Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 16, 1915, Page 7

| L / ( e —eeee———— BRIEF CITY NEWS GIRL SAYS TRIED TO |Omaha Men Back " Ad-n-Poarl 'nnm At Babholm's. Mave Root Priat It—Now Beacon Press Radintes Efficiency—The 236c plate @inner served at Schiits hotel. June Brides Expect at least one of our electric lamps. Burgess-Granden Co. “Today's Complete Movie Program’ classified wection today, and appears ia The Ree EXCLUSIVELY. Find out whay the various moving pleture theaters offer. Dr. W. P. Wherry announces the sev- erance of his assoclation with Dr. F. 8, Owen and the establishment of his tem- porary offices at suite 38, Brandels thea- ter building. Contract—The contract for the construction of the Rose Realty Company building at Sixteenth and Far. nam streets is not to be let until Wednesday. Prof. Oslrich to Lecture—Prof. Oel- rvioh will speak at Gifford hall, 7 Lyric huilding, Nineteenth and Farnam streets, Wednesday evening, on “Co-Operative Individualism." Court Meport—Clerk Thomas J. O'Connor of the police court submitted 10 the city council the following report for May: Fines collected, $71; costs, $27.50; bonds forfeited, $423.50. Report Each Month—Commissioner Butler securcd the adoption of & reso- lution directing the various city depart- ment heads to report to the council each month a statement of fees coilected. Mejects Six Blde—Commissioner Jar- dine of the department of public im- provements has rejected six bids received for grading Dancroft street, Becond to Sixth strests. The bids are said to be too high. Return Bond to MoGovern—The city clerk has been directed by the city coun- cil to return to former Commissioner Thomas MoGovern an offictal bond filed at the time he decided to ask for a re- count of the vote Steals Sack of Sugar—Irank Wilson, Seventeenth and Nicholas streets, pleaded ! suilty In police court to stealing a sack of sugar valued at $ from the Willlam Murphy Grocery company. He was given a short jail sentence. RMoffman on Board—The State Board of Health has sclected Leo A. Hoffman of Omaha as & member of the State Board of Embalniers Mr. Hoffman will wuccesd G. H. Brewer of South Omaha, whose term will expire soon. His Wife—Paul Watkins, 811l North Twenty-fifth street, was ar- rested Monday night by Officer La Page for threatening to shoot his wife. He was arralgned in pelice court Tuesday and sentenced (o thirty days In the county Jafl. Coal OComtract Let—The Union Fuel company of Omaha has secured the con- tract for supplying the. coal for the Omahs federal building during the next vear. The coutract calls. for 1500 tons, more or less, of 2,240 pounds to the ton. | The price was $4.705 per ton, Holsting Orane Smashes Bullding— At 8:30 Tuesday morning a glant holsting erane being used in the comstruction of the Orain Exchange bullding became re- leased from an engine and crashed into & small bullding used by the contractors, The damaged building was unoccupied at the time of the accident. at School Reunion-- Preparations to entertain more than 0 persons are being made for the big re- union of all Omaha High echool grad- uates at Happy Hollow club next Mon- day evening. President BStuart Gould announces that an orchestra has been cngaged for those who care to dance and refréshments for & monster crowd are to be ordered by the steward of the club, Lake Boats Examined — Captainz Downs and Brower from St. Louis, who were in the city Monday, went to Manawa, where they examined five boat captains and grunted licenses to operate on the waters of the lake and carry pas- sengers on their boats. Monday night the two captains left for up-river, going as far as Niobrara, They will return in about two weeks, and then will in- spect the passenger craft on Carter lake and examine applicants for licenses. PRICES ON ALL GRAINS TAKE DROP FROM MONDAY | The gain market was hard hit agan today and prices «n all commodities sagged from the start and closed near | the low point of the day. The receipts were liberal, there being forty cars of, wheat, fifty-four of corn and twelve of oats, but prices were at the jowest notch of the year. Wheat sold at $1.08@L11, a loss of 1% to § cents from Monday. Corn was down 1 to 1% cents, selling at 68% to 70 cents. The oat market wasabout as weak, the loss being % to 1 ceht, prices being 4 to #4'z cents per bushel. The option market was harder hit than the ecash. July went as low as ®L01% and September got to $1 per bushel. These were the lowest for the two options since they have been trading propositions. SHORTEN DISTANCE FROM STREET TC STEPS OF CAR Womer. of Hanscom park and Field club districts have expcrienced embar- rassing moments getting on and off west park line cars at Pine, Hickory and Cen- ter streets, on account of the unusual height of the track above the ground. Commissioner Hummel took the situa- tion in hand and has started the trac- tion eofficlals toward a removal of thll‘ objectionalle condition, The company proposed to place four. foot walks along the tracks at the in- tersections mentioned, thus shortening the distance to the steps of the cars MILK DEALERS TO STOP OFF IN OMAHA TODAY Thirty-five delegates of the Inter- national Milk Dealers’ assoclation are to le In Omaha today from 345 o'clock in the afterncon until midnight. They are on their way to San Francisco where they are to hold « national convention. They are to be entertajned while in Omaha Ly a motor ride about the eity and & visit Lo the various creameries and dairies jn the city. STREET CAR COMPANY TO PROVIDE LATER SERVICE City Comnilssioner Kugel reported to the efty councll that a conference with Prosident Wattles of the street rallway company resulted In an agreement that the traction company will provide street car service for passengers arriving on trains at 3:4 and 1:0 o'clock at the Unlon und Burlington depots | T ke Dr. l\lflll New Lite Pills and have o dally easy’ movement of the howels. Cdre constipation. Only He. Al druggints.--Advertisement 'HE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JUNK 16, 1915, END PATHER'S LIFE‘ TSR | Marguerite Tharp Confesses anned' Gas on in Room Where Her | Father Slept. PARENT LODGES COMPLAINT| In order that she might be her own mistress, Marguerite Tharp, 16| years old, told the authorities that' yesterday morning she tried to mur- der her own father by turning on the £as in his bed room while he slept. Her father is El! Tharp, 3818 North | Sixteenth street, and is employed as| night watchman for the Holmquist Elevator company. The girl last night told her story to Superintend- ent Thompson of the Detention home, in the presence of newspaper {men and Juvenile Officer Vosburgh. 8She had previously made the same confession to Probation Officer Mil- ler. Father Makes Complaint. The police received a telephone call yesterday from Mr. ‘Tharp, who de- ared that an attempt upon his life had been made. The windows in his reom were tightly locked, the door was closed and the gus was turned on. He sald he had awakened just in time. and escaped by kicking open the door. Detsctives Dunn and Kennellv and Chief Mailoney investigated and Jate in {the afterncon Marguerite was arrested |8 a suspect. She had been at the home |of a nelghbor all day, whers she has been employed as a domestic. She stoutly maintained her inmocence at first but Maloney's auestions caused her to make incriminating statements and fi- |mally she broke down and cried. Then Miss Esther Johnson, of the juvenile of- fice took charge of her and she made a complete confession Father Was Too Strict. She said that her father was too strict and continually ‘mnasged” her mother | {clation at Lomg Pine Saturdav From Meeting of | Nebraska Edlt,ors Fifteen live editors of papers In the Upper Wikhorn valley attended the meet- ing of the Elkhorn Valley Editorial asso and Sun- Goollwin the meeting from ay. B. V. Parrish and J. O of Omaha attended Omaha. Others in attendance were C. L. Ma: Rushville; G. W. Miles, O'Nelll; E. A. Thomas, Long Pine. W. C. Me Cully, Springview; E. L. Howell Wood Lake: Lee T. Beebout of Johnatown: H C. Newlin, Warrison; end ¥. 1. Gal braith of Ainsworth \ George Miles, O'Nelll, was re-clected | president. K was elected socretary-treasurer. The ways and means of increasing the effi clency of advertising and of standardiz- Ing the advertising of that section of the state was considered at the meeting. A | banquet was held Saturday night. E. V Parrish, of the bureau of publicity of the Omaha Commercial club, addressed the gathering. MALONEY'S IRE IS ROUSED | BY ANTI-FAT CIRCULAR? Steve Maloney, il-' of Omaha detec | tives is mad—again. A practical joker is the cause doughty sleuth’s ire. For months Steve has been taking on| welght—even getting stoutish, some would say. It is undeniable, and & source of worry to him. It is a sore subject that he keeps locked in his own heart | Yesterday's mall brought the storm. | It contained a pamphlet and & ton of | advertieing literature, testimonials, and pictures of obese humanity. It entreated | Maloney in all the terms in the English | Ianguage to take the cure. It painted a word picture of Bteve Maloney five years from now. It showed him in a most unlovely light. Steve read as much as the opening | of the line, which sald: “In response to your request for our literature advertised in the M— Magazine, we send you —" The fragments of the letter were dug out of u waste basket by curiosity seekers who wanted to learn the cause of the and herself, and that she had turned on the gas, hoping to gain her “freedom.” | Marguerite has been arrested by the juvenile authorities several times, for ‘waywardness, she admitted. She is the eldest of four children, the youngest be- ing ® years old. While telling her story over it. She i of pleasing appearance. Omaha Boy Goes to Serbia to Engage in War Relief Work Montague A. Tancock, son of Dean and |been made. Mrs. Tancock, leaves New York Friday, June 18, via the “Thessalonika.” in com- pany with five other Princetoniams and [spend the vacation she laughed {telegram from her sister, | Crawford, who is att>nding conmmence-| Groton, Mass., chief's anger, OMAHA LAD AWARDED PRIZE IN MATHEMATICS M. Knox Mrs. Henry has recelved a Mrs. Frank | ment exercises at Groton school, at| that Jobn Knox, second, was called up before the audience as- sembled for commencemant an rded w prize In mathemati~s Mrs. Crawford wired that it eame as a pleasant sur- prise for her, because rhe did not know at the time that snch an awand had Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Knox and her mon, John, leave this week for the White mountains, where they will season, untii Mr. twenty men from Columbia to do relief [Knox goes back to school.” work In Serbla. These young men Folnk out nnder the ausploen of the Ser- | THURSTON REAPPEARS bian Commission for Agricultural Rellet and their duties will consist of Red Cross work and the transportation and distribu- tion of farming supplies. OMAHA BOHEMIAN BAND TONIGHT AT MILLER PARK The Omaba Bohemian band will play the following program this evening at | Niller park: March—Message from Mars.. Waltz—Dorothy Vernon.. Overture—Living Pleture: March—Little Asher | INTERMISSION. Selection—Bohemian Girl . ... . Balfe March—Come Over to Dover. ,Blllfwd Bits of Remick's Hits unpe TWO-SteD—JANe ...covvviveiriniiisinns Waltzes—Rosemary l)ulb.y | March—Ragtime Ha .. Shulz IN THE LOCAL COURTS | Former United Stares Senator Jonn M. | Thurston made his first appearance in| the trial of a case since his recent r.»-! turn to the practice of law in Omaha | when he appeared in Judge Leslic's dis- suit brought by Henry Mohring In con- nection with & sale of land. After his retirement from the senate Mr. Thurston practiced law for years in Washington. Apartments, flats, houses an@ cottages M1 can be rented quickly and cheauly by 1| Bee Culls from the Wire | The Princeton universily trustees at “For Rent.” l The next concert will be ll FDleanle park, Sunday at 2:30 p. m. BEERS TO TAKE COURSE AS MILITARY INSTRUCTOR Sergeant T. L. Beers of Plattsburg bar- racks, New York, is in Omaha vieiting his sister, after an absence of seventeen years. Sergeant Beers, who returned from Alaska six months ago, was with the first troops to pass through the Panamse canal. Sergeant Beers, upon his return to Plattsburg the latter part of this month, is detailed to report not later than July 5 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to take the course there as instructo: for militia. He fs residing at 48 South Twenty-fifth avenue. CHICAGO AUTO CLUB GOES THROUGH BUT ON TRAIN One hundred members of the Chicago Auto club were in Omaha an bour en- | route to the Pacific coast, traveling by rall, Instead of in automobiles. They ar- | rived at 12:60 o'clock on « special trafn | over the Illinois Central and left an hour | later over the Rock Island. A number of the motorists came up town during thejr stay in Oma SEVERAL ORDINANCES FOR REPAVING PASSED Owing Lo protests from property owners, the city council placed on file an ordin- ance for repaving Tenth street, Wil liam to Mason streets, Ordinances covering repaving of the following districts wece passed: Twen- tieth, Plerce to Lincoln avenue: Twenty- fourth, Cuming to Patrick svenue; Twenty-fourth, Vinton an Irving Place. INVITE COMMISSION TO PARADE IN SOUTH OMAHA | A delegation of Greater Omaha citizens living in that part of the city knows as South Omaha, calleg on the city com- missioners and extended an invitalion to participate in a parade Wednesday even- ing. [TWO MOTORISTS FINED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING M. Kubey, arrested on a chamge of reckless driving by Officer George Emery, was fined $25 and costs by Judge Foster. R. N. Carson was fined %760 and costs for a similar offense. For a rained Ankle, If you will get a bottle of Chamber- lain’s Liniment and observe Lhe directions given therewith faithfully, you will re- cover in much less time than is usually required. Obtainable everywhere.—~Adver- tisement. |same or other material their mesting abolished compulsory at- tendance at morning chapel, 3; William H. Welch, the wotsd ologist of Johns Hopking university. Wi feave Baltimore, June 3, for Crina: to take part in the work of systematizing medical education in that country. A report from Admiral Fletcher show- ing that there were only sixty desertions from the Atlantic fleet during the month of April was commented upon by Secre- fary Danels that the Navy department | wns overcoming the desertion evil. Last ur desertions from the navy averaged & month while the average for i3 | was 210 a month “Segregation” of from | culinary workers by a dh'u.lon of the Hotol and Restaurant Employes Interma. tional Alllance and Bartenders' Interns- lional of America into two inter- national inlone is expected to be the big issue before the eighteenth biennial con- vention of the bady o at Tan- br of international's funds to Lght pronibition, in. which the cullmr( workers have siown no grest interes it is said, caused the division to gested. e A S e N I BNt MADE 10 ORDER $25, $30, $35 and up INCLUDING | | | | Extra Pair Trousers ] Nicoll* Special!| Nicoll Standard Clear Cut., BLUE OR GRAY SERGE SUIT with Extra Trousers of szs You can't afford to over- look Nicoll's offer to in- clude An Extra Pair of Trousers with your suit order— this week without extra cost to you. Our entire stock included. A well drilled organiza- tion of competent cut- ters and skilled tailors —to look after the de- tails of your order. NICOLL TheTailor W= Jerrems' Sons 209.211 So. 15th ®t. irict court to defend John Lieber in a L. Howell of Wood Lake | == Store Hours 8:30 A. M. to 5 BURGESS-NASH GOMPANY. "EVERYBODY'S STORE \\ J\ l-, IX, IDh\ STORE \D- \\N P. M. Saturday Till 0 P, M, s I\Ill “ I"“\ 'flhA Announcmg a Radical Clearaway Wednesday of Every Trimmed Hat in Qur Entire Stock The offering includes a ard of quality. Paradise Hats Black Hats Pink Hats Aigrette ery designers. Burgess.Nash Co.—Second Floor. Don’t Miss These HEY are indicators which safe economy. Dainty Muslin Petticoats for $1.00 Fine muslin or eambric, with tucked and embroidery flounce and underlay. (Second Floor.) Fine Nainsook Gowns, at $1.00 Prettily made with yokes of lace and embroidery insertions and lace edges, medallions. (Second Floor,) Combinations or Envelope Chemise, $1.00 Of sheer batistes and fine nainsook, medallions of lace, ingertions and edges. (Second Floor.) 12Y4¢ and 156c Dimities, Chiffon, 7'4c lace Light, chiffon, all the mew ‘designs. Lawns, Ginghams and Batistes, 5c ; also 12%c grade ginghams, pleas- (Basement.) 10c and 12Y4c Bungalow Scrims, 214c Funcy colored bungalow scrims in useful lengths, regular 10¢ and 12%c value. (Basement.) Men's 25¢ to 35¢c Hosiery, at 15¢ A clearaway of odd lots of men’s silk, lisle, riber silk and plain soft cotton hose, were 26c and 86¢, at 18c a pair. (Maln Floor.) 26¢ Men’s Porosknit Union Suits, 69¢ Run of the Mill, white and ecru, short sleeves, % and knee length, extreme values at 89¢ each. (Main Floor.) Women's 25¢ Summer Vests, at 16¢ Low neck and sleeveless, wing shield or shaped; also high neck and short sleeves; cuff knee pants, (Main Floor.) ’mbu-Nuh Co.—Everybody's Store—16th and Harney Busy Bee Boys-- Do You Like to Coast? Here is your chance to geta fine Coaster FREE. We Will Give Five Coasters to the five boys bringing us the most ple- tures of the coaster before 4 P. M., Sat- urday, June 19 This picture of the coaster will be in The Bee every day this week Cut them all out and ask your frlends to save the pictures in their paper for you too. $ee how many pictures you can get and bring them to The Bee Of- fice Saturday, June 19. The coasters will be given Free to the boys or girls that send us the most pic- tures before 4 P. M., Satur- day, June 19, S AND COLLE( Forty-ninth year. Founded ana conducted on the swme broad lines as the famous English Schools of Win chester and Eton Equally efficient in traiping for Collexe, Business wnd Technical Ilelds, Noted for clean athletics Designated by U. 8. 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