Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 14, 1915, Page 14

COAL PRICES WILL [Is Paid 13 Cents REMAIN THE SAME However momi.nuyuum There is a Rise in Rate Con- sumer Must Pay. BUT KO REDUCTION IF COUT No coal dealer or railroad freight teaffic man 'n Omaha cares to ex- press an opinion on what effect the recent decision of the Interstate Com- merce commission will have upon the future price of coal during the com- ing winter. The reason is due to the fuct that the text of the decision has not been received and consequently traffic men and dealers are up in the air as to what the decision means. On soft coat from points west of the Mississippt river, the raliroads were r Due Her on Friday, | the Thirteenth Miss Edna Kay, queen of the telophone switchboard at the Castle hotel, doesn't care a snap of her well manicured fin- gers for the whole black brood of “Fri- day, the 13th” jinxmen. She looked fear- lesely at the big calendar, from which stared in terrible halck letters the fate- ful combination, “Friday, August 13" Then she breathed boldly the single de- flance, “Huh,” just like that. “I think Friday, the 13th, is a lucky day." gurgled Miss BMina, who is falr, petite, and wears one of those bewitch- ing filmy silky waists. 1 graduated from high school In 1912 and it was on & Fri- day, 100" “What else can you mention that's lucky In connection with that number? we asked. “U'm going to get married thirteen years from now,” she sald with a co- quettish glance. "Make It thirteen woeks and we'll be- THE BEE: PRINTERS HAD 10 HAVE SOHE MUSIC How Could They Dance on Their New Platform Without a Band? «~They Could Not. THEY HIRED A COLORED BAND 8o they hired another band. Whaddya mean, hired another band? Well, after Elbert Potter, presi- dent of the Ben Franklin club, had hired George Green's bacd to play at the club’s picnie Baturday, and after George Green had accepted the en- sLagement, the sald George Green ‘went up to the musicians’ headquar- ters and registered the date. There Mr. Green was informed that it was impossible for his band to play In OMAHA, SATURDAY, AUGL ST 14, 1915. 1 {Ponar. There will be base bail games | | and “eats’” and all the lemonade they can | drink or pour away. Hot coffee will be | on the menu, 160, New Rule to Make Little Change in Local Print Shops Adoption of the “six-day week” law | |by the convention of the International | Typographteal unfon in Los Angeles will | make little or me difference in working | conditions among the typographers of Omaha, secording to members of the local union ““The rule that no man shall work more than six days in a week has been in force in typographical unions in this country for more than twenty-five years,” sald ong union man. “Under this rule each man holding a position on a ceven-day paper like the morning issue lof The Bee has worked six lays and | hired a substitute for any ¢ay he wished [to be off duty. “Under the new rule, I should judge granted the advance In rates asked for. {lleve you,” we said, Ixmping the solitaire This amounts to about ¥ cents per ton [on her engagement finger. A tiny United and the opinion of the railroad and coal |States flag pin that she wore had thir- men, not officially expressed, Is that this|teen stripes. Wonderful! Iimwood park, where the plcnic is to be o regular substitute will be hired to held, Inasmuch as that and the other work six days a week, substituting regu- city parks have been declared “unfalr”|larly for one man each day. Under the by the unfon musiclans because Park|present system a regular man can et What Would Billy Sunday Say About Municipal Dance?| : | Would 1t be wise to hold a municipal | tall In the Auditorium before the Rev.| Rilly Sunday has finished his local en- gagement? Manager Frarke of the Auditorium and city commissioners are in doubt, | The suggestion s been made that a | series of munic supervised dances, | opened with a grand ball, might be tried | out. The officlals, however, are wonder- | ing whether Evangelist Sunday would “roast” them for having a public dance In a public building. The Auditorium manager’ expects to make a contract with an Indoor ecireus concern for a week's engagement and a style show early in September is ane n(' the probabilities. Cloudburst Floods Streets of Monowi While practicelly all’ of Nebraska was dry Thursday and ideal weather was the tule, a portion of Boyd county Was visitod by m cloudburst, something more than four inches of rain falling inside of an hour over a section of country eight to twelve miles wide and twenty miles long in the neighborhood of Monowl, along the | Northwestern's Bonesteel line. In the town of Monowl the streets wer: flooded to a depth of oné to two feet, Bidewalks were swept away and cellars and basements filled with water. Crope in the valley of the Ponca creek wero greatly damuged | mission appointing Mr Cadet Taylor Will Turn Over Office to McCune Monday Cadet Taylor 18 in receipt of the com McCune to the office of the eollector of customs. The trandfer of the Omaha office will te made Monday, and Tuesday the transfer of the Lincoln office, which is under Mr. Taylor's supervision, will be made. Mr. Taylor will hold the position of custodian of the federal building for a littlé while longer, but will turn it over to Mr. Me- Cune ss soon as the first transfer has been settled. Mr. Taylor will then leave for the Pa- cific coast, and will probably go to the Philippines before returning to Omaha. “Omaha is the brightest spot on the map, just now,” said Mr. Taylor, “and 1 will not be able to stay away long." Your choice of any Man's Straw Hat In our entire stock, Sat- . zsc urday, at. . al lot of ik Fibre In afi the hades, 25¢ 15¢ advance in the rate should add corre- apondingly to the price that the consumer will have to pay. ““Oh, T know something lucky that hap- pened to me today,” shé eried. “T loaned a girl 13 cents to buy her lunch at the Commissioner Hummel has hired noo-‘ union bands to play in the parks. N\ 8o Mr. Green, being a loyal union man, | off any day simply by ecalling on Mf-l substitute to take his place. ““Thus it simply amounts to &, regular Omaha and Omaha territory takes the | ¥ ADOUt & month ago and she paid it wrote & polite letter to Potter, expressing | man having to take the same day off bulk of its soft coal from the mines west of the Mississippl and consequently the advanced rate will apply to most of the soft coal handled on the Omaha market. Hard Coal the Same. There seems to be an opinion that the deocision has made a cut in the rate on anthracite coal to points west of the Missiesippl river, but no advices re- celved here indicate what the cut fs, if one has been made. At any rate, it is that 1f there has been no cut, not been an advance and that remain the same. This being both rallroad and coal men con- there can be little change, if price that consumers will y for this kind of coal. has been & slight cut In the n do not thing this will §3=E8iFE ; ESEifigl 5 TR TGO IE back to me today, I thought she never would pay it back” “How worrled you must have been,” wo reparteed. “Oh, 1 could hardly sleep thinking of It came back from the fair ome. Awakens in Time to Find Bed is Ablaze Mrs. Hannah Frickson, 4215 Grant street, awoke Thursday night to find that the counterpane of the bed In which she and her little daughter Ruth were sleeping had caught fire. The blaze origineted from & stick of lighted punk to keep oft the monquitoes, which the child falled to ex- tinguish before she feil asleep, MRS. MARY M’CORD KILLED BY TRAIN AT HERSHEY Mrs. Mary McCord, living at' ‘Hershey, Neb, was killed by Unlon Pacific. train No. 10 at Sutherland Thursday night. She was at Sutherland, visiting her chfldren and had gone to the station to take the train for home. Traln No. 4 stops at Buthierland, but No. 10 does not, No. 10 ran in ahead of No. 4 and Mrs. McCord thinking No, 10 was the train on which she was to travel, got too close to the track and was caught by the pllot of the engine and instantly killed. She leaves & husband and three grown children his regrets. “Am sorry. Would like to play for you, and appreciate your kind- ness In offering me the engagement,” sald the epistle. Mr. Potter called Green by telephone and pointed out the fact that according to this ruling union bands will not be able to play in the Auditorium from henceforth, that bullding having been ac- quired by the city and being a probable place of nonunion band musie. Hired Colored Band. Then Mr. Potter went out and hired an aggregation of colored musicians, who will furnish musie The music is to be a big part of the picnic, Inasmuch as there is to be dancing unlimited. The club, which is an organ- ization of the employing printers of the eity, has erected a dancing floor 24xdS feet in mize for the occasion, preferring to spend the money this way rather than on events which could be enjoyed by com- para y few. “And dance musio is the colored band's middle name,” says Mr. GREAT CLEARANCE SALE Our Entire Stock of Seasonable Regardless of Cost. Dresses, worth up to $10, on_sale..$1.00 $1.60 Walsts, $1 sizes, on sale...60¢ |your chot J.HELPHAND CLOTHING CO. 16th and Chicago Streets. When It’s' Time te Order the SUNDAY DINNER etc., on sale, at, per Bathing Suits, each week Instead of getting off when- ever he likes. ' “The new law will not become oper- |ative anyway until it has been put to a | referendum vote of all the sixty-odd |thousand members in ths International | unton.” {Mail Service to ‘ | Belgium Cut Down Postmaster Wharton announces that the Postoffice department has sent out in-| structions from the office of the assistani | postmaster general that no mail destined | for Belglum, except lotters and post cards, | will be received for forwarding. The Im- perial German government has officlally informed the United States postal au- thorities that' it will be Imposaible to re- celve for mailing any other matter, and all such matter received from. now on by the United States postoffices will be re- turned to the sender. Merchandise Must be Disposed of col- $10 pumps, en's Suits, al ors and styles, 4,000 Shirts, worth ce ....80¢c | up to $1,00 Most of these shirts would be considered by any man who knows, good value for $1.50, And that is a conservative statemeént of their ' worth, We shall sell them for about one-third of their actual value. This lot We Will Surely in This Sale of Make a We have made a very advantageous purchase of 3,600 shirts, manufacturers’ samples and broken lots, and you may have the benefit of the saving we were able to make. consists of : 3600 Men’s Shirts Ten-Strike Silk and Linen Fabrics in all the season’s newest patterns Fine Washable Madras, Russian Cord weaves and Soisette cloth Soft collars attached and detachable, with French fold ver,cuffs Your choice Saturday for . ICE CREAM '§?6 il i i i;i 2 H , 417 Douglas Sold only with 10 1bs. specinl Coffee at $2.90, Moyune Tea Company 406 N, 16th St. G Then watch the smile on every face in family. . s Sold in Brick or Bulk by Omaha’s Leading Druggists and Confectioners MADE BY FAIRMONT CREAMERY CO. MakesH salthyChildren And what is good for the children is good for the “grown-ups” as well TIP-TOP BREAD is made from the best ingredients under the most sanitary conditions, hence it is a perfect, - product— Try a loaf home baking’againe % ~~.'5¢ and 10c at your grocers ‘ihy and you will never fret Steam Baking Company 99¢ The majority o these Shirts are actually worth $1.50 adl BIG SAVINGS SATURDAY FOR MEN WHO Men’s Trousers, worsteds, cassimeres, tweeds and serges, in fancy mixtures and patterns, stripes, checks and Lot No. 1 $3.00 to $3.50 $1.50 Final Clean-Up of Young Men’s Suits | 538 suits in the lot, all our broken lots of high-grade suits, in English and conservative models; some full lined, others half lined. All colors and sizes. $15.00 to $25.00 Values WANT plain blue serges. Al fancy mixtures. Regu- lar $2.50 to $5.00 values, Saturday, in two big lots— Lot No. 2 $4.00 to $5.00 Values $2.50 \ Men’s and TROUSERS