Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 24, 1916, Page 5

BRIEF CITY NEWS “Townsend's for Sporting Goods.” Lighting Fixtures—Burgess-Granden. Eave Root Print It—New Becon Press. To Bell Real Ewtate, list it with J. H Dumont & Co., Keeline Bldg. A Business Man, going to California for six weeks, will undertake the handling ©f any matter of interest to local parties. Address K. 314, Bee, “Today's Movie Program" classifiel #ection today. It appears In The Bes EXCLUSIVELY. Find out what the va- | rious moving picture theaters offer. Xeep Your Monsy and valuables in the American Safe Deposit vaults, 218 South 17th St., Bee Bldg. Boxes rent $1.00 for 3 months. Open from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. Barn and Auto Burn—Fire of unknown otigin destroyed a barn and automobile last night in the rear of Krnest Larsen's residence, €74 Seward. The barn was worth §700 and the machine $150, Mrs, Bertschy is Improving—Mrs. A. J. P. Bertschy, who has been confined at Clarkson hospital, following an opera- tion, is reported as Improving and will 800n be able to leave the hospital. Losses OCarrier and Grip—George A. Hampton of the St. James hotel pald a man §1 to carry his grip from the Union station to the hotel. The fellow never arrived and the grip and contents valued at $25 are still at large. Meld for Ilinois Officers—TLeonard Downer, wanted by the Chicago police on | & warrant charging him with swindling a fellow-citizen to the amount of $140, was arrested yesterday by the Omaha police and is being held nere for the Il- linols authorities. Rewards for Detectives—Detective Dan Lahey and Officers C. M. Plotts and | O. P. Peterson received rewards of $ | each tendered them by the Omaha Auto club, for accomplishing the arrest and convietion of individuals breaking glass in the street Fight Over Point of Btiquette—Nathan Shearles, negro police character, was slightly wounded last nigauc when “Dusty” Adams, another negro, stabbed him with a pocket knife. The two men had been arguing a point of etiquette concerning the use of “percentage’ dice Police Car in Wreck—A police emerg- ency car, driven by Chauffeur Harry Bue ford, and a touring car, driven by Glenn Wharton, 604 South Thirty-seventh, were wrecked early last night at Twenty- fourth and Harney streets when they col- lided. The mishap, according to both drivers, was unavoidable. s ‘Woman Robbed of Pifty Dollars—Mrs. Clara Chambers, colored, cook at the Young Women's Christian association cafeteria, told the police Jast night that @ colored man who had been following her for several blocks alracked her near her home, 2617 Park avenue, and took her purse which contained $50. Sues Street Railway—Alleging that the motorman started the street car before he had alighted, Thomas F. Gallagher has brought suit against the street rail- way company for 15,000 damages for per- sonal injuries. The acecident occurred at Fifty-first streets, on the West Leaven- worth ear line, Enjoins Tax Collection—Hugh Murphy has secured a temporary restraining order, and seeks a permanent injunction against Douglas county and County Treasurer W. G. Ure, preventing them from collecting personal taxes from hvn. assessment for which he alleges to have been illegally increased by county as=espor. {ndwl bl 3 Vg - Duna and Maloney Return—Chief of Police Henry Dunn and Captain of De- tectives Maloney returned to Omaha Fri- day evening from Lincoln. Both were confident that the suit brought against them by Mrs, Sadie Walker will result favorably for them. They will return to Lincoln Monday, and Chief Dunn will take the witness stand. Verdiot for Mrs, Xaneft—District Judge Troup yesterday Instructed the jury to return a verdict for the plaintiff, in the suit of Mrs. Mary F. Kaneft against the Mutual Benefit Accident and Health association of Omaha. She sued for accidental death indemnity under a policy carried by her husband, the late Ollie J. Kaneft, saloon proprietor at Twenty-eighth and Farnam streets. Drug Company Re.elects Directors— The annual meeting of the Richardson Realty company was held at the office of the Richardson Drug company, with all of the Omaha stockholders present. Directors were re-elected, and at their meeting elected C. F. Weller vice presi- dent and chalrman of the board; H. 8. Weller, president; F. C. Patton, treas- urer, and E. P. Ellis, secretary. This company handles the realty interests of the Dichardson Drug company. “Million Dollar Dolls” Start Well At the Gayety The biggest Saturday night audience of the season attended the first performance of this week's show at the Gayety last night and gave it an enthusiastic recep- tion. The company has many clever enter- tainers and the “'Million Dollar Dolls™ are @ lively bunch. Two skillful comedians in- stead of one are featured, so the crowd has a superabundance of good laughs, as well as plenty of singing, dancing, bril- liantly costumed choruses and pleasing women principals. Lezter Allen, a recent convert from vaudeville, makes a decided hit i» an ec- centric and novel hobo chzracter part, He is an accomplished singer and dancer as well as being a regular scream with the funny work, and his method of creat- ing laughs is all the more effective, be- causé It is apparently so impromptu and spontaneous. Lew Hilton, an old favor- ite {8 funnier than ever and scores many evidences of popularity in his original role of “Shimky.” He and Allen and Elste Meadows offer a musical trio stunt that gets a big “hahd.” Miss Meadows also is pleasing in several solos; Frances St. Clair wins generous applause with her powerful, well trained volco and Adele Ranney is a popular soubret. Beb Ferns has a commendable blackface “mut” act in the ollo, and Grant Gibson and Miss Ranney also add to the merit of that part of the program. Bavo, a juggler, presents something dif- ferent in that line and plays an English “dude” part cleverly in the first act. —— Bronchitis. ‘When a severe cold settles on the lungs it s called bronchitis. There is danger of {ta leading to brorcho pneumonia, and for this reason it is lhu.y best to go to Woodard, andy writes: “Chamberlain's Oough Remedy cured me of bronchitis st fall. When I besan using It T was so hoarse at times that it was difficult for me 1o speak above a whisper. I resorted to the use of this valuable medicine and found It very soothing and healing. In a week's time I was well” Obtainable everywhere.—Advertisement. OMAHA. MONDAY, 'UNI PLAYERS PUT OVER 600D COMEDY |“Believe Me, Xantippe!” Goes Across Well at the Brandeis Under Their Handling. SMALL AUDIENCE WELL PLEASED | { Believe me, if Xantippe herself could have come to life and have been |at the Brandeis theater Saturday evening viewing ‘“‘Believe Me, Xan- tippe,” her scolding tongue must have been stilled and smiles must surely have blossomed upon the sour face that made life for Friend Socrates just one durn thing after another, long, long ago, | You've got to hand it to Nebraska for! producing & son who can write a play like that. But Broadway has already presented Mr. Frederick Ballard of Havelock, Neb., with its high compli- ments and applause. The University Players mave all the| marks of professionals, and the delight- ful farce-comedy went through with the smoothness of a Shubert production. The tempestuous-tempered helpmate of the patient philosopher whose name | 8dorns the title would have found her re- | luctant interest gripped from the begin- | ning of the first act and held between love and interest, exciting gun-plays and witty dialogue all the way through. Maurice Clark in the leading role, that | of George McFarland, who makes a bet | that he can elude the officers of the law for a year, was splendid. He puts into the part just what the playwright in- tended should be there, a cool humor of the brave, calm man who is continually doing herolc and noble deeds and yet looking on life without seriousness, never in a hurry, always the gentleman. Clark was a good deal of a Jack Barrymore. Sheriff's Daughter Shines. { Ella Willlams as Dolly Kamman, the sheriff's daughter, was also a great hit. Of pleasing appearance and womanly, self-willed, brave and loving, what more could the hero or the audience ask? DeWitt Foster looked and acted the part of a real “bad man.” The scene in the second act, where he is captured by the hero after a hard fight on the cabin floor, was tense. In short, the whole cast of ten performed without a flaw and the audience, which wasn't as large as it| might have been, expressed its pleasure in liberal applause and laughter at the many clever lines, | Tn the end, of courte, the heéro won not only the bet, but the fair Dolly for his bride. And as he was “one of the richest young men in New York™ and a thorough gentlemen besides, it is safe to assume| that they lived happily ever after. Noon-Day Club in Annual Reception The Noonday club of Omaha will give its regular annual reception and musicale in honor of the women relatives and triends of its members at the Commercial club on Tuesday evening, January 25, at § '¢'tlock. ‘The Comtef®ial club ' has turned over {its entire quarters to the club for this affair. The Noonday club is an organization of Omaha business and professional men of Swedish lineage and has a membership of about 150. Membership is limited to owners of businesses or men employed in an executive capacity, Paul N. Wiemer of Paxton & Gallagher is president; Swedish, Vice Consul P. A. Edquist is vice president; Dr. A. Johneon s treas- urer, and Arthur L. Palmer is secretary. The object is to promote good fellowship and & closer acquaintance among fits members. Meetings are held twice each month at noon at the Commercial club. Albin Bloom of the Alfred Bloom com- pany is chalrman of the entertainment| committee, and has provided a musical| program, as follows: Plano, Corrinne Paulson; soprano, Miss Hazel Silver; tenor, Howard Steberg; violin, William Heatherington, and the “Nooclu™ orches- tra. A luncheon will be served. The annual banquet of the ciub, which is a stag affair, will be held the first week in March. Governor George A. Carlson of Colorado will be present as the chief speaker. YOUNG DEMOCRATS FORM | NEW STATE ORGANIZATION | The Young Men's Democratic Club of Nebraska is the name of a new organi- zation. Tt has twenty-five members and it's object is to interest the young demo- crats in politics, Officers were elected as follows: Presi- dent, Bamuel Valentine: vice president, |Herman Merten; secretary, Joseph O. Burger; treasurer, Bert Booth; sergeant- at-arms, F. 8. Butcherd. Meetings will be held weekly. The secretary's office s at 917 City National bank building. SUES RAILWAY BECAUSE OF TRAUMATIC LUMBAGO Martino Ladomata has traumatic lum- bago. He blames the Missouri Pacific rallway for it, so has sued the receiver lof the road, B. F. Bush, for $3,00 dam- {ages. He alleges he was knocked down and run over by freight cars while work- ing on the track. fi;i is Home Without an Heir! ‘This is @ subject that has a place in all ninds in all times, An:.d it naturally di- e w d i | | | g P Answers to Doubters E recently announced the saleof the new Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (guaranteed,authorized and complete), in a compact and convenient “HANDY VOLUME” form, atone-third the pri Cambridge University issue—the only other issue of this great library—the entire of the paedia Britanniea shipped under our sweeping guarantee for the first payment of only $1.00 down. We have received hundreds of letters from people who cannot believe what we said about this bar- gain in our announcement. We want to answer everyone who has any doubts. 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