On Sale at "---o-m-a-h-a-'-S-G-r-e-at::-- ' .Al1 News Stands ( and Best Five Cents EDIATOR I \Veekly NewspapeT VOL. XVI. OMAHA, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 26, 1919. NO.5. THlNGS THAT NEVER. HAPPEN ~ GE~E CLEANING UP ODORS c""''''~''''-"I,-- ..:. BYRNES-.::...-. =",,,~,,,_~_,,, "OPEN S P" LATEST ,IN POLICE AFFAIRS 'NEWSP PER IN CITY I UNDEP.STAND~ More \,}6 uensio1].s Result l;?rom High.. .JUST ONCE ovER· t40 DILL DOLLS Indicates Movement to Curb Pyramid­ . ·J.~5~ -ing of Morals Squad. OR PER fuMe OR \v~ HAIR TONK ing Omaha Wage Scales. \~i0~ '(OURE. A PLAlI" SENSIBLE· lOOInders Expect Movement to Import Large Number of Supt. Ringer-Genel'ally Rotten Conditions Force Three i of Colored Workmen to City-New Factories May Be of Commissioners to Act-Towl Has Few Words. Established-Trade School to Be Opened.

'T'l.e namng of Andl'e"'" Pattullo as 01' to pel~;~ to beconle ,:,uperintendent :,' "Th 0 Sl" II - - " ."=~ - .. e pen lOp, a Slna news- favorable contracts for the services of poll'ce l'nspecto" fOl' tIle CI't:' ''''';11 gen- of police. In fact, were he to take on I hI' b' b th B' tl' b Th L -.' 'P paper, PU IS .en y e usmes" lelr mem ers. e increased cost of erally meet with the approval of the that position, it would blow up a lot I Men's association, recently made its living has naturally been one of the people of Omaha and especially of byof themthingstothatfattenhaveup theirbeenownworkedpocket_out i I' appearance in Omaha and its appear- results of these pjgher wages, but the . l ance is already a disturbing element union member has been forced to those who have the, pleasure of his books and thinks like that. Tow1, i.. • in the local labor situation, It is aho stand his share of the high cost. acquaintance. At the same time the who has been permitted to draw his. j stated that there is a general move- All of which gives promise of a action of -chief of Police Eberstein in salary, not because he was head of j ment on that will prevent pyramiding very spirited labor war durin!!" the suspending such offenders as Officers the engineering department, but be- of wages among laboring men and inext few years unless there is ~ gen- Sutton, Samardick and Stolley will cause he was superintendent of thit I women of Omaha. !eral adjustment of \vages and living also be generally approved. job, acquiesced in the general move- I L' It appears that the movement is a i expenses. Although there has been All of which, too, means tl1at Super- ment in order to keep hinlself in I --~ big one, but no person has thus far' a very material inCTease in the intendent Dean Ringer has been called strong. Towl is hardly to be blamed, i i been found who "'ill stand sponsor amount of money labor has been re- off his high horse by some of his as- because he admit" he would not have j ",<$', J for it. From all indications, however, ceiving during the last two years, sociates in the city council, as the .re- the job a minute if he could not run ! ..... """'...... = ~erc~~o-.:e'5 J the cit;" is to agai.ll become the center savings bank accounts hardly show sult of an "executive session" r€cent- llis own business on the side. I. of activity on the part of both sides the increase that would naturally be Iy held. At that session, it is said, at , But t?e whole thing has ~€solved ID. y - to the labor question. It is even said expected from them. • least three other city commissioners It~elf :-uto .a general sh~g UP_j Olnds In Omaha Fifty. ears AdO that a Tenewal of warfare begun sev- One labor organ, speaking of the decided that -a continuance of condi- Rmger IS Said to have made Ins peace 1 ::J ~ eral years ago when hundreds of col- new anti-union newspaper, "The Open tions as they had been running un- \\ith one section of the colored popula- j ored laborers were imported into the Shop," has this to say: derRinger meant rout for the whole tion of t?e ci!Y'hbut Ihas inctil:easeBd ~s I Willis Crosby was asked to move,: Luke McDelmott was still hanging city, may be eJ..-pected the eoming "This paper is published by the Cl'OWCl. They also decided that some- per;:ecution~. . of_ t e b'.ot le1' sec,hon. tUSl- k iI btlu Ie did no,t ta'e k his nelg. hbors se- .' around abSOl'b'mg o·ther peopl'e's hea. t spl'ing and summer. Business l\Ien's Association of Omaha, thing simply must be done to remove ness I:rtelest", of. t:8 Cl~' ave a en iriously. Crosby always had an alibi. Some of his friends threatened to The movement on the part of em- and as nearly as can be learned is the general bad odor that was going up thIS matter It IS SaId, and some I _ d l' hom ployers appears to be intended to distributed among the unorganized 1 . I' 1" ",en um e. out from the city council chamber. new..cleve opments m tIe geneTa. ,,',Slt-;: Butell ,,"1.ulesA-Iwas oaf'mg agam.. It' bring about a condition by which" workers, mailed out to high school It could not be agreed just how it natIOn as It effects the negroes IS"€X- i was awful llard to keep Butch at Joe Heil was again looking over membership in a labor union is not pupils, and L'l some cases sent to S110uld all be done, but it was admitt?d peeted in the near future. Iwork at a regular job. the political calendar. He noted sev- necessary for a man to secure and members of organized labor. The that Elmer Thomas should be told to DUling the week there have been i , eral prospective changes in the near hold a job in the city. So far as the disseminated in this pub- keep his nose out and that the1'e must some. spiri~ed aTgum~nts in open I Jack Lewis was keeping out of print future. colored people are concerned. the lication is along the lines of the old be some unclerst&"lding had and more councl~ "'.:Inch have enhvened matters.! temporarily. His friends were look- movement seems to be gaining con- and exploded ghost stories that were common sense used. Mr. Ringer went ComnusslOn;:r Butler, who 'works from! ing for him to break loose any mo- Laney D\;ver swore off on at- siderable momentum. An organiza- told to influence the public' mind east "for his health" to remain while 8 a. m. until 5 p. m. every day, told lment.•~ • tending funerals. He nearly had one tion k-nown as the Colored Commer- against labor unions in the nast. The some of this l'eform should be insti- Commissioner Towl he ought to keep I of his 0\\-11 after the last one he at- cial club is already in existence. Its chief distinzuishing- characte~istic is a tuted. Pattullo's appointment was o~ his }ob ..J.nstead of .giving al!l1ost! Amos Abley was still putting out tended. ,purpose is said to be to secure em- distressing 'lack of 01iginalit~~ in the made in Ringer's absence, althougl1 Ins entlre cllie to pl:vate busmess: a lot of that old stuff about not orof- 'plo:;-ment and generally fair working: make-up of tllese 'arguments.' U =~~. at announced untl'l lle"l'etuI~ed "'"d To",~l "ai -" <:onlethlng about not,. , '. b con,1i~ion 1"01' Lhe COIOI'Ed PPOU n <03 n _.' .'·u • <".--. •• -;.u ~. .- iIteenng, but some of the boys caught Charlie Jacobsen gave away a ox . u.,..s - c.- - • la_~. Threehig]ljaeldng moral~ squ~ men gr~g a tinkers. danm.- about,what: him. at it. "-, ~.f cigars duling the Ouistmas holi- This new institution is said to be WORLD·HERALD FALLS.! "\~ei;ir -dlPJied" "7ftl'iout""-:';&inger being But,er bought1 about hnn, .days. Charlie was no tiQ:ht wad. affiliated, in a m~mner. ,nth the Com- FOR ANO~I1IOUS NOTE ~ consulted, As a matter of fact, some of these George Green sent holiday greet- ' mercial club of Omaha, At least it is General rott-en conditions are said sesi'ions of 'tIle ci~.' commissioners ings from Kenosha, Wis., where he Gus Romi'tedt was sticking to 'his receiving the actiYe support of those Great Rel'!;cious Daily Paper Has Edi" to h3"e caused the desperation of the have been little less than farces_ If still has a horn band, but that is aU ,job at the box factol-Y. Gus said some- interested in the labol' problem, as it, torial on County Jail Crapshooters. commisslc>ners who decided that the' good audiences were to visit the conn- he did send. ;body had to work oncE' in'a 'while. effects general business interests. changes should bE' made. In fact, it is cil chamber at each meeting the~- .This little newspaper, "The Open' Up in the countv jail where a really stated, Mr. Ringer would have would have an opportunity to learn JOHNNY LYNCH AGAIN Iwho has just sued him for divorce. : Shop," is being mailed to thousands' - ., •• ' - - I •• f . b i, l' ;score 0,' more neO'roes are at pres- heen given 'some other assignment if! j..'st how some of the commISSIoners BEFORE.DIVORCE COURT i She ]s ~al(l by ~er nends to e a of unorga~zed workeri'. It proc alm~ I ' . rr" . ~ n' • _ ._ anvbody except Zimman could have (carryon. They would also get an Johnny L)11ch, 10rmer county com- [very estimable lady who had hoped to openly agamst the "closed shop" anl! lent "pendm." "hen .:mtel _acanon"" be;n induced to take the job, Zimman ',.inkling as to just how little this "re- missioner, is again before a divorce Il'estore him to renewecl good standing €..xplains wh~- labor unions are not a :craps has become a big game, Re­ is too wii'e a bird for UTe and'the may- form" bunch really amounts to. court. His second 1\ife has sued him iin the public's eyes. but 'Was unablE>: good thing:, in the estimation of th", :cently they took to shooting for their for permanent separation and main-j to accomplish the desired result. ' ,niter. Tiood. One of them is said to have ·GADS BY UNCLE terrance. Although John has always I It is said also that a trade schoo',' l,t ' d tl "d 1" RELEASING.~ RAILH . . ,been considered a pouular ladies man, !?I!ILLER DURKEE BUSY for colored people is to be a feature t a mo", co:nele up Ie roo supP.'· 1 his e.''{perience as a husband has been I. DURING THE HOLIDAYS of the movement against the closed' They got into ~ game for bread. One SAM..M.AKES HIT WITH POLITICIANS !almost sensational. I shop. T,,·o or three factories are to be of them had h]s meals mortgaged for i Lynch came to the front in meteoric rPittsburg Plate Glass )fan One of ere~ted in the north end. it is said, three days and almost starved before istyle. When he reached the pinnacle I Live \Vires When Santa Needs Him. where the colored people will be of- his m~tes \\:ould even look at h.im. Geuera! Public Also Likes Change-Getting Back to Good Old! of fame he decided he could get along j :Uiller Dmkee, whom Frank Judson fered emplo~111ent \\ith the under- Dunn~ Ins hunglT hours th]~ col- Iwithout his friends. He double-; says is one of the best friends Santa standing that they keep out of labor ol'ed gem wrote a letter to t:le VI' odd­ Times-Action of President Sure Sign 'War Is Over­ Icrossed some of the best fIiends he 1Claus ever had, has been putting in unions. Herald denouncing the jail authorities "Service" Back in Dictionary. 1evel' had, :Most of them had been in- pong hours during these recent holi- All of which 11as started a big move- because tbe~' ":ould not reimburse him Ifluential in electing him and keepino; I days. Durkee has a lot or fliends to ment among union labor leaders to with food to make up for what he (11im in office. v\"hen the blowup came: remember and, as he told a friend, meet the issue, Ullion labor is pretty carelei'sly lost in the craps game. The It is quite apparent that the war is, "service" has be€n removed from the ihe found himself almost alone. Hi" !needed a boost in salary to keep up well organized in Omaha and most of WOl'ld·Herald fell :01' th~ story, as over after all. The president has raihoad dictionary. Every person who Ifine young wife had divodced him h\ith the spilit of the times. the leaders are pretty well educated usual, at the same tIme trymg to hand finally decided to give up the opera- lIas found it necessary to patronize ibecause of his attentions to othet· !Durkee is one of Judson's right in the labor movement. Since the Sheriff Clark a knock, just a" if the tion of American railroads March 1. railroads during govermneIrt ~ontrol Jwomen...... •. ~hand men at t~le Pittsburg Plate Gl~,:s European war st:n-ted union labor has ~ri"oner's stOt'~' ~lad ~een true, That There has been a lot of peculiar do- has felt called upon to apolOgIze for i Followmg hIS dIsmIssal from offIce, \company':- bIg local plant. D1Ck been able to make man~' ne,,- and I': a great fam]l~ ne\\ "paper. ings in connection with the opera- ai'king the railroads to sell rom a! L,-nch was sent to a federal jail for j O'Kane 1.-new ,,,hat he was talking non of the railroads since the gov- .ticket or haul his freight. There has Iviolation of the :Mann act. Later lIe Iabout. Dick a..nd Miller were great ernment took hold of them. been no such thing as competition.! was married in Idaho to the woman. "Shrimp" fliends in their time. The arrangement under which the Railroads have been run just like the! Commissioner Butler a Busy Man railroads were operated made it a post-office department. i very convenient ';>.-ay for the stock- "''nen the roads are turned back i est of any man elected to office that holders to coliect (IJ-vidends. Uncle March l'a semblance of the old pro- : ROCKAFELLER'S HUNDRED MILLION year. He has been in the minority Sam made a guarantee to the stock- gressive syst.em ,\ill be at once in- I since he was elected but that 11as not holders and they drew their ditidends auguarated_ Stockholders will insist I John D. Rockefeller, billionaire, has given a Christmas present preYented him from keeping on the I job all the time. Being in no \nse every six months without worrying; on everybody going to work. Rail-! of $100,000,000 for higher education. It is a very fine thing for roa~d sh~w responsible for the policies of the ma­ about how their men were working officials will be forced to Ithis money to go into educational work, but the public has come to j jOlity he has been free to say about y nor where the ~oney came from. a. Dank balan~e, r:gularl and WIl!, 1the point where Rockefeller donations are little more than insult. I When the railroads come under therefore, go rlgh~ ou~ after bUSl-1 ..., ,. anything he wanted to say and ha~ private control again March 1 the ness. After things get to mOving The news Item tellmg.of this last glf:t says Lhat It makes a total of not refrained from doing so at all public will quickly find it O?t. About again it ,viII be ~ossible ev:n to get $450,000,00.0 he h~s gwen for edu~a!lOnalpurposes. • times. i I Butlel- has devoted his entire time the first word to go out WIll- be one, some accommodation from rallroad of- ! There IS no reason \vhy any livmg man should be able to gIve of those old ord;rs for retrenchme~t f~cial? and.other", with whom the pub-I that much money away. It is said Rockefeller is not at fault be­ to his business as a city official since or something of that sort, Traffic hc fmds It necessary t-o deal once I h '1 h f' th . ld' . It'h d th t h Olild I he was first elected. He never inter­ .." ... tw tl '11 be w l1'le cause. e contro s so muc 0 . wor 's wea· an ,a. e I men for .....e nex" 0 mon IS WI m' a '• . I e " c ested himself in any outside business kept busy preparing riew rate sched-· In Omaha there will be a general not stop it if he wanted to. That IS all blmk. Carnegie had n~ ! which took any of h1s time. He has ules and the opel'ating departments scouting around by a dozen or more trouble getting rid of most of his \vealth. Some day John D. had more €..\:perience than an~~ man on will at once begin to figure On how big railroads to secure city ticket Rockefeller \"in die. Perhaps his immense ,vealth "ill g-et into the the commission, \nth the possible ex· tlIey can dispense with the services and freigh.t offices, similar to tho~e hands of men who care even less for the world that John D. him­ ception of Zimman, so far as city af­ of supernumeraries who do Uttle ex- they OCCUpIed before the war. It will fairs are concelned. cept draw their salaries. be possible to make a sleeper reserva- ~elf. _. . OIle of the features of his sen.-ice;: It is expected the wage schedules tion "ithout swearing yom' life away It·IS men lIke Rockefeller that are responSIble for anarchy and as ::tree! commissioner, has been that on the various railroads will be close- and it wm also be possible to tell bolshevism. Rockefeller \vith his wealth can do anything except he has kept within the funds allov.-ed ly inspect-ed and that there will be the haffic man where he gets off if commit murder. He has more influence in the world in a minute DAN B. BUTLE~ him for 'hiF work. DUling the recent a revision downward wherevel: that he does not get your car of lumber or that the president of the United States has in a year. For Rocke- City Commissioner storms he has heen forced to treble 's found possible, To a certain ex- eoal on your house track when you. . ._ his street force but will end the year tent the ral1road business for the last want it. feller It has been sald that he was a "nse dIspenser of wealth. That Dan B. Butler, member of the cit~- well wit11in the money allowed to him. three vears has been getting int.o a Of course, railroads will again be all' depends on the view point of the person who makes the as-' commission and superintendent of the ::\Iindful of the men in his department, i'l1t, si~ilal" to what we _see daily in dickering a little with the politicians, semon. Department of Street Maintenance, whose work is generally of the most. the post.office department., About the but those are tIl.!t.e things tha.t m.ake The hundI'ed million he has J'ust put out mhrht be duplicated has been holding a city office nearly menial sort, Butler has done much for b . d All th ht - - fifteen years. His first election was their comfort while they were clear­ first thdging the...~wndersb· wil' I ?101 bewh:,n ':lslmests gbooe' u'soo- fore :;n~~:sSl~d for the uplift of mankind in other ways. If it was controlled by that of citv clerk, in 1906, the year the roa are ~u...>ne ack WI ,,0 ,,', no .. , . d Th' , ' .' . ing the sheets in cold and storm\~ put a lot of new "pep" into their busi- many of the ambitious politicians will more than one man It mIght be more broadly dispense. ere me that J,m Dahlman became mayor.or 'Weather by sending hot coffee around ness and "make a eleaning" from stem have an opportunity to "deal" a'little men in Omaha who have given away a hundred thousand dollars Omaha. Butler has been on the Job to the workmen twice daily. He also to stern. to make things interesting. Even the that has done hunmanity more good that the Christmas gift just ever since. manages to g-et all over the city at b '11 :h rtunit\ At the last election Butler was the From a public standpoint govern~ dear pu lic WI :ave an. oppo._.r given away by Rockefeller. onlv.. member of the old body to be intervals and keep track of the condi­ ment operation of the railroads has to offer sug'gestions WIthout bemg • '. , . I f tion of the streets from Alblight to been an abJec.· t f'Ial UrE'. The word t 0 ld ta go to Hade'"~. The mention of Rockefeller IS a SIgna 01' nausea. re-elected and his Yote was the high- the Florence water worki'. 2 THE ,MEDIATOR, OMAHA, l\TEBRASKA

1 self well in the limelight if possible. Democrats of Nebraska will zp _ do well, however, if they sidetrack him as a delegate at large to The MEDIATOR Itheir national convention and let the whole world know that Ne­ PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY braska considers him little less than a non-resident, I Nebraska republicans will have a good scrap of their own I SPECIAL The Mediator Publishing Co. i this year. They believe they are going to whip the democrats to I 512 Brown Block. Phone Douglas 8070 !death at the coming' national elections. For that reason they areI AN INDEPENDENT PAPER Ialready fighting among themselves for party leadership. i ! So the time is ripe for the common people to look over affairsI EDViTIN L. HID\TTLEY, Editor and Proprietor BARGAINS IN SHOES II· before they decide in favor of any candidate or permit'themselves : Per Year -$2.00 Single Copy 5 ,Cents to be guDed into supporting anybody whose first interest is notI Entered as secpnd class matter at the postoffice at Omaha, I in doing things that are for the rank and file of the people and not Visitors coming to this city will find some special bargains Nebraska, under the act of March 9,1879, for a bunch of political renegades who seek only political prefer­ ment. in all kinds of shoes. \Ve are located just across the street I from Jefferson square. NO LAW VIOLATED-'VE JUST QUIT MEDIATOR,NEWS STAi'IDS Joe Radicia.. ..__ ._ __._.._ 16th and Farnam The packing house owners of the country have been forced Meyer Coren . ._. 1411 Farnam by the government to running their packing houses. One of them, I WE ARE IN NO TRUST AND OUR PRICES WILL McLaughlin ------. 208 South 14th I' apparently spokesman for them all, says they quit because Uncle Holtz..-.- . .. .103 North 16th ISam wanted them to do so. In the same breath he admits condi- SURPRISE ~;~Ki;g--.-.~=~==~~~~--~~=--=-.~~~~~~~~~~::.~-~i~1~~~~it ~~~~. Dons were getting pretty hot for the packers. Suumons-_.._._. .. ..:. . l322 Dodge St, I, For many years the' packing house ling has been securing Frank Douglas . ._.__. . .__24th and Lake control of about everything in the way of terminals, trackage, Gus Stevens ...... 2403 N Street :::tock yards and other big interes;ts that gave them complete con- J. E. Fuller . .__.__.__.__.FIOl'ence trol of the American dinner table. In their greed, they were al- I oe Bemrose. . . 1306 North 24th eimer Shoe Brokerage Co. Kulp...... __. . . . ._2514 North 24th ready sending prices sky high to the consumer. Even the little Neltner ._. .._. . --..:.--.-.-----. 2717 Leavenworth 1 fellow who ran a butcher shop could hardly say his life was his 412 North 16th Street. ._~ Cor~ Tony Nicolero .__ ...__ .N, w. 15th and Farnam i own. Any attempt of a butcher to maintain a slaughter house of Federal News CO. . .__.__._.. ._._ .... .__. .205 South 16th Ihis ovm was quick1y put on the pan by these big fellows and run ,-_G_._"_7_,_S_h_an_a_h_all_-._.--_--_-._-._-._.--_--_--_-._.-_.-._--_.-_.-_.~_---_--_--_--_-.-_-9_1_3_N_To_r_·t_h_2_4t_h_J lout of business.

I (jDuring the course of their financial girations they managed GENERAL PERSHING HOME AGAIN Ito secure control of the manufacture of something like 95 per cent You ~hould Have a . b k't hi N b k h p i of everything in the way of meat food and subsidialies. For the Gene1'al J 0 hn P ershing IS ac - 0 s e ras a ome lor a 11 't t th h b I f th Am' di . f G'. 1 h, t th k' as en years ey ave een so e O'i'vners 0 e encan nner f ew days after ret urmng rom ermany, W lere - e sen e arser It bl to Holland and put the German army out of business. ''Black a e;x71.. p, 'd t UTil t't d hi f' 1 t tl th '1 d l~" h·.e '1'· .1, k ' . h ' 0" ~ f th _ n 11en 1 eSI en vv son s ar ·e s Ig1 on 1em ey snu e Jac..., as e IS l.aIllllal:) nOVin, IS aV1n", ;:;ome 0 . e same ex d . di t d th t th' t' t' uld t t littl . h . ',. . L an m ca e a e illves Iga Ion wo amoun 0 e or perlences t at befell AdmIral Dewey when that greaL hero re- thin vTh th - 1 d h l' th t tl -h 1 An " turned after the Manila bay incident, no g. en _ey eaI-r:e , owe'ii e1, a Ie woe lencan (irafonola '. b' t t d f 'd t b t th b· t' people was heart and soul ill the movement they began to back up Pers hillcr IS eln0" ou e or pres1 en u e Io'ges ill~ , In Your Home • ,b • b ~ I _. ,.' b " ~ and look fOl~ an easy ,yay out the back door. They secured It by telest his home fnend~ _lave ill hI111 IS to see the conqueror or t· th t 1 'd d b th t th t th t ' . 't, Lik Lh hi accep mg e ,erms aI own y e governmen a ev ge Germanv bac k~ horne Just as a VISI or. ~e Ot, er men of S t f tl ' b ttl k' h b' . ,. • , lkin ' . " ou 0 every Img u Ie pac -mg ouse l1smess. ~honograph, ~ Vi hen Buying a Why callb1e, he was not cut out fOl ta g but I athel fm actIOn. He Th' t ' T f th 1 ill d btl b 'fl t d' th o s n has lived np to that reputation admirably. e VltC ?IJ' 't L" e peop e :\, au , e;:;t the leliec e }n ,t ' t' P hi f 'd t govel'nmen lUStI ut,mg proceedmgs agaIns 0 er nes or bUSl- Not Buy the BEST? ~f They are t alki - ng abou,t nomma ,illg ers ng or pres1 en . ., L" T 11 • They also talked about Dewey for president. Grant was president ness. \'\hel~ L~:~~ ha~e ,?een ,attem~~s sl1:ces::; ~ y m~de to ~ont_lol Especially so when it costs no more than the rest. For remember! ' f" th C' ,'1 ." "<"'th all . ~ t t th t ' t ~ 'I evelY subsuliaIy to "anous illdustlles by the wealthy mvnelS 'I'Iho You can buy a Genuine Columbia Grafonola for as little as $32.50. tw,Ice a tel e IVI Wal. nl 1e::;pec 0 a grea ~enela, f t tl . 2lif he never accomplished much as president. He finally died par- manu:ac ure 0 ler necessanes 01. e, And any Grafonola-big or little-brings you all the best of all the music played as only great orchestras and famous military bands can ~ tiaHy of a broken heart. ~\IID-WEST Il\IPLEl\IE~'"T ' PROl\IIXE:N-'-r CLUB WOMEN G ' 1 d I 'S pos>'l'b'le Pel'shin!! ""ould make a ::c'_'eat pI'e"l'dent'. He DEALERS' SHOW JAN, 6-8 WILL VISIT Ol\IAHA SOON pla~Tl it, The h,ra~~nola i~linfiI;b'nte~y superhior "ltO tnem aI-an we can , It I " ~ H ~'~ eai;l y proye t. lS 1I you ,,"1- ut grve us t e C_lance. I' certainly would make a good one.. It is a serious question now, as The Mid-West Implement Dealers' I~ I.; Association 'l\ill hold its annual con- Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles, presi- ',' it always has been, whether this ~Olmtry wants an army man fOl" vention, Implement and Tractor Sho\',-., Columbia Grafonolas--Standard Models, up to $300. Period Designs dent of tlle General Federation of' president. W~e have seen enough of militarism in . That in Omaha, JanualT 6 to 8 "ith the: up to $2,100. Convenient terms of payment if desired. is what caused the EUropea..l1 war', General Pershing has already Hotel Rome as headqualters. Women's Clubs; Miss Georgie A. Ba- I" m stated that he favored a big militarist progranl. If he is elected Oscar Rystrom of Sh'omsburg, Ne- con, first vice pl'esident; l\hs. Thos. S h II @ i\ffi II p. C '" president we may expect just such a thing. braska, is pl'€sident of the association, G, Winter, second 'dce president; :Mrs. ~ ~ c mOl er ~ ~~nle er 13no o. ~ ana James '"\Vallace of Council Bluffs, Adam \'leiss, recording secretary, and p.,. ~ is I"". '1'''' > "'1 - ~ 1623. 1311-1313 11 "!hat 'this countr'".J needs not a big militaTist program but _ "'";oecl'et.,,,.,.-.~ , ".frs, :..,' al'Y O. \Yood, corresponding p, Phone Douglas Farnam Street, II a big peace and commercial program. General Per5mng appar- The nmchmery and tractor exhibit '"ecTetary, will all attend the meeting EVERYTHIXG IX :IEJSIC. l' ..r fl entJy is not as much elated over the prospect of becoming, a pres- at the Municipal Auditorium will be of the board of diTectors of the Gen- f r idential candidate as are some of his friends and others. It is the t,jggest in the history of the as- eral Federation in Omaha, January ...... __...... ",....,,-""""""""""""""""...... - .....__...... ~

probable that he could serve his country better as head of the sociotio~. Tl:actor slPace was all sold 6 to 8. ~,,~,,~,!!!!,'~~~i,~.~~~~~~:;;~..,:;;,~,~.§~5~~~~~~~~'iffit! • ! more t,lan SlX wee;:s ago; space on The execntiye board of the Nebras-, ;!jl army. ! the 111ain machinery floor has all been ko. Federation has been invited to' ;ijl .& y "'"" ";J .., sold for tv;o weeks, dine, infol'1naliy, v;ith the genel'al fed- !~I .,{~Te (,"jU l~t B,olng I!,! i~1 ~ THE NEXT PRESIDE1\TTf Go,ernor McKelvie and O. G. Smith eration board some e,ening during the' ~ia;~~a~:~~l~::~i(~:to~:~~:a~~~:~ m;ei:~:.g~L D, Cameron of Omaha is ill Th · t"0 iii There is a lot of jockeying by the leading political parties scheduled to speak to the implement. The Nebraska member of the board of' igi . 1:1__ ,1. e 1 1 these days about whom, they shall select as candidates for presi­ men on the big problems of the day. dil'ectors. . .1.,1,1 - dent of the United States, The next national election is going to j be an interesting one and it will give us au opportunity to see how ® n-~BjI the rank and file feel about the way the war was run and how -,I,!,' Q ~ they feel about what should be done in the future for the good of , i~ l~i the ,yhole people. i~\ l~! There is a strong disposition on the pal't of many politicians ·=1 ~ i ;,;1,:.' It you are not call up Douglas 8070 and a l'8pre- I§i to put up army men for the presidential nomination. The re­ ~; seT~tat:ve will call fOl' your subscription, or you il! publicans have particularly seemed to favor such a man as Leon- ,;3: ~llay mail your check to us ~t 512 Brovm Block, I": j~! 11~_11 ard \Yood or General Pershing, "'lood is apparently receptive - Omaha, Neb. ~ and there is nothing to indicate that Pershing would not considel' ;s~is! lil'l... favorably such a nomination. The presumption has been that ~ r c,ho1f:t of ,them ai'e republicans and that there is .a division of !'"ill Yau t::aIl nCit Afford~)illto ,Ii thought among republican leaders as to which one of them they !~ ~l Double the Life of Your Suil! !~I Issu~ I'~I want. I Miss an ~ ~ By Having ~ ~l The democratic leaders have indicated that Pershing might f~ Jd .IJ!&~¥ ~~~~~ ~i!!"!5' ~~",~,,~,"'~~4 be satisfactory to that party if he could reconcile himself to a "':-' !!§!!jp.. !!!B!!"' democratic platform. But what of the host of ordinaI'y citizens AN EXTRA PA.IR OF TROUSERS r=1 ••••••••••••• 10 •• ' •• who want to get into the game for the big job? There is IIiI'anl For a Limited Time Only Johnson, Governor Lowden, Governor Cox and am' mvn Senator Hitchcock, aU of them ready to l1lake the race for the place. Travelers' Supplies Full Suit aId all Extra Pair of Trousers "frunks, Valises, Handhagll ana Ever:ything Necesary to the Trave!­ McAdoo has been mentioned and it is also said that former Presi­ l er's Comfort. dent Taft ,,,ill be an active candidate for the republicaIl nomina- $50-$55-$60 aId Upwards ,! Look Us OTero lOG Nerih 16th St. tion. f •• 1 •••••••••• '.11' •• 1 ••• f.1 The platforms of both parties should be interesting. JU5t now FOR the hard wear which a business suit PAXTON & GA.LLAGUER CO. the political leaders connected with the Americfu"l Legion ar'e must withstand there are no materials so AUTOl\1.0BILE SUPPLIES taking a prominent part in the activities in both parties. It is a satisfactory as the 'Norsteds, Che';,iots and 701-11 South Tenth Street' safe bet that the platforms of both par'tles will have srong T,veeds we are sho'l'ling in new cololings and

planks favoring doing something for om' returned soldiers, which, weaves. ---~------). •••••••••••• ••••••••••••••• I• • •• •• •• of course, is perfectly proper. The question is who shaH be trusted, if either party, and will the high private in the !"anks be You'll be wishing for new clothes soon­ relegated to the l'ear as soon as the commissioned officers get why not order them today? MEDIATION into office. Nicoll Tailoring has special attraction for There will not be much of a wet and dry issue. The men the man who wants to be well turned out at formerly interested in such matters have gone out of business. A The eolumn~ of the Mediator are open for express10n uf nominal cost. lot of them have gone broke by reason of confiscation of their opinion on any of t.'1e subjects enumerated below, Comrrnmi­ business and about everything they o,vn by laws ah'eady on the cations must be accompanied by name and address of writer. statute books. But it is a safe bet that the party that hints at a Capital and lahor are equally invited to respond to this in­ reasonable dealing \Yith light wines and beer will l'eceive the un­ NICOLLFIhe"railor vitation, Send ('ron::nunkations to 512 !Brown, Block. divided support of niillions of voters who feel that their personal W~Jerrell1.S' Sons liberty has been taken away from them, 209-211 So. 15th Street-Iwbach Bloek WE FAVOR: WE ~EPRECHE To those who are interested in how om' government shall be AlineatlDl. The Labor Agitation. run for the next four years it is time to look over matters seriOUS- Alabnrlat Mali'S Cillb. I The Preying Stock GaMier. ly, 'There will be plenty of ranting against the democrats and ' .. ,'<", A Settf!m8llt at Disputes bJ! The Evil of Strikes. s~ow '2~ President Wilson, The democratic leaders will undertake to UIlIID Men, Ind not ~y Walking I The Misunderstanding sf ll~or that the republicans, during the last two ,years, have well mgh . DelegaTes, i by capital, broke up our government because they refused to make peace J ABetter Ullderstandillg Between I The Wrong VII' of Capital Held 'with Europe possible, EllplDyer alld Employee. ~y labor. Grape Juice BrYan will be on the job n-om this time on..He 'will continue to work that fine Italian hand of his and to keep him- •••••••••• , ••••••••••••• **_ ••••••••••• - .....- THE MEDIATOR, Ol'tIAHA, NEBRASK..4.. 3 ·HANK and PETE '8_ V__KEt"·1\;f \-\U\l..RY p - RVN :3"' t'\tW- L \4Al'I :DIN You YDUNG cuess H.\. ~I,JN DowN HeAR t-t\t'\ :J:)evH...$ - su:>1 10 17e,e;'S -HOuSe - MAYBe (OM\t4a! ME CAICH HI"5> vJ\F~ IS OV, A'M' you I2tt-ACtN' WE CAr-t HAVE: A THA, t3e:t..L c'AHC of CARDS' A4AIN - ) TAASALL! :)

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WORLEY INA.UGURATES ! yinton 04:20 ...... THRIFT WEEK FEA.TURE !110~~d. :.~.~-:-:~~~. :? .~:~~. ~.~2:20 16th and Farnam-north to 24th and ! Ames 3:30 J. M. Worley, director of and I16th and Farnam-north to 24th and for war savings stamps, is i1othm~d' ':M~~ii 'to .50th"":';d' 'U;;de;~ 4:20 otel Plaza some hustler and he manages to get i wood ...... •...... 3:52 , . . ..I16th and Farnam to "lith and Under- "HOUSE OF COMFORT about everythillg before the pubhe ill i wood ....•....•.. ,' 4 :o~ the way of his lines that: 50th apd Underwood to Wth and Ban- . AND COURTESY" I erof•...... 4.2C could be asked for. 116th and Farnam to 10th and Ban- 14th amI Howard Sts. Mr. Worely has been preparing for croft ·24th··si;eet·c 'a" s'·To·W;,·:····4:39 Rates $1.00 Per Day and Up "Thrift Week" J.anuarv 17 to 24 At 24th and Lake 1%:25 ,• . . j4Hb and L to 24th and Vinton 1:00 J. B. KELKENNEY, that time he hopes to inaugurate the I Council Bluffs and Omaha. . f' . i Pearl and Broadway for Omaha ....1:10 Owner and Manager aId 0 lUsurance compames, trust com- i Hth and Howard tor R. I. Depot ..1:10 OMAHA panies. real estate dealers and mer-l H. H. CL....IRBORNE, Attv. chants in general. He ,vill have a j 441 Paxton Block "Pay Your Bills" day on .January 2d. INOTICE TO NON~RESlDENT DEFEND- -. ! ANT Q,44WWMiM Worley thinks war savings stamps I; To Louis D. Hopkins, non~rilsjdent de~ are among the best investments that fendant: • ~ ! You are hereby notified that Peter J. can be rouna, and they are, too. Dur-: Rooney has filed a in the district OLD IRISH in~ that week he hopes to p.ut out, j! cour.t ~f Doug!as c.~unty~ Nebr~ska. in WIth the assistance of the concerns an action ~ams~ ,,01;1' the obJect and " pra;:er of said SUIt bemg to recover the VINTAGE mentIoned, an unmense amount of war i sum of two hundred seventy~five dollars savings stamps and has asked the I ($275.00) with interest thereon at the rat" Perfect Lun{;ueons for the Busy . .. ! of 6 per cent per annum from the 23d day commercIal world to aId ill the move- 1of January, 1918, that the following de- :Man. ment. . scribed real estate has been attached r in said suit, to~V';it: The northeast quar- Select Stock of Excellent tel' of the southeast quarter of the north- !'e ••••••••••••• II •••••••• , :M:ORGAN WRITES STORMS ,,-es~ qua~ter (ne'J'4 0: _S~~4 ?.f. nw\cil ~f t ; BAJ) IN CUSTER COUNITv'Isectwl' nme. (9) tOv.n"hlp ",xteen (10) i RillS·HALL PRINTING CO. t - 1 . ~ J. f norLl}. range thirteen (13) east of the 6th SOFT DRINKS ---. Iprincipal meridian, Douglas county, Ne~ t• Job Printers iT A. J. MOl"o-an rancher of Arnold ,bl:aska, exce!'t a st~ip thirty-th!'ee feet Perfe~t '" , , J' Wld6 taken tram sald tract for a road; I Phone Douglas 1102 t Koon Lunch, 25c in Custer county, writes Tl.1e Mediator that unless ~'ou answer said petition on i ~ f 1620 Capitol ..A.venue f .dJl Seryed by Ted's Caterers at that the recent storms in western Ne_l?r be.fore the l?th o,,:y. of J~nuary. the al­ ! • , . ~. j legatIons of saId petItiO!! wllI be taken a.s oraska, were the WOI'St In thn-ty-three i true and judgment rend('red according]". i-1I'. IJ \I' 'II It. c:: it" 3 I G I! it •• eo I .. c';' years. He says December () was like Iand said attached property sold t,o satisfy -' d . On th -th" ! said judgment and costs of actlOn. Kenney's Place a summe, say. . e .,. it Degan i Dated at Omaha, Nebraska, this 10th to rain, which turned into a blizzard i day of December, 191t!. 314 So. 14th St. f -n • H' 1 tta' d ted.Lh 12th I PETER J. ROO:"EY, o ",..0\\. IS e ·~1 a "e ., 12~12-19~4t-1-2-20 PlaIntiff. says the storm was still on. It took1------__. 'ust a week for the letter to reach! WILLIA..'\I F. :v.~PPICH, Att0':le:;', ~ : 301 Ornnha i'at!onal Bank BIng. Omaha. : NOTICE TO NON,RESIDENT DE~ ~;he ~ says' ~'OU can noi;~~&o~'m-.a"car~~ -~ . 'i"ENiJANT: ~ 't. C ,:! To R05e Soe€:d. lion-resident defendant: ,U'lY€ a wagon, nae a horse or walk! 'lou are ~herebY 'notified that on the into the country and there is only a l l2L'l da:.~ of July. ln9, Charles ::>1. Speed a~ ~3~ little coal left. Fence posts are being : plaintIff iil"" his petition in T the .. i trier CQUi"t of Douglas county, ~ebra~ln1. used free1;>', he says, to keep the peo- ,,£ain3t vou as defendant. the object and "pIe \\"arlll. In n1anv instances t\vo and p;a;~-er (1~f ,\~hi(:h is to obtain a decree of :1 . n. ~~ 1li ~ 11~"': !' 1 • t 0 abEOh.1te divorce fr0111 you upon the lJ.lle.... Ia.m... ,e.:::.: ... ~ ...... , e mOvea In 0 on.... _~rou!1ds of wHful! desertion from the house together to keep warm. In fact i'OT'1e "nd "bode of the plaintiff for more coal there is a thing of the past~ :JYIor- than tv.-o yea!'s. .. ~ ~l~ • . You are req.ui red. to answer saId petl~ g,;;o.n de.... J.a.les. tion on or berore tne 19th day of Janu- Incidentall,. Mr. Morgan, who vis- ary, 1920. or saId petition will be ta.ken i~" Omaha i>'~G nentlv i~ ~~ Mediator' as true and default t!!ken against you. , l~ -- 1 .,,, ~ ~ ~; Ca;'RLES s1. SPEED. It!;'prli,t> !.1 subscriber and he sent his check for j 12~5~4t Plaintiff. i i!~'.o' 0.'1. • a year's renewal of his SUbSCriPtiOn.! ~mnmllmmmmmllllllll-Hl-IIII-III-III-lm-III-IIII-::-::-:m-:-:-:-!11!:-:-::-:m-:-:-:-lm:-:-::-:m:::-:lfn::-::::m:=::m-:-::-:-!::~:-:-:-:!Jl--!!~~~:-E STATE LL'''IBERl\1EN INSUR- !==, ANCE MEN :MEET 1~ The annual meeting of the N ebras- i_ ka Lumber Dealers' Association and i= Polite Attenlion the Nebraska Lun~bermen's Mutual = :0------·:· Insurance Association 'will be held in, Selected Jewelry Omaha, January 14, 15, 16, 1920. Ho- i NO PUGE LIKE HOLMES' tel Rome will be headquarters and = i BILliARD PARLORS meeting place of both organizations. = An extraordinary display of High Grade ·Jmvehoy, Tables-Also Full Line Clgara F. C. Krotter of Palisade, Neb., is = including a fine assortment of Diamonds. I 30 and Soft Drinks president, and E. E. Hall of Lincoln, I Open 7 a. m. to Midnight. secretar~"'. i- j Basement Securities BUilding. .!.ldvertise The Mediator ------,- 'VISIT WITH US u-- '.' ·:...:..:..:..:..:..:....:...:..:..:-<..:...;.x..:..:..:..:..:..:...:..:....:....;r i == t:;:":~":":":":":":":":":":":":":":"fl:~:':":":;;":":":":":::":":":":":-;":-;-~~:-:":":~":":"L;-:":-:":":~~' :i: I'll See You at the :$ i + ~l= ~ ~'~a~I' ~~Jl'~ r.-~ ~ ~ .:'1 H· :::~ New Base Ball == :!: ~ E'Li. {'flU"') ~ 1\1 I EO' :!: tl== '? . " ! i l..a. i 'i , ...... L.. __. ';' ~.. H d rt +.4:= 1510 Farnam Street .~ ,. o.! ~ ~ • l' .~. 5: ea qua ers :!: = = ~:'1 .. :~ ~,FIREPROOF-EUROPEAN .:. :!: 411 South 15th St. ~: 15illllnUmllmlllmmmflililUlmilllllflllmIllUmmlfmlllllllllllllllmllllllllllll~ ~.. ..4 I Carner Douglas and Eighteenth streets :~ ':9 Cigars and Tobacco ·i· III ~..:...:..:-:...:..:-:-:..:...:-:-:...:-:-:-:..:-:+..:-:-:-:-:-.:...:..;-:-:...:-:-:..:-:-:.-:..:-:...:-:-:••:-;••:..:.-+:...:-:-:-:~.: ...:-'~l( * ~: $2.50 Per Day and Up to $10.00. l\fanagement H. E. Gregory. i s: ::: ::: :5 ~ ~ t.~.,.:-:-:-:-: ...... ++ -.~ ~ ~fil' .:. Soft Drinks of all Kinds .:. ,.:. .:. :-: --- 4. -.-..-.-••••-._ _._._ w _ .._._._ .,-_'!...-.- .. ., .. • ;). .:4j.:" :s .:- ~ SLThI BILLY FOX, Prop. :i: i ~: I~ :i: Douglas 8462 :!: I' :!: I C 11 t · ::: UsmgTobacco j··BRODEOAARD··BROS.. ·CO:···· .J.."'-· •..•..·J_~ v ..v :} ~: ~~~~···~·~··~·~~~-~··Jl·.._ 0 ec IOnS ·i·~ t ~ ~ Perhapsyoll'vetriedtosh:>pnsing'tobaecoonly WILL ALWAYS PUT YOUR WATCH IN ~bit I tofind thatthe has such's hold on you that LAST CAR LEAna ,i· .:. y{l11 gaveup trying. PERFECT CONDITION.-SEE THEM FIRST Q d ell 0) , ••+ $. A';UM·" .:.. sto;;O~~~i;:~~~~r:i;Isb~~dtlo°~~de~~ t :vonrbealth. Hearttroubie.indigcstion. dyspepsia. ne:r- t FFICIAL UTATCH INSPECTORS U PC ST PM & 0 ~~;;:~r:~;~~; 1:23'lil~ ~f =~';:;;.~:';~~:lFr~i;~e~~~".i't'~~i.'i~: 0 n' ~ ..,. ..,. • 16th and Bad Accounts, Bad Checks and all kinds of Collections 00. Besides it Is an expensive, utterly we-las. ha!J.t. t 13&~ ~~~..~o.~.~~..~~ 12:51 ~: •. :~: Brown Block, 16th and Douglas Streets. Depot fOl" Dundee 1:151 ,;- solicited. Prompt service and reasonable commISSIons. .:. Habit Banished ! 13th and Farnam tor Depot •••.••••2:06 'It- .:. j II I.' I" t ••••••••••••••• t., I ••••••• II I I.' i 33rd and par~:rr;Ysk;n~ireet 1%:''1 :;: , OUT OF TOWN accounts specially solicited. :~: In 48 to 72 Hours 33rd aDd Parker to DepaUl 1:'1 ':- .;. No m:a~...er how fi.."'l'Q a grip toba.eeo bas on yoa-n~ l>th and Center for B3rd and Parker..l:U 't' .;. mat:ter' whether you've been limoking cigars. pipe ot' Park and North 24th Streets. i' ,;. ~o~=~:l'j:~:,:g;7i1 ~~it~ery ~~~\"~r:t1 Tires at Half Price c.raviJlgfo-rtobatto in e.Dyformin l:O~43 t~ '12.hours. It 3~~~ ~~~~_~~~~~~ ~~ lith and Farnam, East Side••.••...l:0323 ':' A k 0 S t- f- d C tom rs .;. doesitswork soquickJythatalltobacC'o·'bnnger"i.g gone 30x __ $ 8.00 15th and Farnam. West Side ••••.•••1: 1'i' S' ur a IS Ie US e .:. ~~-~~~~~~~ ~____ 16th and Farnam for Flo.rence•••..•.12:2' 't .:. =t=:~~~~~i;8ft~4~=fi~tdo~Okeor I 30x3lf2 .. ._.__ 11.50 16th and Farnam for 30th and Fort..1:12 .:- -:- T~ Redeemer contains no hs.bit·forming'dru~5of I .~~.~~ ~~~~~~_~_._~____ 16th and Fa.-nam for Kansas Ave. •.1:31 >:. ';" Bllg kiDd-itis in DO sense s tob:alreO snbstitute.~ ltdoe:. 32x3lh __ 12.50 Dot C&.Dsethe sligbtest shock to th~ nervous ,SyStem; on I 16th and Farnam for Mth and Amell.2:ll3·t If you are having trouble collecting on your out-of-town ':' the etmh'ar,:. It ClmetB the nerves and makes you feel 33x4 --~~--O~-~~_~__ ~ __~~__o_ 13.00 South Omaha and 42nd and Grand. I':' ':' betterin every way. 32x4 __~o._~~~ •__.. 12.75 Hth and Farnam for West Q 1:.21 ~: accounts, call us and we 'will show you the way. ':' 14th and F'ari1am for 42nd and Grand.1:2! .:. ';' SEND Coupon for - -, -~----- ~_. ~ 34x4 o 15.00 14th and Farnam for 24th and Ames••2:28 I ::: Pro~¥~~~~~i' DGdl1e Street LJne. .;; .'. I tlrerleMly effects of tobacco ! Guaranteed 3,500 Miles. 13th and J')odge (West) ..•...•.....1:20... ,:, endhowcasyiti9cowtoQwt. ! 13th and Dodge (East) ...... •••....2:!11 p. .:. We will a!si>scnd you COpiC3 Best on the Market. 30th a.nd Sp,auldlhg for Depots •••..•1:45 'J:. .:, of l.tt.... fro", .=fumed _ LeavenwGrth and Deaf Innltute. _ (. .:. :X:~Jettel~~~l:~:fm~~ ~ l"th and Farnam (No-r:th) 11::>5 "'_ ._, ~ 1 15th and Farnam (South) .• ; .•••••12:15 I .:_ ,:. fn>edfrom theth.mhabit.libooler,":\,Just I"I• '. 2-10-1 VulcaniZma Co. Benson and AJbrlght.' 0;' .;, mail ~pQD.--1Jrapostal ~:.h.S;;. 13th and Farnam for Ben.son 1:20. l' .:' ~~__ Jiiiii:..-f,.~.... ~~ Douglas 1241. 1516 Davenport St. 11th and Farnam for Albrlght U:U :t- .:. NEWELL PHARMACAL CO. nth and Fam.am for 24th and N ..•. ,1:26 ... i 13th and Fa.rna.m tor 13th and Vinto:n.2~.26 ;;. T'HEMED.I.AT0 R .:. Dept, 648 St. LoWs, Mo. l Send withoutobligation tomeinany ~ay. proOf that I When"'cured~' Uth and N ~~~Sts., South Omaha .•..12:00 I t_._ T~ RedeemS' will positiv!!iy f%ee me from the Tn I Fistula-Pay '1 -I sA mild sYStem of treatment that cnres Piles, Y1Stuh and Fort Crook ··························12:!{l1 COLLECTI'ON..DEPAR·'l"1\'lENT.L.u~,.:. otherRecta IDisease!! in a Shearttime.withouta 8eV"'.re sur_. 14th and Howard tor Pearl &: B-way.2:00 I • gical Gpemtion. No 'Chloroform, Ether or Gther general ~ I Owl Cars, I .:. =::·~··· P ~eS ~.,anasthetic used. A cure gWlranteedR~"'_,in .,verycase accePted .~., ..··············..················· ····..·I ond moo"," book 16~~~ .~~~~~~:~ ••t~.•~~~.~~1:5Q. ~: rm 'am,_, ",,,.ld """"- wru.r" a .""__ i Phone Douglas 8070. 512 Brown Block. Street ""'~No _._ and of more U.ttn lOO1l prominentpeople whG have been permanentlycurerl. .at .' 16th and Farnam-south to 2.th and ':' j 71 DR. E. R. TARRY 240 See BuHdiDii: _ ~.AHA, N~SRAS~i£ ·~sooih·t;;·2lth·Ml:30'1~~~~-.x+x ~:.::: ~ 16ii: :d ...... ,..... Town , t j THE M~DIATOR, Ol\iAHA, NEBRASKA

Unromantic. In a word, she will have! POSTPONED .MEETING TO 11919, bllt on account of the fuel sit- - __e • Ii ••• 0 ... ••I• 'I' to 'I • g .., none .of him, and she is going that 1 BE HELD JANUARY 6-8 uation it was necessary to postpone it. t 1 very night to the opera with an old: i The same splendid program as ar- admil'er and leaves Billy to the peace.1 Ij:esident O. G. Smith of the Ne-' ranged for the December meeting I Hotel Howard t I and quiet of his home. Just as shed braslal. Farmers' congress has selected with speakers of national repute, will t EUROPEAN .1: Iis leaving, Jack and Blanny WheelerlJanuary 6 to 8, 1920, as the dates for be carried out. l\1r. Smith predicts ," t enter anq it b:ansp4'es that Jack is Ithe postponed session of the 1919 con- the attendance at the January meet­ I Corner iOth and Howard Streets! going out leaving Blanny to the peace gress. TItis meeting was scheduled ing will be even lal'ger than it would tEverything Up-to-Date. .First-! I , Class Cafe in Connection. All Cars! 1and quiet of the Wheelel' home. to be held December 16, 17 and 18, have been in December. ! Pass the Door From the R. R. Sta- f I Tluough some indiscreet admis-l +tion. t I sions, neatly doyetailed by Author! T r 1 Hopwood, the angelic Blanny Wheeler' ZPRICES ARE POPULARI I and the innocent Billy Bartlett, dis­ t f , cover that they al'e both being out­ f JOHN MARTIG, Proprietor. f i ...... 01'111 ••••••••~. I rag.eously b:eatd by their giddy mar-I l"iage partners, and instantly they ate s·--;~:; left alone they plan a revenge. 1 r-·THE····FAMOU i But Blann~~ and Bilyy find it easier 51 313 South 16th Street AMERICAN TRA_'N"SFER : ~OFT DRINKS OF ALL KINDS 1 to plan to sit up all night than it is to ! Sandwich Specialties ! COMPANY do-:-for they both get sleepier. and! ~I Open Every Day in ~he Year 8 a. m. I ! to Mldn,ght. It Douglas 3429 sl.eePier, and nobody sho\\[s the slight- '!' 1 ~""_.. ___. ...,...... _..... ~" .est sign of coming home. "Then ;!IHmmII111m IHlIllI ImmI1II1II1II!llHII;; 1110 Douglas Street I Blanny remembers dimly that !ack 1 - JABEZ CROSS § lJ.ad once told her that a cocktaIl or I' Soft Orinks, Fine All-Day Lunch Storage and Forwarders two kept a late pal'ty going, so she Canale". Full Line Best Cigars, .'\ iOuggests to Billy that they make one II Polite Service. Storage Space Always =: 220 So, 14th St. Omaha. I :m

many TI.ew novelties to burlesque. 1 . ;t haM enJ'o"ed a prosperous en- ~ Tl . d' d ·d' WIele. l:>. " ... Prescription Drug Store ...Ie scenelYb was .,eSlgne ,oagemenan·10- t .•It 11a-'" been hailed. b"~ the .- pal:rLed y one of .AmerICas gIeatest critics as a melodious and lively llm-I § OF OlVL4.HA artIsts. The costumes are new crea-I ",' '1 I ~ full of action ",ith a snap- :: 1609 FARN.A..lli STREET TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 150 _ · " P' th 1 4-. • I f i ~lca p aj', , t lOns Irom ans, . e e eco,'1Ca e -\ . t d' I tllat fe'" nlu"ical books'i ~nUllmllllm!lIIBllllmlllnnlllllml!lil!llilll!1l1111!11!llillllIlllll!lIliilmlmmmn~ -" .. . IPles la ogue ." - f .J.ects ar~ gorgeo;s m thell' entirety, can boast of. It is the kind that is I at::,d nOttthint's. hasthoeebTI stp.aretdh tab m~e Isuitable ior the holiday season, having es~ UlS a rac IOn . e es m . e u1' I d'·' therebv making ev- t· Ii ld ' d ,pep an gmgeI, ' que e 1;0 ay. II ervone forget all troubles. The book I Jack Conway set to work and wote ,is' bv Fl:ed Jackson, the music by I the two-act, ten-scene laughable mU-l G : G -hwin and the lYrics bv: . al 1 tio-l d "M 1 I I "I eOlge re", .. i SlC me ange, en. t e ,-' an ess s e, . Arthur J. Jackson and B. G. DeSilva. ; and that he has succeeded "ill be at-I·· l~ 0 nany m'cludes Sam j ' '.. . t . IThe ",rge c m". I tested to wh,en t·l1e em;erLammen 15 IHardy, Henrietta Brewster, J. Clar- i over. .. ." !ence Harvey, ]',1ar50rie Bentley, Tom i To present .L11e screammg Iarce, the iCollins, Eleanol' Daniels, Charles J. I management has engaged a. cast of. Sti C "d lia ""acDonald Jolm Lowe I I al' . . d be '.1 , J k I ne, OLe ~u. , I ·unusua qu ltre.s,. a.n. " Slues ac,and a large and handsomely gov.-ned I Conway, the versatile character co-J h Th a+?nees will be given I • . I d V' PI ~-, C••Ol'US. e m LU· I illedm~, mc u es Ie .~t, eccentriC-Ion New Year's day at 3 p. m. and on.l MONUMENTS comedian.; James J. Collms,. b.urlesque I'·S turd~.T The1'e will be no matinee i "'.~aYonte 'ght . R d a - . , 8t1'2.1 . man; OllIcae - 'W. _.:1_ . .:I_'y :!llond, a stately ptima donna wiiliaL .tulles...... ------Latest Designs charnling voice; HelenStua:t, a cha:r- OFFERINGS Perfect Service I f- PEED. I acter woman of note' Pauline Harer ! OR) , a charming ingenue; Harold Boyd:! Henry ~~ntr~y, th: gifted baritone'i Big line of finest marble and Thomas O'Brien, James Oliver and icomes wrth Ius SOCIety Jazz band as i!h if'l granite Joseph DUnn, and a chOl'US of twenty rthe stellar <~raction r:e.,,~ '>.reek at the i ~~j m~tl'UInenta!- ~ I., ~~t~,. -"Gonn pretty young ladies who are bedecked: Orpheum. He and Ius j g'i .._ ...... _._...._._._.._...•. ; Certificates $2;')0 to S5,000.. Rates Reasonable but ....\dequate.. Ifunsters. They aloe to appeal' effec- I:i:. :;: ! . I~l ~~.;1.C Ring Douglas 4570. No charge for explanation. I j.+ive1v in a collection of amusing "TiRit Pn} -'l & VULCANIZING.'CO ,.'.:. i i~ti;s called "Nonsensical Nonenti- !:~ ~HJlUQ<-""'; t. • :;:1 w. A. FRASER, J. T. YATES. lties." Their offering should prove one I~: 2557 Farnam Street :~ j Soyereig-n Commandel". Sovereign Clerk. iof the most entertaining acts of the i·i' ~j ------....- ...... --...._ .....- .....----...... : Ibill. !:i: :i: iS!.lIfUmimulltlluliIl!lIIlIlWllmllmmJllIIII!!!tIII!Il!!IIlIIlIIllImllmW!!llIlIIIllIl'''; j'- Frank Marion and Dan l\Ialey are to I::: EVERYTHING IN .:' i = :: I ... !- .·.l- - Ioffer an Italian diaraeter skit called!::: ~EW ,i·l: e 1~ AND USED L B d· :\.....T 1 Compan~.jl:::: TIl 1 ~NY' teh1"Push. 'Em Up." Theil' eccentricities i'i- I"'li '. . :::i § . lObO' N v _. : usua ew ear l:> eve wa ; d th' ; . produce unfailing IX .:' 1 = Ion 011 D ..J\.:ure J J :: meetml!' performance-now an estab- i an ell' srngmg h ttl R~ ~ual !laugh~er. tTl-\J~ ~i f'::;po-J:"-~ I:: :~:':' := = lished feature at the Gayety- . It is likely .t a no a,c . on i:i: r A . i§ Ol\1AHA, NEBRASKA § -m.'II start atil"'" _ ~~JU Wedne=s-day m'g'lt·1, lthe, bIll WIll prove.. nlO1:e".. entertammg.t·!!•••y ,....'-fi.I".lt<;., ':'• i•=_ ::_ half an hour after the termination of! "A Quiet Everung. IS a pano~me I+i: 0 ::: l::' :: . I ,., . '>. ffel~(l bv BIllv Fern and rwo ": 0'" .. .:,! = = the regular performance starting at, c~·meuY 0 - ~. • .' I·,' ur ~ll'e serVIce IS unex- .'. i :: Fidelity Bonds Accident Insurance - • .! 't nts Their onermg 18 a com- t••, ,. - 0 t ak ~ i - = 8:31), Th~.e."\.-tl'a. show will be gIven! asSIS a. ..' . .:. celled. ur expel'S nl e your ':'!:: Ju'mCI'al Bond'"~ Health Insm"'nce = -. . Ib' ti f "un and clever fea"Cs. I.·. Id gL~res C f 11 '.' i :: a_ In Its entiretv by Jack Conway and ma· on 0 :r • j .:, 0 ne"\y. ases care_u y .:' i _ = A usual brio-ht savmO's from the ' : . d d ...f.' tl .:' I:: Contract Bonds Burglary Insurance The LIberty_ ..GIrlS.; and ".IJust at mld-. -'"~s - ..'" .• '" ; 1Y l'epmre an pel'.Lec y re- .:,::: = night at the death of 1919 and the !newspapers WIll be a screen feature :n 1::: treaded, and tubes patched. ':' i:: License Bonds Plate Glass Insurance :: -I"T ;c of the Day" and world even;;s i·'· .:" = A t bi! Li bili·+-.C Colli' Ins - birth of 1920 some novel stunts, typl- op. S• •' ill l'Z' '}Ve are agents for the well Y i :: . u OUlO e a "J - Slon urance :: cal of the occasion, will be presented 'II ,rill .be p.Ictu1.oed 1U nograms. Ii .>;', Imown Hawkeye Tires, ~: , "• .','1::- The Entire Bond Business of the Nebraska Bankers A.sso-, ::~ in the Gayety's customary nifty man-I iE" \'.~ Guaranteed 6,000 miles. ·z,!:: .ciation Is \Vritten by Us, :: nero All "ill be out and over at 1:45! .8 O. Y 0 :f Telephone l1S and we will :!:! § § Thursday 3..!TI" January 1, 1920, in! I~~ send for your tires. :i: i:: :: ample time to catch "owl" cars home. '\. I·:' .z'i :: Tiennedv B 'ldi T I h D 1_~ 678 :: It is well kno\'m that the Gayety is! !:;: TELEPHONE TYLER 3995 ::: i§ .n. . - ill ng. e ep one oug~ :: the originator of t~e ~dnite matinee I! Is: :~: j ~mnnnnnnmmnllmlllmmlmnlJ\IImllnlllllnmnnnmnmllllmlllllmmll!m~ stunt and that. this:reature as pre---_ I : ~VK ..,.++ • ·_·..• ·K_ •..·_ y..:.·.M:..:..:..:..:..:...:..: :-:.to: :-: : :..;..:+( : :..:..::..: :-:..:-:. j .,.. -. I Welcome Retm:n "Visit of the i '••••••••••••• , ••••• , i sented at the Gayety differs from all· i ~~::;;:::~~;;;;~:;;;;;;;;:::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;-1 others having in it the novelty, kick' GREAT COMEDY SUCCESS i and punch Wllich all ohers lack. I • 1 LadieS"lTI.a.tmee da.ilY all.week. The\. I SU!lday and holiday. matinee New FAIR· t Year's daystal"ts at I' . 3:oo.!! BOYITTHEATER I AND I Avel'Y Hopwood's,~'FIDr and waxm-! WI R•.. E' R i er," one oft.he.. fa.r.. ee $ncces.ses of last 'I ...... - . . I seasOD, comes to the Boyd Sunday i WHAT 'YOU SURELY NEED night neJ>.1; fQi::6Jl.6 week ldth matinees I ' ilia healthy. active. indnstrioU81i~er. Snutll doses of these p!ll­ New Year's and Saturday. " Selv.-yn I In 3 .4..ds and 3 Scenes I taken regularly insure that. You may also need a I:W'g:>:tv~ i IIOmetimes. Then take one llU'ger dose. Keep that m mind. &; Gompan.Y ....a'Il.e.. ;. Sa'.. :i..d. to.•.. h.ave keP.t the. THIS IS .!. ROAD SHOW it will pay you rich dividends in Health and Happiness. piece up f;otb,eir usual ne standard NOT A MOTIOXPICTURE I :9 I Genuine ~ Small pm for this season's presentation. I b""rs ~ _. J 8m-II Dose aig=ture • ~ Small Price The tale begins with a scene