Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 17, 1916, Page 11

L_.ing wheels of a flat car. } nd Ollie aged 10, were playing on /:hc floor in the next room. Mr. and N y—— HAPPENINGS IN THE MAGIG GITY Nine-Year-Old Peter Fonfara ! Killed Running Before Mov- ing Freight Car. COOKING RANGE EXPLODES | Peter Fonfara, 9-year-old Polish boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fonfara, 4404 South Fortieth street, was caught under the wheels .of a fiat car being switched across a crossing at Thirty-ninth and L streets Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock and his left leg was cut off four inches under the hip bone. He died at 7 o'clock at the South Side hospital. With Willie Kingue, a playmate, young Fonfara was romping his way home from the Lowell school, where he was an attendant. As the two lads reached the crossing at Thirty-ninth street on L street a string of freight cars was being switched across the strcet. Fonfara leading, the two boys endeavored to beat the cars. The boy was caught under the lead- The police ambulance arrived shortly after a call had been sent in by railroad people, but it was not until 5.0'clock that the boy was at the hospital. Shanahan worked desperately in an attempt to save the lad. He had not bled in the least, the shock being|§ so great as to have stopped blood circulation. Joseph Fonfara, the. father, is an| employe in the rough tallow depart-| ment of the Cudahy packing plant. There are no other children in the| family. Deputy Coroner Bernard Larkin has the body. An inquest will be held. Hurt as Range Explodes. An explosion in the hot water compartment of a large cooking range that was heard for blocks in the vicinity of the home, caused a| fracture of the knee cap of Ben Hy- sen, Arabian, and severe scalding to Mrs. Hysen, the former's wife at their home, 2210 O street, yesterday afternoon at 5:20 o'clock. Without warning, while the couple were pre- paring the evening meal in the kitch- en, the hot water compartment ex- ploded and blew the entire stove into bits. Two children, Carmelia aged 6,| Mrs. August Berger who share the house with the Hysens, were in the kitchen at the time, but away_from the stove. Escape from serious in- jury was miraculous. Officer John Dworak was first to aid the injured people. The fire de- partment and the police ambulance was called. Dr. F. O. Beck, county physician, cared for the injured two and dispatched Hysen to the South! Side hospital. [t was a half hour before the doctor was called in “to attend the two. Hysen is a maker of “hot tamales.” He and Mr, Berger are the original “hot. tamale” men of the South Side. It is thought that the injuries will not develop any serious nature. Funeral of Mrs. Branstad. The funeral of Mrs. A. L. Branstad. | wife of Mr. Branstad, master mechan- | ic at the Swift packing plant, whol died early yesterday morning, will be | held this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at | the residence on the Fort Crook boulevard. Bishop A. L. Williams of the North Side will have charge of the services. Interment will be made in the Bellevue cemetery. Mrs. Branstadt is survived by a husband, two sons, Karl and Anton, and one daughter, Mrs. Mary Louis. Karl Branstad is a student at Belle- vue college. 0ld Cudahy Employe Dead. | Fabian Siegele, aged 55, one of the oldest employes in the Cudahy Pack- ing company plant, died yesterday aft- ernoon, after an illness of more than | a year, during which time he was con- stantly conflned to his bed. He is sur- vived by four daughters and two sons. Funeral announcements have not | heen made. Death was due to dropsy. Mr. Siegele was an employe at the | Cudahy plant when Richard Swift was foreman of the salt pork depart- ment, thirty years ago. | Church Notes. | jrace Methodist, Twenty-fifth and E, Rev. *. Wilson, Pastor—Sabbath school, 9:45: v Kiddoo, superintendent, is arranging a Christmas program to be given in_the church auditorium Sunday morning. Rev. Mr. Wilson will preach at 11 and 7:30, The | Epworth league meets at 6:30. South Omaha United Presbyterian, Twen- ty-third and H, Rev. Albert N. Porter, Pas- {or—Sunday school, morning sermon | at 11; 0. Mrs. Dr. D. A | hri; ; young people’s Magic City Gossip. flats. A Santa’s headquar and furni- | ture; useful Xmas glfts sky-Paviik Co. | —Advertisement. | The ovening at 8 o'clock at the German Home | dance hall on South Thirteenth street. | George W. Wilson, son of Dr. C. C. Wil- | son, pastor of the Grace Methodist church, | is visiting at the home of his parents, while on a short visit in Omaha. His home Is in Kearney. Bernard Brown, Keno Klub dance will be given this 3-month-old son of Mr. T DRBevuFBanzwe SANATORIUM ¢ Lok Tk This institution is the only one || in the central west with separate buildings situated in their own ample grounds, yet entirely dis- tinct, and rendering it possible to classify cases. The one building being fitted for and devoted to the treatment of non-contagious and non-mental diseases, no others be- ing admitted; the other Rest Cot- tage being designed for and de- voted to the exclusive treatment of select mental cases requiring for a time watchful care and spe- cial nursing. REPAIRS AND Dr. Lindquist and Dr.| STOVES, HEATERS, FURNACES AND BOILERS PROMPT SERVICE—MODERATE PRICES WATER FRONTS AND WATER HEATING ATTACHMENTS OMAHA STOVE REPAIR WORKS, 1206-8 Douglas St. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBE R 17, 191b. YALE GLEE, BANJO AND MANDOLIN ASSOCIATION—Now on tour of the country, will give a concert in Omaha on December 30 and will be much entertained by Yale grads and others while in this vicinity. and Mrs. Kdward Brown, 2106 N street, died Friday morning. The funeral was held yes- el fternoon at 2 o'clock from the resi- nterment was made in the Grace. land Park cemetery. A. C. Long of Holdrege, who is con- with the State Bank of Holdrege, with his sister. Mrs. C, v o of Rev. Mr. Wilson of t hodist church, at the latter's hol South Twenty-sixth street, Tues Wednesday of this week. Patrons' Evening For Commerce High Proves Big Success The Patrons’ Evening at the High School of Commerce for the parents of the upper classmen, held last night, was most successful, with over | 600 in attendance. A program, fol- lowed by a reception concluded the evening. The program was as fol- lows: Orchestra, ‘“The Free Lance March” (Sousa), “Dramatic Overture” (Emil Isen- man) Address of welcome, - Principal K. F. Adams. “Music a Stimulus to Typrewriting,” typewriting department, C. G. Lind; Gladys Larson, Florence Jensen, Hazel Lar- son, Ellen Stilling. *fhe Round Table of King Arthur,” Charles Conhiser. “Song of the Knights” Victrola. “A Peace Measure,” Etta Grossman. “Music & Stimulus to Penmanship,’ pen, manship department, H. E. Clausen. Girls—. Boys— Bertha Clausen Clitford Bogue Frieda Funk William Gorman Fanny Gerelick Arvid Johnson Irma Gregg Howard Jourdan AMary Grove Wilbur Olson Lillian Nelson Joe Sollars Frances Radda Angeline Tauchen Irene Tauchen Parliamentary Law Skit, Arthur Anderson, president. Esther Buckley, vice president. Ruth Holmes, secretary and treasurer ‘Wade Reeves, sergeant-at-arms. Leo Kane Guy Toland Willlam Greenfield. Reuel Young Charles Staats Teola Targecewskl Oscar Shaliberg Wilbur Wolt Alsaac Goldberg Earl Stirling. So-8o club. Irene Tauchen Julia Fowler Gladys Nickle Julius Gerelick AMadeline Youle Inez Pearson Leola ‘Skinkle Milton Herbrick Nina Lodge Elmer Lupinske Lennart Millberg Claude Manary Captain 0f the Coyote Eleven Vermillion, S. D., Dec. 16.—Claude Manary, who played guard and tackle on the Coyote team, was elected 1917 captain tonight after the annual ban- quet for the members of the foot ball team of the University of South Da- kota. SAherman Kelley Harry Marks Gladys Larson EAllen Stilling Robert Williams. to be a useful American 1f he were your boy, there isno extreme to which you would not go to snatch him from the dutxn of the White Plague. STATE DISTRIBUTOR RED CROSS SEALS MRS. K. R. J. EDHOLM, 483 Brandeis Theater ORDER EARLY Omaha Heavy Hoisting E. J. DAVIS 1212 Farnam $1. Tel. D.353 SUPPLIES FOR Phone Tyler 20 | Telephone system to Brenner Hotel At Irvington Is Destroyed by Fire The Brenner hotel in Irvington burned yesterday afternoon. The structure caught fire from an over- heated furnace and was completely destroyed, entailing a loss of prob- ably $5,000 to $6,000, partially cov- ered by insurance. A couple of months ago the house was closed and it remained so un- til three weeks ago, when it was re- opened by Mr. Brenner as a hotel and boarding house. Negro Slashes Man Who Bumps Into Him Attacked by a negro' at Twelfth and Douglas streets, a white man who re- fused to give his name or address last | night sustained razor cuts from ear to ear across the back of the neck and across the nose. Police Surgeon B. Kully dressed the man’s injuries and took twenty stitches in his neck. He said he accidentaly bumped into the negro, who became angered and drew a razor. Six Millions Extra For Bell Employes New York, Dec. 16.—~An extra pay- ment exceeding $6,000,000 will be dis- tributed to certain classes of employes in the companies comprising the Bell aid them in meeting the present abnormal living conditions, it was announced tonight by Theodore N. Vail, president of the American Telephone and Tele- graph company. The payments, it was stated, will be equivalent to two or three weeks' salary, in proportion { President N ixdnr of | Frisco Railroad Dies| | St. Louis, Dec. 16.—William C.| Nixon, president of the St. Louis & | San Francisco railroad, died at §| o'clock this afternoon. | Mr. Nixon had been president of the | farm crops were exc.eded this year | railroad since its reorganization a few | weeks ago, and during the recei ship he was one of the three receivers, being in charge of operations. 1 Mr. Nixon had been in poor health for some time, and for the last two weeks had been in a critical condition. Duma Votes Against Proposals of Peace! London, Dec. 16.—A dispatch to Reuter’s Telegram compan y from Petrograd says: “The Duma has unanimously passed ' a resolution against the acceptance of the German rcace proposals after | a spirited speech by the minister of | foreign affair Induces Sleep. Take Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey for that hacking night cough; it stops the cough | and sle 26c. Al drugglst Adv. _ | despite the smal: 7Coruntry's Croprsi : Worth More Than . Anwher Year| Washington, Dec. 16.—All records | for value of the country's important size of the crops. Their value was placed at $7,641,609,- 000 today by the Department of Ag- riculture in its final estimates of tle year. That is $1,750,000,000 more than the same crops were worth last year Higher prices, due partly to reduced production and partly to the demands for American food from the warring nations of Europe were responsible for the vast increase in value. Four crops cach were worth more than a billion dollars. Corn, with a total value of $2,295,783,000, showed the greatest increase being worth 1$573,103,000 more than last year's out- put. with a total of $1,079,500,000 increased $475,378,000 over last year's, Wheat, the third, was worth $1,025- 765,000, or $83,462,000 over the year before, when the production was al- most 400,000,000 bushels more. Hay was fourth with a value $1,008.89: of Cotton, the second most valuable ) Would Rebuild the | Bull Moose Party | New York, Dec. 1o tion” of the progressive party with a “Reincarna “new sense of party independence,” based upon “the new liberal soirit,” | was agreed upon at a conference of Iprominent progressives from several states held here today Funds were subscribed: to open a national progressive headquarters in this city until the national conven tion meets in St Lowms. Permission for “those leading progressives who | have made party mistakes” to re-enter ! As a Gift? Fine tions that are most distinctive. Sets priced as low as priced as low as.. and in the new Satin effects. Xmas shoppers, at— matched Furs sets or separate Muffs or Scarfs; animal effects, nov- elties and various combina- Separate Muffs or separate Scarfs, ¢ party were discussed, but no @ tion taken Assurances were also given to tho who seemed to fear that the “rea tionary group ol progressives” migh gain control of the St. Louis con vention that only those known to he loval and true progressives who had refused to go over to the repub " or democerats” would have a voic organizing the new party King George Confers the Victoria Cross on Officer London, Dec. 16.-—King George has conferred the Victoria Cross on Lieu tenant Commander Bernard Cecil FFrevberg Why Not Furs in $6.75 Novelties in Christmas Blouses Put Up in Neat Xmas Boxes | A splendid line of pretty new Blouses, in Lace and Georgette Crepe, in Gold and Sand, in Flesh and White Priced, on credit, for | $5, $7.50, $8.75 | | | | | | | Announcing PRINTING PLATES THAT PRINT PHONE-TYLER 1000 | ' Bee Publishind Co. OMAHA. | Dance Frocks That were $19.50 Afternoon and for Monday A Most Uncommon Selling Event of Dance Frocks, Afternoon and Evening Dresses e An offering that is most timely--affording an oppor- tumity to secure smart frocks for the many formal and informal affairs during the holidays at a radical price reduction. Afternoon and Evening Gowns i to i That were $39.50 to $25.00, reduced to— | $59.50, reduced to— $13.75 | $29.50 A tive dresses assembled Burgess-Nash stock—gowns and dresses of the highest character and thoroughly correct in point of style—the choicest the world of artistic design, creations from the House of Harry Collins, New York. Every dress or gown possesses tha distinctiveness so characteristic of gowns that come from Burgess-Nash. We believe them to be far be- yond the ordinary in their quaint finement of design. There are dresses for every occasion—afternoon or | evening wear, or for the Dansant, and we know i that when you see them you will want one—hence we urge an early inspection that you may make vour selection from the whole of this splendid col- lection. ~ Afterncon and | Evening Gowns | | That were $65.00 to ’ | [ Burgess-Nash Co.—Second Floor. REALLY exceptional collection of distinc- Afternoon and " Evening Gowns That were $100.00 to $95.00, reduced to— | $175.00, reduced to— $49.50 | $79.50 from the regular originations from including many t individuality and originality and re- 4