10 a. 1 er lery, Two 1.) THURSDAY DECEMBER 26 1918 0. PAGE THE MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE: Conference Planned for Teachers Instructors Will Study Methods for Combatting Epidemic in Schools. Reopening Hinges on Effort to Isolate Sick Pupils, Guilford Says. litions.
Contingent on School Opening. A group of not less than three meetIngs to instruct teachers in the public schools as to the nature bf influenza and how it should be han. fled among school is being artanged through operation of the city co health department and W. F. Webster, Assistant superintendent of schools, to be held early next week on the return If the teachers to their respective po- if New Cases Declining.
Permission to open the Minneapolis public schools December 30 has been granted by Dr. H. M. Guilford, city Jealth commissioner, on condition that the instruction meetings, at which Dr. Builford will preside, result in an earnest and co-ordinated effort on the part If the teachers to weed out pupils who are sick or who have been sick, Ind enforce the precautionary measpres necessary to stamp out the among When the school schools children.
it closed, was evident that influenza was epidemic in many Guilford said some schools and rapidly, becoming last night. At present we do not know the exact condition in the schools, but it is probable that it greatly ameliorated. The closing has Seen sufficiently long to break the thain of communication among groups There were 825 deaths from influenza Minneapolis from September 14 to ast week, Dr. Guilford said. The number of cases reported to the health of.
and to the City hospital is on the Decline, although the death rate conlinues high. Dr. Guilford said if it was possible to find the majority of tases, influenza would be quarantined. Wounded Soldiers Get Real Christmas Back in Home Country, Homesickness Hits Hard Till Santa Claus Makes Good. (Continued From Page 1.) those 50 boys there were presentshot just one cheap little impersonal rift, but real presents, from Minnepolis men and women.
None of the 10 had received Christmas presants this year--they tad, concluded (hat old St. Nick was busy to run tround after hospital trains, "You never saw such said Ine purse last night. "They were like children with Christmas itockings." There were smart walking sticks for All, bearing silver plates with the in(cription, From the American Red Proem, Christmas, There were tazors, handkerchiefs, cigarets, cigars, military everything else you could think of," grinned one who had witnessed the reception a newcomer in his ward. Real Home Eats Served. poking.
Christmas Trees in Wards. After the presents had been examhed and gloated over for half an hour, purses appeared with trays on which Fere--no hospital suppers, but real home eats," the treat of the Minne(polis and St. Paul Red Cross. Such felicacies as escalloped oysters and popp*rn, never seen in trenches or in military hospitals, appeared. Yes, they Here back in God's country." Wounded soldiers who have spent three days on trains go to sleep very when they have arrived at their Jestination.
Before the boys had been tucked however, Major Schuyler Clark- The they call him the fort--visited each corridor to releome the neweomers. And he brought with him 12 small boys a and irls, who, gazing with wide eyes at the miling soldiers, sang Nigat, and It Came Upon a Lidnight Clear, and -Oh, well, everybody knows the carols. Some of those wounded soldiers, however, had not heard them for two years. Many of he new Christmas handkerchiefs were mitiated, no doubt, when nobody was In every ward in the big, general hospital, where the most serious cases Ore kept, there was a Christmas tree ast night. Fort Snelling was 8 veritale forest of Christmas trees, for that natter.
There was a Christmas tree at he Y. M. C. A. hut, where Minnepolis clubwomen distributed fruit and ave a program, including songs by Children, who were taken out to the fort by Carlo Fischer.
There was a lowering evergreen in the gymnasium, here 25 Minneapolis and St. Paul Red Cross workers, under the leadership of Horace Lowry, served 'the abovementioned "'home eats'! to 600 men of he medical and quartermasters' corps and convalescent soldiers who were able be out. Yesterday was a great day for everyody at the fort. The Yuletide festiviles really started Christmas eve, when rifts from Minneapolis men and women were distributed from the big tree in he gymnasium to. those men who were enough to be there.
A group of students from the Minneapolis School Music and Dramatic Art, under disection of Charles M. Holt, put on a play, 'Suppressed in the Y. M. C. A.
hut. The program at the 'Y' last night followed the Red Cross supper in the gymnasium. And the same time. there was a dance the gymnasium. Sleep Ends Festivities.
Festivities-even Christmas festivilies--at Fort Snelling end early, howver. 9:30 every convalescent sollier wise in bed. Lights were turned ow, and all was very quiet in the wards where the 50 Christmas arrivals were. One or two patients, unable to sleep, quietly fingered the gifts piled on chairs by their "In a cot elose beside the ward's Christmas tree, a tousled-haired boycould not have been more than 18 rears Fellow old--lay orange fast clutched asleep, in with his white big band and pressed close to his check. Bolsheviki Arrest American Consul.
Odessa, Dec. Bolsheviki have arrested American Consul Treadwell at Tashkent, Russian Turkestan, according to wireless message re ceived "I See By The Tribune" The Weather, Yesterday's Temperatures. 11 17 9 10 p. 1 p. 23.
11 2 p. 27 Milnigh De Maximum, D. Minimum. a. p.
10. Range. 10 a. 18 Yesterday's Minneapolis Weather--Wind deity 12 milles, south: humidity 6 63 ber cent; precipitation, note, Today's Almanac--Sunrise, sunset 4:37: Official Weather Forecast. know 18 east and south portions: tomorrow Minnesota--Unsettled today.
probably light generally fair and somewhat colder. Wisconsin--Light snow today: tomorrow generally fair and somewhat colder. lowa Probably light snow today: warmer In east and central portions: tomorrow generally fair. North Dakota -Generally fair today and morrow. somewhat colder today.
South Dakota- Stostly cloudy today, probably resettled in east portion: tomorrow Kenerally fair. -Generally fair today and tomorrow: not much chance in temperature, Upper Michigan- -Partly cloudy today probate Hurries near Lake Sorerior: wariner In east: tomorrow probably local 8. General Star- IS 0 Albany 40 .20 Atlanta 30 Boston New York .16 PA. PaRo Galveston 42 N. Orleans Antonio Alpena Chicago ,01 incinnati .01 Neveland .01 Iscanatia id.
Rapids .06 reen Bay Ind 'apolis .04 Madison Marquette Memphis Milwaukee .01 Ate. Marie Observations. Sta. 0 Bismarck 30 Des Moines 16 Duluth 16 Huron Kansas City Moorhead Omaha 26 Louis Minneapolis Williston Denver flavre Helena Salt Lake Cos Anzeles Portland San Diego Francisco 56 Spokane 50 Montreal 26 .64 Winniper 16 -Temperature at 7 n. m.
resterdas. A -Highest Precipitation temperature yesterday, yesterdar. OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. ARRIVED. New York- Bergensfjord.
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SIGNALLED. New York- Saxonia. London for New York, 136 miles east of Sandy look, at 10 Dock at BOOB today. SAILED, New York- -Celtie. Liverpool.
Liverpool- Mauretania New York. Visitor Seeking Thief, Robbed Again, He Says Charles Homerberg Tells Police Same Man Victimized Him in Same Place. Charles Homerberg, a farmer living near Oaks, N. while attempting to retrieve $140 he had lost to a pickpocket when in Minneapolis last fall, was vietimized by the same pickpocket last night- and in same place on Washington avenue south, according to the story he told Captain Andrew Crummy at police, headquarters, His latest loss, he totaled $1,100, $200 in cash and a draft for $900 on an Oaks bank. Homerberg said that he made a special trip saloon on Washing.
ton avenue south to search for the man, who, his took man his and wallet engaged a year him ago. in conversation and was waiting, he said, for an opportunity to remove his pocket book. But the man, Homer. berg says, suddenly left him standing bar. and then Homerberg discovered that his wallet, money and all, had a likewise disappeared.
The police are investigating. Martin C. Engen Dies After Short Illness Retiring Member of City Council From Ninth Ward Succumbs Unexpectedly. Martin C. Engen, retiring alderman of the Ninth ward, died yesterday afternoon at the Northwestern hospital following an illness of less than a week.
Internal complications and of Engen was 52 years old heart trouble. were given as the cause and for the last eight years had been a member of the City council. He was not a candidate for re-election this fall. Mr. Engen, who resided at 1138 Jef.
ferson street northeast, was engaged in the barber business until year ago when he retired because of ill health. He is survived by his wife and five children. Funeral arrangements will be deyed until word is received from his oldest son, Milford Engen, who is stationed at Camp Green, N. C. Highway Commissioners Give Cooley Present Good roads enthusiasts and members of the Cooley Highway commission played Santa Claus yesterday to George W.
Cooley, 3026 Lyndale avenue south, former engineer of the Minnesota Highway commission, when they presented him with a purse of $200. W. Olson of Little Falls, treasurer of the Cooley Highway commission, who made the presentation speech, said it was an appreciation of his efforts towards gaining good roads for the state. The Cooley, Highway commission was named after Mr. Cooley and includes in its mebership men clasely identified with the good road movement in Minnesota.
These contributed to the fund given Mr. Cooley. Shaver to Continue as Hennepin School Official Mrs. May I. Dills, superintendenthas announced that B.
will elect of the Hennepin county, schools, continue as assistant superintendent and Miss Alma Haferman will be office clerk. Mr. Shaver has been one of the assistants associated with H. I. Harter, the retiring superintendent WHEN your mouth tastes like all the mean things you ever didmixed together, then you need BEECHAM'S PILLS Your mouth is a good indication of the condition of the stomach and bowels.
La Select Any la Medicine in 106., the World. Automobile Kills Woman; Runs Away Mrs. Beatrice Gliblery Dies in Street Accident--Dorothy Eggleston Bullet Victim. accidents, one fatal and the othprobably reported, on Christmas day. Mrs.
were, Beatrice Glib2014 Russell avenue north, was killed by a Ford automobile at 12:30 o'clock last night when she stepped off a northbound Penn Avenue car at Morgran and Crystal Lake avenues north. The automobile did not stop after the accident. Dorothy Eggleston, Bryant avenue north, accidentally shot herself 13910, night and is now in the City hospital in a critical condition. gleston, together with Gertrude Bailey, 4144 Bryant avenue north, and Jerry O'Donnell, 4410 James avenue north, were visiting a friend, Thomas Christenson, 2701 Queen avenue north. O'Donnell has recently been discharged from the army and was carrying a caliber revolver.
The girls managed to get the gun away from him without his knowledge and took it into another room. Miss Eggleston, thinking the gun was unloaded, pointed it at herself and pulled the trigger twice. The third time she pulled the trigger a cartridge had been brought into the chamber and she shot herself through the right lung. Fred Krokson, 2735 Aldrich avenue south, an attendant at the Minneapolis club, was struck by an automobile at Seventh street and Nicollet avenue last night and thrown clear across the street, He is now in the City hospital and is reported to be in a serious con-, dition. The automobile did not stop.
Art Institute Buys Statue by Borglum A small bronze statue of President Lincoln by Gotzon Borglum has been purchased by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts from income of the Dunwoody fund. Measuring 22 inches in height, this bronze is a replica of a statue of heroic size which stands before Essex county courtbouse in Newark, N. J. This statue is regarded by many critics as Mr. Borglum masterpiece.
Born in America of Danish parents, he spent the early years of his life in Fremont, where he became an expert horseman. Fruits of this pursuit include an equestrian statue of General Sheridan which is in Washington. He spent 11 years in the study of painting and sculpture, but is especially noted in the latter field. Inspector Zillman Named on War Secretary's Staff Captain Harold A. Zillman, mili.
tary inspector for the Eighth district, which has headquarters, in Minne. apolis, has to the staff Dr. F. Keppel, third assistant secretary of war, it was learned yes The militarization of the training camp activities has been assumed by the War department and the third assistant secretary of war the Columbus, Y. M.
C. will hereafter, supervise the work of Y. W. C. Jewish Welfare and all other similar organizations.
Before reporting for duty in Washington Captain Zillman will complete a survey of the Student Army Training Corps units in the 48 colleges in this distriet. Victory Christmas Reality in Minneapolis (Continued From Page persons dined at the Athletic club yesterday afternoon and evening. In the afternoon, Miss Lena Bowman told Christmas stories to 200 children in the women's dining room, and patrons were entertained in the lounge with orchestral selections and songs by Mrs. Annette Y. Lake, soprano, and Louis Kleb ba, tenor, of the Chicago Grand Opera company.
Postoffice Clear Again. Business was completely suspended downtown, save at the postoffice, from which mail carriers, in a mopping By 3 the tables in the postoffice process, made morning deliveries. had been swept clean, however, and the postal employes, after the biggest holiday business they had ever handled, went home to Christmas dinners. Special menus including turkey and all the were served at the and other public institutions. Those City hospital, county, jail, workhouse who were homeless or were cared for by the Associated Charities, the Salvation Army, and the numerous Good Fellows' organizations of the clubs and lodges.
At the Army and Navy club, open house was. maintained and for the first time sinee the clubhouse was erected, uniformed soldiers and sailors were permitted to bring young women friends. The evening's celebration closed with an informal dancing party. General Leave for Sailors, The Dunwoody, institute, gobs' were on a general leave, and no celebration was arranged. At the M.
but at the Air Service Meehanics' school, Midway, an entertainment was given by the Y. M. C. Y. W.
C. Shriners and women of the Eastern Star, Groups of carolers visited the Minneapolis hospitals yesterday afternoon. The City hospital, where there is a large children's ward, and a ward where men of the Dunwoody army hattalion are convalescing, was visited by the North High School Glee club, led by Marian Davis. "With the cold snappy weather Santa Claus brought, there will be skating by Saturday and won't my new hockies glide over that little ice? With more than 20,000 pairs of skates in Minneapolis' Christmas stockings, the small boy awaits but the hour set by the weather man and the gods to burst in all his glory upon an unsuspecting world. Virtually all incoming trains yesterday were from one to two hours late because of the cold and the heavy traffie.
Thousands of soldiers and students who have been away at college arrived at the railroad yesterday. Visitor Says Soldiers Robbed Him of $140 F. L. Black, a Canadian stockman on his way to South St. Paul with a train load of cattle, was beaten and robbed of $140 last night on the Third avenue bridge by three soldiers, according to a story he told the police.
Black said he had attended theater in Minneapolis and was making his to the Union station, but he became lost and asked three soldiers for direetions. They escorted him, however, to the Third avenue bridge, which deserted, and knocked him down. Black's home is in Hopkins, Alberta, Can. 133 Minneapolis Men in Bravery Citations Honors to Members of Ambulance Section Awarded at Thiacourt, France. Thirty-three Minneapolis men, composing all entire section of the United States ambulance section, have been cited for bravery by Maj.
Erie Abernethy, commanding officer of the Medical con, at Thiacourt, France, it was learned yesterday, This section was continuously engaged in the St. Mihiel, Verdun and Argonne, forest salients and besides for two months in campaigns with the Italian forces. During the 21 days' service in the sectors of Northern France this unit, according to the letter of commendation, displayed remarkable fortitude in the face of 3. treacherous machine gun fire, gas attack, explosive shell fire and terrific bombing sallies. The roster of the section is as follows: First Lieutenant J.
T. Lonsdale, Sergt. W. P. Parish, Sergt, IL.
Lang, Sergt. A. P. Spottswood, Corp. I.
P. Thomas, Corp. F. M. Leahy, Cook C.
T. Plummer, Cook H. S. Sanborn, Mechanie F. IL.
Chase, Mechanie C. O. Mohr, Privates E. O. Brown, A.
Fitch, J. C. Jeppesen, H. Johnson, D. W.
MeAuley, E. P. Melchisedech, A. J. Okoneski, E.
J. Okoneski, H. K. Painter, R. S.
Parkhurst, G. F. Piper, B. Raymond, R. B.
Smith, E. Terry, C. H. Weber, W. 8.
Hauser, R. B. Pierson, J. C. Preister, W.
H. Randall, E. E. Roberts, V. J.
Rogers, R. G. Tomlinson and W. F. Tucker.
Each member is now entitled to wear a service chevron for six months overseas duty, as well as chevrons of red, green and white, signifying Italian service. On the left sleeve each man may wear a black cloth which means they belong to the First army. This volunteer organiation left Minneapolis September 13, 1917, as Red Cross Ambulance Company 37, then consisting of 118 men. Through military changes and transfers it was altered so that all that remains in the original Minneapolis unit is one first lieutenant and 32 enlisted men. Drugs Worth Thousands to Addicts Are Stolen Narcotics valued at $1,500 and safety razors and blades valued at $500 were stolen from the Northwestern Drug company, 115 Western avenne.
Tuesday night by thieves who entered through a rear window. The robbery was not discovered until last night on account of the Christmas holiday. Police are. working on the theory that dope fiends stole the stock. The drugs included morphine, heroin, codein and opium, The selling price of the goods among dope fiends would run into thousands of doliars.
John N. Greer to Direct Working Boys' Reserve The appointment of John N. Greer, assistant superintendent of schools. as director of the United States Working Boys Reserve in Hennepin county, was announced yesterday. As county directMr.
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