South Bend News-Times, Volume 33, Number 360, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 25 December 1916 — Page 2

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THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES CHURCHES OF THE

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26th WE WILL OPEN OUR FIRST

eat Mid -Winter

Clearance Sale

OUR POLICY is NOT TO CARRY OVER A SINGLE GARMENT Each season must clean its own racks and shelves so that the NEW ARRIVALS of the approaching season will find ample space and proper place, assuring you ALWAYS NEW SEASONABLE MERCHANDISE. For many reasons THIS SALE deserves DIFFERENT and GREATER attention than any other CLEARANCE OF READY-TO-WEAR. It's the UNUSUAL CLEARANCE of STRICTLY NEW UP-TO-THE-MINUTE MERCHANDISE. Absolutely nothing but NEW Akrchandise to receive the SLASH OF THE CLEARANCE KNIFE. This is a CLEARANCE SALE on merchandise already MOST REASONABLY PRICED. Everything is FASHION'S LATEST DECREE. Every garment was ADVANTAGEOUSLY BOUGHT and priced to you when opened at a SAVING OF FROM 25 to 33 1-3 LESS THAN THE ACTUAL MARKET VALUE. NOW REALIZE WHAT THESE SALE PRICES MEAN AN ACTUAL

SAVING OF FROM 33 TO 50

COAT

Our entire stock of Elegant Winter Coats divided into four lots $ 1 212 $ 1 812 $2212 $27S2 At $12.50 Actual values to $19.50 At $18.50 Actual values to $29.50 At $22.50 Actual values to $32.50 At $27.50 Actual values to $45.00

DRESSES Including all our Street and Afternoon Dresses, Serges, Silk and Georgettes $1 022 $ 1522 $22I2$39I2 At $ 1 0.00 Former values to $ 1 9.50 At $1 5.00 Former values to $29.50 At $22.50 Former values to $39.50 At $39.50 Former values to $69.50

ONE THIRD OFF ON THIRTY FIVE HANDSOME COATS INCLUDING ALL OUR IMPORT MODELS, SILK VELOURS AND BOLIVIAS.

OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF EVENING GOWNS, PARTY DRESSES AND DANCING FROCKS AT JUST ONE FOURTH OFF.

YOUR UNRESTRICTED CHOICE OF ANY SUIT IN THE HOUSE At $7.50 values up to $29.50 At $12.50 values up to $55.00

AN ASSORTMENT OF FIFTY BEAUTIFUL WAISTS RANGING IN PRICE FROM $10.00 TO $35.00 AT 1-4 OFF THE ORIGINAL PRICE. An Inspection of Our Stocks will prove the truth of every advertising statement we make. ON REQUEST ALL GOODS PURCHASED DURING THE BALANCE OF THE MONTH WILL BE CHARGED TO YOUR JANUARY ACCOUNT.

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117 South Michigan St. Correct Apparel for Women

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CITY CELEBRATE

; Special Programs Take Place

of Regular Services Poor Are Not Forgotten. . CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)

Christ Child," a dramatization of the

nativity of Christ, was given by the senior Christian Endeavor society, and the senior department of Hope Presbyterian chapel at the church last night. Christmas services also were held in the ruorning and afternoon at the church. Nineteen characters took part in a Christmas pageant, "White Gifts for the King's Rirthday" at the First Evangelical church last night. Gifts v. ere presented after the cantata. A Christmas entertainment was given by the .Sunday school of the Grace Evangelical church in the morning. Gifts of food, clothing ar.d coal were brought to the church by the members of the Sunday school classes of the Grace M. E. church last night and will be distributed to tb? poor this morning. A short pror im by the children's elates was pfi-sented in the evening. Similar donations were made by members

of the Trinity M. E. church last night, where a cantata, "The Birth of Christ" was given by the Sunday school classes with the assistance of the choir. Clilrst's UTe In Picture. Stereopticon pictures depicting the birth and childhood of Christ were shown at Epworth Memorial M. E. church last night. Ke v. M. IT. Appleby, superintendent of the South Rend district of the church, preached a special Christmas sermon at the morning services. A specitl Christmas musical program was rendered at the River Park M. E. church in the evening. "The Sign in the Sky." a Christmus cantata, was given bv the

Westminster Presbyterian church Sunday school with the assistance of the choir last night. The Sunday school classes of the First Urethren church presented "In David's Royal City" at the church last night.

uecitations and son us featured I

the program at the English Lutheran church last evening. A cantata, "God With Us." will be presented at the Christmas services at fi:P.O this morning. The Sunday school and choir of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran church gave "Heilige Nacht," a cantata, last night. Mui-al Program. Two elaborate musical programs were rendered yesterday afternoon by the choirs of the First .Methodist church and the First Presbyterian church. Dudley Luck's cantata, "The

Coming: of the King," was King by the choir quartet at the latter church. Handel's "Messiah" was rendered at the First M. E. church by the chorus choir and a number of artists from out of the city. Services in the Catho'? churches today will be especially elaborate. Assistants have been sent to all of i. . - i i .

uir Msims ami Mut urn in-ii mass i will he sung. At St. Patrick's church !

the solmen high masses will be sung at .". o'clock and 1 0 : .1 0 o'clock, the latter mass being preceded by a processional through the church. Masses will be sung at the same hours at St. Joseph's church with low masses at 7:.T0 o'cicck and 0 o'clock at both places. Christmas services will be held at the Gloria Dei Swedish Lutheran church at r:30 o'clock this morning. Special music will be rendered.

if (Y A Merry Ii Christmas far-. I To All

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. The wond'rous tender mercies That crown the life Miir.J. And may their notes rekindle New "praise for days of yore, New trust, and fuller courage For davs that lie before.

NNOUNCEMENT !

Our usual after Christmas Clearance Sale will start on Tuesday, December 26, promptly at 8:30.

ROBERTSON BROS. CO.

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STATE SENATE WILL BE SCENE OF BATTLE

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DEATHS

mils, jrxxn: doax. Mrs. Jennie Doan, wife of William S. Doan, died at the family home at "300 S. Michigan st.. at 4:5 0 o'clock Sunday evening after a week's illness of pneumonia. She was born Xov. 5. 1SS1, in Illinois. jn 1SS1 she was married to William S. Doan who, with four brothers, survive her. The brothers are Herman Polke of O'Neill. Nebr.; Eduard and Richard Polke of McCook, Nebr.; Ross Polke of Sigrourney, la., and one cousin, Mrs. Bertha Kolkmeyer, of Chicago. The Doan family moved from Chicago to Plymouth, Ind., 10 years ago and after a few years' residence there purchased the S. Michigan st. home where they hae -ine; lived. Mrs. Doan was a prominent member of the Stull Memorial M. E. church and leaves not only the members of her family and church, but a host of neighbors to mourn her death.

M RS. KO.ALTA IIA.1M'. Mrs. Rozalia Hajdu, 22 years old. died at St. Joseph's hospital Sunday. She is survived by her husband, (labriel. two children, and three sisters, all of South Rend. Mrs. Hajdu was born in Hungary. The funeral will take place Tuesday :.t 10 o'clock at St. Stephen's Catholic church. Rev. Lawrence Horvath officiating. The burial will be in Cedar drove cemeta ry.

FUNERALS DAVID PRF-STOX CM1MM. Funeral services for David Preston Clemm, 10 4 4 Lincoln way W., who died Saturday will be held at St. Paul's Memorial M. E. church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'cbRev. James L. Gardiner w ill nt:

declared he will file a contest before the nenat.e when It first opens that the constitution of Indiana protects him in his right to serve four years as a senator after he once is elected by the people and that his term did not end with the expiration of the term of Sen. Jackson. If Eikman files his claim in the early days of the senate, the political complexion of that organization will be democratic, because William

P. O'Neill, democratic lieutenantgovernor, would be presiding. Elkman's case could be handled by a

special committee, appointed hurriedly, anl it is not at all suppositious to advance the belief that he might retain his seat throughout the session of the legislature, thus preventing a republican majority in tho senate. Some leading" democrats here, discussing the Eikman situation, aid thev believed Eikman has a valid

rjght to the seat in the senate and that he 'will "vin 'his case. Others declare they do not believe investigation of the statutes and the constitution would uphold Eikman's contention. Dobyns was elected to succeed Eikman after the redisricting" of the state's legislative districts, had tacked the town of Greensburg o:i the district from which Eikman formerly was elected.

From this peculiar situation in the general assembly, political eyes are turning towards the big questions that undoubtedly will animate this legislature. Among them are the tax

revision problem, good roads legislation, economy- in oliice legislation, woman suffrage problems, the liquor problem and many others. It now is generally conceded that this legislature will pass a resolution, calling for the convening of a constitutional convention. For a long time prior to and Immediately after the recent election, the passage of a staje-wide prohibition law seemed imminent in this legislature. But the prophecy, made in these columns some weeks ago, that the assembly eventually would "pass the buck" to the constitutional convention on such questions as woman suffrage and the abolition of the liquor problem, w ith a.11 its varied angles, will be dodged successfully by this assembly. Or so it looks now ' and it is known that Gov. -elect

Goodrich feels that the liquor issue should not ccme formally before this legislature, since the pcop-e did not vote on it at the' last election, in any form. Convention is Certain. It is declared privately here that the brewing interests nf the state are to spring a big surprise here during the coning week, but what form it will take cannot now be made public.

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A MUSIGAL TREA

Four Artists Are Ably Assisted)

by Choir in First M. E. Presentation.

YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT TUESDAY'S DELIVERY Combination c.f Sunday ami Christmas Holds Vj Many Christina Packages.

over the liquor appears, will be

The real üi;ht question, it now

deftly transferred to the constitutional convention floor, if one U called and there seems nothing in the way now cf one being called. Political leaders here believe, in .ome notable instances, that the present legislature will adopt some sort of a lim. ted woman suffrage bill. Rut that nothing definite, or permanent can be done along that line without radical revision of the present constitution is the feeling of the better lawyers, who have given tim1 to the problem. Thus, it appears, the woman suffrage problem also will be something for the constitutional convention to solve. Revision of the taxation system in In

diana is to be one of the big talking roints in the coming legislature. A dozen different ofFcial and f-eml-of-r.cial ideas as to w hat forms such revision should take, have been ex-re.-.-pd and no two of them seem to alike.

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will be in Riverview

MA Ii I IL KAM IN ski. The funeral of Mable Ka r.mski. 1212 S. Franklin st.. who died Saturday, will be held at tlu- residence Monday afternoon at 2:) o'clock, with, Rev. William Roth ntf.ciat ir.u'. Puri.il will be in the City cem ttcry.

I.ONC; IS MILVTIONEI. .-..;. itel 1'rciH SVrvi.e. WASHINGTON. iVc. 24. Preckinride Iong of St. Louis, probably will be nominated by Pres't Wilson as avistar.t secretary of state to succeed John E. Osborne of Wyoming, who rr-ugned recently. Mr. I Xing a lawyer and has taken a prominent part in politics us a democrat.

Seldom has a South Rend audience had the pleasure of hearing a musical production as elaborate and beautiful as that presented Sun

day afternoon by the chorus choir of tho First M. K. church and at the same time enjoyed tho satisfacticn of knowing it to represent local talent and enterprise. The choir and the four artists who assisted it in the rendition of Handel's "Messiah', are to be congratulated upon a production which would have done credit to a professional organiza

tion. The assisting artists were: Mrs". Helen Protheroe Axtell, soprano, daughter of Dr. Daniel Prothere. composer and teacher of Chicago; Arthur Platz, tenor, of the Pach society and Symphony orchestra, Chicago: John Rankl, bass, of the Russian Symphony orchestra, tho R;o-h Choral club, and the Ravenwood;

club, and Mrs. William A. Swintz. contralto of South Rend. Mrs. Swintz took the place of Mi.Harriett MacConneli of Chicago, who was unable to get to the city on time on account of delayed train connexions. All of the solo work was of exceptionally high quality. Mrs. Axtell has a voice of a clear, bell-like quality peculiarly suited to the recitatives and arias of the "Messiah". Particularly beautiful was her rendition of the croup. "There Were Shepherds", "And Ro: the Angel of the Lord." ami "Ar.d the Angel Said unto Them." Mrs. Swintz, whose voice is too weH known to require comment upon the high quality of her work, sane the recitative, "Rehoid a Virgin fhall Conceive", and the aria, "He Shall Feed His Flock." Has Rich Tenor Voico. Mr. Platz has a rich tenor voice, the quality of which Is unusually pleasing and he sang wjth ease and expression two difficult groups, tho first including the beautiful recita

tive, "Comfort Ye My People." His last solos were th recitative. ' He

That Dwelleth in Heaven" and th aria. "Thou Shalt Rreak Them." "Thus Saith the Lord," "Put Who May Abide." "The People That Walked in Darkness", and "Why do the Nations", were Mr. Rankl's most important 'numbers. Mr. Rankl has a powerful voi'-e and th spirit of his interpretations is especi.illy worthy of comment. Rut it is perhaps the work of the

choir and itsable second, the or hestra, which is of greatest local inter--est. Composed of 4 0 voices and show- j ing painstaking drill under talented t

leadership, the choir did itself proud j

in seven horuse including a processional w hich was by no rue u. the least beautiful feature of t!.e afternoon's program. R. D. Llod. R. A. M., organist of the rh'ircli. arranged for the occasion a me,n-y of old carols and chime. and thchoir, which entered from the re.ir of the church, was first heard singing in the distance the strain- of "Silent Night." As it mar-hd " place to music which alternated twen carols and chimes, the chur-h remained in darkrtes. but a the

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