Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 18, 1915, Page 5

THE OMAHA SUNDAY E: JULY 18, No Irouble from Big Muddy Looked For a,_t_This Point ESS.NASH STORE NEWS FOR MONDAY -~ Sunday, July 18, 1915.———————-—.——BURG JOHN BRUCE WILL BE CITY ENGINEER — _‘._A-»i—_—_Phone Douglas 137. Today’s First Word Is of Our Semi - Annual Half Price and One-Fourth Sale of FINE WAISTS AND BLOUSES | Including Several Thousand Garments Ranging in Price From $5.95 to | To Be Made Chief of the Depun.' Although Kansas City s again being ( ment, with Others as His '::;::\!»t:"lv high water, Omaha s en y y ¢ from any danger from the Assistants. |rver, according to Forecaster N Panama-Pacific Exposition Reproduced in Miniature But in De- tail on Our Fourth Floor. LL Omaha couldn't Francisco Fair, the Fair to Omaha. A scenographic panorama, reproducing the | The Missourt now shows 12.1 feet at the SALARY TO BE THREE THOUSAND '©8!€¢ the ®overnment has set. and Mr | Welsh announces that this stage i= aboat normal fer this month Welsh. | | John A. Bruce, resident of Dundee In order to ba. come dangerous even to the smallest ex :lnd member of a local engineering | tent the river must rise seven feet more rm, has been engaged by City Com- | and continuous excessive raina for sev | i g0 to the San 1] missioner Jardine of the public {m- | €ral days at least wouid be neceseary ml‘ 80 we have brought {brirg the water to the flood stage of | provement department as s chiet ecity| > y alhothodt’ Sodl. Exposition according to scale and color s red M engineer at a salary of $3,000 &| At Sioux City the river showed a raise T e e eliy. on 25.00 and Offe ondny at $2°97 to $12‘50 year, effective August 1. Mr, Bruce's of 25 feet In the twenty-four hours end- The background of San Francisco Bay, the name will be sent to the city council |!"® &t 7 o'clock Saturday morning, but || AR cidee. TORSRd Tor detail inatuding sven 3 Stiasaidy’ atled b vith close regard for detail, Includ pver fiezt Tuselay for conftirmaticn, thia W Bt Boliseatiy Sefict W tiveE The movement of the harvor oraft. . o Wath Howkbetl W el iy S W the 115 mile run to The Kxposttion bulldings in the immediate gl : : A closely mode weconding Lo .’llllt"‘r Horman Beal, former city en-| M), Welsh tells of the flood of un, | R ns of Jules Guerin. The Hght §ineer of Scuth Omaha, will be made as-| when the river reached the 2.8 foot| tas Made the 1518 Eipoetiion remarkabie, & stant t | he 0 2 ot | || ha ade e 1918 ixposition remarkable, Is Teiant Chkineer. Mr. Beal has been|stage, the highest recorded by the Omaha well imitated in minlature panorama rking in thix department for a month. | gtation, when it was possible to go ""'"i But come and see it for yourself, You'll Commissioner Jaraize states %e is not|North Seventeenth strect to Council| enjoy it It's FREE. lectures given every veady o AxBONSE ~hi 2 ! § 0 Icit | half hour from 10 a. m. to 4 p, m, ¢ reorganization | giufry by boat. The only known time’ BURGESS-NASH O PAN ( plans, but it ia understood that the en-|when the water was higher was in 184, [ B gineering work will be divided between Engineers Iruce, Townsend and Beal | The addition of the consolidated ter- when the river left debris high in the | trees far from shore. The stage of the| “Meet Me in the y river at that time was not recorded, bee | B sttt o s i | kg o Gie tRUL LHAL ARERY, WAS B0 Bht ) 99 R 3 e s e considerably. | yj,n gt Omaha then, but the old station | RHCKET RO@M Mr. Jardine explains. Mr. Beal will 8ive | ¢ mort Jeavenworth sill has & mark HERE we can enjoy its cool refreshing restfulness, It's certainly a pleasant retreat these hot afternoons. The light lunches as well as the soft drinks in the particular attention to South Side ter- ritory, with which he is famillar. Mr. Bruce was at one time employed as fleld engineer and later was assistant showing the helght of the unprecedented flood. X engineer under the late Andrew Rose- water. Bolter Hurls Iron Bolt Through Pane Lightning Struck Thursday night a window in the doc- tor's office at police headquarters was shattered by a thunderbolt, afternoon a new pane was put in, only to be smitten again by a bolt. This time it was an fron bolt. David Bolter of Sloux City drinks, and after bolting a few liquid shots Friday evening ho was smitfen with the charms of an iron bolt which he saw gleaming in an alley. In the course of his mean- dorings he approached central station. Pausing before the inspiring structure, he rememberod many hours spent on the cool, fragrant flagstones of the cell- room, and as @ token of days gone by, hurled the iron bolt through the new pane. It struck a rising young physiclan on the head and fell in fragments to the floor. Officer Harry Buford, who was present at the time, sonsed the meaning of the attack and hurrled without, just in time to see Bolter bolting down the street. Harry is some bolter himself and soon captured Bolter and bolted him once again amongst the cool, fragrant flag- stones of the celiroom. (Coal Mines Close During Funeral of . Dr.J. A Holmes WASHINGTON, July 17-Dr. J. A Holmes, late director of the bureau of mines, was buried here today. All over the country the mining industry, by sus- pending operations and olosing mills jolned in s #nal tribute to the father of the mine safety movement. Secretaries Danlels, Lane and Wilson, Surgeon General Willlam C. Gorgas of the army, R. 8. Woodward, president of tiie Carnegle Institute, S8amuel R. Rogers of the census, Charles M. Galloway. civil sérvice commissioner; Peter Wilson and chief elcrk of the senate acted as hon- orary pallbearers. . The chiefs of the divisions of bureau of mines, who worked under Dr. Holmes, were the active pallbearers, PITTSBURGH, Pa, Juy 17 —~Many mines in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia were elected during the funeral today in Washington of Dr. Joseph A. Holmes, former director of the United States bureau of mines. it s L CARLOAD OF BLACKBERRIES 1S CONDEMNED BY CONNELL Health Commissioner Connell con- demned & carload of blackberries which was being prepared for distribution to the retall trade. The berries were soft. “1 told the parties in charge of the car that they could not sell these berries to peddlers or to the stores, but I al- lowed them to go over the shipment and have the salvage reinspected,” said the doctor. Two hours later Inspector Pegg of the weights and measures department re- ported: “I noticed some peddlers around town with spoiled blackberries. They sald they were selling the berries for use in making wine.” COUNTRY CLUB GOLFERS GO TO CLEVELAND MEET W. J. Foye. Dr. H. C. Sumney, Jack Hughes and 8am Reynolds left Thursday for Cleveland to represent the Omaha Country elub in the Western Golf tour- | nament that opens Monday on the May- field linke of that city. Ralph Peters, who has been in the east on business this week. will meet the other Omaha players in Cleveland and Albert Cahn is also ex- pocted to stop over there for the tourna- ment on his way back from the east. In- cidentally the Omaha men will boost for the Country club for the western meet of 1916 and have hopes of securing it FLEHARTY HAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE CITY DESK City Solicitor Fleharty has the distinc- tion of sitting before the most expensive desk in the city hall. This desk has just been brought from the South BSide city hall, where it was used by the former legal department of South Omaha. The desk is of golden oak and cost $75 and was purchased at a time when Mr. Fle- harty was a member of the South Omaha legal department NEW MAIL SUPERINTENDENT EXPECTED HERE ON MONDAY Frank Johnson 15 expected to arrive in Omaha Monday to become superinten- dent of the Fourteenth division of the 'her sentence commuted st the end of five raflway mail service. C. M Reed, the |months by President Wilson present superintendent, is beins trans- |recommendation of Dr. Syaulding, who Mr. Johnson was as- {suggesied her release because of the fact this division [that she was a consumptive. three years ago and has been in Boston |released from the county jall, where she ferred to St. Paul. sistant superintendent of since then. and Friday ; Place Large Bet on Game, Now Look for Chap Who Held Coin| How would you like to bet $260 on each ball game of a double-header, break even, and then call for your cash, only to find that the stakenolder had vafted hence as down on the summer breeze? Of course everybody knows you have not got that much money. but how would you like it it you had? Gail Reingold, who conducts a barber shop in the Carleton hotel bullding, says be has experienced ihe sensation, and wouldn't recommend it for anybody in hot weather. Relngold asserts that he gave the stakes to John Shepherd, night clerk of the Carleton hotel, to put in the safe pend- ing the outcome of Thursday's double- header between Omaha and Wichita. He bet that Omaha would win the first game and lose the second. ©Omaha won them both, so the bets were a draw. Gafl says he called for his money later, but Shepherd had decamped, and the day clerk knowing nothing of the trans- action could not help him any. Police officlals are investigating, but have learned nothing that will serve to clear up the matter. Reingold's friend with whom he made the bet is also de- sirous for assistance. Wheat Takes a Leap on Omaha Market Wheat on the Omaha market shot up ke & rocket, going 1% to 4 cents per bushel above the prices of Friday and solling at $1.37@1.38. There was nothing in crop iconditions or demand to justify the advance, It was due to the fact that some of the traders had sold short and to fill the orders had to have the wheat. regardlese of price. Recelpts for the day were light, there being but four car- loads on the market. Corn was strong to % cent higher, with twenty-one carloads recetv: Prices were 74 to 7% cents per bushel. Oats were unchanged, selling at 5@ 52 cents per bLushel. There were but six carloads on the market. OMAHA BOY IS HONORED BY HIS ALMA MATER Alan McDonald. who nas been taking a graduate course in architecture at Har- vard for two years. received last month rom that university the degree of mas- ter in architecture and was awarded by the American Institute of Architects its medal given to the student having the best average standing in his entire course of study in architecture. One of these medals 18 awarded in each school of architecture, One of these medals 1is awarded in each school of architecture, but this is the first year, so Mr. Mc- Donald 18 the first Harvard student to receive it, Mr, McDonald is the son of John McDonald. the well known archi- tect, of this eity. CITY WOULD NOT ABRIDGE ANY OF ITS PRESENT RIGHTS Corporation Counsel Lambert, who has charge of the §1 gus case which is on its way to the supreme court at Wash- ington, explains that the gas company's | voluntary reduction announced Friday need have no effect on the prosecution of this suit, although he admits that he can sce wherein there may be a dispo- sition to drop the litigation ‘Acceptance of this #l rate now of-| fered would not abridge any of the rights | of the city as maintained by the legal | department since the passage of the §l gas ordinance four vears ago,” stated Mr. Lambert. CAPONATO DI MELANE IS DAMAGED BY WATER In a claim for $117.16 damages agains! the eoity, account of backwater from a sewer fooding their cellar, Antonio Lo Bue & Co., 1023 Capitol avenue, state one case of Itallan Caponato Di Melane and ten cases of Spercviatelll were damaged Two hundred pounds of imported cheese alro were rendered unfit for use REV. LUCAS, SECRETARY OF EPWORTH LEAGUE TO TALK Rev. W, W. Lucas, Meridian, Miss., as- sistant general secretary of the Ep- worth league of the Methodist church, will speak at Grove Methodist church Twenty-second and SBeward streets, at 11 a. m. Sunday and at Zion Baptist church, Twenty-sixth and Franklin streets. at 5:%0 p. m. SENTENCE OF MARY DENTON COMMUTED BY PRESIDENT Mary Denton, sentenced to six months' imprisonment for white slavery, has had on the Bhe was bas been held Cricket Room are par excellence, and the ser- vice is most pleasing. Featuring: McVittie's famously good Cream. Mullane's Clucinnati Taffies. “La Zeus" Chocolates. Burgess-Nash Co.—Main Floor. “La Zeus" this great your every need. There Ice Georgette crepes, laces, etc., ete. Big Price Reductions on Women’s CLOTH SUITS ) EDUCTIONS that averago better than one-half the regular selling price, and the styles and materials are tho very sort you want now for “going away,’”’ you’ll find a splendid selection, too. $26.00 Suits, now ......$12.00 §30.00 Buits, now . .814.75 $35.00 Suits, now ......$17.60 $40.00 Suits, now ..... $19.75 $50.00 Suits, now ......$25.00 Wash Dresses \ Special Sale Groups Our sales are wonder- ful value-giving ocea- sions, affording oppor- tunity to purchase ap- parel of the highest or- der at reductions of one- fourth to one-half the usual prices, $7.00 Dresses ......$3.95 $10.00 Dresses .....$5.95 $15.00 Dresses .....$7.9 $25.00 Drosses ....$10.96 White Coats For present wear, including white chinchilla and_the new Yuma cloth, at $7.95 o $16.50 Wash Skirts Golfine Cord at $5.05. New Pique, $2.05 and $3.95, Burgess-Nagh Co.—BSecond ¥loor, Dress Pattern Length Wash Goods Worth to $2.50, Monday, Basement, 95¢ ATERIALS in this lot are all most desirable in weave and color, the finest 40-inch embroidered and woven tissues and flaxons, beach and auto suitings, mixed sllk and cotton crepes, silk chiffon and 10¢ Fancy Cotton Crepes, 34¢ Fancy floral and plain colored crepes for making cool summer dresses, usually 10c yurd » July Clearing Sale price, yard, 83c. Nash 00.—Basement. 32¢c BLEACHED SHEETING at 25¢ In Basement Sale-sroomi for Monday ULL 9-4 width bleached Puritan She(‘lll\ll the best 32¢ -hut-25 (4 ing to be had; clearing sale price for Monday, yard. ... Clearing Sheets and Pillow Oases Size 81x99 Utica Sheets, $1.10 values at, each . Size 81x90 Burnasco Sheets, $1.00 values at, each . Size 72x9% Burnasco Sheets; Y0c values at, each : .8vc 65c Sl 4oxd6 and 46336 Hemstitched American Beauty Piilow Cases, : 10¢ worth 156¢ and 18c¢, July Clearing sale price, each .. .. 50c Pillow Cases, Monday 20¢ Inftial and Scalloped Pillow Cases, slightly mussed from hand- ling;; regular price 50¢, in the July Clearing sale, each ..... 29c¢ Union Jack Cambric at 83 c 86-inch Union Jack Cambrie, 1imit of 20 yards, at, yard. . P 1 Bleached Muslin at 3¢ 36-inch full standard bleached, yard wide muslin, the famous Red, White and Blue brand, limit of 20 yards, at, yard 3ic tkinickerbocker Nainsook, 10 Yards, $1.19 40-inch Knickerbocker Nainsook, usually $1.75, our Clearing Sale price Monday, box of 10 yards i $1.19 Muslin at % Regular Price 0dd lengths and slightly soiled ends of bolts from our muslin and gheeting department will be sold at one-half the regular price. Burgess-Nash Co—Basement. We Develop your films free of charge when order is left for printing If\ assortment of fine blouses, you will be able to supply styles and all the new materials are repre- sented, including hand embroidered lingerie, Burgess-Nash Oo.—8Second Floor. is a great variety of nets and chiffons, Clearing of Pillow Tops and Backs, 15¢ ITH sufficlent Bedouin cloth for bands, ticking back, and crochet cotton for cro- cheting band, printed instruc- tions, at 13c¢, Btamped Gowns, 20¢ Full length, special quality French nainsook, with 3 skeins of colored floss for working. Spe- clal, each, 20¢, Orash Scarfs, 50¢ For library. Dark linen, tinted and stamped for working, with 12 skeins of floss, very attractive floral and conventional designs, Bize 22x64 Inches. Special, each, Boc. Crochet Dollies, 5o 0Odds and ends of crochet doil- fes, all hand-made. Speclal at, each, Be, Burgess-Nash Oo.—Third Floor. Clearing 35¢ LACES Monday, at, Yard 10c ILK chantilly, shadow and oriental laces, bands and edges, big ection, 1including values to 25c, at 10c yard. 10c¢ Laces, at Be French and German vals, edges and insertions to match, linen or cotton cluny. Embrolderies, Be Embroldery edges, beadings and edges combined, including values to 10¢, at Bc a yard, Flouncings, 285c Embroldery flouncings of fine Swiss, organdy and batiste; also allovers and baby flouncings, 18 and 27 Ins. wide, at 28¢ yard. Flouncings, 50¢ to 98¢ 27 and 40-in. organdy, batiste and voile flouncings: also colored, embroidery flouncings. \ Burgess.Nash Co.—Main ¥Floor, Women’s Silk Lisle HOSE, 50c BI.ACK and white in regular or outsizes, high spliced h double sole and garter tops. nasco quality, T8¢ Gauze Vests, 5Oc Low neck and sleeveless, white lisle, very sheer, 76c¢ kind for 50c. Burgess-Nash Co—Main Floor, Bur- The July Clearance Sale of SEWING MACHINES ! "‘.fl)l‘ will find all sizes trom 34 to 44, and the range of selection is . 'indeed a most attractive one. Extra selling space has beon given over for ‘this sale and we assure prompt service to ewery one. it is unquestionably THE blouse bmying oppor- tunity of the season. Burgess-Nash Co.—Second « Flooy Clearaway of New WASH GOODS Were 25¢ to $0c, Monday at 18¢c Yd. REMARKABLE collection of the most wanted material st the kind in greatest demand and the price has been most severely clipped; you'll find fneluded: 40-inch Striped Volles, hn,wmz 27-inch Plain Poplins and black and white. New Cloth, 10-inch Volles, in stripes, | t0580¢, | 42.inch Plain Colorea Crepe checks and dots. at— Volles. 44-inch Silk Mulls, with self 36-Inch Seed Volles, in/new tone dots. o shades, 22-inch French Ginghams, 28-inch Ratine, In . stripes and mixtures. Wash Goods to70c¢, at 39¢ Including Dresden silk, chiffon tissue, flowered crepesde chine, plain volles and crepes, extremely lange range of selection. Burgess-Nash Co—Main Floor. A Sale of Sample Trunks at About One-Fourth Under Usual Selling Price A time when most everyone is plan- pretty new styles. N opportune offering—just ning their vacation trip. The trunks are sampless from one of the largest manufacturers. Hvery one a good one, heavly canvas covered with weather proof oil finish painting, Some fitted with heavy leather straps and extra tray, brass locks, heavy brassed/corners, linen and fancy pattern linings. Three groups: Sampis Trunks, all sizes Monday for........$4.00 Sample Trunks, all sizses Monday for........8$06.95 Sample Trunks, all sizes Monday for. .. . $8.95 Bample wardrobe trunks, high grade, at §6.60 to $10.00 under the regular price. Burgess.Wask Oo~—TFourth Floor. DAINTY WHITE PETTICOATS at $1.00 USLIN or nainsook with single or double flounce of embroidery, lace finished underlay, several pretty styles for selection, Envelope Ohamise, at 50¢ ok lellnmok with lace or embroidery insertion and edged with ribbon ading, Japanese Bronze Bambob Baskets, Usually $1 to $1.50, Monday at 25¢ = e HERE is a ilmited quantity of these baskets, and in most cases there are only two or three of a stylo—the earlier you get here in the morning the better varlety and the greater values you will find. ¥ruit Baskets, Sandwich Daskets, Jardinieres, Waste Baskets, Flower Daskets, Vases, Wall Baskets, Etc., Ktc, .80 many odd shapes—so many attractive baskel that almost every one of the number would have to be described individually to give a fair idea of the assortment included. The usual $1 to $1.50 values at 25c, Burgess-Nash Co.—Basement. Affords Some Remarkable Values Here for Monday ACHINES tical hook con some kinds th g machine 1 abs ten years. ers have been handling, othe orders. Come the many barg SINGER, oak case, used ..... NEW HOME, automatic drop . WHITE, big bargain, used ... AUTOMATIC, new . BTANDARD, sample ARROW, brand new PARAGON, marred .. s NEW HOME, slightly used .. THE FREE, drop head HOME IMPROVED .... WIZARD, drop head Machine needles for all makes | of machines, dozen, 12c. BURGESS-NASH COMPANY, “EVERYBODY’'S STORE" ghuttle lock stitch, rotary shuttle, oscillating movement, ver- lot will be found the world's best known sewing machines—more of | Some of them have been used as department samples. Oth- Easy Terms—$1.00 a Week of almost every description are represented-——vibrating struction and lock and chain stitch machines. In this an others, but plenty of any for early comers. Every) olutely in perfect sewing condition, fully guaranteed for returned from rental. All are slightly scuffed from rwise perfect. We cannot promise to fill mail or phone nlnd make your choice quickly. Here is a small list of \ alns 'y, Price Our Reg. Price i A l’?fio Jukau.:.‘ 60,00 39.00 5. .60.00 39.00 %9. 66.00 45.00 5 65.00 45.00 h B 20.00 16.50 . 50.00 35.00 8 46.00 39 50 i 60.00 37.50 . 2 . 36.00 22.76 5 . sesesns 26.00 18.00 1 .' g | Machine belts, 20c kind, at 15c. Stainless machine oil. 15¢ bot- | | Burgess-Wash Oo.—Third Floor. | ties for 10e. Swat the Fly Everything here to help destroy the pest. Read the Want Ad Pages for Real Estate Bargains