the Birth of a Nation com- pany mow at the Brandeis and of the theater were guests of Sherman and Elliott of Minneapolis, proprietors of the film, at a dinner at the Fontenelle hoted yeslerday. Members of the Sigfield Lochman new tuning fork presentation speech. More than twenty-five present. UTOPIAN SOCIETY TO ENTERTAIN STUDENTS Alumni and friends of the University of Omaha will be entertained this even- ing by the Utoplan seciety at the home of Miss Marilla Case. The entertainment is an annual one and is looked forward to with great interest by the student body, A number of alumni from out in the state have written that they will be on hand. An extended musical program has been arranged Don't Let Your Cold Get Worse. Bell's Pine-Tar-Heney will eure your cough and give you restful sleep. Good for children. Only 2. All druggists.—Ad- vertisement A “For Bale” or “For Rent” Ad placed in The Bee will accomplish its pur- pose. orchestra presentea director with a fine Tom King made the guests were {any {er, Miss Dorls Dunc At Riverview two large firés bad been built near the main portion of the Iake and keepers employed by the elty looked after them during the. afternoon and evening. The ice held well at all th-es lakes, especially at Seymour. At River- view several large cracks made skating difficult during the afternoon, but long before 7 o'clock all had_healed to beyond possible danger. The rinks will be open all day todiy, and the biggest crowd of the year up to this time is expected. Magie City Gonsip, The Independent Order of Odd Fellows will hold their regular weekly meeting at the Odd Fellows hall Monday evening. he Mystic Workers of the World will mi Tuesday evening at the Odd Fel- lows hall at Twenty-fourth and M streets at 8 o'clock South) High's basket ball game with Fremont next Friday evening at the local gvmnasivm at J streets, is calling for tien on the part of local athletic en- thusiasts. Last year the Fremcnt la‘s were beaten in a fast game on the Fre- mont floor, This year they will invade the Eouth Side with a strong team ready to do battle with a vengeance. Twenty-third and the usval atten- ©d Humpsl is able to be out again after an attack of la grippe. Mrs, Edgar Royer !s slightly improved m a1 attact of the grippe. ohn Kennedy arrived the first of the week to spend the holidays with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Finley had about Christmas da: | irlglnlvwl\ guests at their family dinner | Mrs. Willlam Routt will entertain the Thursday Bridge club at her home, Wednesday afternoon, | Mre. Rose Ewing and children of Birch Tree, Mo., are visiting at the home of Mrs. W. J. Schoening. l Mrs. F. C. Arndt of Memphis, Tenn., will spend the holidays with her daught- J. Farrell w 1 _enter! in the Mrs. D. { literary department of the Woman's club, | | December 28, A fine program has been | arranged. orge Hunter of Jefferson City M | 1s spending the, holidays with hi siste | Mrs. .George Jognes, and his brother, L. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs, Frank Bads and daught- |er, Miss Fern Eads, are spending the |week end at Plattsmouth, attending a | tamily reunion Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Franklin enter- tained on Christmas day at dinner for their guests, Mr. and Mrs. C. Goft of Des Moines, la Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Jacobs of Clearmont, |Wyo., are spending the winter with their | children Mr. and Mrs. Alley Jacobs and | Mr. and Mra. A. L. Hunter. Mesars. Carl and Raymond Nelson of Chicago, are spending the Christmas holl days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C."'E. Nelson, Twenty-seventh and E streets, The Keno Kiub entertained at Christ- mas dancing party Thursday evening for its out-of-town members, Shirley Menafee of Ann Arbor. Mich., and Joe Hamn of Pine Bluff, Wyo. About fifty couples were present The Past Chiefs of the Degree of Honor were entertained by Mra. - Elsfelder, in the parlor of the A. O. U. W. Temple After the business meeting and program cach member was presented with a gift and Elsfelder appy ©id Awe, When old age carrigs with it hosts of friends, good health and an abundance of this. world's goods, it should be as happy as any period of our existence. That 15 old age as it should be, but too often it means poor digestion, torpid pbowels, & sluggish liver and a general | teeling of 1l health, despondency and misery. This condition can be greatly alleviated, however, by taking one of Chamberlain’s Tablets each day fmmedi- stely after supper. That will strengthen the digestion, tone up the liver and regu- late the bowels, then that feeling of de- spondency will give way to one of hope and good cheer. Obtainable everywhere. —Advertisement. num- | many | from a_Christmas tree. Those present | were: Mesdames, Brewer, Green, Ral- ston,” Routt, Avery, Hall, Ryhno, Jones I'HE “Midnight Maidens" Give Gayety Patrons Merry Christmas Fun BEK: ( Folks who saw the new show at the | Gayety last night enjoyed an especially Merry Christmas, for the “‘Midnight Maidens” are certalnly & merry coni | pany, and thelr happiness is contagious. It is a big, long show, too, with some | thing doing every miute, plenty o laughs, lively dancing and pleasing | sengs. Among the special features of the show | are three clever male comedians, a regu lar uproar of a woman clown, a whole squad of good male volces, besides a company well up to the standard in all other respects. The standing-room-only audience last evening found particular enjoyment in the songs and antics of “Jolly"” John Larkins, who seems unusu- ally endowed with blackface comedy cleverness. He was recalled many times {in his “Liza" song number, the clog { dancing chorus of which was also very popular. In a speciaity he was also given a well-deserved big “hand." Pete | Curley ana Frank Lynch create continu | ous fun as Irish comics. Rose Kessner ! the female clown, has a novel brand of screams to offer and her dancing itakes well. Harvey Brooks and Walsh have pleasing temor volces to good effect in the two-act while Bob Calvert, Tony Bisland win to also Billy used travesty, Shane and Bd much applause with thelr | melody and foot work In the olio. Norma Bell, popular last year, is just a8 much so this season with new songs, which she sings well | winning Jean Leonard is a H soubrette, and three of the chorus girls, the Boulowa girls, jump into spotlight favor in the olio with a sensational tight wire act. The “pony" on the left end attracts special attention throughout the show with her gingery | work. ‘The drum ana flag finale of the first act almost raises the roof with en- { thuslasm, for President Wilson and Old | Glory. patrons find the finale of the second act worth waiting for. A rural comedy play- let in the olio also proves popular, Omaha Real Estate A number of Omaha real estate men will go to New Orleans in March for the convention of the National Association of Real Estate Exchamges. The convention is to open March 27, ! The railroads are already going after business for this convention and have been in communication with the Real Es- tate exchange and real estate men In gen- eral, with a view to handling the traffic over thelr respective lines. The round trip fare is announced as $41.18. CHILD SUSTAINS CUTS WHEN AUTO HITS TAXI Lionel Evans, 6, sor of Mr. and Mrs. Evans, of 2814 South Tenth street, was painfully cut by flying fragments of glass last night when the machine in which he was riding with his parents colllded with a taxi at Sixteenth and Douglas, The tax| was driven by B. F. Brainerd, 2719 Pratt, and was occupled by Willlam Cox of Belle Plaine, Ta., and Maud Robinson and Nina Miller of 516 South Sixteenth. BATTLING ON ALPINE HEIGHTS ty Resound with Roar as Armies Struggle On. Among the winding ribs of the South | Tyrolese Alps, upon whose borders Ital- {ians and Austrians are again engaged In thelr age-old mountain warfare, are concealed some of the loveliest places in Jurope, according to a bulletin just fs- sued by the National Geographic society. South Tyrol, at present the most ghastly of the battle theaters, was pre-eminently a paradise for merrymakers, vacationists, tourists on foot and in motor cars, mountain climbers and for seekers after } health Tts popularity had steadily grown, until it became a serious rival for international patronage with the Riviera, with the German and Bohemian baths, and with Switzerland. The soaring zigzag way of Stelvio pass and the serpentine Mendel road are two foremost examples of the many famed routes for wutomobile mountain climbing in South Tyrol. Some of the more beau- tiful thoroughfares in Switzerland are not open to motoring tourists, and elsewhere in Europe's mountain country there are Ifaw such excellent macadam roads to be found as those constructed by Austria. On many stretches along these mountain avenues are long sections of solid ma- sonry tunnels to guard against g lanches, In other places the roads, shelves blasted through the rock, creep up barren | oliffs, and beyond the outside rail of | Stone the sheer mountain wall falls thousands of feet to the valley below. This mountain country breeds a sturdy people. “The Tyrolese have been noted throughout all- history for their fighting Qualities, From among them Austria | has received one of her great national | heroes—Andreas Hofer, the George Wash- ington of the Tyrol mountaineers. however, was betrayed and killed before his country was freed from the Invader. | Andreas Hofer, a man of powerful | bulld, and gifted with a natural | auence, was a simple-hearted | & Tyrolese innkeeper | bis undrilled levies of Napoleon's, L. elo- peasant, Yet he beat, with a veteran marshal febvre, and that though his 18,000 mountaineers were opposed by 2,000 allied Bavarlans and French. The | thrilling events of Hofer's short' mill |tary life followed Napoleon's transter of Tyrol, loyal for centuries to the House | of Hapsburg, to the king of Bavaria This was the price of Austerlitz. When { war broke out anew in 1808, Hofer led the Tyrolese to victory in three great battles against the little corporal and his ailies. And while engaged in freeing Tyrol and in ruling it for Austria he drew % cents a day from the treasury for his expenses! The castle of Tyrol, the original home of the family which gave this lund their name, is the crade of tne Hapsburgs on |the female side. Moreover, a ruler of | this castle, Margaret of Tyrol, gave this | broad land to the Austrian rulers move than 59 years ago, in 1363, In the years which have passed since then Tyrolese loyalty has become proverbial South Tyrol is a wonderiand of ro- mance, legend and natural beauty. It 18 overspread with the softest of skies, jand the alr is now crisp with cool breezes, from the mountains and again suffused with a mellow Mediterranean sunshine, At the outbreak South Tyrol was truly Americans, Frenchmen, Englishmen, Germans, Austrians and Italians owned their villas and chateaux here, or called some anclent Tyrolese castle “home."” Pittsburgh Dispatch. of the war international Even the most jaded of burlesque | | Men to New Orleans| Hofer, | IMAHA 'HUNGRY NEWSIES | | HAVE FINE FEAST MONDAY { Three Hundred of Them Stow Away All Turkey They Can Hold | at Rome. I | GEORGE BRANDEIS THE DONOR| “‘Scott the head waiter at the Rome, was puzzled, surprised and ! then amazed Saturday night henw he made a hurry call to one end of the hotel banquet hall, where the new sles of Omaha were having their an nual Christmas banauet as guests of | George Brandels. ‘ “That makes fifteen extra help- | Ings of turkey for you two kids. | Where in the name of Great Mike | are you putting them? he de- manded, not unkindly, because Mr. | Brandeis’ order gave the boys plenty of latitude. Scotty was curious. “Muf-wuf, gumph'" replied a 15- year-old, through a mouthful of fodder that was packed to overflow- | ing. ©4, 1 see you're eating, but you ean't tell me you two kids are getting away with all that turkey,” Insisted ‘‘Scotty.” Yes, mam, we're doing good, mam," politely answered another youngster at the side of the infantlle gourmand. | “Mickey's eating all he can and so'm 1 We's takin' the rest heme. Pa and Ma ang our other lttle Mrothers didn't have nothing for dinner today ‘cept boiled i“m" and rye bread.' | For the Hungry at Home. | The Incldent was related to Mr. | Brandels, and when the youngsters went out they had a blg basket full of food to take to their hungry ones at home | Two other kids had never seen cran- berries before In their whole lives, Mogy,' these cherries are d— good,” was the surprising assertion made by a tad who couldn’t have been over § years. “Hot! Lessen t' Chimmit." scoffed his nelghbor. “‘He tinks dem dere gooz-ber- rles is cherries.” | Mr. Brandeis ana tended the banqguet from out of the city. Mrs, with Brandels at- some friends Houquet for Mrs. Brande The youngsters had made up a fund of {pennies and presented Mrs. Brandeis with {& bouquet of flowers, and the token touched her deeply. “I'm more proud of being responsible in part for this little =ffair than anything else that 1 have ever accomplished,” declared Mr. Brandels when he was called upon to make a speech. “The sight of you kids eating tonight has helped me more than you can understand. I'm going |to make this an annual affair. A popular song called “Mother’’ made & nolsy hit with the boys. “Mogy" Bernstein made a sport talk and so did Rome Miller. After the banquet W. J. Burgess, man- ager of the Boyd theater, invited all of the 30 boys to be his guests and see tho picture, “The Battle Cry of Peace." Race for Theater. When this announcement was made it |ereated an immediate sensation. “Hey, Red-ney! Red-nay! Bill! they screamed at one another. dere early an' see it twice't! Dere's more killin' in dat filum dan dere is in ‘Jesse James.' ' And as a unic they bolted, screaming, toward the Boyd. Nor did their cries abate even when the awesome film-story began to unreel. R. C. Phelps of the Brandels candy de- |partment donated candy. The Omaha { Bottling company donated soda pop and Mr. Brandels paid for the dinners. Mogy Bernstein, Sam Zigman, Mike | Barto and Tony Costanzo marshalled the youngsters and saw to it that nome of {them put away so much food that doctor bills might result ;Dividend for the | Stockholders of Real Estate Company Hastings & Heyden pald a dividend of 9% per cent to stockholders for the year 1915, “We Hastings, the year pay | | i were gratified,” sald Byron R. “in balancing our books for to find that we were able to per cent on all preferred and common stock, While weather condi- tions were a serious drawback to the selling of real estate, and the financial condition of the country was not what [it might have been, the fact that we were able to transact the amount of business we have, speaks well for Omaha and the real estate business.' 9% KILLED IN ACTION BEFORE | HE LEARNS OF MISTAKE (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) | LONDON, Nov. 3.—A pathetic case of | decoration by mistake has come to light in the case of the late Lieutenant J. H. | Musson of the Royal West Surrey regi- ment. The name of this young officer | had been confused with the name of | another officer for whom the reward was | Intended, so the London Gazette of June | 123 last stoted that Lieutenant Musson had been recommended for the miljtary | cross. On July 24, the war office, having discovered the mistalke, wcelled the | award. But Lieutenant Musson never learned of the - cancellation. He was killed in action five days previously NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY AT | HANSCOM PARK PAVILION About 100 young people of the Hanscom I Park Methodist church are expected at | the Philathea-Baraca party to be glvem | on New Year's eve in the pavillon at | Hanscom park. An elaborate program of | stunts has been planned, Miss Callie | Leonhart will sing, Miss Jul'a Newcomb will recite and a male quartet, consisting of Messrs. Smith, Nearing, Finch and Lang, will be present to help entertain. Older Ounes Here. | Some workmen on an ostrich farm in South Africa one cay found a live shell left by some artillery men, who had been at target practice on the plains a few days before. Not knowing it was loaded, they whitewashed it and placed it in an ostrich's nest, thinking to play a Jjoke upon the boss The next moming one of the hands came around to look for eggs, and find ing. as he thought, & large one, he seized on It at once In his sstonishment at finding it so heavy he dropped it, with the result that it exploded with direful effect. The man was hurled several yards away, but strangely e h beyond lying stunned for a few minutes he was unhurt Whew! boys'!” he murmured, wi recovered his speech, stalest | ever ran across' Ledger. he “that exg was the ~Philadelphla DECEMBER 1915 Are You Giving Your Best to Your Work? 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I1s Summerlime All Winler at MOBILE Mobile is the headquarters—the starting point—from which the tourist may quickly and conveniently reach all the de- _ lightful winter resorts of . The Gulf Coast with their alluring succession of outdoor sports: golf, tennis, bathing, boating, ridirg, driving, motoring, fishing, and hunting. Moreover, Mobile is the new gateway to FLORIDA te today and find out about our all-rail or mil-and-water trip to the Southern resorts. Let me tell you about our low-fare circle tour to Mobile, Tampa, Key West and New York. Free booklet and full information upon application to F.L. Harris, General Agent, Saint Louis