Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 29, 1915, Page 5

BRIEF CITY NEWS | rownsend's for Sporting Goods™ Wefy Certificates—Bdholm Jeweler. Rave Root Print M—Now Beason Prese Ohristmas Tres XLighting Outfite— Burgess-Granden company. Envestment—Harney and Twenty-sec- ond streets. Ask Dumont, Keeline bulld- ing, for particulars. “Today's Movie Frogram® classified. Section today. It appears in The Bee EXCLUSIVELY. Find out what the va- rotia moving pleture theaters offer Tooated in Omaba by far the best known cure for the liguor and morphine habits. It gets resuits. The Furley treat- ment, 3167 Farnam, Omaha. Phone Har- ney T Speaks at Uni Clud—Prof. Floyd R. Meechem of the law college of the Uni- wersity of Chicago will make an address at the University club today at 1:16 B m., following luncheon Appeals Fine—D. Kiine, 2108% OChi- oago street, was fined $10 and costs In police court for selling frozen apples. He appealed the decision to the district court and was released under honds of $200, @eta Twonty Days—For stealing a palr of gloves from the Brandeis stores, Carl Tagneman, 1407 South Fourth street, was rrested by Speclal Officer Finn and sen- tenced to twenty days in the county jail. The State Bank of Omana, corner Six- tesnth 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’ Suarantee fund of the state of Nebraska. Mre. Drake Wants Divoroe—Mrs, Helen Drake, who has sued Jeremiah R. Drake for a divorce on alleged grounds of non- | support, asserts that he s worth $200,000 | and asks the district court to award her | 26,000 alimony. They were married March 8 14 Barrett Goes to Joplin—J. R. Barrett, traveling freight agent for Nebraska und Tows, representing the Missourl Pacific, with headquarters here, goes to Joplin, Mo., where January 1, he will become commercial agent. His successor has not been named. Tampers with Showoase—A five-foot thermometer was plucked rudely from its moorings In front of the Browning King & Company Monday might. The door of one of the outside showcases had been tampered with, but the thief evidently bandoned the effort hurriedly, as a screwdriver was found beneath the door. Salesmen Meet—More than & score of the M. C. Peters Miiling company of this city are holaing a conference at Hotel Fontenelle. The meeting will be re- newed Wednesday, and will close Wed- newed today, and will close in the even- ing with an elaborate entertainment, given by the firm for its men. The latter represent the company in all parts of the country. Rev. B. ¥, Leavens Mere This Week— Rev. Robert F. Leavens of Fitchburg, Mass., who speaks at 8:15 o’clock this evening, December 2, at the auditorium of the City National Bank building and again at Turpin's hall, at Twenty-eighth and Farnam, on Sunday morning, Jan- uary 3, is one of the strong and well known men of the younger set in the Unitarfan ministry. He graduated from Dartmouth college, Hanover, N. H., in 1901. After teaching two y he en- tered the Harvard Divinity school and graduated in 1906, He was a Phi Beta XKappa at Dartmouth, Ralph Leake Goes On a Vacation and Returns With Bride Ralph Andrew Leake, star athlete and assistant physical director of the Young Men's Christian assoclation, surprised other secretaries of the assoclation Tues- @ay by introducing a bride upon his re- turn from a Christmas vacation. He was married Monday at Keokuk, Ia., his wife bhaving been Miss Opel Peck Hahn, daughter of Mrs. couple will be at home at 413 North Twenty-fifth street. CITY LETS CONTRACTS FOR MORE MACHINES The city council awarded to the Sun- derland Machine and Supply company a contract for a stone crusher and engine, on bids of $L.576 and $72. This equip- ment will be used by the department of public improvements next season. The Sanitary Flushing Machine company will furnish & flusher for the street depart- ment at a cost of $983. ewis Newton Hahn of that city. After the first of the year the OAK HILL KENSINGTON OLUB GIVES CHRISTMAS O ELEBRATION, when the members dressed as kids, at the home of Hattie Gohse, 3429 South Fifteenth street. They are: Left to right: Elsa Kroupa, Clara Gohse, Hattie Gohse, Rose Pecha, Martha Schlottau, Etta Pinnow, Olga Starr, Libble Kroupa, Bessie Pecha, Olara Starr, Helen Pecha. | Commissioner Connel] is Authorized | one-haif recorded this month. There have ST, LUKE'S IS NOW | the health commissioner regards as & | at Once. {low rate. In his remarks to the council —— e sald that for every case promptly a6 | EMERGENCY NOW EXISTING | isolated and cared for, there is & preven- ————— n of threo to five other cases, | Health Commissioner Connell| ') belleve it will take from three to brought to the attention of the city | P e e st st council what he regards as an emer- | ti stored,” sald the doctor to the goney in the searlet fever situation After hearing statements by Dr. Con- nell, the commissioners authorized | | ne are SRl reed te St the expenditure of $2,000 for main- | casea promptly and parents are advised tenance of St. Luke's hoepital at|'0 Wetch thei: alling chiidren with un:i- Twenty-second and Lake streets as a| """ ™™™ city Institution for the next three . 5 Mmonthé | LET CONTRACT FOR NEW The commissioner believes that MASONIC TEMPLE SCON emergency provisions will have to be maintained for at least three months, | Tae contract for the bullding of the The bulding to be rented by the city | "ew Masonic Temple at Nincteenth and will accommodate forty patients JENNRS Hresua s Sronenly Oy the mext two or three dars. The bids There are fifty scarlet feve SALESMEN AND MANAGERS GATHER Heads of Branch Houses for M. E. Smith & Co. Here for Annual Conclave. BANQUET THURSDAY EVENING One of the largest business conventions ever held in Omaha is now in session at the wholesale and manufacturing plant of M. E. Bmith & Co, who are among the biggest d!stributers of dry goods and kindred lines in the west. The territory covered by this firm ex- tends from the Miasissippl river to the Pacific coast; and every salesman and branch office manager in the employ of the company is in Omaha for the con- vention, which will last three days. All told, there are more than 100 men at the meeting, the purpose of which is to plan for the greatest year's business in 1916 in the history of the house, the business life of which is almost half a century. Several men of national reputation are on the program, among them being T". M. Short of the bureau of commercial research of the Curtis Publishiug com- pany; John Lee Mahin of Chicago, presi- dent of the Mahin Advertising company and Frank Stockdale of the editorial force of the “System” magazine, who has specialized 1n analyzing the problems of the retail merc t, and in endeavoring to find remedles therefor. The convention will last for three days and will end with a banquet at the Rome hotel Thursday evening, at which the entire sales force and department man- agers will be guests of the company. INVITATIONS OUT FOR NEW YEAR’'S OPEN HOUSE Invitations are out for the New Year's reception at the Young Men's Christian association. Hundreds are being mailed to contributors and friends of the associ- ation. All members and friends are in- vited to attend the affair, which is an annual one. This year it will be held in the after- noon as well, as the evening, the after- noon belng intended especially as a re- ception for parents of boys belonging to the assoclation. Directors of the organ- {zation, with their wives, will be in the receiving line, and all departments of the assoclation will be open and will givo demonstrations and exhibitions of \llalrl work. College Leaders Holding Annual Conference Here Twenty college professors attended the N—I—issouri Pacific Hands Out Gifts for the New Year New Year's presents in the ‘way of promotions are rolling in upon the Mis- souri Pacific officlals in Omaha, and with the promotions in all instances opening session Tuesday morning of the| fourth annual conference of the Westorn | here, T¢ substantial increases In Association of College Teachers at Hotel Rome. Willlam . Nicholl of Bellevue college was acting chairman. More edu- cators arrived for the afternoon session, and the conference is to continue for two days. Matters of ‘a highly technical nature were taken up during the morning ses- sion, particularly the standardization of certain mental tests and their correlation with school abllities, by Prof. Irving King, assoclate professor of education, University of Jowa. By means of a chart and the plotting of curves he fllustrated the relative speed with which puplis in the several grades were able to perform certain mental tests set before them. Clarence W. Schroeder, professor of so- clal science, Tabor college, discussed the paper and called attention to the system aiready employed in New York City, To- peka, Kan., and other places of employ- ing several special teachers to give their time to helping the backward pupils in the schools. He said that New York is getting much more efficlent work now for the money expended since the system of mental tests has been instituted to find the backward children and place them under the direct charge of teachers specially employed to help them. Professors from seven western states are members of this organization. Rep- resentatives from five states ent at the first morning session. states represented were Missouri, Kan- sas, Jowa, Arkansas and Nebraska. GIVE FAREWELL SOCIAL IN HONOR OF JOHN ANDERSON In honor of John Anderson, 2311 South Thirty-third street, who leaves soon to enagage in Arizona mining business, the Young People's Soclety of Christian En- deavor of the First Presbyterian church gave a farewell socia] Monday evening. It was held at the home of Miss Marle Berry, 1414 North Twenty-sixth street. A book was given Mr, Anderson as a part- ing remembrance of the Omaha En- deavors, President George Scott making the presentation speech, Miss Grace Dud- ley and Clyde Archer won prizes in sames that were played. Wednesday, We Feature An After-Christmas Clearaway Sale of French buds, Wort! cluding roses, most favored colorings, Wednesday, at, 19¢ New Winter Flowers, Worth to 98¢, Clearaway Price, 19¢ Some edged with fur, others plain, in- Smartly Trimmed Winter Hats Including Values to $17.50, in Two Lots at $2 ¢ $4.50 UY your midwinter hat here astonishingly low, the values hat reserved—a complete clearaway ‘‘choice-of-any’’ trimmed hat worth to $17.50. The shapes are of beautiful Lyons’ velvet, trimmed effec- tively with flowers, fur, goura and some paradise. Our advice to all women with a hat need is to come early. Untrimmed Shapes, Worth to $7.50, Clearaway Price, 69¢c Wednesday—the prices are extraordinarily good. Not a ete., in all the h to 98¢, choice, nesday. BURGESS-NASH GOMPANY. “EVERYBODY'S STORE" Any untrimmed winter shape in the house, worth up to $7.50, go into this clearaway sale Wed- Including Hatters' plush, Lyons' velvets, ete,, worth to $7.60, at, choice, 8B¢. H. E. Taylor, for fourteen years with the Missourl Pacific and for the last three years contracting freight agent here, has received notice that January 1 he will become traveling freight agent on the Pacific coast, with headquarters at Ban Francisco. He will be under A R. Malcolm, assistant general freight | agent here, who was promoted to the position of general western freight and passenger agent at San IFrancisco. J. 0. Phillipl, who for several years has been contracting freight agent here, Jan- uary 1 becomes commercial agent, with Omaha and suburbs as his territory. Advertiser and customer profit by the “Classified Ad" habit, w at the City Bmergency hospital which is the ca- | ¢n Douglas street, pacity CITY EMERGENCY el il During this year 205 scarlet fever eases have been reported to the health office, to Rent an Additional Hospital been five deaths during the year, which sihmated the cost of maintaining hospital at $625 a month, r patients | went I Monday A COLD WAVE always brings a rush of emergency orders for coal. ) It is not possible then to serve all customers to the best advantage. Don’t Let Your Coal Pile Dwindle A week of preparation is better than ten minutes without fuel, Why not let our 70 YELL-O WAGONS have the chance to serve you now? ECONOMY COAL Do o .gg.gg —EGG— per Y ton. . ... i ot Bl R PHONE DOUGLAS 252. Sunderland Brothers Co. Main Office Keenn:nfld:.um ;gg“m Sts. Tuesday, December 28, 1915. Just as We Predicted— tore Hours 8:30 A. M. to 6 P, M, Saturday till 9 P. M= BURGESS-NASH COMPANY. " Phone Douglas 187, This Great January Clearaway of Women’s HE of fered. of any sort. Half Price Conts, were $15.00, Coats, Suits, Dresses, Blouses and Skirts | At Y2, ¥3 and Ya Under Former Price Brought Forth a Wonderful Response ready-to-wear department has been crowded continually since the opening v the sale, Monday, with shoppers eager to share in the wonderful values of- .‘ = It’s a sale you cannot afford to overlook if you have a ready-to-wear. need /) ’ — The garments combine smartness and perfect fit with tremendous price reduc- tion, and have in full measure the high quality that always distinguishes BUR- GESS-NASH ready-to-wear. The stock of Women’s Coats, Suits, Dresses, Blouses and Skirts was practically unlimited, and, although much buying activity was shown, the assortment is still replete with all sizes and remarkable values. All conveniently arranged for easy selection—with ticket bearing original as well as sale price. Plenty of salespeople to wait upon you. Owing to the sharp reduction in price please do not ask us to send WINTER COATS Half Tailleur Suits, were Coats, were $19.50, Tallleur Sults, were on approval or to lay flents away. TAILLEUR SUITS $25.00, now I (4 Price $19.50, now Coats, were $25.00, were $30.00, Tailleur Suits, were Tailleur Sults, were 00, Conts, were $45.00, now Many others % underp: rice. Tailleur Suits, were Dressy BLOUSES Afternoor; i:ro,cks . Third Underprice Half Price Blouses, were $3.05, at. ... .$2.64 Frocks, were $25.00, at. . W | Sicusss, weee $5.95, at. . Frocks, were $35.00, at Blonses, were $0.50, at . . Frocks, | | Biouses, were 88.50_ at. Frocks, were $30.50, at Hlouses, were $10.00, at. . . . Frocks, were $15.00, at ' Blonses, were $15.00, at. . . $10.00 Frocks, were $50,00, at. i Many others % uhlhrhrlm;, ) .di)l'w %4 to % underprice. CHILDREN'S COATS Half Price Childrens Coats, were $5.00, at...., Children's Coats, were $7.50, at..... Children's Coats, were $10.00, | Coats, wore $3.95, Coats, were $4.95, at......8500 COATS in the Basément Half Price Coats, were $5.95, now. at. .. at.