Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 23, 1915, Page 9

% ( _over is very optimistic e ety BRIEF CITY NEWS Y e 97.80. Purm -~ andea Frank Mach, Violinst, has resimed teaching with a larger enrollment of pupils than any previous year. ¥, 8. Howell, recent United States at- t located offices at T76-81 Brandels Bldg., entrance 1Tth or 1Sth Sts. XKesp Your Money and valuables in the American Safe Deposit Vauits, 518 S. 1Tth $t., Bee bullding. Boxes rent §1 for three month. Open from § a. m. to § p. m Copper Wire Stolen — Nine hundred feet of copper wire belonging to the Union P'acific railroad was stolen from Ninth und Leavenworth streets Friday night. “Foday’'s Oomplete Movie FProgram® slassitied section oany, and appears ia The Bee EXOLUSIVELY. Find out what the varfous maving pleture thesters offer. Welsh Picnie Labor Day—The Welsh of Omaha and vicinity will have a basket picnic at Miller park on Labor day and a concert in the evening at the pavillion. For Safety First in Tdfe Insurance see W, H. Indoe, general agent ate Mutual Life Assurance Co. of Woroes- ter, Mass., one of the oldest, 71 years, and best companies on earth. Back From Ohioago Visit—Miss Nell and Miss Reba McNamara return today from Chicago, where they have been the guests of their sister, Mrs. J. D. Shields and Mr. Shields, for the last two weeks. Close Stores Sundays—The Butch assoclation of Omaha met Friday night and elected J. J. Cameron as secretary The butchers also decided to co-operate with the grocers in closing their shopa on Sundays. Bodford Moves—Jeff W. Bedford & Son have moved their offices from Room 9 State bank bullding to rooms 222-824 State bank bullding, where they will con- tinue to do a general real estate and in- surance business, Changes at Young Men's Christian As-| sociation—A handsomeo dark wood and glass partition i being built in the lobby of the Young Men's Christian assoclation bullding to be the office of Assistant Sec- retary 1. R. Lines. Auto Trip to Columbus—8, E. Smyth, house secretary of the Omaha Auto club is going on an auto trip to Columbus to- day, to see what the Lincoln Highway looks llke. With him will go his brother, W. C. Smyth and Charles Bothwell. ‘Wanted Shoe Salesman for northern Nebraska also Northwestern lowa.N one without successful road record considered. Write (confidential) fully. Experience annual shipments, territory worked, age, references. Noyes-Norman Shoe Co., St Joseph, Mo. Asking Bids on Ford Plant—Bids on the contract for the construction of the Ford motor assembling plant at Cuming and Sixteenth streets, are to be in by September 1. Plans are on file at the office of the Omaha builders’ exchange. Albert Kahn is the architect. Two Held Up—Stickup men got two vie and about $3 and a watch last night. H. Leone, 1712 North Twenty- seventh street, contributed the watch and $10 to a large, well armed negro. E. F. Young, Twenty-second and Davenport streets, yielded $20 to two men. In Interest of Meotings— A\ meeting was held Saturday afternoon by a number of women prominent in the Billy Sunday movement, to discuss various phasges of the work among women dur- ing the meetings. The following partici- pated: Mesdames L. A. Borsheim, . Benedict, B. H. Jenks, E. A. Benson, W T. Graham, W, W, Slaubaugh and Miss Lilly Strong. Burgess-Nash Buyers Back from the East With one or two exceptions the entire force of buyers for the Burgess-Nash company have returned from the eastern markets and each reports an unusually successful trip. L. C. Nash, vice president of the com- vany, who was in New York directing the buying and who returned home yes- terday sald: ' “Everybody the country and everything points to a remarkably prosperous season this fall particularly in this locality. The Burgess-Nash force bought with that in mind, laying particular stress on the selection of ready-to-wear and mer- chandise for the basement store. “Manufacturers realizing our wonder- ful growth, the character of merchandise we sell and the increasing demand were anxlous for us to open aceounts with them and in that way we were able to many splendid lines of mer- chandige for which we will have the ex- clusive sale in this territory. ‘We made a greater effort this time than ever before to select merchandise with an eye to the needs and requirements of the Omaha buying public—that we may be in truth of the greatest service to the 8reatest number.” Four-Wheel Drive Co. Looks for Location eorge P. Tlewitt, sales manager, and ¥, Burdette, special representative of the Four Wheel Drive Auto company, are in Omaba for the purpose of locating an agency at this point. The Omaha fleld is very much desired by truck men, as there are great possibiities In this terri- tory from the standpoint of mechanical hauling. MICHAELSEN FINDS THE COUNTRY IN GOOD SHAPE Waldemar Michaelson, former city eleotriclan, now representing a gas en- gine company, has returned from & trip through northeastern Nebraska where he found many evidences of general pros- perity. “I met Chris Rasmussen, farmer near Homer, who asserted he would have & vield ©f 100 bushels an acre from hi secure corn. 1 shipped home a bunch of com stalks 13% feet in' height and havin three, four or five ears to the stalk,” remarked the Omaha man. Mir. Michaclsen says it is surprising to note how many farmers are installing thelr own power and light plants. He asserts he #old severa| plants last week with electric washing machines, vacuum cleaners and fans as Darts — When Baby Has the Cronp. When & mother Is awakened from sound sleep to find her child who has gone to bed apparently in the best of health struggling for breath, she 18 naturally alarmed. Yot if she can keep her presence of mind and give Cham- berlain's Cough Remedy every ten min- utes untll vomiting Is produced, quick relief will follow and the child will drop to sleep to awaken in the morning as well as ever. This remedy has been in use for many years with umiform su Obtainable everywhere. All drug- £ists —~Advert'sement % | Belen Horton. irols, | 'MODERN WOODMEN ~ HOLD BIG PICNIC Bellevue is the Soeme of a Great| Gathering of the Order with | the Royal Neighbors. H STAGE BIG CARD OF vam! Bellevua had the time of its life Sat- | urday when 2600 Modern Woodmen of America, Royal Nelghbors of America | and their “friends from Douglas Sarpy | and Cass counties were guests of Bellevue | camp No. 6078 and South Omaha camp | No. 1005, | The crowd began to pour In early in| | the morning, bringing bountiful baskets of good things. They came by foot, by horse, by automobile, by street car, crowding into Washington square, giving the glad hand to all their brethren and | sisters and welcoming the strangers. | At 2:30 p. m. the real fun began with | the races for all. “Come on, Tom.” “Go| |1t, Jerry And away they went, the | winner In each ceatest balng rewarded | | by a crisp new dill from the roll which Maater of Ceremonies Cook carried. Win- ners in events were as follows: Hundred-vard dash, Woodmen only, Andrew Graves. Fifty.yard dash, Royal Nelghbors only, Hundred-yard dash, boys under 16, H. Freeman Fifty-yard dash, Bressman., Women's egg Stella Hogan. Men's sack race, Woodmen only, 8 B. Barker. Fat women's race, Mre. Andrew Sander Fat men's race (over 200 pounds), Weekly. GIrl# raca, under 10 years, Jessie House Boys' race, under 10 years, Glenn Wat kins, Men's quarter-mile race, Robert Page. Woodchoppers' contest, Bert Bressman. Rellevae Wins Tug. The tug-o'-war between the South Bide and Bellevue camps was the big event | of this part of the program. Men pulled | and pulled harder than they ever had at | other log rollings until the South Siders| threw up their hats and the Bellevueites slipped back with the rope—victors. The address of welcome delivered by Vice Prosident Baskerville of Bellevue college was mext in the order of events. It was immediately followed by an ora- tion on Wooderaft delivered by Hon. Frank R. Korm, chalrman of the board of directors of the Modern Woodmen of | America, After the “speakin’ "' a farce ball game was staged between the regular Bellevue base ball team and a town team In out- landish garb with masks, wigs and painted faces. The regulars won the five-Inning game, 10 to b. After supper the bright lads and lasales |began to come into evidence and at 7 o'clock they led the crowd in tripping the light fantastio on the big platform erectdd for the occasion. From 7 to 1l o'clock the band furnished melody, the hawkers shouted their wares, the merry- go-round whirled madly around in ita dizzy course, and the refreshment stands were fast emptied. Large Small Grain Crop in South Dakota W. W. Johnston, assistant general freight agent of the Burlington, is home | from a swi.& around the country, having visited a large portion of SBouth Dakota and a greater portion of northern Ne- braska. Sald Mr. Johnston relative to | erops: “South Dakota has just completed har-| vesting the best small grain crop in its| history. Threshing Is well under way | and wheat is turning out twenty to) thriyt-five bushels per acre and the qual- | ity is excellent. Corn is coming on fine and promises a big yield. | “As to Nebraska, through the north half of the state, where thero was less rain than farther south, small grain fs | in good condition and is turning out well. | 1 never saw corn looking better and | though it 1s & bit late, it is rapldly mak- ing up for lost time and if frosts hold off as late as usual the crop will be up to, if not far above, the average. Bvery- | where farmers are in the best of spirits. They have an abundance of evervthing that the soil produces.” | Negro Delegates | Close Convention Delegates from Missouri, Towa and Ne- braska to the sessions of the United Brothers of Friendshlp, the Sisters of the | | Mysterious Ten and the Juveniles brought their conventions at the court house to a | close yesterday. Most of the visitors left for their homes by special trains to St. Louls and Kansas City. H. A. Childs of Omaha was elected right supporter. Other officers were elected as follows: Dr. J. H. Willams of Kansas City, grand master; 8. T. Petti- grew of Huntsville, Mo., grand secretary J. T. Carter, grand treasurer, and B, K. Burke of Leavenworth, Kan., secretary of the executive committee. C. J. Will- lams of Boonville, Mo.,, was re-elected editor of the Searchlight. Officers were installed at an entertain- ment and ball held at the Auditorium | Friday night when more than 4,000 guests were present. | Auditor and Chief Clerk Are Reversed The official positions of Eugene A. Mur- phy and Willlam H. Anderson, former Omaha men, but now residents of Chi- cago, have been reversed. When in| | Omaha, for years Anderson was auditor | of frelght accounts for the Union Pacifio and Murphy was his chief clerk. A couple of years ago Murphy quit the Union Pacific and went to Chicago, where. he became chief clerk In the office of the “auditor of frelght accounts of the Milwaukee. Subsequently Anderson left the Union Pacific and in & few waeks went to Chicago, where he seeured em- | ployment with the Milwaukee road, work- ing under Murphy. September 1 Murphy | Wil become auditor of frelght accounts and Anderson will be his chief clerk. | ——— | | FORMER OMAHA GIRL AND | HUSBAND ENTERTAINED HERE! Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Sullivan of Sensca, | Kan., left Saturday evening for O'Ne after & few days’ visit with friends In | Omaka. Numerous affairs were given in | | their homor. Mrs. Charles B. MoDonald ‘mten‘lmfl at a 1 o'clock luncheon .n' | Wedneaday, Mr, and Mrs. A. K. Barnes | | entertained at a 7 o'clock dinner Wednes- day evening. Thursday noon Mrs. B, F, | Leavenworth was hostess at lunenuml followed by a matinee party at the Bran- dels ©irls under 16, Violet race, twenty-five yqrds, twenty-five yards, Ad | | | meeting 18 to be held at Lincoln Friday . Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs. E.|every home for coughs and colds. Chil- i“ Norris entertained at dinner and Fri- | dren and aged Uke it |day Mrs. W. C, Schopp was ihoetess at a BEE: small luncheon the 1 Fridav venin Mr and M Miller entertained at dinner Mrs . formerly Miss Blanche Deaver of this No Orders Placed In Omaha for War Munitions for Europe According to Omaha manufacturers who have had negotiations with agents who wish to order shells for the warring nations, no definite orders have yet been placed in Omaha. Negotiations, rather indefinite in tone, have been In progress with the McKeen Motor Car company, the Paxton Vierling company, the Baker Ioe Machine company and the Omaha Machine Works, but no orders have been | placed We do not know fer which country the | shells are wanted,” said Mr. Vierling of | the Paxton-Vierling company “The negotiations have always been with about the fourth or fifth hand man. A local man is acting as agent for some Chieago | concern which in turn is acting for a| New York concern which again is acting | for someone else, and so on. “We have no contract. We have been | asked it we had facilities for making | sheils. We sald we had. Then we were | asked if we could make them of given | size, with given temper of steel, and a| great many specifications involving | world of detall. And there the thing| ended. We have not been ordered to (u’ ahead and make them. | “I was in Chicago not long ago and | foun that v» factories capable of hand-| ling that kind of orders ar not all work- ing on such orders. That convinced me that the demnnd is not so great, and that | the Omaha concerns are not likely to be called upon for such orders, at least until | the Chicago and other eastern concerns | are running up to capacity.” Large Shipment of Chinese Goods Here A large shipment of Chinese goods has arrived in Omaha from Hongkong, China, and 18 now in the government warehouse awaiting the actlon of the collector of the port. The shipment is the first of any size that has been sent direct from China to Omaha for five years, and is from the Wah Fong Tal company of Hong- kong to Sang Chong, who is opening a wholesale Chinese grocery at 123 North Twelfth street. ‘The value of the shipment is placed at about $5000, Hongkong money, which is about the equivalent of $2,500 American money. The shipment conslsts of Chinese wine, which is a distilled product made from rice; prepared vegetables, plokles, sauces, preserved fruits, nuts, frujts and other Chinese eatables. The shipment has & consulated invoice from the Ameri- can consul at Hongkong and the duty will be about $459, Lincoln Gets Meet Crowded Out Omaha Between 2,00 and 3,000 dolegates are ex- | pected to attend the convention of the Farmers’ ¥ducational and Cv-operative Union of America at Lincoln, Septamber 7. 8 and 9. Twenty-three states, from Oregon to Florida, and from Indlana to| | Texas, are represented In the delegatos | that are to attend. This is to be the eleventh annual convention of the na- tional organization. The convention is to be held in the city Auditorfum at Lincoin. ‘This 1s the convention that was scheduled for Omaha this vear, but could not be accommodated hero to the best advan- tage at that particular time as the Na- tional Letter Carriers’ assoclation is to have thousands of delegates here at that time. Want Building Bids Opened in Public Legislation forcing owners of proposed buildings to open bids for construction in public instead of in secret is one of the reforms the Nebraska Master Builders' | association is sceking to accomplish. The association has just gone into preliminary | organization in Omaha and the first state | evening, August 27. Notloes are being sent out for this meeting by K. M. Bickel, | editor of the Midwest Construction News. Casualty insurance matters are to be taken up by the association, fake adver- tising 18 to be scored systematically, and & lot of details that are of vital interest to the contractors are to be gone aver, King Ak Sorely , In Need of Horses| — “My crown for a quadruped” or words to that effect, were squawked madly across the battlefield by Richard the Third when he had lost his horse in the thick of the fight King Richard is not speaking now, but King Ak-Sar-Ben is { King Ak-Sar-Ben is short of horses and he wants horses for the big electrical parade. Every year they are hecoming more scarce and more difficult to get, untll King Ak snatches at the merest g:u‘ like a dying man at a chance brick- | t DES MOINES PEOPLE COME TO SUNDAY MEETINGS Des Molnes is planning to run a spectal train to Omaha to attend the Billy Sun- day meetings. A letter has baen received by A. W. Bowman, chairman of the mushers’ committee from a member of the Des Molnes Ushers’ association which has | been comtinued as a permanent organiza- tion since the Sunday megtings there, Th letter states that the inter-chureh council of Des Moines expects to run 4 spe ial train to Omaha Saturday, September 11, ! to the Sunday meetings. The letter also suggests that the Des Molnes ushers do the ushering in the local tabernacle ior one or two meetinge JULIUS ORKIN LEAVES TO INSPECT BIG CITY STORES Julius Orkin, the Douglas street women's outfitter, accompanied by m‘ architect, left last evening for Kansas City, Bt. Louis and other cities to took over some of ihe leading women's gar- | ment stores for the purpose of securing | new ideas for a store fromt for the en- larged Orkin store. | Mr. Orkin says he expects to make the | mew store one of the most up-to-date and | beautiful in the middle west. ———— 't Negleet Coughs or Colds. King's New Discovery should be in D Dr, G, All druggists. ~Advertisement | his work as assistant superintendent, his WO MORE WEEKS schools mentary making & total of fit- Taught by Nine Hundred Teach- ers, Will Gather 1 OWDed by King Ak MANY CHANGES IN TAE STAFF| The bie dirigible balloon purchased by | SCHOOL YACATION gy and etz \ | Twenty-Six Thousand (‘rhilclrfl\.1 Test Out Ballo()n { ‘l(:nnh" Brown and Gould Dietz for use = on the Ak-S8ar-Hen carnival grounds, has | Two more weeks of 8chool VACA- | p . (eated and fou nd good tion and then 26,000 boys and girls| No. Dietx and Brown did not ko aero N l ’ k et O L1k i FacarE 10 1ittye | oesting 1 thie e s e e | (18 "MIOTE than S0ap. . 16 &Ik two schools, where 900 teachers w"l\;l“‘h‘v\ ',::mv.!\‘ -n.::w.!‘mn |“‘1‘w: m.(‘ v‘q" . = sants o rouis o e | O CLe QNSINg SNerEy: N Tuesday morning, September 7, gas. They merely wanted to know there | will mark the beginning of :'e actual 3-;_:- l\n”);nln\- In it . g , napt a! Comblned wlth Othel" operation of the consolidated school |, [, LL,.". 10"k aioon woud| Cl@ANSErs liberated by water, system under the control of the|..cape. Also, they looked the roof over Greater Omaha Board of Education. [carefully to that it had no weak The last appraised valuation of the |Plnces whero the bag might get out and e dissolves the grease and dirt. buildings and grounds of #his wya- [l Sy, Woen (v weee et vt | NO need of long back-breaking tem was approximarely 34,600,000, 441y shackled with chalns, Brown swung with a bonded indebtedness of $1,-|his welght on a guy rope, lifted his feat i rubblng on the wash—board. 795,000, which includes the fifteen fully six inches from the kround and | schools of Sonth Omaha and the Wit un ot tomn it o v how 1 VIakes washday a half-holiday would feel to be suspended In air by a Dundee, balloon 9 8 | “Fmane et nrown was not metanay | O€CAUSE YOU can finish an Shown by Schoel ( iy dashed to pleces on the earth below him, The last school census of the condoli- |Goula Dietz made bold to cateh at a I b dated area showed 31,700 persons of achool | gus rope and aise Ut his own welght | average wasihh by noon. age, 6 to 21 years from the dust of Fort Omaha The two A 10 o'clock Monday morning, Septom- | Ak.Sar-Ben governors, suspended in uh,‘ Just as wonderful for all household cleaning, ber 6, Superintendent Graff will greet his 'hung there grinning at each other for a teaching staff of %0 men and women In | space of twenty pulse beats, then stepped the euditorfum of the Central High 'six inches down to molid earth, shook school. South Side and Dundee add hands, and congratulated one another on nearly 20 to the st of teachers As- the fine ascension sistant Superintendent Ryan is working| Then they pulled the plu, allowed the MOST COMPLEE mIN on the ussignments of teachers for the |§As to wheese out into the wide world AT BONGET bl locked the door and came away. As yet f mm COMFORT The Central High school will be under |N0 definite contruot has been entered or | the direction of Joseph G. Mastars, |INt0 for & man to said the dirigible dur- | tormer principal of the Oklahoma City |'08 the carnlval High school. Miss Jesse M. Towne will | take her new position as dean of mh‘Elk yB- A 1 and Major lenning Risasser will be the | S 12 nnua. { new commandant of cadets. H. R. Mul- ligan will be supervisor of athletica and Clam Bake to Be at | ¥/ limited i Leaves Chicago 12.40 p. m. Daily PENNSYLVANIA LINES debating at the Central High. Miss Mary B. Mcintosh will inaugurate the new Krug Pa,]‘k sept_ 11 laundering feature at this echool. A ‘The date for the 1016 clambake of the Omaha Klks has been in doubt for some drys for the reason that it was originally fixed for Thursday, September 9, at Krug park. The Omaha lotter carriers, how- ever, desired that date for the entertain- ment of the delegates to their national Arrives New York 540 a. m. convention to be held in Omana during 3 that week. After telegraphic corrospond- | [ in Pennsylvania Station—Next Door once with John Sipple of Gloucester City, | to Everything in New York City branch public lfbrary will be installed. Three New Kindergartens. Superintendent Graff expects a rather crowded condition at the High School of Commerce, which was congested last year. He does not belleve consolidation will make any material difference in the attendance at this school. The bullding program of the Board of k N. J., the expert clambaker who comes to | Kducation includes & new High Bchool| oy gach year for this spectal pur | ALL-STEEL —ALL.PULLMAN of Cemmerce. Karl F. Adams of SPring- | poue 'b:o sastern and middle west clam. | and SERVICE THAT SATISFIES fleld, Mass. ,will have charge of this|axq gates were so adjusted that he will | For particulars adout frequent irgint every day lasw achool, and J. W. Lampmin has Deen | bo able to do the hake on September. it Chcago at comvamient howrs for New Yorh, inguire 200088 ("M.xll.l ('I'Tr TI,("TOFFILR 2008 A CvtyNational Bank . Phome. las G adivens Wb, ROWEANT Trauiing Pussenger Agent, OMAHA, NEB. added to the faculty The general cemmittee of arrangements Kindergartens will be opened ut the| (s preparing a high-class vaudeville pro- Jungman, Garfleld and Madison echools, | gram In conneotion with the olambake. | South Omaha. The South Omaha schools | Invitations have been sent out to all the formerly known as High, Central, Frank- | Nebraska and lowa subc-dinate lodges lin and Lincoln, will have the prefix South | and many prominent Elks of the two in each instance. states will be present, noticeably among Temporary annexes have been erccted | them being Frank L. Rain of Fairbury, at Mason, Lincoln, Franklin and S8aund- | Neb., one of the leading officlals of the ers’ schools. South Omaha schools have | €rand lodge. | been overhauled at an expenditure of about 315,000, | N. M. Graham, former superintendent| NO SUCCESSOR TO 0’BRIEN of the Bouth Omaha school, has started UNTIL ANNUAL MEETING The departure of “Dave"” O'Brien to| duties belng supervision of the elemen- | tary oourse of study, care of reports and | make his home permanentiy in the east| teachers’ meetinge. | will leave another vacancv on the Ak-| German will be taught in five more ele- | Sar-Ben board of governors. 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