Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 17, 1916, Page 5

Brief City News “Townsend's for Sporting Goods.” finve Root Print It—New Beacon Press. Electric Fans $7.50—Burgess-Granden Co. Half Karat White Diamonds $73—Edholm. Good Crops Are Assured—Now is the time to secure office quarters. See the Bee Building—the building that is known to all. “Today’'s Movie Program,” classi- fled section today. It appears in The Bee exclusively. Find out what the various moving picture theaters offer. Gordon Visits Omaha—J. A. Gor- don, general manager of the Great Western, with headquarters in Chi- cago, arrived in Omaha aboard a spe- cial car for an inspection of the com- pany's interests here. * Take a day off and go to the home- coming of the old residents of Ne- braska City, Friday, August 18. Bv- erybody invited and good time prom- ised. Special coaches from Union sta- tion 8:10 a. m. Return 8:30 p. m. via Missouri Pacific. See the committee. Through Sleeping Car, Omaha-Sioux Falls, Chicago & Northwestern Line. Through Pullman sleeping car service leaving Omaha daily 9:06 p. m., ar- riving Sioux Falls 7:00 a. m. Leaving Sloux Falls 10:15 p. m. arriving Omaha 7:31 a. m. Ticket office 1401 Farnam street. Tel. Douglas 2740. Warmer Again—Watermelons going fine, another car just in, guaranteed ripe, 1%c 1b., not guaranteed, 1%;c 1b. California lemons, doz. 18c, 20c, 29c, 33c. great for pies. Try “Queen of the tub soap” a dandy white bar, 8 for 28c. “Big Smoke” sardines are fine for luncheon, can 5c, 3 for 13c. Comb honey 18c. Queen olives, pt. 17¢c, atany of the Basket stores. Soclal Thursday Evening—An ice cream social will be given by the Young People's league of St. John's German Evangelical church on tne church lawn at Twenty-fourth and Vinton streets on Thursday evening. The league is going to purchase a pipe organ for the church and the proceeds of the social will be placed in the fund that is being created for that [P purpose. Plestina Must Put Fixings to Danish Champion in Hurry Marin Plestina, the big Omaha wrestler, who has signed to tangle with Harold Christensen, the Danish champion, at the Brandeis theater August 24, has contracted to throw Christensen twice in an hour on a winner-take-all basis. Plestina has undertaken considera- ble task and it will enable Omaha mat fans to get a line on the prow- ess of the big Austrian who has been disturbing the wrestling sea of late by hurling challenges at Stecher, Strangler Lewis, Earl Caddock and all the rest of the top-notchers. Justice Kubat Meets Negro Friend of Many Years Ago C. H. Kubat, justice of the peace, at the close of a session of his court, made this announcement: “One block over to the right to the Grand hotel; the best hotel in town.” The words were meaningless except to a venerable negro who sat in a corner of the court room. The ne- gro was John B. Showers, 86 years of age. % Showers’ face beamed with enthu- siasm when he hal time to allow his memory to respond to the words of the justice. “Ah surely knows dat you hab been in Cedar Rapids, foh dere it was moah dan thirty years ago ah said dem very words: “*One block over to the right to the Grand hotel; the best hotel in town.' ” The justice and the negro compared notes and renewed old acquaintance at Cedar Rapids, Ia., where both lived many years ago. Mr. Kubat had not seen Showers for thirty years. Show- ers settled in the Iowa town fifty years ago and was a well-known char- acter. The negro was in the justice court as plaintiff in a suit wherein he was allowed $6 on a claim for wages. He was representéd by Attorney McGuire of the legal aid department of the Welfare board. Porter Shot Through Breast Is Held to District Court Glenn Grove, the 2l-year-old por- ter at the Iler-Grand hotel barber shop who was shot through the right breast last Friday evening by Police Officer Joe Baughman, who says Grover was trying to hold him up at the point of a revolver, had his pre- liminary hearing in police court and was bound over to the district court under a $1,000 bond on the charge of assault with intent to rob. In the police court were Clarence Grove, a brother, and Robert Grove, his father ' from Evansville, Kan., where. he is one of the big potato growers of the state. The father says that the boy could have had no necessity for robbing anyone, as he had repeatedly offered to send him money if he ran short, and another brother in the city would have been glad to have loaned Glenn money had he been in need, The elder Grove said he would arrange for bond this afternoon. Greeks Say Their Club Nonpartisan in Politics The Demothenes club, a local or- ganization of Greeks, are anxious to make it known that their body has no affiliation with the recently formed partisan Greek polifical club, whose announcement of organization was published several days ago. The presi- dent of the Demothenes club says, “Qur number is made up of the lead- ing Greeks of the community, who, so far, have not become thoroughly ac- quainted with either party and will therefor vote nonpartisan. We of this club are for the best interests of the state and community and are not bound to any clique or set in the po- litical field.” “Jim” Wootan Seriously Sick; Pleurisy With Complications Word comes from Chicago that James B. Wootan, formerly of The Bee staff, is seriously sick at his home in Evanston. He was in Nebraska on business early in July and suffered then an attack of pleurisy, contracted at Beatrice. On returning to his home complications set in and he has been in bed for several weeks. He is now improving and it is thought he will soon be at his desk again. Distressing Cough Cured. Dr. King's New Discovery not only stops your cough, but hardens your system against colds; kills the germs. All drug- ~Advertisement. CITY BUMPS NTO LIGHT MIX AGAIN Council Grants Company Per- mit to Lay Conduit After Work is Already Started. PREPARES NEW ORDINANCE The city commissioners find the electric light situation a hard problem to solve. The latest phase of the question refers to conduits. Among the pending features are: A suit re- lating to franchise rights to distribute current for light and\power purposes, municipal plant and improvement of street lighting. The Omaha Electric Light Power company is just now laying a conduit along the curb on the south side of Farnam street, Twentieth to Twenty-fourth streets, preliminary to repaving. At an executive session of the council, the commissioners de- cided to grant the company a permit, although it is said the work was started before a permit was asked. It is understood this new conduit exten- sion is for, the particular use of the proposed new ornamental lighting system along Farnam street. Reserve Space for City. Commissioner Butler stated he will on Thursday morning offer a resolu- tion to require that space be reserved for the use of the city in all conduits hereafter laid. On March 8, 1902, the city council passed an ordinance requiring that on and after *October 1, 1905, electric current wires would be required to be laced in conduits within the follow- ing district: Eighth street,- Capitol avenue to Leavenworth: west to Thirteenth, thence south to Jackson, west on Jackson to Eighteenth and north on Eighteenth to Capitol ave- nue. That ordinance was not modi- fied. The light company, however, has gone beyond those limits of its own volition and recently made an extension on West Leavenworth street. Prepares New Ordinance. Corporation Counsel Lambert has prepared for introduction Thursday morning an ordinance which provides that the city may issue permits for conduits for distribufion of electric current in any district or districts be- yond the limits defined in the old or- dinance. Under the proposed new ordinance the city reserves the right to revoke the permits at any time and reserves the right to use any portion of the streets for drains, pipes, sewers, conduits or subways. Provision also is made that the city shall have charge of restoration of the surface of streets into which conduits may be laid. One clause stipulates that these permits for conduits shall in no way effect franchises or franchise rights, Another provision is that these con- duit permits may be issued only to companies already holding a lawful right to operate. Gasoline Prices May Take Drop Here Following the announcement of a raise in ice cream comes the com- pensatory news that gone down—in Chicago and Towa. The price of gasoline in Chicago has been reduced 1 cent a gallon to dealers, the price being 17V cents. Manager Richardson of the Stand- and ard Oil company here declared he |[§ had not yet received the news and was unable to state when the price | would be reduced in Omaha. The manager 6f another large local gasoline concern made this state- ment: “I expect gasoline will drop 1 cent a gallon in Omaha on Thurs- day, or during the last of the week.” HOW | CURED & MY CATARRH TOLD IN A STMPLE WAY Without Apparatus, Inhalers, Salves, Lotions, Harmful Drugs, Smoke or Electricity. Heals Day and Night It is & new way. It is something absolutely | different. No lotiops, sprays o® sickly smell- | ing salves or creams. No atomizer, or any apparatus of any kind. Nothing to smoke or | [ inhale. No steaming or rubbing or injections. 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The hawking, cougbing, | spitting made me obnoxlous to all, and my foul THE BEE: Babies Grow Fat On Milk Bought by Th_e_ ]fise's Fund An ll-monht-old infant at Thirty second and Burt streets increased in weight from nine one-hali pounds to sixteen pounds since the establishment of the Visiting Nurse association baby stations and the milk | and ice fund of The Bee at the be- ginning of the summer. . The mother is Mrs. Mary Wittuski, living at 3201 Burt street, Report of this case was made at a meeting of the association in the city | hall. The weights given are exact and show the possibilities of proper care of babies in the summer time. The mother of the infant had neaily given up in despair when a nurse vis- ited the home and drew upon The Bee's fund. The nurse also gave di- rections for bathing, clothing and feeding. The child is getting along splendidly and is in the best of health at_this time. The baby stations have cared for and of good that has been done this sum- mer through the milk and ice fund. It cannot be estimated in dollars and cents,” said a nurse at the Visiting Nurse association's headquarters. The association attended forty-one maternity cases during the month ending August 15. Minneapolis to Send Fifty To Credit Men’s Convention In the neighborhood of fifty credit men from Minneapolis will come to Omaha over the Chicago Great West. ern to attend the annual convention of the National Credit Men's associa- tion here August 21*to 23, inclusive. OMAHA, STRIKE TALK, CUTS DOWN THE TRAVEL Passenger Agents Are Busy Answering Questions—But senger raver, While city folks like to be tar, far causing bers to hurry back towns before the “choo choos” them- selves take an enforced vacation The national vacation places i the west are reporting that erstwhile Autoist Rolls I'he railroad strike traffic, local from the maddening | they know that they can scurry back to the apartment house | night or so, it's a much different mat- men them THURSDAY, Along. VACATIONISTS HURR 7 HOME sitnation is al- ready exerting its influence upon pas- ticket crowd zone report if they guaral stranded Some Hurry Home. The seriousness of the situation is vacationists in large their home to agents AUGUST 17, 1918, . 5 recreation seekers are the principal, il be in attendance. Inearest railroad stations the Northwest .crOpS to be Lmn(ml\d :lllil\”JlHHHr" may register on and vacationing remarking worry.” City Approves Assessment Against Property Ownass I'lie city council, sitting as a board of equalization, voted to approve the plan of assessment covering curb and gutter on Florence boulevard, Grand th city limits, 3. Protests of prop-| avenue sum of $12 idea of getting "back home" as soon as possible. Meanwhile price of a tew gallons of My tellow's dividend-maker the with that to n with the Rocke- Motorisy, a care-free mind | l‘““l‘ljcd a short time ago.” said an official in the Better Than Expected “I'he harvest as a whole in territory served by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Panl railway is considerably larger and of better grade than was expect- is | today. “While the wheat crop in parts of Minnesota and the Dakotas will be light, encouraging reports are coming in from territory west of the Missouri river, especially the Galla- tin valley, Musselshell valley and the Judith basm and from ldaho and Washington.” Start to_Reglster Pupils At South High Next Wz1k Monday and Tuesday, sophomores on Wednesday and fresimen on Thurs- day B BV At HORLICK’S THF ORIGINAL MALTED MILK (‘heap substitutes cost YOU same price BELL-ANS Absolutely Removes “° erty owners were overruled. P'ro when | testanty maintained the was Pupils intending to enter Soutl . 5 morally bound not 1o assess the cost High school in September may regis - [ndigestion. One package® in afof this improvement against the abut- | ter next week at the school building, : ) ting property there Bdward Huwadlt, the nev provesit. 25cat all druggists. ter in the light of a possible tie-up of | . | the country’s transportation faci Reservations for tickets to vacation places are being canceled daily, rail- | road passenger many who have planned trips are al 121 infants this season. | most daily visitors at the city passen “You cannot estimate the amount|ger offices to inquire “if they'd bej| stranded some place their trip at this time?” As the ticket agents are in no wisce better informed than anyone else on the strike situation, the obvious reply is_that “they can't give with tickets that a railroad tic-up wouldn't leave and dry in some out-of-the-way vaca- tion spot. lities Also, | made ntees high num- Wednesday, August 16, 1916, The Misses’ Store— Always First to Show the Newest Ideas In Apparel For the College and “"EVERYBODY’'S STORE" STORE NEWS FOR THURSDAY. For the Girl 6 to 14 years i For the Junior 13 to 17 years For the Misses 14 to 20 years CHOOL and College time will soon be here, when a plentiful (P Store Hours: 8:30 A. M. to 5 P. M. Saturday Till 6 P. M. BURGESS-NASH COMPANY. _Phone Doug. 137, gasoline has | ffl EAT #15-11 So.1005Y. etc., in the entire middle west. You don’t need to pay all cash to profit by this sale. la Get Our Estimates on Furniture Repairing. N & LAIER Omaha Home Furnishing Headquarters Save 10% to 50% by taking advantage of the Beaton & Laier Expansion Sale A sale that discounts everything (two contract lines excepted) in one of the best assorted stocks of reliable new furniture, rugs, draperies, stoves, sy Bedroom Furniture in Unrivaled Variety Reduced 10% to 2 Not a few “close-outs” and odds and ends, but one of the best assorted stocks in the middle ductions. west to choose from at these unprecedented re- Note These Example Choosings From Hundreds of Like Values. Sale Price $118.50 Hand Carved Mahogany Four Poster Bed....868.00 $152.00 Hand Carved Mahogany Colonial Dresser todmateh & e 8$87.00 $140.00 Hand Carved Mahogany Colonial Chiffonier tatmatchifor only ottt L $81.50 $95.00 Ivory Chiffonier with plate glass top ..$47.50 $27,50 Ivory Princess Dresser, Adam design. ... ..818.50 $84.00 White Enamel Dresser with plate glass top....$49.75 $78.00 Chiffonier to match . $48.75 $42:002 Desk s t0F match e TRl o ele ot I slsta eiaiats $18.50 Cane Seat Chair to match $70.00 Circassian Walnut Bed, full size. $30.00 Mahogany Four Poster Bed, full size.. 3 $69.50 Tuna Mahogany Chiffonier................. $38.00 Mahogany Four Poster Bed, full size.......... $22.00 $12.50 Sheraton Mahogany denim seat bedroom Rocker § 6.75 $16.75 Colonial mahogany rush seat Chai: $10.00 $26.00 Bird's Eye Maple Dressing Table. 5 ..$16.00 $52.00 Colonial Mahogany Cheval Mirror............ $35.00 Dbreath and disgusting habits made even my loved | R ones avold me secretly. My delight in life was | dulled and my faculties impaired. I knew that in | time It would bring me to an untimely grave, be cause every moment of the day and night it was slowly yet surely sapping my vitality. But 1 found & cure, and I am ready o tell you sbout it FREE. Write me promptly. RISK JUST ONE CENT| Send no money. Just your name and address on | postal card. Bay: “Dear Sam Katz: Please tell me | how you cured your catarrh and how I can cure | mine. " That's all you need to say. 1 will understand, | and 1 will write to you with complete information FREE, at once. Do not delay. Send postal card or write me & letier today. Don't think of turning this page untll you have asked for this wonderful treat ment that can do for you what it has done for me. | SAM KATZ, Room AL110 | 29809 Indiana Avenue. Chicago, 1L | and Thousands of Dollars’ Worth of Superb New Dining Room Furniture Living Room Furniture ,lso Reduced 10% to 50% Open a Charge Account and Welcome. supply of dresses, shoes, blouses, etc., for the young Miss will be imperative and we know of no better place to equip the school wardrobe than here at Burgess-Nash. New Fall models now on@display. One-Piece “College Suit Dress” Exactly as Illustrated, $17.50 HIS is one of the most popular and becoming frocks of the season. Fastened in front; has stunning back with pleats to correspond with pleats in front. Rolling collar with silk tie. Full pleated skirt. Material is fine quality navy serge. Sizes 14 to 20 years. For Young Daughters— The “Drezwellsley” Dress, $19.50 THIS fascinating model was featured in the last issue of “Vogue” and is called “Drezwellsley,” which simply means that it is about the nicest . %‘lwinging lines for belt and pockets, thing imaginable for young girls. High waisted, with lon, active girls. Made of French serge, pleated effects, witl and white pique collars. This same style dress in taffeta, at $29.50. Misses’ “College Suit, $25.00 A suit that has a style-individuality all its own, combining youth and grace with general good looks. Made of fine poplin, in navy, brown and green. Pockets, belt, bone buttons and velvet collar are the style touches. NOTE: These models-are on display at Burgess-Nash exclusively. Burgesa-Nash Co.—Second Floor. Trunks and Bags Built to Withstand the Wear and Tear of College Days THE most popular vaa-é;tian, college or school trunk now-a-days is the Hartman Ward- robe trunk. It stands erect in your room. You unlock it and take out your clothes unwrinkled, unrumpled, ready to put on, ready to wear. Hartman Wardrobe Trunk, $27.50 Fully equipped, fibre covering over cold rolled steel frame, reinforced throughout. . Other wardrobe trunks, to $125.00. $17.50 Steamer Trunk, $10.95 EINFORCED throughout, 8-ounce army canvas covering, 3-ply veneer wood, all sides and ends rounded and rein- 3 forced (the Hartman way), to withstand many hard knocks. Dress and steamer trunks, $3.95 to $125.00. Walrus Traveling Bags, $7.95 Genuine Walrus traveling bag, 17 or 18-inch size, leather lined, has trimmings, reinforced corners, good lock. An exceptional value at $7.95. Bags and Suit Cases, from $4.95 to $60.00. Burgess-Nash_Co.—Fourth Floor. g ’ A Rousing Sale of Women’s Including ‘Values to $6.00, Choice, 98¢ E have an accumulation of women's high grade pumps and oxfords in sizes 214, 3, 814 and 4, in B, C, and D widths, that we have assembled in one big group for quick clearaway Thursday. If your size and width is here, this is the “shoe event” of the season for you. Women's Patent and Dull Kid Pumps and Oxfords c Were $3, $4, $5 and $6, at Of Particular Interest— \ For Infants, Children and Misses clearaway of ankle ties and 'strap pumps in patent, gun metal and kidskin. Sizes from infants’ 2 to Misses’ size 1; were $1.25 89c Burgest-Nash Co—Down Stairs Store. $1.50 to $2.50; choice................... St More Extraordinary Value8 Enter The Third Annual sale of Blankets Affording Money-Saving Possibilities of 33 1-3% AVE you attended this August Sale of blankets? A really remark- H able offering of blankets at specially low prices, considering the advancing market prices. The patterns, quality and workmanship are of the highest standard—the sizes are those most in demand. Price concessions on large quantities and orders placed months ago, allow for the substantial saving of 3314 %. o $6.50 Blankets, $4.75 Pair HE celebrated St. Mary’s wool blankets and Kentucky wool blank- ets, all the attractive color combinations in pretty plaids, full bed size. < $10.00 Blankets, $6.98 Pair $2.50 Wool Finish Blankets, $1.69 _ Fine California, Ohio and Amana So- In gray, tan and fancy colored checks, gleté’ all-wool blankets, white with colored ‘ all are double bed size and nicely finished. orders. | $5.00 Jacquard Blankets, $3.50 | $1.50 Blanket Sheets, 98¢ Attractive designs in various color com- Large assortment black check and blue, binations, full double bed size, special, at, | gray, pink and tan; regularly $1.50, each, pair, $3.50. | at 98c. . NOTE: These items listed are only a partial list of the many unusual values you will find here Thursday. Burgess-Nash Co.—Down Staira Stere. \sssmsss Burgess-Nash Co.—Everybody’s Store—16th and Harney §