Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 13, 1915, Page 7

CHILDREN PRACTICE ) FOR SAENGERFEST Of German, British, French, Italian and Russian Ancestry, They Sing “Die Wacht am Rhine.' EVEN COLORED CHILDREN SING Did you ever hear colored children singing “Die Wacht am Rhein?" Binging it with abandon, with gusto and with a care-free swing that showed the words were as familiar to them as the words of “‘America” and “Old Kentucky Home.'" This was the sight exhibited to those who were present at the first rehearsal of the grand children's chorus for the Omaha Saengerfest, which was held in the Auditorium BSaturday morning. A the 2,000 school pating are colored. Enough children were there to half fill the big lower floor when Prof. Theodore Rudolph Reese seated himself at the plano on the stage and struck the first chord. And when Prof. Ferdinand Stettinger director of music in the public schools, smote his palms together the juvenilo multitude rose as one boy,—or rather as one girl, for nine-tenths were little malds—and burst into the beautiful tune and words of “Alle Voegel Sind Schon Da, Alle Voegel Alle.” Worthy of Grown-ups. number of children partici- Why, 1t would take grown-up choruses | a long while to reach the degree of | perfection which these juvenile hundreds have reached already and, scemingly, by tnstinet. Without a pause at the end of the first selection, Prof. Reese at the plano gulded them into the second, “Home, Sweet Home™ and so, through the pro- gram they alternated, German and Eng- lish. Most of the children know all the songs by heart. ‘Whether the music of the German com- positions is more catchy and lilting and inspiring or whether there is something in the soft sibllants and thrilling gut- turals of the German speech, the fact remains that the children sing the Ger- man songs with greater gusto than they do the English ones. Close observation of the colored contingent revealed the par- adoxical fact that they sang “Sah Bin Knabein Roselein Stehn.'” with greater joy, confidence and tunefulness than they 4 * 'Way Down Upon the Suwanece Ribber.” All Take Part. The bdattleflelds of Burope seemed a mere miasmic dream, & nauseous night- mare, as American children of German, Austrian, Itallan, SBcandinavian, Russian, French, Britlsh and African ancestry Jotned Joyously In the inspiring strains of “Die Wacht am Rhein" and then reolled joyously and, perhaps, a little more so into the well kifown and especially be- loved-of-thildren, “America.” ‘The children's part of the great Saen- gerfest will be the last matinee concert of the big singing meet which will bring Gierman singers from 100 eitlés to Omnha in July. The child voices will be reinforced by an orchestra of fifty-five pieces. Judging from this rehearsal, the first rehearssl and one In which the vocalists were accompanied merely by a plano, the children’'s chorus of 2000 voices, with orchestra accompaniment, singing the time-tried and well-loved songs of both American and the fatherland will be an attraction worth going far to hear and see. Omaha Delegates Return from River Meeting at Dubuque Frank J. Hughes and E. J. McVann heve returned from Dubuque, where they were sent as delegates of the Omaha Commerefal elub to the meeting of the Upper Mississippl River Improvement as- eoclation conference. Mr. Hughes was appointed as one of the members of a working committee that is to gather all possible data between now and Octoder on the subject of how much freight there is in sight that might take advantage of river navigation on the upper Missis- sippl and Missouri, and also as to what capital might be available to go Into a river navigation enterprise. The Omaha delegates say the meeting was well attended by representatives of «11 the upper Mississippl river statos. The working committee s to report to the general assoclation at the next meeting October 13. One of the notable things about the meeting in the minds of the Omaha delegates was the marked Interest taken by St. Louls delegates. They be- leve that 8t. Louls has awakened to the poesibilities that are in store for it if Missiesippl river navigation is properly developed In the upper reaches of the river. Judge W. H, Munger to Retire in October Who will be appointel to the federal bench for the divisien of Omans and what, if any, effect will the retirement of W, J. Bryan from President Wilson's cabinet have on the appointment? These Are two questions that are get- ting much discussion in the federal build- ing and among members of the bar Judge Willlam H. Munger, the cumbent, will be 70 years of age on the | 13th of next October. This ia the age at which federal judges can retire on full pay and it is well known that Judge Munger's wish is for retirement and the wending of his latter years as he spent nls early years—as an agriculturst. For & number of months he has been ill and his place has been aupplied by judges from various near-by districts. CENTRAL LABOR UNION PROTESTS NONUNION BANDS The city commissioners have received from John Polian, secretary of (ma Central Labor union, a written arotest against engaging the postoffice and other nonunion bands for concerts in the public parka, Particular objection is aised agalnst the postoffice band on the #ound that when employes of the Post- office department received their six-day week and elght-hour day they were as- wisted by organized labor of the covntry, and the contention is made that this band is competing unjustly with union mu- siciana in- | | PRESIDENT OF SAENGERBUND OF | THE NORTHWEST. ¢ Theod G Bekrens HOCTOR'S NAME IN | ALIENATION SUIT | Mayor of South Omaha Gets Into the Damage Case Brought by MeNeill { Against Parents of Wife. ; LETTERS BEFORE THE COURT | Thomas Hoctor, mayor of So\m:t Omaha, yesterday figured in the evi- | dence in the $15,000 damage suit| brought by George H. McNeill| against Mr. and Mrs, Arthur C. Jaw-= ell, parents of his wife, as a friend | of Mrs. McNeill, who was once cen- sured but later forgiven by her hus- band. Mayor Hoctor’'s name was mentioned in testimony brought out by attorneys for both plaintiff and defendants. McNelll testified that he haq found his | wife and Mayor Hoctor sitting in close proximity to each other In the latter's of- fice two yeurs ago, but that he hud after- | ward forgiven them. It was rot thel mayor's acts which hadq parted tam and his wife, he contended, but he asserted the separation was due to the efforts of her parents, whom he is suing cn the | ground of aileged allenation of her affec- tions. Mr. and Mrs. McNelll were living in South Omaha at the time. | A letter written by McNelll to Mayor Hoctor, In which the relations between the latter ang the husband and wife were referred to, was introduced In evidenoe | and read in court. Judge Troup and Il-; torneys for plaintitf and defendant united | in ‘& unanimous decision that this letter | should not be given to the public. It wae locked up by order of the judge. Big and Little Fellows, i The letter began ‘‘Dear Tom" and re-| ferred to a certain “little fellow” who | had been a close friend of a “big fellow" who later became mayor of a city. The “little feilow,” it said, was proud of his | friendship with the “big fellow” and of the fact that they had offices together, | and had helped the latter in his political campalgn. But, the letter continued, the “little fellow” married, ang so great was his confidence in his greater friend that he told him of difficulties which had arisen | between himself and his wife. The “big | fellow,” salq the missive, came to be in the “little fellow’s” home and after he begon taking meals there wanted to pay for them. The money, being refused, | then was given to the baby and was used | to buy articles for the home, it recited. Then there came a time, said the letter, when the “little fellow” reproached his wife for making known to the “big fel- low'" that money was needed for certaln purposes, Some things cause a acar upon friend- ship, continued the letter, but old friend- ships are best after all. The epistle closed | with a poem upon “Friendship” and the | expression of a hope that if the “big | fellow” should find the “little fellew" in | a position to do him & favor that he | should ask for It. Another letter was introduced by the defense in which McNefll told his wife | that he belleved it was best that they shoulq part for at least one year. “You uccused your wife of being inti- mate with Tom Hoctor and afterward apologized to them both, did you not?” | Attorney Baker asked MeNefll guring cross-examination, “Well, T did not consider it was an | apology,” was the reply. Office, 15th and Harney 8ts. EST LAWY .F | HAD ONLY PAID MORE ATTENTION TO IT and bought a lot last summer, It would have saved me lots of trouble and this trip in this bad weather.” The lady who said this had read our public notices and been im- pressed with the wisdom of our in- advance-of-need policy. She had intended buying a lot, but put it off—as people sometimes unthink- ingly do. H As a result, she found herself put || to much greater inconvenience when the selection of & lot was suddenly on her. In addition to the burden upon a house in sor- | | | | 1] force | n Will you profit by her experience? |} Wouldn't you rather pick sut some bright, l\lnmhlnr day and attend to ll'hll matter while conditions most avor 1t? Call Douglas 829 or Wainut 820, l | Takes Number of His & When Willlam E. Bader Eraduated from school twenty years ago his mothe: presented him with an ope faced i) pr—— I'HE OMAHA St twenty years. but, |ke most friend had never sounded its real depth About two weeks ago Bader's brother sent him & little memorandum book with | of an identification page in it. Ome of the blanks or the page was for the number of his watch. Bader never had known the number, so he opened the heart ot his friend and got at the mecret. He en- tered it in the little book. Watch; Gets It Back painter, was | The turned to him the person of Jess Avery of South Omaha, who was arrested on suspicion of larceny will be filed agalnst him it having beon found on Will Be Married | COLUMBIA, Mo, June 12, |ment of M | two years his junior. A charye The engage- | Viotor Records and__ __ Victrolas, complate line. Sunday, June 13, 1915 ——:—BnrgeLleh Store News for Monday——— _A‘OIC: for Omaha fo; the Famous Chickering Fiano. Summer Business Hours BEG]NNI.\'G Monday and un- til further potlcc, this store will be closed dally at & o'clock excepting Saturdays, which, as usual, § P. M. The opening hour will tinue to be 8:30 A. M. Monday, June 14, is National FLAG DAY 2y Every one should show their We believe this extra hour | ©0l0T$ );_v displaylng the “‘Stars " g and Stripes.” each day of mental and physical U, 8. wool bunting, silk, m 1slin rest during the heated term will enable our hundreds of em- ployees to render you better, more intelligent and more cour- teous gervice than ever before. We are confident, too, that for the sake of the good acoru- ing to this army of workers, that you will help us by your patron- age to condense the day's busi- ness into shorter hours, HAVE YOU TRIED MORNING SHOPPING? It's worth planning for, to ar range things at home to have the morning hours for the trip down town, We know in some households this is difficult, but you'll find yourself repaid a hundred fold. When the rush begins later in the day it's impossible to serve one as we desire. In the morning hours you'll not be obliged to wait ror atten- tion, stocks are in perfect ar- rangement and there's a free- dom of mind in decision when one isn’t conscious that evsry- body is in a hurry. Will you help us to be of ‘‘greater service to a greater number’—to serve you best—to our satisfaction and to yours? BURGESS-NASH COMPANY, and c¢otton bunting flags (n all sizes, mounted or unmounted, ¢ to $10. U. 8, FLAG BUNTING, 8%¢, 24 inches wide. Burge! Co.—Basement. Dainty Embr’d’ry Flouncings at 59¢ 27 and 40-inch organdy and batiste embroidered (flouncings, very fine and sheer quality. Flouncings at 39c. 18 and 27-inch fine embroid- ered organdy and batiste flounc- ings, for children’s dresses. 18-inch Swiss and nalnsook flouncings, corset cover embroid- ery; also fine Swiss and organdy edges, 6 to 9 luches wide. Embroideries at 10c. Swiss edges, insertions and beadings, splendid selection of new designs. Net Flouncings White embroidered net flounc- ings, 18, 27 and 36 inches wide, an exceptionally pretty selection at 75¢, $1.00 and $1.25 the yard. Burgess-Nash Co.—Main Floor. Special June Clearaway of Fine China Including Such Makes as Haviland Coalport, Etc., at 25 to 50% Underprice T HE china represented in this clearaway movement is from the most 4 famous manufacturers in the world—Coalport, Royal Worcester, Joves & Son, Shelley, Adderleys, Haviland, etc. The offering includes: Bervice Plates, Luncheon Plates, Bread and Butter Plates, Cream and Sugar Sets, - Tea Cups and Saucers, Bouillon Cups and Saucers, After Dinner Coffee Cups and Saucers, ete, Many pretty patterns and shapes for sel speci; on tables for eny’nelsctlon. 2 icinties ot b Burgess-Nash Co. % A list of speclal values of unusual importance that will interest ou. Women's $1.00 Long Silk Gloves, 49¢, 16-button length, white only, pure silk, double tipped fingers. (Main Floor). 78c Stamped Baby Dresses for 19c, Baby dresses, made up, for ages to 4 years, white lawn, repps, colored linens, ete., values to 76c. (Third Floor), Silk Ribbons, Values to 50¢, at 28¢, Fancy ribbons, including Dresdens, Jacquards, satin striped mofres and fancy checks, 5% to 7 inches wide. (Main Floor). Women's 17¢c Summer Vests at 10c. Low neck and sleeveless, full taped Swiss ribbed, splendid value at 17¢, Monday, 10c each. (Main Floor). ‘Women's 50c 8ilk Lisle Hose, 28c¢. Imported black gauze, full fashioned, full regular made foot, double garter top; also embroidery Instep (Main Foor). ‘Women's 10c Summer Vests at 734c. Low neck and sleeveless, good quality white ribbed cotton, special. (Basement), $1.50 Earthenware Casseroles Monday, $1.00, Brown, wnite lined earthenware casseroles, with heavy pierced nickel plated frame. (Basement). $2.25 Round Damask Table Cloths, $1.50, Blue damask, 62-inch size, scalloped edge, neat new designs. (Main Floor.). very Heavy Turkish Towels at 15¢, Extra heavy Turkish towels, the quality made especially for the U. 8. Navy, special at, each, 15¢. (Main Floor). Ten-Piece Dining Room Suite Worth $278.50, Monday $232.50 w2 /, AT i T EN plece Willlam and Mary style dining room suite in quarter sawed oak, fumed finish, consisting of china closet made of quar- ter sawed oak with four display shelves, buffet with large linen drawer, silver drawer, napkin drawer and two compartments, dining table with f4-inch top—when open extends eight feet—encased legs, serving table with large linen drawer and shelf, dining room chairs with cane back uphalstered in a No. 1 Spanish leather, arm chair—the same construe- tion as regular chalrs—sells for $278.50, Monday $282.50, Very Special Prices on Single Pieces of Suite China closet, described above, fumed finish, regular price $50.00, reduced to $40.00. Buffet, described above, regularly sold at $60.00, Monday $50,00, Serving table, described above, regular price $30.00, Monday re- duced to $25.00. Dining table, described above, well made and finished, worth regu- laily $60.00, Monday at $50.00, Dining chairs, same as described above, regular price $12.00, sale price Monday $10.50, Arm chalr, construction the 215,00, sale price $16.50, Burveer.Nagh same as dining chairs, regular price Co~Third Floor. RGESS Golf Supplies 2 Tennis and base- ball goods in gener ous assortments (Fourth Floor). colored batiste. -NASH COMPANY. “EVERYBODY'S STORE” The Pretty Things for Summer Are Here Dame Fashion’s Newest Expression in Crisply, Cool, Summery Dresses With Their Fascinating Freshness and Individuality Featured Here in the THE ABOVE ILLUSTRATION GIVES AN IDEA OF STYLE AND MATERIAL HE *‘Summer Girl,”” which we feature for Omaha exclusively, combines to.an un. usual degree the distinguishing features; exclusiveness, gracefulness of form, refine- ment of style, with a scrviceability made to withstand the severest test of every day use. The extreme simplicity of fastening—mno buttons or hooks—makes it the ideal out- ing garment—easy to put on and off. The wide variety of attractive materials, including butcher’s linen, Palmetto cloth, polka dot cotton, poplin and striped middy cloth make three or four of these dresses an attractive addition to the summer wardrobe. 3 Big Wash Goods | Something Special in Linens Specials in Basement s e e | Mionday for the Bride-to-be bring a big response Monday NOLUDING finest product of famous looms, the worthiest de- 15¢c and 25¢ Wash Goods at 7¥c I signs of art, exquisite needle work here for y’aur selection. The fabrics range in width from Pattern Oloths, $3.75, $7.00 and $90.75. 27 to 40 inches and come in a Two yard pattern cloth, beautiful satin finish, moravian dam- great v.rlelty of pretty patterns | .. arijgtic designs, rose boquet, bridal wreath, Rococo, American :::“ """“’:!:::- r‘;‘:[::fll.“‘m:'?: favorites cluster, etc., price, each, $5.75, $7.00 and $9.75. A plaid colored solsette and linen prlcetlw pattern cloths in 23, 2% nd 3 yard sizes at proportion The entire lot Ni s to match, a , $8.00, $0.76 and $13.50. Monday, at 73§c yard, i gedgitlo gl : . 25¢ and 85¢ Imported Madras at 18c¢, A big range of neat stripes and checked madras for dresses, men's shirts, boys’ walsts, etc., 32 inches wide, Monday, 18c yard, 10c Batiste and Lawns at 5e, Bheer wash goods, floral, rose: bud, spray, stripes, checks, dots, ete., in pretty color combinations on sale, in walst and dress lengths, Monday, 5S¢ yard. Burgess-Wash Co.—Basement. —_— $1.00 Hand Bags 69c NAPPY styles, every bag real leather, molre lined, some have five fittings, in black only, all the new up-to-date bags in- cluded in this lot. Not a bag worth HAND MADE MADEIRA NAPKINS Real h1nd made Madelra nspklnl. exquisite needlework and designs, the dozen, $4.00, $5.60 and $6.50. MADEIRA LUNCKEON SETS Madeira luncheon sets, the set, §4.50, $5.00, $6.00 and $7.50. BREAXFAST OLOTHS, 83.76 TO Hemstitched Damask breakfast cloths, 60 and 64 inches square, cloth and % dozen napkins to match, the set $3.75, $4.75 and $5.50. DAMASK CLOTH AND NAPKINS, $5.75 TO $17.50. Moravian satin mask, hemstitched cloths and napkins to mateh, quality unsurpassed, desi are the work of art, heavy nun_"b-mrk with woven colored centers and borders, sizes 43, 64, 61 and 72 inches square, with % dozen napkins to match, the set $5.78 to $17.50. Burgess-Nash Co-—Main Floor. A Sale of PONGEE SILKS In Five Groups For Monday Selling T'S doubtful if there is any other sllk that enjoys such great popu- I larity during the summer season as pongee. These five special values for Monday: 24-inch all-silk pongee, at 3¢, #2-inch all-silk pongee, at 49¢. g 86-inch all*silk pongee, at H8c. 86-inch heavy all-silk pongee, $1.59. 40-inch heavy all-silk pongee, $1.95. Fancy Silks, to 80¢c, at 47%c. 24-inch all silk foulards in neat designs, plain and fancy messa- lines; 32-ineh all silk pongees, natural color; kimono silks in pretty 'Ionf and Japanese designs; s!lk poplins and tub silks, in neat stripes, $1.50 to $2,00 Fancy SBilks at 87 3¢, Remarkable values and a remarkable range of selection, includ- ing: wilk popling, chiffon taffetas, striped chiffon taffetas, all-silk crepe de chines, brocaded crepe de chines, Japanese tub s a- lines, pongees, etc., 36 to 42 Inches wide, SurgwsNes Oo~Mals Fiom urgess-Nash Co.—Main Floor. Join the New Era Sewing Machine Club FIVE CENTS IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE FiRST PAYMENT IT BRINGS TO YOUR HOME A “STANDARD” Rotary Sewing Machine GUARANTEED FOR LIFE Only a Limited Number of Machines Offered This Way TABLE OF WEEKLY PAYMENTS A $65.00 (LIST PRICE) | | -dr le, th 1d's best ma- B0.05 | ROSS [ BLO5 T SLEE | | T Yok "20d hain stitab, centrad e P2 | s 9. [ B0, | i, | | e W8 | 1o 85 | S | cad S | | STANDARD ROTARY | sth a.i_) 16th "7.?[, 7"!!1_"?:5_ _!ll.h '3.} First Immediate deliv- ery—then every nnfi l1th§%‘ d 5_4 "“1;78:.” . Ho sth wfl 15th Week 2 | 45 95 145 | 0 ray- week you pay 5 o Wows _‘_'l‘i“‘_ 30th Week | rent 113R cents more than .50 1.00 1.50 1.95 the previous 10th Week | 30th Week | 30th Week | 39th Week week's payment. - e Ten cents on each payment can be saved by you if you want to ca‘h DlVldendl loc reverse the payments and pay them all or in part in advance, -SRI » 3 — lce Tea Spoons. Siiverplated, set of 6 for BOc, each 10¢, (Main Floor). ———Phone Dong by next day (ie watch he had carried house of representatives, was announced for twenty yoars was stolen. He went to S()n Of Cha,rflp Clark today. The wedding date has not been the police with the little book and told set. Mr, Clark Is a clerk at the speaker's his loss. Friday the watch was re table in the house of representatives. He 1s 2 years of age and his bride-to-be is nd cottages cheaply by a |